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Ray Cecil

BRING A TRAILER BULLNOSE

Gary, nice one!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-ford-f-150-5/

I posted this website on there too!!

1988 F250 Supercab Longbed 7.3 IDI, C6, 1356, GEARVENDORS, 4.10 Sterling with autolocker

1986 F150 302, C6, 9" 2.75, Wood Flatbed

grumpin

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Nice!

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

Gary Lewis

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That is a nice one!

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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

Rembrant

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Oh, I remember seeing that one on FB a week or two ago. Nice truck.

1994 F150 4x2 Flareside. 5.0 w/MAF, 4R70W, stock.
1984 F150 4X2 Flareside. Mild 302 w/ 5spd. Sold.
1980 F150 4X4 Flareside. 300i6 w/ 5spd. Sold in 2021.
1980 F100 4X2 Flareside. 351w/2bbl w/NP435. Sold in 1995

Ray Cecil

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Well, my silverado is getting worse by the week. I have two options, drive it until it needs to be towed home, or finish the Impala and get it on the road.

Once I sell the Oklahoma house next spring, I think I will be keeping my eyes open for a step side or bronco....ehhh....flareside.

1988 F250 Supercab Longbed 7.3 IDI, C6, 1356, GEARVENDORS, 4.10 Sterling with autolocker

1986 F150 302, C6, 9" 2.75, Wood Flatbed

Dyn Blin

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I love that color combo, nice example.

'Anyone else note that oil pressure gauge seems a little more wonky than most?

Sonoma County,CA
1982 F150 Flareside XLS
NP435 4x4
351W Motorcraft 2150

Gary Lewis

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Its the ammeter that got my attention. The needle appears to be off the pivot.

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Dyn Blin

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Indeed. Quite a bit more range than mine ever saw before retrofit conversion to a voltmeter. Now it's pegged to the far right as long as long as the alternator does its job.

However, there was many a time when a working ammeter saved a generator on the family tractor.

Sonoma County,CA
1982 F150 Flareside XLS
NP435 4x4
351W Motorcraft 2150

Hidesert

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Hi guys. I’m looking at this truck on BAT. What do you enthusiasts speculate as to the correct real world price for this one. Any words of caution or red flags
Thanks
drlennyt@gmail.con

Gary Lewis

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LOL! Welcome to the Bullnose Forum!

You were so anxious to ask that question that you did so before introducing yourself. That's fine, but it does show interest in that truck.

I wouldn't be surprised if it goes for $10,000. That's a really clean truck, and from what I read almost everything is "right" about it.

Red flags? I'd check to see that it doesn't have body filler, but it shouldn't if it truly is a CA truck. The climate there is much more kind to paint and plastic than it is many other places, so that truck should be solid. But the places to check are the cab corners and over the rear wheelwells.

And, I'd check under the hood to make sure that it is all stock. It probably is, but the CA-spec trucks had somewhat different fuel and ignition systems, so you would want to know that it is all there and the wires haven't been butchered.

But, it appears to be a really nice truck.

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grumpin

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Make sure the 4WD works. I have drove a few for sale that the 4WD did not work.

They admit the mileage is unsure. But the horn pad is very worn. My 86 has 150,000 plus on it and the pad is nowhere near that worn, but everybody holds the wheel differently.

As Gary said, check the emissions, mine was a mess.

It would take a lot of money to make a lessor truck look that good.

Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

Gary Lewis

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grumpin wrote

...... It would take a lot of money to make a lessor truck look that good.

Amen to that!

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Rembrant

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Wow...this thing went for $15,000!

grumpin

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Dane
1986 F250HD SC XLT Lariat 4x4 460 C6-Sold
1992 Bronco XLT 4x4 351W E4OD
1998 GMC Sierra SLE K1500 350 4L60E
Arizona

Gary Lewis

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Wow! Things seem to be heating up for our trucks. Look at what the Bronco went for:

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Ford F834

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Gary, I’ve been noticing that Bronco prices are skyrocketing. The fact that there is a lot of chatter about Ford bringing it back shows that there is revived interest in that vehicle style. I need another vehicle like a hole in the head, but if I run across one on the cheap with a decent body I’m jumping on it (before the prices get out of sight). In Mohave county I can IDI swap one and legally register it... and it is a goal...

SHORT BED 4-DOOR DIESEL: 1986 F350 4x4 under construction-- 7.3 IDIT ZF5+GVOD

STRAIGHT SIX 4X4: 1981 F150 2wd to 4x4-- 300 I6 close ratio diesel T19, hydroboost brakes, Saginaw steering

BIG F: 1995 F-Superduty under construction— converting to 6.9L IDI diesel ZF5+DNE2

Gary Lewis

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Good plan! I wish I were in a position to snap one up. But, if the right one came up at the right price.....

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Ray Cecil

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Yup, this spring when I sell my house in Oklahoma I am going to keep my eyes open for a Bronco and any other flareside bullnoses.

I still cannot believe that BIG BLACKIE went for $15,000, and this truck did also!! Holy moly, that is saying something.

Gary, maybe you are right about the PNW, maybe I should go hoard a bunch of decent bullnoses from the west, put em up dry in the barn and wait a couple years....

1988 F250 Supercab Longbed 7.3 IDI, C6, 1356, GEARVENDORS, 4.10 Sterling with autolocker

1986 F150 302, C6, 9" 2.75, Wood Flatbed

Gary Lewis

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Yes, timing is everything. But we may be on the cusp of Bullnose inflation.

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