locking hood?

[snoman]

srry to hear about the battery. thats what i dont want to happan. and the new big ass knn airfilter i was given.

[big_al_71]

As I have never done it but I remember my dad when I was a kid he would run a chain under the hood latch and down to the lower radiator support with a lock. I will have to ask him how he did it..

[El Jay]

Don't laugh at me folks, but this here is about as pure, 100% redneck secuidy as you can get.
Can it be defeated? Oh heck yeah!
But let's face it most thieves are very lazy. If they wasn't, they'd have jobs!

And, as an added benefit, there's a couple of shots on how to keep your spare tire.

[longhorn70gmc]

I use a cable wire wrapped in a rubber coating and I have looped the ends using swedges. I run it through the top, under, in the hood holes that you normally would use to install hood ornament nuts. I grab the ends and shut the hood. Then I wrap the cables around what ever I can get them under and over, then I lock them together. The cable is 4 feet long. I am constantly changing up the variation with different routings of the cable and using more then one lock. This seems to be doing very well. I know nothing is fool proof, but it gives me a piece of mind knowing I have made it harder for them. I bought the materials at the hardware store. I use the hard to cut U-Haul locks on them as well.
I have made it my personal quest to make or invent ways to secure my two trucks and everything on them, because the stuff that is out there sucks, or it does not exist. I have even invented a locking devise to protect my gas cap and tube entry. Reference my avatar to see it. Next, I am inventing a undercarriage covering system to prevent access to cutting fuel lines. We work to hard for these inspiring meth heads to steal our stuff. Great Post!!!!

Oh yea, I have a cable wrapped around the undercarrage spare tire with three locks on it

[Brad]

Originally Posted by longhorn70gmc

I use a cable wire wrapped in a rubber coating and I have looped the ends using swedges. I run it through the top, under, in the hood holes that you normally would use to install hood ornament nuts. I grab the ends and shut the hood. Then I wrap the cables around what ever I can get them under and over, then I lock them together. The cable is 4 feet long. I am constantly changing up the variation with different routings of the cable and using more then one lock. This seems to be doing very well. I know nothing is fool proof, but it gives me a piece of mind knowing I have made it harder for them. I bought the materials at the hardware store. I use the hard to cut U-Haul locks on them as well.

I'm doing almost the same thing but mine is approximately 3' long in total so that it's harder to reach and see. I only lock it at night or in bad areas. I also use a disconnect on my battery before locking the hood...in the 'hood.

[longhorn70gmc]

Originally Posted by Brad

I'm doing almost the same thing but mine is approximately 3' long in total so that it's harder to reach and see. I only lock it at night or in bad areas. I also use a disconnect on my battery before locking the hood...in the 'hood.

Yea, that was hard to swallow when I got hit after leaving the security of the Navy base. I am glad some else is doing this too.
R/

[eightbanger]

Good thread!!! and it's brought Putter back.