Anti theft idea

[Beastofthesoutheast]

Ok I know how to keep my car from getting stolen with switches n stuff like that but after seeing a Dodge Callenger get stripped to just it’s shell everything else gone in the middle of the street in a neighborhood got me thinking. On a Baja or Dune buggy or Sandrail how can you keep from getting your engine stolen? Just a few wires a hose n 4 bolts and it’s gone. I was thinking some like a nut that needs a key like on lug bolts for rims. Are there anyone who makes those? Does anyone on here have a idea or a way to keep the engine from getting stolen. Any ideas would help.

[Glenn]

If they want it... nothing will stop them.

It would be easier to take the entire vehicle than to strip it in place.
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[Dale M.]

I would be more worried about your car with a catalytic converter...
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[earthquake]

Years ago some body made a upper bellhousing bolt for VW's that you could put a lock through, in Vegas thieves would push a Baja around a corner and pull the engine and be gone in just a couple of minutes.

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[Glenn]

[jsturtlebuggy]

This is a copy of a Boll Enterprise engine lock sold in the early 1970s
It replace the starter bolt. And you use a paddle lock between flat strap and angle piece that slips on bolt.
Make sue bolt is long enough so angle cannot be remove with paddle lock in place.
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[Glenn]

^^^^^^
Never seen that, learned something new.

personally, if someone can steal the engine from my car and leave the car... I wish them luck (unless they have a plasma cutter and cut the back of the car off)

You can't get to that nut without removing a lot of stuff.

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[Wulfthang]

3/16 steel cable with a crimp lock on it. You'd need bolt cutters to remove it. Just loop it thru or around the engine and then thru a frame member and lock the crimper on.

[Beastofthesoutheast]

Awesome thanks to all who had good ideas. I know if that want it they will steal it. The idea is to as they used to say keep honest thieves honest. Another words just a thief who is just happen by and think this could be an easy steel will be deterred by it being to complicated or to much time to waste on it. I will look into these ideas and use with the other things I’m going to do. Thanks again.

[oprn]

Or you could move to a different neighborhood...
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[Beastofthesoutheast]

If adding high ratio rockers on a stock engine do you need to change the length of the push rods?

[67rustavenger]

[Beastofthesoutheast]

I had read and seen several videos about adding high ratio rockers to improve performance on the engine. One guy said it almost like installing a mild cam and it did seem to run better but they never addressed the push rods on a stock engine if they needed different or not. So I came here to see what everyone else may think. I’m just running ideas thru my head to see what can be done.

[Mikedrevguy]

I’ve got a slow drain happening somewhere, so I installed a battery cutoff switch.
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[liquidrush]

In these days of cordless tools such as angle grinders with a cut off wheels things like cables, bolts, padlocks and such are very easy and quick work. Just a thought, not knocking any ideas.