Have any alignment tips? Want to tell me I did something wrong (I'm sure I did)? Let me know!

I could imagine the look on someone's face when they got passed by a Hot Rod Yugo screaming up a storm of Italian 4 Cylinder Fury.

"HOT GLUE IS HOT!"- Loving these words of wisdom, keep them coming.

IT'S NOT TRYING TO KILL ME! Never change, Robert!

2:47 Clever camera tricks are clever I love when you do stuff like this

Yugo Boy! Went to an auto parts store and Asked-"I need a gas cap for a Yugo" and he said "Let me drive it first". Can't believe I've been waiting to say that for 20 years. Thanks. I align my H1 with"the string trick". Close enough.

"I don't know what I'm doing!" God, that's refreshing to hear, some UKpostsrs (& no, it's not who you think) act like they know what they're doing, and the end result is disappointing. But here, I can sit back, watch, and feel good about the end result. Case in point: this alignment. It is good enough to get you around until you can get this car dialed in. I salute you!

What a shame he doesn't have a giant hole in his floor to put an alignment rack in so he could've done his own full alignment properly! Love the new video! And congratulations on making the yugo less murderous!

Years ago I took my then-girlfriend-now-wife's Ford Festiva cockroach for a wheel alignment. In made such a difference to the ease of steering that she thought I'd installed a power steering rack and demanded evidence that I hadn't. I went to pick it up a little early and saw the fella take it off the jig, go for a test drive, return slightly more pale and try again. He said later that one element was 3.5x further out of adjustment than the next worst he'd ever seen.

"This is a car, it doesn't have any toes." - words to live by!

It's amazing how, all of us, every project, every time, need at least one reminder that Hot Glue is in fact, hot. Every damn time.

It’s funny how good this yugo sounds, very reminiscent of a Toyota 4AGE somehow

Stick and two dangly bits will now be my go to description.

You did a pretty good job! For toe, the old method was a long measuring stick, you measure left to right from the same place in the tire groove in the front and the back of the tire - if you lookup the old way that alignments were done, the string method, it may help you out as well. You can also lookup "race car alignment" or "race pit alignments" for some other techniques

Ive done a string alignment, its within 1/16th” of tolerance. The trick is to set, measure, set, measure, set, at least a 4 times. Go for a drive, reset your rig and do it again, and then, go for another drive and do it again. At this point, you will have done it 6 times, and provided your balljoints, shocks, tie rods and bushings aren’t worn out, you’ll notice that between the 5th and 6th time, the alignment will stay at what you set it. It will measure out exactly the same after a drive. That’s when you are done. Its time consuming, but, its free.

My single greatest automotive achievement is the time I completely replaced the suspension of a car - all 4 corners, wild-ass-guessed at the alignment with zero measuring or really even looking at it, drove it to the alignment shop and gave them $150 to shoot fancy laser beams at it and tell me that I had, somehow, literally hit every parameter dead-nuts-on.

As a vintage VW bus guy, I've always just done it the way described in the "Idiot Book" and used 2 yardsticks. Done!

Editing as always on point. I love this so much!

This does so remind me of something I might have done on one of my beater mobiles. My god we did need a win on this channel after so many Wego fails, electric go cart fails. Roberts exclamation of "So much better! So much better! It's not trying to kill me constantly!" Is tantamount to young Doc Brown looking at the flux capacitor and exclaiming "It works! I finally invented something that works!" Your joy over such simple wins is just so infectious! OK, now I'm off to rebuilt the carb on my snowblower. See if I can pull off a win like Robert.

If that Yugo doesn't qualify as a sleeper, then I don't know what does. 😎

Always a pleasure to watch you fix cars while not knowing anything about them myself and learning a few bits here and there. Clever camera tricks and jokes are a big reason I love watching you Robert. PS: and birbs too 😄

Oh wow, that thing sounds incredible

That Yugo sounds so good, you should put a microphone under the hood and make a 10-minute video of you just driving it around! That would make this the first automotive/engineering/poultry/ASMR channel in UKposts's history!

Id like to see you do a front end alignment on the reliant

Your edits are so good you’re really clever and funny with them in ways that really impress someone who’s been watching UKposts for many years. You’re a pro keep up the great work

I wouldn't bother with taking it to an alignment shop, they're not going to know what specs to aim for so it'll just be guesswork on their part anyway. you can do a much better job by simply adjusting by feel, i'll bet it feels slightly woolly at the moment, toeing in slightly should sharpen her up nicely, start by screwing the tie rods out 1 turn each side, and trying it out. if it's currently a bit darty/sharp (especially on the gas) then you'll want to toe her out a bit as the front suspension is flapping about under acceleration! You'll learn a load by doing it and you can get very good results by just tuning by feel, it's kinda fun too!

Don't give up on the Yugo! I hope whoever buys it uploads the rest of the restoration. It's been an interesting rebuild!

This little Yugo sounds way better than it has any right too. Great job on the alignment Robert!

big MyMechanics energy with the "I make a new one" on that little sleeve... Awesome to see lathe action! 😁👍

I’m loving this little rorty Yugo! Great fun little buzz-box. I cannot believe $200 for an alignment over there! Full 4-wheel alignment in the UK is about £40 and some places even offer it as a free safety check before winter!

It would be funny to get the "official" instructions on how to do this. It would probably involve a goose egg and some twine and the tools supplied in the trunk. I remember LADA used to include a tool kit including... I think it was a clutch removal tool? Something like that.

Heey my cool fellow. Just a friendly suggestion: When you machine a sleeve, for a hole you plan on welding said sleeve in- leave a skirt on the sleeve, so you can weld the skirt and not distort the bejesus out of the sleeve. Or don't, whatever :) Love I know nothing Alexander .

A welcome dose of common sense. I remember many years ago taking my Reliant Scimitar to a tyre shop where they measured the distance between the wheel rims at the back of the wheel and then adjusted the track rod until the front rim was the same as the rear (had been). I couldn't convince Einstein that he should have halved the error until I made him measure the rear again. After this I made a sophisticated tool from a length of timber and a screw in each end. Adjust the screws so it fits between the wheel rims at the back and then try it at the front. Works well for zero toe in but gets a little more complicated with front wheel drive when there's typically toe out required (cos the wheels pull in a smidgen when driving, I think)

Awesome! I've done many of my own alignments with a pair of jack stands, a string, tape, marker, angle finder, and a tape measure.

Came for the excellent audio editing for the amazing repair sequences, and was not disappointed. Then I learned what alignment was all about! Thank you.

This was the best video I have seen in a long time. Love the work you do, the very special cars, the humor and the amazing editing! It's FUN!

Please make the Fog lights Yellow :-) It looks great but that would be a perfect detail

I was really impressed with all the different tools and skills used to make the sleeve on the struts...then you capped it off with that spray paint job. I would have thought that would be the easiest part!

11:47 Now that is a Happy little Yugo. I have flashbacks to y moms old 77 Corolla.

1:02 Those CV boots! Please do something about that! Edit: 2:04... Thank you!

The use of plumb bobs is brilliant! A carpenter using the tools of the trade.

Never thought I'd say this, I ❤ this Yugo!

"It's not trying to kill me!" -Nighttime Robert Ageing Wheels seal of approval.

3:15 " I just want to tell you about my Box, because I like it a lot." I like your box too, Robert.

9:06 Robert: "It burns! Hot glue is hot!" Me: *Noted*

"This piece of mdf" Robert you've made a pokeball

My friend and i used to do a basic toe in / toe out alignment after replacing tie rod ends in his driveway. We just used a tape measure, hooked it onto one of the treads of the tire, pulled it across under the car, and measure the distance to a tread on the other tire. Do this for the front and back of the tire multiple times, making adjustments in between and eventually we would get the numbers to be the same. The trick was to make sure you were measuring between the same treads every time. We would then take the car to a shop to get a real alignment and usually they would tell us it was in spec, or very close and only did a little adjustment. Probably difficult to do this alone but with 2 people its pretty easy

Those big fancy machines get it close enough too, just less math on our end. It's really up to your mechanic how correct it is. I did learn how to align because I couldn't find a shop able to align mine, one shop even told me my steering wheel was on wrong and it'd have to be taken off to get straight. Turned out the adjuster screw was all the way in on the rack side and half way in the tie rod side. so I put it equal distance apart and was easily able to straighten my wheel and stop the hard pulling. Metal Ruler, Jack Stands, String. No unusual wear over the next ~80k miles

I use two 72" levels (yes, woodworking) bungee-corded to the tires to set toe, because they let me get measurements. I set camber by using magnetic bubble things stuck to the rotors through the wheel spokes. I also use floor pads to level the car before using that stuff, but to finish the car I do a 1-2 mile test drive and check the tire wear by measuring the tread temperature with an IR thermometer inside/center/outside for every tire. My method must work because my fuel economy went up.

This thing is one of the coolest cars ever to exist.

It’s inspiring seeing you finish something. Well done!

Nicely done!! Amazing what one can do with a little ingenuity!! Keep up the good work. Cheers!!

I have always done much the same by ratchet strapping PVC pipe to the wheels and having 8 feet stick out the front! A degree or two off and it's inches off at the ends. Why do I bother doing it myself? Well USED to be most places wouldn't even align Jeeps with big tires other than with a tape measure which I can do myself. Now a lot of bigger shops won't align a vehicle with ANY suspension mods. I mean yeah, you can find somewhere but plenty will say either their machine won't cause the numbers don't match up since they plug your vehicle into the computer OR they talk liability. I got turned away from TWO shops that wouldn't mount my tires (oversized by like an inch) on my Cherokee because they didn't match the size on the door. The third shop made me sign a waiver because my speedo wasn't calibrated. Why not? Cause it actually reads spot on now instead of the normal few MPH low! I just mount and balance my tires myself now since all the stuff to do it cost me less than having someone else do it!

Would have been handy to have an alignment rack for this.... maybe even in a pit in the floor.... which has a weird L shape to it....

I remember the days of using chalk, tape measure, large plastic protractor and a set of home made tracking arms to set up the front ends on many an old British car. Luckily Haynes Manuals all had the methodology and technique in most their manuals with an easy to read list o' values to make the job pretty easy. I remember an old Ford Sierra that had a buggered front strut thanks to a deep pothole and I just set it up all true, the front wheel was wonky as hell visually but it tracked perfectly then I changed the strut and had to seriously beat the bent bits back into place using a hot torch and judicious whacking with a 4 pound club hammer hehe

I am so envious of your awesome shop Robert!

this children is why you don’t fill your garage’s alignment pit

What I've noticed driving an old VW Polo 86c, which has very similar suspension is that a little toe-out makes the car very stable and even driving it on the track felt really good as the turn-in was very nice. It had 8" wide rims with +20 ET and that pushed the front wheels 25 mm out of the fenders.

your editing is top notch! simply fantastic!

Great job, man. LOVE the exhaust sound when you test drove it at the end.

Ok, I have DIY aligned all my cars for decades. Stay tuned here for tips and laughs.

"...a couple of hundred dollars..." WTF!? Even four wheel alignment takes less than half an hour and is less than £25 to £40 in the UK. What is the deal with that price tag?

the editing on this video was awesome. great job!

I do oh so enjoy your content, it's always a little quirky and very informative. No matter what your doing, I always learn something new even though I know the topic.

Is he joking when he says a couple hundred bucks for an alignment? A wheel alignment where i live in the UK was £25 ($40)

0:25 Front end alignment for couple hundred dollars? I live in a country where living is rather expensive but an entire 4-wheel alignment sets me back only 80 euros.

I enjoyed this thoroughly - even the ad!

Much enjoyment. Thank you

I used to get driven to high school by a friend who had a yugo. What a tin can! it's fun to watch your modifications to this car - keep them coming! :)

Great job on the alignment and the editing... now lets see you do a front end alignment on your Reliant Robin. :)

Well done mate!

love the sound of the yugo as you hammer on it, it may be slow but a blast to toss around

I love your common sense solutions to working on cars..... and your sense of humor. Keep it up!

I do alignments for a living, and am impressed with your work; mainly how you just figure it out and work things through. Well done!

2:48 8:18 God tier editing on a budget. Love watching your videos.

"Good enough" can be an incredibly liberating concept.

I applaud your colour matching ability! (but genuinely your editing is super charming)

Engine sounds great!

More puppy please. Watching them later when grown will be priceless. My lil doggy grew up so fast. Loved seeing you simply and explain your methodology on the alignment.

I really like your plumbob method for toe. I have always driven with a tapemesuarae alignment and never had any issues with it. In fact once I brought a car to an alignment shop after doing on, they charged me a hundred doll hairs and said that they made 0 adjustments. While it is nice that we can calculate to the hundreth of a degree for camber and toe. The reality is that most of the specs have a fair amount of tolerance in them.

Hot glue tip: If you ever get hot glue on your skin, if you just squish it between your fingers, or hands, or whatever, it won't burn you. The idea is to increase the surface area enough that it will cool faster.

The solution I use for toe is similar to your first setup. Next time, shoot forward, should be fairly clear out to about 20 feet. Compare the difference between the two lines right in front of the bumper, and 10 to 15 feet out. I've gotten within 1/2 of a degree this way

Great induction sound. Sounds like fun!

I appreciate your keeping the hardware the same grade.

Always a great video, thanks

awesome dude, congrats!

Most unappreciated UKposts mechanic. You can't change my mind

that thing sounds awesome.

Missed you. Glad you're back at it again.

Im so glad that hotglue works the same on your fingers, its always a shock when its.. hot!

Sweet! Nice problem solving.

Always learn something watching these.

Sounds like a sweet sleeper you got there. Great vid!

Front wheel drive cars get a little toe out because the wheels pull forward. Rear wheel drive cars get toe in because rolling resistance pushes the wheels back. The goal is to have neutral toe while driving down the road because toe in or out is a tire wearing condition while camber and caster are not. Great job!

Man, lowering the car onto those stacked plastic sheets was GENIUS. If you wanted to go high-style low-tech, you could mount HDPE sheet onto a piece of 1/2" steel, say 12x12 inches. Do that 4 times and you'd be able to get as close to a frictionless setup as you'd ever want for not too much. Or, ya know, use a couple plastic blocks all on their own. Whichever.

i love your videos Every time i watch them i get motivated to do stuff on my own i justneed to get a shit ton of ryobi tools for every occasion. man that has to be so awesome, to just work on stuff without interruption because theres some old rusty bolt or you gotta waste time on manual sandpapering and tedious stuff like that bestest channel!

well done!

All you need is a long string, 2 sticks longer than the car is wide, and 2 buckets or crates, as high as the centerline of the axles. Put the crates at the front and rear bumper in the center of the car. Put a stick on each, so that it projects from each side of the bumper. Tie a string on the rear stick and pull and wrap it around the front stick on each side. Use a tape measure to distance the strings the same from the center of each rear wheel, and make the front and rear string spacing equal. Now you have two strings on each side that are parallel to the centerline of the car (rear axle) and you can use a tape measure to measure every wheel at the rim edge to the string, and adjust as needed. You do need to leave the wheels on the car and work on the ground, as taking off a wheel will mess up your string alignment.

Well done. A lot of tlc and enthusiasm. I passed my driving exam on Yugo45, and I preferred it to Golf Mk1 my parents owned.

Anker makes good stuff. Fun video. Thanks for sharing.