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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/26/09

    In reply to Happy Thanksgiving from Jalopnik: Engine Hoist Turkey Deep Fry

    Last step, take your sawzall to it for carving!
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    Image of specialist specialist
    11/26/09

    In reply to Happy Thanksgiving from Jalopnik: Engine Hoist Turkey Deep Fry
    the most important thing is to TURN OFF THE FLAME BEFORE LOWERING THE BIRD INTO THE HOT OIL!!! the flaming infernos get started by the spattering oil igniting by contacting the open flame. after bird is submerged and spattering has ceased, you can relight the burner.
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    Image of OA 5599 OA 5599
    11/26/09

    In reply to Happy Thanksgiving from Jalopnik: Engine Hoist Turkey Deep Fry
    I have fried turkeys before, but never thought to utilize an engine hoist and tool cart.

    When the peanut oil gets old, I put an ad on Craigslist and somebody comes by to pick it up and turn it into biodiesel.

    I think the true Jalopnik way would be to cut out the middleman and fry the turkey in diesel.
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    11/26/09

    In reply to Happy Thanksgiving from Jalopnik: Engine Hoist Turkey Deep Fry
    "Yes, dear. Of course I'm going to store the engine hoist in the kitchen. Where else? It's incredibly handy, and very important for safely frying all kinds of things. See, it fits in nicely, right next to the parts washer. Now, which drawer is the baling wire in?"

    Thanks Mike, I'm sure Fire Marshall Bill approves!
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    06/22/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    I had an electronics guy tell me once that car stereos were rated in ISBL watts - 400 watts If Struck By Lightning.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/22/09

    @mytdawg: This is very true, and earns this guy much in the way of kudos.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/22/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    I'm shocked the freaking Hilux hasn't been stolen already.


    I mean, it's a fucking Toyota Truck. That's like, GOLD in 3rd world countries.


    On a related note, I had my 1989 Toyota Camry broken into three times, each time they'd steal my shit, but never bothered taking my crummy CD deck. They popped my trunk and stole my sub and amp, but left my CD deck.


    weird.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/22/09

    @Plecostomus needs GALVANIZED SCREWS: Part of the reason I like my Volvo is that you can't open the trunk from inside. That shit's safe, unless it's something you can get reaching through the not-totally-obvious ski passthrough.
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    Image of Hello_Newman Hello_Newman
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    It's clever, not much resale value in it, but wouldn't a removable faceplate stereo be a lot easier? With 3 stolen in 3 months you'd think the cops would just stake out a place like that, easy pickings to find they guy (probably was the same guy). He's got to carry all that other stuff around, just take the faceplate along instead...
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/22/09

    @Hello_Newman: One of the three stolen stereos was a removable-faceplate unit (without the faceplate) and it was stolen anyway. These are crackheads, remember, so they're not particularly rational about determining the value of the stuff they steal.


    As for the cops staking out the parking lot: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Oakland ha ha ha ha ha! They got 'em working in shifts!

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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    Things must be third world in the States' if they're stealing crappy old cassette decks for money!


    Old LS Lexus's (or is that Lexii?) are a great source for quality speakers. We got a set of four for $20AUD ($12USD) and they sound great with a $50AUD 4 x 25 Watt RMS amp.

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    Image of Buzzboy7 Buzzboy7
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    Or, as I've always done, put wire the head unit into the glove box. Pro-blem Solv-ed
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/21/09

    @Buzzboy7: I've had two stereos stolen from my glovebox. Not a good solution in the Land Of Crackhead Stereo Thieves.
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    Image of Ursus Maritimus Ursus Maritimus
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    That's why I'm glad I live in the small town I do. I leave the keys in the ignition (they don't get lost that way) and the windows down when it's hot. The worst that's ever happened is a friend jumps in it and parks it around the corner as a prank.
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    Image of Bartoni Bartoni
    06/21/09

    @Don't take anything aaron8301 says seriously: See, I never left my keys in, windows down, or doors unlocked, even in my small town, because I was in the automotive program in high school.


    We used to break into each other's vehicles, hotwire them, and take them for little joyrides before parking them somewhere obvious (like blocking the front doors of our high school, etc.). My defense against these pranks? Driving a '72 Maverick that required you to turn the windshield wipers on low (and only low) while pumping the gas and turning the key to get it to start.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/21/09

    @Bartoni: I want that Mav. An acquaintance of the family just picked up a beater $300 Gutless Ciera that requires the directional to be on (I think it's to the left) before starting the car, or else an alarm will go off.


    The only good part of that car is the power seat.

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    Image of Dave Bunting Dave Bunting
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    What about those of us who'd prefer a decent-looking solution?
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    06/21/09

    @Dave Bunting: Acquire a piece of black (dark grey, or whatever) plastic, cut to size of stereo hole. Camoflage with dummy gauges (altimeter, pitch/yaw, turbo, etc.) and/or switches (light-up rocker switches labeled "eject" "armed" "smokescreen" or the like), hot-glue in place. Voila!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/21/09

    @Dave Bunting: Skip the Lucas wires hanging from the hole in your dash.
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    Image of UmayMedusa UmayMedusa
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    Somebody actually stole my FM converter in Detroit!
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/25/09

    @UmayMedusa: I'm more surprised someone stole something as worthless as an FM converter.


    Those things are the biggest pieces of crap.

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    Image of Rican5.0 Rican5.0
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    DAWG! I heard you don't like gettin' jacked so...
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/21/09

    @Rican5.0: ...we put a jack in the bed of your truck so you can do the jacking yourself!


    /denied!

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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    06/21/09

    @Taco Mudplushroomz: ..we put an input jack in yo Nitro so you can jack in while yo jackin- never mind.
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    Image of OM617952 OM617952
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    This is a VERY good idea. Much better than spending $150 on an MP3-capable stereo when you already have a $250 iPod/iPhone!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/21/09

    @OM617952: Definitely.
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    Image of Pigmaster Pigmaster
    06/21/09

    In reply to Confound Thieves With A Camouflaged Car Stereo For Under $20!
    This is an excellent Jalop solution! It reminds me of project cars and Project Car Hell which I vaguely remember from a distant past.:-(


    PCH is what drew me to Jalopnik; the nearly daily dose left me ROTFLMAO. It is so sad that PCH has become so uncommon as it was. Shedding a quiet tear.

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    06/21/09

    @Pigmaster: Check in for PCH later today.
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