[SactoJim]

My thoughts are the more obstacles you give a thief the less likely your truck is able to get stolen.

If you have an HEI (I imagine most do) run the "bat" side through a switch and then back to the battery. Make sure you use a switch that can handle the power or a relay. Hide the switch someplace in the cab. A good thief will quickly overcome this by just jumping the HEI to the bat with his own piece of wire, but it's still a hoop he has to jump through.

The next thing would be to install a shut off valve in your fuel line somewhere out of obvious sight. You can even get electrically activate valves as well. The great thing about this is that if he gets through whatever you do to keep him from getting in the truck, then gets the starter to engage (they can be jumped pretty easily), then figures out the HEI thing, then it will start and he may get down the street a bit before he runs out of fuel.

Still the bottom line is if a pro thief really truly wants your truck, he'll get it. The good news there is that the pro thiefs are probably stealing mainly late model stuff.