How much does a TC weigh?

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How much does a TC weigh?

Reply #15 – July 11, 2007, 06:16:33 PM

Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;156693

The inner bumpers are already fiberglass. I've successfully drilled "lightening holes" in them without compromising strength, so there's another 10#s.

i jus got done with this project. i figured since mine was already off, id take the free drop in weight off the nose before i put the bumper back on.
as soon as i dropped it on the scale i KNEW the 10# claim was impossible. the bumper only weighs 14.4lbs total.
a lil over an hour later my experiment showed promise. i had drilled +40 holes in the bumper with a 1.75" hole saw and it "felt" lighter.
1.6lbs to be exact. what a waste of time......

i pulled the black nose piece off and lost another pound of weight.

2.6lbs for nearly 1.5hrs of work, and it was already off the car. figure in the fiberglass shards in my fingers and it is hardly worth the effort, especially if you hafta remove it first.

i guess if you wanna ditch it altogether, you can figure 14.4lbs plus the weight of the absorbers. i dont wanna run around with an empty cover on the front, so mine will stay.

:flame:

How much does a TC weigh?

Reply #16 – July 25, 2007, 09:50:34 PM

Ted, i weighed my car last night

3,000 on the dot with half a tank of fuel

without me of course

How much does a TC weigh?

Reply #17 – July 26, 2007, 09:59:53 AM

My 84 weighs in at 3220 lbs with nothing in the tank and me not in it.
:birdsmily:

How much does a TC weigh?

Reply #18 – July 26, 2007, 01:05:36 PM

Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;163431

Ted, i weighed my car last night

3,000 on the dot with half a tank of fuel

without me of course

Thanks guys.

How did you get it to 3,000 pounds? This is Mustang territory.

TED

How much does a TC weigh?

Reply #19 – July 26, 2007, 01:23:04 PM

With A/C I weighed 3,250 with out A/C and passenger seat it was3,135, both with out me on the scale(240 lbs).Have not weighed it with the k-member kit but I hope it will be in the low 3,000 range

How much does a TC weigh?

Reply #20 – July 26, 2007, 02:41:45 PM

Quote from: TurboCoupe50;156661

Mine weighed 3560 with approx 3/4 tank of gas, mini spare, jack and probably 30lbs of tools and other assorted assorted junk... At that time I was yet to fully reinstall the AC system, but the compressor and condenser were mounted... With me the scales tipped at 3760 and I'm 200 lb, so I believe the weight to be accurate...

The '88 dealer album lists the dry TC weight at 3415 for a 5speed and 3419 for auto... So apparently the aluminum headed, tube header 5.0 only weighs a few pounds more than the 4 lunger...

you're right. the 5.0 weighs about 40lbs. more then the 2.3t.

How much does a TC weigh?

Reply #21 – July 26, 2007, 06:42:13 PM

Quote from: Cad-T-Bird 500;163523

Thanks guys.

How did you get it to 3,000 pounds? This is Mustang territory.

TED

removed the following

tons of little brackets and bolts
rear bumper support
carpet insulation
misc interior padding/insulations
firewall pad
Auto ride control and harness
abs for a regular master/booster
engine harness/pcm/sensors
steel hood
hood hinges
hood latch
trunk carpeting
no radio or speakers

changed the following to lighter parts

hood
intake
wheels
rear end
swapped to drums
radiator
door locks
body harness
battery

things i have left to deal with/remove/swap

swap to 87-93 mustang dash

loose the dash harness

pull the seats and replace with my kirkey on driver only

front bumper supports

heater box

power windows

misc braces/metal

tubular front suspension.

my goal weight is 2,600 it can be done just dont know what it will take to get there.Ive added alot of weight in with the front mount/header/turbo stuff .