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[man] Looks great.
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[Bill] So we've been working
on a Bronco II
for a while in the shop.
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We've basically done
everything on the outside.
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Now we need to finish up
some engine stuff...
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-[engine revving]
-...then on to interior.
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First thing I got to do
is put a bunch of bass
in this thing.
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You can't have a mini truck
without having
a loud stereo system,
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so I'm stuffing it thicker
than a Thanksgiving turkey.
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[Bill] The '49 Ford
will be the first time
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we integrate an independent
rear suspension
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-into one of our
ground-up builds.
-Cool.
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[Bill] There's a lot to do
just to get this axle
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attached to the rest
of the frame.
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I love projects like this
where you've got to figure out
things along the way.
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[engine revs]
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Oh, man! That is cool!
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I'm Bill Carlton.
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I built my first truck
when I was 16.
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And ever since me and my guys
have been out here
creating with our hands.
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Building the biggest, lowest,
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baddest custom trucks
and cars in the game.
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People don't come here
for what they need.
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They come here
for what they want.
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This is Texas Metal.
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[Bill] So we've been working
on a Bronco II
for a while in the shop,
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and it's been a long,
long road
to get to this point.
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We've basically done
everything on the outside.
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Custom framed,
suspension, body paint.
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Now we need to finish up
some engine stuff and get it
going on to interior.
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But the customer,
Vernon, plays in a band
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and he wants to see this truck
before he goes on tour.
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[Vernon] All right.
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-Vernon,
what's happening, man?
-[Vernon] All right, man.
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Looks great.
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I got an '89 Bronco II.
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I bought it new.
So single owner.
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I've had it since '89.
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I moved to Texas in '89.
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And, uh, I ran it
on the beaches.
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I ran it all over the place
and it was time
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to either get rid of it
or revamp it
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'cause I want to make it
really something...
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one of a kind,
something special
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'cause, you know,
this is a car that's,
you know, right here.
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I know you're
about to go out of town...
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-Yep.
-...so I just wanted you
to stop by,
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kind of check it out,
see where we're at on things
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and you know,
get your approval
and keep on going.
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First reaction is, I love it.
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It's what...
It's what I want to see.
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I wanted something
that's badass,
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unique, ridiculous.
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-[Bill chuckling] That's it.
-[Vernon] I want. I want
somebody to look at this thing
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and say, "What did they do?"
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-I'm loving it.
-[Bill] You'll be hard pressed
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to find another Bronco II
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-as customized as this.
-One of a kind. I love it.
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-Right?
-You want to walk me
through everything?
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-There's a lot going on.
-Man, you know,
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the first thing
we did is get it in,
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separate the engine
and frame and just roll
the whole frame out.
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New crate 5.0, that's usually
in a Mustang GT.
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I mean, you wanted something
with too much power.
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[chuckling] You got it
in this.
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This thing's gonna be
like a go-kart
when you punch it.
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I love it. I mean,
I'm gonna have to be careful.
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I got to learn
how to drive this thing
'cause it's a rocket.
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[Bill] You know, you wanted
that two tone,
that black and silver,
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so, got you going there.
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Yeah. I love how
that's gonna look
with those tires.
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[Bill] You know, new column,
new brakes, new AC.
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-We put the tank
in the rear...
-[Vernon] Yep.
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...then all the hard lines.
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So, you know,
when you pop the back,
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-it's gonna look
really, really, really cool.
-[Vernon] Oh, yeah.
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Fitting everything
into this little package.
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-Wow.
-You wanna see underneath?
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Absolutely.
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I'm just so excited
to see all the work
they've done underneath.
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It's gone from being a...
kind of a beach runner
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to now, it's
a high performance rocket.
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This is as impressive
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-or maybe more impressive
than the top.
-Right?
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-'Cause this--
-This way you can see
all the works done.
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But it has
the rectangle tube here
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and the pipe work
from the crossmember
all the way back.
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I mean, it's not gonna twist
or flex whatsoever.
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[Vernon] Yeah,
it's incredible.
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Man, you said get after it.
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-Yeah.
-[Bill] And you wanted it
all the way on the ground.
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So this is the way to do it.
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-Just build a new chassis...
-[Vernon] Yeah.
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[Bill] ...so everything's
tucked up...
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underneath the body itself,
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so when you let the air out,
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-that body goes
all the way to the ground.
-[Vernon] All the way.
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[Bill] We had to cut almost
the whole floor out...
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-Right.
-...to make room for all that.
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Then go back
with the sheet metal work.
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We've bed-lined
the whole bottom
so you don't have to baby it
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-like you would
if everything was painted.
-[Vernon] Right.
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It'll be a show car,
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but it's gonna be
a car I drive.
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-Hell, yeah.
-Absolutely.
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There's a few things
to button up
under the engine compartment.
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And it goes over
to the interior shop
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and John's gonna get on it
and just fill it
full of stereo.
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Oh, yeah. I wanna
knock down a building.
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-[chuckles]
-[Bill chuckling] Yeah.
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Well, man, do your thing.
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We're gonna do our thing
and I'll see you soon.
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Absolutely.
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[Bill] It took a bit to cram
this 5.0 Coyote
in this old Bronco,
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but it's definitely gonna be
worth it with all that power.
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Now Matt's in the final stages
of getting it all wired up
and running.
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[Matt] This right here
is set up for a factory setup,
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and the computer
would normally mount here.
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But to me, this right here
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just... it's not appealing.
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So what I'm going to do
is I'm going to cut
this harness open,
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find my spot where I'm
gonna mount the computer,
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which most likely
is gonna be on the firewall,
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and then we'll rewrap it,
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so it looks cosmetically nice.
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This isn't ugly for factory,
but it's ugly for custom.
[chuckles]
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When you see this tied up
in a loom,
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you think,
"Oh, it's just one wire."
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You break it down
and you've got 90 wires,
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and each one is just
as important as the next.
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There is no guide or nothing,
no reference to look at.
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It can get a little
aggravating at times.
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But that's why you just
take your time and do it right
the first time.
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You don't have to come back
and do it again.
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Now that I got all this
opened up and peeled back...
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Since we know we're
most likely mounting
our computer
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right here on the firewall,
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I'm going to see
what it's going to take
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to get the harness
to flow that way.
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And see what I'll have
to do from there
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before we tie it
back up completely.
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I'm gonna go ahead
and get the second side
of the harness plugged in,
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and we're gonna figure out
where we're gonna
come in to the firewall.
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What I'm looking for is...
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anything that would be
in the way of me
drilling the hole.
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I wanna go as low as possible.
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So when you're looking at it
from the engine bay,
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you can't see the wires
coming through.
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It's not even something
I thought I would do.
I just...
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I started when I was young,
and it's kind of weird
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'cause I'm a person
that doesn't really
have much patience.
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But when it comes
to electrical,
I get in the zone
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and, kind of,
zone everything out
and think about nothing
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other than what I'm doing
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and try to get it to look...
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as clean and neat as possible
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without any issues. of course.
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At the end of it all,
when it's all done tied up
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and you can't
see anything, it's...
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that self-satisfaction is...
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something I guess
I just strive for.
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I'm just going to go ahead
and bundle these up
right here.
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Once I get everything mounted,
and then I'll cut him
down to size.
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We'll get the fuse box
for the body harness mounted
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and start running all those
wires to the headlights,
tail lights,
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and then get
everything mounted.
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I guess after that
we'll be almost ready
to start this thing.
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Before I really
got into electrical,
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I worked at a car audio shop
in Arizona.
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We had an installer there
that... he was color blind,
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and he was probably
one of the best
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alarm installers in the shop.
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So I, kind of, hung around him
and, kind of, learned
from him.
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He showed me little tricks
that made things easier.
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And he's colorblind, so...
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that kinda shows
it don't matter
what you're facing.
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Like, you can figure it out.
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You just gotta figure out how.
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Well, now,
the moment of truth.
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Let's see what we got.
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I hear a fuel pump come on.
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Gonna go ahead and crank it.
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[engine starts]
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Now, it's alive.
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...going on, John?
I heard, uh,
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this thing finally made it
over to your side.
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I guess they finally got it.
I walked in this morning
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and here it sits, so...
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It's usually where it's at.
It's sitting here
just trying to figure out
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what's going to happen.
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And it's even more fun
to figure out
what's going to happen
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when I don't know
what's supposed to happen.
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So what's supposed to happen?
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[Carlos] Customer,
he's an artist.
He's a musician.
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He loved music.
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He said, "Go crazy with it."
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He wants loud, loud, loud.
Louder-than-me loud...
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-[blows raspberry]
-[Carlos] ...in this truck.
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-Okay. All right.
-[Carlos] Yeah.
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I like loud.
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-[chuckles]
-[John] I can definitely
do loud.
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-A wall?
-Not a wall.
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-He definitely
didn't want a wall. He...
-[John] Uh, lame. Lame!
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-[chuckles]
-You know, he says,
with the big windows,
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he wants to be able to see
whatever you guys created
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-inside that wall rear, so...
-[John] All right.
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-What do you want?
-That's all right.
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That just makes it
more of a challenge,
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-makes it more fun, so...
-Yeah.
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[John] It's a lot of space,
but it's not a lot,
with it being a mini truck.
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-It looks like there's more
than there really is.
-[Carlos] Yeah.
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I think I'm gonna fill it up.
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Six-and-a-half's on the door,
six-and-a-half's on the kicks.
Two-sixteens' in the back.
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Some more
six-and-a-half's out back.
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And, of course, you know,
we got to have plenty of power
to run these things.
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The subs alone
are gonna be
2,500 watts apiece.
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Another couple
of thousand watts amps.
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-For the rest of it,
over 7,000 watts in it.
-[Carlos chuckles]
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[John] So I'm stuffing
it thicker than
a Thanksgiving turkey.
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-[Carlos] That sounds
good right now.
-[both laughing]
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I know he's a musician,
so we got a logo
or anything we can work with?
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He's got a logo.
He did email it to me.
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He wants it incorporated
somewhere in the interior.
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-[John] Okay.
-[Carlos] Um, he didn't say
exactly where.
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-So leave it up to you
and your design.
-Well,...
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Well, we'll get creative
and see if we can come up
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with something different
with it, you know,
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instead of just embroidering
a headrest or anything.
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I mean, I know it's 1989
that it came from,
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but we don't have to put
1989 in it. [chuckles]
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Cool. Well, you got
to put together the list
231
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of everything that you're
gonna need.
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-I know it's going
to be a really long list.
-Yeah. Yeah.
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So, I need you
to be like Santa
234
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-and check it twice...
-Okay.
235
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...before you give it to me,
so I can hit Rockford up,
236
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so they send everything
at one time.
237
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Once it arrives, I'll let
the guys know that we're
gonna need a forklift
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-to bring this stuff
here to you.
-[laughs]
239
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-All right, man.
-Cool, man.
240
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-All right.
-I'll get you a bunch
of sandpaper, too.
241
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-Extra.
-[Carlos laughs]
242
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[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
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for the Bronco II.
245
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So one of the requests
that the customer had
246
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was that he wanted
to keep the door panels
kind of original,
247
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but not too original.
248
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So we're just gonna add a pod
to the bottom of it.
249
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And shape it out.
250
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We've already let the robot
do their job
from our drawings.
251
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Parts are made ready-to-go,
252
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and so all I gotta do
is put the puzzle together
253
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and favorite part...
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body work.
255
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Glue it up. Next step,
prep the door panels.
256
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Then we'll attach the pods.
257
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Everything fits. All I gotta
do now is get an insert
attached to the door.
258
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And once that's done,
it's just a matter
of molding the insert
259
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to the door panel,
260
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that'll look kind of like
a factory door panel.
261
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Doors are all wrapped up.
They look great.
262
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Next thing to do is add
a little bit of something,
something to 'em.
263
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So what I did
is I laser-etched
his band logo
264
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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
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around the outside of it.
267
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They're gonna shine through
and that's gonna make
268
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all these logos pop and glow.
269
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This is a low-voltage
lighting, which
is a lot safer.
270
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Used to be that we used
neon tubes.
271
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And tell you what,
trying to get a neon tube
272
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in a door without breaking it,
273
00:11:47,266 --> 00:11:48,467
that was fun.
274
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I'm going to use a cob LED,
275
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which is going to let light
276
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transfer evenly
all the way around.
277
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And instead of having
hot spots
from individual led lights,
278
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this is one solid strip.
279
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It looks a lot better,
in my opinion.
280
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Coming up
with different designs
281
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and trying to come up
with something different,
282
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can be challenging
from time to time,
283
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but with that being said,
it's also what pushes me
284
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to try to better myself
285
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with every one.
286
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It can be challenging,
but rewarding
at the same time,
287
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[Bill] Working on projects
like the '89 Broncos,
288
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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
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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
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Customer dropped it off
as one of the rustiest trucks
I've ever seen.
294
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You know, it didn't matter.
She wanted to turn this thing
295
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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
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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
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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
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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.