EMP proof car

[Colorado Osprey]

I've just finished One Second After and almost finished Lights Out, and this is the most pressing thing on my mind (an EMP attack). Yeah I'm probably just paranoid like those people that can't sleep after watching a horror film, but still.
I'm thinking about how to EMP-proof my truck, a 95 Powerstroke. My understanding is that something called a Faraday cage would protect electronic equipment, and all is is a case made of conductive mesh material (like expanded steel?) that would absorb and disperse the electromagnetic wave and protect whatever's inside it... correct me if I'm wrong here. I'm also under the impression that its stuff like circuit boards and such — computers, high-tech flashlights with different settings and whatnot, etc. — that are effected by EMPs, not things like conventional flashlights that are just simple wires... again, correct me if I'm wrong.
I have a large amount of expanded steel mesh in the garage... if I were to fabricate a box from the expanded steel to fit over my truck's computer, with insulation between it and the computer itself, would that effectively EMP-proof the vehicle?

Your 90 anything will not be EMP proof... too many electronics.

A Faraday Cage must be solid conductor or have holes smaller than the frequency of the impulse/discharge it is trying to protect you from. For and EMP solid is best as the range of frequencies are very wide ranging. Expanded steel will do nothing to protect you in an EMP.

Think pre-1978, pre-emmissions, pre-electronic anything.
Even if you get a pre-everything vehicle you can still melt a point condenser, short and alternator and/or starter. Sending units can/will also be effected like fuel guage, temp, etc.

[Fromk]

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Kinda serious about the bike in the SHTF situation.

[gcrookston]

You can always buy this from me... 1974....


I guarantee it will survive an EMP or Zombie attack or your money back!

[spyder]

You can always buy this from me... 1974....


I guarantee it will survive an EMP or Zombie attack or your money back!

How much you want for it? A couple MP5's?

[patrick0685]

How much you want for it? A couple MP5's?

sounds good to me...ill drive it till you get over here