Rarity of crew cab short bed frames?

[NapaBavarian]

I'e been wanting to get back into an idi and looking at a crew cab dually for townig, I have a complete f350 4x4 chassis, now I'm thinking of just building a chassis up and setting my short bed with dually flares on it, looking for a good 92-94 crew cab to drop on the front, this project creep is no good! If one was available within perhaps a days drive of Napa CA or Washington / Idaho I might want to see what I could do, there is a slight possibility of a trip to Denver too. So many bad ideas! Thanks.

It would wind up being a 4x4 but I could possibly work with a 2wd

 

[FordGuy100]

Crew cab short bed pre superduty trucks were only availabe in 1997 has a crew cab short bed F250.

 

[chillman88]

Crew cab short beds were only produced in this style in I think 96 and 97. That's why they're so rare. I don't remember the specifics unfortunately but I'm pretty sure Wikipedia lists it.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

I have a friend who bought a wrecked 97 F250 Ext. cab, long bed in 99. He changed it into a crew cab, short bed. It almost looks factory. The biggest difference is that the gap between the cab and bed is a couple of inches larger.

 

[jpw]

Was hoping to go get this for spare / future build, don't have the space. I'm sure another will come along one day.


https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/d/ford-f250-crewcab-short-bed/6618630233.html

 

[NapaBavarian]

It looks like most were 97s, 10 frames on car-part.com, 5 4x4 5 4x2

 

[NapaBavarian]

Was hoping to go get this for spare / future build, don't have the space. I'm sure another will come along one day.


https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/d/ford-f250-crewcab-short-bed/6618630233.html

That would be a good deal! And I could bolt everything right on.

 

[junk]

Yeah, your on the right track. That's the way i'd do it. Could cut your frame down to the length of one of the factory short beds but if you can buy a factory frame reasonable fairly close, I'd go that way.

 

[NapaBavarian]

My welders and plasma cutter were among most of my tools to burn last October so bolt on is easier, but I'll need at least a new welder soon to build a goose neck trailer or two.

 

[towcat]

Was hoping to go get this for spare / future build, don't have the space. I'm sure another will come along one day.


https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/d/ford-f250-crewcab-short-bed/6618630233.html

time for a road trip.
need to determine title first.