"This is sketchy, even by my standards." That's gold.

I've got the feeling that UTG is on the verge of BLOWING UP in subscriber number. This dude puts out AMAZING quality content. He's easy to listen to, captivating and entertaining, and most of all knowledgeable. So much respect! Thank you for what you do!

The only thing cooler than Uncle Tony, Andy, John, and Dallas being in one spot is watching Bottle Rocket go down that strip. Still one of the coolest cars I think I've ever seen. Thanks for rescuing it from the junkyard and turning it into 318 BEAST that inspires lovers of four-door cars everywhere! Great channel as always...

Bushings falling out of a 45 yo car that was going to be junked before Tony grabbed it. What a surprise!!

I love that bottle rocket is a four-door car. I feel like four-door cars don't get enough love.

"I think the U joints are going to be what breaks" Lol Bottle Rocket showed you guys.

3:17 that's a pretty spicy lil 318 in that boat.

Looks like the weight you took out of the car...went into the crew...

LOL. My son said to me, regarding his recently acquired 74 Duster project: "I'm just going to change all the bushings, Dad. It's not expensive and it's easy to do"... BTW, he's a fan of the channel!

I had a great time.. I hate that it turned out that way... BUT this car has a 6 sec 1/8th mile pass in it... From a low compression 318 in a B body... Pretty awesome anyway you look at it! Andy

I want to see the Bottle Rocket make some good passes too, but what everyone is overlooking is that Uncle Tony had his family and some great friends, a beautiful day, and had a ton of fun on a day at the races. That makes it a successful day even with the car laying down. Thanks for allowing us here to share!

Great to see all the smiles and the brotherhood of you guys all brainstorming to try to get the car ready for one more pass. The car sounds great too. Be safe.

Happy Mothers Day Ultra Kathy and Uncle Crystal...

I cant believe tony went to the drags with out a jack.

After rebuilding the front suspension my Jezebel and Dad's Hemi Charger, I will never drive another Mopar without replacing the lower control arm bushings again, those bushings are a pain to replace, but it is worth it in the long run. I put countless miles on Jezebel and had I known the bushing was MIA the entire time, I would have never drove the car nearly as hard as I was. You'll get it fixed brother, and bottle rocket will start making passes soon enough

That is the baddest 318 I've ever seen. The ETA vs dollars-in ratio is looking to be hilarious.

That 318 sounds so stout,,,I can barely wait for a full run ,,,also I can barely wait for the dart to hit the track !

Looking forward to the "front suspension rebuild" video.

Very cool UT. Good vid. Those little 318s are one of the most underestimated and underrated engines ever built. Cant wait till the next round!

"This is sketchy even by my standards" LOL I love it.

Great to see a bunch of old school guys having fun at the track even when things don't go to plan ,will be good to see B/R do a hot shot pass , she stands up good when you nail it off the mark . Keep at it Tony 🤙

The bane of Chrysler torsion bar suspension: the lower control arm bushing. The strut rod trianglation/flex on that lever makes it catch hell. The first thing to fail and the first thing I dread to do when resurrecting an A-B-C body!!

I was humming Henry Mancini's "Baby Elephant Walk" when it got all waddly.

The lesson here is: reverse your pistons, pop a wheelie and blow out a rubber bushing when you land.

WOW!!! A few good guys at the track having a good time. They were safe. Identified the problem and didn't make a full pass. They kept there cool! Good times are worth more than gold. Positive content! Keep up the good work Uncle! Tony!

UTG flipped the control arm bushings for more power!

Damm what a classic crue All Stars i love these builds. For us normal folks. So kool!!!!

Best channel on KZfaq!!!👍🏼👌🏼

Just goes to show it's always something. I can say that car sounds amazing in person. Wish I could see it run.

@Uncle Tony's Garage, we had a front eyelet open up on the driver-side leaf spring. We also had an alignment pin bolt shear off on the driver-side leaf spring. Both of these feel like you described. I agree with the lower control arm of course. I'm just suggesting an inspection of the driver-side leaf spring because they are also not common to be broken.

you can tell she want to run and get the job done but this is part of racing ups and downs keep working on her

Atleast you had an All star crew 👍

What can you do...the dumbest things happen all the time!!! Looks like a great group of guys there!! Cant wait until next time you go,hope it makes a clean pass!!!

Welppp... gotta watch how you tie those things down. It should be obvious not to latch onto a suspension or steering component. I always used a brake hose instead. They're really easy to find on every car, and you can flex them at different angles to get hold of them.

"What's she got?" "Just a little 318." "Oh." (Gomer Pyle) Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! (/Gomer Pyle)

Dedicate some short straps for tie off points and paint some brite orange to mark tow strap positions on the car and maybe some lift points another color. No jacks????

'We don't even have a jack..' You brought bottle rocket to the track, and no jack? That was optimism...

Come on Tony NO JACK! 1 Jack 2 jack stands 3 tires 4 tool box 5 fluids

4th gen disco nova, probably with a 305 lol...slaying mopars! I hope redemption becomes, a priority.

Nothing ever breaks when you have the parts and tools to make the repairs, Murphy's law in the life of a car guy!

What a death trap.

Uncle Tony LOVES the Lean Burn!

1 more run...AND NITRO...facts!!!...tonys word is SOLID!!!...good people.

Hay it's the 4 stooges John, Dallas, Andy and Uncle Tony unltra Kathy. Glad to see you all had a good time.

oh Maggie and the girls came first when he started talking Uncle Krystal you could hear him howling wagging tails that's cool you took them with you.

If Bottle Rocket falls apart next time I'm going to lose interest. I get it, running on a budget build, but you need to put in some new parts to at least make it down the track. That bushing was rotted out to break like that. Like you said, "it was in the front end" and I jumped a 72 Plymouth Scamp at a bush party in high school and blew two tires and flattened two rims (and destroyed a wheel bearing that failed several miles later). You got to make sure the basics are solid to make it down the track or people will lose interest.

Love watching your videos uncle Tony. I have a 4th gen Nova like the one in the first run I've been building over the last few years. Your wisdom has kept me motivated and confident to finish her up and lay down some rubber.

Looks like a blast! I love that car so much, youll get the bugs out and be breaking some hearts at the track 🤘🏽🏁💨

Yup! Stuff occurs! But, we learn and figure it out and move on! Can't wait to see it make a good solid pass!

Looks like you all had a good time though. 👍

Ive got an old 69 Impala 454 big block with a factory four. She is beautiful, glossy paint, interior excellent but Ive only driven the car about 5 hours the whole year. Every time I take it out something breaks. With covid parts take forever to arrive so it sits at the mechanics a long while. Now the after market oil gauge has spring a leak and my whole front passenger side is full of oil. It was also discovered that the clutch is pushing out the firewall a bit. Old cars are a lot of fun but make sure you have a healthy bank account.

Time to review front end components, bushings and body bushings front to back to confirm elasticity.

I love these videos where they repair the car at the track, keep it up y’all👍

Ooh, squirrelly... not enough attention is paid to suspension components for drag setups in my opinion. I’m glad that bushing was spotted at the end, poly bushings are the way to go!

Missing bushings? Bonus weight reduction! Keep hotrods sketchy!!

Frikken INSPIRATIONAL, never stop. Us bucks down guys gotta do it the hard way, mad respect

Uncel Tony should paint bottle rocket up like a 1970's New York City taxi cab with taxi light and all. That would be cool 😎 .

Bottle Rocket is friggin AWESOME Tony. :) She`s old school...I love it.

someone needs to make a video with music of uncle tony doing his little wiggle dance!

Maybe Dodge AND Fiat is a good marriage. Bottle Rockets got some" Fix it Again Tony " in it lol he asked for the trolls at the end of the vid.

This car is on its long journey to victory.

Next up: EGR valve failure ;-) Glad to see you get out and have some fun - can't wait to see when it can make a full pass - sounds awesome!

@DragBoss Looking good UTG, now your getting it. The ole Mopar sounds pretty good. When the front tires, are in the air, never let up, just pull the next gear.....

Great video Tony.

I’ve learned so much watching this channel... great content

I need to find an old beat up car to strip down and make a drag car. I've never tried drag racing before. My timing is horrible and I'm better in corners. But it looks like too much fun to pass up. Keep up the good work Uncle Tony

Man, I've drove over 100mph on a shitty highway in my 71 Satellite that when I went to replace the lower control arm bushings, it just spit the pivot pin right out. I have to say, after seeing this, I am glad I had regular street tires.

This is what happens when you flip the pistons around on a 318... Spits the suspension bushings right out!

Reminds me of the late sixties. Fix in, complain about about it or just fU****, run!!!

Why are these vids always uploaded when I have no access to wifi?! Getting home and watching this is my happy thought for the rest of the day.

Love the Easy Rider helmet Uncle Tony!

Damn that little 318 leaves hard!

Even still, the 318 in Bottle Rocket is one hell of a stout small block!

We don't need no stinking bushings...adjust the toe end! Love it!

UT nice run can't wait to see you get it down the track for real. I got a David Pearson vibe seeing you in that car smoking a cigarette racing.

and that thing only got 318 hard to believe that thing trying to pull the front tires lol

Back in the day I lost a rear shock bushing out of my '70 Duster 340. Pulled one of the heater hoses and cut about an inch and a quarter off and jammed it in there. Was good until I replaced the shocks 18 months later.

still a whole lotta fun guys keep it up, this car is absolutely great!

There is an acceptable level of sloppy and then there isn't. When I did my drag setup I went FULL poly bushings all over the suspension to replace the old stockers. I only spent 150 on the bushing kit but it was WELL worth the added cost over the rubbers especially for the added peace of mind. Solid or poly, no in-between. I know you hate naysayers but I figured you had done this on bottle rocket.

"Omg no im not!!"🤣🤣 Epic Uncle Cathy!!!🤣🤣

Out of the gate, Yellow carry van with well feed dog in the background, can't go wrong.

Fine looking crew Tony

i LOVE seeing these "thrash on it" videos..... . no TV (MT-OD) BS of them taking it back to the shop..... showing up next weekend..... and acting like its the same weekend....

It’s always something stupid, that bites you in the ass. You’ll fix it & give it hell 😬. Always love watching UTG videos.

Somebody PLEASE pet that dog! Haha! Thanks, oh ya, nice job Unc.

I just spent 23 minutes watching 4 adults wrenching their tool. I'm happy

Shit happens.... always replace the bushings!!LOL

How many Mopar guys does it take to make a car go down the track

Feeling the heartache far across the Atlantic.🇮🇪🇺🇸👍👏✌️

You guys are great, love watching and certainly learning so much from all.. Hey Andy Wood too, I view him as “Master of Tunnel Rams” very cool Sir, I’d love to meet you all. I was military worked jet engines. Always turned wrenches from very young. First car, and second we’re both Chevy 2’s or the old deuce. Loved them, cut my mechanical teeth on those, 1 =2 door 1 =4 door, wish I had them now. Now I own and work on my 1963 Chevy C-10 with a 383 Stroker x-pipe= (UTG, you hate the sound but they flow.}.. Can learn so much, and have! “Andy Wood, Sir I’d love to come with my old truck and work it for a good “Tunnel Ram” that would be so cool to be at shows “functional and well functioning.” You’re the Master-of the velocity requirement = my 2c Cool Gentleman get rid of the lag, so cool. Take care gentlemen, having too much fun now..❤😊 P.S. Where is David Visard?😊Go get the other Master Andy. You guys all Rock the mechanical world on old tech!❤😊

It's a party out there!

I love Bottle Rocket. Just be persistent, you’ll make it. I hate being outsmarted by a piece of metal too! Urethane bushings might be the way to go, higher durometer. I had a ‘73 Satellite once, it was a bit squirrelly under pressure.

I try to make rebuilding the suspension and brakes on these old cars one of the first things i do, it doesn’t always happen though...

Thank you for the videos.

I don't remember UTG rebuilding the front end so I'm not surprised it fell apart. Budget build ends up being drive it till it breaks, then spend the money.

So tie it down using the lower control arm cool funny stuff lmao

Sounds really good

Pulling up to the line smoking a dart...😄 I swear it's1972 again. Best channel on KZfaq.

My favorite car on the internet!! Love bottle rocket

'We need to press the bushings in and out' 'It's already pressed out'. 😆😆😆