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Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: 50tbrd88 on May 23, 2016, 07:50:57 PM
Random thread!  Last night my four year old son and I took my bird for a drive.  We ended up driving to my brothers work which is a large Pioneer seed corn plant.  I weighed my car on the semi truck scales there and with me (210 lbs), my son (40 lbs?), and 1/2 tank of gas we scaled in at 3640 lbs.  I always knew the car was fairly light but am glad to know its actual weight.

Anyone else weighed theirs?  I'd be curious to see what a Mark or a loaded out 5.0 bird or Cougar would weigh in comparison.
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on May 23, 2016, 08:09:15 PM
With me(200), approx 2/3 tank gas and a small 40-ish Lb tool bag mine weighed 3760... That's with alu heads, AOD, dual power seats... The A/C wasn't fully installed but other than hoses was in place...
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: 50tbrd88 on May 23, 2016, 08:16:27 PM
Driver power seat only here.  This suckers must be pretty heavy.  I've never weighed one, but I have had my seats out several times for various reasons and do remember them having some "heft" to them.
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: thunderjet302 on May 23, 2016, 08:18:05 PM
Aluminum headed 5.0, headers, AOD, and every option but a sunroof. My Thunderbird tips the scale with a full tank at 3556lbs. With me (~155) it's about 3710lbs or so.
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: bodyman on May 23, 2016, 10:54:03 PM
It took some digging but found my slips from 20 some years ago when my friend and I weighed our cars at the local co-op, my friends mother worked the scale there. I have no idea if we were in the cars or not, from the weights I think not, and how much fuel was in the tanks. Both cars were carb, cast heads, headers, with no a/c or emissions.

85 bird with 289 and C4 total weight 3160,  front 1820, rear 1340
84 cougar    351 and C6 total weight 3360,  front 1970, rear 1390
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: Haystack on May 24, 2016, 04:43:06 AM
I'd like to weigh mine once I swap to the t-5. It should be fairly light with manual everything and being a earlier car. I'll bet there is a 100lb difference at least from auto to stick shift.
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: Chuck W on May 24, 2016, 12:07:23 PM
Weighed my a while back. 3,270 without me in it.
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: vinnietbird on May 24, 2016, 05:27:42 PM
I'll try to weigh the Sport this week. Stay tuned.
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: ZondaC12 on May 25, 2016, 11:22:39 AM
Red cougar, iron heads, AOD. Dual power seats, moonroof.....the thing obviously is packed with shiznit...3680 with me in it and a 1/4 tank. (I'm 140 soaking wet)
Haven't weighed my others.
Title: Weighed my bird
Post by: Loaded87IROC on May 26, 2016, 07:38:12 PM
My Cougar weighs 2920.