My truck was stolen last night, gave the police a call, but I'd be happy if you guys would keep an eye out in the sacramento/carmichael area!!

I wish I had a few pics of it, I should be able to scrounge some up somewhere and post them, it was stolen sometime between yesterday evening and this morning, it was a all blue (fresh blue, I just got done rattle canning it yesterday) 1983 Toyota, with a bobbed 1985 SR5 bed.

It has a bigfat CB antenna on the top, and if anyone sees it I'd appreciate if you'd hunt them down and kill them... or call the police.. but I'd rather see the first happen.

3S87412 is the plate number, thanks for any help guys :mad:


Dave

That sucks Dave, I'll definitely keep my eyes open! Fucking theives!! :mad3: :mad3:
Jeff

so, out of curiousity, did you see any punk kids watching you while you were spraying it?

Not a soul, it was mostly done behind my house. Im just hoping it hasnt been torn apart for parts.. If they take it and drive it into a ditch, I wouldnt care, except for the fact it wasnt me who did it, dents come out easy, motors are hard to replace....

Pics.. This is freshly painted, I've got some old ones if you want to see how much work i REALLY did.... The steam from under the hood is because I was cleaning out the engine bay and started it up to get the water off to prevent rust and stuff.

:rolleyes: Apparently my buddies server doesnt do remote linking.. here

http://www28.brinkster.com/coolshmo/pics/1.jpg
http://www28.brinkster.com/coolshmo/pics/2.jpg
http://www28.brinkster.com/coolshmo/pics/3.jpg

those links aren't working for me, hope ya get it back in 1 piece though. when my chevy was stolen i got it back in 3 pieces-bed, cab, frame, no motor or drivetrain--that sucked.
good luck
david

Yeah.... you'll have to copy and paste or something... nothing is going right.

Email me some pics at sjhdeh@msn.com and ill post em. My truck got stolen from Carmicheal also. But I got it back 12 hours later in orangevale. Thankfully they just wanted to joy ride. Well except for the new tool set and spool on my seat. :(

Sent, thanks man

Hey bud the pics have to be in .jpg (jpeg) or .gif(gifs)

Yours were in BMP.

I will try to convert and then post em.

Wow, thats weird.. I put them in Jpg.. I'll double check, no idea how that would have happened.

Sent again

ill be watching....


has anyone noticed that all the toyotas in our area have went into hibernation for winter.. im getting toyota withdrawls. i need to see more wheelers on the road.. oh well summers on its way

good luck with your truck

:(

:confused:

So who has one of those alarms that electricutes the POS that tries to steal your rig.

GOD DAM DEGENERATES!!

Thanks poorwheeler..

No word yet from the police, I was really hoping for something overnight, but, nothin. I've got a friend who is becoming a cop, so, I'm going to give him a call and ask if he can do something special for me, im just praying my girl comes back!!!


Thieves are assholes.

That sucks! I'll lookout for it and back to the top.

:mad: :mad:THAT SUCKS!!!!!:mad: :mad:

Doubt It'd come here the the South Bay, but I'll keep an eye open here. I have a bad habbit of breaking my neck to gawk at every toy I pass anyway.

So, I guess you don't need my CV's anymore.

Hope you find your rig, man!

Drew

I'll keep my eyes out for it on the central coast.
:flipoff2: THEIVES:flipoff2:
SUCK
ROD
!

Originally posted by dreamerof1
:mad: :mad:THAT SUCKS!!!!!:mad: :mad:

Doubt It'd come here the the South Bay, but I'll keep an eye open here. I have a bad habbit of breaking my neck to gawk at every toy I pass anyway.

So, I guess you don't need my CV's anymore.

Hope you find your rig, man!

Drew

No shit! unfortunately, ChrisE had sent out some parts before I had gotten out a check, being really cool.. then 2 days after he shipped it out, it got ganked. So now I get to pay for more parts I dont need... yayyy!!! Now I have like... all the parts minus shocks, excluding the drag link which was in the toolbox.:rolleyes: Yeah, its kind of bitch. Im going to kill whoever did it.... and I'm not the smallest person either...;)

In conclusion- FUCK THIEVES

That sucks!!!!! its looks like a nice truck. ill keep my eyes out for it.

now that i am the repo man again.i'm going out all night tonight and will keep an eye out for ya. post a vin# for me. some idiot might just put on a different plate and drive it.

Thanks bro, I'll run over to my house and grab it in a few and PM it over to ya. Since it was stolen right AFTER I painted it... it makes me think it wasnt someone who is looking to part it all out, and it was just a joyride... If they wanted to part it out, why would they wait.. just to be dicks?

Unfortunately the cops really dont care, its only worth 1500~ at MOST to THEM, to me its absolutely priceless, been passed down to me from my stepdad, and its my ongoing project AND only vehicle.

I hate thieves...

Dave

more specifics on the truck-

The truck is a longbed, bobbed to the length of a short bed, the bed is also an 85 SR5 bed with ALL markings on it (The same one King K5 was selling) It was all freshly spraypainted with Rust-oleum Navy Blue, and it turned out pretty sharp, giant chrome side view mirrors that fold down, big black "CONTICO" tool box in the back, both front fenders are mildly rippled, front grill fresh flat black, also had the really good Sylvania HI bulbs. 5 ft whippy wilson antenna on the top, red buckets, Alpine Stars moto sticker in the back and a no trail fee sticker on the back (back window), 31" tires (Fun n Mud II), white (dirty/rusted) rims, rear fenders on bed cut extensivily. Truck also had no bumper (which is cool, because it had my "DO ROBBS" bumper sticker on it.) If you look at the truck from the front and focus on the bumper, the truck appears to be grinning to one side.. since the bumper is bent up on the passenger side. Closer inspection will reveal an AFB sticker on the driver side of the bumper (very faded). The back window trim was the only portion which I had not finished painting, it is still rusted and faded. There were no decals on the side of the bed, or anywhere, as they were sanded off. only the Drivers side has the "Toyota 4x4" badge on it, and is the only side with a side running light too.

Thats really all I can come up with... That and the pictures above should give a very accurate description of what she looks like, thanks guys for looking and helping!

Dave

i'll keep an eye out for it man, that sucks... fuck theives

Originally posted by DX2Dave
Thanks bro, I'll run over to my house and grab it in a few and PM it over to ya. Since it was stolen right AFTER I painted it... it makes me think it wasnt someone who is looking to part it all out, and it was just a joyride... If they wanted to part it out, why would they wait.. just to be dicks?

Unfortunately the cops really dont care, its only worth 1500~ at MOST to THEM, to me its absolutely priceless, been passed down to me from my stepdad, and its my ongoing project AND only vehicle.

I hate thieves...

Dave
I got youre pm .all i can do is keep the info on the dash of my towtruck and keep my eye out.i'm allways looking for 4x4's while i'm working.so you never know. anyone who would steal an 83 toy 4x that is not lifted and does not have a shitload of custom parts to part out and sell is not to bright.i f your gonna take a chance on a GTA at least make it worth your time.ya know what i'm sayin.:D it was probably some fawkin TWEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dave-

It would be a good idea to post this in the land cruiser, jeep, chevy, etc. boards too. that way we can all be looking out for you.

Kipper

I could, but I fear flaming ;)

post it on every tech borad here... hell... post it on every board here. that way no matter what you sign up on this board for you'll here about this. i'm still keeping my eyes peeled and if i get a hold of em i'll send you his head in a box:cool: :smokin:

hope it shows up man, that really sucks:(

Dont have to tell me twice... ;)

Thanks man, I've gotten a lot of support from all of you guys. If I ever do find out who did it, Im going to keep him alive until I can drag his ass over the 'con with a tow rope and duct tape.

This rig had been in my family for 10+ years too, Some of you may have known him, some of you hated him, I know all the pirates SHOULD know him.. unless they're new, but it was Ranger Dans rig. Originally Blue front (hardly!) and a red SR5 bed off an 80 or something.

Maybe with all the postings of this, I'll lose my friggen newbie status!! :P

Thanks men!
Dave

Originally posted by DX2Dave
Im going to keep him alive until I can drag his ass over the 'con with a tow rope and duct tape.


i like your style!!!! :cool: :beer: :cool: :beer:

good luck to ya

DONT SHOOT ME!...LOL

I just wanted to say that suck......

but I live in Sacto area and have a 82 truck that looks like yours....
SO DONT SHOOT ME :)....

Good luck in getting it back.....

Mine was stolen about 2 years ago, I got it back minus a few important parts....

well.. if you see someone running you down flashing your brights :laughing: I really knew that truck, as we all know our trucks, so I wouldnt confuse it... anyone else though.. ;)

How long did it take until you got it back? I dont care if it has no parts, it'd let me have a fun project truck!

Dave

I hope you find your truck man and get your hands on the guys that stole it but... I'd be willing to bet that it's half way thru mexico right now. They LOVE our yota for their coffee beans they harvest in the mountains. I had a guy buy 2 92' 4x4's from me that were going right down to costa rica to harvest the coffee beans. He then called me a two weeks after he bought the first two and wanted to see if I could get him 4 more for his families coffee bean business. But here is the easy solution, go down to central america and steal one!!!:flipoff2: 'em Really do hope you get the truck back though!!

Originally posted by DX2Dave
well.. if you see someone running you down flashing your brights :laughing: I really knew that truck, as we all know our trucks, so I wouldnt confuse it... anyone else though.. ;)

How long did it take until you got it back? I dont care if it has no parts, it'd let me have a fun project truck!

Dave

It was two weeks I think. Now that I've invested even more money into my truck it makes me nervous. Almost worth getting the "low jack" system....

I think im going to put an on board air system, and buy a few Mack truck air horns. Wire an alarm, and them put on an extra relay to run the air horns, maybe add in a flashbang somewhere too. Or, more practical, and cheaper- Im going to wire a switch to somewhere hidden that is a direct link for the power to the coil.

How much is the lo-jack system? I've heard a few things about it, and it seems interesting

Dave

a friend of mine wired a relay into the starting circuit so that it would only turn over if both his A/C switch was on, and the truck was in reverse.. (used the switch on the tranny as part of the control circuit)

use a little creativity and you can make a hard to defeat anti-theft system using only existing switches and circuits.
and if the "key" is some random combination of things in your truck..

Justin

oh and i saw a couple places online selling lojack for around 600 bux..

ikeaboy- that sounds like a good idea, It'd probably be worth the effort to wire in something like that.

I posted this all over the other forums, they're probably all sunk down to the bottom, but at least I know I got another 100~ people to see this, on top of the 1000 views its gotten


Again- Thanks for all your support guys!! If I found out who did it we can have a POR stoning for all those who participated! *note, I didnt comment on the size of the rocks!! (see above post ;))*

The problem with complex wiring to stop a theif....

One: if you disable the starter it can still be push started....
Two: Anyone (including me) could jump the soleniod and get it to start if I had enough time.

My brother had a friend with a awesome 73 18RG celica. He wired the IGN not to work unless you lifted your arse off the seat. Strange but it worked. The engine would turn over leaving the A$$wipe to think it just wouldnt start....

Low jack isnt cheap but well worth it. I get paranoid seeing all of the custom/built toys getting stolen on this board....

-damn- that's a good idea..

I ran 2 toggles. One to my Idle cutoff silenoid, If this is off it will still run but like shit(needed to do this anyways). And then I hid one under the dash to my hot wire to the Coil on a 30amp toggle. With the way my wiring is under the hood you would not be able to tell. Had my truck stolen once, it won't happen again.

the best alarm on the market . (K-9) you can't even get close to a rig most of the time with out these going off.

Yeah, i should just keep a dog in the back of the truck, my dog (unfortunately at my moms, not here in sac) Is the nicest dog, until you put her in the truck, WHOLE different story :laughing:

Been 1.5 weeks, everyone I've talked to has said 2-3 weeks *prayslots*

Dave

Originally posted by DX2Dave
I could, but I fear flaming ;)
WE ONLY FLAME DUMB ASS NEWBIE QUESTIONS AND JEEPERS OVER ON THE LANDCRUISER BOARD, POST IT THERE!!!

BUTCH

At least you still have one good truck. ;) If you don't get your truck back swap a Toy axle into that Mazda like I'm doing. Then you'll have fuel injection.

That really sucks man. Hope you get it back.

Originally posted by texican

WE ONLY FLAME DUMB ASS NEWBIE QUESTIONS AND JEEPERS OVER ON THE LANDCRUISER BOARD, POST IT THERE!!!

BUTCH

I think i did, I'll bring it to the top though :D

Dave

I know people hate cross posting, but I didn't even know this sect. was here. Good luck, eyes out in the East Bay.

i'm in downtown sac, and i'll be looking around. no good frickin thives. can't lift a damn finger to earn one, so they gotta steal it. i worked all through high school just to buy my 83 (2500 bucks). sometimes i wish i could confront someone stealing my rig and just beat the living shit out of them(i'm an angry child), and if it got stolen i would be permanently pissed. i know i should put some security on my rig soon. some one i know welded a fat steel plate onto the body with a fat chain welded to the plate, then had the truck locked in reverse with a huge padlock. good luck.

This shit gets old quick!! I feel your pain I lost my 1st yota awhile ago, it was recovered(joyriding I guess). Then my K-5 was broken into last week but not taken, they got spooked somehow cause they left alot of stuff they had already exposed, f--kers!! Its times like these that get the gears to spinning on some sort of alternate method of deterrance....for instance (one of my own) an inline switch diverting the spark sent from the coil to the distributer, to a lead feeding a spark plug tapped into the GAS TANk!! ....Yeah..yeah...yeah...I know the truck blows up and possibly right in front of your house, but damnit so long as its on my own terms!!!!...ok maybe I'm sharing too much with the group today but thats the feeling ya get when this shit goes down...!!!
Anyhow I hope you find your rig, and rest assured that (I think I speak for most people on this site) everyone that owns a rig on this page will have an eye out for ya!!
Good Luck!

Matt

hey although the site i run is newly converted to php and limited in the content on my forums. i have created a stolen section such as this to try to help. i get decent traffic so if you wish to post at the the forum feel free....

http://www.eatsleepjeep.com

yes it is jeep related as i drive a jeep, but it is not jeep specific...

and if i get flamed fuk it because i am only trying to help!

I cross posted this on Jeepforum.com I hope that it will help. Any rig that gets stolen is a horible thing and I wish you the best of luck!

ttt

Fawqn TWEEKERS AND THIEVES
:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:
TO HELL! i odnt thnx it would be here in exeter area but ill keep a eye out for it!

one month, 6 days....

I still miss my baby!:crybaby2: :crybaby2:

I guess everyone should just keep a lookout for parts now...

The only thing that may have stood out is-

If the engine came with the air cleaner, it has two holes ran for breather lines to diffs.

Diff housings have brass fittings forced in (stock ones will not go back on)

31" Fun N Mud II tires, rusted white rims w/red/blue stripe.

Cab had bondoed spot on top under new paint.

Hood had a dent on the right side size of a quarter.

Drivers side door was participant in a rollover- still shows if you looked close.

Front right fender was wrinkled to all hell.

Also had bucket seats (chewed to hell by a dog) out of an 85 runner.

Front d-shaft was dissasembled and not put back together right, vibrated like a mofo in 4wd.

sigh....

Thanks for the dozens of replies everyone.

Dave

TOP, because she's still out there all alone :(

I hope im not the only one in the world who looks at their truck as their best friend!

Reading all the posts from you guys, I'd assume not. ;)

Dave

bump!

If it has been a month, it is in Mexico....better alert the Federales...

IT HAS BEEN FOUND!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!

Now if I could find the person that stole it... ;)

And find the person who found it!!!

Dave

That's great news!

You're tellin me Chris, when my Dad told me I could hardly speak!!!!!

I suppose Ill leave this here for a while to let everyone read it to recieve their Thank you, then either leave it as a monument to PBB members kicking ass for supporting me or delete it so it isnt in the way.

Dave

Is it still in one piece?

just picked it up. It was in one piece, still runs perfect, looks like he actually took ok care of it mechanically; he even put a muffler on it!!! :confused:

He took out my awesome buckets to replace them with a crappy bench seat, and put in some ugly ass shag carpet. All my stuff (tools, clothes, stereo etc etc etc) was taken, including my CB and antenna :mad: Hopefully the bastard is in jail being ass raped by some large black man.

SOOOOOO HAPPY TO HAVE HER BACK THOUGH!!!!!

Dave