How Are You Guy's Locking Your Hood?

[rage'nrat638]

well sorry if you thought i had the trick..i don't..
just wondering what if anything folks are doing to keep some bone head from popping your hood and taking the goods...

as much money as we spend on these trucks, just seems there should or would be something other than busting out the grill and drilling a hole in the hood for a chain

i just seen where a members air cleaner and spacer got ripped off and they did not even close the hood...HOW RUDE

i am sure a few people would have some interest in this prospect

[65-72 chevytoys]

I am not quite sure how to do this, but in theory how about swapping a late model hood latch where you have to pull the handel inside the cab to get the latch to release and then have to open the hood. I am sure someone has done this, but I have thought about it.

[skokie]

I think Putter did a write up on this but I cant find the thread.

[65-72 chevytoys]

Here it is

[corn]

I dont have an inner grille so I just wrap a bike chain around the hood latch. It wont stop them all but at least it will slow them down for a while...

[rage'nrat638]

hey cornfed63 did you get the p.m. i sent you?

[WorkinLonghorn]

[crawdad]

I think I better be paying attention to this thread.

[msgross]

Here's my theft deterrent...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee3L9BQQ4Gs

[crawdad]

I think instead of putting a chain around the hood, I'll put it around this. His doscile look is deceiving.

[RANDY COX]

Reminds me when I got my 48 chevy fleetline I looked all over the front end of that car looking for a hood latch,never could find one cause it had a pull cable from inside the car,yes this was factory back in 1948,learn something new everyday.

[longhorn70gmc]

I lock both my trucks with a cable I rigged up from Home Depot. I bought 4 foot of cable, then I got two swedges and made loops for a padlock. The cable is small enough to rout thru what ever you want under that hood. When I put it on, I hide the locked cable up in there so no one notices it. Works well. The down side is theives are going in under the trucks and stealing stuff these days. Good Luck!
Respectfully

[Rokcrln]

Originally Posted by longhorn70gmc

The down side is theives are going in under the trucks and stealing stuff these days. Good Luck!
Respectfully

How do they get under them? I dropped my keys under mine last year and it has not been able to move since! Do these theives hire out.

Kevin
LFD inc.

[longhorn70gmc]

I like that one Kevin!!! Your right, Hard to get to yours underneath. Nice Truck!! I am laughing good! Thanks for a good laugh tonight.
Respectfully

[kelsfine69]

I Mad a "L" Shaped piece of solid metal about 3/8 square with a hole drilled in the end for a padlock. Once the hood is closed reach under thru the grill and drop the L piece in the hole where the latch would move back to open. Then install the lock. Works very well, and inexpencive. Only drawback is that it only works with GMC grills, no hole big enough to put your hand thru on a Chev.

[jimmydean]

I want to do something like the cable setup at some point.

As for theft deterrents go, the switchbox I got for my air ride setup has an alarm input that pancakes. It also has a valet key on the side, so you can turn the switches off. It would be even cooler if my truck laid out. Still hard to drive and nearly impassible to tow.

[texanidiot25]

Originally Posted by jimmydean

I want to do something like the cable setup at some point.

As for theft deterrents go, the switchbox I got for my air ride setup has an alarm input that pancakes. It also has a valet key on the side, so you can turn the switches off. It would be even cooler if my truck laid out. Still hard to drive and nearly impassible to tow.

Id set your alarm off just to watch it do that every time.

Rokcrln, while I was reading your post, I thought you were a tad Then I saw the picture, lol. Forklift anyone?

Also, what are they stealing underneith? How not-obvious is that?

Thank god for summer heat, when that rolls around, no one is on the pavement.

[Bishops Trucks]

Originally Posted by msgross

Here's my theft deterrent...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee3L9BQQ4Gs

I got to get me a Trunk Monkey. That is crazy!

[Rascal_one2001]

I was looking around and came across this threand and saw the link to the latch conversion last nigh and this morning a wnt ahead and did it. If I can find my camera cable I'll post a couple pics.

[john]

Heres another option. I have a similar one I bought at Napa without the key lock.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...wflag-1#review

[Rascal_one2001]

my version of the hood latch conversion.

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

How do they get under them? I dropped my keys under mine last year and it has not been able to move since! Do these theives hire out.

Kevin
LFD inc.

Rokcrln, if you don't mind my asking, what size are these wheels?

[GREASEMONKEY72]

heres something my buddy showed me, so if you dont want to go the latch route you could always do this...http://www.topsecretjpn.com/ac.shtml seems pretty cool but i doubt it would look good on every truck


-steven

[Rokcrln]

Originally Posted by BACKYARD88

Rokcrln, if you don't mind my asking, what size are these wheels?

Custom made 17's vett ralleys, 8" in fromt and 11" in the rear and I forgot the BS dimentions. The place I had build them in stockton is long out of buisness. I stoped by their last year to get new info for board guys and it was gone

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[BACKYARD88]

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Custom made 17's vett ralleys, 8" in fromt and 11" in the rear and I forgot the BS dimentions. The place I had build them in stockton is long out of buisness. I stoped by their last year to get new info for board guys and it was gone

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Thanks. I hope to use a 17 or 18 inch ralley on my truck so atleast now I have an idea of how it'll look.