CJG

Ok friends,
i don't want to get in trouble with admin for getting political, so I won't explain why this is necessary, but if you want something to drive after an EMP, here's what will prove necessary within months.
I have already done all of this.
First you need an engine that can be carbureted, and you need all the parts to do so. You don't need a points distributor if you go all out on shielding an HEI module, however.
So, you need to gather a spare new alternator with voltage regulator, you need a spare new starter solenoid, you need a spare new ignition coil, you need a spare new ignition module, and whether points or hei you need a spare new resistor. Yes, HEI uses one.
You need a new 6-gallon galvanized can with locking lid, which you need to line with cardboard.
You need to get some Dri-Shield 3400 anti-static bags. You need some 3M 1126 tape and some 3M 1170 tape.
Put the electronics in the bags, taping the bags shut using the aluminum tape, the alternator is a tight fit in a 10x20" bag, but will go.
Then you need to package it all into the smallest possible cardboard box possible, it needs to easily fit in the lined can. Not barely fit. You may have to cut cardboard and duct tape it into a custom box.
Then you wrap that box with the copper tape, then you make another cardboard box snug around the copper.
This time you wrap it in common aluminum foil like you find in most any kitchen, shiny side out, then tape all the seams with the aluminium tape.
If you're poor, put this in the lined can and tape the can shut all around the lid, using the aluminum tape. If you can afford it, and csn do it this month, add another layer of cardboard then add a stainless steel box of custom dimensions, with no gaps.
The bags are worth 50 dB of shielding, the copper adds 85 dB, the foil adds 40 dB, the stainless adds 80 dB, and the galvanized adds 40 dB.
Military spec since 1962 has been 80-90 dB, but those test nukes weren't tuned for EMP, and the USS Fitzgerald proved it inadequate. You really need 360 dB of shielding, or as close as you can afford to get.
Those of you prepping an EFI car need to think about the fuel pump and a fuel pressure regulator.

scooter

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Or just go mechanical diesel with a manual transmission

OrangeBird

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Devil's advocate ;

Ok Mr. Prepper , where exactly DO you live ? Where IS "Poplar Grove" ? Cause if it ain't in the remote mountains of Montana somewhere , if your ANYWHERE near any major population center , well then when the "big one" finally happens it ain't gonna be an EMP pulse you'll have to worry about , it'll be that fact that you and all of your surroundings are gonna be in the miles wide crater produced by the Nukes that'll be falling like rain and the cinder/ash that's to become of you and your car really won't notice the EMP produced as fallout from the Nuke flash that'll have already made you a crispy critter by the time the EMP pulse happens .

Sorry for the harsh reality slap , but I figured I'd throw a dose of sanity into your nutjob thread before the Mods delete it , , and possibly YOU along with it . A brand new "one post wonder" and THIS is what you come up with ? Prepper nonsense ? Dude , get a good shrink , fix your head , and live in the present rather than dwelling on some future doom & gloom scenario that if ever comes to pass , YOU AIN'T SURVIVING ANYWAY !!!!!

TTOP350

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Red Dawn............. Wolverines!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scooter

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Not exactly, one scenario is a nuke detonated in high orbit over the U.S., just to take down the grid and electronics. Even with your scenario, there's no way they are going to nuke every inch of populated areas and the EMP will actually travel outwards, so the likely hood of needing the shielding will still be necessary if you're not burned to ash, or irradiated. Still gotta deal with the fallout though

Drew

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My money is on a Yellowstown explosion (eruption) the size of Montana, or a collision with an asteroid.... An asteroid the size of Montana.

OrangeBird

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GET TO THE CHOPPA !!!!!!

OrangeBird

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Hey I've dealt with the Fallout , "And the lone wanderer from vault 101 ...."

LT1/TA

I would rather be at ground zero and go out instantly.

Yeret

At risk of sounding really stupid but would parking your car inside of a shipping container be effective? Ya know, drop a couple grand to buy one, have it shipped to your place and then just park your car inside and hope that it acts as a Faraday cage or something. Of course, it might be more practical if you live in the sticks, have a really big back yard or are good friends with someone who works in a shipyard or something,

GEN Xer

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I was looking iinto getting an older points vehicle because of this an came across an article-
https://jalopnik.com/5937778/how-to-...houldnt-bother

They tested a buttload of vehicles from 86-02 and vehicles that weren't running had zero effect, and the most serious effect observed on running automobiles was that the motors in three cars stopped at field strengths of approximately 30 kV/m or above. In an actual EMP exposure, these vehicles would glide to a stop and require the driver to restart them. Electronics in the dashboard of one automobile were damaged and required repair. Other effects were relatively . Twenty-five automobiles exhibited malfunctions that could be considered only a nuisance (e.g., blinking dashboard lights) and did not require driver intervention to correct. Eight of the 37 cars tested did not exhibit any anomalous response.

Sleep easy.

sofakingdom

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And don't forget to wear your tinfoil hat so that the FBI and the CIA can't read your mind via the chip they implanted in your brain while you were kidnapped and drugged and abducted to their lair and woke up in a tub of ice water missing a kidney.

Drew

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Thats not funny. My mom woke up in a tub of ice water missing a kidney.

Abubaca

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Yeah....because in the event the balloon goes up, I'll be glad I prepped my CAMARO!

LT1/TA

I wonder if anyone has ever lined the inside of a ball cap with tin foil so that it would be inconspicuous.

OrangeBird

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Wow , that would make a great stealth lightning rod !

Tibo

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The helmets have always worked well for this guy

Drew

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TylerSteez

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at what point in your write up do I put my tin foil hat on? before or after I signal for the alien mother ship with my ray gun?