All in a days work...

[Carmine]

Dad called me at work to come get the landscape blocks he put aside for me after re-doing his front yard. (I have a small project in mind.) My commute takes me right past his house, but I really don't want to drive my '73 3/4 ton and its 4:10 axle all the way to work and back. Plus I keep forgetting.

Then I remembered that back in the 70s/80s, people used their cars for all kinds of truck-stuff before sedans got so wimpy and useless. Prepare to be horrified.

 

[LocuMob]

It's good to see people use their cars for more than just transportation. They used to haul boats with cars, even when I was a kid in the early 80's. I've hauled more in a '91 Daytona than I ever imagined, even a 440 short block.

 

[JJ300]

I'm sure it did it withouy even straining...

 

[Mr C]

Proof that C bodies rule!

 

[cantflip]

I hate bottoming out the springs on anything... not that I haven't done it, I just hate it. @Carmine , since you don't want to use that P/U... maybe someday I can take her off your hands ?

 

[78Brougham]

You need some air shocks for that.... Stan do you have any recommendations?

 

[polara71]

I'v once filled the trunk , rear seat and passenger seat of my 83 Mirada with shingle bundles. Then put my daughter on top of the shingle bundles. ... that was my pre truck days

 

[polara71]

I'v once filled the trunk , rear seat and passenger seat of my 83 Mirada with shingle bundles. Then put my daughter on top of the shingle bundles. ... that was my pre truck days

 

[Newport 66]

I bet the Monaco gave a big stretch and yawn and said...humph...thats all ya got??!!

 

[Carmine]

Huh... I expected a turn on the internet spanking machine, not a bunch of likes, lol.

Power wise I didn't notice anything, however the lightness in the front end was quite apparent. Whatever, was only about 8 miles on top streets. This has been an all-carburetor week in my household. The FI cars haven't budged.

 

[Carmine]

I hate bottoming out the springs on anything... not that I haven't done it, I just hate it. @Carmine , since you don't want to use that P/U... maybe someday I can take her off your hands ?

There were some other time-constraint logistics involved that also ruled out the truck. Believe me, it saw action this week, even if it was just returning my tenants weed-wacker after fixing it and not wanting that nasty thing in my trunk.

 

[Big_John]

I can beat all you guys... I took the trunk lid off my well worn SFGT and dumped a fully dressed 440 engine in it.... More than once. That was in my days before having a truck.

Used to do engine blocks in it all the time.

 

[MarPar]

You need some air shocks for that.... Stan do you have any recommendations?

 

[crv]

I bought a disassembled engine (225 Slant 6) a few years back, block, head, everything went in the boot (trunk) of my old Aussie Fairlane, not sure I could even lift that block by myself now...

 

[crv]

Huh... I expected a turn on the internet spanking machine, not a bunch of likes, lol.

Power wise I didn't notice anything, however the lightness in the front end was quite apparent. Whatever, was only about 8 miles on top streets. This has been an all-carburetor week in my household. The FI cars haven't budged.

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Is that an Imperial under the cover?

 

[MrMoparCHP]

A friend of mine took the passenger seat out of his 69 Barracuda and put a 340 long block in.


Alan

 

[Carmine]

Is that an Imperial under the cover?

Yes.

For Sale - 1969 Imperial 4drhtp, gold/black/black $2500

Not much has changed, but I have driven it around the block.

 

[live4theking]

It's not a c body, but my van did a little heavy lifting yesterday. Three square of shingles and a pallet with a table saw andcombination sander mounted to it.

 

[monaco75]

Best I’ve done is a complete 440, full of fluids in the back of a 2 wheel drive, 2 door Cherokee. Made the jeep handle great in the snow! lol we rode on the bumpstops all the way to FL, from MI. took me 2 full days to get the cargo area clean again....

My truck was down and out at the time.

 

[MrMoparCHP]

Well within the limits but it sure got looks at Home Depot when I was loading it.

Alan