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    Stubborn nuts and bolts

    Have you ever heard of anything you can hook up to a welder to heat a nut until it's red hot? I'm sure I heard of something of the sort some time ago but I really don't remember. Sounds a lot more dangerous than using a torch but with all the nuts and bolts I ended up having to cut through I'd...
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    Garage Security

    Personally, I go with a couple of pit bulls or Rotties for my house but if dogs aren't what you're looking for have you thought about getting a wrought iron security door?
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    Project Vehicles

    I'm pretty sure that I'm done with the work on my 96 Mustang, for now anyway.... I have a 96 Bronco in my driveway with the rear suspension taken apart. I wish I got the Bronco in the garage before I started messing with it :)
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    cheap car vac

    Walmart sells little Shop-Vacs for about $20. When I say little, this thing has a capacity of no more than about one or two gallons.
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    Aluminum Jacks

    I use a Craftman 2 ton aluminum jack for my Mustang. I think the jack has a min. saddle height of 3.25" or so. Since my car is lowered I can get it underneath the K-member but I don't have any room to work the handle to jack it up unless I drive my car up on a couple of 2x4s beforehand.
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    Anti-shatter

    Lol, yeah. Three times in 2006. No problems since though. But to the original poster, if you can't find that film you're looking for just use regular tint. That should keep the window from shattering if it's broken. The only thing I can think of in the way of security is burglar bars.
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    Anti-shatter

    Sounds like a good idea to slow someone down. The last few times someone broke into my house they peeled the moldings that held the panes of glass in the frame out and just unlocked it. But then again my windows are 40 year old single pane windows.
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