Bottle Rocket's First Little Wheelie...And Then The Unexpected Happened 

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

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

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

Happy mom's day to ultra kathy

Nice launch

Thanks Uncle Tony for taking all of us along for the ride.

Just one clean run. Please!!!!

Fun !😮

So how is Lambchop doing these days???? Haven’t seen him on here for awhile.

1 in a million.

Uncle Tony just curious because I'm not sure if I missed the video or if you have ever said anything about it, but how's your friend porkchop's health and battle with cancer going? His story of being diagnosed with cancer hit home for me personally because at 2½ yrs old I was diagnosed with colon cancer and after the doctors at children's hospital of Birmingham AL. treated and cured me of it I was in total remission until about 2 months after my 30th birthday when one day the entire left side of my face/neck swelled to probably double it's normal size I refused to go to the hospital and get checked out. Despite constant pressure from family,friends and anyone else who seen me and telling me I seriously needed to get checked out, I didn't want to go to the hospital simply because I was terrified what they would find wrong just to be honest. Well after 2 weeks of the swelling only getting worse, blacking out 3 different times, then being very unordinarily rude & aggressive towards people that's when I knew this wasn't just gonna get better and go away by itself and went to the ER. To shorten up an already long story, after a CT scan, several test combined with the great judgment of the ER doctor seeing me that Wednesday night he sent my results to the resident ENT who called my personal cell number telling me to be in his office by 8:30 the next morning in which thank God I listened because very quickly he discovered cancer in a parotid gland( salivary gland) in my neck, thanks to my lord and savior for sending me to the those two wonderful doctors who with God's guiding hand they saved my life .

I can't believe all the negative people in the comment section. If you don't like what Uncle Tony is doing, just leave and quit making yourselves look like armchair idiots.

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

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'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!

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Happy Mothers Day Ultra Kathy and Uncle Crystal...

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!

Looking forward to the "front suspension rebuild" video.

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

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.

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.

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

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????

What a death trap.

UTG flipped the control arm bushings for more power!

So, you went to the track and something broke..... It is going to break from the front to the rear, and you ain't got past the clutch yet. Four motor-heads and a prom date - what could wrong?

Listen with headphones. That's all I'm gonna say.

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 !

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

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

Best channel on RU-vid!!!👍🏼👌🏼

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

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

Atleast you had an All star crew 👍

The bushing must of been really dry rotted and old to spit a piece out I bet those were original lower control arm bushings that is why it happened I guess you should of brought the car to the local track and broke it before hauling it there to do it.

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

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!!

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

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...

When you get home and change out all the front bushing 's to polyurethane.

RU-vid nearly hears ‘ Roxanne ‘ in the background and copyright strikes UTG...

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.

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 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.

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

I think Bottle Rocket is embarrassed to be out on the track looking like that. He needs a yellow paint job with a taxi hat on the roof. Then and only then will he go down the track proudly.

@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.

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!

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!!!

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

The trolls here are something else........buzzing the comments like houseflies.

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.

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.

Sorry about the bushing Uncle,, but PLEASE tie your cars down over the tyre,,

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

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

Is it just me or is Bottle Rocket always the loudest car at the track? 😂.

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.

Looks like you all had a good time though. 👍

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!

@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 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 🤙

G body shuffle from a Dodge!

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.

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

Uncle Tony LOVES the Lean Burn!

Was that Uncle Page in the Nova that Blew your doors off in the first race? Did she ever put a 4 barrel carb on the Nova?

First time I seen that car sashay Im thinking "spring wrap" Bad bushings on a control arm was the last thing I would have looked for. But then I wasn't driving so couldn't feel what it was doing. Sounds like the time has come to retire ALL of the suspension bushings and maybe even the pinion snubber if its a factory original. Still I like the power the old girl is making. It will be good to see her get hooked up.

the moral of the story - make sure the race car has good suspension parts even the bushings. Go with polyurethane bushings

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 😎 .

Well, the car did prove one thing, she has a lot to give. But, a bushing falling out, well that was the last thing I thought would happen... HA! But hey, this means that, hopefully, when you get her back out to the track again, you can have those bushings taken care of and she will run like a bat out of hell :)

Cult leader utg

Take a spare car with you next time. ;-D

Man these dudes still hung up on Piston swap.. Hahahaha Get over it... We've all moved on... I lost respect for how Douches and Friedbooger talked shit.. while sitting on Money.. hell even that Central Valley Tweaker got new teeth.. you ever priced out new teeth?... yeah the advice is old.. from the mid 60s from Chrysler Engineers listing tech advice.. also Fan Clutch.. Build Anything, Race Everything!! Get it yet.. @Ø

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

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

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.

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

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....

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

Man I am losing faith in bottle rocket not because what it is but that it does not get any runtime to work the bugs out I know with my car I do lots of testing and tuning just to work all the bugs out damn near every saturday where Bottle Rocket makes a pass or three a year. Oh well maybe next year

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

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

Common really those guys are laughing tony. You paid them that car ain't going 7.50 nuttiness

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

The worst bushing in my career and I did enjoy the flat rate. Best LCAB was the 123 Mercedes Benz, 4.4 hrs 25 minutes.

All of you that keep saying that tony is taking too long and making excuses or Will never run a ten second pass need to remember something. Do you think austin coil or John force are incompetent? Because it took three years after they got together to win a single race. In case you live on another planet and don't know who they are they won fifteen national funny car championships together.

Fix It Again Tony; FIAT Chrysler.

Real life car building......the last thing you think would fail kicks you in the ass....keep thrashing guys...love the channel and will be watching til bottle rocket grenades on a 200 shot

The car might be cursed. I've seen ghosts in machines before....

It’s so funny to see all the Internet mechanics in the comments thinking they know everything budget builds take time even million Dollar drag cars don’t make a perfect pass the first time out parts brake it takes a long time to dial in a car

The best thing to do is save your money instead of running to the track and breaking down all the time look how much money you're wasting go ahead and take that money instead of running to the track and put it into the car that way you can make some runs