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This right here is
the best thing that could
happen for this truck.
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[Bill]
1931 Ford Maxwell House truck.
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came to us as a small project.
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It's way bigger
than I was expecting.
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We still want to retain
the original look,
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with new suspension,
new engine, new trans.
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It's huge.
I wouldn't doubt if it weighed
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more than the truck itself
right now.
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[Bill] We've come a long way
on the '49 Ford.
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[Ryan] Now the fun part.
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[Carlos] You're going to build
a whole new bed from scratch?
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Yeah, every bit of it.
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-[Ryan] We like obstacles.
-Yeah.
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[Carlos]
What's next after that?
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[Bill] Man,
just everything else.
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[Carlos] Perfect.
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We build custom trucks.
We don't do restorations.
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Whoo!
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[laughs]
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[Bill] 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
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have been out here
creating with our hands.
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Building the biggest, lowest,
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baddest custom trucks
and cars in the game.
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People don't come here
for what they need.
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They come here
for what they want.
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This is Texas Metal.
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-What's up, man?
-[Rick] What's going on, bud?
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-How you doing?
-Pretty good, man.
What's up?
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All right,
I need to get these bent.
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Got a couple
of templates here.
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We just need these bends here.
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This one here, if we can get
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the rolled edge
with this length here,
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-78 inches long.
-Okay.
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You know
a ground up build for us,
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It measured in miles.
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It's measured in inches.
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This is going to be
the exact dimensions
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that you need on this, right?
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[Bill] Correct, yes.
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-[Rick] Okay.
-Yes, sir.
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I'll get on it right now.
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[Bill] Perfect.
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The '49 Ford came to us
a rusted out old truck.
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We made a ton of progress
inch by inch.
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[Rick] Two of each?
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Two of each, yeah.
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The bed was just
beyond saving.
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So Ryan's out
getting the metal bent
for the new bedside
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of what will be
a completely handmade bed.
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Our shop brake isn't
long enough to bend them,
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so we'll get these guys
to knock it out perfect.
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[Carlos] All right, man.
So I know
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you're going to be happy.
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All of those parts that we had
on backboard
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are finally starting
to show up.
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So you've
been doing something.
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Believe it or not, yes,
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we finally are doing
stuff up here.
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We'll be able
to start knocking out
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some of those older projects
that we've been working on.
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Speaking of projects,
I know that '49 back there,
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seeing you guys
been started working
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on that thing,
how's that coming?
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Man, huge job.
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It was in rough, rough shape
when it came in, right?
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-[Carlos] Mmm-hmm.
-We've done a lot to it.
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Getting in the shop,
getting it tore apart,
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body off to blast,
new firewall put in.
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We got the whole frame built.
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Independent rear suspension,
never done that before.
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Building the independent
front suspension,
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-millionth time doing that.
-[laughs]
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[Bill] Engine trans
is all mounted.
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Man, we're in good,
good shape.
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The next big job
is the bed itself.
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So I got Ryan over at ADE,
bending the bed panels for it.
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You're going to build
a whole new bed from scratch?
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Yeah, every bit of it.
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It was just too far gone.
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So only thing I need from you
is two fenders.
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We're going to build
a bed floor that lifts up
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so you can see
all the framework,
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all the
independent suspension.
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The cool thing
about working here
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-is it's always
something different.
-Yeah, man.
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I mean, people have been
customizing these trucks
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for 75 years now,
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getting a little
more difficult to come up
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-with something
people haven't seen before.
-Yeah.
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We're going
to make it happen though.
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All right,
so once the bed's done,
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what's next after that?
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Man,
just everything else, right?
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Blowing it all apart,
powder coat,
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a lot of body work,
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a lot of paint,
and John Burgess.
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-Man, he's got
to come with it,
-Yeah.
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make this one stand out
on the inside also.
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Yeah, I mean,
he's gotta tie in
whatever you're doing.
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Yo. Just got back.
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Where do you want those
bedsides at, for the Ford?
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-Man, just take it
right behind the truck.
-Cool.
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I'll be out there
in just a second.
We'll start making it.
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Well, man, make sure
you get all that stuff,
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and I'm going to get to bed.
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[laughs] You can't go to bed.
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Go make a bed.
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[Bill] Ready?
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[Ryan] Oh, yeah.
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Put that other one
on top of it.
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I don't want to walk twice.
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-[Bill] Sounds good.
-I'm old and I'm lazy, Dustin.
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[Bill] All right.
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We got our bedsides back
from the bender.
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We got our four pieces
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that we're going
to mate together.
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Like that.
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Once we get
all these put together,
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we'll have two bedsides.
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Slide right here,
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and we'll have five, okay?
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Give this
another quarter inch.
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We can get some screws
into the... That is straight.
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Set up a lot.
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There you go.
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You can see this real,
real wavy on the inside.
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That's because there's
no structure
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on the inside
of this right now.
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So what we did is make these
little channels here.
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We're going to attack one
to the inside of the panel,
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and we'll put
this other panel on
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and spot weld the other side.
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That way
they sandwich together,
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and then they have a little
bit of structure in here
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in between the two bedsides.
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And once it's all welded
and cleaned up,
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body-worked, and painted,
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it'll look like
a brand new bedside
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like we bought it.
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-Ready?
-Yeah.
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Let's do it.
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-Go for it.
-Ah.
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Lead.
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[Ryan] We like obstacles.
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Yeah.
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[Ryan] All right. Right there.
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[Bill] Couple of days over
from the '49,
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we're working on a '31
for Maxwell House.
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Well, let's slap that sucker.
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Something right there.
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I'd say let's start off
by going from the bottom
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of the cross member
to the top of the frame.
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And let's get
that overall look.
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So we got two classic trucks
going on at the same time.
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And we build custom trucks.
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We don't do restorations.
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Having said that, I still want
to keep the things
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that make this
a cool old truck.
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Come this side.
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While making custom details
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that'll make
this truck stand out
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from everyone else.
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That's pretty dang close.
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That's those
accurate measurements.
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[Jamie] Hey, I wouldn't bet
against your eye.
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[Bill laughs]
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[Jamie] Really close.
All right, jump shot.
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I'll take that bet.
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I got that too.
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[Jamie laughs]
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The 1931
Ford Maxwell House truck
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came to us as a small project
and just grew into something
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that nobody
could have planned for.
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Did you level this?
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I haven't leveled
anything yet.
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[Bill] This job is definitely
not like we normally do.
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This one's a little different.
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We're just doing engine
and transmission
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and all the suspension.
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We still want to retain
the original look,
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but just new suspension,
new engine, new trans.
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Now just the height we need
to come up with.
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We got everything torn down.
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We got the rear hangers made
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and all that coffee equipment
came in,
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and it's way bigger
than I was expecting.
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There's just not enough space
in the back of the truck.
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We're definitely going to have
to build a trailer.
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We got the trailer hitch built
on the back of the truck.
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The only thing left
is all the rest of it.
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Ah, the importance of having
everything leveled, man.
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That's where
it really starts out.
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You know,
this side's nice and tight,
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and the other side's loose.
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I've tweaked the frame
a little bit,
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loosened up some pieces,
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and put a lot of weight
on this one corner.
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You know,
when this thing was restored,
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they just bolted it
right back down.
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They didn't check
the square of the frame
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or anything like that.
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This right here
is the best thing
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could happen for this truck.
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We're going to start
with replacing
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the whole straight axle with
independent front suspension.
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So first things first on that
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is building the lower part
of the frame,
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which the control arms
and everything mount to.
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That's the whole crossmember
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that's going to support
the weight of the engine
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and have attaching points
for all the suspension.
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So it's a critical part
of the build
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is getting that right in the
right spot, the right level,
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the right wheel base.
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There's a lot of things
you've got to figure on
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when putting this
crossmember in.
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Let's see if this works.
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We're swapping out
the existing power plant
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for a 4BT Cummins
on the '31 Ford.
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This diesel engine's
way bigger than
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what came stop 93 years ago.
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But it's going to give old Max
a lot more power.
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So I asked Jamie to get it in
and let's get it mounting.
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[Jamie] Don't let it hit
that firewall.
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[Ryan] Yeah, right there.
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[Bill] Power it up.
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[Ryan] Barely.
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How's that?
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[Jamie]
That's pretty workable now.
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You can see the size
of this engine.
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It's huge.
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I wouldn't doubt if it weighed
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more than their truck itself
right now.
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We're going to have to take
a few things off of it
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just to get it
shoehorned in here.
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Once we do that, we can put
everything back on,
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lift the truck up,
put the motor on the stand,
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kind of shift around to get it
exactly where we want it.
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Now we're at that point
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where we're going to do
motor mounts on it.
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Come this side.
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so we can connect it
to the frame.
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Once we do that,
this thing ain't going
to move nowhere.
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This is a lot of motor
in this truck.
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This is a 4BT.
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These things are known
for how much torque they got.
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It's going to pull
this truck around, no problem.
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All right, that's four
anchor points I got now.
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Everything's tacked up,
nice and solid, you know.
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We've got bushings in all four
of our anchor points.
254
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That's our motor mounts
right there.
255
00:10:46,700 --> 00:10:48,100
It's wild to look
at the original suspension
256
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on the '31 Ford.
257
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It worked at the time,
but compared to the
air suspension
258
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that we're building now,
259
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the ride's just going to be
a whole lot smoother.
260
00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,533
Engineering's come a long way
since 1931.
261
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[Jamie] I'm going to go ahead
and start building
262
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the lower control arm.
263
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Do both at the same time.
264
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Once you get that established,
we'll go ahead
265
00:11:11,367 --> 00:11:12,834
and start building the uppers.
266
00:11:15,166 --> 00:11:16,767
So I got my jig all square,
267
00:11:16,767 --> 00:11:18,700
so my next step is go ahead
268
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and start putting pipes
269
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into my makeshift arm.
270
00:11:22,867 --> 00:11:25,166
This is just temporary
right here
271
00:11:25,166 --> 00:11:28,266
to hold
my lower ball joint in.
272
00:11:28,266 --> 00:11:29,967
I have my angle set
the way it is,
273
00:11:29,967 --> 00:11:32,200
so I can actually tack this
on there, pull these off.
274
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Nothing moves.
275
00:11:33,667 --> 00:11:35,066
I know
everything's still square.
276
00:11:38,066 --> 00:11:41,033
Once those are done,
everything's stitched on here.
277
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That's going to be
our lower control arm.
278
00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:56,500
Okay, so I got the lowers on.
279
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Everything's welded out.
280
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Both sides done.
281
00:11:59,066 --> 00:12:00,166
Next step is go ahead
282
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and start doing
the upper control arm.
283
00:12:02,867 --> 00:12:05,066
[Bill] See what's over
the bottom of this thing.
284
00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:08,900
Then we got a pretty unique
situation right here.
285
00:12:08,900 --> 00:12:10,700
We're working
around a big wheel,
286
00:12:10,700 --> 00:12:13,000
a late model spindle.
287
00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,266
The fender curves
not only one way,
288
00:12:15,266 --> 00:12:17,000
it curves a lot the other way.
289
00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,500
So we're really limited
on our space and location
290
00:12:20,500 --> 00:12:22,166
of all the pivot points.
291
00:12:23,166 --> 00:12:25,467
So what we had to do
is move the pivot point
292
00:12:25,467 --> 00:12:26,967
back way out of the way,
293
00:12:26,967 --> 00:12:30,000
out of line
with the fender bracket.
294
00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:33,266
So we had to make this
weird offset control arm
295
00:12:33,266 --> 00:12:37,166
that's upside down to make all
the geometry work correctly
296
00:12:37,166 --> 00:12:39,867
on this car with this
big wheel, this big spindle.
297
00:12:42,767 --> 00:12:44,333
Yeah!
298
00:12:51,266 --> 00:12:52,800
We're going to go ahead
and weld this out
299
00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,000
and then get it mocked up
underneath the front end
300
00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,367
and make sure
everything clears.
301
00:12:56,367 --> 00:12:57,767
Then we can start
playing with our
302
00:12:57,767 --> 00:12:58,900
upper control arm
mounting point
303
00:12:58,900 --> 00:13:00,433
to get that camber right.
304
00:13:01,300 --> 00:13:05,166
It's pretty unique
to this suspension.
305
00:13:05,166 --> 00:13:07,767
It's a little bit backwards
from the way we normally work,
306
00:13:07,767 --> 00:13:11,133
but that's what we do
around here.
307
00:13:11,967 --> 00:13:13,166
Roll with the punches.
308
00:13:13,166 --> 00:13:15,467
If there's an obstacle
in the way, we work around it,
309
00:13:15,467 --> 00:13:18,166
make it work, and that's
exactly what we're doing here.
310
00:13:30,467 --> 00:13:33,600
The next step on this is
building the bag mount itself.
311
00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:36,867
So that's basically
building a shelf
312
00:13:36,867 --> 00:13:40,066
right off of the crossmember
that holds the airbag
313
00:13:41,100 --> 00:13:43,400
and a mount on the bottom
of the control arm.
314
00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,166
So you shoot air into it,
315
00:13:45,166 --> 00:13:47,300
it pushes
that control arm down,
316
00:13:47,300 --> 00:13:48,634
lifts the truck right up.
317
00:13:54,467 --> 00:13:57,600
[Jamie] Okay, so we got our
upper bag mount completed.
318
00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:59,867
Got everything welded in,
the gussets.
319
00:13:59,867 --> 00:14:02,467
Everything looks
really good on that.
320
00:14:02,467 --> 00:14:05,834
The next thing is go ahead
and put our shock on.
321
00:14:09,700 --> 00:14:11,567
Gonna go mock everything up.
322
00:14:11,567 --> 00:14:15,800
Once I mock everything up,
I'll make one side,
323
00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:16,967
then I'll go ahead
and make the other,
324
00:14:16,967 --> 00:14:18,333
weld them out
at the same time.
325
00:14:22,567 --> 00:14:23,634
[exhales] That's hot.
326
00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,467
You know, this is a lot
to figure out.
327
00:14:34,467 --> 00:14:36,800
Keeping with tradition,
old Max right here,
328
00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:38,600
we went ahead and kept
the stock frame.
329
00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:39,800
So it was a little bit
of a challenge
330
00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,166
to go ahead and build
the components
331
00:14:41,166 --> 00:14:42,934
to this type of frame.
332
00:14:43,700 --> 00:14:45,867
But we got
everything together,
333
00:14:45,867 --> 00:14:46,967
and it's looking real good.
334
00:14:51,300 --> 00:14:52,900
All right,
that's exactly what we wanted.
335
00:14:52,900 --> 00:14:54,800
We got our shock extended
all the way down,
336
00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:56,867
which is going to be the
bottom of our rod height.
337
00:14:56,867 --> 00:14:58,867
I'm really happy
the way everything turned out.
338
00:14:58,867 --> 00:15:01,367
It's going to ride good.
We could turn lock to lock.
339
00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:03,934
You know, everything's exactly
the way it needs to be.
340
00:15:11,767 --> 00:15:14,700
These old trucks definitely
have their own challenges.
341
00:15:14,700 --> 00:15:17,033
They're just way different
from modern trucks.
342
00:15:18,467 --> 00:15:21,367
We're building a new bed
for the '49 Ford from scratch,
343
00:15:21,367 --> 00:15:23,767
but we want it to look like
it came from the factory,
344
00:15:23,767 --> 00:15:24,867
but better.
345
00:15:24,867 --> 00:15:26,100
All right,
we got our bed sides
346
00:15:26,100 --> 00:15:27,467
welded together yesterday.
347
00:15:27,467 --> 00:15:29,667
Got them buffed, looking nice.
348
00:15:29,667 --> 00:15:31,467
Just had to go ahead
and cut some braces,
349
00:15:31,467 --> 00:15:34,600
get everything in there
so it's roughly set right now.
350
00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,000
Had to do a little bit
of trimming
351
00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,000
to be able to clear
our axles here.
352
00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:40,867
Ryan went ahead and rolled
a sweet piece of one by four.
353
00:15:40,867 --> 00:15:42,767
That's going to go ahead
and connect the top rails
354
00:15:42,767 --> 00:15:44,166
of the bed together.
355
00:15:44,166 --> 00:15:45,767
I cut a piece
of sheet metal next,
356
00:15:45,767 --> 00:15:46,867
and that's going to go ahead
357
00:15:46,867 --> 00:15:48,767
and connect our bed
on the inside.
358
00:15:49,967 --> 00:15:51,567
Now it's doing something.
359
00:15:51,567 --> 00:15:52,900
We went ahead
and rolled that as well
360
00:15:52,900 --> 00:15:55,000
to match the contour
of the cab.
361
00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,800
So yeah, we'll go ahead
and get everything nice
362
00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,934
and square true to the truck
and keep on building.
363
00:16:14,567 --> 00:16:16,100
So we made this front plate
364
00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:17,600
with a break
on the bottom here
365
00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:19,000
to keep this rigid.
366
00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,166
Got our two bed sides
tied together.
367
00:16:21,166 --> 00:16:23,266
Got our sheet metal work done.
368
00:16:23,266 --> 00:16:25,266
So next, I'm going to make
a piece of tube
369
00:16:25,266 --> 00:16:27,266
that's going to have
a roll on it as well.
370
00:16:27,266 --> 00:16:29,600
So that's going to serve
as a bed mount for us.
371
00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,967
And also, we'll be able
to mount our hinges to there
372
00:16:31,967 --> 00:16:33,834
for our bed lift.
373
00:16:35,100 --> 00:16:36,934
So I'm going to trim
that down now
374
00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,834
to fit inside our bed rails.
375
00:16:42,100 --> 00:16:45,266
I got our piece of two by two
in here fitting good.
376
00:16:45,266 --> 00:16:48,266
Man, it looks nice,
and it fits nice too.
377
00:16:48,266 --> 00:16:50,667
That'll make for
a really nice stout bed mount
378
00:16:50,667 --> 00:16:52,033
and also a hinge mount.
379
00:16:53,266 --> 00:16:55,367
We're going to move on
to the rear of the bed now.
380
00:16:55,367 --> 00:16:58,667
I'm going to focus on getting
our side rail nice and square,
381
00:16:58,667 --> 00:17:00,567
just like we did on the front.
382
00:17:00,567 --> 00:17:02,367
And then I'm going to put
a piece of tube in here
383
00:17:02,367 --> 00:17:04,100
in between the sides
of our bed here.
384
00:17:04,100 --> 00:17:06,200
And then I'm going to make
some bed mounts that come off
385
00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,900
the bottom of our frame
that go to that tube.
386
00:17:08,900 --> 00:17:11,100
So whenever you pick up
the top of the bed
387
00:17:11,100 --> 00:17:12,066
and look in here,
388
00:17:12,066 --> 00:17:13,700
it almost looks
like a floating bed.
389
00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:15,033
You won't see any mounts.
390
00:17:16,467 --> 00:17:17,567
I got it, dude.
391
00:17:17,567 --> 00:17:19,066
[grunts] Oh.
392
00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:23,700
Freaking heavy.
393
00:17:23,700 --> 00:17:25,066
Tell you that much.
394
00:17:30,100 --> 00:17:31,166
Now the fun part.
395
00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:35,066
And then I'll weld it here
and here.
396
00:18:04,066 --> 00:18:07,000
[Bill] Sometimes we can
salvage a bed on an old truck,
397
00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,166
but the bed on the '49
was just beyond repair.
398
00:18:10,166 --> 00:18:11,867
That's why we're going
to make it from scratch
399
00:18:11,867 --> 00:18:13,433
and make it a lot cooler.
400
00:18:14,767 --> 00:18:17,667
The custom bed sides
are looking good so far.
401
00:18:17,667 --> 00:18:19,634
Now we need to make room
for them fenders.
402
00:18:24,500 --> 00:18:27,500
[Dustin]
We got too many fenders down
to fit our bed size.
403
00:18:27,500 --> 00:18:29,000
And these are for
a factory bed,
404
00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,133
and obviously ours is not
a factory bed.
405
00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:35,166
See how it looks.
See how it fits.
406
00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:46,667
[engine revving]
407
00:18:49,066 --> 00:18:50,467
[tires screeching]
408
00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:58,867
We're going to be making
a tailgate.
409
00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:00,767
We're going to put a little
bit of structure in this.
410
00:19:00,767 --> 00:19:02,166
I'm going to make
the sides out of
411
00:19:02,166 --> 00:19:03,867
inch and a half square tubing.
412
00:19:03,867 --> 00:19:05,667
We're going to cope it,
weld it onto the side,
413
00:19:05,667 --> 00:19:07,100
do all of our grinding
and clean up,
414
00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:08,567
and make it look real nice.
415
00:19:08,567 --> 00:19:09,900
And then we can figure out
416
00:19:09,900 --> 00:19:13,967
some type of sheet metal
design for the center.
417
00:19:13,967 --> 00:19:16,000
We're going to start
with these sides here first
418
00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,734
and just move on from there.
419
00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:22,734
Yeah, boy.
420
00:19:25,667 --> 00:19:29,100
Now that I got my frame built,
it's got a few tacks on it.
421
00:19:29,100 --> 00:19:30,967
It's not going anywhere.
422
00:19:30,967 --> 00:19:34,367
I'm going to make the inside
sheet metal panel now.
423
00:19:34,367 --> 00:19:36,467
We'll use 16 gauge
so it's a little bit more
424
00:19:36,467 --> 00:19:39,367
stronger than the 18
or the 20, you know.
425
00:19:39,367 --> 00:19:40,567
We're going to make it
come down
426
00:19:40,567 --> 00:19:42,300
and flat and come up again,
427
00:19:42,300 --> 00:19:43,867
kind of give it
a little bit of depth.
428
00:19:43,867 --> 00:19:46,500
So once it gets welded
and grinded and buffed
429
00:19:46,500 --> 00:19:48,367
and looking good,
it's going to have
a lot of character to it,
430
00:19:48,367 --> 00:19:50,233
even though it's just
a couple pieces of pipe.
431
00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:59,233
Oh, yeah!
432
00:20:02,166 --> 00:20:05,100
All right, so now that I got
my frame all welded up,
433
00:20:05,100 --> 00:20:07,900
I got the front piece on here.
434
00:20:07,900 --> 00:20:11,500
That one is bent and tacked in
for right now.
435
00:20:11,500 --> 00:20:14,467
But we need to do
this backside here first
436
00:20:14,467 --> 00:20:18,700
before we start getting into
all the really heavy welding.
437
00:20:18,700 --> 00:20:20,767
So we're going to make
this back portion right now.
438
00:20:20,767 --> 00:20:23,667
We're not just going to put
a flat panel in here.
439
00:20:23,667 --> 00:20:26,166
We're going to do
a little bead roll square
440
00:20:26,166 --> 00:20:28,767
just to kind of resemble
the stock tailgate look.
441
00:20:28,767 --> 00:20:29,867
We'll add the square in there.
442
00:20:29,867 --> 00:20:32,400
It gives a little bit of
structure to the panel itself.
443
00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:33,567
And then once it's welded in,
444
00:20:33,567 --> 00:20:35,000
obviously it'll be
a lot stronger.
445
00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,567
And it looks much better
than just having a flat panel
446
00:20:37,567 --> 00:20:39,333
with no characters. So...
447
00:21:02,767 --> 00:21:05,467
I've got the tailgate built
for the '49 Ford.
448
00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:08,266
I'm working on making
a hinge piece for it.
449
00:21:08,266 --> 00:21:10,000
I'm machining down
a piece of DOM
450
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:11,266
to slide into the tube
451
00:21:11,266 --> 00:21:13,567
he's got the tailgate
built out of.
452
00:21:13,567 --> 00:21:17,166
And then I'm going to drill it
out with a 13-16 drill bit,
453
00:21:18,367 --> 00:21:20,934
which is the size of the hinge
that we're going to use.
454
00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:24,266
So, it'll make
for a really sturdy hinge
455
00:21:24,266 --> 00:21:27,433
for the tailgate to be able to
swing down on.
456
00:21:44,166 --> 00:21:46,967
[upbeat music playing]
457
00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,367
[Bill] We finished
the front suspension
on the '31 Ford,
458
00:21:57,367 --> 00:21:59,700
and now we're moving
to the rear.
459
00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:01,800
Well, we've got
all the four link done.
460
00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:06,367
We have the new hangers done,
the rear end is actually
mounted to the truck.
461
00:22:08,300 --> 00:22:11,467
I love the new Dually Wheels,
but we've got a problem.
462
00:22:11,467 --> 00:22:14,000
Putting on these
nice new Dually Wheels,
463
00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,367
we're coming from a wheel
that's that wide
464
00:22:16,367 --> 00:22:17,667
to a wheel that's that wide.
465
00:22:17,667 --> 00:22:19,266
So the issue is, here,
466
00:22:19,266 --> 00:22:21,767
you see how far
it sticks out of the bed?
467
00:22:21,767 --> 00:22:24,166
You know, I wanna retain
the vintage look of this bed,
468
00:22:24,166 --> 00:22:27,567
but it's gotta grow about
ten inches on each side.
469
00:22:27,567 --> 00:22:30,467
So, we've gotta
disassemble this bed,
470
00:22:30,467 --> 00:22:32,834
and make the bed wider.
471
00:22:33,867 --> 00:22:36,166
In the world of custom,
this is the type of thing
472
00:22:36,166 --> 00:22:39,066
that happens that
keeps us on schedule.
473
00:22:40,166 --> 00:22:41,467
[Jamie] Uh-huh.
474
00:22:44,867 --> 00:22:47,700
You have these issues pop up
all the time,
475
00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:48,767
you have to find solutions.
476
00:22:48,767 --> 00:22:51,166
It's just what we do,
troubleshooting,
477
00:22:51,166 --> 00:22:53,100
fix 'em, find a way
to make things work,
478
00:22:53,100 --> 00:22:57,000
to cover the wheels
so we can have a nice arch,
everything ties in together.
479
00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,900
Once we do that,
we'll put our new bed wood in.
480
00:22:58,900 --> 00:23:00,700
Let me number 'em.
481
00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:03,533
Put our stake sides on,
it's gonna look like
it came like that.
482
00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,100
Put "D1," so we know driver.
483
00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:07,367
And then the last one
over here,
484
00:23:07,367 --> 00:23:09,834
put "P,"
whatever number it is.
485
00:23:11,266 --> 00:23:15,033
Let's lift it up so we can
get all these rails out.
486
00:23:17,667 --> 00:23:19,367
Go grab Bill's impact.
487
00:23:19,367 --> 00:23:21,533
-We'll go two at once.
-[Thomas] All right.
488
00:23:31,367 --> 00:23:33,033
[Jamie] Wiggle it, yeah.
489
00:23:37,266 --> 00:23:39,734
-[Thomas] Let me get
a grinder set up.
-[Jamie] Yeah.
490
00:23:41,767 --> 00:23:43,867
Thomas and I got
all the bed wood off, finally.
491
00:23:43,867 --> 00:23:47,367
Now I can actually see
the naked frame of the truck.
492
00:23:47,367 --> 00:23:49,467
Now these pieces right here
are actually
493
00:23:49,467 --> 00:23:52,200
what we're gonna extend down
on each side.
494
00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,333
So the first thing is
break out some grinders,
495
00:23:55,367 --> 00:23:56,834
start grinding these rivets.
496
00:23:58,200 --> 00:24:00,767
Today, we would
bolt everything together
or weld it together,
497
00:24:00,767 --> 00:24:02,800
but back then,
you know, these rivets,
498
00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,066
they had to
heat these things up,
499
00:24:05,066 --> 00:24:07,667
pound them in until they
press ground with a die,
500
00:24:07,667 --> 00:24:10,467
and that was a lot of work
just to get one of these done.
501
00:24:10,467 --> 00:24:13,066
We've come a long way,
but it's nice to kind of
look back
502
00:24:13,066 --> 00:24:15,767
and see how things were done
to really appreciate it.
503
00:24:21,166 --> 00:24:24,100
Okay, so Thomas and I
got all the spines off.
504
00:24:24,100 --> 00:24:26,467
You know, you can see
where everything's gonna
go right back.
505
00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:29,166
The next step is,
start putting new spines
in this thing.
506
00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,667
[Jessie] Bill gave me this
cardboard with a little
drawing on here.
507
00:24:35,667 --> 00:24:37,400
So what I'mma do now is
get all these measurements
508
00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:38,800
and just put it
all in the computer
509
00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,533
and cut 13 of these out.
510
00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:46,900
Now that we've got 'em
all cut out,
511
00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:49,066
we're gonna bring
all the pieces over here
and start bending 'em all.
512
00:24:49,066 --> 00:24:50,567
We good?
513
00:24:50,567 --> 00:24:51,967
All right, let's lift.
514
00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,266
All right,
got all these bent up,
but this is as far as we go.
515
00:25:00,266 --> 00:25:01,800
Our break's not
eight feet long,
516
00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:03,166
so we're gonna have to
load these up
517
00:25:03,166 --> 00:25:05,000
and take 'em down the street
and get 'em broken.
518
00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,834
That means
my job here is done.
519
00:25:14,767 --> 00:25:16,867
[upbeat music playing]
520
00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,667
We finished the bed sides
and tailgate on the '49 Ford.
521
00:25:25,667 --> 00:25:28,300
To get that tailgate
opened and closed,
522
00:25:28,300 --> 00:25:29,467
we're gonna add actuators.
523
00:25:29,467 --> 00:25:32,367
So it can be opened
by remote control.
524
00:25:33,367 --> 00:25:35,467
[man humming]
525
00:25:35,467 --> 00:25:36,734
Oh, yeah.
526
00:25:37,567 --> 00:25:40,266
All right, so we got
the bed sides
527
00:25:40,266 --> 00:25:43,066
completely welded up
and grinded smooth.
528
00:25:43,066 --> 00:25:45,266
And I'm gonna
cut these holes out first.
529
00:25:45,266 --> 00:25:48,000
This is gonna be our
access hole for our actuator.
530
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,667
Everything for that
simply will be built
531
00:25:50,667 --> 00:25:52,667
on the inside of the bed here.
532
00:25:55,367 --> 00:25:59,467
But getting that cut out
before we get the tailgate
over here is necessary,
533
00:25:59,467 --> 00:26:01,066
so we'll get that done
right now.
534
00:26:02,467 --> 00:26:04,533
Do you need a hand with that
or no? You got it?
535
00:26:09,867 --> 00:26:11,367
Mmm-hmm.
536
00:26:11,367 --> 00:26:13,767
So, I've been playing
with our actuator over here,
537
00:26:13,767 --> 00:26:16,266
trying to find
a mounting location
on the inside of the bed here.
538
00:26:16,266 --> 00:26:18,266
This pin right here
will hold the base,
539
00:26:18,266 --> 00:26:22,500
and then this piston here
will actually go in and out
540
00:26:22,500 --> 00:26:25,834
whenever the motor is running,
whenever it goes in and out.
541
00:26:27,700 --> 00:26:30,867
So, we're going to make
a mount
542
00:26:30,867 --> 00:26:33,867
that will go on the inside
of the bed here.
543
00:26:33,867 --> 00:26:35,834
We'll have a mount here
in a second.
544
00:26:46,767 --> 00:26:48,867
-Oh, my God.
-Oh, did it fit in that way?
545
00:26:48,867 --> 00:26:52,200
[Ryan] No,
it went in the other way,
through the humongous hole.
546
00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,667
I thought so.
547
00:26:59,300 --> 00:27:01,467
[Ryan] All right,
so this side works perfect.
548
00:27:01,467 --> 00:27:04,166
We just tested it right now.
It works fine.
549
00:27:04,166 --> 00:27:06,000
We're good over here,
we're gonna go to
the other side
550
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:07,200
and do the exact same thing.
551
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:08,567
We've already got
half the parts made,
552
00:27:08,567 --> 00:27:10,533
we just need to make
the other half now.
553
00:27:15,266 --> 00:27:17,100
All right, so I got
my actuator bolted in.
554
00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:20,567
I got everything welded up,
and everything's down
where it needs to be.
555
00:27:20,567 --> 00:27:22,467
So, we're gonna make a channel
556
00:27:22,467 --> 00:27:25,533
that goes around this
that hides all this.
557
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,367
Take a couple of measurements,
and make it out of some
sheet metal,
558
00:27:29,367 --> 00:27:31,233
and make some breaks,
make some bends.
559
00:27:34,667 --> 00:27:36,734
Try it out on the truck.
560
00:27:38,767 --> 00:27:40,233
Oh, yeah!
561
00:27:41,467 --> 00:27:43,000
And right here,
we can make a trim piece.
562
00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:45,000
That way when you're
lookin' in here,
563
00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:46,800
you don't see this void,
564
00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,166
and to finish off
the access hole.
565
00:27:49,166 --> 00:27:51,567
Obviously, once it's all
body-worked and painted
566
00:27:51,567 --> 00:27:53,767
and it's got
everything together,
567
00:27:53,767 --> 00:27:57,300
it'll look finished off
and it'll look like
it's supposed to be.
568
00:27:57,300 --> 00:27:59,834
It won't just have this
cut hole, and be done.
569
00:28:01,066 --> 00:28:02,867
So, we've got our panel made.
570
00:28:02,867 --> 00:28:05,100
A little box to cover
our actuator body.
571
00:28:05,100 --> 00:28:07,567
It's gonna hide all of our
wiring, the body itself.
572
00:28:07,567 --> 00:28:09,100
Keep it out of the elements,
573
00:28:09,100 --> 00:28:10,667
keep it clean,
for the most part.
574
00:28:10,667 --> 00:28:12,400
It's accessible,
you can take it off.
575
00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:14,767
That way everything
behind there can get painted.
576
00:28:14,767 --> 00:28:17,100
The box itself can get painted
and then it can all
get installed
577
00:28:17,100 --> 00:28:19,166
whenever it's
final assemblies.
578
00:28:19,166 --> 00:28:20,967
We got our actuator hooked up.
579
00:28:20,967 --> 00:28:22,800
We gotta test the door.
580
00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,433
-[tailgate opening]
-[Ryan] Oh, we got power.
581
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,200
Perfect.
582
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,667
We've come a long way
on the '49 Ford.
583
00:28:33,667 --> 00:28:35,667
The new bed's looking good,
584
00:28:35,667 --> 00:28:38,767
almost factory,
but with a lot of updates.
585
00:28:38,767 --> 00:28:40,567
Next, we're gonna
build the floor
586
00:28:40,567 --> 00:28:43,166
and then we'll have
all the pieces for the truck.
587
00:28:43,166 --> 00:28:46,266
From there,
it's body, paint, interior,
588
00:28:46,266 --> 00:28:48,867
putting it all together,
then it's done.
589
00:28:48,867 --> 00:28:52,000
It's still a long list,
but compared to
where it started,
590
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:55,166
we've come a long, long,
long, long way.
591
00:29:00,100 --> 00:29:02,734
[upbeat music playing]
592
00:29:10,667 --> 00:29:13,100
[Bill] Our new
cross-member pieces
for the '31 Ford
593
00:29:13,100 --> 00:29:15,367
Maxwell House truck
are back in the shop.
594
00:29:15,367 --> 00:29:17,367
Now we can get to building
on this thing.
595
00:29:21,867 --> 00:29:24,266
You can tell our new piece
is about two foot longer
596
00:29:24,266 --> 00:29:25,567
than our original spine.
597
00:29:25,567 --> 00:29:28,000
And that's gonna cover
the Dually Wheel
that we've added.
598
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,166
First thing is, go ahead
and start placing these,
599
00:29:30,166 --> 00:29:31,200
get 'em centered.
600
00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:32,867
Once I get the two centered,
601
00:29:32,867 --> 00:29:35,166
I'mma clamp two pieces of bar
on the sides
602
00:29:35,166 --> 00:29:36,734
to make sure
everything's square.
603
00:29:38,467 --> 00:29:41,000
Then I'll be able to put
all my rungs in the middle
of it.
604
00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,900
Once I get my spines
exactly where I want 'em,
605
00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:44,300
I'll go ahead and clamp 'em.
606
00:29:44,300 --> 00:29:46,567
Once they're drilled,
that's where they're
gonna stay forever.
607
00:29:46,567 --> 00:29:49,100
Dustin, come on over here
real quick.
608
00:29:49,100 --> 00:29:50,567
Just clamp it and release it.
609
00:29:50,567 --> 00:29:52,467
[indistinct chatter]
610
00:29:52,467 --> 00:29:53,533
[Jamie] Pick it up,
611
00:29:54,867 --> 00:29:56,967
then clamp it back.
612
00:29:56,967 --> 00:29:58,266
That's good now.
613
00:29:58,266 --> 00:30:01,367
So, if you can see,
I got all the spines in
except this last one.
614
00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:03,266
I have an obstruction
right here with my air tank.
615
00:30:03,266 --> 00:30:05,266
So, what I'mma have to do
is cut along,
616
00:30:05,266 --> 00:30:07,166
right along here
on these edges.
617
00:30:07,166 --> 00:30:09,367
Once I get that cut,
I'll be able to clamp it in
618
00:30:09,367 --> 00:30:10,767
to make sure
everything's square.
619
00:30:10,767 --> 00:30:12,567
Then I'll be able to start
drillin' in both of 'em.
620
00:30:20,967 --> 00:30:22,333
[indistinct audio]
621
00:30:26,166 --> 00:30:27,533
[Jamie] You got it?
622
00:30:28,867 --> 00:30:31,567
Okay, so I've got
all the rungs lined up.
623
00:30:31,567 --> 00:30:32,867
Everything looks purty.
624
00:30:32,867 --> 00:30:35,266
You know, everything's flat,
everything's even, square.
625
00:30:35,266 --> 00:30:37,367
So the next thing is
to go ahead and start drilling
626
00:30:37,367 --> 00:30:39,533
into our original hardware.
627
00:30:41,867 --> 00:30:44,367
Go ahead
and start from the back,
work my way forward.
628
00:30:45,066 --> 00:30:46,266
Do that on both sides,
629
00:30:46,266 --> 00:30:48,400
throw some
nuts and bolts in it,
630
00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:49,934
see what it looks like.
631
00:30:51,767 --> 00:30:53,367
All right, so Dustin and I
just got done
632
00:30:53,367 --> 00:30:54,800
drilling all these spines
right here.
633
00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:57,367
Everything's bolted up,
just like it came
from the factory.
634
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:00,800
[Bill] All we're gonna do now
is put the outer rails
635
00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:02,600
that we took off
the original bed
636
00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,300
back onto the new rails.
637
00:31:04,300 --> 00:31:06,100
So everything
will look the same,
638
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:07,700
we'll just end up
with a wider bed
639
00:31:07,700 --> 00:31:09,266
to cover those
new wheels and tires.
640
00:31:09,266 --> 00:31:11,433
Let's get the other side on
real quick.
641
00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:13,800
It's probably good.
642
00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,100
Hey, Dustin, why don't you
just grab that side?
643
00:31:17,100 --> 00:31:18,634
Jamie, you weld this side.
644
00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,200
Once we have this on,
645
00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:23,367
the stakes will fit
all back in place,
646
00:31:23,367 --> 00:31:25,467
everything retaining
the original look.
647
00:31:25,467 --> 00:31:26,967
The only thing
we'll have to do
648
00:31:26,967 --> 00:31:28,967
is add new pieces of bed wood.
649
00:31:28,967 --> 00:31:31,967
Other than that,
it's pretty much
a factory-style bed.
650
00:31:31,967 --> 00:31:34,567
[Jamie] So, what we've done
right here is we repurposed
our uprights.
651
00:31:34,567 --> 00:31:36,767
You know, it actually goes
right on the side of the bed
like this,
652
00:31:36,767 --> 00:31:37,967
and our wood slats
go in there.
653
00:31:37,967 --> 00:31:40,266
We had to move 'em
since we added on the bed.
654
00:31:40,266 --> 00:31:43,100
So, what we did is
clean 'em all up,
655
00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:45,100
tack some plates on 'em.
656
00:31:45,100 --> 00:31:46,900
So once we get these back
from powder coat,
657
00:31:46,900 --> 00:31:48,800
throw some paint on 'em,
bolt 'em up,
658
00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,400
all we'll have to do is
throw on some longer wood,
659
00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:52,166
we'll be good as gold.
660
00:32:03,900 --> 00:32:05,467
[Bill] I knew we were gonna
have to make some room
661
00:32:05,467 --> 00:32:08,000
for the new Cummins diesel
on the '31 Ford,
662
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,467
but it would be
totally worth it
663
00:32:09,467 --> 00:32:11,634
for all the power that's
gonna add to this truck.
664
00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:16,767
You know, we had to cut this
out for the Front Runner kit.
665
00:32:16,767 --> 00:32:19,767
Jessie cut us a frame,
so what I'm gonna do now is,
666
00:32:19,767 --> 00:32:22,000
go ahead and take
the excess off here
667
00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,433
so we can weld the frame on.
668
00:32:24,867 --> 00:32:26,400
I have to get
the frame established,
669
00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:27,900
then I can go ahead
and start filling back in
670
00:32:27,900 --> 00:32:30,634
with my sheet metal
and get the design
that I want.
671
00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:35,767
Okay, so we just got our
metal frame in, tacked up.
672
00:32:35,767 --> 00:32:37,634
We're gonna actually
make a vent right there.
673
00:32:39,266 --> 00:32:41,667
So, we made a quick template
of board,
674
00:32:41,667 --> 00:32:44,266
just to make an outline
of what we kinda wanna do.
675
00:32:44,266 --> 00:32:46,467
It's just a a good reference.
676
00:32:46,467 --> 00:32:49,266
So I'm gonna transfer this
to sheet metal.
677
00:32:49,266 --> 00:32:51,266
Once it's transferred
to sheet metal,
678
00:32:51,266 --> 00:32:52,934
bring over band saw,
cut it out.
679
00:32:54,166 --> 00:32:55,467
Make some bends.
680
00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:58,867
Maybe refine it.
681
00:33:01,367 --> 00:33:02,600
Kind of fit it.
682
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:04,200
Once we get it
right how we want it,
683
00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,166
we'll go ahead
and tack that up
684
00:33:06,166 --> 00:33:07,734
and start metalworking it.
685
00:33:15,300 --> 00:33:17,767
What we're gonna do next
is go ahead and start
blowing this truck apart.
686
00:33:17,767 --> 00:33:19,667
Yep, yep, yep, yep.
687
00:33:19,667 --> 00:33:21,467
You know,
we'll take this cowl off,
688
00:33:21,467 --> 00:33:23,200
gonna take the fenders off,
the cab,
689
00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:24,834
everything completely off.
690
00:33:25,567 --> 00:33:26,867
Everybody watch everything.
691
00:33:26,867 --> 00:33:28,266
Then we'll get the frame
down on the ground
692
00:33:28,266 --> 00:33:29,767
with the cab
up in the air on the lift.
693
00:33:29,767 --> 00:33:31,834
Then we'll go ahead
and send everything out
for powder coat and paint.
694
00:33:53,900 --> 00:33:55,400
We got the Maxwell truck
pulled apart.
695
00:33:55,400 --> 00:33:57,367
We got the motor
out of the chassis.
696
00:33:57,367 --> 00:34:00,367
Get this bad boy
over to the body shop
so they can get it painted.
697
00:34:00,367 --> 00:34:01,734
Then we'll get it
all back together.
698
00:34:05,066 --> 00:34:07,867
We have the diesel engine
from the Maxwell truck.
699
00:34:07,867 --> 00:34:09,967
First thing I will need to do
700
00:34:09,967 --> 00:34:12,467
is go ahead and base it
with a dark gray sealer,
701
00:34:12,467 --> 00:34:14,066
which I already did.
702
00:34:14,066 --> 00:34:16,200
And then we will go
with this color orange,
703
00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:18,900
matching some of the orange
that's on the truck already,
704
00:34:18,900 --> 00:34:20,367
so it'll blend in
with everything
705
00:34:20,367 --> 00:34:22,133
once it's put back
on the frame.
706
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,767
[Louis] So we're working
on the bed wood
707
00:34:35,767 --> 00:34:37,266
for the Maxwell House truck,
708
00:34:37,266 --> 00:34:38,867
and we're gonna
get it all prepped.
709
00:34:38,867 --> 00:34:41,166
It's really important that
you use the same grit.
710
00:34:41,166 --> 00:34:43,367
We want everything
to be nice and uniform
711
00:34:43,367 --> 00:34:44,900
when we apply the stain.
712
00:34:44,900 --> 00:34:47,700
So this is really
the most important step
713
00:34:47,700 --> 00:34:50,634
before applying
any type of color to the wood.
714
00:34:56,700 --> 00:34:58,667
All right,
so I figured it'd be cool
715
00:34:58,667 --> 00:35:00,667
since we're doing
the Maxwell House truck,
716
00:35:00,667 --> 00:35:04,266
we use the coffee beans
to try to color the stain.
717
00:35:04,266 --> 00:35:07,600
So as you can tell,
this color is really
coming out perfect,
718
00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:10,166
and it smells awesome.
[chuckles]
719
00:35:10,166 --> 00:35:12,400
Let's take a look
and see what we've got here.
720
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,266
Back in the day,
teas and coffees
721
00:35:14,266 --> 00:35:16,700
were used to
naturally color wood,
722
00:35:16,700 --> 00:35:18,467
so this will be
a really neat experiment.
723
00:35:18,467 --> 00:35:21,266
I'm gonna go ahead
and add our stain base,
724
00:35:21,266 --> 00:35:24,500
and this'll just make sure
everything gets evened out.
725
00:35:24,500 --> 00:35:25,767
It looks like creamer.
726
00:35:26,667 --> 00:35:28,967
So, I'm gonna add
some of our just,
727
00:35:28,967 --> 00:35:32,266
universal brown colorant
to the mixture
728
00:35:32,266 --> 00:35:35,567
so that we have
a really nice color.
729
00:35:35,567 --> 00:35:39,166
And Bill said he wants this
to look really natural,
730
00:35:39,166 --> 00:35:41,667
so that's kind of how
we're gonna keep it.
731
00:35:41,667 --> 00:35:44,967
I add a little bit of black
just to darken it up
some more.
732
00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,200
All right, this is starting
to look really good.
733
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,367
So we can go ahead
and start putting it
on the bed wood.
734
00:35:54,066 --> 00:35:55,900
We're gonna go
in circular motions
735
00:35:55,900 --> 00:35:59,867
to make sure it gets into
all of the wood grain.
736
00:36:00,667 --> 00:36:03,367
It's nice when you
try something new
737
00:36:03,367 --> 00:36:05,867
and it ends up
working out really well,
738
00:36:05,867 --> 00:36:08,400
and you cannot beat the smell.
739
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,600
This definitely beats
the normal smell
740
00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,033
that we're used to when
we're working with stain.
741
00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:20,467
All right,
everything looks like
it's soaked in really well.
742
00:36:20,467 --> 00:36:22,467
Now we just gotta do it
eight more times.
743
00:36:29,367 --> 00:36:33,500
So, next step in the process
to really protect this
bed wood
744
00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:36,567
we're going to use an exterior
clear coat product.
745
00:36:36,567 --> 00:36:40,500
It's going to do a great job
at locking in the color
746
00:36:40,500 --> 00:36:43,800
and to keep it well protected.
747
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,867
This is a Dead Flat finish,
748
00:36:46,867 --> 00:36:49,166
so there's really
no sheen to it.
749
00:36:49,166 --> 00:36:52,266
It's gonna keep
a really natural appearance.
750
00:36:52,266 --> 00:36:54,300
When you're applying
the clear coat,
751
00:36:54,300 --> 00:36:56,800
it's really important that
you keep a really nice, even,
752
00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:58,567
consistent spray pattern.
753
00:36:58,567 --> 00:37:02,066
Same speed, same distance
from the substrate.
754
00:37:02,066 --> 00:37:04,000
And as you can tell,
this product here,
755
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,567
it actually looks kind of
white when it goes down.
756
00:37:07,567 --> 00:37:10,667
That lets me know that
I'm actually getting material
757
00:37:10,667 --> 00:37:12,467
on the substrate
where I need it,
758
00:37:12,467 --> 00:37:14,467
but it dries completely clear.
759
00:37:14,467 --> 00:37:18,166
So, I'm really happy
with the look of it.
760
00:37:18,166 --> 00:37:21,567
It's gonna be very
period correct for this truck,
761
00:37:21,567 --> 00:37:24,000
so now we're gonna do
a few more coats
762
00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,667
on the top and bottom.
763
00:37:25,667 --> 00:37:28,734
Once everything dries,
it'll be ready to go back
on Old Max.
764
00:37:34,767 --> 00:37:35,767
Hey, I'm Louis.
765
00:37:35,767 --> 00:37:37,300
Everybody refers to me here
as the wood guy.
766
00:37:37,300 --> 00:37:39,567
When Bill needs something done
with the wood around here,
767
00:37:39,567 --> 00:37:40,467
he gives me a call.
768
00:37:40,467 --> 00:37:41,867
-All right, man.
-Let's do that.
769
00:37:41,867 --> 00:37:44,567
[Louis] I got into
the woodworking business
through my family.
770
00:37:44,567 --> 00:37:47,367
My grandfather's been
doing this for over 60 years,
771
00:37:47,367 --> 00:37:50,867
so I enjoy working on wood
because of the family lineage.
772
00:37:50,867 --> 00:37:55,000
I really enjoy the restoration
and refinish side.
773
00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:56,900
Seeing things
come back to life.
774
00:37:56,900 --> 00:37:59,266
-[cheering]
-[Louis] I also enjoy
being bold
775
00:37:59,266 --> 00:38:00,900
and using different techniques
776
00:38:00,900 --> 00:38:02,200
that most people don't see,
777
00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:03,767
but really just
making things special
778
00:38:03,767 --> 00:38:06,667
and seeing what beauty
we can bring out of
the natural wood.
779
00:38:06,667 --> 00:38:10,100
Probably my favorite project
was Rubio's truck,
780
00:38:10,100 --> 00:38:13,300
when we did the river bed,
that was really cool
781
00:38:13,300 --> 00:38:16,867
to be able to utilize epoxies
and different techniques
782
00:38:16,867 --> 00:38:19,767
to really make that
a one-off bed.
783
00:38:20,867 --> 00:38:23,867
This is a trade
that is constantly evolving,
784
00:38:23,867 --> 00:38:25,867
constantly innovating.
785
00:38:25,867 --> 00:38:27,800
There's always
something to learn.
786
00:38:27,800 --> 00:38:29,266
You always wanna push yourself
787
00:38:29,266 --> 00:38:32,367
to be a better craftsman
and show off what you can do,
788
00:38:32,367 --> 00:38:34,066
and it's exciting.
789
00:38:50,734 --> 00:38:52,967
Today is one of those
really good days at the shop.
790
00:38:52,967 --> 00:38:56,233
We're almost done
with the truck portion
on the '31 Ford.
791
00:39:04,367 --> 00:39:06,367
We've color-matched that 4BT
792
00:39:06,367 --> 00:39:08,567
to the orange
of the Maxwell House logo.
793
00:39:08,567 --> 00:39:10,500
[man] Yeah, you're good.
You're good.
794
00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:11,834
[Jamie] How's that-- Stop!
795
00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:17,834
Bill, go grab that side,
I'll grab this side.
796
00:39:17,834 --> 00:39:21,266
[Bill] The custom bed
is back from powder coat,
and it looks perfect.
797
00:39:21,266 --> 00:39:22,934
All right, now go down, yeah.
798
00:39:22,934 --> 00:39:24,367
[Bill] So,
this Maxwell House build,
799
00:39:24,367 --> 00:39:27,734
I thought was just gonna be
one of our smaller builds.
800
00:39:27,734 --> 00:39:30,266
Get it in, get it out,
go to the next one.
801
00:39:30,266 --> 00:39:34,166
Well, of course, they never,
ever work out like this.
802
00:39:35,367 --> 00:39:37,767
We've gotten the truck done.
It's complete.
803
00:39:37,767 --> 00:39:39,967
The next phase of this
is building that trailer.
804
00:39:39,967 --> 00:39:41,467
So that's why I called in Rex.
805
00:39:41,467 --> 00:39:42,367
What's happening, man?
806
00:39:42,367 --> 00:39:43,767
'Cause I got
a couple of questions.
807
00:39:43,767 --> 00:39:45,100
Appreciate you coming in, man.
808
00:39:45,100 --> 00:39:47,867
You know, we got all that
coffee equipment in,
809
00:39:47,867 --> 00:39:49,500
we're about to start
building the trailer,
810
00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:51,734
and I'd really like
your input on placement.
811
00:39:51,734 --> 00:39:53,467
I'm here to help out
any way I can.
812
00:39:53,467 --> 00:39:55,734
First-hand knowledge
is what we need,
813
00:39:55,734 --> 00:39:58,166
-for sure.
-Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Let's do it.
814
00:39:58,166 --> 00:40:00,500
Old Max is looking good.
815
00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:05,000
Man, if you don't tell anybody
back in Florida,
816
00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:07,200
-I'd like to
show you somethin'.
-You're gonna let me see it?
817
00:40:08,266 --> 00:40:09,567
I can keep a secret.
818
00:40:09,567 --> 00:40:11,367
All right. Jamie, come on.
819
00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:12,934
You know,
I don't normally do this,
820
00:40:12,934 --> 00:40:15,834
but I know he's super excited
to see the truck,
821
00:40:15,834 --> 00:40:17,467
so I'm gonna
let him check it out.
822
00:40:18,734 --> 00:40:20,367
Oh, my God!
823
00:40:20,367 --> 00:40:22,667
Bill, whoo!
824
00:40:24,033 --> 00:40:25,767
Old Max is now the new Max.
825
00:40:25,767 --> 00:40:28,333
-Yeah, man.
-Look at this thing!
826
00:40:28,333 --> 00:40:31,166
They're gonna freak out
at Maxwell House, man.
827
00:40:31,166 --> 00:40:33,266
Big ol' wide bed
on that thing too.
828
00:40:33,266 --> 00:40:36,000
-[hydraulics hissing]
-Oh, Bill, whoo!
829
00:40:36,000 --> 00:40:38,467
[laughing] Yeah!
830
00:40:38,467 --> 00:40:39,834
-I love it, man!
-[chuckles]
831
00:40:39,834 --> 00:40:43,133
When Old Max came out
and I saw her again
for the first time,
832
00:40:43,133 --> 00:40:45,066
unbelievable, unbelievable.
833
00:40:45,066 --> 00:40:47,867
The stance, man,
those big 24-inch rims
834
00:40:47,867 --> 00:40:49,567
with the coffee cup
in the center,
835
00:40:49,567 --> 00:40:52,266
they think of everything.
836
00:40:52,266 --> 00:40:53,934
-[Jamie] Watchu think, man?
-It's sitting down low,
837
00:40:53,934 --> 00:40:55,166
-looking mean.
-Yeah.
838
00:40:55,166 --> 00:40:56,767
I love it, man, killer!
839
00:40:56,767 --> 00:40:58,000
Man, I ain't gonna lie,
that's the first time
840
00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,467
I'm seeing it
out of the shop too.
841
00:40:59,467 --> 00:41:00,667
-It looks good.
-It does.
842
00:41:00,667 --> 00:41:03,133
-It is incredible, man.
It looks good.
-[Jamie] I like it.
843
00:41:03,133 --> 00:41:05,266
-This was a fun project
for sure.
-It was.
844
00:41:05,266 --> 00:41:07,066
[Bill] Always you think,
"Oh, that's a quick, easy,"
845
00:41:07,066 --> 00:41:09,033
-and no, never, no.
-Nah.
846
00:41:09,033 --> 00:41:10,567
Never works that way.
847
00:41:10,567 --> 00:41:13,934
We got it in the shop,
just stripped Old Max down,
848
00:41:13,934 --> 00:41:16,033
and started working
on suspension.
849
00:41:16,033 --> 00:41:17,834
You know, built independent
front suspension,
850
00:41:17,834 --> 00:41:19,967
and got rid of that old
straight axle in the front.
851
00:41:19,967 --> 00:41:22,467
New four-link in the back,
got rid of the oldie springs,
852
00:41:22,467 --> 00:41:25,066
put a four-link suspension
on air.
853
00:41:25,066 --> 00:41:27,333
Man, it's sittin' fat.
It looks great.
854
00:41:27,333 --> 00:41:30,100
[Bill] One-ton axle in it,
new dual rear wheels.
855
00:41:30,100 --> 00:41:32,166
-[Rex] Awesome.
-Once we did that,
856
00:41:32,166 --> 00:41:34,266
oh, man, the bed's too skinny.
857
00:41:34,266 --> 00:41:37,467
-Man.
-I mean, the wheel's stuck out
that far past the bed,
858
00:41:37,467 --> 00:41:39,767
so we had to make
the bed wider.
859
00:41:39,767 --> 00:41:42,066
[Rex] It looks good.
I love the color
of the wood too.
860
00:41:42,066 --> 00:41:44,166
[Bill] Well, there's a little
something to that.
861
00:41:44,166 --> 00:41:45,667
We stained it with coffee.
862
00:41:45,667 --> 00:41:48,033
-Really? That's awesome.
-Yeah.
863
00:41:48,033 --> 00:41:50,166
-[chuckles]
-[Bill] Even with
that wider bed,
864
00:41:50,166 --> 00:41:52,934
I mean, there's still
nowhere near enough room
865
00:41:52,934 --> 00:41:55,734
to do what you guys
wanted to do in the bed.
866
00:41:55,734 --> 00:41:58,133
So, made that decision
a while back.
867
00:41:58,133 --> 00:41:59,667
"Hey, we have to have
a trailer."
868
00:41:59,667 --> 00:42:01,500
So I went ahead
and made that hitch
869
00:42:01,500 --> 00:42:02,834
recessed into the frame.
870
00:42:02,834 --> 00:42:04,567
So everything's
tied down anchor.
871
00:42:04,567 --> 00:42:07,166
I mean, you could haul
a coffee roaster if you
wanted to,
872
00:42:07,166 --> 00:42:08,367
-you know?
-[both laugh]
873
00:42:08,367 --> 00:42:10,066
I love what they did
with the truck.
874
00:42:10,066 --> 00:42:11,166
It couldn't be any better.
875
00:42:11,166 --> 00:42:13,266
It's gonna be tough
keeping it secret.
876
00:42:13,266 --> 00:42:15,000
This thing is very cool.
877
00:42:16,667 --> 00:42:18,333
Whoo-hoo!
878
00:42:18,333 --> 00:42:20,767
Boy, you got a lot of engine
packed in that little thing.
879
00:42:20,767 --> 00:42:21,767
Yes, man.
880
00:42:21,767 --> 00:42:24,500
That old four cylinder
that was in there, you know,
881
00:42:24,500 --> 00:42:26,233
it even took up a lot of room.
882
00:42:26,233 --> 00:42:30,567
But, you know,
putting that Cummins
with the Allison transmission,
883
00:42:30,567 --> 00:42:32,567
we had to make
a whole lot of room...
884
00:42:32,567 --> 00:42:34,867
-[Rex] It's a big motor.
-[Bill] Yeah, it took
quite a while
885
00:42:34,867 --> 00:42:36,867
to come up
with that configuration
886
00:42:36,867 --> 00:42:38,934
-where it all fit right.
-[Rex] It looks tight.
887
00:42:38,934 --> 00:42:40,233
[Bill] Yeah.
888
00:42:40,233 --> 00:42:42,133
But it looks tight.
You know what I mean?
889
00:42:42,133 --> 00:42:44,066
-Yeah, yeah.
-[all laughing]
890
00:42:44,066 --> 00:42:48,266
[Bill] We decided to tie it in
with the Maxwell House logo
and paint it orange,
891
00:42:48,266 --> 00:42:50,266
so you get some color
under the hood too.
892
00:42:50,266 --> 00:42:52,066
-Dude, it goes perfect.
-It pops.
893
00:42:52,066 --> 00:42:53,467
-It looks great.
-It really pops.
894
00:42:53,467 --> 00:42:55,033
Yeah, it looks great.
895
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:58,767
[Bill] Man, I knew this truck
was gonna look better
from the beginning,
896
00:42:58,767 --> 00:43:00,467
but I didn't know
it was gonna look this good.
897
00:43:00,467 --> 00:43:02,834
Everybody that worked on it
in the shop,
898
00:43:02,834 --> 00:43:04,767
they get back and look at it
now it's complete,
899
00:43:04,767 --> 00:43:06,600
they're all just
blown away also.
900
00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:09,600
This truck turned out
very, very, very good.
901
00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:11,667
I hope all you guys out there
902
00:43:11,667 --> 00:43:13,567
are gonna be
super happy with it, man.
903
00:43:13,567 --> 00:43:15,266
They're gonna be
blown away, Bill.
904
00:43:15,266 --> 00:43:17,367
There's no doubt
they're gonna freak out.
905
00:43:17,367 --> 00:43:19,500
You know, we're just about to
go to the next step on it
906
00:43:19,500 --> 00:43:21,767
and go pick up a trailer
and start laying out
907
00:43:21,767 --> 00:43:23,567
all that equipment
that you have, man.
908
00:43:23,567 --> 00:43:25,233
I'm glad you're here.
I need your help with that,
909
00:43:25,233 --> 00:43:28,400
so if you don't mind,
let's go lay it out.
910
00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:30,934
-Let's go figure it out, man.
-[Bill] Mmm