TOUCHDOWN! Found a neat shop, Ryan's Auto Parts in Council Bluffs IA. Its a gear and tranny shop, nice and clean, well organized, but it looks like it was around a long time. When I say long time, if you told me it was a wooden wheel repair shop in the 1800s I'd believe it.
Had the transfer case parts I needed and does a lot of hot rod gear work, so not only can I get the F100 back together, but I have a good parts supply that speaks racing and hot rod (something rare in the Omaha area)