This Is Why I Work Alone...A Rant 

Ok, just to be clear on what transpired here. This took place on a Sunday. I left the shop around 3 in the afternoon to see to a family comittment and after, our usual Sunday night live show. I left the shop open for GARRETT and AUSTIN to do the work on Garrett's car. The HELPER was there to ASSIST THEM and then close up when they were finished. Once I left, THE HELPER APPOINTED HIMSELF MECHANIC and took over, He was NEVER GIVEN ANY AUTHORITY TO DO SO, and when I found out what had transpired the following morning, I had a VERY intense conversation with him. Understand that I knew all about his "limitations" and because of his particular life situation, I decided to try and work with him and hopefully guide him towards his goal of becoming a mechanic. I would not have, and could not have done anything differently.

The word is “fuckery” as in “the amount of fuckery on this vehicle is incomprehensible lol.

Just an update for the comment section since I know Garrett personally, Garrett is going around town as I type this picking up the proper parts to get the Charger fixed. We’re gonna make a copper fuel line for it as soon as we figure out the routing after relocating the fuel inlet as well as seal up the oil leak and re-gasket the spacer. Hopefully by this afternoon Garrett will be much happier and we’ll be cruising to the track soon!

Was this guy you hired related to Red Green? Fixed that car with the handyman's secret weapon, LOL!

That's nice, a helper that helps you into more trouble. He comes on a bicycle because his car is always broken!

The carb gasket looks like a cut-up piece of a tire....lol

You let a guy hang around to clean up and be your third hand when you need one, next thing you know he's running his own hack shop when you're gone. 17 hours really ? He's probably working at a dealership now.

These are the folks that always make me terrified to buy a used car. That is brutal.

"I drink alone" - George Thorogood

There’s the NY Italian tony coming out...but I’d still rather him yell at me instead of uncle Kathy .

Never be a McGyver in the shop. I wonder if some of the younger guys even know who McGyver is ?

I found out years ago working in a gas station when one of the guys came up to me and asked if using atf in the brake system was okay.... he had already filled it.

As I go through life's problems I realize how lucky I am to have had a father who was mechanical and taught me the right way to do things and to recognize when something is over my head. He learned all that from his father who was a machinist. As I help friends and take on odd jobs here and there I've come to find out that, unlike most viewers of a channel like this, most of the population doesn't have a clue how to perform service or make repairs. It's not limited to automotive issues. Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, carpentry, you name it. Most people think that if it won't work it's because you didn't hit it with a big enough hammer.

That guy followed the old saying, you only need two tools in life WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. If it moves and it shouldn't use duct tape.😂

"I have every carb gasket known to man, in this dimension, in that box over there" I'm dead 😆

The look on your face at 3:37 is PRICELESS !!! It should go on a coffee cup with WTF??? underneath it !!! At least you didn't totally loose it and get arrested. I commend your restraint.

"I started to fix a dudes car,,, and then I got high."

WOW ! That is one of the best examples of how not to do things. Back when I semi built cars I got ridiculed for being meticulous and doing things right. I was unlearning old stuff I'd learned doing it like that on the"engineers cars" I laid bolts out in order , I labeled things I took polaroids (long ago) I researched combinations . I never had failures because it wasn't done right the first time. "If you ain't got time to do it right the first time,when are you gonna have time to do it again?"

We’ve all been there. It’s called being young and dumb. Now I’m old. And a little less dumb. 😁

That guy must go through a lot of duct tape! Uncle Tony’s facial expression after showing the heater hose is priceless!

Damn, I’ve made better repairs to my bong than that while standing in a field.

I love the vapor lock fix... induces more vapor lock.

Thats a certain kind of special, right there !!

Oh NO , What did you do LEE!?!?!?

😂🤣😂👏👏👏👏 love that vapor lock fix and zip tie to the heater hose. 😳 Lmao

This video is a good example why when hiring any kind of help the interview process is very important.

I saw right away he used the wrong color duct tape. Silver is to seal mufflers. 🤣

Welcome to my world here in Germany. There is a shop here called "Speed Kills" and they charge customers for junk work like this. I have over 500 photos of the crap that they have done... Including criminal destruction on the original exhaust hangers on a C1 corvette..

3:34 Sometimes silence says more than words ever could (EDIT) this is the face your dad makes when he's helping you with multiplication tables and you still dont get it after the 6th round.

The sigh at about 30 seconds says it all . You're a great guy Uncle Tony ! You are a blessing to that young fellow there. Free help is usually never good help .

The classic adage applies: If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself! Prime directive why I work alone!

Tony the look on your face was absolutely priceless. I couldn’t stop laughing. My wife said what the hell is wrong with you. 😂😂😂

more like a meth head fix going on here. i have worked recon over 12 yrs now, and you'd be surprised how much people do meth head repairs. and it ends up taking twice as long to fix it right then if it would have been done right in the first place.

When I saw your helper running around the shop I had some serious questions just watching him fumble around. Sorry to see Garrett have to deal with it but glad you’re making it right, Tony

If they make a musical of UT’s life, this could be the title of it.

You never McIver things in the shop, a TRUE philosophy to live by !

My experience when an oil sending unit leaks, replace the sending unit. If the carb gasket has its mounting material torn away & is tightened down. This will warp the bottom flange ruining the Carb

That's what happens when you let the camera guy work on cars! LOL

The word you're looking for is this level of "incompetence"

Brief description, I've been a professional (ase certified) mechanic for over 40 years. If I had a nickel for every repair I've made to someone else's repair I would have a shit ton of nickels. Nothing worse then someone that "think's" they know what there doing as apposed to someone that knows there limitations but wants to learn. You did the right thing in this situation. Good luck with getting it right and taking it to the track.

I’ve worked in a run of the mill auto repair shop since I was 15 (almost 21 now) and the one thing that’s always struck me is the unhampered ability to just not care. I think it just comes down to the way you learned, the boss man is a engine builder and old nitro head like uncle tony, when something comes in the bay you have to remember that not only is that someone’s pride and joy and not only a needed tool for them and they’re life but most importantly it’s a extension of your reputation, I can stop in almost any parking lot in my town and recognize a car I’ve made right. I carry business cards in my wallet with pride cause I know we do the best work in the county. I’ve seen dozens of “techs” come and go cause they get lazy and just try and push out work, many 2-3X as old as me yet they just don’t care and can’t be made to.

Good Lord. That’s even worse than a roadside repair.

Wait a second Tony in years past you put me in many cars that I wish were this well put together how quickly we forget

Id pay to seen Tony give the so called "helper" a ass chewing for doing those things to Garretts car, what that helper did is bullshit, I could imagine how bad Tony must have felt for seeing that. Thats the kinda rigging shit that crack heads do to vehicles zip ties & duct tape. That carb gasket looks like a thick spreadbore gasket that he trimmed the corners off. Tony you might ought to check your cars out make sure shit isn't missing or changed or borrowed parts

Fuel filter laying down on valve cover after duct tapping for vapor hehehehe

Good to see Post Malone working on his own cars.

"You with me on this so far?" and then the look of complete puzzlement....had me rolling. I subscribed right after that.

Many years ago when I had just started at a new shop a journeyman mechanic I barely knew new came over to my bay and carved “Trust no one!” Into the top of my tool box. Even though it happened to someone else the experience/lesson stayed with me to this day.

Wow, this is next level butchery!

I've had 68 & 70 Chargers, 64 Belvedere, 73 Satellite, 64 Dart, and 87 Fifth Ave. Really miss the 64 Dart 225/6.

This was the helper that was always 'rushing' around in the background... Worked mental health for ten years, the guys mannerisms said alot about him.

Rule of thumb, unless the helper is 14 years old there is a reason they are still a "helper"

@3:37 - You need to put that expression on a coffee mug and T-Shirt!!

I've been turning wrenches for thirty-two years. When someone says " Oh, I know all about that." I realize they don't know as much as they think they do.....

As a Carpenter, i gave up on helpers years ago. I spend three times as much energy....100% goes to my work...100% goes to watching over his work...100% going back and fixing the mistakes i had to pay him to make! Much cheaper and quicker to just do it myself once!!

Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

The kid was trying too hard. Now hes qualified to do 2jz swaps. Cabral will jump on this lol

Love the look on Tonys face.

That's straight up meth tweeking mechanic ing!

hahahaha that look and moment of silence at 3:34, I burst out laughing. Just pure bodgery

Your "Helper" I guess he was a novice just like this guy. If they had someone to teach them then they would learn how to do it the right way

If you want to work alone, then stop cloning yourself!

I had to rewind this one a few times

As president Clinton would say " I feel your pain ". The feet of rubber fuel line is a fire looking for a time and place to happen. You dodged a bullet Uncle T. A few years back I tried to teach an enthusiastic fellow how carbs worked and how to clean and rebuild them. He got mad when I expected HIM to do it and I wasn't going to do it. I was at a local car customizer and mr customizer had to " send out " a simple carb to rebuilt. My dear husband could hardly contain his laughter at the thought. Now for special applications there is no crime in ordering a carb from Barry Grant or other specialist for your specific need. Remember it takes at least ten thousand hours of practice to learn a subject. So be patient and learn / earn success in the field of your choosing. Stay Safe.

I'd be searching your shop for cut-up straws and old razor blades!!!

Got my laugh for the day. Maybe all week.

Well done you kept your cool and you switched over to Professor mode

Unc. Bro, you're awesome. This why I subscribe bro.

"I'm helping" -Ralph Wiggum, Former helper, UTG As I watch, just... wow. Poor Garrett. If nothing else, great lesson in the costly nature of trusting someone by association only.

I've seen this type of work out there myself. It's scary how some people who "know what they are doing" don't have a clue. I see it a lot in the truck shop I work at. Our new "engine builder" built a Volvo D12. All I had to do was put in in the truck it was supposed to go in. So far, it hasn't been cranked and I've found multiple problems. The most recent thing I found was the wrong oil filter adapter and wrong gasket. Imagine the oily mess this thing would have made at 60 to 70 psi oil pressure from an oil passage the size of your thumb.

Lordy!!! I have no words. Uncle Tony you are great for helping Garrett!

That's why you are the man and I applaud you for your honesty.

That's scary, My work wasn't that bad when I was 13. wow. Imagine what he would do to a simple brake job.

My attitude was always: "You'll have as much luck lifting my car's hood as you will lifting my wife's skirt" .

I watch this video a while ago but had to watch this video again. To see you this animated over this 'non-helpers' attempt at jury-rigging is funny, but not funny at the same time. It was a good lesson video, Tony. Thanks for sharing this side of yourself.

Zip tying the fuel line to something hot but not making the connection to vapor lock is hilarious. Maddening, but hilarious.

Tony, any chance of you making a video where you tell us some of your very own mess ups? So this way people will understand when you are learning mistakes can happen.

Sorry Tony Unfortunately this is on you if "helper" was representing UTG or you personally which I suspect is the same. Growth can be a tricky thing. I've had Larger company and the people are always the hardest issue. Down to 4 people total, easier to manage and margins are easier to control. Love the channel and the knowledge and expertise that you share. Make it right and move

I'm Dead 🤣🤣! More epic fails please. We want more!

Feeling you bro.

All honesty id blame the shop owner for not realizing his helpers skills or lack of ..from what I've seen on all the other builds this is about par for the course..everyone has different abilities. You think think Tony could go work at the graveyard cars shop..certainly not.but Tony has his talents and skill sets

I own a furniture restoration business and have been working alone ever since my part time helper sanded all the veneer off the top of a dinning room table. I feel your pain.

You with me on this so far. Lol I about died.

We see this on locomotives all the time. Wrong parts, house wire, extension cords, JB weld, mig welded aluminum, wrong gaskets, circuit breaker’s bypassed, and of corse, ducky tape. Not a single brain cell challenged to come up with a good repair.

Communication goes a long way. Get to know them and what they can do before you turn them loose in the hen house.

The first time we learn a lesson, we don't laugh. The second time we learn a lesson, we laugh because there probably won't be a third time.

Hi Tony, my Grandfather was a wrench for 50 years and he had a favourite expression for guys fixing their mechanical problems who didn't know anything about doing it right. He called them " shoemakers". Told me he didn't know anything about making shoes, but they didn't know anything about fixing cars. Often said it cost those customers more for him to fix there screwups rather than bring it to him in the first place. First heard that expression 50 years ago and is still remembered . He was an old school mechanic like yourself....

This is why I do all my own work. Nobody works on my cars but me. Ever.

Personally I blame squirrels

Tony I hope you weren't paying that shop helper by the hour!😳💰💰💲💲💸💸💸💵

On the bright side, it's good that this young man was exposed to this.... gives him a first hand experience what what NOT TO DO. Great video.

Good luck Garret! At least you have a good teacher. Now it’s up to you to learn.

The only time I've ever seen that sort of fuckery methamphetamine was involved.

I believe the word you were looking for to describe your helper was.... "INCOMPETENT". adjective: incompetent "not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully."

LOL!!! It's the way of this new world uncle Tony! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Tony this is part of being a good guy. Don't change who you are and keep helping people and yes it does cost you a price but that comes with the territory 🏁👍

I was hoping you were gonna tell us how to make a drag car with that 2.40 gear. Had 2.71 in RoadRunner decades ago and it was everything But a drag car lol

I've seen many things like this out of "tech school" graduates. With no knowledge or experience.

Rite On!! Work best alone too best way 2 go

Tony. You and I are alot a like. We have more thoughts than we can speak. I'm not a good teacher but I'm a good sharer of info. I have had so many apprentices in the last 5 years I have given up. I can't trust no one