My journey to securing my truck

[tim_mc]

My '67 gets the garage treatment, however I've done a few things just in case I park it unattended for a while.

Phase 1 - To minimize general curiosity: Hood lock - I use it a lot. I installed a Megatronix HL-7 hood lock to keep people from popping my hood. I've heard stories from guys with C10s and other classics walking out from Lowes or Home Depot only to find an inconsiderate admirer popped their hood to take a look at the engine. It also may have saved my battery once or twice.

Phase 2: Grounding the HEI tack lead makes for a cheap kill switch. I have one that I can access from outside the truck, and if bored I may add another. I've demonstrated it a few times and haven't popped a module. It's a great way to frustrate someone wanting to drive off with it. The only way to defeat my kill switch is to know where it is, or pop the hood and trace out the ground wire. See Phase 1.

Phase 3: If I'm planning on stepping away for longer stretches, there's a battery disconnect with 5A fuse bypass to keep the stereo settings that will blow as soon as the starter hits. Of course this means the would-be thief would have managed to pop my hood and figure out where the HEI kill switch is located.

If they hit it with a tow truck/flat bed, not much I can do about that.