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Man, it's definitely got
the vintage feel and smell.

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-That's him, not me.
-[laughter]

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-[Bill] Oh, man.
-I built it to race.

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So we're not just putting
wheels and tires on it.

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-Full... Yeah.
-Full custom.

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This is for the headlight.

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You turn your headlights on,

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these guys come down.

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Get out of your home.

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Back when I was
in high school, man,

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this was sought-after.

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<i>It's a big job for us.</i>

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This is so compact.

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<i>Here, we're gonna work</i>

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<i>with the existing floorboard.</i>

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Very, very good.

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[Bill] <i>This thing</i>
<i>is gonna be a beast.</i>

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<i>Just like the wrecker, man.</i>

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<i>The '52 Wrecker</i>
<i>started last year</i>

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<i>and we're just now putting</i>
<i>the rolling chassis</i>

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<i>and the body together.</i>

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Got it going down.

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Are you liking it?

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-I'm trying not to cry.
-[laughs]

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[upbeat music playing]

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[narrator] <i>I'm Bill Carlton.</i>

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<i>I built my first truck</i>
<i>when I was 16</i>

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<i>and ever since,</i>
<i>me and my guys</i>

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<i>have been out here</i>
<i>creating with our hands.</i>

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<i>Building the biggest, lowest,</i>

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<i>baddest custom trucks</i>
<i>and cars in the game.</i>

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<i>People don't come here</i>
<i>for what they need.</i>

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<i>They come here</i>
<i>for what they want.</i>

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<i>This is</i> Texas Metal.

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[hip-hop music playing]

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Brent's backing in
a really cool GTO.

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<i>When I was in high school,</i>
<i>that was a car to have.</i>

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-Hey, Bill.
-What's happening to fellas?

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[Nick] Hey, Bill.
It's great to meet you.

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-Nick.
-Nick.

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-Sebastian. Yeah.
-Sebastian.

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-Nice to meet you guys, man.
-[Nick] Nice to meet you too.

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So is this one of you guys?

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It's both of ours.

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-Both of you?
-Yeah.

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Like a timeshare or something?

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Yeah, it's like
a timeshare actually.

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-[laugh]
-Yeah.

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My brother bought it, um,

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when he was 15 in 1980.

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The car's been with us
for almost 42 years,

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-so, uh, it's a little bit--
-What?

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-[Nick] Yeah.
-I was just about to ask you

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if you guys bought it
like this, this vintage or...

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No, it was a piece of junk
when we bought it. Yeah.

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-Forty-two years ago.
-Now running,

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-42 years ago.
-Forty-two years ago. Yeah.

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You know, back when I was
in high school, man,

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this was sought-after,
for sure.

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I mean this was the one
you had to have,

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with those wheels,
that size tire.

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-Yep. Pretty old school now.
-[Sebastian] Yeah.

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But, you know,
we used to race it
when we were kids and--

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Well, he used to work on it.

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-I used to race it.
-He used to race it.
Drive it.

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I was always afraid of it.

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He's worked on it since
he was like 12 years old.

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How much did you get this
for back then?

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-$300.
-$300.

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-300 bucks.
-[Nick] Yeah.

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You know,
both immigrants from Italy

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and so the car
became something

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that tied us together
and we've been, I don't know.

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-Yeah.
-Best friends since then,

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uh, as well as brothers.

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Wow, man,
that's quite a story.

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I've never heard one
of those stories before.

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It's awesome.

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So this might turn
into me working on it

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and both of you guys racing.

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-Is that what it is?
-[laughs]

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No, actually
we built it to race

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and we can't drive it.

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So we're just looking
for something we can get in,

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push the button and go,
you know,

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as opposed to kind of
where it is right now,

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where it only runs on race,
gas and stuff like that.

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-So, yeah.
-[Bill] Oh, wow, okay.

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So we're not just putting
wheels and tires on it.

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No, totally custom.

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Totally Something unique

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that people look at
on the street.

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Modern, you know,
touring cars.

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The pro touring GTO?

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-Yeah, exactly.
-Man, I love that idea.

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Just taking this cool car
and just modernizing it.

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<i>You want something</i>
<i>that really rides good.</i>

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<i>Handles good,</i>
<i>can put the power down</i>

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to the ground.

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Just rip out that old frame,

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just unbolt it from the body,
roll it out,

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and just start fresh.

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Build a new
way more rigid chassis.

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4-link on the back, you know,
coilovers all the way around.

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We can adjust that stance

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where it just looks
absolutely perfect.

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Yeah, that pro touring stance

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is definitely
gotta be there for us.

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-Yeah.
-Yeah, yeah.

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Any preference on color
or anything like that?

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The original color
for this car was red,

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so we're thinking
of the red and black.

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Sort of the modern versions
of the stock colors

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from back in the day,
if that makes sense.

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Okay. What about interior?

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Something fully custom.
Totally wild.

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Cool man, let's check it out.

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Man, it's definitely got
the vintage feel and smell.

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[laughs]

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That's him, not me.

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[laughter]

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I tell you what,
your brother's done

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a real good job
restoring it for you

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<i>'cause this looks</i>
<i>absolutely perfect in here,</i>

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but it's definitely,
definitely dated.

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It's definitely tired.

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<i>We'll modernize this,</i>
<i>you know,</i>

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<i>give you that</i>
<i>pro touring feel</i>

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when you sit in it.

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Of course, changing,
you know, door panels,

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<i>seats, carpet,</i>
<i>and the instrumentation</i>

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is something that'll really,
really wake this car up.

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-Yeah.
-You know, that way
you're behind the wheel

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and it just looks modern
in here.

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[Nick] I love that.

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Only request I have is
we were thinking

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-about four bucket seats.
-Yeah.

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Not sure how you think
about that or--

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No man, that'd be...

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-That's a great idea.
-Okay.

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Maybe even give you
a little bit more...

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I mean, you guys look like

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you might need
a little more...

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-[Nick laughs]
-room inside here too, right?

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-It's tight.
-It's been 42 years,

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so yeah, we need
a little bit more room.

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[laughter]

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And you guys were saying

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that you run race gas in it.

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Now, what's under the hood?

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Uh, it's a 600-inch Pontiac,

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but we're open to anything.

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Let's check it out.

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Damn it.

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[Bill] Oh, man.

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Definitely isn't original
under the hood.

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-[Nick] No.
-So about how much horsepower?

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About seven
without the nitrous.

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Close to nine.

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So it is a fun drive.

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-[Nick] Yeah.
-[Sebastian] It is fun.

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Quarter mile, though,
fun to drive.

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-[Nick] Yeah, yeah.
-[Sebastian] After that...

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You can't even drive it
on the freeway, Bill.

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You're doing 55
and the car sounds like

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it's doing, you know,
5,000 grand.

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-About to blow up?
-[Nick] Yeah, 6 grand.

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So you want that practicality.

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You want to be able
to get in it

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and drive it
wherever you want.

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-And get gas
wherever we can pump gas.
-Yes. Yeah.

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But you still want
a ton of power?

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-Can never have
too much power.
-Yeah.

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You know what'd be real cool?

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I mean, if we're taking
this engine out,

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we're replacing it
with a nice,

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new clean engine,

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we could just add a bunch
of sheet metal panels

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-around it just to--
-Man.

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Man, when you pop the hood
you're like just wow,

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that's just super clean,
simplified everything.

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That sounds great.
I mean, that's...

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We've always dreamed about
having something like that.

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Well, if you guys are ready
to make it happen.

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Let's go. Yeah,
thank you so much.

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-Come on with it.
-All right.

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-[Bill] Definitely a cool car.
-[Nick] Thank you.

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[upbeat music playing]

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[Bill] <i>You know, the GTO</i>
<i>has a long</i>
<i>muscle car history,</i>

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<i>but this car also</i>
<i>has a long history</i>

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<i>with Nick and Sebastian.</i>

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Messing with a car like this

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is kind of delicate.

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<i>This isn't just</i>
<i>an easy project,</i>

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<i>get in, tear it apart,</i>
<i>change it up</i>

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<i>and give it back</i>
<i>to 'em kind of deal.</i>

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This is sentimental.

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<i>It's a big job for us.</i>

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It's a big job
for any car shop.

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Transforming what's already
a really, really cool,

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clean car into something

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<i>that not only fits</i>
<i>the family history,</i>

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<i>but fits</i>
<i>the muscle car history.</i>

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<i>There's a lot</i>
<i>of unique challenges</i>

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all throughout this.

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On top of all that
it's part of their family,

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so we're not gonna
take that lightly,

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<i>but no matter how long</i>
<i>that history is,</i>

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sometimes you just
gotta start over.

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[Dustin] <i>This is cool.</i>

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-Very cool, huh?
-Yeah.

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Nice outfit today.

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Looking good, guys.

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He's always paying attention
to me, I guess.

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Yeah, he texted me
and asked me
what I was wearing.

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-FaceTime.
-That's what it was. Yeah.

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You know this car's
got a really cool history.

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They're two brothers
who own this car jointly.

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They bought this car back,
one of them was 14 years old.

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Oh, wow.

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[Bill] <i>You know, the guys</i>
<i>are getting older now</i>

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<i>and they're tired of working</i>
<i>on it, you know,</i>

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<i>they've been working on it</i>
<i>their whole lives, right?</i>

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[Dustin] Right, right.

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They want us to work on it now

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and build them something

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where they can just get in it,

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go wherever they want to go.

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So we're gonna turn this
into something really,

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really cool, super low
to the ground,

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<i>modern everything</i>
<i>and we're gonna build</i>

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a new chassis...

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-[Dustin] <i>Right on.</i>
-[Bill] <i>all new suspension,</i>

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<i>brand new LT4 in it.</i>

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So it's gonna have a ton
of horsepower.

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10-speed transmission
so they can drive it

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-wherever they want to go.
-Yeah.

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I mean the interior
looks almost perfect.

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-[Ryan] <i>It looks great.</i>
-[Dustin] <i>Right.</i>

240
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<i>And they spend a lot of time,</i>
<i>you know,</i>

241
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<i>fixing every little</i>
<i>single piece in there</i>

242
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just for us
to tear it all out.

243
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All new interior,
all new paint,

244
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all new everything,
100% all custom.

245
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-All right.
-It's definitely gonna be,

246
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you know, one of a kind.

247
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Yeah, no, this is gonna be
a cool one, man.

248
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There's a lot to do
on this guy.

249
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[hip-hop music playing]

250
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For a 50-year-old car,

251
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the body's
in pretty good shape,

252
00:08:09,100 --> 00:08:10,634
but everything else gotta go.

253
00:08:15,900 --> 00:08:17,400
Just going through
and getting everything

254
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that's going from the body

255
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to the chassis right now.

256
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Getting everything loose,

257
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cutting all the zip ties,

258
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getting everything
outta the way,

259
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making sure that we're free.

260
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That way, once we get
these body bolts loose,

261
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we can drop it down,
take what we gotta take down

262
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up there and then this body
will just separate

263
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and come right off the chassis

264
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and then we'll be able
to roll it out.

265
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It'll come. There you go.

266
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This is for the headlight.

267
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We'll do it right here.

268
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Oh, really?

269
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You turn your headlights on.

270
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-[Dustin] Yup.
-These guys come down.

271
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I mean, cool stuff man.

272
00:08:56,500 --> 00:08:59,066
Oh, yeah, yeah. A bunch
of juice in the juice box.

273
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[upbeat music playing]

274
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That's the lightest tire.

275
00:09:08,066 --> 00:09:08,967
It's kinda funny.

276
00:09:08,967 --> 00:09:10,667
I've never seen
anything like that before.

277
00:09:10,667 --> 00:09:12,166
It took the cutoff bolts
right there

278
00:09:12,166 --> 00:09:14,667
and then used them as,
like, a little anchor

279
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to where they could zip tie
to and hold their wire

280
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loom nice and straight
over the fender.

281
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Pretty creative. I like that.

282
00:09:21,500 --> 00:09:24,233
[upbeat music playing]

283
00:09:25,867 --> 00:09:27,266
Come on.

284
00:09:28,300 --> 00:09:29,634
Get out of your home.

285
00:09:35,266 --> 00:09:37,300
That's not the correct way
to do it.

286
00:09:37,300 --> 00:09:38,634
Oh, rat's nest.

287
00:09:39,867 --> 00:09:41,667
I wonder how fast
that rat went.

288
00:09:42,367 --> 00:09:43,767
[Dustin] Huh, pretty fast.

289
00:09:45,867 --> 00:09:46,834
[Ryan] All right, go ahead.

290
00:09:51,667 --> 00:09:53,166
Bump it, bump it.

291
00:09:56,667 --> 00:09:57,934
Hey, you're all clear.

292
00:09:58,266 --> 00:09:59,166
Take it all away.

293
00:10:00,667 --> 00:10:01,867
Oh, my God.

294
00:10:01,867 --> 00:10:02,867
Dude this thing sucks.

295
00:10:02,867 --> 00:10:04,467
This thing sucks.

296
00:10:04,467 --> 00:10:06,467
Ah, it's slippery.

297
00:10:08,367 --> 00:10:11,634
[rock music playing]

298
00:10:13,166 --> 00:10:14,500
<i>You know,</i>
<i>it's always the challenge</i>

299
00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:15,867
<i>to take an iconic vehicle</i>

300
00:10:15,867 --> 00:10:17,200
like the '68 GTO

301
00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:18,567
and improve upon it.

302
00:10:18,567 --> 00:10:20,100
For me, the best way
to do that

303
00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:21,567
is that custom chassis

304
00:10:21,567 --> 00:10:23,100
<i>because we can just build</i>

305
00:10:23,100 --> 00:10:24,667
<i>that exact right chassis</i>

306
00:10:24,667 --> 00:10:26,233
<i>for the car and the customer.</i>

307
00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,867
[Ryan] <i>We're gonna start</i>
<i>with our two frame rails</i>

308
00:10:29,867 --> 00:10:31,066
<i>and then we'll stick 'em</i>
<i>up there and we'll see</i>

309
00:10:31,066 --> 00:10:34,166
<i>exactly where our body mounts</i>
<i>are falling.</i>

310
00:10:34,166 --> 00:10:36,767
<i>Then we can start building</i>
<i>the whole chassis as a whole.</i>

311
00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,767
<i>We're gonna do this chassis</i>
<i>just a little bit different.</i>

312
00:10:40,767 --> 00:10:43,967
I'm using DOM to connect
to my body mounts.

313
00:10:43,967 --> 00:10:47,567
It's gonna be a little bit
cooler of a look on this car

314
00:10:47,567 --> 00:10:49,767
<i>and it'll be built</i>
<i>directly to the car</i>

315
00:10:49,767 --> 00:10:52,567
<i>instead of doing it</i>
<i>on the table</i>
<i>like we normally do.</i>

316
00:10:54,166 --> 00:10:56,266
I made some marks
so I know exactly

317
00:10:56,266 --> 00:11:00,667
where the center
of my very first body mount
is gonna be.

318
00:11:00,667 --> 00:11:03,567
So I can transfer that
on both rails right here

319
00:11:03,567 --> 00:11:05,066
and I can use that point
to measure off

320
00:11:05,066 --> 00:11:06,567
of everything else
I need to build.

321
00:11:06,567 --> 00:11:09,734
[dramatic music playing]

322
00:11:17,266 --> 00:11:19,233
Yeah, dude, I like that.

323
00:11:26,166 --> 00:11:27,367
All right, cool.

324
00:11:27,367 --> 00:11:29,266
So now you can see

325
00:11:29,266 --> 00:11:31,867
what we've accomplished here
by adding the DOM

326
00:11:31,867 --> 00:11:33,300
with the through bolt.

327
00:11:33,300 --> 00:11:35,066
So I'll get
a three-quarter bolt,

328
00:11:35,066 --> 00:11:37,667
put that in there and once
I get that established

329
00:11:37,667 --> 00:11:40,900
I can make my mark
for the other four body mounts

330
00:11:40,900 --> 00:11:42,200
that we have to do,

331
00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:43,567
get it all connected

332
00:11:43,567 --> 00:11:44,734
and keep moving
with our chassis.

333
00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,867
[dramatic music playing]

334
00:11:56,700 --> 00:11:57,967
[Bill] Hey. That'll work?

335
00:11:57,967 --> 00:11:59,300
Ryan's off to a good start

336
00:11:59,300 --> 00:12:01,200
on the '68 GTO chassis,

337
00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:02,500
<i>but the frame rails</i>
<i>aren't lining up</i>

338
00:12:02,500 --> 00:12:04,266
<i>with the original body mounts</i>

339
00:12:04,266 --> 00:12:06,266
so he is gonna change
things up to make it work.

340
00:12:06,266 --> 00:12:07,967
<i>That's the advantage</i>
<i>of doing it custom.</i>

341
00:12:07,967 --> 00:12:09,166
<i>We're gonna change things up</i>

342
00:12:09,166 --> 00:12:11,266
<i>till it's exactly right.</i>

343
00:12:11,266 --> 00:12:12,667
All right, so we got
the rail in there,

344
00:12:12,667 --> 00:12:13,867
got the DOM in place.

345
00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:15,000
Everything's tacked in.

346
00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,166
When we put our rail up

347
00:12:16,166 --> 00:12:17,667
underneath the channel

348
00:12:17,667 --> 00:12:19,700
where it needs to go,

349
00:12:19,700 --> 00:12:22,767
all of the original
body mount holes are off.

350
00:12:22,767 --> 00:12:24,300
They're not
in a straight line.

351
00:12:24,300 --> 00:12:26,100
So using DOM
on every single one of them

352
00:12:26,100 --> 00:12:27,600
isn't gonna work.

353
00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:29,166
We're just gonna take
a flat bar,

354
00:12:29,166 --> 00:12:30,900
put a bend at an inch
and a half,

355
00:12:30,900 --> 00:12:33,567
put a hole at two
and three quarters

356
00:12:33,567 --> 00:12:35,767
and then chop the end off
at 4 inches

357
00:12:35,767 --> 00:12:37,967
and I can put that bend
right there.

358
00:12:37,967 --> 00:12:40,667
It will flow the channel
underneath the car.

359
00:12:41,500 --> 00:12:43,600
So now that we have
our bracket here,

360
00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:44,900
I can take some chipboard

361
00:12:44,900 --> 00:12:47,100
and make me
a little side gusset here,

362
00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:48,667
I'll make four of them.

363
00:12:48,667 --> 00:12:50,066
I think it'll flow good

364
00:12:50,066 --> 00:12:51,867
with everything else we got.

365
00:12:51,867 --> 00:12:54,000
So transferring some metal.

366
00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,200
How about four of these guys.

367
00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,767
Get 'em cleaned up
and then get 'em tacked
onto the car.

368
00:12:58,767 --> 00:13:00,367
We'll just tack 'em
right here.

369
00:13:00,367 --> 00:13:01,567
We'll corner it.

370
00:13:01,567 --> 00:13:03,800
This gusset will get stronger

371
00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,066
and make this
to where this cannot collapse.

372
00:13:12,967 --> 00:13:15,200
[upbeat music playing]

373
00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,867
[grunting] All right, bar.

374
00:13:17,867 --> 00:13:19,467
Stop, stop, stop, stop.

375
00:13:19,467 --> 00:13:20,700
Inch it down.

376
00:13:20,700 --> 00:13:22,467
When I look back
to where we started over

377
00:13:22,467 --> 00:13:26,166
25 years ago, we're mostly
doing custom suspensions,

378
00:13:26,166 --> 00:13:28,266
<i>but we grew and grew</i>
<i>to where now</i>

379
00:13:28,266 --> 00:13:31,367
<i>it takes over a year</i>
<i>to do ground-up builds.</i>

380
00:13:31,367 --> 00:13:34,166
There's so many steps
of doing the really,
really big ones

381
00:13:34,166 --> 00:13:36,166
<i>and there's definitely been</i>
<i>a learning curve.</i>

382
00:13:36,166 --> 00:13:38,367
Yeah, my tabs are on the side
of the frame.

383
00:13:39,867 --> 00:13:42,767
<i>The '52 wrecker</i>
<i>started last year</i>

384
00:13:42,767 --> 00:13:44,500
and we're just now putting
the rolling chassis

385
00:13:44,500 --> 00:13:45,767
and the body together.

386
00:13:45,767 --> 00:13:47,266
[man] Go. I just gotta--

387
00:13:47,266 --> 00:13:48,266
Go down, go down, go down.

388
00:13:48,266 --> 00:13:49,367
I got it going down.

389
00:13:49,367 --> 00:13:50,266
[Bill] <i>I look at it this way.</i>

390
00:13:50,266 --> 00:13:51,667
<i>We're in the business</i>

391
00:13:51,667 --> 00:13:53,800
of making customer's
dreams happen.

392
00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,100
Slow, slow, slow, slow.
You gotta go back.

393
00:13:56,100 --> 00:13:57,900
passing the side,
keep going down.

394
00:13:57,900 --> 00:13:59,100
That's on it right there.
You're on the body...

395
00:13:59,100 --> 00:14:00,600
-[man] All right.
-you put it down right there.

396
00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:01,467
Thank y'all.

397
00:14:01,467 --> 00:14:03,200
You could barely
put a piece of paper

398
00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:04,567
-in-between the wire...
-[man] [indistinct]

399
00:14:04,567 --> 00:14:05,967
<i>The more time and effort</i>

400
00:14:05,967 --> 00:14:07,567
<i>and skill we put</i>
<i>into all of it,</i>

401
00:14:07,567 --> 00:14:09,166
the more excited I get
to get 'em done

402
00:14:09,166 --> 00:14:10,934
and get 'em back
out on the road.

403
00:14:16,567 --> 00:14:18,166
It's about time
I catch you working.

404
00:14:18,166 --> 00:14:19,600
Yeah. [laughs]

405
00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,767
-I'm always working here.
-Yeah. Uh-huh.

406
00:14:21,767 --> 00:14:23,300
Man, are we all set up
for the tow show?

407
00:14:23,300 --> 00:14:25,667
You know, I just spoke
with Ryan and, uh,

408
00:14:25,667 --> 00:14:27,600
he's got a great prime
location for this thing.

409
00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:28,967
It's all set up, ready to go.

410
00:14:28,967 --> 00:14:30,100
Man, that's perfect, man.

411
00:14:30,100 --> 00:14:31,767
I can't wait
for Terry to see it.

412
00:14:31,767 --> 00:14:33,800
You know, giving Terry back
that '52 tow truck

413
00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,500
at the tow show,
that's the perfect place

414
00:14:36,500 --> 00:14:38,000
to reveal this, right?

415
00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,400
And when Terry sees
his truck there

416
00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:40,600
amongst all these other ones,

417
00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:41,767
he's just gonna be blown away.

418
00:14:41,767 --> 00:14:42,900
Everybody else is too.

419
00:14:42,900 --> 00:14:44,900
Yeah, definitely.

420
00:14:44,900 --> 00:14:46,567
[Bill] <i>I mean just think back</i>
<i>when it came in.</i>

421
00:14:46,567 --> 00:14:48,367
<i>Man, it was horrible, right?</i>

422
00:14:48,367 --> 00:14:50,800
<i>I didn't know if I needed</i>
<i>to start ordering parts</i>

423
00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,567
or tetanus shots for you guys
when that thing first came in.

424
00:14:53,567 --> 00:14:55,200
<i>I didn't know</i>
<i>what part to get.</i>

425
00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:56,967
[Bill] <i>I mean starting off</i>
<i>picking the cab up,</i>

426
00:14:56,967 --> 00:14:59,266
<i>rolling everything else out</i>

427
00:14:59,266 --> 00:15:01,533
<i>and just building</i>
<i>everything else</i>

428
00:15:02,166 --> 00:15:04,166
<i>from that 2 by 5 frame.</i>

429
00:15:04,166 --> 00:15:06,100
<i>How it goes up to the 2 by 4</i>

430
00:15:06,100 --> 00:15:09,600
<i>with the truss underneath it</i>
<i>is super, super strong.</i>

431
00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,667
It can haul
whatever it wants to haul.

432
00:15:12,667 --> 00:15:14,467
-And then some. Yeah.
-Right?

433
00:15:14,467 --> 00:15:15,800
[Bill] <i>He wanted</i>
<i>a whole lot of power.</i>

434
00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,667
<i>The LT4 in it,</i>
<i>supercharged 6.2 man.</i>

435
00:15:18,667 --> 00:15:20,300
He definitely got the power.

436
00:15:20,300 --> 00:15:22,367
-[Bill]
<i>He definitely got that.</i>
-[Carlos] <i>Yeah.</i>

437
00:15:22,367 --> 00:15:24,100
In the bed.
How much labor went

438
00:15:24,100 --> 00:15:25,266
into building with that bed?

439
00:15:25,266 --> 00:15:26,467
[Carlos] <i>When you first</i>
<i>brought this up</i>

440
00:15:26,467 --> 00:15:28,266
<i>and said we're gonna build it</i>
<i>off from scratch?</i>

441
00:15:28,266 --> 00:15:29,867
<i>I didn't believe</i>
<i>how it was gonna be done,</i>

442
00:15:29,867 --> 00:15:31,567
<i>but then when I started</i>
<i>seeing you guys</i>

443
00:15:31,567 --> 00:15:33,600
<i>lay everything out, man,</i>
<i>I don't know how the lines</i>

444
00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,500
just matched up,
but that's what you do you.

445
00:15:35,500 --> 00:15:37,967
Yeah. Just getting towards
the end of projects like this,

446
00:15:37,967 --> 00:15:39,467
<i>man, really get me</i>
<i>excited, man.</i>

447
00:15:39,467 --> 00:15:41,367
<i>Figuring out the size,</i>
<i>the shape,</i>

448
00:15:41,367 --> 00:15:43,367
<i>the dimensions of that bed,</i>

449
00:15:43,367 --> 00:15:45,266
once that's established,
actually building it,

450
00:15:45,266 --> 00:15:48,266
<i>you know, using the skills</i>
<i>to shape the metal, the weld,</i>

451
00:15:48,266 --> 00:15:51,000
<i>the grind, the polish</i>
<i>to make it what it is,</i>

452
00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,066
<i>is a ton of work.</i>

453
00:15:52,066 --> 00:15:53,667
When you told me
you were gonna come out

454
00:15:53,667 --> 00:15:55,066
and make that boom yourself,

455
00:15:55,567 --> 00:15:56,767
I didn't take it against you,

456
00:15:56,767 --> 00:15:59,100
but I came to look for stuff
that maybe we could,

457
00:15:59,100 --> 00:16:00,867
you know, maybe order
but there's nothing out there

458
00:16:00,867 --> 00:16:02,400
to order for that.

459
00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:04,700
-You just gotta do it.
-Don't Be scared.

460
00:16:04,700 --> 00:16:07,667
[Bill] <i>Going from chipboard</i>
<i>to plasma table</i>

461
00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:10,066
<i>to a part you're actually</i>
<i>welding together,</i>

462
00:16:10,066 --> 00:16:13,400
<i>grinding, sanding, turning it</i>
<i>into a hot rod wrecker man,</i>

463
00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,567
<i>I love how it's come</i>
<i>together.</i>

464
00:16:15,567 --> 00:16:18,000
Then once all that's made
off to the body shop,

465
00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,200
<i>there's a lot of panels</i>
<i>on there to get straight.</i>

466
00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,467
<i>I mean the paint's done</i>
<i>looking right,</i>

467
00:16:22,467 --> 00:16:24,266
you know the major thing
we have left

468
00:16:24,266 --> 00:16:26,266
is just letting John Burgess
do his thing.

469
00:16:26,266 --> 00:16:28,400
Yeah, he was just in here
and we went through

470
00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:29,767
and picked
all the materials out

471
00:16:29,767 --> 00:16:31,000
and the color scheme and stuff

472
00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:32,166
that he's gonna put
in that thing

473
00:16:32,166 --> 00:16:34,467
is gonna really tie
everything together.

474
00:16:34,467 --> 00:16:36,300
It's gonna show your guys'
craftsmanship with his

475
00:16:36,300 --> 00:16:38,667
and it's gonna really set
that truck apart.

476
00:16:38,667 --> 00:16:41,266
After that, tow show.

477
00:16:41,266 --> 00:16:43,000
-Road trip.
-Uh, you got work to do.

478
00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:44,000
[sighs]

479
00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,333
[rock music playing]

480
00:16:49,166 --> 00:16:50,266
<i>You know, a lot of the times</i>

481
00:16:50,266 --> 00:16:52,567
the last thing we do
on a ground-up build,

482
00:16:52,567 --> 00:16:55,600
is that interior,
but last is definitely
not least.

483
00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,967
Everything else
is just so custom.

484
00:16:57,967 --> 00:16:58,967
So over the top.

485
00:16:58,967 --> 00:17:01,300
<i>John definitely has his work</i>
<i>cut out for him.</i>

486
00:17:01,300 --> 00:17:03,266
[John] <i>So it's finally my turn</i>
<i>to get started</i>

487
00:17:03,266 --> 00:17:04,767
<i>making something cool</i>
<i>in the interior.</i>

488
00:17:04,767 --> 00:17:06,667
So I'm gonna start out
with seats.

489
00:17:06,667 --> 00:17:08,467
I've already got
my design laid out.

490
00:17:08,467 --> 00:17:11,166
I'm gonna make a patch
that'll actually overlay

491
00:17:11,166 --> 00:17:12,467
on top of this.

492
00:17:12,467 --> 00:17:13,767
We'll get it all sewn

493
00:17:13,767 --> 00:17:15,100
straight down to the cover.

494
00:17:15,100 --> 00:17:16,934
We'll get after it
and make something happen.

495
00:17:17,967 --> 00:17:21,000
So now that I've got
my patterns all worked out,

496
00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,000
just take some clear vinyl

497
00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,600
and I can see through that

498
00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:26,266
and draw out all my pieces

499
00:17:26,266 --> 00:17:28,934
and then back to transfer
into our leather.

500
00:17:30,567 --> 00:17:32,767
It takes time to make sure

501
00:17:32,767 --> 00:17:35,367
you get everything laid out
and straight.

502
00:17:35,367 --> 00:17:36,900
Because if you mess it
up here,

503
00:17:36,900 --> 00:17:41,000
it's messed up
all the way to the end.

504
00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,467
It's probably one of the more
tedious processes,

505
00:17:43,467 --> 00:17:47,700
but it's one of the more
satisfying for me too.

506
00:17:47,700 --> 00:17:51,166
<i>A few more pieces to do so,</i>
<i>same process over and over</i>

507
00:17:51,166 --> 00:17:53,634
<i>and over until I get</i>
<i>all the pieces mapped up.</i>

508
00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:58,767
Next step, start transferring
this onto some leather.

509
00:17:58,767 --> 00:17:59,700
Get it cut out.

510
00:17:59,700 --> 00:18:01,000
Let's start sewing
this puzzle together.

511
00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:02,000
<i>Something's gonna compliment</i>

512
00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,800
<i>the blue on that truck</i>
<i>really nice.</i>

513
00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,166
<i>Keep it looking</i>
<i>kind of retro,</i>

514
00:18:06,166 --> 00:18:09,533
<i>but still modernized</i>
<i>at the same time.</i>

515
00:18:12,266 --> 00:18:15,333
[rock music playing]

516
00:18:20,467 --> 00:18:22,367
[John] <i>We're gonna use</i>
<i>a half inch of foam,</i>

517
00:18:22,367 --> 00:18:24,900
<i>it gives a little bit</i>
<i>more cushion to the cover</i>

518
00:18:24,900 --> 00:18:27,667
<i>and it helps the cover</i>
<i>to kinda fill out</i>

519
00:18:27,667 --> 00:18:28,800
<i>and fluff out a little more.</i>

520
00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:30,567
So without this,
it just kinda lay...

521
00:18:30,567 --> 00:18:31,700
It'll lay loose on the seat.

522
00:18:31,700 --> 00:18:34,166
<i>So this gives us something</i>
<i>to sew together,</i>

523
00:18:34,166 --> 00:18:36,900
<i>hold it all together</i>
<i>and next step,</i>

524
00:18:36,900 --> 00:18:38,300
<i>get on a laser.</i>

525
00:18:38,300 --> 00:18:40,867
<i>Cut out our pieces</i>
<i>for our patches.</i>

526
00:18:40,867 --> 00:18:44,200
I'm actually gonna wrap
this part three times.

527
00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,200
So I want it to look
like different layers.

528
00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,667
So I'm gonna wrap it down
to this first level

529
00:18:48,667 --> 00:18:50,200
and then we'll wrap
the top level,

530
00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,033
all three of 'em separately.

531
00:18:53,066 --> 00:18:55,600
<i>Somethin' a little different,</i>
<i>a little challenging.</i>

532
00:18:55,600 --> 00:18:57,266
<i>Just think about</i>
<i>trying to do things</i>
<i>outside of the box</i>

533
00:18:57,266 --> 00:18:58,867
<i>and always trying to think.</i>

534
00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:01,467
<i>And think outside of the box</i>
<i>and come up with new ideas</i>

535
00:19:01,467 --> 00:19:03,767
<i>is you gotta try 'em</i>

536
00:19:04,367 --> 00:19:06,667
<i>to see if they're gonna work.</i>

537
00:19:06,667 --> 00:19:08,000
<i>You can think about it</i>
<i>all you want,</i>

538
00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,166
<i>but until you actually</i>
<i>try it, there's no telling.</i>

539
00:19:11,166 --> 00:19:13,266
<i>But if it doesn't work</i>
<i>I'll throw it in the trash</i>

540
00:19:13,266 --> 00:19:14,767
<i>and we'll do something else.</i>

541
00:19:20,100 --> 00:19:22,000
One upside to it
being so hot around here

542
00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,433
is it doesn't take as long
for the glue to dry,

543
00:19:25,467 --> 00:19:29,533
downside,
not as nice of a break.

544
00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:33,000
<i>Inserts are all finished up</i>
<i>so now it's time to start</i>

545
00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,834
<i>putting the rest</i>
<i>of the pieces together</i>
<i>and make a cover.</i>

546
00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,467
<i>It's just helping</i>
<i>to lay the seams down,</i>

547
00:19:40,467 --> 00:19:43,000
<i>make sure everything's</i>
<i>where they need to be.</i>

548
00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:44,500
<i>It's kinda like</i>
<i>ironing your clothes,</i>

549
00:19:44,500 --> 00:19:45,867
<i>you know, you hit</i>
<i>a little bit of steam,</i>

550
00:19:45,867 --> 00:19:47,700
<i>go through,</i>
<i>iron out everything,</i>

551
00:19:47,700 --> 00:19:49,600
<i>get it laid in</i>
<i>nice and smooth</i>

552
00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,300
<i>and flat</i>
<i>where it needs to go.</i>

553
00:19:51,300 --> 00:19:52,600
<i>Next thing I'm gonna do,</i>

554
00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,400
<i>about 135 degrees</i>
<i>out there right now.</i>

555
00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,100
<i>So let Mother Nature</i>
<i>do her job</i>

556
00:19:57,100 --> 00:19:58,266
<i>for a little while.</i>

557
00:20:03,567 --> 00:20:06,166
[upbeat music playing]

558
00:20:10,900 --> 00:20:14,266
Because we're building a frame
for the GTO totally custom.

559
00:20:14,266 --> 00:20:16,166
<i>We can work with the shape</i>
<i>of the vehicle</i>

560
00:20:16,166 --> 00:20:17,834
<i>to make it a perfect fit.</i>

561
00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:21,700
This is so compact
underneath here.

562
00:20:21,700 --> 00:20:24,266
We're gonna work
with the existing floorboard

563
00:20:24,266 --> 00:20:25,533
in this car

564
00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:28,166
versus cutting everything out

565
00:20:28,700 --> 00:20:30,166
for big wheels, big tires.

566
00:20:30,166 --> 00:20:32,166
The easy way for me
is just using

567
00:20:32,667 --> 00:20:34,467
a 3-inch piece of flat bar.

568
00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:36,600
<i>What I'm gonna do</i>
<i>is tack this to the floor.</i>

569
00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:38,967
<i>Once we have this flat bar</i>
<i>tacked in place,</i>

570
00:20:38,967 --> 00:20:43,066
<i>we can just clamp</i>
<i>flat bar off of it.</i>

571
00:20:43,066 --> 00:20:45,767
So we're gonna take
this pattern that we have now,

572
00:20:45,767 --> 00:20:48,333
<i>transfer it over</i>
<i>onto the table.</i>

573
00:20:49,567 --> 00:20:50,867
<i>Once that's transferred</i>
<i>on the table,</i>

574
00:20:50,867 --> 00:20:52,867
<i>I'm gonna trace it,</i>

575
00:20:52,867 --> 00:20:56,100
<i>lay out the lines on nice,</i>
<i>clean, and crisp.</i>

576
00:20:56,100 --> 00:20:58,266
<i>Make some chipboard</i>
<i>templates of this</i>

577
00:20:58,266 --> 00:21:01,066
<i>so we can transfer</i>
<i>that chipboard over</i>

578
00:21:01,066 --> 00:21:04,166
<i>to our 2 by 3</i>
<i>that's on our band saw.</i>

579
00:21:04,166 --> 00:21:05,467
That's it.

580
00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:08,734
Boom, boom, boom, boom.

581
00:21:12,266 --> 00:21:13,567
<i>Chop our parts,</i>

582
00:21:14,266 --> 00:21:15,433
<i>lay 'em out on the table.</i>

583
00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:17,767
<i>Everything's real time</i>
<i>and you know</i>

584
00:21:17,767 --> 00:21:19,567
<i>it's gonna fit perfectly.</i>

585
00:21:19,567 --> 00:21:22,667
<i>This is the most efficient</i>
<i>time-saving way</i>

586
00:21:22,667 --> 00:21:23,967
<i>that I've found</i>
<i>over the years</i>

587
00:21:23,967 --> 00:21:25,266
<i>to make a frame.</i>

588
00:21:26,166 --> 00:21:28,000
All right, so I got
my back half jigs

589
00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:29,600
up here on this table.

590
00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:31,166
<i>We're gonna pack this up,</i>

591
00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:32,767
<i>put some stitches</i>
<i>just on the top</i>

592
00:21:32,767 --> 00:21:34,000
<i>and bottom here.</i>

593
00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,100
<i>We'll get this all welded up</i>
<i>real quick.</i>

594
00:21:37,100 --> 00:21:38,667
<i>Let it cool off and then</i>
<i>we'll break it apart.</i>

595
00:21:38,667 --> 00:21:40,266
Stand it up,
build our back half

596
00:21:40,266 --> 00:21:41,967
and then we can throw it
in the car.

597
00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:43,934
One step closer.

598
00:21:44,467 --> 00:21:46,266
[power tool whirring]

599
00:21:46,266 --> 00:21:48,000
[metal clangs]

600
00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:51,233
[upbeat music playing]

601
00:21:55,367 --> 00:21:56,767
[Bill] All right.

602
00:21:56,767 --> 00:21:58,467
On the money.

603
00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,000
All right. So I got it all
stood up and squared up.

604
00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,367
This is what our back half
will look like

605
00:22:04,367 --> 00:22:05,900
minus some cross members.

606
00:22:05,900 --> 00:22:08,867
<i>I'll make some just temporary</i>
<i>1 by 1 pieces</i>

607
00:22:08,867 --> 00:22:10,533
<i>to connect these,</i>

608
00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:15,567
<i>and then we'll make</i>
<i>our back section back here</i>

609
00:22:15,567 --> 00:22:17,266
<i>that connects the two.</i>

610
00:22:23,867 --> 00:22:25,400
Very, very good.

611
00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:26,367
Like...

612
00:22:26,367 --> 00:22:28,467
All right. So we got
the rear member made.

613
00:22:28,467 --> 00:22:30,367
Everything's level,
everything looks good.

614
00:22:30,367 --> 00:22:31,800
<i>We'll get it put over there</i>

615
00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,834
<i>and we'll see what changes</i>
<i>we need to make, if any.</i>

616
00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,133
<i>And if not, then we'll</i>
<i>keep on moving along.</i>

617
00:22:39,567 --> 00:22:40,533
Hey.

618
00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:43,400
[Ryan] All right.
So Bill and I got

619
00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:44,400
the back half stabbed in here.

620
00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:45,700
It fits good.

621
00:22:45,700 --> 00:22:47,000
I'm gonna make a few pieces

622
00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,200
just to connect the existing
frame rails to our back half

623
00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,100
and then we can move on
to the body mounts.

624
00:22:52,100 --> 00:22:54,467
[upbeat music playing]

625
00:22:54,467 --> 00:22:56,166
[machine whirring]

626
00:22:57,266 --> 00:22:59,400
[John] <i>We're getting started</i>
<i>on the subwoofer enclosure</i>

627
00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:00,767
<i>for the '52 wrecker.</i>

628
00:23:00,767 --> 00:23:01,967
The owner
is kind of a tall guy

629
00:23:01,967 --> 00:23:04,467
so we don't wanna lose
any leg room in here.

630
00:23:04,467 --> 00:23:06,367
<i>So the challenge</i>
<i>that we're gonna have</i>

631
00:23:06,367 --> 00:23:08,667
<i>is finding enough air space</i>
<i>for this enclosure</i>

632
00:23:08,667 --> 00:23:11,367
<i>without encroaching</i>
<i>on the cabin space.</i>

633
00:23:11,367 --> 00:23:13,200
So we're gonna do
some modular work here

634
00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:14,367
<i>and try to build a box</i>

635
00:23:14,367 --> 00:23:16,567
<i>that'll fit down inside</i>
<i>of the pockets in the back.</i>

636
00:23:16,567 --> 00:23:18,467
<i>That means the box</i>
<i>can be smaller.</i>

637
00:23:18,467 --> 00:23:20,000
<i>I don't have to make</i>
<i>as much room for the magnet.</i>

638
00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:21,100
The magnet can just be
out in the air

639
00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:22,667
doing its own thing.

640
00:23:23,767 --> 00:23:26,367
<i>The best part about</i>
<i>building things like this</i>

641
00:23:26,367 --> 00:23:29,200
<i>is there's no rules,</i>

642
00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:30,934
<i>no right or wrong.</i>

643
00:23:31,867 --> 00:23:33,200
<i>Come up with an idea,</i>

644
00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:34,600
<i>build it the way you want it.</i>

645
00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,367
<i>It's really nice having</i>
<i>that freedom around here.</i>

646
00:23:37,367 --> 00:23:39,867
<i>Gives me the opportunity</i>
<i>to be more creative,</i>

647
00:23:39,867 --> 00:23:40,867
<i>really enjoy what I'm doing</i>

648
00:23:40,867 --> 00:23:43,634
because I get to do
what I want to do.

649
00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:45,567
<i>So the next step,</i>

650
00:23:45,567 --> 00:23:47,166
<i>get a little bit</i>
<i>of fiberglass,</i>

651
00:23:47,166 --> 00:23:48,200
<i>start glassing</i>
<i>all this together.</i>

652
00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:49,800
<i>Make it all one solid piece</i>

653
00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:51,200
so we can take it
outta the truck,

654
00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,066
take it back over
to the trim shop,

655
00:23:53,066 --> 00:23:55,200
and then building it.

656
00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,467
<i>So far, everything's</i>
<i>worked out really nice.</i>

657
00:23:57,467 --> 00:23:59,467
<i>You know,</i>
<i>it fits in the truck perfect.</i>

658
00:23:59,467 --> 00:24:02,767
<i>It's gonna be nice,</i>
<i>fits behind the seat.</i>

659
00:24:02,767 --> 00:24:04,166
<i>Be able to have</i>
<i>the subwoofer,</i>

660
00:24:04,166 --> 00:24:06,967
<i>won't lose any kind of</i>
<i>movement in the seat.</i>

661
00:24:06,967 --> 00:24:08,433
<i>So that'd work out</i>
<i>really good.</i>

662
00:24:09,667 --> 00:24:11,467
<i>All right. Fiberglass is dry.</i>

663
00:24:11,467 --> 00:24:12,767
We got the box
outta the truck.

664
00:24:12,767 --> 00:24:13,867
We can work on the bench now.

665
00:24:13,867 --> 00:24:16,567
So the next thing,
take a piece of plastic,

666
00:24:16,567 --> 00:24:18,433
<i>heat it up, mold it</i>
<i>to shape it to the top.</i>

667
00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:21,900
<i>The woofer needs</i>
<i>a certain volume of airspace</i>

668
00:24:21,900 --> 00:24:23,567
<i>in order to operate properly.</i>

669
00:24:23,567 --> 00:24:25,767
So it really doesn't matter
how it gets it,

670
00:24:25,767 --> 00:24:27,667
as long as it gets it
so nice tight,

671
00:24:27,667 --> 00:24:29,266
<i>tight squeeze in there.</i>

672
00:24:29,266 --> 00:24:31,367
<i>Takes up almost no space</i>
<i>in the truck,</i>

673
00:24:31,367 --> 00:24:33,667
<i>but yet, we still have</i>
<i>enough air space</i>

674
00:24:33,667 --> 00:24:35,033
<i>for the woofer</i>
<i>to function properly.</i>

675
00:24:37,166 --> 00:24:40,867
<i>The majority of all</i>
<i>the body work is hand sanding</i>

676
00:24:40,867 --> 00:24:42,900
<i>mainly because</i>
<i>everything has contours</i>

677
00:24:42,900 --> 00:24:46,700
<i>and shapes and nothing really</i>
<i>flat straight to it.</i>

678
00:24:46,700 --> 00:24:48,266
<i>Every now and then,</i>
<i>you use blocks</i>

679
00:24:48,266 --> 00:24:50,467
<i>but you really can't use</i>
<i>a machine.</i>

680
00:24:50,467 --> 00:24:52,567
<i>You start using machines</i>
<i>and it digs in.</i>

681
00:24:52,567 --> 00:24:54,200
You don't get a feel for it,

682
00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,800
don't know
where you're headed.

683
00:24:55,800 --> 00:24:57,567
<i>I like to hand sand</i>
<i>a whole lot.</i>

684
00:24:57,567 --> 00:24:59,667
<i>I'll go and do some grinding</i>
<i>rough things in</i>

685
00:24:59,667 --> 00:25:02,100
<i>but in the end,</i>
<i>it's all hand sanding.</i>

686
00:25:02,100 --> 00:25:03,667
There it goes.

687
00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:05,700
Like a glove.

688
00:25:05,700 --> 00:25:07,266
So that's a perfect fit.

689
00:25:07,266 --> 00:25:08,200
Everything's working out

690
00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:09,467
exactly the way
I wanted it to.

691
00:25:09,467 --> 00:25:11,066
So next step,

692
00:25:11,066 --> 00:25:12,667
work for the armrest

693
00:25:12,667 --> 00:25:14,533
forward into
the center console.

694
00:25:18,500 --> 00:25:21,166
[violin music playing]

695
00:25:26,100 --> 00:25:27,467
[Ryan] You hungry, Bo?

696
00:25:27,467 --> 00:25:28,734
[machine whirring]

697
00:25:36,567 --> 00:25:39,266
[Bill] <i>The rear half</i>
<i>of the frame for the '68 GTO</i>

698
00:25:39,266 --> 00:25:41,000
<i>is connected to the body.</i>

699
00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:43,266
So now we can move on
to making the front half.

700
00:25:43,266 --> 00:25:45,600
All right. So we got
everything in the back done

701
00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,300
and it's a good time
to move on to the front.

702
00:25:48,300 --> 00:25:50,100
Tie all this in together

703
00:25:50,100 --> 00:25:52,000
and we'll have one
full complete chassis

704
00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:53,467
before we start suspension.

705
00:25:53,467 --> 00:25:54,667
<i>So I'm gonna grab some 2x5.</i>

706
00:25:54,667 --> 00:25:57,667
<i>I got my stands here,</i>
<i>put that 2x5 down here.</i>

707
00:25:57,667 --> 00:26:00,266
<i>I can put my cross member</i>
<i>directly on that.</i>

708
00:26:00,266 --> 00:26:01,767
I'm gonna draw a string line

709
00:26:01,767 --> 00:26:03,100
down the center of the car
right here.

710
00:26:03,100 --> 00:26:04,667
<i>And that way, I know exactly</i>

711
00:26:04,667 --> 00:26:06,300
<i>where to put</i>
<i>my front cross member.</i>

712
00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:08,166
<i>That way, when we build</i>
<i>our control arms out,</i>

713
00:26:08,166 --> 00:26:10,600
<i>that the track and everything</i>
<i>is straight.</i>

714
00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:12,867
<i>Getting this centered</i>
<i>right here is very crucial</i>

715
00:26:12,867 --> 00:26:15,967
<i>to building this chassis out.</i>

716
00:26:15,967 --> 00:26:17,600
<i>These are the cross members</i>
<i>that we made.</i>

717
00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,667
It's already set up
with the right points

718
00:26:19,667 --> 00:26:21,367
for our lower control arms.

719
00:26:21,367 --> 00:26:23,100
<i>We'll take this,</i>

720
00:26:23,100 --> 00:26:24,467
<i>draw some center marks</i>
<i>up on it.</i>

721
00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,767
All right. Now, I got
my temporary braces in here

722
00:26:29,767 --> 00:26:32,367
holding the front cross member
exactly where I need it.

723
00:26:32,367 --> 00:26:34,900
We're gonna make these
pieces off the frame

724
00:26:34,900 --> 00:26:36,166
that are gonna come out here

725
00:26:36,166 --> 00:26:37,900
<i>and then</i>
<i>we'll be able to tie in</i>

726
00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:41,867
<i>our upper frame rail</i>
<i>with the lower here.</i>

727
00:26:41,867 --> 00:26:44,900
<i>And then we can add some pipe</i>
<i>or do something else.</i>

728
00:26:44,900 --> 00:26:46,634
<i>Tie it all in later.</i>

729
00:26:47,166 --> 00:26:50,567
[welding torches crackling]

730
00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:53,467
All right. We got
the cross member tied in

731
00:26:53,467 --> 00:26:55,667
to our rails as you can see.

732
00:26:55,667 --> 00:26:57,467
<i>Looks really good</i>
<i>but we're not done yet.</i>

733
00:26:57,467 --> 00:26:59,300
We need to continue this on.

734
00:26:59,300 --> 00:27:02,400
We need to tie into
our core support right here

735
00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,166
<i>and then we'll have</i>
<i>bumper-to-bumper</i>

736
00:27:04,166 --> 00:27:05,266
<i>cool chassis.</i>

737
00:27:06,500 --> 00:27:09,967
<i>I'm gonna mount</i>
<i>this roll pan here.</i>

738
00:27:09,967 --> 00:27:11,800
<i>Cut these frame horns</i>
<i>off here</i>

739
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:13,600
and we're gonna cap this

740
00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,000
<i>and this is where</i>
<i>my frame structure will tie</i>

741
00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,567
<i>in to the core support.</i>

742
00:27:17,567 --> 00:27:19,367
[power tool whirring]

743
00:27:20,166 --> 00:27:22,333
[welding torches crackling]

744
00:27:23,166 --> 00:27:25,300
I think that'll do.

745
00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:27,000
<i>Now, now that we got</i>
<i>all this established,</i>

746
00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:28,166
<i>everything's good.</i>

747
00:27:28,166 --> 00:27:31,700
Chassis is complete now
minus suspension.

748
00:27:31,700 --> 00:27:35,867
[upbeat music playing]

749
00:27:39,900 --> 00:27:41,300
You know,
if you want something fast,

750
00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:42,667
you just buy it off the shelf,

751
00:27:42,667 --> 00:27:44,467
<i>but if you want</i>
<i>something custom,</i>

752
00:27:44,467 --> 00:27:47,100
<i>it just takes more time</i>
<i>and, of course, talent.</i>

753
00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:49,266
And right now John's
showing us how it's done.

754
00:27:49,266 --> 00:27:53,133
<i>Handmaking one of one console</i>
<i>for the '52 tow truck.</i>

755
00:27:53,867 --> 00:27:55,367
[John]
<i>I'm gonna take the armrest,</i>

756
00:27:55,367 --> 00:27:57,867
<i>float it</i>
<i>over top of the woofer</i>

757
00:27:57,867 --> 00:27:59,767
<i>and down and into</i>

758
00:27:59,767 --> 00:28:01,600
the part that's gonna go
around the shifter.

759
00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,767
So I'm actually gonna make
this in multiple pieces.

760
00:28:04,767 --> 00:28:07,767
Just gotta keep in mind
all the pieces as you're going

761
00:28:07,767 --> 00:28:09,967
because they all
have to work together.

762
00:28:09,967 --> 00:28:13,533
[rock music playing]

763
00:28:33,900 --> 00:28:34,900
All right.
We've got everything

764
00:28:34,900 --> 00:28:36,867
for the first half
of the center console.

765
00:28:36,867 --> 00:28:39,900
Put together, glued up,
worked up, ready to go.

766
00:28:39,900 --> 00:28:41,467
Got it scuffed.

767
00:28:41,467 --> 00:28:43,066
Let's take a little bit
of body filler,

768
00:28:43,066 --> 00:28:44,367
do a little rubbing,
a little sanding,

769
00:28:44,367 --> 00:28:46,233
and make this thing look good.

770
00:28:47,166 --> 00:28:48,467
<i>So I'm gonna use</i>
<i>a little bit of this</i>

771
00:28:48,467 --> 00:28:50,500
<i>fiberglass reinforced filler</i>

772
00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:52,467
<i>just to give it some strength</i>

773
00:28:52,467 --> 00:28:53,567
<i>and then we'll go back</i>
<i>over top of it</i>

774
00:28:53,567 --> 00:28:55,567
<i>with some regular</i>
<i>body filler.</i>

775
00:28:55,567 --> 00:28:57,667
<i>It's easier to sand</i>
<i>and easier to work.</i>

776
00:28:59,767 --> 00:29:01,066
<i>But start off with...</i>

777
00:29:02,266 --> 00:29:04,300
<i>Gonna use this.</i>

778
00:29:04,300 --> 00:29:07,166
<i>It's another one of those put</i>
<i>while you're ahead moments.</i>

779
00:29:07,166 --> 00:29:09,500
[upbeat music playing]

780
00:29:09,500 --> 00:29:11,900
[John]
<i>Wipe this on a little thin</i>

781
00:29:11,900 --> 00:29:14,500
<i>just so I didn't have</i>
<i>to fight it too much,</i>

782
00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:17,166
<i>makes it easier to sand.</i>

783
00:29:17,967 --> 00:29:19,667
<i>So all I'm doing now is just</i>

784
00:29:19,667 --> 00:29:22,166
<i>knocking the high chunks</i>
<i>off of it</i>

785
00:29:22,166 --> 00:29:24,667
<i>so we can add our next layer.</i>

786
00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,600
So one of the last pieces
of the armrest

787
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:35,100
is do a little bit
of mold work on top

788
00:29:35,100 --> 00:29:37,000
<i>just to give it some detail</i>

789
00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:38,567
<i>and liven it up a little bit.</i>

790
00:29:39,467 --> 00:29:41,300
<i>So we're gonna install</i>
<i>the air ride controller</i>

791
00:29:41,300 --> 00:29:43,300
<i>and a wireless charger</i>
<i>for your phone</i>

792
00:29:43,300 --> 00:29:44,567
<i>or any other device,</i>

793
00:29:44,567 --> 00:29:46,166
<i>incorporate it into this.</i>

794
00:29:48,567 --> 00:29:51,066
So sand, sand, and then sand.

795
00:29:51,066 --> 00:29:52,867
So let's get sanding.

796
00:29:52,867 --> 00:29:55,166
[upbeat music playing]

797
00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:12,834
[saw whirring]

798
00:30:14,367 --> 00:30:16,867
Now I'm going to trace
my template.

799
00:30:16,867 --> 00:30:18,767
[saw whirring]

800
00:30:20,100 --> 00:30:22,000
[John] <i>After getting</i>
<i>the top part of the armrest,</i>

801
00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,200
<i>body work in.</i>

802
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:24,600
<i>The next step</i>
<i>to finish this off</i>

803
00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,266
<i>is to tie in a side panel.</i>

804
00:30:26,266 --> 00:30:28,500
We're gonna use the side
panels as the inserts.

805
00:30:28,500 --> 00:30:29,567
That way, when we wrap it,

806
00:30:29,567 --> 00:30:30,767
we only have to come down
to here

807
00:30:30,767 --> 00:30:32,467
instead of having to wrap
the whole side of it

808
00:30:32,467 --> 00:30:35,567
so we can chase wrinkles out
rather easy

809
00:30:35,567 --> 00:30:37,000
instead of trying to get
all the way

810
00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:38,066
to the end of this panel.

811
00:30:38,066 --> 00:30:42,000
So I'm gonna take me some
double-sided stick tape here

812
00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:44,266
so that
when I body work this in,

813
00:30:44,266 --> 00:30:48,867
I don't have to worry about
clearance for the material.

814
00:30:48,867 --> 00:30:50,967
It's already built-in.

815
00:30:50,967 --> 00:30:53,867
[upbeat music playing]

816
00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,367
[upbeat music playing]

817
00:31:11,100 --> 00:31:13,000
The owners of the '68 GTO

818
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,000
might've wanted to swap out
that high horsepower

819
00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,100
<i>for something</i>
<i>a little more drivable,</i>

820
00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:18,800
but they definitely
still want some power.

821
00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:20,800
So we went with
a crate LT4 engine

822
00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,867
<i>with about 640</i>
<i>reliable horsepower.</i>

823
00:31:23,867 --> 00:31:25,266
Now to make it fit.

824
00:31:25,266 --> 00:31:26,367
Before we can get it put in,

825
00:31:26,367 --> 00:31:27,967
we gotta cut the floor out

826
00:31:27,967 --> 00:31:30,066
<i>to make room</i>
<i>for the transmission.</i>

827
00:31:31,867 --> 00:31:33,533
<i>And then get our motor</i>
<i>put in.</i>

828
00:31:34,667 --> 00:31:35,667
Keep coming.

829
00:31:35,667 --> 00:31:37,166
It's on the chassis now.

830
00:31:37,166 --> 00:31:38,333
[Dustin] You're clear.

831
00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:43,166
This thing
is gonna be a beast.

832
00:31:43,166 --> 00:31:44,467
Just like the wrecker man.

833
00:31:44,467 --> 00:31:45,967
650 horsepower
V-8 supercharged.

834
00:31:45,967 --> 00:31:47,367
Yeah.

835
00:31:47,367 --> 00:31:48,867
But, like,
4,000 pounds lighter.

836
00:31:48,867 --> 00:31:50,967
-[Dustin] Right.
-And that thing scoots so...

837
00:31:50,967 --> 00:31:52,700
It's gonna be a monster.
That's for sure.

838
00:31:52,700 --> 00:31:54,300
You ready to start building
some motor mounts

839
00:31:54,300 --> 00:31:56,200
and transmission cross member
and all that good stuff?

840
00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:57,667
Yeah. Let's do
some cool stuff.

841
00:31:57,667 --> 00:32:01,567
[upbeat music playing]

842
00:32:01,567 --> 00:32:03,467
[Ryan]
<i>We'll start rolling some pipe</i>

843
00:32:03,467 --> 00:32:04,567
<i>and add some style to it.</i>

844
00:32:04,567 --> 00:32:06,734
<i>The roll pipe always</i>
<i>looks real cool.</i>

845
00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:09,967
So we'll connect it
from the motor mount

846
00:32:09,967 --> 00:32:11,600
to the chassis right here

847
00:32:11,600 --> 00:32:12,800
and just catch
this whole corner,

848
00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:13,900
this web right here.

849
00:32:13,900 --> 00:32:15,266
<i>It'd be super strong,</i>
<i>it'll look good.</i>

850
00:32:15,266 --> 00:32:19,066
<i>And then we can connect</i>
<i>down to the cross member.</i>

851
00:32:20,367 --> 00:32:22,533
[power tools whirring]

852
00:32:28,567 --> 00:32:29,900
[Ryan] <i>You got the driver side</i>
<i>motor mounts done.</i>

853
00:32:29,900 --> 00:32:31,867
So we're gonna jump back to
the transmission cross member.

854
00:32:31,867 --> 00:32:33,467
Start getting that all done.

855
00:32:33,467 --> 00:32:34,600
Here's a factory bolt holes

856
00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,567
for the transmission
cross member mount.

857
00:32:36,567 --> 00:32:38,400
We'll start off
with this point here

858
00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,400
and then find
a good connecting point.

859
00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:42,100
But this being so far out,

860
00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:45,000
so wide, that cross number
would sag real bad.

861
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,900
So we added this
structure here.

862
00:32:46,900 --> 00:32:50,266
We'll just connect here
and here to our cross member.

863
00:32:50,266 --> 00:32:52,300
<i>That way,</i>
<i>the span isn't so long.</i>

864
00:32:52,300 --> 00:32:54,166
<i>Keep it a little bit</i>
<i>shorter, stronger.</i>

865
00:32:56,300 --> 00:32:57,667
You know the best part
of this job

866
00:32:57,667 --> 00:32:59,100
is getting to work on cards

867
00:32:59,100 --> 00:33:00,467
that you love
when you were a kid.

868
00:33:00,467 --> 00:33:03,266
You know, that '68 GTO
is one for me.

869
00:33:03,266 --> 00:33:06,000
It's just super cool to be
able to put my spin on it.

870
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,200
<i>We finished the chassis</i>

871
00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:08,967
<i>and once we're done</i>
<i>with the engine mount,</i>

872
00:33:08,967 --> 00:33:10,200
we'll need to modify
the firewall,

873
00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:11,767
build custom suspension,

874
00:33:11,767 --> 00:33:14,100
<i>fabricate something</i>
<i>really unique,</i>

875
00:33:14,100 --> 00:33:16,600
cool under the hood,
you know, body paint,

876
00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,600
wheels, tires,
and hand making that interior.

877
00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,700
We still got a long road
but this is definitely

878
00:33:21,700 --> 00:33:24,266
gonna be one for the books.

879
00:33:24,266 --> 00:33:26,166
[Ryan] <i>All right. We got</i>
<i>our cross member tacked up.</i>

880
00:33:26,166 --> 00:33:27,266
<i>It's looking pretty cool.</i>

881
00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:29,100
<i>Got some holes</i>
<i>for exhaust to run through</i>

882
00:33:29,100 --> 00:33:30,567
<i>since the car's</i>
<i>gonna be so low,</i>

883
00:33:30,567 --> 00:33:32,467
not only will it be
a lot stronger,

884
00:33:32,467 --> 00:33:34,867
but it'll add
a lot of style to it as well.

885
00:33:34,867 --> 00:33:37,667
[upbeat music playing]

886
00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:45,767
[Bill] <i>Luckily, we don't have</i>
<i>to wait much longer</i>

887
00:33:45,767 --> 00:33:47,266
<i>on that '52 tow truck.</i>

888
00:33:47,266 --> 00:33:48,600
Over in the interior
department,

889
00:33:48,600 --> 00:33:51,700
John's taken a couple
of his cool interior cues

890
00:33:51,700 --> 00:33:54,100
and bringing them up
into the engine compartment

891
00:33:54,100 --> 00:33:55,867
<i>with some custom trim pieces.</i>

892
00:33:55,867 --> 00:33:57,467
<i>A piece of aluminum</i>
<i>that got powder coated</i>

893
00:33:57,467 --> 00:33:59,000
<i>and painted</i>
<i>to match the truck.</i>

894
00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:00,500
<i>And we'll just</i>
<i>take our laser.</i>

895
00:34:00,500 --> 00:34:03,166
Basically, what we're doing
is going to be etching off

896
00:34:03,166 --> 00:34:05,100
all of the powder coating
and paint

897
00:34:05,100 --> 00:34:07,667
to reveal the aluminum
down in the bottom again.

898
00:34:08,567 --> 00:34:10,166
<i>Get secured</i>
<i>inside of the machine,</i>

899
00:34:10,166 --> 00:34:11,967
<i>close it up and hit go.</i>

900
00:34:11,967 --> 00:34:13,166
<i>It's off to the races.</i>

901
00:34:13,166 --> 00:34:16,533
[upbeat music playing]

902
00:34:17,500 --> 00:34:19,667
[John] <i>The finish on the part</i>
<i>is so thick</i>

903
00:34:19,667 --> 00:34:21,300
<i>that it's gonna take</i>
<i>multiple passes</i>

904
00:34:21,300 --> 00:34:22,867
<i>to actually get it all</i>
<i>cleaned off</i>

905
00:34:22,867 --> 00:34:24,567
<i>and get down to the metal.</i>

906
00:34:24,567 --> 00:34:26,367
So two passes,
we'll see what it looks like,

907
00:34:26,367 --> 00:34:27,333
should be cleared off.

908
00:34:27,333 --> 00:34:30,367
If not, we'll just hit it
and make it go again.

909
00:34:30,367 --> 00:34:32,300
<i>157 gigawatts,</i>

910
00:34:32,300 --> 00:34:35,166
however hot that is,
it's like a butt load.

911
00:34:35,166 --> 00:34:36,867
<i>All I know is that</i>
<i>it's hot enough</i>

912
00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:38,667
<i>but I won't put my hand</i>
<i>underneath it.</i>

913
00:34:38,667 --> 00:34:41,467
Bill wants to try to get
a tattoo by it. [chuckles]

914
00:34:41,467 --> 00:34:44,867
<i>You get free tattoos</i>
<i>after work.</i>

915
00:34:47,567 --> 00:34:49,200
<i>I've only had</i>
<i>a laser cutter now</i>

916
00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:52,166
<i>for maybe about a year,</i>
<i>year and a half,</i>

917
00:34:52,166 --> 00:34:54,900
but in that year,
year and a half,

918
00:34:54,900 --> 00:34:57,467
it's really changed the game
on what I'm able to make

919
00:34:57,467 --> 00:34:59,934
<i>and what I can design</i>
<i>and build.</i>

920
00:35:01,367 --> 00:35:03,867
<i>Plus, it saved me a lot</i>
<i>of money and a lot of time,</i>

921
00:35:03,867 --> 00:35:05,266
<i>and I've been able</i>
<i>to do things</i>

922
00:35:05,266 --> 00:35:08,100
<i>that there's no way</i>
<i>I would've been able</i>
<i>to do 'em by hand.</i>

923
00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:10,567
<i>There's no other way</i>
<i>about it.</i>

924
00:35:10,567 --> 00:35:13,266
<i>It's just been a lifesaver.</i>

925
00:35:13,266 --> 00:35:15,500
And complete.

926
00:35:15,500 --> 00:35:19,567
[upbeat music playing]

927
00:35:21,567 --> 00:35:23,667
<i>Finally ready to start</i>
<i>wrapping the parts</i>

928
00:35:23,667 --> 00:35:24,900
for the tow truck.

929
00:35:24,900 --> 00:35:26,000
I'm gonna start with the box.

930
00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:29,166
So we'll be making patterns,
I gotta put foam over it

931
00:35:29,166 --> 00:35:31,600
and have a nice
decorative seam.

932
00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:35,166
[rock music playing]

933
00:35:39,200 --> 00:35:41,066
<i>This is one of my favorite</i>
<i>parts of the process,</i>

934
00:35:41,066 --> 00:35:43,500
<i>but this was gonna be</i>
<i>pretty difficult.</i>

935
00:35:43,500 --> 00:35:47,500
<i>We've got some pretty big</i>
<i>contours, steep edges,</i>

936
00:35:47,500 --> 00:35:50,467
<i>just a lot of things</i>

937
00:35:50,467 --> 00:35:52,166
<i>that this vinyl's</i>
<i>gonna have to do</i>

938
00:35:52,166 --> 00:35:54,000
<i>in order to lay it</i>
<i>where it needs to</i>

939
00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,667
<i>so it's gotta be unique,</i>
<i>it's gotta be one off.</i>

940
00:35:56,667 --> 00:35:58,467
So that's part of
what makes this thing fun,

941
00:35:58,467 --> 00:36:00,767
makes it a challenge
and at the same time,

942
00:36:00,767 --> 00:36:01,900
makes it a pain in the butt.

943
00:36:01,900 --> 00:36:05,667
[rock music playing]

944
00:36:07,667 --> 00:36:08,867
<i>You know, part of the reason</i>

945
00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:10,300
<i>we've got this complex shape</i>

946
00:36:10,300 --> 00:36:12,867
is because of
the requirements we had

947
00:36:12,867 --> 00:36:14,767
for the driver being able
to fit in the truck.

948
00:36:14,767 --> 00:36:17,800
<i>We couldn't really cram it</i>
<i>all behind the seat so,</i>

949
00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:19,367
<i>there wasn't a whole lot</i>
<i>we could do.</i>

950
00:36:19,367 --> 00:36:22,467
<i>We just have to deal with</i>
<i>what we gotta deal with.</i>

951
00:36:22,467 --> 00:36:24,367
<i>Gotta make it work</i>
<i>for the customer</i>

952
00:36:24,367 --> 00:36:26,533
<i>so they needed the room,</i>
<i>we'll give them the room.</i>

953
00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:30,367
<i>This would be</i>
<i>the hardest part.</i>

954
00:36:30,367 --> 00:36:32,300
<i>So you gotta kinda work here</i>

955
00:36:32,300 --> 00:36:34,667
<i>and hope I can stretch here,</i>

956
00:36:34,667 --> 00:36:38,867
<i>to a point I can split it</i>
<i>and then tuck it.</i>

957
00:36:38,867 --> 00:36:40,667
<i>You know, after</i>
<i>all the years of wrapping</i>

958
00:36:40,667 --> 00:36:42,767
<i>and doing things like this,</i>

959
00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:44,367
<i>this is probably a 10</i>
<i>on the scale</i>

960
00:36:44,367 --> 00:36:46,266
<i>of how hard this is gonna be.</i>

961
00:36:46,266 --> 00:36:48,500
<i>That's what really makes it</i>
<i>fun around here too,</i>

962
00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:51,200
<i>is always trying</i>
<i>to challenge ourselves.</i>

963
00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,467
<i>Do a little better,</i>
<i>make something different,</i>

964
00:36:53,467 --> 00:36:55,200
<i>always one off.</i>

965
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,266
<i>So all of the challenges</i>
<i>that we go through</i>

966
00:36:58,266 --> 00:37:01,266
<i>and at the end of the day,</i>
<i>all said and done,</i>

967
00:37:01,266 --> 00:37:02,834
<i>they're all worth it.</i>

968
00:37:04,300 --> 00:37:06,000
All right. Everything's built,

969
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,233
everything's wrapped,
everything's ready to go.

970
00:37:10,667 --> 00:37:12,266
[Ryan] <i>Here at the shop,</i>
<i>we do a bunch of builds.</i>

971
00:37:12,266 --> 00:37:14,066
<i>but getting into</i>
<i>the bigger builds</i>

972
00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:16,567
is always something that
you really gotta step back

973
00:37:16,567 --> 00:37:18,000
and take a minute.

974
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:19,667
You know there's jobs
that take a year

975
00:37:19,667 --> 00:37:20,767
and over a year, those...

976
00:37:20,767 --> 00:37:22,266
There's thousands of hours
in those.

977
00:37:22,266 --> 00:37:24,367
<i>When you get that invested</i>
<i>in something</i>

978
00:37:24,367 --> 00:37:25,700
<i>it just becomes special.</i>

979
00:37:25,700 --> 00:37:26,867
It's almost like
it's your build

980
00:37:26,867 --> 00:37:28,367
<i>and it's not just one person.</i>

981
00:37:28,367 --> 00:37:29,567
<i>We can have, you know,</i>

982
00:37:29,567 --> 00:37:32,100
<i>five or six guys work</i>
<i>on one vehicle.</i>

983
00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:34,266
<i>So we all kind of have to</i>
<i>have the same understanding</i>

984
00:37:34,266 --> 00:37:36,166
<i>because he's gotta be</i>
<i>on the same page</i>

985
00:37:36,166 --> 00:37:38,166
with the painters
and with Bill

986
00:37:38,166 --> 00:37:40,000
<i>and... I mean</i>
<i>you can't have, like,</i>

987
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,800
a Lincoln in the front
and a Honda in the back.

988
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:44,266
You gotta... It's gotta match.

989
00:37:44,266 --> 00:37:46,400
Just as much as you guys
take pride in your work

990
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:47,800
and, you know,
your craftsmanship

991
00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:49,200
when you're welding and stuff.

992
00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:50,400
I take that same pride

993
00:37:50,400 --> 00:37:51,600
if I was able to find
these parts

994
00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:54,367
<i>so that you guys can</i>
<i>make this whole project</i>
<i>come together.</i>

995
00:37:54,367 --> 00:37:55,567
And at the end of the day

996
00:37:55,567 --> 00:37:57,166
when the customer comes
to see his vehicle,

997
00:37:57,166 --> 00:37:58,767
if they could see
where every day,

998
00:37:58,767 --> 00:38:01,166
every hour, every minute
went into that vehicle.

999
00:38:01,166 --> 00:38:03,166
<i>That first reaction is like,</i>
<i>"Oh, my gosh."</i>

1000
00:38:03,166 --> 00:38:04,367
-Oh, wow.
-Oh, listen to that.

1001
00:38:04,367 --> 00:38:05,767
-Oh, look at that.
-Wow.

1002
00:38:05,767 --> 00:38:07,867
That's when you know you did
a great job on that vehicle.

1003
00:38:07,867 --> 00:38:09,233
-It's all worth it.
-Yup.

1004
00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:16,834
[dramatic music playing]

1005
00:38:21,667 --> 00:38:23,500
[Bill] <i>When we first looked</i>
<i>at the '52,</i>

1006
00:38:23,500 --> 00:38:25,066
<i>it was definitely</i>
<i>showing its age.</i>

1007
00:38:25,066 --> 00:38:26,667
<i>This is original</i>
<i>as it gets, right?</i>

1008
00:38:26,667 --> 00:38:28,467
-[Terry] Yes, sir.
-[Bill laughs]

1009
00:38:28,467 --> 00:38:30,567
<i>when I look at it now,</i>
<i>I just couldn't be</i>
<i>more proud of my guys.</i>

1010
00:38:32,200 --> 00:38:33,367
[car engine turning over]

1011
00:38:33,367 --> 00:38:34,567
[Bill] <i>There's not a hitch</i>
<i>on this truck.</i>

1012
00:38:34,567 --> 00:38:36,700
We didn't have
to do something to

1013
00:38:36,700 --> 00:38:39,433
and there's definitely not
gonna be one anywhere like it.

1014
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:42,166
[car engine revving]

1015
00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:50,233
[rock music playing]

1016
00:38:51,767 --> 00:38:55,100
We've finally finished
Terry's dream truck.

1017
00:38:55,100 --> 00:38:57,367
You know what better place
to give it back to him

1018
00:38:57,367 --> 00:38:59,467
<i>than the Fort Worth Tow Show.</i>

1019
00:38:59,467 --> 00:39:01,400
<i>It's kind of like</i>
<i>the SEMA show is for cars.</i>

1020
00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:03,567
This Tow Show is for wreckers.

1021
00:39:03,567 --> 00:39:07,166
[rock music playing]

1022
00:39:10,367 --> 00:39:12,266
-[Bill] What's up, Terry?
-What's happening, Bill?

1023
00:39:12,266 --> 00:39:14,500
-How you doing, man?
-I'm good buddy. How are you?

1024
00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:15,600
Man, I'm doing good.

1025
00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:17,266
I appreciate you meeting me
out here in Fort Worth.

1026
00:39:17,266 --> 00:39:19,100
Man, it's kind of funny
when you invited me

1027
00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:21,400
to the show I'm at each year
for my business anyway,

1028
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,300
so I hope you got a surprise
for me.

1029
00:39:23,300 --> 00:39:24,500
Man, I actually do.

1030
00:39:24,500 --> 00:39:25,767
I know it's been quite a while

1031
00:39:25,767 --> 00:39:26,867
since you've seen your truck.

1032
00:39:26,867 --> 00:39:28,667
-You ready to check it out?
Come on.
-Yes, sir.

1033
00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:31,233
[upbeat music playing]

1034
00:39:32,367 --> 00:39:33,767
Oh, my God, Bill.

1035
00:39:33,767 --> 00:39:36,133
<i>It's beautiful.</i>

1036
00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:38,767
-Are you liking it?
-I'm trying not to cry.

1037
00:39:38,767 --> 00:39:40,100
[laughs]

1038
00:39:40,100 --> 00:39:41,900
[Terry] <i>I can't believe</i>
<i>what I dropped off</i>

1039
00:39:41,900 --> 00:39:43,800
<i>is actually this truck</i>
<i>sitting here right now.</i>

1040
00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:45,300
-[Bill] <i>Right?</i>
-[Terry] <i>I just...</i>

1041
00:39:45,300 --> 00:39:46,800
<i>It's hard for me to fathom.</i>

1042
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:48,967
It's got a little
transformation, right?

1043
00:39:48,967 --> 00:39:50,266
-Uh, yeah. Just a little.
-[laughs]

1044
00:39:50,266 --> 00:39:52,066
But that's exactly
what we were shooting for.

1045
00:39:53,500 --> 00:39:55,867
You know, Terry,
when the truck rolled in,

1046
00:39:55,867 --> 00:39:57,700
<i>there wasn't much</i>
<i>salvageable on it.</i>

1047
00:39:57,700 --> 00:40:01,000
<i>So basically, just pick</i>
<i>the cab up off the frame</i>

1048
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:03,066
and just rolled
everything else out.

1049
00:40:03,066 --> 00:40:05,567
<i>Underneath the truck,</i>
<i>we started out building</i>

1050
00:40:05,567 --> 00:40:07,800
<i>a whole new frame</i>
<i>front to back</i>

1051
00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:10,400
<i>and it's all made outta</i>
<i>2x5 rectangle tubing</i>

1052
00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:12,300
and then tapers down
the 2x4 in the back.

1053
00:40:12,300 --> 00:40:13,467
You know when
we were building the frame

1054
00:40:13,467 --> 00:40:15,567
we had to incorporate that
air suspension in it

1055
00:40:15,567 --> 00:40:17,266
<i>so you can raise</i>
<i>and lower it.</i>

1056
00:40:19,300 --> 00:40:21,900
<i>I know you're probably not</i>
<i>gonna haul a car with this,</i>

1057
00:40:21,900 --> 00:40:24,900
<i>but it is absolutely capable.</i>

1058
00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:26,867
<i>If it ever did have weight</i>
<i>on the back,</i>

1059
00:40:26,867 --> 00:40:29,467
you have that adjustability
in it also so--

1060
00:40:29,467 --> 00:40:30,800
No store-bought stuff,

1061
00:40:30,800 --> 00:40:32,900
it's all fabricated
by you guys.

1062
00:40:32,900 --> 00:40:35,000
-All handmade.
-Good deal.

1063
00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,600
<i>I'm loving the stance,</i>
<i>you know, I wanted it low,</i>

1064
00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:40,200
<i>wanted some big fat tires</i>
<i>on it and you nailed it.</i>

1065
00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:41,567
<i>I'm ready to do</i>
<i>some burnouts.</i>

1066
00:40:41,567 --> 00:40:44,867
So I know you wanted that
hot rod power also, right?

1067
00:40:44,867 --> 00:40:46,300
You ready to check out
under the hood of it?

1068
00:40:46,300 --> 00:40:48,166
Buddy, I don't know
if I can take much more,

1069
00:40:48,166 --> 00:40:50,333
-but let's do it.
-[laughs] Let's check it out.

1070
00:40:51,867 --> 00:40:53,000
Oh, my God, Bill.

1071
00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:55,500
I asked you for a big engine,
6-liter plus,

1072
00:40:55,500 --> 00:40:56,900
you took it and you shoved it
in this thing,

1073
00:40:56,900 --> 00:40:58,100
you made it fit.

1074
00:40:58,100 --> 00:40:59,467
<i>It looks amazing in there.</i>

1075
00:40:59,467 --> 00:41:01,000
<i>Not a whole lot of room</i>
<i>to move around</i>

1076
00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:03,000
so it was definitely
a lot of work that you did.

1077
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:04,700
[Bill] <i>We had to do</i>
<i>a little bit of configuring</i>

1078
00:41:04,700 --> 00:41:06,300
<i>to get this sucker in there.</i>

1079
00:41:06,300 --> 00:41:07,500
<i>I can only imagine,</i>

1080
00:41:07,500 --> 00:41:10,000
<i>all the hand bent tubing</i>
<i>and everything underneath it</i>

1081
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:11,600
<i>matches everything</i>
<i>just sets off</i>

1082
00:41:11,600 --> 00:41:13,066
something else
underneath the hood.

1083
00:41:13,066 --> 00:41:14,066
You can keep looking
all day long.

1084
00:41:14,066 --> 00:41:15,066
Right?

1085
00:41:15,066 --> 00:41:19,000
New firewall all configured
around that engine

1086
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:20,667
and that 10-speed
transmission.

1087
00:41:20,667 --> 00:41:21,867
<i>So we had to do</i>
<i>a lot of sheet metal work</i>

1088
00:41:21,867 --> 00:41:23,467
<i>-in the floorboard.</i>
-[Terry] <i>Yes, sir.</i>

1089
00:41:23,467 --> 00:41:25,000
<i>Had to make room</i>
<i>for this big old engine</i>

1090
00:41:25,000 --> 00:41:26,166
underneath here, right?

1091
00:41:26,166 --> 00:41:28,500
Way over my expectations,
that's for sure.

1092
00:41:28,500 --> 00:41:29,767
Man, always like hearing that.

1093
00:41:29,767 --> 00:41:30,834
Y'all killed it.
Y'all killed it.

1094
00:41:30,834 --> 00:41:33,767
Man, Terry, I can tell you
got an eye for custom work.

1095
00:41:33,767 --> 00:41:35,166
Yes, sir.

1096
00:41:35,166 --> 00:41:36,700
-[Bill] Let me show you
what we did inside the cab.
-All right.

1097
00:41:36,700 --> 00:41:39,433
[dramatic music playing]

1098
00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:43,667
Oh, my God, Bill,
that is beautiful.

1099
00:41:43,667 --> 00:41:46,400
<i>You guys did a great job</i>
<i>keeping the old school feel,</i>

1100
00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:48,700
<i>but putting the modern</i>
<i>technologies in it.</i>

1101
00:41:48,700 --> 00:41:51,000
There's a lot of upgrades
in there, right?

1102
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:52,767
<i>New carpet, new seats,</i>

1103
00:41:52,767 --> 00:41:54,900
<i>new headliner, door panels.</i>

1104
00:41:54,900 --> 00:41:56,600
<i>John Burgess gets down</i>
<i>on everything he does.</i>

1105
00:41:56,600 --> 00:41:57,667
[Terry] <i>Yes.</i>

1106
00:41:57,667 --> 00:41:58,567
[Bill] <i>I mean look</i>
<i>at that console,</i>

1107
00:41:58,567 --> 00:42:00,367
<i>it's just...</i>
<i>That's a work of art.</i>

1108
00:42:00,367 --> 00:42:02,467
<i>Of course, the radio</i>
<i>looks old but it's all--</i>

1109
00:42:02,467 --> 00:42:03,567
[Terry] <i>New technology.</i>

1110
00:42:03,567 --> 00:42:04,800
You kept the...

1111
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:06,000
Some of the original dash
in there

1112
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:08,400
<i>to keep the old school looks</i>
<i>so best of both worlds.</i>

1113
00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:09,467
[Bill] <i>Yeah, man.</i>

1114
00:42:09,467 --> 00:42:10,567
I know if you like that,

1115
00:42:10,567 --> 00:42:12,600
I got something that's special
in the back.

1116
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:13,867
You're killing it so far,
buddy.

1117
00:42:13,867 --> 00:42:15,100
Let's check this out.

1118
00:42:15,100 --> 00:42:18,367
[rock music playing]

1119
00:42:18,367 --> 00:42:20,266
[Terry]
<i>Definitely not what was on it</i>
<i>when I dropped it off.</i>

1120
00:42:20,266 --> 00:42:22,066
[Bill] <i>Man, absolutely not.</i>

1121
00:42:22,066 --> 00:42:24,266
All this
is a hundred percent handmade

1122
00:42:24,266 --> 00:42:26,767
and, you know, the challenge
on something like this, Terry,

1123
00:42:26,767 --> 00:42:28,767
<i>is really getting back</i>
<i>and seeing</i>

1124
00:42:28,767 --> 00:42:30,767
<i>what design</i>
<i>is gonna work for this</i>

1125
00:42:30,767 --> 00:42:33,066
<i>and to make it</i>
<i>look like it all flows</i>

1126
00:42:33,066 --> 00:42:34,700
<i>in one cohesive unit, right?</i>

1127
00:42:34,700 --> 00:42:36,800
<i>I've never built</i>
<i>a wrecker bed before.</i>

1128
00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:38,600
<i>We've never built</i>
<i>a wrecker boom before</i>

1129
00:42:38,600 --> 00:42:40,367
<i>or, you know,</i>
<i>a pile on like that.</i>

1130
00:42:40,367 --> 00:42:41,867
[Terry] <i>It's sharp.</i>

1131
00:42:41,867 --> 00:42:43,300
It looks like
it should come that way.

1132
00:42:43,300 --> 00:42:46,567
And that's the whole point of
building something like this.

1133
00:42:46,567 --> 00:42:48,567
It's one of a kind.
It's one of one and it's mine,

1134
00:42:48,567 --> 00:42:50,300
and I'm proud for it
to be mine,

1135
00:42:50,300 --> 00:42:52,000
and I'm proud that Bill
and them took this job on

1136
00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:53,400
<i>and I just...</i>
<i>Uh, I can't say enough</i>

1137
00:42:53,400 --> 00:42:56,367
<i>about the work these guys did</i>
<i>on my truck.</i>

1138
00:42:56,367 --> 00:42:57,900
It's a labor of love, man.

1139
00:42:57,900 --> 00:43:00,166
<i>And get to be able to create</i>
<i>something like this</i>

1140
00:43:00,166 --> 00:43:02,667
<i>out of nothing</i>
<i>just is really, really cool.</i>

1141
00:43:02,667 --> 00:43:05,100
You know,
I can't thank my guys enough

1142
00:43:05,100 --> 00:43:06,900
for stepping up
doing what they do,

1143
00:43:06,900 --> 00:43:08,900
having the passion
that they have

1144
00:43:08,900 --> 00:43:10,400
<i>and just having the skillset</i>

1145
00:43:10,400 --> 00:43:14,367
<i>to do another great job.</i>

1146
00:43:14,367 --> 00:43:15,667
[Terry]
<i>When I dropped this off,</i>

1147
00:43:15,667 --> 00:43:17,200
<i>I told you I wanted</i>
<i>a show truck, tow truck,</i>

1148
00:43:17,200 --> 00:43:19,000
<i>and this checks off</i>
<i>every box.</i>

1149
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:21,000
What better place
to have it in here

1150
00:43:21,000 --> 00:43:22,667
with all the other wreckers,
right?

1151
00:43:22,667 --> 00:43:24,667
Tow truck, show truck
sitting at the Tow Show.

1152
00:43:24,667 --> 00:43:26,200
[Bill] <i>It definitely</i>
<i>stands out, right?</i>

1153
00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:27,166
[Terry] <i>That's what we want.</i>

1154
00:43:27,166 --> 00:43:28,467
<i>It's gonna stand out</i>
<i>everywhere it goes.</i>

1155
00:43:28,467 --> 00:43:30,166
Well, man, I know
you're gonna have fun with it

1156
00:43:30,166 --> 00:43:31,667
and I'm gonna go check out
the rest of the show.

1157
00:43:31,667 --> 00:43:33,600
All right. Thank you, Bill.