Karma is a bitch, and I found where my stolen 5.0/T5 is hiding....

[Eliteman76]

Hey guys...sorry if I've been away FAR too long.
We are still alive, kicking, albeit broke as a joke, and stll suffering Powertour withdrawl.

Just one of my random updates of joy. Some of you guys might recall my Mom's story on the '87 5.0 she bought new, that we used, enjoyed, raced on and off the drag strip in the day...and ended up getting hit by a train.

Fast forward to a few years back...my mom and step dad Keith {not really my step dad, never married, but hell 23+ years together.}...they called it quits, went through a period for a while and started to work things out for the better and getting things back on track.

I had my mom's 5.0/t5 from the '87 sitting in my garage. I ended up taking it back over to Keith's at mom's request as we found another roller to drop it into for her to drive.
Keith passed last April, and I was never able to get into the hosue to recover the engine, despite the Family's promises I'd get it. Very sore deal for us how we got treated after the funeral.

I had sort of just accepted things...moved on.

And then...I run into one of Keith's long time buddys.
Got to talking about things, and asked him if he still had Keith's car trailer...nice custom aluminum job that I seen some kid with and the kid was acting all white eyed like I busted him with stolen property.
Found out Dave who I was told had gotten the trailer, did not. {Why was I surprised? I mean Mother f'n A, I was surprised but I shouldn't have been}
He said "Hell no, those f-bomb dirty SOB's Keith was wrenching for on a race car took all his tools, the trailer, and swiped your mom's engine and trans. I know, as the SOB is sitting on a goofy engine stand"...right there, i interjected "Let me guess. Shitty welds. 2x4 holding up the tailstock of the T5?"...and Dave was like "Ah...yessss, how do you know?"
I was like "Cause I WELDED the MothaF*r!"
He's like, yeah, it's sitting in their shop up front to the left.

So. Working right now on trying to get the info from the registration from State of Nebraska for the VIN info...so we can match up any info off the block and transmission and file a stolen item report and theft by deception.

What angers me even more this pieces of garbage had the gal to tell my mom to her face "No, No, that engine wasn't yours" last year when she was at their shop.

So...Nothing more joyous than discovering the location of stolen engine and transmission, and actually planning on LEGALLY getting it back.Mental thought to the POS' that took it: Have fun guys. Karma's a beeyotch. I may not have the old 5.0...but I sure as f am getting the engine and 5 speed back.




Sorry for the sop box rant vent session...but going about this legally and not just going fist to face, boot to ass.

[DanStokes]

Best of luck on this. Should be able to get the info from the State to prove ownership. Hope this post didn't tip your hand.

Dan

[Scott Liggett]

My guess the police will find other stolen stuff in that shop.

[TC]

I sold a couple of lifts to my buddy a few years ago and when he moved to his new location someone stole one of the lifts out of his parking lot before he could get it mounted. Funny thing is the lift was all in one piece, just the way we moved it..... Anyway he filed an insurance claim and got money for it and then the other week I'm looking at 2 post lifts on Craigslist and low and behold what do I find..... The lift I sold him, only thing that sucks is I don't have and he didn't write down the serial number off the lift or he could be getting his left back..... But here it is $700, what the guy says he paid for it......BS.......

Anyway hope it all works out for ya.......

[BluLightning]

Good luck Andrew.

[Eliteman76]

Hey guys...turns out this is considered a civil matter and not theft.

As the case stands...the sheriff said in talking with his super, and another department guy, it's not considered a theft.
To us, they out right stole the damn thing.
For the guys that have it...Keith's family said to just take the stuff as part of debt owed...but they damn well knew it was not Keith's.

The Sheriff called on our behalf asking for the rightful property to be returned...but doubt this will be of any good.
Only good bit is, the sheriff is off until Sunday after tonight and will not return a call to the guy that we know has the stuff.

We are going to go down to the shop where we know it's at. My mom and I are going, will be civil, and calmly ask for the return of the engine. We are going to present the paper we have on this, and explained the police have been contacted. If he keeps it up, we are going to take them to court over the basic principle of the matter, even if a very worn out, abused, drag raced street raced 5.0 is nothing more that a junk block with a shelled trans.
All we care about this at point is having it rightfully returned to home.

It's like my mom said to me tonight...these fkr's have the heart to my mustang. My heart. I want it back.

Bob...probably cause I fell out of touch about Powertour this year due to depression, what the hell happened?? The 5.4 toss some more plugs?

And for laughs, any resident civil lawyers on here that can advise us? Will pay in motor oil and burnouts.

[SpiderGearsMan]

we could beat the motor out of him

DG knows the cops...... we can get away with it ..Nebraska ? Right ?

[Eliteman76]

Spidey, I tell ya man. If I was not trying my best to be a good, honest person to the best of my ability...I'd be the asshat on the 6 o'clock news that was reported ramming a snow plow though their shop, hooking a log chain to the engine stand and going on a amusing drive.

Last thing I will ever alow myself is to drop to the left of doing something stupid and ending up in jail.

[BluLightning]

Bob...probably cause I fell out of touch about Powertour this year due to depression, what the hell happened?? The 5.4 toss some more plugs?

Actually a little more serious then that. It tossed a rod through the side of the block.

[Eliteman76]

Bob...sucks man, I read that and went:

[BluLightning]

Don't worry. Wait till you see it next year.

[SpiderGearsMan]

Spidey, I tell ya man. If I was not trying my best to be a good, honest person to the best of my ability...I'd be the asshat on the 6 o'clock news that was reported ramming a snow plow though their shop, hooking a log chain to the engine stand and going on a amusing drive.

Last thing I will ever alow myself is to drop to the left of doing something stupid and ending up in jail.

I love it and would help

[Barry Donovan]

seems there is a key missing ingredient.. a guy named keith.
not to be nosy, you did post on a public forum. Debt owed? willed away? several realist questions.

reminds me of a car getting towed because one landowner said sure keep it there, and the back half of the perfect thief is the real one, and had it towed...legally, to do whatever after the past goes away. Cops canlt do anyhting...going as hillbilly as the piece of shits that take things is not worth it either.

I have entire cars missing on "civil matter" and thiefs that are career long. The jobless wonders with 40 acres and a hot rod.

[Scott Liggett]

Hey guys...turns out this is considered a civil matter and not theft.

As the case stands...the sheriff said in talking with his super, and another department guy, it's not considered a theft.
To us, they out right stole the damn thing.
For the guys that have it...Keith's family said to just take the stuff as part of debt owed...but they damn well knew it was not Keith's.

The Sheriff called on our behalf asking for the rightful property to be returned...but doubt this will be of any good.
Only good bit is, the sheriff is off until Sunday after tonight and will not return a call to the guy that we know has the stuff.

We are going to go down to the shop where we know it's at. My mom and I are going, will be civil, and calmly ask for the return of the engine. We are going to present the paper we have on this, and explained the police have been contacted. If he keeps it up, we are going to take them to court over the basic principle of the matter, even if a very worn out, abused, drag raced street raced 5.0 is nothing more that a junk block with a shelled trans.
All we care about this at point is having it rightfully returned to home.

It's like my mom said to me tonight...these fkr's have the heart to my mustang. My heart. I want it back.

Bob...probably cause I fell out of touch about Powertour this year due to depression, what the hell happened?? The 5.4 toss some more plugs?

And for laughs, any resident civil lawyers on here that can advise us? Will pay in motor oil and burnouts.

The Italians still run South Omaha? Call a couple collection agents.

[Eliteman76]

Boxer...yeah, I realize where I posted, public forum.

In the end of it all, the guys at first were like, no we didn't have it, no, no we didn't, and after we called the police to assist on a property dispute, they instantly changed their tune of "Oh, hell, we were holding onto it for almost a year and you never called us.
Keep in mind, these are the same pieces of garbage that told my mom "You ain't going to like us Judy, but we have your engine and you ain't gonna get it!"

They ended up supposedly selling it 6-7 months back.

In the end, we messed up their day, and out of solace, good enough for my mom and me. Book is closed, we are going to just remember the fun we had with that car, and good times with Keith when he was alive.

As I told a few friends...going to get down off my cross, take the wood and build a bridge and get over this once and for all. Head up, moving forward and done.

Thanks for listing to my ranting on this.