88 BOOSTED CIVIC HATCH STOLEN

[slostang]

MY 88 CIVIC HATCH GOT STOLEN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY LASTNIGHT IN CLAYTON COUNTY! PLEASE KEEP AN EYE OUT!

$500 cash reward if you can take me to the car or tell me where it is!

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[Sunkenkarma]

I saw a car that looked like this on Mundy mill in Oakwood while I was at Mcdonalds, saw an intercooler, and looked pretty simillar, Dunno if it was it or not.

[FasTech]

Damn Chris, that sucks major balls!!! I doubt I'll ever see it down my way.

[Scotsman]

damn , hate to hear that bub , hope you get it back

[slostang]

fuck thieves man. i just wish i could have pulled my gun in time.

[bowdown201]

damn man sorry to hear. I wouldnt expect nothing less being in Clayton. Did you just wake up and it was gone?

[slostang]

damn man sorry to hear. I wouldnt expect nothing less being in Clayton. Did you just wake up and it was gone?

yep.

[seanrg1116]

no alarm or kill switch?


(thats why a boosted honda needs to sleep in a garage

[slostang]

no alarm or kill switch?


(thats why a boosted honda needs to sleep in a garage

i got the car four weeks ago and havent had the time. plus the clutch was gone and all my money was saved up for that. which i WAS gonna do today... :lmfao:

[quiet_s0ng]

sorry to hear dude. i'll ride around this one area in riverdale where a lot of cars get dump at sometimes today to see if it got dump yet.

[slostang]

^ thanks man.

[boostleak]

WTF man, i got an eye on this side of Clayton man. The only this that puzzels me is how did they steal a car that wasnt "drivable" i understand they could of towed it but that would of been pretty loud and easy to hear. :thinking:

[PURP]

WTF, Chris... ??? Are you serious?

[slostang]

WTF, Chris... ??? Are you serious?

as a heart attack bro.

[slostang]

WTF man, i got an eye on this side of Clayton man. The only this that puzzels me is how did they steal a car that wasnt "drivable" i understand they could of towed it but that would of been pretty loud and easy to hear. :thinking:

you could drive it just fine as long as you can shift without a clutch.

[jcs]

WTF man, i got an eye on this side of Clayton man. The only this that puzzels me is how did they steal a car that wasnt "drivable" i understand they could of towed it but that would of been pretty loud and easy to hear. :thinking:

not if you put it in neutral and roll it a couple of blocks down where the trailer is....just sayin.but i hope you get it back bro.....

[slostang]

not if you put it in neutral and roll it a couple of blocks down where the trailer is....just sayin.but i hope you get it back bro.....

it was driven for sure. i can follow a trail of coolant (lol) about a mile down the road.

[boostleak]

Chirs- ahh see. Somebody must have been watching you. Check around the "ricers" lol


JCS- That does sound possible

[slostang]

Chirs- ahh see. Somebody must have been watching you. Check around the "ricers" lol


JCS- That does sound possible

i know they were watching me. i had a boosted car in clayton county. lol

[jcs]

Chirs- ahh see. Somebody must have been watching you. Check around the "ricers" lol


JCS- That does sound possible


yep im still suprised some dumbasses would do that shit.....and see with insurance i bet your not gonna get what its worth with all the shit thats on it(turbo kit)ect.

[slostang]

yep. im guaranteed to get next to nothing.

oh well
http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237066
:ninja::ninja::ninja::ninja:

hopefully...

[VickNotic]

sorry to hear this bro clean EF, hope u find it. I'll keep an eye on the Cobb Side

[slostang]

thanks man! damn im gonna miss that POS. lol

[Big_Joe]

Damn that sucks. I'll keep a lookout around Dekalb and Gwinnett. I know there's losts of thieves in Clayton County man. My sister's car ended up on Tara after being stolen from up here.

[slostang]

just got off the phone with the insurance company. ill get nothing from them.

[boostleak]

damn man that sucks but nothing as to how much?

[Terror]

man im sorry to hear this, FUCK THEIVES!


When you go to the V next month, keep a look out for your parts on other peoples cars... there was a really nice black ek that was stolen like last year, and when i wen to the V i saw the whole front end (all black and shiny) on a busted ass EK.


it was blatantly obvious it was off that car... stupid clean paint, jdm fogs etc...

[slostang]

damn man that sucks but nothing as to how much?

nothing as in $0.00

[boostleak]

nothing as in $0.00 oh wow fuck them!:2up:

[gerardojdm]

damn man, sorry to hear that. Hope you get it back all in one piece. G/L

[Romeo]

Damn! I can't believe that! Never pictured this coming. That's crazy.

[r_Senik]

damn..makes me want to not move back to riverdale..
glad theres not any honda thefts in Mississippi.

[Humphrizzle]

wtf.. sorry bro. i hope it shows up.

[Revmaynard]

Why the fuck won't you get anything at all? That's ridiculous!

[88NaCivic]

I will keep an eye out for it in Walton cnty.

[boostleak]

Why the fuck won't you get anything at all? That's ridiculous! That what i was thinking! Im assuming the car was under liability. :thinking:

[Tree]

damn that sucks

[Black4DrEK]

WTF!!!!

=man u cant trust NOBODY!!! i mean NOOOOOO BODY!!!!!

[Hondatypr636]

WTF!!!!

=man u cant trust NOBODY!!! i mean NOOOOOO BODY!!!!!

I know what you mean. I had 2 cars stolen in a year. That sucks man i know what your going through.

[jadakid88]

for somebody who just had their car stolen you sound mighty joyfull...? but i hope you get it back in one piece

[Black4DrEK]

So u said the car was in Reeferdale?? is that were u stayed? that sucks man ill keep an eye out for you homie!!!

[slostang]

So u said the car was in Reeferdale?? is that were u stayed? that sucks man ill keep an eye out for you homie!!!

it was stolen from lovejoy to be exact.

[slostang]

for somebody who just had their car stolen you sound mighty joyfull...? but i hope you get it back in one piece

just trying to keep my head up man.

[Black4DrEK]

damn man.. ill look out for you man... I doupt there out driving the car tho.. its probly just getting Stripped!!... GL with the find man..

[lanning]

sorry to hear that man

[Revmaynard]

Someone had to known all about what you had. It looks like a POS all flat blacked. I'd be questioning the people around me if I were you. Hopefully something good will come out of this.

[slostang]

Someone had to known all about what you had. It looks like a POS all flat blacked. I'd be questioning the people around me if I were you. Hopefully something good will come out of this.

the only time i had the hood popped in my neighborhood was to change some spark plugs in my driveway. and i do not talk about cars with my neighbors. so idk.

[slostang]

damn man.. ill look out for you man... I doupt there out driving the car tho.. its probly just getting Stripped!!... GL with the find man..

i know. ive already made peace with never seeing it again. im gonna miss it though.

[Revmaynard]

the only time i had the hood popped in my neighborhood was to change some spark plugs in my driveway. and i do not talk about cars with my neighbors. so idk.

I mean, local people. People from meets that are questionable and members on here from your area. I don't trust MOST of IA for anything. LOL

[Black4DrEK]

^^ yea exactly Its YOUR CLOSEST HOMIES!!! the ones closest to you are your ENEMIES!!! dont forget that mayne...

[slostang]

yeah true. not trying to be rascie... but i know it was some local mexicans.

[Sunkenkarma]

Damn Man, Like I said before, sorry, But I could have sworn I saw something just like your Sig in oakwood, Im there alot and theres not many boosted cars around here, I couldnt tell if it had that mark on the front left or not, but looked pretty close to what your sig pic looks like. GL with finding it though, not very often you can get your car back = (.

[slostang]

got a lead on a mexican who lives 1.5 miles away. gonna check him out tomorrow.

[Evil Goat]

son of a bitch....a guy i work with came in today and told me about this....im sorry to hear man, thats fucked up big time, we will keep our eyes peeled down this way as well

[PURP]

got a lead on a mexican who lives 1.5 miles away. gonna check him out tomorrow.

Lets DO WORK!!!! :ninja:

Just Sayin'

[Revmaynard]

Shit, borrow a car and drive past tonight! Tomorrow could be too late.

[slostang]

Shit, borrow a car and drive past tonight! Tomorrow could be too late.

i just dont feel straight ridin past a convicted felon's house in the middle of the night checkin his shit out.

[slostang]

son of a bitch....a guy i work with came in today and told me about this....im sorry to hear man, thats fucked up big time, we will keep our eyes peeled down this way as well

thanks man. just dont let my EG get stolen.

[tdurr]

sucks bro. Ill be on the look out also man. Ill be on old natty all day so if form some reason i see it, its chase and call the cops time.
btw, pm ur new cell #

[slostang]

sucks bro. Ill be on the look out also man. Ill be on old natty all day so if form some reason i see it, its chase and call the cops time.
btw, pm ur new cell #

done and thanks

[CHADbee]

i just saw it on myspace dude, that is fucked up. sorry to hear about. if you check them out and you see anything that might be mellisa's parts please let me know.

[slostang]

thanks chad.

btw do you have a pic of melissa's bay so i will know what to look for better? pm me if you like.

[MugenCrx]

DUDE i was hoping on seeing you this friday too.....damn GL Man you need to check 54 heard alot of cars get dumped there

[stillaneon]

got a lead on a mexican who lives 1.5 miles away. gonna check him out tomorrow.

I'll come pick you up.

[Black4DrEK]

i just dont feel straight ridin past a convicted felon's house in the middle of the night checkin his shit out.


Shit Ill ride with you man... gotta do something Quick man...:goodjob:

[schia89]

Damn sucks to hear that man. Not to be racist either but most likely its some mexicans around there. Hope you get it back man ill keep a lookout too im right around the corner.

[southside]

LOL what is he going to do he is a convicted felon LMAO if he does anything then he goes back to jail right?

[eg mike]

sorry to hear man!! I'll keep a look out!

[jadakid88]

damn i know your like wtf...at this point two previous cars you've owned boosted and stolen
son of a bitch....a guy i work with came in today and told me about this....im sorry to hear man, thats fucked up big time, we will keep our eyes peeled down this way as well

[slostang]

shit is crazy.

[1badgvr4]

I got ill be up there tomorrow night I got no prob riding over there with you.

[Hondatypr636]

my eg was stolen in lovejoy to. It might be the same guy. If you see an apexi world sport exhaust get it. Its mine.

[slostang]

sorry to hear man.

[nismo_92]

WHO STEALS A SINGLE CAM ?
JUST SAYING

[slostang]

WHO STEALS A SINGLE CAM ?
JUST SAYING

mexicans. just sayin.

[Doppelgänger]

Not to be racist either but most likely its some mexicans around there.

Mexico is not a race.




Always sucks to hear about stolen cars. I'm rather surprised no one has ever tried baiting these scumbags. I'd be all about catching one, slipping glass shards under their finger nails, putting some pins through their knee caps and burning "i steal cars and got caught" across their forehead.....then dumping them alongside some bumfuk gagged and bound.

[southside]

WHO STEALS A SINGLE CAM ?
JUST SAYINGit was boosted prolly thought it was something else and took it then popped the hood and seen it was a single cam.I have seen people with stock ass civics get stolen and stripped for perfect condition fenders and other misc. parts.its crazy man they stole my friends mom accord 5spd ex from walmart and stripped it.Nothing special just a 95 5spd accord :thinking: I really didnt get that.:screwy:

[Sammich]

I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT THIS MAN...I REALLY HOPE U FIND IT

[slostang]

still no word.

[Evil Goat]

WHO STEALS A SINGLE CAM ?
JUST SAYING


that single cam probably would've busted your ass....and if it didn't i got 5 more lined up right behind it willing to take a crack at ya :D

[scttydb411]

didn't get a good look, but i thought i saw a black ef on the side of the road i-75 northbound near cartersville yesterday morning.

[slostang]

didn't get a good look, but i thought i saw a black ef on the side of the road i-75 northbound near cartersville yesterday morning.

i doubt anyone drove that far with no clutch in it. unless it was dumped there.

[slostang]

that single cam probably would've busted your ass....and if it didn't i got 5 more lined up right behind it willing to take a crack at ya :D

i just wish i was still bustin asses with it.

[MugenCrx]

were the rims polished??or they black??

[slostang]

black 14" ls meshies

[TRD tC]

I'll keep an eye out man..

[WalkS]

That sucks man! I hope you get something back, either the whole car or atleast whats left. Thieves are the scum of the earth.

[slostang]

Thieves are the scum of the earth.

agreed 100%

[EF-9]

watt???? fucking thieves!!
sorry bout the lost man!
ill keep an eye out for u

[Tech5]

Just saw this man , sooo sorry to hear about this homie... You know I will look out for it!

[Grimm Reeper]

Damn Chris I'm late, but damn sorry to hear this homie.

[thinkskater]

Quote:
Originally Posted by WalkS
Thieves are the scum of the earth.





agreed 100%


x99.

[slostang]

still nothing. shes gone...

[96hatch96]

At least you know one thing, whoever took it knew you, or knew your friends. trust no 1.

[ninjabananna]

you know what funny! everyone always says sorry for your loss but no one any has any leads on the lost car~!! EVER!!! EVER!!

[Black4DrEK]

At least you know one thing, whoever took it knew you, or knew your friends. trust no 1.


^^^:goodjob:


still no luck man??

[slostang]

nope. none whatsoever.

[Black4DrEK]

Damn when is the memorial service>??? jk

what u gonna be cruzin in next man?

[slostang]

Damn when is the memorial service>??? jk

what u gonna be cruzin in next man?

foxbody if everything goes as planned.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/cto/1246389489.html :ninja:

[Black4DrEK]

o ok..

[slostang]

yep.

[slostang]

the car was found COMPLETELY stripped in east point today. pics will be up tomorrow. R.I.P hatch. :(

[bpoweredhatch]

dang man im so sorry to hear that

[slostang]

on to bigger and faster things...

btw if anyone wants to pay the $150 impound fee ill gladly sign over a clean GA title to ya.

[Evil Goat]

on to bigger and faster things...

btw if anyone wants to pay the $150 impound fee ill gladly sign over a clean GA title to ya.


son of a bitch that sucks....sorry to hear it man. what all is missing?

[slostang]

son of a bitch that sucks....sorry to hear it man. what all is missing?

the only thing that isnt missing from what the police said is the shell. supposedly its sitting on the chassis.

[WalkS]

That sucks man. Good to hear that the police did some good, by finding the shell.

[PURP]

WTF, Chris... that's that BS, man. Sorry to hear. I haven't been reading this much, but did you ever find anything out about the mexicans you said might have taken it?

[slostang]

WTF, Chris... that's that BS, man. Sorry to hear. I haven't been reading this much, but did you ever find anything out about the mexicans you said might have taken it?

nope.

[boostleak]

WTF! they drove pretty far w/out a clutch. I can only think the thieves knew your car, POS thieves! I hope you get back on your feet quick man, if you need a ride or anything shot me a text/call.

[slostang]

WTF! they drove pretty far w/out a clutch. I can only think the thieves knew your car, POS thieves! I hope you get back on your feet quick man, if you need a ride or anything shot me a text/call.

thanks man! if everything goes as planned i should be ridin dirty friday in this.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/cto/1249377417.html

[bowdown201]

East Point huh? hmmmm...

[btstone]

is your insurance gonna pay for all your mods

[slostang]

is your insurance gonna pay for all your mods

im not getting a dime out of them. :(

[slostang]

this is whats left. :(

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[Da_unknown]

dam, thats really fucked up

[Revmaynard]

Im going to assume they got the motorset, too?


Really sorry to see the damage.

[1badgvr4]

That mustang looks like a headache.

[Grimm Reeper]

damn Chris this is beyond words man

[slostang]

That mustang looks like a headache.

yeah i getting something a little different today hopefully.

[slostang]

Im going to assume they got the motorset, too?


Really sorry to see the damage.

yeah the only things left are the seats and wheels.

[XanRules]

this is whats left. :(

[pics]



Oh, what the fuck.
That's just not right.
How could you do that shit to another man's car?
Unforgivable.

[slostang]

yeah its pretty fucked up.

[JEY$JDM]

Gah dang that sux... Sry to hear man!

Thats why I do not go to Clayton!

[Humphrizzle]

that sucks man.. what are you doing with the shell?

[southside]

Gah dang that sux... Sry to hear man!

Thats why I do not go to Clayton!:thinking: I stay in Clayton! wtf that suppose to mean?

[slostang]

that sucks man.. what are you doing with the shell?

signed it over to the towing company. i guess shes in line for the crusher, if it hasnt been crushed yet. :(

[Tech5]

:thinking: I stay in Clayton! wtf that suppose to mean?

Its full of the Ghetto's and theives that is what it means!

Full truth I know I used to live there and many of my friends, and family members live there still. And they hope to move very soon...GANGS are pouring in ... Don't say its not true unless your trying to cover it up for some reason.Its getting worse , an worse! yeah our cops have been busting their asses with road blocks and gang bust. But still its just not save as for some other countys I have been too.

BTW Chris soooo sorry to hear about this man!

If you need anything let me know I will try and help!:goodjob:

[slostang]

Its full of the Ghetto's and theives that is what it means!

Full truth I know I used to live there and many of my friends, and family members live there still. And they hope to move very soon...GANGS are pouring in ... Don't say its not true unless your trying to cover it up for some reason.Its getting worse , an worse! yeah our cops have been busting their asses with road blocks and gang bust. But still its just not save as for some other countys I have been too.

BTW Chris soooo sorry to hear about this man!

If you need anything let me know I will try and help!:goodjob:

thanks josh!

[GsrCrx]

Lol at people assuming they are mexicans that stole their cars, i have had 2 cars stolen in my life, 1 in buford highway and 1 in indian trail, the one in buford highway got caught through my gps and he was white............

[Humphrizzle]

signed it over to the towing company. i guess shes in line for the crusher, if it hasnt been crushed yet. :(
Where's it located? I need the fender and bumper filler piece.. and seats.. maybe wheels.

[slostang]

Where's it located? I need the fender and bumper filler piece.. and seats.. maybe wheels.

east point. professional towing. the headrests are in teh back seat.

[Humphrizzle]

Thanks man.. what are you gettin to drive now?

[slostang]

Thanks man.. what are you gettin to drive now?

im kicking around a few offers at some dealerships.

[Humphrizzle]

Honda dealerships?

[slostang]

Honda dealerships?

2 acura dealerships, ford, carmax, and one independent.

[gerardojdm]

PM'ed. reply asap

[Ed]

that sucks. i could use the seats and wheels.

[bus-a-vtec]

damn dog which real honda thief steals a single cam on boost, only a dumb azz prolly a mexican caz dat aint worth such a risk n den if police cum they still could'nt get away regardless if d clutch iz good or not....no offense dude.... but i feel yo pain son

[boostleak]

damn dog which real honda thief steals a single cam on boost, only a dumb azz prolly a mexican caz dat aint worth such a risk n den if police cum they still could'nt get away regardless if d clutch iz good or not....no offense dude.... but i feel yo pain son oh god...:no:

[Tech5]

damn dog which real honda thief steals a single cam on boost, only a dumb azz prolly a mexican caz dat aint worth such a risk n den if police cum they still could'nt get away regardless if d clutch iz good or not....no offense dude.... but i feel yo pain son

I didnt understand 1 word you typed...Please either go back to school or stop falling asleep in class..... dayum

[slostang]

damn dog which real honda thief steals a single cam on boost, only a dumb azz prolly a mexican caz dat aint worth such a risk n den if police cum they still could'nt get away regardless if d clutch iz good or not....no offense dude.... but i feel yo pain son

i can promise that hatch would have pulled whatever you have.

[jdmda9]

im mexican nd our ppl arent the only race on this earth so plz dont be asses nd point the finger directly at us. just because alot of mexicans live in east point, everyone begins to assume, "O mexicans did it!" p.s. not every hispanic person is mexican so get that thru ur heads!!! im just sayin. n e wayz im sorry about the loss bro. i live in east point nd around here its RARE when i see another honda guy that acutally knows what he has. so if i see something suspecious it shouldnt be hard to point out. in fact PM me ur number so that if i do see something one of these days, ill call you right then and there!

[TheChosenOne]

Viva la mexico!

But seriously, phuck them theives. If you do find em, shot em. :rolleyes:

[jville95]

DAMN bro!! I don't even know you but I just read thru all 8 pgs here and all I can say is wow! Sorry they jammed your whip up like that!!
Furthermore, I have been a resident of Clayton County for 3+ yrs now and I keep my whip in my garage everyday. I rarely even bring it out but I know the feeling of having your car violated and for them to do that much damge(judging from the before & after pics) someone had it out for you and I jsut mean they had to be hating on you for one reason or another! (MOFO's!!)
Someone broke into my whip last year in front of my job!! Tried to get the whole car but failed(dorks) but they got away with some pretty good stuff. Ever since then, she's been sleeping in the garage.

But g/l on your next whip. If I see you around, i'll give ya a yell!!

[slostang]

i wish i had a garage.

[B18C5-EH2]

There's a thief in Clayton county that was caught red handed with a stolen B16A2 engine/transmisison, and other stolen parts on his car. He got busted at my shop when he tried to get an alignment with a stolen carbon fiber hood THAT BELONGED TO THE GUY ABOUT TO DO THE ALIGNMENT!!!

Best part is his buddies browse AND post right here on good ole IA.com.

When I've got more time I'm going to post a detailed topic including a link to the guy's arraignment/pending charges, dates, etc.

Basically unless you've got a garage or some serious anti-theft measures (not just owning a gun lol) you should avoid posting anything about your car here, or really anywhere. Especially never post pics of your car in the driveway of your home. All it takes is a thief to say "oh shit I know that neighborhood!" and it's bye bye car.

[ebkmike]

lol, more info please


There's a thief in Clayton county that was caught red handed with a stolen B16A2 engine/transmisison, and other stolen parts on his car. He got busted at my shop when he tried to get an alignment with a stolen carbon fiber hood THAT BELONGED TO THE GUY ABOUT TO DO THE ALIGNMENT!!!

Best part is his buddies browse AND post right here on good ole IA.com.

When I've got more time I'm going to post a detailed topic including a link to the guy's arraignment/pending charges, dates, etc.

Basically unless you've got a garage or some serious anti-theft measures (not just owning a gun lol) you should avoid posting anything about your car here, or really anywhere. Especially never post pics of your car in the driveway of your home. All it takes is a thief to say "oh shit I know that neighborhood!" and it's bye bye car.

[Xtreme]

There's a thief in Clayton county that was caught red handed with a stolen B16A2 engine/transmisison, and other stolen parts on his car. He got busted at my shop when he tried to get an alignment with a stolen carbon fiber hood THAT BELONGED TO THE GUY ABOUT TO DO THE ALIGNMENT!!!

Best part is his buddies browse AND post right here on good ole IA.com.

When I've got more time I'm going to post a detailed topic including a link to the guy's arraignment/pending charges, dates, etc.

Basically unless you've got a garage or some serious anti-theft measures (not just owning a gun lol) you should avoid posting anything about your car here, or really anywhere. Especially never post pics of your car in the driveway of your home. All it takes is a thief to say "oh shit I know that neighborhood!" and it's bye bye car.

Oh shit! I'm happy he's off the streets! Please post the detailed thread.

[B18C5-EH2]

Oh shit! I'm happy he's off the streets! Please post the detailed thread.

Well dude hasn't been convicted yet, but it should be a clear cut slam dunk. I was wanting to wait until he was convicted, but a few topics on IA are making me itch to go ahead and post it. One of them is a "show us your engine" topic in which a known associate of this thief is taking part. Perfect example of a guy lurking this forum in order to write up a "shopping list."

Long story short this guy shows up at my shop with a hood stolen the previous few days before from one of my techs whom just so happened to be performing the work on the car. The hood had been etched with my tech's name and last 4 of his SSN so there was no denying it was his. This tech lives about 5 mins from our shop too.

Popping the hood revealed a B16A2 swap with removed VIN tags, and that alone is a felony. A detective was still able to trace the engine to a Civic Si that had been stolen in Clayco a few months prior and found stripped in Clayco as well.

All of this was documented extensively by the Clayton Co. PD in our shop on Christmas Eve day 2008. Dude spent Christmas in jail but mommy (who showed up and was arguing that her son would never steal parts) bailed him out.

This guy used to freqent our shop with a "crew" of which most of them post here and lurk here on IA.com. I'm nice to everyone, but I always had my suspicions when these guys came by my shop. From a set of way too cheap wheels, to removed VIN plates on a few of their vehicles it was obvious to me that they were shady. They seemed like "nice guys" but I'd defnately not want them knowing where I live. They were always inquisitive about my car(s) too.

Anyone reading this:

Where's the best forum here on IA to post the whole story so that it gets the most traffic? It really mosty applies to Honda Civics/Integras, but I want as many people as possible to see the topic when I'm done. I will not mention any names other than the actual accused/soon to be found guilty party as all else is speculation.

[southside]

There's a thief in Clayton county that was caught red handed with a stolen B16A2 engine/transmisison, and other stolen parts on his car. He got busted at my shop when he tried to get an alignment with a stolen carbon fiber hood THAT BELONGED TO THE GUY ABOUT TO DO THE ALIGNMENT!!!

Best part is his buddies browse AND post right here on good ole IA.com.

When I've got more time I'm going to post a detailed topic including a link to the guy's arraignment/pending charges, dates, etc.

Basically unless you've got a garage or some serious anti-theft measures (not just owning a gun lol) you should avoid posting anything about your car here, or really anywhere. Especially never post pics of your car in the driveway of your home. All it takes is a thief to say "oh shit I know that neighborhood!" and it's bye bye car.Well Tom Hornsby I am one of his buddys and yes I browse and post here on IA.And for you to try to come to my thread and call me a thief is bullshit.Yes I posted a thread say "show off your engine bay".And what they do it on Honda-tech all day,And no one catches slack just think for one second how many motors and items you see on craigslist for sale with no vin plate. The guy you are talking about does stay in clayton county and the motor and hood that he had was stolen from clayton county as explained by Clayton county officers.If he had stolen the hood why would he return to the place where the guy worked.He also gave all the info on who he purchased the hood and motor from.There are 4 witnesses that were in the walmart parking lot when he removed his Certifit hood in a trade for the hood that was stolen off your alignment techs car.And for you to say you had suspicion its kinda funny when I remember my friend was trying to sell his Volks to you and your friends for 500$ after he was in a pinch.And you bought them until one of the guys said the rims werent the right width that you all were needing for a track car.If you thought that we were Shady its funny how everytime we came around you were being all buddy buddy.Obviously if you thought we were shady you wouldnt have gave my friend a joyride around in your hatch.So before you try and call someone a thief please get your fact straight.


Well dude hasn't been convicted yet, but it should be a clear cut slam dunk. I was wanting to wait until he was convicted, but a few topics on IA are making me itch to go ahead and post it. One of them is a "show us your engine" topic in which a known associate of this thief is taking part. Perfect example of a guy lurking this forum in order to write up a "shopping list."

Long story short this guy shows up at my shop with a hood stolen the previous few days before from one of my techs whom just so happened to be performing the work on the car. The hood had been etched with my tech's name and last 4 of his SSN so there was no denying it was his. This tech lives about 5 mins from our shop too.

Popping the hood revealed a B16A2 swap with removed VIN tags, and that alone is a felony. A detective was still able to trace the engine to a Civic Si that had been stolen in Clayco a few months prior and found stripped in Clayco as well.

All of this was documented extensively by the Clayton Co. PD in our shop on Christmas Eve day 2008. Dude spent Christmas in jail but mommy (who showed up and was arguing that her son would never steal parts) bailed him out.

This guy used to freqent our shop with a "crew" of which most of them post here and lurk here on IA.com. I'm nice to everyone, but I always had my suspicions when these guys came by my shop. From a set of way too cheap wheels, to removed VIN plates on a few of their vehicles it was obvious to me that they were shady. They seemed like "nice guys" but I'd defnately not want them knowing where I live. They were always inquisitive about my car(s) too.

Anyone reading this:

Where's the best forum here on IA to post the whole story so that it gets the most traffic? It really mosty applies to Honda Civics/Integras, but I want as many people as possible to see the topic when I'm done. I will not mention any names other than the actual accused/soon to be found guilty party as all else is speculation.And for you to say that Vin plates on a few of the car brought to your place of employment had no vins is straight bullshit.Because only cars that you have serviced or looked at was a prelude and my friends SI which both had vin plates on them.So before you try to make up some bullshit about our crew or friends being shady you better make sure you have your got damn facts straight.Because any bullshit you try to say or make up rumors.I will check every last bit of that shit because I hate when people dont know the whole story and try to add their own twist.They were shady guys and shit.But everytime we came around you were talking to us for ever and wouldnt shut the fuck up. Also if you thought we were so shady I remember you stayed through your lunch break to do my friends alignment now if we are that shady I dont think you would have done that.:goodjob:

[B18C5-EH2]

So you're defending a guy who buys stolen shit? Really? The thought never occurs to you that buying obviously stolen engine/tranny combos with missing VIN plates isn't the least bit shady?


And for you to say you had suspicion its kinda funny when I remember my friend was trying to sell his Volks to you and your friends for 500$ after he was in a pinch.And you bought them until one of the guys said the rims werent the right width that you all were needing for a track car.

First of all nobody bought a damn thing. I bRought one of the wheels into the shop to discuss the deal with my friend.

The more thought was put into the cheap Volks the less we thought it was a good idea to have my friend buy them. When I took a wheel into the shop we discussed the possibility of them being stolen, so the best way we could turn them down after your friend brought them up there was to say that they were too narrow and that he needed wider wheels with a more agressive offset.

At first the $500.00 pricetag didn't seem to shady because it was a really screwed up size and offset (14x5) but the more we thought about it the less it seemed like a good idea.

You could talk shit if he bought the wheels, but the fact of the matter is that it didnt seem right.


Obviously if you thought we were shady you wouldnt have gave my friend a joyride around in your hatch.So before you try and call someone a thief please get your fact straight.

You're obviously having some sort of guilty conscience here to come in raging about this. I was only going to name the actual guy who is being tried this upcoming week for receiving stolen property, altered VIN plate, etc. but I guess you just aired out some dirty laundry for you and your other friends.

The guys that came up with the thief seemed like nice guys - I already said that. I'm nice to everyone, and until given reason to think otherwise I'll extend a bit of trust and friendship. I let people ride in my car just the same as I allow pics of my car to be circulated on the internet - small time thieves stealing unprotected cars is a little different than getting past security measures and taking a car from someone who is armed.

At the end of the day you associate yourself with a guy who is either a straight up thief, or just makes some really ignorant, poor choices when it comes to buying shit with no VIN plates.

You're defending yourself before anyone has even mentioned you.

Guilty conscience?

[B18C5-EH2]

BTW:

The level of shadiness is obviously stepped up once one of your crew rolls into my shop full of stolen shit on his car. It immediately makes one think "oh yeah come to think of it is was shady when those guys were selling Volks for so cheap..." I wonder if that guy's engine was stolen too...I wonder if those sets of different wheels on those cars every time you see them were all legit?

There's a simple solution if you don't want people to think you're shady:

Stop hanging out with people that steal shit or buy stolen shit.

Pretty simple really.

[southside]

So you're defending a guy who buys stolen shit? Really? The thought never occurs to you that buying obviously stolen engine/tranny combos with missing VIN plates isn't the least bit shady?



First of all nobody bought a damn thing. I bRought one of the wheels into the shop to discuss the deal with my friend.

The more thought was put into the cheap Volks the less we thought it was a good idea to have my friend buy them. When I took a wheel into the shop we discussed the possibility of them being stolen, so the best way we could turn them down after your friend brought them up there was to say that they were too narrow and that he needed wider wheels with a more agressive offset.

At first the $500.00 pricetag didn't seem to shady because it was a really screwed up size and offset (14x5) but the more we thought about it the less it seemed like a good idea.

You could talk shit if he bought the wheels, but the fact of the matter is that it didnt seem right.



You're obviously having some sort of guilty conscience here to come in raging about this. I was only going to name the actual guy who is being tried this upcoming week for receiving stolen property, altered VIN plate, etc. but I guess you just aired out some dirty laundry for you and your other friends.

A few of the guys that came up with the thief seemed like nice guys - I already said that. I'm nice to everyone, and until given reason to think otherwise I'll extend a bit of trust and friendship. I let people ride in my car just the same as I allow pics of my car to be circulated on the internet - small time thieves stealing unprotected cars is a little different than getting past security measures and taking a car from someone who is armed.

At the end of the day you associate yourself with a guy who is either a straight up thief, or just makes some really ignorant, poor choices when it comes to buying shit with no VIN plates.

You're defending yourself before anyone has even mentioned you.

Guilty conscience .Yea I actually am defending someone that bought stolen shit.Just because someone made a poor chose on purchasing something doesnt mean that you have to be a fucking tick stuck on there ass everywhere.And for you to try to say I put myself out there yes I did because I'd rather have the truth about the situation out there than one thats half ass fabricated.And for you to try to say he is a thief and has been caught red handed and wrong.Because he bought the stolen items doesnt make him a damn thief.I know the guy and he works for a living and is out of town 5days of the week working.And for you to try to judge someones character and label them as a thief is stupid.Just because someone purchased a motor with out a vin last time I checked half the motors on IA didnt still have Oem vin plates like they were from Honda.All they have is block codes go to the for sale section and you will see half the motors and I bet your 5$ you cant find a gsr or a b16 that still has the vin plate on it.And there are still people buying them so I guess they are thieves also.Like I said know what you are talking about before you try to talk shit.:goodjob:

[b16hatchj]

Damn TOM Hornsby ,why are you spreadin rumors with out any facts, im a close friend of southside and the guy you called the police on who was gettin his alignment done, beacuse you,ve done all his other alignments and where so freindly, and i can vouch for everthing southside jus said about tom giving wild rides around his shop in his hatch, him buying the white volks from my other friend, i didnt see you and your buddys trying to find out if they where stolen since you always thought me and my friends were so shady, then you go and bring my friends mom into this sayin, mommy came and bailed him out which she did but with his hard earn saved up money from his construction job, and im pretty sure he gets payed more than you for answerin those phones up there, and why are you being so bold and bad now when we where up there you stayed in the farthest bay until the police came, when your always at the front by the door, your wrong for trying to be mr.judge and jury tom, and my friend knows how it feels to get your car stolen when its your pride and joy, his red h22 prelude wit lsd, and red sportmax was stolen out his driveway, so stop pointing the finger TOM, you dont know my me or my friends, even though we thought we knew you

[southside]

BTW:

The level of shadiness is obviously stepped up once one of your crew rolls into my shop full of stolen shit on his car. It immediately makes one think "oh yeah come to think of it is was shady when those guys were selling Volks for so cheap..." I wonder if that guy's engine was stolen too...I wonder if those sets of different wheels on those cars every time you see them were all legit?

There's a simple solution if you don't want people to think you're shady:

Stop hanging out with people that steal shit or buy stolen shit.

Pretty simple really.First of all you said you thought the crew was shady from the jump now your saying after one of the guys from the crew had stolen parts the whole crew steals.:thinking: Im confused so just because someone sells cheap wheels. They have to be stolen>? Is that what you are saying as many different sets of wheels that you find for cheap price are stolen is what you are saying>?Really like I said man the guy didnt know the items was stolen or he wouldnt have bought the items.And if he had seen your friends name on the hood and last 4 digits of his ssn.What does that mean I have my name carved in the back of one of my fat fives that I sold a year ago.So two years from now when someone trys to buy them they are suppose to see my name and automatically say they are stolen??????As much as stuff is sold,traded,swapped and other bs with Hondas man you never know.And this is the reason why Me and Him and a few others write bills of sale when we purchase stuff now.

[B18C5-EH2]

This is the nasty underbelly that is associated with being in the Honda "scene" I suppose.

See I can tell you the name of the guy I bought my ITR parts car from back in 2000. His name was Steve Kipisz, and I knew him personally. I bought his totalled ITR and even got the title so as to avoid the accusations at that time for having an ITR swap back then. There were lots of accusations going on back then because ITR swaps were going for $6,500.00 or so. I know not everyone has the luxury of being able to buy his swap from a friend who was the original owner of the wrecked car, but not wanting VIN numbers on an OBD2 engine that should always have them? That's shady.

There is no other reason to remove a VIN plate other than the shit is stolen. If you turn your head and buy the shit still then you are stupid. You deserve the punishment because no matter what you say you KNOW it's stolen shit.

...and just because "everybody else does it" doesn't make it a valid argument. If you're telling me that right now you'd buy a swap with removed VIN tags just because "it happens all the time" then yes you in FACT ARE A THIEF TOO.

Knowing what you know now would you still buy a swap with it's VIN plates removed? Knowing that you too could be charged with a felony would you still do it? Is having an upgraded engine for much cheaper than the going rate worth a felony on your record?

[southside]

This is the nasty underbelly that is associated with being in the Honda "scene" I suppose.

See I can tell you the name of the guy I bought my ITR parts car from back in 2000. His name was Steve Kipisz, and I knew him personally. I bought his totalled ITR and even got the title so as to avoid the accusations at that time for having an ITR swap back then. There were lots of accusations going on back then.

There is no other reason to remove a VIN plate other than the shit is stolen. If you turn your head and buy the shit still then you are stupid. You deserve the punishment because no matter what you say you KNOW it's stolen shit.

...and just because "everybody else does it" doesn't make it a valid argument. If you're telling me that right now you'd buy a swap with removed VIN tags just because "it happens all the time" then yes you in FACT ARE A THIEF TOO.

Knowing what you know now would you still buy a swap with it's VIN plates removed? Knowing that you too could be charged with a felony would you still do it? Is having an upgraded engine for much cheaper than the going rate worth a felony on your record?First off good for you TOm that you had info and title for all the shit you bought.Everytime you find a motor it isnt always stolen and everyone doesnt always have proof/papers to prove the stuff is legit.Like I said now he knows and I know and what about if it still did have a Vin on any motor you purchase.Its still a risk unless you know a cop then you still have to take a chance unless the motor is still in a car.That way you can match vin on tranny and motor to the chassis.Other than that your fishing in the dark like the rest of the unfortunate people that buy upgrades for there car and dont know where it came from.Because everyone isnt always going to keep receipts and records of where stuff came from and that sucks ass but Guess What?The shit happens!

[southside]

And now that I think about it he also has the title or whatever papers needed to prove the motor is legit now.So since he has done the right thing by contacting the insurance company and agreeing the pay the balance they wanted for the motor and tranny is he still wrong.And that isnt something a thief would do now is it.And I thought you said you bought your motor straight from HOnda.

[B18C5-EH2]

Can you not see how this looked from our perspective though? I'll admit that I could be wrong about intent, but damn man a stolen hood, engine, tranny, etc.

Like I've said a few times now I wasn't going to post you or any of your other crew guys' names because you aren't the ones that had the stolen stuff. I still haven't posted that info in the first place.

What are you trying to accomplish by arguing with me though?

[southside]

Can you not see how this looked from our perspective though? I'll admit that I could be wrong about intent, but damn man a stolen hood, engine, tranny, etc.

Like I've said a few times now I wasn't going to post you or any of your other crew guys' names because you aren't the ones that had the stolen stuff. I still haven't posted that info in the first place.

What are you trying to accomplish by arguing with me though?Im trying to get across the point that you are makin rumors about the guy and you didnt know the whole situation.And now that you know and I've explained it to you.Then you will know that he isnt a thief.I know how it would look of course I would think the same thing.And that is why when I seen your post I replied so you would know both sides.And wouldnt be calling the guy a thief like he rides around stealing cars,because that is not the case here.:goodjob:

[B18C5-EH2]

And now that I think about it he also has the title or whatever papers needed to prove the motor is legit now.So since he has done the right thing by contacting the insurance company and agreeing the pay the balance they wanted for the motor and tranny is he still wrong.And that isnt something a thief would do now is it.

How is a stolen engine legit in any capacity though? The detective had the name of the owner of the stolen Si. How do you unsteal an engine? I'm being serious. Are you telling me that he is now offering the insurance company of the stolen Si salvage pricing for the engine swap? If so I wasn't aware that this was possible, but if it is then kudos to him.


And I thought you said you bought your motor straight from HOnda.

No.

I said I bought the replacement transmission from then Baranco (now Sons) Acura after I'd destroyed/rebuilt mine 3-4 times. Brand new transmissions from Honda/Acura have no VIN plates, but they also obviously never had rivets in them either. I've got pictures of the crate it came in, etc. I try to document my purchases as to avoid any undue accusations.

Old tranny with VIN plate visible - that same VIN is still on my engine block.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/B18C5-EH2/B18C5codesig.jpg

Brand new from Acura tranny with no rivets for VIN plate:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/B18C5-EH2/Aug08Dump/noVINplate.jpg

The box on my shop floor:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/B18C5-EH2/Aug08Dump/netNewTranny.jpg

[southside]

How is a stolen engine legit in any capacity though? The detective had the name of the owner of the stolen Si. How do you unsteal an engine? i'm being serious.



No. I said I said I bought the replacement transmission from then Baranco
(now Sons) Acura after I'd destroyed/rebuilt mine 3-4 times. Brand new transmissions from Honda/Acura have no VIN plates, but they also obviously never had rivets in them either. I've got pictures of the crate it came in, etc. I try to document my purchases as to avoid any undue accusations.

Old tranny with VIN plate visible:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/B18C5-EH2/B18C5codesig.jpg

Brand new from Acura tranny with no rivets for VIN plate:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/B18C5-EH2/Aug08Dump/noVINplate.jpg

The box on my shop floor:

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/B18C5-EH2/Aug08Dump/netNewTranny.jpgcontacted the insurance company and they tell you how much they wanted for the motor and transmission that was in the vehicle.Then you pay the balance and they send you a crisp letter saying your balance has been paid and they give you the bill of sale with the vins of the motor and tranny with the amount paid for the items.

[silversol]

contacted the insurance company and they tell you how much they wanted for the motor and transmission that was in the vehicle.Then you pay the balance and they send you a crisp letter saying your balance has been paid and they give you the bill of sale with the vins of the motor and tranny with the amount paid for the items.


i Have a rebuilders licence i do a lot of business with insurance companys. I have never heard anything like this! Plus that motor and trans still has a altered vin! Its the samething as buying a pistol with the numbers scratched off duh they only do that for one reason!

[ej6kidd]

dam wheres the pop corn

[silversol]

I am also suprised the police gave the guy back the car that had the stolen engine/trans and hood on it!

[ej6kidd]

i Have a rebuilders licence i do a lot of business with insurance companys. I have never heard anything like this! Plus that motor and trans still has a altered vin! Its the samething as buying a pistol with the numbers scratched off duh they only do that for one reason!x2 the only time i seen this was the motor sellin at the insurance auction not selling back to the person it was found with

[b16hatchj]

i think his jus disapointed tom,theyhought they could trust you tom, i remembered sum of them saying all the alignments and car talks they had wit you, why didnt you jus cum up to him and say hey i think thats my buddys hood its not lik you didnt know him what would he have done, he couldnt argue when you'll would've showed the ssn carved in it and only the hood was his,not the swap so why go try and get more punishmen for the young man, your alot older tom im pretty sure you made sum poor choices to in your day, but all the ia viewers didnt see it like they did this, and far as the volks go i doubt yours friend thought or cared they where stolen they had all four of them out of my friends truck and in you shop, and you guys hadready payed him, you'll where gettin ready to mount them as we where still out side talkin and noticed how narrow they where, then he came to us and explained and like gentlemen we refunded his money

[southside]

i Have a rebuilders licence i do a lot of business with insurance companys. I have never heard anything like this! Plus that motor and trans still has a altered vin! Its the samething as buying a pistol with the numbers scratched off duh they only do that for one reason!Well idk the insurance company told him pay the remaining balance in order for him to keep the motor and everything be squared away.They said something about they had no one to remove the motor and transmission from the vehicle so it was either pay or wait until they found someone to remove it.

[silversol]

Well idk the insurance company told him pay the remaining balance in order for him to keep the motor and everything be squared away.They said something about they had no one to remove the motor and transmission from the vehicle so it was either pay or wait until they found someone to remove it.

so whats the ramaining balance on a car they probably payed out upwards of 7k for and i have seen theft recovery si shells at the insurance auctions and know what they go for.

[ej6kidd]

Well idk the insurance company told him pay the remaining balance in order for him to keep the motor and everything be squared away.They said something about they had no one to remove the motor and transmission from the vehicle so it was either pay or wait until they found someone to remove it.ok i can vouch for the part where they aint have no one to remove it that they will have to wait because my cuzin was in the same shoes as your friend but the motor had vin tags and my cuzin got a bill of sale and and the sellers car tag and drivers licence number so he was at a car meet in florida where this happened and the cops pulled him over and poped the hood and ran the motor vin it came up stolen they held the car for one year and then the court ruled since he had all the info on the person who sold it to him that he had 10 days to remove the motor and return it to the state

[b16hatchj]

yep they gave the car back jus like it was except for the hood which tom and his boys took, the motor jus had alot of water in it, we had to get it out ourselves, usually we would have taken it to honda acura but we did,nt want type R TOM to jack us up again

[southside]

I am also suprised the police gave the guy back the car that had the stolen engine/trans and hood on it!well the hood was removed at the shop of course and given back to the owner.And the motor and tranny was in the car at the impound.The insurance company didnt know how to get a motor removed from the car I guess.So they told him either pay the remaining balance or wait until we find someone to remove the motor.Once the owner of the car talked to the insurance company the insurance company contacted the dectective.And explained the arrangement with the person, then the detective called him once he was contacted by the insurance company.And told him he could pay the towing fees and impound fees on the way.To the impound lot once the detective established he had paid the towing fees and cleared with with the wrecking company.He escorted him to the impound lot where the car was and released the car to him.Well after he had explained they had lost the key to the vehicle first.I swear Clayton COunty is a trip.

[southside]

so whats the ramaining balance on a car they probably payed out upwards of 7k for and i have seen theft recovery si shells at the insurance auctions and know what they go for.the price he paid the person he got the motor from was considered by the insurance company and they made him pay the remaining balance after they looked up the price swaps were going for.

[silversol]

the price he paid the person he got the motor from was considered by the insurance company and they made him pay the remaining balance after they looked up the price swaps were going for.


I dont believe a insurance company would take into consideration what your buddy payed for stolen property!

[southside]

I dont believe a insurance company would take into consideration what your buddy payed for stolen property!Well they did Travis and is the reason why he still has the motor and transmission in his car.:goodjob:

[B18C5-EH2]

i think his jus disapointed tom,theyhought they could trust you tom, i remembered sum of them saying all the alignments and car talks they had wit you, why didnt you jus cum up to him and say hey i think thats my buddys hood its not lik you didnt know him what would he have done, he couldnt argue when you'll would've showed the ssn carved in it and only the hood was his,not the swap so why go try and get more punishmen for the young man, your alot older tom im pretty sure you made sum poor choices to in your day, but all the ia viewers didnt see it like they did this,

If "trusting me" includes looking the other way from an obviously stolen engine/trans swap while checking a stolen hood's identifying marks, then no I'm not trustworthy in that respect. If trust is doing the best possible job in a professional manner when ever you guys had alignments, or anything else done, then yes I've always been trustworthy.

Put yourself in my tech's shoes man.

His ENTIRE CAR was stolen from his driveway on week night. Luckily he had a kill switch so the thief couldn't drive the car away from the spot they'd pushed it to at he end of the street. They stole his ECU by cutting 26 wires, they stole his hood, his AFC, etc. It was a wiring nightmare.

Then not only does your friend show up with his hood, which is one thing, but then the missing VIN B16A2 pretty much could not have made him look any worse. Why would we even bother asking for an explanation? We had discussed asking him for the hood back prior to popping the hood to check the ID marks, but then there was also a stolen engine with missing VIN plates.

For all we knew the argument could have been made that the ID marks were a completely different meaning other than my tech's initials and last 4 of his SSN. Hell even WITH that info the cops were reluctant to give him his hood back.

It wasn't about punishing your friend as much as it was following protocol for getting his stolen hood back. Had we simply removed it without calling the cops WE could have been charged with theft. Again anything could have been made to fit those ID marks that were on the hood hinge area.

I will apologize for the "shady crew" remarks, but again put yourself in our shoes. You're rolling with a guy with stolen shit - period.

We also never got a "I'm sorry man I didn't know it was stolen" or anything from any of you guys. It looked really bad on you guys.

Okay so your friend made some mistakes, and yes we all make them, but had he not gotten caught he'd still be rolling with someone else's stolen property, and you all would likely keep buying hsit with missing VINs, right?

Sucks that it all went down this way, but it did.


and far as the volks go i doubt yours friend thought or cared they where stolen they had all four of them out of my friends truck and in you shop, and you guys hadready payed him, you'll where gettin ready to mount them as we where still out side talkin and noticed how narrow they where, then he came to us and explained and like gentlemen we refunded his money

My friend is actually the one who brought the stolen point up after he'd looked online at how much Volks were going for earlier in the day. I'll be glad to call him and ask him if he actually payed amd money exchanged hands, but I honestly do not remember that. I apologize if I'm way off base here, but again the circumstances lend itself to look bad for you guys.

[Revmaynard]

I fucking hate thieves. Scum of the Earth.

[B18C5-EH2]

Okay so let me ask this question while the crew is reading:

DO YOU CONSIDER BUYING ENGINES/TRANSMISSIONS WITH REMOVED VIN PLATES PERFECTLY NORMAL?

What was your answer prior to December 24th when your friend got caught.

What is your answer now?

It's an honest question.

[aguynamedpat]

All I know is this is not the first time that stolen parts/items have been linked to the "turtle squad." Ill see if I can dig up the older threads.

This is exactly why I try to avoid going ANYWHERE near Clayton County.

And Chris, I am sorry to hear about your loss man. I know its been a while, but that shit sucks and thieves are the biggest pieces of shit to walk the earth. That is why half the time, unless Im selling my car on here, only a select few IA members have any idea what I drive. I dont trust half the people on this site. Ive said it once and Ill say it again, I can almost guarantee you that 99% of stolen members cars are from other members/lurkers of this site.

[aguynamedpat]

http://www.importatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=178452&page=4&pp=20&highlight=turtle

[B18C5-EH2]

Well I missed a couple of other replies here so let me adress those too:


yep they gave the car back jus like it was except for the hood which tom and his boys took, the motor jus had alot of water in it, we had to get it out ourselves, usually we would have taken it to honda acura but we did,nt want type R TOM to jack us up again

Oh okay so it's MY fault your friend bought hot shit? Don't mix this up man. I didn't jack anyone up - your friend did when he decided it was okay to buy VINless engine/tranny shit.

I can see that this is an argument that has no conclusion. If you want to continue to defend someone who willingly bought an altered VIN engine and transmission I don't know what else to say.


Damn TOM Hornsby ,why are you spreadin rumors with out any facts,

FACT:

Your friend was in possession of stolen property - do I need to post the info found on the Clayton County Court dockett page with the charges and his name?


im a close friend of southside and the guy you called the police on who was gettin his alignment done, beacuse you,ve done all his other alignments and where so freindly, and i can vouch for everthing southside jus said about tom giving wild rides around his shop in his hatch,

Yes I am guilty of being nice to customers.


him buying the white volks from my other friend,

First of all I didn't buy shit.

Secondly my friend thought better after he got that sick to his stomach feeling about the wheels. The possibility of being stolen was enough to not want them. He saw how narrow they were in the parking lot. He was considering using spacers, etc. Again he began feeling antsy about the deal, so he cancelled the deal. See this is how honest people avoid buying potentially shady shit.


i didnt see you and your buddys trying to find out if they where stolen since you always thought me and my friends were so shady,

Is there a stolen wheels database that I should be aware of? It's not as obvious as ths stolen engine/tranny found on December 24th.


then you go and bring my friends mom into this sayin, mommy came and bailed him out which she did

Yeah I got plenty of "eat shit" looks from her and the "crew" that was there trying to take the car home that day. As if I did something wrong?


but with his hard earn saved up money from his construction job, and im pretty sure he gets payed more than you for answerin those phones up there,

Well then if he makes so much money why does he do shady "business" deals with VINless parts? why buy a c/f hood from some no name dude in a Wal Mart parking lot man? I hope he makes good money. Did you know what white collar criminals also make a shit ton more money than I do? doesn't mean they're honest.


and why are you being so bold and bad now when we where up there you stayed in the farthest bay until the police came, when your always at the front by the door,

At that point my boss, the owner of the shop, advised me to stay away from you guys. Since I'm but a lowly "phone answerer" I guess I was just following orders. Do you think I wanted to talk to you guys? Here I am always being nice to you guys then you show up at my shop with stolen shit from one of our employees, AND a complete stolen swap.


your wrong for trying to be mr.judge and jury tom,

Perhaps I am wrong. See I'll be the first to admit if I think I've made a mistake. Perhaps I'm wrong for judging you all based on running with a guy with stolen shit on his car.


and my friend knows how it feels to get your car stolen when its your pride and joy, his red h22 prelude wit lsd, and red sportmax was stolen out his driveway,

Then why in the fuck did he buy a swap with obviously removed VIN plates? Some people take a different approach after getting shit stolen from them. Some people think it's okay to buy stolen shit afterwards since they feel like they're owed something.


so stop pointing the finger TOM, you dont know my me or my friends, even though we thought we knew you

Yes you've outed me as an untrustworthy person to look the other way when presented with a stolen engine swap and a stolen hood that belongs to a close friend/co worker. I'm sure onlookers here have a completely different view of me now, while people defending choices to buy VIN altered parts come out smelling like a rose.

Cliff notes:

DON'T BRING YOUR CAR TO MY SHOP IF YOU HAVE MISSING VIN PLATES.

[aguynamedpat]

When will people learn, not To drive too the movies, the mall, and so forth. Everyone knows cars get jacked from teh mall or movies, but contiue to go there.....


Lol they wont.I kno who shops at the movies and the malls.Trust me they aint buying sh*t from Macys .I get nerves going to Wal-Mart ,I hate going to the mall or movies makes me nerves.

Here is a quote from the other thread as well, page one. One other instance where southside has sounded very suspect. Not accusing you of anything, but I am thinking you may know a lot about some of the thefts from the site.

[Xtreme]

Wow, this is a VERY interesting thread! Not taking sides since I don't know either one of y'all, but b18c5-eh3 has some very good information. Southside - if your friends buy swaps without VIN plates, tell them thats not smart at all. And I've seen a few other threads saying you're a thief (southside). I'm not saying you are, but many did/are.

b18c5-eh2 - I'll be on the lookout for that thread, man!

[aguynamedpat]

Shit, meet fan. Fan, shit.

[southside]

Here is a quote from the other thread as well, page one. One other instance where southside has sounded very suspect. Not accusing you of anything, but I am thinking you may know a lot about some of the thefts from the site.Yes I have said alot of stuff that sounds suspect.The reason I said that is because the same people I see doing circles around the mall parking lot are the same people I see with new stuff.On sunday nights when I go out so like I said I know and have seen thiefs:yes: browsing parking lots and the reason why I have killswitches in my Hoopty.I also said to a guy when he was saying thats why I dont drive Hondas.I said I know some people that will come get that Camaro out your driveway.Reason I said that is to show that people steal anything.My friends mom stock accord was stolen from Walmart.My cousins Caprice was stolen from his apartments my point was that people steal anything.Including Lawn mowers because mine was on my back porch and was stolen.I mean really if you live anywhere around and hang out at any spot you see people with New shit just about everyweek and you wonder where the hell they got it.These are the same people you see scrambling at meets to see someone that pops there hood.Alot of people make accusations about stuff they dont know about.As many times I have recieved pms about stolen cars that a person says well my car came up missing in clayton county.And someone pmd me saying I should ask you because I tell them just like I tell everyone else."check the trailor parks".My friends prelude when it got stole was spotted parked at a guys house in a trailor park and the guy didnt tell me this until after his car was recoverd and I kept asking around.So everytime I see someones car was stolen from down here.I tell them CHeck the trailor parks.:goodjob:

[southside]

All I know is this is not the first time that stolen parts/items have been linked to the "turtle squad." Ill see if I can dig up the older threads.

This is exactly why I try to avoid going ANYWHERE near Clayton County.

And Chris, I am sorry to hear about your loss man. I know its been a while, but that shit sucks and thieves are the biggest pieces of shit to walk the earth. That is why half the time, unless Im selling my car on here, only a select few IA members have any idea what I drive. I dont trust half the people on this site. Ive said it once and Ill say it again, I can almost guarantee you that 99% of stolen members cars are from other members/lurkers of this site. Yes the guy Blake said that Turtlesquad stole his car LMAO because he had went to one of my friends house that ran his shop out of his backyard kinda like Voungs Garage.And he seen all the parts and stuff and guess he figured it was a chop shop.But when I contacted the guy Blake Via pm he said he also knew alot of people that stole stuff.When I mean know I dont mean personal friends but like when someone tells you oh watch out for that guy he steals shit.And he said turtlesquad took his shit and all this and that when his Si was stolen from the movie theater.Then later on someone told me that the guy knew who stole his car but he was scared to confront them and dropped the subject and that is when my friend that had his shop in his backyard got pissed because the guy was saying he had a chop shop or some shit and he knew that we had something to do with it.LMAO when people shit gets stolen everyone becomes a suspect and the blame game gets played.Trust me I know but just because someone says something doesnt make it true.Kinda like if I say you suck dick is it true?MAYBE Maybe not but who knows but if someone makes that accusation then of course they are going to think you have sufficient evidence to go along with you saying Im positive they have something to do with my car coming up missing.:goodjob:


Okay so let me ask this question while the crew is reading:

DO YOU CONSIDER BUYING ENGINES/TRANSMISSIONS WITH REMOVED VIN PLATES PERFECTLY NORMAL?

What was your answer prior to December 24th when your friend got caught.

What is your answer now?

It's an honest question. Like I said as many motors I have seen for sale without vins it kinda is normal.Because you are not always going to find amotor with a vin plate.And my answer prior to Dec. 24 would have been to buy it and dont ask questions if its cheap.And my answer now is to get the cop that stays down the street from me to check it.Im sure he would have no problem running a vin or serial number for me.Or get them to write a bill of sale with there license number and signature.:goodjob: But if it sounds like its too good to be true then I dont mess with it.Due to the fact that people already try to accuse me of stealing.Because they have no one else to blame so I try to stay away from motors that dont have vin plates as much as possible and is the reason I have a single cam now.:yes:

also like I said my friend was wrong for purchasing the parts and probly shouldnt have but when stuff is cheap.One thing says dont do it and the other says buy it hes prolly just broke.But as for a apology Idk if your going to get one of those.My friend didnt do anything wrong but purchase the stolen items its not like he was the one who stole them.And the whole way he was treated didnt sit too right with him.Considering he was treated as if he was a criminal from the get go and had no chance to explain to your working where he had purchased the hood from.Before the cops were brought into the situation as if they had witnessed him stealing the items.The cops didnt wanna hear the truth at all and neither would anyone else.But when the shit hits the fan it hits the fan.And afterward then the true hits the fan and is when everyone comes to reason.LIke oh I see now but at first you didnt wanna hear it right.And from all the accusations no one did everyone was just hearing oh someone got caught redhanded and that was it.My friend bought something from one of your friends and was warned saying watch out a thief got caught at my shop.So you have to understand where he would be kinda bitter about the whole situation.Even though he was in the wrong from purchasing items without proper identification plates.:goodjob:

[B18C5-EH2]

That last response was absolutely civil, and I can appreciate that.

You'll have to forgive me as I'm "out of the loop" and I have never really been big into buying swaps and parts from local people. I've always done business with Import Auto Salvage in N.C, Pacific Engine Co. back in the day, and J.E.I locally. I've never understood it to be "normal" to buy VIN-removed swaps, so when I see stuff like that it immediately makes me think "thief." Seeing my friend's/co-worker's hood at the same time also makes me think "thief." I think we've well covered this, but I feel almost like I have to defend myself for calling the cops which was the only right way to get that hood back.

You might also notice I've yet to post that topic naming the name too. Maybe dropping hints here and there was the best thing so that we could have this discussion since nobody from your camp ever stopped back by my shop to explain anything. Check my posting history here on IA and you'll see I'm very rarely/never on here. I saw your topic about engine bays and I dropped a hint because I thought it was ironic that you were asking to see engine bays, and your friend had a stolen swap.

I've had shit stolen too. It sucks. I think anyone who has experiences that sort of violation looks for ways to get back at thieves. I'm not trying to sound like an ass but myself and the guy whose hood was stolen don't follow some sort of "code" when it comes to "the scene." Where I'm at in life is calling the police when shit like that goes down. This was also at a place of business, with a business owner's interests in mind. She was definately not trying to play the "just ask for the hood back" game. It was "if you don't call the police I will" and that was that.

The stolen engine swap really cinched the whole calling the cops thing. I've got a friend who has had two cars stolen from him, and one was a 99-00 Civic Si - it could have been his engine.

Hindsight is always 20/20, meaning perhaps we could always have done something different. If your friend really had no clue a VIN-less swap wa shady then that sucks. He certainly knows now. I guess if everything gets dropped, he keeps the engine and it's somehow "legitimized" and he gets off with a slap on the wrist then that's as close to "justice" for all parties involved.

I cannot say I'd do the calling the cops thing differently though given the exact same circumstances. when the cops start saying shit like "yeah well his cell phone from the car has a lot of parts exchanging activity" it made me think that we had stumbled upon a full blown theft ring. What else was I to think? I can't give a guy with a stolen engine swap the benefit of the doubt given those circumstances.

If you think I'm a low life dirty snitch then I can't say anything to change your minds.

How would you have handled that situation being in my position? Don't forget that I had a fuming pissed co-worker and the owner of the shop to answer to as well.

[B18C5-EH2]

Last thing for the night:

Just curious if you guys ever tracked down the guy(s) that sold the swap and the hood to your friend. See if I were you guys I'd be more pissed off at them than anyone. Surely you had the seller's phone number or something, or else how did you set up the deals?

And finally:

Since what's done is done what resolution do you think is best RIGHT NOW?

Meaning your friend can't unbuy stolen goods, and I can't uncall the cops.

I don't expect you guys to show up at the shop with a fruit basket or anything, just like you can't expect my co worker and I to apologize for calling the police.

[slostang]

All I know is this is not the first time that stolen parts/items have been linked to the "turtle squad." Ill see if I can dig up the older threads.

This is exactly why I try to avoid going ANYWHERE near Clayton County.

And Chris, I am sorry to hear about your loss man. I know its been a while, but that shit sucks and thieves are the biggest pieces of shit to walk the earth. That is why half the time, unless Im selling my car on here, only a select few IA members have any idea what I drive. I dont trust half the people on this site. Ive said it once and Ill say it again, I can almost guarantee you that 99% of stolen members cars are from other members/lurkers of this site.

yeah it blows, but nothing i can do now. thanks.

[stillaneon]

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