F100

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    Jsarnold Senior Member

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    Super Cab is a 2 door with an extra foot added to the rear of the cab. There's a little bench seat in the back that probably isn't usable and may come out to make more storage space -- TBD when I see it.
     

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    First Drive

    I don't know why I was so hesitant to take the F100 on its first loop around the neighborhood. Probably because I'm missing my co-pilot, the NOISE might get me banned or shunned in the neighborhood, and there are several non-standard, aftermarket things that could leave me stranded. Anyway, I did it and everything worked flawlessly.

    But, it is VERY noisy. And, I think I have some CO poisoning. :D

    Didn't try the steering wheel shift buttons but the automatic shifting works fine. Both the controller and the transmission worked very well. I did pull the shift lever back into "2" once and the downshift was immediate and firm.

    The electric fan comes on, ramping up to 50%, at 210* and shuts off at 195*.

    Steering is hard. It needs power steering.:yup:

    Its ready for the trip to the muffler shop.

    Pictures taken this morning after the test drive:

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