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What dare, might I ask,
that you wanna do
to this thing?
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[Bill Carlton] The 2023
International can carry
tons of weight.
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Man, I love brand-new trucks.
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But we don't have a lift
that's big enough.
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[Ronnie Sipps] It's like
a pallet jack on steroids.
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They've got forks
that lift up 18,000 pounds.
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Let's do it right here.
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We're gonna make this one
just over the top.
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Build the running boards
on it.
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We gotta stretch
the chrome bumper,
get rid of all the chrome.
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Looks good.
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[Jamie Marshall] We'll make
everything just tie in
together. Look slick.
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[Carlton] Make this way lower.
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[whoops]
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[Ryan Marshall] You're gonna
get such a great load angle
for those low-profile cars.
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Man, it just
makes sense, right?
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That's looking
good, man! Yeah!
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[theme music playing]
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[Carlton] 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
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creating with our hands,
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building the biggest,
lowest, 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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[soft instrumental music]
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-[Carlton] What's up, Ryan?
-What's happening, Bill?
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-How you doing today?
-[Carlton] I'm doing
all right.
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How you doin', man?
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Dang, you got
a lot of trucks here.
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[Marshall] Got a few.
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-Got a few.
-Good thing,
since you sold mine.
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[laughs]
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Ryan's an old friend
from the north side
of Houston.
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Him and his family
sell wreckers
and towing equipment.
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The last wrecker
I got from Ryan
was a 2022 International.
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We made it look good.
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You know, it was different
from every other one
on the road.
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[Marshall] It kind of
became a legend.
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You know, everybody
kind of knew about it
in the scene.
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[Carlton] Ryan took it
to a tow show.
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He said, "Hey, man,
I got your truck sold."
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So, I pretty much
didn't have a choice.
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There was a guy
out of Louisiana
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that offered us
some money that we really
couldn't refuse.
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So, I called Bill up
and he said,
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"Go ahead
and pull the trigger
and sell it."
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Hey, man, the time's right,
the time's right.
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With everything you do
to these things,
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-you make my job easy
selling the truck.
-[chuckling]
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You know I liked it,
but I just want
that extra room,
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and a black one.
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You got me hooked up, right?
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-Got it here.
-It's in?
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It's here.
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I'll go grab it
and pull it up for you
real quick.
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[Carlton] Appreciate it.
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[instrumental rock music]
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Seeing that truck come at me,
I'm glad the old one's gone.
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I've been missing
my black truck.
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You know, the four-door's
exactly what I wanted.
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This is what I've been
waiting on.
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That's a good-looking
truck, man.
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The 2023 International MV607
can carry tons of weight,
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meaning we can almost tow
anything we want.
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[Marshall] So, you got
the new body style
International.
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Crew-cab, of course.
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It's got a 9,000-pound
front axle,
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17,000-pound rear axle,
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Cummins motor,
Allison Transmission,
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air ride, sun visor.
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It's probably got
all the bells and whistles
we can get on it.
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[chuckling] Yeah, man.
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So, what dare, might I ask,
that you wanna do
to this thing?
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I got some ideas
on some things.
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We already know
we have to cover up
the tanks,
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build the running boards
on it.
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I gotta stretch
the front bumper,
get rid of all the chrome.
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I mean, that's a given.
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But I think
one of the coolest things
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we could possibly do to this
is make it lower.
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-Have the lowest
rollback around.
-That would be cool.
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If I'm gonna do that,
now's the time to do it.
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I need to take it as is,
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before you put the bed
and everything on it.
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Everything's
easily accessible.
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Now's a great time to take it,
do what I need to do,
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and I'll bring it back to you.
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-It just makes more sense
than working under it.
-Yeah.
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You got a wide-open canvas
the way it is now.
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I might as well
bag the front, too.
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[whoops]
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[Carlton] I mean,
we've done a bunch of
medium duties before,
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with air suspension,
but never a rollback.
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If you lower the rear end
and raise the front,
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you're gonna get
such a great load angle
for those low-profile cars.
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-Man, it just
makes sense, right?
-Yeah.
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Let's go check out
the front, make sure
there's no surprises.
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So, on the rear suspension,
that's typical.
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But for anybody to do anything
on the front of the truck...
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Man, I love brand-new trucks.
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...I don't think I've seen
anybody do it, ever,
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because it's all leaf springs.
That's gonna be
a tough challenge.
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[Carlton] The way to do this
is just get rid
of the lower springs.
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It's got two springs.
Just get rid of the lower
and de-arch the main spring,
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and compensate
with the big airbag.
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So, you'll have
that ride quality,
that adjustability,
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and have that low stance, too.
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You know, that sounds
super cool.
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I've built many trucks,
my father's built
many trucks.
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We've never seen
anything like that.
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And I'm nervous
for you, buddy.
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That's the projects
I like doing, getting the...
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You know, once you're done,
people are gonna be like...
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"What the... How?"
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[Marshall] If somebody
could do it, you can.
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They're gonna be sad
at the tow show
when they see this one.
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[chuckling]
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[intriguing
instrumental music]
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[engine starts]
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[Carlton] Having a wrecker
around the shop
is instrumental day-to-day.
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It's just a must.
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There is many, many things
to pick up, drop off
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and, you know, I never knew
that I needed a wrecker
so much
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until not having one.
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If you've been paying
attention, you probably
have been noticing
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our builds have been getting
bigger and bigger,
and heavier and heavier.
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That's a job
for the latest and greatest.
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Super-heavy truck.
The bed is gonna be
a 16,000-pound bed,
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so it'll handle
whatever we wanna put
on the back,
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no restrictions,
no limitations.
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Don't get me wrong,
the last wrecker,
I loved it.
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It served its purpose well.
It represented
the company well.
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It was just time to move on
and upgrade.
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[upbeat instrumental music]
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The 2023 International
is the biggest wrecker
we ever had.
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To do the suspension I want,
I gotta get this truck
up in the air.
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But we don't have a lift
that's big enough.
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So, first things first...
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[Carlos Soto] Oh, man.
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I told Carlos
to get on the phone
and find us one.
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Ronnie, you're telling me
these things right here
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-are gonna pick
this big truck up?
-Yup.
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[Soto] I don't know,
I'm gonna have to see it
right now.
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[Sipps] You're about
to see it.
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Ronnie, this looks like
a really small pallet jack.
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[Sipps] It's like
a pallet jack on steroids.
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You got a pallet jack
to move it around.
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But you've got forks
that lift up 18,000 pounds.
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-[Soto] Do they all
lift up at the same time?
-Yeah.
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-[Soto] Okay. So it's like--
-They're all on the same
radio frequency.
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[Soto] Oh, okay.
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Man, so, this is ready, huh?
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[Sipps] Yup, I'm just making
the carriage fit that tire.
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You can adjust the forks
for a passenger vehicle
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all the way
up to an 18-wheeler.
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We're ready to go up.
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No, there's no way.
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-Easy, huh?
-[Soto] Man, that's crazy!
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You're just sitting out here
in the middle of a parking lot
with this big-ass truck.
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-So, who's using these things?
-[Sipps] School districts,
municipalities.
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Anybody who does
18-wheeler work
is using it.
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[Soto] How high
is this thing gonna go, man?
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[Sipps] Right about six feet.
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-Man, so I can walk
underneath this thing?
-[Sipps] Yes, sir.
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-[Soto] I don't know
if I want to, but...
-[Sipps laughs]
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[Soto] That's a lot of trust.
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That's a lot of trust
to be able to be under
this thing like that.
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Well, Ronnie,
you know what, I think
you've convinced me, man.
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I think this is exactly
what Bill's gonna need
for that wrecker build, so...
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Perfect. I need
the truck back,
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-but you can use the lifts.
-[chuckles] Yeah,
definitely will.
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-We know how to
take 'em down now.
-All right.
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-Cool. Thanks, Ronnie.
-You're welcome.
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[upbeat instrumental music]
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[toy squeaking]
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[Carlton] Come on,
one, two, three.
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Okay.
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[Jamie] I got it.
Hold on, hold on!
Stop. Right up there.
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Calm down! Calm down.
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[Carlton] You know,
I'm really excited to get
the new wrecker in the shop.
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So, we gotta make room.
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We're not used to working
with this long of vehicles
and this tall.
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So, there's only certain doors
that this truck
could come through,
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and certain links
to the shop
that are working.
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So, after we move
a couple of toolboxes,
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we should have enough room
to get this sucker in.
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How far's that gonna
stick out back?
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[Carlton] Has it adjusted
for those wheels?
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No? You gotta
adjust it in, evenly.
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[intriguing
instrumental music]
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[grunting]
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Oh, yeah!
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Man! I'm kinda anxious
to get going on this.
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Oh, I am, too.
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We're gonna make this one
just over the top.
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There won't be another one.
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I know I say that a lot.
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-It's true, though. It's true.
-There won't be
another one like this.
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First of all, you know
we gotta get rid
of all the chrome on it.
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-[Jamie] Of course.
-[Carlton] You already know.
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-[Jamie] Guaranteed.
-[Carlton] I don't know
if we're gonna have
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an accent color or not,
or just all black.
I don't know yet.
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-I'm still working on that.
-[Dustin] Yeah.
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-But what we are gonna do
is make this way lower.
-Hell, yeah.
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[Carlton] I know
you've never seen a
lowered wrecker before, right?
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-Not a rollback, no.
-Right. Right.
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No. There's a reason, though.
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'Cause if you lower
one of these,
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you're pivoting on the back
of the truck.
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So, if you lower the front,
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the higher up
the bed has to go.
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You don't want that,
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'cause your bumper's
gonna be hitting
the bed, right?
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-It's gonna be difficult
to lower.
-So, you want that
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lower in the back.
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How we're gonna solve that
is putting airbags
on the front.
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It's gonna look way cooler
with it lower to the ground
when you park and ride,
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but have that adjustability
to raise it up
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to get that angle even shorter
when you back up to a car.
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So, what we're gonna do
at the back,
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the back already has
air suspension on it.
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We're gonna raise it up
so the truck can actually
ride lower in the back.
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We'll be able to get
the angle of approach
super-low.
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-Makes sense.
-[Carlton] Win-win.
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-And ride a lot better.
-[Dustin] Yeah.
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[Carlton] We're gonna build
running boards
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to cover all the gas tanks
and all that empty void
in there.
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We're gonna fill all that in
with a nice,
smooth transition
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all the way back
to the toolbox.
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Okay. So, make everything
just tie in together.
Look slick.
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Yeah, man. You know,
just like the last one,
234
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but this one's
a little cooler.
235
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-And, of course...
-Oh, yeah.
236
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I already know
it needs to be stretched.
237
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It needs it.
It's gotta have it.
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Mmm-hmm. I would definitely.
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It helps the aesthetic
of making it just look lower.
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And, then, that front bumper,
I mean, that's the first thing
you see.
241
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-You want that mean look
coming at you right away.
-Yeah.
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[Carlton] Mmm-hmm.
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A cool tool for the shop
and a cool truck
just to cruise in.
244
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So, when we go to a tow show,
we're gonna kill 'em again.
245
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That's what I'm talking about.
246
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[Carlton] What we'll do first,
pull off the bumper.
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[Jamie] Set it on this table
over here for now, huh?
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[Carlton] Pull out
the front end.
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-[Jamie] Say when.
-[Carlton] Yeah.
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[Carlton] Pull off
the toolboxes.
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Once it's up in the air,
it's gonna be way easier
to work on.
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[Jamie] This is badass.
I like it.
253
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Beats the way
we used to have to do it
with the forklift.
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All right!
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Countdown.
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About two inches
from the glass now.
257
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-[Carlton] No more?
-She's good
for a little bit more.
258
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[Carlton] Tell you what,
let me look at it
real quick.
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Let's do it right here.
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[Jamie] Where do you wanna
go in at?
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[Carlton] Right behind
the hanger.
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[machinery buzzing]
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[Carlton] Of course,
every suspension we build
is totally different.
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But there's nothing
really unusual about lowering
this massive
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2023 International truck.
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-Ready?
-[Jamie] Yeah, I'm ready.
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[Carlton] Just its size
and all the geometry
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makes this suspension
a challenge.
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[Jamie] All right, got it!
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All right, man. We're gonna
brake hose here,
here, whatever.
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-[Jamie] Uh-huh.
-[Carlton] Disconnect
the brake hose.
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-[Jamie] Okay.
-[Carlton] And that.
Drop this axel.
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We're gonna take
the springs out.
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-[Jamie] Okay.
-[Carlton] Gonna go
get 'em de-arched real quick.
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[Jamie] All right.
276
00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,367
[intriguing
instrumental music]
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[grunting]
278
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[Jamie grunts]
Get this one out.
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Just walk it.
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There it goes.
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[Carlton] You see, the back
of your leaf springs
have an arch to 'em.
282
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And this holds the load up
of the front of the truck.
283
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[Jamie] Come on. There.
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-[Dustin] Got it?
-[Jamie] Yeah.
285
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[grunts]
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00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,500
[Carlton] Basically,
a thick metal here.
287
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Arch is the spring
when it's going down the road.
288
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So, how we're gonna lower this
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is take that spring out.
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It's called de-arching.
291
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So, we're gonna send it off
to the spring place.
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They're gonna take that arch
out of it
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and then we'll reinstall 'em
in conjunction with
an airbag.
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So, with the spring
being de-arched,
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it'll let that suspension
come all the way down.
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[Jamie] We'll take
them bags off first.
297
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These are airbags
for the semi-trucks,
tow trucks, whatnot.
298
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But that's not gonna work
for what we're gonna use.
299
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So, we're gonna bag the rear,
but, obviously, we're gonna be
using a different bag.
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Yeah.
301
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You'd think
these would be heavier, right?
302
00:13:51,567 --> 00:13:52,667
[Dustin] Yeah,
they're pretty light.
303
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[grunts]
304
00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,166
It didn't budge.
305
00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,066
[grunts]
306
00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:08,100
[sighs]
307
00:14:08,100 --> 00:14:10,200
I don't think
it's gonna come off.
308
00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:13,667
We got this hanger
right here that we're gonna
have to move up,
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which is gonna be
lowering the truck.
310
00:14:16,867 --> 00:14:18,667
And there's no way
to take these bolts off.
311
00:14:18,667 --> 00:14:20,467
So, I'm gonna end up
cutting these right here off.
312
00:14:23,367 --> 00:14:25,667
That thing is... go ahead
and lower down the truck.
313
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Put our bracket
right where we want it.
314
00:14:29,467 --> 00:14:30,433
All right.
315
00:14:31,500 --> 00:14:33,000
Then, I'll transfer punch it.
316
00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,934
Once I transfer punch it,
put a mag drill on it,
drill all our holes.
317
00:14:41,867 --> 00:14:43,266
Once I do that,
put the bolts in it.
318
00:14:43,266 --> 00:14:46,533
And by moving it up,
that's gonna make
our suspension lower.
319
00:14:50,367 --> 00:14:52,533
[upbeat instrumental music]
320
00:14:54,667 --> 00:14:59,800
You know, Jamie did
a great job raising
that factory suspension up,
321
00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:01,433
keep everything nice
and in line.
322
00:15:02,967 --> 00:15:06,700
Only thing we had to do
is change the shocks,
323
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and change out the bags
just so it rides lower.
324
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I basically got a bag
that's four inches shorter
than the factory one itself.
325
00:15:14,900 --> 00:15:18,367
So, everything's just riding
closer to the frame.
326
00:15:18,367 --> 00:15:21,100
We're not trying
to make this suspension
perform better,
327
00:15:21,100 --> 00:15:25,467
we're not trying
to make it haul
a higher load capacity.
328
00:15:25,467 --> 00:15:26,734
Nope!
329
00:15:26,734 --> 00:15:29,767
We're just making
this suspension ride higher
than the truck,
330
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which makes the truck
ride lower to the ground.
331
00:15:34,667 --> 00:15:36,133
Boom, boom.
332
00:15:36,900 --> 00:15:38,500
[hip-hop instrumental music]
333
00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:40,166
[tires screeching]
334
00:15:42,467 --> 00:15:43,967
[engine revving]
335
00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,667
[Dustin] All right,
we're gonna have
some steps on it.
336
00:15:51,667 --> 00:15:54,066
Me and Bill set up
this piece of tube here.
337
00:15:54,066 --> 00:15:56,367
This is pretty much
where our step's gonna be.
338
00:15:56,367 --> 00:15:58,367
This simulates our step.
339
00:15:58,367 --> 00:16:00,300
This simulates our other step.
340
00:16:00,300 --> 00:16:02,500
So, it'll come out,
down, step,
341
00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:04,066
so you have
something to step up on.
342
00:16:05,900 --> 00:16:09,000
I'm gonna start off
by welding it to our hangers
that we have here.
343
00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,300
Get it all attached.
344
00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:12,734
[upbeat instrumental music]
345
00:16:15,367 --> 00:16:16,567
We'll have it all
on one plane,
346
00:16:16,567 --> 00:16:18,533
instead of having
staggered steps.
347
00:16:29,667 --> 00:16:31,834
[Carlton] Let's pack
a piece of plywood bar
over here.
348
00:16:32,700 --> 00:16:33,934
[Dustin] Okay.
349
00:16:40,467 --> 00:16:43,000
[Carlton] We got our tubing
for our steps in place,
350
00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,567
so everything
lines up perfect.
351
00:16:45,567 --> 00:16:49,400
You know, it's super-easy
to make templates like this
out of chip board,
352
00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,667
and you can see in real time
what it's gonna look like.
353
00:16:54,367 --> 00:16:56,667
We got our template
for the step itself,
354
00:16:56,667 --> 00:16:58,567
but it's looking
too bulky down here.
355
00:16:58,567 --> 00:17:00,767
So, we're gonna trim this off,
356
00:17:00,767 --> 00:17:04,000
so we can make
the running board
a lot thinner down here,
357
00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,100
so it don't look so bulky.
358
00:17:06,100 --> 00:17:09,400
So, it kind of matches
the bottom of the box.
359
00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:13,867
So, we want everything
to have that nice flow
with the steps,
360
00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:15,567
all the way
into the box itself,
361
00:17:15,567 --> 00:17:17,800
and not just hang down
and look weird.
362
00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:19,066
All right.
363
00:17:19,066 --> 00:17:21,967
So, what we're gonna do
is just chop this off
at a 45.
364
00:17:21,967 --> 00:17:25,066
That way, our step
looks a lot thinner
at the bottom,
365
00:17:25,066 --> 00:17:28,500
and matches up
with the bottom
of the box itself.
366
00:17:28,500 --> 00:17:32,100
So, chop this out of the way
and, then, we continue
our template
367
00:17:32,100 --> 00:17:33,867
towards the step itself.
368
00:17:34,367 --> 00:17:35,800
Unbolt this.
369
00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:38,066
If you got this cut,
370
00:17:38,066 --> 00:17:41,266
then we can split it there
and it's easier to get to.
371
00:17:41,266 --> 00:17:43,066
-[Dustin] Right.
-[instrumental rock music]
372
00:17:56,367 --> 00:17:58,500
Let's see here.
373
00:17:58,500 --> 00:18:00,900
Fits perfect.
374
00:18:00,900 --> 00:18:05,100
So, I got
a perfect template to take
to the sheet metal shop
375
00:18:05,100 --> 00:18:08,166
This is such a long piece,
we can't bend in-house.
376
00:18:08,166 --> 00:18:09,500
My brake's not big enough
for that.
377
00:18:09,500 --> 00:18:11,834
So, we're gonna take this
to the local...
378
00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,100
My "buddy."
379
00:18:14,100 --> 00:18:15,567
...sheet metal shop
down the street,
380
00:18:15,567 --> 00:18:17,266
and he's gonna bend this up
for me.
381
00:18:17,266 --> 00:18:20,934
I'll be right back with it,
so we can start shaping it
and put right on here.
382
00:18:24,166 --> 00:18:25,934
[hip-hop instrumental music]
383
00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,967
[Carlton] Most wrecker drivers
wouldn't want their truck
riding too low
384
00:18:32,967 --> 00:18:35,567
'cause, obviously,
they'd be worried
about the functionality of it.
385
00:18:35,567 --> 00:18:37,600
But I want
our 2023 International
386
00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,066
to ride low and still perform
like a work truck.
387
00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:43,100
To be able to let it go lower,
388
00:18:43,100 --> 00:18:45,166
we de-arch
those front leaf springs.
389
00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:46,767
Flatten them out a little bit.
390
00:18:46,767 --> 00:18:48,600
Give us those inches we need,
391
00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,433
install those bags,
and make it ride low.
392
00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:55,500
[Jamie] Hey, Dustin.
393
00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:58,867
-Hey, come over here
and lift this truck up some.
-[Dustin] Yup.
394
00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:00,767
[Jamie] I just need it
to go up a few inches.
395
00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:06,634
I think right there
might be good enough.
396
00:19:06,900 --> 00:19:08,066
[grunts]
397
00:19:09,066 --> 00:19:10,533
I need it
to go back. [straining]
398
00:19:12,166 --> 00:19:14,300
Okay, let's bring it down,
like, another inch.
399
00:19:14,300 --> 00:19:16,367
And, then, we'll take to
molly-wopping it.
400
00:19:16,367 --> 00:19:18,767
[intriguing
instrumental music]
401
00:19:19,367 --> 00:19:20,634
There's a bolt.
402
00:19:26,867 --> 00:19:28,734
-Let me go down
to mine first.
-[Dustin] Yup.
403
00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:32,000
[Jamie grunts]
404
00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:33,367
Cool.
405
00:19:33,367 --> 00:19:34,834
That's all I needed
right there.
406
00:19:35,367 --> 00:19:36,333
Thank you.
407
00:19:40,967 --> 00:19:42,066
[grunts]
408
00:19:47,500 --> 00:19:49,100
Oh, man.
409
00:19:49,100 --> 00:19:51,166
I'm so tired of fighting
everything today.
410
00:20:04,667 --> 00:20:06,367
We just got
our de-arched springs in.
411
00:20:06,367 --> 00:20:07,934
They're installed.
U-bolts are tight.
412
00:20:07,934 --> 00:20:12,300
So, the first step up
to building our air suspension
is building it off theirs.
413
00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:15,567
This is what my lower plates
are gonna sit on
with my bag.
414
00:20:15,567 --> 00:20:17,667
Gotta start from the base
and build up.
415
00:20:17,667 --> 00:20:21,333
You don't start from the roof
on a house, you start from,
you know, the base.
416
00:20:22,767 --> 00:20:24,800
So, this is my foundation.
417
00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:26,400
I'm fixing to build it
all the way to the top.
418
00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,533
[hip-hop instrumental music]
419
00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,533
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
420
00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:35,533
Oh, we're hitting that
right now.
421
00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:38,133
It won't... It's hitting this.
422
00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:40,500
We gotta remove
the bracket now.
423
00:20:43,166 --> 00:20:47,900
What I'm doing right now
is removing the air line
for the air brake's bracket,
424
00:20:47,900 --> 00:20:50,000
just for clearance issues.
425
00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,800
And the same thing
with the shock.
426
00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,166
I'm gonna go ahead
and remove that.
427
00:20:54,166 --> 00:20:55,700
♪ Yeah ♪
428
00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:58,767
The next thing is,
we'll be starting our upper.
429
00:20:58,767 --> 00:21:01,400
Our upper's gonna go
right here,
430
00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,166
and bolt onto the frame.
431
00:21:03,166 --> 00:21:04,867
You can see where our airbags
are gonna go
432
00:21:04,867 --> 00:21:06,266
right in between
these two plates,
433
00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:10,700
and that's gonna expand
to raise and lower
the suspension.
434
00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:12,900
Like, pretty much
every vehicle we do
around here
435
00:21:12,900 --> 00:21:15,867
is different in one way,
shape or form.
436
00:21:15,867 --> 00:21:20,266
It's different sized wheels,
trying to get it
a little lower, higher,
437
00:21:20,266 --> 00:21:22,600
there's always obstacles
438
00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,567
and you adapt
along the way.
439
00:21:24,567 --> 00:21:27,200
So, what we did is
utilize the U-bolts
440
00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:30,700
to bolt the lower bag mount
down to the axel,
441
00:21:30,700 --> 00:21:33,867
and the bag
will bolt to that.
442
00:21:35,266 --> 00:21:36,800
Lower.
443
00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:40,166
And, then, this bracket tree,
just use some DOM tubing,
444
00:21:40,166 --> 00:21:42,567
and that's our lower
shock bolt.
445
00:21:42,567 --> 00:21:44,467
[instrumental rock music]
446
00:21:44,467 --> 00:21:46,166
We're about to weld
all this up.
447
00:21:49,767 --> 00:21:50,934
Paint it all.
448
00:21:51,867 --> 00:21:54,266
Install it with the bags.
449
00:21:57,066 --> 00:22:00,467
Bolts right down
over the leaf spring
with the U-bolts,
450
00:22:00,467 --> 00:22:03,500
so it sandwiches
everything together
to the axel,
451
00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:06,000
so everything's all-in-one.
452
00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,166
[rock music continues]
453
00:22:17,767 --> 00:22:19,300
We have everything
complete now.
454
00:22:19,300 --> 00:22:21,767
We got our de-arched springs,
we got our lower airbag mount,
455
00:22:21,767 --> 00:22:24,567
our upper,
we got our shock in.
456
00:22:24,567 --> 00:22:26,166
You can see, obviously,
how this works, you know.
457
00:22:26,166 --> 00:22:28,667
You put air in the bag,
and that's gonna push
458
00:22:28,667 --> 00:22:31,300
the front end down
off of the frame,
459
00:22:31,300 --> 00:22:33,100
and that's gonna give us lift.
460
00:22:33,100 --> 00:22:36,000
Deflate the bag,
that's gonna lower the truck.
461
00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:38,166
[intriguing
instrumental music]
462
00:22:49,266 --> 00:22:50,867
Easy right there.
463
00:22:50,867 --> 00:22:53,500
[Carlton] We just got
our sheet metal back
from the sheet metal shop.
464
00:22:53,500 --> 00:22:55,567
They did a great job
bending it.
465
00:22:55,567 --> 00:22:59,066
The whole thing we're doing
is trying to make
a cool wrecker.
466
00:22:59,066 --> 00:23:00,667
So, we got
an extra-long piece.
467
00:23:00,667 --> 00:23:03,900
So, we're gonna cut
a little piece off
to put on the truck.
468
00:23:03,900 --> 00:23:05,767
[whoops]
469
00:23:05,767 --> 00:23:11,100
So, we're gonna take this,
whittle it all down so it fits
the fender perfectly,
470
00:23:11,100 --> 00:23:13,166
so we can make
that perfect shape
to the fender.
471
00:23:20,667 --> 00:23:24,166
-You would leave it
like that, huh?
-[Dustin laughs] Body work.
472
00:23:24,867 --> 00:23:26,333
[Carlton] All right, man.
473
00:23:26,333 --> 00:23:30,700
So, I'm gonna take that piece,
put it on the truck,
use some chip board,
474
00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:33,233
make a perfect pattern,
475
00:23:35,567 --> 00:23:38,667
transfer it over to the step,
476
00:23:38,667 --> 00:23:41,333
and make it all one piece
for both sides.
477
00:23:46,767 --> 00:23:49,233
So, 15.5.
478
00:23:50,567 --> 00:23:52,333
15.5 to center.
479
00:23:54,367 --> 00:23:56,600
We got our fuel tank cap
that goes here,
480
00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,367
so that protrudes
through the step itself.
481
00:24:00,867 --> 00:24:03,634
So, makes it
a little difficult
getting this in and out.
482
00:24:05,266 --> 00:24:07,800
But we're gonna make
a nice little trim piece
483
00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,867
out of just our cut pipe
we normally use for our...
484
00:24:10,867 --> 00:24:12,634
you know,
our suspension parts.
485
00:24:14,767 --> 00:24:16,967
That's what Dustin's doing
right now.
486
00:24:16,967 --> 00:24:20,100
We have plenty of this pipe
sitting around, so we're gonna
use this,
487
00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:22,567
cut it down,
little pie section.
488
00:24:24,367 --> 00:24:28,266
We can trim this out,
weld that in, we got a nice
trim piece for it.
489
00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:32,700
[Dustin] I think
we got us a winner
490
00:24:32,700 --> 00:24:36,734
for our fuel neck
recess mount.
491
00:24:37,467 --> 00:24:38,967
[instrumental rock music]
492
00:24:47,567 --> 00:24:49,266
Oh, it's so...
493
00:24:49,266 --> 00:24:51,166
Money shot.
494
00:24:52,367 --> 00:24:53,367
That go on like that?
495
00:24:54,266 --> 00:24:55,233
Yeah.
496
00:24:56,266 --> 00:24:58,300
Cool, we got our steps
in place.
497
00:24:58,300 --> 00:25:00,166
Man, it's looking
really, really good.
498
00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:03,200
So, the next step
is to anchor it.
499
00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,200
So, I've laid out
a couple of nice proportions
500
00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:08,300
of where we're gonna
drill and tap it.
501
00:25:08,300 --> 00:25:10,600
And we put some,
you know, heavy wall tubing
502
00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,667
underneath of this,
so you got a nice,
solid step,
503
00:25:13,667 --> 00:25:16,000
and it's thick enough
to be able to drill and tap.
504
00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:19,700
So, we'll have our perfect
anchor points
that are super-strong
505
00:25:19,700 --> 00:25:21,667
and in nice proportions.
506
00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:28,634
[instrumental rock music]
507
00:25:30,100 --> 00:25:33,467
[Carlton] Just
the physical presence
of this 2023 International
508
00:25:33,467 --> 00:25:35,500
gives this truck
a big, aggressive look.
509
00:25:35,500 --> 00:25:37,967
And we're building
running boards
to complement that.
510
00:25:37,967 --> 00:25:39,667
It's gonna be
completely seamless.
511
00:25:39,667 --> 00:25:42,867
That last little piece
that we need to do to this
512
00:25:42,867 --> 00:25:47,767
is fix this transition
from the factory fender
down to the board itself.
513
00:25:47,767 --> 00:25:51,700
So, what we're gonna do
is a make a sheet metal filler
514
00:25:51,700 --> 00:25:54,467
that'll bolt onto the fender
and continue all the way down.
515
00:25:54,467 --> 00:25:57,867
So, we have something
to trim all this out
516
00:25:57,867 --> 00:26:00,467
and, then, we can have
the transition
517
00:26:00,467 --> 00:26:04,166
from the fender
all the way down
to the front of the boards.
518
00:26:07,367 --> 00:26:08,867
Yeah, piece fits pretty good.
519
00:26:08,867 --> 00:26:11,500
Now, we got a nice transition
from the fender
520
00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:14,066
down to the running board
itself, so...
521
00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:17,834
Next step is tack it all in,
522
00:26:20,500 --> 00:26:23,900
cutting the board,
and give it a little shape.
523
00:26:23,900 --> 00:26:25,467
[hip-hop instrumental music]
524
00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:35,367
[Dustin] So, we cut off
the end of our running board.
525
00:26:35,367 --> 00:26:38,166
I'm gonna go ahead
and cut out a cap piece now.
526
00:26:38,166 --> 00:26:41,100
We're gonna use that
to fill in the void
we cut out.
527
00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:42,734
That'll cap it
and finish it off.
528
00:26:56,467 --> 00:26:58,400
All right, we got our cap
all welded in.
529
00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:00,767
We're gonna let it cool off.
And, then, we can grind it.
530
00:27:00,767 --> 00:27:02,266
[instrumental rock music]
531
00:27:05,166 --> 00:27:07,233
-[Carlton] Pass me that
real quick.
-[Dustin] Okay.
532
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,800
All right, our running boards
are coming along really well.
533
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:18,266
We had to cut
some access holes
for our filler necks.
534
00:27:18,266 --> 00:27:19,934
-That right?
-[Jamie] We're there.
535
00:27:22,467 --> 00:27:24,100
[Dustin] So,
to finish these off,
536
00:27:24,100 --> 00:27:26,100
I'm gonna go ahead
and set 'em in there flush,
537
00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:30,233
tack 'em, weld 'em,
and buff 'em, and it'll look
like one piece.
538
00:27:36,266 --> 00:27:38,400
Got our filler neck tubes
welded in.
539
00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:39,400
Got 'em buffed.
540
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,734
Everything's sanded down,
looking nice.
541
00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:48,400
We got all our bolts
in our tubes,
our main step tubes.
542
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:52,433
And, then, I also went ahead
and added some bolts
into the cab as well.
543
00:27:53,867 --> 00:27:56,767
So, that wraps it up
for our running board.
544
00:27:56,767 --> 00:27:58,867
Gonna get it peeled off,
sent to powder coat.
545
00:27:58,867 --> 00:28:02,166
We'll get it back,
send it to body work,
get it painted
546
00:28:02,166 --> 00:28:03,767
and, then, it'll get
thrown on the truck.
547
00:28:03,767 --> 00:28:05,634
[hip-hop instrumental music]
548
00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:14,667
It's time to stretch
this bump.
549
00:28:14,667 --> 00:28:16,266
You know,
we can't just have...
550
00:28:16,266 --> 00:28:18,266
just a stock bumper
on this truck, you know.
551
00:28:18,266 --> 00:28:20,867
When you stretch
these bumpers, it really gives
that aggressive look.
552
00:28:20,867 --> 00:28:22,867
So, I have to cut this thing.
553
00:28:25,900 --> 00:28:27,300
[chuckles] Velcro.
554
00:28:27,300 --> 00:28:29,433
[hip-hop instrumental music]
555
00:28:34,767 --> 00:28:37,600
You can barely see it,
but there's a radius.
556
00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,967
There's a little hump
right in here.
557
00:28:40,967 --> 00:28:42,667
Maybe you can see it
like that.
558
00:28:42,667 --> 00:28:44,667
It's kinda weird,
the way it shapes.
559
00:28:44,667 --> 00:28:47,467
It's not straight across,
it kind of tapers.
560
00:28:47,467 --> 00:28:51,567
So, just to make quick work
out of it, what I'm gonna do
is cut right underneath it.
561
00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,367
You don't hardly ever see
a stretch bumper
on a wrecker
562
00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:58,200
unless, you know, we built it.
563
00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:01,900
But, on semi-trucks,
it's a very common
modification.
564
00:29:01,900 --> 00:29:04,700
You know, we're trying
to duplicate that somewhat,
565
00:29:04,700 --> 00:29:06,333
but make it way better.
566
00:29:06,767 --> 00:29:08,266
[machinery whirring]
567
00:29:11,166 --> 00:29:13,433
Now, it really looks
like a moustache.
568
00:29:19,500 --> 00:29:22,867
You know,
I'm just gonna just stack
my six-inch spacers,
569
00:29:22,867 --> 00:29:26,066
and I'll tack the top
of the bumper, which is
the bottom of the bumper,
570
00:29:26,066 --> 00:29:28,767
onto this. And, then,
I'll have my filler pieces.
571
00:29:29,166 --> 00:29:30,533
[grunts]
572
00:29:30,967 --> 00:29:32,300
Hey, fellers.
573
00:29:32,300 --> 00:29:33,900
I need y'alls help real quick.
574
00:29:33,900 --> 00:29:35,066
Can you grab that side?
575
00:29:36,667 --> 00:29:38,066
You wanna tack it up, Ryan?
576
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:42,367
All right, thank y'all.
577
00:29:43,667 --> 00:29:45,100
We got it tacked up now.
578
00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:48,667
This is the gap I'm gonna fill
from here to there.
579
00:29:48,667 --> 00:29:49,900
So, I'm gonna do it
in sections.
580
00:29:49,900 --> 00:29:53,567
I'm gonna do the left,
the right and then
the center last.
581
00:29:53,567 --> 00:29:56,767
First thing is,
is rolling this piece of metal
to get this radius.
582
00:29:59,266 --> 00:30:01,066
Just a reference
right there
583
00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:04,934
to where I really need
to start rolling it tight.
584
00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,166
Making sure this radius
is the same as that one
is key.
585
00:30:09,166 --> 00:30:12,767
So, I'm gonna make sure
I roll 'em the same
586
00:30:12,767 --> 00:30:15,367
'cause I don't want it to be
tighter on one side
587
00:30:15,367 --> 00:30:17,867
and not as tight of a radius
on the other side.
588
00:30:17,867 --> 00:30:20,266
They have to be
exactly the same.
589
00:30:22,867 --> 00:30:24,567
Yeah, that's close.
590
00:30:24,567 --> 00:30:27,667
If I stomp one of 'em,
flatten it out, I'm stomping
two of 'em.
591
00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:29,400
I'm not doing
just one at a time,
592
00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:31,767
so it turns out evenly.
593
00:30:31,767 --> 00:30:34,567
I want everything
to be symmetrical
on both sides of the bumper.
594
00:30:35,700 --> 00:30:37,867
[intriguing
instrumental music]
595
00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,300
Okay, I got everything welded,
cleaned up, sanded.
596
00:30:54,300 --> 00:30:56,333
Looks like it should've came
like this from the factory.
597
00:30:58,166 --> 00:30:59,233
Off to powder coat.
598
00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:09,967
[hip-hop instrumental music]
599
00:31:18,166 --> 00:31:20,867
With the suspension done
on the '23 International,
600
00:31:20,867 --> 00:31:23,266
I sent it back
to Ryan's shop
to get that bed.
601
00:31:25,700 --> 00:31:28,367
[Marshall] So, we got
Bill's truck in here today.
602
00:31:28,367 --> 00:31:30,100
We need to hurry up
and get it knocked out.
603
00:31:30,100 --> 00:31:32,500
A little ahead of yourself,
aren't you,
with the toolboxes?
604
00:31:32,500 --> 00:31:33,600
Yeah, we had to go
605
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:34,800
a little bit different
on this one
606
00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:36,567
because he needed to do
his running boards
607
00:31:36,567 --> 00:31:39,166
and doing his build,
and doing the air suspension.
608
00:31:39,166 --> 00:31:41,100
But, now, it's time
to get the bed set and
609
00:31:41,100 --> 00:31:43,767
get it all working,
and get it back over
to Bill real quick,
610
00:31:43,767 --> 00:31:45,066
so he can finish his stuff.
611
00:31:45,066 --> 00:31:46,467
[Brian] All right,
let's get going.
612
00:31:46,467 --> 00:31:47,567
[Marshall] Yes, sir.
613
00:31:47,567 --> 00:31:49,734
[intriguing
instrumental music]
614
00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,934
You wanna watch that hose
just so he doesn't back on it?
615
00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:05,100
You know, working with Bill,
it's a little unorthodox
for us to put the bed on last,
616
00:32:05,100 --> 00:32:07,333
but you never know
what to expect with him.
617
00:32:10,467 --> 00:32:11,967
So, now, we got our bed set.
618
00:32:11,967 --> 00:32:15,433
Now, we're gonna weld up
the frame of the truck
to the sub-frame of the bed.
619
00:32:17,266 --> 00:32:20,467
Now, we're gonna set
the pylon, so they can get
the light bar on top.
620
00:32:24,667 --> 00:32:27,000
And, then, we're gonna get
our hydraulics up and going,
621
00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:28,767
then it's a downhill slope
from there.
622
00:32:30,300 --> 00:32:32,266
[hip-hop instrumental music]
623
00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:35,967
Now that we have the bed
put on the '23 International,
624
00:32:35,967 --> 00:32:39,367
it's time to get this truck
looking the part
with the rest of our fleet
625
00:32:39,367 --> 00:32:41,533
with that
black-on-black paint.
626
00:32:50,567 --> 00:32:51,734
[Patrick Johnson]
What I have here
627
00:32:51,734 --> 00:32:54,066
is the parts off of
the new shop work
that we have.
628
00:32:54,066 --> 00:32:57,000
I'm about to start
the sanding process.
629
00:32:57,000 --> 00:32:58,900
Of course, you know,
here at Ekstensive,
630
00:32:58,900 --> 00:33:00,867
we pretty much
de-chrome everything
631
00:33:00,867 --> 00:33:02,266
just to get that custom touch.
632
00:33:02,266 --> 00:33:04,600
You really wanna
sand it-sand it.
633
00:33:04,600 --> 00:33:06,767
You wanna give it
a lot of grooves
and gouges
634
00:33:06,767 --> 00:33:09,600
so that your primer
will adhere to it.
635
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:11,467
If it's not prepped properly,
636
00:33:11,467 --> 00:33:15,567
later on, air, water,
anything can basically
get up under it,
637
00:33:15,567 --> 00:33:18,000
contaminate it,
start it to peeling.
638
00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:20,433
Once it starts peeling,
you gotta start
all the way over.
639
00:33:24,567 --> 00:33:27,066
All right, I got my primer
in the gun ready to go.
640
00:33:27,066 --> 00:33:30,533
We gonna get a couple of coats
on this thing and let it dry.
641
00:33:32,367 --> 00:33:35,200
What I'm using here
is a very high build primer.
642
00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:39,400
Normally, we just use
mainly high build primers
on things that are textured,
643
00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:41,700
like all the plastic pieces.
644
00:33:41,700 --> 00:33:44,500
We try to sand
a lot of the texture out
before we prime it.
645
00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:49,100
But the high build primer
gives it a real solid base
to start with.
646
00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:51,100
Now that I got
everything coated,
647
00:33:51,100 --> 00:33:52,767
we'll go ahead
and let it dry.
648
00:33:52,767 --> 00:33:55,266
After that, we'll start
getting ready,
649
00:33:55,266 --> 00:33:56,834
getting it prepped
for the paint.
650
00:33:57,667 --> 00:34:00,467
This is a normal
General Motors black.
651
00:34:00,467 --> 00:34:03,400
So, actually, it only has
two different tints in it,
652
00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:06,000
white and a maroon
added in with the black.
653
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:07,467
Get this mixed up.
654
00:34:07,867 --> 00:34:09,000
Looks good.
655
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,166
[hip-hop instrumental music]
656
00:34:14,567 --> 00:34:17,100
Now that I've got
my black base on,
it looks good,
657
00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:18,467
everything's evenly coated.
658
00:34:18,467 --> 00:34:21,433
I'm gonna go in,
shoot a couple of coats
of clear on it.
659
00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:26,600
Everything looks
beautiful. Shiny.
660
00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,433
Perfect match as usual.
661
00:34:32,367 --> 00:34:34,734
Put it in just like this
and, then, we'll flip it up.
662
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:43,867
All right.
663
00:34:43,867 --> 00:34:46,834
When you're gonna have
a custom truck, you want
custom things on it.
664
00:34:52,166 --> 00:34:55,667
The last thing we're gonna do
for the wrecker
is install these fenders.
665
00:34:55,667 --> 00:34:57,700
But there's nothing
to mount it to.
666
00:34:57,700 --> 00:35:00,066
[Jamie] Square it up and down
and side...
667
00:35:00,066 --> 00:35:01,900
[Carlton] Yeah, we gotta
raise it up three inches.
668
00:35:01,900 --> 00:35:05,767
So, the next step
is building all the brackets
and everything
669
00:35:05,767 --> 00:35:10,467
that holds this heavy
of a fiberglass part up while
it's going down the road,
670
00:35:10,467 --> 00:35:12,867
shaking and hitting bumps,
hitting potholes,
671
00:35:12,867 --> 00:35:15,000
some cases, hitting curbs.
672
00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,567
So, the mounts we make
had to be super-strong
673
00:35:18,567 --> 00:35:20,433
and add to the overall style
of it, too.
674
00:35:22,367 --> 00:35:26,367
Man, I think we'll be
better off go ahead and
starting to do this now, yeah.
675
00:35:26,367 --> 00:35:28,066
[Jamie] Clamp it and, then...
676
00:35:28,066 --> 00:35:29,600
[Carlton] Clamp it,
that's gonna get
everything straight,
677
00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:31,667
-and you can kinda...
-[Jamie] Manipulate it
a little.
678
00:35:31,667 --> 00:35:35,333
...move the clamp
a little bit to get it
straight with the wheel.
679
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:50,100
After about a couple of hours
lining this fender all up
680
00:35:50,100 --> 00:35:52,900
so it's nice and straight,
they're parallel
with each other,
681
00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:54,867
both directions
nice and level.
682
00:35:54,867 --> 00:35:57,667
We have our major brackets
in place,
683
00:35:57,667 --> 00:36:02,100
so now we're just building
off the bracket itself
coming over to the fender.
684
00:36:02,100 --> 00:36:03,600
Then, we can start
attaching all this.
685
00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,467
Then, it'll finally be
a fender bracket after that.
686
00:36:09,166 --> 00:36:11,567
It's just straight down...
687
00:36:11,567 --> 00:36:14,100
-[Jamie] How? Once
we get this one?
-[Carlton] Yeah, I think so.
688
00:36:14,100 --> 00:36:15,867
[Jamie] I think
it looks better like that,
689
00:36:15,867 --> 00:36:18,233
where it just ties into this
and this front's...
690
00:36:18,867 --> 00:36:20,166
[Carlton] Exactly.
691
00:36:21,166 --> 00:36:23,266
[instrumental rock music]
692
00:36:24,100 --> 00:36:25,433
We're gonna do that.
693
00:36:47,100 --> 00:36:48,767
[rock music continues]
694
00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,367
Okay, so we're winding down
on our fender braces now.
695
00:37:03,367 --> 00:37:05,266
You know, we have everything
connected to the frame.
696
00:37:05,266 --> 00:37:07,300
Last thing is
to stitch this in.
697
00:37:07,300 --> 00:37:10,533
Once we stitch this in,
we'll cut it here.
698
00:37:12,767 --> 00:37:15,367
We'll cut it in the same place
on the other side,
699
00:37:15,367 --> 00:37:16,834
pull this section out.
700
00:37:17,967 --> 00:37:19,500
That's gonna separate
both fenders,
701
00:37:19,500 --> 00:37:22,333
and they'll both be floating
when we cut this off.
702
00:37:26,467 --> 00:37:27,767
-We go back...
-Ten years now, man.
703
00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:29,667
It's been a minute.
704
00:37:29,667 --> 00:37:32,700
Man, time flies, for sure.
In ten years
of your life, man,
705
00:37:32,700 --> 00:37:35,767
there's a lot that goes on
in those years. You know...
706
00:37:35,767 --> 00:37:37,667
-Beard, no beard.
-Young Jamie to...
707
00:37:37,667 --> 00:37:39,800
-Skinny, fat.
-[both laugh]
708
00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:42,467
You know, I've changed
a little bit, too,
modified some things.
709
00:37:42,467 --> 00:37:45,800
Man, when I started here,
I was right here in this shop,
building all the parts,
710
00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,667
painting everything
on the table, just started
from the bottom, you know?
711
00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:51,600
Learning every little piece
of how you like things
to be done here.
712
00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:53,300
Hey, we're both pretty good
at sweeping, too.
713
00:37:53,300 --> 00:37:56,567
[laughing] I mean,
swept my fair share
around here.
714
00:37:56,567 --> 00:37:59,967
I've learned so much from you,
you know, as far as
the business side,
715
00:37:59,967 --> 00:38:02,600
as far as the build side,
quality control.
716
00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:04,467
You know, before, sometimes
I might've questioned,
717
00:38:04,467 --> 00:38:06,767
you know, how you're
putting things together
and stuff, but now--
718
00:38:06,767 --> 00:38:07,834
"Used to"?
719
00:38:07,834 --> 00:38:09,900
-Used to. I don't ever
question that now.
-[laughing]
720
00:38:09,900 --> 00:38:11,233
I know...
721
00:38:11,233 --> 00:38:13,500
I tell people this constantly
that, you know,
"Don't question it."
722
00:38:13,500 --> 00:38:14,500
You know, "It's gonna
come together.
723
00:38:14,500 --> 00:38:16,567
Everything's always
gonna look good."
724
00:38:16,567 --> 00:38:18,100
Man, I got y'all fooled, huh?
725
00:38:18,100 --> 00:38:19,700
-No, man.
-[both laughing]
726
00:38:19,700 --> 00:38:23,567
Last ten years I've been here,
it's a lot of cool projects,
lot of fun, you know?
727
00:38:23,567 --> 00:38:25,333
I'm really looking forward
to the next ten years.
728
00:38:28,467 --> 00:38:30,066
[hip-hop instrumental music]
729
00:38:33,767 --> 00:38:34,967
[Carlton] For us,
730
00:38:34,967 --> 00:38:37,867
having a shop wrecker
that looks good
and performs good,
731
00:38:37,867 --> 00:38:40,233
it's totally instrumental
for what we do here every day.
732
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:43,467
And we need to get it
to work right away.
733
00:38:43,467 --> 00:38:45,500
So, we built out the fenders,
734
00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:48,000
installed custom
running boards
735
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:50,100
and, of course, made it low.
736
00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:53,867
You know, I definitely believe
what you put into something,
you're gonna get out.
737
00:38:53,867 --> 00:38:55,834
And this truck
is a testament to that.
738
00:39:07,867 --> 00:39:10,166
We've done a lot of work
to the new shop wrecker.
739
00:39:10,166 --> 00:39:11,900
You know, it's something
I'm real proud of.
740
00:39:11,900 --> 00:39:13,767
We've been working
all hard on it.
741
00:39:13,767 --> 00:39:15,967
And I can't think of anybody
that would rather see it
742
00:39:15,967 --> 00:39:17,767
other than my buddy, Ryan,
at RPM.
743
00:39:17,767 --> 00:39:19,433
[hydraulics hissing]
744
00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:24,567
-What's happening, man?
-[Marshall] What's up, Bill?
How you doing today?
745
00:39:24,567 --> 00:39:26,100
[Carlton] That's
a cool truck, man.
746
00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:27,166
What year is this?
747
00:39:27,166 --> 00:39:29,867
[Marshall] '55 Chevy
with an old Holmes 440.
748
00:39:29,867 --> 00:39:33,066
Old school wrecker bed
on it, man, it looks
real, real cool.
749
00:39:33,066 --> 00:39:34,367
So, what brings you by today?
750
00:39:34,367 --> 00:39:36,500
Man, I got something
out here for you to check out.
751
00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:39,367
-Uh-oh. What do you got
out here?
-Bring that cleaning stuff.
752
00:39:39,367 --> 00:39:41,133
-[Marshall] I'm gonna
need that?
-[both laugh]
753
00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:46,066
-Damn, man!
-[chuckles]
754
00:39:46,667 --> 00:39:48,667
That's looking good, man!
755
00:39:49,266 --> 00:39:51,200
Yeah!
756
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,200
I'd seen it before
when I put the bed on it,
757
00:39:53,200 --> 00:39:54,900
but I haven't seen it
like this.
758
00:39:54,900 --> 00:39:58,100
That is clean, classy,
slick, man.
759
00:39:58,100 --> 00:39:59,500
You know, I see wreckers
every day.
760
00:39:59,500 --> 00:40:01,166
This one definitely
stands out.
761
00:40:01,166 --> 00:40:02,867
I didn't think
it was gonna be that cool.
762
00:40:02,867 --> 00:40:05,500
[Carlton] I tell you what,
I love the four-door truck.
763
00:40:05,500 --> 00:40:08,400
16,000-pound bed
is definitely the way
to go on that.
764
00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:11,200
I can haul whatever
I wanna haul now
765
00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,166
without that bed flexing
at all.
766
00:40:13,166 --> 00:40:15,367
Our builds have been getting
bigger and bigger.
767
00:40:15,367 --> 00:40:16,533
This is something
I needed, man.
768
00:40:17,767 --> 00:40:19,100
[Marshall] Yeah, I know
when I give you something,
769
00:40:19,100 --> 00:40:20,667
you're always gonna do
something else.
770
00:40:20,667 --> 00:40:23,600
But this rear end,
how low it is,
771
00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:25,300
and these full fenders
dropping down,
772
00:40:25,300 --> 00:40:28,367
really tucks that tire up
in there really nice.
773
00:40:28,367 --> 00:40:30,600
Man, you nailed it with that!
774
00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:33,266
[Carlton] I wanted something
that nobody else had.
775
00:40:33,266 --> 00:40:37,867
I mean, nobody would ever
lower a wrecker,
right? [laughs]
776
00:40:37,867 --> 00:40:39,100
Well, I had to have one.
777
00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:42,400
So, what I did is just took
the factory hanger
on the truck
778
00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:45,400
and raised it up,
putting a smaller bag
in place.
779
00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:49,400
So, it actually rides
three inches lower
than it used to,
780
00:40:49,400 --> 00:40:52,100
and drops three inches lower
than it used to.
781
00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:55,166
You see, all those inches
are really close and tight
in there.
782
00:40:55,166 --> 00:40:56,767
You don't have much room.
783
00:40:56,767 --> 00:40:59,467
But we got that big old
fender underneath there, too,
784
00:40:59,467 --> 00:41:02,166
you know, to make it
even look lower.
785
00:41:02,166 --> 00:41:03,300
You guys nailed that one.
786
00:41:03,300 --> 00:41:06,100
-The rims, the Texas rims...
-[Carlton laughing]
787
00:41:06,100 --> 00:41:07,967
-Come on!
-[both laugh]
788
00:41:07,967 --> 00:41:10,667
Of course, Texan,
we're in Texas.
789
00:41:10,667 --> 00:41:12,567
You gotta have Texas wheels.
790
00:41:13,300 --> 00:41:15,467
-What you thinking?
-Damn.
791
00:41:15,467 --> 00:41:17,300
Man, that is gorgeous.
792
00:41:17,300 --> 00:41:19,000
[Carlton] One of
the first things
we started out doing
793
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:20,567
is color-matching everything,
794
00:41:20,567 --> 00:41:23,967
getting rid of the chrome,
surround around the grill,
the chrome mirrors,
795
00:41:23,967 --> 00:41:25,166
I had to change all that up.
796
00:41:25,166 --> 00:41:28,266
Shiny black, man,
it just makes it look classy.
797
00:41:28,266 --> 00:41:29,867
De-chroming it and putting it
all black
798
00:41:29,867 --> 00:41:33,266
just made it really look
sinister. It's just
a tough truck.
799
00:41:33,266 --> 00:41:35,367
If I told you that was
an Ekstensive wrecker,
800
00:41:35,367 --> 00:41:36,567
you'd say,
"Of course, it is."
801
00:41:36,567 --> 00:41:39,367
And it's such a big truck
and skinny bumper,
802
00:41:39,367 --> 00:41:41,300
so I decided
to cut the bumper,
803
00:41:41,300 --> 00:41:44,100
lower it down
so it matches
the same height
804
00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:45,667
that is
the running boards also.
805
00:41:45,667 --> 00:41:48,667
So, everything matches
and flows together.
806
00:41:48,667 --> 00:41:51,400
[Marshall] You know,
those running boards really
are clean and slick, man.
807
00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:53,200
It really sets that stuff off.
808
00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,166
[Carlton] It just
ties all that in together
809
00:41:55,166 --> 00:41:57,166
and hides all the tanks
and everything.
810
00:41:57,166 --> 00:42:00,066
Gives you a nice look
from the side, for sure.
811
00:42:00,066 --> 00:42:02,266
And you can tell,
it's way lower now
812
00:42:02,266 --> 00:42:03,867
in the front, too,
than it used to be.
813
00:42:03,867 --> 00:42:06,000
I told you I was gonna
bag the front of it.
814
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:08,166
-Check it out.
-[Marshall] You really
did that?
815
00:42:11,300 --> 00:42:14,567
-[whoops] You really
got that done, man.
-[Carlton chuckles] Yeah, man.
816
00:42:14,567 --> 00:42:16,467
You know, before,
it had, shoot,
817
00:42:16,467 --> 00:42:20,066
11 inches in between
the axel and the bottom
of the frame.
818
00:42:20,066 --> 00:42:24,300
So, what I did is
took the leaf springs off
and de-arched them,
819
00:42:24,300 --> 00:42:27,900
so the axel comes
way closer to the bottom
of the frame
820
00:42:27,900 --> 00:42:29,367
and the bottom of the oil pan.
821
00:42:29,367 --> 00:42:31,400
So, it rides way, way lower.
822
00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:33,600
Then, it has
that adjustability
of the airbag,
823
00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:35,767
so we can raise the front
of the truck up,
824
00:42:35,767 --> 00:42:38,800
drop the back down,
and have that bed angle
825
00:42:38,800 --> 00:42:40,567
so you can get
lower vehicles on it.
826
00:42:40,567 --> 00:42:42,767
And it rides
way better, also.
827
00:42:42,767 --> 00:42:45,567
Really impressive, man.
Really looks good.
828
00:42:45,567 --> 00:42:50,800
[Carlton] I love riding low
in a big, black truck, man,
for sure, right?
829
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:54,667
You know, I was kinda iffy
about how that was gonna
turn out in the beginning,
830
00:42:54,667 --> 00:42:57,767
but you guys killed it, man.
Good job.
831
00:42:57,767 --> 00:42:59,767
[Carlton] Not only can I thank
the guys at my shop
832
00:42:59,767 --> 00:43:02,100
that I rely on
all day, every day,
833
00:43:02,100 --> 00:43:06,266
but also the guys at RPM
at Ryan's shop, you know,
for the work that they do.
834
00:43:06,266 --> 00:43:10,100
You know, it was extra work
going back and forth
between shop and shop,
835
00:43:10,100 --> 00:43:13,100
but this is gonna definitely
turn a lot of heads
836
00:43:13,100 --> 00:43:15,100
all around the streets
of Houston.
837
00:43:15,100 --> 00:43:20,166
And next time we go
with Ryan to the tow show,
it's gonna kill it there.
838
00:43:20,166 --> 00:43:21,467
Hey, man, you get back
to cleaning, man.
839
00:43:21,467 --> 00:43:22,800
I'm gonna get back
to the shop.
840
00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,000
But, first, I'm probably
gonna cruise around
a little bit in it.
841
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:26,367
-You guys killed it!
-All right, man.
842
00:43:26,367 --> 00:43:28,100
-[Marshall] I'll see you
after a while.
-[Carlton] All right.