Project Bottle Rocket Grows Up - Here Are The Numbers, Facts, History And It's Future

It's been a long, bumpy road with many setbacks, but our ultra low budget 4 Door Dodge Coronet Street Racer has finally evolved into the car we envisioned when we started this project four years ago.
Here is a rundown of her history and intended goals, along with the background story of our grudge race last week against Casper from @unitymotorsportsgarage.
We go over the time slip from that run, review all the circumstances and parts that went into it, and announce the cars new direction and hopefully piss off a few people in the process.
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[@gerhardbraatz6305]

I was not around since the beginning but damn, it's supposed to be FUN. Can't understand why people are so uptight. The race looked like a blast to me.

[@speedmachinegarage]

I like your comment that is supposed to be fun and that's absolutely true. My opinion is all these trolls are internet junkies and probably don't have any real-life experience and if they actually do have a race car they probably don't understand the fact that you can actually make at leif spring car work without caltracs or a pinion snubber. We all have our ways of doing things .

[@johnginnitti4598]

Agreed, bunch of KZbin jackasses. people who are hating have nothing to run and ZERO drag racing accomplishments. bet this thing runs 7.0s or faster when Tony sorts it out. none of these turds could do what he's doing on this budget

[@maxmorrel1820]

Was a blast! You are right! I had fun watching it !!

[@davidpaul5465]

Perfect analysis of this race and of American Society today! It was a blast for those in it and for those on the sidelines smart enough to not take them self to seriously. Thanks again Tony and Lady Kathy.

[@frankrizzo3922]

Fabulous loose 318!! ❤ Very curious if Forged Pistons were used? Nitrous engines usually mandatory or blow-up.. A legit question 🤔 Good video Tony!

[@tandjperformancesouthflorida]

they cant appreciate the old school ways Uncle Tony..that car is bad ass for what it is and represents low budget hot rodding at its finest..well done

[@adcoxrobert3786]

@@moparsareeverything1980 🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐

[@Phantom_Garage]

Tony, don't worry about the immature 30 year old adolescents who feel they have to prove their manhood by challenging everyone and everything to a "grudge race". I'm 73 and I learned this years ago. The only one you have to impress is YOU, and you're doing exactly the right thing by calling these idiots out. Keep up the great work and content. I look forward to your vids every day and you don't disappoint. I've picked up a lot of useful info from you over the past few years and thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. I'm just as old school as you are and since I'm older and suffer from CRS I appreciate your reminding me of a lot of stuff I've forgotten over the years. Keep it up!

[@jamessharp9790]

Agree , I’m 55 and while boastful idiots are not new it’s more prevalent now. 🤦‍♂️

[@jamessharp9790]

I said it months ago when he did last test run that I think BR Could go 6.80s after his discussion today about the circumstances I think I’m not far off.

[@gregfielder4763]

Totally agree! 👍🏻

[@francfurian8215]

​@@jamessharp9790 yes you're correct, the tube is their soapbox. Cheers😊

[@Andy-bv8gp]

My thoughts exactly

[@saxmusicmail]

Tony, over the years you've shown that an ordinary guy with almost no money in his pocket can build a good performing car and have fun. My hat's off to you!

[@Dick_Gozinya]

For those of you wondering what N/T means, (Tony really should have explained it) it's just grudge racing on a dragstrip. No E.T. or trap speed is announced or recorded. It's just a race, you either win or lose, and that's all there is to it.

[@jasonmerkel1295]

Thanks. I was wondering what it meant.

[@58sportsuburban]

It’s recorded. You still get a time slip. It’s just not shown on the board.

[@lb9gta307]

No preps are no time as well, even front of the track races.

[@markwise9868]

People with half a brain and a stopwatch can get within a couple of tenths. N/T is dumb.

[@dadalebreton184]

It means, be sure you know what your messing with!. Lol

[@davidst.pierre2876]

I believe that Thomas Jefferson once said " never argue with a fool, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience" I love the channel and what you do. Mini bikes, motorcycles, old cars, all of it is fun. Keep up the good work!

[@seniorrider9337]

Davis St. Pierre: Good one David, but I believe that was Mark Twain.

[@glenholmgren1218]

@@seniorrider9337well, z I’d just like to add: Ya can’t FIX stupid!

[@buckeyejim2989]

That car left the line harder than it ever had in it's history 🗿 Awesome what you've done with it Tony👍 Thanks for sharing

[@YippeeSkippie426]

*its*

[@ripvanrevs]

@@YippeeSkippie426 it's its!!

[@adcoxrobert3786]

@@YippeeSkippie426 thanks karen

[@deanmoody1434]

Ha Ha Ha,!!! Dammm give em Hell , built don’t buy More satisfaction and out come

[@deanmoody1434]

HaHaHa !! How ya like me how! Build don’t buy, more satisfying

[@davidmusselwhite2521]

This is my favorite channel, the use of stock parts and stuff I can afford is perfect.

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

You proved how awesome a classic LA318 can be with basically stock parts, I can't wait to watch round two

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

@@moparsareeverything1980 junk parts 0 traction what could go wrong

[@BurchellAtTheWharf]

Ohhhh wait o forget to mention the NOs

[@williamcole464]

@@BurchellAtTheWharf ???

[@bcbloc02]

Years ago I may or may not have been inovolved with renting neons from hertz and putting big nitrous kits on them and running sub 12's in the 1/4 making money on the weekends racing

[@matsinkal]

@@bcbloc02 Nah you didn't.

[@FrankF-vp4pt]

It was cool to see bottle rocket launch so hard. Great work UT! I know you'll custom tune it from here and set her up even better.

[@anglia427]

Never underestimate an old time Staten Island street racer, It's not how much bucks you got into a car, it's knowing how to build it and that comes with experiance and you cant buy that. Good Job Tony and keep pissing of Chumps!

[@DDSpeedShop]

I dont think u gotta wait till the end of the video for people to be pissed at ya..mm haha

[@maximuswedgie5149]

I have to admit, I did not expect Bottlerocket to do what it did. To be quite honest I thought this was going to be a slaughter for months. It was such a crazy shock that I was laughing out loud when I saw the actual race video. Go Mopar!!!!!!

[@todddenio3200]

With the confidence Uncle Tony was showing, I knew not to underestimate what Bottle Rocket was capable of.. especially when Andy set a wager of $1000 and Uncle Tony RAISED IT TO $5000!!! Only a fool would do that if they weren't confident in their cars capabilities and Uncle Tony definitely is not a fool

[@danhinkley138]

Andy was sleeping at the light. Driver mod

[@animoetprudentia2865]

@@todddenio3200 there's a very, very old saying; "a fool and his money are soon parted". There's a reason that saying is still being used today.

[@jeffd1294]

Tony, just that fact that you got this 4 door grocery getter boat of a car that was about to be scraped to a drag strip and made it do 91 mph is absolutely amazing and awesome no matter what else happened. Particularly on a budget! Like most others here are saying, ignore all the knuckleheads. Keep up the great work.

[@CailenCambeul]

It was like the Brady Bunch car racing the Partridge Family's new truck.

[@judgegixxer]

If Bottlerocket was a dog it would be jumping all over Tony licking his face.

[@richardstanley8460]

😂 You were extra entertaining this video. I normally watch your videos to learn, even though I have no intention of building up a car. The fact that you are willing to call people out that deserve it speaks loudly about being true to yourself. Thanks for the education and laughs.

[@flinch622]

Had to laugh at the ding-dongs comment. It appears Blind Melon Chitlin is alive and well?

[@Sam-zp5rd]

Way to go Uncle Tony. I remember reading your 5.0 drag racing stuff as a teen. Keep it up

[@0004612]

Me too! A phenomenal magazine writer.

[@1DEADBEEF1]

What was his handle? "Uncle Tony"?

[@Sam-zp5rd]

@@1DEADBEEF1 Tony Defeo.

[@michaelreynolds1500]

He was a legend back in those days. Best magazine period.

[@scottsmith1386]

I still have the issues! You should see a pic of him back then 👍

[@LtFrankDrebbin]

I get the impression that the 318 was embraced more so here in Australia than it did in the US. I have only ever remember hearing positive stories about how well and how hard the 318 goes.

[@lb9gta307]

There's a tendancy in North America (I'm Canadian) to discount the more economy V8s. On paper there's nothing wrong with the 318 but it's not a 340 or a big block so, to many people, there's no point building one.

[@todddenio3200]

Here in the States, the 318 has always been viewed as nothing more than an economy engine intended either for Grandma to go to the supermarket on Wednesdays and to church on Sundays, or for fleet/work vehicles that are always on the go which means that fuel economy, long term reliability, and having just enough power to build up enough speed to safely enter freeways and maintain the speed limits are all that matters. Very few people here in the states realize the potential these engines have... Even the 273 is more recognized as a potential performance engine than the 318 is.

[@saxongreen78]

Way more 318s over there...therefore cheaper. The 318 is everything you'd ever need for our A Bodies...360 was too much for the chassis!

[@kramnull8962]

The story with the 318 is the same as with the 302 Mustang and definitely 2 bbl. SBC Chevy's and ALL of the inline 6 cars of the 60's and early 70's. People simply sneered and stated that's a 318 car, not worth a crap and the entire car engine trans and all went to the crushing yard. Same for Mustangs and Chevy. Imagine how many 289-302 Mercury Cougars that were just sent to the crusher, which was almost all of the Cougars produced. Heck even 360- 390 2bbl. were sneered upon in trucks. A 390 2bbl. was a definitely 300,000 mile engine with some care applied. They had plenty of pulling power to not have a need to go above 4000RPM to pull anything anywhere. There was so much of a push back in the 80's to make everything MINT. So if you didn't have anything RARE in the MINT arena there was nothing to be had. Value to the floor with that car. The Shelby GT500, California Specials, Boss, Cobra Jet, Yenko, Hemi, or PACK cars; and other rarities has ALWAYS been the top tier, and anything less was trash. That's been the mentality since the 60's.... There was even a great lull between 351C even being anything but a hunk of metal here in the states. That's why they are no longer around. NASCAR raped most of the heads in the early 80's from the face of the planet.

[@drippinglass]

The 318 was never a performance engine from the factory. It didn’t even get a 4 bbl. til 1981 when it became the only V8 option in the passenger cars. They did put true dual exhaust on the ‘73-‘74 road runner standard 318 2bbl.

[@maxwedgedickdasterdly5586]

I think it worked pretty good. Especially 1st run . With traction and level track . Probably a 7 .20 1/8. 11. 30 1/4 mile. Without tweeking and track time. 👍

[@Earl.the.Pearl.696]

Loved seeing you win keeping it simple keeps it fun

[@hexdude24]

My Grandmother drove one of those in the 70's. Then, it did the grocery store, hair place, and church. To think she could have took it drag racing on the weekends. Go Grandma.

[@mikehannahs]

You guys go out and have a good time and everyone looses their minds 😂😂😂 that was a awesome race, great run

[@richdiscoveries]

Usually the ones that are telling you how to do it, never have any videos showing you how to do it LOL. I think the car is awesome, I've always liked old four doors and wagons. And let me add, this is true hot rodding... There was no Summit or Jegs catalogs when the boys got back from the War. They used leftover junk, undesirable Surplus parts and built everything out of whatever was readily available. Sure it has evolved over the generations, but doing stuff like this is where it got its start. Don't get me wrong, these new builds and Technology of today is freaking incredible, but what you did is a dying art form

[@robwhite9770]

Tony, I love your videos and learn a lot from them. I am a true novice rebuilding a 66 thunderbird. Great race with Andy. I really appreciate your budget minded building style. That's what most of us are stuck doing. I have to make the parts I have work, because I cannot afford to buy new ones and couldn't find them anyway...Keep up the great work

[@Jimmysidecarr]

Freaking love this channel! Love the occasional tirades interspersed with a very generous amount of old-school hard-core gear head tech! Don't care about the bike/pit bike stuff, but today's episode really truly knocked it out of the park for me!

[@flinch622]

I kind of like the bike diversions: just fun with zero ego.

[@phoenixrising4573]

@@moparsareeverything1980 Did you get payed, or are you just dumb enough to enjoy trolling ?

[@JohnGarrett-iv5zm]

Very good job uncle tony. You built a fun low buck hot with parts that nobody wants to use i love that. I try do that as much as possible. I work at a salvage yard and some times run across some pretty good parts i get for cheap. You have inspired me to doing what i love to do and have fun at it. Again good job

[@otisdriftwood8469]

Keep it real tony, many of us appreciate you.

[@martinmckendry6244]

Saw the race, thought it was sheriff Roscoe and Uncle Jessie

[@Pegleg302]

Time slip be damned, put the N/T on the windshield ! It's impressive to see what someone who knows what they are doing can accomplish on the cheap side. Can't wait to see yo get her dialed in, and meet Andy again, he has work to do too.

[@FrankF-vp4pt]

What does the N/T sticker mean? I haven't any idea..

[@andrewparry6106]

​@@FrankF-vp4pt me too😅

[@mraycgz]

@@FrankF-vp4pt it means you won’t see a time slip on it. Or a scoreboard time at the track. Grudge racing.

[@rle1020]

N/T stands for No time.

[@exploranator]

I don't want Tony to EVER race Andy again. He meant it when he said it was like a gunfight. One and done.

[@greggc8088]

22:05-Tony's motor is so loose you could throw a cat in the intake and it would come out the tailpipe whining. 🤣🤣

[@stevenmitchell5612]

People should appreciate the fact that Tony is willing to open up and show the things he has and hopefully will continue to do. Its not like people are lining up to show the insight gained from years of doing this stuff. I don’t know who he’s actually talking to,but it’s people like that that take some of the fun out of racing and cars in general.

[@Thomas63r2]

Never has so much drama surrounded a 12 flat (1/4 mile) run - good job Tony! My suggestion for the next improvement is to install a rear anti-roll bar (not sway bar or different pressure in the right air shock). 2,900 lbs. is admirable. I have little doubt that you can drop several tenths in the 1/8 (middle lower11's 1/4 mile). 10's in the 1/4 mile (~ 6.8x's 1/8th mile) is going to take some work in my opinion - but it will make me smile if you get it there. Good luck UT!

[@notmybleepingbike4812]

The race was a lot of fun and I about fell out of my chair when you left Andy at the line. Your rant reminded me of a kid that always wanted to race me when I had my Jeep CJ-7. It had a stock 258, Ford truck transmission, and 3.73 gears. It was built to off road and be a daily driver. The kid had a big Chevy truck he thought was the shit. He wanted to race and I told him I’d race him but I got to pick the quarter mile. There was no way he was going to get his pretty truck dirty or risk hitting a tree so we never did race. Keep having fun Tony.

[@grantkoeller8911]

I owned a 1974 Dodge Coronet Custom, with 318, that was the best car I have ever owned.

[@allanmcelroy9840]

Common sense is a tree that does not grow in everyone's garden...GOLD 🤣🤣

[@billymania11]

In Oklahoma during the late sixties, we did grudge racing on the backroads. The farmers were excellent mechanics and knew how to build engines. The fastest guy was a fellow named Dutton who had a Chevy II. I think he was from Cyril or Cement. As I recall, his car had a 327 with a tunnel ram and had narrow slicks. Nobody could beat him. The key was his car was lightweight and had those slicks on the rear.

[@herpsmcdirt]

Even when UT is replying to trolls I learn something. CONSTANTLY ingesting information from this dude! Thanks Uncle Tony!

[@ericstone8812]

I mentioned rear suspension in that video but wasn’t criticizing. Like I said would love to see you get into doing the rear suspension and how to setup and adjust it without buying expensive high end parts.

[@exploranator]

The air shock preload looks like a great idea.

[@dakotastimeout2827]

Can’t wait to see some more races!

[@KurtTank392]

UTG, don't forget your core audience , Newbies like myself are at the heart of this channel

[@jimdriscoll5146]

When I saw that race I was blown away that the little 318 could pull that run off. I am a believer now.

[@craighansen7594]

Your race inspired me to start racing my street 1970 340 Dart again. I had a lot of fun racing in the past and am tired of just driving it to get a burger or lay down some late night tire rubber. The weight of Bottle Rocket is weighing on my mind. I dont want to cut anything off my 340 Swinger but any unbolted parts I have never sold, just boxed up to return to original if needed.As to the people who just bitch and whine, sheesh what pests! Its got to be about having fun!

[@zappa3543]

Tony been with you from the start of bottle rocket reminds me of the old days I'm 61 years old I live up north on a hill I spent 38 years at a car lot where the owner loves nothing but mopars and race them I still work on cars one of our first cars we built was a high-compression 318 and used to race it at the track it was a lot of fun.if I was younger and lived closer to you I'd be begging you for a job . I work for free don't let all these guys get to you your channel is perfect and if you get a chance please let me know what you mean by you don't need a transbrake because you have drum brakes I'm very interested in knowing what you mean by that and if you could explain it I appreciate everything you do and Uncle Kathy to.

[@YTRocketMan]

"Common sense is a tree that doesn't grow in everybody's garden." LOL! Classic. Probably should be on UTG merch.

[@timothyarnott3584]

Hey Tony, Tim here......i wanted to comment on building yer 318 loose.......i LOVE that idea......my brother built his '67 GTO 400 motor "loose"......i was givin him shi% when he was buildin it (this is in '83 mind you)......he had .011 of skirt clearance, and loose rod side clearence, he even had a half a thou more on the mains and rod bearings.......i said its just gonna blow up.......he said, for about 10k miles it'll live, but it'll ZING up real quick.......it did, performed AWESOME.....but was noisey.....he ran a 12:70 at E-town, full exhaust, streeet tires.......all back in '83........loose is ok in my book, if u do it rite...YOU HAVE!!!....keep her loose, knowin it aint no 50k mile motor......good stuff!!!.....try not to get to bent with the haters, they just dont get it......LOVE that you won, and LOVE the motor build.....thanks for an awesome race....PEACE to you sir!!

[@jimkappius9299]

Your killing it UTG!! I can’t imagine hooking that hard. Just shows how someone that actually knows what he is doing can make things work!! Thrown thousand and thousands at a project hoping for this type of fun but it seems just out of reach. To have Tony in the pits with a reasonable budget I just can’t imagine the joy.

[@grantkoeller8911]

That's a 1972 Dodge Coronet Custom, exactly like my grandfather had,this might even be the actual car, with 318 V8

[@HansensUniverseT-A]

What i really love about this channel is that you represent the average joe, that you can take something that's literally a piece of junk and turn it into a rocketship for a few pennies and you show us how to do it while having fun in the process, you are a true gem Tony, i am not really a car guy but i love what you are doing!

[@shanew.williams]

This stuff is just supposed to be about FUN isn't it ? So serious. Cheap car + cheap parts + UT's expertise = FUN, to me.

[@DaytonDaDrilla]

I’ve been here since the beginning! Your channel is 100% in my opinion one of the best channels going. Seen bottle rocket transform huge.

[@thunderstruckter666]

Upset people ?? No!! You're doing way more than we've expected!! Now project bottle rocket gets even more exiting, wild stuff is coming back and be ready for blood, sweat and tears!!!! ✌💪

[@scottsmith1386]

"You're an idiot!" 😂 Uncle Tony in full street race mode 😂

[@TinManKustoms]

Well done Tony I'm very impressed with the build of this car. It's guys like you that pisses off the big aftermarket parts companies that try to shove parts down a guys throat saying you can't hang with the big boys unless you spend money. This is the proof that you don't have to use your wallet to go fast. It's all about thinking, planning and using what you got and what you can afford. I used to run street stock circle track cars and I quit due to the fact that I always had a bullseye painted on my back when I hit the track. Cause my car could hang with the big budget boys but all I had was a junkyard built car. I even ran tires used Hoosier tires that guys would leave in the junk pile at the track. Keep up the great work and look forward to seeing what's in store for bottle rocket.

[@UnfinishedProjectDartSport]

Surely things may have seemed “weird” last Year because of some “bad actors” but I feel that if you look past that, at the core it’s a solid event and would be a great place to show off some N/T passes in “Bottle Rocket”

[@AryDontSurf]

Insurance salesmanship is unbecoming

[@cmintsurfer]

Dart Sport🙂

[@jimgee2676]

back in the day the trick was 15 psi 5 psi on the airbags , 5 driver side 15 pass side , that was what worked best on my lx

[@J.R.in_WV]

Running drum brakes to save weight was my favorite part of the bottle rocket build-up, really unconventional thinking that I love seeing. I’ve Been around since before the shop, back when you guys were in your driveway /yard or at the storage units, and well before lam-chop and bottle rocket. It’s been a wild ride since then and bottle rocket has come a LONG way. I will say I dug the 4 speed in the 4 door but I understand it needed a torqueflite to really be fast and not so violent like it was with the 833. We are lucky to have had years of UTG to entertain and educate us and hope for many more years to come.

[@russellmooneyham3334]

EXACTLY how I play. Cheep and fun. To hell with the rest of them. Anyone can stand back and throw money, but it takes talent to not!!!

[@larryr8492]

It was obvious that you and Andy were having FUN! I’d love to put my piece of junk back together with you and Andy and learn while having a really good time. Bottle Rocket is the same type of car the old guys built in the shops I worked in when I was first starting out. Leftovers, pieces parts from everything, mostly from the scrap pile. Make more with less or even nothing, the roots of hot rodding. Enjoying watching the projects.

[@roadrunner4404]

Love your entire channel. You did exactly what you said you would. It almost hurt not to route for Andy. Mad respect for him and Casper. Hes a class act! Stay true to you.

[@craighansen7594]

i would be equaly happy with either winning! they both ran a good race, great attitudes!

[@mostlyoldparts]

Casper has a lot more performance potential. I'm looking forward to seeing what Andy can get that Ford to do with some more testing and tuning.

[@hotrodray6802]

I didn't care who won. The fun is in the race!!! Wish each had a better run. Next time👍👍👍😎

[@grhylton]

Made a believer out of me ,the car was fast ,also you aren't the only man that I seen turn pistons around for power but the first I seen to tell it! You know your stuff.Can't judge a car by it's looks . I know a man that took an old ford 63 galaxie and made a lot of folks mad back in the day with a junk yard 352 and it would lift that same tire and third gear was the magic gear on that car!

[@johndevries8759]

You should be proud Tony, you did what you said you'd do and that's that. Maybe that irks some people, that's their problem, Nice race and nice job.

[@kennethiman2691]

Great race Tony. You did a great job.

[@leesanders8824]

I'm always for the under dog. I fell out when I saw it leave pulling the left front.

[@waynebuzzell2483]

Ya Tony, wear that stuff and be proud brother. Thank you for the service you provide to the car community.

[@wlogue]

For people that don't understand grudge match racing, the timeslip don't mean shit. both U.T and U.M.S. have shown it perfectly as it should be! Love you both, Cheers!

[@tipetu]

You did not mention that you flipped the pistons from one side to another? Or was that on another engine?

[@race8427]

Always loved the bold lines of this body, and wished they would’ve made a 2 dr version. Exited to see how this project evolves, and to see that mad scientists are still busy in their laboratories. 👍

[@shaunclifton5281]

YES, I always wanted a 2 door 71 Coronet. 👍

[@UberLummox]

2dr. version was the '71-'74 Charger. Stupid looking cars. These are way more tougherer.

[@drippinglass]

The “Charger” was the 2 door Coronet. The VIN even starts with a “W” like the 4 doors.

[@kazzxtrismus]

71-74 satellite and road runners are the same (2dr) car...satellites are EXACTLY the same as the road runners....the snobs like to tell stories about magic components that really did nothing and 50hp stickers and badges....but theyre the same enough that $50 and a welder means theyre the same.. mopar (honest all the big 3) had no rules and no honest documentation at the time...thousands of cars went to dealer owners and execs not matching the build sheets...maybe 10's of thousands of cars. especially if what we got at ford dealers (even in canada) in the late 90s was any hint

[@paulcabezola3559]

Don't listen to Eraser Heads. Looking forward to seeing this car run once it's dialed in. Cheers UTG !!

[@panic-revv85]

I've watched bottle rocket since day one. Wish Lamb Chop was still a part of it. Go Tony, let em hate! Love your channel.

[@stanstankiewicz7599]

Awesome run, Utg. The car left like a beast.

[@shaunclifton5281]

I don't care what anyone says, I MISS 1/4 mile dragstrips !

[@watzonda2b]

UT, what you have done with that Car is nothing short of amazing! I can't wait to build a hot 318 for my '70 Duster.

[@arthurrose6473]

UTG AND Bottle Rocket are destined to become LEGEND. YOUR stock, not to mention the 318's, is UP THRU THE ROOF! NEVER have have I felt more vindicated, after 50 years of touting the power of the STOCK 318 with basic mods than what you did at the track, and in this video! EVERYTHING YOU DID, IS AS I have done, the Autolites, the suspension, SAME cheap Chinese roller rockers, big yellow accel coil (for almost 40 years!), SAME heads, etc.- ULTIMATE JUNK IS MOPAR GOLD! NOW TIME FOR THE NEXT LEVEL- SHOW 'EM ALL TONY!!! Common sense, on your terms, but be careful- you the MAN. BEAUTIFUL BOTTLE ROCKET 318 WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN. I dig alot of cars, but you touched many peoples hearts, young and old, with that big, old Dodge and her humble, but mighty 318!!! God bless you.

[@terrywillis5784]

I enjoy Andy and love Casper but no one expected the outcome of that race. You’re a lowbuck hero !!!

[@scottsweeney9647]

I love the whole idea! Been watching since the beginning So much more fun and rewarding doing it cheap and fun way.

[@mrbriggs3074]

Well said UT. Those of us following from day "1" of your bottle rocket experiment are smiling with deep respect. First phase accomplished. I looked over your shoulder and am sure I saw a big proud smile across the grill as you were speaking! Thank you for staying true.

[@jonathangehman4005]

Love that car. Love this channel. Tony is the real thing, all these experts in the comments that don't understand everything they think they know will never get it. You can build some badass cars for lunchmoney that do what you want without following the recipe the people who want your money tell you you have to follow. There are very few INTERESTING 10sec cars out there anymore, but Bottle Rocket is a post grad course in how to be fast without just spending your way there. Wanna' build a 9sec car for a fraction of the guy in the next lane? Follow this approach. An 8sec car for less? Start thinking this way. If you can only buy a faster ride that's fine too, but your car will never be as hardass as Bottle Rocket

[@grizzly766]

I have enjoyed every moment of Bottle Rocket. I've learned alot and can't wait to apply it to my Dart project. Keep up the great content Tony (and Andy). This is fun!

[@gorflunk]

Are you entertaining a rematch? Once Andy gets his torque converter woes sorted, Casper is going to be a beast!

[@mrhappy8966]

Fantastic, love the direction the car took and stayed with proof that u do not have to spend insane amounts of money to go fast.

[@waddney4121]

if I lived in the US I would've loved the opportunity to race Bottle Rocket on your behalf

[@glenncarlson3161]

Your channel is awesome

[@mikewest5529]

It’s just reality!! That’s why I like it!!

[@TheBigford460]

Get ‘em Big Tony! Love your channel.

[@louislepage5111]

Common sense is a rare commodity these days 😂

[@yurimodin7333]

don't let the a-holes get to you Tony. We love what you do.

[@kenleppek]

Rear window. Upper left. Didn't I comment in your race video that I'm surprised you didn't already have that? Lol😂 I love it!

[@Beverlys-Hillbilly]

I was an idiot before I even found Uncle Tony, But I am not an armchair race critic! More power to you Tony!

[@1080sucks]

Bottle Rocket concept is great, underdog engine in a big beast of a car, on the cheap. What is not to like. Keep the small block stuff coming almost NOBODY gives the 318 any love.

[@matttravers5764]

Great video Tony! It's great seeing you standing up for yourself regardless of what some people think and telling it like it is👍 Can't wait to see what that car does when she's all sorted!

[@mikepantel6945]

That tree don't grow in everyone's garden. BRILLIANT!

[@billymania11]

Uncle Tony truly is that crazy uncle but that's why we love him. There is a method to his madness. Bottle Rocket is not yet legendary but it's getting there.

[@rayowens4355]

Hey Tony, how about racing my 4x4 quad cab with a 5.9 magnum? I will need you to spot me about 25 car lengths. Lol! I have to admit, I was surprised how fast bottle rocket is. Keep showing us how to do it on a budget! Thanks

[@ralphcelentano8563]

429 killers for $2500?! I love it!! On an unrelated note when will we see N/T t-shirts?

[@exploranator]

"Pro N/T"

[@2ndgenblazers]

Thank You for the tour. Anything dealing with Bottle Rocket catches my fancy for sure. Beautiful Ride. Nothing better than a Useful Sleeper.

[@LongIslandMopars]

"Wish I lived in Tennessee so Uncle Tony could build my 273." - that's my jingle for the day.

[@340Shorty6Pack]

I’m movin to Tennessee For Uncle Tony to build my 273

[@andrewforster4974]

You are soo cool Tony I'm just finishing up my 1971 ford f100 as a daily driver I had to build it on a very small budget and in the same way you were building urs now I'm starting to think what have I possibly built lol great KZbin channel

[@DaltonPettit]

Back door window on the driver's side, that's where the sticker belongs, Bottle rocket for the win.

[@chrispokorney6801]

I'm no Mopar fan, but I'm a ... Uncle Tony and Aunt Cathy Fan. Great Job !!! Your rant was justified and spot on.

[@josephdoby6411]

I am a Ford guy and I was rooting for you Uncle Tony. This was truly David vs Goliath. Im glad you came away with the win.

[@erikschere1993]

Bottle Rocket is such a cool car. Love the fact its a 4 door B body that lifts the front wheel off the ground.

[@bobbyz1964]

Car worked great as far as I'm concerned! Do me a favor, go get that mop guy at the track and shoot a how to video with him, only with a shop broom. Looks like he'd know how to sweep. Got a couple guys at work that apparently have no idea what a broom is for. However they are on their phones a lot, maybe they'd see the video and learn something. It'd help if you used the theme song from a cartoon.

[@matthewsmith6486]

I love Bottle Rocket! I like all your content but I'm most interested in seeing Bottle Rocket, Project Z and Slaghammer. In other words drag racing and performance tips. I really enjoy seeing all the old school tricks to make these cars GO!

[@stephenwest798]

I always enjoyed street racing back in the day, someone would pull up alongside at a red light and give you a nod and when the light changed away you went, sadly some people would get all bent out of shape if you kicked their ass. Was a lot of fun and most people were running stock or near stock cars, so the cost back then was minimal. I miss those days.