Anti-Theft Ideas
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Joined: Jan 2005
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one thing to keep casual theives from under the hood..piece of chain and padlock..pretty simple..my local junkyard has pickups and econolines with what looks like a keyed locking inside hood latch handle..guess at years late 70s early 80s
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Lynchburg, VA
Here are a few thoughts:
Policemen have hidden switches in the floorboard of their patrol cars that you have to press in order to get the car into gear. They are a pain to find because they are hidden under the carpet. It won't even shift if you can't press it. This idea would work good for your these toggle switch ideas thrown around, similar to haveing to pull the headlight switch.
Also, if you are thinking about running toggles to multiple items or don't want to fry a wire, try a 12v dc relay. They are cheap and can be found at any auto parts store (in the lighting section) or any Radio Shack. They work great for turning on electronics with one small hot wire. That way you don't have to have a 20 or 30 amp's cranking through the dash, but rather maybe 5 amps.
Just a thought on the 10,000 volt capacitor....most all electric fence boxs are 12v once you get past the 110v transformer...meaning they can work if wired correctly on a car battery.
Policemen have hidden switches in the floorboard of their patrol cars that you have to press in order to get the car into gear. They are a pain to find because they are hidden under the carpet. It won't even shift if you can't press it. This idea would work good for your these toggle switch ideas thrown around, similar to haveing to pull the headlight switch.
Also, if you are thinking about running toggles to multiple items or don't want to fry a wire, try a 12v dc relay. They are cheap and can be found at any auto parts store (in the lighting section) or any Radio Shack. They work great for turning on electronics with one small hot wire. That way you don't have to have a 20 or 30 amp's cranking through the dash, but rather maybe 5 amps.
Just a thought on the 10,000 volt capacitor....most all electric fence boxs are 12v once you get past the 110v transformer...meaning they can work if wired correctly on a car battery.
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Joined: Feb 2003
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I just got a security system, it will alarm if the vehicle is moved at all and when it goes off it will cut power to the starter. I know a guy that restored his 67 to a very nice condition and it got stollen very shortly afterward. He got it back a few months later and had to fix some body damage. Once it was all fixed up again it got stolen again, this time it looked like someone backed up to it with a flatbed tow truck and just dragged it onto the flatbed. That was the last time we ever saw it.
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Joined: May 2005
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Hello all. I'm new, just bought a 68 crew project. Anyway, as far as the hood latch goes -- universal cable release latch kits are made. I have one on my 65 mustang fastback. I think it got it from mustangs unlimited for around $20 (not sure though I have a 90 year old memory in a 35 year old body). Should work just fine on trucks too. It's not as much a hood release as it is an extra latch and it's realtively easy to install.
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