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[Javier]
Look at all these guys
coming over to help, man.
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We're halfway through this
very rare 1960 VW panel van,
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but we still need to prime it,
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paint it, interior,
mechanical.
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I told Shorty
this part was easy.
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[man] Man, why you said that?
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[Javier] So I'm working
on our '57 Triumph TR3.
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That's an awesome looking car.
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I can't believe it.
This is so cool.
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Let's do it.
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[man] There we go.
There we go.
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[whoops]
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[Javier] My name is Javier,
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but most people
call me Shorty.
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I was born in Mexico.
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And when I was four-years-old,
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my parents moved to Texas
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in search
of the American dream.
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Now I'm living that dream
with my own custom shop
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and the team that builds
the coolest cars on the road.
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We make dreams...
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-Wow!
-[Javier] ...come true.
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[all cheering]
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[Javier] We bought this van
from Flipper Dave.
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So I picked up this bus
a few years ago.
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It's a 1960
double door panel.
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And since Eliot loves
this VW busses,
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he just had to have it.
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Dude, this is a unicorn, man.
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[Javier] Eliot dropped by
the shop to see
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how his panel bus
was coming along.
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We primed the top
of the van already,
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but we still have
a long way to go,
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so we're going through
what's left to do.
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The other thing that I wanted
to talk to you about
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this is like a gray in here.
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-[Eliot] Primer.
-You want it back the way...
the way it is, right?
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I want it to get back
just the way it is.
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Okay, so I have...
I have a gray primer already.
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Actually,
it looks like you painted it,
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-but it's matte clear.
-Okay, cool.
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We're still gotta clean up
the bottom.
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Over there in the other shop,
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we can actually
jack it up pretty high.
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Okay.
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And so you can
get underneath it.
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I heard you're
the rattle can king.
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Yeah. Yeah. I can do it.
Group no cliff, man.
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You know,
do some tagging, dude.
That's how I do it.
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The good thing about these
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is they make a
lot of these parts.
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How can they be so rare
when they make a ton of parts?
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Well, the bus itself
is not rare.
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The double door panel is rare.
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Oh, okay.
So just the doors are rare.
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[Eliot] Yeah, the doors
is what makes it rare.
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Not having the seat over there
makes it ultra-rare, you know?
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[Javier] Yeah. Yeah.
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You know, Eliot is amazing.
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I don't know if there's
anyone else in this world
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that knows more than him
about VWs.
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But the other question
I have for you
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is, do you have a code number
or do you wanna pick one?
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Nah, I'm gonna get you
a code number
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'cause it's real important
that we get this back right.
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This is called Sealing Wax Red
is what this thing
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-would have been.
-[Javier] Okay.
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And it's a iconic
Volkswagen color.
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We're gonna do
those safari windows right,
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get this thing to pop up.
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-Mm-hmm.
-[Eliot] Yeah.
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That open up
all the way like this?
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-[Eliot] Nature's AC.
-Yeah.
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And what I wanna talk
to you about is,
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you know,
the brackets and stuff,
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-do we wanna weld 'em in?
-[Javier] Mm-hmm.
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Sometimes they screw 'em in.
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So, you know, I'm gonna
let you look at it.
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If there's a good way
to bolt 'em in, whatever,
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then there's nothing wrong
with it.
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[Eliot] It might be
the way to do it.
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[Javier] Now that I know
what Eliot wants.
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We can finish priming,
sanding and painting the van.
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Then him and his crew
will come in
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and knock out
the mechanic work.
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Can't wait to see
what happens.
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It's coming along really nice
as you can see.
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I think
you're gonna be stoked.
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I have a client
coming in to see about
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a very special car.
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I asked Raul to give me
a hand,
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and I bet he's never seen
anything like this before.
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Man, what is this thing?
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It's a go-kart?
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[Javier chuckles]
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It looks like a go-kart,
don't it?
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-Yeah.
-It's not a go-kart.
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It's a Triumph TR3.
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It's a British car.
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This one is a '57.
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I painted this car inside out,
top and bottom.
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It's back for me
to finish putting it together.
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So she's supposed
to be bringing me
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some more parts for it.
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And that way
we can get on it.
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And maybe
I can get you to help me...
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-Yeah.
-...you know, finish it up.
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[horn honking]
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-Somebody is here.
-There she is, man.
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Hey,
I'm Lisa Richardson Vincelli.
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And my car has been
with me since childhood.
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It's a '57 Triumph TR3.
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I brought you
some more pieces.
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-[Javier] Did you?
-[Lisa] Yeah.
Are you ready for it?
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My father owned it,
and unfortunately,
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my father died
when I was a young teenager,
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and I had the car bug.
Since I was so young
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and wanted to keep it
and couldn't afford to fix it.
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I put it in the barn
of one of my uncles.
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It was in there
for a long time.
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This is the original grille
with all the...
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-[Javier] Okay.
-[Lisa] ...mount pieces.
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Okay.
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The headlights.
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-Okay. Okay.
-And these are all new.
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Today I'm over
at Shorty's shop,
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dropping off
a lot of components
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that need to go
back on the car.
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These cars, there's...
there are certain parts
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that are very specific
to this car.
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And so
you wanna make sure
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that you're putting on
everything that's original.
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Wow. That's huge.
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One bumper, the back is just
a couple of little things.
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Yeah. Okay.
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So it's... that's very tedious
to put it back together.
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-This is Raul.
-Hey, Raul.
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-[Javier] And--
-[Lisa] Nice to meet you.
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He... he come over here
and asked me
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what it was, and he asked me
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if it was some kind
of a go-kart.
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[laughter]
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You will feel like
it's a go-kart
when you're in it.
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These cars were hand-built,
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so he was gonna be
hand building the car,
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even if I bought
every body panel
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-from somewhere.
-[Raul] Yeah.
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They get hand-built
on the car.
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[Javier] I like the banjo
steering wheel.
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-I know.
-So what is this...
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-so what is this for?
-[Lisa]
That is the trafficator.
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-[Javier] The what?
-That's your blinkers.
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This is like having
a little mirror,
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-this little thing,
it's like--
-[Lisa] I know.
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I mean, this little mirror
looks like it belonged in,
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-like, in your pocket
or something.
-[Lisa] I know.
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-[Raul chuckling]
-You know, not even on that.
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-All basic stuff.
-Yeah.
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And here you thought
you were just gonna get on
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by knowing
American-made cars.
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I'm excited.
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This car the way it was,
I mean,
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who would have thought
it was gonna have
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a beating heart again
and on the road?
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I knew.
I got a lot of flak for it,
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but I was determined
this sucker was getting back
on the road.
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Well, thanks
for bringing all this stuff.
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We're gonna get on it.
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I'm excited to give it
back to you.
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Cool.
I'm excited, too.
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And after 13 years that's been
under construction.
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My goal is just
to finish it up,
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give it back to you
so you can enjoy it.
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I'm ready.
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[Javier] So we're coming along
really good on the panel bus.
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I put some polyester filler
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on the biggest
panels on the van
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to make sure that these
come out nice and straight.
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Finish up the back.
Go over it with a little
over 220.
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I've been doing this bus
in sections.
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The roof is already done.
It's ready for paint.
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And then once we finish this,
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we'll KD-3000
these right here,
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along with the front
and the inside of the vent.
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Once we do that,
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then we go straight to paint.
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[whistles]
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Hey, guys. This is Isaac.
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Isaac, this is Raul,
and this is Charlie.
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Isaac is from the same class
with Mr. Tyler
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and he's in the same class
as Julia.
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Oh, okay.
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And so he's also
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a classic car
lover to the bone.
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Yes, sir.
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I think the best thing to do
is get him wet right away.
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Get him dusty.
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What do you like doing
the most?
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Oh, man, I love painting.
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I love doing bodywork, too.
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Ready to get dirty.
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We can get him on
the bumpers for the VW.
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We love working
with kids and...
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and, you know, keeping
the... the trade alive.
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Yeah, now I want you to go
around the bumper,
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look for little dents.
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All right.
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And then you see
all this green?
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-Yeah.
-That's...
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And that's primer.
That's a little dent here.
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So, yeah, man,
just take all that green off,
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do it with 80 primer.
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All right.
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Isaac did a great job
on the bumper on this bus,
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and now Raul
is gonna take him
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and do a little bit
of work on the door.
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I haven't done
very big panels.
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I've done a few.
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Yeah, the key is not to put
a lot of filler on the panels.
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You did pretty good, man.
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I tried.
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He's gonna take over.
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I'm working on
our VW panel bus.
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I just got done
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with my last section
of primer,
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which is the floor.
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I wanted to do
the floor separate
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just because
I wanted the floor
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to come out really nice
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because it's potentially
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we're going to leave it
the way it is.
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The customer wanted
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a kind of a grayish color
on the inside.
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We are ready
to start blocking,
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get it ready for paint.
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All right.
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-We're having
a block party today.
-Okay.
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We got some
reinforcements coming in.
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Hopefully, they give us
a little help.
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You guys are gonna be
the teachers tonight.
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These... these are
just friends of ours
that come in.
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They wanna help.
They just wanna be
a part of it.
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I'm going to sound the...
[speaks Spanish]
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So you cover your ears, man.
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-Y'all ready?
-[man] Yes, sir.
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[honking]
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[Raul]
How come he can't call us
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like normal people, man?
249
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Oh-oh, that sound like
it's time to work.
250
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[Javier]
Look at all these
guys coming over to help, man.
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-[man] Cavalry is here.
-[Javier] Look at that.
252
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-[Raul] Yeah.
-What you got, Shorty?
253
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-What do you want us to do?
-[Javier] Hey, man.
254
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-Well, we got
some panels over there.
-Okay.
255
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Yeah, just start at one end
and stuff it really good...
256
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-Okay.
-...all up in here, you know?
257
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-Just don't miss a spot.
-Okay.
258
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Look at all these people,
man.
259
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I'm gonna paint
this van tomorrow.
260
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So start right here at the top
and start Scotch-Briting
your way over.
261
00:09:00,309 --> 00:09:02,309
You know, every time
when it's time to work,
262
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he'd always leave, don't he?
263
00:09:03,910 --> 00:09:05,910
[man] Maybe he's just not
in the block parties.
264
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[man] If you would have
told him there's food,
265
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he'll be here.
266
00:09:08,710 --> 00:09:10,443
[laughter]
267
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When you get to the...
to the hinge here,
268
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you know, just Scotch-Brite it
269
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'cause if we can't get
the sandpaper up in there,
270
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the only thing that gets
in there is a Scotch-Brite.
271
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It's always nice when,
272
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you know, a lot of guys wanna
273
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come and get together
and help us out
274
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and have some fun and have
some food at the same time.
275
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And as you can see,
it's a party.
276
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It's a block party over here,
man.
277
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[laughter]
278
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Joel and Charlie got
some bad ass burgers
279
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going on here on the grill.
280
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Come on, guys.
Come on, boys.
281
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[Javier] Come on, PG,
let's go look at the seat.
282
00:10:12,610 --> 00:10:14,043
I got a really big job
for you.
283
00:10:14,043 --> 00:10:15,309
-[Pedro] A big job?
-Yeah, the...
284
00:10:15,309 --> 00:10:17,209
Probably the biggest job
that we have here in the shop.
285
00:10:18,209 --> 00:10:19,943
Look right here.
286
00:10:20,010 --> 00:10:21,643
Is that all? Really?
287
00:10:22,710 --> 00:10:24,109
This is for the Volkswagen?
288
00:10:24,109 --> 00:10:26,243
[Javier] Yeah, this is
for the Volkswagen.
289
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For the bus.
290
00:10:28,309 --> 00:10:31,943
And you can see it's probably
gonna be the simplest job
291
00:10:32,010 --> 00:10:33,309
-you ever had to do.
-[Pedro] Yeah.
292
00:10:33,309 --> 00:10:35,043
I mean,
it's in really good shape.
293
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-Really good condition.
-[Pedro] Yeah.
294
00:10:37,010 --> 00:10:38,410
[Javier] But I see a slider.
295
00:10:38,410 --> 00:10:40,343
-Like a slider--
-Yeah, I think it's kind
of the slider. Right.
296
00:10:40,410 --> 00:10:42,810
You know that
this right here is swivel.
297
00:10:42,810 --> 00:10:46,243
It's 100% original hardware.
298
00:10:46,309 --> 00:10:49,510
The cover may not be
a 100% original 'cause it's,
299
00:10:49,510 --> 00:10:51,710
you know, the van is...
is pretty old.
300
00:10:51,710 --> 00:10:54,010
One of the unique features
on this bus that I love
301
00:10:54,010 --> 00:10:55,209
is the swivel seat.
302
00:10:55,209 --> 00:10:56,510
You can sit in there.
303
00:10:56,510 --> 00:10:58,209
Once you get to the place
where you're gonna deliver it,
304
00:10:58,209 --> 00:10:59,543
you swivel around it
and get out
305
00:10:59,610 --> 00:11:02,043
whichever way you were going
to and you make your delivery.
306
00:11:02,109 --> 00:11:03,410
Take the seat,
307
00:11:03,410 --> 00:11:05,910
get it all cleaned up,
get it painted.
308
00:11:05,910 --> 00:11:07,209
It's up to you, man.
309
00:11:07,209 --> 00:11:09,410
[Pedro] So Shorty just got
through showing me the seat
310
00:11:09,410 --> 00:11:11,243
for that panel van,
the Volkswagen.
311
00:11:11,309 --> 00:11:13,043
We love these Volkswagens.
312
00:11:13,109 --> 00:11:17,010
And my wife and me grew around
all this Volkswagen,
313
00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:20,910
so I'm excited to work on it,
especially on this van.
314
00:11:20,910 --> 00:11:23,309
-I just need it done.
-All right. Yeah.
315
00:11:23,309 --> 00:11:25,543
It's not heavy.
316
00:11:25,610 --> 00:11:27,543
[Javier]
Yeah, it's a little seat,
but it's got a punch.
317
00:11:31,109 --> 00:11:35,143
So the plan with this Triumph
is to get it assembled
318
00:11:35,209 --> 00:11:37,510
because PG needs to do
some interior work on it.
319
00:11:37,510 --> 00:11:39,410
So I need to put
all the panels on it
320
00:11:39,410 --> 00:11:42,243
and get it back over here
so we can get it running
321
00:11:42,309 --> 00:11:45,043
and hopefully deliver it
to Lisa as soon as possible.
322
00:11:45,043 --> 00:11:46,910
I never thought I would like
this little cars,
323
00:11:46,910 --> 00:11:48,410
but I actually love it.
324
00:11:48,410 --> 00:11:51,010
I mean, I have
something similar to this car.
325
00:11:51,010 --> 00:11:53,510
It's a little Volkswagen
Karmann Ghia.
326
00:11:53,510 --> 00:11:57,410
I'm working my way
from the back to the front.
327
00:11:57,410 --> 00:11:58,810
Just be really careful.
328
00:11:58,810 --> 00:12:01,010
We're gonna have
to hold this up like this.
329
00:12:01,010 --> 00:12:02,610
Yeah, just like that.
330
00:12:02,610 --> 00:12:04,710
Let it down.
331
00:12:04,777 --> 00:12:05,810
There we go.
332
00:12:07,143 --> 00:12:08,810
-Oh, okay, you got it?
-[Raul] Yeah.
333
00:12:08,810 --> 00:12:12,010
Let me put on another couple
of bolts here.
334
00:12:12,010 --> 00:12:13,276
Okay.
335
00:12:13,309 --> 00:12:17,610
Literally, every single panel
on this car has been reworked.
336
00:12:17,610 --> 00:12:19,810
It's definitely been
a journey working on this car.
337
00:12:19,810 --> 00:12:21,510
It's been a lot of fun.
338
00:12:21,510 --> 00:12:23,943
I like it because it's kind of
339
00:12:24,010 --> 00:12:27,243
not your regular old
classic car, you know?
340
00:12:27,309 --> 00:12:29,610
This is an English car.
341
00:12:29,610 --> 00:12:31,810
I hardly ever work on
anything else
342
00:12:31,810 --> 00:12:33,710
but American-made classics.
343
00:12:35,010 --> 00:12:36,109
I think once it's done,
344
00:12:36,109 --> 00:12:37,610
it's...
it's gonna be beautiful.
345
00:12:39,343 --> 00:12:40,643
This is kind of tricky.
346
00:12:40,710 --> 00:12:43,043
So all I need you to do
is hold it
347
00:12:43,109 --> 00:12:45,510
'cause I have
to put it under here.
348
00:12:45,510 --> 00:12:47,910
This car, it's little,
but it's feisty.
349
00:12:47,910 --> 00:12:49,643
It fights you all the way.
350
00:12:49,710 --> 00:12:51,710
Like these fenders
are kind of awkward,
351
00:12:51,777 --> 00:12:53,410
and you have to manipulate
'em in there
352
00:12:53,410 --> 00:12:55,043
because it's got
so many ways
353
00:12:55,109 --> 00:12:56,810
you can screw it up
if you're not careful.
354
00:12:56,810 --> 00:12:58,109
Needs more?
355
00:13:01,543 --> 00:13:02,710
There it goes.
356
00:13:03,710 --> 00:13:04,810
We're good.
357
00:13:04,877 --> 00:13:06,510
Let me put
a couple of screws in it.
358
00:13:06,510 --> 00:13:09,209
I'll let you get back
to whatever
it is you were doing.
359
00:13:09,209 --> 00:13:11,043
We're just getting
the final bolts
on this fenders,
360
00:13:11,109 --> 00:13:13,043
but we still have a long way
to go on the assembly.
361
00:13:20,910 --> 00:13:22,343
Back over here in my kitchen,
362
00:13:22,410 --> 00:13:25,910
I'm about to mix the paint
for our Volkswagen bus.
363
00:13:25,910 --> 00:13:28,543
That's the beauty of this...
of the system here.
364
00:13:28,610 --> 00:13:31,410
I have a ton of toners here.
365
00:13:31,410 --> 00:13:34,710
I can mix up just about
any color that I want.
366
00:13:34,710 --> 00:13:40,209
In this case, Eliot wants
a specific color for the bus.
367
00:13:40,209 --> 00:13:46,410
So he just happened to send me
a code that goes to this bus
368
00:13:46,410 --> 00:13:48,309
but in a modern formula.
369
00:13:48,309 --> 00:13:51,877
I'm gonna mix it up
and get it ready for paint.
370
00:13:51,877 --> 00:13:56,243
1440 grams
of the first toner.
371
00:13:56,309 --> 00:13:58,209
The machine takes care
of everything for me
372
00:13:58,209 --> 00:13:59,443
except doing the pouring.
373
00:14:00,543 --> 00:14:01,810
38, 39...
374
00:14:03,010 --> 00:14:04,777
1440.
375
00:14:04,777 --> 00:14:06,710
Yellow oxide.
376
00:14:06,777 --> 00:14:08,209
These scales are
pretty sensitive,
377
00:14:08,209 --> 00:14:10,877
so you can't really have
378
00:14:10,877 --> 00:14:13,910
any fans blowing
or wind coming in
379
00:14:13,910 --> 00:14:15,610
because the scale
will fluctuate
380
00:14:15,610 --> 00:14:17,109
and kind of throw you off.
381
00:14:19,010 --> 00:14:20,143
331.
382
00:14:22,410 --> 00:14:23,610
There we are.
383
00:14:28,309 --> 00:14:30,610
We're gonna see
what the color looks like.
384
00:14:30,610 --> 00:14:31,910
See, there we go.
385
00:14:33,810 --> 00:14:35,309
Anytime
I'll get something in...
386
00:14:35,309 --> 00:14:37,243
in my kitchen
and it's ready to paint,
387
00:14:37,309 --> 00:14:38,610
it's where I get excited.
388
00:14:38,610 --> 00:14:41,777
We've literally stripped
this van inside and out.
389
00:14:41,777 --> 00:14:46,443
This is certainly
a big, big moment.
390
00:15:28,977 --> 00:15:30,410
Already have
all the parts in there.
391
00:15:31,710 --> 00:15:33,910
-Is the guy here, Joel?
-[Joel] Yeah.
392
00:15:33,910 --> 00:15:35,610
Dude, that color,
you were worried about it?
393
00:15:35,610 --> 00:15:36,777
[Javier]
I was worried about it.
394
00:15:36,777 --> 00:15:39,109
Nah, man,
that's perfect, man.
395
00:15:39,109 --> 00:15:41,777
When we got the 1960
VW bus with Eliot,
396
00:15:41,777 --> 00:15:43,209
we thought it
was a good idea for him
397
00:15:43,209 --> 00:15:44,710
and his crew
to come in and help us
398
00:15:44,777 --> 00:15:46,610
with the mechanical
aspect of it.
399
00:15:46,610 --> 00:15:48,276
They are experts
in their field.
400
00:15:48,276 --> 00:15:50,309
They eat and breathe
Volkswagens.
401
00:15:50,309 --> 00:15:51,610
Well, now that
we got it on the lift,
402
00:15:51,677 --> 00:15:53,410
we can start dropping out
the transmission
403
00:15:53,410 --> 00:15:55,076
that will all come out
as one unit.
404
00:15:55,076 --> 00:15:56,810
We'll drop out the...
the front beam.
405
00:15:56,810 --> 00:15:58,476
Let's just get
the suspension out of it.
406
00:15:58,476 --> 00:15:59,610
All right.
407
00:15:59,610 --> 00:16:00,810
Let's get to work.
408
00:16:04,176 --> 00:16:05,410
Let's get these wheels off.
409
00:16:05,410 --> 00:16:07,043
[Eliot] Yeah, let's get
this stuff out of here.
410
00:16:09,376 --> 00:16:11,376
[whooping]
411
00:16:17,276 --> 00:16:18,610
-[Javier] Are you ready?
-Mm-hmm.
412
00:16:20,176 --> 00:16:21,510
All right.
Tell me when it's good.
413
00:16:21,510 --> 00:16:22,777
[Eliot] You're out.
You're out.
414
00:16:24,977 --> 00:16:26,176
Success.
415
00:16:26,176 --> 00:16:27,276
[Eliot grunts]
416
00:16:27,276 --> 00:16:28,677
[Javier] I got a big one.
417
00:16:30,309 --> 00:16:32,710
What I'm doing here
is I'm just prepping
to get the front end.
418
00:16:32,777 --> 00:16:34,410
We're gonna take
the front end out, everything,
419
00:16:34,476 --> 00:16:36,777
the hubs and everything's
just gonna drop down
as one unit.
420
00:16:38,109 --> 00:16:40,510
-It won't budge.
-I told Shorty,
this part was easy.
421
00:16:40,510 --> 00:16:41,677
Yeah, I know.
422
00:16:43,109 --> 00:16:44,476
[chuckles] Man,
why you said that?
423
00:16:47,309 --> 00:16:49,176
[Eliot grunts]
424
00:16:49,176 --> 00:16:50,510
[Eliot] All right, we're out.
425
00:16:54,209 --> 00:16:55,710
All right, boys.
426
00:16:55,777 --> 00:16:57,010
Good job.
427
00:17:01,209 --> 00:17:02,710
We're gonna
get this tore down, G.
428
00:17:02,777 --> 00:17:03,810
All right.
429
00:17:03,877 --> 00:17:06,309
Yeah, see if you could
get it all pulled off
430
00:17:06,376 --> 00:17:08,076
and take it off
to the bare metal.
431
00:17:08,076 --> 00:17:09,209
-Okay.
-We're gonna have to
432
00:17:09,276 --> 00:17:11,209
put new foam
and save these patterns
433
00:17:11,276 --> 00:17:13,576
'cause I'm just gonna
get them an idea.
434
00:17:13,576 --> 00:17:15,510
I'm not going by this
because you could see
435
00:17:15,510 --> 00:17:17,410
how off and crooked it is.
436
00:17:17,410 --> 00:17:18,710
-Oh, yeah.
-That's...
437
00:17:18,777 --> 00:17:21,376
Man, it looks...
it looks real terrible.
438
00:17:21,376 --> 00:17:22,610
That's kind of worn out.
439
00:17:22,677 --> 00:17:24,043
It's uneven. Feel it?
440
00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:25,209
[Gavino] Yeah.
441
00:17:25,276 --> 00:17:26,977
I'll let you get going
and tear it down.
442
00:17:26,977 --> 00:17:29,109
-[Gavino] Okay.
Okay. I'll get it going.
-I'll see you up there.
443
00:17:30,677 --> 00:17:32,209
We're gonna get
this modernized.
444
00:17:32,276 --> 00:17:34,010
So first
we gotta break it all down.
445
00:17:34,010 --> 00:17:36,410
It looks pretty bad.
It's in very bad shape.
446
00:17:36,410 --> 00:17:37,810
All your lines are off.
447
00:17:37,810 --> 00:17:40,810
If you look at it, this side
is way higher than this side.
448
00:17:40,877 --> 00:17:43,010
So we're gonna have
to straighten everything up,
449
00:17:43,010 --> 00:17:45,610
refoam everything,
make it look new again.
450
00:17:48,209 --> 00:17:50,276
First we gotta get
rid of this nastiness.
451
00:17:53,977 --> 00:17:56,143
This is still original.
452
00:17:56,143 --> 00:17:57,810
You can tell by the materials
that they use.
453
00:17:58,910 --> 00:18:02,476
You have bits of 1960s
flying around in the air now.
454
00:18:04,076 --> 00:18:06,043
There it goes.
455
00:18:06,043 --> 00:18:07,209
That's it.
456
00:18:07,276 --> 00:18:08,576
That's the burlap.
457
00:18:08,576 --> 00:18:09,777
It does look like
it's leaning.
458
00:18:09,777 --> 00:18:10,910
[Gavino] Yeah, it does.
459
00:18:10,977 --> 00:18:12,510
This car must have been
leaning to one side.
460
00:18:12,576 --> 00:18:13,710
-This way.
-Yeah.
461
00:18:13,710 --> 00:18:15,043
That's the side it swivels to,
too.
462
00:18:15,043 --> 00:18:17,109
-He was doing this, right?
-[laughs]
463
00:18:44,510 --> 00:18:47,910
So Manuel is gonna start
from scratch
and make a pattern.
464
00:18:47,910 --> 00:18:52,143
Yeah, one piece going
that way and notch it in.
465
00:19:07,309 --> 00:19:11,276
We're trying to pick up
the van and put it on the lift
466
00:19:11,276 --> 00:19:13,777
that we have outside
so we can clean the bottom.
467
00:19:13,777 --> 00:19:16,209
The bottom needs
to be pressure washed.
468
00:19:16,209 --> 00:19:17,810
[Joel] We set this on there.
469
00:19:19,209 --> 00:19:20,476
Boom, it's done.
470
00:19:20,476 --> 00:19:23,777
And it grabs so much surface
that it won't teeter-tot.
471
00:19:23,777 --> 00:19:25,109
[Javier] Okay. Well...
472
00:19:25,109 --> 00:19:26,576
[Joel]
So let's do that first.
473
00:19:28,510 --> 00:19:29,877
We gotta touch down here.
474
00:19:32,043 --> 00:19:33,209
[Javier]
This thing is heavy, man.
475
00:19:33,209 --> 00:19:34,376
Can you see, Shorty?
476
00:19:34,376 --> 00:19:35,710
'Cause I can't see nothing.
477
00:19:35,710 --> 00:19:36,977
[Javier] Yeah. All right.
We're good.
478
00:19:38,710 --> 00:19:40,576
-[Joel] We're okay?
-Yeah. We're good.
479
00:19:45,143 --> 00:19:46,243
Now the dirty work.
480
00:19:46,243 --> 00:19:48,309
Just getting the underneath
of the bus cleaned up.
481
00:19:55,043 --> 00:19:56,610
We're just gonna wire wheel,
482
00:19:56,677 --> 00:19:58,176
get the grease off
of everything.
483
00:20:18,810 --> 00:20:21,109
[Javier] I'm in the process
of putting the bonnet on.
484
00:20:21,109 --> 00:20:24,476
I had the pleasure
of working on it for Lisa.
485
00:20:24,476 --> 00:20:26,677
It's got a super cute
looking little face.
486
00:20:26,677 --> 00:20:29,143
It looks like a car
from a cartoon, you know?
487
00:20:31,376 --> 00:20:33,677
[Raul] All right,
get your side first.
488
00:20:33,677 --> 00:20:35,043
-[Javier] My side?
-[Raul] Yeah.
489
00:20:39,043 --> 00:20:41,043
Okay, Raul, hold on a second.
490
00:20:41,043 --> 00:20:42,176
Hold on a second.
491
00:20:42,176 --> 00:20:43,576
Okay. Go ahead.
Put it in that.
492
00:20:45,410 --> 00:20:46,877
Pinch it together
with your hands.
493
00:20:47,977 --> 00:20:49,109
Yeah. There you go.
494
00:20:49,109 --> 00:20:50,610
Let's go a little bit up.
495
00:20:53,143 --> 00:20:54,309
Cool, man.
496
00:20:54,376 --> 00:20:55,877
Okay, Raul.
497
00:20:55,877 --> 00:20:57,510
Thank you, man.
I appreciate it.
498
00:20:59,710 --> 00:21:01,710
And the gap is pretty good.
499
00:21:01,710 --> 00:21:04,610
As you guys can see
the hood looks really good,
500
00:21:04,610 --> 00:21:06,109
and put all the hardware
back on it,
501
00:21:06,109 --> 00:21:07,977
the car looks super cool.
I think we're good to go.
502
00:21:19,143 --> 00:21:20,176
-[man] What's up, Eliot?
-Hey.
503
00:21:20,176 --> 00:21:21,710
Eliot, this is, PG.
504
00:21:21,777 --> 00:21:22,910
This is Elliot, man.
505
00:21:22,910 --> 00:21:24,010
What's up, man?
Doing all right?
506
00:21:24,010 --> 00:21:25,109
Hey. Good to see you.
507
00:21:25,109 --> 00:21:26,476
-Nice to meet you.
-PG. How you doing?
508
00:21:26,476 --> 00:21:28,209
-Hey, you got that seat, huh?
-[Gavino] Yeah. Yeah.
509
00:21:28,276 --> 00:21:29,309
It gave it
that original look.
510
00:21:29,376 --> 00:21:30,576
[Eliot] Oh, yeah.
511
00:21:30,576 --> 00:21:32,677
We gave it that side stitch
instead of the welt
512
00:21:32,677 --> 00:21:35,476
because you sliding in and out
could wear that out.
513
00:21:35,476 --> 00:21:37,276
[Eliot] Yeah, that looks
really, really good, man.
514
00:21:37,276 --> 00:21:41,410
We found some original pieces
and original cover.
515
00:21:41,476 --> 00:21:43,510
-We went by that pattern.
-I think it's perfect.
516
00:21:43,510 --> 00:21:45,309
I told you he was
the right man for the job.
517
00:21:45,376 --> 00:21:47,143
-Hey, that's awesome, man.
-So it came out good, man.
518
00:21:47,143 --> 00:21:48,209
I'll get it going.
519
00:21:48,276 --> 00:21:49,610
[man] Yeah,
we'll get it in there, man.
520
00:21:49,677 --> 00:21:51,309
-[Eliot] Appreciate it,
brother.
-Thank you, man.
521
00:21:51,309 --> 00:21:52,710
-I'll let you check it out.
-Nice to meet you.
522
00:21:52,710 --> 00:21:54,209
-Thank you.
-All right, PG.
523
00:22:06,877 --> 00:22:08,076
Here it is.
524
00:22:09,576 --> 00:22:10,810
Here it is.
525
00:22:12,209 --> 00:22:13,376
Great.
526
00:22:16,910 --> 00:22:19,376
That... this goes on first,
that second.
527
00:22:19,376 --> 00:22:22,376
PG's and tier guys,
Noel and Gavino
528
00:22:22,376 --> 00:22:24,309
are some of the best
interior guys I've ever seen.
529
00:22:24,376 --> 00:22:25,510
There is no car,
530
00:22:25,576 --> 00:22:28,209
foreign or domestic,
that they can't do.
531
00:22:28,209 --> 00:22:29,476
Hey, guys.
532
00:22:29,476 --> 00:22:31,610
-How's it going, Shorty?
-Lisa sent the treasure map.
533
00:22:31,677 --> 00:22:33,043
Hopefully there's money
at the end of it.
534
00:22:33,043 --> 00:22:34,176
-Okay?
-Oh, yeah.
535
00:22:34,176 --> 00:22:37,977
This is an original
documentation of a precise
536
00:22:37,977 --> 00:22:42,309
backseat mounting on this car,
and she wants it to the tee.
537
00:22:42,376 --> 00:22:45,410
All right, so looking
at this diagram here,
538
00:22:45,410 --> 00:22:47,410
what's gonna sit in there
if it's a back seat?
539
00:22:47,410 --> 00:22:51,410
This seat here
is not gonna sit you or me
540
00:22:51,410 --> 00:22:54,076
or anyone else in here,
okay, for that matter.
541
00:22:54,076 --> 00:22:55,410
I think
that this seat right here
542
00:22:55,476 --> 00:22:56,877
was meant for a cat
or a dog.
543
00:22:56,877 --> 00:22:57,977
Okay.
That's making more sense.
544
00:22:57,977 --> 00:22:59,610
So I think that...
545
00:22:59,677 --> 00:23:01,209
[laughter]
546
00:23:01,276 --> 00:23:02,510
I'll let you guys get to it,
man.
547
00:23:02,576 --> 00:23:03,710
I'll see you later.
548
00:23:03,710 --> 00:23:05,076
So we're gonna transfer over
549
00:23:05,076 --> 00:23:07,476
these templates
onto half inch plywood.
550
00:23:19,476 --> 00:23:22,209
[Raul] Now we're gonna staple
the material onto it.
551
00:23:29,910 --> 00:23:32,977
Right now I am setting up
the rear door panels.
552
00:23:32,977 --> 00:23:36,877
There was some misalignment
to it, so I am just...
553
00:23:36,877 --> 00:23:39,076
I mean, doing what I do best,
make it fit the car.
554
00:23:39,076 --> 00:23:42,209
So what I had to do was trim
a bit around the wheel well.
555
00:23:42,276 --> 00:23:46,510
That way these holes line up
to the bolt holes that
556
00:23:46,510 --> 00:23:47,910
which is for the top frame.
557
00:23:47,977 --> 00:23:50,209
Once I do that,
wrap the material
558
00:23:50,209 --> 00:23:51,610
and we should be good to go.
559
00:24:18,309 --> 00:24:20,410
There you go. Got the seat in.
560
00:24:20,476 --> 00:24:23,810
Got its all new caps on.
Got the door panel pieces on.
561
00:24:23,877 --> 00:24:25,209
Screwed on and everything.
562
00:24:25,209 --> 00:24:27,109
I'm pretty excited to see
what she thinks about it
563
00:24:27,109 --> 00:24:29,877
after she sees it, knowing
that it's been in her family
564
00:24:29,877 --> 00:24:31,143
for quite a bit.
565
00:24:31,143 --> 00:24:32,977
We'll see how she...
how she reacts to it.
566
00:24:39,043 --> 00:24:41,610
-Hello.
-What's up?
567
00:24:41,610 --> 00:24:43,010
Oh, man. This thing's bad ass.
568
00:24:43,010 --> 00:24:44,610
Look what I got, man.
569
00:24:44,610 --> 00:24:45,710
Look what they brought us,
man.
570
00:24:45,777 --> 00:24:47,043
Yeah, they brought
some good stuff.
571
00:24:47,043 --> 00:24:48,176
[Javier] The wheels.
572
00:24:48,176 --> 00:24:49,777
These are a Porsche pattern.
573
00:24:49,777 --> 00:24:51,109
These are called gas burners.
574
00:24:51,109 --> 00:24:52,309
You can see 'em on 914s
575
00:24:52,376 --> 00:24:53,910
and like the old Porsches
and stuff like that?
576
00:24:53,910 --> 00:24:55,677
-Is there anything that goes
in the center?
-Yeah.
577
00:24:55,677 --> 00:24:57,010
There's
a little Porsche center cap
578
00:24:57,010 --> 00:24:58,176
that goes over
the centers there.
579
00:24:58,176 --> 00:24:59,410
[Javier] Heck, yeah,
man, I love 'em.
580
00:24:59,476 --> 00:25:01,043
They're not real blingy.
You know want I mean?
581
00:25:01,043 --> 00:25:02,810
Because this is an industrial
kind of a bus.
582
00:25:02,877 --> 00:25:04,677
-[Javier]
I like the low key of 'em.
-Yeah.
583
00:25:04,677 --> 00:25:07,376
This blush kind of looking
like a black chrome kind of...
584
00:25:07,376 --> 00:25:08,610
The front one is that, like,
585
00:25:08,610 --> 00:25:10,309
considerably
smaller than the rear.
586
00:25:10,376 --> 00:25:11,943
-[Eliot] Yeah.
-It's gonna be the badass.
587
00:25:11,943 --> 00:25:14,176
[Eliot] There's some
meet in the back, have to be
a little bit staggered.
588
00:25:14,176 --> 00:25:15,710
I love 'em.
They look badass, man.
589
00:25:15,710 --> 00:25:17,410
Cool, man. I see,
you got all the gear, man.
590
00:25:17,410 --> 00:25:19,209
[Javier]
We got all the suspension
that Joel and I
591
00:25:19,209 --> 00:25:20,376
were just checking it out.
592
00:25:20,376 --> 00:25:22,510
Obviously, we're replacing
everything that's stock.
593
00:25:22,576 --> 00:25:26,209
My buddy Nate up in Oregon,
he did the beam,
594
00:25:26,209 --> 00:25:27,877
built the transaxle,
and he shipped it
595
00:25:27,877 --> 00:25:29,076
to his caliper to caliper,
man.
596
00:25:29,076 --> 00:25:31,109
So all we gotta do
is throw it in there and go.
597
00:25:31,109 --> 00:25:32,610
And then this is
a Beetle transaxle.
598
00:25:32,610 --> 00:25:33,710
Okay.
599
00:25:33,777 --> 00:25:35,610
So they do
that because the busses
600
00:25:35,610 --> 00:25:38,410
had reduction boxes
that actually made 'em
sit a little higher.
601
00:25:38,410 --> 00:25:40,309
So that's all you really
gotta do to the busses
602
00:25:40,376 --> 00:25:41,510
is put a Beetle transaxle in
603
00:25:41,510 --> 00:25:42,810
and we can get 'em down
on the ground.
604
00:25:42,877 --> 00:25:43,910
Really.
605
00:25:43,910 --> 00:25:45,576
And then the spring plates
are adjustable too.
606
00:25:45,576 --> 00:25:47,143
That's real common
in the Volkswagen scene
607
00:25:47,143 --> 00:25:49,576
Porsche bolt pattern
five by one thirties.
608
00:25:49,576 --> 00:25:51,810
It'll be tough
to get those tires underneath
609
00:25:51,877 --> 00:25:53,910
the... at the back
because it's kind
of mid skirt.
610
00:25:53,977 --> 00:25:55,309
Well, I'll tell you what,
it looks like
611
00:25:55,376 --> 00:25:56,810
you got some
killer drive train.
612
00:25:56,810 --> 00:25:58,143
-I can't wait, man.
-Yeah.
613
00:25:58,143 --> 00:25:59,710
We can compliment
everything else on the bus.
614
00:25:59,777 --> 00:26:01,209
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's gonna be cool.
615
00:26:01,276 --> 00:26:03,109
The motor,
when does that come in?
616
00:26:03,109 --> 00:26:05,109
They...
He fired it up last night.
617
00:26:05,109 --> 00:26:06,910
-He was running it
on the stand.
-[Javier] All right.
618
00:26:06,977 --> 00:26:08,510
[Eliot] So we'll bring it over
in the morning.
619
00:26:08,510 --> 00:26:10,109
Okay. Nice. Nice.
620
00:26:12,777 --> 00:26:14,610
This front suspension
is pretty kick ass.
621
00:26:14,610 --> 00:26:15,810
It's gonna get us low.
622
00:26:15,810 --> 00:26:17,576
It's gonna narrow us up
for the front breaks
623
00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:18,777
that we've got going here.
624
00:26:18,777 --> 00:26:19,910
We've got it all prepped.
625
00:26:19,910 --> 00:26:22,209
Right now, we're
about to try to
626
00:26:22,276 --> 00:26:23,610
roll the beam underneath it,
627
00:26:23,610 --> 00:26:25,610
and I think we're gonna try
to set the bus down
628
00:26:25,610 --> 00:26:28,076
into the beam
and then get it all bolted in
629
00:26:28,076 --> 00:26:29,777
so that we can start routing
the shift rod
630
00:26:29,777 --> 00:26:30,910
and all that kind
of good stuff.
631
00:26:30,977 --> 00:26:32,309
So I'm thinking about
pulling this thing
632
00:26:32,376 --> 00:26:33,810
all the way down to this end,
633
00:26:33,810 --> 00:26:35,810
and then we'll build it up
with these two by fours
a little higher,
634
00:26:35,810 --> 00:26:38,109
and then we'll just lower it
down into the beam.
635
00:26:38,109 --> 00:26:40,176
So this beam
is an adjustable beam.
636
00:26:40,176 --> 00:26:44,076
It's set up to be lowered,
but we can also dial it
in with this little...
637
00:26:44,076 --> 00:26:45,410
this little alligator teeth.
638
00:26:45,410 --> 00:26:47,710
Basically, what this is doing
is this is pinching
639
00:26:47,777 --> 00:26:50,376
a set of spring packs
that goes down the middle.
640
00:26:50,376 --> 00:26:52,176
It can pinch it
in different locations
641
00:26:52,176 --> 00:26:54,309
to change the angle
of the control arms.
642
00:26:54,376 --> 00:26:55,510
-Pull that lock.
-Yes, sir..
643
00:26:56,910 --> 00:26:58,209
Go slow.
644
00:26:58,209 --> 00:26:59,677
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
645
00:26:59,677 --> 00:27:01,076
Eliot, I think come back up
a little.
646
00:27:01,076 --> 00:27:03,476
And we're just trying
to line up the first hole
647
00:27:03,476 --> 00:27:04,710
to get the beam started.
648
00:27:04,777 --> 00:27:06,410
-One at a time.
-[Konstantin] Okay. Ready?
649
00:27:21,410 --> 00:27:22,877
[Javier] Right there where
the wheel sits,
650
00:27:22,877 --> 00:27:24,710
how much further
is it gonna go up there?
651
00:27:24,710 --> 00:27:25,877
Let me put it this way.
652
00:27:25,877 --> 00:27:27,710
If there was a passenger seat
and I was sitting there,
653
00:27:27,710 --> 00:27:28,910
you might have a problem.
654
00:27:28,910 --> 00:27:30,209
Let's pull the lift down
a little bit.
655
00:27:30,276 --> 00:27:31,710
Let it sit on it a little bit.
See what's--
656
00:27:31,777 --> 00:27:33,209
Okay. Okay. Yeah.
657
00:27:35,309 --> 00:27:37,143
[Javier]
Damn, Eliot, that's almost
all the way down.
658
00:27:37,143 --> 00:27:39,043
-[Eliot] What?
-[Javier laughs]
659
00:27:39,043 --> 00:27:41,176
Damn.
Oh, man, that thing is stiff.
660
00:27:41,176 --> 00:27:43,043
It's a little...
little neck breaker.
661
00:27:43,043 --> 00:27:45,209
Not about the ride,
it's about the look.
662
00:27:45,276 --> 00:27:47,076
-Ain't that right?
-It's the look.
663
00:27:47,076 --> 00:27:48,610
That's all that matters.
664
00:27:56,209 --> 00:27:58,143
[Joel] Take a look at that,
Shorty. These boys coming.
665
00:27:58,143 --> 00:27:59,376
They're coming in hot.
666
00:27:59,376 --> 00:28:00,610
[Javier] Oh, damn.
667
00:28:00,677 --> 00:28:03,276
Elliot and his guys are coming
in like a hurricane.
668
00:28:03,276 --> 00:28:05,376
They're bringing in a new...
brand new motor,
669
00:28:05,376 --> 00:28:06,810
a bunch of other components,
670
00:28:06,877 --> 00:28:08,677
and they're getting ready
to install it.
671
00:28:08,677 --> 00:28:10,376
It's gonna be
a monster day today.
672
00:28:11,710 --> 00:28:13,176
Look alive, baby.
673
00:28:13,176 --> 00:28:14,677
[Javier]
You got the rescue dog?
674
00:28:15,977 --> 00:28:17,176
[Eliot]
Look what we got, dude.
675
00:28:17,176 --> 00:28:19,410
-[Javier] Yeah.
-Dang, man.
676
00:28:19,476 --> 00:28:20,710
[Eliot]
Motor and the motor lifter.
677
00:28:20,710 --> 00:28:22,677
We think that's gonna
look good under that bus.
678
00:28:22,677 --> 00:28:24,410
[Javier] Man, that's...
that's awesome.
679
00:28:24,476 --> 00:28:25,977
We've gotta get the motor
into the bus,
680
00:28:25,977 --> 00:28:27,176
and then we gotta hook up
681
00:28:27,176 --> 00:28:28,977
all the electronics
and the fuel
682
00:28:28,977 --> 00:28:30,677
so that we can fire
the thing off.
683
00:28:30,677 --> 00:28:32,677
And so today's a huge day.
684
00:28:32,677 --> 00:28:34,710
We got a lot of people
to get it done,
685
00:28:34,710 --> 00:28:37,043
so there's no reason that it
shouldn't happen pretty soon.
686
00:28:37,043 --> 00:28:38,143
Me and Joel,
687
00:28:38,143 --> 00:28:39,810
we're super glad
y'all are here...
688
00:28:39,877 --> 00:28:42,043
-[Eliot] Yeah.
-...to help us
get this bus going.
689
00:28:43,309 --> 00:28:44,410
There was no shortage
of help.
690
00:28:44,476 --> 00:28:46,510
They brought the dream team
over here to...
691
00:28:46,510 --> 00:28:47,910
to help us
with this little bus.
692
00:28:49,076 --> 00:28:50,309
[man] Three, two, one.
693
00:28:50,376 --> 00:28:51,710
Hey, that's pretty good,
Shorty.
694
00:28:51,710 --> 00:28:54,209
The dream team
for your dream shop.
695
00:28:57,376 --> 00:28:58,510
[man] Got it.
696
00:28:59,410 --> 00:29:01,209
So we got a new
reproduction tank
697
00:29:01,276 --> 00:29:02,376
true to original.
698
00:29:02,376 --> 00:29:04,710
So 10 gallon gas tank
699
00:29:04,777 --> 00:29:06,209
that sits directly
behind the engine
700
00:29:06,276 --> 00:29:08,010
and the fuel line
goes straight to...
701
00:29:08,010 --> 00:29:09,376
straight to the back of it.
702
00:29:11,910 --> 00:29:13,576
So these are
the adjustable spring plates
703
00:29:13,576 --> 00:29:15,376
that just came in
from powder coating.
704
00:29:15,376 --> 00:29:17,276
They're part
of the suspension components
for the rear.
705
00:29:17,276 --> 00:29:19,010
So we're working on
putting that stuff together.
706
00:29:19,010 --> 00:29:21,176
And after that we can
go ahead and get the...
707
00:29:21,176 --> 00:29:23,410
the transmission stabbed
in as well as the engine so.
708
00:29:33,043 --> 00:29:35,810
So what I'm putting on now
are the transmission mounts.
709
00:29:35,877 --> 00:29:38,777
So these go in before
we actually put on
the cradle itself.
710
00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:41,810
The way Volkswagens work
same applies
for Beetles as well,
711
00:29:41,877 --> 00:29:44,276
but the actual motor itself
712
00:29:44,276 --> 00:29:46,010
is supported
by the transmission.
713
00:29:46,010 --> 00:29:48,510
So this obviously
has to go first
714
00:29:48,510 --> 00:29:50,209
and then the motor next.
715
00:29:51,276 --> 00:29:52,677
[Konstantin]
Let's align to the right.
716
00:29:52,677 --> 00:29:53,910
All right.
717
00:29:54,977 --> 00:29:56,510
-I'm in.
-[Konstantin] Good? All right.
718
00:29:56,510 --> 00:29:58,410
[Javier] Those plates came out
pretty good.
719
00:29:58,410 --> 00:30:00,410
These are obviously
custom built to lower,
you know--
720
00:30:00,476 --> 00:30:01,710
-[Eliot]
That's a custom piece.
-Yeah.
721
00:30:01,777 --> 00:30:03,076
And so what that does is
722
00:30:03,076 --> 00:30:05,043
the... the Beetle gets it
pretty much where you want it,
723
00:30:05,043 --> 00:30:06,309
being a straight axle
724
00:30:06,376 --> 00:30:08,576
and puts it right
in the position here.
725
00:30:08,576 --> 00:30:10,610
And then these are
just fine tuning it, right?
726
00:30:10,610 --> 00:30:12,309
So sometimes your...
727
00:30:12,376 --> 00:30:13,576
your torsion bars
getting 'em up,
728
00:30:13,576 --> 00:30:15,376
you have a little bit of sag
or something like that,
729
00:30:15,376 --> 00:30:16,510
so you can jack
this one back up
730
00:30:16,576 --> 00:30:18,010
and kind of level,
just level 'em back up.
731
00:30:18,010 --> 00:30:19,710
So this is where...
This is the adjustable one.
732
00:30:19,710 --> 00:30:20,910
[Eliot] Yeah.
733
00:30:20,910 --> 00:30:22,710
You know, all these guys are
very knowledgeable,
734
00:30:22,710 --> 00:30:25,276
I mean,
extremely knowledgeable on VWs
735
00:30:25,276 --> 00:30:26,510
and we couldn't have had
736
00:30:26,576 --> 00:30:27,810
a better crew out here
to help us.
737
00:30:27,877 --> 00:30:29,910
And think
the... the magic part about
738
00:30:29,910 --> 00:30:31,510
it is the way
they work together.
739
00:30:31,510 --> 00:30:32,710
They're almost as good as us.
740
00:30:32,710 --> 00:30:33,910
Almost.
741
00:30:33,977 --> 00:30:35,410
-Almost, Joel? Yeah.
-Almost.
742
00:30:35,410 --> 00:30:36,877
Well, as far as VWs
they are pretty good.
743
00:30:36,877 --> 00:30:38,309
They'll kick our ass
on VWs.
744
00:30:38,376 --> 00:30:39,476
Yeah.
745
00:30:41,276 --> 00:30:42,510
-[Konstantin] Ready?
-[Ethan] Yeah.
746
00:30:44,610 --> 00:30:47,143
Way too close. We're just
trying to get the motor
747
00:30:47,143 --> 00:30:48,810
into position,
748
00:30:48,810 --> 00:30:51,510
maneuver the motor in a way
where we tilt it up...
749
00:30:51,510 --> 00:30:54,610
up and in and... and be
able to bolt it up.
750
00:30:56,010 --> 00:30:57,910
All right. It's going down
just a little bit.
751
00:31:10,309 --> 00:31:11,610
It looks awesome.
752
00:31:16,309 --> 00:31:19,309
So we're hooking
the shift rod up on...
753
00:31:19,376 --> 00:31:22,276
on the front here,
this area on the pitman arm.
754
00:31:23,910 --> 00:31:25,143
Check this out, Lazaro.
755
00:31:25,143 --> 00:31:27,143
Why don't you get
the... the original one?
756
00:31:27,143 --> 00:31:28,576
Let's compare it to this one.
757
00:31:28,576 --> 00:31:29,877
This one's
an aftermarket one.
758
00:31:31,043 --> 00:31:33,076
The bend
is just a little bit off
759
00:31:33,076 --> 00:31:34,810
and... and it doesn't take
much to be off
760
00:31:34,810 --> 00:31:35,910
for it to be... to hit
761
00:31:35,977 --> 00:31:37,710
'cause it's hitting
right here.
762
00:31:37,777 --> 00:31:38,910
See, this one's longer
763
00:31:38,977 --> 00:31:41,410
the distance
from here to here.
764
00:31:43,710 --> 00:31:46,043
So we gotta straighten
that bend out,
765
00:31:47,410 --> 00:31:48,777
you know, this thing is...
766
00:31:48,777 --> 00:31:50,677
-[man] All right. Let's hold.
-[Lazaro]
...just a little bit.
767
00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:53,209
Man, I think
I've bent it already.
768
00:31:53,209 --> 00:31:54,710
Let's see. Let it loose.
769
00:31:56,810 --> 00:31:58,576
I'm gonna give that a shot.
Let's see what that...
770
00:31:58,576 --> 00:31:59,810
what that does.
771
00:32:02,710 --> 00:32:03,910
Get in there.
772
00:32:06,209 --> 00:32:07,410
Okay.
773
00:32:07,410 --> 00:32:09,309
-I think you're good.
-Look.
774
00:32:09,309 --> 00:32:11,309
When you bolt it up...
775
00:32:11,309 --> 00:32:12,510
[Lazaro] I think you're good.
776
00:32:12,510 --> 00:32:14,309
I think we're fine.
We'll just do
the bushing pin.
777
00:32:14,376 --> 00:32:15,410
[Ethan] Okay.
778
00:32:15,410 --> 00:32:16,710
How they did
it in the factory,
779
00:32:16,710 --> 00:32:17,877
if something didn't fit right,
780
00:32:17,877 --> 00:32:20,309
they just made
an adjustment on the spot.
781
00:32:20,376 --> 00:32:21,677
Made it work.
782
00:32:31,910 --> 00:32:34,076
We're scrambling
on Lisa's 57 Triumph.
783
00:32:34,076 --> 00:32:35,510
Joel is working out
the taillights.
784
00:32:35,576 --> 00:32:37,209
We're putting the last pieces
of trim on it
785
00:32:37,209 --> 00:32:38,309
and we're gonna clean it
786
00:32:38,376 --> 00:32:39,510
and make it look sharp
for her.
787
00:32:40,610 --> 00:32:42,209
This is a big moment
for Lisa.
788
00:32:42,209 --> 00:32:45,209
She's waited a long,
long, long, long, long time
789
00:32:45,276 --> 00:32:46,810
to get this car
where it is today.
790
00:32:50,076 --> 00:32:51,777
You know, you work
and you work doggedly
791
00:32:51,777 --> 00:32:55,977
to get something done
and then it's happening
and it's kind of surreal.
792
00:32:55,977 --> 00:32:57,810
So I'm very excited about it.
793
00:32:57,810 --> 00:32:59,143
There she is.
794
00:32:59,143 --> 00:33:00,610
Hi, guys.
795
00:33:00,610 --> 00:33:01,910
How are you feeling?
796
00:33:01,910 --> 00:33:03,510
[Lisa] I'm feeling shaky,
actually.
797
00:33:03,576 --> 00:33:04,610
I can see that.
798
00:33:04,677 --> 00:33:06,410
-I know. I know.
-How are you doing?
799
00:33:06,476 --> 00:33:08,710
I'm good.
Glad to be here.
800
00:33:08,777 --> 00:33:10,910
-I'm a little bit sweaty so--
-Hey, Joe.
801
00:33:10,910 --> 00:33:12,043
This is a long road.
802
00:33:12,043 --> 00:33:14,276
You've been waiting
a long time to get here.
803
00:33:14,276 --> 00:33:15,476
A long time.
804
00:33:15,476 --> 00:33:17,209
And this
is a family heirloom.
805
00:33:17,209 --> 00:33:18,376
Yeah.
806
00:33:18,376 --> 00:33:20,376
It was my dad's
when we were teenagers,
807
00:33:20,376 --> 00:33:22,910
and I haven't driven it
since then.
808
00:33:22,977 --> 00:33:24,209
So you ready to see it?
809
00:33:24,276 --> 00:33:26,043
I'm very ready to see this.
810
00:33:26,043 --> 00:33:27,410
Hey, Shorty.
811
00:33:37,777 --> 00:33:39,109
Wow!
812
00:33:40,209 --> 00:33:41,910
[Joel] Give it a little honk
there, Short-dog.
813
00:33:41,977 --> 00:33:44,109
-[laughs]
-[honking]
814
00:33:44,109 --> 00:33:45,410
Oh, my God.
815
00:33:46,910 --> 00:33:48,576
That's an awesome
looking car.
816
00:33:55,476 --> 00:33:56,610
[Javier] What do you think?
817
00:33:56,610 --> 00:33:58,610
You look awful good
in that car, Shorty.
818
00:33:58,677 --> 00:34:00,376
That is a gorgeous car.
819
00:34:00,376 --> 00:34:01,476
[Javier] Finally, right?
820
00:34:01,476 --> 00:34:02,610
[Lisa]
What a job you guys did!
821
00:34:02,677 --> 00:34:03,810
Oh, my!
822
00:34:03,877 --> 00:34:06,043
-Today is the day.
-I know.
823
00:34:06,043 --> 00:34:07,510
And, you know what,
we can't tell you
824
00:34:07,576 --> 00:34:09,376
how glad we are
to be a part of it.
825
00:34:09,376 --> 00:34:10,777
We know how much
it means to you.
826
00:34:10,777 --> 00:34:12,810
I don't think I could have
gotten anybody better.
827
00:34:12,810 --> 00:34:14,309
[Javier]
Pedro and his guys, I mean,
828
00:34:14,376 --> 00:34:16,143
they did a beautiful job
on the interior.
829
00:34:16,143 --> 00:34:17,309
This, I think,
830
00:34:17,309 --> 00:34:19,209
was the original color
for the car.
831
00:34:19,209 --> 00:34:21,410
-It is.
-[Javier] I did
all the bodywork.
832
00:34:21,476 --> 00:34:23,309
I did all the fitment
on the body,
833
00:34:23,309 --> 00:34:25,176
painted the car for you
and everything
834
00:34:25,176 --> 00:34:27,777
and basically put
the car back together.
835
00:34:27,777 --> 00:34:30,476
It was a pure pleasure working
on this car for you
836
00:34:30,476 --> 00:34:32,810
and trying to get it back
to how you wanted it.
837
00:34:32,877 --> 00:34:36,610
[Lisa] This is exactly how
I viewed it would look like.
838
00:34:36,610 --> 00:34:38,710
[Javier] For us to be able to
revive your memories,
839
00:34:38,710 --> 00:34:40,410
-you know, thanks for that.
-You definitely did.
840
00:34:40,476 --> 00:34:42,576
I didn't expect such
an emotional feeling
841
00:34:42,576 --> 00:34:44,710
when it came out, but it's...
it's a stunner.
842
00:34:44,777 --> 00:34:46,176
And now I can get in
that sucker
843
00:34:46,176 --> 00:34:47,710
and go for a drive, man.
844
00:34:47,777 --> 00:34:49,677
-Yes.
-Way over time for that.
845
00:34:49,677 --> 00:34:50,910
Yeah.
846
00:34:51,977 --> 00:34:53,410
[engine starts]
847
00:34:54,710 --> 00:34:56,777
Yep. It's a new car.
848
00:34:58,710 --> 00:34:59,977
Oh, this is crazy.
849
00:35:01,076 --> 00:35:03,109
Haven't driven it
since I was about 17.
850
00:35:03,109 --> 00:35:04,710
My dad died a couple of years
after that
851
00:35:04,777 --> 00:35:07,276
and I just vowed that
I would get it fixed one day.
852
00:35:07,276 --> 00:35:09,309
So getting it out
about 15 years ago
853
00:35:09,376 --> 00:35:10,410
and getting it back
on the road
854
00:35:10,476 --> 00:35:13,510
and getting it completed
is very exciting.
855
00:35:13,576 --> 00:35:15,410
I can't believe it.
This is so cool.
856
00:35:21,410 --> 00:35:22,910
-What's up, Tanny?
-[Tanner] What's up, man?
857
00:35:22,910 --> 00:35:24,877
-[Javier] How are you doing,
brother?
-Good. How are you?
858
00:35:24,877 --> 00:35:26,710
-Looks like you came ready
for work, man.
-Yeah.
859
00:35:26,777 --> 00:35:28,910
Eliot wants a logo on
his VW bus,
860
00:35:28,910 --> 00:35:30,410
so we're gonna call
in my friend Tanner
861
00:35:30,410 --> 00:35:32,810
so he can throw it down
and get it done for him.
862
00:35:32,810 --> 00:35:34,143
And so this one here
863
00:35:34,143 --> 00:35:36,576
is, like something that
he had talked about.
864
00:35:36,576 --> 00:35:38,109
This is what's coming
to my mind right now.
865
00:35:38,109 --> 00:35:39,243
[Javier] All right.
866
00:35:39,276 --> 00:35:42,710
This here, panel it out
with a pinstripe like this.
867
00:35:42,710 --> 00:35:45,043
-[Javier] Mm-hmm.
-So it creates a box.
868
00:35:45,043 --> 00:35:46,143
Yeah.
869
00:35:46,143 --> 00:35:47,777
So... so you wanna
put this on here?
870
00:35:47,777 --> 00:35:49,209
-Yep.
-And then outline it.
871
00:35:49,209 --> 00:35:50,309
Make it look like a sign.
872
00:35:50,309 --> 00:35:52,276
I think he would love it, man.
I really do.
873
00:35:54,910 --> 00:35:56,209
[Tanner] So I'm gonna
put this down first
874
00:35:56,276 --> 00:35:58,610
and get that outer
perimeter started,
875
00:35:58,677 --> 00:36:01,209
and I'll probably do
some decorative
876
00:36:01,209 --> 00:36:02,610
stuff in the corners.
877
00:36:02,610 --> 00:36:04,710
Got a logo marked up
where it's gonna be.
878
00:36:04,710 --> 00:36:05,910
It's really detailed.
879
00:36:05,910 --> 00:36:08,910
So I'm gonna use
this basically transfer...
880
00:36:08,977 --> 00:36:11,410
this basically graphite paper
just white.
881
00:36:22,977 --> 00:36:25,309
Balancing is, I feel that's
the most important part.
882
00:36:25,309 --> 00:36:28,476
You can have this really
awesome logo and it's like,
883
00:36:28,476 --> 00:36:31,710
"That's so cool,
but does it fit in the area?"
884
00:36:31,777 --> 00:36:33,410
I know Eliot very well
885
00:36:33,476 --> 00:36:36,209
and I know that he's
into this kind of stuff,
886
00:36:36,209 --> 00:36:38,710
so I think he'll be surprised
to see this on there.
887
00:36:45,810 --> 00:36:47,276
[Javier] Everything on the bus
is hooked up
888
00:36:47,276 --> 00:36:49,043
and we're getting ready
to fire it up.
889
00:36:49,043 --> 00:36:51,510
I can't wait to get
this thing on the road.
890
00:36:51,510 --> 00:36:53,376
So we're gonna prime
the fuel system,
891
00:36:53,376 --> 00:36:54,777
get the electric pump
892
00:36:54,777 --> 00:36:56,510
to fill up the carburetors
with some gas,
893
00:36:56,510 --> 00:36:58,677
and then we'll get
the timing...
894
00:36:58,677 --> 00:36:59,777
timing light ready
895
00:36:59,777 --> 00:37:01,410
and then try
to fire it off and then
896
00:37:01,410 --> 00:37:02,677
get it idling good enough
897
00:37:02,677 --> 00:37:04,610
to get the carburetors
to idle.
898
00:37:04,610 --> 00:37:06,810
-[Joel] Go ahead, Konty.
-Here we go.
899
00:37:06,877 --> 00:37:09,643
[engine sputters and starts]
900
00:37:19,443 --> 00:37:21,076
Man, it's good enough
for a test drive, I think.
901
00:37:23,276 --> 00:37:24,910
It sounds really good.
902
00:37:24,977 --> 00:37:26,143
-[man whooping]
-Yeah.
903
00:37:26,176 --> 00:37:28,043
[Konstantin] We need to lower
the back end or something?
904
00:37:28,043 --> 00:37:29,510
-A little bit?
-It's a little too high.
905
00:37:29,510 --> 00:37:31,243
[Javier] Yeah, I would say
about another inch.
906
00:37:31,243 --> 00:37:32,910
-Okay.
-All right, look at that.
907
00:37:32,977 --> 00:37:34,643
-There it is right there.
-[Joel] Wow!
908
00:37:34,643 --> 00:37:36,176
So the good thing about
these spring plates
909
00:37:36,176 --> 00:37:37,410
is they've actually got...
910
00:37:37,410 --> 00:37:39,510
they have it drop welded
into the spring plate.
911
00:37:39,510 --> 00:37:40,743
[man] Okay.
912
00:37:40,743 --> 00:37:43,510
And so you retain
the... the spring
and the torsion bar.
913
00:37:43,510 --> 00:37:46,643
-So it still rides good.
-It'll still ride really good.
914
00:37:46,643 --> 00:37:48,076
[Joel] Wow,
that's crazy, man.
915
00:37:48,076 --> 00:37:49,777
[Javier] Can you do
that to an Impala?
916
00:37:49,777 --> 00:37:51,777
[Joel] Yeah, put a little
air ride system on it.
917
00:37:51,777 --> 00:37:53,276
[Javier] Yeah, it looks
a lot better now.
918
00:38:02,877 --> 00:38:04,877
It's time to take this bus
over to Eliot.
919
00:38:07,977 --> 00:38:11,010
Today, Eliot's gonna see
the final version of his bus.
920
00:38:12,810 --> 00:38:15,243
We've done a couple of things
that he doesn't know about.
921
00:38:15,243 --> 00:38:17,610
I can't wait for him to see it
and see his reaction.
922
00:38:20,209 --> 00:38:21,576
Well, Eliot... Y'all ready?
923
00:38:21,576 --> 00:38:22,810
Am I ready?
Come on, dude.
924
00:38:22,810 --> 00:38:23,910
Are y'all ready for it?
925
00:38:23,977 --> 00:38:25,343
-Bring that bus in, dude.
-Come on, man.
926
00:38:25,343 --> 00:38:26,810
Are you all ready
for it or what?
927
00:38:26,810 --> 00:38:28,143
-[all] Yeah.
-Yeah.
928
00:38:28,143 --> 00:38:29,610
Now, we're talking right.
929
00:38:29,610 --> 00:38:31,410
Now, we're talking.
930
00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:33,209
-[Joel] Here it is.
-[Eliot] No way.
931
00:38:33,209 --> 00:38:34,343
[Joel] Look at that thing,
man.
932
00:38:34,343 --> 00:38:36,309
Dude, they got the safaris in.
933
00:38:36,309 --> 00:38:37,543
-[whoops]
-Oh, yeah.
934
00:38:40,076 --> 00:38:41,576
Hell, yeah, dude.
935
00:38:42,710 --> 00:38:44,243
-Oh, boy.
-[Joel] That's bad ass.
936
00:38:48,343 --> 00:38:49,810
Hot dog, boy!
937
00:38:49,877 --> 00:38:51,410
[chuckles] Good to see you.
938
00:38:51,410 --> 00:38:53,243
-[Eliot] Man--
-[Javier] What do you think,
Eliot?
939
00:38:53,243 --> 00:38:55,143
Oh, my gosh!
940
00:38:55,143 --> 00:38:56,309
Did you change
the stance, man?
941
00:38:56,309 --> 00:38:57,543
We changed
the stance a little bit.
942
00:38:57,543 --> 00:38:59,043
Where your you guys did,
943
00:38:59,076 --> 00:39:01,209
you know, they thought
it was a little...
it had a little bit of a rake.
944
00:39:01,209 --> 00:39:02,543
So we changed
the stance a little bit.
945
00:39:02,543 --> 00:39:03,877
This is the way it's
supposed to look.
946
00:39:03,877 --> 00:39:05,343
[Javier]
And then we called in Tanner
947
00:39:05,343 --> 00:39:07,810
and he did that little
logo on for you.
948
00:39:07,877 --> 00:39:08,977
What do you think?
949
00:39:08,977 --> 00:39:12,677
That thing right there, dude,
is on point, man.
950
00:39:12,677 --> 00:39:13,977
Look at the brush marks
and stuff,
951
00:39:13,977 --> 00:39:15,076
man, it's insane.
952
00:39:15,076 --> 00:39:16,643
-[Javier] Yeah, it's just--
-Midlothian man.
953
00:39:16,643 --> 00:39:18,810
That's what I'm talking about
right there, dude.
954
00:39:18,810 --> 00:39:20,543
Man, it looks phenomenal.
955
00:39:20,543 --> 00:39:21,677
Tell the truth.
956
00:39:21,677 --> 00:39:23,143
This paint color
is scared you, didn't it?
957
00:39:23,143 --> 00:39:25,643
-It sure did, man. Yeah.
-What do you think now?
958
00:39:25,643 --> 00:39:27,243
[Javier] I love it, man.
I love it.
959
00:39:27,243 --> 00:39:28,643
I love the color.
It looks beautiful.
960
00:39:28,643 --> 00:39:30,176
-This is the marquee, man.
-Yeah.
961
00:39:30,176 --> 00:39:32,010
You know, this is the one
when you pull to the shop,
962
00:39:32,010 --> 00:39:33,309
this is the one
that's sitting out.
963
00:39:33,309 --> 00:39:35,710
It's awesome.
Oh, you got the safaris
on now.
964
00:39:35,777 --> 00:39:37,710
So the coolest thing
on Volkswagen busses
965
00:39:37,710 --> 00:39:39,143
is the safari windows.
966
00:39:39,143 --> 00:39:41,076
And you can just
roll in in that thing
967
00:39:41,076 --> 00:39:42,410
with the windows
open like that,
968
00:39:42,410 --> 00:39:43,810
and it just turns heads.
969
00:39:43,877 --> 00:39:45,143
-You got 'em painted in time.
-[Javier] Yes.
970
00:39:45,143 --> 00:39:46,677
Obviously,
everything is a scramble,
971
00:39:46,677 --> 00:39:48,576
you know, when you're trying
to do something like this.
972
00:39:48,576 --> 00:39:50,410
When you told me
the color and I got it...
973
00:39:50,410 --> 00:39:52,143
I mixed it and I opened it up,
974
00:39:52,143 --> 00:39:53,510
I said, "Man,
I screwed up on the mix."
975
00:39:53,510 --> 00:39:54,643
Hang on, hang on.
976
00:39:54,643 --> 00:39:56,476
"I got four missed calls
from Shorty."
977
00:39:56,476 --> 00:39:57,977
This is the quintessential
978
00:39:57,977 --> 00:39:59,476
Volkswagen color
called Sealing Wax, man.
979
00:39:59,476 --> 00:40:00,643
[Javier] Wow.
980
00:40:00,643 --> 00:40:02,309
Just a little bitty dots
chrome here and there.
981
00:40:02,309 --> 00:40:03,677
-You know what I mean?
-[Javier] Yeah.
982
00:40:03,677 --> 00:40:05,010
All the seals, you know,
983
00:40:05,010 --> 00:40:06,309
they... they bring it up,
you know?
984
00:40:06,309 --> 00:40:07,543
Oh, just noticed that.
985
00:40:07,543 --> 00:40:09,576
Yeah, you've got
the... all the window seals,
they--
986
00:40:09,576 --> 00:40:12,543
Yeah. All the window seals
make the color pop.
987
00:40:12,543 --> 00:40:13,810
You wanna see that one seat?
988
00:40:13,810 --> 00:40:17,143
PG, I think he had
the hardest job of everybody.
989
00:40:17,143 --> 00:40:19,043
Well, this is all the interior
we did.
990
00:40:19,043 --> 00:40:20,810
Yeah, you worked
for like months, night...
991
00:40:20,810 --> 00:40:22,910
nights and days
to get this seat done.
992
00:40:25,076 --> 00:40:27,410
We found out that
this was the original look
993
00:40:27,410 --> 00:40:28,710
-that was underneath...
-[Eliot] Yeah.
994
00:40:28,777 --> 00:40:30,376
[Pedro] ...all their covers
and all of that.
995
00:40:30,376 --> 00:40:32,610
[Eliot] You said there
was some original material
in there, right?
996
00:40:32,610 --> 00:40:34,309
-Yeah. Yes.
-[Eliot] Swivel seat, man.
997
00:40:34,309 --> 00:40:35,576
Yeah.
998
00:40:35,576 --> 00:40:37,610
From what it looked like then
to what it looks like now,
999
00:40:37,610 --> 00:40:38,910
it's night and day.
1000
00:40:45,243 --> 00:40:48,243
This thing is extremely,
extremely rare, man.
1001
00:40:48,243 --> 00:40:49,610
Well, why don't you sit
in that, man?
1002
00:40:49,610 --> 00:40:50,910
See how you look.
1003
00:40:52,076 --> 00:40:54,076
-Look at you, man.
-Dude!
1004
00:40:54,076 --> 00:40:55,977
It's nice in here, man.
1005
00:40:55,977 --> 00:40:57,610
You actually spent
a lot of time in here,
1006
00:40:57,610 --> 00:40:59,376
actually, body working
and stuff, didn't you?
1007
00:40:59,376 --> 00:41:01,109
Oh, man, you have no idea.
1008
00:41:01,109 --> 00:41:02,810
I can't wait to drive it,
man.
1009
00:41:02,810 --> 00:41:04,243
-It's gonna be awesome.
-[Javier] I know.
1010
00:41:04,243 --> 00:41:07,309
You have no idea how bad ass
this bus looks from the front.
1011
00:41:07,309 --> 00:41:08,977
It's less than a foot off
the ground.
1012
00:41:08,977 --> 00:41:12,309
The headlights, the emblem,
all the little signal lights.
1013
00:41:12,309 --> 00:41:13,877
This thing is amazing, Shorty.
1014
00:41:13,877 --> 00:41:16,109
Your team did, I mean,
knocked it out of the park,
man.
1015
00:41:16,109 --> 00:41:17,376
Thanks, man.
Appreciate that, man.
1016
00:41:17,376 --> 00:41:19,109
[Eliot] This is really cool,
man. I appreciate it.
1017
00:41:19,109 --> 00:41:21,910
Both teams came together
for a labor of love
1018
00:41:21,910 --> 00:41:23,309
for somebody
that deserves it.
1019
00:41:23,309 --> 00:41:25,276
My team, you know,
they did their job.
1020
00:41:25,276 --> 00:41:26,977
And then your team,
they did their job,
1021
00:41:26,977 --> 00:41:30,309
so they got it running
nice and crisp.
1022
00:41:30,309 --> 00:41:32,010
[Eliot] Dude, man, you got
the tails to match
1023
00:41:32,010 --> 00:41:33,410
the bumpers in the inside!
1024
00:41:35,543 --> 00:41:36,977
Talk me about it, Ethan.
1025
00:41:36,977 --> 00:41:40,643
It's a 2.3 liter,
44 Weber IDFs.
1026
00:41:40,643 --> 00:41:42,677
So how many horsepower you
think that thing's making now?
1027
00:41:42,677 --> 00:41:44,910
Probably somewhere
between 140, 160.
1028
00:41:44,977 --> 00:41:47,043
You can get it on a freeway
and... and do six...
1029
00:41:47,043 --> 00:41:48,343
570. No problem.
1030
00:41:48,376 --> 00:41:50,043
You even painted the inside
of the engine compartment,
man.
1031
00:41:50,043 --> 00:41:52,376
[Javier] We had to slick it
all up for you.
1032
00:41:52,376 --> 00:41:56,209
This van, I wanted it to be
a representation of my shop,
1033
00:41:56,209 --> 00:41:57,810
my little museum here.
1034
00:41:57,877 --> 00:42:01,176
And man, that logo,
like, I haven't had a logo.
1035
00:42:01,176 --> 00:42:03,343
I played around
with some ideas and things,
1036
00:42:03,343 --> 00:42:04,977
and you guys pulled it off,
man.
1037
00:42:06,309 --> 00:42:08,443
Shorty brought it back
to better...
1038
00:42:08,443 --> 00:42:10,643
better than
from the factory condition.
1039
00:42:10,643 --> 00:42:11,777
And it is amazing.
1040
00:42:11,777 --> 00:42:13,209
You look down
the side of that thing
1041
00:42:13,209 --> 00:42:14,476
and it looks like a mirror.
1042
00:42:14,476 --> 00:42:15,810
And you guys killed it, man.
1043
00:42:15,810 --> 00:42:17,176
I mean, this is...
My guys had a blast.
1044
00:42:17,176 --> 00:42:18,777
-[Joel] Yeah.
-That's all I've heard
about...
1045
00:42:18,777 --> 00:42:19,910
Well, we had a blast, too.
1046
00:42:19,977 --> 00:42:21,677
...how much fun they had
coming over to your shop.
1047
00:42:21,677 --> 00:42:22,810
It was awesome, man.
1048
00:42:22,810 --> 00:42:24,143
It was awesome
working on the bus.
1049
00:42:24,143 --> 00:42:26,209
Especially for you
and the collection you have,
1050
00:42:26,209 --> 00:42:27,810
man, it's truly amazing.
1051
00:42:27,810 --> 00:42:30,376
You know, this is much better
than a museum.
1052
00:42:30,376 --> 00:42:33,043
You guys take this
to heart as far as
1053
00:42:33,043 --> 00:42:35,576
the... the hobby of fixing up
VWs and stuff.
1054
00:42:35,576 --> 00:42:37,209
So it was a pleasure
for all of us
1055
00:42:37,209 --> 00:42:38,576
to be able to do
something for you.
1056
00:42:38,576 --> 00:42:40,476
Thanks to your guys, I mean,
bottom of my heart, man.
1057
00:42:59,610 --> 00:43:01,109
-[Joel] What is it gonna
sound like, Shorty?
-[blows raspberry]
1058
00:43:02,610 --> 00:43:03,910
-Like that?
-[Joel] There you go, man.
1059
00:43:03,910 --> 00:43:05,043
[laughs]
1060
00:43:05,043 --> 00:43:07,209
Hey, hey, T,
put some turbo to it.
1061
00:43:09,043 --> 00:43:11,010
-Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
-[Joel] There you go, man.
1062
00:43:11,010 --> 00:43:13,109
-[Javier] Yeah, that's it.
-I didn't spit on you.
1063
00:43:13,109 --> 00:43:14,510
Man, what the hell
is going on there?
1064
00:43:14,510 --> 00:43:15,710
[laughter]
1065
00:43:15,777 --> 00:43:17,276
What in the hell...
1066
00:43:17,276 --> 00:43:19,410
[laughter]
1067
00:43:20,710 --> 00:43:22,143
-Oh, my gosh, dude.
-[man] Rock, paper, scissors.
1068
00:43:23,309 --> 00:43:24,677
Should I ask?
1069
00:43:24,677 --> 00:43:26,076
Who'll get to drive it first?
1070
00:43:26,910 --> 00:43:27,010
[laughter]