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How much have you hauled?

Just wondering how much weight anyones hauled in the trunk of their thundercat.

I've had a complete 2.3T with oil in it and the car had a full tank of gas. I've also hauled other heavy items but that motor was probably the heaviest. BTW this with a 3.8 AND it I took it on the hiway with the trunklid in the backseat because it wouldnt open far enough to clear the hoist:mullet:

So am I the only one who uses theirs as a truck?
85 Tbird 5.0
78 F150 351w
13 F150 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost

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Reply #1 –
I moved alot of my dads house in the back seat, including the two dinning room tables. It was a tight fit, but it worked out.

Just so you know, a door will fit inside the car, as long as your okay with the doors being open and inch or two both sides. An engine jack and stand will fit inside the trunk if you tie it shut. It will not quite latch.
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I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Reply #2 –
I've hauled a LOT of stuff,but after paint,those days are OVER.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #3 –
I was actually surprised how well it handled the load with the 3.8 and highway speeds.
85 Tbird 5.0
78 F150 351w
13 F150 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost

How much have you hauled?

Reply #4 –
The trunk in these cars is too small for serious hauling. That's why I built this:
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #5 –
That trailer was modified into this (but not hauled by the T-Bird since the modifications because the T-Bird's still not together). This trailer was recently sold, now I'm building one that holds two ATV's (you can actually see the trailer base I'm using for the larger trailer in the background of this pic):
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #6 –
I've hauled a traction lock but that is about the heaviest.  didnt want to mess with trying to fit the new engine back there so we wedged it up in the back seat of the blazer :hick:

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Reply #7 –
3.8 auto, 88 bird:  hauled 400# of deer feed 45 miles up and down the hills no problem.
1987 TC

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Reply #8 –
let me go dig up a picture

most i had in there was 5.0 motor and some mowing stuff. i still raced a truck with pulling that junk.
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1987 T-Bird AEROBIRD-GT had many many mods but is now totaled and is the car that made me want to start customizing everything all over again.
1988 T-Bird 5.0 HO DD/Sleeper/next project car :birdsmily:
1988 Cougar XR7 5.0 HO Vortech Supercharged being bulit right now :cougarsmily:

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Reply #9 –
I hauled my complete 5.0L HO motor to the shop. and swapped out the s SO motor.....  that motor had major bearing issues too...  thought it was going to let a rod go before I got there....

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Reply #10 –
I pulled a U-Haul 5x8 box completely full, and a 2.3 longblock on my dad's 5x8 open trailer behind mine. I did it with the Sure-Pull hitch I found at the junk yard for 25.00 :hick:

Matt
1984 Thunderbird - 89 302 HO, GT40 heads w/ Trick Flow springs, E303 cam, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake and 600 cfm 4bbl, Mustang headers, Jegs o/r H pipe, Dynomax lers, Mustang AOD and shifter, Mustang 8.8 w/ 3.73s, 3G alternator, Mustang front and rear sway bars, KYB SN-95 front struts and shocks, and 11" front brakes.

1988 Mustang GT - GT40 heads, Explorer intake, 70mm throttle body, 70mm MAF, Crane 1.7 rrs, E303 cam, Kirban Kwik shifter w/ Pro 5.0 deluxe handle, aluminum clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster, o/r h pipe, Dynomax lers, 3G alternator, aluminum radiator, and 3.27 gears.
 
1986 Cougar 5.0, 1989 Mark VII LSC 5 speed, 1980 Mercury Zephyr 4 door (sold)

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Reply #11 –
On the subject of trailers, I wonder what my new maximum towing capacity would be? I know the factory rating is 2000 pounds (and 83-86 have a capacity of 3500 pounds), but most of my car's mods should increase the capacity by quite a margin: 8.8" rear with 3.55 gears, rear discs, 11" front brakes, tubular rear control arms, TC front and rear swaybars, Mach 1 springs (higher rate than stock 'Bird springs), heavy duty shocks & struts, a huge transmission cooler, and subframe connectors. I should be good for pulling a 40-foot trailer now :hick: Especially after I get the HO and T5 in...
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣
 

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Reply #12 –
depends how much weight you added to the car... that's why a 4x4 has less towing capacity than a 4x2.... that extra axle weight negates any pulling advantage


OOOH!!!  I'm a Eco Hypermiler :burnout: Not bad for 79mph on the interstate 2hours a day

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Reply #13 –
Yes, but the extra weigh of a 4X4 does nothing to make the truck any stronger, either. Everything I've done makes the car stronger. It's a moot question, of course - the hitch is only rated for 3500 pounds (even though it's designed for a car with a max capacity of 2000), so that would be my limit anyway
2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

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Reply #14 –
Lets see.... 10 bags of wood pellets in the trunk,-400lbs, me- 180lbs-, my dad-250lbs, my mom- 135lbs, my little bro-140lbs, and half a tank of gas......grand total of  1105LBS! minus the half tank of gas......... car pulled fine and rode pretty nice too!
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Just enjoyin the ride!!!!