1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:03,000 Problems come up here all the time. 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,066 Let me rephrase that. [laughs] 3 00:00:05,066 --> 00:00:08,500 The '31 Ford is a straight-up history lesson. 4 00:00:08,500 --> 00:00:10,500 [man] And it rides like it doesn't have suspension. 5 00:00:10,500 --> 00:00:11,700 [Bill] Right? 6 00:00:11,700 --> 00:00:13,867 They got an antique coffee roaster. 7 00:00:13,867 --> 00:00:15,166 This thing's massive right here. 8 00:00:15,166 --> 00:00:17,166 I don't know how that's gonna fit in the back of the truck. 9 00:00:17,166 --> 00:00:18,500 So we need to build them a trailer. 10 00:00:18,500 --> 00:00:20,367 It's gonna look good, sound good, 11 00:00:20,367 --> 00:00:22,166 and it's gonna smell pretty good, too. 12 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,700 I still get excited when a big build 13 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:28,367 like the '68 GTO comes together. 14 00:00:28,367 --> 00:00:30,867 [Ryan] That's like the coolest set of wheels I've ever seen. 15 00:00:30,867 --> 00:00:32,567 [woman] Looks like a blue sky. 16 00:00:32,567 --> 00:00:34,200 [Dustin] Now that's a hog, boys. 17 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,667 [laughing] 18 00:00:35,667 --> 00:00:37,567 [Matt] We're not looking for fuel-efficient. We're looking for power. 19 00:00:41,467 --> 00:00:43,000 I'm Bill Carlton. 20 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,233 I built my first truck when I was 16. 21 00:00:45,967 --> 00:00:47,166 And ever since, 22 00:00:47,166 --> 00:00:49,934 me and my guys have been out here creating with our hands. 23 00:00:52,367 --> 00:00:54,667 Building the biggest, lowest, 24 00:00:54,667 --> 00:00:57,033 and baddest custom trucks and cars in the game. 25 00:00:59,066 --> 00:01:00,867 People don't come here for what they need. 26 00:01:01,567 --> 00:01:03,266 They come here for what they want. 27 00:01:05,367 --> 00:01:08,233 This... is Texas Metal. 28 00:01:20,867 --> 00:01:23,867 The '68 GTO body is back from media blast. 29 00:01:27,166 --> 00:01:30,500 And, man, it's in pretty good shape. 30 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:33,867 The owner's, two brothers, dropped this car off a while back. 31 00:01:33,867 --> 00:01:35,767 You know, it was looking good in good shape, 32 00:01:35,767 --> 00:01:38,767 but you don't really know till all that paint and body work's gone 33 00:01:38,767 --> 00:01:39,767 and you get it back from blast. 34 00:01:41,900 --> 00:01:44,000 Next up, we're gonna get it over to the body shop 35 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,000 and then paint. 36 00:01:46,567 --> 00:01:48,567 Meanwhile, we've finished most of the metal work 37 00:01:48,567 --> 00:01:50,100 on this ground-up build. 38 00:01:50,100 --> 00:01:53,266 Hand-making a custom chassis, suspension, 39 00:01:53,266 --> 00:01:55,133 and a completely one of a kind engine bay. 40 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:02,300 The frame and suspension just came back from powder coat. 41 00:02:02,300 --> 00:02:04,800 So up next, we're gonna assemble the rolling chassis 42 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,166 and run all those lines. 43 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:09,166 [Jamie] Grab that. 44 00:02:14,500 --> 00:02:15,467 Using my head. 45 00:02:24,100 --> 00:02:26,066 [Jamie] Got a rear diff for the GTO. 46 00:02:26,066 --> 00:02:29,000 -Stabbing the pumpkin right now. -Thank you very much. 47 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,667 Next to them, we'll put the seals in. 48 00:02:30,667 --> 00:02:32,500 Then I'll go ahead and slap my axles in. 49 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:34,433 Then we'll be ready to install it. 50 00:02:36,300 --> 00:02:38,767 One of my favorite parts is actually when everything starts coming together. 51 00:02:38,767 --> 00:02:42,100 You start seeing, you know, components coming back from powder coat. 52 00:02:42,100 --> 00:02:43,767 We have paint going on right now. 53 00:02:43,767 --> 00:02:46,066 You get to see that much more of it, just a little bit closer. 54 00:02:46,066 --> 00:02:47,467 Just a little bit more. 55 00:02:47,467 --> 00:02:50,467 You know, you start to see something evolve. 56 00:02:50,467 --> 00:02:52,567 You get to see exactly how much work it takes 57 00:02:52,567 --> 00:02:54,266 to get to this point right here. 58 00:02:54,266 --> 00:02:56,133 You know, what it's gonna start looking like. 59 00:03:00,367 --> 00:03:02,567 Okay, so I got everything installed on my rear end now. 60 00:03:02,567 --> 00:03:04,700 I got the pumpkin in. I got my axles in. 61 00:03:04,700 --> 00:03:06,166 I got my link bars on. 62 00:03:06,166 --> 00:03:08,400 Last thing is, go ahead and put my coilovers on. 63 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,533 Once I put my coilovers on, this thing will be ready to roll. 64 00:03:18,867 --> 00:03:21,100 All right. So we got the wheels now for the GTO. 65 00:03:21,100 --> 00:03:23,500 Now we have this polished and this raw look. 66 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:24,567 I mean, it kind of really sets it off, 67 00:03:24,567 --> 00:03:26,300 especially against this black frame. 68 00:03:26,300 --> 00:03:28,233 Man, they're just the wheels to fit this car. 69 00:03:35,066 --> 00:03:36,266 What do you think about the two tones? 70 00:03:36,266 --> 00:03:37,200 [man 2] I think it's pretty cool. 71 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,066 The way it's concave like that. 72 00:03:39,066 --> 00:03:40,367 Also, the Nitto's, you know. 73 00:03:40,367 --> 00:03:42,800 That's gonna be a real sticky tire on here with that big motor. 74 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,800 Really like the way the cap covers everything too. Looks seamless. 75 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,066 The next thing is, we'll be putting a body on this thing soon. 76 00:03:50,066 --> 00:03:51,200 When this thing's done, 77 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:52,333 it's gonna be a head-turner. 78 00:03:58,767 --> 00:03:59,900 [Bill] You know, the owner of the car 79 00:03:59,900 --> 00:04:03,300 wanted a light blue-ish color, 80 00:04:03,300 --> 00:04:06,100 so I'm just gonna try to pick that perfect color 81 00:04:06,100 --> 00:04:07,900 that really is going to make this car 82 00:04:07,900 --> 00:04:09,467 stand out amongst all the other ones 83 00:04:09,467 --> 00:04:11,600 and make it really, really cool. 84 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,567 Man, I think everybody has been to a car show or in a parking lot 85 00:04:15,567 --> 00:04:17,667 where they walk by a car that catches their eye. 86 00:04:17,667 --> 00:04:20,667 You can tell that somebody spent a lot of time 87 00:04:20,667 --> 00:04:23,767 and a lot of money on a specific car. 88 00:04:23,767 --> 00:04:25,834 But you look at it and go, "Man, it's just... 89 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:28,667 that's cool, but the color's wrong." 90 00:04:28,667 --> 00:04:31,567 And that's what we don't want to happen, ever. 91 00:04:31,567 --> 00:04:34,667 So it takes a certain eye to pick that certain color. 92 00:04:34,667 --> 00:04:38,467 So, that's the critical stage of a build like this. 93 00:04:38,467 --> 00:04:40,667 There's a ton of light blues 94 00:04:40,667 --> 00:04:43,934 and all these color chips that we have, man, but I think... 95 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:48,867 this one right here... 96 00:04:48,867 --> 00:04:51,367 is gonna fit that GTO perfectly. 97 00:04:51,367 --> 00:04:55,066 And it's just got that right little flip of color, 98 00:04:55,066 --> 00:04:57,166 small hint of metallic in it. 99 00:04:57,166 --> 00:05:00,367 The sun hits this color, on that car... 100 00:05:00,367 --> 00:05:02,367 People are gonna know that... 101 00:05:02,367 --> 00:05:05,467 you know that isn't just any old GTO. 102 00:05:05,467 --> 00:05:07,066 That's... There's something special about it. 103 00:05:16,166 --> 00:05:19,166 All right. So we're at my favorite part of every build. 104 00:05:19,166 --> 00:05:22,266 And now we got the wheels on, which are awesome. 105 00:05:22,266 --> 00:05:24,300 That's like the coolest set of wheels I've ever seen. 106 00:05:24,300 --> 00:05:27,300 But before we put the body on, I want to do all the lines, 107 00:05:27,300 --> 00:05:30,934 which is way better with not having anything in your way. 108 00:05:31,967 --> 00:05:33,166 Most of the chassis that I do, 109 00:05:33,166 --> 00:05:35,300 it's always a bunch of air lines. 110 00:05:35,300 --> 00:05:37,967 This one, we got brakes and fuel. So... 111 00:05:37,967 --> 00:05:40,200 do the brakes first and then I'm gonna do the fuel. 112 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:41,166 Yeah, not bad. 113 00:05:41,166 --> 00:05:42,867 Finding your best route to run the lines 114 00:05:42,867 --> 00:05:44,767 is always best for maintenance because, 115 00:05:44,767 --> 00:05:47,166 you know, if I ever have to take these apart for any reason, 116 00:05:47,166 --> 00:05:49,266 I don't want to be jammed up to where I got to cut 117 00:05:49,266 --> 00:05:51,667 or remove a body or whatever. 118 00:05:51,667 --> 00:05:54,567 I always like to run down the edges of the frame rails. 119 00:05:54,567 --> 00:05:55,767 I think that looks cleanest. 120 00:05:55,767 --> 00:05:56,867 Never like to be on top 121 00:05:56,867 --> 00:05:58,266 because the body is always so close. 122 00:05:58,266 --> 00:06:00,100 I don't wanna pinch anything, ever. 123 00:06:03,266 --> 00:06:05,367 Once I cut the line, I'll be ready to flare. 124 00:06:06,266 --> 00:06:08,867 This is called a flaring tool. 125 00:06:08,867 --> 00:06:10,166 This is a cheater one. 126 00:06:10,166 --> 00:06:13,266 The other one's the old timey people. 127 00:06:13,266 --> 00:06:14,700 "Old timey people." I didn't mean that. 128 00:06:14,700 --> 00:06:16,100 I didn't mean that. I'm sorry. 129 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:18,734 That almost looked like a little butterfly knife actually. 130 00:06:19,100 --> 00:06:20,266 Like, open it up... 131 00:06:20,967 --> 00:06:22,367 A little wingnut on it. 132 00:06:22,367 --> 00:06:26,066 This is like the... Like you can't mess it up version. 133 00:06:26,066 --> 00:06:27,767 Here, watch. I'm gonna mess it up. 134 00:06:27,767 --> 00:06:28,734 I'll mess this one up. 135 00:06:29,900 --> 00:06:31,533 Just so it's not one piece. 136 00:06:32,367 --> 00:06:33,767 Cranking the hole. 137 00:06:33,767 --> 00:06:35,634 Oh, it's the wrong way. 138 00:06:36,266 --> 00:06:37,367 Why did you do that, dude? 139 00:06:38,066 --> 00:06:38,967 [scoffs] 140 00:06:39,300 --> 00:06:40,800 I just do this. 141 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,567 Just bend a perfect 180. 142 00:06:43,567 --> 00:06:46,433 You know, the stainless line, it takes a little bit more time. 143 00:06:47,567 --> 00:06:49,266 But the end result is way better. 144 00:06:49,266 --> 00:06:50,467 Oh, yeah. 145 00:06:50,467 --> 00:06:52,066 You can grab you some rubber line 146 00:06:52,066 --> 00:06:53,900 and do it real fast and careless, 147 00:06:53,900 --> 00:06:55,900 but with everything else you do, 148 00:06:55,900 --> 00:06:57,467 why skimp on that? 149 00:06:58,767 --> 00:07:00,100 It's also a lot of fun doing this. 150 00:07:00,100 --> 00:07:01,867 It's a little bit different every single time. 151 00:07:01,867 --> 00:07:03,200 So, I like it. 152 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:04,834 [whistling] 153 00:07:06,667 --> 00:07:07,834 Looks pretty good. 154 00:07:07,834 --> 00:07:09,800 All right, So we got all of our brake lines done now. 155 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,500 We're ready to drop the motor 156 00:07:11,500 --> 00:07:14,467 and trans in this thing and do our fuel lines. 157 00:07:14,467 --> 00:07:16,667 Once we get that done, then we can drop the body on this car 158 00:07:16,667 --> 00:07:18,767 and we'll start moving forward on all that good stuff. 159 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:31,033 [door creaking] 160 00:07:33,367 --> 00:07:35,400 -What's up, fellas? -[Greg] Hey, what's going on, Bill? 161 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:36,767 How you doing, man? Greg. 162 00:07:36,767 --> 00:07:38,300 -Nice to meet you. -Rex. 163 00:07:38,300 --> 00:07:39,867 -Nice to meet you guys, man. -Nice to meet you. 164 00:07:39,867 --> 00:07:42,400 What y'all doing today, man? Y'all cruising around in the old truck? 165 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:43,567 All the way from Florida, man. 166 00:07:43,567 --> 00:07:45,800 Oh, man. You didn't drive this from Florida. Come on. 167 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,567 -No, it would've take us about four days. -[Bill] Right? 168 00:07:48,567 --> 00:07:50,667 We only drive at about 35, 169 00:07:50,667 --> 00:07:52,166 40 miles an hour or something like that. 170 00:07:52,166 --> 00:07:53,867 -[Bill] So what year is this? -[Greg] 1931. 171 00:07:53,867 --> 00:07:55,166 [Bill] '31, man. That is something 172 00:07:55,166 --> 00:07:56,667 you definitely don't see every day. 173 00:07:56,667 --> 00:07:58,667 It looks very well taken care of, man. 174 00:07:58,667 --> 00:08:00,467 This guy right here, man. Maintenance team and Rex. 175 00:08:00,467 --> 00:08:01,667 They do an awesome job. 176 00:08:01,667 --> 00:08:04,867 This, uh, truck frame came out of an old barn in Houston. 177 00:08:04,867 --> 00:08:07,100 The old Maxwell House plant here in Houston rebuilt it, 178 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:09,000 uh, through the plant team in the '80s. 179 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,166 They redid it again in the '90s to make it more road worthy. 180 00:08:11,166 --> 00:08:13,266 And now we're kind of bringing it back to where it started 181 00:08:13,266 --> 00:08:15,367 to really take it to the next level. 182 00:08:15,367 --> 00:08:17,000 So it's kind of neat that it got to come home. 183 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:18,567 Man, this is real, real cool. 184 00:08:18,567 --> 00:08:21,200 So you want to take this truck and just bring it up to date. 185 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,200 -One more time. -Make it safe. Reliable, 186 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:24,367 and good for years to come. 187 00:08:24,367 --> 00:08:26,667 Pay tribute to the heritage. But at the same time, 188 00:08:26,667 --> 00:08:29,100 add your touch, your style to modernize it, 189 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:31,567 and get people excited about the brand, our truck. 190 00:08:31,567 --> 00:08:33,266 have it really stand out at parades and events, 191 00:08:33,266 --> 00:08:35,066 and people get excited about it. 192 00:08:35,066 --> 00:08:36,767 Man, I love it. You know, one of the first things 193 00:08:36,767 --> 00:08:39,567 we need to do is upgrade the suspension. 194 00:08:39,567 --> 00:08:41,266 Those leaf springs and everything look cool, 195 00:08:41,266 --> 00:08:43,000 but I know they ride horrible. 196 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,834 -[Rex] And it rides like it doesn't have suspension. -[Bill] Right? 197 00:08:46,767 --> 00:08:49,200 [Rex] We put modern axle underneath the back 198 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,500 with a 4-link and install air suspension on it. 199 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:53,467 So you can put whatever in the back 200 00:08:53,467 --> 00:08:56,000 and still have that ride quality and that... 201 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:57,500 Some adjustability also. 202 00:08:57,500 --> 00:08:59,767 You know, on the front, cut all that out, 203 00:08:59,767 --> 00:09:01,667 put independent front suspension 204 00:09:01,667 --> 00:09:04,367 so we can put modern brakes on it, and... 205 00:09:04,367 --> 00:09:06,867 What about these wheels and tires? Are you set on these? 206 00:09:06,867 --> 00:09:09,467 -Not at all. -[Bill] So we can definitely upgrade that. 207 00:09:09,467 --> 00:09:11,600 But still give it that vintage look, too. 208 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:12,967 That's exactly what we want. 209 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,600 [Bill] So, let me guess. 210 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:16,667 No power under the hood. 211 00:09:16,667 --> 00:09:17,800 [Rex] No, it isn't cuttin' it. 212 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:19,433 -[Bill] Let's check it out. -[laughing] 213 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:22,667 It's a little underwhelming, for sure. 214 00:09:22,667 --> 00:09:24,367 I mean, that's definitely not a factory engine. 215 00:09:24,367 --> 00:09:25,600 So what is that? 216 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:26,967 [Rex] This is a Cavalier 4-cylinder. 217 00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:28,300 [Bill] No performance there, right? 218 00:09:28,300 --> 00:09:30,166 [Rex] No power steering. No AC. 219 00:09:30,166 --> 00:09:31,667 Probably about two horsepower. 220 00:09:31,667 --> 00:09:33,367 We're wanting to step this up, man. 221 00:09:33,367 --> 00:09:36,467 So underneath the hood needs a little cup of coffee to get its energy up, right? 222 00:09:36,467 --> 00:09:37,667 -You got it. -Yes, sir. 223 00:09:37,667 --> 00:09:40,066 But I can definitely see why they chose that engine. 224 00:09:40,066 --> 00:09:41,667 I mean, it's super tight. 225 00:09:41,667 --> 00:09:44,300 Confined in here. There's not much room at all. 226 00:09:44,300 --> 00:09:45,800 So... But this might take 227 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,500 a little bit extra thought on that 228 00:09:47,500 --> 00:09:49,567 to see what'd actually fit 229 00:09:49,567 --> 00:09:53,567 to not take up some of the footwell inside there. 230 00:09:53,567 --> 00:09:54,800 So what's going on with the interior? 231 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,066 It looks really, really, really nice. 232 00:09:57,066 --> 00:09:59,367 [Rex] Appreciate it. It's just, man, it's tough to drive. 233 00:09:59,367 --> 00:10:01,000 Steering wheel's so big, you know, 234 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,800 you feel like you're driving a tractor. 235 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,767 [Bill] One of the most definite things we need 236 00:10:04,767 --> 00:10:06,367 is to upgrade that steering column. 237 00:10:06,367 --> 00:10:09,100 Give you a tilt wheel, make it easier to get in and out of. 238 00:10:09,100 --> 00:10:11,100 And of course, you know, AC for sure. 239 00:10:11,100 --> 00:10:12,867 It's hot as a pot of coffee in there. 240 00:10:12,867 --> 00:10:14,700 -[Bill and Greg laughing] -We'd like to be iced latte. 241 00:10:14,700 --> 00:10:16,100 You know what I mean? 242 00:10:16,100 --> 00:10:18,166 The interior looks good, but no comfort. 243 00:10:18,166 --> 00:10:20,000 I think these trucks were probably made 244 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,500 for four-foot tall people back in the day, but... 245 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:24,100 we're gonna do what we do. 246 00:10:24,100 --> 00:10:26,667 Give 'em as much room and as much comfort 247 00:10:26,667 --> 00:10:29,300 as we can possibly put in this little cube. 248 00:10:29,300 --> 00:10:30,867 So what you got going on in the back? 249 00:10:30,867 --> 00:10:31,800 [Greg] Come check it out. 250 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:33,367 We got some really cool ideas, Bill. 251 00:10:33,367 --> 00:10:34,800 We, uh, we have a roaster. 252 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,166 And we would love to be able to take it to events. 253 00:10:37,166 --> 00:10:39,100 And roast coffee so people can smell it. 254 00:10:39,100 --> 00:10:40,900 They can experience how you roast coffee. 255 00:10:40,900 --> 00:10:44,266 So if there's some way you can incorporate a roaster into the back of the truck, 256 00:10:44,266 --> 00:10:45,600 we just think that'd be next level. 257 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,166 [Bill] That's a cool, cool project, man. 258 00:10:47,166 --> 00:10:49,066 I love getting stuff in like this, 259 00:10:49,066 --> 00:10:51,500 especially with the history of the truck, history of the company. 260 00:10:51,500 --> 00:10:54,667 I definitely get what you guys are wanting to do. 261 00:10:54,667 --> 00:10:56,367 You got 200 people back home in Florida 262 00:10:56,367 --> 00:10:58,367 that just I can't wait to see what you can do with it. 263 00:10:58,367 --> 00:10:59,600 And I'm ready to get going on it, man. 264 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,667 If you guys are ready, let's make it happen. 265 00:11:01,667 --> 00:11:03,166 -Let's make it happen. -We're ready. 266 00:11:15,367 --> 00:11:17,000 [Bill] Man, I love projects like this. 267 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,266 I love that challenge of taking something 268 00:11:19,266 --> 00:11:20,367 old and vintage 269 00:11:20,367 --> 00:11:23,467 and making it over-the-top cool. 270 00:11:23,467 --> 00:11:25,567 Most of the time, vehicles like this, 271 00:11:25,567 --> 00:11:27,467 people are just trying to get them looking 272 00:11:27,467 --> 00:11:30,467 as close to factory as possible 273 00:11:30,467 --> 00:11:32,066 and trying to restore them. 274 00:11:32,066 --> 00:11:33,700 Make them vintage or, you know, 275 00:11:33,700 --> 00:11:36,000 go the rat rod style. 276 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,667 There's definitely not a lot of people that'll attempt 277 00:11:37,667 --> 00:11:40,967 to take an old-looking truck and modernize it. 278 00:11:40,967 --> 00:11:43,367 So it's challenging to make it 279 00:11:43,367 --> 00:11:46,367 still look appealing and not just too gaudy. 280 00:11:46,367 --> 00:11:48,700 We're gonna take our time to make those right decisions, 281 00:11:48,700 --> 00:11:50,367 put those right parts on, 282 00:11:50,367 --> 00:11:52,233 and make 'em a really cool truck. 283 00:11:59,367 --> 00:12:01,500 [Ryan] Man, this is pretty cool, dude. I like this. 284 00:12:01,500 --> 00:12:03,867 -It doesn't look bad. -The motor looks really, really clean, 285 00:12:03,867 --> 00:12:04,967 or it's just never been driven. 286 00:12:04,967 --> 00:12:06,367 [Jamie] Man, it runs good. 287 00:12:06,367 --> 00:12:07,567 -I mean, I've driven it around the parking lot. -[Ryan] Yeah? Mmm-hmm. 288 00:12:07,567 --> 00:12:08,667 It's not bad at all. 289 00:12:08,667 --> 00:12:09,967 [Bill] What's up, fellas? Y'all checking it out? 290 00:12:09,967 --> 00:12:11,266 -Yeah, man, this is really cool. -Yeah, man, looking to put 291 00:12:11,266 --> 00:12:12,266 the old motor in here. 292 00:12:12,266 --> 00:12:13,700 -That's a cool, cool truck. -[Jamie] Yeah. 293 00:12:13,700 --> 00:12:17,100 You know, it looks cool cruising in parades and everything now, but... 294 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:19,266 they want something a lot cooler. 295 00:12:19,266 --> 00:12:21,066 -Why they brought it here. -That's right. 296 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,200 We're basically gonna leave the outside alone, 297 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,200 but they definitely want some upgrades. 298 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:28,367 In the engine compartment 299 00:12:28,367 --> 00:12:30,233 and underneath on the suspension. 300 00:12:31,266 --> 00:12:33,600 First thing we're gonna do is just get it on the lift, 301 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,567 rip out that old engine trans. 302 00:12:35,567 --> 00:12:37,700 And I think what would be really cool on this 303 00:12:37,700 --> 00:12:39,200 is a diesel. 304 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:40,867 -That's a great idea. -[Ryan] Mmm-hmm. 305 00:12:40,867 --> 00:12:43,867 But we're super confined to how much room we have 306 00:12:43,867 --> 00:12:45,266 -underneath the hood of this, right? -Yeah. 307 00:12:45,266 --> 00:12:47,100 -[Jamie] It has no room. -[Bill] Just a 4BT, 308 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:49,000 you know, Cummins 4 cylinder in it 309 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:51,266 would just be really, really cool. 310 00:12:51,266 --> 00:12:53,800 That's gonna change this truck dramatically, for sure. 311 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:54,967 After that, you know, 312 00:12:54,967 --> 00:12:57,166 the next thing we gotta tackle is suspension. 313 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,367 Ripping all this totally out. 314 00:13:00,367 --> 00:13:02,200 These old springs, a straight axle. 315 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:03,400 -[Jamie] Yeah. -[Bill] Can't have that. 316 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,266 They want it to drive good, ride good. 317 00:13:05,266 --> 00:13:07,266 So independent front suspension. 318 00:13:08,300 --> 00:13:09,467 Air on it, of course. 319 00:13:09,467 --> 00:13:10,867 -We gotta have that adjustability. -[Ryan laughing] 320 00:13:10,867 --> 00:13:12,100 - And the same with the back. - [Ryan] That is cool. 321 00:13:12,100 --> 00:13:14,100 [Bill] Ripping out that old axle. 322 00:13:14,100 --> 00:13:17,967 New late model, dual wheel axle, disc brakes, 323 00:13:17,967 --> 00:13:19,400 Disc brakes in the front. 324 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,300 Stopping really good, driving good, riding good. 325 00:13:22,300 --> 00:13:24,166 We're not gonna keep these wheels and tires, are we? 326 00:13:24,166 --> 00:13:25,467 -No. no, no. -[Jamie laughing] 327 00:13:25,467 --> 00:13:27,367 [Bill] Brand-new wheels and tires. 328 00:13:27,367 --> 00:13:29,300 A 24-inch Dually Wheel. 329 00:13:29,300 --> 00:13:31,333 I think it'll look real, real cool on there. 330 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:33,600 [Ryan] That's gonna be sick. 331 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,100 -That's going to grab a lot of attention right away. -[Jamie] Yeah, really cool. 332 00:13:36,100 --> 00:13:38,567 Absolutely. So when it pulls up, people just... are just, 333 00:13:38,567 --> 00:13:40,467 "Wow, man. I gotta go check this out." 334 00:13:40,467 --> 00:13:42,600 And when they're all around it and checking it out, 335 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,767 that's when they're gonna hit 'em with the coffee serving in the back. 336 00:13:45,767 --> 00:13:48,700 They got an antique coffee roaster they're gonna send to us, 337 00:13:48,700 --> 00:13:51,600 and we're gonna configure that in the back of this. 338 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,400 So it's gonna look good, sound good, 339 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,367 and it's gonna smell pretty good, too. 340 00:13:55,367 --> 00:13:58,066 Well, I can't wait. This thing's done, roast some coffee. 341 00:13:59,367 --> 00:14:00,800 I'mma break it in. 342 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:02,200 You're not gonna want to give it back. 343 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,300 [laughs] 344 00:14:03,300 --> 00:14:04,867 -Y'all ready to do it? -Let's do it, man. 345 00:14:19,367 --> 00:14:22,066 [Bill] When you're talking about a '31 Ford pickup, 346 00:14:22,066 --> 00:14:24,400 you're talking about a vehicle that's over 90 years old. 347 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:26,100 Technology has totally changed 348 00:14:26,100 --> 00:14:27,166 from then till now. 349 00:14:27,166 --> 00:14:29,166 You know, it's more than tearing down a truck. 350 00:14:29,166 --> 00:14:31,300 This is a straight-up history lesson 351 00:14:31,300 --> 00:14:32,667 on how cars used to be built. 352 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,100 Oh, that leaf spring was hitting under it. 353 00:14:36,100 --> 00:14:37,867 Dang, that thing is real jacked up, huh? 354 00:14:37,867 --> 00:14:41,333 Yeah. They put a hose clamp over it to keep it all together. Look. 355 00:14:42,166 --> 00:14:43,300 [Jamie] Damn. 356 00:14:43,300 --> 00:14:44,900 [Ryan] I'm surprised that held that long. 357 00:14:44,900 --> 00:14:46,734 That's crazy. Coming out today. 358 00:14:47,567 --> 00:14:49,233 -[Ryan] You ready? All right. -[Jamie] Yep. 359 00:14:52,667 --> 00:14:54,233 We're ready to pull it out now. 360 00:14:54,567 --> 00:14:55,500 Up a little bit. 361 00:14:55,500 --> 00:14:56,734 All right. Pick it up. 362 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:12,066 Oh, brake lines. Hold up! Hold up. Hold up. 363 00:15:12,066 --> 00:15:13,934 I don't wanna mess their brake lines up. They're perfect. 364 00:15:14,567 --> 00:15:15,967 If we reuse them. 365 00:15:19,767 --> 00:15:22,800 Dude, I got a treasure map. There's a note for Ekstensive. 366 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,367 Let's see it. If I didn't have gloves on, 367 00:15:24,367 --> 00:15:25,867 -this would be way easy. -[Jamie] You found that in the truck? 368 00:15:25,867 --> 00:15:27,567 [Ryan] Yeah. It was taped to the bottom of it. 369 00:15:29,700 --> 00:15:32,467 "Congrats. You found the Mullis easter egg. 370 00:15:32,467 --> 00:15:34,367 Just wanted you guys to know how much we appreciate 371 00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:37,000 y'all taking care of old Max, who's special to us. 372 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:38,400 And we know it will be in good hands. 373 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,667 Can't wait to see what you guys do to old Max." 374 00:15:40,667 --> 00:15:41,800 -[Jamie] You don't see that often. -[Ryan] Yeah. 375 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:43,867 -You never see that, huh? -[Jamie] Right on. 376 00:15:48,967 --> 00:15:50,467 Ooh. You good? 377 00:15:50,467 --> 00:15:51,433 [Ryan] Yeah. Yeah. 378 00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:54,433 -All clear. -[Jamie] Ooh. 379 00:15:57,767 --> 00:15:59,266 Out the way. 380 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,767 [Bill] You know, Jamie and Ryan did a great job tearing everything out. 381 00:16:18,767 --> 00:16:20,166 You know, the next step on this 382 00:16:20,166 --> 00:16:22,467 is rebuilding the rear suspension. 383 00:16:22,467 --> 00:16:25,367 We're gonna build a four-link rear suspension 384 00:16:25,367 --> 00:16:28,266 with an airbag that holds everything up. 385 00:16:28,266 --> 00:16:29,500 So first things first, 386 00:16:29,500 --> 00:16:31,367 building that part of the suspension 387 00:16:31,367 --> 00:16:33,500 is getting the new hanger. 388 00:16:33,500 --> 00:16:34,900 And what the hanger does 389 00:16:34,900 --> 00:16:38,000 is connect the frame 390 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,300 to the rear end of the truck. 391 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:42,867 So all the stopping, starting. 392 00:16:42,867 --> 00:16:46,800 All that torque transfers through to this hanger. 393 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,767 So this has to be super strong. 394 00:16:48,767 --> 00:16:51,900 So, we're gonna build all this out of quarter inch material, 395 00:16:51,900 --> 00:16:53,567 so we won't have any problems. 396 00:16:53,567 --> 00:16:54,767 So I have the plate. 397 00:16:55,567 --> 00:16:58,467 It bolts on to the-the frame here, 398 00:16:58,467 --> 00:17:00,400 and then we're gonna have another plate 399 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:01,800 that goes on the outside. 400 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:04,066 And then we're gonna box all this in. 401 00:17:04,066 --> 00:17:07,567 This is going to be exposed so people are gonna see this. 402 00:17:07,567 --> 00:17:10,300 So I want to spend a little extra time on this 403 00:17:10,300 --> 00:17:13,233 to make it look kind of cool and go with the styling of the truck. 404 00:17:17,467 --> 00:17:19,667 Let's go give it to Mr. Jessie. 405 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,166 Appreciate you. 406 00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:25,066 So now what I'm gonna do is just try to find something that looks similar 407 00:17:25,667 --> 00:17:27,600 to this roundness right here, 408 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:28,734 which I found this. 409 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:30,500 I'll use that. 410 00:17:30,500 --> 00:17:33,400 I already know this out here. Diameter's two inch. 411 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,266 So I'll just trace that, and that would help me 412 00:17:35,266 --> 00:17:37,300 gather anything together and draw it out even faster, 413 00:17:37,300 --> 00:17:38,533 and be more accurate with it. 414 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,500 All right. Everything looks good the way I laid it out. 415 00:17:43,500 --> 00:17:45,433 So now I'm ready to cut it out. 416 00:17:48,767 --> 00:17:50,900 So each hanger's gonna be different for the Maxwell coffee truck. 417 00:17:50,900 --> 00:17:53,100 We're trying to make these more of its time. 418 00:17:53,100 --> 00:17:56,100 More like it came with the truck. 419 00:17:56,100 --> 00:17:57,367 Like they are original parts, 420 00:17:57,367 --> 00:17:59,100 that way it can all just flow together 421 00:17:59,100 --> 00:18:00,767 and look like... 422 00:18:00,767 --> 00:18:02,834 that they rolled out of the factory like that. 423 00:18:06,867 --> 00:18:08,266 All right, so I got the hinges done, 424 00:18:08,266 --> 00:18:10,367 and they're punched, completely all the way through. 425 00:18:10,367 --> 00:18:11,600 Now we've got to clean them up 426 00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:13,634 and walk them over to Bill so he can put them on the truck. 427 00:18:21,767 --> 00:18:24,967 The block. Spacer. 428 00:18:24,967 --> 00:18:27,467 -Cool. -[Bill] We cut and cleaned up the hangers 429 00:18:27,467 --> 00:18:29,767 for the rear suspension on the '31 Ford. 430 00:18:29,767 --> 00:18:31,300 Now it's time to get them in place. 431 00:18:31,300 --> 00:18:32,500 Tell you what we're gonna do. 432 00:18:32,500 --> 00:18:35,867 -I want to box this in 100% around. -Okay. 433 00:18:35,867 --> 00:18:37,066 I think that will look the coolest 434 00:18:37,066 --> 00:18:39,300 and keep dirt out, all that out. 435 00:18:39,300 --> 00:18:41,066 First things first, what I want to do 436 00:18:41,066 --> 00:18:43,767 is probably take our five and a half inch pipe, 437 00:18:43,767 --> 00:18:45,467 then we can just cut a piece here. 438 00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:48,700 Cut a piece here, there and there, 439 00:18:48,700 --> 00:18:50,634 and then just box the sides into it. 440 00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:57,634 [Jamie] Boom. That'll be too big. 441 00:19:08,166 --> 00:19:09,667 Okay, so I got all my pieces cut out. 442 00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:11,266 Got all my pieces bent. 443 00:19:11,266 --> 00:19:14,367 So the next thing is, go ahead and start fitting them in this shape. 444 00:19:14,367 --> 00:19:15,967 Once I fit them to where I like them, 445 00:19:15,967 --> 00:19:17,834 go ahead and tack them in. Then I weld them out. 446 00:19:23,867 --> 00:19:26,066 Okay, so I got them all boxed up, mocked up. 447 00:19:26,066 --> 00:19:27,066 Everything's tacked together. 448 00:19:27,066 --> 00:19:29,000 So I'm gonna drop these off at Max's table. 449 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:29,967 They'll be welded out. 450 00:19:34,667 --> 00:19:35,600 What's up, man? 451 00:19:36,867 --> 00:19:38,634 Think you can burn these in for me real quick? 452 00:19:56,700 --> 00:19:58,367 Okay, so what I'm doing right now is making 453 00:19:58,367 --> 00:20:00,767 a bracket for a gusset on our hanger. 454 00:20:00,767 --> 00:20:02,800 Basically, our hanger's bolted on the side of our frame. 455 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,700 So what I'm doing is making a little attachment 456 00:20:05,700 --> 00:20:07,900 for our gusset to hang underneath the frame. 457 00:20:07,900 --> 00:20:10,333 So it'll make our hanger very nice and sturdy. 458 00:20:17,867 --> 00:20:20,266 So you can see I got my gusset right here on my hanger. 459 00:20:20,266 --> 00:20:22,867 You know, this is exactly what this needs to give it the strength, you know. 460 00:20:22,867 --> 00:20:25,100 So it can't bend or warp or anything like that. 461 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:27,934 This right here is gonna make this extra, extra, extra strong. 462 00:20:34,100 --> 00:20:38,367 So now I got my gusset mount bolted up. 463 00:20:38,367 --> 00:20:40,166 All I got to do, weld it out. 464 00:20:40,166 --> 00:20:41,867 That's it. Strong as can be. 465 00:20:59,166 --> 00:21:00,133 [Ryan] Check it'll clear. 466 00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:02,667 Uh, no. 467 00:21:04,567 --> 00:21:06,767 [Ryan] We can't get the motor for the GTO in under the door 468 00:21:06,767 --> 00:21:08,500 and make everything work. 469 00:21:08,500 --> 00:21:11,033 So we're just gonna roll the chassis out of the door. 470 00:21:14,166 --> 00:21:16,500 Drop the motor down onto the chassis 471 00:21:16,500 --> 00:21:18,233 and then roll it right back onto the lift. 472 00:21:18,767 --> 00:21:20,066 Over here. Hold up. 473 00:21:20,066 --> 00:21:21,667 You just hold that right there. 474 00:21:22,667 --> 00:21:23,667 Coming down. 475 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:30,567 [Bill] Oh, watch your finger. 476 00:21:36,100 --> 00:21:37,533 [Ryan] It's a lot heavier now. 477 00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:47,367 -Now that's a hog, boys. -[Bill laughs] 478 00:21:47,367 --> 00:21:49,100 [Bill] Quit hogging around, dude. 479 00:21:49,100 --> 00:21:51,166 Hogging around, man. 480 00:21:53,967 --> 00:21:56,967 We got the engine and trans installed on the '68 GTO. 481 00:21:56,967 --> 00:21:58,934 Now Ryan's running all the lines. 482 00:22:00,467 --> 00:22:02,500 All right, so we dropped the motor in here. 483 00:22:02,500 --> 00:22:05,834 And now I can run my fuel lines back to the back. 484 00:22:06,567 --> 00:22:08,667 Got the regulator mounted, fuel pump. 485 00:22:08,667 --> 00:22:09,800 Everything's ready to go. 486 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,333 So I'm going to knock that out real quick. 487 00:22:15,467 --> 00:22:17,400 When I run the fuel lines, I like to separate them. 488 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,767 I like to do a whip line from the motor to the chassis. 489 00:22:20,767 --> 00:22:23,767 Other people think otherwise, they like to do it their way. 490 00:22:23,767 --> 00:22:26,166 But it's always better to have one solid line 491 00:22:26,166 --> 00:22:28,200 instead of having breaks in your line. 492 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,266 Less chances of this having a leak. 493 00:22:30,266 --> 00:22:32,600 Less places to chase for a leak. 494 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:34,200 All right, so we're at a good point now 495 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:37,700 to get our body all together, get it rolled over here, 496 00:22:37,700 --> 00:22:39,100 and put it on the lift, 497 00:22:39,100 --> 00:22:40,934 and drop it down on the chassis. 498 00:22:46,867 --> 00:22:49,667 All right, so we got our color for our '68 GTO. 499 00:22:49,667 --> 00:22:51,567 It's a light stellar blue metallic. 500 00:22:51,567 --> 00:22:53,066 But I think it's going to look really good. 501 00:22:55,567 --> 00:22:58,100 Basically, I'm mixing a lot of different toners. 502 00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,367 You don't want to go over or less with some colors 503 00:23:00,367 --> 00:23:02,066 because it can mess up your formula. 504 00:23:02,066 --> 00:23:04,066 That's why we try to mix a whole gallon. 505 00:23:04,066 --> 00:23:06,066 Because if you mix a little by little here and there, 506 00:23:06,066 --> 00:23:08,100 it might come out a little different. 507 00:23:08,100 --> 00:23:10,567 I think what's really interesting about this paint 508 00:23:10,567 --> 00:23:12,500 that we add in all this aluminum, 509 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:13,467 that's what's going to give it 510 00:23:13,467 --> 00:23:15,567 that really cool metallic look to it. 511 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:20,967 All right, that's really going to make that color stand out. 512 00:23:27,367 --> 00:23:29,000 All right, the color looks good. 513 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,700 We're going to go ahead and apply some sealer. 514 00:23:30,700 --> 00:23:32,367 After that, we're going to come back, 515 00:23:32,367 --> 00:23:34,233 paint our car, and see how it looks. 516 00:23:43,166 --> 00:23:45,166 We got our two coats of base coat. 517 00:23:45,166 --> 00:23:47,533 We're going to go ahead and lay some clear on it. 518 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,467 We're going to have a look in Motor City Finance. 519 00:23:51,467 --> 00:23:53,667 We're going to go ahead and let it dry overnight, 520 00:23:53,667 --> 00:23:54,767 paint the rest of the parts, 521 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:56,734 and we should have a brand new car. 522 00:24:04,867 --> 00:24:07,200 I'm going to put these wheel dollies under the chassis, 523 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,700 and I'm just going to move the chassis underneath the GTO 524 00:24:10,700 --> 00:24:12,066 and marry the two together. 525 00:24:13,266 --> 00:24:15,567 Even though I've been in this game for a long time, 526 00:24:15,567 --> 00:24:17,266 I still get excited when a big build 527 00:24:17,266 --> 00:24:20,266 like the '68 GTO comes together. 528 00:24:20,266 --> 00:24:22,166 All right, start cutting that. Cut it hard. 529 00:24:23,266 --> 00:24:25,667 Seeing the finished product in my mind is one thing, 530 00:24:25,667 --> 00:24:27,567 but seeing it actually come together 531 00:24:27,567 --> 00:24:29,567 is when I definitely get excited. 532 00:24:30,867 --> 00:24:32,767 Today's the day when we're putting the chassis 533 00:24:32,767 --> 00:24:34,500 and the body together for the first time. 534 00:24:34,500 --> 00:24:37,233 Just make sure I don't hit the motor on the firewall. 535 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,367 If it ain't touching now, it ain't going to hit. 536 00:24:41,667 --> 00:24:44,467 [Jamie] Like right there on the edge, so that should be good. 537 00:24:44,467 --> 00:24:48,934 [humming] 538 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,433 Man, good job. 539 00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:54,967 We're going to go right into that bay. 540 00:24:54,967 --> 00:24:56,066 Whoo. 541 00:25:00,967 --> 00:25:02,066 Thank you very much. 542 00:25:04,767 --> 00:25:06,767 So we got the GTO back over in this bay. 543 00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:09,500 Now it's time to do all the sound deadening, 544 00:25:09,500 --> 00:25:11,467 get this thing back up on the lift, 545 00:25:11,467 --> 00:25:14,266 and start rolling through the whole final process 546 00:25:14,266 --> 00:25:16,066 of doing all the fun stuff. 547 00:25:27,166 --> 00:25:30,000 This GTO used to be a drag car originally, 548 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:31,867 but it wasn't... he wanted to drive it. 549 00:25:31,867 --> 00:25:33,066 It wasn't practical. 550 00:25:33,066 --> 00:25:35,367 We went ahead and got the LT4 crate motor. 551 00:25:35,367 --> 00:25:37,967 And it's a lot of horsepower, but it's just not enough. 552 00:25:37,967 --> 00:25:40,200 So we're going to go ahead and make some changes, 553 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,567 change some engine parts, 554 00:25:43,667 --> 00:25:46,200 make it come alive, but still be a daily driver. 555 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,100 Streetable car with some good power under the hood. 556 00:25:49,100 --> 00:25:50,667 So we're going to start by taking off 557 00:25:50,667 --> 00:25:52,166 our whole front assembly. 558 00:25:55,266 --> 00:25:57,867 A lot of the Chevy stuff, the basics of them 559 00:25:57,867 --> 00:26:02,166 are the same back to the carbureted 350 days. 560 00:26:02,166 --> 00:26:04,567 I'm not sure on the LT, but I know on the LS, 561 00:26:04,567 --> 00:26:06,300 up until 2013, 562 00:26:06,300 --> 00:26:09,000 you could take a transmission from the '72 Chevy 563 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:11,667 and bolt it right up to it for the most part. 564 00:26:14,667 --> 00:26:16,767 I've been honestly messing with it 565 00:26:16,767 --> 00:26:17,867 since I was a kid. 566 00:26:18,500 --> 00:26:19,600 I was young. 567 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,667 My grandpa was a mechanic, my dad, most of my uncles. 568 00:26:22,667 --> 00:26:24,667 So I've just kind of always been around it. 569 00:26:24,667 --> 00:26:27,066 It's not really something I chose to do. 570 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,567 It's something that I just grew up doing. 571 00:26:30,567 --> 00:26:32,233 I still do it, so I don't hate it, I guess. 572 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:36,734 This is the AC compressor. 573 00:26:37,900 --> 00:26:39,266 So I guess I'm going to go ahead 574 00:26:39,266 --> 00:26:40,533 and pull the crankshaft, pull it now. 575 00:26:43,467 --> 00:26:45,667 So now that we got our front assembly all torn off, 576 00:26:45,667 --> 00:26:46,900 we're going to start taking off the blowers 577 00:26:46,900 --> 00:26:49,433 so we can get to our heads and get those pulled off next. 578 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:55,767 So we're going to go ahead and now 579 00:26:55,767 --> 00:26:56,867 take our fuel rails off 580 00:26:56,867 --> 00:26:59,734 and fuel lines so we can get these heads pulled off. 581 00:27:00,767 --> 00:27:03,367 Just kind of paying attention to how it came apart 582 00:27:03,367 --> 00:27:04,800 is one of the main things. 583 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:06,767 Always got to pay attention to what you're doing, 584 00:27:06,767 --> 00:27:09,266 especially if it's a motor you haven't done before. 585 00:27:09,266 --> 00:27:11,634 It makes the reassembly a lot easier. 586 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,600 Once the heads come off, the motor looks tiny. 587 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:16,967 And the kind of horsepower it makes 588 00:27:16,967 --> 00:27:19,800 is even crazier for something so small. 589 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,600 We're going to go ahead and pull our lifter trays out 590 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:22,734 and get our lifters out. 591 00:27:23,667 --> 00:27:25,367 And then we're going to pull our front cover 592 00:27:25,367 --> 00:27:26,934 and get our camshaft out. 593 00:27:28,300 --> 00:27:29,300 This is the oil pump. 594 00:27:34,166 --> 00:27:36,166 And you got to be careful when pulling these out, 595 00:27:36,166 --> 00:27:38,000 because see that right there? That's a bearing. 596 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,400 So if you're too rough with it, 597 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:40,734 you could push those bearings out. 598 00:27:41,900 --> 00:27:43,400 Now we're done with the disassembly. 599 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:44,400 We're going to go ahead and get all our 600 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,000 mating surfaces cleaned up 601 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,000 and then put our heads on it 602 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,500 and basically build our motor backwards. 603 00:27:49,500 --> 00:27:51,634 This thing's going to be a beast, for sure. 604 00:27:59,467 --> 00:28:00,767 [Carlos] Oh, yeah. 605 00:28:01,667 --> 00:28:02,700 Oh, Jamie. 606 00:28:02,700 --> 00:28:04,367 Stuff just showed up for the Maxwell house. 607 00:28:04,367 --> 00:28:07,066 They sent us over a nice little grinder here. 608 00:28:07,066 --> 00:28:08,166 And then that's the roaster 609 00:28:08,166 --> 00:28:10,000 that we're going to be roasting the beans in. 610 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,367 This thing's massive right here. 611 00:28:11,367 --> 00:28:13,066 I don't know how that's gonna fit in the back of the truck. 612 00:28:13,066 --> 00:28:15,166 That's what you and Bill are known to do, 613 00:28:15,166 --> 00:28:16,700 to make magic happen. 614 00:28:16,700 --> 00:28:18,367 Because Maxwell House is going to use 615 00:28:18,367 --> 00:28:19,767 old Macks in many events, 616 00:28:19,767 --> 00:28:22,266 they wanted a roaster and a grinder in the truck. 617 00:28:22,266 --> 00:28:24,767 But what they sent is way too big for the bed. 618 00:28:24,767 --> 00:28:27,066 So we need to change things up and build them a trailer. 619 00:28:27,066 --> 00:28:28,800 You know, the only thing is there's no hitch. 620 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:30,667 So I guess we got to make them. 621 00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:33,567 So all the machinery is so heavy and big. 622 00:28:33,567 --> 00:28:34,700 We're going to go ahead and put a receiver hitch 623 00:28:34,700 --> 00:28:35,834 in here now. 624 00:28:38,567 --> 00:28:40,066 So what I'm going to do is go ahead and put some 625 00:28:40,066 --> 00:28:41,467 C-channel right here on top of the frame. 626 00:28:41,467 --> 00:28:43,367 Then we'll have a piece of four inch 627 00:28:43,367 --> 00:28:45,000 boxed in with the C-channel. 628 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,233 Then we'll have the drop down with the slide. 629 00:29:00,900 --> 00:29:03,567 All right, so I got my piece of C-channel here. 630 00:29:03,567 --> 00:29:05,767 Cut, squared up. 631 00:29:05,767 --> 00:29:08,767 Next thing is, start cutting this 632 00:29:08,767 --> 00:29:11,100 three by four into place. 633 00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:13,000 This is going to be the end of it 634 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:14,500 where our receiver hitch goes into. 635 00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:17,066 So I'm going to miter it in between 636 00:29:17,066 --> 00:29:18,367 these pieces of C-channel. 637 00:29:26,767 --> 00:29:28,066 So once I get these cut out, 638 00:29:28,066 --> 00:29:29,433 I'll go ahead and test fit it. 639 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,367 If I know it fits the way I want it to, 640 00:29:32,367 --> 00:29:34,567 I'll go ahead and start putting these on the truck. 641 00:29:43,100 --> 00:29:44,700 [Bill] For the back end of the hitch, we're going to add 642 00:29:44,700 --> 00:29:45,667 a receiver tube. 643 00:29:45,667 --> 00:29:47,367 So it's going to be super strong. 644 00:29:47,367 --> 00:29:49,467 That way, they can haul as much coffee as they want. 645 00:29:49,467 --> 00:29:50,867 Bill just lined this up for me. 646 00:29:50,867 --> 00:29:53,934 So, fix the cutter right now and get it all welded out. 647 00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:02,634 All right, I got my hitch. 648 00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:04,667 It's solid. It looks good. 649 00:30:06,266 --> 00:30:07,767 Now I'm going to add these gussets to it. 650 00:30:07,767 --> 00:30:10,266 It's going to reinforce it and make it a lot better 651 00:30:10,266 --> 00:30:11,433 and stronger. 652 00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:15,800 Now I got my gussets in here in place. 653 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:17,567 Now I'm gonna quickly weld all the way around. 654 00:30:17,567 --> 00:30:18,734 They're going to look good. 655 00:30:33,266 --> 00:30:36,100 We got the custom hitch on the '31 Ford finished. 656 00:30:36,100 --> 00:30:37,867 Now we're going to make some side plates 657 00:30:37,867 --> 00:30:39,367 that attach to the frame 658 00:30:39,367 --> 00:30:41,433 to secure the hitch to the truck. 659 00:30:43,967 --> 00:30:45,667 You know, because this is wood and metal, 660 00:30:45,667 --> 00:30:47,367 we can't just weld this. 661 00:30:47,367 --> 00:30:48,467 You know, it's going to burn. 662 00:30:48,467 --> 00:30:50,100 Everything's going to catch on fire. 663 00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:52,000 So what we're going to do is we're going to take a plate 664 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,367 right here, and sandwich this plate 665 00:30:54,367 --> 00:30:57,367 between our C-channel for our receiver hitch. 666 00:30:57,367 --> 00:30:59,600 What I'm going to do right now is bring it to Jessie. 667 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:01,467 Need two of these, man. 668 00:31:01,467 --> 00:31:02,367 And the holes. 669 00:31:02,367 --> 00:31:04,867 I mean, you can make them just a tad bigger. 670 00:31:04,867 --> 00:31:06,634 But I need two of these out of 3/16". 671 00:31:08,867 --> 00:31:10,100 So I got it all drawn out. 672 00:31:10,100 --> 00:31:11,000 It looks good. 673 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,233 So now I'm just ready to cut it out. 674 00:31:22,900 --> 00:31:24,500 Okay, just got my plates back from Jessie. 675 00:31:24,500 --> 00:31:25,800 Everything looks really good. 676 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,166 We'll go ahead and test fit them real quick. 677 00:31:27,166 --> 00:31:28,900 Make sure everything's the way I want it. 678 00:31:28,900 --> 00:31:30,834 After that, we'll go ahead and start drilling. 679 00:31:36,300 --> 00:31:37,800 All right, now I got my marks. 680 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:39,133 I can drill everything in now. 681 00:31:47,300 --> 00:31:49,266 I establish where my holes are going to go now, 682 00:31:49,266 --> 00:31:51,000 from my plate to my frame. 683 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:52,700 So I'm going to go ahead and punch these real quick, 684 00:31:52,700 --> 00:31:53,867 drill them out. 685 00:31:56,166 --> 00:31:57,567 Bolt them back up, 686 00:31:57,567 --> 00:31:58,900 Through punch them, 687 00:31:58,900 --> 00:32:01,400 take the plate back off, drill the frame, 688 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,233 and everything should line up. 689 00:32:04,667 --> 00:32:06,300 So you can see the frame 690 00:32:06,300 --> 00:32:11,266 and the wooden frame of the bed are offset. 691 00:32:11,266 --> 00:32:13,367 So the only thing to do is go ahead and cut it 692 00:32:13,367 --> 00:32:14,800 all the way down the middle of our piece 693 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:16,467 that I had Jessie burn out. 694 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:22,166 Then we're going to go ahead and come back in here 695 00:32:22,166 --> 00:32:23,867 with a strip, weld it in, 696 00:32:23,867 --> 00:32:26,667 so we'll have a nice little shape to it, 697 00:32:26,667 --> 00:32:27,800 contoured on each side. 698 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:29,100 So it's almost like a saddle 699 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:30,667 that's going to hold it right in place. 700 00:32:30,667 --> 00:32:32,166 It's bolted through and through. 701 00:32:32,166 --> 00:32:34,166 It's bolted to our drop hitch. 702 00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:35,166 That's the way to go. 703 00:32:41,367 --> 00:32:43,266 Now that the side plates are mocked up, 704 00:32:43,266 --> 00:32:44,200 we realized the strip 705 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:45,867 connecting the top and the bottom plate 706 00:32:45,867 --> 00:32:47,967 just really didn't give us the seamless look 707 00:32:47,967 --> 00:32:49,166 we were looking for. 708 00:32:50,367 --> 00:32:51,867 [Jamie] So the top piece wasn't going to work. 709 00:32:51,867 --> 00:32:53,500 And instead of welding a little piece in, 710 00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:55,567 I went ahead and remade the top piece 711 00:32:55,567 --> 00:32:58,400 and put a bend right in it so it can meet the same angle 712 00:32:58,400 --> 00:32:59,533 that I need. 713 00:33:03,500 --> 00:33:06,233 You know, problems come up here all the time. 714 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,433 Let me rephrase that. [laughs] 715 00:33:09,467 --> 00:33:10,567 Problems happen when you're working 716 00:33:10,567 --> 00:33:11,467 on vehicles all the time. 717 00:33:11,467 --> 00:33:14,166 You can only think of so much stuff, 718 00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:15,600 but you can't ever think of everything. 719 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:16,567 You're going to have issues, 720 00:33:16,567 --> 00:33:18,333 and you just have to adapt and overcome. 721 00:33:23,400 --> 00:33:25,600 When you're making things by hand like we do, 722 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:28,367 most builds don't go exactly how you first thought. 723 00:33:28,367 --> 00:33:30,900 Once we realized we needed a trailer for this thing, 724 00:33:30,900 --> 00:33:32,700 we had to make a tow hitch. 725 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:36,367 From here, we need that custom suspension and the bed, 726 00:33:36,367 --> 00:33:39,900 putting in the new 4BT diesel engine under the hood, 727 00:33:39,900 --> 00:33:42,066 and then get to customizing a trailer. 728 00:33:43,467 --> 00:33:46,266 Building a custom vehicle is never a straight line path, 729 00:33:46,266 --> 00:33:48,100 but I really like the direction 730 00:33:48,100 --> 00:33:50,266 we're heading in on this one. 731 00:33:50,266 --> 00:33:53,166 We've got our C-channel in, our plates on the side, 732 00:33:53,166 --> 00:33:56,100 and last but not least is our receiver hitch right here. 733 00:33:56,100 --> 00:33:57,700 Got it stitched up right now, 734 00:33:57,700 --> 00:33:59,734 so the receiver hitch is mocked up. 735 00:34:06,467 --> 00:34:09,767 [Bill] We stripped the LT4 motor on the '68 GTO. 736 00:34:09,767 --> 00:34:12,300 Now it's time to give this thing even more power. 737 00:34:12,300 --> 00:34:13,800 [Matt] We're going to go ahead and start with the fun stuff 738 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,600 and get all the new more power parts put in. 739 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:18,467 We're going to start with the camshaft first, 740 00:34:18,467 --> 00:34:20,467 and then we'll get our timing chain in there, 741 00:34:20,467 --> 00:34:22,367 set our timing, and then move on from there. 742 00:34:22,367 --> 00:34:24,100 It's set up different than the stock 743 00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:25,300 to create more horsepower. 744 00:34:25,300 --> 00:34:27,567 This one's got higher profiles. 745 00:34:27,567 --> 00:34:29,634 The lobe separation is a little different. 746 00:34:30,467 --> 00:34:32,433 It's a bigger cam to create more power. 747 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:37,066 The specs on it are set up for a blower motor. 748 00:34:40,767 --> 00:34:43,667 Right here is our timing chain and oil pump gear. 749 00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:45,900 So what that does is when you put this together, 750 00:34:45,900 --> 00:34:47,500 it keeps the motor in time 751 00:34:47,500 --> 00:34:50,066 so the valves open when they need to open 752 00:34:50,066 --> 00:34:52,367 and not too soon or not too late. 753 00:34:52,367 --> 00:34:54,100 So if that piston's at the top 754 00:34:54,100 --> 00:34:55,367 and the cam's not timed right, 755 00:34:55,367 --> 00:34:58,000 then that'll either break a valve or destroy the piston, 756 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:00,066 and we don't want that for sure. 757 00:35:00,066 --> 00:35:01,266 All right, so we're going to go ahead 758 00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:04,000 and get rid of these factory DoD lifters 759 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:05,667 and go ahead and put our new 760 00:35:05,667 --> 00:35:08,567 just standard LS7 lifters in it. 761 00:35:08,567 --> 00:35:11,166 So what the DoD does is allow the computer to shut down 762 00:35:11,166 --> 00:35:13,266 four cylinders of the motor 763 00:35:13,266 --> 00:35:14,667 to make it more fuel efficient. 764 00:35:14,667 --> 00:35:16,200 But in this case, 765 00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:18,200 we're not looking for fuel efficient. 766 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:19,667 We're looking for power. 767 00:35:19,667 --> 00:35:21,367 These are our new heads right here. 768 00:35:21,367 --> 00:35:24,100 We've got bigger intake valves, exhaust valves. 769 00:35:24,100 --> 00:35:25,867 They open them up and smooth them out 770 00:35:25,867 --> 00:35:27,367 so the air flow will be greater 771 00:35:27,367 --> 00:35:29,867 and it'll flow smoother. 772 00:35:29,867 --> 00:35:32,000 These bolts right here are actually stronger, 773 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:33,300 like the factory style bolts, 774 00:35:33,300 --> 00:35:35,500 or they call them a stretch to yield. 775 00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:36,500 So when you're torquing them, 776 00:35:36,500 --> 00:35:38,266 the bolts actually stretch out. 777 00:35:38,266 --> 00:35:40,300 So when you have boost in a motor, 778 00:35:40,300 --> 00:35:42,567 it'll cause the head gasket to blow. 779 00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:43,967 So with these bolts right here, 780 00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:45,767 they don't stretch. 781 00:35:45,767 --> 00:35:49,600 Okay, we're going to go ahead and put our new push rods in. 782 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:51,100 They came with our cam kit. 783 00:35:51,100 --> 00:35:52,200 These are a different length 784 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,300 because the profiles on the cam are different. 785 00:35:54,300 --> 00:35:55,367 If these are too long, 786 00:35:55,367 --> 00:35:56,767 it's going to open the valve too much, 787 00:35:56,767 --> 00:35:58,967 which could possibly hit the piston 788 00:35:58,967 --> 00:36:01,967 and cause catastrophic failure for sure. 789 00:36:01,967 --> 00:36:04,100 So it's real important that your push rod length 790 00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:06,867 matches your cam setup. 791 00:36:06,867 --> 00:36:09,266 All right, so now we're going to go ahead and install 792 00:36:09,266 --> 00:36:10,567 our new rocker arms. 793 00:36:10,567 --> 00:36:12,400 So the difference between these and the factory ones 794 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,467 is it's got a roller on the end of it 795 00:36:14,467 --> 00:36:17,066 where it actually pushes the valve straight down. 796 00:36:17,066 --> 00:36:19,467 As opposed to these, these kind of come in 797 00:36:19,467 --> 00:36:21,266 and put a side load on the valve 798 00:36:21,266 --> 00:36:22,734 before they open the valve. 799 00:36:25,567 --> 00:36:26,867 If you put too much side load on the valve, 800 00:36:26,867 --> 00:36:28,800 especially at high RPMs, 801 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,000 there's a good chance it'll snap the valve 802 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,667 and drop it in the motor. 803 00:36:33,667 --> 00:36:35,600 That's the end of that. 804 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:37,567 It's actually starting to look like a motor, 805 00:36:37,567 --> 00:36:39,500 a fast motor too. 806 00:36:39,500 --> 00:36:41,100 Yeah. Oh, yeah. 807 00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:43,266 I'm going to spin the motor over a few times 808 00:36:43,266 --> 00:36:44,800 just to make sure there's no issues. 809 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,367 Everything spins freely. 810 00:36:46,367 --> 00:36:47,567 If I put some gas in it, 811 00:36:47,567 --> 00:36:48,667 It might start like the old motors 812 00:36:48,667 --> 00:36:49,767 where you had to spin them. 813 00:36:51,100 --> 00:36:52,367 Then we'll go ahead and get 814 00:36:52,367 --> 00:36:54,867 all our tin on the outside of it. 815 00:36:54,867 --> 00:36:58,266 Put our valley pan on, valve covers on, front cover, 816 00:36:58,266 --> 00:37:00,500 and pan on, just get this motor all closed up 817 00:37:00,500 --> 00:37:02,333 and ready to hit the street. 818 00:37:08,166 --> 00:37:10,700 So the LT4 was already a great engine, 819 00:37:10,700 --> 00:37:12,000 a great platform to start with. 820 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,600 But the parts we add are definitely gonna 821 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:14,900 increase the horsepower. 822 00:37:14,900 --> 00:37:18,367 And the performance is going to be top notch, 823 00:37:18,367 --> 00:37:20,667 especially it'll be a streetable car. 824 00:37:20,667 --> 00:37:23,300 That's the nice thing, but still have some power 825 00:37:23,300 --> 00:37:25,567 to rip down the road. 826 00:37:25,567 --> 00:37:28,667 But it looks good internally and externally. 827 00:37:28,667 --> 00:37:30,767 So can't wait to get this thing together 828 00:37:30,767 --> 00:37:32,533 and see what it's going to really do. 829 00:37:33,567 --> 00:37:35,166 Hi, my name's Matt Lipp. I do a lot of the motor 830 00:37:35,166 --> 00:37:36,467 and electrical stuff here at Ekstensive. 831 00:37:36,467 --> 00:37:39,400 I've been doing this now for 20-plus years. 832 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:40,767 Since I was a kid, 833 00:37:40,767 --> 00:37:42,367 kind of just took stuff apart, 834 00:37:42,367 --> 00:37:44,567 figured out how to put it together the wrong way first, 835 00:37:44,567 --> 00:37:46,500 and then got taught the right way. 836 00:37:46,500 --> 00:37:49,166 And that's just kind of how it evolved into what I do now. 837 00:37:49,166 --> 00:37:51,367 The thing I like about engine and wiring work, 838 00:37:51,367 --> 00:37:52,500 there's always something new. 839 00:37:52,500 --> 00:37:56,367 350 horsepower, 15 years ago was impressive. 840 00:37:56,367 --> 00:37:57,700 But now we're building stuff 841 00:37:57,700 --> 00:37:59,934 -that's 1,000, 1,500 horsepower. -[engine sputtering] 842 00:38:01,066 --> 00:38:03,767 It keeps going and going with the technology now. 843 00:38:03,767 --> 00:38:05,467 Like, I always got to make sure I'm on point 844 00:38:05,467 --> 00:38:07,567 and keep up with all the new technology, 845 00:38:07,567 --> 00:38:08,667 everything that comes out 846 00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:11,166 so I know what it'll take to make the motor better. 847 00:38:11,166 --> 00:38:13,400 Now it's lean, mean, and ready to be seen. 848 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,800 The payoff for me is just the self-satisfaction. 849 00:38:16,800 --> 00:38:18,900 Like, I don't do stuff for other people 850 00:38:18,900 --> 00:38:20,367 to say, "Oh, good work." 851 00:38:20,367 --> 00:38:21,800 It's more for my pleasure. 852 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:23,400 Like, I like to know I took something on 853 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:24,467 that was hard. 854 00:38:24,467 --> 00:38:26,367 And I accomplished it and made it come together, 855 00:38:26,367 --> 00:38:27,867 just work in the end. 856 00:38:27,867 --> 00:38:30,333 That's really what I enjoy doing the most. 857 00:38:30,867 --> 00:38:32,233 Got it. 858 00:38:46,166 --> 00:38:47,567 What's good, Carlos? 859 00:38:47,567 --> 00:38:49,300 -Hey, Stephanie, what you doing? -How you doing? 860 00:38:49,300 --> 00:38:50,567 [Carlos] I heard you were coming in. 861 00:38:50,567 --> 00:38:53,700 Yeah, I'm here to check on my dad's '49 Ford. 862 00:38:53,700 --> 00:38:55,200 Well, it's not done yet. 863 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:58,867 But it's a lot further along than what you dropped it off. 864 00:38:58,867 --> 00:39:00,567 I mean, when you did, I didn't know if I had to get them, uh, 865 00:39:00,567 --> 00:39:02,066 -tetanus shots or not. -[laughs] 866 00:39:02,066 --> 00:39:03,367 But the guys have done so much work, 867 00:39:03,367 --> 00:39:05,367 that custom frame that they put on there, 868 00:39:05,367 --> 00:39:07,467 -that new independent rear suspension. -Mmm-hmm. 869 00:39:07,467 --> 00:39:09,200 You are going to be impressed with that. 870 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:10,767 I cannot wait. I'm so excited. 871 00:39:10,767 --> 00:39:11,867 -Yeah. -Yeah. 872 00:39:11,867 --> 00:39:13,667 Well, Bill's out in the body shop right now. 873 00:39:13,667 --> 00:39:16,166 -There's a GTO that they're just pulling out. -Okay. 874 00:39:16,166 --> 00:39:17,767 If you want, I could go grab them for you real quick. 875 00:39:17,767 --> 00:39:18,867 No, it's all good. 876 00:39:18,867 --> 00:39:20,867 I can go find them and see what's happening outside. 877 00:39:20,867 --> 00:39:22,200 -All right. Well, enjoy. -Okay. 878 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,166 -Good to see you. -All right, you too. 879 00:39:31,667 --> 00:39:33,467 Man, Edgar, it's really starting to look good, man. 880 00:39:33,467 --> 00:39:35,667 We finally got the body back on the chassis. 881 00:39:35,667 --> 00:39:37,100 We're in a good, good spot, man. 882 00:39:37,100 --> 00:39:39,667 Yeah, man. We're getting real close to putting this car together. 883 00:39:39,667 --> 00:39:40,700 It's going to look real great, man. 884 00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:42,300 Hi. Nice to see you. 885 00:39:42,300 --> 00:39:44,667 Hey, good to see you. Edgar, you met Stephanie? 886 00:39:44,667 --> 00:39:45,800 -Hi, hi, nice to meet you. -Hi. 887 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,567 -Give me just a second. -All right, man. 888 00:39:47,567 --> 00:39:48,667 Hey, thank you for coming in. 889 00:39:48,667 --> 00:39:50,367 You know, I want to go over a couple of things 890 00:39:50,367 --> 00:39:51,567 -with your dad's truck. -[Stephanie] Yep. 891 00:39:51,567 --> 00:39:53,800 You know, I need you to pick and choose a couple of things. 892 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:55,667 So I appreciate you coming down. 893 00:39:55,667 --> 00:39:57,567 Absolutely. But before we do that, 894 00:39:57,567 --> 00:39:59,000 what do we got going on here? 895 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:00,433 With this timeless beauty. 896 00:40:03,667 --> 00:40:05,567 [Bill] Man, this is a real, real cool car. 897 00:40:05,567 --> 00:40:07,867 It's a '68 Pontiac GTO. 898 00:40:07,867 --> 00:40:10,767 This has been in two brothers' family, 899 00:40:10,767 --> 00:40:12,767 for about 40 years they've had it. 900 00:40:12,767 --> 00:40:13,767 -[Stephanie] Wow. -[both laughing] 901 00:40:13,767 --> 00:40:15,667 [Bill] We know what this car means to them. 902 00:40:15,667 --> 00:40:18,166 So we're definitely going to take our time 903 00:40:18,166 --> 00:40:21,100 and make sure every part and piece is 100% right. 904 00:40:21,100 --> 00:40:23,367 [Stephanie] Yeah, these old GTOs are super cool. 905 00:40:23,367 --> 00:40:24,900 I love old muscle cars. 906 00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:26,300 Yeah, me too. 907 00:40:26,300 --> 00:40:29,200 So which one was worse when I brought the truck in? 908 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:30,867 My dad's truck or this car? 909 00:40:30,867 --> 00:40:33,300 -You definitely won on that one. -[laughs] 910 00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:35,300 [Bill] This car was in really good shape when it came in. 911 00:40:35,300 --> 00:40:36,567 You know, it was a time capsule pretty much. 912 00:40:36,567 --> 00:40:38,767 But they wanted a car they could just get in, 913 00:40:38,767 --> 00:40:40,867 has a whole lot of power, but still drive it 914 00:40:40,867 --> 00:40:43,266 wherever they want and look good doing it. 915 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:45,867 So we just tore it all apart. 916 00:40:45,867 --> 00:40:49,000 We made a whole new frame from front to back. 917 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:51,567 So you built the whole frame from scratch? 918 00:40:51,567 --> 00:40:54,667 [Bill] Every part and piece, every bit of the suspension. 919 00:40:54,667 --> 00:40:56,567 I mean, everything that's underneath the car 920 00:40:56,567 --> 00:40:57,667 is all handmade. 921 00:40:57,667 --> 00:40:58,867 [Stephanie] Wow. 922 00:40:58,867 --> 00:41:01,767 If you're going to be customizing a car to this extent, 923 00:41:01,767 --> 00:41:02,767 the first thing you've got to do 924 00:41:02,767 --> 00:41:04,400 is start with a new frame. 925 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:05,900 [Stephanie] So you're not bagging this one? 926 00:41:05,900 --> 00:41:09,066 [Bill] No, they wanted just a static, low look. 927 00:41:09,066 --> 00:41:11,266 So it's got coilovers all the way around, 928 00:41:11,266 --> 00:41:12,867 so you just get in and go. 929 00:41:12,867 --> 00:41:14,567 [Stephanie] Are these the wheels for the finished ride? 930 00:41:14,567 --> 00:41:15,600 [Bill] Man, it is. 931 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:17,266 -[Stephanie] Yeah. -I love the look of them. 932 00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:18,600 -You know, it's a 20-inch wheel, -Me too. 933 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:20,166 so it's not too big. 934 00:41:20,166 --> 00:41:22,066 You know, being a coilover suspension, 935 00:41:22,066 --> 00:41:23,500 you don't have that adjustability. 936 00:41:23,500 --> 00:41:26,567 So you can't go too big and have the car too low, 937 00:41:26,567 --> 00:41:27,567 or you won't be able to turn. 938 00:41:27,567 --> 00:41:30,567 So a 20-inch wheel for this, it's perfect. 939 00:41:32,300 --> 00:41:35,000 You know, the brothers grew up racing in this car. 940 00:41:35,000 --> 00:41:36,667 They had a race engine in it. 941 00:41:36,667 --> 00:41:39,500 So the challenge was finding an engine 942 00:41:39,500 --> 00:41:40,967 with a whole lot of power, 943 00:41:40,967 --> 00:41:42,767 but the reliability that they want 944 00:41:42,767 --> 00:41:44,767 to be able to drive it wherever they want. 945 00:41:44,767 --> 00:41:47,600 So brand new crate LT4, 946 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:49,700 about 600-plus horsepower in it. 947 00:41:49,700 --> 00:41:52,667 They're gonna definitely do whatever they want to do. 948 00:41:52,667 --> 00:41:54,700 They're going to be fighting over who's driving. 949 00:41:54,700 --> 00:41:56,033 [Bill laughs] Absolutely. 950 00:41:59,100 --> 00:42:02,000 The one other cool thing, when you pop the hood on this, 951 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:05,667 you're not going to see anything but the supercharger. 952 00:42:05,667 --> 00:42:07,467 Everything else is all paneled off. 953 00:42:07,467 --> 00:42:09,800 So sheet metal panels all throughout the engine. 954 00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:11,500 You won't see anything. 955 00:42:11,500 --> 00:42:12,600 [Stephanie] Right. 956 00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:13,800 [Bill] So it's going to look really, really cool. 957 00:42:13,800 --> 00:42:16,200 When you pop the hood, it's just all body color, 958 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,467 -all underneath the hood. -All engine. 959 00:42:18,467 --> 00:42:19,867 [Stephanie] Wow, that's going to be really cool. 960 00:42:19,867 --> 00:42:22,867 You open up the hood and see all the custom metal work. 961 00:42:22,867 --> 00:42:24,600 I think that's going to look super rad. 962 00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:25,767 The color is amazing. 963 00:42:25,767 --> 00:42:26,867 It's probably my favorite. 964 00:42:26,867 --> 00:42:28,300 It looks like a blue sky. 965 00:42:28,300 --> 00:42:30,100 [Bill] Well, the original color was blue, 966 00:42:30,100 --> 00:42:33,266 but we had to wake that up a little bit. 967 00:42:33,266 --> 00:42:34,567 [Stephanie] Well, this looks amazing. 968 00:42:34,567 --> 00:42:36,266 What else do you have to do to it? 969 00:42:36,266 --> 00:42:39,200 Man, we've done a ton of work up to this point, 970 00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:41,600 but I mean, we still got a lot to do. 971 00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:45,266 I mean, of course, getting the body all fit and finished 972 00:42:45,266 --> 00:42:47,567 and then taking it over to the interior shop 973 00:42:47,567 --> 00:42:49,467 and letting John do his thing. 974 00:42:49,467 --> 00:42:52,567 So he's got his hands full with this one, for sure. 975 00:42:52,567 --> 00:42:53,667 [Stephanie] Looks like it. 976 00:42:53,667 --> 00:42:55,734 [Bill] Yeah, man, I can't wait to get this thing done. 977 00:42:57,500 --> 00:42:59,767 This GTO has been a lot of work 978 00:42:59,767 --> 00:43:01,400 for everybody in the shop, 979 00:43:01,400 --> 00:43:02,900 but it's looking good. 980 00:43:02,900 --> 00:43:05,200 I mean, there's pieces to this car everywhere, 981 00:43:05,200 --> 00:43:07,367 but trust me, when you see it all together, 982 00:43:07,367 --> 00:43:09,233 everybody's going to be blown away. 983 00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:13,400 This is something special for these two brothers. 984 00:43:13,400 --> 00:43:16,800 You know, it's been in their family for 40-plus years. 985 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:19,000 They've had it their whole lives. 986 00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,667 So we really want to take the time 987 00:43:20,667 --> 00:43:23,467 to make sure we're building this perfectly for them, 988 00:43:23,467 --> 00:43:27,166 and it stands out from any other '68 GTO. 989 00:43:27,166 --> 00:43:28,867 You know, that way, they can enjoy it 990 00:43:28,867 --> 00:43:30,367 for another 40 years.