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Old 09-11-2014, 03:58 PM
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My beautiful Trans Am got stolen, either yesterday or today.







In Hayward Ca
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That sucks!
California seems to be the place to get a T/A stolen from what I read on here all the time...
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probably already in a chop chop
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aww sorry to hear bro. Any of your neighbors see anything?

I had a buddy nearby that had his Camaro stolen, and they took it with a flatbed in front of his house when he was not home.
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Originally Posted by Cpt.Derrek
aww sorry to hear bro. Any of your neighbors see anything?

I had a buddy nearby that had his Camaro stolen, and they took it with a flatbed in front of his house when he was not home.
How do you know they did it with a flatbed?
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Sorry to hear bro hope the police catch those low life scumbags who took it
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Originally Posted by ElkySS
How do you know they did it with a flatbed?
haha neighbors told him, they thought it was just being taken to get work done...
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Bummer, sorry to hear that. Hopefully you have good insurance.

You can't fault them for their taste...
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Originally Posted by tuske427
Bummer, sorry to hear that. Hopefully you have good insurance.

You can't fault them for their taste...
You're not wrong. I can't believe that happened. What would I do without my trans am. I hope you did have theft insurance.
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Hayward police called me today... they found it...

you can see on the third pic the hole they cut off to clip the horn siren.

start welding plates up in there people!

I had this car for sale on Craigslist for couple weeks now in hopes of selling it.







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Man, I'm sorry to hear that your car got stolen. At least its not a complete wreck. Other than the bumper and the missing engine, it looks like its intact.
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Glad you got it back. Sorry the engine's gone.

Good to know about the horn access.

Did you have any work done to this engine to make it worth the risk they took?
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Sorry about your loss. But look at it this way, you have a head start on your LQ9 swap!
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Originally Posted by M4N14C
Sorry about your loss. But look at it this way, you have a head start on your LQ9 swap!
Don't know if the LQ9 would be legal for smog in cali

anyways sorry about the car the bay is a hot spot for fbody theft i live right between stockton and modesto two of the highest GTA spots in Cali. Can't imagine this happening to me. If someone stole my car they better hope the cops find them before me.
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They take the trans too? Sorry about it man. Hopefully they catch a lead.. I'd keep an eye out on craigslist or local shops that are selling an LS1 motor...
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What is new with your car, did you put an engine in there or is it still untouched? I am curious because I am led to believe that my car was a theft recovery somewhere in its life. When I pulled my dash I found wiring fixes that only a dealer would do. I have a soft spot for theft recoveries. Oh and black is the number one color car to get stolen, I can't remember where I heard that.



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