1 00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:01,967 [man] Looks great. 2 00:00:01,967 --> 00:00:04,100 [Bill] So we've been working on a Bronco II for a while in the shop. 3 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:06,567 We've basically done everything on the outside. 4 00:00:06,567 --> 00:00:09,100 Now we need to finish up some engine stuff... 5 00:00:09,100 --> 00:00:11,300 -[engine revving] -...then on to interior. 6 00:00:11,300 --> 00:00:13,900 First thing I got to do is put a bunch of bass in this thing. 7 00:00:13,900 --> 00:00:16,700 You can't have a mini truck without having a loud stereo system, 8 00:00:16,700 --> 00:00:19,767 so I'm stuffing it thicker than a Thanksgiving turkey. 9 00:00:19,767 --> 00:00:21,700 [Bill] The '49 Ford will be the first time 10 00:00:21,700 --> 00:00:23,767 we integrate an independent rear suspension 11 00:00:23,767 --> 00:00:26,100 -into one of our ground-up builds. -Cool. 12 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:28,467 [Bill] There's a lot to do just to get this axle 13 00:00:28,467 --> 00:00:30,200 attached to the rest of the frame. 14 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:33,700 I love projects like this where you've got to figure out things along the way. 15 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:34,934 [engine revs] 16 00:00:36,567 --> 00:00:39,834 Oh, man! That is cool! 17 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,100 I'm Bill Carlton. 18 00:00:45,100 --> 00:00:47,967 I built my first truck when I was 16. 19 00:00:47,967 --> 00:00:52,066 And ever since me and my guys have been out here creating with our hands. 20 00:00:54,367 --> 00:00:56,867 Building the biggest, lowest, 21 00:00:56,867 --> 00:00:59,367 baddest custom trucks and cars in the game. 22 00:01:01,266 --> 00:01:03,767 People don't come here for what they need. 23 00:01:03,767 --> 00:01:05,433 They come here for what they want. 24 00:01:07,467 --> 00:01:10,433 This is Texas Metal. 25 00:01:16,867 --> 00:01:19,700 [Bill] So we've been working on a Bronco II for a while in the shop, 26 00:01:19,700 --> 00:01:23,767 and it's been a long, long road to get to this point. 27 00:01:23,767 --> 00:01:26,166 We've basically done everything on the outside. 28 00:01:26,166 --> 00:01:29,500 Custom framed, suspension, body paint. 29 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:33,533 Now we need to finish up some engine stuff and get it going on to interior. 30 00:01:37,667 --> 00:01:39,767 But the customer, Vernon, plays in a band 31 00:01:39,767 --> 00:01:43,233 and he wants to see this truck before he goes on tour. 32 00:01:45,266 --> 00:01:46,600 [Vernon] All right. 33 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,667 -Vernon, what's happening, man? -[Vernon] All right, man. 34 00:01:48,667 --> 00:01:50,266 Looks great. 35 00:01:50,266 --> 00:01:52,000 I got an '89 Bronco II. 36 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,867 I bought it new. So single owner. 37 00:01:53,867 --> 00:01:55,166 I've had it since '89. 38 00:01:55,166 --> 00:01:56,767 I moved to Texas in '89. 39 00:01:56,767 --> 00:01:58,867 And, uh, I ran it on the beaches. 40 00:01:58,867 --> 00:02:01,467 I ran it all over the place and it was time 41 00:02:01,467 --> 00:02:04,000 to either get rid of it or revamp it 42 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,367 'cause I want to make it really something... 43 00:02:06,367 --> 00:02:08,000 one of a kind, something special 44 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,200 'cause, you know, this is a car that's, you know, right here. 45 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:12,500 I know you're about to go out of town... 46 00:02:12,500 --> 00:02:14,166 -Yep. -...so I just wanted you to stop by, 47 00:02:14,166 --> 00:02:16,367 kind of check it out, see where we're at on things 48 00:02:16,367 --> 00:02:19,100 and you know, get your approval and keep on going. 49 00:02:19,100 --> 00:02:20,800 First reaction is, I love it. 50 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,667 It's what... It's what I want to see. 51 00:02:23,667 --> 00:02:25,867 I wanted something that's badass, 52 00:02:25,867 --> 00:02:27,500 unique, ridiculous. 53 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:29,567 -[Bill chuckling] That's it. -[Vernon] I want. I want somebody to look at this thing 54 00:02:29,567 --> 00:02:32,166 and say, "What did they do?" 55 00:02:32,166 --> 00:02:33,767 -I'm loving it. -[Bill] You'll be hard pressed 56 00:02:33,767 --> 00:02:35,367 to find another Bronco II 57 00:02:35,367 --> 00:02:38,166 -as customized as this. -One of a kind. I love it. 58 00:02:38,166 --> 00:02:40,700 -Right? -You want to walk me through everything? 59 00:02:40,700 --> 00:02:42,200 -There's a lot going on. -Man, you know, 60 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,000 the first thing we did is get it in, 61 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,500 separate the engine and frame and just roll the whole frame out. 62 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:51,767 New crate 5.0, that's usually in a Mustang GT. 63 00:02:51,767 --> 00:02:54,000 I mean, you wanted something with too much power. 64 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:55,266 [chuckling] You got it in this. 65 00:02:55,266 --> 00:02:57,667 This thing's gonna be like a go-kart when you punch it. 66 00:02:57,667 --> 00:02:59,900 I love it. I mean, I'm gonna have to be careful. 67 00:02:59,900 --> 00:03:02,367 I got to learn how to drive this thing 'cause it's a rocket. 68 00:03:02,367 --> 00:03:04,700 [Bill] You know, you wanted that two tone, that black and silver, 69 00:03:04,700 --> 00:03:06,467 so, got you going there. 70 00:03:06,467 --> 00:03:08,200 Yeah. I love how that's gonna look with those tires. 71 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,867 [Bill] You know, new column, new brakes, new AC. 72 00:03:10,867 --> 00:03:12,767 -We put the tank in the rear... -[Vernon] Yep. 73 00:03:12,767 --> 00:03:14,000 ...then all the hard lines. 74 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:15,767 So, you know, when you pop the back, 75 00:03:15,767 --> 00:03:18,266 -it's gonna look really, really, really cool. -[Vernon] Oh, yeah. 76 00:03:18,266 --> 00:03:20,600 Fitting everything into this little package. 77 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,100 -Wow. -You wanna see underneath? 78 00:03:22,100 --> 00:03:23,467 Absolutely. 79 00:03:24,667 --> 00:03:27,467 I'm just so excited to see all the work they've done underneath. 80 00:03:27,467 --> 00:03:30,266 It's gone from being a... kind of a beach runner 81 00:03:30,266 --> 00:03:32,333 to now, it's a high performance rocket. 82 00:03:33,567 --> 00:03:34,767 This is as impressive 83 00:03:34,767 --> 00:03:38,000 -or maybe more impressive than the top. -Right? 84 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,100 -'Cause this-- -This way you can see all the works done. 85 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:42,400 But it has the rectangle tube here 86 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,967 and the pipe work from the crossmember all the way back. 87 00:03:44,967 --> 00:03:47,266 I mean, it's not gonna twist or flex whatsoever. 88 00:03:47,266 --> 00:03:48,567 [Vernon] Yeah, it's incredible. 89 00:03:48,567 --> 00:03:49,967 Man, you said get after it. 90 00:03:49,967 --> 00:03:52,700 -Yeah. -[Bill] And you wanted it all the way on the ground. 91 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:53,667 So this is the way to do it. 92 00:03:53,667 --> 00:03:55,700 -Just build a new chassis... -[Vernon] Yeah. 93 00:03:55,700 --> 00:03:57,667 [Bill] ...so everything's tucked up... 94 00:03:57,667 --> 00:03:59,066 underneath the body itself, 95 00:03:59,066 --> 00:04:00,967 so when you let the air out, 96 00:04:00,967 --> 00:04:03,567 -that body goes all the way to the ground. -[Vernon] All the way. 97 00:04:03,567 --> 00:04:06,300 [Bill] We had to cut almost the whole floor out... 98 00:04:06,300 --> 00:04:07,867 -Right. -...to make room for all that. 99 00:04:07,867 --> 00:04:10,000 Then go back with the sheet metal work. 100 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,266 We've bed-lined the whole bottom so you don't have to baby it 101 00:04:13,266 --> 00:04:15,767 -like you would if everything was painted. -[Vernon] Right. 102 00:04:15,767 --> 00:04:17,266 It'll be a show car, 103 00:04:17,266 --> 00:04:18,967 but it's gonna be a car I drive. 104 00:04:18,967 --> 00:04:20,467 -Hell, yeah. -Absolutely. 105 00:04:20,467 --> 00:04:23,100 There's a few things to button up under the engine compartment. 106 00:04:23,100 --> 00:04:25,367 And it goes over to the interior shop 107 00:04:25,367 --> 00:04:28,266 and John's gonna get on it and just fill it full of stereo. 108 00:04:28,266 --> 00:04:30,100 Oh, yeah. I wanna knock down a building. 109 00:04:30,100 --> 00:04:31,266 -[chuckles] -[Bill chuckling] Yeah. 110 00:04:31,266 --> 00:04:32,767 Well, man, do your thing. 111 00:04:32,767 --> 00:04:34,734 We're gonna do our thing and I'll see you soon. 112 00:04:35,100 --> 00:04:36,533 Absolutely. 113 00:04:40,567 --> 00:04:44,800 [Bill] It took a bit to cram this 5.0 Coyote in this old Bronco, 114 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,367 but it's definitely gonna be worth it with all that power. 115 00:04:48,367 --> 00:04:52,266 Now Matt's in the final stages of getting it all wired up and running. 116 00:04:54,166 --> 00:04:57,367 [Matt] This right here is set up for a factory setup, 117 00:04:57,367 --> 00:04:59,734 and the computer would normally mount here. 118 00:05:00,900 --> 00:05:02,567 But to me, this right here 119 00:05:02,567 --> 00:05:03,867 just... it's not appealing. 120 00:05:03,867 --> 00:05:06,867 So what I'm going to do is I'm going to cut this harness open, 121 00:05:06,867 --> 00:05:08,767 find my spot where I'm gonna mount the computer, 122 00:05:08,767 --> 00:05:10,967 which most likely is gonna be on the firewall, 123 00:05:10,967 --> 00:05:12,266 and then we'll rewrap it, 124 00:05:12,266 --> 00:05:15,500 so it looks cosmetically nice. 125 00:05:15,500 --> 00:05:19,967 This isn't ugly for factory, but it's ugly for custom. [chuckles] 126 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,567 When you see this tied up in a loom, 127 00:05:23,567 --> 00:05:25,867 you think, "Oh, it's just one wire." 128 00:05:25,867 --> 00:05:28,767 You break it down and you've got 90 wires, 129 00:05:28,767 --> 00:05:31,567 and each one is just as important as the next. 130 00:05:31,567 --> 00:05:34,800 There is no guide or nothing, no reference to look at. 131 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,667 It can get a little aggravating at times. 132 00:05:36,667 --> 00:05:39,867 But that's why you just take your time and do it right the first time. 133 00:05:39,867 --> 00:05:41,233 You don't have to come back and do it again. 134 00:05:43,166 --> 00:05:45,333 Now that I got all this opened up and peeled back... 135 00:05:46,300 --> 00:05:49,467 Since we know we're most likely mounting our computer 136 00:05:49,467 --> 00:05:50,800 right here on the firewall, 137 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,367 I'm going to see what it's going to take 138 00:05:52,367 --> 00:05:55,266 to get the harness to flow that way. 139 00:05:55,266 --> 00:05:56,900 And see what I'll have to do from there 140 00:05:56,900 --> 00:05:59,433 before we tie it back up completely. 141 00:06:02,367 --> 00:06:05,667 I'm gonna go ahead and get the second side of the harness plugged in, 142 00:06:05,667 --> 00:06:09,400 and we're gonna figure out where we're gonna come in to the firewall. 143 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:10,967 What I'm looking for is... 144 00:06:10,967 --> 00:06:13,600 anything that would be in the way of me drilling the hole. 145 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,867 I wanna go as low as possible. 146 00:06:15,867 --> 00:06:17,700 So when you're looking at it from the engine bay, 147 00:06:17,700 --> 00:06:19,734 you can't see the wires coming through. 148 00:06:22,700 --> 00:06:25,400 It's not even something I thought I would do. I just... 149 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,100 I started when I was young, and it's kind of weird 150 00:06:28,100 --> 00:06:30,767 'cause I'm a person that doesn't really have much patience. 151 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,166 But when it comes to electrical, I get in the zone 152 00:06:34,166 --> 00:06:38,100 and, kind of, zone everything out and think about nothing 153 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:39,500 other than what I'm doing 154 00:06:39,500 --> 00:06:41,266 and try to get it to look... 155 00:06:41,266 --> 00:06:43,767 as clean and neat as possible 156 00:06:43,767 --> 00:06:45,367 without any issues. of course. 157 00:06:45,367 --> 00:06:48,100 At the end of it all, when it's all done tied up 158 00:06:48,100 --> 00:06:50,000 and you can't see anything, it's... 159 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:51,734 that self-satisfaction is... 160 00:06:52,767 --> 00:06:54,867 something I guess I just strive for. 161 00:06:56,867 --> 00:06:59,467 I'm just going to go ahead and bundle these up right here. 162 00:07:01,266 --> 00:07:04,834 Once I get everything mounted, and then I'll cut him down to size. 163 00:07:06,500 --> 00:07:09,300 We'll get the fuse box for the body harness mounted 164 00:07:09,300 --> 00:07:12,233 and start running all those wires to the headlights, tail lights, 165 00:07:12,867 --> 00:07:14,533 and then get everything mounted. 166 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,166 I guess after that we'll be almost ready to start this thing. 167 00:07:21,567 --> 00:07:23,667 Before I really got into electrical, 168 00:07:23,667 --> 00:07:26,467 I worked at a car audio shop in Arizona. 169 00:07:26,467 --> 00:07:29,700 We had an installer there that... he was color blind, 170 00:07:29,700 --> 00:07:31,800 and he was probably one of the best 171 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,800 alarm installers in the shop. 172 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:37,867 So I, kind of, hung around him and, kind of, learned from him. 173 00:07:37,867 --> 00:07:40,367 He showed me little tricks that made things easier. 174 00:07:40,367 --> 00:07:41,667 And he's colorblind, so... 175 00:07:41,667 --> 00:07:44,967 that kinda shows it don't matter what you're facing. 176 00:07:44,967 --> 00:07:46,700 Like, you can figure it out. 177 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:48,333 You just gotta figure out how. 178 00:07:49,667 --> 00:07:51,800 Well, now, the moment of truth. 179 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:52,967 Let's see what we got. 180 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,400 I hear a fuel pump come on. 181 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:57,667 Gonna go ahead and crank it. 182 00:07:58,266 --> 00:08:00,133 [engine starts] 183 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:08,934 Now, it's alive. 184 00:08:16,100 --> 00:08:17,767 ...going on, John? I heard, uh, 185 00:08:17,767 --> 00:08:20,300 this thing finally made it over to your side. 186 00:08:20,300 --> 00:08:22,467 I guess they finally got it. I walked in this morning 187 00:08:22,467 --> 00:08:24,100 and here it sits, so... 188 00:08:24,100 --> 00:08:26,367 It's usually where it's at. It's sitting here just trying to figure out 189 00:08:26,367 --> 00:08:27,600 what's going to happen. 190 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,500 And it's even more fun to figure out what's going to happen 191 00:08:29,500 --> 00:08:31,100 when I don't know what's supposed to happen. 192 00:08:31,100 --> 00:08:32,467 So what's supposed to happen? 193 00:08:32,467 --> 00:08:34,967 [Carlos] Customer, he's an artist. He's a musician. 194 00:08:34,967 --> 00:08:36,266 He loved music. 195 00:08:36,266 --> 00:08:38,100 He said, "Go crazy with it." 196 00:08:38,100 --> 00:08:40,900 He wants loud, loud, loud. Louder-than-me loud... 197 00:08:40,900 --> 00:08:42,767 -[blows raspberry] -[Carlos] ...in this truck. 198 00:08:42,767 --> 00:08:44,367 -Okay. All right. -[Carlos] Yeah. 199 00:08:44,367 --> 00:08:45,600 I like loud. 200 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,367 -[chuckles] -[John] I can definitely do loud. 201 00:08:47,367 --> 00:08:49,100 -A wall? -Not a wall. 202 00:08:49,100 --> 00:08:51,400 -He definitely didn't want a wall. He... -[John] Uh, lame. Lame! 203 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,100 -[chuckles] -You know, he says, with the big windows, 204 00:08:53,100 --> 00:08:55,000 he wants to be able to see whatever you guys created 205 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:56,767 -inside that wall rear, so... -[John] All right. 206 00:08:56,767 --> 00:08:57,667 -What do you want? -That's all right. 207 00:08:57,667 --> 00:08:58,767 That just makes it more of a challenge, 208 00:08:58,767 --> 00:09:00,400 -makes it more fun, so... -Yeah. 209 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,567 [John] It's a lot of space, but it's not a lot, with it being a mini truck. 210 00:09:03,567 --> 00:09:05,867 -It looks like there's more than there really is. -[Carlos] Yeah. 211 00:09:05,867 --> 00:09:07,567 I think I'm gonna fill it up. 212 00:09:07,567 --> 00:09:11,567 Six-and-a-half's on the door, six-and-a-half's on the kicks. Two-sixteens' in the back. 213 00:09:11,567 --> 00:09:13,266 Some more six-and-a-half's out back. 214 00:09:13,266 --> 00:09:15,767 And, of course, you know, we got to have plenty of power to run these things. 215 00:09:15,767 --> 00:09:20,400 The subs alone are gonna be 2,500 watts apiece. 216 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,467 Another couple of thousand watts amps. 217 00:09:22,467 --> 00:09:26,367 -For the rest of it, over 7,000 watts in it. -[Carlos chuckles] 218 00:09:26,367 --> 00:09:29,000 [John] So I'm stuffing it thicker than a Thanksgiving turkey. 219 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,767 -[Carlos] That sounds good right now. -[both laughing] 220 00:09:31,767 --> 00:09:35,000 I know he's a musician, so we got a logo or anything we can work with? 221 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:36,967 He's got a logo. He did email it to me. 222 00:09:36,967 --> 00:09:39,300 He wants it incorporated somewhere in the interior. 223 00:09:39,300 --> 00:09:41,166 -[John] Okay. -[Carlos] Um, he didn't say exactly where. 224 00:09:41,166 --> 00:09:43,600 -So leave it up to you and your design. -Well,... 225 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,100 Well, we'll get creative and see if we can come up 226 00:09:45,100 --> 00:09:46,600 with something different with it, you know, 227 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,767 instead of just embroidering a headrest or anything. 228 00:09:48,767 --> 00:09:51,967 I mean, I know it's 1989 that it came from, 229 00:09:51,967 --> 00:09:55,500 but we don't have to put 1989 in it. [chuckles] 230 00:09:55,500 --> 00:09:58,100 Cool. Well, you got to put together the list 231 00:09:58,100 --> 00:09:59,467 of everything that you're gonna need. 232 00:09:59,467 --> 00:10:01,700 -I know it's going to be a really long list. -Yeah. Yeah. 233 00:10:01,700 --> 00:10:04,100 So, I need you to be like Santa 234 00:10:04,100 --> 00:10:05,467 -and check it twice... -Okay. 235 00:10:05,467 --> 00:10:07,000 ...before you give it to me, so I can hit Rockford up, 236 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,667 so they send everything at one time. 237 00:10:08,667 --> 00:10:11,266 Once it arrives, I'll let the guys know that we're gonna need a forklift 238 00:10:11,266 --> 00:10:12,667 -to bring this stuff here to you. -[laughs] 239 00:10:12,667 --> 00:10:14,066 -All right, man. -Cool, man. 240 00:10:14,066 --> 00:10:16,266 -All right. -I'll get you a bunch of sandpaper, too. 241 00:10:16,767 --> 00:10:18,433 -Extra. -[Carlos laughs] 242 00:10:18,967 --> 00:10:20,367 [John] Extra, extra. 243 00:10:27,867 --> 00:10:29,867 All right, so we're getting ready to get started on the door panels 244 00:10:29,867 --> 00:10:31,000 for the Bronco II. 245 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:32,567 So one of the requests that the customer had 246 00:10:32,567 --> 00:10:35,800 was that he wanted to keep the door panels kind of original, 247 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:36,967 but not too original. 248 00:10:36,967 --> 00:10:39,000 So we're just gonna add a pod to the bottom of it. 249 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,266 And shape it out. 250 00:10:41,266 --> 00:10:44,266 We've already let the robot do their job from our drawings. 251 00:10:44,266 --> 00:10:45,400 Parts are made ready-to-go, 252 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,100 and so all I gotta do is put the puzzle together 253 00:10:47,100 --> 00:10:48,634 and favorite part... 254 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:49,900 body work. 255 00:10:54,166 --> 00:10:57,333 Glue it up. Next step, prep the door panels. 256 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,667 Then we'll attach the pods. 257 00:11:03,667 --> 00:11:07,500 Everything fits. All I gotta do now is get an insert attached to the door. 258 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:10,066 And once that's done, it's just a matter of molding the insert 259 00:11:10,066 --> 00:11:11,367 to the door panel, 260 00:11:11,367 --> 00:11:13,934 that'll look kind of like a factory door panel. 261 00:11:15,266 --> 00:11:17,467 Doors are all wrapped up. They look great. 262 00:11:17,467 --> 00:11:20,500 Next thing to do is add a little bit of something, something to 'em. 263 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:23,900 So what I did is I laser-etched his band logo 264 00:11:23,900 --> 00:11:26,834 into the panel, kind of, in a sticker bomb style. 265 00:11:27,767 --> 00:11:30,166 So we're gonna edge-light it with LEDs, 266 00:11:30,166 --> 00:11:31,667 around the outside of it. 267 00:11:31,667 --> 00:11:33,367 They're gonna shine through and that's gonna make 268 00:11:33,367 --> 00:11:35,867 all these logos pop and glow. 269 00:11:35,867 --> 00:11:39,467 This is a low-voltage lighting, which is a lot safer. 270 00:11:39,467 --> 00:11:42,867 Used to be that we used neon tubes. 271 00:11:42,867 --> 00:11:45,500 And tell you what, trying to get a neon tube 272 00:11:45,500 --> 00:11:47,266 in a door without breaking it, 273 00:11:47,266 --> 00:11:48,467 that was fun. 274 00:11:50,066 --> 00:11:52,100 I'm going to use a cob LED, 275 00:11:52,100 --> 00:11:54,567 which is going to let light 276 00:11:54,567 --> 00:11:56,166 transfer evenly all the way around. 277 00:11:56,166 --> 00:11:59,000 And instead of having hot spots from individual led lights, 278 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,266 this is one solid strip. 279 00:12:01,266 --> 00:12:02,934 It looks a lot better, in my opinion. 280 00:12:07,266 --> 00:12:08,767 Coming up with different designs 281 00:12:08,767 --> 00:12:10,266 and trying to come up with something different, 282 00:12:10,266 --> 00:12:12,500 can be challenging from time to time, 283 00:12:12,500 --> 00:12:16,166 but with that being said, it's also what pushes me 284 00:12:16,166 --> 00:12:18,166 to try to better myself 285 00:12:18,467 --> 00:12:20,567 with every one. 286 00:12:20,567 --> 00:12:23,634 It can be challenging, but rewarding at the same time, 287 00:12:33,500 --> 00:12:35,600 [Bill] Working on projects like the '89 Broncos, 288 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:37,667 bring me back to the old mini-truck days. 289 00:12:37,667 --> 00:12:40,033 You know, that's what really got me started. 290 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,266 These days, we do all kind of trucks. 291 00:12:45,266 --> 00:12:46,834 New, old, you name it. 292 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,367 And we just got back the '49 Ford from blast. 293 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,533 Customer dropped it off as one of the rustiest trucks I've ever seen. 294 00:13:00,066 --> 00:13:02,100 You know, it didn't matter. She wanted to turn this thing 295 00:13:02,100 --> 00:13:05,467 into a full custom show truck for her dad. 296 00:13:05,467 --> 00:13:08,266 I was worried there wasn't gonna be much left after blast. 297 00:13:10,266 --> 00:13:11,567 But the metal was in pretty good shape, 298 00:13:11,567 --> 00:13:14,567 and the body-guys did a great job with it. 299 00:13:14,567 --> 00:13:16,367 You know, the customer had supplied us 300 00:13:16,367 --> 00:13:17,600 with the independent rear suspension. 301 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,100 But it wasn't gonna work with this setup. 302 00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:22,500 So we ordered a new one, and it's perfect. 303 00:13:22,500 --> 00:13:24,734 So now we're ready to finish this custom chassis. 304 00:13:28,300 --> 00:13:29,367 All right. 305 00:13:29,367 --> 00:13:31,000 You got the rear end, then? 306 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,266 -Man, about time, right? -Yeah. Seriously. 307 00:13:33,266 --> 00:13:36,867 The rear end that came in with this truck just, man, wasn't gonna cut it. 308 00:13:36,867 --> 00:13:38,100 It was just way too wide. 309 00:13:38,100 --> 00:13:40,667 -Way too many moving parts. -[Dustin] Yeah. 310 00:13:40,667 --> 00:13:43,166 So this simplifies everything, looks way cooler. 311 00:13:43,166 --> 00:13:44,900 And that was the final puzzle piece. 312 00:13:44,900 --> 00:13:46,700 Now we just need to make the rest of the puzzle, right? 313 00:13:46,700 --> 00:13:49,266 [chuckles] We've already done a ton of work to this thing. 314 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,767 -[Bill] We've got the middle section of the frame built... -[Dustin] Right. 315 00:13:53,767 --> 00:13:56,100 [Bill] ...finished the front part of the frame. 316 00:13:56,100 --> 00:13:58,600 Shoot, we've had the new firewall put in it, 317 00:13:58,600 --> 00:13:59,867 tunnel put in it, 318 00:13:59,867 --> 00:14:02,000 sent it off to blast, prime. 319 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,834 I mean, we're in a really, really good spot to continue. 320 00:14:06,900 --> 00:14:09,467 You know, the next step is just creating 321 00:14:09,467 --> 00:14:10,800 the back part of the frame, 322 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,066 getting all that in place. 323 00:14:12,066 --> 00:14:13,867 And there's going to be a ton of measurements 324 00:14:13,867 --> 00:14:15,367 to figure all that out. 325 00:14:15,367 --> 00:14:18,266 Then, we can start building that fully a custom bed. 326 00:14:18,266 --> 00:14:20,367 So we're not gonna use any parts from the old bed. 327 00:14:20,367 --> 00:14:22,300 Start from scratch? 328 00:14:22,300 --> 00:14:25,867 [Bill] Hundred percent, man. I mean, that's just way too far gone. 329 00:14:25,867 --> 00:14:28,367 We can build a lot of coolness in it 330 00:14:28,367 --> 00:14:31,200 as we're building it, other than trying to repair 331 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,333 a bunch of rust and then modify what's there. 332 00:14:35,367 --> 00:14:37,266 And, you know, within building the bed, 333 00:14:37,266 --> 00:14:38,800 we're gonna incorporate a bed floor 334 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:42,367 that raises so you can see all this coolness underneath of it. 335 00:14:42,367 --> 00:14:44,367 You got to see all the fab work and all the hard work gone into it. 336 00:14:44,367 --> 00:14:45,900 For sure, man, for sure. 337 00:14:45,900 --> 00:14:48,567 All right, well, we'll get our part done, get it over to John, huh? 338 00:14:48,567 --> 00:14:50,100 Let him have some fun. 339 00:14:50,100 --> 00:14:51,567 -Yeah, we got a little bit to do before it gets there... -[Dustin chuckles] 340 00:14:51,567 --> 00:14:52,767 [Bill] ...but yes, absolutely. 341 00:14:52,767 --> 00:14:55,000 I mean, that's the last step. After it gets painted, 342 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,900 -let John Burgess do his thing and... -Yep. 343 00:14:57,900 --> 00:15:00,667 ...we'll have a cool, cool, cool custom truck. 344 00:15:00,667 --> 00:15:02,266 -[Dustin] Yep. -Another one under our belt. 345 00:15:02,266 --> 00:15:03,900 [Dustin] That's right. One-off. 346 00:15:03,900 --> 00:15:06,667 First things first man, get the table all prepped 347 00:15:06,667 --> 00:15:08,900 and I'll finish my measurements real quick, 348 00:15:08,900 --> 00:15:11,166 -and then we'll start building the frame. -Sounds good. 349 00:15:16,100 --> 00:15:18,266 [Bill] You know, we've built a ton of frames here 350 00:15:18,266 --> 00:15:21,000 with a traditional straight axle in the rear. 351 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,400 But we've never built one with independent rear suspension before. 352 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:28,000 We have to build the rear part of the frame to this rear end. 353 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,767 Everything is based on mounting on this center chunk 354 00:15:30,767 --> 00:15:32,266 of this housing itself. 355 00:15:32,266 --> 00:15:33,900 So there's gonna be a ton of measurements 356 00:15:33,900 --> 00:15:36,166 to get all those calculations correct 357 00:15:36,166 --> 00:15:38,767 with the wheelbase centered up perfectly 358 00:15:38,767 --> 00:15:40,667 and the mounting point through the third membrane. 359 00:15:40,667 --> 00:15:43,767 So the frame is gonna come out, come up, 360 00:15:43,767 --> 00:15:47,033 back and probably straight back. 361 00:15:48,100 --> 00:15:50,367 I don't know. There's a lot of measurements to play with, 362 00:15:50,367 --> 00:15:52,166 a lot of designs still to come. 363 00:15:52,166 --> 00:15:54,066 I mean, there's... there's a lot to do 364 00:15:54,066 --> 00:15:57,867 just to get this axle attached to the rest of the frame. 365 00:15:57,867 --> 00:16:02,166 I love projects like this where you got to figure out things along the way. 366 00:16:11,767 --> 00:16:13,467 You got some sauce on it, Dustin? 367 00:16:15,767 --> 00:16:18,800 Give me a piece of 4-inch flat bar, about four feet or so. 368 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:20,767 -Where'd you want it? -Yeah. 369 00:16:20,767 --> 00:16:22,667 I got my measurements figured out on paper. 370 00:16:22,667 --> 00:16:24,667 So the next step is transferring 371 00:16:24,667 --> 00:16:27,734 everything on the paper to on the table. 372 00:16:32,166 --> 00:16:34,133 Then I can make him a couple of templates. 373 00:16:35,166 --> 00:16:38,400 Transfer that to actual rectangle tubing, 374 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,133 then we can start making the frames. 375 00:16:44,100 --> 00:16:48,900 So our mainframe is gonna be two by four by three-sixteenth rectangle tubing. 376 00:16:48,900 --> 00:16:53,100 So the wall of the tubing is three-sixteenths thick, 377 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:56,600 so it's super strong and never gonna have a problem 378 00:16:56,600 --> 00:16:58,467 with rigidity on this. 379 00:16:58,467 --> 00:17:01,033 This frame will last forever. 380 00:17:04,367 --> 00:17:05,567 Lean them both right there. 381 00:17:10,367 --> 00:17:12,667 Just do a level across tip to tip, 382 00:17:12,667 --> 00:17:14,567 just so I can see what it'll be looking like. 383 00:17:18,500 --> 00:17:19,667 Cool. 384 00:17:27,567 --> 00:17:29,233 Now it's starting to look like, "Boom." 385 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,867 The '49 Ford will be the first time 386 00:17:46,867 --> 00:17:49,166 we integrate an independent rear suspension 387 00:17:49,166 --> 00:17:51,367 into one of our ground-up builds. 388 00:17:51,367 --> 00:17:53,166 Right now, we're making a crossmember 389 00:17:53,166 --> 00:17:55,333 to attach the rear suspension to the frame. 390 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,834 I'll take a pic for you. 391 00:18:00,100 --> 00:18:01,567 [Bill] It needs to be super rigid. 392 00:18:01,567 --> 00:18:03,634 So we're gonna make it out of three-sixteenths plate. 393 00:18:06,266 --> 00:18:10,000 All right, so it's like a crossmember for this rear end. 394 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:11,567 And I've got these holes here. 395 00:18:11,567 --> 00:18:13,100 This is what it has to bolt you. 396 00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:16,567 It's nine inches center-to-center this way. 397 00:18:16,567 --> 00:18:19,567 Two inches center-to-center, that way. 398 00:18:19,567 --> 00:18:22,367 This breather, too. But we're gonna do that after, if you want. 399 00:18:22,367 --> 00:18:23,800 [Jessie] How far do you want... from here to here? 400 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:25,600 [Dustin] Find center and then go four and a half 401 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,033 on either side of that. You know what I mean? 402 00:18:29,567 --> 00:18:30,734 That looks good. 403 00:18:41,900 --> 00:18:44,533 Let me just clean up the backside of that real quick. 404 00:18:50,467 --> 00:18:53,367 All right, looks good, clean up the slag, like usual. 405 00:18:53,367 --> 00:18:56,066 Now, it's up to Dustin to take care of the rest. 406 00:19:05,467 --> 00:19:06,533 All right. 407 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:13,967 We got it broke. 408 00:19:13,967 --> 00:19:15,333 We'll get it on the truck and see how it looks. 409 00:19:19,367 --> 00:19:20,567 All right. 410 00:19:34,767 --> 00:19:37,300 [Bill] From the beginning, Vernon was very clear. 411 00:19:37,300 --> 00:19:40,266 He wanted this '89 Bronco very, very loud. 412 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:44,266 So we got rid of the rear seats. 413 00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:46,300 and I made some room for John 414 00:19:46,300 --> 00:19:48,667 to make something really cool and very loud. 415 00:19:50,767 --> 00:19:53,467 You can't have a mini truck without having a loud stereo system. 416 00:19:53,467 --> 00:19:54,767 So first thing I got to do 417 00:19:54,767 --> 00:19:56,667 is put a bunch of bass in this thing. 418 00:19:56,667 --> 00:19:59,333 I'm gonna start by making the pieces that go over the wheel tubs. 419 00:20:00,767 --> 00:20:03,667 We'll get some wood. We'll get it curved up so it'll make the curve. 420 00:20:03,667 --> 00:20:05,100 Once we get that, cap it in 421 00:20:05,100 --> 00:20:07,767 and we'll just start building up and out from there 422 00:20:07,767 --> 00:20:09,767 and see where we get and get enough airspace 423 00:20:09,767 --> 00:20:11,066 'cause it's gonna be big. 424 00:20:14,467 --> 00:20:15,800 I'm going with something really big. 425 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,200 I'm gonna cram two 16-inch woofers in here 426 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,166 in a boarded enclosure. 427 00:20:20,166 --> 00:20:21,600 It's gonna take a lot of airspace. 428 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,467 It's gonna be a big, big, big, big box. 429 00:20:24,467 --> 00:20:27,467 Got a couple of stipulations that the owner has. 430 00:20:27,467 --> 00:20:29,266 We're gonna work around those, deal with that 431 00:20:29,266 --> 00:20:31,333 and see what we can come up with. 432 00:20:34,667 --> 00:20:36,000 Damn it! 433 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:37,367 Rimmed it. 434 00:20:37,367 --> 00:20:38,800 All right, so the box is moving along. 435 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,400 The next step I need to do is start figuring out 436 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,100 how I'm gonna tie it into the side panels, 437 00:20:42,100 --> 00:20:44,467 and then the walls and everything. So... 438 00:20:44,467 --> 00:20:46,467 I've got my stock panel that came out of the truck. 439 00:20:46,467 --> 00:20:48,100 Obviously, it doesn't fit anymore, 440 00:20:48,100 --> 00:20:50,100 so I'm gonna have to do some cutting on this, 441 00:20:50,100 --> 00:20:52,567 chop it up, make it fit back in the truck. 442 00:20:54,166 --> 00:20:56,867 And, so, now it's time to start building the box out and up 443 00:20:56,867 --> 00:20:58,066 and get it all tied in. 444 00:20:58,066 --> 00:20:59,266 Now that we know where we got to go, 445 00:20:59,266 --> 00:21:00,266 what we got to deal with. 446 00:21:00,266 --> 00:21:01,734 And, uh, we'll go from here. 447 00:21:06,667 --> 00:21:09,367 We're actually gonna have to take the top and adjust it upwards 448 00:21:09,367 --> 00:21:12,000 in order to get the amount of airspace that we need. 449 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,066 We can only go so far outward, 450 00:21:14,066 --> 00:21:15,967 so far towards the front of the truck. So... 451 00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:17,967 up is the only way to go. 452 00:21:23,066 --> 00:21:25,000 So, the base of the box is all set, 453 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,166 locked in place, ready to go. 454 00:21:27,166 --> 00:21:28,700 I'm just checking my fiberglass, 455 00:21:28,700 --> 00:21:31,066 and working it down into the curve. 456 00:21:31,066 --> 00:21:32,367 I like using this chopped strand 457 00:21:32,367 --> 00:21:35,467 because it's very easy to get it thick 458 00:21:35,467 --> 00:21:38,000 and laid up nice and solid in one shot, 459 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:42,100 because you can take this, just kinda glop it in, move it around a little bit 460 00:21:42,100 --> 00:21:45,000 instead of doing one layer, rolling it out, 461 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:46,867 doing another layer, rolling it out, 462 00:21:46,867 --> 00:21:48,767 another layer, rolling it out. 463 00:21:48,767 --> 00:21:51,266 You can get this stuff up to two, three inches thick 464 00:21:51,266 --> 00:21:53,867 in one single pass, so... 465 00:21:53,867 --> 00:21:57,000 Saves a lot of time, really, really strong, 466 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:58,900 and really makes life a lot easier, 467 00:21:58,900 --> 00:22:00,967 so it's one of my favorite things to use. 468 00:22:15,667 --> 00:22:16,834 [grunts] 469 00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:21,066 Well, good morning to you, too. 470 00:22:22,266 --> 00:22:25,600 [Bill] Loudness all comes down to personal preference. 471 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,000 Some folks like to hear music loud in their car. 472 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:31,000 But what John's building in the back of this Bronco 473 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,533 is gonna be loud enough for the whole car show to hear. 474 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,066 [John] I thought it was gonna be a good idea 475 00:22:36,066 --> 00:22:37,734 till I had to pick this thing up. 476 00:22:39,166 --> 00:22:42,900 Now, I'm just taking this heavy-ass woofer, 477 00:22:42,900 --> 00:22:46,000 try to position it and get a layout of where it needs to be, 478 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,367 so I can go sit down and draw up the baffle and all the trim rings 479 00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:49,967 and everything like that. 480 00:22:52,066 --> 00:22:54,266 Now, I'll start using the CNC router 481 00:22:54,266 --> 00:22:56,066 and the laser and make the parts 482 00:22:56,066 --> 00:22:57,767 to actually dress up the box. 483 00:23:02,867 --> 00:23:05,300 The next thing what I'll do is cut it in half. 484 00:23:05,300 --> 00:23:07,467 That way, we can get it in and out of the truck easier, 485 00:23:07,467 --> 00:23:08,867 and be able to put it together in the truck, 486 00:23:08,867 --> 00:23:10,533 we'll bolt it, seal it up. 487 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:14,166 Makes it a little bit lighter. 488 00:23:14,166 --> 00:23:16,900 We don't have to worry about banging up our vinyls and leathers, 489 00:23:16,900 --> 00:23:19,533 stuff like that when we go back in for reassembly. 490 00:23:27,567 --> 00:23:29,066 So, the next step, 491 00:23:29,066 --> 00:23:30,900 we're gonna cut these dividers open. 492 00:23:30,900 --> 00:23:33,166 That way, the two halves can breathe together, 493 00:23:33,166 --> 00:23:35,233 it'll be like one box all over again. 494 00:23:37,300 --> 00:23:39,300 To me, there's nothing better than a mini-truck. 495 00:23:39,300 --> 00:23:41,867 This is what got me started in this whole scene 496 00:23:41,867 --> 00:23:43,200 and everything was mini-truck, 497 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,033 so getting the chance to work on this is really, really exciting. 498 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:50,467 As a kid, I grew up on this side of town, 499 00:23:50,467 --> 00:23:53,200 so I saw a lot of custom trucks and mini-trucks, 500 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,100 lowered full sizes, everything like that. 501 00:23:55,100 --> 00:23:57,867 And it was always what caught your attention 502 00:23:57,867 --> 00:23:59,367 'cause you heard 'em come. 503 00:23:59,367 --> 00:24:02,100 Loud pace, I loved it. Couldn't get enough of it. 504 00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:04,867 So, they'd come around the corner, you could see it. 505 00:24:04,867 --> 00:24:07,100 Flashy paint job, cool, low truck, you know? 506 00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:09,100 It wasn't anything better, that was just... 507 00:24:09,100 --> 00:24:10,967 That was my thing, I really loved it. 508 00:24:10,967 --> 00:24:12,567 So I've strived from that point 509 00:24:12,567 --> 00:24:15,433 to make loud stereos and drive a mini-truck. 510 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:26,767 We've built some big audio boxes 511 00:24:26,767 --> 00:24:28,066 and vehicles before, 512 00:24:28,066 --> 00:24:32,500 but the sub enclosure in the '89 Bronco II is double XL, 513 00:24:32,500 --> 00:24:33,867 which would really set it apart 514 00:24:33,867 --> 00:24:36,200 along with those small details. 515 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:38,667 [John] The box is all together, tops on it, 516 00:24:38,667 --> 00:24:41,000 it's closed up and ready to go. 517 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,934 The next step, get the trim rings in place. 518 00:24:43,700 --> 00:24:45,667 So, basically, what I'm doing here 519 00:24:45,667 --> 00:24:47,600 is I'm building an insert that's removable 520 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,166 from the enclosure 521 00:24:49,166 --> 00:24:51,567 that will be two toned out. 522 00:24:51,567 --> 00:24:53,100 It's gonna trim in the speakers, 523 00:24:53,100 --> 00:24:54,667 it'll trim in the ports. 524 00:24:54,667 --> 00:24:57,467 It's also gonna help hide the fact that the box is actually two parts 525 00:24:57,467 --> 00:25:00,066 bolted together 'cause you won't be able to see the seam. 526 00:25:00,066 --> 00:25:01,667 A lot of benefits to doing it this way, 527 00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:04,200 so the best thing I can do is just get it together 528 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,567 and get this good glass on it, and get it good and strong, 529 00:25:06,567 --> 00:25:08,367 and start body working. 530 00:25:11,266 --> 00:25:13,400 If you're not body working, you're not fabbing. 531 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:15,767 And if you're fabbing, you're body working. Take your pick. 532 00:25:36,900 --> 00:25:40,467 Go check my gun... 'cause it was spraying kinda crazy. 533 00:25:48,166 --> 00:25:51,266 While John's boogying on the '89 Bronco interior... 534 00:25:51,266 --> 00:25:53,000 Patrick's gonna paint that dash black 535 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:55,200 to match that black paint on the body. 536 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,400 I just got the dash for the Bronco II from John 537 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,667 and I'm about to change the color on it. 538 00:26:00,667 --> 00:26:04,767 It's going black, so I already got it prepped. 539 00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:08,500 So, first things first, I'mma go ahead 540 00:26:08,500 --> 00:26:10,467 and get the adhesion promoter put on. 541 00:26:13,567 --> 00:26:15,367 Let it tack out for a second, 542 00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:16,634 and then go with the black. 543 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,800 After that, they want the dash to be pretty much a similar gloss, 544 00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,734 so I'm gonna do a satin clear on it. 545 00:26:26,166 --> 00:26:28,000 It's got a high gloss right at this moment, 546 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:31,467 but once this dries down, it will dry down to a satin finish. 547 00:26:31,467 --> 00:26:34,767 Any time you apply a satin or a black clear, 548 00:26:34,767 --> 00:26:37,166 it's gonna go on gloss, but once it dries down, 549 00:26:37,166 --> 00:26:39,433 it will give you the finish that you're looking for. 550 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,000 It looks great. 551 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,800 I'm gonna go ahead and let that dry. 552 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,333 Once it dries down, it will be a satin finish. 553 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:05,967 I see, there's 25, 5,000, 6,000, 7,000, and then some. 554 00:27:05,967 --> 00:27:09,367 So, yeah, that's a lot of power. 555 00:27:09,367 --> 00:27:12,300 The sub box is in the '89 Bronco. 556 00:27:12,300 --> 00:27:13,867 This thing is massive. 557 00:27:13,867 --> 00:27:15,266 Everything's working out great, 558 00:27:15,266 --> 00:27:17,066 the lines look perfect. 559 00:27:18,567 --> 00:27:21,667 So, the next thing to do is just get 'em all tied in, tied into the box, 560 00:27:21,667 --> 00:27:23,967 get it all looking like one piece, 561 00:27:23,967 --> 00:27:25,033 and make it look good. 562 00:27:28,266 --> 00:27:30,266 Any time you're building something, 563 00:27:30,266 --> 00:27:32,500 for me, I like to keep it organic 564 00:27:32,500 --> 00:27:34,100 and let things change as I'm going, 565 00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:36,867 and just kinda flow with it, and... 566 00:27:36,867 --> 00:27:40,166 Roll with the punches. Whatever we get at is where we end up at. 567 00:27:40,900 --> 00:27:42,567 Usually end up in a pretty good spot. 568 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,500 Amp cover's built, fabbed out, ready to go, 569 00:27:47,500 --> 00:27:49,266 and pretty much I worked myself 570 00:27:49,266 --> 00:27:52,166 into my favorite thing. 571 00:27:52,166 --> 00:27:53,934 Time to pull it out and start body working. 572 00:27:55,700 --> 00:27:57,934 Anybody wanna come do it for me, feel free. 573 00:27:58,500 --> 00:28:00,233 1804 Sunny Drive, come on. 574 00:28:04,667 --> 00:28:07,767 Yeah, it's a drywall knife, body man across the way, 575 00:28:07,767 --> 00:28:10,100 they laughed at me the first time I pulled this thing out, 576 00:28:10,100 --> 00:28:12,467 until they saw me using, they're like, "Oh. 577 00:28:12,467 --> 00:28:14,166 I need one of those." 578 00:28:14,700 --> 00:28:16,500 It's like cake decorating. 579 00:28:16,500 --> 00:28:19,033 Too bad we can't eat it like we can fondant. 580 00:28:24,467 --> 00:28:26,800 All right, so the next step on the back of the Bronco 581 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:29,033 is to cram in a lot more speakers, so... 582 00:28:29,867 --> 00:28:31,567 got a little baffle set up. 583 00:28:31,567 --> 00:28:33,467 Gonna do a little cutting on the router. 584 00:28:33,467 --> 00:28:35,567 Let it make some parts, get things ready, 585 00:28:35,567 --> 00:28:36,600 and go get in the back of the truck 586 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,433 and add in some speakers. 587 00:28:59,266 --> 00:29:01,100 I'm ready to do this if you are. 588 00:29:01,100 --> 00:29:03,800 Even though I've been building things since I was a teenager, 589 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:05,867 and, man, I'm always still learning, 590 00:29:05,867 --> 00:29:08,867 it's new challenges like this that keep me excited. 591 00:29:08,867 --> 00:29:10,834 -Will it fit in there? -[Dustin] Yeah. 592 00:29:11,867 --> 00:29:14,467 -Half inch... -[Bill] Half inch spaced down, yes. 593 00:29:14,467 --> 00:29:15,767 Independent rear suspension 594 00:29:15,767 --> 00:29:17,300 is different from a straight axle 595 00:29:17,300 --> 00:29:19,600 'cause each wheel moves independently. 596 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,767 That all adds up to better traction and a smoother ride. 597 00:29:22,767 --> 00:29:25,000 Okay, you tack this corner. 598 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,767 But it's definitely not a traditional suspension system 599 00:29:27,767 --> 00:29:29,500 like we normally make. 600 00:29:29,500 --> 00:29:31,567 Basically, we take that center chunk 601 00:29:31,567 --> 00:29:33,867 and build the frame right to the top of it. 602 00:29:33,867 --> 00:29:35,900 That way, we know it's gonna fit perfect 603 00:29:35,900 --> 00:29:37,467 and it's not going anywhere. 604 00:29:39,367 --> 00:29:40,834 Let's weld that up. 605 00:29:50,867 --> 00:29:52,066 It's pretty good. 606 00:29:59,467 --> 00:30:00,834 All right, set it down. 607 00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:04,700 [Dustin] We got the rear portion of our frame up here 608 00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:07,066 connected to our center section of our frame, 609 00:30:07,066 --> 00:30:08,266 got it all tacked up. 610 00:30:08,266 --> 00:30:10,000 Now, I'm gonna go through and throw some stitches on it 611 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,734 to make sure it doesn't go anywhere. 612 00:30:15,166 --> 00:30:16,333 I think it'll fit. 613 00:30:18,266 --> 00:30:20,734 -Come down a little bit. -Cool. 614 00:30:29,900 --> 00:30:32,000 -Is it tight? -[Dustin] Yep. 615 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,033 -All right. We'll go with the lift. -All right. 616 00:30:41,867 --> 00:30:44,867 -[Bill] Man, now that's gonna look good. -[Dustin] Uh-huh. 617 00:30:56,300 --> 00:30:58,000 [Bill] Looking at that '49 Ford, 618 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,100 even at this stage, I know it's one of the builds 619 00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:02,500 that just defines a shop like this. 620 00:31:02,500 --> 00:31:03,667 But I also know we got 621 00:31:03,667 --> 00:31:05,467 a whole lot more steps in front of us. 622 00:31:05,467 --> 00:31:08,300 Next step, we're gonna extend the frame. 623 00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:11,767 So, I'm gonna have Dustin cut these two pieces. 624 00:31:11,767 --> 00:31:14,367 Add a two by two square tubing. 625 00:31:14,367 --> 00:31:17,433 It's gonna look something like that right there. 626 00:31:19,867 --> 00:31:20,834 [clicks tongue] 627 00:31:22,166 --> 00:31:23,266 Do it to it. 628 00:31:33,900 --> 00:31:37,100 Mosquitos are horrible. 629 00:31:37,100 --> 00:31:41,367 What we're gonna do now is just make some continuation of the frame itself. 630 00:31:41,367 --> 00:31:43,767 So it serves a couple of purposes, 631 00:31:43,767 --> 00:31:47,367 it actually stiffens the frame up in the back. 632 00:31:47,367 --> 00:31:49,967 Going down the road, hitting certain dips in the road 633 00:31:49,967 --> 00:31:53,800 at certain speeds, the frame might flex a little bit. 634 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:54,867 Like diving board effect. 635 00:31:54,867 --> 00:31:57,033 Like... [mimicking vibration] 636 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,100 With creating this little truss on top of it, 637 00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:02,967 the frame stays super rigid, 638 00:32:02,967 --> 00:32:05,400 it doesn't deflect whatsoever. 639 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:08,600 And all we're doing is relying on suspension then 640 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,133 and not the frame flexing. 641 00:32:18,900 --> 00:32:20,333 [Dustin] Mmm... Hmm! 642 00:32:23,667 --> 00:32:25,867 [Bill] What's the next step, Dustin? 643 00:32:25,867 --> 00:32:27,634 -[Dustin] Tack up the next one? -[Bill] No. 644 00:32:28,300 --> 00:32:29,200 [Dustin] Try it? 645 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:30,233 -[Bill] Yeah. -[Dustin] Huh. 646 00:32:33,367 --> 00:32:35,166 -[Bill] Is it good? -[Dustin] Yep. 647 00:32:35,166 --> 00:32:36,433 Now, what's the next step? 648 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:39,033 [Dustin] Tack it on here? 649 00:32:41,166 --> 00:32:42,166 Do the other side? 650 00:32:42,166 --> 00:32:44,100 Yes. Put that on the table. 651 00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:46,467 Sand it smooth so you can lay the other one on top of it, 652 00:32:46,467 --> 00:32:48,600 clamp it together, then tack it together, 653 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:49,967 then we'll put it on the frame. 654 00:32:51,567 --> 00:32:52,667 [Dustin] Not bad. 655 00:33:06,066 --> 00:33:08,500 [Bill] We're in a really, really good spot right now. 656 00:33:08,500 --> 00:33:09,900 Man, I love how it's looking, 657 00:33:09,900 --> 00:33:12,967 you know, the contrast between the two different sides of the tubing, 658 00:33:12,967 --> 00:33:17,100 it's looking really good. We got our cool base to put our bed frame on to. 659 00:33:17,100 --> 00:33:21,100 So the next step is finishing out that side, 660 00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:23,033 then we can start making the bed. 661 00:33:24,767 --> 00:33:27,266 That's our first independent rear suspension, 662 00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:30,367 so I'm really excited about getting this in and getting it going. 663 00:33:30,367 --> 00:33:33,567 Then, after we get all that, we got a lot more work to do. 664 00:33:33,567 --> 00:33:35,100 You know, getting all this in the body shop 665 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:37,266 for powder coating, painting, plating, 666 00:33:37,266 --> 00:33:38,667 get the frame off to blast, 667 00:33:38,667 --> 00:33:41,033 and then the last step, go over to John. 668 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,400 All this is like fun to us, so... 669 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:48,000 I mean, it's work, for sure, but it's really fun. 670 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:50,667 We get to create things like this, 671 00:33:50,667 --> 00:33:56,233 and at the end of the day, have a really cool, rolling piece of artwork. 672 00:34:06,300 --> 00:34:10,266 [John] Oh, you damn mosquitos. I hate you. 673 00:34:10,266 --> 00:34:12,000 [Bill] We're at the stage of the '89 Bronco 674 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,567 where John's built all the custom pieces. 675 00:34:14,567 --> 00:34:17,367 But now comes the big job of wrapping 'em. 676 00:34:17,367 --> 00:34:19,100 You know, this is one of the hardest parts 677 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:21,600 'cause this is what everyone sees. 678 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,834 You know, if anything's off, it just won't look right. 679 00:34:25,100 --> 00:34:27,200 [John] The day is finally here. 680 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:29,867 All the planning, all the hard work, 681 00:34:29,867 --> 00:34:33,367 all the sanding, all the everything 682 00:34:33,367 --> 00:34:37,367 has finally come to fruition. We get to wrap the parts. 683 00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:39,300 I'm gonna start with the big pieces of the puzzle. 684 00:34:39,300 --> 00:34:41,300 It's kinda the first thing that anchors everything. 685 00:34:41,300 --> 00:34:43,300 I have to get these in before I can do anything else. 686 00:34:43,300 --> 00:34:46,100 When you're using a contact cement to glue the vinyl on, 687 00:34:46,100 --> 00:34:48,200 you have to apply the glue to both pieces. 688 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:51,333 You have to put it on the vinyl and the part that you're wrapping. 689 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,000 Let that get good and dry. 690 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,967 This is hard 'cause I just wanna start laying it right now, but... 691 00:34:57,500 --> 00:34:58,867 I gotta be patient. 692 00:34:58,867 --> 00:35:01,433 'Cause if I don't, I'll regret it. 693 00:35:06,467 --> 00:35:08,734 All right, here we go. 694 00:35:10,266 --> 00:35:13,967 You kinda wanna start in the hardest places on your parts 695 00:35:13,967 --> 00:35:15,266 and work out from there. 696 00:35:15,266 --> 00:35:18,166 A lot of people like to go about it the other way. 697 00:35:18,166 --> 00:35:20,634 It really makes it harder if you don't start in the hard spot. 698 00:35:21,567 --> 00:35:24,834 Gotta go that way, that way, and that way. 699 00:35:25,767 --> 00:35:27,934 That's a lot of everything. 700 00:35:29,300 --> 00:35:30,800 So it's gonna be hard enough 701 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:32,900 trying to deal with these curves and stuff up here, 702 00:35:32,900 --> 00:35:35,266 the compound curves and concave. 703 00:35:35,266 --> 00:35:36,900 I know that's gonna be a problem. 704 00:35:36,900 --> 00:35:38,867 So I'm gonna have to wrap this in sections, 705 00:35:38,867 --> 00:35:41,800 there's no way that I can wrap this all in one piece. 706 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:45,767 I can feel my seam underneath here 707 00:35:45,767 --> 00:35:47,266 where two pieces come together. 708 00:35:47,266 --> 00:35:49,467 All right. 709 00:35:49,467 --> 00:35:51,967 Then I'll take it off, add a little bit to it, trim it. 710 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:55,200 Glue it, fold it over. 711 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:58,000 Then I'll go over and run through the sewing machine, 712 00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,834 and it'll look like a stitched edge. 713 00:36:02,567 --> 00:36:05,166 That will get glued down in place. 714 00:36:05,166 --> 00:36:07,967 It gives us our little bit of overlap. 715 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:15,033 And it will look like we actually sewed the two pieces together. 716 00:36:15,867 --> 00:36:18,233 Tricks of the trade, don't tell nobody. 717 00:36:25,667 --> 00:36:27,100 I like it. 718 00:36:27,100 --> 00:36:29,667 I'm not looking forward to putting it in the truck now though. 719 00:36:29,667 --> 00:36:32,500 Now, that everything's built on the '89 Bronco interior... 720 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:35,000 'Cause now I have to be worried I don't screw nothing up. 721 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:35,867 [Bill] ...here's the fun part 722 00:36:35,867 --> 00:36:37,500 of putting it all back together. 723 00:36:37,500 --> 00:36:40,700 A 1989 Bronco II is definitely not what you think of 724 00:36:40,700 --> 00:36:42,567 when it comes to custom vehicles. 725 00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:44,066 [John] Don't bang it up. 726 00:36:44,066 --> 00:36:47,066 Don't scratch it. Don't nick the vinyl. 727 00:36:47,066 --> 00:36:48,567 [Bill] From what that truck was, 728 00:36:48,567 --> 00:36:51,266 just a run-of-the-mill, old grandma truck, 729 00:36:51,266 --> 00:36:56,200 bringing it back to today's standards is something really cool, 730 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,433 and a lot of people are gonna change their minds when they see this. 731 00:37:01,767 --> 00:37:02,967 So, as you guys know, I came here from Colorado 732 00:37:02,967 --> 00:37:04,567 and I've been at Ekstensive for about a year. 733 00:37:04,567 --> 00:37:05,667 I love building vehicles. 734 00:37:05,667 --> 00:37:08,100 I love cars and trucks, you know? 735 00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:09,400 So, I said, "Let's do it." 736 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:12,100 Packed my wife up, we came down here, 737 00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:13,567 and it's been a huge learning curve. 738 00:37:13,567 --> 00:37:15,967 It's a whole different culture down here. 739 00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:18,667 But, honestly, I wouldn't have traded it for anything, you know? 740 00:37:18,667 --> 00:37:20,500 I'm glad we did it. 741 00:37:20,500 --> 00:37:22,867 Summer sucks, that's the one thing. 742 00:37:22,867 --> 00:37:25,867 It's really, really hot compared to Colorado, I'll tell you that much. 743 00:37:25,867 --> 00:37:27,400 You don't have 90% humidity there, 744 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:29,367 but just like when I said when I moved down here, 745 00:37:29,367 --> 00:37:30,867 I'm like, "If they could do it, I can do it." 746 00:37:30,867 --> 00:37:32,500 Here I am, I'm still here a year later. 747 00:37:32,500 --> 00:37:34,367 So I guess something's working. 748 00:37:34,367 --> 00:37:36,100 Getting into the Ekstensive team here, 749 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:37,400 man, it's been a wild ride. 750 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:38,967 Working here has been really good, 751 00:37:38,967 --> 00:37:40,867 all the guys here have really accepted me 752 00:37:40,867 --> 00:37:42,367 and been teaching me things. 753 00:37:42,367 --> 00:37:44,166 We're learning everyday, that's what we do, 754 00:37:44,166 --> 00:37:45,367 and I love doing that. 755 00:37:45,367 --> 00:37:47,266 If you have the opportunity to go somewhere 756 00:37:47,266 --> 00:37:49,367 and do some different work and learn some new things, 757 00:37:49,367 --> 00:37:52,700 take it, you know? Especially if it's something that you like to do. 758 00:37:52,700 --> 00:37:55,767 There's always an upside to whatever big scary, you know, 759 00:37:55,767 --> 00:37:57,300 whatever big jump you're making. 760 00:37:57,300 --> 00:37:59,567 So go ahead and take it. Hop in headfirst. 761 00:38:09,967 --> 00:38:12,567 [engine revs] 762 00:38:12,567 --> 00:38:15,266 Vernon's definitely one of the more interesting customers we've had 763 00:38:15,266 --> 00:38:16,700 coming through here. 764 00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:18,600 You know, rolling up in a McLaren, 765 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:21,166 coming to look at his customized Bronco II, 766 00:38:21,166 --> 00:38:22,700 looking like a rockstar cowboy. 767 00:38:22,700 --> 00:38:25,867 -Vernon, what's up, man? -Hey, Bill. Good to see ya. 768 00:38:25,867 --> 00:38:27,967 You definitely never know what this guy's up to next. 769 00:38:27,967 --> 00:38:28,967 That's a good-looking car, man. 770 00:38:28,967 --> 00:38:30,000 Yeah, it's a nice one. 771 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,367 My thing is a car is a special thing, 772 00:38:32,367 --> 00:38:34,400 so I only like special cars. 773 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:37,300 Well, today's gonna be a super special day for you then, 774 00:38:37,300 --> 00:38:40,000 'cause we definitely, definitely have something special for you. 775 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:40,900 Can't wait. 776 00:38:40,900 --> 00:38:42,100 -Well, let's check it out. -All right. 777 00:38:42,100 --> 00:38:44,667 I have 32 cars, I collect cars, 778 00:38:44,667 --> 00:38:47,800 and I like every one of 'em to mean something, 779 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,233 to be something special. 780 00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,600 But this car, the '89 Bronco II is really special 781 00:38:53,600 --> 00:38:57,567 'cause it's the first car that I bought new when I was a young man. 782 00:38:58,767 --> 00:38:59,834 [engine starts] 783 00:39:00,467 --> 00:39:01,634 Oh! 784 00:39:03,166 --> 00:39:04,200 I like that. 785 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:05,233 [engine revs] 786 00:39:12,867 --> 00:39:15,834 All right! That... Wow. 787 00:39:16,367 --> 00:39:17,467 Dude! 788 00:39:17,467 --> 00:39:19,967 -[engine revving] -[Vernon] Oh, man, I love the front, 789 00:39:19,967 --> 00:39:23,000 and, of course, the stance is completely different. 790 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:24,734 And I'll tell you what I love, it's the sound. 791 00:39:25,567 --> 00:39:26,767 -The sounds, that's-- -Right? 792 00:39:26,767 --> 00:39:28,266 Like, when it first came out, 793 00:39:28,266 --> 00:39:29,300 it's like... [mimicking engine roaring] 794 00:39:29,300 --> 00:39:30,700 Ah! 795 00:39:30,700 --> 00:39:32,467 -This ain't that old Bronco you're remembering, is it? -Tires... No! 796 00:39:32,467 --> 00:39:33,767 -No. -[Bill laughs] 797 00:39:33,767 --> 00:39:35,600 -[suspension hisses] -Oh, yeah! 798 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:36,767 That is... 799 00:39:36,767 --> 00:39:38,967 -Oh, man! -[laughs] 800 00:39:38,967 --> 00:39:39,900 That is cool! 801 00:39:39,900 --> 00:39:41,867 I told him, "Let's go as low as we can go." 802 00:39:41,867 --> 00:39:43,667 I didn't know you could go that low. 803 00:39:43,667 --> 00:39:45,667 I was just floored. 804 00:39:45,667 --> 00:39:47,567 This is amazing. 805 00:39:47,567 --> 00:39:50,533 Unbelievable. I love it. I love it! 806 00:39:51,500 --> 00:39:52,400 Thank you, man. 807 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:53,500 -This is awesome! -Yes, sir. 808 00:39:53,500 --> 00:39:54,867 [Bill] It's a little bit different 809 00:39:54,867 --> 00:39:56,967 from when you seen it on the lift last, right? 810 00:39:56,967 --> 00:39:59,300 -Oh, yeah. -[Bill] You could see that new chassis 811 00:39:59,300 --> 00:40:01,767 and everything built, but you really didn't see 812 00:40:01,767 --> 00:40:04,567 -how it was gonna actually work like this... -[Vernon] Yeah. 813 00:40:04,567 --> 00:40:07,300 [Bill] ...and be able to let this truck get as low as it does 814 00:40:07,300 --> 00:40:09,166 with those big wheels and tires. 815 00:40:09,166 --> 00:40:11,667 Last time I saw it, I saw it coming together, 816 00:40:11,667 --> 00:40:13,266 I saw the potential, you know? 817 00:40:13,266 --> 00:40:16,900 But seeing it here lowered, it's just looking great. 818 00:40:16,900 --> 00:40:20,066 Well, we got a lot more to show you on this. 819 00:40:21,500 --> 00:40:23,133 Whoo! All right! 820 00:40:24,166 --> 00:40:27,367 First thing I notice is just cramming that thing in there. 821 00:40:27,367 --> 00:40:28,700 [Bill laughs] 822 00:40:28,700 --> 00:40:31,000 There's a lot going on there under this little engine compartment. 823 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:32,867 I love the way it looks. 824 00:40:32,867 --> 00:40:35,700 That looks as good right there as the whole exterior. 825 00:40:35,700 --> 00:40:36,667 I love that. 826 00:40:36,667 --> 00:40:38,166 -[Bill] Right? -I love that. 827 00:40:38,166 --> 00:40:40,200 -You get a lot to show off when you pop the hood on this. -[Vernon] Oh, man. 828 00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:42,967 -[Bill laughs] And a whole lot of power. -[Vernon] That is crazy. 829 00:40:42,967 --> 00:40:45,200 You got about 400 horsepower under the hood right now. 830 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:46,867 -[Vernon] Hmm! -[Bill] So this little bitty truck, 831 00:40:46,867 --> 00:40:48,900 it ought to be a really fun ride. 832 00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:51,867 And I'm speechless, man. This is crazy. I love it. 833 00:40:51,867 --> 00:40:55,100 Last time he's seen it, it was just the engine just crammed in there, 834 00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:57,066 nothing hooked up, nothing painted. 835 00:40:57,066 --> 00:41:00,467 But now, totally done, finished, all detailed. 836 00:41:00,467 --> 00:41:03,066 You know, he can definitely see how much work we've done to this. 837 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:07,166 Wow. 838 00:41:07,867 --> 00:41:09,567 -Wow. -We did some work in there. 839 00:41:09,567 --> 00:41:10,767 -[chuckles] -You did. 840 00:41:10,767 --> 00:41:12,867 [John] I know you had a couple of stipulations you had. 841 00:41:12,867 --> 00:41:15,166 You wanted to keep some of the retro look to it, 842 00:41:15,166 --> 00:41:17,500 -but we had to modernize it at the same time. -[Vernon] Yeah. 843 00:41:17,500 --> 00:41:19,900 So working those lines in and stuff 844 00:41:19,900 --> 00:41:21,367 wasn't the easiest thing in the world. 845 00:41:21,367 --> 00:41:23,767 There's not a lot of space in this little truck. 846 00:41:23,767 --> 00:41:26,266 I was able to cram speakers in the door, 847 00:41:26,266 --> 00:41:28,967 and then we took a piece of acrylic and I etched your logo 848 00:41:28,967 --> 00:41:31,400 on to the acrylic kinda like a sticker bomb. 849 00:41:31,400 --> 00:41:32,667 -[Vernon] Yeah. -[John] Exactly. 850 00:41:32,667 --> 00:41:34,166 -And it all lights up, so-- -[Vernon] Oh, really? 851 00:41:34,166 --> 00:41:36,200 -[John] Turn on the lights, and they'll all glow... -[Vernon] Ah! 852 00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:38,000 -[John] ...nice and bright... -[Bill] Very cool. 853 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:39,166 [Vernon] Oh, yeah. 854 00:41:39,166 --> 00:41:43,467 The personalization, having the VTHK logo for the band, 855 00:41:43,467 --> 00:41:45,266 having the back lighting, 856 00:41:45,266 --> 00:41:46,900 that is a Vernon Trumbull truck. 857 00:41:46,900 --> 00:41:49,500 -No 1989 there anywhere? -No. No. 858 00:41:49,500 --> 00:41:50,900 I love it, love it. 859 00:41:50,900 --> 00:41:54,400 I know this guy is dying right now to show you 860 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:56,467 what he's really been creating in the back. 861 00:41:56,467 --> 00:41:58,467 You wanted something loud, Vernon, 862 00:41:58,467 --> 00:41:59,800 -and he is-- -Gotta be loud. 863 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:02,600 He's been making the neighbors very angry back here. 864 00:42:02,600 --> 00:42:04,400 -[John and Bill laugh] -Good. Good. 865 00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:05,934 -Let's check it out. -[Vernon] Yeah. 866 00:42:08,300 --> 00:42:12,266 -Oh! Oh, yeah! -[John laughs] 867 00:42:12,266 --> 00:42:14,400 [Vernon] It's the theme of the truck, right? 868 00:42:14,400 --> 00:42:17,900 It's like big stuff crammed into a small package. 869 00:42:17,900 --> 00:42:19,567 That's a feat of engineering, 870 00:42:19,567 --> 00:42:21,767 -to get that in the back of this thing right here. -[John and Bill laugh] 871 00:42:21,767 --> 00:42:24,300 [John] So yeah, that's about 7,000 watts right there. 872 00:42:24,300 --> 00:42:26,100 -Oh, oh! -[John] You got 5,000 watts 873 00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:27,567 just in the subwoofers alone. 874 00:42:27,567 --> 00:42:29,400 -[Vernon] Ooh! -[John] And then, another 2,000 watts 875 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:31,166 on the rest of the speakers in the system. 876 00:42:31,166 --> 00:42:34,667 -Oh, man. -[John] So not gonna be hungry for power at all. 877 00:42:34,667 --> 00:42:37,300 7,000 watts of power. 878 00:42:37,300 --> 00:42:40,867 Incredible. That's more power than The Beatles had 879 00:42:40,867 --> 00:42:42,266 when they played Shea Stadium. 880 00:42:42,266 --> 00:42:44,066 -We know you're a musician. -[Vernon] Yeah. 881 00:42:44,066 --> 00:42:45,767 -You go out on tour. -[Vernon] Oh, yeah. 882 00:42:45,767 --> 00:42:48,767 -This is your mobile concert right here. -[Vernon] Oh, yeah. 883 00:42:48,767 --> 00:42:49,867 They're gonna hear me coming. 884 00:42:49,867 --> 00:42:51,166 -[Bill] Oh, yeah. -Oh, yeah. 885 00:42:51,166 --> 00:42:52,166 -Check this out. -[Vernon] All right. 886 00:42:52,166 --> 00:42:54,166 ♪ No more ♪ 887 00:42:54,166 --> 00:42:56,433 -♪ Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ -♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 888 00:42:58,266 --> 00:42:59,834 We actually get a show from Vernon himself. 889 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:03,567 [rock music playing] 890 00:43:03,567 --> 00:43:05,400 You know, with all the custom touches all throughout, 891 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:08,166 the one thing that really sets this off 892 00:43:08,166 --> 00:43:10,100 is the box in the back. 893 00:43:10,100 --> 00:43:12,667 You know, when you go back to the mini-truck scene, 894 00:43:12,667 --> 00:43:15,200 the stereo was always definitely the focus. 895 00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:18,700 ♪ No more Oh, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ 896 00:43:18,700 --> 00:43:20,000 Yeah, always, man. 897 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:21,667 Takes everybody here at the shop, 898 00:43:21,667 --> 00:43:23,200 and I can't thank them enough. 899 00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:24,467 [Vernon] Yeah! 900 00:43:24,467 --> 00:43:26,066 [Bill] And I know all the old mini-truck guys out here, 901 00:43:26,066 --> 00:43:28,867 when they see this, they're gonna go crazy. 902 00:43:28,867 --> 00:43:29,867 ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ 903 00:43:29,867 --> 00:43:31,767 [Bill] They're gonna lose their minds.