This is EP00. A first-look at Built Right — a show about doing things properly when you build, modify, or own a vehicle.
I'm AJ. I run TEAMS — Total Engineering and Modification Solutions — out of Toowoomba. This episode is the long version of who I am, why this show exists, and what we're going to spend our time talking about. Some of it is engineering. A lot of it isn't.
There's a kid who took apart a remote control car to make a boat. Three boys at home. The bloke I lost in January. A trip around Australia that's been on the deferred pile for too long. Sixteen years in Army boots before I went near an engineering degree. And the work I get to do every day, putting my name on builds across South-East Queensland.
If you've ever planned a build, paid for one, or wondered if the one you've got is right — this is for you.
Free intake at totalengineeringmods.com/ask-willy.
Ten percent of every Engineering Engagement goes to Pankind Australia in memory of Willy.
- (00:00) - Cold Open — The Jet Hopper
- (01:37) - More Than Engineering
- (02:17) - Who Is AJ
- (03:46) - The Engineering Mindset
- (05:23) - Be Honest About the Use Case
- (07:28) - Three Problems, Three Solutions
- (08:38) - Why Forums Aren't Enough
- (10:18) - Talk First. Build Later.
- (11:44) - The Whole Spectrum
- (13:47) - The Experts You'll Hear From
- (15:07) - How I Got Here
- (17:01) - The Long Way Round
- (18:13) - What I Took From It
- (19:17) - How TEAMS Started
- (20:56) - Willy
- (23:32) - The Boys
- (25:02) - The Big Lap
- (26:02) - Why This Show Exists + Close
What is Built Right with AJ?
A show about doing it right the first time. AJ Elgayar — engineer, mechanic, sixteen years Army veteran — covers vehicle builds, modifications, and the engineering thinking that gets a project across the line properly. Cars, four wheel drives, touring rigs, tradie utes — the principles don't change.