# my mechanics: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

Markdown version of https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/ from vidIQ YouTube Stats. Link to that page, not to this file.

As of 2026-11-06, my mechanics has 3,650,000 subscribers, 619,184,048 total views, and 58 videos. It ranks #14,155 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [my mechanics](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for my mechanics is “Blown Head Gasket - Datsun 240Z Engine Restoration (Part 1)”, a long-form video published Oct 12, 2026.
- These are my mechanics’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Feb 3, 2019 and Oct 12, 2026 (48 long-form videos).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 6,979,333. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “1891 German ''Weltrekord'' Ratchet Screwdriver - Restoration” (79,090,006 views, Aug 22, 2020). Least viewed: “Datsun 240 Restoration Part 7 - Rear End Perfection” (2,007,111 views, Oct 4, 2025).
- Median length: 21:30 for 48 long-form videos.
- In this sample, my mechanics’s consecutive uploads were a median of 35 days apart (shortest gap 7 days, longest 295 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Nov 7, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blown Head Gasket - Datsun 240Z Engine Restoration (Part 1)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/Sc9H0aCIrmU/) | 2026-10-12 | Long-form | 3,283,734 | 1:00:36 | 1.05x |
| [The Datsun 240Z Restoration So Far - 2.5 Years in One Video (Part 1-8)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/24KolOaqA6Q/) | 2025-12-21 | Long-form | 3,051,924 | 3:01:08 | 0.99x |
| [Filthy Datsun 240Z Differential](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/PasrD1id2r4/) | 2025-10-11 | Long-form | 2,435,637 | 36:11 | 0.7x |
| [Datsun 240 Restoration Part 7 - Rear End Perfection](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/LolBuzO8RWw/) | 2025-10-04 | Long-form | 2,007,111 | 41:42 | 0.49x |
| [1917 Swiss Bead Roller Restoration - Making New Ones for a Masterpiece](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/zpR5TN3r0d0/) | 2025-03-21 | Long-form | 2,239,158 | 39:28 | 0.54x |
| [Datsun 240Z Restoration - Front Axle (Part 6)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/2VujUm6K-IU/) | 2024-12-13 | Long-form | 3,852,073 | 45:11 | 0.84x |
| [Finally Painting the Car! Datsun 240Z Restoration (Part 5)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/K-pL2ZJ7deQ/) | 2024-08-09 | Long-form | 3,135,548 | 13:05 | 0.65x |
| [Datsun 240Z Restoration - Bare Metal to Primer Perfection (Part 4)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/VrHfLGeYriA/) | 2024-05-23 | Long-form | 2,415,713 | 14:03 | 0.38x |
| [Datsun 240Z Restoration - Final Bodywork Stages (Part 3)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/r9r5e-ydEW8/) | 2023-12-22 | Long-form | 7,758,014 | 26:24 | 1.07x |
| [Datsun 240Z Restoration - The Bodywork Odyssey (Part 2)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/AfNTB1235V8/) | 2023-12-15 | Long-form | 8,358,351 | 27:43 | 1.13x |
| [Datsun 240Z Restoration - The Teardown (Part 1)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/B13vXFj37RI/) | 2023-06-22 | Long-form | 4,356,630 | 26:33 | 0.65x |
| [I turn a Nut into a tiny Adjustable Wrench](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/NCFdBsVD8NI/) | 2023-01-27 | Long-form | 14,037,255 | 10:19 | 2.1x |
| [Antique Two Handed Cleaver - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/_GPyO8Wquz4/) | 2022-12-23 | Long-form | 4,801,194 | 12:46 | 0.72x |
| [Rusty Deadlocked Vise - Restoration (the 3rd)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/H4GQIoZ5Dkg/) | 2022-11-22 | Long-form | 2,135,096 | 19:44 | 0.32x |
| [Antique Headphones with Broken Electronics - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/98pUBuTar_s/) | 2022-09-24 | Long-form | 4,769,949 | 24:54 | 4.54x |
| [1930s Desk Lamp - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/tllAaDaGShg/) | 2022-07-23 | Long-form | 8,156,337 | 23:27 | 7.77x |
| [Early 1900s Electric Door Bell - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/xaLWKxxuKqQ/) | 2022-04-13 | Long-form | 8,573,938 | 25:21 | 8.17x |
| [I built a trick Lighter - Will it work?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/PdfjX4I6wFs/) | 2022-02-03 | Long-form | 6,696,050 | 10:55 | 6.38x |
| [1895 German Book Press "Alexanderwerk" - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/HLj2ASDWAeg/) | 2021-12-21 | Long-form | 8,494,593 | 25:15 | 8.09x |
| [Antique Firefighter Axe - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/YnlEZhwRERo/) | 2021-09-25 | Long-form | 6,617,496 | 19:39 | 6.3x |
| [Antique Seized Adjustable Wrench - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/xfApbO-Pza8/) | 2021-08-06 | Long-form | 6,218,724 | 12:54 | 5.92x |
| [Antique Italian Coffee Grinder - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/TGku20_LeHg/) | 2021-07-04 | Long-form | 12,055,370 | 20:32 | 11.48x |
| [Broken Rusty Oldtimer Scooter - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/EVShbpzeh0E/) | 2021-05-07 | Long-form | 21,682,489 | 37:44 | 20.65x |
| [Antique Rusty Cleaver - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/2CHXBMwxRWA/) | 2021-01-09 | Long-form | 22,489,385 | 13:26 | 21.42x |
| [Antique Hand Cranked Hammer Drill - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/zTyZgOkWs4o/) | 2020-12-20 | Long-form | 40,415,054 | 26:35 | 38.5x |
| [Antique Rusty Pruning Saw - Too Broken to Restore... I Make a New One](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/fznKeIWErlw/) | 2020-10-07 | Long-form | 3,034,865 | 13:21 | 2.89x |
| [I make an ''8 Ball'' out of solid Stainless Steel and Brass](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/KKiHgBhW8UQ/) | 2020-09-12 | Long-form | 42,110,447 | 8:19 | 40.11x |
| [1891 German ''Weltrekord'' Ratchet Screwdriver - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/JmSXo0XdWoA/) | 2020-08-22 | Long-form | 79,090,006 | 19:51 | 75.34x |
| [Antique Kitchen Scale Restoration - The Masterpiece](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/JXohCvh2omI/) | 2020-06-06 | Long-form | 14,327,335 | 26:24 | 13.65x |
| [Broken Deadlocked Vise - Perfect Restoration (I did it again)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/YPpmIDlBQkI/) | 2020-04-21 | Long-form | 7,648,155 | 24:13 | 7.29x |
| [Barn Find Oil Lamp - Perfect Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/KahctElSnpw/) | 2020-04-03 | Long-form | 9,671,900 | 18:29 | 9.21x |
| [Antique Rusty Hacksaw with Broken Blade - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/tOVB9I4s0Cs/) | 2020-03-20 | Long-form | 4,770,508 | 21:16 | 4.54x |
| [Antique Ox-Tongue Iron - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/UVkbYlQfNqE/) | 2020-02-19 | Long-form | 13,787,285 | 24:25 | 13.13x |
| [Broken Rusty Lock with Missing Key - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/qixylE1GOWs/) | 2019-12-20 | Long-form | 16,379,198 | 21:41 | 15.6x |
| [Rusty Arbor Press - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/lV2T_IQOR24/) | 2019-11-30 | Long-form | 5,218,924 | 21:19 | 4.97x |
| [Antique Watchmaker Vise - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/PbIj7v5oFUE/) | 2019-11-12 | Long-form | 3,950,693 | 16:48 | 3.76x |
| [Rusty Jammed Rebar Cutter - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/kqLoC2U5u-g/) | 2019-10-22 | Long-form | 11,383,404 | 24:03 | 10.84x |
| [Antique Rusty Hand Plane - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/dgZ41Rg1whs/) | 2019-09-26 | Long-form | 7,002,126 | 22:02 | 6.67x |
| [Mirror Mirror... Wrench Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/PiYLIXPacuk/) | 2019-09-05 | Long-form | 2,986,001 | 10:03 | 2.84x |
| [I turn a Stainless Bolt into a Combination Lock](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/OyhfQYHnJuM/) | 2019-07-14 | Long-form | 30,875,820 | 14:39 | 29.41x |
| [Antique Hand Cranked Grinder - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/PuBywc6Lnk8/) | 2019-06-27 | Long-form | 20,055,642 | 23:47 | 19.11x |
| [Huge Rusty Leg Vise - Perfect Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/TtBeYsx0kEs/) | 2019-06-15 | Long-form | 4,231,842 | 17:28 | 4.03x |
| [Iconic French Wonder Lamp - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/R2M83iah9fo/) | 2019-05-31 | Long-form | 6,701,435 | 19:58 | 6.38x |
| [Antique Soldering Iron (Blowtorch) - Hot Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/FDAWzg0TgVo/) | 2019-04-26 | Long-form | 10,393,115 | 22:52 | 9.9x |
| [Rusty Old Coffee Grinder - Perfect Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/zFbHfB2AnVQ/) | 2019-04-04 | Long-form | 13,208,962 | 26:04 | 12.58x |
| [Antique Rusty Micrometer - Precise Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/nltNxh4PaZY/) | 2019-03-13 | Long-form | 6,956,539 | 18:56 | 6.63x |
| [1918 Aircraft Rivet Hammer - Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/ksCQqViwv2s/) | 2019-02-21 | Long-form | 4,905,639 | 19:58 | 4.67x |
| [Antique Dented Oiler - Perfect Restoration](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@mymechanics/videos/R5r8_79x3Z0/) | 2019-02-03 | Long-form | 9,890,094 | 12:03 | 9.42x |

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