Fox Ideas for Theft Deterrence in Storage
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Scrapla347
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Sounds like you did what you could. If they want it they will get it almost no matter what. I always worry about someone using a repo style truck so I try and make it as awkward as possible or put something huge in front of it. I know locked up brakes make it almost impossible to move without making a ton of racket.
Singapore just re-adopted public caning setting the example for the world.
If its outside pull the fuel pump relay or ignition rotor and buy wheel chalks you can chain together on both sides of the tire. Will stop all but a lift gate repo truck from taking it. As for out side storage go buy a cheap budge car cover, then a cheapy water proof 185-193 generic car cover off Amazon alibaba, temu etc. all the same stuff. Also buy a 11yrd roll of 1" nylon strap & buckle kit for around $10 bucks on amazon. Wash the car, park it on a tarp or mat, throw the budge cover on it. I use the blue ones since I always find them on sales in local stores, then throw the China water proof one on top of it. China ones tend to have at least 2 straps, buckle them tight, now get that 11yd roll and buckle kit and make a strap for the rear hatch area, roof and front cowl others wise the wind is going to kill the covers in a few months. The sun kills the budge covers quickly and there softer on the paint,, but the whaterpoof China ones tend to hold up even when the sun bleaches them, but they suck against the wind if not strapped in multiple areas or custom fitted. I have Cheap $15 covers going on 3 yrs that live out side on a back burner roller project still holding up that way, without the straps the wind rips them to shreds around this time of year.
Razor blades under the door handles.
Just kidding. Disconnect starter wire from the solenoid on the fender, leave the gas tank empty, gut a TFI module and put that on the distributor, trip the inertia switch.
Just make sure to log everything you did so you can get it started yourself.
Just kidding. Disconnect starter wire from the solenoid on the fender, leave the gas tank empty, gut a TFI module and put that on the distributor, trip the inertia switch.
Just make sure to log everything you did so you can get it started yourself.
I worked in downtown Detroit and in the early 2000s someone smashed the side window of my 1995 F150 to get the CD player, but when they saw it was a cassette unit, left probably in disgust. I know they got in to pull it from the dash because the rearview mirror was tilted. Ha, there were some greenbacks in the visor pocket if they had explored a little but apparently did not want to linger.
Welp, that is another strategy. Long-term storage on an empty tank. But then you have the issue of condensation, so I like to keep the tank full.Dumbass ran out of gas. Then to add insult to injury, he smashed the dome light and took the keys.
Some people's kids really piss me off.
Anyways, anything towards deterence is worth it. Especially since from what I gather you live in a much more populated area. Good luck man.
Amazing thing. I told wife I was going to have to move the motorhome out to put the Mustang in the back yard, then block it in with the motorhome. She just said, "Why don't you just leave it in the garage?" I was sure she did not want to monkey with snow covered car in the winter, but wow, this is awesome. You bet I will be diligently cleaning off her car every time it snows. Mustang sits in garage, on rubber mat, wheels cocked, and clubbed. I should also pursue the excellent idea for the kill switch that was posted earlier.
Kill switch is always a good idea if you take it out and leave it parked for a min to run into a store or something. It also comes in handy when troubleshooting and you just don't want to deal with the fuel pump priming as you cycle the key for whatever reason
DadLife0724
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Friggin punk kids and their lack of motor skills.
The irony is back when I was a teen/early 20's, i knew a group of guys who loved stealing Mustangs and other sports cars for joyrides. If your car was an automatic...they left it alone. Only cars they targeted were manuals.
I know this because my car was an AOD at the time. Used to park it in the street and was told the only reason it was never stolen was because nobody wants to drive an AOD Mustang.
I know this because my car was an AOD at the time. Used to park it in the street and was told the only reason it was never stolen was because nobody wants to drive an AOD Mustang.
Where I grew up [NYC] they stole anything and by the time you discovered your loss it was already either shipped overseas, chopped up for parts at the local yards, or sitting on cinder blocks on a Bronx side street - completely gutted shell.
Ah the 80s, good times.
Ah the 80s, good times.
gkomo
now i can hopefully expect to receive the shaft
I wonder if just a car cover would be enough to deter thieves. Either they would move on past because they can't see anything inside or what the car is, or it may intrigue them more to look deeper. Who knows.
I use a kill switch, or if I were to store, remove the steering wheel and two bolts remove the shifter. With a carb car not easy to start cold.
I would get a storage unit. Will not be very expensive at all. Not only can you greatly reduce theft but also, you'll keep it out of the elements.
Scrapla347
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Had a older co worker who grew up in NYC back in the 70s. He would tell me some crazy stories like when they changed their oil they would pull over the sewer drain to dump it lol
Sad to say that that’s 100% true.
Thank goodness those days are over. Horrible!
