I always like that question. When a reporter ask Einstein that. He replied " you should go and ask Nikola Tesla " People with the greatest minds always thought that, they were only at the beginning of learning. Some great quotes, that the know it all's, should know.
Amen to that! My old boss was that way. This guy pulled a belt off the gearbox of a bifold garage door with it open. The door fell as the gearbox screamed away. Fricken bonehead move, I lost all respect for him after that.
"You don't know what you don't know..." Yep. The more you know, the more you realize you don't know - and that you'll ALWAYS be learning. That's what keeps this whole car thing fresh and interesting, least to me. Another great video by Tony! -Ed on the Ridge
When I started into the mechanic field, a old mechanic told me some very useful stuff. He said it's not what you do right that teaches you but what you screw up. It rings true time after time.
As a wise man once said "knowledge comes from reading the fine print...wisdom comes from not reading the fine print" Love your content and delivery Uncle Tony!
Mistakes are just knowledge in the making. I'm 51 years old, grew up on a small farm in Ohio and have been working on vehicles since I could carry a grease gun. The day that you don't learn something about whatever you're doing is the day that you should give it up.
OBD II came around in what, 95 or 96? I FINALLY broke down and bought the cheapest OBD II reader that I could find in 2018. My son dragged me kicking/screaming into the 21st century when the $ light came on in his car. Luckily, it was something stupid that I could fix in my home garage. Hell, I've only had a "smart phone" for 3 years. Now that I finally figured it out, I dropped it and cracked the screen. Here I go again lol!
I paid my dues and got past my young and dumb stage, but now I'm just old??? 🤔 I love the way the dog is just sitting at the table listening to your stories, that's cool
maybe get a good handling little car, they can be fun without much power. If the fun part is how much grip something has and how you can toss it around, you won't want to ruin it by spinning the tires at open throttle.
"you don't know what you don't know" I practically have that embedded my very soul at this point as many learning points as I've had. A failure is only a failure if you don't utilize it as an opportunity to learn from it. I'm currently only 24, but I've been wrenching on my own cars since I first bought mine at 17. I've also had my first car since then, have done all the maintenance and repairs on it since I bought it. The transmission is the only part I haven't touched yet. Now I'm at a point most of the issues that are coming up are from repairs I've done when younger and end up fixing my own previous mistakes. I've found it to be a great way to learn, I've learned more from repairs I've messed up then I ever have ones I did right. The big thing is a lot of guys who have decades of experience and are very competent tend to not let on just how much they have messed up and those mistakes are why they are as good as they are, which probably doesn't help when learning because then you feel like the only idiot to have ever done what you did.
Tony, I am a fellow MOPAR enthusiast. I have 2 C-bodies, bother with 440's. Your lectures contain the most useable information about old school tuning skills I'm in need of. Your time and knowledge you put out is invaluable!
I’m 19 and since I was a kid I have been obsessed with cars and always dreamed of hot rodding something but seeing the market now for things I always thought that I could never afford it, now that I’ve came across Uncle Tony’s channel it gave me a kick in the ass I started going out finding good parts for cheap that I can use on my first project he has definitely relit the fire for my dreams and I can’t be more thankful for it.
Thanks for the stories UT. My dad and me raced snowmobiles on asphalt. We were the first to run low 5's in 1/8. There was no tech for it then we built and designed everything through trial and error to figure it out. Once we did, look out. You have a slick that has about 3' of contact patch, and you launch so hard, it would almost hurt you. 60' in under a second. Doing that made cars always feel slow, I went into rally for excitement lol
Nailed it in this one Tony. I mess with bikes, primitive 2-strokes to be exact, sounds easy right? Psych! It is true! You must go through every experience FIRST HAND to truly master anything. I guess this is where all those “If first you don’t succeed” quotes come from.
Near the end of the video you said "motor drive" for the camera, that really shows how long ago that was,,,I've been shooting a long time,,I had a motor drive on my old Nikon "F" camera
I love these kind of stories! And they just cement you as the go-to guru and master. Knowing a lot says something about a persons intelligence, but admitting ones failures says a lot about ones personality. I'm not so far on the knowledge, but I forgot to torque the bolts on the cam plate once and drove just over 200 miles. Startes the car the day after and a bolt got between the cam gear and chain... And that's why I've done 2 engine swaps in my Plymouth...
I am older than you, with much less experience. I have never raced. My mistakes are still in the garage (67 Mustang I bought in '75 ) Your HONESTY is refreshing. Keep up teaching truth about your passion taking you through what you had to learn.
I have been wrenching on cars with my dad since I was 5 years old.....I'm still learning. What a great video for those that may be getting discouraged by fails.....it's not a fail it's a lesson and you pay attention and learn. 💪
Show me a man who has made no mistakes, and I'll show you a man who made nothing. Very famous quote. Not sure who from, but so true. Thanks for the stories Tony.
Just bought a shirt the other day to help support. I didn't know much about mechanics before I bought my 69 Nova and you've been helping me dial in my Holley carb. Thank you from Canada!
i remember my wife once bought quite a large and expensive piece of art work from a gallery. and while i was walking out i caught a glimpse of the rear of the artists gallery. and there was a dumpster surrounded by tens of unfinished, likely rejects the artist felt weren't for the walls. real eye opener.
I'm glad you showed the car that rattled your brain out...the first video of yours I watched was you talking about it (I think you were sitting in the garage and eating an artichoke while telling the story). We joked about head injuries in the comments (I knocked myself out with a pipe bender) and I was hooked on the channel.
I’m transitioning from 23yrs in the military where I’ve become old and wise only to start over as a motorcycle mechanic…you and dumb again but with bad knees this time!! Love your content, man
I've destroyed a lot of cars in my day. But in doing so, I learned what not to do. Now I can confidently do pretty much anything to a car and know my limitations. I also never stop trying to learn. I watch people like you, and talk to anybody who will give me the time. I have a 10 year old son and I am getting ready to start a 1980 Monte Carlo project to build with him. He can't do much yet, but by the time it's done, he should be able to take care of himself and help his friends. We have to keep the car culture alive. Sorry for rambling, but thanks for the knowledge and entertaining videos.
Dude. I totally understand. I'm about the same age as you - different field - computers and software. More than once I've looked at a younger colleague's problem and diagnosed it with a glance, to their astonishment. No astonishment needed - I had ALREADY made that mistake!
I fit in the old and stupid at times... We all need to learn every day and from everyone. Too many people overlook the person that is a little slow or lack a education or speak in a southern manner. When you do that you are overlooking a book of knowledge. Keep it up Tony.. You are becoming a book of knowledge for many.
I have an appreciation for you as a person after this that bumped your channel to a higher level. Thanks for sharing and for helping out the guys who have this stuff in their bones but don’t know what they don’t know. I’m 59. 69 Dart in the garage, 408 mostly built, kinda stalled but you’re getting my juices flowing again.
@@sadwingsraging3044 46 likes on the original comment ......I'm gonna be 47 tomorrow .....lemme run out and get a lottery ticket !! I find numbers interesting like that.
@@MrTheHillfolk Yeah I'll be 30 in a couple years, I'm just trying to enjoy what's left of my youth while I can. I used to feel disappointed in myself for not grabbing a good woman before now but if I had then I wouldn't be able to devote all my spare time and money to my yard full of project cars and trucks.
When I was a youngster and my dad was teaching me about engine building/tuning he said at that point in my life I had no clue and better keep things simple. Then told me similar stories that you shared today.
I grow up in NJ. My dad's friends used to run drag cars, i can remember going to Atco, Englishtown, and Island dragway. I fell in love with the sound of cammed big blocks and the smell of race gas and burnt rubber.
My favorite Uncle Tony video. I too was born in the 60’s and relate to the learning curve aka growing pains. What a nice walk down memory lane. I love that you look to the future but, we need to remember where we’ve been, so we know where we want to go.
Man. Love this channel. Just sitting around having a beer, listening to Uncle T tell stories. Great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. After the chores are done anyway.
Uncle Tony, seriously I could listen to you talk about life and cars for HOURS. Seriously kick ass channel. Should do some video stories with Uncle Kathy too.👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘😇🤘😇😇
I can’t say it enough, you are amazing! wish more of our elders were so open about there experiences and knowledge. Thing I heard the most is “GET OUT AND DO IT!” thanks for being an inspiration Uncle Tony!
You’ve perfectly described the Dunning - Kruger effect : you don’t know what you don’t know . We’ve all been there ! Competence starts when you realise the subject is way bigger than at first glance and you start educating yourself. Another great video!
Uncle Tony, I share the same addiction, slingshot dragsters. As a young guy in rural Canada who read A Few Moments In Hell in Hotrod magazine, I cant even tell you what a profound effect that article has had on my me. Your story is absolutely the closest I will ever come to ever experiencing an iron block Hemi on nitro. Since reading that article way back when, there's not a week that goes by that I dont think about some little thing from that story. Such a vivid account. Etched in my brain for all these years. Wombats... Haha. That is without a doubt my most favourite piece I've ever read. And to think all these years later I actually get to thank the very person who has made such an impression on me. Thank You Tony.
A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. It won’t be easy, but if you never give up and find that happiness is a choice, you just might forget where you were going because you found something better. Tony, keep sharing those memories. The past can’t be remembered if it’s never passed down.
Absolutely Awesome Video !!! My Friend Had A Blown Pontiac In The Seventies ,I’m Now Building A Blown Pontiac ,Young And Dumb ,Then, Old And Dumb ,Some Of Us Never Learn !!! Gearheads !!!
My dad had to sell his built-up roadrunner after I was born. Probably when I was three or four, 'cause I do remember playing in it a couple times. Sold his boat too. Shit sucks when you're tryin' to buy a house and build a family an working 80 hours a week. Lol
This reminds me of the time I put brake calipers on a truck backwards. Ran like 3 gallons of brake fluid through them trying to bleed the air out. Called my uncle who is an old school mechanic, and he laughed.
I know a guy who’s a lot like a young Uncle Tony, he’s real intuitive, good at changing parts, lots of mechanical knowledge, I started to think this guy was just born a great mechanic. After knowing him a couple years he told me all about the engines he had ruined and all the tuning that he tried with a laptop that destroyed the ECM. At any rate it’s very true, failure pays for your education
Thank you for your stories! I love listening to the trials and errors, the learning from the mistakes, the true "you" and nothing else. Great stuff Uncle Tony
Back in the 70’s my sister lived in Jersey. The guy across the street owned a top fuel car . Swenson, Lani and Crimmens . We went to Englishtown for what I assume was the nationals , been hooked ever since !
My HS year book quote was "one day will build a real car" My senior year 3 engines 7 transmissions and 2 rear ends. Ramchargers and B&P speed shop started stocking BB Mopar parts, just for me.
Like the time I throttled a cold dual carb hemi with no air cleaner attached. Or.....using nitrous without adjusting a piggyback fuel controller because "it's only a 50 shot". Lessons learned, mistakes were made, I am waaaay wiser now!!! Have a great day, Uncle Tony!!
Birthday card I gave to my bud who turns 69 years old tomorrow says "When's this old enough to know better malarkey gonna kick in? He's still chasing wins on local dirt tracks and loving life!
I’m thinking about trying to become a master mechanic. Did the jiffy lube thing for years then national tire and battery. Recently I completely rebuilt my Integra and it has given me the experience and understanding of the ins and outs of vehicle operation, repair, and maintenance. I love watching Uncle T
The search for power can be painful (expensive too) Me and my brother did a lot of bracket racing back in the 80's with a 10 second 69 Camaro we built. Had a built small block and ran great, low 11's. We had to go and put a big block in it looking for more power and lower ET's. Took a lot of broken parts and really bad nights at the track before we got it right. After thousands of dollars and tons of heartache all we achieved was shaving 1 second off of our ET's. In the end we should have left it alone. Great stuff brother keep them coming...
I paid to learn how to play poker. Great stories Tony. We were just street racers going to gruge races on Wednesday night. We were happy with the low 13.
Fabulous video, great photos. Love the young Norman pictures, I remember him telling me how proud he was to have his picture in Hot Rod when that came out.
I can totally relate. Just turned 30, building my 1st true race motor. 2 kids, scrounging for parts at the bottom a bucket, maybe make 1-2 races per year. But I love it. Desire to go fast and compete drives me. I took the wrong career path early in life so I got a late start on what I love. But TH-cam and researching has given me a second chance at learning everything I'm capable of.
If you personally do not make the mistake it goes unlearned, there has to be some suffering. This is an excellent story video, I love personal history about cars and drag racing, please tell us more.
Thanks. Hope you less experienced folk get benefit from these wise words. And us older folks can relate and reflect. Uncle tony mentioned some of the realities of gaining experience. As you get more experienced it’s is also difficult to watching younger people going through the trials, but going through them you must. You don’t know how much you don’t know, is such a profound statement and cannot be emphasized enough....
I'm learning so much from you Tony!.. thanks for sharing your experiences and theories with the public. You definitely have my respect and loyalty. Thanks man.
Man uncle Tony....i love walking down memory lane with you!! I was just a young kid in the 80's with a love for drag racing. This just reminded me of so many good time's i had at the track as a child. Thanks man!!
Well wise man I say you have earned the title. Thanks for sharing. Makes me feel much better about blowing my first engine I built same deal as you went too big too fast and didn't really know what to expect. It has held up to my beating it but not after learning how much timing is too much timing cost alot of pistons 4 rebuilds worth new set each time. But I learned something new everytime.
“The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” you don't get anywhere without trying.
Even pioneers get shot in the ass with an arrow once in a while 😊
Aye. Here be the truth.
Yes... I have "experience". "Experience" means I blanked up that way already.
@@jonathanlawson4667 go be negative someplace else.
@@jonathanlawson4667 you came to being a negative troll, no one here who cares to actually engage in an appropriate manner really wants that. move on.
Most scary thing is the guy that knows everything.
I always like that question. When a reporter ask Einstein that.
He replied " you should go and ask Nikola Tesla "
People with the greatest minds always thought that, they were only at the beginning of learning.
Some great quotes, that the know it all's, should know.
Dunning-Kruger, yes it ALWAYS applies!
Amen to that! My old boss was that way. This guy pulled a belt off the gearbox of a bifold garage door with it open. The door fell as the gearbox screamed away. Fricken bonehead move, I lost all respect for him after that.
Most scary thing is the fuckin democrats that want to take it all away
@@deanrobert8674 well nikola he was that guy but his mid was in 2150 not in 1900
I’ve been binge watching the channel for over a week, I can’t get enough. Great stuff.
"You don't know what you don't know..."
Yep. The more you know, the more you realize you don't know - and that you'll ALWAYS be learning.
That's what keeps this whole car thing fresh and interesting, least to me.
Another great video by Tony!
-Ed on the Ridge
When I started into the mechanic field, a old mechanic told me some very useful stuff. He said it's not what you do right that teaches you but what you screw up. It rings true time after time.
As a wise man once said "knowledge comes from reading the fine print...wisdom comes from not reading the fine print"
Love your content and delivery Uncle Tony!
LOL..... My boys ask me how I know so much about cars???? 50 years of mistakes!!!
And I'm still making them.
Amen
Mistakes are just knowledge in the making. I'm 51 years old, grew up on a small farm in Ohio and have been working on vehicles since I could carry a grease gun. The day that you don't learn something about whatever you're doing is the day that you should give it up.
OBD II came around in what, 95 or 96? I FINALLY broke down and bought the cheapest OBD II reader that I could find in 2018. My son dragged me kicking/screaming into the 21st century when the $ light came on in his car. Luckily, it was something stupid that I could fix in my home garage. Hell, I've only had a "smart phone" for 3 years. Now that I finally figured it out, I dropped it and cracked the screen. Here I go again lol!
yes...i tell everyone "i am only a good mechanic because of my errors"
You also have to be lucky enough to live past stupid. Unfortunately most good stories contain stupid and/or alcohol. LOL
@ivor biggun yes you are a 100% right.. All fake cgi crap and shity cars.. Hollywood knows nothing about cars..
I paid my dues and got past my young and dumb stage, but now I'm just old??? 🤔
I love the way the dog is just sitting at the table listening to your stories, that's cool
“I need more horse power” I feel that every time I build an engine and take it out. A month later “MORE POWER”
An evil addiction
maybe get a good handling little car, they can be fun without much power. If the fun part is how much grip something has and how you can toss it around, you won't want to ruin it by spinning the tires at open throttle.
Nicholas Agnew what if I do that but then put 1000 hp into it?
@@LunarOutlawsGarage lol, I'd probably want to drive it, yea
Nicholas Agnew 😁🤘
“I need it a windshield so used a street sign” love it.
That is priceless, Tony should be a national treasure.
"you don't know what you don't know" I practically have that embedded my very soul at this point as many learning points as I've had. A failure is only a failure if you don't utilize it as an opportunity to learn from it. I'm currently only 24, but I've been wrenching on my own cars since I first bought mine at 17. I've also had my first car since then, have done all the maintenance and repairs on it since I bought it. The transmission is the only part I haven't touched yet. Now I'm at a point most of the issues that are coming up are from repairs I've done when younger and end up fixing my own previous mistakes. I've found it to be a great way to learn, I've learned more from repairs I've messed up then I ever have ones I did right. The big thing is a lot of guys who have decades of experience and are very competent tend to not let on just how much they have messed up and those mistakes are why they are as good as they are, which probably doesn't help when learning because then you feel like the only idiot to have ever done what you did.
Tony, I am a fellow MOPAR enthusiast. I have 2 C-bodies, bother with 440's. Your lectures contain the most useable information about old school tuning skills I'm in need of. Your time and knowledge you put out is invaluable!
I like these old school flash back videos
I’m 19 and since I was a kid I have been obsessed with cars and always dreamed of hot rodding something but seeing the market now for things I always thought that I could never afford it, now that I’ve came across Uncle Tony’s channel it gave me a kick in the ass I started going out finding good parts for cheap that I can use on my first project he has definitely relit the fire for my dreams and I can’t be more thankful for it.
Awesome! That's what we're here for, Chase
I love Tony’s story’s; also, Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself
But, Toobin did pleasure himself!
@@bigred3966 😂😂
Thanks for the stories UT. My dad and me raced snowmobiles on asphalt. We were the first to run low 5's in 1/8. There was no tech for it then we built and designed everything through trial and error to figure it out. Once we did, look out. You have a slick that has about 3' of contact patch, and you launch so hard, it would almost hurt you. 60' in under a second.
Doing that made cars always feel slow, I went into rally for excitement lol
Nailed it in this one Tony. I mess with bikes, primitive 2-strokes to be exact, sounds easy right? Psych! It is true! You must go through every experience FIRST HAND to truly master anything. I guess this is where all those “If first you don’t succeed” quotes come from.
Your still an automotive journalist. Your the best at it. Thank You Tony. PS you were living dangerously back then front engine drag racing.
Near the end of the video you said "motor drive" for the camera, that really shows how long ago that was,,,I've been shooting a long time,,I had a motor drive on my old Nikon "F" camera
Goodness, what a great life lesson and a wonderful message that it’s ok to make mistakes. Thank you and God bless.
I love these kind of stories! And they just cement you as the go-to guru and master. Knowing a lot says something about a persons intelligence, but admitting ones failures says a lot about ones personality.
I'm not so far on the knowledge, but I forgot to torque the bolts on the cam plate once and drove just over 200 miles. Startes the car the day after and a bolt got between the cam gear and chain... And that's why I've done 2 engine swaps in my Plymouth...
I am older than you, with much less experience. I have never raced. My mistakes are still in the garage (67 Mustang I bought in '75 ) Your HONESTY is refreshing. Keep up teaching truth about your passion taking you through what you had to learn.
Just when you thought nobody could replace the tappet brothers on Car Talk......... this guy comes along. I think you need a show.
3:30 best looking shoe string budget build I have see look at these engines 👌
Learning about cars and life lessons.
The more i watch the more I love this channel.
“You got to lose to know how to win” Aerosmith - Dream On
I have been wrenching on cars with my dad since I was 5 years old.....I'm still learning. What a great video for those that may be getting discouraged by fails.....it's not a fail it's a lesson and you pay attention and learn. 💪
Thank you for the look back into your past. I heard a great saying once. “ you never lose, you learn”
Show me a man who has made no mistakes, and I'll show you a man who made nothing.
Very famous quote. Not sure who from, but so true.
Thanks for the stories Tony.
Thanks for this Tony, I think you covered a bunch of stuff we all need to hear once in a while.
Thanks,Uncle Tony for sharing stories from the School of Hard Knocks.
Young people, Listen Up
Just bought a shirt the other day to help support. I didn't know much about mechanics before I bought my 69 Nova and you've been helping me dial in my Holley carb. Thank you from Canada!
i remember my wife once bought quite a large and expensive piece of art work from a gallery. and while i was walking out i caught a glimpse of the rear of the artists gallery. and there was a dumpster surrounded by tens of unfinished, likely rejects the artist felt weren't for the walls. real eye opener.
That was so great. The whole time I'm watching, listening and hoping this story never ends.
Thanks!
Good judgement comes from experience.
Experience comes from lousy judgement.
I'm glad you showed the car that rattled your brain out...the first video of yours I watched was you talking about it (I think you were sitting in the garage and eating an artichoke while telling the story).
We joked about head injuries in the comments (I knocked myself out with a pipe bender) and I was hooked on the channel.
I’m transitioning from 23yrs in the military where I’ve become old and wise only to start over as a motorcycle mechanic…you and dumb again but with bad knees this time!! Love your content, man
I've destroyed a lot of cars in my day. But in doing so, I learned what not to do. Now I can confidently do pretty much anything to a car and know my limitations. I also never stop trying to learn. I watch people like you, and talk to anybody who will give me the time. I have a 10 year old son and I am getting ready to start a 1980 Monte Carlo project to build with him. He can't do much yet, but by the time it's done, he should be able to take care of himself and help his friends. We have to keep the car culture alive. Sorry for rambling, but thanks for the knowledge and entertaining videos.
Dude. I totally understand. I'm about the same age as you - different field - computers and software.
More than once I've looked at a younger colleague's problem and diagnosed it with a glance, to their astonishment.
No astonishment needed - I had ALREADY made that mistake!
Love the stories!
Your dogs are so adorable. They sit and watch you telling your stories. They are your biggest fan.
I fit in the old and stupid at times... We all need to learn every day and from everyone. Too many people overlook the person that is a little slow or lack a education or speak in a southern manner. When you do that you are overlooking a book of knowledge. Keep it up Tony.. You are becoming a book of knowledge for many.
I have an appreciation for you as a person after this that bumped your channel to a higher level. Thanks for sharing and for helping out the guys who have this stuff in their bones but don’t know what they don’t know.
I’m 59. 69 Dart in the garage, 408 mostly built, kinda stalled but you’re getting my juices flowing again.
Old and wise? Young and stupid? I'm right there in the middle.
I think that's what my Dad calls me the one in the middle.... Wise Ass^___^
Haha yea man ....as teens we thought mid 40s was oldddddd....now I'm here it's not too bad!
The truly dangerous place. Old enough to make real power, young enough to still believe you are bullet proof.
@@sadwingsraging3044
46 likes on the original comment ......I'm gonna be 47 tomorrow .....lemme run out and get a lottery ticket !!
I find numbers interesting like that.
@@MrTheHillfolk Yeah I'll be 30 in a couple years, I'm just trying to enjoy what's left of my youth while I can. I used to feel disappointed in myself for not grabbing a good woman before now but if I had then I wouldn't be able to devote all my spare time and money to my yard full of project cars and trucks.
When I was a youngster and my dad was teaching me about engine building/tuning he said at that point in my life I had no clue and better keep things simple. Then told me similar stories that you shared today.
Excellent video, Uncle Tony. Loved the stories n pictures. Thanks.
I grow up in NJ. My dad's friends used to run drag cars, i can remember going to Atco, Englishtown, and Island dragway. I fell in love with the sound of cammed big blocks and the smell of race gas and burnt rubber.
My favorite Uncle Tony video. I too was born in the 60’s and relate to the learning curve aka growing pains. What a nice walk down memory lane. I love that you look to the future but, we need to remember where we’ve been, so we know where we want to go.
These are the stories new kids need to hear keep up the good work 👍
WOW What a GREAT TRIP . Thanks for sharing
GOD BLESS
Rick
This should be required watching in every high school auto shop class. Great video Uncle Tony.
Man. Love this channel. Just sitting around having a beer, listening to Uncle T tell stories. Great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. After the chores are done anyway.
Uncle Tony, seriously I could listen to you talk about life and cars for HOURS. Seriously kick ass channel. Should do some video stories with Uncle Kathy too.👍👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘😇🤘😇😇
I can’t say it enough, you are amazing! wish more of our elders were so open about there experiences and knowledge. Thing I heard the most is “GET OUT AND DO IT!” thanks for being an inspiration Uncle Tony!
Great video, and very true. I often go back on my old work and think "what the hell was I doing"
my new life quote - "you don't know how much you don't know" thankyou!
I'm kinda getting old and stupid! Help!
Scotty Kilmer says something like," there ain't no cure for stupid," but I disagree. It just takes some education and Divine Wisdom!
I absolutely loved these stories. I think I was smiling the whole video. Thank you uncle Tony.
You’ve perfectly described the Dunning - Kruger effect : you don’t know what you don’t know . We’ve all been there ! Competence starts when you realise the subject is way bigger than at first glance and you start educating yourself. Another great video!
So much of what you talk about applies to not just cars, but to life in general. Thanks, Tony.
Thats a really great story ... Glad you shared it along with pics
Uncle Tony, I share the same addiction, slingshot dragsters. As a young guy in rural Canada who read A Few Moments In Hell in Hotrod magazine, I cant even tell you what a profound effect that article has had on my me. Your story is absolutely the closest I will ever come to ever experiencing an iron block Hemi on nitro.
Since reading that article way back when, there's not a week that goes by that I dont think about some little thing from that story. Such a vivid account. Etched in my brain for all these years. Wombats... Haha. That is without a doubt my most favourite piece I've ever read.
And to think all these years later I actually get to thank the very person who has made such an impression on me. Thank You Tony.
Thanks Tony. As soon as you think you know, the game changes. I went to the same school.
"school of hard knocks".
A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step. It won’t be easy, but if you never give up and find that happiness is a choice, you just might forget where you were going because you found something better. Tony, keep sharing those memories. The past can’t be remembered if it’s never passed down.
Dig the Channel Dude!!! Cool see still some of us good old boys getting on TH-cam sharing the past!! LOVE THAT ROAD RUNNER MAN!!!
Absolutely Awesome Video !!! My Friend Had A Blown Pontiac In The Seventies ,I’m Now Building A Blown Pontiac ,Young And Dumb ,Then, Old And Dumb ,Some Of Us Never Learn !!! Gearheads !!!
Dude, I so want to build a FED... I HAVE To do it before I die...
My dad had to sell his built-up roadrunner after I was born. Probably when I was three or four, 'cause I do remember playing in it a couple times. Sold his boat too. Shit sucks when you're tryin' to buy a house and build a family an working 80 hours a week. Lol
I love watching the gears turn in your head when you talk about dragsters
Thank you for knowledge uncle tony
This reminds me of the time I put brake calipers on a truck backwards. Ran like 3 gallons of brake fluid through them trying to bleed the air out. Called my uncle who is an old school mechanic, and he laughed.
I know a guy who’s a lot like a young Uncle Tony, he’s real intuitive, good at changing parts, lots of mechanical knowledge, I started to think this guy was just born a great mechanic. After knowing him a couple years he told me all about the engines he had ruined and all the tuning that he tried with a laptop that destroyed the ECM. At any rate it’s very true, failure pays for your education
Tony, I have been doing the young and stupid part now for 60 years and I am still waiting for the old and wise part.
''AAAhhh juicy fruit' Remembering things we've loved or loved to do. Great story Tone. Uncle Cathy you looked great!
Thanks Uncle T and Aunt Cathy for sharing all of these experience’s and wisdom!!!
Thank you for your stories! I love listening to the trials and errors, the learning from the mistakes, the true "you" and nothing else. Great stuff Uncle Tony
That's so cool..the dog is just looking at you and listening to your conversation
Back in the 70’s my sister lived in Jersey. The guy across the street owned a top fuel car . Swenson, Lani and Crimmens . We went to Englishtown for what I assume was the nationals , been hooked ever since !
Cool story’s.School of hard knocks ,best way to learn.
My HS year book quote was "one day will build a real car" My senior year 3 engines 7 transmissions and 2 rear ends. Ramchargers and B&P speed shop started stocking BB Mopar parts, just for me.
Like the time I throttled a cold dual carb hemi with no air cleaner attached. Or.....using nitrous without adjusting a piggyback fuel controller because "it's only a 50 shot". Lessons learned, mistakes were made, I am waaaay wiser now!!! Have a great day, Uncle Tony!!
Birthday card I gave to my bud who turns 69 years old tomorrow says "When's this old enough to know better malarkey gonna kick in? He's still chasing wins on local dirt tracks and loving life!
Loved the look back! Do it again sometime! History should never be forgotten, so much knowledge can be lost.
I love this video, We need more of this, Learning from other stories of shortcomings is great. Thank you!!! @Uncle Tony's Garage
I’m thinking about trying to become a master mechanic. Did the jiffy lube thing for years then national tire and battery. Recently I completely rebuilt my Integra and it has given me the experience and understanding of the ins and outs of vehicle operation, repair, and maintenance. I love watching Uncle T
The search for power can be painful (expensive too) Me and my brother did a lot of bracket racing back in the 80's with a 10 second 69 Camaro we built. Had a built small block and ran great, low 11's. We had to go and put a big block in it looking for more power and lower ET's. Took a lot of broken parts and really bad nights at the track before we got it right. After thousands of dollars and tons of heartache all we achieved was shaving 1 second off of our ET's. In the end we should have left it alone. Great stuff brother keep them coming...
Uncle tony I’m 23 and just really starting my journey. Keep up the great videos some day I hope to obtain as much knowledge as you.
I paid to learn how to play poker.
Great stories Tony. We were just street racers going to gruge races on Wednesday night. We were happy with the low 13.
When i got my first car into 13's it was amazing. For about 10 min then a girl showed up in her dads 04 mustang and hurt mah feels. Lol.
Fabulous video, great photos. Love the young Norman pictures, I remember him telling me how proud he was to have his picture in Hot Rod when that came out.
I can totally relate. Just turned 30, building my 1st true race motor. 2 kids, scrounging for parts at the bottom a bucket, maybe make 1-2 races per year. But I love it. Desire to go fast and compete drives me. I took the wrong career path early in life so I got a late start on what I love. But TH-cam and researching has given me a second chance at learning everything I'm capable of.
Love the story uncle Tony, I'm always amazed how much I learn from each video,
If you personally do not make the mistake it goes unlearned, there has to be some suffering.
This is an excellent story video, I love personal history about cars and drag racing, please tell us more.
Thanks for sharing Uncle Tony. That sure explained a lot of things.
Thanks. Hope you less experienced folk get benefit from these wise words. And us older folks can relate and reflect. Uncle tony mentioned some of the realities of gaining experience. As you get more experienced it’s is also difficult to watching younger people going through the trials, but going through them you must. You don’t know how much you don’t know, is such a profound statement and cannot be emphasized enough....
I'm learning so much from you Tony!.. thanks for sharing your experiences and theories with the public. You definitely have my respect and loyalty. Thanks man.
Man uncle Tony....i love walking down memory lane with you!! I was just a young kid in the 80's with a love for drag racing. This just reminded me of so many good time's i had at the track as a child. Thanks man!!
Thank you for the trip down memory lane..... Saw many a race at raceway park New Jersey
Well wise man I say you have earned the title. Thanks for sharing. Makes me feel much better about blowing my first engine I built same deal as you went too big too fast and didn't really know what to expect. It has held up to my beating it but not after learning how much timing is too much timing cost alot of pistons 4 rebuilds worth new set each time. But I learned something new everytime.
Tony, you keep telling us you don't keep stuff, yet here we are!
Love the video uncle t!!! I could listen to these stories for hours, great stuff!