I'm just starting to look at F100's and F250's and I'm trying to figure out whats best for our next build. The plan is to build a decent little F100 prerunner for my girl and son to play with. I came across this F250 and I'm told there are small differnces that don't really concern me, the major is that I have no interest in a long bed, but I'm told its fairly easy to put an early 80's F1 bed and fiberglass on these trucks(anyone have pics or a thread I can look over?).
I've found this one with a few parts I'd use but the guy want's $3500 and from what I've read on here that seems kinda high.

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Thanks for your time and help

 

It does seem a little high. I've been looking for about a year and I've come across a lot of good candidates for under $2500

 

Yeah for $3500 you should be able to get a little nicer truck - minimal rust, good interior, low miles, runs excellent, well maintained, etc. That looks like a $2000 truck to me, maybe more depending on what's been done to it and what parts are included.

 

I'm in North OC, CA and just picked mine up for 1K in Menifee.
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I see them all the time on CL but alot are junk. Be patient. After all the mods that somehow end up in a prerunner do you need an F250 ? F100 is an option for sure if the entire suspension will get replaced. Highboys come up quite often in mid cal zone (Sac, Stocktn, etc..)

http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/3690950642.html

will take 1500 4 sure!! http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/3692196817.html

i'll bet 400 takes it. http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/3684171374.html

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/3678916617.html

 

$3500 seems high to me as well. I saw in another thread someone bought a 95 with all bells and whistles for $4500. I would think this truck would be $1000 or so, it's pretty tore up inside and needs work just to look nice. But I do like the truck, got those old body lines. I'd agree with the short bed as well.

 

about $2000 to high if you ask me , keep looking they made alot of these trucks .

 

I personally don't like the look of a later model bed on an early truck.

IMO it should match the front fender openings and body lines....

I'd keep looking if I were you.

 

my F250 is alot better shape...rust free rebuilt 7.5L with c-6 and shift kit and alot of other bells & whistles for $4000. I live in Indiana and drive it every weekend.

 

I haven't added up all the parts that came with it for $3500, but I know the front suspension is $1500 alone.

I'm not to concerned with those issues since I plan on putting period correct fiberglass on the later model bed. So the body lines should line up pretty good. But I can't seem to find any info on the later model body swaps

This particular truck is down to $1800 obo and the guy seems real desperate to dump it right now, if it wasn't a long bed or I could find good info on the bed swap I'd likely offer the guy 13-1500$, but I can't seem to get good intel.

 

I'll reach out to one of the "big guns" on this site and point him to here, he may not have seen this thread.