1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,400 [Shorty] We've made a lot of headway on the '56 Corvette, 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:04,533 but there's still a lot to be done. 3 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,166 [whistles] 4 00:00:14,166 --> 00:00:16,166 This is gonna be a four-tone car. 5 00:00:16,166 --> 00:00:18,567 Very unique combination. I've never done one. 6 00:00:21,367 --> 00:00:23,533 Not gonna lie, I'm a little lost right now. 7 00:00:25,567 --> 00:00:28,066 -[Shorty] Fire it up. -[engine starts, revs] 8 00:00:28,066 --> 00:00:29,533 Oh! 9 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:35,900 [Shorty] My name is Javier, but most people call me Shorty. 10 00:00:35,900 --> 00:00:37,166 I was born in Mexico. 11 00:00:37,867 --> 00:00:39,133 And when I was four years old, 12 00:00:39,133 --> 00:00:42,500 my parents moved to Texas in search of the American dream. 13 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:44,100 Now, I'm livin' that dream 14 00:00:44,100 --> 00:00:46,300 with my own custom shop and a team that builds 15 00:00:46,300 --> 00:00:47,834 the coolest cars on the road. 16 00:00:50,767 --> 00:00:51,800 [man 1] Oh, dang! 17 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:52,900 -[man 2] My God! -[laughing] 18 00:00:52,900 --> 00:00:55,367 [Shorty] We make dreams come true. 19 00:00:55,367 --> 00:00:57,333 -[all cheering] -[man 3] Yeah! 20 00:01:03,667 --> 00:01:05,767 We're doing this '56 Corvette for Rick 21 00:01:05,767 --> 00:01:07,266 in honor of his grandson, Caleb. 22 00:01:07,266 --> 00:01:11,166 Coming up two years, Caleb's involved in a race car accident. 23 00:01:11,166 --> 00:01:13,467 There's a lot riding on this car to get it ready for auction 24 00:01:13,467 --> 00:01:15,867 to raise money for Rick's foundation. 25 00:01:15,867 --> 00:01:19,166 There's a lot more to do to put this car back to its original condition. 26 00:01:19,166 --> 00:01:21,567 We've got electrical, mechanical, interior, 27 00:01:21,567 --> 00:01:23,467 and a lot of paint left to do. 28 00:01:23,467 --> 00:01:24,767 This is a rare car, 29 00:01:24,767 --> 00:01:28,200 and it might be one of 111 special racing editions 30 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,800 that GM made that year with a high-lift cam motor. 31 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,166 This is the moment of truth. 32 00:01:33,166 --> 00:01:35,266 We found out that it has a rebuilt cam, 33 00:01:35,266 --> 00:01:37,266 so we're gonna put a pin in the motor for now 34 00:01:37,266 --> 00:01:38,567 and finish up the body. 35 00:01:38,567 --> 00:01:40,567 We'll see if we can source an original cam, 36 00:01:40,567 --> 00:01:43,233 or go a totally different direction with the motor. 37 00:01:44,767 --> 00:01:47,100 So what I'm doing now is the actual 38 00:01:47,100 --> 00:01:49,600 pocket where the headlight bezel goes into. 39 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,767 It's got some cracks where the bolts actually go to. 40 00:01:52,767 --> 00:01:55,567 I gotta get some fiberglass, uh, mat, 41 00:01:55,567 --> 00:01:59,100 put about three layers behind there. Make it nice and thick. 42 00:01:59,100 --> 00:02:01,266 So that way it'll have a nice bond in there 43 00:02:01,266 --> 00:02:03,867 whenever the bezel does go in, and it'll have enough meat on it 44 00:02:03,867 --> 00:02:06,333 for the screws to bolt on to. 45 00:02:08,700 --> 00:02:11,166 This is not fiber tech like the other stuff that I normally use. 46 00:02:11,166 --> 00:02:13,266 It uses actual resin with actual mat. 47 00:02:13,266 --> 00:02:15,100 I typically do it eyeball. 48 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:16,500 I don't use a measuring system. 49 00:02:16,500 --> 00:02:18,300 I've done it for 20-some years. 50 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:20,767 And this stuff here, typically you just mix it. 51 00:02:20,767 --> 00:02:22,767 It color changes, so keep on mixing 52 00:02:22,767 --> 00:02:24,700 until you start seeing it get into a green color. 53 00:02:24,700 --> 00:02:28,867 Then I know that the resin is ready to apply to the, uh, fiberglass mat. 54 00:02:28,867 --> 00:02:31,634 [rock music playing] 55 00:02:39,567 --> 00:02:41,667 That was pretty much the last area 56 00:02:41,667 --> 00:02:43,700 that I had to do any kind of fiberglass work. 57 00:02:43,700 --> 00:02:45,467 So all of the major stuff is pretty much done. 58 00:02:45,467 --> 00:02:48,533 All the fiberglass matting and repairs have been done. 59 00:02:51,667 --> 00:02:54,700 We have the Corvette interior that we're fixing to tear down. 60 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:56,600 They're just gonna do it original 61 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,567 because this is gonna be a high-end car. 62 00:02:58,567 --> 00:02:59,667 Matching numbers. 63 00:02:59,667 --> 00:03:02,266 When somebody wants to do a matching number car, 64 00:03:02,266 --> 00:03:04,900 we have to order the original OEM covers 65 00:03:04,900 --> 00:03:08,166 because all this, it has to be in order. 66 00:03:08,166 --> 00:03:11,867 You got the burlap, you got the cotton, 67 00:03:11,867 --> 00:03:15,900 a little bit of foam, so it all has to match. 68 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:18,467 It's not gonna be as comfortable as using all foam, 69 00:03:18,467 --> 00:03:20,767 but it's gonna be like the way it was made. 70 00:03:24,100 --> 00:03:27,467 What I'm gonna do is tear down everything to the frame. 71 00:03:27,467 --> 00:03:29,433 [grunts in disgust] This is toasted. 72 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,266 Almost done. Just trying to get these little odds and ends. 73 00:03:37,266 --> 00:03:39,634 We'll probably wash 'em and then paint. 74 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,533 [air hissing] 75 00:03:50,066 --> 00:03:52,266 -Hey, Short Dog. -[Shorty] Yeah. 76 00:03:52,266 --> 00:03:54,266 I think she's ready to go, man. 77 00:03:54,266 --> 00:03:56,066 -[Shorty] She? -She. 78 00:03:56,066 --> 00:03:57,700 This car's a she? 79 00:03:57,700 --> 00:03:59,400 To me. [laughs] 80 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,133 [Shorty] All right, let's move it. 81 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,500 [whistles loudly, chuckles] 82 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:05,800 Let's get it! I'll get it in the booth. 83 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,000 Get it in the booth and get it primered. 84 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,567 Big moment right here, Jose! 85 00:04:09,567 --> 00:04:11,934 -Big moment. -[Shorty yells] Big moment! 86 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,333 Let's get it. Look at that, man. 87 00:04:16,100 --> 00:04:18,867 [both] Goin' in the booth. 88 00:04:18,867 --> 00:04:20,300 Finish time, man. Almost. 89 00:04:20,300 --> 00:04:22,166 [Shorty] You looking forward to the block party, man? 90 00:04:22,166 --> 00:04:23,800 Yessir. Yessir. 91 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,634 That's pretty good right there. 92 00:04:31,300 --> 00:04:33,567 -Yello! -Brother Vic. 93 00:04:33,567 --> 00:04:35,867 -Vic, Victor! -[Victor] Hey, mornin', baby. 94 00:04:35,867 --> 00:04:37,300 [Joel] You ready? 95 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:38,967 -Born ready. [chuckles] -Buenos días, señor. 96 00:04:38,967 --> 00:04:40,300 [both speak Spanish] 97 00:04:40,300 --> 00:04:42,000 [in English] Victor just showed up to the shop 98 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,100 to pick up the chrome parts for Rick's '56 Corvette. 99 00:04:44,100 --> 00:04:46,767 There are a ton of parts, and he's got his work cut out for him. 100 00:04:46,767 --> 00:04:48,767 [in English] That... [indistinct] ...look at the grill. 101 00:04:48,767 --> 00:04:51,066 I'm gonna take... [mumbles] I gotta take it apart. 102 00:04:51,066 --> 00:04:52,500 You can't dip it like that? 103 00:04:52,500 --> 00:04:54,467 -You gotta do each one? -[Victor] Each one. 104 00:04:54,467 --> 00:04:56,000 Damn. 105 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,467 -You gonna take care of me? -I'm gonna take care of you like I always do. 106 00:04:58,467 --> 00:04:59,967 Oh, I know you do. 107 00:05:06,266 --> 00:05:07,834 [Victor] You're the man, Shorty. 108 00:05:09,867 --> 00:05:11,567 -That's all the Corvette. -That's it. 109 00:05:11,567 --> 00:05:13,233 -Yeah, that's it. -Okay, sir. 110 00:05:15,467 --> 00:05:18,667 So Noel, this is a old-school restoration. 111 00:05:18,667 --> 00:05:20,700 -[Noel] Uh-huh. -[Pedro] We're gonna have to hit this 112 00:05:20,700 --> 00:05:22,900 -indention right on spot. -Yeah. 113 00:05:22,900 --> 00:05:24,066 Okay. 114 00:05:24,066 --> 00:05:26,000 Everything's gotta be right on the T. 115 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,400 -Yeah. All right. -Right on the money. 116 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,300 There it is, right there. 117 00:05:30,300 --> 00:05:33,000 -That's gonna feel better than my mattress at home. -[chuckles] 118 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,867 [Pedro] We got the covers in. They're original as they could be. 119 00:05:35,867 --> 00:05:38,500 Even the squares on it, where it's been pressed. 120 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:40,300 Here's this, what you were talking about. 121 00:05:40,300 --> 00:05:43,066 You're gonna need some wire so you can push that indention in. 122 00:05:43,066 --> 00:05:47,066 -Yup. -And keep it level and straight. 123 00:05:47,066 --> 00:05:50,867 Since it came with these new reinforcements to tie down the cover, 124 00:05:50,867 --> 00:05:53,266 I am taking the old ones off. 125 00:05:53,266 --> 00:05:54,967 As you can see, it's real brittle. 126 00:05:54,967 --> 00:05:56,867 Compare that to that. 127 00:05:56,867 --> 00:05:58,567 So, I gotta take this off. 128 00:06:05,467 --> 00:06:07,166 You hog ring it to the frame itself, 129 00:06:07,166 --> 00:06:09,867 and it also helps secure the springs in place. 130 00:06:12,467 --> 00:06:13,667 And there you go. 131 00:06:13,667 --> 00:06:16,767 Now I gotta do this to all of 'em. 132 00:06:16,767 --> 00:06:18,367 [Pedro] We do have the dash here. 133 00:06:18,367 --> 00:06:21,667 The original stitching that it's supposed to have for the Corvette, 134 00:06:21,667 --> 00:06:25,266 which goes right here on the side of the door post. 135 00:06:25,266 --> 00:06:29,667 The new dash cover, it has this proper stitching, 136 00:06:29,667 --> 00:06:31,400 side stich right here. 137 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:33,567 We've gotta just start wrapping it. 138 00:06:33,567 --> 00:06:35,700 But before that, we gotta start 139 00:06:35,700 --> 00:06:37,867 taking this off and cleaning it up. 140 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:45,634 I'mma get this cleaned up. 141 00:06:46,066 --> 00:06:47,266 [clicks, hisses] 142 00:06:47,266 --> 00:06:50,433 [rock music playing] 143 00:06:51,867 --> 00:06:53,567 I'mma glue all this up. 144 00:06:53,567 --> 00:06:55,367 Fold it over, glue it in place. 145 00:06:55,367 --> 00:06:57,767 Put some hog rings in some sections 146 00:06:57,767 --> 00:06:59,400 to hold it even better. 147 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,333 And then, um, ready for the cover to go on. 148 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:07,300 Let that dry for a bit. 149 00:07:07,300 --> 00:07:09,133 Then we'll tack it on. 150 00:07:15,300 --> 00:07:18,900 So we have our, uh, 1956 Corvette in the booth. 151 00:07:18,900 --> 00:07:21,567 The goal right now, to get it taped up 152 00:07:21,567 --> 00:07:24,834 so we can put it in primer and move on to the next step. 153 00:07:25,967 --> 00:07:29,100 I feel pretty confident that it's gonna be pretty nice. 154 00:07:29,100 --> 00:07:33,000 However, I think that we're gonna do two rounds on this one. 155 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,367 We're gonna block it down and then prime it one more time. 156 00:07:35,367 --> 00:07:38,367 And then we'll, you know... It'll be ready for paint at that point. 157 00:07:38,367 --> 00:07:41,667 [rock music playing] 158 00:08:08,266 --> 00:08:10,533 This is a '59 trunk 159 00:08:11,567 --> 00:08:14,467 that was given to me by a friend of mine. 160 00:08:14,467 --> 00:08:16,367 This is for a Biscayne. 161 00:08:16,367 --> 00:08:19,800 This car would've been the lower end of the Impalas. 162 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,567 I'm not gonna put it on a car. 163 00:08:21,567 --> 00:08:25,567 I just wanna paint it badass and put it on my wall. 164 00:08:25,567 --> 00:08:27,667 I kind of like to do stuff like this 165 00:08:27,667 --> 00:08:29,200 to rejuvenate me, you know? 166 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,900 To give me a little bit more, more juice. 167 00:08:31,900 --> 00:08:34,567 It just relaxes me and, uh, 168 00:08:34,567 --> 00:08:38,300 it's fun, and it just kinda like, you know, your mind is, 169 00:08:38,300 --> 00:08:41,166 "What can I do to make this look cool?" 170 00:08:41,166 --> 00:08:44,166 I had a friend, custom painter, Danny D. 171 00:08:44,166 --> 00:08:45,967 He passed away. 172 00:08:45,967 --> 00:08:48,367 He did some custom jobs that I saw 173 00:08:48,367 --> 00:08:50,367 that were, like, just wicked. 174 00:08:50,367 --> 00:08:51,600 You look at 'em and you're like, 175 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,467 "Man, I wish I could do something like that." 176 00:08:53,467 --> 00:08:56,066 And so the colors that I'm gonna put on this trunk 177 00:08:56,066 --> 00:08:57,300 are inspired by him. 178 00:08:57,300 --> 00:08:59,834 [rock music playing] 179 00:09:03,667 --> 00:09:05,967 [Shorty] This is called Sunrise Pearl. 180 00:09:05,967 --> 00:09:07,600 This is called Sunset. 181 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:11,500 I'm gonna fade the Sunset into the Sunrise Pearl. 182 00:09:11,500 --> 00:09:13,266 When I get done with these two colors, 183 00:09:13,266 --> 00:09:15,100 I'm gonna take the tape off, 184 00:09:15,100 --> 00:09:19,000 and then this area's start gonna have, like, patterns. 185 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,033 It's gonna have some lowrider patterns. 186 00:09:22,667 --> 00:09:27,667 The normal mixing ratio on a base color is 50-50, one-to-one. 187 00:09:27,667 --> 00:09:30,767 But if you're gonna use it to do a fade into something, 188 00:09:30,767 --> 00:09:34,100 you need to mix it a little bit thinner. 189 00:09:34,100 --> 00:09:36,300 Overall, reduce it 10%, 15%. 190 00:09:36,300 --> 00:09:38,600 That way when you do your fade, 191 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,166 it's nice and crisp mist. 192 00:09:41,166 --> 00:09:43,834 [rock music playing] 193 00:09:54,767 --> 00:09:57,867 [Shorty] Inside here, I wanna use some Candy Golds, 194 00:09:57,867 --> 00:10:00,767 and maybe a cool pinstripe going down the center 195 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:02,567 of both of these right here. 196 00:10:02,567 --> 00:10:04,567 Just a really nice, clean pinstripe. 197 00:10:04,567 --> 00:10:06,667 You always wanna change it up a little bit 198 00:10:06,667 --> 00:10:08,166 and make it interesting. 199 00:10:08,166 --> 00:10:10,000 Just put some off-the-wall colors 200 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,767 that a lot of times you don't think they jive 201 00:10:11,767 --> 00:10:13,667 with the other colors, but they do. 202 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:17,433 I mean, that just looks awesome. 203 00:10:19,367 --> 00:10:23,133 [upbeat music playing] 204 00:10:46,900 --> 00:10:49,300 We have Rick's '56 Corvette loaded up, 205 00:10:49,300 --> 00:10:50,467 headin' over to Dave's shop. 206 00:10:50,467 --> 00:10:52,967 We're gonna do an extensive amount of more work. 207 00:10:52,967 --> 00:10:54,767 He's gonna take the frame off the car, 208 00:10:54,767 --> 00:10:57,600 uh, restore the frame, bring it back to its original specs. 209 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,500 That way when it goes across that block, 210 00:10:59,500 --> 00:11:01,066 we can advertise it as that. 211 00:11:01,066 --> 00:11:04,033 And hopefully it'll bring a lot more money for Rick's cause. 212 00:11:16,266 --> 00:11:18,767 We'll get this, and we're gonna put it on that. 213 00:11:18,767 --> 00:11:21,433 [rock music playing] 214 00:11:48,166 --> 00:11:49,600 [Shorty] What's up, T? 215 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:50,567 Check it out, man. 216 00:11:50,567 --> 00:11:52,166 Ready for you to get busy, huh? [chuckles] 217 00:11:52,166 --> 00:11:53,700 Ooh-wee! 218 00:11:53,700 --> 00:11:55,867 Remember, this is a full-on factory rebuild, 219 00:11:55,867 --> 00:11:57,900 not something we always do here at the shop. 220 00:11:57,900 --> 00:11:59,300 There's a lot at stake here 221 00:11:59,300 --> 00:12:01,100 since we're doing it for a client's foundation, 222 00:12:01,100 --> 00:12:04,367 which he launched in honor of his grandson who passed away. 223 00:12:04,367 --> 00:12:07,166 Let's take the straps off of it, unload it. 224 00:12:10,367 --> 00:12:13,100 Right now, we have a Corvette body off the frame, 225 00:12:13,100 --> 00:12:16,100 and the next step is the cleanup, 226 00:12:16,100 --> 00:12:17,634 especially underneath of it. 227 00:12:20,767 --> 00:12:22,367 The reason we're cleaning underneath the car 228 00:12:22,367 --> 00:12:24,567 is because Rick wants it painted under there 229 00:12:24,567 --> 00:12:25,934 back to original specs. 230 00:12:35,066 --> 00:12:37,300 -What's going on, guys? -Hey. 231 00:12:37,300 --> 00:12:40,767 Is this the place where I'm gonna get educated on Corvette? 232 00:12:40,767 --> 00:12:43,367 We're out here at DMS today to work on Rick's Corvette, 233 00:12:43,367 --> 00:12:46,367 and see if Dave can show me a few tricks 234 00:12:46,367 --> 00:12:48,367 on these Corvettes and putting this frame together, 235 00:12:48,367 --> 00:12:50,166 and get this car rolling forward. 236 00:12:50,166 --> 00:12:51,767 So, I see you guys got ahead already, huh? 237 00:12:51,767 --> 00:12:55,266 We got it painted, um, the correct color and everything for judging. 238 00:12:55,266 --> 00:12:59,266 We went ahead and stenciled the frame on the other side with the bill date. 239 00:12:59,266 --> 00:13:01,867 Hey, dude, it's upside down. 240 00:13:01,867 --> 00:13:03,367 -It's supposed to be. -Really? 241 00:13:03,367 --> 00:13:06,767 When that car was built, it was upside down on the assembly line. 242 00:13:06,767 --> 00:13:09,367 And a guy held a stencil up, did this. 243 00:13:09,367 --> 00:13:12,166 And then when it got to the end of the line, they flipped 'em back over. 244 00:13:12,166 --> 00:13:14,700 All the suspensions were put on upside down 245 00:13:14,700 --> 00:13:16,100 -and they just settle down. -Everything? 246 00:13:16,100 --> 00:13:17,266 Everything. 247 00:13:17,266 --> 00:13:18,767 -Okay. -[Dave] So, man, we get you to help us... 248 00:13:18,767 --> 00:13:20,367 -[Joel] Yeah. -...put this thing together. 249 00:13:20,367 --> 00:13:21,467 Definitely, man. Let's do it. 250 00:13:21,467 --> 00:13:25,066 An old kingpin front end like this 251 00:13:25,066 --> 00:13:29,467 doesn't have any caster to make the car handle real well. 252 00:13:29,467 --> 00:13:31,300 Starting in '56, 253 00:13:31,300 --> 00:13:33,667 Zora Duntov came up with this shim 254 00:13:33,667 --> 00:13:36,467 to set the crossmember back a little bit 255 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:38,900 to give it a little bit of caster in the alignment... 256 00:13:38,900 --> 00:13:42,266 -So you have adjustments. -...to make 'em handle better. 257 00:13:42,266 --> 00:13:46,266 This is definitely the way to get the value of the car in an auction 258 00:13:46,266 --> 00:13:48,100 because, I mean, this will be a correct, 259 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:52,100 dated, matching number '56 Corvette that is, 260 00:13:52,100 --> 00:13:55,133 you know, built the best we can build one. 261 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:58,467 [Joel] Look at that, man. 262 00:13:58,467 --> 00:14:00,600 [Dave laughs] Rebound straps are good for assembly. 263 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,166 [Joel] It's pretty unique, though. 264 00:14:02,166 --> 00:14:04,367 The old timers will tell you they put those straps on there 265 00:14:04,367 --> 00:14:06,834 so when you jump your car, the drive shaft won't fall out. 266 00:14:17,867 --> 00:14:19,066 That's awesome, guys. 267 00:14:19,066 --> 00:14:21,667 They pump it full of oil, you're good to go. 268 00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:23,967 [Joel] Man, this thing's gonna be awesome, man. 269 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:29,667 We got the Corvette seats here. 270 00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:31,266 We've got the padding on. 271 00:14:31,266 --> 00:14:32,900 So now, I'm just gonna hog ring it, 272 00:14:32,900 --> 00:14:34,800 and then get it covered. 273 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:36,367 I'mma need a little help here, 274 00:14:36,367 --> 00:14:39,767 so I'mma let this sit out in the sun for a bit. 275 00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:42,433 That way they could stretch. 276 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,166 All right. 277 00:14:48,166 --> 00:14:49,800 Sure enough with that Texas heat, 278 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:51,934 that's gonna let it stretch real good. 279 00:14:53,166 --> 00:14:55,266 That goes where it needs to go. 280 00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:02,467 [rock music playing] 281 00:15:02,467 --> 00:15:05,800 [Noel] Hog rings makes it real easy to get the cover real tight 282 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:07,567 on the actual seat itself. 283 00:15:14,266 --> 00:15:16,266 That's a cover. 284 00:15:16,266 --> 00:15:18,033 -That came out good. -[indistinct] 285 00:15:18,767 --> 00:15:20,367 Uh, new padding. 286 00:15:20,367 --> 00:15:23,033 -I like that pattern, that design. It looks good. -Yeah. 287 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:29,066 We good. 288 00:15:30,266 --> 00:15:31,433 Who is that? 289 00:15:33,700 --> 00:15:35,700 -Damn. -Oh, look who it is, man. 290 00:15:35,700 --> 00:15:37,300 [Joel] That boy done stepped up. 291 00:15:37,300 --> 00:15:38,667 [Shorty] Good morning, brother. 292 00:15:38,667 --> 00:15:40,100 -[Joel] What's going on, man? -[man 4] Hey, Joel. 293 00:15:40,100 --> 00:15:41,667 -[overlapping chatter] -You remember... 294 00:15:41,667 --> 00:15:43,567 -Oh, yeah, I remember. -[Joel] My man, I feel like he's getting bigger, man. 295 00:15:43,567 --> 00:15:44,767 Here, let me help you, man. 296 00:15:44,767 --> 00:15:46,266 [Victor] Oh, no. I got my helper. 297 00:15:46,266 --> 00:15:48,133 -You grab the other... -Is that all we sent? 298 00:15:48,767 --> 00:15:50,367 Here, feel it. [laughs] 299 00:15:50,367 --> 00:15:51,800 [Shorty] You brought it. 300 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,000 -[Joel] It's the motor covers. -[Victor] Yeah, those are... [indistinct] 301 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,100 [Shorty whistles] This is a piece that goes around the front, Joel. 302 00:15:57,100 --> 00:15:59,667 -Oh, around the light. -Around the front fender. 303 00:15:59,667 --> 00:16:01,166 The chrome looks badass, Victor. 304 00:16:01,166 --> 00:16:02,500 Thanks for bringing it, brother. 305 00:16:02,500 --> 00:16:04,166 [Joel] Thanks, brother. 306 00:16:04,166 --> 00:16:05,634 Let's go take care of you, man. 307 00:16:14,367 --> 00:16:15,667 What's going on, Jose? 308 00:16:15,667 --> 00:16:17,800 -Hey, what's up, Shorty? -How's it coming? 309 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:21,600 It's getting there. There's a piece left over here, and I'll be done. 310 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:24,000 I've already pretty much blocked the whole car. 311 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:25,600 I've already got it all sanded 312 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,266 except for the access into this front piece. 313 00:16:27,266 --> 00:16:29,100 That's literally all I got left. 314 00:16:29,100 --> 00:16:32,467 And, uh, I'm just trying to get it all 100% done 315 00:16:32,467 --> 00:16:35,000 before the block party starts later this evening. 316 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:37,367 We're just gonna go ahead and finish it up. 317 00:16:37,367 --> 00:16:40,066 And then we'll just have a grand old time at the block party. 318 00:16:40,066 --> 00:16:41,767 This is gonna be easy block party for 'em. 319 00:16:41,767 --> 00:16:43,500 -They ain't gonna have to do nothing but... -All they have to do 320 00:16:43,500 --> 00:16:45,266 is show up and eat. 321 00:16:45,266 --> 00:16:48,100 [horn blares] 322 00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:49,634 Block party time. 323 00:16:51,266 --> 00:16:53,166 Shorty usually don't let me sand anything 324 00:16:53,166 --> 00:16:55,000 'cause I got grease all over my hands all the time. 325 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,467 -[sizzling] -Hey, guys, we got some good news today. 326 00:16:57,467 --> 00:16:58,567 [man 5] Oh, yeah? 327 00:16:58,567 --> 00:17:00,266 [Shorty] The Corvette, the car, the one that you guys 328 00:17:00,266 --> 00:17:01,900 supposed to be helping us sand on, 329 00:17:01,900 --> 00:17:03,200 a little tender. 330 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:04,867 -So, it takes... -[Joel] Kinda like this burger, Shorty. 331 00:17:04,867 --> 00:17:06,767 -I was thinkin' it. -[indistinct chatter, laughter] 332 00:17:06,767 --> 00:17:08,867 You know, we went ahead and finished it up. 333 00:17:08,867 --> 00:17:11,000 That way we can just hang out today 334 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,900 and have fun and have a good burger. 335 00:17:12,900 --> 00:17:14,634 -[man 6] Awesome. -[man 7] Sounds good. 336 00:17:16,266 --> 00:17:17,900 [man 8] Watch Joel do all the work. 337 00:17:17,900 --> 00:17:19,166 It's a little chilly out here. 338 00:17:19,166 --> 00:17:20,667 [man 9] We had that cold front come in today. 339 00:17:20,667 --> 00:17:22,467 -I think it's only 104 today. -[all laughing] 340 00:17:22,467 --> 00:17:24,567 -Yeah, yeah. -It's only 104, I know. 341 00:17:24,567 --> 00:17:27,066 On a day like today here in Texas, that's pretty good. 342 00:17:27,066 --> 00:17:29,200 [upbeat song playing] 343 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:31,166 [Shorty] Time to eat! 344 00:17:31,166 --> 00:17:33,400 This is a real good healthy burger. 345 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,834 No carbs but just beef and lettuce. 346 00:17:38,100 --> 00:17:40,667 That's it. Cut! 347 00:17:50,867 --> 00:17:52,900 -Hey, Shorty. -[Shorty] What's going on. How you doing, Rick? 348 00:17:52,900 --> 00:17:55,166 -Good, good. -It's good to see you again, buddy. 349 00:17:55,166 --> 00:17:56,400 [Rick] Good to see you too. 350 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,066 I've been anxious to see what's been going on. 351 00:17:59,066 --> 00:18:02,767 We basically have, uh, a couple of samples. 352 00:18:02,767 --> 00:18:04,166 You know, the colors that you want. 353 00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:07,400 Right now, we just have a sample of the blue and the silver. 354 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:11,367 And if you like 'em, then we can make a big batch of it. 355 00:18:11,367 --> 00:18:13,100 -Perfect. -[Shorty] Yeah. 356 00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:15,100 This is the blue. 357 00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:16,533 [Rick] Yeah. 358 00:18:17,767 --> 00:18:20,667 Those would go great together. Absolutely. 359 00:18:21,467 --> 00:18:23,066 I think that's dead on. 360 00:18:23,066 --> 00:18:26,100 That's just what I imagine the car to be. 361 00:18:26,100 --> 00:18:27,967 What really excites me about this is, 362 00:18:27,967 --> 00:18:30,266 this was Caleb's favorite color right here. 363 00:18:30,266 --> 00:18:31,367 -Was it? -[Rick] Yeah. 364 00:18:31,367 --> 00:18:32,867 -Well, there you go. -[Rick] Yeah. 365 00:18:32,867 --> 00:18:35,800 That's what really excites me. Just makes it... 366 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,400 -It just makes it even more special. -[Rick] Yeah. 367 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:39,767 Yeah, I'm excited. 368 00:18:39,767 --> 00:18:42,667 Saw some of the chrome, the windshield, all that looks great. 369 00:18:42,667 --> 00:18:44,000 -All right, man. -I appreciate you coming over. 370 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,266 Rick chose the Arctic Blue for this 1956 Corvette, 371 00:18:47,266 --> 00:18:49,100 and which I think is beautiful. 372 00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:52,266 And then, we're gonna add the silver teardrop on the side, 373 00:18:52,266 --> 00:18:54,667 which is gonna make it an even better-looking combination. 374 00:18:54,667 --> 00:18:56,767 Plus, we have a red and white dash, 375 00:18:56,767 --> 00:18:59,767 which makes that four colors all together. 376 00:18:59,767 --> 00:19:02,000 If we're in the booth and we have a car in here, 377 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,900 that's another good day in the kitchen. 378 00:19:03,900 --> 00:19:06,667 The car that we have in here is a '56 Corvette. 379 00:19:06,667 --> 00:19:10,300 This car is gonna be a unique combination. 380 00:19:10,300 --> 00:19:12,767 You know, we haven't really done one like this in a while. 381 00:19:12,767 --> 00:19:14,166 I'm gonna start off with the dash. 382 00:19:14,166 --> 00:19:15,400 The dash is a two-tone. 383 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,700 I'm gonna paint the bottom half of the dash white. 384 00:19:17,700 --> 00:19:20,000 This is a nice off white. 385 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,667 Almost creamy. 386 00:19:21,667 --> 00:19:23,800 This is the red. Beautiful red. 387 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,667 They made a few cars with this color combination, 388 00:19:26,667 --> 00:19:28,300 blue car, red interior. 389 00:19:28,300 --> 00:19:29,900 It's kind of a unique combination. 390 00:19:29,900 --> 00:19:31,300 We're gonna get down, get that there, 391 00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:33,166 and we're gonna try on the blue tone and get to cooking. 392 00:19:33,166 --> 00:19:35,467 [rock music playing] 393 00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:50,000 [Shorty] Now we cover the white on the bottom of the dash 394 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:51,600 and finish with the red on top. 395 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,000 With a two-tone exterior, 396 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,333 that's gonna make four different colors. 397 00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:58,266 We have the dash on the Corvette painted up, 398 00:19:58,266 --> 00:19:59,600 so now I'm taking the paper off. 399 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:02,900 I'm gonna cover the red part so we can start putting blue. 400 00:20:02,900 --> 00:20:05,400 This is actually gonna be four-tone car. 401 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,800 Very unique combination. I've never done one, 402 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,467 but so happens that this is one of 'em. 403 00:20:09,467 --> 00:20:12,767 The top half is red, the bottom half is white, 404 00:20:12,767 --> 00:20:14,767 the car's gonna be blue, 405 00:20:14,767 --> 00:20:17,367 but it's gonna have a sliver teardrop. 406 00:20:17,367 --> 00:20:19,867 I better mix up some blue, man. Whoo! 407 00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:21,600 This is called Arctic Blue. 408 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,300 It's supposed to be pretty close, you know, 409 00:20:24,300 --> 00:20:27,433 to an original formula they would've had back in '56. 410 00:20:28,467 --> 00:20:30,200 Whoo-ooh-ooh. 411 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:31,300 Look at that. 412 00:20:31,300 --> 00:20:34,266 Two tones are usually separated by a molding. 413 00:20:34,266 --> 00:20:37,066 You gotta make sure that your molding's gonna cover that two-tone line. 414 00:20:37,066 --> 00:20:38,767 That's where the test comes in. 415 00:20:38,767 --> 00:20:41,066 This looks awesome man. Could be a blueberry shake. 416 00:20:41,066 --> 00:20:43,433 Just put the straw in there and... [slurps] 417 00:20:45,700 --> 00:20:47,500 All the reducers do, 418 00:20:47,500 --> 00:20:49,266 is just help you spray it out of your gun. 419 00:20:49,266 --> 00:20:52,066 You know, just thin it down so it can come out of the gun. 420 00:20:52,066 --> 00:20:54,634 [rock music playing] 421 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:16,967 [Shorty] We're gonna put the doors back on the car because 422 00:21:16,967 --> 00:21:20,367 part of the fender is silver, and this teardrop right here is silver. 423 00:21:20,367 --> 00:21:22,867 And they have to line up with each other, 424 00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:25,000 so the only way we can do it and have the lines line up 425 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,967 is to put back on the door and paint the color on the car. 426 00:21:38,367 --> 00:21:41,400 Anytime you're doing a two-tone car, it's a big process. 427 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,800 You have to mock it up, you have to put all the panels on it. 428 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,166 It's very tedious. 429 00:21:46,166 --> 00:21:49,567 I try to stay away from it as much as I can but sometimes you can't avoid it. 430 00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:14,900 [whistles] 431 00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:17,467 -[Shorty] What's up, fellas? -[Joe] What's up, Short? 432 00:22:17,467 --> 00:22:20,100 -You got the blues or what? -[Joe] Got the blues. 433 00:22:20,100 --> 00:22:23,066 This is the craziest color combination I've run into. 434 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,667 -That does not look bad. -Yeah. I'm not mad at it. 435 00:22:27,667 --> 00:22:30,667 [Joel] I like that combination right there. That looks damn good. 436 00:22:30,667 --> 00:22:34,800 But it still don't make no sense why the dash is red and the bottom half is white. 437 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:36,100 I mean, I'm not no car designer... 438 00:22:36,100 --> 00:22:38,000 Well, you might be surprised. You might love it. 439 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:39,600 It might end up pop... It might pop. 440 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,166 You're saying it's gonna knock my socks off? 441 00:22:41,166 --> 00:22:43,133 Hopefully, it'll knock all of our socks off. 442 00:22:48,066 --> 00:22:51,767 We got our '56 Corvette on... on the rotisserie. 443 00:22:51,767 --> 00:22:53,567 So, it's basically a frame table. 444 00:22:53,567 --> 00:22:56,867 Because the body doesn't have the frame underneath it, 445 00:22:56,867 --> 00:22:59,567 and so, it needs something to stabilize the body. 446 00:22:59,567 --> 00:23:01,400 Rick wanted the bottom painted, 447 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:03,467 you know, kinda like they are from the factory, 448 00:23:03,467 --> 00:23:06,400 so, that's what our goal is right here right now. 449 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,500 You know, the rotisserie is nice but you still have to be careful. 450 00:23:09,500 --> 00:23:11,433 Yeah, it's gotta be balanced really good. 451 00:23:19,367 --> 00:23:21,900 The Corvette and all the GM cars from back in the day 452 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:24,367 had a really cool underhood color 453 00:23:24,367 --> 00:23:26,767 and we wanna kinda duplicate it. 454 00:23:26,767 --> 00:23:30,400 The formula's calling for 419 grams of reducer. 455 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,767 We got, uh, some UR3 and then we got some UR2. 456 00:23:33,767 --> 00:23:35,700 So, one of them is faster than the other. 457 00:23:35,700 --> 00:23:38,266 It's very intricate in there, you have a lot of holes in there. 458 00:23:38,266 --> 00:23:41,900 A lot of crevasses that you gotta pay attention to and make sure you get coverage. 459 00:23:41,900 --> 00:23:45,567 So, if we put just the one fast reducer it's gonna dry too quick 460 00:23:45,567 --> 00:23:47,734 and we're not gonna have enough time to go around the whole thing. 461 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:18,867 This paint job was inspired by a good friend of mine, custom painter, Danny D. 462 00:24:18,867 --> 00:24:21,767 He used to come up with this, you know, combination of just 463 00:24:21,767 --> 00:24:23,900 really nice colors and patterns. 464 00:24:23,900 --> 00:24:27,100 He's one of the guys that I looked up to as far as custom painting 465 00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:29,066 and he, uh, left was way too soon. 466 00:24:29,066 --> 00:24:32,100 This is just a, uh, decorative piece that I wanted to make 467 00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:35,333 so, every time I see it, every time I look at it I see Danny D. 468 00:24:51,567 --> 00:24:53,567 I've used a lot of tangerine already 469 00:24:53,567 --> 00:24:56,667 which is beautiful and looks badass. 470 00:24:56,667 --> 00:24:58,367 But now, we got some magenta. 471 00:24:58,767 --> 00:25:00,333 Kinda my own brew. 472 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:03,467 I think we got it. 473 00:25:03,467 --> 00:25:05,900 -[Joe] Ooh-wee! -[Shorty] What do you think? 474 00:25:05,900 --> 00:25:07,567 Man, it's gonna look really good. 475 00:25:09,967 --> 00:25:12,266 [Shorty] I mean, I just changed it up very little. 476 00:25:14,467 --> 00:25:15,500 Just like that. 477 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,166 If you're doing something like this and you screw up 478 00:25:23,166 --> 00:25:26,000 that just personalizes your work. 479 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,200 I don't know the whole story about patterns, 480 00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:31,767 but the story goes that this guy painted a complete car 481 00:25:31,767 --> 00:25:33,767 and he made a few mistakes on the paint job 482 00:25:33,767 --> 00:25:36,867 and he didn't wanna go back and repaint the whole thing 'cause it was candy, 483 00:25:36,867 --> 00:25:38,867 so, he says, "You know what? I'll just add to it." 484 00:25:38,867 --> 00:25:42,867 And he started doing a bunch of patterns on it, like, different candies and stuff, 485 00:25:42,867 --> 00:25:44,867 it turns out that it looked great. 486 00:25:44,867 --> 00:25:46,667 That's how the patterns came about. 487 00:25:46,667 --> 00:25:49,533 Sometimes a mistake can be the coolest part of the paint job. 488 00:25:54,500 --> 00:25:56,734 -What do you think, man? -Oh, yeah. 489 00:25:57,667 --> 00:25:58,834 That's it. 490 00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:18,000 We have a lot going on today here at the shop. 491 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,166 It's a... We have a class going on. It's a pinstriping class. 492 00:26:21,166 --> 00:26:25,066 And we have some of the best pinstripers in the industry, Lokey and Bugs. 493 00:26:25,066 --> 00:26:27,767 These guys are gonna put the finishing touches on this trunk. 494 00:26:27,767 --> 00:26:30,667 Appreciate you guys, uh, collaborating on it with me. 495 00:26:30,667 --> 00:26:32,266 [Lokey] Yeah, man, we're happy to do it. 496 00:26:32,266 --> 00:26:34,266 Danny D had the vision that could, 497 00:26:34,266 --> 00:26:36,967 you know, whatever graphics he would lay out they just flowed. 498 00:26:36,967 --> 00:26:40,300 And, so, that's what inspired me to do this, uh, this trunk. 499 00:26:40,300 --> 00:26:43,700 This will be a piece that I'm gonna hang here at my shop. 500 00:26:43,700 --> 00:26:45,867 Every time I look at it I'm gonna think of all us 501 00:26:45,867 --> 00:26:48,000 -that we got together and got it done. -[Lokey] Yeah. 502 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:49,967 And then, obviously, Danny D, so... 503 00:26:49,967 --> 00:26:52,100 Every time I look at it I'm gonna remember how hot it is out here. 504 00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:53,967 [all laughing] 505 00:26:56,667 --> 00:26:58,967 [Lokey] With the paint job, you know, you have laid out on here, 506 00:26:58,967 --> 00:27:02,333 -I mean, it definitely needs some silver leaf in there. -Nice. 507 00:27:04,367 --> 00:27:06,500 [Bugs] You wanna put it as flat as possible. 508 00:27:06,500 --> 00:27:10,367 [Lokey] Yeah, you gotta just spread it out, make sure it lays out smooth. 509 00:27:10,367 --> 00:27:13,100 You don't wanna put your hand on it and smear it like this. 510 00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:15,166 You wanna pat it down. 511 00:27:15,166 --> 00:27:17,166 -[Bugs] Okay, Lokey, do your thing over here. -[Lokey] All right, brother. 512 00:27:22,867 --> 00:27:25,367 [Lokey] If you wait too long on the tack it will dry up on you and 513 00:27:25,367 --> 00:27:27,033 it won't grab the... the leaf. 514 00:27:28,867 --> 00:27:31,066 [Shorty] Look at that, man. Awesome. 515 00:27:31,066 --> 00:27:34,367 Just one little bit right there and see how much character it gives the trunk. 516 00:27:34,367 --> 00:27:35,867 -[Bugs] Yup. -[Lokey] Mmm-hmm. 517 00:27:47,266 --> 00:27:50,433 [Shorty] These guys make it look easy but it just takes a lot of practice. 518 00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:55,500 [Bugs] Stuff like this is what sets you apart from a regular pinstriper. 519 00:27:55,500 --> 00:27:58,934 The little embellishments, you'll see that like, "Wow, that is so tasteful." 520 00:28:04,100 --> 00:28:05,266 Bugs and Lokey, 521 00:28:06,100 --> 00:28:07,734 you can't go wrong with them, man. 522 00:28:16,100 --> 00:28:17,266 [horn honking] 523 00:28:18,967 --> 00:28:20,500 -What's up, fellas? -What's up, brother? 524 00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:22,166 -What's going on? Doing all right. -[Joe] What's going on? 525 00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:24,166 Somebody call for a '56 chassis? 526 00:28:24,166 --> 00:28:25,767 -Made to order, right? -[David] That's it. 527 00:28:25,767 --> 00:28:26,900 Our own in-house body. 528 00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:29,266 Well, we should have one in there. Yeah. 529 00:28:29,266 --> 00:28:32,100 Our friend, Rick, brought a '56 Corvette into the shop. 530 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:35,266 We tore down the motor and it looks like the camshaft is a replacement. 531 00:28:35,266 --> 00:28:38,166 So, we decided to put in a reproduction numbers matching motor 532 00:28:38,166 --> 00:28:40,100 with the high lift cam option. 533 00:28:40,100 --> 00:28:44,600 The motor that's in Rick's car is a 265 two four Braille option. 534 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:47,667 There were a 111 of the race car editions 535 00:28:47,667 --> 00:28:50,000 of what this car would've been. 536 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:53,066 The factory race cars all had the special high lift cams. 537 00:28:58,500 --> 00:29:01,734 Like, right there in about the same distance from the front mount. 538 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:07,500 We take a plumb bob and drop it down out of the body mount hole 539 00:29:07,500 --> 00:29:10,100 and that gives us a good idea of where we need to, like, 540 00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:13,567 bump the chassis over to square it up. 541 00:29:13,567 --> 00:29:17,233 So, when we set it down we're not moving a lot of stuff and messing it up. 542 00:29:21,467 --> 00:29:24,166 -All right, hold up. -[man 1] Gonna miss the frame over there. 543 00:29:24,767 --> 00:29:26,066 Pretty close on this side. 544 00:29:27,467 --> 00:29:28,834 Doing good, doing good. 545 00:29:30,166 --> 00:29:33,066 -[man 1] Good? -Yeah, that thing's dead as a narrow strait. 546 00:29:47,100 --> 00:29:48,433 [exclaims] 547 00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:54,100 -[Shorty] What's up, fellas? -Hey. 548 00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:55,567 -[Shorty] How're y'all doing under here? -We're just finishing up. 549 00:29:55,567 --> 00:29:57,500 -[Shorty] That exhaust looks good. -[David] It does, doesn't it? 550 00:29:57,500 --> 00:29:58,767 -Looks good. Looks good. -[Shorty] Wow. 551 00:29:58,767 --> 00:30:00,567 And you said it was supposed to be black like that? 552 00:30:00,567 --> 00:30:02,700 -[David] Painted black from the factory. -[Shorty] Really? 553 00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:05,567 -Now you look up under here and it looks new. -Brand-new. 554 00:30:05,567 --> 00:30:07,100 [Shorty] That's crazy, right? 555 00:30:07,100 --> 00:30:10,867 [David] And this is one of the few cars that has, uh, a factory crossover pot. 556 00:30:10,867 --> 00:30:14,500 Yeah, that kinda like a race car like back in the day. What do they call it today? 557 00:30:14,500 --> 00:30:17,567 -'50s version of an X pot. -Thank you guys for coming. 558 00:30:17,567 --> 00:30:20,500 -All right, man, we're gonna leave it in your hands. -Hit the Southern road. 559 00:30:20,500 --> 00:30:23,066 -Coming together real nice. -[David] Looks good. 560 00:30:32,667 --> 00:30:35,166 [Shorty] I need the forklift driver expert over here, man. 561 00:30:35,166 --> 00:30:37,200 -What do you think? -Love it, man. 562 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:39,166 It's gonna look good hanging up there in the shop. 563 00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:42,433 All right, start coming forward a little bit. 564 00:30:44,867 --> 00:30:46,834 -Tell me when. -[Shorty] Just a hair more. 565 00:30:49,767 --> 00:30:51,233 Come down a little bit. 566 00:30:51,900 --> 00:30:53,066 I think we're good. 567 00:30:55,867 --> 00:30:56,900 What do you think? 568 00:30:58,100 --> 00:31:00,567 Man, you got to put, like, a little light on it now. 569 00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:02,266 Little spotlight, right? 570 00:31:02,266 --> 00:31:04,967 -Yeah. Yeah, looks good. -[Shorty] I like it. 571 00:31:04,967 --> 00:31:06,667 Let's call Joe over here. See if he likes it. 572 00:31:06,667 --> 00:31:08,133 [whistles] Hey, Joe. 573 00:31:08,667 --> 00:31:10,333 Ooh-wee! 574 00:31:10,767 --> 00:31:12,100 Looks good, man. 575 00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:13,967 -[Shorty] You like it? -Yes, sir. 576 00:31:13,967 --> 00:31:16,400 -I like how all the colors came together. -[Joe] Yup. 577 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,300 It's crazy, man, how you got something in your mind, 578 00:31:18,300 --> 00:31:20,100 I mean, you already know what you're gonna do and 579 00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:22,634 it never fails, man. It comes out badass. 580 00:31:26,667 --> 00:31:28,567 This piece has so many things, you know. 581 00:31:28,567 --> 00:31:32,000 The people that help you, the people that are in mind, lowrider culture. 582 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,500 And then, the reason I did is just remembering our buddy 583 00:31:34,500 --> 00:31:37,834 and that was, like, really more important to me than anything. 584 00:31:38,300 --> 00:31:39,266 Yeah. 585 00:31:39,266 --> 00:31:40,467 [Shorty] Thanks for helping me hang it up. 586 00:31:40,467 --> 00:31:42,000 Oh, man. It was too easy. Looks good. 587 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,467 Oh, yeah, man. I like it, man. 588 00:31:49,567 --> 00:31:53,100 We're over at DMS. We brought the '56 Corvette back over here to David. 589 00:31:53,100 --> 00:31:55,467 -You miss it? -A lot. I did. 590 00:31:55,467 --> 00:31:57,300 I went ahead and rubbed the areas 591 00:31:57,300 --> 00:32:00,066 where we're gonna put the trim, just going around, 592 00:32:00,066 --> 00:32:04,000 make sure that once the trim is on that we don't have to go and sand to close to it. 593 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,867 That'll be great. That way if we scratch it you can go and fix it. 594 00:32:06,867 --> 00:32:08,567 [speaking indistinctly] 595 00:32:08,567 --> 00:32:11,300 It happens all the time. You guys can have at it. 596 00:32:11,300 --> 00:32:12,533 Let's get it unloaded. 597 00:32:13,467 --> 00:32:15,100 [speaking indistinctly] 598 00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:16,166 There we go. 599 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:20,467 All right, David, so, look, man, 600 00:32:20,467 --> 00:32:23,667 looks like you got a few pieces to put on. You're the Corvette expert... 601 00:32:23,667 --> 00:32:25,300 -We got a few pieces. -...I'm not. 602 00:32:25,300 --> 00:32:28,166 But at least we're down... we're over the hard part. 603 00:32:28,166 --> 00:32:31,800 Body's on the car, everything looks good, nothing's cracked. 604 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:33,967 -So, we're just down to assembling the car. -Yeah. 605 00:32:33,967 --> 00:32:37,000 -You've already got most of the parts refinished, so... -Yeah. 606 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,467 ...you make us look good. We're just bolting on. 607 00:32:38,467 --> 00:32:41,266 Well, hopefully, we'll make the trailer look good, right? 608 00:32:41,266 --> 00:32:43,800 Whole team's gonna jump on it. Um... 609 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:47,200 and we're gonna assemble this car as quickly and as best as we can. 610 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:50,367 I've intentionally cleared my whole schedule this week. 611 00:32:50,367 --> 00:32:53,266 Our focus is to get it done as soon as possible 612 00:32:53,266 --> 00:32:55,867 so, they can raise money for their foundation, their awareness, 613 00:32:55,867 --> 00:32:57,266 uh, that they're trying to do. 614 00:32:57,266 --> 00:33:00,867 I'm just happy that Dave and his crew are available to give us a hand. 615 00:33:05,867 --> 00:33:07,967 -What's for me today? Hi, man. -Uh-oh. 616 00:33:07,967 --> 00:33:09,567 -What's going on, fellas? -Here. 617 00:33:09,567 --> 00:33:12,467 -Oh, I'm right on time. -There... there. Fix that. There you go. 618 00:33:12,467 --> 00:33:15,567 So, we're here at Dave's shop and we're here to work on the '56 Corvette. 619 00:33:15,567 --> 00:33:17,400 Dave is an expert on these cars 620 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:19,767 and I'm here to soak up whatever he puts down. 621 00:33:19,767 --> 00:33:21,100 [David] We need to pull the wiring. 622 00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:22,900 [Joel] We need to pull the wiring? Hey, I can handle that part. 623 00:33:22,900 --> 00:33:25,400 If you can help us with that we can get a lot done. 624 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:26,934 -Real fast. -[Joel] Let's get to work. 625 00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:31,667 It's definitely a little different from what I'm used to. 626 00:33:31,667 --> 00:33:34,867 You don't really lay this one in, you kind of fish it through. 627 00:33:34,867 --> 00:33:37,567 If you ever had ground issues you're gonna have it on this car 628 00:33:37,567 --> 00:33:40,767 because the car is mostly fiber glass so, you gotta be really careful 629 00:33:40,767 --> 00:33:43,433 and think these things out before you start running the harness. 630 00:33:44,667 --> 00:33:45,967 I got one side in. 631 00:33:49,767 --> 00:33:53,000 This is like a special surprise that I got for ya. 632 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:54,767 Open that up. Merry Christmas. 633 00:33:54,767 --> 00:33:57,567 [chuckles] This is a... No way. 634 00:33:57,567 --> 00:34:00,066 [David] It's the whole wiring diagram to the car. 635 00:34:00,066 --> 00:34:01,467 [Joel] This is old school right here. 636 00:34:02,166 --> 00:34:03,667 David handed me a map... 637 00:34:05,066 --> 00:34:07,100 to some lost treasure but 638 00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,934 I don't need a map, I need a wiring harness manual. 639 00:34:18,367 --> 00:34:20,667 I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little lost right now. 640 00:34:22,166 --> 00:34:23,667 So, we got red. 641 00:34:24,467 --> 00:34:26,000 -Gray. -Is that a gray? 642 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,433 [David] Told y'all y'all's gonna need that road map. 643 00:34:28,767 --> 00:34:30,166 So, gray... 644 00:34:31,567 --> 00:34:33,834 I only got dumber every time I look at it. 645 00:34:35,066 --> 00:34:36,667 This has to go this way. 646 00:34:37,867 --> 00:34:39,567 This has to go here. 647 00:34:40,467 --> 00:34:42,367 That makes more sense to me. 648 00:34:45,567 --> 00:34:47,467 It takes... takes a lot of this. 649 00:34:47,467 --> 00:34:49,467 This takes more of this. 650 00:34:49,467 --> 00:34:51,066 -You gotta have heart. -[David] You gotta want it. 651 00:34:51,066 --> 00:34:54,734 You gotta want it. You gotta have heart for it 'cause, uh, this is not easy. 652 00:34:55,567 --> 00:34:57,867 [David] If it was easy everybody would do it. 653 00:34:57,867 --> 00:35:00,100 Yeah. I tell myself that every morning. 654 00:35:00,100 --> 00:35:02,233 [David chuckles] 655 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,700 We're coming along really good on this Corvette. 656 00:35:13,700 --> 00:35:15,734 Especially, on the hood. Check it out. 657 00:35:16,967 --> 00:35:19,967 It's slicker than a baby's butt right here, man. I mean... 658 00:35:20,867 --> 00:35:23,467 Ooh-wee! 659 00:35:23,467 --> 00:35:26,967 The color's beautiful. I'm super happy the way the hood came out. 660 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:33,000 In order to, uh, to make it look like this, it's a big process. 661 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:35,467 So, we got a few different pads. 662 00:35:35,467 --> 00:35:37,967 This one is obviously for compounding, 663 00:35:37,967 --> 00:35:39,700 this one is for polishing. 664 00:35:39,700 --> 00:35:42,200 If you touch this one it feels like sheep's wool. 665 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:43,400 This one here, on the other hand, 666 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:45,400 it feels more like a cow hair. 667 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:47,567 You know, this is a little bit more aggressive 668 00:35:47,567 --> 00:35:51,867 and at the end of the day you put your foam pad on there 669 00:35:51,867 --> 00:35:55,567 real nice and soft and it slicks it up, makes it look like a mirror 670 00:35:55,567 --> 00:35:58,634 a 100 miles deep, like you could jump in, you know. 671 00:35:59,467 --> 00:36:02,333 If you put in the work you can see the result. 672 00:36:07,300 --> 00:36:09,433 -[David] That looks good. -[Joe] Put the lid on first. 673 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:12,634 [David] That fits pretty dang good. 674 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:19,867 -[Shorty] Oh, that's David, man. -Is it done? 675 00:36:21,667 --> 00:36:23,767 [Shorty] We have the motor on the Corvette wired up. 676 00:36:23,767 --> 00:36:26,066 We have the dual carburetors, the high lift cam, 677 00:36:26,066 --> 00:36:28,867 and now, we're gonna fire it up to see what the motor sounds like. 678 00:36:28,867 --> 00:36:32,266 This is the primary. This is what it runs on on all the time. 679 00:36:32,266 --> 00:36:35,467 This is the secondary. This is the most important one. 680 00:36:35,467 --> 00:36:37,767 So, when you open it up that other one kicks in? 681 00:36:37,767 --> 00:36:39,600 [David] Right. So, it's a progressive link. 682 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:41,467 So, once you get so far into the throttle 683 00:36:41,467 --> 00:36:43,567 then this one will come in, give it more power. 684 00:36:43,567 --> 00:36:46,734 -[Shorty] Fire it up. Damn. -[engine starts] 685 00:36:46,734 --> 00:36:49,367 -[Shorty] That thing sounds good, man. -That even surprised me. 686 00:36:49,367 --> 00:36:52,266 [engine roaring] 687 00:36:52,266 --> 00:36:55,867 I'm not real big on carburetors but this you gotta admire. 688 00:36:55,867 --> 00:36:59,367 I mean, it's a double setup. You know, primary and a secondary 689 00:36:59,367 --> 00:37:04,166 working together to make this thing make some serious power for 1956. 690 00:37:04,166 --> 00:37:05,333 Get a little gas on it. 691 00:37:05,967 --> 00:37:07,767 [engine revs] 692 00:37:07,767 --> 00:37:09,266 Ooh-wee! 693 00:37:09,266 --> 00:37:11,667 -It sounds awesome. -[David] Y'all did a great job rebuilding it. 694 00:37:11,667 --> 00:37:14,900 I mean, this is as about as good as it would get in '56. 695 00:37:14,900 --> 00:37:17,767 This is the most collectible and sought-after cars right here. 696 00:37:17,767 --> 00:37:20,000 Rick's coming in tomorrow so, let me, uh, finish it up 697 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:21,634 -and get on with it. -Let's do it. 698 00:37:22,767 --> 00:37:24,867 We're rushing on this car to get it done. 699 00:37:24,867 --> 00:37:26,266 We don't have a whole lot of time. 700 00:37:26,266 --> 00:37:28,100 And so, everybody's here putting trim on 701 00:37:28,100 --> 00:37:30,567 and I'm over here, uh, buffing, trying to get this car cleaned up 702 00:37:30,567 --> 00:37:31,967 and ready to give it back to Rick. 703 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:38,767 Let's shut her down and see what it looks like. Yeah, it fits. 704 00:37:38,767 --> 00:37:40,567 [Joe speaks indistinctly] 705 00:37:40,567 --> 00:37:41,734 [David] Looks good. 706 00:37:46,166 --> 00:37:48,667 So, this was a pretty cool dash we did. 707 00:37:48,667 --> 00:37:50,667 It's the smallest dash we ever did and 708 00:37:50,667 --> 00:37:53,567 we're excited to see it put together for the family here. 709 00:38:13,567 --> 00:38:16,300 I think the car looks amazing. I mean, I'm pretty stoked. 710 00:38:16,300 --> 00:38:18,867 You know, everybody pitched in, everybody helped. 711 00:38:18,867 --> 00:38:22,667 I'm excited for him to see the car in memory of Caleb. 712 00:38:22,667 --> 00:38:25,867 You know, the grandpa's love for a grandkid, well, there's no words, you know, 713 00:38:25,867 --> 00:38:28,066 so, that's why we're doing this today. 714 00:38:28,066 --> 00:38:31,900 The cool thing about this, uh, Corvette is that Rick and his family, 715 00:38:31,900 --> 00:38:33,667 they were gonna auction off this car. 716 00:38:33,667 --> 00:38:35,767 So, they don't wanna do any custom work to it. 717 00:38:35,767 --> 00:38:37,767 They just wanna keep it clean and simple. 718 00:38:37,767 --> 00:38:39,767 So, this was a little different change for us. 719 00:38:39,767 --> 00:38:42,066 There was a tremendous amount of work on this... on this car. 720 00:38:42,066 --> 00:38:43,967 It's very tedious when you do a car 721 00:38:43,967 --> 00:38:46,467 that has to be the exact specs of the factory. 722 00:38:46,467 --> 00:38:48,467 -[David] That looks good. -[Shorty] Yeah. That look good? 723 00:38:48,467 --> 00:38:50,000 [Carl] They wanna auction this car off and 724 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,400 create a foundation in Caleb's honor 725 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,100 and this is something that's near and dear to my heart. 726 00:38:54,100 --> 00:38:56,967 I didn't actually know Caleb but I knew 727 00:38:56,967 --> 00:38:59,734 within probably an hour of his accident. 728 00:38:59,734 --> 00:39:02,166 We show up at the racetrack and we expect 729 00:39:02,166 --> 00:39:05,166 that everything is operating and running like it should 730 00:39:05,166 --> 00:39:08,100 and all the safety equipment and everything is in place. 731 00:39:08,100 --> 00:39:10,266 And it's not always the case. 732 00:39:10,266 --> 00:39:11,867 But that's what their plan for is, 733 00:39:11,867 --> 00:39:14,166 is to try to raise awareness in his honor. 734 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:17,600 Oh, boy, here we go. 735 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:21,400 We're here and really excited to get to experience it. 736 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,266 [Shorty] You know, just want you guys to know, 737 00:39:23,266 --> 00:39:26,100 Caleb was with us every step of the way. 738 00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:28,667 You know right now he's looking down and... yeah. 739 00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:30,266 [woman 1] He's excited. 740 00:39:30,266 --> 00:39:33,667 Wouldn't have been anything here he'd rather be doing than out here doing this. 741 00:39:33,667 --> 00:39:34,767 Thank you. 742 00:39:34,767 --> 00:39:36,467 -You guys ready to see the car? -We are. 743 00:39:36,467 --> 00:39:38,166 -Oh, absolutely. -[Shorty] Let's go look. 744 00:39:38,166 --> 00:39:40,066 [Rick] Let's go. 745 00:39:41,500 --> 00:39:42,934 [speaking indistinctly] 746 00:39:44,467 --> 00:39:46,567 You ready to rip that cover off? 747 00:39:46,567 --> 00:39:47,900 -We're gonna see here. -Sure. 748 00:39:47,900 --> 00:39:50,567 And I couldn't sleep last night, at all. 749 00:39:50,567 --> 00:39:52,967 Every one of these guys worked really hard 750 00:39:52,967 --> 00:39:56,767 in getting the car to where it is now. Especially Jose. 751 00:39:56,767 --> 00:40:00,500 And then Dave, uh, and his crew were a tremendous amount of help. 752 00:40:00,500 --> 00:40:02,000 Without them we couldn't have done it. 753 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:03,266 You guys ready to see it? 754 00:40:03,266 --> 00:40:04,467 [Rick] You bet we're ready. 755 00:40:04,467 --> 00:40:06,166 [man 2] You ready? All right. 756 00:40:06,667 --> 00:40:07,900 Well, let's do it. 757 00:40:07,900 --> 00:40:09,567 -[all exclaiming] -Oh, my gosh. 758 00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:14,233 -Oh! -Oh, my goodness gracious. 759 00:40:18,400 --> 00:40:21,567 -Wow. Wow. -Oh, it's beautiful. 760 00:40:21,567 --> 00:40:24,066 -Oh, my gosh! -[Rick] Look at that. Oh, my goodness. 761 00:40:24,066 --> 00:40:26,266 -[Shorty] What do you think, Sawyer? -I like it a lot. 762 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:29,800 [Shorty] Is it the way you guys envisioned it? 763 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:31,867 Better. So much better. 764 00:40:31,867 --> 00:40:35,500 I just didn't really have and idea. This blue is... is 765 00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:37,000 -Oh, my God. This is... -Perfect. 766 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,734 ...breathtakingly beautiful. 767 00:40:38,734 --> 00:40:41,634 That blue, that's one of Caleb's favorite colors. 768 00:40:43,800 --> 00:40:46,800 The color combination of the car is really rare. 769 00:40:46,800 --> 00:40:51,266 313 of them were produced with the blue and the silver cove 770 00:40:51,266 --> 00:40:53,000 and the red and white interior. 771 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:54,867 There's a handful of them out there left. 772 00:40:54,867 --> 00:40:56,533 This is a really special car. 773 00:40:59,567 --> 00:41:02,100 The whole frame and everything is... it's like new from the factory, 774 00:41:02,100 --> 00:41:03,500 so you guys take a look. 775 00:41:03,500 --> 00:41:04,967 [Rick] That's awesome. 776 00:41:04,967 --> 00:41:07,667 Oh, my God. You just wanna pet it. 777 00:41:07,667 --> 00:41:08,967 It's just beautiful. 778 00:41:12,467 --> 00:41:14,634 [engine revs] 779 00:41:19,900 --> 00:41:21,166 Wow. 780 00:41:23,367 --> 00:41:25,266 Whoo! That sounds great. 781 00:41:25,266 --> 00:41:27,800 [David] Every square inch of the body has been redone. 782 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:31,000 All the chassis has been perfectly restored. 783 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,867 Numbers matching, date-coded stenciled 784 00:41:33,867 --> 00:41:35,567 top to bottom, inside and out. 785 00:41:35,567 --> 00:41:38,066 It is an absolute phenomenal car. 786 00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:43,100 We know all of you worked really hard on it, 787 00:41:43,100 --> 00:41:46,000 so, we really wanna thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 788 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:48,600 How much this really does mean to us. 789 00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:52,100 It was an honor to be able to, to do that for you guys 790 00:41:52,100 --> 00:41:56,266 and for you guys to allow us to do that, uh, in memory of Caleb. 791 00:41:56,266 --> 00:41:58,567 [Rick] The best thing that can happen to someone is 792 00:41:58,567 --> 00:42:01,200 for people to remember 'em. 793 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:05,500 That's the best legacy that they can have. 794 00:42:05,500 --> 00:42:09,567 And so, we appreciate and we thank all y'all for helping us 795 00:42:09,567 --> 00:42:11,867 to be able to tell Caleb's story. 796 00:42:11,867 --> 00:42:14,800 We'll take the car, auction it off, 797 00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:17,266 and the money will be going into a foundation 798 00:42:17,266 --> 00:42:19,367 to bring safety awareness 799 00:42:19,367 --> 00:42:22,100 to young people that wanna race and 800 00:42:22,100 --> 00:42:23,767 be a part of the car world 801 00:42:23,767 --> 00:42:27,367 where, you know, we all wanna feel like that 802 00:42:27,367 --> 00:42:29,667 everybody gets to come home safe at night. 803 00:42:31,567 --> 00:42:33,667 [Shorty] You know, just to share that moment with them 804 00:42:33,667 --> 00:42:35,867 and what they wanna do and their reasons, 805 00:42:35,867 --> 00:42:38,266 uh, for doing it, uh, was, it's... it's... 806 00:42:38,266 --> 00:42:41,000 it's awesome, you know. We were glad to be a part of it. 807 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:43,767 I hope that we continue to be around them 808 00:42:43,767 --> 00:42:47,266 and support their goal and their foundation as the years go on. 809 00:42:47,266 --> 00:42:49,233 Sawyer, you just wanna drive it, don't you? 810 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:52,567 [chuckles] Yeah. 811 00:43:03,567 --> 00:43:08,266 In case you don't know, it's pretty doggone hot here in Texas. 812 00:43:08,266 --> 00:43:10,000 I think it's hotter than the devil's butt. 813 00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:11,600 [Joel] Hotter than the devil's butt? 814 00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:14,433 I'm trying to... I don't even know how to picture that. 815 00:43:15,767 --> 00:43:18,834 [all exclaiming] 816 00:43:20,467 --> 00:43:22,767 A little dirt ain't gonna hurt. 817 00:43:22,767 --> 00:43:24,667 There's more than dirt on there. 818 00:43:24,667 --> 00:43:26,266 Nah, man, just a little primer. 819 00:43:26,266 --> 00:43:28,767 Yeah, well, I don't want... I don't need no primer inside of me.