Think Before You Spend

[@paulcarmi8130]

One of the most underrated channels on youtube.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

agreed...but just probably for a short-while, in time...... UTG will go straight to the top.

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

you say your glueless and stuck in the haidees?.......

[@stevenbaker673]

I think its more like the 70s

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

id bet the farm and the red barn his loves and passions were formed and fashioned in the 60s.....just like me.

[@paulcarmi8130]

@@Imnotyourdoormat tony is that cool uncle I never had. Lol. Chain smoking and getting under the hood of an old car

[@mcasteel2112]

I coulda retired twice with all the money i pissed away

[@rustedratchetgarage6788]

My dad taught me junkyard parts go just as fast at 1/10 of the cost

[@steve19745]

Jake Browne they do some of the best running stuff is all grimy and greasy. most nice clean pretty looking stuff needs a lot of work

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Hell, when I was 18 or 19 me and a few friends managed to fool around in a junkyard and we managed to make a 65 HP Yugo beat an almost new BMW M3 I think. We didn't even do that much, just found parts to make it work and I replaced the original single barrel webber with one from an Opel Ascona, don't remember the carb model off it. All weight reduction was done by mother nature by rotting half the panels out and removing anything not necessary for the car to run. And we only managed to do 4 runs before we destroyed the transmission, oh well.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

@@utahcountypicazospage5412 Well, all I can say is pull-a-part is cheep and they take returns(store credit). Can't do that with craigslist or even some full service yards

[@bandccoresohio]

Thats how he felt about your mother also jk jk no harm meant

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

@Lassi Kinnunen My bad then. I don't know anything about BMWs really since they're too expensive and unreliable to interest me, and the guy probably didn't know what model it was either. I might have remembered it wrongly as well.

[@orangemaster969]

The only channel i dont mind watching ads for. Its the least we can do

[@superduty4556]

Some are from KZbin themselves and UTG has no say in the matter and receives no money.

[@spasticnapjerk]

@@superduty4556 are you saying that KZbin doesn't pay Tony when we watch the ads?

[@superduty4556]

@@spasticnapjerk I'm saying that some ads are placed by KZbin themselves and Tony has no control over it.

[@superduty4556]

@@johnpossum556 I'm not full it it. KZbin definitely runs ads on its own accord for itself. You have never seen commercials before or after a video that isn't monetized? Do you think that is isolated to only unmonetized videos? UT can have a monetized channel but not all of them are his. Was nobody paying ANY attention when the Adpocalypse was happening?

[@dikkspitt]

Ad-blocker is a wonderful thing! Have not seen an ad for about a decade! Don't know who has 'em or who don't and could not care less......Ad-blocker is a wonderful thing!!!!

[@silversilversilver3827]

Keep It Simple Stupid works with a lot more than cars.

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Troubleshooting.....check the easys. Fuel in the tank and a don't have a mouse in the carb.

[@johnwilburn]

More than once I’ve seen a long fuel system troubleshoot on a car that was simply out of gas.

[@bobbastion7335]

It's my doctrine and mantra but............................people.

[@j_freed]

More than cars. Example. When she's about to cum, don't speed up, just maintain the same thrust rate.

[@sinformant]

I love this video! This illustrates perfectly the difference between my friends and i. Im always figuring things out with what I have or making things work out of stuff I have laying around, my buddies just buy things hoping to improve something lol often they spend lots of money and never get the results they wanted. One thing I will never forget, years ago I bought a wrecked older motorcycle and scoured ebay and forums and got all the stuff to rebuild it second hand. I bought a cheap harbor freight paint gun and some candy orange paint and fixed it up better than new. I went out on a ride with my buddy who was riding his brand new all black gsxr 600. We stopped at a truck stop to cool off and get a drink. We were standing.outside leaned up against the wall. This guy gets pulls up and as he gets out he looks at our bikes then looks at us and says man that's a nice bike! My buddy puffs up and starts to smile and then the guy asked what the name of the paint color was. My buddy instantly sunk back down.. my buddy was born with money,I wasn't. His first car his dad gave him, he had a brand new harley his dad bought him when he turned 16. My first car was a base model ford ranger with a ton of miles that I bought myself. If his car broke his dad took it to the dealer and threw money at it, if mine broke down I was laying on my back in a gravel driveway working on it lol

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Where I live even the poorest of people rather throw money at mechanics than fix a car themselves, though in their defense, you can't exactly do much on 90s and early 2000s German junk. My first car was a 1978 Mercedes w123, paid 200 euro for it, and in the 5 years I owned that piece of crap I probably replaced 70% of the engine bay, rarely did I ever need someone's help to install anything.

[@crazytrain7114]

Thats what it's all about!

[@tomnekuda3818]

Boy, howdy. Until you freeze your balls off lying on gravel to fix your car a few zillion times, you have no idea the value of doing it right the first time and appreciating what you got.

[@patrickjanish6501]

I never miss my daily Uncle Tony wisdom. Have a good day man!

[@TidalWaveDan]

“Make you own parts. Anybody can spend money.” Profound💯

[@cray1801]

So True! Maximizing what you have is fun and affordable. It will make you think, you will screw up sometimes, but if you are persistent you will learn and gain confidence. Importantly, do this with your son, daughter or a friend.

[@ralphcelentano8563]

To everyone reading this. I happen to know Uncle Tony personally. We’re about as close as two men can be without anything unnatural or breaking any laws. Tony walks the walk, he’s not just spewing this shit for views & hits. This is really him... he means everything he says. The aftermarket could make him a rich man if he’d push their chrome whatever’s or whatever the latest go fast doodad is, but that’s just not him. He lives every word he says. I hope you folks are absorbing every last grain of wisdom he’s spouting. What you see is what you get... this is not some “online persona” this is Uncle Tony.

[@UncleTonysGarage]

Thanks man!

[@trollkopper]

Aside from basic repairs, I never knew much about mopars until I started watching UTG...I've learned more in a few months than at any other time in my life! 🙂

[@adamplacker2467]

Amen! This type of wisdom is disappearing from the auto enthusiast world and it's priceless. So glad that I stumbled onto this channel!

[@fc872e1]

Obviously one of the best KZbin channels, and a gift to the automotive hobby. As an example of what you are talking about, I ran a QuadraJet on my 400 and 455 Pontiacs, while most people I knew went with 650 and 850 Holley double pumpers. Not saying they didn’t make more top end horsepower if we measured it, but my cars were infinitely more streetable, easy to live with, and cost me almost nothing. With the right amount of effort, a QJet can be a great choice

[@allglorytogod12]

Great video. In the 80's, when my car journey began, I read a lot of magazines and initially believed I could not be significantly faster without all the speed stuff they were trying to sell. My car tech knowledge was weak so I fell into the trap but quickly found that bolting the same stuff to my car didn't always work out. Plus, I could not afford to throw a lot of money at it. Luckily, I had a good friend who taught me...who understood each system ala UT. It wasn't long before I had unbolted and undid a lot of that and "fixed" systems and where gains could be made, upgrading to other factory parts from junkyard donors. The car was unassuming as a whole. Back then most people built cars that looked fast and showed off performance. Mine was a sleeper and I really didn't even know what that term meant at the time. The only aftermarket part I had was a cheap set of headers and mufflers. Fun times. My friends flashy cars looked great...in my rearview mirror.

[@albertgaspar627]

one of the things to remember, is a car is a system. Bolt on that high riser intake with stock exhaust, and you lose power. I remember the car magazines in those days, there were still "junkyard builds" if you bought the right magazines. The California press was big on selling aftermarket parts, the New York press was more on "an HEI will do what the Captive Discharge ignition does 90% of the time for less". And some street rodder mags also had tech tips from the junkyard. You still wanted some aftermarket stuff, tho, like headers and exhaust. If you weren't doing a Chevy, then you also needed an aftermarket intake--mopars were pretty much the same, except the Max Wedge and Six Pack. That's why its funny this video turns its nose up at aftermarket parts, then shows cars with blowers and nitrous--those power adders aren't OEM (except on some V6 engines, of course). And today, a lot of aftermarket heads cost less than trying to get an OEM junkyard head ported and the valves lapped and the seals redone and the seats cut and so on.

[@throwingsparks]

Thanks for keeping it simple AND real!

[@paulcabezola3559]

Amen brother !! It's not how fast you go. it's HOW you go fast !!

[@jaycole2121]

Uncle Tony is tuned into my frequency. Can’t believe I have just stumbled over this channel. Thumbs up!!

[@petergrey7125]

I love your mindset, Tony! Learning how this stuff works before throwing money at it is all part of the process and the part of the fun with these older (1960s) cars. It’s how I was taught anyway. 👍

[@01trsmar]

So true!!!! Years ago I had a stock 74 Charger 360 2bbl my buddy had a 74 Challenger 360 4bbl both had the same 3.23 gears..Charger was heavier and 2 barrel .. I added duel exhaust but stock exhaust manifolds..I had my other buddy(my engine builder today) he tuned it up and by that was re-curving the distributor and jetting the 2 barrel .We changed the converter trans was fine,added a shift kit.. Anyways,I ran side by side with a stock 1974 360 4bbl high performance Challenger Rallye that car ran low 14.0's in street trim spinning off the line..That car could have run mid 13's or better easily with the same tricks my car had! Before that the Challenger had me by 3 car lengths..Stock 360 2bbl Charger was soft until 30 then it seemed to get going really good,it moved 30 plus..!! But no more,it got it on from a roll !!! ****Duel exhaust..re-curved distributor,jetted TWO BARREL,torque converter and shift kit(I just wanted the car to chirp in 2nds gear mainly why I got the shift kit lol)...And it woke that car right up,it wasn't a dog before either but you would swear it had a cam and 4bbl added!! I wasn't that rich then so worked with junkyard parts only new part was the converter..Exhaust was from a Charger with duel exhaust from the junkyard..Car already had 3.23 gears..I could have went with 4.10's for the total kill but I drove on the highway all the time and my other buddy had a Road Runner with 4.10's and I didnt want to drive 50 mph @10 million rpm lol!! Little tuning goes along way!!! Think of it this way younger guys..Think of how a tuner changes your newer car! It wakes them up,same with these tricks and more!!!

[@stevebrygadyr1675]

I agree. Both my Charger and Ramcharger were modified in their previous lives and I took them back to stock parts. They have never run better except when they were new. Even the Ramcharger runs great, like it was meant to from factory.When I got it, half the sensors and vacuum lines, O2 sensor, etc., were gone and it barely ran. It would stall off the line and then couldn’t start it hot. Anyway, it was a lot of work and research, but well worth it. I’m not sure why so many people switch out stock intake manifolds, distributors, and ignition systems. I have owned dozens of Mopars throughout my life and never had trouble with anything stock Mopar, as you know, you just gotta take care of it and tinker, my favorite thing. Thanks Uncle Tony for all of the excellent content!

[@stuckinmygarage6220]

DR. T, u just administered the best anti anxiety advice for many of us. We can't buy from a glitzy parts catalog the proud feeling of seeing the results of our tinkering minds. Seriously. Thank you!

[@francfurian8215]

Uncle Tony this is why I keep coming back. I love this show! Keep up the excellent work guys Cheers😊

[@frankmaddux4094]

I wish I saw this before putting a stroked 440 into my pickup

[@Aaron.Newman]

This video is great. No need to spend lots of dollars. Use what you have and get the most out of it! I wish more people were like Uncle Tony.

[@voodoomanclothingco.3102]

I love your ideology and how you are shedding light on how small garage/back woods innovation has been lost over the years. keep up the good work Tony!

[@Richard-gy1fo]

I grew up in the 80s with Bob Shingler who had a 64 cuda and he was just like you. I learned from him bought my first 67 cuda off him and had a 318 with stock 340 heads a DC 509 cam with springs and he did alot of head work to the old irons. Had a 7 1/4 rear with 4.30 gears factory posi wich shocked me. 904 trans BM shift kit with 2200 converter. Had dual point distributer blue streak points. It ran well against others but never ran the track. You are 100% right about working and maximizing what you have first

[@AtZero138]

That Never ending, desire to say 750 double pumper, to guy at the car show,.. it's that bragging nonsense, be who you are, let the Car speak for itself.. Daily driven 68 Dodge Dart 318/A904 2 barrel BBD, stock 340 Exhaust manifolds, thru a Single Flow Master.. See you in the Rear view mirror.. thanks Uncle Tony.. Oi oi oi..

[@woodey028]

Great comment. And I agree 100% let the car do the talk'n ;)

[@AtZero138]

@@woodey028 Thanks.. it means more to me to hear from someone who gets it, then being told, nice car, you should put a big block in it.. like yeah, I should just throw all of this work away and start over 😅.. it's my Car.. Peace Bro..

[@toverturf9097]

Finally this chuckle head has something to say that I can agree with. For years I've been taking heat for using my 915 heads on my 440, I keep hering about the power I'm giving up with the old castiron heads. On the last refresh I bought new 2.18/1.81 valves springs, retainers and keepers and a new set of Harland Sharpe rockers. Maybe it's stubbornness or foolishness but my old wedge made 645 hp witch is just enough to keep the crank in the block. The heads are as good as I can get them but I did them and for me that works. Have a great day

[@Imnotyourdoormat]

dont ever apologize for simplicity T....the 1st rule of engineering 101 is kiss, its well known the simpler a design is, the more DURABLE it becomes....when smokey was once asked if could he design an engine, he said, "hell yes i could, and it wouldnt have any damn valves in the whole motor"!!!...the craftsmen type of self-engineering saturated early hotrodding, the rich-prick had no advantage whatsoever... your plans for the little A-motor are exactly how detroit and other engineers tested their designs, they pushed it till it failed, in wing-loading tests, they even stack lead weights to airplane wings till they rip them right-off the plane....the maximization of existing parts is also how you learn...big-time....but im afraid old-fashioned hotrodding is gone forever but as always tony...kutgw.

[@Nmdixon-cu7vm]

I saw the thumbnail I knew exactly what you were gonna talk about. Perfect advice! 👍

[@kevinwjohnson614]

Shure do miss the old junk yards.lots of real goodies When a customer came into one of the engine shops i worked at ,my advice was to throw away their magazine pile.. Yea still do hotrod.

[@81eagle]

I just spent 25 hours building the hot side for a turbo AMC 258. I wanted twin scroll so I did it. I put a CAT C7 turb on it and it rips. Home brew logic beats a wide open wallet in my book too Tony. Glad you are of the same mentality. You rock "Big T"!

[@MattLundquistVW]

Well done Uncle Tony. Most car people just follow what the other guy buys, never seeing the full potential of what they have or just bought. What gets me is the younger generation will take there modern car to a Dyno shop and have it tuned ( over and over without changing anything) and never go to the track and setup the car to make real #'s. And us in the older generation will throw expensive parts at our car that we see at the car show and in the magazines, but never tune it lol. It takes time and learned knowledge to make something fast, and unfortunately people would rather not put in the effort. I love it when I see people put in the effort and maximize there set up.

[@larryreagan6936]

Very well put! my son and I are running a nearly stock 70s 455 Pontiac pushing near 500 lb ft of torque to the rear wheels, on a set of low compression 7k3 iron heads with a stock crank and a street cam, running on pump gas with no additives! "low budget" doesn't mean slow by any means.

[@CaptainBuzzcooler]

Thanks Tony. You can’t typically buy yourself into competence. This applies to almost every aspect of life. Work with what you have and MASTER it, no matter what the discipline.

[@BlackLS1Pontiac]

My dad has always said the same thing about keeping it simple and maximize what you have. Man I love this channel!

[@LightWaIker]

Outstanding advice Tony! Thank you. See you tomorrow.

[@DanielTurner-cf8rr]

Great advice! I learned a few lessons the hard way, by wasting money on parts just because that's what everyone else was doing. Like you said, learn to maximize what you have first. That's the real skill. I learned the science behind engines, thermodynamics, power to weight, and handling from my brother, who is a mechanical engineer. Honestly the best mods I've done were all the things you said, and that's what he always stressed.

[@willefixit]

love this stuff tricks to go fast .with out breaking bank.

[@ljgarrison6910]

You're a top guy, more youngens need to know this. And I wish someone said this to me when I was younger, i'd have developed more knowledge and saved a few pennies.

[@djsinister666]

I love your channel and agree that KISS is best, the problem is most of us run newer cars. I have a 2014 Camaro 2ss this a procharger and in these cases the science is done. I love old cars, I'm building a 1980 el camino for the wife. It is also why your channel is so important, with out the base knowledge you spend a lot of money to learn.

[@scottk0623]

Unreal, what a ass kicker that Roadrunner was to get that left front off the road. Love it

[@DavidPerez-cd9tu]

Great stuff Uncle Tony I sure enjoy you sharing your knowledge with the willing to listen and learn crowd on the tube!

[@jamoshotrod]

I totally agree, I use my 60s altered as an example for a lot of people. Even though its injected on alcohol, it still is only 302 cubic inch , factory 1967 327 block, and 492 angle plug camel back heads. I built it to have the 60s feel with 60s and 70s parts. And the thing runs deep into the 9s

[@woodywoodlstein9519]

Great video. It’s about setting up what you already have . Exactly how it is with motorcycles too. Eg. 1967. Burt Munros Indian.

[@triumphjunkie]

Uncle tony...you are an absolute inspiration...I'm building a 65' Coronet SS tribute car and I see the bills getting bigger and bigger.Looking at your videos reminds me of the KISS principle. I use stock eliminator and F.A.S.T. as examples of what can be done with stock parts. Keep up the great work!! You have the best hotrod channel out there!!

[@Bdoyle909]

thats me in my challenger racing dudek in his roadrunner in 2017 at the spring FAST race

[@stevesmythe8556]

I miss living in a small down with simple people, listening to this...especially the end. I live in a big city, nice part of town. Everyone into cars maxes out their budget instead of their brain.

[@conniesaylor2504]

Very true my 71 swinger was built with used parts from 71 340 4 speed duster and a lot of other Mopar parts I had saved over the years

[@mmcnew1]

I and a buddy built a minibike with this same principle (we’re in our 60’s). My two boys built another one (at a different location). We both used HF Predator 212cc engines. Knowing this engine would make a 36” long bike wheelie off the line at WOT, my buddy and I lengthened the bike 2 inches. We ran it with no adjustments to the motor and it would do 25mph. We then made sure the throttle was opening all the way (it wasn’t). We then hobbled the governor without tearing in the motor. We then calculated the proper gearing to max out engine RPM potential. It jumped to 38mph... all stock. Right down to the air cleaner and muffler. Launches off line WOT and barely lifts front wheel. My boys took a different route. Stage one kit with new airfilter, exhaust, carb re-jet. Can’t get off line at WOT. Can’t win a roll on with the old guys bike either unless you have a really long straight away. Like really, really long. And theirs is too loud. No fun to ride. They were shocked and spent a little money they didn’t have to. KISS builds a better machine most ot the time.

[@mrkrzt]

So right about everything. Good job.

[@garymckee8857]

I had a stock 72 duster 340 that outran a lot of parts built engines ,the vehicle had stock thermoquad,stock intake,stock electronic ignition. Thanks Tony.

[@71wicker]

You video is so ironic, I wiped my cam out on my 440 a day before project bottle rocket! I had 284/484 purple cam on my basement shelf for 20+ years, no lifters though?? Can’t remember what I did with em! I have a built 383 with a hole in the block took the roller lifters out of that and the only thing I had to buy are the pushrods!! Scrounging and trading for parts and pieces is the name of the game I’m my world!! Thanks for your videos UT

[@cuda70gt7]

I agree with tony 100% problem is no one knows how to do this anymore. Maybe make a few vids and show us the way.

[@billymania11]

Good points Tony. The engineers at the factory have thought of most things and as you say, it's about a light touch here or there to optimize things.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

I like the stock car look better. You are totally right uncle tony on not spending money, unless you maximize what you have.

[@johnwilburn]

The older I get, the more I appreciate factory engineering. Nothing should be "upgraded" until the function of the original parts is thoroughly understood. If only I realized the value of this in the 90s...

[@fordilac]

In 1972 I ran a C-class (250ci 6 cylinder, stock short block, 1 barrel carb, no head mods except shaving) Chevy dirt car. Basically you could use any cam and headers. I ran a 194ci head (smaller cc head with same size valves and shaved the head to boost compression ratio even more) and a 292 truck 1 barrel carb and a set of Clifford Research headers and cam. I could only get about 200 laps before it would twist a rear axle and break it. Switched to a 3/4 ton Chevy rearend, end of problem.

[@fordilac]

I consistently ran second to a high dollar car until the heavy 3/4 ton rearend swap. It really added to the traction and I was able to win my share. I could barely afford to buy the Ethyl gas for it.

[@chrisj197438]

You have an awesome channel sir

[@tomnekuda3818]

Agree with you 100% concerning getting the most out of your ride without breaking the bank. Several things work against that today: 1) rich piss-ants spending Daddy's money 2) Constant advertising that says what you got ain't good enough. 3) Little boys and girls today do not understand the basics of the cars.....if you will, the engineering dynamics of what they're looking at. 4) Inventiveness seems to have gone the way of the carrier pigeon...extinct. 5) the "gotta have it now" mentality. Tony, you and I grew up where money didn't grown on trees.....I sold my soul to farmer/ranchers throwing bales, branding cattle, shoveling out barns/stalls/irrigation ditches and lied my way onto construction at age 16 (yup, I'm 18). Very few kids today willing to make the sacrifices. I'm a 73 year old geezer and would not trade my scarred hands for anything. Character.

[@wutang9068]

When I was young I bought a 383 2 barrel out of a 67 Chrysler Newport for $150 to swap into my 66 Belvedere with a blown 318. The only high dollar mods I made were swapping a factory 4 barrel intake with Carter carb that I bought for $25 from an ad in the newspaper, a carb rebuild kit, and I bought a brand new set of headers. The rest was trial and error (porting the cylinder heads, fabricating my own dual exhaust, suspension mods) and scrounging used parts for free or very cheaply . All work was done on a gravel drive way and it really sucked working underneath the car in the middle of winter. Some of my buddies had brand new, early 80's, Camaro Z/28's and Mustang GT's that thier rich Daddy's paid for. They were not happy at all that my '66 ( with "custom" Krylon, spray can, paint job which actaully looked ok from 10 feet away) could blow the doors off there cars on a straight road. Unfortunately, on the twisty's the old girl simply could not keep up.

[@BenLeBlanc1]

Building my model a taught me a lot; design and fabrication are my favorite things about building

[@AryDontSurf]

I used to have an article "The Sizzlin' Six" that was basically a bottom up rebuild of a Chevy 6 using all stock Chevy parts. One of my favorite. They explain a rebuild similar to your solution for the Slant 6.

[@396M21]

Tony, you hit the nail right on the head. That is what the car hobby is all about,do your own R&D and build it yourself.......Not going down to the local dealership and slapping down $25 grand on a 6 or 700 horsepower crate engine! Great video Personally ,I think computers have ruined the car "hobby" and NHRA too.

[@idolworkshop]

This is my entire thinking behind my 72 Dart sedan. It came into this world with a Slant, 8 3/4 rear, V8 torsion bars, and front discs (I've got the build sheet). It's already half-way set up for power and speed! I want to surprise people with what a Slant can do, so I started with the carb...then the head needed work, did that...added electric choke....now I'm about to add low boost to it (8-10lb) with a complete draw-thru setup from a 78 Buick. yes, I'll now have to add a hood scoop (kind of ostentatious on a 4 door if you ask me) due to the added height with the turbo setup, but hey, trying to run what I got and not go down the engine swap/new parts hole. that being said, I did pick up a 318/904 combo for $150 in case I blow a rod through the block!!!

[@ShmeegleSon]

Your channel and your knowledge is exceptional, thank you for taking time and making this knowledge available to us

[@thequietonesometimes6415]

Congratulations on the 90k subscribers! This channel is so underrated! But I know its just a matter of time before you break out here Uncle Tony! Just keep doing what you and the rest of your crew have been doing. Just don't forget us when you do blow up to a huge channel! lol. Why do I sense you would not, correct that? You would never react that way?👍👍

[@charlesmiller5078]

Just when I thought you could not outdo yourself,, you did. Another great lesson .

[@13bravoredleg18]

I just want a vehicle that will make it to the grocery store reliably!

[@caduceus33]

OK, I can sell you my 2000 Neon.It will get you there, and back also!

[@hellblazer275]

Toyota corolla

[@glennmanchester1568]

G body if your on a budget

[@lakevapor5182]

A 94 celica

[@Joloke08]

Hey Tony I know what you mean about making what you have work,My car being one that the popular parts vendors choose to believe is dead and buried mean I often cannot get parts so i have to make do and mend.Dont get me wrong when new parts are available I will get them but having something thats not the popular model forces you to get partsothers are throwing away and use several to make a good one! I should be bitter but im not it makes a project more interesting when you cant just go order bits with open cheques ;) Also to make matters worse im in the UK with an American forgotten classic but i wont be beaten! Its what I love about your channel real cars done on a real low budget not just throwing money at everything dont ever change Uncle Tony we love your honesty and old school ways :) Jo

[@Hardwarecity_Wordsmith]

Best video yet UT!! Roll up your windows!! 🍻

[@wildracoon666]

A great way of thinking uncle tony 👍

[@everestsdriveway366]

I would love this guy as my actual uncle. He seems like a cool dude!

[@acespades6958]

Words to live by. Great video and explanation.

[@johntrudell8023]

UTG back dropping Knowledge

[@mrkrzt]

Keep it up bro! Good channel, glad I found it.

[@mylesswann530]

I've had six beers and Uncle Tony you got me thinking I should rebuild my diesel injector seats by welding in some material.

[@sunnyray7819]

I love your approach, it's all the little tinkering and dialing in things that really make them work.... I have seen people throw their money at stuff but they don't have enough sense to figure out the problem..... They want instant gratification..... Of just slapping on a 750 Holly or whatever it is when they dont have their junk dialed in..... So they keep spending aimlessly..... You gotta get in there and figure it out for yourself..... Get it fine tuned...... 🌞🇺🇸✌

[@GJM866]

My brother had a 1970 Mark Donahue Javelin 390 4sp. He removed the stock Motorcraft 600 cfm carburetor and put a Holley 750 double pumper on it. This totally killed the performance!

[@racedad2227]

Well said Uncle Tony get every one to be critical enough about there set up and ask why.

[@zjw3504]

Great video Uncle Tony! Thanks for the great videos!

[@JDWorkshop-wn9tt]

Test and tune what you’ve got. Cool! Reminds me of high school cars we all had in the ‘80’s. “Hand me down” V8 cars. No real money. Just figuring out tuning on what was there. My buds had GM stuff. I had the Mopar with torsion bars to factor in to adjustments. Good times! We really didn’t know much though. Buying crazy new speed parts was out for sure back then!

[@Prosoundrepair]

Before I found UTG, well I was a moron. I am rebuilding a 1971 charger now so thank God for you.

[@kenbtheman]

Well said, back in the sixties and seventies we didn't have any money to blow on fancy parts. We modified stock parts and if we really needed something we would shop around and someone always had a used part we could buy for a fraction of the cost of new.

[@tomnekuda3818]

My '70 Roadrunner had H's on the back and G's on the front. Remember how we used to have to pump up the Polyglass to get more traction instead of dropping the pressure in the rears (like other tires of the day) ? I remember porting heads until I was nearly nuts just trying to science out the airflow...Devcon F......triple angle valve jobs....you name it. Same with intake manifolds......flow benches made with vacuum cleaners?

[@kevinnobody3052]

I'm a big fan of machine working the stock engine before I even think about making changes. Port and polish heads, match Port heads to intake and block. CC heads so all chambers are equal, and if I go all the way into the engine I want to match the rods, wristpins, and pistons and the crank. Most of what I just said isn't going to cost you anything except maybe a new gasket set. But you'll know you did something. Then when you see what that's gonna do, you've got a baseline for adding a few things.

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

Amen!!! You dont have to spend a ton of $$$ to go fast!! Its been a decade, but I was very proud of my mid-11s 68 Dart daily driver. My best/fastest build. The only real big $ i spent was for the MP cam and intake ... Everything else was tweaks and optimizing and swap meets and yard sales. Never even got around ro replacing the one legged 2.69 geared 7.25 rear end!! I beat people at the track every weekend that had way more $$$ invested in their engine than id spent on my whole car. Tony's right...spend the time and effort, not the $$$!!!!👍👍

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 no actually it was 11s in the quarter sorry...got about a dozen passes under 12 that last season, and a few dozen more in the low 12s. Was pretty amazed the rear survived, everyone said it wouldnt get me to work the first day behind the 440, but it did...2+yrs as a daily and every track nite i could manage. And when the car left, it wasnt even making noise or anything!!!!

[@wheels-n-tires1846]

@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 I suppose next youll tell me I spent more too, right?? Nope...married with kids=no car budget. So i did everything myself.... No money for new pistons, so i milled the heads for compression. No money for a shift kit, so i cranked up line pressure, lathed the govenor weight, chucked the accumulator spring,and filled it with Type F. No money for Abody headers, so i cut up a set of Bbody ones n made em work. Moved the springs inboard myself so there was room for decent tires out back without minitubs.(funny how the one leg diff doesnt matter as much when youve got 12in slicks on...) Cut n built my own drivelines and exhaust. Did my own head porting... And when i dropped into the 11s... I had a bit under $3500 into the whole car... Did I mention it was my daily for many years too?? So what are your decades of car building and racing qualifications that gives you the knowledge to allow you to publically tell me what i did or didnt do??? How many stock bodied muscle cars have you daily driven and built to run 12s on the weekends?? Because ive had nearly a dozen that all fit that description, 5 of them being 68 Chargers, and the first time I hit the 12s was in 1988.... So how about keeping your condescending, and incorrect , uninformed opinions to yourself huh?? Thats not what this hobby, and real car guys are all about!!!!!

[@cameronboyce4695]

This is the stuff I like. I like hearing about these old racing hacks that guys came up with like when they would run thermo quads for cheap CFM, or when guys would file teeth off of their gears so they could gear jam (would not recommend that one). Looking forward to the next videos

[@kcav5374]

Like my old 62 Plymouth Sport Fury, a beaten up street car I bought WITH a 440 4V, push button auto, 3.91 gear for $300! made it lighter (strip use only) 100% stock short block, comp. valve job, (my 1st attempt at 'blending' the valve job) Hemi Grind cam & lifters, Wieand open plenum manifold, 850 Holley, 6 point rill cage, $25.00 used B Body headers and had fun! But kids, life got in the way...none the less I had almost to the penny' $1500.00 in that car and that's what I sold it for! (after I smoked the 727)

[@nathanthomasstickney8123]

My best intake set up for a 318. Was a eldebrock. LD 4B. I got at a swap meet for 59$ a tq 850.for 50$ still in the box and a 1in spacer plate.ran good!!! Had 360 heads. 340 mag cam used. And a set of headers used. It was fast 1380s.on street tires

[@999thenewman]

A frugal and well-researched approach to your old car is slow and boring, yet the most rewarding. Are you a resourceful person who delays gratification, or are you impulsive and impatient?

[@cuda70gt7]

Very true. I had an old Camaro that i thought i did everything i could to get as much power as posable. Then i removed the fan and put on a clutched fan i found. The Camaro came alive and was noticably quicker.

[@Ianochez]

I love science, you advice is applicable in many domains, and I know you know it!

[@marvenchin1944]

Great video as always, Tony!! I'm sharing this!

[@caseylemme8080]

Reminds me of the Jim Hand Pontiac wagon. He wrote great book documenting his years of experience of the cars all the way from the introduction of the Pontiac V8. When the publisher wanted to update it they wanted the include all the new aftermarket parts but he couldn't do it because he never used them. Now his book book goes for a chunk on Ebay.

[@toddtraylor2648]

spot on 37 or so yrs ago when we built $400 hot rods it was curve kits , rear gears and take off carbs especially big block motorhomes and J C Whitney white box cams then burn outs with the hood off

[@jeeplivion]

Your videos remind me that the aftermarket world doesn't tell you old school tricks to make your vehicle more efficient or better. Your brain does, I should use it more. Thanks Tony!

[@carmudgeon7478]

Yes! I got the parts cannon out to make my highschool 70 GTX do 10.86 in 1985, but had more fun getting my 76 Sunbird do 15.91 all stock. Guess which car I want back.

[@Tech-NO-City]

Im big into electric rc cars that do 80+mph , I only buy upgrades when things break. KZbin search 142ft drag race. (142ft = 1:10 scale quarter mile) 0-60 in less than 1 second.

[@woodey028]

My 67 Valiant with a 340/727 and 391s is simplistic and underrated.. Its all Mopar and runs hard on the street. It's about as "KISS" as one can get. That's the best part about Mopar. Simple.. Fast.. and Engineered to near perfection. When people ask why I like Mopar, I tell them " Engineering at its Finest". Hell Jimmy Addison had that big Kelogg stroked cranked Hemi destroying everyone with s stock 8.75 rear axle! Mopar is KING when it comes to simplicity.