@Mopar1973Man please put this up top for me. If you think it should be somewhere else, go ahead and move it.

My truck was stolen last night in lakewood.

I'm sure most of you know what it looks like, but here's a couple pictures. One of the passenger windows was busted out to gain access, but I have no idea how they got it running. Thank you

 

 

This is awesome!!! Very happy for you Tyler!! Can't wait to hear all the details :-)

Glad to hear it!! Hope not too badly damaged 

Pretty dog gone rare to get them back. That's too cool.

I am glad you got it as I had a MG midget I had worked on for a long time when young. Motor was pumped . But a guy totaled it, was his fault and I never got it back.  I still dream about it in my sleep. Miss that car terribly and still, after 40 yrs it exists only in my dreams.

 

Check for error codes before you finalize the insurance adjustment Tyler.

Edited September 13, 20168 yr by JAG1

Right on that good news to hear you got  your truck back.

That's awesome news! Definitely need to go over it with a fine tooth comb and check everything you can before your insurance closes anything after repairs and replacing things

Edited September 13, 20168 yr by BBHD

Great to hear!

Awesome that you found it and awesome that you were able to drive it.

That's awesome, and I hope the thieves were cought and get what they deserve

Here's what I know....

Cops called me about 12:15 yesterday afternoon telling me they found my truck abandoned and it was being towed to Denver's impound lot. 

I finished my class and went straight to the impound lot. Took 45 min just for me to see the truck and see if I could drive it out. Went back into the office and sat there another 45 minutes waiting for them to let me take it. 

Best part is, the truck was still on level 1 on the quad (72% or something like that @Me78569 what was it?)

The turbo timer was still on too, so they couldn't shut it off with the turbos hot.

It's very possible that's why they ditched it so fast. The truck is a serious turd on level 1 and I'm sure they hated driving it. 

 

Anyway, I pulled it out to the lot and started going through everything. The thieves left the 3 rims and tires laying in the bed. They didn't even attempt to open the toolbox which has $500+ worth of tools. They pulled the subs out from under the back seat but didn't take them. They went through the center console and glove box. From there they took my VP44 cover, electrical kit, GPS, radar detector, aluminum polish, and my stereo. At least they were nice enough to remove the bezel to take the stereo out. They even removed the screws, left them in the cup holder, and unplugged all of the wires instead of ripping them out. Best part is I paid 120 bucks for the deck 6.5 years ago  

They were so dumb they left the smarty laying in the seat and didn't even pop the hood. My old phone and phone holder from wal-mart were gone but that's all minor stuff. 

 

Having issues uploading pictures, but the body is nearly perfect. No dents or scratches outside where they tried to break in.

This sure had more potential on the bad side than you are seeing. For now anyway. It does not sound like the thieves were as smart as we thought. Hope the rest of the examination goes well.

This is great news man! Very happy for you and glad your loss/damage is minimal. Have you figured out how they got your truck started???

8 minutes ago, leathermaneod said:

This is great news man! Very happy for you and glad your loss/damage is minimal. Have you figured out how they got your truck started???

Yeah....

Ah. 

Tyler I think your lvl1 was like 60 or something.   Turd status

3 minutes ago, Me78569 said:

Tyler I think your lvl1 was like 60 or something.   Turd status

Muahahaha quad for the win once again! 

Did they just bust out the ignition cylinder? and reach in there with a screwdriver to start it?  If that is the case, can that be strengthened so it is more difficult to steal?  Just a thought.  Sounds like you lucked out.  I'm happy for you and glad that it worked out as well as it did.

3 minutes ago, Hawkez said:

Did they just bust out the ignition cylinder? and reach in there with a screwdriver to start it?  If that is the case, can that be strengthened so it is more difficult to steal?  Just a thought.  Sounds like you lucked out.  I'm happy for you and glad that it worked out as well as it did.

Yeah, just popped out the cylinder. No way to stop that that I know of. I'm told a dent puller works really well to do it. 

So some sort of ignition disable could have prevented this one?

So what we have learned from all this is make an "ultimate turd tune" for when it's parked or buy a powerstroke with weak head gaskets and they won't make it very far. 

Like I said before, really glad your truck made it out relatively unscathed. This had disaster written all over it, but really happy that it's not in pieces! Would've been a huge shame to see all the work and effort you put into end up like that!

 

Since they left your smarty, I may need to borrow that sometime soon!