Ultimate Automotive Hackery - Have We Met The Final Boss?

[@jeffreyrubish347]

Any fool knows you don't use rope to hold up your exhaust. You use a wire coat hanger! 🤣

[@tonybarracuda3505]

Thought everyone knew that

[@ChrisTheBmxGuy]

Just make sure you wrap it up good. My friend and I were driving his 2000 s10 2.2 and the flowmaster 44 I gave him fell off 🤣 pulled it out of the weeds and now years later its on my coworkers truck.

[@jeffreyrubish347]

@@tonybarracuda3505 If one ever drove old, rusty beaters, like I did, you've probably done it.

[@tonybarracuda3505]

@@jeffreyrubish347 done it many times, probably many more

[@big10inch-record]

I always use zip ties myself🤣🤣🤣

[@Tommy_Mac]

So the rope is the fuse, the brake fluid is the fuel, while the exhaust is the timer/ ignition source. Gives new meaning to the color "flame red"! 🔥

[@giraffewithtattoos2770]

"Hello, Haggerty's? I have some bad news. My classic Corvette caught fire on a road trip. No, I don't how it could have happened. It's a good thing I decided to go with the agreed value policy of $250,000."

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The shop owner & his mechanic should be prosecuted... Because of problems with my back, I paid a shop here in Portland to install a clutch in my 84 Audi Coup GT. One front wheel had two lug bolts that I could spin with my fingers as the hubs had been stripped out & apparently furnace tape had used to fix the threads. Either they hate Halfbreeds like me enough to try to kill me, or their mechanics are learning how to fix cars from the shop that serviced the corvette in the video. I notified the appropriate agency thru the DMV but no one ever contacted me back, as apparently Oregon will only investigate if enough people die. Considering that only two adjacent lug nuts were holding the front wheel on...

[@fk4515]

well that way it becomes the insurance companies issue, reduces the number of call backs

[@charredskeleton]

Hmmm, one’a them insurance scams…

[@paulwoodman5131]

It certainly looks like a fuse to burn it down. If he drove it long enough, it could have. They probably changed the wrong caliper and tied up the wrong exhaust.. with a rope?. I don't get it. duct tape would have been better.

[@bobbyz1964]

Reminds of my sister's mechanical ability, she has none, zero. When she was in college she drove a rusted out 73 LTD wagon, the tail pipe starts dragging. She crawls under it and ties it to a round pipe looking thing under the middle of the car with a pair nylon stockings and drives it to the local full service gas station. Guy that owned the station from 1958 to 1994 talked about that for years, probably still does. The nylon didn't melt, and put a real nice shine on the driveshaft for about ten miles to the station.

[@thetransformatorium7980]

At least she had the wherewithal to Try tying it up. My ex drove her honda from Santa Fe to Albuquerque (50 some odd miles) with the exhaust dragging the whole way. She didn't even stop to see what was making all the racket. Same car, different incident, she calls me to say the car had no power and was making a funny smell when she got to work. I asked what the temperature and oil pressure readings were when she was driving. She tells me she doesn't look at the gauges while driving! 🤣

[@rctopfueler2841]

where did she get the nylons from ? borrowed yours? lol jk

[@edbeck8925]

I saw a car in a parking lot and it was making a lot of noise. After she parked I told the woman that something was stuck under her car. She said yeah, the front plastic had broke off about a week ago and was stuck. Hey, if she didn't care I guess I didn't have to worry

[@allanmcelroy9840]

@@edbeck8925 meh its plastic. Cool she didnt make a fuss. If it was metal that was hit it prob wouldnt have broken haha

[@allanmcelroy9840]

Impressed the nylon held

[@famousutopias]

Replacing only passenger side calipers does make some sense once you realize that the driver always has the option of opening his door and dragging one foot on the ground to equalize braking forces.

[@rodx5571]

Yeah but he would be all the way down to the knee by the time he slowed to 100 MPH, so he could only do it once.

[@rolandthethompsongunner64]

😂

[@jan_vyhnak]

@@rodx5571 twice..

[@chrisalfano589]

Get out of my head!

[@shakinbottles]

Don't forget to slide the ass end around like a kid on a bike while your at it

[@Freedomquest08]

It's getting harder and harder to find them as years go by, but I've always preferred to find a worn out/clapped out relatively untouched car with it's obvious problems over the ones with mystery unknowns hiding under shiny paint and rattle can 'rebuilt engine.' Most of the time it's easier and much more piece of mind in the end to just rebuild a whole car that needs a whole rebuild once, than it is to buy someone else's hack job fix up and have to sort out the last guy's stripped bolts, shoddy machine work, cut wires, bondoed over spray foam, missing parts, etc.

[@exploranator]

not to mention two inches of Bondo.

[@russdavis1960]

@Freedomquest08 I've said the same thing for decades. I would rather have 'honest rust' vs. 'ohhhh....shineeey' every time. Seeing a LOT a botchery/butchery over many years on 'restored' vehicles.

[@Digitalsharecropper]

A lot of truth to the old saying, the hack with the big shop and the hight turnover makes the most money and turns out junk

[@dress2impress1000]

Amen

[@Quackerstacker1973]

bondoed over spray foam did you buy my 76 Chevy pickup back in about 93 I was poor and it had holes in the rear fenders

[@thetransformatorium7980]

And this, my friends, is why I NEVER EVER have someone else work on my cars! Cool vid Tony. Cheers

[@michaelr4063]

Couldn’t agree more. Unless it’s Kiwi….., or Uncle Tony👍

[@pauljohnson7may]

The good guys are out there if you look hard and long enough, they are pretty knowledgeable about a lot of the older cars. Sadly there are far too many sharks out there today ready to steal your hard earned.

[@MiikeyLawless]

This is a good statement if you know what youre doing. People who have no clue think this way as well. ;)

[@thetransformatorium7980]

@@MiikeyLawless Good point!

[@davidhollenshead4892]

The shop owner & his mechanic should be prosecuted... Because of problems with my back, I paid a shop here in Portland to install a clutch in my 84 Audi Coup GT. One front wheel had two lug bolts that I could spin with my fingers as the hubs had been stripped out & apparently furnace tape had used to fix the threads. Either they hate Halfbreeds like me enough to try to kill me, or their mechanics are learning how to fix cars from the shop that serviced the corvette in the video. I notified the appropriate agency thru the DMV but no one ever contacted me back, as apparently Oregon will only investigate if enough people die. Considering that only two adjacent lug nuts were holding the front wheel on...

[@Schaub3]

wouldn't that be a wild ride when the motor flips sideways and pulls the throttle cable to max!

[@BL2197]

It happened to my friend in a demo derby. Engine mounts broke, motor fell over and the car kept going. Only stopped when it stalled, the wire to the starter motor fell off. Holden 6cyl.

[@williamstamper442]

Kiwi is a hard worker and talented dude. He is the kind of guy you wanna know and have on your side and not make him mad over a business deal that you can't afford which causes you to get in too deep. Kiwi is quick too. Seems like just a few days ago when that Barracuda hit his shop. Now look at it...ready for paint very soon! That's a true "git r done" attitude and execution!

[@MrNota500]

Nothing like two good friends that share the same interest and can joke around no matter how bizarre the jokes maybe. You had me rolling at the end of the video, such a cute couple.

[@coolbreezelb5023]

Lmao. Right. His wife definitely getting jealous. Great laughs.

[@chopperguy16]

The Baracuda spoiler looks it should’ve been on right from the factory. Love how it complements the body lines.

[@ziptiesnbiasplies]

Ahhhhh looks alright to me! Come on out to gdale uncle Tony, I will show ya what hillbilly-hackery is hahaha

[@joe-hp4nk]

Third rate craftsmanship, coat hangers work the best. I have them in my trunk at all times.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

When you fix any kind of brake fluid leak, that extra pressure will find the next weakest part of the system. If you replace one side, then the other side will leak. If you fix a rusted section of line and don't replace the whole line. Then the pressure will pop through the rust somewhere else. Anyone who works on cars should know this. The stupidest part is the shop could've made more money doing it right. It just makes no sense to me

[@dennisford2000]

Had a car come in with 20 feet of 3/8” chain and a padlock holding up the exhaust. Dual purpose, keep your exhaust from being stolen

[@BareRoseGarage]

Doing this line of work, I've actually come across this kind of stuff a lot. Oddly enough, it's usually the "nice" stuff that tricks you, and it's usually brought in by people with money, because people with money usually don't like to spend money. So, they take it to every "Cousin Eddie's Friend down the street that will do it for a 6 pack of beer and 20 bucks" shops before it even gets to you to undo all the mess everyone else has made of it. Good news is, it's all in good hands now, and the even better news is.... when they tally it all up, they will see how much they would've saved if they would've brought it to you guys in the 1st place.

[@exploranator]

Suggestion: put the car up on a lift and do a full walkaround with the customer present, with a well-lit video camera recording the various atrocities. It may save you some hassle later. Include the customer in the video and the time and date, somehow.

[@stevemiller6766]

Sometimes it is a matter of being cheap, no doubt, but I wonder if it isn’t a bit of maybe that friend of a friend will do the proper job since he isn’t a total stranger.?

[@Sweet_Johnny]

100% agree and I'm glad to be the guy that gets the big paycheck for fixing it all. Wait, that check is missing a comma....

[@majorpayne5289]

👍I’m so glad i have common sense along w/ my grandpa and dad teaching me well. It’s crazy to me that a shop would turn out something like this on the ‘Vet. Most likely, no liability insurance either. Thx UT & “K”

[@yvescote9893]

You want to work in a hot rod shop well this is what you come across. Absolutely priceless and timeless

[@sendit9129]

This is the reality of it. We see everything from service trucks to race cars- hell even race trucks (its actually our specialty ;) ), but the "do it right or do it twice" phrase echos to the customer on these jobs. Unfortunately in a lot of cases its the customer's misunderstanding of the cost of proper install.. and they have to learn the hard way. Custom installs with proper PET sleeving, waterproof plugs, and designed/installed with serviceability in mind does not come cheap..

[@shadowopsairman1583]

Do it right or dont do it at all

[@kennethhoovler9050]

The rope is supposed to be the fish tape for the antenna wiring.

[@kenleppek]

Ohh.... I bet that's exactly what was going on there. It was just never finished.

[@Jason-kj8kb]

Exactly.

[@dmo848]

Oh shit I think your right. Smart catch

[@GLHS592]

It isn't just the "jack leg" shops doing dumb stuff. A good friend of mine had a 1960s Ford Motor Company product resto-modded a few years back by a Nashville area "pro-shop". The car has done some sitting since it was completed. We decided to take it on the Hot Rod Power Tour this year. We had a few things to check and fix. In this process, we found more things to fix. He also showed me a few things they did that looked ok, but weren't the way he asked it to be done. We finally got to the Ford 9" rearend they put together and it was a mess. The driver's side axle retainer was bent beyond belief and the axles weren't completely seated. We ran out of time and decided to take my Challenger on the Power Tour. The hackery that pro-shop put into that car amazed me.

[@sixinarow1]

A person has to have pride in his work. I worked in a restro shop, and almost got in a fist fight with the painter because he wouldn't paint the accent black on the back panel of a 67 Chevelle SS before he installed the tail light extensions. (the black is supposed to be under the extension)

[@davidgalea6113]

a shop will not put the same time and effort into your car that you would be willing to. that is why i do all the work on my car myself except interior upholstery.. for them it's a job and time is money, for you it's your pride and joy so you are willing to spend hours fixing a dent for example whereas they will cover it with bondo... classic cars are not rocket science I suggest people DIY and it will likely turn out the same as the pro's if not better if you buy the tools and invest in your skills.

[@GLHS592]

@@davidgalea6113 You're right. I helped a buddy build a car for a customer of his in return for paint and body on my car. I helped him all along the way and it came out perfect. Other than some powder coat, I built and repainted everything else myself.

[@Bbbbad724]

I am surprised that it is 427 SO, that trans 😱 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@noah8877]

I make aliving fixing big shops fuck ups

[@DDSpeedShop]

I too also replace my calipers in pairs..... usually front and back not side to side though.

[@M_Phipps0520]

The 2 of you make great comedy & great videos of debauchery of cars ! Keep on being yourselves!

[@SweatyFatGuy]

Cars and bad ideas like that are a big part of why I closed my shop in 1999 and went back to the military. I spent most of my time fixing what others screwed up, the rest of the time was spent trying to get people to pay me for the work and parts. I like to get cars that haven't been driven in decades, because there is usually a lot less of this crap in something that was last plated in the early 1980s.

[@41tl]

That must've got really out of control for you to go BACK to the military.

[@thomasarriaga6587]

Damn!!! Scary stuff!!!! Some people are evil and will do anything for the almighty dollar regardless if they are responsible for someone's life

[@TwoDollarGararge]

No that's just called the budget repair I would advise not buying a cheap car in the Northeast because that's what they're held together by fixes like this

[@thomasarriaga6587]

@@TwoDollarGararge hence the word, "some".....

[@TwoDollarGararge]

@@thomasarriaga6587 living in New Jersey I've seen some very interesting repairs I was flipping a Chevy Cobalt that I got cheap The exhaust hangers were metal clothes hangers fence down to fit the exhaust welded to some scrap metal steel squares attached to where the hangers used to be assuming the hangers at some point just rotted away to nothing but hey never made noise

[@diegosilang4823]

The “Aint broke dont fix it” had been misused so many times. The problem is the caliper are not replaced (or rebuild) in pairs. The driver rear was not leaking at the time the passenger side caliper and bushing replacement. After a few miles of driving, the left rear caliper failed as well. This why these parts have to be replace in pairs to avoid headaches.

[@novinnovations4026]

The saying should be "if it ain't broke, DONT BREAK IT"

[@Yophillips3272]

I dont think I ever replaced calipers in pairs. Unless they both are junk.

[@xtv007]

I will never second guess my own work ever again after seeing how the pros do it!

[@buick1955]

Nice work on the Mustang Kiwi ! First class workmanship .

[@chrisgraham2904]

I always have respect for the beautiful classic car that pulls along side of me at highway speed, with it's shiny paint and glittering chrome and driven by the guy who takes real pride and ownership in the maintenance of a true classic. Then I see videos like this and realize that under the shiny glitter, it may be held together with rope, wire and duct tape and it's an accident waiting to happen.

[@natevanlandingham1945]

That input shaft!! Haha, we just saw that done by the Jet guys on their channel a week or two ago😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-cl6dz7tw4o]

I just had work done on my 1978 Trans Am. The mechanic took me back and had me walk under the car before beginning the work. After the work was completed, he walked me under the car again and explained every detail that was fixed. It gave me a nice opportunity to view the underside of the vehicle. I purchased it 6 years ago and never had a chance to really get that kind of view before. My car's underbody is 95 percent flawless, like new and all coated properly. It is a gem. Obviously, this poor soul's mechanic had zero pride and was hiding the shabby work. This evidence should be taken to small claims court so the gentleman can recover his money and also sue to get covered for the expenses on the re-work that Kiwi needs to perform.

[@jayss10]

Tony. You're dead wrong to insult the shop on the brakes here without providing the whole deal on Corvette brakes. The caliper setups on these cars is very different than most anything else. The customer might have insisted to do only the work that was necessary at the time and with the brakes on those cars it's very likely it wasn't leaking during that time. Particularly if the car sat for a period of time after the shop did the work. So here is the deal with the brakes on these old C3 corvettes. Those old cars were basically the test bed for GM and disc brake technology back in the mid 60's and they were damned good. They used a 4 piston design with an eye towards endurance racing where the pads could be hot swapped in about 30 seconds. The C2 technically was the first, but the C2 driveline is basically a C3. The original C3 calipers used what's called lip seals on the pistons. Lip seals have the wonderful benefit that they help self retract a piston once it's expanded by the fluid back into the bore. The problem with lip seals is that the brakes MUST BE MOVED/EXERCISED fairly regularly or the seal will relax and they will leak exactly like what has happened here. Brake fluid pressure helps them stay sealed. If it's not being driven much they tend to leak. Also these original setups because of the lip seals were extremely sensitive to rotor run out in conjunction with the caliper design. There was no caliper slider pin type assembly on those. So anything more than .005" of run out WILL cause a seal to leak like this. This is why these old Corvettes had the rotors riveted to the hub is because it was expected that they were to be turned ON THE CAR vs a lathe because the tolerance stack up from the wheel hub could be enough to knock out the total run out on the rotor. So if the shop had the rotor off but didn't check the runout, then bad on them. Most shops don't have the equipment to actually turn rotors on the car anymore so we have to get shim stock from Raybestos to get the run out exceptable. The rotor might be dead nuts on, but it's not uncommon for a hub to have .010" of runout just on it. In case anybody was wondering the lip seal issue has been largely remedied by a few companies out there on the Corvette calipers. Basically they stainless steel sleeve the calipers and convert them to a more traditional square cut o-ring which is much more tolerant to rotor run out and holds a fluid seal better on a car that is driven sparingly. The brakes drag more because of it, but lets be honest. Very few of us are flogging a 50 year old car on a race track. How do I know all this? Worked on several C3s and owned one.

[@hansnordstrom2373]

Rusty pitted bores in the caliper is another problem

[@michaelmartinez1345]

Great episode!!! Not all workshops perform the quality work like what Tony & Kiwi do in their shops... It is good to hear about that beautiful first gen Mustang convertible being saved... But the Black '68 Mustang is a real mess... That bird-sh!t weld made on that L/H engine mount bracket was beyond bad... Hopefully the owner finds a nice 302 & c-4 trans to put back into it, this time correctly, under the auspices of The Kiwi Man... The owner of the '68 Mustang should sell that 427 side-oiler engine & trans, to help with putting the CORRECT engine back into that beautiful car... There would be Lots of people interested in that 427 & trans... Definitely not a problem selling that!!! The Corvette was a victim of serious mechanical molestation... Hopefully the counseling , encouragement and repairs that Kiwi has to offer this once beautiful car, will bring her back to her original beauty, and reliable function...

[@johnb.7979]

Honestly, the way Tony was carrying on, I thought it was gonna be MUCH worse, like frame damage. I saw a GMC 4X4 a long time ago where the exhaust was held up by dog choker collars (chain). The tail pipes had proper hangers, but between that and the manifolds were about a half dozen collars.

[@Trumplican]

I'm blown away. I was a powersports mechanic and I always fixed customer's stuff with brand new parts everything they needed. People gladly paid the price knowing they wouldn't have to be bringing it back. I never understood mechanics who rig things on a customer's vehicle it just blows my mind. Do good quality work and people will spread the word, do cob job work and they will spread the word not to go to your shop. Cob your own stuff fine but not someone ele's no less a customer.

[@johnkendall6962]

I'm thinking the other garage planned on pulling the antenna wire up through the car with the road and just coiled up the wire and rope and duct taped it to a support under the car.

[@rockymeyers4030]

Perforated strap is the best for a temporary exhaust hanger repair, though I usually just leave it like that permanently

[@nathan.brazil780]

This is exactly why I don't let any shop touch my cars unless I have no other choice

[@goratgo1970]

TOP work there - When I bought my 70 Chevelle it had an AM fuel gauge under the SS dash, she said the orig. didn't work. Figured out why there was a 2 inch lump in trunk floor, they pounded it from underneath to clear the sending unit carved into the fuel tank! This all for nothing as I pushed on stock gauge contact and it worked fine...chased similar things through the years.

[@fastinradfordable]

Half the time. It’s the customer refusing work.

[@patfenis7644]

A wealth of caution here for those intending to buy a classic car . Kiwi is so humble and relaxing to listen to .

[@richarda996]

Even as a teenager in the 60’s,on a date the muffler fell down crossing a railroad track. I tied the muffler up with a coat hanger in the dark. The shop told my mother that I had done a good job.

[@BrianKnect]

You two guys would be so fun to hang out with. Too funny, make my day watching your videos. Thank you so much.

[@billwyatt1115]

A 5 year old fixed the muffler. I have tied up mufflers with coat hangers on old junk cars of my own in the old days, but never though about using ROPE. "That's sketchy even by my standards"

[@DanEBoyd]

I like scraps of 12 or 14 gauge solid electrical wire - I've never had it corrode like coat hangers. Metal coat hangers are becoming a rarity...

[@billwyatt1115]

@@DanEBoyd So are old cars and old guys like me. I'm 75

[@wymple09]

I once saw a 60's Olds that had a couple of broken leafs in the rear springs. They jacked it up and put a couple of pieces of pine 4x4 between the spring and the frame to raise the rear from sagging, with brackets to keep the 4x4s from falling out. Zero spring action, solid rear.

[@TheCrewChief374]

🤣 The imagines in Tony's head. Would require a bail fund, if any of those imagines came out of Tony's head into real life...😂

[@JohnDoe-ls1vd]

I lived in Tenn for about 3 years. Y'all leave much to be desired. Glad ta see there are some good people there.

[@jimanderson4981]

Time to make the proper repair with no strings attached 👍.

[@edge2sword186]

They had to cut that input shaft because if you bolt a small block input shaft up to an Fe you will ruin the thrust main cap and crank when the bearing turns from being pushed too far forward .

[@craighansen7594]

About now I would not trust whoever assembled the engine!!! I would HAVE to disassemble that engine in the Mustang completely to check everything!!

[@rushmore8]

To add further insult, the washers on the spring mount they put on are upside down. Kiwi should try to convince the customer to switch to o-rings on the calipers. Those c3's with the original lip seals leak when they sit for extended periods. This will keep happening if the vette isn't driven on a regular basis.

[@3rdpig]

Customer states "I can't afford all four calipers, I'll do the antenna wiring myself and I'll be back next week for the muffler brackets and the other two calipers", signs form stating he knows the brakes are unsafe and never comes back. Personally I'd refuse to work on it at all, but I've seen shops do that.

[@michigangreyhammer2913]

Most likely what I was thinking. Guy didn't want to pay or got impatient

[@zacharyradford5552]

Yeah because shops won’t half ass work so you have to comeback so they can make more money.

[@Jason-kj8kb]

The rope was probably to fish the wires to the antenna. Just a guess anyway as it looked unfinished but who knows?

[@edge2sword186]

I used to sell to many auto shops and when I would hear things like ' It's not my car" or " I can't see it from my driveway" my mind would think of some unsuspecting mom and her little ones at the mercy of some butcher playing mechanic. It really bothered me to see how dangerous some people are behind a set of wrenches.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Hackjobs are a fine art. Not everyone is able to be lazy enough but skilled enough to make a very stupid idea and "temporary fix" make work for years. I had a guy who had one of the driveshafts constantly fall out of his fiat. Obviously it was gone beyond saving, but they quoted him like €70 for a new shaft... crazy money in the third world hellhole we live in. So I took it out, put a few spacers I had lying around I wanted to scrap, and as far as I know he's still driving it that way 7 years later.

[@Harold-si7eh]

These are All Intentionally done!!! Many times people have to make a Repair to get it home or to the repair shop,if Shops we're All Completely Honest the Work we be Half the Amount it is!!?

[@michfish2260]

That input shaft is freaking brutal. It’s a $3,500 transmission, whether or not it will survive it’s just awful. And the rope, lmfao. Ahoy matey!

[@dave3657]

Bought a 1974 Challenger years ago. 1) The ignition was wired with speaker wire. 2) the rear shocks were the wrong ones and the upper mount was just shoved in a hole. 3) Interior trim parts made out of wood. 3) An inch of bondo in the front fenders. 4) Seat covers made from bath towels…. But I drove it that way for a while as I slowly fixed everything.

[@andrewbutton5580]

This level of work matches the car's original quality. I remember when these came out new. Pure garbage. Cuder is pretty cool however.

[@lawrenceburchett7411]

Oh boy ....By the way, glad to see you are doing so well with the channel, I have been around almost since the beginning. Enjoy the vids.

[@jittychitty]

Super hard to find good mechanics these days.

[@motorcyclemark2889]

That brake fluid leak is good fuel for the fire the rope and plastic bag to get the fiber glass and tire started burning good ! LOL

[@jerryfarmer5989]

I looked to me like the bushing was hitting the wheel on the passenger side. This again why I say it getting harder and harder to find a shop that actually has techs that know what they are doing.

[@shanew.williams]

I once had a new 440 RB Mopar engine sitting out in the open in my crime ridden neighborhood,looking at having to leave it overnight if i didn't get it mated to the 4 speed trans quickly. The new motor wasn't crank drilled for a manual trans sooo....i did as in your vid there,i cut input end off with cutoff wheel and beveled the cut,mated & installed in car by dark. Drove the Dart Sport 75,000 mi. before clutch/pilot bearing time.

[@glocke380]

Thanx Tony I was trying to figure out where I had seen that spoiler before and you nailed it, The Chrysler 300 Hurst.

[@Digitalsharecropper]

There are a lot of people retiring to Tennessee. They are easy pickings for the numerous hacks cobbling together these buckets. Tenn seems to have a "Muscle Car Dealership" at the bottom of every hill.

[@lennwheeler5541]

Sometimes when you have enough working under the tree and in the dirt. You try to save as much money as you can, taking it to a local hack. And cut as many corners as possible.

[@1DEADBEEF1]

I love the cheap malaise era C3 corvettes! Such a pontential for a $5k car... Edelbrock performance package goes for about $2900 and yields minimum of 410 hp... i didint even have to pull the engine out!

[@albertgaspar627]

it is amazing these cars don't get more attention. IRS, a THM400, and a mouse motor...who can't turn that into a performance vehicle?

[@damage98]

I have a 21 year old 911 and I'm not really mechanically inclined I don't even have a garage. So maybe not the wisest move but I am so grateful that I have a good indie mechanic that I can trust and who does quality work. If you find a good independent mechanic or any mechanic that you can count on to work on your car just like he would on his car treat them right. #savetheindys

[@davesnothereman699]

Duct tape is also super flammable that duct tape on the wires could have caught fire and spread to the rope and fiberglass bumper and gas tank and easily killed this man.

[@MoparMan1320]

Good video Tony 👍. It is indeed important to know who you're dealing with when it comes to car repairs (if not being done by yourself)....as evidenced by the rope (aw, come on...really??) utilized by the earlier repair garage. But let me tell you from personal experience, even us gearheads can be taken by shops we might trust a bit too much. A shop I'd used previously and with good results, did a minor repair (had a rattle in a rear quarter panel to be addressed, and repaired), but after a few months, I noticed what looked like a length of electrical tape hanging down from just behind the rear tire. Unfortunately I don't possess a lift, but was able to pull out a nice ball of electrical tape, that had been shoved up into the quarter panel (I suppose to "fix" the rattle I complained about). Thankfully...the local Dodge dealership did the repair correctly (it was simply a missing clip, up high in the wheel well, that hadn't been replaced by the aforementioned "electrical tape pros" from the other shop). Don't think the shop owner was in on the electrical tape deal...probably just a lazy, sloppy employee. And...the same shop had done some excellent work for me previously! My lesson learned...."no matter the previous work done by a shop, always double check the repair yourself, and/or with the shop manager". ✌😎

[@maintayne]

Just found your channel. I'm loving these videos about restoration horror stories. Some seriously useful (and entertaining) content in here to avoid getting ripped off! 👍

[@stelitejet]

KIWI.... 😳..... How good! A bloke from new Zealand.... And here I am watching UTG out here in New Zealand😁🤙

[@NathansMoparGarage]

My exhaust broke apart on the highway once and I had to cut a piece of wire off of a road side fence to tie it up.

[@jonbrockman5308]

If your replacing calipers on a vette... get the stainless steel sleeved units. You can get original cores that have been done and will have " Delco-Moraine" CAST into them. And I've seen alot myself. Not quite that bad....but close. The joys of working on old cars. 😁

[@ryandavis7593]

This life in a locomotive shop as well. Greetings from the high plains of Texas.

[@stevesnow9259]

You guys are absolutely right. Every old car I have bought have been butchered and have had half ass work done on them. I have to go back and fix them the right way.

[@dadalebreton184]

Nice content. That Barracuda !!!! Bullit Barracuda is the right name.

[@39KHall]

The brake-fluid leaks on the 'Vette brought back unpleasant memories of my '71 Duster, when I was _learning_ to do brake work...the hard way. I finally managed to get it right without hurting the car, myself, or anyone else, but....

[@daves3016]

I work on classic and modern cars in my shop, the classics are full of hackery, the latest one i found was a nylock nut used for the rocker nut on a 302 in a 1969 mustang. rocker was loose and ticking.

[@gurneyforpresident2836]

Handsome couple indeed! Wow crazy, nothing surprises me anymore.

[@carguru8723]

As far as i know that rope helps relieve the trunk lid incase the battery dies. That rope manually pulls on the lever allowing the trunk to open. Not 100% on that style of vette but pretty sure thats why its there.

[@rswinkpools]

Any good hillbilly mechanic knows we use coat hangers If you run the rope to seat you can drop the muffler at night and make sparks if you run your antenna wires to the muffler can you use the exhaust system for antenna

[@marks8068]

Wow! I thought those Corvettes were only bad on my side of the planet. Had a customer drive in the exact same model with ZERO brakepressure last tuesday after another shop tried working on it. Took some cursing and a lot of hassle to get it bled somewhat properly, I was surprised the customer made it home without a crash seeing how much air and crap was in the system. Should have filmed some stuff on that car, it would fit in perfectly in this series. bad body/paintwork: check bad misfire under load: check leaks every fluid on board: check suspension issues: check brakes hardly working: check tires from the early nineties: check Do I hate it? No, its still a cool old car, and I like jobs like this over the modern stuff.

[@sixinarow1]

Just when you think you have seen it all. I am a retired tech of 50 years and have seen a lot. Last fall I was called by a custom hot rod builder who had a 68 Chevy C10. He wanted me to wire the stand alone wire harness for the engine and trans control modules. I can't say this enough,,,"I did not install the main wire harness in this truck". The main wire harness was already in place when I was called in to do the job. Well the first thing I did was to look over the "other" guy's work. So I was under the pickup seeing where he had run the main power wires, and noticed one of those woven ground straps on the driver's side connected from the frame to the engine block (like is supposed to be), and on the passenger side there was a matching ground strap bolted to the frame, only the other end was bolted to the bottom "hot" terminal on the starter solenoid (the terminal that supplies the voltage to the starter). Lucky the other guy didn't hook up the neutral safety switch. I at that point told the shop owner that if he wanted me to do any more wiring jobs, I was going to do it all, or nothing. I am on my third right now.

[@mysock351C]

1:00 Hey I have one of those! In my third gen no less. Would not believe how many of those TKOs were killed early on by GM guys trying to hack them in using all manner of adapter plates and such. Bought mine when it came out and it took me a month to get the right parts together to make it work properly.

[@angiemccain70]

My son bought a slant six Dodge pickup for parts and the headpipe (really just a piece of bare pipe jammed in the manifold) was log-chained and bike-locked to the manifold...

[@brianhaw9398]

If you can't tie knots,tie lots! What a hack!

[@rodx5571]

I saw some weird stuff. S10 truck, someone put a caliper from the left. on the right side (think, bleed screw on bottom instead of top.) To bleed the brakes (they refused caliper replacement) I had to remove the caliper, put old brake pads in it as a block to stop the piston from popping out, and hold the caliper upside down to get the air out. It was an adventure. It worked. I did it off the books with no paperwork. No warranty.

[@fredblase5608]

Years back I worked with a guy that was a good mechanic, His favorite saying sixxks moths aguu eyee culdnt evn spl maahaanik naa I izz oun! I sure do miss him! rest in peace Pete!

[@pseudosmith9945]

Haaa.. see the welder beside the mustang and those bubble gum welds looked fresh.. 😆 🤣

[@robflange]

Nice XJ Did my time on those (Jeeps) and Subaru at Crowes/Archibald in Chch NZ

[@peterkovacs8654]

Just Rolled In showcases fine examples of automotive ingenuity, lol

[@rodney1818]

Matt's off-road recovery has done that to several transmissions that he uses for off-road recovery. So the spine doesn't actually hit anything on the end. As long as it's the right size for the pilot shaft bearing. No, it doesn't look pretty but.

[@carlitosanch6668]

The best part of the GD rope! is the ball of excess, which clearly indicates the culprit lacked a cutting impliment, which is good because they obviously can't be trusted with sharp objects!

[@donwest5387]

you've got lots of rope; fasten the other side the same way.🤣

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

Kiwi's Cushions and Curtains is a gold mine 💰 of content for UTG! (like his trash cans!)

[@non-nefarious]

A friend and I worked on vehicles together. Many times we came across vehicles where "everyone and their brother" had a hand in making "repairs". This caused an increase in our bill to the customer because of the amount of labor it took to undo someone elses' screw ups before we could make the proper repairs. Many times the previous "repairs" created a problem that was separate from the original problem.

[@aussiedazvk4djh889]

I seen Kiwi's video last night. I was speachless...

[@bigdubb_t9563]

Man that stuff was out the gate Bad!! Lol The fellow Kiwi will get you sorted Brother!

[@brendancollins6097]

This is a stretch; was corvette a spec repair for a Brit? Lh and Rh swop as Nearside and Offside at the previous shop. Had a few of these working on continental vehicles in the UK. Kiwi Rhd, US Lhd.

[@luke8210]

Quick detach motor mounts....nice.

[@tonybarracuda3505]

I prefer Velcro myself