I was watching one of those latin american 64 Chevy Impalas in a parking lot yesterday. You know, the low-rider set up with the hydraulic suspension that makes the car jump up like a monster truck, or drop to hug the ground. So I figured it out. I'm gonna take my truck to a low-rider shop and have the suspension hydraulics set up so I can drop this thing right down to the point its belly is dragging the ground when parked. As a first security point, when set flat on the tarmac, I doubt any thieve would be inclined to dig a hole to get to the converter.

And then the devil came out in me. How about you put an electric eye or two under the truck, and wire them into an intelligent switch for the motor that raises and lowers the hydraulics? I figure the switch would be set up so that when the doors are locked, and the ignition is turned off, the electric eyes would be activated and in a wait mode. I'd set the truck at normal ride height when parked. In so doing, I'd be leaving the truck wide open for attack! When anybody climbed under the car, the electric eyes would activate the switch, turn on the hydraulic pump, instantly raise the car to about 3 feet up, then drop it to just 1 inch off the ground. SSSSSSQUISH!. If I came back from fishing and saw feet hanging out from under the truck, I'd just stencil a stick man on the truck cab to indicate a mission accomplished, and to warn the next guy the system works.

Just think.....when set up in this manner, the truck could do double duty by keeping stray cats out of your yard too!