Author Topic: Does anybody know anything about all of the missing Yota's in Nor-Cal? (Read 16360 times)

RUGER · « **Reply #30 on:** Feb 04, 2005, 08:03:45 PM »

Quote from: Prismo on Feb 04, 2005, 07:55:46 PM

There has been a rash of stolen Toyotas here too. I swear the theives are trolling the 4x4 boards. Careful what you post up about your location, truck & tools these days.

i have a feeling they are doing this too...unfortunally.

happy trails
rich *ruger*

Wheelinwoodman · « **Reply #31 on:** Feb 04, 2005, 09:21:18 PM »

Hey everybody thanks for the response. I did not know that this many people knew that this was happening. I know that it is happening everywhere, and it needs to be a collective effort by everybody in our tight knit community to keep an eye out for any of these rigs. These theifs are good and we need to be better. Nobody really knows how all of these rigs are being transported, but they have that all worked out. I think the best answer is chaining your rig to a post concreted into the ground, and some citizen justice. Thanks everybody for your ideas and concerns. Keep intouch, and spread the word.

Jake

BLUCRUZ · « **Reply #32 on:** Feb 04, 2005, 09:30:50 PM »

Wheelinwoodman, were you filling up at the fastrip tonight about 7 or so? If so Hey

I have started chaining my steering wheel to the roll cage with the wheels turned all the way to one side, They'll have to be quick cause my dog only barks if there is something going on & I can be out the door with the 12 guage In less than 8 sec. If the gun don't scare em, my big white naked

self will!

FATB0Y · « **Reply #33 on:** Feb 05, 2005, 03:33:29 AM »

Quote from: Blucruz on Feb 04, 2005, 09:30:50 PM

If the gun don't scare em, my big white naked self will!

Wheelinwoodman · « **Reply #34 on:** Feb 05, 2005, 11:45:20 AM »

I am sorry to say that I was not at fastrip lastnight filling up, and I think that my truck was at home. I was supose to go wheelin' lastnight, but that all fell apart at the last minute. I am sure that I will see you around.

Jake

whiteman · « **Reply #35 on:** Feb 05, 2005, 12:44:08 PM »

This fits right in. Last weekend My friend and I were out at this local place we go wheelin. And we were doing some trap shooting when these two guy's drove up in a hevily modified 4-runner

. We put our guns in the truck as they aproched. One got out and asked that we didnt shoot in the dirrection we were because they would be in that area, we agreed.... About 25min later we decided to go down were they were and see what they were up to

. When we found them we also found four toyota 4x4 that had been stolen and hidden deep in the bushes. They were stripping parts of of them as we got out of the truck one of the guy's ran to the 4-runner and let out a pitbull and threatend both my friend and I, we reached in the truck and grabed our shotgun's and told the guy's that they had to leave

. luckily they did not put up a fight and they left. We knew the guy who owned the property and he called the police, they came and got the trucks as well as finger prints and a photo off my digital camera phone of both the fool's. Now that i think about it i wish i hadnt pulled out the gun because we would be in deep

if someone got shot. Let this warn those who steal others property of any kind, some may not be as generous as my friend and I and they just might give you what you deserve............................. A proper Crucifiction.

kneedownnate · « **Reply #36 on:** Feb 05, 2005, 01:48:42 PM »

Whiteman, you shoulda shot em where their balls are sposta be, then called the cops!!!!! I've had enough dealings with the cops, and been friends with enough of em to know that if you hit a criminal with say a pipe or a bat, you don't tell the cops what happened, just say the guy fell down the stairs or out of your truck when you caught him. Sometimes if they're keen to what's up and empathetic they'll "overlook" the pipe in your hand. Seriously though, I've had a hard time sleepin lately and am considerin locking my truck behind the gate till I move, and leavin out my roommates dog. He's not mean but has a vicious bark and a tendency to nip at people he doesn't know. As far as chainin up your truck, as I was reading it I thought of welding four heavy eyes(cut pipe in half, weld around entire axle with a heavy eye pokin out the back) to the back of your back axle and runnin all four of them with HEAVY chain to anchor points in a slab. If I remember I'll snap a pic of the cable anchors we have at work to hold docks in place, they lay down flush and are super strong, you'd hafta have a big torch to get it off, and for those who own their house why not redo the driveway with four anchors, one for each corner of either axle. And while I was checkin on my new place today(out in the boonies where crooks don't come) I found a short but very beefy chain layin in the middle of the highway, and figured I could use it to chain my shifter to a link brought up through the floor of the cab. I also thought about making a very stout lockable door for the t-case shifter, since they're easy to remove quickly, so you just shift into nuetral, take it out and lock the little door. They can't drive it then! Sad that we hafta go to such extremes and be so paranoid. How many trucks that have been stolen had Marlin stickers on em? Another member had two stolen with that sticker on em, and thought there could be a correlation, which could be right. Cmon, let's hear some more brain storms, Nate

Wheelinwoodman · « **Reply #37 on:** Feb 05, 2005, 07:38:29 PM »

Around here they have not been discrimanateing (sp, how cares though). They have been taking anything not nailed down, I just hope that Karma is hot on their tails.

kneedownnate · « **Reply #38 on:** Feb 05, 2005, 10:44:22 PM »

Yknow, a thought occurs to me: Anybody who lives in/near the bay area probably knows that motorcycle theft is a huge problem, and on the bay area riders forum they have a section for stolen bikes, just like a parts for sale or off topic section. Maybe it's time we set one up on this site to keep better track of this, and make it easier for people to post stolen trucks or check for them if they see something suspicious. Just a thought, but maybe the time has come..............Nate

WHITE_TRASH · « **Reply #39 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 12:50:08 AM »

Sadly I think your correct.

Prismo · « **Reply #40 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 02:09:05 AM »

I just park mine under my bedroom window, all is well.

awhotrods · « **Reply #41 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 02:25:57 AM »

This is ridiculous!!! I can't believe these idiots are getting away with this many yota's!!!

I also live in nor-cal and have had trouble sleeping the last few weeks. I keep my other car parked behind my truck every night now, so if they want it, they'll have to steal two cars!!!

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #42 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 05:17:08 AM »

I too think there should be a section for stolen trucks on this site, with as much information as we can get on each one. Year, color, kinda tires, mods VIN #, Tag#, owners name and where it was taken. Once we get enough info on this we will start seeing similarities in the thefts.

Also with all the people poping in on this forum there is a possibility the thiefs are reading this forum.

I hope we can make a differance.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #43 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 08:06:58 AM »

notice they are doing all this stealing in norCal, now washington, Arkansas, Texas, rural florida, hmmm seems the thought of a redneck with big dogs and large caliper weapons makes them

a few months ago i came home late about 9pm it was dark but since my dog is white i saw him quik, he was standing on the hood of my celica with about 3 feet of cable still attached to his collar, and some black ass behind the wheel of my celica, he had it hotwired already, damn shame for him the motor was on the bench, Nitro stayed guard till the cops got here, turned out dude had shot his wife and was running from the cops,

good doggy

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #44 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 08:08:45 AM »

oh just so you know he bit the cable in too

kneedownnate · « **Reply #45 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 08:11:15 AM »

NICE, too bad he didn't get to do a little chewin on the guy. All I know is I'm never gonna post that I live in Santa Cruz anymore, don't want to temp any lurkers, Nate

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #46 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 08:40:56 AM »

Quote from: kneedownnate on Feb 06, 2005, 08:11:15 AM

NICE, too bad he didn't get to do a little chewin on the guy. All I know is I'm never gonna post that I live in Santa Cruz anymore, don't want to temp any lurkers, Nate

me >

< nate you just did you big dummy

FATB0Y · « **Reply #47 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 11:36:50 AM »

Quote from: Glen on Feb 06, 2005, 08:40:56 AM

Quote from: kneedownnate on Feb 06, 2005, 08:11:15 AM
NICE, too bad he didn't get to do a little chewin on the guy. All I know is I'm never gonna post that I live in Santa Cruz anymore, don't want to temp any lurkers, Nate
me > < nate you just did you big dummy

thats what I was gonna tell em but when I scrolled up I saw ya beat me to it.

kneedownnate · « **Reply #48 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 07:03:40 PM »

That's what makes it funny

I don't really live there, but don't tell anybody ok? Where I'm movin to my roommates piece-o-crap dog will bark incessently if anybody comes on the property so I'll be ok. Also on the drive home I got this genious idea; my fuel pump is on a toggle switch, so why not build a panel with like 20 toggles all hooked to one, two or three loud ass horns and one(only I know which one) hooked to the fuel pump. I gotta chuckle while I'm writin this cause I'm picturin some richard tryin to steal my truck in a parkin lot and three horns goin off at the same time.......oh no, another one just hit me. Get the most annoying horns I can, like the dukes of hazard horn, old timey oouuuuuggaaaa horn and

???I'm serisously

right now, Nate

kneedownnate · « **Reply #49 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 07:08:31 PM »

Thank god I don't really drink, can you picture me tryin to leave the bar a little toasty, cops sittin in the parkin lot bsin like they always do, and me hittin every switch but the right one? Trajic I tells ya, Nate

Hyena · « **Reply #50 on:** Feb 06, 2005, 08:37:57 PM »

Hopefully i should be ok. I live in a gated community, so they can't get in with a car. don't thin they will run 2 miles to my house just to steel a pos toyota when they don't even know were i live.

FATB0Y · « **Reply #51 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 03:16:48 AM »

Quote from: kneedownnate on Feb 06, 2005, 07:03:40 PM

That's what makes it funny I don't really live there, but don't tell anybody ok? Where I'm movin to my roommates piece-o-crap dog will bark incessently if anybody comes on the property so I'll be ok. Also on the drive home I got this genious idea; my fuel pump is on a toggle switch, so why not build a panel with like 20 toggles all hooked to one, two or three loud ass horns and one(only I know which one) hooked to the fuel pump. I gotta chuckle while I'm writin this cause I'm picturin some richard tryin to steal my truck in a parkin lot and three horns goin off at the same time.......oh no, another one just hit me. Get the most annoying horns I can, like the dukes of hazard horn, old timey oouuuuuggaaaa horn and ???I'm serisously right now, Nate

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #52 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 04:24:37 AM »

Quote from: Willy Mammoth on Feb 04, 2005, 04:43:41 AM

All kidding aside you know this is no laughing matter. We all need to put our heads together and put a stop to this. A simple hidden battery disconnect will help keep it from being hot wired, but being able to put the trans in two gears at the same time will help it from just rolling away. Also the EFI relay makes a good key if you take it out.

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FATB0Y · « **Reply #53 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 04:39:04 AM »

Quote from: Willy Mammoth on Feb 04, 2005, 05:00:34 AM

Has anybody tried to find a ground problem before? Then you know how much of a pain it is. Don't switch the positive , switch the negitive. The theif wil be scratching their head on this.

I agree, tring to find a bad ground is a PITA

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #54 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 07:07:51 AM »

years ago my dad had a locksmith business in dallas, he used a key switch mounted in the fender with LOUD horn and siren that triggered by the door opening, (dome light switch) if you didnt turn the alarm off befor you opened the door, everybody within 5 blocks would be looking to see what was making all the racket

whiteman · « **Reply #55 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 03:55:21 PM »

I wish we could post ideas on here on how to protect our vehicles but the problem with that is that the theives my be lurking in these very forums

. So keep your

and do what ever it takes to keep our toys safe, the more pain broght upon theives

the less likley thay will steal

.

FATB0Y · « **Reply #56 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 04:25:02 PM »

How bout C-4 under da seat

It wont take but a few ta die I think they would stop.

RUGER · « **Reply #57 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 04:36:30 PM »

Quote from: 03HDFATBOY on Feb 07, 2005, 04:25:02 PM

How bout C-4 under da seat It wont take but a few ta die I think they would stop.

c-4 would be good but that will blow the crap out of yer rig too. plus the possibility of you forgetting sometime is high...or letting a friend borrow it and they don't know.

happy trails
rich *ruger*

FATB0Y · « **Reply #58 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 04:47:36 PM »

Quote from: RUGER on Feb 07, 2005, 04:36:30 PM

Quote from: 03HDFATBOY on Feb 07, 2005, 04:25:02 PM
How bout C-4 under da seat It wont take but a few ta die I think they would stop.

c-4 would be good but that will blow the crap out of yer rig too. plus the possibility of you forgetting sometime is high...or letting a friend borrow it and they don't know.

happy trails
rich *ruger*

1st a small price 2 pay for the greater good of toyota's

2nd Ya jus have 2 make a mental note

3rd I NEVER LOAN OUT MY RIG !!!

My Ol'Lady don't even drive it

whiteman · « **Reply #59 on:** Feb 07, 2005, 05:13:17 PM »

[ 3rd I NEVER LOAN OUT MY RIG !!!

My Ol'Lady don't even drive it

Quote

I just about died

the smiley made it perfect

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