Where did you get the cable lock to lock your hood? Is it something that can be bought from a Mustang shop, or is it something you made yourself?

Is the Autotazer legal?

 

Check with AUto-Taser to see if it is legal in your state. Last time I looked, it was banned in some states because of the potential hazard of 3 year olds climbing into daddy's truck and getting zapped.

I bought the cable lock when I bought the car, and frankly, I don't use it unless it's at the airport garage for a week or similar situation.

It's a thick steel cable that uses a round key which is located in a hidden spot inside the cabin of the car. When you turn the key, it makes a bolt at the other end of the cable (which travels through the firewall, under the hood) protrude and inch or so. The end of the cable with the protruding bolt is anchored to the radiator cross member, and the bolt protrudes through a hole in a bracket attached to the underside of the hood itself when the key is turned. You can't see it, don't know it exists, but the hood won't open because it's held down from underneath. You don't know to look for the key end, because you don't even know a cable exists.

Foolproof.

The only way to undo the lock is to cut a gaping 1' hole in the hood itself, and that's after you figure out where the lock is, since you can't see it with the hood down. You aren't even aware that there's a cable, much less a key lock that ends up in the cabin under the dash.

If you have this cable lock applied, the only way to steal the car is to drag it onto a flatbed.

CP

 

damn I need me one of those cable locks.

This summer I plan on doing some security stuff to my car so I can bring it up to college with me. I plan to do some type of hood lock, electrical kill switch, fuel cut off, alarm system, and maybe that revelco thing if its legit... kinda seems weird though. I know it can be taken onto a tow truck real fast but I just want to stop petty thieves, you can't really stop a town truck.

I'm going to have to park in a parking garage in my school so I'm going to have all these things, plus a car cover and of course insurance. But I'm sure a random garage on college campus in a nice city won't really be an issue unless someone is watching me

 

Thats cool. Did you buy this somewhere or fabricate it yourself. If you bought it somewhere where did you get it?

 

When I installed the alarm (since disconnected) in 1991 they were selling and installing the cable lock there.

Most modern cars have some sort of cable lock that holds the hood secure. Instead of a key lock at the end that is in the cabin, it's a small lever. Trunk locks work the same.

If I were to do it again, I would get a cable lock from a modern car (no key, lever or trigger instead) and put the lever/trigger end under the dash in a hidden spot. It's a royal PITA to deal with any key lock, especially if it's hidden. A cable lock with a lever is much easier to deal with.

You can run the cable ANYWHERE, even under the fender. When you want to open the hood, you only have to reach inside the fender at the wheel opening near the fron marker lights until you feel a small metal lever, then presto. A thief will never find this lever, and doesn't ewven know it exists.


Cable trunk lock with trigger release

CP

 

On my '68 fastback i am installing a Grant security system which allows you to remove the steering wheel at night with a key ,a lo jack and a gas cut off , the easiest security i plan to use when i bring it home for the first time (i bough it 1 month ago , went out of town on business and left it at my mechanic's shop until i am back in town) is a chain (yes, like a dog) Basically , i live in a condo w/ no covered or secured parking , so i leased the last parking space of the building from a neighbor next to a big , fat metal pole that goes 3 feet underground with cement and will weld the thickest chain i can find to it along with the strongest , thickest lock and basically will chain the car at night from the leaf springs , (Hey , i live in south Florida ,land of the scammer , home of the wackos) Until i can get rid of my condo and buy a house , i will keep you guys posted later.

 

if you were able to get some sort of lock to place under the hood you could use a PTO cable as the cable & pull lever. have the lever in the car and run the cable out to the radiator support/hood latch.

I have a 2002 monte carlo for a DD and got bored so i picked up a PTO cable, made a bracket to hold the pull lever right behind the back seat and ran it to the mechanical lever of the trunk release. I then took the keyed lock/tumbler out, welded in a plug for the hole and then smoothed it off. no more key for the trunk & if the battery dies i just drop the back seat down pull the lever and the trunks open.

 

You could also hook up a 15# pull solenoid from a shaved door handle kit that uses a remote. The solenoid would pull a bolt that unlocked the hood from underneath.

The tricky part is to make sure you have a backup batt for the solenoid. If your reg batt goes and it's the only thing that powers your hood lock, you're screwed, lol.

This option would eliminate cables and key locks.

CP

 

true, but working with electronics on a dail basis on robots & varios machines ... im not a fan of using electronics haha.

when it comes to certain things you just cant beat mechanical. dont have to worry about an electrical jolt frying the system and releasing the hood. granted electronics make things much more simplified & modular

 

you can get them with 15' cables for $25 and you could hide a lot of it if you ran it in the hood