Build. Learn. Improve.

Automotive technology, diagnostics, computing, and hands-on technical education.

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Automotive diagnostics
RPM 720
OBD2 telemetry, live data, DTCs, plain-English context
Learning lane Build to learn Beginner-friendly projects on affordable platforms

Latest garage updates

A short pulse check from the current release feed.

ShoddyDrive

May 20, 2026 - v1.0.0 (186)

Public release polish around telemetry and repository flow consistency.

ShoddyScan

May 20, 2026 - v1.0.4 (38) Alpha

Cleaner diagnostic summaries across scan, telemetry, home, and assistant surfaces.

ShoddyTune

May 20, 2026 - First Alpha

A new hardware companion lane for ShoddyHubHardware sample-data and review work.

What we do

Two main lanes.

ShoddyTechGarage centers on vehicle technology and hands-on learning, with practical projects that can be tested, improved, and reused.

Featured projects

Easy to scan, deep when you need it.

The project lanes mirror the deployed site map: public release where it is released, tester-focused where it is still being shaped, and research language where validation is still ongoing.

ShoddyDrive

Public Release

Public Google Play release and vehicle-centered launcher for garage context, telemetry entry points, service context, and owner-first vehicle setup.

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ShoddyScan

Tester-Focused Release Lane

Diagnostics, telemetry, drive-session review, assistant context, and health trend surfaces for owner-focused scan workflows.

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ShoddyHub

Hardware Umbrella

Hardware and integration umbrella for interface boundaries, bench validation, Right to Repair posture, and ShoddyHubHardware companion work.

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ShoddyTune

Alpha Companion

Android companion surface for ShoddyHubHardware, focused on API/sample-data ingest, table context, and guarded tuning review.

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LL8 Development Platform

Research / Documentation

Vortec 4200-focused diagnostics, swap research, tuning notes, hardware experiments, and community documentation.

Open LL8 Resources

Supporting Garage Tools

Product Lanes

ShoddyBuild, ShoddyAudioLab, and ShoddyMaintenance round out project planning, car-audio setup, service records, and vehicle health snapshots.

Open Project Map

Creative lab

Decay: A World Soon Forgotten

A darker creative project about survival, systems, and a world slipping out of memory. It stands apart from the garage tools, but carries the same hands-on spirit: build, test, learn, improve.

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Shoddy Tech Garage Learning

Learn by building.

Two learning paths are being shaped: a local, in-person PC workshop that depends on availability and location, and a self-guided home build guide you can read now.

Guided PC Build Workshop

Workshop Planning

A planned in-person-only workshop for local groups when space, schedule, and location line up. No online or Zoom version is planned.

Do It At Home Build Guide

Available Guide

A standalone, self-guided X79/X99 home build resource for working at your own pace with your own parts, budget, and troubleshooting notes.

Open the self-guided guide

Join the interest list

No dates or locations are posted yet; guided workshops depend on local availability and interest.

About

Practical tools, open learning, real experiments.

Founded by a Navy Corpsman and technology enthusiast, ShoddyTechGarage is built around practical tools, open learning, and real-world experimentation. The path started with PC building around 2019, then grew into ShoddyTech Support LLC: practical PC builds, parts sourcing, community involvement, and Jawa.gg seller work built around competitive pricing and real-use testing.

Military relocation made full desktop builds harder to sustain, so the focus shifted toward mobile-friendly tools, compact projects, and hobbies that still keep the same build-learn-improve mindset.