Mopar Burnout Gone Real Bad - 500 Inch Stroker C Body Kabooms It's Transmission In Grand Style 

Now we Definitley need a follow up vid of the gearbox out to look at !!

Make a shirt or sticker that says "I blew up my transmission at Uncle Tony's Garage and all I got was this lousy t-shirt/sticker"

And the famous words at the beginning "Beef'd up 727 transmission". Dang that was brutle. 🙏 Rest in pieces good ol transmission.

I got so frustrated with chasing electrical gremlins on a project car I ripped every wire out and started fresh with a painless kit. I finished it in one weekend and I'll never not know what each wire does or where it goes on that car again. Such a good feeling.

This is one of the many reasons I like UTG, he will help a guy work on his project and only charge him a burnout. And that's still voluntary.

The 1st rolling burnout he did was probably hurt the sprag the 2nd burnout that Tony put water down for finished it off. .. lesson learned don't let Tony talk you into doing a burnout lol.

It’s always fun dealing with someone else’s wiring. Tony you are a saint buddy.

This poor young man is learning hard lessons the hard way. Been there done that

Dang! When you guys rolled the car backward it looked like a murder scene on the ground 😳

Good design, when you grenade the trans it kicks your foot off the accelerator, protecting the engine from overrev.

Its good it happened in your driveway instead of on the drag and drive event. Didnt she say it was a" beefed up 727"? Apparently the builder forgot the "beef". 🙃

Rolling 😂 good job on the camera work uncle Cathy ,not even a flinch!

I'm too old to do anything now but I was a mechanic for about 15 yrs then had my own repair shop for 25yrs and a smaller one at home watching your videos gets me excited and gives me that feeling of working and getting shit done. I used to watch in the house but its even better out here in the garage because I get that garage smell makes the video even better. Thank you so much I love these videos.

That stroker motor sounds nuts!! That car is pretty sweet too. I wish we got those down here in Australia!!

It worked fine on a dry burnout, add water, which shud make it MUCH easier, and the 727 explodes!!!!.....ya cant script that!!!........sorry for their loss, but a HUGE gain in u-tube views (i hope).......i laughed hysterically!!!!....LOVE IT TONY!!!!.....UTG!!!!!!....REAL SHI# , NOT TV BS!!

Proof again that a build works best starting rear to front.

Pro tip: when blowing up your car, do it at the mechanics shop!

That is a sweet Newport I’m used to seen 4 doors. He definitely has a good sense of humor. You fix one thing and something else goes wrong. Welcome to the world of hot roding. 👍

My older brothers first car was a 68 Newport, my uncle had swapped an Imperial 440 into it at some point.. anyway by the time my bro had gotten it, it was at race weight due to many salty Wisconsin winters. Long smokey burnouts down tar roads until the inside would fill with smoke to thick to see through on hot summer nights.... good times

Need some big wood blocks as back-up Uncle Tony to slip in under the car just in case the jack lets go and the car tries to squish you during those fast looks underneath... In a pinch, I use the mounted spare tire to be my buddy under the car. Safety, you know. Cheers, Chuck in Florida. I have never seen a transmission blow up until TODAY! Thanks for sharing.

So much respect for these two. Laughing off a catastrophic event. Come lay into my go pedal any time!

Dude never trust a hydraulic jack when you or a client is under the car, slide in a jack stand, cinder blocks, wood, whatever. Safety first, we need you.

Can I have that chunk of trans? I wanna put a 66 Newport hardtop together like I had in the 80s. I already have some scraps of carpet and some old U-joints Such a great car, glad to see it out there living it's best life

Tony should autograph the fragments (especially the drum), and sell them as merch.

I guess that torqueflite wasn't beefed-up enough

Good to see C bodies getting some attention. Also the famous ammeter bypass suggestion. I have 3 C bodies and all have the ammeter bypassed.

No more electrical issues! Great fix!

Whats it got stuntman!

he's a damn good sport about blowing a transmission like that!

It blowed up real good! - Billy Sol Hurok and Big Jim McBob

I had a '70 and a '71 . I loved those cars. Both 2doors. 383 and a 400. 400 was a gas hog, but both ran great. 400 had bigger bore than 440, but shorter stroke. Giant ash trays, lighters al around, great for booze cruisin. Giant trunks. Road like Caddy's. Best be beefing up in the sway bar department because they are tanks.

I'd definitely like to see a postmortem vid of this transmission.

Always liked those old Newports. Seems like when I was growing up most of them were gold in color.

That BB sounds like a DIESEL when it idles!

Hysterical! But you did miss an opportunity to say my favorite statement to the customer in the service department: examine the suspected area of the bang you just heard..... You pick off the ground a large piece that used to be part of the car, look intently at it, and say " Well, there's your trouble right there...." Also works well when they seriously windowed a block.....

Would love to see a follow up vid on recommended gear/shifting when doing a burnout with a Torqueflite

I've come across that one a few times. Over the years the connections on the back of the ammeter work loose until you have complete failure. In one case it didn't fail, but the whole system voltage was low due to the bad connection. Took a while to find that one. I am one of the few people that I know that actually enjoys wiring. Strange since it requires a lot of patience and I never thought of myself as a patient person. I may be a Ferd guy, nut I love that car! I don't even think of it as "old". I grew up driving cars of that era, so it's pretty normal to me. My daily is a 66. Give those peeps credit for a good sense of humor. He laughed as soon as he blew it to pieces. Not sure I would have taken it so well. THAT folks is why you use a trans blanket or scatter shield. It could have been a lot worse without it. Very educational video. OK, the carnage was fun too.

The wiring would drive me nuts, a customer brought me a machine to “get running”. His buddy had wired it up to run a radio and other accessories. I ripped all the wiring out, replaced new wire, water tight connections, zip tied/sheathed..very nice. When I showed the customer he said “I don’t have to pay for this right? I didn’t authorized that” Haha no you don’t course next time you can take it to the next guy.

I've never met anyone that got stuck under the car when the floor jack fails.... But my friend, the medical Examiner HAS !!!

Watching Tony I know how he feels it's like you're 17 again when you're around a hot rod

And I thought I’ve seen some bad wiring! It’s a miracle this car didn’t burn up, nothing is fused, wires running through holes without grommets, ect. Sucks about the trans, hope the engine didn’t get hurt when it let go.

I'm screaming. Nobody don't let Tony talk you in to doing a burnout. If he only heard me at that time.

Loving the Newport, I'm a Chrysler C body lover & daily driver myself. You could also feed a 10 gauge wire to the alternator field stud (if stock) to the starter relay stud to take the bulk of the current off of the ammeter wire. Same can be done to bypass the bulkhead connector with a similar wire to the back of the alternator/ammeter connections, just be sure to have a fusible link here!

Hope Uncle Tony does a part 2 to this video. For redemption purposes. thankfully no one was hurt

At least it didn't happen at the track and now you know you need a stronger trans and a scatter shield!

I so remember living that world.. Truly a lot of fun & waisted money.. & Then I had children and life began.. early 80s.. Can't be bothered.. but I like to watch.

WOO HOO!!! C-BODY RULEZ!!!! BIG BODY MOPAR!!! HELL YEAH SISTAH!!!

Well that escalated quickly...

Ouuuuch. That sucks. And that's a nice looking Chrysler. Tony, you should give them the vid to put up on a RU-vid channel as a short to help fund their new transmission.

This is what keeps us going as mechanics lol. We never give up

Expensive burnout 😂 Nice going Tony at least you fixed first problem 😱

Using the Wipers as a "alarm" of sorts is so simple and genius. Working at late model vehicles I don't often have such a simple luxury, but I've definitely used a LED Cube as a "tester" to apply and visualize load on a circuit with issues.

I know when it comes to wiring, Tony likes to keep it simple and use few components, but in this case, adding a current shunt instead of the stock wiring directly to and from the ammeter (AKA alternator gauge) results in a more reliable system that is easier to fix. My boss's Dodge van would just die when the ammeter connection messed up. Usually when I was driving.

I cant wait to see DDSS response to that tri 5 dig now. Great video uncle Tony, this was youtube gold!

Glad the owner could laugh it off a little. That's the price you pay, when you play. UT can build you a killer trans!!

Car won't start? Turn on the wipers...... trust me.

That’s a nice 55 Chevy Project.

Bro was more excited when the transmissions blow up🤣 than finding the wrong wire. Hope the engine is all good UTG!

Torque flight "Exploded View". It sounded real good till it didn't. Glad you got it on video at least!

Holy shit! Great entertainment. I love how the dude and his wife (THey belong together) just took it in stride after grenading his transmission. That Newport is one sexy as hell car. You really do not see those very often. They were used and abused and crushed.

Use to have a 68 Chrysler 300 with the 440 with a posi. It was a 2 door. Loved that car,ran like a raped ape. Had it for quite a few years till a young girl coming from the opposite direction turned in front of me. I was doing 40 and pushed her passenger door clear up to the trany tunnel. Luckily she had no passenger . Insurance companies totaled both cars. I cried for many months losing that beloved land yatch.

The reverse cant on the C Pillar is one of my favorite design details Chrysler ever employed. C Bodies may not be the perfect platform for all our performance, but they are comfortable and extremely cool!

That is a good scattershield advertisement.

I bought a 1978 D-150 that came from California. I'm pretty sure it hasn't been serviced in intervals more than fluid changes! I pulled out the garage, I made it around the corner, and it died! I changed plugs, and it ran for a second. It coughed and started again, and then I got a no start condition! I noticed smoke coming from under the hood and just yanked out the wiring under the hood. I ordered a new harness from the ICM and broke down and went thru the wiring! I got rid of old wiring from the bulkhead, and now it runs great! Having a test light is EVERYTHING! Between UTC and Nick's Garage... you can learn more than you thought you knew about cars and / or Mopars! It's always a good thing when you have extra parts, it helps ease the pain😂!

Hah, I was expecting it to be the engine, and then was like "what the hell is that?" when you pulled the big shard of transmission case out from under there! Hope that high RPM dead stop didn't damage the engine.

Really like the video Tony, this is the type of contact I enjoy. 👌 Next Video, let's see the transmission disassemble!!!

Great vid. All smiles. Makes me think of my first car. I did a reverse drop and destroyed the tyranny, rear end and pretzeled the drive shaft. I told my dad the rear end locked up on the highway. Years later I told him the truth but already knew. 😆 My most favorite quote of his from that experience was "That's the first time I was able to take out a tyranny without un bolting the housing bolts". Great times! Thx for the vid Tony.

The strength of 1960s steel , imagine that happening in a modern car .I can picture it right through the floor ,wedged into your foot, cracking a toe or two.

That's why we burnout in 2nd gear kids.

Salesman: How much red wiring do you need? This guy: Yes.

My moms '68 was a 4 door. Didn't know it was available in a 2 door. The thing was a highway star. 100mph and barely touching the pedal. I drove a loop around the country in it back in '76.

My first car a 68 Chrysler 300 convertible had the same loose wire going to the back of the amp gauge when I was a kid. Stops them in their tracks dead. An old mechanic told me to reach up there and check them, same thing, all I did was touch them and the beast started right up. Great job Tony.

I can't believe you guys got under that car without even rocking it. Or putting a jack stand under it

I'd love to find a old chrysler like that. My dad had a 68 chrysler 300 when I was little. Red with black roof and black interior. With a 440 and auto on the floor.

Tony, I had a 1966 Dodge Monaco my father in-law gave me after he blew the engine 1977. No coolant due to leaking heater core. It had problems like is described in this video. I would go fine for days driving to work. 30 miles each way. Till finally it quit on Thanksgiving 1982. I saw this electrical problem in many MOPARs in recent years at car shows & cruise ins. The wiring block going through the fire wall had rusted & corroded. Yes I could wiggle the wires & lights would work & engine would start. But no brake lights. One time every light bulb in my old Dodge blew up really! The fix was to remove the wiring block & replace every corroded rusted & broken wire. It took some time hanging upside down under dashboard & going to the wires in engine compartment. I had the Dodge for many years till it was totalled in 2 accidents in one month. So get out your wire cutters & butt connectors. Need some 14 gauge wire when some wires had to be cut back a couple inches several almost a foot. Yes the transmission blew too. What makes me mad? I had the Dodge for years in primer due to rust behind the rear tire fender. To get T boned & my son almost got killed in last accident. Those old 60s era Mopars are great. Could sit 4 adults in back seat & be comfortable. Tell Cody the fix I have discussed here. Thanks Tony for your channel helping us Shade tree mechanics.

I had a 68 Newport crew cab with a built up 440 plus cubic inch powerplant. I pulled that engine and transmission out and put them in a 68 Chrysler 300. Loved those cars and the power!!

I’m partial to ‘68s!! 😍 I have a 2 door hardtop New Yorker from 68. Rebuilt the factory 440 she purrs like a big kitty

Sounds like it has some old school jahns pistons in it or it a stroker diesel

Back in the 70s at the World of Wheels Rod & Custom show at McCormick Place in Chicago, as the cars were leaving after the show was over, one guy in a T-Bucket type of hot rod had a big block Mopar and 727 trans. He did like a 6000 rpm neutral drop and exploded the trans in a very similar fashion to this! It took almost an hour to get the mess cleaned up, but, hey, it provided entertainment for those around him! I feel sorry for this couple, but I think they already understand the perils of high performance.

The Curse of the Torqueflite. Damn I LOVE that build though!! What a gorgeous sleeper!!!

That little wiring problem he had looks pretty trivial against a blown transmission. His luck is like mine...ALWAYS one little thing that keeps you from driving.

Great episode! Always learning something new

UncleTony you exercised the demon out with water 💥🏁🏁🏁

Overrunning the front drum for a 727 explosion ? Classic. Shitty wiring ready to burn your car to the ground ? Epic. Trusting your life to an old trolley jack? Priceless !!

This is the best video UTG has put out yet!!

At least the parking lot will never rust.

Man, I miss my grandpas '67 Newport. I wish I could have kept it and fixed it up, but I couldn't work on them all. Always loved the lines and that gliding drive of that car.

This was one of those classic Mopar Moments. Had my mates tow me home many times in my teens after blowing clutches and differentials. The drive line could never take the kick from the motor !!! The funniest was when old mate said ( I felt it on my foot ) 🦶

I needed the positive vibes yall was putting off in a bad way lol was in a slump over exhaust problems but ima knock it out just like you all will knock out the trans swap lol great content

Prime example of if you don't know what you're doing, don't mess with it. Wiring mess and blown up transmission. Learning experience.

I can't believe you still have that tri-five Chevy sitting in the middle of your shop you might as well name it Scruffy because it's never going to leave the yard.

I like this. I raced my 73' Riviera full weight for years. Drive it to the track AC and all, run consistent 12.20s then drive it home.

I was wondering when Tony was going to promote the vgg shine juice. Didn't think he would dump it in a transmission.

Uncle Tony!Teach them to do the burnout in 2nd gear! Love the show

I'm 50 years old. Our family car when I was a young kid was a '68 Newport.

Wow that was cool ,boom!👍😆

That's wild. Good luck on the fix, brother.

Hahaha the damn 55

Looks like some one did watch Tony's "how to do a burn out" video 😂. For real though god I love Tony, so nice to the young folk.

JB weld will fix that 🤣 I like their attitude, better now than at the track . Hope you guys get it all fixed soon . 😎👍