Un-crapifying a Car Stereo

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[Noah Farrington] has just accomplished a major milestone in his life, purchasing his first car! A glorious 2001 Ford Focus wagon. While it may be a fully loaded luxury vehicle, it is missing one thing poor [Noah] can’t live without. An aux-in port. He had a few options for rectifying the situation. Live with...
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Homemade 105 MPG Car

Jory Squibb made his own 105 mile per gallon car – “Moonbeam is 79″ long, 52″ wide, and 56″ high. It is made from a 1987 Honda Elite 150 motorscooter in excellent condition and another 1984 Elite 125 parts bike. It weighs 386 pounds unloaded. It cost $2339 in materials and 1000 hours of labor. The front tireshave...
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Make an RC Airsoft Tank

RC toys are always fun, especially when you can add weapons… I was given this RC car for Christmas, and it came with a switch on the remote for lights you could turn on. I tore off the body and clipped the wires to the lights. It turns out they put out a nice 10v signal. I quickly grabbed my tiny breadboard...
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How to Hot Wire your Car

Ninjas just mugged you and stole your car keys. In desperation, you break your car window only to realize you still can’t start the vehicle.  Don’t let this happen to you. Read this article and learn to hot wire your car and perhaps even save your life.  The article is a wiki so if you have any...
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Build a Solar Powered Electric Car

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Since electric vehicles are the newest trend among the DIY green community, this solar powered electric car just takes the process one step further.  After previously constructing his own electric car, he wrote up a full tutorial about you how to convert a normal gas powered car into a true solar powered...
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Customize your Car’s Electronics Using Arduino

Vehicles these days come with a lot of electronics but you can learn from our collection of car hacks to add your own custom features.  For example, take the Jeep Wrangler and put in a couple of Arduinos, an LCD display, shift registers, relays, and you get the ‘JEEPuter’: The JEEPuter is a programmable...
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DIY Google Street View System

Now you can have your very own copy of Google’s revolutionary camera system!  Use it to make your own street view videos from a car or you can even mount it on a backpack and take it hiking with you.  You can even install a remote control for convenience.  The system below is a pre-made kit,...
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A Simple, Overkill, Electric Car

If you’re building an electric car nowadays, you’re probably looking at taking a normal, gas-powered car and replacing the engine and transmission with an electric motor and batteries. [Gahaar] thought this is a rather dumb idea; all the excesses of an internal combustion-powered car, such as exhaust, cooling,...
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Build your own Portable Air Conditioner

With roasting temperatures this summer, it would be an awesome treat to have a personal, handheld air conditioner. Follow this detailed build tutorial and learn how to make your own portable AC unit.  We also featured a similar air conditioning and heating project which uses an awesome device called a...
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MIT’s Speedy Motorized Shopping Cart

A few MIT students build this motorized shopping cart out of parts from an old go-cart.  While some students spend college parting, these cool kids used their time to build this babe-magnet of a ride.You can check out the video demo above and check out the build blog for even more in...
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DIY Need For Speed Racing Arcade

You’ve probably played the classic racing games like Burn Out, Need for Speed, and Gran Turiso on consoles but using the standard controller just doesn’t cut it sometimes.  Learn to build your own racing cockpit through this super comphrehensive step-by-step guide to bring the speed, thrill, and realism...
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Top 5 DIY Custom Car Body Mods

1.  ’78 Corvette Turned into a DIY BatmobileUsing nothing but his bare hands, some high density foam, glossy black paint, and fiberglass, one modder took his beat up ’78 corvette and resurrected it into the 1989 batmobile. You can even check out a 1960′s version of the batmobile also. For detailed information...
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Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise Submarine!

Strangely enough, we’ve featured loads of Star Wars projects, but rather few Star Trek builds. Not to fear! Here’s an extraordinary U.S.S. Enterprise model which has been turned into a submarine. This is just one of many outstanding models featured at the recent Aqua Modelers Meeting.The detail is amazing and...
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7 Superb Geeky Modes of Transportation

Your mode of transport says a lot about you. For the geeks in us, sticking a Batman logo on your rear window will simply not do (although a wifi-detecting bumper sticker is rather epic).  For true geeky style you need some top geek transportation:7. DIY Batman TumblerThis man, a batman fanatic, built...
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Flame-Throwing ‘Secret Agent’ Scooter

A novel but definitely illegal way of deterring rush-hour traffic, this flame-throwing vehicle is a great idea for all you budding DIY secret agents on a budget.  **Update** We’ve just learned that this guy has been arrested for ‘possessing an object converted into a firearm.’  Sad day!The scooter...
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How to: Install an iPad in Your Car

We’ve seen a few ways to install a computer or Xbox 360 in your car but this sleek integration of an iPad into the dashboard of a Toyota Tacoma is far more impressive.The video above is the first of several which show you how to replicate the process yourself.  Essentially, the author just moved any...
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How to: Build Your Own Batpod

Who doesn’t love Batman vehicles?  With their powerful engines and rugged look, we all want them in our garages.  We’ve showed you a few DIY batmobiles in the past, but this is the first time we’ve seen the Batpod (essentially a Batman-styled motorcycle) re-created by a DIYer.  He has an entire...
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Hack your Car Fob to Unlock all of Your Cars

Carrying around keys is a pain (hence why all the cool kids use RFID nowadays), but carrying around multiple car fobs (the electronic buttons on your keychain) is even worse.Thankfully, programming a common keyless entry fob for all your cars is one of the simplest and quickest hacks we have covered. Additionally,...
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Absolutely Stunning 1930s K.J Henderson Motorcycle Restoration

Here’s a superb restoration project of a 1930′s K.J Henderson motorcycle incorporating both art-deco and steampunk features. So superb, in fact, the project made us veer from our usual hacks and stop by to take a look.Check out more information about the project and high-res photos below or on the project...
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Epic All-Terrain Segway/Skateboard With Tank Treads

This all terrain vehicle was originally built for military purposes, but I wouldn’t mind riding it to and from work each day.  The dual tank-treaded skateboard can also be used for more important purposes such as reconnaissance, rescue/recovery, mobile surveillance, and medical evacuation.Pretty Epic...
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