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I wanted to get some inexpensive ideas to protect my car. I was thinking of a kill switch off the negative side of the coil. I would also like to lock the engine lid.
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gnrand wrote:I wanted to get some inexpensive ideas to protect my car. I was thinking of a kill switch off the negative side of the coil. I would also like to lock the engine lid.
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A Remington 870 should do the trick.


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gnrand wrote:I wanted to get some inexpensive ideas to protect my car. I was thinking of a kill switch off the negative side of the coil. I would also like to lock the engine lid.
Jeff
Clarks sells an engine lid lock.


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SCfromCanada wrote:
gnrand wrote:I wanted to get some inexpensive ideas to protect my car. I was thinking of a kill switch off the negative side of the coil. I would also like to lock the engine lid.
Jeff
Clarks sells an engine lid lock.

Thank you! I never thought of looking at Clarks for that lock.


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I have hidden a kill switch in the rear cowl area cutting the ignition feed to the engine compartment in the rear of the main body harness. A couple fairly knowledgeable Corvair guys spent a few hours trying to figure out why no ignition power. Then some one recalled that the car might have a kill switch....even then they did not find it (they would have had they had a lift I think). I told them the location when they called me after someone suggested that I had installed it.
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Mine has an electric fuel pump kill switch. Only problem, have to remember when it was turned off!!!!!
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Thank you for the replies. Since these cars are so easy to hot wire; I want to be pro active protecting them.
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If I tell you exactly what I've done it wouldn't be a secret.

The best protection is stopping the car from being able to roll so think of hidden ways to block the E-brake from being released.

Next is to disable the fuel system. If you have an electric fuel pump you know what to do but hide your work well. With a mechanical fuel pump, hide a manual shut-off valve somewhere in the main line. They will only drive a short distance until the fuel bowls are empty if you can kill the fuel supply.

Killing the ignition is easily bypassed by a serious thief but it does thwart the rookies. In one of the old Corsa Tech Topics there is article about drilling a small hole in the LM engine cover latch levers so that a small pin or cut off nail can be inserted to block the lever from moving fully. Most Corvair owners I share that with never see the pin there even when they look. My dad used that trick back in the 70's when kids were stealing his batteries.
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All kidding aside, if someone wants to steal from you, they will. It sucks, but it's a fact. Best thing might be to put a boot on it like the police use or park it inside. I have thought seriously about a removable steering wheel like the Honda kids use, but I like my original steering wheel.

I should add, local to me are a lot of Hondas that have expensive engine swaps and whatnot. They tell me that the thieves themselves say the removable steering wheel is the best way, second is a boot.


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Clutch, most can't drive them these days.

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HAVE. A GOOD. FRIEND WITH A CORSA.HIS DAUGHTER WORKED AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN IN SANTA CLARITA AND DROVE THE CAR EVERYDAY. SHE WOULD PUT A LOCKABLE CAR COVER ON IT BEFORE GOING IN. ONE DAY SHE CAME. OUT TO FIND THE CAR COVER CUT BUT. THE CAR WAS STILL THEIR WITH A NOTE. SAYING NEXT. TIME ONLY. THING SAVED IT WAS THE REMOVABLE STERLING WHEEL SHE PUT IN THE TRUNK LOL JOE

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joe moore wrote:HAVE. A GOOD. FRIEND WITH A CORSA.HIS DAUGHTER WORKED AT MAGIC MOUNTAIN IN SANTA CLARITA AND DROVE THE CAR EVERYDAY. SHE WOULD PUT A LOCKABLE CAR COVER ON IT BEFORE GOING IN. ONE DAY SHE CAME. OUT TO FIND THE CAR COVER CUT BUT. THE CAR WAS STILL THEIR WITH A NOTE. SAYING NEXT. TIME ONLY. THING SAVED IT WAS THE REMOVABLE STERLING WHEEL SHE PUT IN THE TRUNK LOL JOE

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lostboy wrote:All kidding aside, if someone wants to steal from you, they will.
Yes, but most times they will move on to an easier target if you just do a few simple things to slow them down. If someone figures out how to get my Corvair started they still won't be able to get it to roll.

Overall, I worry more about someone stealing my 87 B2000 pickup than I do my Corvairs.
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Lol agreed.


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Like we say in the IT world. Security is an illusion. All you can do is make it not worth the efforts involved. but a determined criminal WILL always find a way.
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Here is a great car alarm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSMWa7LPAX8
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