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-[laughing] Rob.
-What's up?
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-Vanilla Ice?
-Cover's blown.
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[laughing] Oh, man!
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[Bill Carlton] He wants
this '23 F-350 sitting low.
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[Rob] I need this thing
to be the street sweeper.
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[Matt Lipp] We do
a special order
with the Godzilla motor.
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So, we'll be somewhere
in the sevens with this on it.
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Oh, yeah!
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We're gonna be
bagging this truck
a little different
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than we normally do.
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We're gonna put
electroluminescent paint
on his logo
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and make this hood light up.
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[Jamie Marshall]
That stuff pops.
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[Ryan Garner] Now,
it's time to cut this thing.
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Those four inches we took out
will just be
our little secret.
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[Jose Mendoza] We're gonna
turn all the chrome that's
on the trucks into gold.
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I'm gonna
bring something to Florida
that they ain't never seen.
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Dude, dude, dude!
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[theme music playing]
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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
have been out here
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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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[upbeat instrumental music]
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We got shirts coming in,
we got our new design
coming in also,
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so it'll be good.
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-Gearing up for the winter.
-Man, I love it.
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[Rob] Hey!
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What's happening, guys?
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You must be Bill.
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-Man, I am, man.
-How you doing, brother?
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-I'm Rob.
-[Bill] I mean,
I'm doing good.
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-Good to meet you.
-[laughing] Rob.
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-What's up?
-Vanilla Ice?
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-Oh, my cover's blown.
What's up, bro?
-[all laughing]
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-Good to see you, Bill.
-How you doing, man?
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Man, I'm great.
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Hey, man, I'm a big fan.
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Yeah, I appreciate it.
Same to you, man.
That's why I came to see you.
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You know, we've had
a long list of people
coming in and out the door,
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average Joe
to huge celebrities.
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But, today, Vanilla Ice
coming through the door
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is really something special
to me.
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You know, I grew up
on this property
listening to his music.
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So, it's pretty cool
to have him come through
the front door today.
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Listen, man, I got a problem.
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Yo, he'll solve it.
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-[all laughing]
-I know that's right.
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I got a stock brand-new
Ford dually Platinum,
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and I need it to go fast.
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I need it to look badass.
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I need it...
I need your touch, man.
Your passion.
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I need this thing
to be the street sweeper.
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Man, let's see what you got.
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All right, let's go.
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Bill is a freestyler,
and I like that about him
'cause I collect cars.
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So, for me,
it's a big thing, you know,
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to come out here
and have my truck custom-done.
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I think
I'm in the right place here.
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Texas Metal, you know?
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I'm gonna
bring something to Florida
that they ain't never seen.
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All right.
Well, there she sits.
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Not much. I mean,
it's a nice truck, you know,
for a stock truck.
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But she needs some work.
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[Bill] Four-by-four, huh?
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[Rob] Yeah, they don't
sell 'em anymore
without that.
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-[Bill] Oh, yeah?
-[Rob] Yeah.
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[Bill] So, what's drawing you
to this dually?
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[laughs] I do construction,
so I pull excavators
and all kinds of equipment,
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and I might load this up
with some drywall.
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But I want it to be
a show truck, nice truck.
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But something I can also
go get, you know,
construction equipment.
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-Still use it for work.
-Still use it for work, yup.
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[Bill] You know,
I love that idea.
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I mean, you just don't want
something sitting
in your driveway
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just looking good.
You still wanna be able
to use it.
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-That's it.
-[Bill] I love that aspect,
for sure.
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I mean,
what do you think about
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seeing it down a little bit?
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[Rob] Oh, 100%!
You know, you gotta
set that thing right.
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-But will it be able to
hold the weight and all that?
-[Bill] Oh, man.
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You know, we'll get rid of
all the leaf springs
in the back
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and build a big, heavy
four-link, so you can put
all that power to the ground.
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Then, Rob, on this,
we gotta do air suspension.
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You gotta have
that adjustability,
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you gotta have
that ride quality.
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-[Rob] Yup.
-[Bill] And you gotta have
that ability
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-to pull an excavator
or cinder blocks.
-[Rob] Yeah.
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-[Bill] Whatever it is.
-[Rob] I do, yup.
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Having that adjustability
of that air in the back
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-to control where
your ride height's gonna be...
-Yeah.
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...is most definitely
a must on this.
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That's what
we need to do, man.
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-Wheels and tires
is most definitely a must.
-Oh, yeah.
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[Bill] Some 26s on it.
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[Rob] Yeah. You know,
I know you know
the wheel setup.
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That's important because,
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you know, you can make it
or break it with the wheels
and all that.
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-So...
-[Bill] That's it.
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[Rob] Gotta put
some showcase wheels
and tires on this thing.
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-Any accent colors
you're thinking?
-Gold.
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I'm a gold fan, man.
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Man, I'm a gold and black guy.
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-You like that?
-Oh, yeah, for sure, man.
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[Rob] I just wanna turn it
into some butter, man,
you know?
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Make this thing be where,
you know, you turn the corner
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and people are like...
[exclaims] "Okay."
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I mean, there's 100 trucks
sitting there and, then,
this one comes walking in.
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-You know, that's the one.
-[Bill] Right.
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One thing I really wanna see
is what's underneath the hood
and everything.
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Let's see
what we're working with.
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Let's have a look.
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[Rob] They came out
with this new motor,
the Godzilla.
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And I know you can put
some horsepower on this thing.
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So, this might be
a surprise to you,
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this dually is not a diesel.
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-[Bill] This gas?
-[Rob] A Godzilla motor.
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So, we gotta take this
new Godzilla gas motor...
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-[Rob] Yeah.
-[Bill] ...and you're
wanting it to outrun
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-the twin diesels?
-Yeah.
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It's a challenge.
Them diesels go fast.
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[laughing] Yeah, man.
Challenge accepted.
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-Man, I love it.
-[laughing]
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[Rob] You know,
Bill puts his time,
his effort into everything.
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He's letting his passion
run loose, and I just love it.
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I became a fan of his
and I can't wait
to see this truck, man,
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when it's finished,
and let him do his magic.
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-Get you hooked up, man.
-I appreciate you, Bill.
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Yeah. Let's go
make it official.
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[Rob] Look out, world!
It's not all
about diesel. [laughs]
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[instrumental hip-hop music]
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[Bill] You know, I get
really excited
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when anybody talks about
a black dually
sitting on the ground.
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I mean, that's just
one of my favorite vehicles.
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But, when Vanilla Ice
comes to you
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and talks to you about putting
his black dually
on the ground,
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I mean, that's a high honor.
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No matter how old you are,
you've heard of Vanilla Ice.
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His music is just iconic.
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You know, long time ago,
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building trucks
under a carport,
on the ground,
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on this property,
listening to the radio
to Vanilla Ice,
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I never would have thought
I'd be actually building him
a truck in the future.
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I mean, that's pretty cool.
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That definitely tells me
we're on the right track
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and doing something
that people love to see.
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A big dually
sitting on the ground,
big wheels,
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that gets me excited.
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You know, I can't wait
to get this in the shop
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and I can't wait for Rob
to see exactly what
we're gonna build for him.
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[instrumental hip-hop music]
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-Stop, collaborate and listen.
-Yeah.
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[all laughing]
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-So, you obviously know
whose truck it is.
-Oh, yeah.
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Isn't that real cool?
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-Man. I can't believe it.
-It's awesome.
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A little piece of my childhood
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-comes into play.
-Yeah. Yeah, man.
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"Rolling In The 5.0"
I mean, jammed that
until the tape was done.
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[all laughing]
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-Well, he's gonna be rolling
in his 350.
-There you go.
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-Yes.
-[all laughing]
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So, what we got going on?
What are we gonna do for him?
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[instrumental rock music]
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[Bill] You know,
first things first,
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we gotta get this truck
low to the ground.
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-But it's a four-wheel drive.
-[Jamie] Oh.
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[Bill] So, it's got
a straight axle on this
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and we're limited
on how low we can go
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-'cause the oil pan
sits over that, right?
-Yeah.
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[Bill] So, we'll get
as low as we can go.
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Once that's determined,
A big four-link in the back,
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big bag so he can haul
whatever trailer he wants,
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this will handle it.
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[Ryan] Man, that's great
to hear, honestly,
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because we're not gonna take
the work truck aspect
out of it,
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-but it'll also look sick.
-[Bill] Man for sure, man.
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Not only we gotta make it low,
we gotta put big wheels
and tires on it, too.
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-Right?
-Of course.
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[Bill] And another cool accent
that he wants to do,
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he wants everything
that's chrome and gray, gold.
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That's gonna be difficult.
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[Bill] Yeah, you're working
with all kind of
different media,
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plastic, polished aluminum,
chromed plastic.
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That's gonna be
really, really difficult
on something like this, so...
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-Paint shop's got a lot
ahead of them, man.
-[Bill] Yeah. [laughs]
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Yeah. For sure, man.
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Not only that, we're gonna
paint his logo on the hood,
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but we're gonna
have that light up.
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-What?
-Okay. I've seen
some of that stuff online.
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Man, that stuff pops.
That's real cool. It's like...
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Dude, I've never seen that.
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So we're gonna have
the LumiLor guy come out,
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and he's gonna perform
that process on the hood.
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[instrumental hip-hop music]
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You know, once all the color's
done on it, he wants
some more power, too.
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We're gonna add
a supercharger.
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[Ryan] Man, that's gonna
sound good, too.
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-A little whine,
a little whistle.
-[Jamie] Mmm-hmm.
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Ain't nothing
like a dually leaving
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-four black marks, right?
-[Ryan] Yeah.
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[Bill] This would
get you excited
to come to work, right?
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-[Ryan] Yeah.
-Y'all ready?
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-[Ryan and Jamie] Yes.
-Let's get it.
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[instrumental rock music]
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So, we have this F-350 here.
What we're gonna do now,
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pretty much, we're gonna
tear down the whole grill,
bumper, everything,
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'cause we're changing
the color.
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All this that you see
that's chrome in here,
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pretty much everything
is going to be taken apart...
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Grilling. Grilling
and chilling.
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...'cause we're
color-matching it
black and gold.
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[instrumental hip-hop music]
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[drill whirring]
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[Jamie] Let's go.
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All right, go down.
Start going down.
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Go up.
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Yup.
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Let's pop the springs out
right there and set 'em,
and take the pumps off.
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[Bill] We're gonna be bagging
this truck a little different
than we normally do.
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You know, most of the time,
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we're bagging a car
with independent
front suspension
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or we're building
an independent
front suspension.
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This has a straight axle.
It's a four-by-four truck.
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So, here, we can only go
so low and, then,
it touches the oil pan
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of the engine.
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Hey, go down with it
real quick.
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Go slow.
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So, we're gonna maintain
the straight axle,
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but we're gonna make it
as low as we can go
with the airbags.
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[Ryan] That's it. That's it.
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Yeah.
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[Ryan] It's sitting
on the crossmember now, Bill.
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Let's go up with this.
Pull the front wheels off.
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Then, just put some stands
under it.
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And, then,
we'll just let it down
and make it easier to eyeball.
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So, basically,
all we gotta do here
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is make upper
and lower bag brackets,
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replace the spring
with the bag.
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And, then, we'll use this top,
put our bag in there.
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[Bill] Build the bag.
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Adjust the base up
three inches,
so it goes over this.
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That length
oughta be good, too.
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Let's make some flat bar.
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All right, so Bill and I
got some measurements.
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I did a little quick sketch.
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I got my angle that I need.
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I like good stuff,
so we used this quarter-inch
flat bar.
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And, then, I got my angle
already on this chip board
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where I can bend it
right here at this point.
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Pop a hole.
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[instrumental hip-hop music]
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All right, now that I have
the lower bag bracket
tacked in place,
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I can start
boxing this thing in,
gusseting it up.
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We wanna leave an access hole
in the back, back here,
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to where we can get to
our bolt hole
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and, also, to where we can
bolt in the bottom
of our airbag as well.
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I know I got two and a half
inch flat bars,
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so I'm just gonna box the bag,
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make a cool little gusset
for the side.
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Get some weld on this thing.
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[instrumental rock music]
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And that will be
our bottom bag.
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I got one of two done,
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and, then, I can start
building my upper
bag bracket now.
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[instrumental hip-hop music]
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No, there ain't nothing
routine around here.
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We've done a thousand
air suspensions,
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but every one
is just a little different.
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To get Rob's
2023 F-350 Platinum
sitting low,
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we're gonna put our bags
where the springs
usually sit.
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So, we got our pipes cut.
I got a couple
of measurements.
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Cut 'em 6.5.
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Got a little doughnut here
that Jesse cut out for me.
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So, we'll go
something like this here.
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I think that's gonna work
just fine.
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[upbeat instrumental music]
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So, we've got
our upper bag bracket,
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our pipe, and our little
doughnut that you've seen
earlier, right?
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And, now,
I can build off of this.
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That way, nothing's welded
to the truck.
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I'll just make
one bracket here, bolt it in.
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This will connect it
to the truck.
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There's no need
to weld anything
if we can do it this way.
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So, this is gonna be
plenty strong.
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It's not going anywhere.
All the force is pushing up
and down.
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So, this is gonna be perfect
for what we've got
going on here.
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Oh, yeah!
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All right, so we got
our tab in, bolts in.
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It's all tapped,
everything's good.
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We'll get this tore apart,
get it welded.
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Then, we'll send it to powder.
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[Shawn Mastrian] This curve
isn't bad.
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We do want to have
that ridge there.
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We wanna build around that,
so that it's kind of flat.
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-Right?
-Yeah. Okay.
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[Bill] The guys
that work at the shop,
myself included,
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we're always looking at
what's coming up next
in the custom game.
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I heard about a company
that uses paint
that actually lights up,
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and I thought
it'd be real cool
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to light up Vanilla Ice's logo
right on the hood.
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There are gonna...
these little 22-gauge wires,
we're gonna fan 'em out.
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So, we're gonna put
a contact point.
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We're gonna build around that
so that it's kind of flat.
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-Put some body filler,
make it flat?
-Yeah.
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-Body filler,
make it flat, yeah.
-Yeah.
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Okay, that works.
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-Cool.
-Let me go get some tape
or something.
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Yeah, and I can help
as you need.
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Bill gave me a call
the other day.
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He wanted to do something
really cool for Ice's 350.
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Basically, Ice wants his logo
on the hood.
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So, what we're gonna do
is we're gonna put
electroluminescent paint
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on his logo
and make this hood light up.
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It's a four-layer paint system
that is electrified
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that, when you put electricity
to the top
and the bottom layers
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it energizes
the stuff in the middle
and it produces light.
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And we're actually gonna
wire it underneath
the hood here.
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And, then,
once we put the wires there
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and connect it to the battery,
it's going to be charged.
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So it's gonna be
a really cool effect,
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and we're pretty excited
to deliver this for Ice.
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[instrumental hip-hop music]
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So, Juan got the top side
of this scuffed up real nice,
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so it's gonna be able
to accept the paint now.
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Now, we gotta get this thing
in the booth,
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put that conductive paint on,
and we'll be ready to go.
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00:14:28,500 --> 00:14:30,533
We're gonna need
the logos now.
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The masks, yeah.
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So, the first thing
we're gonna do is lay down
the the negative mask.
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So, that has the logo
in there,
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and we're gonna spray it
so that the logo itself
gets the Backplane.
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-[Juan] Yeah, right there.
-[Shawn] So, it's straight.
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-So, now we know
where we need it to be.
-[Juan] Yeah.
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00:14:55,567 --> 00:14:58,367
-Yeah. That looks
straight now.
-Let's lock it in.
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[Juan] All right.
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[Shawn] So, basically,
when we put
conductive paint in this area,
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that's the area
that's going to light up.
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[instrumental hip-hop music]
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All right, so let's start
painting this thing.
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So, basically,
we're gonna start
with our Backplane material.
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Now, we're gonna mask off
everything else,
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so we don't get any of this
Backplane material outside
of our target zone here.
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Then, we're gonna be able
to shoot this
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and, hopefully,
we're gonna have
a nice, conductive field here.
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This is our conductive paint.
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It's kind of like
those stripes you see
on your back glass
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that defrost your glass.
That's kind of what it is.
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I mean, this is different
for me. I've never
done this before.
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I'm really excited about it.
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I love to learn
something new every day,
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and I think
this is going to be
a really good experience
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learning how to spray
this paint.
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[Shawn] Juan did
a really nice job spraying
this conductive layer down,
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and I just wanna check
the resistance of it
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to make sure that we've got it
exactly where we want.
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00:16:02,367 --> 00:16:06,266
So, I'll hit that
and we're at six,
which is fantastic.
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Let's go across
the angel here.
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6.5. That's perfect.
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00:16:10,867 --> 00:16:12,967
So, basically,
what we're looking for
in the ohmmeter
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is that there's
enough conductivity
in the film
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to allow the current
to flood there
without resistance.
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00:16:18,567 --> 00:16:22,266
The lower the resistance,
the lower the ohms,
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the less impedance
of the current
through the film.
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And that'll produce
a nice, even bright coating,
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00:16:28,467 --> 00:16:29,867
and we'll be able
to power that
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with the electronics
that we have.
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So, the ohmmeter tested out
everything great.
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00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:35,600
Juan did a fantastic job
on this.
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00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,066
We're ready
to go to the next step.
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00:16:38,500 --> 00:16:43,166
It's a nice fit. It, like,
fills that thing up
so perfect.
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00:16:43,166 --> 00:16:45,433
So, let's just make it
the same then.
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00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:50,066
We got our new 26-inch wheels
and tires on
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to give us some measurements
where to start with.
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00:16:52,867 --> 00:16:57,100
Once all the inner
and the outer new wheels
goes on,
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00:16:57,100 --> 00:17:00,066
we have 100 inches
from outside to outside.
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00:17:00,066 --> 00:17:04,934
We just measured the bed,
and what we need is 95 inches.
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00:17:06,700 --> 00:17:10,867
So, we're gonna have to narrow
the rear end two inches
on each side
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00:17:10,867 --> 00:17:15,533
to get those wheels
tucked up underneath the bed
so it matches the front.
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00:17:16,100 --> 00:17:17,266
Let it go.
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00:17:17,266 --> 00:17:19,100
Thank you.
387
00:17:19,100 --> 00:17:20,734
[Ryan] You don't
have to do that,
388
00:17:20,734 --> 00:17:25,967
but the wheels would stick out
that far off each side
of the bed. It'll look funny.
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00:17:25,967 --> 00:17:28,100
So, what are we gonna do
is pull the rear end out.
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00:17:28,100 --> 00:17:29,667
We're gonna slick it all off,
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00:17:29,667 --> 00:17:34,100
take the factory brackets
off of it, so it's completely
slick tubes.
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00:17:34,100 --> 00:17:37,533
And, then, we're gonna
cut out two inches
on each side.
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00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,367
All right, so I got
the rear end all slicked up.
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00:17:41,367 --> 00:17:42,867
Everything cleaned up
off of here.
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00:17:42,867 --> 00:17:44,500
All the brackets cut out.
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00:17:44,500 --> 00:17:46,066
Now it's time
to cut this thing.
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00:17:46,066 --> 00:17:48,367
I wanna get two inches
out of each side,
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00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:51,500
so I'm gonna make
a whole bunch of marks,
scribe some lines.
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00:17:51,500 --> 00:17:54,333
First, I'm gonna pull
all this apart, though.
400
00:17:54,867 --> 00:17:56,066
I wanna pull my axles out.
401
00:17:56,066 --> 00:17:58,166
I wanna pull these
off the end.
402
00:17:58,166 --> 00:18:01,166
It's really important
that we pull the axles out
before cutting the housing,
403
00:18:01,166 --> 00:18:05,233
'cause if you cut through
the housing into your axle,
then you're in a bind.
404
00:18:06,900 --> 00:18:08,667
So, we'll send these off.
405
00:18:08,667 --> 00:18:10,967
They'll do with whatever.
They'll send us new axles
406
00:18:10,967 --> 00:18:12,667
for our new measurements
that we give them.
407
00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:17,567
I'm gonna take out
this whole center chunk
right here
408
00:18:17,567 --> 00:18:18,967
and, then, we can make
our cuts
409
00:18:18,967 --> 00:18:22,834
without getting a whole bunch
of grime and dust
inside these gears.
410
00:18:24,367 --> 00:18:26,600
Getting any of that
inside these gears
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00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,700
will really mess
this rear end up
412
00:18:28,700 --> 00:18:31,967
and cause a big problem
in the future,
you know what I mean? So...
413
00:18:31,967 --> 00:18:34,367
I've had many problems
with rear ends.
414
00:18:34,367 --> 00:18:36,867
I hate these things.
I always take
extra precaution now
415
00:18:36,867 --> 00:18:38,767
because I've had to
pay for them before.
416
00:18:38,767 --> 00:18:40,500
And they're not cheap,
you know?
417
00:18:40,500 --> 00:18:42,000
I learned my lesson.
418
00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:43,266
Whenever we put it
back together,
419
00:18:43,266 --> 00:18:46,100
we want this to be
as straight as possible
and true, right?
420
00:18:46,100 --> 00:18:48,100
So, I'll just take
this guy here,
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00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:49,734
scribe a line.
422
00:18:52,266 --> 00:18:54,066
All the way across.
423
00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:56,667
You just line
those scribe lines
back up together.
424
00:18:56,667 --> 00:18:57,800
You can't mess that up.
425
00:18:57,800 --> 00:19:01,266
Trying to get this
right back where it is
right now is...
426
00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:03,066
That's the moneymaker
right there.
427
00:19:03,066 --> 00:19:05,767
You want that to be
as close to perfect
as possible.
428
00:19:07,100 --> 00:19:10,266
I need to take two inches out,
So I've got some chipboard.
429
00:19:10,266 --> 00:19:12,867
Put it in the sheer,
got me a perfect cut
all the way around.
430
00:19:12,867 --> 00:19:15,300
That's a perfect
straight line on both sides.
431
00:19:15,300 --> 00:19:18,367
So, now, all I gotta do
is just take my marker,
432
00:19:18,367 --> 00:19:20,300
mark where I want it to go,
433
00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:21,600
cut that out.
434
00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:22,834
We're good to go.
435
00:19:23,567 --> 00:19:25,667
[instrumental rock music]
436
00:19:37,467 --> 00:19:40,266
So, we got our two inches
cut out, both sides.
437
00:19:40,266 --> 00:19:42,467
So, we're gonna go ahead
and bevel this edge now.
438
00:19:42,467 --> 00:19:43,600
We'll bevel that edge.
439
00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:45,467
It's usually about
30 degrees or so.
440
00:19:45,467 --> 00:19:48,700
You know, you want
half the thickness
of your metal, is perfect.
441
00:19:48,700 --> 00:19:50,300
You know, getting that root
in there
442
00:19:50,300 --> 00:19:52,066
and getting all that weld
in there.
443
00:19:52,066 --> 00:19:54,400
And, then, grinding the top.
You have all that weld
in there.
444
00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:57,567
You have all that integrity.
You don't ever wanna
just butt that up like that
445
00:19:57,567 --> 00:20:00,300
'cause that's not gonna
do anything for you.
446
00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:02,567
In a matter of hours,
this thing will snap off
447
00:20:02,567 --> 00:20:04,100
and you're in a world
of trouble.
448
00:20:04,100 --> 00:20:06,700
So, cool.
We got our two inches out.
Everything's beveled.
449
00:20:06,700 --> 00:20:09,934
All we gotta do
is just get this thing
mated and we're good to go.
450
00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,133
[machinery whirring]
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00:20:16,367 --> 00:20:18,567
[Bill] You know,
the most important part
about narrowing
452
00:20:18,567 --> 00:20:20,767
two inches off each side
of the rear end,
453
00:20:20,767 --> 00:20:24,367
that's making sure
it all goes back together
true and straight.
454
00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:27,166
If you don't,
it's gonna create
a ton of problems.
455
00:20:27,166 --> 00:20:31,767
So, we had an alignment tool
made to make it
100% true and perfect.
456
00:20:31,767 --> 00:20:33,900
So, I got a window here,
I can see my scribe line.
457
00:20:33,900 --> 00:20:37,233
I can see the scribe line
on that one. We can still
line it up good.
458
00:20:38,767 --> 00:20:41,700
How this works is basically
like a little jig, right?
459
00:20:41,700 --> 00:20:43,467
Then, I got
these window cutouts
460
00:20:43,467 --> 00:20:46,934
where I can get my gun
in there and get
four good tacks on there.
461
00:20:48,100 --> 00:20:49,934
Double, triple-check my work.
462
00:20:50,667 --> 00:20:52,166
All right, I'm ready to tack.
463
00:20:52,166 --> 00:20:54,266
[instrumental hip-hop music]
464
00:20:55,467 --> 00:20:59,500
I wanna tack on the outside
and not inside.
465
00:20:59,500 --> 00:21:03,000
Oh, Bill would call that
a bridge tack.
466
00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,567
I got a pipe welder
background, so I did this
for a very long time.
467
00:21:06,567 --> 00:21:09,000
So, that's the way it's done
in the oil field,
468
00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,433
that's the way
we're gonna do it here.
469
00:21:12,467 --> 00:21:16,100
I used to be able to do
root-filling cap
on a four-inch joint
470
00:21:16,100 --> 00:21:18,166
in, like, 27 minutes.
471
00:21:18,166 --> 00:21:21,567
We would do, like,
11 or 12 joints a day.
472
00:21:21,567 --> 00:21:24,333
Anything under that,
they'd can your ass.
473
00:21:25,967 --> 00:21:27,934
You know, this is a good way
to check your work here.
474
00:21:28,367 --> 00:21:29,567
You put this guy here.
475
00:21:29,567 --> 00:21:31,767
We know that
this is straight, right?
It's a ruler.
476
00:21:31,767 --> 00:21:34,200
You draw all your
straight lines
out of this, so.
477
00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,967
Put it here,
if you see no gaps
and no inconsistencies,
478
00:21:37,967 --> 00:21:40,000
then you know it's true
all the way through, right?
479
00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:41,667
[upbeat music playing]
480
00:21:41,667 --> 00:21:44,200
We're ready to throw
a MIG root in there.
481
00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,266
So the root is your first
initial weld, right?
482
00:21:47,266 --> 00:21:49,667
That's going to mate
the two together.
483
00:21:50,867 --> 00:21:52,533
Once you stop,
you grind the end
of the root.
484
00:21:55,467 --> 00:21:56,667
You see that in there?
485
00:21:56,667 --> 00:21:58,000
You see how it's blue?
486
00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,400
It's paper thin
and you want to tie
into that root.
487
00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,367
You overlap it
and you keep it going.
488
00:22:03,367 --> 00:22:05,166
You gonna start up,
that heat is established,
489
00:22:05,166 --> 00:22:06,066
and then,
once you get through,
490
00:22:06,066 --> 00:22:07,867
it's just gonna fuse
through a burn-through.
491
00:22:08,700 --> 00:22:11,500
We go about
a quarter inch past that,
492
00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:13,367
and that's how you do
a tie-in.
493
00:22:13,367 --> 00:22:15,700
And now, we crank
our machine up.
494
00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:17,266
A little bit more wire.
495
00:22:17,266 --> 00:22:19,567
Jamie! Need your assistance.
496
00:22:20,867 --> 00:22:24,367
I'm going to start here
and roll it as far
as I can that way.
497
00:22:24,367 --> 00:22:27,367
And then once,
once I hand it out to you,
just keep on rolling.
498
00:22:27,367 --> 00:22:28,367
I'm not going to stop.
499
00:22:29,266 --> 00:22:32,834
[upbeat instrumental
rock music playing]
500
00:22:35,266 --> 00:22:37,000
[Ryan] It's just gonna
fill this valley up.
501
00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,467
Well, that's all
we're gonna do now.
502
00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,166
[Jamie] Well, that's just
that speed right there.
503
00:22:43,166 --> 00:22:45,266
[Ryan] And I want this
to be flush right now,
504
00:22:45,266 --> 00:22:47,734
and that way it's less
grinding on me afterwards.
505
00:22:49,967 --> 00:22:51,367
You see that?
506
00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:53,767
Not bad.
507
00:22:53,767 --> 00:22:55,367
[Jamie] I'm gonna weld
this side before I grind.
508
00:22:55,367 --> 00:22:57,634
That way, I just grind
both of them
at the same time.
509
00:23:00,367 --> 00:23:02,667
So you have to grind
that start and stop there,
510
00:23:02,667 --> 00:23:03,500
and then we'll come back.
511
00:23:03,500 --> 00:23:05,900
We'll start here
and then we'll go over
512
00:23:05,900 --> 00:23:08,667
and then we can stop here
and grind our start and stop,
513
00:23:08,667 --> 00:23:10,266
and then we'll be ready
to do our cap.
514
00:23:11,166 --> 00:23:12,767
All right. You ready?
515
00:23:12,767 --> 00:23:15,433
[upbeat music playing]
516
00:23:18,166 --> 00:23:20,367
[Ryan] That's it, buddy.
Thank you so much.
517
00:23:21,266 --> 00:23:22,867
All right. Cool.
So that's our cap.
518
00:23:22,867 --> 00:23:25,367
We're all done.
We'll let it cool down
for a little bit
519
00:23:25,367 --> 00:23:26,867
and we'll get
the grinders out.
520
00:23:30,266 --> 00:23:32,266
Slick this thing up
with a belt sander,
521
00:23:32,266 --> 00:23:34,567
make sure it's all smooth,
looks pretty.
522
00:23:34,567 --> 00:23:35,667
Then we can slide it up
underneath the truck
523
00:23:35,667 --> 00:23:37,066
and start building
our four-link.
524
00:23:38,467 --> 00:23:41,100
Those four inches
we took out will just
be our little secret.
525
00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:44,867
[upbeat music playing]
526
00:23:48,367 --> 00:23:50,467
Let's take
the masking off,
527
00:23:50,467 --> 00:23:52,667
uh, and then we'll
get to the next step.
528
00:23:55,667 --> 00:23:59,166
[Bill] There's
nothing typical about
electro-luminescent paint.
529
00:23:59,166 --> 00:24:02,567
It's a multi-step process,
about as close
to a science experiment
530
00:24:02,567 --> 00:24:03,867
as you can get.
531
00:24:03,867 --> 00:24:06,166
[Shawn] I'm really happy
with the way this came out.
532
00:24:06,166 --> 00:24:09,166
So we're going to now
put the insulated layer
on top of it.
533
00:24:09,166 --> 00:24:10,467
It's dielectric.
534
00:24:10,467 --> 00:24:13,200
And what this is going to do
is hold the charge
535
00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,367
that we now have
that's going to flood
536
00:24:15,367 --> 00:24:17,066
into this angel area.
537
00:24:17,066 --> 00:24:19,200
So we want to make sure
we get a good heavy coat
538
00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:20,900
over the electrified areas
539
00:24:20,900 --> 00:24:23,867
because that will prevent
burning through.
540
00:24:23,867 --> 00:24:26,367
We're creating a capacitor
there with the two plates.
541
00:24:26,367 --> 00:24:28,767
We want to make sure
that they don't touch
each other.
542
00:24:28,767 --> 00:24:31,634
So this is the thing
that protects the paint job.
543
00:24:33,367 --> 00:24:37,100
So that will be a nice base
for our color layer,
544
00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:38,367
which we're putting down
right now.
545
00:24:38,367 --> 00:24:40,266
So we're gonna do this
under the black light.
546
00:24:40,266 --> 00:24:44,467
And the black light
will tell us that we have
just enough material down
547
00:24:44,467 --> 00:24:46,533
so that we get a smooth
and even color.
548
00:24:47,700 --> 00:24:49,700
We don't want to be
too heavy with this layer,
549
00:24:49,700 --> 00:24:51,200
or else it will block light.
550
00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,100
We want to make sure
we get it down
even and consistent.
551
00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:56,700
Good coverage all throughout,
but as thin as possible.
552
00:24:56,700 --> 00:25:00,166
So we're going to be able
to know that we get a good,
consistent coverage.
553
00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:02,066
Get a good, even color
when it lights up.
554
00:25:02,967 --> 00:25:04,100
That looks fantastic.
555
00:25:04,100 --> 00:25:05,533
Good job.
556
00:25:06,767 --> 00:25:11,200
So now that that's dry,
we need to put the transparent
conductor on.
557
00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:15,700
But in order to do that,
we actually need to put
a bus bar around it first.
558
00:25:15,700 --> 00:25:17,467
What a bus bar is,
559
00:25:17,467 --> 00:25:22,000
is it allows the current
to flow evenly around
560
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,767
the entire perimeter
of the object.
561
00:25:24,767 --> 00:25:26,767
So we're going to make sure
we're going to put
this conductive paint
562
00:25:26,767 --> 00:25:28,667
right on
the perimeter of this,
563
00:25:28,667 --> 00:25:31,000
spray it out,
feather it to the outside.
564
00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:32,367
We're gonna check
our connectivity
565
00:25:32,367 --> 00:25:33,767
just like we did
for the back plane.
566
00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:36,166
Once that's done, and dry,
567
00:25:36,166 --> 00:25:37,600
then we can
light this thing up.
568
00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,867
[upbeat music playing]
569
00:25:43,467 --> 00:25:44,767
-[Shawn] I think
this looks good.
-[man] Cool.
570
00:25:44,767 --> 00:25:46,567
It's dried for about
three or four hours.
571
00:25:46,567 --> 00:25:49,367
Uh, let's take it off,
take the masking off
572
00:25:49,367 --> 00:25:50,500
and light this baby up.
573
00:25:50,500 --> 00:25:51,567
Let's see what we got.
574
00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:57,700
Contact points
look real nice.
575
00:25:57,700 --> 00:25:59,867
So we're gonna spray this
with our conductive top coat,
576
00:25:59,867 --> 00:26:02,867
with our transparent
conductor, a nice,
thin film on it.
577
00:26:02,867 --> 00:26:05,500
But before we do that,
we have to check continuity.
578
00:26:05,500 --> 00:26:07,667
Make sure that
there's no continuity
579
00:26:07,667 --> 00:26:10,767
between the back plane
and the bus bar.
580
00:26:10,767 --> 00:26:12,467
We do, that means
we have a short circuit
581
00:26:12,467 --> 00:26:14,266
and there's a problem
and we have to fix that.
582
00:26:14,967 --> 00:26:17,166
-Zero.
-All good?
583
00:26:17,166 --> 00:26:18,634
We're good.
584
00:26:18,634 --> 00:26:22,166
Second thing we have to do
is we have to wire up these
connection points,
585
00:26:22,166 --> 00:26:25,800
and then we'll be able to then
wire this thing under power.
586
00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:27,667
Spray it and when we hit it
with the heat lamp,
587
00:26:27,667 --> 00:26:30,000
then it's gonna light up
and it's gonna be spectacular.
588
00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,300
All right.
You want to do
edges first, okay?
589
00:26:32,300 --> 00:26:33,900
So go around
the perimeter of this
590
00:26:33,900 --> 00:26:35,800
and then cross coats
in the center.
591
00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:36,834
Okay.
592
00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:39,967
I'll-- I'll cure it right now.
593
00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:45,634
-[Shawn] There you go!
Now it's...
-[man] Oh, yeah. There it is.
594
00:26:48,767 --> 00:26:51,567
We'll let this sit overnight,
and then, uh,
tomorrow morning,
595
00:26:51,567 --> 00:26:53,767
we'll clear over it,
protect it,
596
00:26:53,767 --> 00:26:55,867
and it will be bulletproof
from that point forward.
597
00:26:55,867 --> 00:26:56,800
All right, cool cool.
598
00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:57,767
-All right.
-All right.
599
00:26:57,767 --> 00:26:59,333
-Good deal.
-All right, man. Thanks.
600
00:27:02,266 --> 00:27:06,266
[upbeat music playing]
601
00:27:06,266 --> 00:27:10,367
We got the rear end narrowed
on the 2023 F-350 Platinum
602
00:27:10,367 --> 00:27:12,867
and put the axle housing
back under the truck.
603
00:27:12,867 --> 00:27:14,767
Now, we can start
building that suspension.
604
00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:18,300
[Ryan] Usually,
what we'll do is
we'll make our hangars
605
00:27:18,300 --> 00:27:21,166
and then I'll run
to the rear end, right?
606
00:27:21,166 --> 00:27:23,700
But since we have
all this extra going on
607
00:27:23,700 --> 00:27:25,900
and we can utilize this,
608
00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:27,867
we're going to use
this for our upper
609
00:27:27,867 --> 00:27:30,000
and that hanger
for our lower.
610
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,166
It will be a little bit
different than most cases.
611
00:27:32,166 --> 00:27:33,266
It won't be parallel.
612
00:27:33,266 --> 00:27:35,500
There will be one in the front
and then one in the rear.
613
00:27:35,500 --> 00:27:38,266
And then we'll have our airbag
in here somewhere.
614
00:27:38,266 --> 00:27:42,967
So with that being said,
these holes are all metric
and it's all oversized.
615
00:27:42,967 --> 00:27:45,100
It doesn't fit
what we usually use.
616
00:27:45,100 --> 00:27:47,266
Our bolts are
for five-eights.
617
00:27:47,266 --> 00:27:49,233
This is just a hair
over five-eight.
618
00:27:50,667 --> 00:27:54,400
So what we're gonna do
is we're gonna drill this out
big enough to put
619
00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:55,967
our DOM in here.
620
00:27:59,900 --> 00:28:01,200
The cool thing about DOM
621
00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,500
is it's super, super
strong, right?
622
00:28:03,500 --> 00:28:05,367
It starts off
as a solid chunk,
623
00:28:05,367 --> 00:28:07,266
and then they'll send
something through them
624
00:28:07,266 --> 00:28:08,600
and then it pokes
that hole in it.
625
00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:10,467
Pushes it out.
626
00:28:10,467 --> 00:28:14,100
This is a heavy wall,
five-eighths DOM piece
right here.
627
00:28:14,100 --> 00:28:18,533
Doing this is ideal
for everything else
that's yet to come.
628
00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,166
We'll cut this
whole bottom side
of the pocket out.
629
00:28:24,166 --> 00:28:27,867
That way, whenever
it articulates and we get
that travel down,
630
00:28:27,867 --> 00:28:30,667
it's not binding up
on this hump right here.
631
00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:32,400
This is exactly
where it's going to be.
632
00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:33,500
This is where
we want it to be.
633
00:28:33,500 --> 00:28:36,300
Right in line
with the rear end
right here.
634
00:28:36,300 --> 00:28:39,567
So I get my welder,
put a couple of tacks
on here.
635
00:28:41,867 --> 00:28:43,734
I'm gonna do the exact
same thing in the front.
636
00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:48,700
In order to get it
perfectly centered up,
637
00:28:48,700 --> 00:28:51,934
I'm gonna take my washer
and put it on
the backside here.
638
00:28:53,767 --> 00:28:56,266
I put my misalignment
and heims.
639
00:28:56,967 --> 00:28:58,667
Now that it's tight,
640
00:28:58,667 --> 00:29:00,266
that bolt's all the way
straight through,
641
00:29:00,266 --> 00:29:02,266
there's no way
for this to be out of line.
642
00:29:03,700 --> 00:29:05,934
And then we'll be ready
to start building
our link bars.
643
00:29:08,767 --> 00:29:10,900
We'll center it
over the rear end here.
644
00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:13,367
So now, take
a quick measurement.
645
00:29:13,367 --> 00:29:15,066
Let's go cut some link bars.
646
00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:19,867
I slide it over our bond
647
00:29:19,867 --> 00:29:22,467
and you know,
if I need a little
bit of adjustment,
648
00:29:22,467 --> 00:29:23,667
I got it right there.
649
00:29:23,667 --> 00:29:25,867
I can go in and out
as far as I want.
650
00:29:25,867 --> 00:29:29,367
The way I like to do this
is split the difference
in the shank.
651
00:29:29,367 --> 00:29:33,000
So you don't ever want it
to be spun all the way out
652
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,734
because that's what's
holding all the pressure
and holding all the weight.
653
00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,100
Now that we have
this tacked in,
654
00:29:41,100 --> 00:29:43,867
I'm gonna go ahead
and weld this stuff,
cap it.
655
00:29:49,166 --> 00:29:53,100
All right, so I got my fillers
for my axle brackets.
656
00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:55,567
These are gonna go
on the outside,
box them all in,
657
00:29:55,567 --> 00:29:58,467
and then we can
also build our back
brackets off of this.
658
00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,000
All right, so we've got
everything installed.
659
00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:04,533
Our four-link is good.
660
00:30:05,467 --> 00:30:06,600
We're going to cycle
the suspension,
661
00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:09,266
make sure our pinion
doesn't drop or rise
too much,
662
00:30:09,266 --> 00:30:10,400
and make sure
everything is good.
663
00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:11,667
If we need to make
any adjustments,
664
00:30:11,667 --> 00:30:14,467
we can now, with everything
just tacked into place.
665
00:30:14,467 --> 00:30:16,467
But I mean, we've done this
a couple of times,
666
00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:18,500
so I'm pretty sure
it'll be all right.
667
00:30:18,500 --> 00:30:21,600
[upbeat music playing]
668
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,567
[Bill] We're gonna
wake up this truck
by de-chroming it.
669
00:30:24,567 --> 00:30:27,266
We're going with the black
and gold candy paint.
670
00:30:27,266 --> 00:30:29,567
Right now, we're gonna start
mixing up our gold paint
671
00:30:29,567 --> 00:30:31,033
for Vanilla Ice's truck.
672
00:30:31,033 --> 00:30:35,000
Most of the time,
people want to cut and match
their trim to match the truck,
673
00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:36,266
with the color
of the truck.
674
00:30:36,266 --> 00:30:37,967
In this instance,
we're gonna turn
675
00:30:37,967 --> 00:30:40,066
all the chrome
that's in the truck
into gold.
676
00:30:41,100 --> 00:30:42,266
So the first thing
we're gonna do,
677
00:30:42,266 --> 00:30:44,200
we're gonna start mixing up
our Lemonade Candy
678
00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:47,800
with eight ounces
of concentrated
Lemonade dye.
679
00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:49,567
We're gonna drop in
another eight ounces,
680
00:30:49,567 --> 00:30:51,000
which will make 16.
681
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:52,166
And in this case,
we're gonna use
682
00:30:52,166 --> 00:30:54,767
a two-hour
direct to metal clear
683
00:30:54,767 --> 00:30:57,667
which is going to be
a very important key
to this project
684
00:30:57,667 --> 00:31:01,133
to make the Candy stick
to these chrome
and aluminum wheels.
685
00:31:02,166 --> 00:31:04,500
So Rob wants
a twist on this gold.
686
00:31:04,500 --> 00:31:06,467
He doesn't actually
want a shiny gold.
687
00:31:06,467 --> 00:31:08,567
He wants a satin look to it.
688
00:31:08,567 --> 00:31:11,066
The satin look's
not a real common request
689
00:31:11,066 --> 00:31:13,100
for a gold-plated effect.
690
00:31:13,100 --> 00:31:14,867
But that's what's
gonna make this truck
691
00:31:14,867 --> 00:31:17,333
look different
from any, any other
truck out there.
692
00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,800
We got all of this
mixed up.
693
00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:22,700
We're gonna start
loading it up on the gun
694
00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:23,900
and start shooting
all these chrome
695
00:31:23,900 --> 00:31:25,867
and all the wheels
and get it done.
696
00:31:25,867 --> 00:31:28,166
[upbeat music playing]
697
00:31:31,867 --> 00:31:34,000
So we just shot
our first tack coat.
698
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,467
The reason we shot
a light dusting tack coat
699
00:31:36,467 --> 00:31:39,967
is to lock in
all the materials
without over-wetting in.
700
00:31:39,967 --> 00:31:42,166
We're gonna hit it
with two more coats
of Candy.
701
00:31:42,166 --> 00:31:44,166
Build up a tone eventually
where we want it.
702
00:31:44,166 --> 00:31:45,934
Just making sure
we don't get it too dark.
703
00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:50,567
Rob wants a satin finish
to this gold.
704
00:31:50,567 --> 00:31:52,734
We're gonna hit it
with two coats
of satin clear.
705
00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,200
It goes on like a shiny clear.
706
00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:59,700
As it's drying,
it starts toning out
to a satin finish.
707
00:31:59,700 --> 00:32:01,066
We're gonna let it cure.
708
00:32:01,066 --> 00:32:03,066
And that's it for that.
709
00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,667
[upbeat music playing]
710
00:32:14,900 --> 00:32:16,233
Twelve and a half.
711
00:32:16,867 --> 00:32:19,567
So I need 18 inches
for my wheel,
712
00:32:19,567 --> 00:32:22,100
whenever it's laid out.
713
00:32:22,100 --> 00:32:25,333
Yeah, so I just need to
come in three inches
on both sides.
714
00:32:28,166 --> 00:32:31,367
[Bill] There's always
a trickle down on these
decisions we make.
715
00:32:31,367 --> 00:32:33,867
We finished
the rear suspension
on the F-350
716
00:32:33,867 --> 00:32:36,800
with narrowed axles,
four-link and bigger wheels.
717
00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:38,800
Now we need
to widen the fenders
to make that bed
718
00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:41,200
look like it came
from the factory
that way.
719
00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:43,000
I can see
with all my lines
drawn here,
720
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,000
we're gonna cut this guy here,
721
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,500
that'll give us
that little lip
722
00:32:46,500 --> 00:32:50,367
to be able to weld to
instead of welding straight
to the side of the bed here.
723
00:32:50,367 --> 00:32:51,934
And then this is what
we're gonna take out.
724
00:32:52,700 --> 00:32:54,266
So that'll be gone.
725
00:32:54,266 --> 00:32:56,266
This will move over this line.
726
00:32:56,266 --> 00:32:58,200
We'll meet this line here.
727
00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:02,700
We can weld that seam,
and then we can add
our 3-inch strip of aluminum
728
00:33:02,700 --> 00:33:04,100
and fill that void.
729
00:33:08,300 --> 00:33:13,400
I'm ready to start fitting
my inner fender walls
back onto the bed.
730
00:33:13,400 --> 00:33:16,700
So, put this guy here.
731
00:33:16,700 --> 00:33:19,100
You can grab both pieces
of the sheet metal
732
00:33:19,100 --> 00:33:21,867
and then you just use
this little wing nut
to tighten it up.
733
00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:23,533
I can throw a tack on there,
734
00:33:24,467 --> 00:33:27,266
do the same
to the passenger side
over here.
735
00:33:27,266 --> 00:33:29,266
And once I get
everything tacked
736
00:33:29,266 --> 00:33:33,066
and looking good,
then I can start making
my filter pieces here.
737
00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:39,400
Wow, those are like
within a 30 second,
738
00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:41,266
which is unbelievable.
739
00:33:41,266 --> 00:33:44,900
Now, I'm ready to go
get a piece of aluminum.
740
00:33:44,900 --> 00:33:46,467
I'm gonna make it
a little big.
741
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,767
We'll get that
situated each side,
742
00:33:52,767 --> 00:33:54,667
and then I can come in
and I can tack it.
743
00:33:58,100 --> 00:34:00,567
I get all that tacked,
weld everything out,
744
00:34:00,567 --> 00:34:04,200
grind it all, clean it all up,
reshoot some bed liner
on this thing.
745
00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:05,634
It'll look like we've
never messed with it.
746
00:34:06,500 --> 00:34:09,967
[upbeat music playing]
747
00:34:12,367 --> 00:34:15,266
So we got Vanilla Ice's F-350.
748
00:34:15,266 --> 00:34:17,367
It was a special order
with the Godzilla motor.
749
00:34:17,367 --> 00:34:22,100
So the engine that's in it now
puts down somewhere
mid-400 horsepower.
750
00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:24,600
We're going to go ahead
and add a supercharger
on it,
751
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,567
which we're expecting
to get 350 horsepower gain.
752
00:34:27,567 --> 00:34:30,100
So we'll be somewhere
in the 7s with this on it.
753
00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:33,734
It's definitely going to be
a huge, noticeable upgrade
for this Godzilla.
754
00:34:35,266 --> 00:34:38,567
We're gonna go ahead and start
disassembling everything
that's in the way,
755
00:34:38,567 --> 00:34:42,066
all the slow parts,
so we can make room
for all the go fast stuff.
756
00:34:43,066 --> 00:34:44,900
So once we get this
installed and tuned,
757
00:34:44,900 --> 00:34:48,066
this thing will
definitely compete
with the diesel engines.
758
00:34:49,567 --> 00:34:52,066
We'll go ahead and manhandle
this thing up to the truck.
759
00:34:53,967 --> 00:34:56,166
We're gonna go ahead
and get our throttle body
760
00:34:56,166 --> 00:34:59,000
spacer
and throttle body mounted.
761
00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:01,066
So just holding it up here,
I can already see
762
00:35:01,066 --> 00:35:04,467
we have no room
to run our charge pipe
to our air filters
763
00:35:04,467 --> 00:35:07,266
because we've got
the fan shroud
and the radiator in the way,
764
00:35:07,266 --> 00:35:08,700
and we're gonna have to find
765
00:35:08,700 --> 00:35:10,000
a different route to take
766
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:11,367
to get all this
to fit in here.
767
00:35:11,367 --> 00:35:13,033
Well, like I said,
we can chop
the fan blade.
768
00:35:14,100 --> 00:35:15,266
It'll work once.
769
00:35:15,266 --> 00:35:16,634
[chuckles]
770
00:35:16,634 --> 00:35:19,700
So what I'm thinking is
we're gonna get this
pipe mounted to this flange.
771
00:35:19,700 --> 00:35:22,467
And as you can see,
we definitely have
our clearance
772
00:35:22,467 --> 00:35:24,266
from our fan shroud
and our fan.
773
00:35:24,266 --> 00:35:27,200
Now we just need to get
our throttle body
mounted out here.
774
00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,066
So we'll go ahead and build
a couple of flanges for it,
775
00:35:29,066 --> 00:35:31,000
get them welded up
and mounted on.
776
00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,166
[upbeat instrumental
rock music playing]
777
00:35:40,700 --> 00:35:43,000
So as you can see,
it's all done.
778
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,066
Welded out,
and I'll walk over
to Matt.
779
00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,467
Look at that.
Fits like it was made to.
780
00:35:47,467 --> 00:35:50,867
Well, it looks good.
It wasn't the original plan,
but we got it to work.
781
00:35:50,867 --> 00:35:53,066
Our clearance issues
are taken care of.
782
00:35:53,066 --> 00:35:54,800
Now we're gonna go ahead
and get the rest of our...
783
00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:56,734
inlet pipe with
our filter on it.
784
00:35:58,100 --> 00:36:00,400
We just got
our air cleaner done.
785
00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:02,100
So now we're gonna move on
to the next step,
786
00:36:02,100 --> 00:36:03,567
which will be
our heat exchanger.
787
00:36:05,100 --> 00:36:06,500
No mounting spots near it.
788
00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:09,533
So I'm gonna have
to figure out something
to get this thing mounted.
789
00:36:15,867 --> 00:36:18,867
Cool. Now we've got
everything bolted up,
our heat exchanger mounted.
790
00:36:18,867 --> 00:36:20,266
We've got our supercharger on.
791
00:36:20,266 --> 00:36:21,467
We've got our
intake pipe made,
792
00:36:21,467 --> 00:36:23,100
with our
throttle body mounted.
793
00:36:23,100 --> 00:36:24,800
Now we're going to go ahead
and blow it all apart
794
00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:26,166
and get everything painted.
795
00:36:26,166 --> 00:36:27,867
And be ready for the tune.
796
00:36:27,867 --> 00:36:30,266
[upbeat music playing]
797
00:36:36,767 --> 00:36:38,066
One of the things
Rob wanted to do
798
00:36:38,066 --> 00:36:40,900
is he wanted to incorporate
his logo into the inside
of the truck.
799
00:36:40,900 --> 00:36:44,266
He wanted it inverted
on the back seat,
and on the armrest.
800
00:36:44,266 --> 00:36:45,333
Got it all worked out.
801
00:36:45,900 --> 00:36:47,066
Everything looks good.
802
00:36:48,166 --> 00:36:50,934
So get it on the truck
and get it out of here.
803
00:37:00,567 --> 00:37:03,400
We're almost done
with Rob's F-350 Platinum.
804
00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:06,000
Reinstalled all those
dechromed parts.
805
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:08,667
Reassembled the suspension,
ran the lines,
806
00:37:09,767 --> 00:37:11,800
new wheels and tires.
807
00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,367
You know, I remember
back in the early days
of Ekstensive
808
00:37:14,367 --> 00:37:16,066
just jammin' Vanilla Ice
809
00:37:16,066 --> 00:37:18,567
while building
some of my first builds.
810
00:37:18,567 --> 00:37:21,066
It's been really cool
to build this truck for him.
811
00:37:23,900 --> 00:37:25,066
[Shawn] I've always
been a car guy.
812
00:37:25,066 --> 00:37:27,266
I've always been attracted
to what people do to cars,
813
00:37:27,266 --> 00:37:28,166
especially paint jobs.
814
00:37:28,166 --> 00:37:29,567
I love a good paint job.
815
00:37:29,567 --> 00:37:31,000
The cool thing
about what we have
816
00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:33,100
is anything that
you can do with paint,
817
00:37:33,100 --> 00:37:35,000
you can do with light now.
818
00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:37,266
So we can take
all that great style
819
00:37:37,266 --> 00:37:39,900
that has been developed
over the centuries,
820
00:37:39,900 --> 00:37:41,166
and make it light up.
821
00:37:41,767 --> 00:37:44,000
We want life
for the sake of art,
822
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,266
and we want to create
an artistic effect
823
00:37:46,266 --> 00:37:47,667
with this technology
824
00:37:47,667 --> 00:37:50,767
that pays homage
to all of the predecessors
825
00:37:50,767 --> 00:37:53,066
of the automotive
customization industry
826
00:37:53,066 --> 00:37:56,667
that have done
so much work
in creating the styles and...
827
00:37:56,667 --> 00:37:59,734
that we're all familiar with
in, in classic vehicle
customization.
828
00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,800
So I have
a chemical engineering degree
from MIT.
829
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:04,900
And my, my friend Andy,
when he invented this,
830
00:38:04,900 --> 00:38:06,700
he called me up
and said, "Hey, Shawn,
I got a...
831
00:38:06,700 --> 00:38:09,166
I got an idea that
I could make
paint light up."
832
00:38:09,166 --> 00:38:10,667
The minute I saw it,
833
00:38:10,667 --> 00:38:12,900
the, the first prototype
was the prism from
The Dark Side of the Moon
834
00:38:12,900 --> 00:38:14,867
Pink Floyd album.
835
00:38:14,867 --> 00:38:17,600
And it was rough
and just a little bit
of light came out of it
836
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:20,166
because we still had
a long way to go
with the technology.
837
00:38:20,166 --> 00:38:22,333
But I knew at that moment
that we had something special.
838
00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:33,467
You know, one of my
favorite trucks is a big black
dually on the ground.
839
00:38:33,467 --> 00:38:35,533
And today,
that truck is finished.
840
00:38:36,567 --> 00:38:38,500
I've been marinating
in Florida,
841
00:38:38,500 --> 00:38:39,867
just waiting and anticipating,
842
00:38:39,867 --> 00:38:41,100
you know, to see my truck.
843
00:38:41,100 --> 00:38:42,300
He said, "It's done.
Come get it."
844
00:38:42,300 --> 00:38:44,200
I've-- I booked
my flight right away.
845
00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:45,800
I can't wait to see it.
846
00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:47,166
Hey! What's up, Bill?
847
00:38:47,166 --> 00:38:48,367
-How you doing, bud?
-What's up, Rob?
848
00:38:48,367 --> 00:38:50,600
-You good?
-Man. I am.
849
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:52,500
-It's a good day today.
-I'm excited, man.
850
00:38:52,500 --> 00:38:53,500
It is a great day!
851
00:38:53,500 --> 00:38:55,000
Man, I'm ready
to show it to you, man.
852
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,467
-I'm excited too.
-Come on, man.
853
00:38:56,467 --> 00:38:57,567
I'm a kid in a candy store.
854
00:38:57,567 --> 00:38:59,266
-Let's see it.
-Let's check it out.
855
00:38:59,266 --> 00:39:00,333
Check out some candy.
856
00:39:01,367 --> 00:39:02,800
[Rob gasps]
857
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:03,867
Oh!
858
00:39:03,867 --> 00:39:05,667
[exclaiming]
859
00:39:05,667 --> 00:39:06,934
My God!
860
00:39:10,100 --> 00:39:11,967
What!
861
00:39:11,967 --> 00:39:15,066
Dude! Dude!
Dude! Dude! Dude!
862
00:39:15,066 --> 00:39:16,600
Look! Yes!
863
00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:18,467
I can pull this up
for any car show.
864
00:39:18,467 --> 00:39:19,567
You can go to a truck show.
865
00:39:19,567 --> 00:39:21,166
You can go to a lowrider show.
866
00:39:21,166 --> 00:39:23,000
You can go
to a four by four show.
867
00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:25,166
It-- it qualifies
for everything.
868
00:39:25,166 --> 00:39:27,000
And I can pull my boat
down the street.
869
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,166
Come on, man.
870
00:39:28,166 --> 00:39:29,567
-We do all right?
-God!
871
00:39:29,567 --> 00:39:32,266
-Bro, this is amazing!
Look at it!
-[chuckles]
872
00:39:33,667 --> 00:39:34,667
Damn!
873
00:39:34,667 --> 00:39:36,467
[Bill] You wanted
something real nice,
874
00:39:36,467 --> 00:39:37,767
-cool truck that you could...
-[Rob] Yeah.
875
00:39:37,767 --> 00:39:40,000
-...still use at
the job site, right?
-Yeah.
876
00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:42,266
[upbeat instrumental
rock music playing]
877
00:39:42,266 --> 00:39:45,300
[Bill] So the first thing
we did was tore out
all the suspension.
878
00:39:45,300 --> 00:39:47,200
-[Rob] Mm!
-[Bill] And we got it down
879
00:39:47,200 --> 00:39:49,400
all the way
as far as we could.
880
00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:51,867
Put some big, big
air bags in it
881
00:39:51,867 --> 00:39:53,667
so you can haul
whatever you want.
882
00:39:53,667 --> 00:39:57,467
Took out the leaf springs
and replaced it
with a huge four-link.
883
00:39:57,467 --> 00:40:00,467
Ah! That's how
you got it to drop
like that.
884
00:40:00,467 --> 00:40:04,266
-Nice!
-[Bill] Yeah, my boy Ryan
got after it.
885
00:40:04,266 --> 00:40:06,467
[Ryan] We had to take
four inches out
of the rear end
886
00:40:06,467 --> 00:40:08,166
because the wheels
were so wide,
887
00:40:08,166 --> 00:40:10,467
they hung out outside
of the bedsides.
888
00:40:10,467 --> 00:40:11,967
-You had to cut the axle?
-Yeah.
889
00:40:11,967 --> 00:40:13,567
-Whoa!
-Took two inches
out of each side.
890
00:40:13,567 --> 00:40:16,000
We even went
as far as going
into the bed.
891
00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:19,667
-Had to.
-Bringing in the inner
fender wells on the bed,
892
00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:20,900
re-bed lining the whole thing.
893
00:40:20,900 --> 00:40:22,600
Looks like we never
even touched it.
894
00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:23,500
-Whoa!
-[Ryan] Yeah.
895
00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:26,467
And it's still
four-wheel drive truck.
896
00:40:26,467 --> 00:40:28,600
I got it all show
and it will go.
897
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:29,767
-I love it, man.
-[Bill] That's it.
898
00:40:29,767 --> 00:40:32,000
I'm the king
of the construction site
right here.
899
00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:32,967
That's it, man.
900
00:40:34,066 --> 00:40:36,500
[Rob] Everything looks
factory and so clean.
901
00:40:36,500 --> 00:40:38,467
And to do that,
it takes a lot of passion
902
00:40:38,467 --> 00:40:40,367
to, to really make it
look like that.
903
00:40:40,367 --> 00:40:43,500
One of the biggest statements
is getting rid of all that
904
00:40:43,500 --> 00:40:47,166
polished aluminum, chrome
and replacing it
with that gold.
905
00:40:47,166 --> 00:40:48,567
[Rob] It looks like
it's almost glowing.
906
00:40:48,567 --> 00:40:49,967
-[Bill] That is a satin gold.
-[Ryan] Satin gold.
907
00:40:49,967 --> 00:40:54,266
[Bill] It's brushed.
I sprayed the transparent
Candy gold over it.
908
00:40:54,266 --> 00:40:56,767
-And then flat clear
over that.
-[Rob] Mm!
909
00:40:56,767 --> 00:40:58,166
And it really sets it off.
910
00:40:58,166 --> 00:41:01,367
I mean, this thing looks
like Smokey and the Bandit
coming down, you know?
911
00:41:01,367 --> 00:41:04,266
[Bill] And then you see
those 26-inch wheels
and tires, man.
912
00:41:04,266 --> 00:41:05,467
[Rob] Well, you see those.
913
00:41:05,467 --> 00:41:07,000
[all laughing]
914
00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,100
[Bill] And, man, you see,
we had to top it off
with them center caps.
915
00:41:10,100 --> 00:41:13,467
[Rob] Boy, that's some icing
on the cake right there, man.
Look at that.
916
00:41:13,467 --> 00:41:14,500
That's butter.
917
00:41:14,500 --> 00:41:16,600
Rob, I know you wanted
that logo on the inside, too.
918
00:41:16,600 --> 00:41:17,967
So check this out.
919
00:41:17,967 --> 00:41:21,900
[Rob] Ooh! Even matches
the stitching on the seats.
Phew!
920
00:41:21,900 --> 00:41:23,500
-Man, if you like your logo
in here?
-Yeah?
921
00:41:23,500 --> 00:41:24,567
We got something
up front for you.
922
00:41:24,567 --> 00:41:26,066
There's more? Yeah?
923
00:41:27,700 --> 00:41:29,233
Look at that grille.
924
00:41:29,233 --> 00:41:31,867
[Bill] It's the first thing
you see, man, that sets
the whole attitude, boom.
925
00:41:31,867 --> 00:41:33,567
I mean the headlights
too, man.
926
00:41:33,567 --> 00:41:36,066
[Rob] So you even painted
inside the lights here?
927
00:41:36,066 --> 00:41:37,667
[Bill] We sent
the headlights
off to Oracle
928
00:41:37,667 --> 00:41:40,066
and they did a little
a surprise for you too, man.
929
00:41:40,066 --> 00:41:41,867
They, they etched
your logo down
930
00:41:41,867 --> 00:41:44,367
-into the lens itself.
-Oh, snap!
931
00:41:44,367 --> 00:41:47,500
I like all the little details,
like every little thing
that just makes you go,
932
00:41:47,500 --> 00:41:49,767
"Wow!" That's why
I brought my truck
here, man.
933
00:41:49,767 --> 00:41:50,767
These guys are innovative.
934
00:41:50,767 --> 00:41:52,567
They come up
with really cool ideas.
935
00:41:52,567 --> 00:41:54,667
This is a one of a kind
by far.
936
00:41:54,667 --> 00:41:57,867
Man, Rob, you wanted your logo
a couple of spots, man.
937
00:41:57,867 --> 00:41:59,734
We had to hook you up
at the hood.
938
00:42:00,467 --> 00:42:02,433
Unbelievable.
939
00:42:03,166 --> 00:42:05,100
[Bill] That is not
just paint, Rob.
940
00:42:05,100 --> 00:42:07,367
That's a... a light-up paint.
941
00:42:07,367 --> 00:42:08,567
-That's a--
-So it is true.
942
00:42:08,567 --> 00:42:10,767
-Yeah.
-I saw something
on TikTok.
943
00:42:10,767 --> 00:42:12,700
I didn't know if I should
believe it or not, man.
944
00:42:12,700 --> 00:42:13,967
I was like,
"That ain't real."
945
00:42:13,967 --> 00:42:15,900
-I know.
-A couple of guys from MIT
946
00:42:15,900 --> 00:42:17,400
come up with this
paint process
947
00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:20,467
where you actually
electrify it
and it lights up.
948
00:42:20,467 --> 00:42:23,000
[Rob] So it's actually
hooked up to the 12 volt?
949
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:26,100
-[Bill] Yep.
-[Rob] Man, you got some
space technology up in there.
950
00:42:26,100 --> 00:42:27,667
[Rob] Come on now,
that's crazy.
951
00:42:27,667 --> 00:42:30,266
Hey, turn off the lights
and it glows.
952
00:42:32,266 --> 00:42:33,567
I'm from the 90s, bro.
953
00:42:33,567 --> 00:42:35,000
You got to do that.
954
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:36,500
We got one more thing for you.
955
00:42:36,500 --> 00:42:37,467
One more?
956
00:42:38,700 --> 00:42:40,634
[exclaims]
957
00:42:41,867 --> 00:42:43,166
Whoa!
958
00:42:43,166 --> 00:42:45,166
Now you're talking
my language.
959
00:42:45,166 --> 00:42:47,967
[Bill] You wanted more power,
so we had to throw
a supercharger
960
00:42:47,967 --> 00:42:49,233
on the top of this thing.
961
00:42:49,233 --> 00:42:51,367
-[Rob] Ooh!
-[Bill] I know that Godzilla
puts out about 450,
962
00:42:51,367 --> 00:42:52,667
-something like that.
-[Rob] Uh-huh.
963
00:42:52,667 --> 00:42:55,467
[Bill]
So you should be getting
kind of close to 800 now.
964
00:42:55,467 --> 00:42:57,266
I'm gonna
clean the streets.
Look out!
965
00:43:00,166 --> 00:43:01,700
[Bill] Rob, I can't wait
to see and hear
966
00:43:01,700 --> 00:43:05,567
about you rolling in your 350
down on Beachfront Avenue.
967
00:43:05,567 --> 00:43:07,867
Everybody likes
a truck like this.
968
00:43:07,867 --> 00:43:10,100
I'd just like to thank
all the guys at the shop
969
00:43:10,100 --> 00:43:13,200
for once again
coming through for me.
970
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:15,567
-So Rob, man,
you're liking it?
-I'm loving it, man.
971
00:43:15,567 --> 00:43:16,667
Ain't no liking, bro.
972
00:43:16,667 --> 00:43:18,066
Come on. You guys
are awesome, man.
973
00:43:18,066 --> 00:43:19,166
I love what you do.
974
00:43:19,166 --> 00:43:21,266
-Ryan,
thank you, man. Hey!
-That's good.
975
00:43:21,266 --> 00:43:22,867
Thank you for putting
your passion into it.
976
00:43:22,867 --> 00:43:25,367
Hey, man, I appreciate you
having the trust in us
977
00:43:25,367 --> 00:43:27,166
and bringing it
all the way to Houston.
978
00:43:27,166 --> 00:43:28,800
I wouldn't trust
anyone else, man.