Midnight Pump-Jacking!

Post by **Jesda** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

Well, tonight's experience was rather interesting.

For Spilk's 85 Maxima, we needed a new fuel pump. Junkyards didnt have the right one, NAPA wanted an arm leg and left nut, maybe a right kidney for tax. At the neighborhood gas station is a line of abandoned cars, some of them stripped, including an 87 Maxima with no plates and no starter, some 30 year old forks, a Hyundai Scoupe with missing windows (actually half of them had smashed windows). Asked the guy at the gas station who owned the Maxima, he said he hadnt a clue who owned those cars. They just were left there. We tried for weeks to get a hold of the owner of the Max to no avail.

So tonight, we embarked on an adventure, armed with tools, a flash light, and quick reflexes. We hopped into my Q and headed down to the gas station. I went in, asked again about the Maxima and other cars (and bought some ice cream), and the guy still had no information on them. They were just left there for months.

This Maxima was missing door panels, a fender, radio, and more. Even the door stickers were gone. We had to do a CarFax to find the year of it. The windshield was cracked, and I was surprised the darn thing still had wheels and seats.

I shined the flashlight as Spilk went in and pulled out the rear seat, removed some wires, and proceeded to remove the fuel pump. While there, we got a starter and the rear bottom seat cushion. It took about 15 minutes, and we got the hell out of there.

I dont think we broke any laws, the guy at the gas station didnt care, but it felt criminal anyway!

We got home, plugged in the pump (which was pretty clean) and it sounded good.

-Jesda

Post by **Spilk188** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

Wheeee semi-anarchy rules!!!

Post by **pcbootleger** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

I bet that was the biggest adrenaline you ever had. Things like that is always fun. You should start taking more stuff from that car while you still can.

Post by **stretch240sx** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

not to sound like a ***** but i wouldnt do it agian... cause nowing the luck youd go to get the rear view mirror or some crap and have a cop roll up on you and bam... spending time in the pokey...

Post by **Spilk188** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

nah, cops are never in that area. They are always out doing important things, like eating hot dogs, or catching 'speeders' to make quota. Or trying to stop rapists, (oh wait, they dont do that here)

yeah the cops in this area bug the crap out of me.

Post by **Jesda** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

Then the cop would ask... "What are you boys doing?"

"Why, we're taking parts from an abandoned car." Not a huge crime, I say.

Post by **Spilk188** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

or we go "SNATCH AND RUN!!!!!!" and take the parts we have already and take off in the car

Post by **Thee 240sx Owner** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

lol i found out i can break into cars rather simple like... yesterday i had to pop the locks for a friend at college... he locked his keys in his truck.. someone had a slimjim and it took me 15secs to pop his locks.. they looked at me funny like... lol we agreed to do the same thing again this weekend... lol

Edited: Btw i don't think its a crime... although it was probably scaring the s*** out of you everytime you saw headlights... lol

Post by **Anand** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

haha.... that's cool... atleast you got what your were looking for and for FREE... that's the best!!

Post by **AZhitman** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

The HITMAN proclaims your valiant and noble efforts in the face of danger to be in the best interests of a needy and worthy Nissan, and renders you blameless.

Well done!

Post by **Spilk188** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

is anyone aware of how easy it is to get into maximas with the keyless entry (keycode one) ?

Post by **Thee 240sx Owner** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

AZhitman wrote:The HITMAN proclaims your valiant and noble efforts in the face of danger to be in the best interests of a needy and worthy Nissan, and renders you blameless.

Well done!

When something you did is worthy foryou to get hitmans "get out of blame" certificate.... you know you did well.....

Post by **pcbootleger** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

Spilk188 wrote:is anyone aware of how easy it is to get into maximas with the keyless entry (keycode one) ?

Or any punch in code type of lock. I can usually do it in three tries. All you have to do is look at which ones are worn out.

Post by **PalmerWMD** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

This is hilarious!

So this is the result of the intergenerational synergy NICO is likely to engender?

Fred..

Post by **Thee 240sx Owner** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

palmerwmd wrote:This is hilarious!

So this is the result of the intergenerational synergy NICO is likely to engender?

Fred..

:eh:

Post by **Jesda** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

Now bear in mind, we didnt break in! The doors were open.

Post by **Stoneage_Turbo** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

got my intercoolers like that for my G20 , a 92 300 zxtt sat abandoned behind a nissan dealer , i asked about it and he said if i got the damned thing off his lot i could have it , wasnt much left after i cleaned the intercoolers and pipeing out of it (no eninge at this point), went back a coulpe of weeks later for the headlights and they were gone along with the car

Post by **Thee 240sx Owner** » Thu Jul 10, 2003 8:33 pm

Stoneage_Turbo wrote:got my intercoolers like that for my G20 , a 92 300 zxtt sat abandoned behind a nissan dealer , i asked about it and he said if i got the damned thing off his lot i could have it , wasnt much left after i cleaned the intercoolers and pipeing out of it (no eninge at this point), went back a coulpe of weeks later for the headlights and they were gone along with the car

:slap

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