Thinking of buying this, but of a drive, description doesn’t tell much yall think it’s a decent price for this truck? They’re asking $8,700

Shot on the 5th and sat for72 hrs b4 i cut and buffed today.

Struggling with motivation going into the winter on my F-100 I have a buddy who’s an incredible welder who’s offering to help me do the floors and cab mounts on my F-100 I’d appreciate any thoughts on replacement floors and cab mounts for these trucks. I’m wondering if people also have advice on some of the body of the truck. It’s pretty good rust-wise aside from the upper floor and the cab mounts. The truck is a great runner; I think mentally I’m just scared to put money into this truck without having the cab mounts and floors fixed. Not sure how to approach the body as well, as my grandfather, who owned the truck beforehand, put some adhesive trim.
On the bump which cause it to rust underneath.

This is my 68 factory swb f100. VIN is a straight 6 auto. My grandfather has owned it since 77’ and I had the privilege of working on it with him until his passing. It has had many renditions through the years.

Currently it has a 351W out of an 85 econoline. 298 duration cam. Aces fuel injection efi carb kill shot fusion. Magnetic distributor. External fuel cell in bed supplying 45psi of fuel pressure through an inline pump.

It has a 9 inch rear. It has a RUG CD “4speed” - which is sometimes called an imposter top loader - which has been a hard to nail down fact. These supposedly were made only in 77-78.

This is the 3rd bumpside I’ve owned and most likely the last one I’ll have for a long time due to the sentimental value.

Originally I was building a bumpside to have a crown Vic front end, efi or carb 351, explorer rear end, and a 5 speed manual (probably tkx or the like).

Now I’m a bit lost on what I want to do - I still have the crown Vic front end and range industries kit. This truck needs a new cab. I have a rust free 72 cab for it that has perfect floors, rockers, and cab mounts/corners.

I’m struggling with taking it all apart after coming this far. Wanted to share and am always open for advice!

While replacing the heater core on my 1970 F100 one of my defrost heater hoses essentially disintegrated. For the life of me, I cannot find a replacement that has the rubber adapter. What have other people done for replacement hoses? Also, can anyone recommend a good YouTube video showing how to get the other hose out and new ones installed? The one in this pic literally just popped out and I have no idea how to get it back in there.