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Old 01-12-2008, 08:09 PM
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Depending on what classic car insurance you go with, they will cover up to $24,999 without an appraisal.



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Old 01-12-2008, 09:49 PM
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hey i was wondering, could you hook up electric line locks on both front and rear brake lines and have it set to your alarm, like hit the line lock button, but the release is only connected to the alarm unlock? would this work or would the line lock burn out from being on for long periods of time?
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Old 01-12-2008, 11:56 PM
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I have quite a bit of car security installed on mine. I have the basic car alarm and immobilizer, I use the club across my steering wheel and as an added bonus, by mistake I ripped the handle off my handbreak. So basically when I want to take the handbreak off I need to reach under the console and pull on the mechanism that the handle was once connected to. On top of that I plan to install a small butterfly valve near the gas tank that i can open and close. So if they do get passed all little gadgets the valve will cut the fuel supply off. Despite all that I still get worried about my car and its safety.
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Old 01-24-2008, 04:12 PM
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Ok well today I dropped off my friend and I seen him driving up the street, I stayed back and followed him, hoping I could find out were he lived, but he went to the mall and had a carload of people, so I ran home and picked up some of that strong plastic wrap they use to wrap crates at warehouses, here is the result.




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Old 01-24-2008, 04:29 PM
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haha that funny, nice one
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Old 01-24-2008, 05:56 PM
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get out, pop the hood, two clips and uncap the dizzy, pull the rotor button, install cap, close hood. throw button in your bag


there not gettin anywhere without a tow truck
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Old 01-25-2008, 12:18 AM
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im pretty sure on his car you have to unlock the hood from the inside, then unlatch it from the outside, thats how most new cars are now days anyways
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Old 01-25-2008, 04:26 AM
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In Japan the tracking system have resulted in a big hit to organized vehicle theft.
So I would say such systems are worth it. With my vehicle Ithinking to dothe following;

1\ Commando car alarm or similar with proximity sensors & remote paging
2\ Battery move to the boot. Boot lock disable & install electric trunk release.
3\ Battery switch ( type used in 4WD's to break the main battery line )
4\ Tracking system ( Japan has system that works of phone towers so they
can interpolate the position of the car and notify the police )

I purchased a central locking system so in future the door lock might get
disabled, though I will keep them for original looks.

There are lots of little trick that you can do to fool would be thief’s. Like
a solenoid in the fuel line on a separate switch. They drive off and get about
300m before running out and think the car has broken down. You'd have to
be careful though and not forget to use the switch yourself..................
Thieves don't usually like to hang around so anything you can do to make their
life more difficult is a good idea. At college I used to pull the rotor out of the
distributor each day, or you could put a switch in the distributor power
circuit.

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Old 01-25-2008, 07:26 AM
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wow thats high people/people that drive ratio, we have around 1600 people at my school and I don't think there are more than 100 people that drive.

I think the main reason I won is because nearly everyone drives hondas or little imports at my school, I think my car has the biggest engine in the whole parking lot (including the few trucks also).
Many years ago (4) when I was in high school, we had 5,000 people at my school, and about 3,000 drove. I have personally seen cars stolen from the parking lot during class from the windows. And we had a team of cops that patrolled the place. As it's been said, if someone wants your car, they're going to get it. I recommend LoJack.
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Old 01-25-2008, 11:01 AM
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Regarding mechanical devices like clubs that fit on the steering wheels or chains on axels, etc... - over a decade ago I read where theives were pouring liquid Nitrogen on these metal structures and freezing them (only takes a few seconds to freeze these metals - good conductors of heat/cold). A few seconds later, they shatter into pieces when struck with a hammer.

Aside from expensive surveillance devices/alarms, I would agree with the low cost advice offered by others:

- Keep it from being started by removing the rotor button from the distributor.

If they want to put it on a truck and steal it, they will and an alarm will buy you a few minutes and a GPS tracker will help as long as it has electricity. Professional criminals are just that pros! They think about this stuff night and day.
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