Gavin82

Ray - It was good to meet you. And thanks for the shop manuals. They will be a big help in getting my truck back on the road. Gary - is the coffee that good in Oklahoma? I might be willing to make the trip 😁

Thanks Gary. If that is the case I would be interested in purchasing the 1983 manual(s) if they are still available? Gavin

Hi Ray. Even though my truck is a 1982, would the 1983 manual be useful? Gavin.

Hi All. Thanks for all the greeting and comments. Rembrant - I agree. I like the look of the Flaresides as well… but had no idea that this truck was unique. I really don’t think any changes were done to the truck over the years other then the new mirrors that were pointed out. I also don’t think the running boards are factory either. (By the way, the truck you pointed out has already sold.) Gary – I started looking for a hidden build sheet but no luck yet. I have never heard of a ‘Marti report’, I will look into this… Jonathan – If I do find a build sheet I will for sure share to with you all. As for plans for my truck… It currently will not hold an idle and when I tried to take it for a short drive it ran really rough and the brakes were soft. My short term plan is to get it up and running again so I can enjoy it. Long term plan would hopefully be to restore it… It needs a LOT of work though.

Hi Gary. Sure, please add me to the map. I live in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. As for the truck... the vin is 2FTCF10EXCCAxxxxx but it doesn’t really identify that it’s an xls. From what I’ve found so far on your website it’s seems to have a lot of the trim options. Is there anyway to know for sure that it’s a true xls?

Hi All, Found your forum after I got my 1982 F100 xls. Looking forward to searching through all of the great information and talking to all of you while I work to bring my truck back to life. Gavin.