What's up, America?
Get in. We're going to diesel town.
Last week, we announced our big diesel-only auction
that was gonna be held right here at our shop.
In three months' time,
ten of the greatest diesel vehicles from all over the country
will be coming here in preparation for the most unique diesel only auction.
[all cheering]
We're not gonna make a dime for months.
-And now? -Well...
Now...
Now we're gonna kick it up a notch.
You see, we still have to find and fix iconic diesel vehicles for our big auction.
[all cheering]
[Muscle] This car surrounde by a bunch of other unique diesel vehicles
is gonna get people hyped,
it's gonna get them anxious it's gonna get them going.
So we still have to put on a show,
so people show up and bid.
We're finishing our double diesel stunt car,
by getting one engine to drive two cars
around a 14-foot steel ring in a very delicate balance.
[all cheering]
[Muscle] What was that?
I think that might have been the clutch.
All in one jetpacked episode.
Let's hit it.
[cheering]
I'm getting dizzy.
Let's hear your best auctioneer voice. Go!
You know what, I was just thinking about that.
I have one dollar, dollar Two dollar. Two...
That's it. I slow down real fast.
We're taking a huge leap from our normal business model
by taking on this massive undertaking
which is the diesel-only auction.
Are you seriously telling me you want to buy a bunch of vehicles,
fix 'em up,
just to hold the biggest diesel auction in the history of auctions or diesels.
Do you also realize how much buzz that's gonna create?
We're betting the entire shop on the success of this auction.
Unless we can get people out there to drive up the prices,
we're gonna lose that bet.
[Heavy D] I want this auction...
I want the people to look at these vehicles and be like,
"Where did they find that?
I didn't even know that existed."
So that's what we're going to get right now.
But how?
It's a 1979...
There wasn't that many diesels back in 1979. So that would...
Nope, which is why this one's extra cool.
We're gonna play "Guess that sound."
Wait, we're gonna play, "Guess the sound?"
Guess that sound!
Fire it up and just rev on out for me, okay?
[engine revving]
[Muscle] Well that...
It sounds like all eight cylinders right there.
It's gotta be an SUV.
Like a little Cummins, doesn't it?
[laughing]
It tickles me.
I've never been so excited. Open the door!
-It might be a furnace, who knows? -Open the door!
Open the door!
Yay!
Where's the tire?
[all cheering]
Yeah!
Yay!
A Cadillac!
-Pull that out. -[chuckles]
I didn't know Cadillac had a diesel.
-[Heavy D] Neither did I. -[Muscle] What?
An Eldorado? Are you kidding me?
[Heavy D] As soon as I saw it rolling out, like, it took my breath away.
And it's just an old 1979 Cadillac.
But I mean, it's just so unique and so unexpected.
-What's up, Carlos? -What's up, man?
-[laughing] -That is so sick.
It sounds even better than I expected.
How many miles are on it?
It is 53,063.
-Pretty good. -Yeah, it runs good. Runs really smooth.
Hold on. When did Cadillac make a diesel?
[Heavy D] The year's 1979,
gas prices are at an all-time high.
I'm talking these things were so out of control
that even rich people were like,
"Well, that's too much per gallon."
We gotta figure something out here.
That's when Cadillac stepped up and said, "Hey
our Eldorado Coupe is a car that's made for peopl who want to drive.
This is not a vehicle for somebody who wants to get shuttled around in the back
This is a driver's car.
We're gonna keep it that way
But we're gonna scale it down a little bit.
We're gonna keep those classic luxurious Cadillac body lines,
but we're gonna offer a diesel engine option
because diesel engines are much more fuel-efficient
So what'd they do,
they got rid of the 350 gas engine
and threw in basically a 350 diesel engine.
So this Cadillac Eldorado that we have not only has the diesel engine
but it also has the Biarritz trim package,
which is like, top-of-the-line,
nicest of the nicest,
and this combination with the diesel and the Biarritz
makes this Eldorado extremely rare, popular
and damn near collector's item.
[Muscles] Is that shag original?
[Carlos] Yeah, everything is original.
[Muscle] What?
Oh my gosh!
There's been a lot of babies made in this.
Does it come with the throw pillow?
Yeah. You guys can have it no problem.
[all laughing]
This Cadillac Eldorado is totally out of our wheelhouse.
I mean, it's a car.
This is a completely different level of vehicle
than we've ever worked on here at the shop.
That's gonna bring in a whole different audience to our auction.
I think the only problem in this motor right now is,
it's leaking out a little bit of diesel in the injection.
-Can we drive it? -[Carlos] Of course.
I feel so honored.
-Wait, are you taking your boots off? -Yes.
There's no way I'm disgracing that shag carpet.
Oh, man.
[all laughing]
-Hey, so you gotta-- -Oh, look at him.
Yeah!
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ You know what it is ♪
♪ We're living like a king, man ♪
Oh, my gosh.
How badass do you feel in a caddy with a diesel?
So sick dude.
I feel like there's nothing more.
Like this is the pinnacle of our whole lives.
Bro, you're gonna fall into a deep dark depression when we buy this from you.
I know. I've started feeling it.
-[all laughing] -That is a really nice driving car.
It is a nice driving car, man.
What are you asking for it?
I was thinking $6,800.
$6,800.
I got about thousand dollars of the body work to do on it, so let's do $5,800.
Don't think about it. You're gonna get emotional.
I'm gonna get emotional. They're gonna get emotional.
Dazzle. 5,800 bucks is the deal, man.
Drive her.
I'm pumped that we were able to find another vehicle.
that most diesel lovers don't even know exist.
And now $5800 maybe a little bit high for vehicles 40 years old.
I think there should be some things we can do to this car
to get people excited about it,
bring more buyers to the auction without getting ourselves further in the hole.
Not only that,
we still have to finish our most ambitious stunt vehicle yet,
a double diesel by wheel
that we're gonna use to make a viral video to get the people amped
to bid on these iconic diesels like the Eldorado.
It ain't no joke.
We're talking two VW's
a rabbit on the bottom and a golf on top.
[laughing]
Eight modified struts to eliminate the suspension
to keep these two vehicles inside the ring.
That's good.
[Dave] Custom wheel offsets
and two sets of sturdier trailer tires
to allow these vehicles to roll inside the rings.
Yeah!
And a whole ton of DOM tubing for support.
But we're a week away from we're supposed to complete the stunt.
And I'd say we still have a long way to go.
A long way to go?
Like we don't even have like, the concept down yet.
It's like we're going out for strombolis,
but we don't have any gas in the car.
-That's like your worst nightmare. -Yeah.
Hey. What did we say? Shh!
Listen to me.
I'm gonna have you communicate as least amount as possible.
Morgan has been killing himself on this double decker, somersault truck
that we're building to promote the diesel auction.
Now, we got to put the rings together,
put the cars inside
and see if this monstrosity can even drive.
But he talks and talks and talks.
He talks so much, you could fall asleep listening to him.
Smart people talking tends to do that for the Muscle.
What are we gonna do today?
We got the rings cut.
We're gonna weld the joints together.
We're gonna take the plates over there on the ground.
We're gonna wrap it, make a box structure,
so it's really stiff.
I don't want this thing flexing.
I'm gonna take a nap while you guys talk.
Not only do I speak Spanish and Portuguese,
I can also speak, "Conversational Muscle."
What's up, Muscle?
What we're gonna do today is we're gonna take this here metal,
we're gonna box it up and we're gonna make it trough
-for that tire that's sitting on the two rabbits. -Okay.
And once we trough it up, weld it up.
We'll have one solid ring that goes all the way around.
And two cars inside go roundy, roundy inside the metal trough
-Okay. -Good?
-Yeah. -Makes sense?
Is it ready to go?
Let's go.
Punched already?
Jeez, he doesn't mess around.
These rings have to be 14 foot wide,
which is a little too big to be transported anywhere.
So we're gonna have to buil them into half-moon pieces
that can be unbolted and bolted together.
So we're gonna have to punch holes in the ends for the bolt plates to go.
You got it big guy.
We need to weld the two quarter side pieces togethe to make one half ring
and then we can put the inner metal piece on tha
the tires are gonna drive o
before putting on this second side piece.
-Woah! -Shirt's on fire!
-Get it out! Get it out! -[laughing]
What just happened?
You just caught on fire.
-I'm still working. -And you didn't even stop.
I never stop.
The best is you never let go of the trigger.
I would never.
You never stop grinding.
A true American Hero.
Watch your shirt.
Now that we have the first side together
and the Muscle's no longer on fire,
we can weld the inner piece into the middle of the sidewall like a T
and the second piece on top like a sandwich
and then box it all in
with the connecting to cros members on the outside.
That way the inside of the track stays clear for the tires
and the outside part that rolls on the ground
has horizontal supports to help distribute the weight.
Now that we're stood up, you guys can see that
-this is where the tires gonna run, right between here. -Yeah.
This is gonna captivate the tire.
So it basically doesn't derail when we're going.
[Heavy D] These rings are the last piece of the by wheel puzzle.
However, we still have three more halves that we need to build
before we can even test this thing out to see if it's even gonna remotely work.
I love it.
-Thanks for your help. -Hey.
Thanks for the lesson on welding.
I could be a cop in the 70s.
I'm getting dizzy.
[exclaiming]
What was that?
I think that might have been the clutch.
While our diesel by wheel stunt vehicle is still coming together...
I just need to see if they flex,
they don't flex, so...
We're done.
I was able to find a 1970s Cadillac Eldorado
with a diesel engine and the Biarritz trim packa.
-This is the pinnacle of our whole lives. -Yeah.
But now, I gotta find a way to make this thing stand out,
get people excited about it
without spending too much time or money
because we're already running way behind schedule.
So here's where we're at.
It's a classic and there's none of them for sale anywhere
From what I've seen,
I've looked online.
I can't find it either.
This car surrounded by a bunch of other unique diesel vehicles
is gonna get people hyped,
it is gonna get them amped, it's gonna get them going.
So we just gotta make sure this thing's looking as sweet as possible.
And so when people just get emotional buying,
bam!
First, we gotta do a once-over on the engine and fix the fuel leak.
So, everything looks new and pristine.
We'll upgrade some of the 40-year old
steering and suspension components in the front
and install new coil spring and air shocks in the rear.
From there, we gotta get some new body parts, including a hood,
grill, fender and maybe a few other small details.
Then we're gonna repaint the entire vehicle blue
and add some new wheels and tires.
When we're done,
this Cadillac is gonna go straight back to its glory days in the 70s.
Let's fix the mechanical issues first.
-Make sure it's nothing major. -Okay.
So we'll get Chris looking at that.
Can we try to do a reverse donut in it when it's done?
-We'll probably try it right now. -All right.
No looker.
Biarritz. I know what it means now.
It means reverse donuts.
[laughing]
I could be a cop in the 70s.
[all cheering]
I'm getting dizzy.
[cheering]
Nailed it.
-[laughing] -Nailed it.
Now we can do that. I love it.
That was like greased lightning, brother.
I feel like I'm gonna throw up a little bit.
I think we all are probably gonna throw up a little bit.
I'm gonna throw up a lot a bit.
Just a little fuel leak too.
-That's the best way to find a fuel leak. -Yeah.
-Get some reversies. -Yeah.
These old Cadillac diesels had a lot of weird little quirks and issues from the factory.
Basically, what they did is they kind of took their old 350 small block gas engine
and beefed it up a little bit using a differe metal for the block
and turned their gas engine into a diesel engine which..
is gonna create issues.
Diesel engines have higher compression than gas engines.
So the extra force in a cylinder originally designed for gas
led to a lot of blown head gaskets.
They also forgot a fuel water separator
and if that water gets in the fuel and gets into your fuel system,
like it can cause a lot of corrosion really quickly.
So even though GM was able to build a diesel engine
and get some of those perks of diesel,
like, you know, efficiency and power,
these engines needed a lot of maintenance and a lot of replacement parts
if you wanted any longevity or reliability out of them.
The thing is, is that's just old.
It's not even that it's been worn.
It's just really, really old.
What is that?
Dog food.
Why is there dog food in the intake?
I have never in my life seen dog food in an air filter.
This is the first.
Need to find out where that leak is.
Oh, look.
What?
You see?
Oh, yeah.
It's leaking.
It's busted off.
You found the leak.
Yeah.
The return line.
You run oil to the motor
and away from the motor and it circulates.
This line is running away.
These are broke.
So we're gonna have to go get all new ones.
These two should look like this one,
but they're busted probably just because they're really, really old.
Let me write this down.
We need three belts, eight caps for return lines,
oil and filter.
New batteries.
We gotta go get the fender...
Shazam!
Fender is off.
...and the hood.
And one...
-One what? -Breakfast Burrito.
We gotta get this thing back together,
running and very reliable.
Let's get this thing going. We're done.
I've been told I can't use the words that I normally would
to describe how I actually feel all about this diesel auction on TV
but what I can say is it's a pain in my ass.
So that's the new auction build, huh?
First off, what are you doing spying on me is what I want to know.
I'm not spying.
I'm just lurking, you know.
No observing. I'm observing.
I'm in the shop observing. What is going on?
Yes, that is a diesel Cadillac.
Yeah, those are expensive.
Usually that's true.
But this is an old caddy.
So it's gonna be really hard and probably very time-consuming to find parts.
Wait. No. No. No. No. No. No.
We can't. No lead times.
We need parts now.
We need to get it done quick, fast, cheap, easy.
That's the idea.
Look, the stunt car's not even finished.
We haven't announced the auction to anybody. We need...
People aren't just gonna start showing up
by making a post and then they show up next week.
We need time to market this.
and we can't market this unless we have some vehicles done.
We can't get vehicles done because we're all in this stunt car.
So, I just...
Doesn't make sense.
Rest assured.
I'll do my job.
You just need to smile more.
-I was smiling. -No.
-Is that a smile? -Yeah.
Okay. All right.
Can't you tell?
This is embarrassing?
Smiling the whole time.
-You never smile. -I'm smiling right now.
-I'm watching you -Oh, Jeez.
All right, Morgan. You ready?
I'm ready. I'm so ready.
Is it gonna line up?
They're gonna line up. They're gonna go on.
We finally finished the other side of our giant
14-foot steel ring of the double diesel by wheel.
It's time to put those hamsters inside and see if it actually spins.
We need to announce the auction this week
and the way we need to do that is by using our double by wheel stunt vehicle
because, honestly, that's the best way to go get all these people attention
to be able to come and obviously bid at our auction.
The only thing I'm not sure if I know it fits these bottom fenders,
but I haven't fitted on the top car yet so...
See what happens.
Do it.
Watch that front fender
as he's coming down.
[Heavy D] Since this is our first time assembling these giant rings
that the by wheel is gonna drive inside of,
we gotta make sure that all the clearances are just righ
Because if anything rubbing or grinding or stopping it,
it's not gonna work.
Side shift to me a little.
Bring her on down, Captain.
-Oh. -Little this side.
It's hitting that fender.
Oh, man.
See here's our problem.
Even though these cars look identical, they're not.
This is a Rabbit. That's a Golf.
I guess the rear quarter panel is a little bit different on each car.
The hoop here is hitting against the body. You can see.
So what we're gonna do is take a sledgehammer, Sawzall,
clearance it right now.
Let Ryan deal with the aftermath
while we test this thing out.
-Follow this line. -Right.
And then cut this out
and then cut this off.
Watch your hair, morjeezee.
[chuckling]
It is so much bigger then I expected, which is perfect
because if it's big it mean it's gonna command people's attention.
Okay, let's try that.
Go that way. Shift that way.
-Wait, Wait. Here we go. -That did it.
Nailed it.
I've driven a lot of cool vehicles
and a lot of different types of contraptions.
Never driven anything even remotely close to this.
So, this is gonna be one hell of an adventure.
Good luck guys.
-Thanks buddy. -You're not coming?
-No. -What?
No, I'm not crazy like you.
[all laughing]
You just hit us with a good luck.
-Are you ready? -I am ready as I'll ever be.
Why you seem so nervous?
I don't know how I'm gonna stop.
There's a little bit of nervousness.
All the weight is in the bottom car.
So to go forward, it's gonna climb up like this like a hamster
and to stop you're gonna have to be back here.
All right, let's go.
I think I'm ready.
Nothing can prepare you for this.
So I'm just gonna do my best.
I gotta be honest, I'm a little nervous about this test drive,
simply because we don't have the steering component set up yet.
You got me nervous, man.
So basically, guys gotta go where the parking lot, takes me
And if anything goes wrong
while I'm, you know, 14 feet in the air upside down
and we tip over. I've no control.
It's gonna be awesome.
Here we go.
We're really doing it.
[laughing]
[all exclaiming]
What was that?
It's bound up, I think.
I think that might have been the clutch.
What was that?
It's bound up, I think.
I think that might have been the clutch.
That was it?
It just went on spring break.
It's finally, our first test drive of our double diesel by wheel
and the clutch is absolutely toast.
A ton of resistance
with the tires rolling again the inside of those rings.
Plus, the engine didn't hav enough power
to be able to even push us up through the ring or be able to climb through it.
I could fill the resistances in that WD-40 Drive.
-Could you? -Yeah.
Look, we have so much time, energy and money tied up in this thing
and it still doesn't work.
The problem is without it working,
we can't announce this big diesel auction.
So we need to get this thing up and running.
I think what happened, the reason why we lost our clutch
is because these wheels and stuff
were binding up in here really bad.
So, what we're doing is, increasing, the tire pressure,
reducing a little bit of the tension on the back wheels
and adding some grease for lubrication.
It's gonna allow the tires to slide inside that hoop much easier
than what it's currently trying to do.
It's moving.
Woah. Come here.
[chuckles] Your lube worked.
-Yeah, it's working. -[laughing]
Your lube's working.
Cars are spinning freely inside the hoops now,
which is what we want to see.
Move the chops now.
Move the chops and open the gate.
Open that door.
Let's just give her a spin on the parking lot. See, what happens.
Yeah, that's what we wanted.
-Yeah baby! -Yeah!
Here we go!
[bleep]
[chuckling]
Woah!
Ha-ha!
Yeah!
Did it go twice?
Come on!
[all cheering]
The theory behind the giant steel rings,
it looks like it could potentially work.
-[all cheering] -Good job.
But we're gonna still have to invest so much more time, money, parts, resources
into making sure this car can actually drive.
First, we absolutely need a new clutch.
Then we need to find a way to generate more power.
So we're probably gonna add a turbo.
After that we'll install cutter breaks instead of the steering wheel
because, well, let's be honest,
we don't need a steering wheel anymore.
We'll finish clearance on the bumpers and then test it again.
Let's get it in the shop.
[Heavy D] For our second vehicle on the auction block
We're restoring a 1979 Cadillac Eldorado with diesel.
This car surrounded by a bunch of other unique diesel vehicles
is gonna get people hyped.
Getting this rare 70s classi Cadillac in fighting shape f our upcoming auction
was a completely different build than what we're used to here.
But at the same time,
you know, proves that we really do just have a real softer side as well
that we're fairly in touch with.
-We're gentle giants. -Yeah.
[Dave] Crank it left.
-What? -[Dave] Don't be nervous. Keep coming.
It's like a trust fall, kinda.
I want to be able to touch it.
What do you think, perfect?
-Of course, it's perfect. -Feels good.
Normally, when we upgrade the suspension on any vehicle here at the shop,
we go look for aftermarket parts
because that's what we're gonna be able to find better performance.
However, with a Cadillac it's a different story
because they're already known for their silky smooth ride.
I'll be really, really careful with this stuff.
Got it.
That's why we're using factory parts.
That one's heavy.
If you hit me in the face with it.
This was the first year that GM introduced rear independent suspension.
That means, instead of a straight axle back there
you have trailing arms,
coil springs, shocks,
and an anti-sway bar.
Which made this, the first American made
all-wheel independent suspension front wheel drive vehicle.
[exclaiming]
This caddy has air ride suspension
and it--
Take it easy.
It also has all auto-leveling,
which means when you put weight in the back,
if it works right,
the air suspension actually fills up and re-levels the vehicle.
-[chuckles] -You guys do front suspension,
we'll do rear suspension
and we'll meet in the middle.
-Deal. -Sounds good.
I'm gonna be completely honest,
there's no way that we're meeting in the middle.
The guys in the front have a lot more work to do then us in the back.
But I'll tell you what,
we're gonna rub it in their faces that we did it a lot faster.
We gotta put that spring in that in this cubby.
Okay. Got it?
Good?
-Yeah, let her go. -We good?
Ah. Hey-hey.
That was easy.
-Yeah, that was way easy. -Ha!
-We pay you guys to do this? -Yeah.
[laughing]
All right. Now, let's get that air shock.
We gotta get this air ride shock,
which is fully extended,
into the bottom pin on this axle.
And the coil is pushing against us.
[Dave] Mm-hmm.
So maybe we should have done the shock first.
Shocking.
Okay. Come down a little bit.
-Down? -Yep.
And we're done.
Zoop! Zoop! Zoop!
Done!
How's the front coming along?
We have a lot more work than you guys do on the front.
Our first test drive of the double diesel by wheel did not go as planned.
I think that might have been the clutch.
The little engine didn't have enough power
to get the cars to do a full somersault inside the rings
and we burned up the clutch.
So the guys pull the engine and transmission from the bottom power car,
then they pillage the engin and transmission from the to car for parts.
We took apart the old clutch.
Oh, there's a lot of stuff in there.
-Ooh! -[laughing]
[Heavy D] Cleaned it, replaced all the inside components and the seals.
All right. Moment of truth boys.
-Fresh clutch. -Fresh clutch.
[Dave] Before we know if the clutch works,
we gotta reinstall the engine and transmission
and find a way to put this turbo in there,
so we can make enough power.
So the vehicle actually does a full somersault.
And gotta figure out the new steering system.
Woah!
Hey, bro.
So, Chris already ran the plumbing
and the master cylinder and all the parts that we need
for the new cutter brake steering system.
Now, we just gotta hook it up the levers.
See how it feels.
Steering wheel on a car, obviously,
is connected to the front wheels
and it causes those wheels to turn as you turn the wheel.
We don't want to turn the wheels
because if they did steer,
they would steer themselves right out of this big hoop system
and it would be a total disaster.
So now the steering is gonna be accomplished
by stopping one side of this giant contraption
and letting the other side continue to roll.
So it'll basically spin around itself.
Hey, that's nice, man. Nice to meet you.
-[speaking indistinctly] -Yeah, you hook that up to the brakes.
So check this out.
Pull that, we're gonna go left
because what that's doing is locking up one rear tire of time.
This locks up the left rear,
which in turn causes that side to stop
and that side to spin and vice versa.
And then, if and when we want to stop like, stomp the brakes really hard.
So we can do a somersault
and the front brakes right here,
the original brake pedal isn't enough to do the stopping,
then we pulled this as well to stop all four breaks.
Wham-Bam. We do a somersault.
Next steps,
we can add a turbo.
You can finish hooking up a line. Bleed it.
And then we test it out. Take it for a drive.
-Good. -Feel good about that?
Let's go, man.
God, we make a great team.
Is it ready to go?
Fire it up, man.
[Morgan] We got a lot riding on this one.
Really is.
Woah!
[Heavy D] So this double diesel by wheel Volkswagen
rollover stunt vehicle of death
could potentially become one of our biggest,
craziest and most show-stopping stunts to date.
But there's one caveat,
that tiny underpowered sad little 1.6 liter diesel engine
is gotta create enough power to be able to complete a full somersault.
Hey-ho! Let's go. Let's put on the...
-...Turbo! -Yeah!
That's what I'm talking about. Turb-ski day!
The turbo harnesses the exhaust air that's escaping from the engine,
spins the compressor,
turns it into cool air,
which goes back into the engine
to help it burn fuel more efficiently
and it create more power.
Morgan's got this big brace welded in right here.
and that kind of took a lot of room out of here.
Do you want to take the manifold off?
Did you drop it in and then put the manifold on?
So we tried to put the turbo in from up at the bottom,
but there's too much stuff in the way can't get the turbo through.
So we're gonna take the manifold off
put the turbo in first, then the manifold back on.
Then it's never coming out of there.
Turbo.
It's ready to drop in from the top.
Good. You want to get the manifold in.
We got a minor problem.
[Dave] Yeah. They don't really line up very well, do they?
That's not a minor problem.
We got no room between the flanges and this drive axel right here.
[Dave] Here, I'll show you America.
Look right here.
Your exhaust is coming out here.
It needs to go in there.
But this is how it's lining up.
You think maybe we can turn that exhaust manifold over and run it as a top mount?
[chuckles] We can sure try.
Lower. Lower.
Lower. Lower. Lower.
[Dave] Oh, man, you're so close.
We couldn't get the turbo mounted downward.
So we flipped the manifold up.
We're trying to mount the turbo to the top.
Now, the firewalls are in the way.
Basically, we're exploring all options on how to mount this turbo.
And so far, it doesn't want to go in.
Please lose some of that firewall.
You think we can cut that upper flange out of the firewall?
I would think so.
We still have a bit of an issue getting exhaust out.
If we got that fuel filter out of the way, Morgan,
do you think that would work?
So I don't hate that.
Get that fuel filter moving,
we'll get this cowl cut out and then check it one more time.
[Dave] So this time, we're gonna take advantage
of working on an unconventional vehicle
by taking out the fuel filte
which we don't need for this stunt
and cutting into the firewall to open up some more room.
[Morgan] Just like that.
I think that would be perfect right there.
It give us clearance all the way around everything.
Dude, I like it.
It's on a little crooked but it works.
-All right [grunts] -Looks good to me, guys.
-[Morgan] Yeah. -[Dave] Tell you what.
You want to do the slow-motion walk out?
Let's do it.
Yeah.
Oh.
-Turbo day. -Turbo day.
So little update on our Cadillac build,
we got the suspension fixed, riding smooth.
We got the engine tuned up with new fuel injector lines
and we're getting it prepped for paint.
However, here's the issue.
Cadillac people, they want nice things.
It's gotta be luxury
and you can't call this a luxury car
with all those banged up and beat up old body panels.
Oh, it's coming.
You think he has good news.
I think we're gonna be fixing something else.
I know, he crashed something over there.
[Damon] Hey, I thought those had 360 cameras.
-They do. -[Damon] Okay, just making sure.
I'm glad to see you found the hood.
-Getting a hood, is easy. -[Damon] Okay.
Now, that's the good news.
-All right. So what's the bad news now? -What's the bad news now?
Okay. So the bad news is,
no trim, no side fender.
We hit a little bit of a dead end,
trying to find replacement body panels for the Cadillac Eldorado.
Which means, we're just gonna have to do our very best to fix it.
[sighs] What is our options here?
Biggest thing was, it got hit right where all this trim goes.
But if we're getting rid of the trim,
we can fix out all that stuff.
Once metal's hot it's a lot easier to bend
and that way we can get it close to the correct shape.
Ready? One, two, three.
[Damon] Once, we bent it at back,
we can finesse it out and get all the dents and dings out with a hammer and pliers.
-Give it a smack. -Give it a smack-a-roo.
Then we can install it on the car
to check for our body lines
and make sure we don't need to make any other adjustments before we add Bondo.
We'll put this up here, just be temporary.
So we can just kind of put a couple bolts in
and then we can bend it.
Bend it to the door.
Make sure it fits.
How long you been dying your beard?
Uh, couple of months.
-Come on, couple months. -[chuckling]
-How old are you? -Let it be grey, man.
I'm 34.
-What? -Yeah.
Yeah, and I don't care about that grey stuff.
I'm 52.
52?
You're the same age as my grandmother.
-What the... [laughs] -Same size too, literally.
Now you can shut the door.
Shut the door.
Now, we know, it's got the right shape.
We can pop this thing off. We can get up on the stand.
And then we can start cleaning the paint off, get it in Bondo.
So, we're going up here?
Put it down.
Any time you do a lot of intense body work
you can tell.
Buyers can come up, you can knock on it.
You can tell whether there's the body filler,
but the issue with that is body filler ultimately means lower pricing.
Good job.
Woah!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Out of here.
[Muscle] You're running away.
[Dave] I can't get out without you.
Yeah!
[all cheering]
Check it out.
-I have the wheels and tires... -Okay.
for the Cadillac.
This was extremely hard to find.
-Oh yeah! -[all exclaiming]
-Yep. Look at that hubcap. -[Dave] These are pretty.
Yeah!
Look how heavy-duty those are.
While you ogle over that,
put your eyes on this.
This is a white wall.
Why is it blue?
It's a protective coating.
Well, it's a protective coating that goes on.
So that it doesn't look like you put your greasy hands all over it.
-[Dave] Like I just did? -[Muscle] Yeah.
You're a genius.
[Heavy D] Our guys have bee working like crazy to get this Cadillac, Eldorado
back to how it looked when it drove off the lot in 1979.
She's buffed. She prepped. She's detailed.
So now that our Cadillac is ready to go,
this man right here is gonna do what he does best.
He's gonna go out.
He's gonna make a bitchin commercial,
he's gonna get everybody all excited about it.
So that once we announce the auction
with our double diesel by wheel of death,
people are gonna go nuts.
Press Play.
I need those financials on my desk right away.
Yep.
Yep. Those.
[Dave] Whether you're in the corner office,
or the shop floor.
You have to do that right here?
All right, guys, listen up.
Profit was going up.
Now we find us in this situation,
this whole mess right here.
[Dave] After a long day on the job
there's nothing better than heading home in your reliabl powerful diesel vehicle.
Oh, come on man.
[Dave] But the only option f a custom Diesel Brothers build
was big, loud, beastly.
Hey.
[Dave] Until now!
Introducing the new and improved 1979 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz.
Whoa!
[Dave] Classic luxury meets badass diesel power.
Whoa!
[Dave] The original 350 diesel motor has been completely tuned up
to make the most of all 125 horses and impressive fuel efficiency.
The ground breaking independent front and rear suspension
has been completely upgrade
to preserve Cadillac's signature smooth ride.
The classic Cadillac body lines have been artfully restored
and repainted in a modern royal blue,
complemented by new wheels, tires and an array of subtl Diesel Brother touches.
This rare time capsule is the perfect retreat after a long day
cushion in the comfort of Cadillac,
powered by diesel.
Where do I sign up?
Let me tell you where you sign up, Diesel Dave.
A gem this rare can only be found in one place.
And that's the Diesel Brothers' diesel-only auction.
May the best bid win.
I'm in.
So the video, as you can see turned out amazing.
It really shows just how far out of our wheelhouse we went
to be able to perfect this beautiful iconic 70s gem.
The only issue is,
we can't post a video to get people pumped about the Eldorado
until we announce a big auction.
And we can't announce a big auction
until we finish the big stunt vehicle for the auction.
-Boys. -Hey.
Look at that.
Dude, why does that look so natural in there?
[Morgan] The way they should have made it.
[Heavy D] It looks like a factory option.
So, now that we have fixed the clutch
and fixed the steering
and upgraded and added more power.
We should be able to go out there,
complete a somersault.
And then prepare to use this vehicle
to make a giant announcement for the upcoming auction.
There's a lot riding on this one.
Really is.
-This is exciting. -[laughing]
-She growls. -Is it ready to go?
Fire it up, man.
[exclaiming]
Guys, it's working.
It's so smooth.
It is smooth.
[all cheering]
All right, this is where it gets hard.
Woah!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
[Dave] You're running away!
I can't get out without you.
Get out! Get out!
Save yourself!
[laughing] The Gama Goat?
[Heavy D] Gama Goats are one of the most unique vehicles in the world
This vehicle swims.
It crawls.
Surprise.
[Morgan] This is new to me.
I haven't seen this on any of the other military vehicles we worked on.
[Dave] This is gonna bring old timers from like,
1950s era, you know, military vehicles
all the way to guys like us
[cheering] All of our money is in there?
-All of our money is in there. yeah. -All of our money is in there?
Yeah.
That was the motor, probably just melting.
Man look at that intake.
It's saturated with oil.
Don't try this at home.
[Heavy D] We're not gonna kn if this works until the day that we debut this.
[announcer] Roll over! Roll over!