Tony Abuse: The zip tie fan belt.

[@shadowjinkus1070]

There's nothing better than watching the struggle to fix Tony and then watching the even harder struggle to kill him again

[@excalibur2038]

hate him when hes here and love him when hes gone

[@Nil_25k]

Tony's in his own Emesis blue smh

[@jwalster9412]

Tony the absolute tank.

[@Zafa_The_Dragon]

They probably just want to break him just to fix him again 😂

[@Gmastergun]

“That’s a bad zip tie”

[@namecantbeblank5303]

Tony abuse❌ Tony character building ✅

[@VeraTR909]

What doesn't kill it makes it stronger?

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

I'm in constant fear for them when they're drivin' around in Tony, kinda like if they were in a TonyTitan-Sub. 😳

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

BTW, anyone that hasn't seen how lightning-fast an implosion is, should look up "Implosion Tank tests". Those huge rail-car tanks implode in the blink of an eye. The implosion that Titan faced was probably 100x faster and 100x more violent than that. Those 5 souls never heard nor felt a thing. Not trying to be morbid, but as far as retrieving their bodies, there are no bodies nor much of anything retrievable. I can only describe it as, Tomatoes shot out of a cannon. It may have been so violent, that the cavitation may have produced it's own light-source brighter and hotter than the sun, for a few milliseconds.

[@thefunborgpl]

Tough love

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

@@MAGGOT_VOMIT especially if you bear in mind that carbon fiber is a lot less elastic than steel, meaning it 100% cracked in stead of 50% cracking 50% caving

[@AlphaAlpha__3241]

Here I am, a Polish person watching Australians doing the same things to the maluch in 2023 that my dad had to do in 1988.

[@cckonettaxptor611]

historical reenactment

[@BloopTube]

Art imitates life.

[@joshanderson9391]

​@@cckonettaxptor611LARPers smh

[@cerberusmutt4252]

Groke mindset polish grindset

[@boredincan]

You know our tallest mountain is named after a Pole?

[@AshP210]

You've got to love how Wade suggests something stupid and James' response is "Yeah let's try it" and just enables the madness.

[@MoultrieGeek]

James =enabler +1

[@DirectorOfChaos9292]

It's a junk car. What does it matter?

[@burtgundy796]

@@DirectorOfChaos9292 why you gotta be so serious man, it's a funny comment, who cares

[@cromulence]

Tony: “Papa I love you” Wade: “Haha I’m going to remove parts from you now, try not to die.”

[@Rententchalk]

True

[@Lumbearjackk]

Tony is like the Ship of Theseus except you're trying to replace good parts with the bad ones

[@thesaltycrusader]

The Trash Boat of Theseus

[@ThornReaper]

The Garbage Barge of Adelaide

[@snakewithapen5489]

"Good" parts

[@lepidotos]

Nugget of Theseus.

[@boredincan]

Good parts? From an FSM car?

[@skodziarz7503]

tony is a simple creature. Insead of giving you boring luxury like speed gauges, airbags, a/c he gives you fun adventures and adrenaline like "am i going to make it home" or "how far away will I get stranded".

[@Regnilla]

My brother is a master mechanic and former engineer in the US Navy. I show him these videos, and he looks at them with the perfect blend of awe, wonder, disgust, and confusion. I can't wait to see his reaction on this one.

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

KEEP US UPDATED

[@SoundShinobiYuki]

Likewise! I was raised by a mechanic who never owned anything but old junker cars that he kept running through sheer force of will. But he never went to the level of trying to run them on moonshine and improvised fan belts since it could destroy the junkers for good and then we'd be carless! (The amount of wrenches we had to carry down to the car or motorbike every time we had to drive somewhere to get the starter to work, though... and then there was that time a bumper fell clean off and Dad just ziptied it on for a week until he could borrow a welding torch!)

[@GeorgeWockington01]

You sold you never told us his reaction

[@JoCaTen]

That's barely abuse mate. That's just simple polish engineering You could literally use duct tape to fix a leak in that thing

[@eduards1328]

But could you use duct tape as a fan belt?

[@JoCaTen]

@@eduards1328 if the tape's of good quality then maybe

[@LumaControl]

@@eduards1328 if you do it well and apply enough layers I reckon it'd be smoother than zip ties

[@jwalster9412]

​@@eduards1328if you drive it lightly, then definitely.

[@jonw12]

I was so happy to see a garbage time upload I yelled "Tony" and then kicked my couch. Love you brother from down under.

[@sherlachness318]

this has very quickly become one of my absolute favorite channels on the platform, please never stop with this unhinged chaos

[@kovacsdavid4362]

In the 1980s and 1990s, this magical car was used by quite some Polish people to get down to the Black Sea. Since it was summer, the cars were constantly overheating, and the solutions used by the poles were much… more interesting than these. With the cover open, you could see weird hodgepodge systems filled with ice and whatever you can dream of that is cold, to keep the car “not boiling” and get to your destination. (A lot of people were quite bad at this game, as they cooked the engine and they needed to have an emergency break so it cools down)

[@Gearjerk5]

@@retrocatalog Tony, like most rear-engine cars, is air-cooled. No coolant. That's why he mentioned a lack of water pump when talking about belts in the video.

[@greaniebeaniez3070]

This is literally how half the farm equipment my dad's had repaired by me and him, "temporary" repairs that have managed to last years holding stuff together

[@JonnyFlash80]

@@retrocatalog Pepsi coolant needs to happen. @GarbageTime420 are you seeing this? Please do!🔥🔥 EDIT: Oh yeah it's air cooled... oh well, just pour Pepsi on it.

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

​@@retrocatalogCoolant doesn't exist in an air cooled engine. Replacing OIL with pepsi, on the other hand......hmmm

[@casualspawnpeeking3680]

@@retrocatalog sadly that's not possible as this car is air cooled however replacing the oil with Pepsi would be fun

[@pi8049]

"How are we gonna make it even tighter?" - "I'll pull harder" James and his infinite wisdom never disappoints

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Reminds me that in DBZTAS (been rewatching that), Goku's epic solution to defeating an enemy was to just hit them...harder 😅.

[@charlesswansonii9319]

This is the adult equivalent of a kid using playing cards and clothespins to make their bicycle tires make that revving noise while riding. Good job, Tony.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

We used a more destructive method, but far louder and more authentic sounding (IMO)... a soda can! One day after running one over, it got stuck on one of our tires and then lodged under the seat. As such, in the same way the card slapped against the wheel spokes, the tire tread rubbed against the soda can, causing it to vibrate violently... Of course, metal on rubber causes some wear, and thus, the destructive part. Not that all that much rubber wore off, but it did indeed do so, whereas using playing cards wouldn't do _anything._ 😊

[@Random-nf7qb]

you're all stupid The best is to use a plastic cup, those single use one for picnics.

[@officiallilsideshow]

​@@DUKE_of_RAMBLEI did something similar with an open crushed Gatorade bottle, and it gave it some echo, it was bodytrembling for 11 year old me, I felt like I got on my first hayabusa

[@ghostlynose2091]

So, things Tony can do: Run on oily water, AKA kerosene Use a ziptie or rope as a belt, if driven very gently Be on top of the Litre Board Things Tony can’t do: Make it up The Hill without extreme pinging Most car things probably

[@lilpisser124]

Things Tony can't do: Air Conditioning

[@spugintrntl]

​@@lilpisser124air conditioning!? What's air conditioning!? **chucks shoe**

[@Rententchalk]

Things Tony can do: Be a kid (Fp3 video)

[@Akuzastar]

Shout out to James, goes from playing steel battalion and making his own handheld snes, to fixing this nugget 👏😂

[@tylern6420]

i need to wash my screen

[@dhpz]

This channel is the reason of why there should be a geneva convention equivalent for automotive repair and modification.. And i bet that Wade would make it a checklist for tony

[@AgentTasmania]

Most countries do have laws about that

[@erikziak1249]

You would not believe how many pantyhoses were used as temporary belt-replacements not just in this car.

[@HannahFortalezza]

I was about to mention he should try that

[@TechIOwn]

I'm disappointed they didn't try pantyhose just for scientific comparison, and is there a difference between cheap and expensive pantyhose?

[@madcat4563]

"Tony is wailing" is a line and clip that lives rent-free in my brain. I will definitely remember this in case of emergency repair.

[@rossmallo]

Please tell me you were wearing goggles during this, Wade. Those ziptie shards were going EVERYWHERE.

[@Ck87JF]

Considering he wears hearing protection in the drum studio, one would hope... But I could also see him not doing it, because his eyes aren't as important as his ears 🤣

[@DollyBoy_1923]

@@Ck87JFhe probably considers his eyes more important than his ears since he can use the “Freakish Ears On A Stand” and the “ Huh Duh Six Hungos” so I assume he’s wearing goggles.😂

[@Petridish5YT]

Said this on the car Birthday video but it was probably too late to be seen. You guys should make the end of your vacuum cleaner look like Frank's head so she can eat up all the nugs you find whenever you're cleaning out these cars!

[@Rententchalk]

This is pure genius

[@xenokyomi]

Tony is the type of character to be the beloved best friend in a show, there thick and thin despite being the one getting picked on a little, then just "dies" tragically. Emotional heart wrench for everyone. Till seasons later in the epic final climax as all looks lost, there he is; Tony standing there beaten and broken, but still kicking.

[@adinko7]

Tony is the best car for the apocalypse, becouse he runs on a lot of fuel types, can be fixed with a shoe, impossible to brake becouse of his marvellous engineering. I love you Tony!

[@ptrd4111]

Rope is clearly the winner. Not only does it work but its also vibrant and fashionable

[@BinaryArmorOnline]

The reason that Wade and James have such great chemistry is that "Dumb Idiot + Smart Idiot" is the optimal old mates dynamic for shenanigans

[@krzysztofczarnecki8238]

Reminds me of when I took a cassette player apart as a kid, immediately lost the belt and tried to use first a rubber band and then a sewing thread to replace it. Rubber band worked well until it decomposed, and with the thread you heard the knot being there, so both not very effective.

[@PetchyJ]

I did the same when my Xbox disk tray stopped coming out. Went well for more years than I care to remember.

[@breberton]

Tony is a total nugget. I love this series, please keep pushing tony to weirder and weirder extremes these videos are so funny

[@aserta]

I used the laces from 4 other people, mine included, to tri-weave a belt on the side of the road. It worked, got us back in town. Snapped just as we got on the road to a parts store, some 200~250 meters away, a total of 14 kms back home from a trip. The only reason i think it worked, is because of dad's real leather laces. My mother and brother, and my laces were fabric, so basically less grip than a soapy pig. These days, i use link belts, they're not cheap, but man, you never have issues with those and if you do, you can always pull a link from the spares and go on your merry way.

[@ugh.idontwanna]

"James is speechless. He can't even form words" I guess that's why they call them zip ties.

[@ScuzzyYT]

Those first zip ties would be the reusable ones. They have a tab on the locking ends of them so you can take them off and put it somewhere else. Unfortunately, they are absolute terrible at doing what their designed to do because of that feature as shown in the vid

[@tomaszdabrowski8591]

Back in the days, a trick actually recommended in DIY "fix your maluch" books when in a pinch was to replace a belt with a stocking, like the thing that women wear on their hind legs. Also, since starter cables broke every so often, a trick was to have a broom stick in the car and push on a starter connector with it to start a car. As a matter of fact, since starters on this thing are no more reliable as the cable, another trick was to mount an extra pulley on the main belt wheel and wind a pull cord on it, to be used to start the maluch like a motor boat.

[@Amy_in_hell]

I'm sorry but. HIND LEGS??

[@therealgaragegirls]

I think at this point Tony deserves a full resto. ❤️

[@Dedicatedtolivinginthepast]

But then, Tony will be somewhat cromulent and probably won't be experimented on nearly as much

[@therealgaragegirls]

@@Dedicatedtolivinginthepast I get what you're saying. But POOOOOOOR Tony! I feel so bad for this poor mechanical hunk of bits. Probably because I would love to own a Fiat 126p myself. 😅

[@oddsod550]

I’ve only started watching recently and I love it! I work in the roadside assistance game and I can confirm zip tie belts do work and we do it quite regularly! Wrap one around the water pump and the crank and there able to get to the garage! Followed a car with a zip tie belt on there for 30 miles to get em home!

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

They...didn't want to be towed?

[@oddsod550]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley when there in a dangerous position, we can’t load em up, so we do anything to get them off the road (usually to a place of safety then load them up) unfortunately the guy just kept driving 😂 made it to there house so easy job!

[@alvinjunier6644]

One day they will attach a homemade steam engine to Tony. 😂

[@chubbz4211]

I pray for the day when we see a car built entirely from old mate James fixes. Just water bottle bushings and rope belts as far as the eye can see.

[@SPAZTICCYTOPLASM]

FYI for anyone who doesn't know, the way v belts work is they ride on the sides of the pulleys, this is why as belts wear they go down further into the pulley. The belt shouldn't ever actually be touching the center part. A way to have made this work is to use duct tape as a bed and then multiple zipties sorta meshed/weaved together. I've done that on my mustang 4 banger, it really helps when the alt is adjustable so you don't have to tighten it to all hell.

[@Pallanamnjavelet]

No joke, my grandfather had this old tractor (BM Victor). And i clearly remember him tying a rope out of and old pair of my grandmothers pantyhose, and then putting that in as a temporary replacement for the belt when it snapped way out in a field. Weird yes, but it did get the tractor home. Edit: When you tie plastic rope together like that you can use a lighter or some other heat source to kinda melt and squeeze it together, eliminating any "knobbly" bits.

[@gamesmega668]

james is a legend for what he is doing

[@AB0BA_69]

U subbed to James Channel, mate? 😊

[@jessetownsend550]

I was dead keen on buying one of these after seeing the chronicles of Tony...until i saw what they were being sold for! 😮

[@vcprado]

Wade would probably appreciate the Brazilian Fiat 147 Fiorino, it's basically a Ute Tony

[@Rententchalk]

Wade needs to do that

[@PrParrot]

I'm in the UK and these videos come out right as I finish work. Nothing makes the wait for the dirty, cramped, delayed commuter train more bearable than reminding myself I could always be treated like poor Tony 😂

[@zacholiver9212]

I feel like this truly shows how much of a master piece all of the Dank channels are: Pods feels like it's super big brain real complicated planning what to do week to week, the Drumthings a Drumthings so it's banging no matter what, then we get here and while the contents amazing it really does feel like the "well here goes somethin" channel

[@andrewstewart1464]

You know somebody's down for whatever when they say "it's probably not going to work, but let's try anyway". James is that kind of guy.

[@JonTheGeek]

I have never seen a man break a ziptie with his bare hands. James is a muscle man.

[@olivermpereira1999]

James' "yeah" at the nobbly bit had so much old mate energy. I love it

[@jadonabuaqil2717]

This is so fun to watch. Never have I seen a car that is so low standard yet so fussy at the same time, reminds me of those old Subarus (I used to run them with a skewer when we lost the key xD)

[@Luxio_401]

i love tony

[@jaspercox3706]

me to

[@HeisenbergFam]

8:05 "thats the James test" You have a higher chance surviving James' tests than Wade's gruesome experiments

[@Shattered_Instance]

I once had a radiator hose in my car blow a hole in it... I had duct tape, however, I figured the heat would destroy the tape. There were rocks on the side of the road, lol. I was like alright. Take a rock, smash it into the hole and duct tape it. Didn't even leak and I made it home. I thought it was pure genius. Was proud of my out of the box thinking... I mean who uses a rock to fix their car, lmao. My Mother came outside and lost her shit... Told me I was a fucking moron and wanted me tested for drug use. Clearly I was on drugs as nobody in their right mind would ever do something like that. I was dumbfounded to say the least. What the hell was I suppose to do? Now as an adult I haven't spoken to her in many years. For a lot of reasons. The Irony and one of the best parts. I caught her getting my sister to use drugs... I went on to become a Machinist/fabricator making 6 figures and my mother has no job and lives in a shelter voluntarily. I have gotten her an apartment several times, paid for rent/utilities to get her going, bought her furniture and filled the kitchen with groceries. Every time she ended up back in a shelter. Remember everyone... I am the fucking moron and drug abuser.... lol. She abused the shit out of me. I always have to remind myself it was her, not me. Still messes me up sometimes though.

[@princetchalla2441]

Maybe if you use the rock-ducktape trick on the bong or crackpipe you might also fix your mom and sister’s drug addiction?

[@Shattered_Instance]

@@princetchalla2441 Duct tape does work wonders and the rock was awesome, however, that's a big ask. I would guess its out of the realm of possibilities for the almighty ducttape/rock combo. I do like the logic though, lol.

[@Jaeeden]

I like to imagine this series is just finding scrap parts to use whenever Tony breaks down. Like, if the belt breaks, there's just a whole bag of zip ties ready, if Tony runs out of fuel, we got kerosene in the back.

[@artiumromanov9798]

I studied electromechanics, my dude the zip-ties tend to just stretch when theyre being pulled THAT hard over a period of time. Unless you can find zipties that don't stretch but immediately snap at their max. tensile strength you might've had a better time (idek if that's a thing). Incredibly entertaining video anyway and I'm not even into cars!

[@VortexGP]

I love these videos so much! You and James are just the perfect Duo

[@danielhenrichs4562]

A fun project for Tony - A custom made exhaust header for more power and better exhaust flow. 🤘🏻💪🏻

[@john_barnett]

There's literally universal V belts you can get that are made of leather that look like a bunch of daisy chained zipties

[@spugintrntl]

Difference is those are specifically designed to replace v-belts and most people are less likely to just have one sitting in the boot than a packet of zip ties.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

​@@spugintrntlMore to the point, I think if a person is inclined to have emergency parts like that, to begin with... they'd likely just have the *correct* belt! 😅 But, I like where John's head is at!!

[@spugintrntl]

@@DUKE_of_RAMBLE haha, you make a very good point! On the subject of link belts, though, I've never used one but I've heard that they tend to run quieter than normal v-belts. Never heard of them being used for automotive applications, but I guess if you've got a noisy fan belt perhaps it could be considered an upgrade?

[@john_barnett]

@@spugintrntl you're right, I still think every petrol/gas station should stock them instead of just having a few of the most popular sizes

[@gunier.j.kintgenanimations]

I love that you have to specify what fuel Tony's running on. "This is just normal petrol. I swear, he ran better on Kerosene!"

[@Kretyn-z-YT]

im happy to see tony alive

[@Cobalon]

he won't be for long at this rate

[@AXtelly]

Him informing us that "he is not wearing any thongs at the moment" is the AYO but also ayo~ of all time

[@crazyman1650]

This isn’t abuse, this is progress! Edit: can you make more videos on the Daihatsu restoration or the Corolla?

[@Jawmsie]

This calls to mind a friend of a friend who couldn't get a new timing belt for his Volvo 240. He ran it with a chain of paper clips for a good long while, and somehow didn't destroy it entirely.

[@SlimothyJimothy]

I'm not shocked the car didn't die, I'm just shocked that it managed to stay together.

[@MrBelgianJunglist]

For the love of God I hope you guys are wearing goggles lol

[@Rententchalk]

I don't know......

[@HazeyAuto]

Good old Telecom rope… always comes in handy! You should wrap the pulley in electrical tape and go the zip ties again.

[@YetAnotherGeorgeth]

I propose calling this serious Tony Induced Torture. You can even use the initials. I see nothing wrong with this.

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

Tony Induced Torture Series?

[@DuckReach432]

Tony laughed his knots off.

[@cyberreks]

I did that when my altenator belt broke on the middle of highway xd that saved me from getting stranded😂

[@culturedsquid8442]

Never expected to see a part that is not good enough for Tony... I am speechless

[@KleversonRoyther]

The zipties on the floor at 10:48 spell "eggs" in Portuguese.

[@olivermikolajuk4631]

I love how saying Tony is running on gas is a necessary detail to add.

[@Bimgamer2]

justice for tony

[@thej2241]

you know it’s good when it sounds like you’re watching a movie when it starts

[@mceajc]

Answering questions I never knew I needed the answer to! Absolutely superb science.

[@DystopianOverture]

My partner walks in over hearing me enjoying this video, and he now thinks I'm a maniac. Don't kink shame Tony he likes this!!

[@TheTrooper115]

Use a reef knot! They only ever get tighter as you pull on them, you need to push the strands together to loosen them. Right over left, left over right - viola, a reef knot. It's dead simple and it's got so many uses honestly everyone would benefit from knowing it.

[@grandtheftautist8679]

A Tony I knew would belt me with rope, and here you are making Tony a belt out of rope

[@itssummertime6854]

If cars turns into a true story, Tony will have so much to say.

[@dawg4494]

Tony is the peak of human engineering

[@tomsie9203]

The definition of : "The more you fuck around, the more you'll find out"

[@Cobalon]

this is considered science because they're documenting their findings, otherwise it would just be fucking around and finding out

[@chrisspeedofficial]

That Telecom/Telsta rope is super handy to have.

[@GregoryJohnson-l1g]

I like how he says "thats whats causing the problems" as if he isn't attempting to use zip ties as a belt

[@TheSibirianRaccoon]

James' knots are **knot** very good

[@PrueferAuge]

11:02 when you forget for a moment what aussies mean with 'thongs'

[@roibeard94]

00:52 you can even weave zipties into a prophylactic, if you're motivated enough

[@Tatertots223]

I swear this car can use anything and is so expendable it can be sold in pieces at an IKEA

[@SoundShinobiYuki]

Entertaining- but a PSA as a daughter of an old-school mechanic who also kept his old junkers running by sheer force of will (the '81 Toyota Corolla station wagon, oh LORDY, it was practically a Tony by the time Dad passed away in 2017), the only *safe* thing to do if your fan belt snaps off is wait for the engine to cool, drive slowly on until it gets hot again- and if you blast your heaters it'll pull some engine heat out too, pull over, stop and let it cool off again, rinse repeat until you can get to a garage. You don't want to be trying to pull broken bits of an improvised belt out of your engine components on the side of the road. ...Assuming you're not abusing the old thing for fun, that is. This is all the funny stuff my Dad WOULDN'T do! :P

[@Friendly_Neighborhood_Dozer]

7:02 I’ve never seen more “Yeah, exactly” energy in my life than in that “yeah”

[@Arctic2Noob]

Man I randomly stumbled upon this video on the home feed recommendations and thought "huh, this dude is like dankpods but for cars"

[@46Mage]

James is the strong man I need in my life

[@realhuman5688]

6:58 James's "YEAH!" after danky realises that simple thing kills me.

[@VengefullyQueerDragon]

"I think it will still fail but let's try it" I love how supportive he is

[@Stunbunny]

I feel like this is the perfect summary for the entirety of automotive history.

[@bozzy7946]

Yall are just the best, and tony is such a good sport

[@alexporter7979]

You guys should try this again, but with more than 2 zip ties. May try to space the zip parts 2-3in (5-6cm) so the “belt” jumps less and can’t slip under the pulley

[@maximal10]

As a Canadian I salute any who can Red Green a fix

[@LongPeter]

Apparently Beetle owners used to carry pantyhose around as a cheap, emergency fan belt.

[@callonsgarage6480]

10:16 the Ecco on that “uh no”was the light of my day

[@pastalover21]

Jesus, I can watch this guy play with wet bread and I’d be entertained. You’re way too charismatic 😅

[@Rententchalk]

Yup

[@JayFochs1337]

I had to use my spare boot laces one time. Doubled em up for good measure and they held up just fine! They're dirty but still my spare boot laces!

[@Gruthartheclaw]

It always surprises me how many different unique ways to abuse your vehicles. I love it

[@droids75]

Honestly I think the constant starting and stopping of the Engine is the real abuse here

[@sirbaconbuster]

This dude exudes the vibe of the golden days of this platform.

[@thepiratepilot1507]

3:12 “That’s not a zip-tie. Now that’s a zip-tie.”

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

I drove my Suzuki Cultus over 20km with no belt in high school. Battery didn't even die, never overheated. What a car she was