I keep asking my sibling with a kid and another on the way who works all the time... What's the point in the family if all you do is work at something that you hate and keeps you away. Tony's out here living the dream, even if it's taking some personal sacrifice. Doing it right. We love to see it!
@JO-cr9gn That's the new "American dream"! Both parents work their ass off to have a mortgage on an average middle class home, pay for 2 over priced vehicles, all the common electronics and utilities, and spend as little time as possible due to all of this with their family. We all work at the same times, designate what "weekend" days are to create rush hour traffic 5 days a week to stress even more. We are sheep hurded into bank loans, large corporations, health insurance, vehicle insurance, digital entertainment, that rule most of our lives. And of course when we are off work we do useless things like mow lawns and keep up with the neighborhood. Really all silly when you think about it.
@@F-U-CKYTCensorship He was just venting...;D It's all bubbling under the surface with everyone at the minute, they've got that wire tight. Its Like that in the UK too. Anyhow. Back to the workshop. Amazing Videos Tony Thanks! When I read the title I thought he had sold the pontiac!!
@@StayTunedTA Congrats on 200K! Hagerty's gotta be kicking themselves they parted ways with you. You were the only one I ever watched on their channel.
@@StayTunedTAKilling it, T.A.! Just a minor suggestion, could you guys condense the beginning of this video into an intro for your channel? I think that a lot of people *including myself* would like to know a little bit about you and the guys, and a quick punk rock music video type intro would be kickass and give you some better branding and recognition.
Don't loose the shop! Seriously. Loving the content you and your team put out. I think a lot of RUclipsrs thinks they have to buy ever more expensive cars to please the audience. The realness you bring is refreshing. Been watching you since the Hot Rod Garage days, and wish you nothing but success.
You guys have worked super hard to grow the channel, and it's appreciated by all of us that tune in. Part of why we do is that you all appreciate us sincerely, so it's a mutual thing. I think yiu made the right call, and I personally agree with your choice. I'm looking forward to seeing that go into some of the other projects and whatever new ones come in the future.
Tony, the reason I like and I think others do, you’re relatable. You’re one of the few RUclipsrs that still seems to be a normal guy. Others have risen to untouchable status, you all have not. Keep it up, keep being us, and we’ll keep watching.
I remember when Tony started on HRG. He was soooo nervous in front of the camera but within 6 or 7 episodes Lucky had hosed him down with penetrating oil, and the guy just came alive. A real natural in front of the camera. I loved the Tony/Lucky dynamic. Stay Tuned is just as entertaining. A little more polish on the edits would help, but the content and workshop banter is spot on. Keep it coming!
God I love your channel. After 25 years of turning wrenches in countless terrible shops I've felt a hatred where there was once passion. Following a higher calling to a new career it's watching stuff like you guys that has that spark coming back. Thank you guys for just being genuine and having a good time with it, it really has had a positive effect on me and many others!
One of my favourite RUclips channels, just because you are so real Tony (and the crew). No over the top BS, just proper workshop content, it’s like being a fly on the wall in a cool garage. Peace
My Girlfriend had a new 1970 Plum Crazy 340 Cuda’ what a car. my friend got his father to buy a 1969 383 Red Roadrunner that couldn’t beat the Cuda’ oh the good old days!
Does anybody else feel like the fishtail was always more of a HRG car, and now the cars Tony kept are more him and more Stay Tuned? Love the content keep building cars however you want!
In 1973, My wife and I bought a 1973 Dart 340, 4 speed from Grand Spaulding Dodge ln Chicago. It was our first new car. It had the same interior as yours. I broke the rear end, and under warranty, I bought a 3,90 ring and pinion, and G/S installed it under warranty. Black on Black. I still miss that car, street raced it every time I could.
I sold my first car decades ago and have regretted it for almost 50 years. I miss my 1970 2d Nova that I bought off my Grandfather in 1976. I was 17. Swapped a 350 with headers in it. Cops did not like it, said it was too loud, but passed inspection in Maryland. I got tagged as a "street racer", I wasn`t, and my insurance skyrocketed. I just wanted it to sound good and get me a to b in style. Been wanting for another ever since. Tony, being a good Dad to my kids(4) is the BEST thing I have ever done in my 66 years on this planet. I commend you Sir for your Family First attitude. That attitude has kept me from getting another Nova because my kids ALWAYS came first, then Mama. So happy that your daughters are all healthy and you are active in their lives. Stay safe all, God Bless.
Keep it up! You're doing your own thing, your way, and it's got the best honest result! Plus, you're spending value in the community, not just breaking stuff for attention. 🎉
My grandfather and I maintain about 30 50s to 60s cars. And whenever we try to start them, in his words, we always "cheat the carb" by spraying a little gas from and dinner style ketchup bottle down the carb. Much easier on engines that run 3 times a year 😮💨 the owner of the cars makes me insane. Start his 69 Boss 429? "Naw, cant start it, the exhaust is too nice and the judges at the shows will ding me points and i might not get the big trophy!"
I met tony on the 110 freeway while he was driving this car. I messaged him on Facebook and he replied. He is the coolest guy ever. He was headed onto the 5 freeway and he let it rip so o could hear her scream. Being sorta local to SoCal where a lot of were roadkill/motortrend started from was a blessing in its self! Thanks for the motivation tony !!!and crew!!
Selling what you did makes sense. It was clear that you were never in love with it, and it just wasnt worth redoing to get 10% better. Good choice to clear out.
Best thing on this channel is that it isn't all high expense, and Tony plays with everything, Japanese, American, German, British 4's, 6's & 8's. Just a genuine car guy.
I have full faith this will pay off in the long run. You and your buddies have every bit of magic of the biggest RUclips channels on the Internet (and in no small part because of your obvious friendship and lack of egos). The momentum will grow in that exponential way-- I'm convinced.
When it came to Hot Rod Garage, that was my favourite show. I loved you and Lucky. So when you both split off, it was only natural for me to follow where you guys went. I’m so happy you did your own thing, it’s quality content all the time. And the pie every episode steals my appetite and heart everytime. Keep it up sir ❤
Speaking of that Bayliner (and I'm originally a Jersey/Philly guy myself, but in ND now), me and my best friend at the time picked one up when we were 17 (42 now), was an 85 Bayliner Capri Cuddy with the 2.3L Volvo, it was faded, the trailer tires were flat, the seats and all exterior upholstery was shot, and it didn't run....we got it and the trailer for $300 lol. We got it running that night, over the next week reupholstered the interior in some sharp blue vinyl to match the blue striping, put some fixaflat in the trailer tires, rented a Uhaul Econoline with a ball hitch (we both had Fox Bodies at the time, I had a 92 LX 5L 5spd with factory leather, he had a dope azz 85 all black Mercury Capri GS with a Mustang GT hatch, McLaren taillights (mustang, not capri), the Capri RS front airdam and Mustang GT side effects with a 93 Cobra rear... and a 408ci stroked 351w with a Tremec TKO on 17" black centered BBS' wheels and Recaro mesh headrest seats... that thing was so dope looking 😅 Anyway lol.... that Bayliner never let us down, we were in the Delaware every weekend for 2yrs straight, literally killed that first Uhaul van trans on the launch trying to pull it out the first day, then we built an absolutely terrible square body first gen Ranger with a 5L and an AOD so we could tow it.... that poor 302 probably had 300k miles and would barely do a burnout in a damn Ranger, but it was enough to get our 💩 boat to the river and back 😅
You will do great with this investment, Tony. Mostly because when folks like you are in charge, the content is more authentic AND entertaining. Congrats on the increasing subs. Well deserved.
You and this crew are incredible ! This channel is on 24/7 in my garage, sending love and support froM CT , can’t wait to see what you guys do with the 240 that’s my vote lol
I'm so happy that I started my RUclips channel, I've met so many great people with the same interests and have opportunities to travel places I wouldn't before. But it's just a part-time thing I do in my spare time for fun, and I have broken all the consistently rules, always have big gaps, but like I said it's just for fun🙂
I knew it was going to be the Fishtail right when I pulled up the video! No way in hell you are getting rid of the Demon or the Street Freak! Glad to hear you are doing your own thing! Not hating on Motortrend at all. You have enough talent, plus a awesome sense of humor, you will do great dude! I truly enjoy your content and jokes! You and your crew are doing a great job! You can always count on likes from me! Thank you for the laughs! I highly doubt you are going to "Lose The Shop" with this move!
A great behind the scenes type video and solidifies I believe on how you are such a relatable “normal” guy (not really sure though if car people are truly normal though)😂. I commend you on your dedication to your family and your friends, it shows you are the type of person we are rooting for your continued success with your family, friends and the channel!! Keep rocking Stay Tuned!!!
Great project overview. 22:45 For the boat cover issue, a 20' run of PVC pipe or conduit arched over the boat from bow to stern under the covers is a great way to keep them from becoming kiddie (cess)pools. Another move is to get two traffic cones for the front and back with boat cover support poles stuffed in em. Can't wait to see the SR project revised at some point
I stumbled upon your channel a few months back and you’re easily my favorite RUclips mechanic. Very cool sharing the behind the scenes you tube and career info. Onward and upward my man
No wonder you seemed so familiar, Tony! I've been following VGG and Cleetus for about 5 years, glad to add you to my Playlist, your builds are great, as is the quality of your content. Your show rocks!
1. Call up AK at enjuku, get the parts you need to drive the s13 and take it to an event at E town 2. Take that doo doo iron LS, slap it on that frame, and drop the Olds on it. 3. Get some wide Miata wheels on the Lotus and swap in a high revving inline 4 like a 2zzge, a k20, or a solstice gxp motor or something
The older brother of my best friend growing up worked on Jags, and Lotus at a small shop. He had a Lotus Super 7 that was just killer. Seeing the Esprit reminded me of him, who we unfortunately lost in a house fire. But as a 15-year-old who only knew muscle cars this was eye opening. Thank you for sharing the projects and you and your guys are killing it, keep up the fantastic work.
The Fishtail was super super cool, but it makes sense to let it move on. You should definitely do another muscle car drift build in the future. Maybe a missile style one you can feel comfortable doing tandems in. I have a ‘71 Demon 340 and ‘70 Cutlass as well, so I’m always pumped for content with either of those.
That’s tough man, sorry to hear that. It’s definitely not easy, I started my channel about a year ago and there’s a ton of work that goes into it. A 30 minute video can take north of 30 hours to make, and it hasn’t even been edited yet. I’m addition to that, cars and parts are both expensive. I enjoy watching your stuff, and it motivates me to get out there and work. Keep it up, it will all be worth it!
One of the best automotive channels around! Its about time you guys get the recognition and views you deserve. I'd like to see some of the builds taken to the next level/or just further development of one the project cars. Or just blasting around in a cool car!
I will miss the Cuda, it never seemed fully ironed out, but thankfully, I have a signed poster to see it regularly. The channel is great and has also been great watching it grow. Can't wait to see where it goes from here.
I love how anything goes with your cars. You aren't brand loyal and have an awesome variety from trucks, muscle, exotic, Japanese, etc. Keep doing what you're doing.
Most of the channels I started watching that was budget builds have grown. Now they are building high dollar machines. Low budget builds in the automative genre of RUclips is not saturated with content creators anymore.
I currently work for brunswick boat group, we own bayliner, along with searay, Boston whaler and many others. Almost bought a bayliner myself through our employee purchase program. If you ever need old scamatics or build documentation i might be able to ge it to you.
I love this channel for the super unique, very affordable, and cool modern budget hot rods. I haven't missed an episode since you've gone full time. I'm not really sad to see the Drift Cuda go. If it means more content i'm all for it.
Jelly of your collection of cars and projects. Aligns pretty close to all the cars I've owned, and my family's growing up...Dodge, Nissan, and Chevy (GM). Always liked the Ram Chargers, and Dodge muscle cars. Father 73 Charger & 2 different Dakotas ( 1 a/5.9 😊), Brother Road Runner and Conquest, Grams a little Datson & then a Dart, and Ive had an 89 (2.5 T-top) and a 90 Daytona (3.0 spoiler/side skirts) myself. My first fully new car was in 02 Nissan SER SpecV , no SR20 , but 1st yr of 2.5 QR, but that spring boarded me into the Nissan GTRs, 240s and the different engines...also had few Chevys, 84 z28, 85 Monte Carlo (4.3L), 91 Beretta GT(3.1). The 07 A4 Quattro Ive had for 11 years was at the point where it was not worth repairing at 200.000 miles and in August, for my bday, I bought my first Ford, a 13 Taurus SH0 with AWD. Been treating me good so far, and I hope the old Ford acronyms stay away😅 Voting for 240 or Lotus until parts come for sikeclone or powerkraut. Keep the real content coming and congrats on 200k 🎉
Tony, you should talk about drifting sometime! The drift scene seems dead to me,? Used to be they had $5 drag and drift fridays at my local speedway +10 years ago, but now i have no idea where i would even start. Also, the internet has made it so a lot of cars that used to be a cheap entry point into the drift motorsport are now all +$20k for rolling shells. Maybe you could make a top 5 underrated options video like youve done before, but with a drift focus
Absolutely love the commitment. It has inspired me to do more work on my stuff again. I grew up as a mechanic then had a career as a diesel technician. Decided broken hands and busted knuckles sucked too much and went to working on medical equipment. Thanks for all the inspiration. (1983 gmc s15 with a SBC and a th350 trans, 2018 Alfa Romeo Stilveo, and a 2004 mini copper)
You've got some seriously cool projects lined up in there. Really interested to see that lotus come back to life. Of all the 80's exotics/ sport cars. Gotta be one of the most proper, obscure, hand built purposeful cars of the time. It deserves to see the road again.
I was really enjoying the Hagerty content. and was even more blown away by the content you all created on your own. I myself had never watched an episode of HRG and still saw why you had the following. Some of the build ideas you've already mostly completed were ideas that have probably flashed through every car guys mind. Seeing the unique level of creativity and comradery, and most importantly the pizza, is all a winning combination. You guys will go far for sure and I hope you guys continue to see the growth this channel deserves
A small Frenchs Mustard bottle with the twist top works the best for filling the float bowls on a Carburetor. I have a couple in my toolsbox from the 90's..
Great show and good luck, just a small correction on 1971 compression ratios, Fords still had 10.5:1 in 1971 on 4V motors. It’s tough when you have to sell a member of your family to strangers.
Thank you Tony and your friends, your staff your family for all your doing. What a great great wonderful Channel keep doing what your all doing. No worries things will all fall in place. Many blessings
You gotta get the 240 in working order for the next season of LZ stuff... you're an OG in the drifting world and that would help grow your channel massively.. a lot of youngsters have no idea that you ran with the originals of the fd during your DA years...I love the content, best of luck my guy... or just bring out the Frs on motec...jeesh
Man, I hate it that you're having to sell your Demon. I really enjoy the channel. My one suggestion would be you consider tightening it up a little. I told a few of my buddies about Stay Tuned and they checked it out. They thought the content was good, but said they thought the episodes were too long. In my opinion, Hot Rod Garage was too tight, even when they went to a 1 hour format. I wonder if there's a sweet spot between HRG and Stay Tuned? Best of Lucky Tony. I'm with you.
I was so worried you had sold the firebird, thats the car that hooked me on this channel and I was one of those guys SCREAMING to keep it Pontiac powered! Love this channel
Soooo many more projects that Cuda money will help live and shred! It was an awesome car but had your Sema fun. Why prolong the Inevitable, right? Appreciate the extra editing of all the side pics and info all along.
Hey Tony, been following your antics since you were brought on HRG. Wicked stoked on where you're at now and why you're doing it. I was a bit sad to hear on FB that Fishtail got the axe, but after watching this shop tour episode, it totally makes sense. You and the crew are absolutely killing it and I look forward to every episode that come out. The one project you mentioned that really got me pumped was the '55 210. Specifically when you were listing what engine to drop in. PLEEEEAAASE DO A BOOSTED 4200! That'd be absolutely sick! That and all the purists would burst into flames . For selfish reasons though, I've got a few of my own projects that I've tossed around the idea of building a 4200 for. TBH though, I don't know much about them except that they're apparently gnarly AF when a turbski gets mounted up. With that said, Id like to see how you approach the build, because the way you guys go about these builds really resonates with me. I'm already now planning on a 2nd gen AWD S10 build based off of how you guys went at SikeClone. Who knows, maybe that's what Ill get a 4200 for. Anyways, lovin' with you guys got going on and I'm here to stick around. Keep kickin' ass!
I'm here every Friday digging what you're doing. Can hardly turn a wrench any more but have fond memories of my different Chevy lls and my one full rebuild from a truckload of parts ... my 1969 AMX 390 GoPac 4 speed. You.ve got a great crew and a home-town feel! Long live STAY TUNED.
I so want that Pontiac Firebird! I’ve always been into cars, my father brought me to the World of Wheels shows and I loved it! I will swear I saw it at one of the shows, but maybe I just saw it in one of the magazines I bought, yet I recognized that paint job right away. The RX7 was the first car that broke me of my idea that only American Muscle could make you 💩 your pants when you were in the passenger seat. Growing up in the 80’s in Boston some of my friends made a living from selling other people’s cars for parts without their knowledge, and one time i was taken for a ride in an RX7, only ridden in a handful of cars since I could compare.
I dont usually watch these type of videos, but I am genuinely interested and invested in this one. That is a great shop setup. Something like that would be around $20k a month where I am.
That 240 makes me so happy. Mine was exactly the same, sans the SR20. Miss that car. Also, you're DOING A BUILD WITH VICEGRIP??!!! You guys are literally my top two favorite YT mechanics of all time. That build is a personal dream come true. Let it rip, boys!!!
- I honestly feel like the Lincoln needs to be on air bags. The monster truck ride height is rough, and they're just so stretched looking that they're just RIGHT when they're slammed. Besides, what's better than bags for a hot rod cruiser? - Was never big into 240s - but that's a damn pretty cool 240 man, that engine combo, the wide body, looking forward to seeing that one get some attention. - If you wanted to do something pretty wild with the Chev 210, really raise some eyebrows... you know how those GM Ecotecs were making BIG power in the sport compact scene back in the day? I'm jus sayin, not gonna get too much more different than that one lol... honestly I'm not too much into GM stuff, but I think people forgot about that period where GM was crushing it with the Ecotec in sport compact drag racing, would be cool to givem' a little spotlight today(you could always stick one in something less offensive too lmao). - LOVE seeing the pro car, taking me back to when I was a young influenceable teen in them earlier FD days! - Not that you need another project or anything, but I'd like to see a legit off-road build at some point on the channel, see you boys out hitting the trails! Maybe the Ramcharger gets some capable suspension? - Shout out to the Fishtail, SUCH a cool car! A classic build had to be sacrificed to feed the demands of the channel(and everything has a price), hopefully the new owner makes use of its potential
My first new car was my 71Demon 340 auto right out of high-school. Same color Green Go. Raced it for 3 years and eventually ran Super Stock with it. Loaded up with all the goodies!
You guys have a great thing going with or without MT hangin around! Stoked to see these gems come out of storage and get some love soon👍🏻 If you wanna go real weird with motor swaps for the 210, a Vortec 4200 would be sweet 🤌🏼
Lovin' the tour! I especially liked those creative air intakes on the Esprit 😆 I hope you don't have to get special wheels built for that car's specs, although it'd definitely be content...
I'm not exactly sure when Stay Tuned showed up on my feed, but it was well before Derek did that Oreillys interview. Anyway, what you guys do reminds me of my days working on my stuff. Including Pizza and Beer! Here's to Stay Tuned, breaking 500K in 2024!
The large outfit you mentioned in regards to it "not working out and making you go in a different direction" also became extremely interested in my work, got me rather excited about the whole thing...and then promptly ghosted me about a month later. Agreed, I'd walk as well.
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t happy to see you go corporate on us, I understood why but now definitely happy to see you guys concentrating on just the Stay Tuned channel!! I will be for sure tuned in! Also, glad the Firebird and demon didn’t get sold, all of you out there, If you still have it, keep your first car or you’ll regret it!!
Who else was shouting "No... Don't do it!" Till 6:04... I still have my first car, and I would live in it before I sold it. All the best to you and your buddies in the development of your channel. I did the Zip Tie Drags for a few years when they first started, and I said to Lucky on the second year that You were the last HR host I wanted to meet. I'm in Va, You're in Pa... maybe at a Carlisle or a show. Cool channel, I just sent a few pizzas your way... enjoy.
I got my 70 Mustang Convertible the day I got my learners permit. It was a father and son project. Drove it to Dad's funeral in 2002 behind the hearse. All the best.@@StayTunedTA
Love how committed to your daughters you are
They are my whole everything! After that it's mostly cars.
I keep asking my sibling with a kid and another on the way who works all the time... What's the point in the family if all you do is work at something that you hate and keeps you away. Tony's out here living the dream, even if it's taking some personal sacrifice. Doing it right. We love to see it!
@JO-cr9gn That's the new "American dream"! Both parents work their ass off to have a mortgage on an average middle class home, pay for 2 over priced vehicles, all the common electronics and utilities, and spend as little time as possible due to all of this with their family. We all work at the same times, designate what "weekend" days are to create rush hour traffic 5 days a week to stress even more. We are sheep hurded into bank loans, large corporations, health insurance, vehicle insurance, digital entertainment, that rule most of our lives. And of course when we are off work we do useless things like mow lawns and keep up with the neighborhood. Really all silly when you think about it.
@@Jsmith9619 are you lost ? We don’t come here to deal with reality, we come here to get away from it. Take a look around, read the room bud..
@@F-U-CKYTCensorship He was just venting...;D It's all bubbling under the surface with everyone at the minute, they've got that wire tight. Its Like that in the UK too. Anyhow. Back to the workshop. Amazing Videos Tony Thanks! When I read the title I thought he had sold the pontiac!!
I sincerely appreciate the consistency, knowledge, and kickass builds. Keep em coming brother
You got it! Thanks for watching!
@@StayTunedTA Congrats on 200K! Hagerty's gotta be kicking themselves they parted ways with you. You were the only one I ever watched on their channel.
@@StayTunedTA Have you thought about adding hashtags to your video titles and descriptions so that the RUclips algorithm pics your videos up?
@@StayTunedTAKilling it, T.A.! Just a minor suggestion, could you guys condense the beginning of this video into an intro for your channel? I think that a lot of people *including myself* would like to know a little bit about you and the guys, and a quick punk rock music video type intro would be kickass and give you some better branding and recognition.
So, the z is gone? Wow, what I’d give for some hot hot laps in that bad ass. SEFI and set up like that that? Damn.
Don't loose the shop! Seriously. Loving the content you and your team put out. I think a lot of RUclipsrs thinks they have to buy ever more expensive cars to please the audience. The realness you bring is refreshing. Been watching you since the Hot Rod Garage days, and wish you nothing but success.
It seems easy to get stuck with a viewership that takes you in a bad direction, be it drama, negativity, or aspirational content.
You guys have worked super hard to grow the channel, and it's appreciated by all of us that tune in. Part of why we do is that you all appreciate us sincerely, so it's a mutual thing.
I think yiu made the right call, and I personally agree with your choice. I'm looking forward to seeing that go into some of the other projects and whatever new ones come in the future.
We #staytuned
Tony, the reason I like and I think others do, you’re relatable. You’re one of the few RUclipsrs that still seems to be a normal guy. Others have risen to untouchable status, you all have not. Keep it up, keep being us, and we’ll keep watching.
I remember when Tony started on HRG. He was soooo nervous in front of the camera but within 6 or 7 episodes Lucky had hosed him down with penetrating oil, and the guy just came alive. A real natural in front of the camera. I loved the Tony/Lucky dynamic. Stay Tuned is just as entertaining. A little more polish on the edits would help, but the content and workshop banter is spot on. Keep it coming!
God I love your channel. After 25 years of turning wrenches in countless terrible shops I've felt a hatred where there was once passion. Following a higher calling to a new career it's watching stuff like you guys that has that spark coming back. Thank you guys for just being genuine and having a good time with it, it really has had a positive effect on me and many others!
One of my favourite RUclips channels, just because you are so real Tony (and the crew). No over the top BS, just proper workshop content, it’s like being a fly on the wall in a cool garage. Peace
But they’re gonna LOSE THE SHOP!
He needs more room to store everything so that he can move things around that he wants to drive.😅
My Girlfriend had a new 1970 Plum Crazy 340 Cuda’ what a car. my friend got his father to buy a 1969 383 Red Roadrunner that couldn’t beat the Cuda’ oh the good old days!
Does anybody else feel like the fishtail was always more of a HRG car, and now the cars Tony kept are more him and more Stay Tuned? Love the content keep building cars however you want!
I did think that, at least that it was from a different time in my life.
100%
I agree. I only wish he'll revive the name. 😋🐟
Cutlass is really cool. Higher compression pump gas 455 swap would be cool. Maybe individual ls coils, and a 4 7 cam swap.
In 1973, My wife and I bought a 1973 Dart 340, 4 speed from Grand Spaulding Dodge ln Chicago. It was our first new car. It had the same interior as yours. I broke the rear end, and under warranty, I bought a 3,90 ring and pinion, and G/S installed it under warranty. Black on Black. I still miss that car, street raced it every time I could.
I sold my first car decades ago and have regretted it for almost 50 years. I miss my 1970 2d Nova that I bought off my Grandfather in 1976. I was 17. Swapped a 350 with headers in it. Cops did not like it, said it was too loud, but passed inspection in Maryland. I got tagged as a "street racer", I wasn`t, and my insurance skyrocketed. I just wanted it to sound good and get me a to b in style. Been wanting for another ever since. Tony, being a good Dad to my kids(4) is the BEST thing I have ever done in my 66 years on this planet. I commend you Sir for your Family First attitude. That attitude has kept me from getting another Nova because my kids ALWAYS came first, then Mama. So happy that your daughters are all healthy and you are active in their lives. Stay safe all, God Bless.
Tony, I love the honesty in this intro. You guys keep grinding and we’ll keep watching. #staytuned4ever
Keep it up! You're doing your own thing, your way, and it's got the best honest result! Plus, you're spending value in the community, not just breaking stuff for attention. 🎉
My grandfather and I maintain about 30 50s to 60s cars. And whenever we try to start them, in his words, we always "cheat the carb" by spraying a little gas from and dinner style ketchup bottle down the carb. Much easier on engines that run 3 times a year 😮💨 the owner of the cars makes me insane. Start his 69 Boss 429? "Naw, cant start it, the exhaust is too nice and the judges at the shows will ding me points and i might not get the big trophy!"
For the boat, make a PVC skeleton for the front and back to hold up the tarp. Water will not pool up and has saved me constantly buying new covers.
Nooooo not a sell! I feel for you dude.. I always wish I had them back. I guess it's time for me to get a shirt.
All good man! Lots more fun stuff to build!
It just keeps getting better every week! Y’all are the best on YT! Saving the shop everyday!
I met tony on the 110 freeway while he was driving this car. I messaged him on Facebook and he replied. He is the coolest guy ever. He was headed onto the 5 freeway and he let it rip so o could hear her scream. Being sorta local to SoCal where a lot of were roadkill/motortrend started from was a blessing in its self! Thanks for the motivation tony !!!and crew!!
Stay Tuned is my absolute favorite new show and is in my regular rotation! Love these dudes and the content!!
Awesome! Thanks so much for watching.
Selling what you did makes sense. It was clear that you were never in love with it, and it just wasnt worth redoing to get 10% better. Good choice to clear out.
Agreed, and the new owner is stoked on it for exactly what it is and what it isn't. And it drives pretty great now too.
Enjoyed the fleet update! Glad that you made a few bucks on a car that was cool but have its garage space up for the greater good!
Right on! Thanks for watching! Excited for the future!
@@StayTunedTA hell ya!
Best thing on this channel is that it isn't all high expense, and Tony plays with everything, Japanese, American, German, British 4's, 6's & 8's. Just a genuine car guy.
I have full faith this will pay off in the long run. You and your buddies have every bit of magic of the biggest RUclips channels on the Internet (and in no small part because of your obvious friendship and lack of egos). The momentum will grow in that exponential way-- I'm convinced.
By far the best automotive channel, love the projects! Don’t change anything, keep up the awesome work! And congratulations on 200k!
When it came to Hot Rod Garage, that was my favourite show. I loved you and Lucky. So when you both split off, it was only natural for me to follow where you guys went. I’m so happy you did your own thing, it’s quality content all the time. And the pie every episode steals my appetite and heart everytime. Keep it up sir ❤
No pie this episode 😢
Did Lucky leave HRG? He was hosting with Alex Taylor last i saw.
@@lavachemist Sorry, I meant I just followed Lucky over to his own RUclips channel. I kinda stopped my Hot Rod subscription.
Speaking of that Bayliner (and I'm originally a Jersey/Philly guy myself, but in ND now), me and my best friend at the time picked one up when we were 17 (42 now), was an 85 Bayliner Capri Cuddy with the 2.3L Volvo, it was faded, the trailer tires were flat, the seats and all exterior upholstery was shot, and it didn't run....we got it and the trailer for $300 lol.
We got it running that night, over the next week reupholstered the interior in some sharp blue vinyl to match the blue striping, put some fixaflat in the trailer tires, rented a Uhaul Econoline with a ball hitch (we both had Fox Bodies at the time, I had a 92 LX 5L 5spd with factory leather, he had a dope azz 85 all black Mercury Capri GS with a Mustang GT hatch, McLaren taillights (mustang, not capri), the Capri RS front airdam and Mustang GT side effects with a 93 Cobra rear... and a 408ci stroked 351w with a Tremec TKO on 17" black centered BBS' wheels and Recaro mesh headrest seats... that thing was so dope looking 😅
Anyway lol.... that Bayliner never let us down, we were in the Delaware every weekend for 2yrs straight, literally killed that first Uhaul van trans on the launch trying to pull it out the first day, then we built an absolutely terrible square body first gen Ranger with a 5L and an AOD so we could tow it.... that poor 302 probably had 300k miles and would barely do a burnout in a damn Ranger, but it was enough to get our 💩 boat to the river and back 😅
We used to mob 10 cars deep from Delaware to Pottstown just to go cruising in the late 90s and early 2000s. Those were the days...
You will do great with this investment, Tony. Mostly because when folks like you are in charge, the content is more authentic AND entertaining. Congrats on the increasing subs. Well deserved.
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
@StayTunedTA we appreciate you and your team.
Tony, you and your team deserve nothing but success. This is my favorite RUclips channel by far! Keep rockin
Seeing tony hit memory lane with his frs is so awesome. That thing deserves some screen time.
This channel is more inline with how most car guys live not everyone has the use of a huge warehouse with full workshop . It's a great show keep it up
Man, I love the vision and the commitment to the channel, your crew, and your family. I'm here for it all. Keep on keepin' on!
You and this crew are incredible ! This channel is on 24/7 in my garage, sending love and support froM CT , can’t wait to see what you guys do with the 240 that’s my vote lol
I'm so happy that I started my RUclips channel, I've met so many great people with the same interests and have opportunities to travel places I wouldn't before.
But it's just a part-time thing I do in my spare time for fun, and I have broken all the consistently rules, always have big gaps, but like I said it's just for fun🙂
Get this man over 200 thousand subs people.. if anyone deserves it its tony. Got to be the hardest working man on RUclips
We did it! It hit right as this video was coming out!
Congratulations tony.. you and your crew very much deserve 10 times the subscribers man..
I knew it was going to be the Fishtail right when I pulled up the video! No way in hell you are getting rid of the Demon or the Street Freak! Glad to hear you are doing your own thing! Not hating on Motortrend at all. You have enough talent, plus a awesome sense of humor, you will do great dude! I truly enjoy your content and jokes! You and your crew are doing a great job! You can always count on likes from me! Thank you for the laughs! I highly doubt you are going to "Lose The Shop" with this move!
A great behind the scenes type video and solidifies I believe on how you are such a relatable “normal” guy (not really sure though if car people are truly normal though)😂. I commend you on your dedication to your family and your friends, it shows you are the type of person we are rooting for your continued success with your family, friends and the channel!! Keep rocking Stay Tuned!!!
A 2J for that ‘55 would be RAD!.
Love the channel guys. One of the funnest car channels on RUclips.
Great project overview. 22:45 For the boat cover issue, a 20' run of PVC pipe or conduit arched over the boat from bow to stern under the covers is a great way to keep them from becoming kiddie (cess)pools. Another move is to get two traffic cones for the front and back with boat cover support poles stuffed in em. Can't wait to see the SR project revised at some point
I stumbled upon your channel a few months back and you’re easily my favorite RUclips mechanic. Very cool sharing the behind the scenes you tube and career info. Onward and upward my man
Awesome, thank you!
No wonder you seemed so familiar, Tony! I've been following VGG and Cleetus for about 5 years, glad to add you to my Playlist, your builds are great, as is the quality of your content. Your show rocks!
1. Call up AK at enjuku, get the parts you need to drive the s13 and take it to an event at E town
2. Take that doo doo iron LS, slap it on that frame, and drop the Olds on it.
3. Get some wide Miata wheels on the Lotus and swap in a high revving inline 4 like a 2zzge, a k20, or a solstice gxp motor or something
The older brother of my best friend growing up worked on Jags, and Lotus at a small shop. He had a Lotus Super 7 that was just killer. Seeing the Esprit reminded me of him, who we unfortunately lost in a house fire. But as a 15-year-old who only knew muscle cars this was eye opening. Thank you for sharing the projects and you and your guys are killing it, keep up the fantastic work.
The Fishtail was super super cool, but it makes sense to let it move on. You should definitely do another muscle car drift build in the future. Maybe a missile style one you can feel comfortable doing tandems in.
I have a ‘71 Demon 340 and ‘70 Cutlass as well, so I’m always pumped for content with either of those.
That’s tough man, sorry to hear that. It’s definitely not easy, I started my channel about a year ago and there’s a ton of work that goes into it. A 30 minute video can take north of 30 hours to make, and it hasn’t even been edited yet. I’m addition to that, cars and parts are both expensive. I enjoy watching your stuff, and it motivates me to get out there and work. Keep it up, it will all be worth it!
Don't forget getting parts sometimes shipping like nah yeah by tuesday I mean tuesday 2 weeks from now
@@TwoDollarGararge 😂 true
One of the best automotive channels around!
Its about time you guys get the recognition and views you deserve.
I'd like to see some of the builds taken to the next level/or just further development of one the project cars. Or just blasting around in a cool car!
I will miss the Cuda, it never seemed fully ironed out, but thankfully, I have a signed poster to see it regularly. The channel is great and has also been great watching it grow. Can't wait to see where it goes from here.
I love how anything goes with your cars. You aren't brand loyal and have an awesome variety from trucks, muscle, exotic, Japanese, etc. Keep doing what you're doing.
You’re Killin it Tony. Keep it up. We are here for you
Most of the channels I started watching that was budget builds have grown. Now they are building high dollar machines. Low budget builds in the automative genre of RUclips is not saturated with content creators anymore.
I currently work for brunswick boat group, we own bayliner, along with searay, Boston whaler and many others. Almost bought a bayliner myself through our employee purchase program. If you ever need old scamatics or build documentation i might be able to ge it to you.
I’m hoping it’s not the Street Freak!! HellYeah Boys. Love the honesty in the beginning. Beer and a Slice Time! In remembrance 🤣🤣 Ready to Stay Tuned
Pour one out and slam a slice! Let's GO!
@@StayTunedTACongrats on the views and the subs, man. You’ve got the best thing going in the car space. Let’s Go🤘🤘
One of the most technical aspects to building cars on RUclips!!! Keep the video going!!🎉
Stay Tuned is the SHIT. Also cool to finally get the Tonys back story because I only found this channel a few months ago.
I love this channel for the super unique, very affordable, and cool modern budget hot rods. I haven't missed an episode since you've gone full time. I'm not really sad to see the Drift Cuda go. If it means more content i'm all for it.
Jelly of your collection of cars and projects. Aligns pretty close to all the cars I've owned, and my family's growing up...Dodge, Nissan, and Chevy (GM). Always liked the Ram Chargers, and Dodge muscle cars. Father 73 Charger & 2 different Dakotas ( 1 a/5.9 😊), Brother Road Runner and Conquest, Grams a little Datson & then a Dart, and Ive had an 89 (2.5 T-top) and a 90 Daytona (3.0 spoiler/side skirts) myself. My first fully new car was in 02 Nissan SER SpecV , no SR20 , but 1st yr of 2.5 QR, but that spring boarded me into the Nissan GTRs, 240s and the different engines...also had few Chevys, 84 z28, 85 Monte Carlo (4.3L), 91 Beretta GT(3.1). The 07 A4 Quattro Ive had for 11 years was at the point where it was not worth repairing at 200.000 miles and in August, for my bday, I bought my first Ford, a 13 Taurus SH0 with AWD. Been treating me good so far, and I hope the old Ford acronyms stay away😅 Voting for 240 or Lotus until parts come for sikeclone or powerkraut. Keep the real content coming and congrats on 200k 🎉
Tony, you should talk about drifting sometime! The drift scene seems dead to me,? Used to be they had $5 drag and drift fridays at my local speedway +10 years ago, but now i have no idea where i would even start. Also, the internet has made it so a lot of cars that used to be a cheap entry point into the drift motorsport are now all +$20k for rolling shells. Maybe you could make a top 5 underrated options video like youve done before, but with a drift focus
With the bayliner, try making a plywood lid to sit over the bow seat, under the cover. That should help avoid the swimming pool in the bow.
Absolutely love the commitment. It has inspired me to do more work on my stuff again. I grew up as a mechanic then had a career as a diesel technician. Decided broken hands and busted knuckles sucked too much and went to working on medical equipment. Thanks for all the inspiration. (1983 gmc s15 with a SBC and a th350 trans, 2018 Alfa Romeo Stilveo, and a 2004 mini copper)
You've got some seriously cool projects lined up in there. Really interested to see that lotus come back to life. Of all the 80's exotics/ sport cars. Gotta be one of the most proper, obscure, hand built purposeful cars of the time. It deserves to see the road again.
I NEED to see the FRS revived! It’s such a dope drift car and such an important piece of American drifting history
This is why we like you so much. You’re real about it and loyal to yourself and your buddies.
Sorry you had to sell.
It's nice to know that someone our age knows about 2 lane black top
I was really enjoying the Hagerty content. and was even more blown away by the content you all created on your own. I myself had never watched an episode of HRG and still saw why you had the following. Some of the build ideas you've already mostly completed were ideas that have probably flashed through every car guys mind. Seeing the unique level of creativity and comradery, and most importantly the pizza, is all a winning combination. You guys will go far for sure and I hope you guys continue to see the growth this channel deserves
A small Frenchs Mustard bottle with the twist top works the best for filling the float bowls on a Carburetor. I have a couple in my toolsbox from the 90's..
Great show and good luck, just a small correction on 1971 compression ratios, Fords still had 10.5:1 in 1971 on 4V motors. It’s tough when you have to sell a member of your family to strangers.
Thank you Tony and your friends, your staff your family for all your doing. What a great great wonderful Channel keep doing what your all doing. No worries things will all fall in place. Many blessings
We appreciate the hard work and great content. Hope we can support you enough to keep doing this thing for a loooong time to come
You gotta get the 240 in working order for the next season of LZ stuff... you're an OG in the drifting world and that would help grow your channel massively.. a lot of youngsters have no idea that you ran with the originals of the fd during your DA years...I love the content, best of luck my guy... or just bring out the Frs on motec...jeesh
Man, I hate it that you're having to sell your Demon.
I really enjoy the channel. My one suggestion would be you consider tightening it up a little. I told a few of my buddies about Stay Tuned and they checked it out. They thought the content was good, but said they thought the episodes were too long.
In my opinion, Hot Rod Garage was too tight, even when they went to a 1 hour format. I wonder if there's a sweet spot between HRG and Stay Tuned?
Best of Lucky Tony. I'm with you.
Very glad you are here, always enjoy your content, and steady videos. Onward and upward!
What a great video, didn't build anything but great still the same. Had a 67 firebird with 8-71 462 Pontiac, TKO 600 5-speed . Crazy car to drive.
I was so worried you had sold the firebird, thats the car that hooked me on this channel and I was one of those guys SCREAMING to keep it Pontiac powered! Love this channel
Thanks for running through all of the projects. Once you'd introduced them, I remember them all. I guess I've been watching from the beginning.
Soooo many more projects that Cuda money will help live and shred! It was an awesome car but had your Sema fun. Why prolong the Inevitable, right?
Appreciate the extra editing of all the side pics and info all along.
Hey Tony, been following your antics since you were brought on HRG. Wicked stoked on where you're at now and why you're doing it. I was a bit sad to hear on FB that Fishtail got the axe, but after watching this shop tour episode, it totally makes sense. You and the crew are absolutely killing it and I look forward to every episode that come out. The one project you mentioned that really got me pumped was the '55 210. Specifically when you were listing what engine to drop in. PLEEEEAAASE DO A BOOSTED 4200! That'd be absolutely sick! That and all the purists would burst into flames . For selfish reasons though, I've got a few of my own projects that I've tossed around the idea of building a 4200 for. TBH though, I don't know much about them except that they're apparently gnarly AF when a turbski gets mounted up. With that said, Id like to see how you approach the build, because the way you guys go about these builds really resonates with me. I'm already now planning on a 2nd gen AWD S10 build based off of how you guys went at SikeClone. Who knows, maybe that's what Ill get a 4200 for. Anyways, lovin' with you guys got going on and I'm here to stick around. Keep kickin' ass!
I'm here every Friday digging what you're doing. Can hardly turn a wrench any more but have fond memories of my different Chevy lls and my one full rebuild from a truckload of parts ... my 1969 AMX 390 GoPac 4 speed.
You.ve got a great crew and a home-town feel! Long live STAY TUNED.
I so want that Pontiac Firebird! I’ve always been into cars, my father brought me to the World of Wheels shows and I loved it! I will swear I saw it at one of the shows, but maybe I just saw it in one of the magazines I bought, yet I recognized that paint job right away. The RX7 was the first car that broke me of my idea that only American Muscle could make you 💩 your pants when you were in the passenger seat. Growing up in the 80’s in Boston some of my friends made a living from selling other people’s cars for parts without their knowledge, and one time i was taken for a ride in an RX7, only ridden in a handful of cars since I could compare.
Ditch the Lotus and 240 rust bucket. Keep the Deamon and the Firebird. Build and then flip the rest.
The Fishtail 'Cuda was a complete machine. I'm excited to see some of your new visions meet reality.
Love the “what’s in the fleet” videos even the people that watch every video forget what’s all going on.
I dont usually watch these type of videos, but I am genuinely interested and invested in this one. That is a great shop setup. Something like that would be around $20k a month where I am.
That Fairlane has the cool factor for sure. Definitely needs to be a big block/4 speed combo. Maybe some nitrous.
Glad you did a channel update. It’s cool to see behind the scenes. It’s as real as always. Keep up the great work!
That 240 makes me so happy. Mine was exactly the same, sans the SR20. Miss that car. Also, you're DOING A BUILD WITH VICEGRIP??!!! You guys are literally my top two favorite YT mechanics of all time. That build is a personal dream come true. Let it rip, boys!!!
Turning the Scion into a hill climb build would be epic!
- I honestly feel like the Lincoln needs to be on air bags. The monster truck ride height is rough, and they're just so stretched looking that they're just RIGHT when they're slammed. Besides, what's better than bags for a hot rod cruiser?
- Was never big into 240s - but that's a damn pretty cool 240 man, that engine combo, the wide body, looking forward to seeing that one get some attention.
- If you wanted to do something pretty wild with the Chev 210, really raise some eyebrows... you know how those GM Ecotecs were making BIG power in the sport compact scene back in the day? I'm jus sayin, not gonna get too much more different than that one lol... honestly I'm not too much into GM stuff, but I think people forgot about that period where GM was crushing it with the Ecotec in sport compact drag racing, would be cool to givem' a little spotlight today(you could always stick one in something less offensive too lmao).
- LOVE seeing the pro car, taking me back to when I was a young influenceable teen in them earlier FD days!
- Not that you need another project or anything, but I'd like to see a legit off-road build at some point on the channel, see you boys out hitting the trails! Maybe the Ramcharger gets some capable suspension?
- Shout out to the Fishtail, SUCH a cool car! A classic build had to be sacrificed to feed the demands of the channel(and everything has a price), hopefully the new owner makes use of its potential
Tony, Paint the Firebird' valve covers purple like the strip in the paint!
Love the variety of projects you have TA - muscle, JDM, sport, & trucks 👏😎 Keep it rocking!
My first new car was my 71Demon 340 auto right out of high-school. Same color Green Go. Raced it for 3 years and eventually ran Super Stock with it. Loaded up with all the goodies!
I'm happy to see that you kept the Demon and the Firebird. When I first saw the title to the video my first guess was the DriftFish that went.
You guys have a great thing going with or without MT hangin around! Stoked to see these gems come out of storage and get some love soon👍🏻 If you wanna go real weird with motor swaps for the 210, a Vortec 4200 would be sweet 🤌🏼
LOL 21:26 I dont know why but the fact that that made it in, and nothing was put there cracked me up
Love these kinds of videos; focused, eloquent and dynamic. Keeping doing what you do, I love the content!!!
Lovin' the tour! I especially liked those creative air intakes on the Esprit 😆 I hope you don't have to get special wheels built for that car's specs, although it'd definitely be content...
I'm not exactly sure when Stay Tuned showed up on my feed, but it was well before Derek did that Oreillys interview. Anyway, what you guys do reminds me of my days working on my stuff. Including Pizza and Beer! Here's to Stay Tuned, breaking 500K in 2024!
The large outfit you mentioned in regards to it "not working out and making you go in a different direction" also became extremely interested in my work, got me rather excited about the whole thing...and then promptly ghosted me about a month later.
Agreed, I'd walk as well.
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t happy to see you go corporate on us, I understood why but now definitely happy to see you guys concentrating on just the Stay Tuned channel!! I will be for sure tuned in! Also, glad the Firebird and demon didn’t get sold, all of you out there, If you still have it, keep your first car or you’ll regret it!!
Who else was shouting "No... Don't do it!" Till 6:04... I still have my first car, and I would live in it before I sold it. All the best to you and your buddies in the development of your channel. I did the Zip Tie Drags for a few years when they first started, and I said to Lucky on the second year that You were the last HR host I wanted to meet. I'm in Va, You're in Pa... maybe at a Carlisle or a show. Cool channel, I just sent a few pizzas your way... enjoy.
Not a chance! I slept in that thing for the first week I had it at 15!
I got my 70 Mustang Convertible the day I got my learners permit. It was a father and son project. Drove it to Dad's funeral in 2002 behind the hearse. All the best.@@StayTunedTA