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Old 09-27-2008, 07:45 PM
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Put it up on blocks and take off the wheels.
I am thinking of putting it on jack stands just so its off the concrete. The storage unit place has never had any issues of break ins that I know of but its better to be safe ya know.

I wonder if the dims ,10'x15' is 10 wide 15 deep or the other way around... I hope its 15' deep

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Old 09-27-2008, 08:03 PM
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Abus
The Abus Granit.
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Old 09-27-2008, 08:11 PM
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What did you pay for it? I'm just givin you a hard time about that car. You can get more attention with a delorean than most any car from the average person. People love those things.
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Old 09-27-2008, 08:23 PM
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The Abus Granit.
looks to be the best one out there.. I'll inspect the storage unit and see if its worth the $90 for the padlock... I had no idea padlocks could be that expensive.

Plus I need to even see if I can like work on my car in the unit.
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:18 PM
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This one is cheaper and looks pretty good.
http://www.allpadlocks.com/cgi-bin/ez-catalog/cat_display.cgi?account=X380790;search=A9050;search=Abus%20%23%3A%209050;limit=product;v=2.0;layout= system:layout_0100.xsl
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:30 PM
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plus its stainless steel
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:35 PM
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I have a padlock that looks identical, except with a Master Lock brand. It is also stainless steel body and shackle and a captive cylinder. Master no longer sells it, from what I can tell.

The key on mine is odd. It does not use the edge to push the tumblers as on pretty much every pin-tumbler lock made, but has holes drilled in the side of the key blank, to the appropriate depth for the tumbler.

That lock was put through a garage fire. First intense heat, then lots of water. I had to apply extra force to get the shackle open the first time after retrieving the lock, but after that and some lubrication, it still works as good as new.
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:49 PM
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Down the marina we have to deal with padlocks all the time, that are frozen or have missplaced keys. We have a tool called the "keys to the city" which works great on all of them.




They come in all shapes and sizes, but they all cut like butter!

Buy a cheap one.
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Old 09-27-2008, 09:54 PM
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Down the marina we have to deal with padlocks all the time, that are frozen or have missplaced keys. We have a tool called the "keys to the city" which works great on all of them.




They come in all shapes and sizes, but they all cut like butter!

Buy a cheap one.

I doubt that could cut through the solid steel cover thing Chad recommended.I use bolt cutters at work to open old lockers of past employees and all the locks are just cheapies and snap like a twig
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Old 09-27-2008, 10:40 PM
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Buy classic car insurance and forget about it.
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Old 09-28-2008, 09:47 PM
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I doubt that could cut through the solid steel cover thing Chad recommended.I use bolt cutters at work to open old lockers of past employees and all the locks are just cheapies and snap like a twig
cordless disc grinder will go through any lock listed.


no matter what you do, if someone wants it bad enough, they'll find a way.

A unit with a normal padlock will look a lot less like gold to a theif....
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Old 09-28-2008, 09:48 PM
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true...


I wont need a storage unit until like December. I think I'll just go with one of those master lock deals
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Old 09-28-2008, 10:02 PM
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I doubt that could cut through the solid steel cover thing Chad recommended.I use bolt cutters at work to open old lockers of past employees and all the locks are just cheapies and snap like a twig
Cordless grinder or saw, I'll have it off in 5 minutes.
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Old 09-28-2008, 10:10 PM
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i have one of these, seems to be pretty good and german made!

http://www.1st-in-padlocks.com/buffo28-series-diskus-padlock-p-4.html?utm_campaign=padlocks&utm_term=buffo+padlocks&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&linktitle=buffo+padlocks&linkpage=2
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Old 09-28-2008, 10:16 PM
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Buy classic car insurance and forget about it.
gotta be 25 or older to get that stuff

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