DIY Vehicle Projects

**Page in progress, Stand by for all you ever want to know to keep your car bolted together**   Hardware is rarely right when it comes to the DIY project.  In this guide you will learn all you want to know about hardware and more.  Hardware technology has come a long ways since our vehicles were designed and there is a reason you don't see hardware like that on new cars.    I have pulled together a lot of information learned from my own failures, Society of Automotive Engineering (SAE) training on hardware and the bolted joint, and a lot...

**Full Instructions with images coming soon, See below for the products I use** There are a lot of different ways to do wiring, but most DIY wiring projects are done wrong.  We have all seen a wide range of ways from bare wires twisted together wrapped in electrical tape, to household wire nuts holding wires together.  These have no place in a road vehicle.  At best they will cause intermittent failures and worst case your car will catch on fire.    I spent the first half of my career as a manufacturing engineer developing standards and picking tooling to build...

**Page in the works, pictures detailing the project to follow** I have tried nearly every sound deadener option I could think of over the years and have learned through trial and error and much research which options work best for the money.  Some of the things I have tried in the past are: Dynamat Yoga mats Rubberized Undercoating Truck Bed Liner Jute padding Roofing tar Peal and seal Stick on flat asphalt roofing Caulking Stick on foam heat shield I would not use any asphalt based solutions ever again. My favorites after years of experimenting are shown below.  I am...