Gavin82 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Welcome! A real, true XLS!?!? COOL! Don't get me wrong, you'd still be quite welcome with any truck. But there aren't that many real XLS's out there. Where's home? Do you want to be on our Member's Map? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin82 Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Welcome! A real, true XLS!?!? COOL! Don't get me wrong, you'd still be quite welcome with any truck. But there aren't that many real XLS's out there. Where's home? Do you want to be on our Member's Map? 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Hi Gary. Sure, please add me to the map. I live in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. As for the truck... the vin is 2FTCF10EXCCA94589 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? Greetings from the east coast Gavin (I'm in Nova Scotia). Beauty of a truck ya got there. I'm a big fan of the Flaresides, but I've never actually seen an XLS in the flesh. I'd say you've got something pretty unique there. Looks like original paint and stripes? The data tag on the driver's door jamb will tell you more about the trim/colors/options than the VIN, but I'm not sure if it will identify it 100% as a true XLS, but Gary will know. Is the tag still clear enough to read? Can't wait to see the progress on this one;). Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Hi Gary. Sure, please add me to the map. I live in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. As for the truck... the vin is 2FTCF10EXCCA94589 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? Greetings from the east coast Gavin (I'm in Nova Scotia). Beauty of a truck ya got there. I'm a big fan of the Flaresides, but I've never actually seen an XLS in the flesh. I'd say you've got something pretty unique there. Looks like original paint and stripes? The data tag on the driver's door jamb will tell you more about the trim/colors/options than the VIN, but I'm not sure if it will identify it 100% as a true XLS, but Gary will know. Is the tag still clear enough to read? Can't wait to see the progress on this one;). Good luck! Nice truck! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 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? Gavin - You are now on the map. And that shows me that you aren't far from Ray/Notenoughtrucks. Maybe you two can have coffee some day. As for the XLS, I do not believe there is anything in the VIN nor on the certification label that tells it was built as an XLS. But if you find the build sheet it might. Those are sometimes found between the foam and the springs at the bottom of the seat, under the carpet, stuffed in the dash above the glove box, or in other seemingly random places. But in my work trying to decode a few build sheets I haven't seen anything on there that would say XLS. So, perhaps a Marti report would? Jonathan/FordF834 is pretty savvy about the XLS trucks, so maybe he knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Gavin - You are now on the map. And that shows me that you aren't far from Ray/Notenoughtrucks. Maybe you two can have coffee some day. As for the XLS, I do not believe there is anything in the VIN nor on the certification label that tells it was built as an XLS. But if you find the build sheet it might. Those are sometimes found between the foam and the springs at the bottom of the seat, under the carpet, stuffed in the dash above the glove box, or in other seemingly random places. But in my work trying to decode a few build sheets I haven't seen anything on there that would say XLS. So, perhaps a Marti report would? Jonathan/FordF834 is pretty savvy about the XLS trucks, so maybe he knows? It certainly looks to be a XLS. The mirror(s) has been replaced as it is not black. Wouldn't you like to have the dash pieces, Gary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 It certainly looks to be a XLS. The mirror(s) has been replaced as it is not black. Funny you should mention that... I came across a Bullnose parts truck this morning, also in Saskatchewan where Gavin is, and it has black mirrors on it;). Not sure if they were painted that way or not, but they caught my eye regardless: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/nipawin/1980-ford-f-150-2wd-very-solid-body/1384696696?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallyho Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 It certainly looks to be a XLS. The mirror(s) has been replaced as it is not black. Funny you should mention that... I came across a Bullnose parts truck this morning, also in Saskatchewan where Gavin is, and it has black mirrors on it;). Not sure if they were painted that way or not, but they caught my eye regardless: https://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/nipawin/1980-ford-f-150-2wd-very-solid-body/1384696696?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true Welcome. Pretty neat truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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