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yrik · 09-10-2016, 06:18 AM

It was found in Corbin Kentucky. In what the tow company guy called a "strip pit in the woods" Not sure if the insurance is going to cover it they haven't returned my calls yet.
It was locked up and there were no keys in it when it was stolen. It was backed in right up against the window of the room I was in at the hotel. There was no glass or any other marks or debris around. It was just gone.
I'm not angry, yet. I'm just happy it was found and now it is a blank slate to make exactly the way I want it.
I just have to wait for the Richmond PD and the Knox county sheriff to complete their investigation so I can get it home.
If you live in the area watch out for any stolen parts and take extra precautions with your truck.

RUN GMC · 09-10-2016, 03:03 PM

The more I see this happen I get more skiddish about mine......the first purchase for mine was a Viper alarm....did yours have any security device on it......i know form the past the in the Bowling Green area during the Buick GN event a few of those cars come up missing before......a guy here in Alabama had his ls swapped 84 GMC stolen while he was on a valentine's date with his wife outside the movie they were seeing back in 2013 well just 2 weeks ago it was found a county over in the back yard of a metal scrapper with other stolen equipment......all the body and panels where gone the only thing left was the frame and drive train on the ground.....it was believed they used a roll back to still his truck.....Im so sorry this happened to you and I hope the low life pieces who did this meet an early demise.........

68Timber · 09-10-2016, 05:26 PM

This looks interesting: LINK

slam59 · 09-11-2016, 09:39 PM

Man that just sucks. Sorry to hear this. People nowadays are just getting worse and worse. I am going to get this installed on my vehicles. Has not been defeated in 40 years since it came out. Worth the money they ask for it for sure.

http://www.ravelco.com/

**HIGHWAY BY THE SEA** · 09-11-2016, 10:42 PM

I think this is the final straw for me too. I keep reading stories about people's trucks getting stolen so easily on these forms. Since mine is one of those rare step sides that are hard to find chop shop thieves will likely be interested in stealing it. Time for me to get an alarm or detererrent.

What puzzles me about your truck is the fact that it seems like it was wrecked and THEN stripped. If the truck was wrecked that badly (as evidenced by the trashed bumper) before it was stripped then the parts that are off of it would be no good at all. So did they drive it without the parts and then crash into something? All this makes no sense. I hope that my fellow police officers will be able to get fingerprints off of that.

**hatzie** · 09-12-2016, 01:40 AM

There are various home brew vehicle trackers that will report to YOU where the vehicle is.
Lojack is 1980's technology. Don't bother.
Most trackers will only send the info to law enforcement.

I like the CalAmp LMU4225 that I use at work.
It has a 56 channel GPS receiver that is extremely effective even inside many buildings.
When it's loaded with a SIM provisioned for texting and Mobil data you can text "!R5" to the phone number of the unit and it will text back the lat and long of where it is. I can send those to Google maps and then go retrieve my property with 12 of my best friends with shotguns. I have a geofence setup on my vehicles that texts me when they leave the defined safe area. Very bad idea to steal from me. I will find out instantly and I will come with some very rough and dangerous people to retrieve it NOW.

The unit has a backup battery that lasts over 24 hours. My Application sends data to the server every 30 seconds outside the geofence so I can find out where it last pinged the server even if the battery has run out.

There are plenty of home brew options using Rasberry PI or one of several other development boards.

Pano · 09-13-2016, 12:03 AM

Sorry to hear about your truck. I have a kill switch on mine, but looks like it is time to consider additional options.

andrewmp6 · 09-13-2016, 01:15 AM

Older cars and trucks are pretty easy to steal.Besides busting out the steering wheel lock you can steal one of these trucks with a screw driver.A lot of the anti theft stuff only works so far nothing can beat a tow truck.The gps stuff works but if they are smart enough brass mesh over the antenna or a cell phone jammer can kill the gps tho.The best thing is the best insurance you can afford just case it does happen.

1970pelle · 09-13-2016, 01:30 PM

I know this really doesn't mean much. But after years of being around tow trucks. Where you park your truck and how you park and help deter the thieves. Park in a place a rollback/wrecker can't get in position to load, have you front wheels turned in one direction all the way. And the column locked. It will slow them down a bit.

Ken

andrewmp6 · 09-14-2016, 02:03 AM

The new auto load wheel lifts can take anything up to 180 degrees and even cars parallel parked with a car on each end.

yrik · 10-07-2016, 02:47 PM

Finally got the truck released from the police. I went on Tuesday to Corbin to get it. It is worse than I thought. Before they stripped it they did some joy riding in it and ran into something, Hard. The frame is bent in several places. The cab is touching the bed on the right side and a 4 inch gap on the left.

The frame contacted the header and cracked. It broke the left shock and pushed the bushing out the front of the upper control arm.

Looking for a donor truck now.

pontgta · 10-07-2016, 08:36 PM

Man sthat sucks. I hope they catch these Mtf.. Keep us psted of your progress.

**old Rusty C10** · 10-07-2016, 09:40 PM

I have three acres up here in NJ if you catch em youre welcome to dig a hole in my woods to hide their bodies

cadillac_al · 10-08-2016, 07:28 AM

Pretty sad. I don't know if it's better to get it back or not. It looks like you need another truck to put your cab and bed (the sentimental part) on and piece it all back together. That would be a labor of love since it would be easier to just buy another complete truck. It sucks all the way around.

yrik · 10-24-2016, 03:29 PM

So I pulled the crumpled up pieces of the front end and pulled the engine and trans. The frame is worse than I thought.
To craigslist..... Found a 1987 r10 short bed that's red. Drove the 3 hours on Saturday and checked it out and brought it home.
Here is the details:
1987 r10 137000 miles
350 TBI 4spd Manual
Almost completely stock.
very minimal options. No cig lighter, no dome light, crank windows etc.
the only options seems to be a/c and factory bedrails.
A pile of receipts, original dealer sales pack, owners manual.
the engine was replaced a few years ago and they threw in the original engine and exhaust manifolds.

I haven't even unloaded it yet. When I get it unloaded I will take more pics. Now to scavenge all the good parts off of my truck and give it a proper burial.
I think I will start a project thread.

Mr.Chevy4x4 · 10-24-2016, 03:48 PM

Sorry for your misfortune, but I look forward to your project thread. Nice score on the replacement.

Mike

HunterRotten · 10-24-2016, 07:06 PM

My dad showed me this a few weeks back and it made me really anxious, being from Kentucky and all! They did a lot of damage it seems, good luck on the build and nice find! I'll be watching the build thread.

LT7A · 10-24-2016, 09:15 PM

yrik, I'm glad you are moving forward quickly. You are going to be making new memories soon. You'll probably not forget about it being stolen, but at least that terrible set of memories starts being averaged in with the new ones. Good luck and thanks for telling us about this. I think you have convinced many to take added precautions, so you may have saved a few trucks that way. I hope that you do a thread on your new truck or the merging of the two.

09-10-2016, 06:18 AM	#26
yrik Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sylvania, Ohio Posts: 57	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky It was found in Corbin Kentucky. In what the tow company guy called a "strip pit in the woods" Not sure if the insurance is going to cover it they haven't returned my calls yet. It was locked up and there were no keys in it when it was stolen. It was backed in right up against the window of the room I was in at the hotel. There was no glass or any other marks or debris around. It was just gone. I'm not angry, yet. I'm just happy it was found and now it is a blank slate to make exactly the way I want it. I just have to wait for the Richmond PD and the Knox county sheriff to complete their investigation so I can get it home. If you live in the area watch out for any stolen parts and take extra precautions with your truck.

09-10-2016, 03:03 PM	#27
RUN GMC Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: North AL Posts: 363	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky The more I see this happen I get more skiddish about mine......the first purchase for mine was a Viper alarm....did yours have any security device on it......i know form the past the in the Bowling Green area during the Buick GN event a few of those cars come up missing before......a guy here in Alabama had his ls swapped 84 GMC stolen while he was on a valentine's date with his wife outside the movie they were seeing back in 2013 well just 2 weeks ago it was found a county over in the back yard of a metal scrapper with other stolen equipment......all the body and panels where gone the only thing left was the frame and drive train on the ground.....it was believed they used a roll back to still his truck.....Im so sorry this happened to you and I hope the low life pieces who did this meet an early demise......... __________________ http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...baae5d9a7e.jpg

09-10-2016, 05:26 PM	#28
68Timber I know the pieces fit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MONTGOMERY, AL Posts: 5,523	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky This looks interesting: LINK __________________ John 79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser) 85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build 74 Honda Z50 build

09-11-2016, 09:39 PM	#29
slam59 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: So. Calif Posts: 305	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky Man that just sucks. Sorry to hear this. People nowadays are just getting worse and worse. I am going to get this installed on my vehicles. Has not been defeated in 40 years since it came out. Worth the money they ask for it for sure. http://www.ravelco.com/ __________________ 1974 C10 swb 350 1977 3/4 ton Silverado 454 1999 2 door 2wd Tahoe

09-11-2016, 10:42 PM	#30
HIGHWAY BY THE SEA Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: BY THE CAROLINA SEA Posts: 922	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky I think this is the final straw for me too. I keep reading stories about people's trucks getting stolen so easily on these forms. Since mine is one of those rare step sides that are hard to find chop shop thieves will likely be interested in stealing it. Time for me to get an alarm or detererrent. What puzzles me about your truck is the fact that it seems like it was wrecked and THEN stripped. If the truck was wrecked that badly (as evidenced by the trashed bumper) before it was stripped then the parts that are off of it would be no good at all. So did they drive it without the parts and then crash into something? All this makes no sense. I hope that my fellow police officers will be able to get fingerprints off of that. __________________ FRANKENTRUCK 1981 Chevrolet C10 Shortbed Stepside GRANDTRUCK 1968 Chevrolet C10 Stepside Longbed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=584617 PROJECT JIGSAW 1967 GMC C3500 GREAT WHITE 1986 Blazer M1009 454 engine w/700R4 transmission gas conversion Last edited by HIGHWAY BY THE SEA; 09-11-2016 at 10:51 PM.

09-12-2016, 01:40 AM	#31
hatzie Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wentworth, NH Posts: 5,014	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky There are various home brew vehicle trackers that will report to YOU where the vehicle is. Lojack is 1980's technology. Don't bother. Most trackers will only send the info to law enforcement. I like the CalAmp LMU4225 that I use at work. It has a 56 channel GPS receiver that is extremely effective even inside many buildings. When it's loaded with a SIM provisioned for texting and Mobil data you can text "!R5" to the phone number of the unit and it will text back the lat and long of where it is. I can send those to Google maps and then go retrieve my property with 12 of my best friends with shotguns. I have a geofence setup on my vehicles that texts me when they leave the defined safe area. Very bad idea to steal from me. I will find out instantly and I will come with some very rough and dangerous people to retrieve it NOW. The unit has a backup battery that lasts over 24 hours. My Application sends data to the server every 30 seconds outside the geofence so I can find out where it last pinged the server even if the battery has run out. There are plenty of home brew options using Rasberry PI or one of several other development boards. __________________ 1959 M35A2 LDT465-1D SOLD 1967 Dodge W200 B383, NP420/NP201 SOLD 1969 Dodge Polara 500 B383, A833 SOLD 1972 Ford F250 FE390, NP435/NP205 SOLD 1976 Chevy K20, 6.5L, NV4500/NP208 SOLD 1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD 2000 GMC C2500, TD6.5L, NV4500 2005 Chevy Silverado LS 2500HD 6.0L 4L80E/NP263 2009 Impala SS LS4 V8 RTFM... GM Parts Books, GM Schematics, GM service manuals, and GM training materials... 1973-1991 GM Light Truck Service, Unit/Overhaul, Wiring Manuals, Parts Books and Some 1968-1999 GM Service Training textbooks in PDF 1988-1998 GMT400 CK service manual project 1988-1993 GMT400 CK parts books. 1967-1972 GM Light, Medium, & Heavy Truck Service Manuals in PDF Please include at least the year and model in your threads. It'll be easier to answer your questions. And please let us know if and how your repairs were successful.

09-13-2016, 12:03 AM	#32
Pano Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: MA Posts: 116	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky Sorry to hear about your truck. I have a kill switch on mine, but looks like it is time to consider additional options.

09-13-2016, 01:15 AM	#33
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky Older cars and trucks are pretty easy to steal.Besides busting out the steering wheel lock you can steal one of these trucks with a screw driver.A lot of the anti theft stuff only works so far nothing can beat a tow truck.The gps stuff works but if they are smart enough brass mesh over the antenna or a cell phone jammer can kill the gps tho.The best thing is the best insurance you can afford just case it does happen.

09-13-2016, 01:30 PM	#34
1970pelle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: N.E. Florida Posts: 500	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky I know this really doesn't mean much. But after years of being around tow trucks. Where you park your truck and how you park and help deter the thieves. Park in a place a rollback/wrecker can't get in position to load, have you front wheels turned in one direction all the way. And the column locked. It will slow them down a bit. Ken __________________ 1985 IROC Z28 190HP TPI 305,700r4,T-tops,rear trac lock, Black on lite gray, 16in Z28 wheels 2007 Lexus ES350 (wifes) 1984 CJ7 with 1995 HO4.0L MPI, 2 1/2 OME YJ Lift “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.” ― Ronald Reagan

09-14-2016, 02:03 AM	#35
andrewmp6 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Louisville,Ky Posts: 5,811	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky The new auto load wheel lifts can take anything up to 180 degrees and even cars parallel parked with a car on each end.

10-07-2016, 02:47 PM	#36
yrik Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sylvania, Ohio Posts: 57	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky Finally got the truck released from the police. I went on Tuesday to Corbin to get it. It is worse than I thought. Before they stripped it they did some joy riding in it and ran into something, Hard. The frame is bent in several places. The cab is touching the bed on the right side and a 4 inch gap on the left. The frame contacted the header and cracked. It broke the left shock and pushed the bushing out the front of the upper control arm. Looking for a donor truck now. Attached Images

10-07-2016, 08:36 PM	#37
pontgta Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Haines City FL Posts: 461	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky Man sthat sucks. I hope they catch these Mtf.. Keep us psted of your progress.

10-07-2016, 09:40 PM	#38
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,316	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky I have three acres up here in NJ if you catch em youre welcome to dig a hole in my woods to hide their bodies __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-08-2016, 07:28 AM	#39
cadillac_al Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Maine Posts: 2,378	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky Pretty sad. I don't know if it's better to get it back or not. It looks like you need another truck to put your cab and bed (the sentimental part) on and piece it all back together. That would be a labor of love since it would be easier to just buy another complete truck. It sucks all the way around. __________________ 76 Chevy K20 76 GMC K15 77 Chevy C10 77 Chevy K10

10-24-2016, 03:29 PM	#40
yrik Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sylvania, Ohio Posts: 57	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky So I pulled the crumpled up pieces of the front end and pulled the engine and trans. The frame is worse than I thought. To craigslist..... Found a 1987 r10 short bed that's red. Drove the 3 hours on Saturday and checked it out and brought it home. Here is the details: 1987 r10 137000 miles 350 TBI 4spd Manual Almost completely stock. very minimal options. No cig lighter, no dome light, crank windows etc. the only options seems to be a/c and factory bedrails. A pile of receipts, original dealer sales pack, owners manual. the engine was replaced a few years ago and they threw in the original engine and exhaust manifolds. I haven't even unloaded it yet. When I get it unloaded I will take more pics. Now to scavenge all the good parts off of my truck and give it a proper burial. I think I will start a project thread. Attached Images



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10-24-2016, 03:48 PM	#41
Mr.Chevy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sims, NC Posts: 531	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky Sorry for your misfortune, but I look forward to your project thread. Nice score on the replacement. Mike __________________ All things Chevy truck: 1986 SWB "Jolene" boosted 5.3/4l80e project

10-24-2016, 07:06 PM	#42
HunterRotten Registered User Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Kentucky Posts: 385	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky My dad showed me this a few weeks back and it made me really anxious, being from Kentucky and all! They did a lot of damage it seems, good luck on the build and nice find! I'll be watching the build thread. __________________ 1978 Hawaiian Blue GMC 454/Tremec TKO 500 BUILD THREAD

10-24-2016, 09:15 PM	#43
LT7A Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: PNW Posts: 3,639	Re: 1986 swb stolen in Richmond Kentucky yrik, I'm glad you are moving forward quickly. You are going to be making new memories soon. You'll probably not forget about it being stolen, but at least that terrible set of memories starts being averaged in with the new ones. Good luck and thanks for telling us about this. I think you have convinced many to take added precautions, so you may have saved a few trucks that way. I hope that you do a thread on your new truck or the merging of the two.

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