I'm still trying to get over how little Uncle paid for that Sportster. Someday my ship will come in and it won't be full of rats.

@needmetal3221

9 ай бұрын

There are deals all over the place. Keep looking and be patient

@Matt-re3or

9 ай бұрын

I paid $500 for a 97 XL 1200 and with $11 worth of clutch retainer parts it's running. Still needs a headlight and throttle cables though

@edpetrikk2027

9 ай бұрын

When my ship comes in I’ll be at the airport 😂

@BigT27295

9 ай бұрын

@@edpetrikk2027 Lol good one

A Jeep with no rust ? Take pictures , Tony ! This is a super natural.phenomenon .

@moparnut6933

9 ай бұрын

Unless the owner kept it in his living room I don't believe it's rust free.

got to love a guy who works with what god has presented before him and learns thru trial and error instead of blowin his budget on whats new and what everyone else is buying thanks uncle tony

I love Uncle Kathie;s edits to explain something.

@fknbastages

9 ай бұрын

They are an excellent team. They couldn't have asked for anyone better.

I love the way the slicks stick out the sides man. Looks like a pit bull.

I can relate to the compulsive purchases, while simultaneously trying to get rid of stuff!

@HansensUniverseT-A

8 ай бұрын

The way i see it is that, sometimes you're just replacing something that you perhaps didn't value as much over something you value more or want, need more.

I like you staying with the 383. Seems they don't get any respect like the 340, 440, and hemi.

@Mikefngarage

9 ай бұрын

My buddy had a 383 that would put down better numbers than that in a super bee. Makes sense that jet was so fat it was missing. I bet he pulls better numbers next run.

@whatyoumakeofit6635

9 ай бұрын

Ya I don't get it either. Growing up my dad was all about 383's. Always great engines

@yurimodin7333

9 ай бұрын

413 is also a hidden gem

@timothykeith1367

9 ай бұрын

The 383 is a sweet motor. The 400 also very nice. They are a bit heavy, alloy heads help. There was also a raised deck 383 in the 50s.

Glad to hear the 383 will be sticking around for awhile longer. I knew something didn't sound right at the track. I hope the diagnosis takes care of the miss (fingers crossed).

Feels so good when you dig into something and figure out why it wasn't running right FOR SURE (like a massively drilled out jet). No ifs, ands or buts. You can't fix it and get it back together fast enough to try it out!

@HawkeyeMobileAutoRepair

9 ай бұрын

I had small noises that escalated into full-on airplane takeoff. I had replaced my wheel bearing assemblies, for the driver's side being worn, and a huge difference in noise was noticed but still was having a noise, so I replaced the CV axles, still having a noise. Figured it out last night. The new driver's side bearing was completely shot. I swapped the shot one with the used (OEM 140k miles on it) passengers side I had lying on the shelf. Gives me a few miles while I'm waiting on another bearing. The road silence on the test drive was blissful, now you can hear the person next to you, the radio, or even your own thoughts. lol

Tony ya gotta put a wheelie bar on the mini bike 😂 lol

Have a UT yard sale! I'll purchase (like so many subscribers) anything you throw away just to put on the mantlepiece!😆

I see some good bargains popping up occasionally too. Thankfully, I'm always broke, or I'd be that compulsive purchaser too 😆

If that Jeep was being sold here in Phoenix, even with a blown motor, they would ask $8-9000 for it. Everything is so stupidly overpriced out here and there’s really not many good finds. I can’t wait to move to Tennessee, and maybe hang out with you one day!

@allighabell3138

9 ай бұрын

No, don't be that guy.

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

9 ай бұрын

There's 1986 Chrysler LeBarons going for $19k The used car market is a JOKE!

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

9 ай бұрын

Oh and several times seen 2005-2015 vehicles asking for ~$7,500 with stolen catalytic converters (others with stolen cat WITH bad trans for $3,5-4,500). It's really, really, really, sick out there.

@edge2sword186

9 ай бұрын

Maybe you should look into going into the used truck business. You should be able to buy cars cheap and transport them to Az.

@HawkeyeMobileAutoRepair

9 ай бұрын

Sierra Auctions offloads the cheap, police-siezed, and repoed, Just don't be a dumb a**, bring a scanner when you go to look at the cars. It will have to pass emissions for it to be registered in AZ. Buy one from the runners auction, preferably with no check engine light. But like I said, bring a scanner and go get into something you can afford! I have had hit and miss luck for my family vehicles, but I've learned auto repair for cheap, and the success story goes like this. I bid $1600 on a '99 Olds Alero 2.4 with 69k on the odometer with emissions ready in 2016. Now it has 149k on it, and I've done everything to it short of rebuilding/ replacing the engine/ trans. (Not including tools) Overall less than $4000 including tires and maintenance (Supertech Full-Syn every 3k, 2021 alternator, fuel pump has been replaced twice with filters, did the timing set/water pump at 135k, cv axles and front and rear bearings and Shocks/coils, pow-steer pump and rack plus tie-rods, ball joints and control arms at 140k) and still chugging strong. Put a trailer hitch on it when I bought it, and have towed a small trailer while moving all around the country with it. lol

Totally dig the old school builds, I've generally built less than beautiful hot rods and canyon racers and relate big time. Thx for the channel, all the experience and wisdom we so desperately need these days. Good job sire

Slag Hammer has the aerodynamics of a barn door.

@Texasmule

9 ай бұрын

The point of gassers

@grandmasmalibu

9 ай бұрын

The whole barn.

@MikeBrown-ii3pt

9 ай бұрын

@@Texasmule Yep. Altereds too. That's why they're both awesome!

Uncle Tony, why don’t you build a nitro powered Briggs & Stratton, 5 hp engine for that minibike and blow everybody out of the water, - something sick nitro powered 💥

@Vicus_of_Utrecht

9 ай бұрын

Tony needs to check out Tiny Catina and their B & S engine car lol

I remember the 383 in my 70 road runner. What a beast of a motor the 383 was always underrated. Gonna build another one some day.

Other title..... "Person with compulsive disorder posts video to thousands of enablers!" Hahaha

I totally hear ya! Slaghammer is about as old school as it gets, and like you, I love it! I'm even older, and back in the day , even poorer. Used to taking junkyard long blocks, not even pull the heads, and just hop it up. Pull the intake, it gets cam, timing gears, heavy valve springs, oil pump, trick distributor, good intake, carb, and the headers. BOOM lets race! Pure junk, but we had a blast.

The death cart is going to break chains and shear shaft keys I predict.

@MikeBrown-ii3pt

9 ай бұрын

He'll be lucky to get it to the starting line with those Wal-Mart batteries!

@IronheadNBMA

9 ай бұрын

Sounded pretty weak. Couple Milwaukee drills would do better

@funone8716

9 ай бұрын

@@IronheadNBMA Grab the chain with your hand and stop it......go ahead it's 'weak'.....LOL

@IronheadNBMA

9 ай бұрын

@@funone8716 that rig wouldn’t hickup if I stuck my whole leg in the chain. But its no dragster!! I

Hell yeah congrats on a new shop surrounded by what will become homies 🤠

@edpetrikk2027

9 ай бұрын

You get too many homies hanging around and nothing gets done . I worked in a shop where the owner had to come in at midnight just so he could work uninterrupted !

Thanks for the update, and thanks for the brake down of the carb issue.

Marketplace is the best thing out there. You might be related to me. I love Marketplace. Lol

Smiling when you see your car is something special!

$750 for that Jeep?....................You could easily get half that now for the wheels and tires.

Just waiting to see the propane project. I want to set up my truck as a duel fuel, and I want to see how it works for you.

@yeboscrebo4451

9 ай бұрын

Me too

@bobbydavis2299

9 ай бұрын

In my experience propane works well, I have a 78 F-150 4x4 that has been on propane only for 27 years, yes I have owned it for that long... It has a 400 built for propane with higher compression and still runs great. Have not put many miles on it for the last 10 years though.

thanks tony for helping us and being an honest on your channel type fella.

Did Peter Fonda leave his helmet in Nashville?

When you say the engine is .010 over with stock pistons, do you mean it has OEM std sized pistons or .010 OEM equivalent aftermarket flat tops? I think I remember you saying an engine could be run with a piston that is .010 smaller than the bore with no issues with oil control or excess piston slap.

@UncleTonysGarage

9 ай бұрын

Stock size pistons, reversed, and .010 over rings to match the bore.

@Vantrise-cg1of

9 ай бұрын

Thanks U.T for the clarification. I have a fresh .040 block and a .030 over forged piston set laying around. I think you just saved me some funds. Thanks again. @@UncleTonysGarage

!!! Love the look of that car!!! 1983 high school!!! A sophomore drove daddy's gasser to last day of school!!! Big burn out!!! Then a month of summer school!!! Lol!!!✌️

3 batteries, but are they series or parellel? Series, 36 volts many be a short lived idea. Parellel, ampres would be higher.

@fknbastages

9 ай бұрын

I can't wait to find out. I'm going to check out his channel and see if it's on there as a build.

@fknbastages

9 ай бұрын

You can find it at 2:22 O_o

@sometimesleela5947

9 ай бұрын

You can see from the vid they're in series. Also, you can really go much higher than the nameplate voltage of a motor as long as you don't exceed max rpm, it doesn't arc(this would take prob 500v, so not an issue), and as long as it doesn't overheat.

We understand. We do. We're sick right along with you.

I'd really like to see a 70s style Slaghammer tee shirt.

This is so cool! Can't wait what goes wrong at the track the next time!

My friends keep sending me links to cars they know I would like... Mostly Pontiacs. They are enablers and I am running out of room to park stuff. Nobody calls me out, because I am too far away from anyone who actually has a chance.

‘99 . . Classic . . . Reasonably straight and clean/rust free . . . .Not seein’ a problem. It even has the 16 inch ‘00-‘01 wheels. Definitely not parts car. I would do a clean rest-with slight improvements. As you well know, they are great to drive stock..

@OllamhDrab

9 ай бұрын

Seriously looks like those are the wrong size tires on there, doesn't look like there's any room for suspension travel.

@99jeepxjguy97

9 ай бұрын

@@OllamhDrab May be a bit oversized. But it is also 24 years old. No idea the miles, but suspension is probably tired.

I NEED THAT XJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's a nice XJ. That's how they work. Once you have one, additional ones tend to show up. I can't wait to see the Belvedere drive to the new shop.

The xj madness continues on

Put a rocket pack on it if you need Fast.. It's slick as hell the way it is

✊🏼U.TG. Nation ⛽️

Great catch on the jet!!!!

I like that car, and love your passion for it, makes it more fun!!

(Though it really does make me wonder how many of us would be in a position to help move/maybe store some of that stuff when the crunch really comes. )

Tony, I been working on small engines a long time, and I thought Id give you some friendly, you better stuff a bigger engine in that bike or your likely to eat pixies in the form of dust!!

Tony, make the race with the electric cart 1 mile. There's no way the batteries will last that long.

Sounds great unk I look forward to the grudge race lol and more on slaghammer gonna be good times 👍👍

Nice one. Good advice and good moving for you.

Slaghammer makes a lot of us smile ;)

I just cant believe how uncle tony likes EVERYTHING lol even slow harleys !

@UncleTonysGarage

9 ай бұрын

My Super Cub is even slower and I love it just as much

Tony, dust a white stripe of rattle can across your slicks' sidewall! Since you're recording, it'll make it real easy to spot even one rotation of slip coming off the line

My uncle would have loved uncle Tonys channel. He loved his Mopars. RIP uncle Butch

Finally got my Thermoqaud built and baselines formy 65 273 Dart.Set the points too.Good times.

I suffer with the same affliction, except with old ford trucks. It’s a curse 🤣

@chancelange

9 ай бұрын

Same, I'm lucky, mine probably aren't as rusty as yours over there are lol

@minnesotatomcat

9 ай бұрын

@@chancelange yeah the rust belt sucks. My acetylene torch is my best friend in the shop 👍

New to channel. I had a Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme that I totalled large in the 80s in LA. Ran off the road in the rain while driving like an idiot 40 years later back in the UK I still think about that car.

Paint the white strip on the tires and have Uncle Kathy film from the side on one of your passes. Us viewers would love to run your launch at 1/4 speed here on KZread to see if you are hooking up.

I thought you "declutter" by putting all the extra car parts and other miscellaneous stuff inside your project cars? Have I been doing it wrong? Using this method, buying more vehicles = more declutter storage!

@kellismith4329

9 ай бұрын

Yep, get rid of one thing, accumulate 3 new ones

a good set of heads would be a game changer ! Love the car !

1800 amps at 36 volts is around 85 horsepower assuming drivetrain efficiency is 100% (which it can’t be). You might want to show up with some billet parts on that thing lol.

I have a 98 jeep xj and love it , but we're looking for another one but 2door 2x2 every time I think I found one its a 2.5 motor, I want the 4.0 only wish me luck ! Thank UTG love your videos ❤

Just going from the sound of Slaghammer @ the track last video, there is distinct difference between when you tach it up in the burn out box, and when you launch it off the line. It sounds kind of labored off the line, like it lugs down a little bit. The engine revs quick like you want in the burnout, but seems to be lugging @ launch. I think your combo has what it takes to get into the mid 7s in the 1/8th - just need o keep flogging away!!

Do the race in the dirt or on grass!

@utg, thanks for supporting us dead dinosaur burners!

The mattress people are next door jumping up and down on top of them, after hearing the news about the move!

The ZJ fuel gauge has constant power Usually fuel gauges work with the ignition switch. After looking at schematics there is no fault. Any reason for this constant power to the fuel gauge? Is it some kind of electrolysis anti rust feature from the past?

@OldcarsNmusic

6 ай бұрын

Carryover from the Renix days, when Jeep used GM components.

You forgot the status of the mission impossible build.

@NBSV1

9 ай бұрын

I believe it’s out of his hands. The other people involved got carried away with throwing parts at it so the spirit of the build was lost. Basically anybody can throw good aftermarket parts at one and make that power. The whole spirit was the tweaking of “junk” factory parts to end up with a good motor.

I love UNCLE TONY!!!!!

I’m Sure the Asphalt Company will be happy they don’t have to do anymore repairs in parking lot. AKA Burn outs. 😂

Wish I was closer !!

You're a true car guy Tony I've had the same dilemma's On Projects that I slap just a little mule motor that I rebuilt a few years back and took out Of my daily driver You just put it to get it moving and Had a big plans For a hot motor and then proceeded to just fall in love With the one that was in it and just did everything right the little engine that could It kind of get atatched 2 stuff that just does what it's supposed to do

You need a real torque engine for 1/8 mile racing . That's why the 428 Cj cleaned up on the eigth mile . If you could get them to hook up you would be gone . They did good in the Quarter , too .

Your AOK!!!! enjoy your passion

Thanks COOP ...

Glad your keeping 383.

Damn, I just ran into the same thing. Edlebrock primary jet was marked 110 but measures 116. Somebody drilled it. Mixture (oxygen sensor) 10.8 😱now 12.7. Metering rod 7057.

Cool project: Put Slag Hammer's 383 in the back seat of the new Jeep. Rear engine 4x4

Hey uncle Tony, definitely need to buy a couple 273/318s and 904s. Ill travel, i don't mind

Good luck moving to the new shop Tony.

14:00 whenever i drill a jet i always file the numbers off it so im forced to check it before i decide whether i want it or not. right now my webers run blank air and main jets that are equal to 200 and 115

Love the Slagger. I would just keep the 383 , it looks good , yes the stance , sounds sweet , but maybe some gearing play , but love it as is.

put the 451 in the dart that slaghammer 383 is gonna go low 7s all day if you change the intake and go with a single 750-950 cfm the heads are built for low end with a tunnel ram built for hi rpm that tunnel ram belongs on the 451 , that old school metal window screen between the intake and heads to atomize fuel better would probably help a bit too

So... 451 XJ? That's what I'm hearing!

1800 Amps x 36 Volts is 64,800 Watts, divided by 750 W ( 1 Hp ) is 86 Hp, if he can get traction and not end up in a ditch he's going to smoke the mini bike Tony.

guess we have to check our jets. Someone was on a budget that day.. Do a dual tunnelram propane 383. Should give you 900 CFM wide open. or you could try fuel injection, see if there is enough heat to gassify the propane(propane boils at --40). Cheers from Calgary.

But will you still have your easy access to Mexico for testing?

When`s the race against the death cart? Can`t wait to see what Slaghammer runs with the proper jets.

The more you own, the more it owns you. ...

Is that yellow thing a Dodge Kary Van? I have a '79 in my driveway. It's had the first 4' of the box converted into passenger space (think nice crew cab) and the box is now a sealed, 10' cargo area. Great for vike/cart racing, camping, traveling to car show/races, etc.. 😊 And the cab has a Dodge camp/van roof mod with a penta-star skylight for extra head room! 😊

Mix up a batch of 1/2gas +1/2 E85+, 1oz. Lacquer thinner per tank. That will give it one more Hp easy.

UT pick a day when the temperatures are in the 20 and his battery will drain in the staging lanes. That's fair!!

i wish you would sell that halfazzed gasser

Love the car can’t wait to see the rest of the story

What ever happened to the slant 6 Miata????? Time for a follow-up

Making progress with Slaghammer. Same thing with Andy and Casper...Progress. "Line 'em up and run 'em." Would be cool.

Well without your self diagnosis, you wouldn’t have been able to build Slaghammer for the price you did or the way you wanted! All hail the hoarder! Long live the “I have no use for this” buyer😁😊

Are you trying to out do Dan at DD Speed Shop?? 🤣 He's 1 Nomad ahead of you 😁

Swiss cheese that truck frame! (I know, not easy)

Tony i dont see your Charger 🤔 did you sell it ??

@UncleTonysGarage

9 ай бұрын

She's back at the house

Drilling out a jet? I didn't know that was a thing. As a layman I like to think I would have tried to scratch off the number. I would wouldn't eat yoghurt from that guy's fridge - it might be paint.

Edelbrock offers their own head for those Jeep engines now. Supposed to be the ticket