2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Stolen truck! Council Bluffs / Omaha. Black 12v LB-QC

[Flying_gage]

Wow... Sorry to hear that they were so prolific in their destruction, in such a short time. Hope the insurance company is willing to work with you to make it right.

 

[budnate]

hang in there the upside is you have the truck back, you can fix and scrub her back into shape..... losing it entirely and shopping for another would be a bummer.

 

[MLee]

These guys were busy while they had your ride. Sorry about your lose, nice to see its recovered. Now to make you happy again.

 

[RRekus]

. 45 ACP when shooting twice is just silly!

 

[GCP]

Purdy,

What's the latest with your truck? I hope all is well, or at least heading that direction.

GCP

 

[purdytj]

Truck update: nearly back to 'normal'

Well, we are slowly coming back to 'pre-stolen' status. The driver's bed side and door were painted by the repair shop as well as a new ignition assembly, fascia, and driver's exterior door handle. Since the Pioneer stereo was stolen I decided to use the insurance money to get a lesser-know brand (Soundstream VR-931NB) DVD player with rear-view camera input and Blu Tooth. I did a bit of research about the Soundstream and they seem to have a generally good reputation (on Amazon and other forums) despite not being available at your local Best Buy or Target store. Knock on wood but I've had good luck with it for 3 months so far. It has a massive 9" removable and pivoting touch screen. I now think it is almost too big as the manual transmission shift lever almost touches the bottom of the screen. I should have ordered the 7". I put a switch on the dashboard to operate the reverse camera rather than running it to the reverse lights so I can control the camera being on even when going down the road normally or at any time. The camera itself was only $14 on Amazon.com.



I've added a hidden fuel cut-off switch and Viper Responder 3305V (350 with 2-way paging system) alarm with 520T battery backup and 508D dual zone motion sensor (movement radar) (January 2013). Will I absolutely never have the truck stolen again? No... but at least not by crackheads like the ones who stole it this time. (BTW, the 35 year old white male is now serving 20-36 months and the 35 year old white female is being sentenced in June sometime). The alarm has a 2-way remote which is nice - the remote talks to you confirming locking, unlocking, and tampering with the truck. The range is OK, but of course depends on what type of building you are in - block walls do a good job of blocking the signals.



While I had the truck out of commission with the electronic repairs, I lifted off the bed and did the fuel sending unit repair and plumbed in some fuel lines and wiring for my 50 gallon auxiliary fuel cell install. I received this for free from my awesome buddy who had it made for his off-shore boat but then decided to go with a gas engine in the boat. I don't have the aux tank completely done yet as I need to find a fuel filler assembly / housing and neck. I'm thinking of getting something off of a Jeep Wrangler TJ and later adding a locking door to the exterior of the fuel filler assembly.



In early May I finally found a topper / camper shell in Wisconsin, 3 hours from here that would fit my truck. It is bright red and I'll put Herculiner on it like I did on my previous shell.



I have more photos on the web in my signature below.

Here are a few direct links to some of the images. They are too big to embed in the body of this post. Sorry that they are grainy - the iPad didn't do well in the low light. I'll take some better shots once I get the topper / canopy / camper shell Herculiner coating done.

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[GCP]

Thanks or the update. Nice job piecing your truck back together. Further, I'm glad the scumbag got a solid sentence--may he serve the full term!

 

[DavidComden]

Glad you got your TD back!
I put one of these trackers on my tricked out jeep. It's connected to the alarm and or I can set a "geo-fence" around where it's parked. Get a text message and email if alarm goes off or it leaves the "fence". Only needs cell service and a clear view of the sky for the gps.
http://www.rmtracking.com/
I am using one of their "Smart Trackers" Under 200 to get going and only use locates, which you buy ahead of time when you need them. Another solution.
May be adding one to the TD, but the Jeep is much more likely to be stolen I believe.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I hope you have a good insurance company and they don't try to "adjust" your claim to a trivial amount because the truck isn't new.

 

[purdytj]

I hope you have a good insurance company and they don't try to "adjust" your claim to a trivial amount because the truck isn't new.

The repair shop I worked with said the insurance company - Met Life - almost tried to total the truck when the final bill came in higher than their adjuster's assessment. The shop was certainly in my corner and told MetLife the work was already done and the claim needed to be satisfied.
I'm glad the repair shop went to bat for me considering they are a bit incompetent: they miss-wired the trailer plug on my truck and I fried fuses (one in the truck and one in the Airstream) and now have a circuit with a short in it in my Airstream. Argh!

 

[purdytj]

injustice!

Remember the truck was stolen by a "Bonnie and Clyde" pair? The man plead guilty and is serving time. So the chick who stole our truck over Christmas didn't appear for her pre-trial hearing today, plus hasn't been coming to her rehab treatment program. I don't know how she was out... bail? For rehab? I do know it was not her first offense (nor his first offense).



Warrant for arrest now issued. How many wrist slaps do we give criminals in this great country? Why? Time to move to Singapore. I'd like to expect: 1. Justice. 2. No more extra chances for repeat offenders. 3. Compensation by the offender. 4. Her to be found, arrested, and tried.



Here is the message from the prosecuting attorney I received today:

I just wanted to let you know that I went to court today expecting to get a guilty plea on the charges from Laughery. She failed to appear today so a warrant for her arrest will be issued. Her attorney reported that she was finally accepted into a treatment program and failed to appear there as well.



I am glad they were caught, but now who knows what will happen since one "got away". Thank you American justice system.

 

[GCP]

Don't worry it won't take long for this lowlife deadbeat halfwit dropout druggie to get caught while on the lamb--hopefully before she victimizes someone else! Lock her up and throw away the key.



GCP

 

[JR]

I feel your pain, it just isn't right. I also had a car stolen several years ago, an 89 Iroc Z that I had just finished rebuilding from a salvage title. It was broad daylight (8-9 am), right in front of our fab shop. 2 guys pulled up, one jumped in, ripped the column apart and hot wired it and took off. They drove over to Meadville, PA about an hour away, parked it out in an open field, dumped 5 gallons of gas on it and lit it up. The car had a ton of new parts, brand new wheels and tires, tools in the trunk, and some misc parts for a 69 Chevelle I was working on restoring. They took absolutely nothing, not even the new tires and wheels.

Two weeks later I was finally able to pick it up at the Highway Patrol Barracks and was amazed to find the entire impound lot full of scorched cars. When they finally caught these yayhoos they were charged with 30 counts of grand theft auto and arson (they also set a couple of garages on fire). Apparantly they were some real pyros. Eventually they were sentenced to 15 yrs in prison and ordered to pay restitution to each victim. I'm not holding my breath.