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[Carmen] This thing looks like
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-the ultimate beach truck.
-Yeah, man.
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[Bill] We're turning this
'22 F-350 into a Raptor.
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[Jamie] We're going
with the shorter bed,
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so we're not gonna need
this portion of frame.
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-We're gonna have
to shorten the wheel base.
-[Jamie] Yeah.
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Like wolf
in sheep's clothing.
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All right, we're lose.
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[Bill] Adding the factory
panoramic roof
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is gonna put this build
even more over the top.
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We're gonna make
a roof sandwich.
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Ow!
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And that there is why I have
black thumbs.
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[Sisco] Building this piece
on the '64 Rolls
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is the hardest part with all
the curves and contours in it.
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There's no manual to this,
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There's no manual to this,
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you kinda just have
to let the metal talk to you.
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I love that.
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-Wow, that thing look great.
-I told you.
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[Bill] I'm Bill Carlton.
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I built my first truck
when I was 16,
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and ever since,
me and my guys
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have been out here
creating with our hands.
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Building the biggest, lowest,
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baddest custom trucks
and cars in the game.
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People don't come here
for what they need.
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People don't come here
for what they need.
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They come here
for what they want.
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This is Texas Metal.
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What's happening, man?
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How are you?
Nice meeting you.
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-Carmen.
-How have you been?
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Carmen, nice to meet you.
Bill.
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All the way
from New Jersey, huh?
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Man, that's a long drive,
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you've been in the,
the driver's seat for a while.
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-Little over a day.
-Yeah. [laughs]
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That's a nice looking
truck you got.
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Thank you, I love it.
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I just picked up
a brand new F-350,
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I've always
loved these trucks.
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I've been driving
one-ton diesel since the 90s,
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but I have an idea.
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So I want you to turn this
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into a F-350 one-ton
diesel Raptor.
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Man, I love it,
I love projects like this.
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I love cutting up
brand new trucks.
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I love cutting up
brand new trucks.
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I know.
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-Lot of people
think I'm nuts, but...
-Oh, yeah.
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...I want a diesel,
power stroke Raptor.
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[Bill] You can't buy
one of those, can you?
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-Cannot buy one of those.
-Right?
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Can't even special order one.
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You know,
the Ford Raptor is just
a cool looking truck that,
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you know, had a lot
of design cues,
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the wide fenders
they, they come
directly from Baja racing.
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You know,
the F-350 towing capacity,
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diesel under the hood,
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just that heavy-duty
truck itself,
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combined with the Raptor look,
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you know, I'm gonna be
a fan of that.
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-Can you do it?
-Come on, man. Come on.
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-Can you do it?
-Come on, man. Come on.
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You're in the right spot
for that for sure.
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My whole life, I've always
had crazy, weird stuff.
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My first car was a Ford Bronco
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that I actually,
me and buddies put
a Mustang motor in it.
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Through the years,
I just kept coming up
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with different ideas with
different types of trucks,
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and this is the next one
I want to do.
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I love it, I love it.
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One of the first things
we'd have do to it
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is change the whole front end.
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Brand new fenders
on the front,
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grill, bumper, hood,
we're gonna do it.
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-We gotta do it.
-Do it right.
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And, you know, the steps,
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that's gotta go.
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You gotta have
retractable steps,
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You gotta have
retractable steps,
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you don't even see that
when you're coming
down the road.
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[Carmen] That'll give it
an extra look.
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-Yeah. Man, it's a good
looking truck.
-Thank you.
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[Bill] But we can definitely
make it cooler.
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Okay, tell me how.
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You know,
one of the big things
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that the F-350 has
is that six foot bed,
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and, you know,
Raptor has that
five and half foot bed.
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You know,
it doesn't sound like a lot,
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but when you're driving
down the road,
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shortening that wheel base
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totally changes
the look of the truck.
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When it's passing you by,
you'll go,
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"Oh, wow, man,
there's something really
different about that truck
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versus all the other
350s on the road."
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versus all the other
350s on the road."
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[Carmen] Exactly.
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Is it gonna work?
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Oh, absolutely.
We're gonna make it work.
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-You gonna make it work?
-You know,
it just doesn't work,
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-you gotta make it work.
-You gotta make it work, okay.
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-And as long as it
drives nice on the road.
-Absolutely.
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-Throw my family in it,
take 'em to the beach.
-Absolutely.
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Drive on the beach.
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-Absolutely.
-Okay.
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[Bill] You know,
switch up suspension,
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give you a little bit
more travel.
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We'll build a brand new
parallel four link
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with coilovers on the back
to match that front.
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You don't want it
to just look good,
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you want it to be able
to go off road a little.
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That's just gonna
put it over the top.
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That's just gonna
put it over the top.
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You know, maybe in a bed cage
in the back,
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with two spares in the back,
and just totally make it look,
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-you know, that Baja style.
-Just in case
you get two flats.
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Oh, yeah, absolutely.
You're prepared.
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You know, of course,
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wheels and tires,
big, wide fenders
on the back also.
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-I mean--
-Like a Raptor.
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I want somebody to walk past
my truck and be like,
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"Did Ford make that?"
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When customizing
is done right,
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that's exactly what happens.
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-I wanna fool people.
-Exactly.
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Man, if you're ready to do it,
I'm ready to do it.
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I will leave you
the keys and fly back.
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-Let's make it happen.
-Let's do it.
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[Bill] You know,
Carmen's F-350, as is,
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is a lot of people's
dream truck.
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Runs good,
got plenty of power.
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He's just not happy
enough with that.
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I totally get
Carmen's dilemma.
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You know, needing that
one-ton truck for work,
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but loving that styling
of a Raptor, that Baja look,
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just wanting something
that nobody else has
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when you're driving
down the road,
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when you're driving
down the road,
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that's the name of the game.
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You know, I can really
understand why people
like the Raptors,
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that offroad look,
but you're driving on road.
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I mean, that's just,
that's cool.
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You know, anybody can
buy an F-350,
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you know, anybody can
buy a Raptor,
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but taking that idea
of combining both of 'em,
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of course, I'm in,
let's make it happen.
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[Ryan] Man, I wonder
what we're doing
to this one, dude.
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Yeah, no rusted bolts,
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-no breaks ground, nothing.
-No.
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-no breaks ground, nothing.
-No.
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-Come apart easy.
-This thing
is gonna be cool, man.
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You know, this guy has
got a pretty good idea.
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He wants to turn
his F-350 into a Raptor.
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-Okay.
-They don't make that package?
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No, you can't order that.
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-Really?
-You can't order
a heavy-duty Raptor.
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-Hmm.
-Only get a half ton.
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So we're basically turning
this heavy-duty truck
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into a Baja truck.
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That was, one of my favorite
built was your Baja truck.
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-Yeah, it was fun.
-That was a fun truck.
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Building that truck
was so much fun.
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-Right?
-Definitely.
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So that's what we're gonna do,
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is just transform this into
something Ford never made.
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is just transform this into
something Ford never made.
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So what we need
to do is start off,
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of course, wheels and tires.
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We want that
Baja style look, right?
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-So we're gonna have
wide fenders in the front.
- [Jamie] Yup.
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[Bill] Wide bed sides
in the back.
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-You know, we're gonna
give it a little bit of lift.
- [Jamie] Yeah.
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[Bill] You know,
bumpers front and back.
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-You know,
a Baja style bumper...
- [Ryan] Yeah.
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-[Bill] ...isn't gonna be
around for the F-350...
- [Ryan] Of course.
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[Bill] ...so we're gonna
have to take
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-Baja style bumpers
for F-150...
- [Jamie] Mmm-hmm.
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[Bill] ...and then modify
for this truck.
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[Jamie] This is definitely
gonna stand apart
from all the 350s.
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[Jamie] This is definitely
gonna stand apart
from all the 350s.
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You know what else we need,
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-he wanted dual tires
in the bed.
-Yeah.
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That's like just
signature Baja, right?
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[Jamie]
That's what you see,
you know, that's what it is.
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You know, you gotta
have the spare tires.
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Then, of course, lighting.
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Whole front clip?
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-[laughs] Whole ones
out front.
-Yeah, whole black clip.
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Yeah.
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-If we're turning it
into Baja truck,
-Yeah.
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that's something
you gotta have.
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And, you know,
one of the things that
really stand out on this
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is going from the six foot bed
that's on here
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to the Raptor style,
which is five and half foot.
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So in order to put
that shorter bed on
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-we're gonna have
to shorten the wheel base.
-Yeah.
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There's a little bit
of work here and there, but...
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That's it.
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-That's a lot of work, right?
-[laughs]
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[Bill] So what we'll do
to shorten the wheel base,
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we'll just built
a four link on it
with air suspension,
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so we can manipulate
the wheel base.
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- [Ryan] Yeah.
- [Jamie] Whenever
we want it, yeah,
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-So--
-And just cut the rear
of the frame honed off and--
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Yeah, we'll figure out
bed mounts,
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-whatever we've gotta do
when the time comes.
-Yeah.
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You know, this is something
he's not really gonna be
taking off road a lot,
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but we'll put some
nice shocks on it,
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but we'll put some
nice shocks on it,
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in case he ever does wanna,
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you know, jump the curb
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and go down the side
of the freeway and,
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you know, hit some
jumps along the way.
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-This sounds so fire!
-The way it sounds-- True.
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So basically,
we're keeping the cab,
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-and then it's, like, it's a--
-Yeah.
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-Cab, engine, and trans.
-I love this.
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-This is so cool, man.
-It's great.
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You know, all in all, I mean,
I love projects like this.
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Building something that
nobody's seen before.
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-People are gonna be
trying to order these.
-Do it, man. Ah.
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Like, go to the dealer
and say, "Hey, I want that."
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"I've seen this one
on the highway,
I know y'all got 'em."
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This is gonna be
something we can get in,
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This is gonna be
something we can get in,
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put our signature on it,
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and just roll out,
and show the world
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-how we build
cool cars and trucks.
-Mmm-hmm.
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So, y'all ready to get it?
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-Of course, man.
-Yeah.
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Let's do it.
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[Bill] You know,
this is a brand new truck,
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so we're gonna be extra
careful with this tear down.
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First thing is,
go ahead and start
getting this bed off.
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First thing is,
go ahead and start
getting this bed off.
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Before I do that,
I might've to grind
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all these bed bolts right here
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'cause they got
a lot of build up from
the bed liner in there.
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Now, disconnect
all the electrical.
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That's going to the bed floor
to tail gate right here.
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It should come right off.
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Go ahead and pull it off easy,
straight back.
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[laughs]
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Thank you.
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Thank you, guys.
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[Bill] So we ordered
a half ton crew cab bed
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that's way shorter
than the 350 short bed.
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All the mounting
is totally different,
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but it's gonna
line up perfectly.
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Watch your hands on the cab.
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You got the back
centered, Jamie?
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Pretty good right there, huh?
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You know, like any project,
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you have an idea in your head,
how it's gonna go, right?
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you have an idea in your head,
how it's gonna go, right?
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I was thinking the bed
was just gonna bolt in place,
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and we're gonna chop
the back of the frame off,
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shorten the wheel base,
but of course not.
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The bed floor is totally
different from each other,
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so there's nothing
that lines up,
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so we're gonna have to make
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our own specific bed mounts
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here and here,
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that's the first issue.
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Once the back of the frame
is chopped off,
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we got the bed mounted,
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then we can get down
to business
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and actually modify
the bed sides.
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and actually modify
the bed sides.
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I think we're on
plan C already,
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and ain't even got started.
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You know, having that
vision is critical
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when you're turning
a F-350 into a Raptor.
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You know, we always
try to figure out
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what can go wrong
before it happens.
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Like this crew cab F-150 bed
not fitting on this F-350.
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You know, but like anything,
we figure out the problem,
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address it, get it handled,
and get this bed on.
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And this time
we're gonna start by
making new bed mounts.
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So what we've got here,
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we had Jessie burn us out
some eighth inch plate.
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we had Jessie burn us out
some eighth inch plate.
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What I'm gonna do
is build a little channel
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that the bed will sit flat on,
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and then we can weld right
to the frame itself.
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Just gotta do
a little notch-y.
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All we have to do now
is go from the top,
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poke a whole right in it,
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you got a perfect spot
to bolt the bed to the frame.
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And once we pull the bed off,
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we can just round it,
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we can just round it,
295
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shape it and make it
look perfect.
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It'll look like a, like
it came that way
from the factory.
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[Jamie] I'mma go ahead
and start drilling
through the bed.
298
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I'mma go ahead
and put our bolts in there.
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All right,
here with the impact.
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One more bump.
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All right.
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Once I get our bolts
anchored in,
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I'll go ahead and tack
the braces on the bed,
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I'll go ahead and tack
the braces on the bed,
305
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so I'll know that's
the placement of 'em.
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All right.
307
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So now that
we got the bed off,
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you can see the braces
that Bill and I have made.
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We'll go ahead
and weld these out,
and that's gonna be done.
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You know, now we know
where this bed is gonna sit,
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You know, now we know
where this bed is gonna sit,
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we can tear off
all that suspension.
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So you know, obviously,
we're going with
the shorter bed,
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so we're not gonna need
this portion of the frame,
315
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so what I'm gonna do
is go ahead and chop this off,
316
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we'll be able
to put our bumper back.
317
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This hanging off
the backside of the truck
is gonna be unproportional,
318
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so shorter bed, shorter frame.
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Made quick work of it.
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All right, that'll do.
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Chop it on the flow.
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Thirteen and three quarters.
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Right here.
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All right.
325
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So the next step
is building our four link,
326
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connecting the rear end
to the frame itself,
327
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so it all track straight...
328
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...rides good, handles good.
329
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We're gonna go with
the parallel four link.
330
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He still wants to be able
to use this for work
331
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and still wants it to look
like a Baja truck,
332
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and you still want it
to ride good,
333
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so with the four link
we're gonna install
big air bags
334
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in place of the leaf springs,
335
00:13:20,209 --> 00:13:22,209
you know, not to make it low,
not to make it high,
336
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just for ride quality
and still be able to tow
whatever he wants.
337
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-This right here.
-Uh-huh.
338
00:13:28,410 --> 00:13:29,343
[Bill] See that
seam right there,
339
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is even with the outside
of this four link.
340
00:13:35,043 --> 00:13:36,243
Three-quarters, let's do it.
341
00:13:41,510 --> 00:13:44,410
Cool, we got our
last little part of our
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suspension is the lower
four link bar,
343
00:13:46,309 --> 00:13:47,843
so we're just gonna
tack it in place
344
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on the axle itself,
345
00:13:49,810 --> 00:13:52,209
and that's gonna
locate where it's gonna be
on the frame.
346
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[Jamie] That looks good, man.
347
00:13:56,209 --> 00:13:58,443
-[Bill] Definitely.
-[Jamie] Nice,
parallel, it's huge.
348
00:13:58,510 --> 00:14:01,109
that definitely connects
the rear end to the frame.
349
00:14:01,109 --> 00:14:02,543
You know, it really kinda
starting to look like a,
350
00:14:02,610 --> 00:14:03,687
a short bed Raptor truck now.
351
00:14:03,687 --> 00:14:04,510
a short bed Raptor truck now.
352
00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:05,743
It's a wolf
in sheep's clothing.
353
00:14:05,810 --> 00:14:08,043
[Bill] So our next step,
we just weld all that out,
354
00:14:08,109 --> 00:14:09,410
-let's get that done.
-[Jamie] Mmm-hmm.
355
00:14:09,410 --> 00:14:12,610
And then we'll go on to the,
the bag mounts themselves.
356
00:14:19,510 --> 00:14:20,910
Man, caught you working.
357
00:14:20,910 --> 00:14:22,810
Well, you know,
trying to get this
order filled out.
358
00:14:22,810 --> 00:14:25,443
Speaking on work,
how is that Rolls-Royce going?
359
00:14:26,443 --> 00:14:28,510
-You heard, right?
-I heard and I've seen.
360
00:14:31,109 --> 00:14:33,209
[Bill] Looks like somebody
has been using it
for target practice.
361
00:14:33,209 --> 00:14:33,687
- [laughs] Right?
- [Carlos] Yeah.
362
00:14:33,687 --> 00:14:34,510
- [laughs] Right?
- [Carlos] Yeah.
363
00:14:34,543 --> 00:14:36,910
It looked good before sitting
just out in the parking lot
364
00:14:36,910 --> 00:14:38,643
and then took it in,
got it stripped and--
365
00:14:38,710 --> 00:14:40,510
-It's overwhelming for sure.
-Yeah.
366
00:14:40,510 --> 00:14:41,910
[Bill] Good thing we've got
somebody like
367
00:14:41,910 --> 00:14:44,410
Sisco and his son, Boston,
come in and help out.
368
00:14:44,410 --> 00:14:46,810
They're just cutting out
patches on top of patches
369
00:14:46,810 --> 00:14:48,276
-on top of patches.
- [Carlos] Ah.
370
00:14:48,276 --> 00:14:50,143
[Bill] They're thinking
of start making
a brand new rocker
371
00:14:50,143 --> 00:14:51,543
from the front wheel well
372
00:14:51,610 --> 00:14:53,010
all the way
to back wheel well,
373
00:14:53,010 --> 00:14:55,209
so they're gonna
need some sheet metal.
374
00:14:55,209 --> 00:14:57,309
Not the regular 20 gauge,
but the galvanneal.
375
00:14:57,309 --> 00:14:58,810
-The good stuff.
-Yeah.
376
00:14:58,810 --> 00:15:01,510
-We're gonna hand build
a hand-built car.
-Yeah.
377
00:15:01,510 --> 00:15:03,687
I think all of us is gonna be
busy on this one.
378
00:15:03,687 --> 00:15:03,710
I think all of us is gonna be
busy on this one.
379
00:15:03,710 --> 00:15:04,810
Absolutely.
380
00:15:04,810 --> 00:15:06,543
Speaking of work,
I gotta get back to it.
381
00:15:06,610 --> 00:15:07,910
-Get it shipped out.
-I'mma do it.
382
00:15:11,043 --> 00:15:13,143
[Bill] Sisco is done making
the rear part of the rockers,
383
00:15:13,143 --> 00:15:15,410
now he's gonna make
the front part of the rockers.
384
00:15:15,410 --> 00:15:16,843
[Sisco] So now we're gonna
start building our channels,
385
00:15:16,910 --> 00:15:19,710
just gonna mimic
the old rocker panels on here.
386
00:15:21,309 --> 00:15:24,410
This will mimic
the panel we cut off earlier.
387
00:15:25,109 --> 00:15:26,643
So I'll put new holes in this,
388
00:15:27,710 --> 00:15:29,510
we'll plug weld it right
to the original panel,
389
00:15:29,510 --> 00:15:31,410
and it'll look like factory
at that point.
390
00:15:31,410 --> 00:15:32,710
So the next step,
now that I've got this
391
00:15:32,710 --> 00:15:33,687
bent to the right angle
and it's the right length,
392
00:15:33,687 --> 00:15:35,143
bent to the right angle
and it's the right length,
393
00:15:35,209 --> 00:15:36,643
I'm gonna go
with the bead roller,
394
00:15:36,710 --> 00:15:38,643
I'm gonna do a little
finisher edge in this thing.
395
00:15:39,743 --> 00:15:41,910
I got a nice
little rolled edge,
396
00:15:41,910 --> 00:15:45,143
finishes off that panel
a lot nicer.
397
00:15:45,143 --> 00:15:47,710
Rolls up over the top
instead of just being
a sharp point sticking out.
398
00:15:50,510 --> 00:15:51,610
These are ready weld on.
399
00:15:56,243 --> 00:15:58,343
I'm super excited to be here
400
00:15:58,410 --> 00:16:00,610
and work with my son,
Boston, on this.
401
00:16:00,610 --> 00:16:03,687
He's been super excited
ever since the day
I told him about it.
402
00:16:03,687 --> 00:16:03,943
He's been super excited
ever since the day
I told him about it.
403
00:16:04,010 --> 00:16:05,343
I had to pull him
out of school,
404
00:16:05,343 --> 00:16:07,910
so that was interesting
to tell all the teachers,
you know,
405
00:16:07,910 --> 00:16:09,743
and they didn't give him
any homework
and nothing to do,
406
00:16:09,810 --> 00:16:11,343
they said,
"I'm glad he's going,
it's cool,
407
00:16:11,410 --> 00:16:13,543
so that's always
a great experience."
408
00:16:13,610 --> 00:16:15,843
All right, it's cool,
so we got the mount welded on,
409
00:16:15,910 --> 00:16:18,109
now it's part of the car,
ain't going nowhere.
410
00:16:20,810 --> 00:16:23,209
[Sisco] So our new rocker
will slide right over
the top of that,
411
00:16:23,209 --> 00:16:25,209
it'll come down and hook right
to the bottom of our,
412
00:16:25,209 --> 00:16:26,343
you know,
rocker that we built.
413
00:16:29,643 --> 00:16:31,109
I'm gonna go ahead
and start making the pattern
414
00:16:31,109 --> 00:16:32,710
for this center bar here.
415
00:16:32,710 --> 00:16:33,687
It'd be kind of weird shape,
416
00:16:33,687 --> 00:16:34,109
It'd be kind of weird shape,
417
00:16:34,810 --> 00:16:36,243
gonna be flat,
418
00:16:36,243 --> 00:16:38,109
it's gonna go back
and be rounded
all at the same time.
419
00:16:40,643 --> 00:16:42,043
Didn't get it close, though,
420
00:16:42,043 --> 00:16:43,209
so I'm gonna
hit it with a sander
and finish it off.
421
00:16:45,610 --> 00:16:47,443
I corner welded it
on the outside,
422
00:16:47,510 --> 00:16:49,610
and you always wanna do that
anytime you can
423
00:16:49,610 --> 00:16:51,610
get the outside corner
of something welded,
424
00:16:51,610 --> 00:16:53,243
'cause on the, if you weld
the inside corner,
425
00:16:53,309 --> 00:16:55,209
you'll get a lot of built-up.
426
00:16:55,209 --> 00:16:57,143
You want it
to look crisp and clean.
427
00:16:57,209 --> 00:16:59,410
It's hard to get that
inside edge ground down
428
00:17:00,143 --> 00:17:01,410
with a grinder to look smooth.
429
00:17:06,510 --> 00:17:08,643
So we got everything
welded in place,
430
00:17:08,710 --> 00:17:10,309
and our door gaps
are pretty far off,
431
00:17:10,309 --> 00:17:13,109
so I'm gonna pry this
over gently,
432
00:17:13,109 --> 00:17:15,143
I'mma need you
to grab the welder
and tack this real quick.
433
00:17:15,143 --> 00:17:16,010
Ready?
434
00:17:16,710 --> 00:17:17,610
Okay.
435
00:17:23,043 --> 00:17:23,910
Now...
436
00:17:25,343 --> 00:17:26,643
...the gap should be doable.
437
00:17:26,710 --> 00:17:28,309
That's doable.
438
00:17:28,309 --> 00:17:30,510
Now we can trim that up
to get a nice, even gap
439
00:17:30,510 --> 00:17:32,243
that's gonna be the same
around the whole door
440
00:17:32,309 --> 00:17:33,510
for both these panels
all the way down.
441
00:17:42,943 --> 00:17:44,076
[Bill] You know,
when you're rebuilding
442
00:17:44,076 --> 00:17:46,510
a 60 year old vehicle
like the Rolls-Royce,
443
00:17:46,510 --> 00:17:49,410
you know, the big thing
is just bringing it back,
making it stronger
444
00:17:49,410 --> 00:17:51,843
for the next 60 years
or even 100.
445
00:17:51,910 --> 00:17:53,910
So right now,
Sisco is rebuilding
the rockers
446
00:17:53,910 --> 00:17:56,510
even better than
they were from the factory.
447
00:17:56,510 --> 00:17:59,143
I'm gonna start
building the outside skin
of this rocker
448
00:17:59,143 --> 00:18:01,043
to make it look like
a finished car again.
449
00:18:03,810 --> 00:18:04,930
Let's go try it on the car.
450
00:18:04,930 --> 00:18:05,043
Let's go try it on the car.
451
00:18:06,143 --> 00:18:07,510
I think we're pretty
darn close.
452
00:18:08,610 --> 00:18:09,943
It's hard to get it
all the way in,
453
00:18:10,010 --> 00:18:11,710
so I have to trim this
rocker off here.
454
00:18:16,343 --> 00:18:17,610
Before I can put
these rockers on,
455
00:18:17,610 --> 00:18:20,743
I've gotta have these doors
in a proper space.
456
00:18:20,810 --> 00:18:24,943
Every door gap is touching,
touching, touching, touching.
457
00:18:25,010 --> 00:18:26,910
So I've gotta wrap
my mind around
458
00:18:26,910 --> 00:18:28,610
why it could be like that,
459
00:18:28,610 --> 00:18:30,510
what could've caused it,
and how I can fix it?
460
00:18:34,543 --> 00:18:34,930
So what I'm trying
to do is get these
body lines to line up.
461
00:18:34,930 --> 00:18:38,943
So what I'm trying
to do is get these
body lines to line up.
462
00:18:39,010 --> 00:18:40,143
That's the belt line
of the car,
463
00:18:40,209 --> 00:18:41,143
that's the center,
464
00:18:41,209 --> 00:18:42,943
so if I get a decent body line
465
00:18:43,810 --> 00:18:45,143
line up all through there...
466
00:18:47,010 --> 00:18:48,143
If these doors
aren't straight,
467
00:18:48,143 --> 00:18:49,910
the my rockers will be
in the wrong spot.
468
00:18:49,910 --> 00:18:51,343
And that's a straight line,
469
00:18:52,109 --> 00:18:54,209
that is not. [chuckles]
470
00:18:54,209 --> 00:18:56,343
So our quarter inch
shorter door here
471
00:18:56,410 --> 00:18:57,410
compared to our longer door,
472
00:18:58,143 --> 00:18:59,510
so this one is turning lower,
473
00:18:59,510 --> 00:19:00,743
and this one
is turning higher.
474
00:19:00,810 --> 00:19:02,243
So there's no way around it,
475
00:19:02,309 --> 00:19:04,543
we're gonna have to either
add some to this door
476
00:19:04,610 --> 00:19:04,930
or take some off of this door
477
00:19:04,930 --> 00:19:05,843
or take some off of this door
478
00:19:05,910 --> 00:19:07,910
once I put my new rocker
in place.
479
00:19:07,910 --> 00:19:09,843
Messing with the eyes,
it's an illusion.
480
00:19:17,910 --> 00:19:19,010
These cars
are all coach-built,
481
00:19:19,010 --> 00:19:20,276
they're all built by hand,
482
00:19:20,309 --> 00:19:22,209
usually by a couple of guys
a long time back in the day.
483
00:19:24,343 --> 00:19:26,910
So I'm gonna put my new rocker
in place straight,
484
00:19:26,910 --> 00:19:29,510
with the body line straight
and gap at the top,
485
00:19:29,510 --> 00:19:31,743
and then we'll have to adjust
these doors gaps on the bottom
486
00:19:31,810 --> 00:19:33,343
with cutting
and adding material
487
00:19:33,410 --> 00:19:34,930
to get them so they line up
good with the car.
488
00:19:34,930 --> 00:19:35,910
to get them so they line up
good with the car.
489
00:19:36,843 --> 00:19:38,410
All right.
490
00:19:38,410 --> 00:19:41,010
Now we've got it clamped in,
fits good.
491
00:19:41,010 --> 00:19:43,209
I'm gonna do this exact thing
three more times.
492
00:19:46,843 --> 00:19:48,076
[Bill] You know,
a few years back,
493
00:19:48,109 --> 00:19:51,309
I built my own Baja truck out
of an old wrecked F-150,
494
00:19:51,309 --> 00:19:53,309
and I've had a lot
of fun with it.
495
00:19:56,243 --> 00:19:59,143
Turning this '22 F-350
into a Raptor,
496
00:19:59,209 --> 00:20:01,510
you know, that means
giving him that Baja look,
497
00:20:01,510 --> 00:20:04,543
but still being
able to let him tow
whatever he wants.
498
00:20:07,109 --> 00:20:08,710
I got my measurements of the,
499
00:20:08,710 --> 00:20:11,410
where the bags needs
to sit on the axle.
500
00:20:11,410 --> 00:20:13,510
Then I'm gonna tack
some spacers together,
501
00:20:13,510 --> 00:20:16,143
so the bag is simulated
at rod height.
502
00:20:17,610 --> 00:20:20,410
But I know the lower bag mount
is perfectly centered
503
00:20:20,410 --> 00:20:22,843
under the upper bag mount.
504
00:20:22,910 --> 00:20:24,043
Everything is where it
needs to be.
505
00:20:24,043 --> 00:20:25,843
All I need to do is make
506
00:20:25,910 --> 00:20:28,343
mounts from the lower
bag mounts to axle
507
00:20:28,410 --> 00:20:30,710
and from the upper bag mount
up to the frame.
508
00:20:34,043 --> 00:20:34,930
Oh, man, this is just
the way to go,
509
00:20:34,930 --> 00:20:35,710
Oh, man, this is just
the way to go,
510
00:20:35,710 --> 00:20:37,543
I mean, the getting rid
of the leaf springs.
511
00:20:37,610 --> 00:20:40,143
You can put whatever
weight you want on it
512
00:20:40,209 --> 00:20:41,510
and it's gonna
the squat the truck,
513
00:20:41,510 --> 00:20:43,410
you just air the ride up
a little bit,
514
00:20:43,410 --> 00:20:45,643
and you're riding up
the same rod height,
515
00:20:45,710 --> 00:20:47,209
and still riding on air.
516
00:20:53,109 --> 00:20:56,143
It's definitely got that
nice aggressive look to it.
517
00:20:56,209 --> 00:20:57,810
Slick, kinda flows everything.
518
00:20:57,810 --> 00:20:59,943
This is gonna look good
once it's finished out.
519
00:21:07,510 --> 00:21:11,143
I kinda wanna replicate
some little shock hoop,
kinda Baja style,
520
00:21:11,143 --> 00:21:12,910
so we'll connect it back
to the frame,
521
00:21:12,910 --> 00:21:15,309
so everything
is gonna be one piece
and it look really cool,
522
00:21:15,309 --> 00:21:17,610
so when you're looking
in that big old inner well,
523
00:21:17,610 --> 00:21:19,910
you'll see some
nice tube work in it.
524
00:21:19,910 --> 00:21:22,143
It's just gonna give it
that Baja style.
525
00:21:22,143 --> 00:21:24,143
Man, the tubular upper bag
mount looks
526
00:21:24,209 --> 00:21:26,510
really, really good,
nice and strong.
527
00:21:27,710 --> 00:21:29,309
Inch and half, schedule 80.
528
00:21:29,309 --> 00:21:30,610
This is not going anywhere.
529
00:21:34,309 --> 00:21:34,930
You know,
couple of things left is,
530
00:21:34,930 --> 00:21:35,610
You know,
couple of things left is,
531
00:21:35,610 --> 00:21:37,910
I'm gonna take
our bag spacers out.
532
00:21:39,743 --> 00:21:41,309
Bottom the rear end
all the way out.
533
00:21:43,810 --> 00:21:45,209
And then we're gonna
build our shock mounts.
534
00:21:48,510 --> 00:21:50,109
We got an upper
shock mount made,
535
00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:53,143
so all we're gonna do
is place our tabs
on the rear end itself.
536
00:21:53,143 --> 00:21:54,510
Shock mounts are done.
537
00:21:55,910 --> 00:21:57,143
You know,
we ain't doing all this
538
00:21:57,143 --> 00:21:59,043
just to ride around
the streets in New Jersey.
539
00:21:59,109 --> 00:22:01,410
It's definitely made to,
540
00:22:01,410 --> 00:22:03,710
to do whatever punishments
he's gonna put it through,
541
00:22:03,710 --> 00:22:04,930
this is gonna take it.
542
00:22:04,930 --> 00:22:04,977
this is gonna take it.
543
00:22:07,510 --> 00:22:10,343
Last part of the suspension
is the Panhard bars itself.
544
00:22:10,410 --> 00:22:12,410
You know, we don't have
any leaf springs any more
545
00:22:12,410 --> 00:22:14,610
to keep the rear end
from going side to side,
546
00:22:14,610 --> 00:22:16,843
so that's exactly
what a Panhard bar does.
547
00:22:16,910 --> 00:22:20,943
It's a hard mount
from the frame itself
over to the axel.
548
00:22:21,010 --> 00:22:23,510
And that keeps
everything in place.
549
00:22:34,510 --> 00:22:34,930
I like the way
everything turned out. I mean,
we got the bed mounted,
550
00:22:34,930 --> 00:22:37,543
I like the way
everything turned out. I mean,
we got the bed mounted,
551
00:22:37,610 --> 00:22:43,543
frame cut off, four link done,
chuck mount, bag mount,
super short wheel base.
552
00:22:44,410 --> 00:22:45,843
It's a Raptor. [laughing]
553
00:22:45,910 --> 00:22:47,410
Yeah. No doubt.
554
00:22:56,443 --> 00:22:58,209
Hey, good morning, Carmen.
What's happening?
555
00:22:58,209 --> 00:22:59,710
Morning, Bill, how are you?
556
00:22:59,710 --> 00:23:01,043
Man, doing good, doing good.
557
00:23:01,043 --> 00:23:03,510
I heard you wanted to have
a little talk this morning.
558
00:23:03,510 --> 00:23:04,930
It was more of an ask
than a talk about. Hopefully
you can make some magic.
559
00:23:04,930 --> 00:23:07,810
It was more of an ask
than a talk about. Hopefully
you can make some magic.
560
00:23:07,810 --> 00:23:11,209
I wasn't able to have the,
a sunroof in the truck.
561
00:23:11,209 --> 00:23:14,810
-Right.
-And my kid has
a platinum series one.
562
00:23:14,810 --> 00:23:16,076
And he has a sunroof.
563
00:23:16,076 --> 00:23:18,710
It's super easy to put
a sunroof in it.
We can cut a hole
564
00:23:18,710 --> 00:23:21,510
and just drop a, a roof in it
for you no problem.
565
00:23:21,510 --> 00:23:26,043
Yeah, but I wanted real Ford
panoramic sunroof. From Ford.
566
00:23:26,043 --> 00:23:29,843
Oh, you want the factory roof
installed in your truck?
567
00:23:29,910 --> 00:23:31,810
-Factory, yeah.
-Man, that's...
568
00:23:31,810 --> 00:23:34,910
Where you push the button
and it works
just like factory.
569
00:23:34,910 --> 00:23:34,930
You know,
that's a little more involved
than just cutting a hole
570
00:23:34,930 --> 00:23:37,209
You know,
that's a little more involved
than just cutting a hole
571
00:23:37,209 --> 00:23:39,343
and dropping a sunroof in,
for sure.
572
00:23:39,410 --> 00:23:40,343
I want what I want.
573
00:23:40,410 --> 00:23:41,877
-[laughing]
-So what can you do?
574
00:23:41,877 --> 00:23:45,209
Hey, you want
what you want, right?
It's labor intensive for sure,
575
00:23:45,209 --> 00:23:47,710
but one way or another, man,
we're gonna make it happen
for you.
576
00:23:47,710 --> 00:23:49,410
Cool. Thank you.
Thank you so much.
577
00:23:49,410 --> 00:23:50,510
Yeah, man. Anything else?
578
00:23:50,510 --> 00:23:51,943
Is there anything else
you want me to say?
579
00:23:52,010 --> 00:23:53,143
[laughing]
580
00:23:53,143 --> 00:23:55,109
-I appreciate it.
-Yeah, man.
581
00:23:55,109 --> 00:23:56,810
I'll talk to you later.
582
00:23:56,810 --> 00:23:59,643
Man. You got some work to do,
buddy.
583
00:23:59,710 --> 00:24:01,010
Mmm-hmm.
584
00:24:10,209 --> 00:24:14,209
You know, adding the panoramic
roof to this '22 F350 Raptor
585
00:24:14,209 --> 00:24:16,810
is gonna put this build
even more over the top.
586
00:24:16,877 --> 00:24:19,076
You know, the thing about
adding a roof like this,
587
00:24:19,076 --> 00:24:22,410
if you don't do it right,
you're gonna add a whole lotta
headaches later.
588
00:24:22,410 --> 00:24:25,510
So I'm gonna bring in
the expert to get it
done right that first time.
589
00:24:25,510 --> 00:24:29,076
Once we get the old roof off,
then we'll find out
what we need to cut
590
00:24:29,076 --> 00:24:32,984
on the inner structure
to put this panoramic roof on.
591
00:24:32,984 --> 00:24:34,043
on the inner structure
to put this panoramic roof on.
592
00:24:34,043 --> 00:24:37,543
So these
are all the bolts that hold
both sides of the roof.
593
00:24:37,610 --> 00:24:42,510
This is what keeps
the roof dry and gives it
its structural integrity.
594
00:24:42,510 --> 00:24:46,977
The hardest part really
of this whole roof is saving
this piece right here,
595
00:24:46,977 --> 00:24:50,410
is where I just took out
all the bolts at, because
this overlaps everything.
596
00:24:50,410 --> 00:24:52,910
-[Bill] Yeah.
-Just slide it right off.
597
00:24:52,910 --> 00:24:58,076
That's gonna expose the whole
seam where the roof
lays overtop.
598
00:24:58,076 --> 00:25:01,543
I'm all into custom stuff.
Collision work pays the bills.
599
00:25:01,610 --> 00:25:02,984
Custom's where the fun's at.
600
00:25:02,984 --> 00:25:03,243
Custom's where the fun's at.
601
00:25:07,143 --> 00:25:09,910
Since we got all the heads
of the rivets grinded out,
602
00:25:09,977 --> 00:25:13,510
we're gonna just take a chisel
and a hammer and start
popping 'em all loose.
603
00:25:17,977 --> 00:25:21,777
Everything's loose.
So we're ready
for the torch now.
604
00:25:21,777 --> 00:25:26,143
We got a main front cab brace
that runs
right along this section,
605
00:25:26,143 --> 00:25:29,710
and it's all glued, so we're
gonna heat it up a little bit
and make it release.
606
00:25:32,510 --> 00:25:32,984
[Jamie] I think
we're all loose.
607
00:25:32,984 --> 00:25:33,777
[Jamie] I think
we're all loose.
608
00:25:42,877 --> 00:25:44,043
[Ricky] You got it?
609
00:25:46,043 --> 00:25:47,610
[Ricky] Roof's off.
610
00:25:51,910 --> 00:25:56,143
All right, we got our new
roof skin with the panoramic
hole cutout in it.
611
00:25:56,143 --> 00:25:58,076
We're gonna prep
all of our edges now.
612
00:26:01,076 --> 00:26:02,984
We're gonna get the whole
perimeter sanded down,
put the glue on the roof.
613
00:26:02,984 --> 00:26:04,910
We're gonna get the whole
perimeter sanded down,
put the glue on the roof.
614
00:26:06,510 --> 00:26:07,910
We're gonna make
a roof sandwich.
615
00:26:12,076 --> 00:26:16,043
We're gonna lay
our panel bond down
on all of our prep surfaces.
616
00:26:16,043 --> 00:26:21,143
Now we have 90 minutes
to get this all glued
and the roof set on here
617
00:26:21,209 --> 00:26:23,343
before this stuff
starts to cure.
618
00:26:23,410 --> 00:26:26,910
Yep, so pretty much,
we just wanna drop it down.
619
00:26:28,343 --> 00:26:31,143
Then we can maneuver it around
a little bit once it's down.
620
00:26:32,143 --> 00:26:32,984
Went from a solid roof
to a hole in the roof.
621
00:26:32,984 --> 00:26:34,410
Went from a solid roof
to a hole in the roof.
622
00:26:36,209 --> 00:26:38,877
So all we're gonna do is
start reversing the process.
623
00:26:38,877 --> 00:26:40,910
We're gonna bolt down
both sides,
624
00:26:40,910 --> 00:26:43,643
and then we'll start
riveting, uh,
the front and the back.
625
00:26:44,543 --> 00:26:46,276
And then we'll be done.
626
00:26:54,510 --> 00:27:00,443
All right. Now, all the bolts
are in, we need to drill
six holes and set six rivets.
627
00:27:00,510 --> 00:27:02,810
Three down each
back of the cab corner.
628
00:27:12,910 --> 00:27:17,043
A normal rivet, you would
have to drill a hole, like the
three that I just put in.
629
00:27:17,043 --> 00:27:21,810
With this, it actually punches
the hole and everything
all in one shot.
630
00:27:31,109 --> 00:27:32,043
Man, you got it, huh?
631
00:27:32,043 --> 00:27:32,984
Yeah, we're done.
It went really easy.
632
00:27:32,984 --> 00:27:34,343
Yeah, we're done.
It went really easy.
633
00:27:34,410 --> 00:27:36,143
[Bill] So this is
to factory specs?
634
00:27:36,143 --> 00:27:41,043
Yes. It, it has all the glue,
all the rivets, just like
they did from the factory.
635
00:27:41,043 --> 00:27:44,610
That's exactly what we needed,
man. i appreciate that.
It looks real good.
636
00:27:44,610 --> 00:27:46,510
-[Bill] Now,
it's ready for paint.
-Yeah, it is.
637
00:27:46,510 --> 00:27:47,710
[Bill] Shoot, no body work,
no nothing, just...
638
00:27:47,710 --> 00:27:49,443
[Ricky] No, no body work.
The only thing you need to do
639
00:27:49,510 --> 00:27:53,910
is run a little bead of
seam sealer right down this
little piece, then squirt it.
640
00:27:55,143 --> 00:27:57,610
Man, yeah. I appreciate you
helping us out, man.
641
00:27:57,610 --> 00:27:58,810
-Hey, you're very welcome.
-Looks good.
642
00:27:58,877 --> 00:28:00,410
Thank you.
643
00:28:09,343 --> 00:28:12,710
Yo, we've got the bed mounted.
Now, it's time for those
new bedsides.
644
00:28:12,710 --> 00:28:17,643
We have the factory F150 bed,
a super short 5.5-foot bed.
645
00:28:17,710 --> 00:28:20,810
So we're gonna cut
basically the perimeter
all the way around,
646
00:28:20,810 --> 00:28:24,309
remove the factory bedside,
and replace it
with the fiberglass.
647
00:28:24,309 --> 00:28:29,510
See, the factory bedside
and you see the mean,
mean, wide look.
648
00:28:29,510 --> 00:28:32,810
It's gonna look, it's gonna
look good.
It's gonna look tough.
649
00:28:38,443 --> 00:28:41,910
We're, we're not gonna
use this, so my concern
is not with this piece,
650
00:28:41,977 --> 00:28:44,343
it's with that inner frame.
651
00:28:44,410 --> 00:28:48,710
I just wanna hold
that structural integrity
of the bedside,
652
00:28:48,777 --> 00:28:52,710
cut as least I can, leave
as much there, and I can
trim it back as I need to.
653
00:29:02,309 --> 00:29:02,984
Let's see.
654
00:29:02,984 --> 00:29:03,343
Let's see.
655
00:29:06,710 --> 00:29:08,777
[Bill] Man,
it looks good, man.
656
00:29:08,777 --> 00:29:10,143
-I'm ready to see...
-It looks good.
657
00:29:10,209 --> 00:29:12,309
-I'm ready to see it
on the truck.
-Yeah, right?
658
00:29:12,309 --> 00:29:16,710
[Bill] Well, shoot, let's spin
it around, throw it on the
truck, see what it looks like.
659
00:29:18,710 --> 00:29:19,810
[Jamie] That's it.
660
00:29:24,243 --> 00:29:26,043
[Jamie] Okay, so now we got
our bedsides on,
661
00:29:26,043 --> 00:29:28,309
now, we gotta connect
this void right here,
662
00:29:28,309 --> 00:29:32,984
so what I'm basically gonna do
is make a pillar
for all the way under here.
663
00:29:32,984 --> 00:29:33,710
so what I'm basically gonna do
is make a pillar
for all the way under here.
664
00:29:33,777 --> 00:29:38,309
But before I start, I gotta
go ahead and cut
this excess off right here
665
00:29:38,309 --> 00:29:41,076
so I can stretch my filler
all the way over
in the bedside.
666
00:29:45,777 --> 00:29:50,109
So when you're duplicating
each side, it just
makes a lot more sense
667
00:29:50,109 --> 00:29:52,877
to do everything in pairs.
668
00:29:52,877 --> 00:29:56,710
What I like to do is
when I do it on one side,
I'll do the other side,
669
00:29:56,777 --> 00:29:59,410
and when I start
to put it together, I'll do
the same thing.
670
00:29:59,410 --> 00:30:02,984
Finish one piece,
just do the other piece.
671
00:30:02,984 --> 00:30:03,109
Finish one piece,
just do the other piece.
672
00:30:03,109 --> 00:30:07,309
Okay, so now you can see
I got my fender well in,
everything's tech screwed in.
673
00:30:07,309 --> 00:30:09,343
Um, I really like the way this
came out. I mean,
674
00:30:09,410 --> 00:30:12,610
I got all up against
my fiberglass.
That's golden to me.
675
00:30:20,610 --> 00:30:22,910
With the front rockers done
on that '64 Rolls,
676
00:30:22,977 --> 00:30:26,877
Sisco's gonna move onto
that toughest part to rebuild,
that dogleg.
677
00:30:28,410 --> 00:30:30,109
It's got a couple of
compound curves.
678
00:30:30,109 --> 00:30:32,984
It curves out ways and in ways
at the same time,
679
00:30:32,984 --> 00:30:34,010
It curves out ways and in ways
at the same time,
680
00:30:34,010 --> 00:30:35,243
so there's gonna be
a transition
681
00:30:35,243 --> 00:30:39,710
of this round flare coming in
like this and disappearing,
682
00:30:39,710 --> 00:30:43,410
but also, transitioning
into a reverse curve
of this rocker.
683
00:30:46,010 --> 00:30:49,810
A lotta stuff we were doing
in 16 and 18 gauge
for the rockers.
684
00:30:49,810 --> 00:30:51,510
But for this
complicated piece,
685
00:30:51,510 --> 00:30:54,810
got a lot of bends
and turns, I'm gonna switch up
to 20 gauge.
686
00:30:54,810 --> 00:30:56,710
It's a little thinner,
a little easier to work with.
687
00:30:56,777 --> 00:31:00,443
But since it's so small
and it's gonna be so curvy,
it'll still be strong.
688
00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:02,410
So now, what we're gonna use
is our planishing hammer.
689
00:31:02,410 --> 00:31:02,984
And it's giving it that curve
of the shape of the top dye
or the bottom dye right here.
690
00:31:02,984 --> 00:31:07,443
And it's giving it that curve
of the shape of the top dye
or the bottom dye right here.
691
00:31:07,510 --> 00:31:09,043
Sounds pretty violent,
but it's not that bad.
692
00:31:15,643 --> 00:31:17,243
[laughing] Wow, that actually
worked out really well.
693
00:31:17,777 --> 00:31:19,510
[laughing]
694
00:31:19,510 --> 00:31:23,610
So now I can go ahead
and mark this door edge
where I want it to be at now.
695
00:31:30,410 --> 00:31:32,984
There's the first part
of our dogleg completed.
696
00:31:32,984 --> 00:31:33,143
There's the first part
of our dogleg completed.
697
00:31:38,143 --> 00:31:40,910
So now, these Clecos
will hold this in place,
698
00:31:40,977 --> 00:31:44,810
in replacement of a screw
or a sheet metal screw
or something like that.
699
00:31:44,810 --> 00:31:46,610
Doesn't leave any burrs.
700
00:31:46,610 --> 00:31:49,977
So when you go to take 'em
off, run your hand over it,
you don't slice your hands up.
701
00:31:49,977 --> 00:31:53,877
But they'll hold this in place
now, while I can go ahead
and fabricate this last piece.
702
00:31:56,810 --> 00:32:00,777
So I think I'm gonna start
with a piece of metal,
shaped about like this.
703
00:32:05,043 --> 00:32:07,977
So, this is a perfect example
of when you're doing
custom work,
704
00:32:07,977 --> 00:32:09,543
there's no manual to this,
705
00:32:09,543 --> 00:32:13,910
there's no IKEA instructions
telling you
to put part A in slot B.
706
00:32:13,910 --> 00:32:18,076
It's just try it, make it
work, if it doesn't fit,
try it again.
707
00:32:18,076 --> 00:32:21,010
You always gotta cut it big,
work your way small,
708
00:32:21,010 --> 00:32:23,810
and get you a bunch of
little pieces cutting off
every single time.
709
00:32:25,910 --> 00:32:26,910
Ow!
710
00:32:26,910 --> 00:32:28,877
And that there is why
I have black thumbs.
711
00:32:29,543 --> 00:32:30,610
[laughing]
712
00:32:30,610 --> 00:32:32,643
So we're pretty close
right there.
713
00:32:32,710 --> 00:32:32,984
I built the radius into
this panel now instead of
building it into this.
714
00:32:32,984 --> 00:32:37,076
I built the radius into
this panel now instead of
building it into this.
715
00:32:37,076 --> 00:32:39,043
So now I can trim this edge.
716
00:32:39,877 --> 00:32:41,309
And butt it right up
against that.
717
00:32:41,309 --> 00:32:43,043
And my panel will have
a nice, rounded edge.
718
00:32:46,410 --> 00:32:48,610
You know,
sometimes I'm building
these little pieces like this,
719
00:32:48,610 --> 00:32:51,143
you kinda just have to let
the metal talk to you.
720
00:32:51,143 --> 00:32:53,510
Let it tell you
where it wants to be.
721
00:32:53,510 --> 00:32:55,877
You can kinda force it,
but sometimes, you,
722
00:32:55,877 --> 00:32:58,710
you'll be fighting something
for an eighth of an inch.
723
00:32:58,777 --> 00:33:00,710
And 99% of the time,
724
00:33:00,777 --> 00:33:02,984
that eighth of an inch isn't
gonna matter
on which panel you put it on.
725
00:33:02,984 --> 00:33:04,977
that eighth of an inch isn't
gonna matter
on which panel you put it on.
726
00:33:13,977 --> 00:33:16,543
This whole rocker panel
is just looking really good
right now. I like it.
727
00:33:16,610 --> 00:33:20,209
The next thing
we're gonna do is build
the inner rocker cap here.
728
00:33:20,209 --> 00:33:21,810
Then we can
call this rocker done.
729
00:33:32,910 --> 00:33:36,076
You know, building this piece
on the '64 Rolls
is the hardest part,
730
00:33:36,076 --> 00:33:37,910
with all the curves
and contours in it.
731
00:33:37,977 --> 00:33:39,810
You know, it takes years
to build up your craft
732
00:33:39,877 --> 00:33:43,643
and have nobody notice
what's been done.
733
00:33:43,710 --> 00:33:48,243
[Sisco] So the skill level
involved in building some of
this stuff is learned by, uh,
734
00:33:48,309 --> 00:33:49,843
making a lot of mistakes.
735
00:33:49,843 --> 00:33:53,810
I've messed up a lot
more things than, um,
most people have even built.
736
00:33:53,810 --> 00:33:54,837
A lot of self-schooling.
There's been some training
here and there.
737
00:33:54,837 --> 00:33:57,309
A lot of self-schooling.
There's been some training
here and there.
738
00:33:57,309 --> 00:34:00,243
I've taken
a couple classes to learn
a lot of the finite stuff.
739
00:34:00,309 --> 00:34:03,610
But for the most part,
it's just trial and error.
And a lot of error.
740
00:34:09,810 --> 00:34:13,076
So you do things enough times,
you learn little tricks
here and there
741
00:34:13,076 --> 00:34:14,309
to help you on the next one.
742
00:34:14,309 --> 00:34:17,209
But you'll never,
never finish learning.
743
00:34:17,209 --> 00:34:21,309
When you're working on a job
that requires as much work
as a '64 Rolls,
744
00:34:21,309 --> 00:34:24,837
you just try to avoid
getting lost in all the things
you have left to do.
745
00:34:24,837 --> 00:34:25,076
you just try to avoid
getting lost in all the things
you have left to do.
746
00:34:25,076 --> 00:34:28,610
You just have to chip away
one job at a time, day by day,
747
00:34:28,610 --> 00:34:30,977
and just appreciate
those little milestones.
748
00:34:30,977 --> 00:34:34,243
Today, it's just finishing up
that little dogleg.
749
00:34:34,309 --> 00:34:39,610
Then, we're gonna be moving
onto that frame, suspension,
engine, body, and interior.
750
00:34:39,610 --> 00:34:43,510
And then all those little wins
come one
unforgettable masterpiece.
751
00:34:46,176 --> 00:34:49,043
[Sisco] All right. Looks good.
Looks real good.
752
00:34:49,043 --> 00:34:50,543
Really happy
how this turned out.
753
00:34:50,610 --> 00:34:52,209
We got structural
on the inside.
754
00:34:52,209 --> 00:34:53,710
No more Swiss cheese.
755
00:34:58,810 --> 00:35:01,710
We're turning this '22 F350
into a Raptor.
756
00:35:01,777 --> 00:35:06,977
We don't wanna go
too overboard, but we still
want that F350 rugged look.
757
00:35:06,977 --> 00:35:11,443
It's really been bugging me
on this. I mean, the bedsides
were for an F150,
758
00:35:11,510 --> 00:35:14,176
the super small lights,
I mean, everybody sees these.
759
00:35:14,176 --> 00:35:17,443
What this truck needs
is the F350 taillights.
760
00:35:17,510 --> 00:35:22,076
I mean, we gotta have that big
super duty look
with the Raptor fit.
761
00:35:22,076 --> 00:35:23,843
Chop it up!
762
00:35:28,510 --> 00:35:34,076
[Bill] So we're gonna modify
this to accept the big,
heavy duty taillights.
763
00:35:34,076 --> 00:35:35,343
[Bill] This right there.
764
00:35:36,877 --> 00:35:39,176
Pretty much gonna try and save
the design right here, right?
765
00:35:39,176 --> 00:35:43,543
Yeah, we're gonna take this,
and scoot it down.
766
00:35:43,610 --> 00:35:46,610
We're trying to minimize
as much cutting as possible,
767
00:35:46,610 --> 00:35:50,510
so we're just gonna take
sections outta this,
and save parts and pieces,
768
00:35:50,510 --> 00:35:54,410
and try to make it fit around
the 350 taillight.
769
00:35:58,309 --> 00:36:00,877
I'm fascinated how we're gonna
put those new lights in here,
770
00:36:00,877 --> 00:36:03,043
'cause nobody
really has done that.
771
00:36:03,043 --> 00:36:05,610
And I mean, we always have to
upgrade around here.
772
00:36:05,610 --> 00:36:07,243
Bigger truck,
bigger taillights,
773
00:36:07,309 --> 00:36:08,910
they're gonna look great,
and we're gonna make it work.
774
00:36:13,243 --> 00:36:14,576
Hell, yeah.
775
00:36:14,576 --> 00:36:18,143
We'll do
fiberglass work over it,
and then the final body work.
776
00:36:21,643 --> 00:36:23,910
[Jamie] To give this truck
a meaner, more of a Baja look,
777
00:36:23,977 --> 00:36:24,837
we're gonna install
a new front bumper.
778
00:36:24,837 --> 00:36:25,410
we're gonna install
a new front bumper.
779
00:36:25,410 --> 00:36:27,510
So, I'm gonna go ahead
and take off
the old bumper brackets
780
00:36:27,510 --> 00:36:29,510
and make some new ones
for this bumper.
781
00:36:34,643 --> 00:36:36,610
-Ohh!
-Gonna do your plan.
782
00:36:40,643 --> 00:36:41,510
That's a sharp bib.
783
00:36:50,977 --> 00:36:52,810
Man, it fits good,
it looks good.
784
00:36:52,810 --> 00:36:54,143
Yeah. But we got a problem.
785
00:36:54,143 --> 00:36:54,837
What's up?
786
00:36:54,837 --> 00:36:55,109
What's up?
787
00:36:55,143 --> 00:36:57,510
We got these big, wide
front fenders on it.
788
00:36:57,510 --> 00:36:59,209
-Yeah.
-And this
just isn't gonna work.
789
00:36:59,209 --> 00:37:01,109
We need to bring this out,
790
00:37:01,109 --> 00:37:05,176
-make this look like it's not
an afterthought, right?
-Mmm-hmm.
791
00:37:05,176 --> 00:37:09,977
[Bill] So let's
get the bumper off.
Let's split this right here.
792
00:37:09,977 --> 00:37:11,910
[Jamie] Okay.
793
00:37:11,977 --> 00:37:14,076
[Bill] And then we got
a nice spot to build off of.
794
00:37:15,510 --> 00:37:18,143
That's gonna be weird, too.
795
00:37:18,143 --> 00:37:21,877
That's where he's going.
It's the same width right here
as this.
796
00:37:25,710 --> 00:37:27,443
[Bill] You get the bumper
all the way out here
on the edge,
797
00:37:27,510 --> 00:37:31,343
so it doesn't look like
it's top of
three different trucks, right?
798
00:37:31,410 --> 00:37:34,043
We wanna make it look like
it's one cohesive unit.
799
00:37:42,710 --> 00:37:46,443
After a little modification,
got everything
slicked right on out.
800
00:37:47,443 --> 00:37:49,209
Bumper's stretched
a little bit.
801
00:37:49,209 --> 00:37:50,543
Look. Perfect.
802
00:37:54,977 --> 00:37:56,176
-Oh, my knuckles just popped.
-Ready to switch off?
803
00:37:56,176 --> 00:37:57,777
Yes.
804
00:37:57,777 --> 00:38:00,410
I love working with Boston.
I had a shop on my property
when he was born,
805
00:38:00,410 --> 00:38:03,810
and my wife would bring him
out to the shop,
he would hang out with me,
806
00:38:03,877 --> 00:38:05,510
pick up every tool
that was on the ground,
807
00:38:05,510 --> 00:38:08,109
to the point where he was
welding at five years old,
808
00:38:08,109 --> 00:38:10,977
he could use my brakes,
he could use
the tuning bender.
809
00:38:10,977 --> 00:38:13,309
He built a bicycle
at seven years old.
810
00:38:13,309 --> 00:38:16,343
Like he does here, if I need
to hold something,
have him weld it.
811
00:38:16,410 --> 00:38:18,910
He was my third hand
all the time,
even as a little kid.
812
00:38:18,977 --> 00:38:21,309
He literally just turned 15
this last weekend.
813
00:38:21,309 --> 00:38:23,143
He comes home from school,
he'll go out
in the back porch,
814
00:38:23,143 --> 00:38:23,689
work on his own truck
until dark.
815
00:38:23,689 --> 00:38:25,043
work on his own truck
until dark.
816
00:38:25,043 --> 00:38:27,610
And he's hanging lights so he
can keep working
into the night, you know?
817
00:38:27,610 --> 00:38:29,610
He's like, Dad, I got
all my wheel wells cut out,
818
00:38:29,610 --> 00:38:33,309
or I got my frame taken off,
or I got my suspension,
or I took the dash out.
819
00:38:33,309 --> 00:38:36,510
And I'm just like, [laughing]
that was a running car earlier
and you got it all torn apart.
820
00:38:36,510 --> 00:38:38,309
And he's like, yeah,
but I'm gonna customize it.
821
00:38:38,309 --> 00:38:40,610
I wanna build a new dash,
I wanna build
a roll cage in it.
822
00:38:40,610 --> 00:38:43,343
And I'm just like, [laughing]
okay. That's awesome.
Like, I can't wait.
823
00:38:43,410 --> 00:38:48,710
That's me at 15 years old.
Except he's got ten years'
experience before me.
824
00:38:48,777 --> 00:38:50,643
Gonna be pretty amazing to see
what he can build and what he
can become the next ten years.
825
00:38:58,176 --> 00:39:01,143
[Bill] Just saying, you're
gonna turn a new F350
into a Raptor,
826
00:39:01,143 --> 00:39:03,109
it's a good first step
in a build.
827
00:39:03,109 --> 00:39:06,710
But making it look like it
came from the factory like
that is a whole 'nother thing.
828
00:39:09,610 --> 00:39:11,209
The suspension is back
from powder.
829
00:39:11,209 --> 00:39:14,309
Just looking
at this thing, it's starting
to come together, you know?
830
00:39:14,309 --> 00:39:18,410
I'm starting to see
the picture that Bill has
of the 350 Raptor now.
831
00:39:20,643 --> 00:39:23,957
[Bill] We body worked and
color matched all the parts
that we installed on the bed.
832
00:39:23,957 --> 00:39:24,410
[Bill] We body worked and
color matched all the parts
that we installed on the bed.
833
00:39:28,643 --> 00:39:30,143
And added the tire rack.
834
00:39:30,143 --> 00:39:32,109
[Jamie] No scratchy scratchy.
835
00:39:32,109 --> 00:39:36,109
[Jamie] Once we put this rack
in, it's really gonna give it
that Baja look and Baja feel,
836
00:39:36,109 --> 00:39:38,977
and when we throw those pair
of tires in there, it's
definitely gonna set it off.
837
00:39:38,977 --> 00:39:40,276
I love that.
838
00:39:40,276 --> 00:39:42,510
All those final details
added up.
839
00:39:43,376 --> 00:39:44,543
Now it's time to give it back.
840
00:39:45,610 --> 00:39:47,309
-Carmen, what's happening?
-How are you?
841
00:39:47,309 --> 00:39:48,677
-How you doing, man?
-Good, good, good.
842
00:39:48,677 --> 00:39:52,309
I know meeting an East Coast
Italian out here
in an empty field
843
00:39:52,376 --> 00:39:53,610
might be a little sketchy.
844
00:39:53,610 --> 00:39:53,957
Might be sketchy for you.
845
00:39:53,957 --> 00:39:55,143
Might be sketchy for you.
846
00:39:55,143 --> 00:39:56,510
[both laughing]
847
00:39:56,510 --> 00:39:58,276
I'll be fine. [laughing]
848
00:39:58,276 --> 00:39:59,710
Well, I got something for you,
man.
849
00:39:59,710 --> 00:40:01,043
I'm dying to see it.
850
00:40:01,043 --> 00:40:02,309
-Let's see it.
-Let's see it.
851
00:40:02,309 --> 00:40:03,209
Jamie!
852
00:40:06,410 --> 00:40:08,276
Wow, that thing looks great!
853
00:40:08,276 --> 00:40:11,010
-I told you! [laughing]
-It's, it's freaking cool.
854
00:40:11,010 --> 00:40:12,109
You gotta like that.
855
00:40:12,143 --> 00:40:14,376
Love it. I love the stance,
I love the way it looks.
856
00:40:14,376 --> 00:40:15,910
It doesn't even look
street legal.
857
00:40:15,977 --> 00:40:17,610
[laughing]
858
00:40:17,610 --> 00:40:22,309
It's everything I was hoping
for, with the wide stance,
the lift that's on it.
859
00:40:22,376 --> 00:40:23,957
I am more than happy.
860
00:40:23,957 --> 00:40:24,810
I am more than happy.
861
00:40:26,710 --> 00:40:28,810
-Like it?
-Love it. Love it.
862
00:40:29,910 --> 00:40:31,209
I didn't think it was gonna
look like that.
863
00:40:31,209 --> 00:40:33,076
-This is something
we're proud of, huh?
-Definitely, man.
864
00:40:35,777 --> 00:40:37,410
[Bill] Long gone
is that work truck, right?
865
00:40:37,410 --> 00:40:40,910
-Yeah.
-We got it in the shop,
got it all tore apart.
866
00:40:40,910 --> 00:40:43,543
We got
the old running boards off,
we got the retractable steps.
867
00:40:43,610 --> 00:40:45,109
We got new front suspension.
868
00:40:45,109 --> 00:40:46,877
-[Carmen] Wow.
-[Jamie] You're not gonna feel
869
00:40:46,877 --> 00:40:48,710
-like you're driving
a brick anymore.
-This thing looks like
870
00:40:48,777 --> 00:40:49,910
the ultimate beach truck
right now.
871
00:40:49,977 --> 00:40:51,543
-[all laughing]
-Yeah, man.
872
00:40:51,610 --> 00:40:53,176
[Bill] We had to get rid of
the factory fenders
873
00:40:53,176 --> 00:40:53,957
and put that wide Baja style
on the front.
874
00:40:53,957 --> 00:40:56,877
and put that wide Baja style
on the front.
875
00:40:56,877 --> 00:41:00,543
Capped it off with the front
bumper, and we had to stretch
that and make it wider, too,
876
00:41:00,610 --> 00:41:02,710
to come out to those big,
wide fenders.
877
00:41:02,777 --> 00:41:04,243
[Carmen] That's amazing.
878
00:41:04,243 --> 00:41:05,710
[Bill] Yeah, and when it's
coming at you, man,
it just looks mean.
879
00:41:05,777 --> 00:41:08,309
-Looks tough.
-And you threw us for a loop
on this, too.
880
00:41:08,376 --> 00:41:12,176
You couldn't get this truck
with that big panoramic roof
that you wanted.
881
00:41:12,176 --> 00:41:13,710
-I got a panoramic
sunroof now?
-Yeah, man.
882
00:41:13,777 --> 00:41:15,209
We got you hooked up.
[laughing]
883
00:41:15,276 --> 00:41:17,209
You're the man.
You're the man.
884
00:41:17,276 --> 00:41:20,410
[Bill] And to finish it off,
man, we had to get
the wheels and tires right.
885
00:41:20,410 --> 00:41:23,543
It blows my mind.
It looks right. It looks...
886
00:41:23,610 --> 00:41:23,957
-Yeah, man. [laughing]
-...the way it should look.
887
00:41:23,957 --> 00:41:25,109
-Yeah, man. [laughing]
-...the way it should look.
888
00:41:25,109 --> 00:41:28,410
Exactly. And those are 40s
on there, too, man.
That is just not a 37.
889
00:41:28,410 --> 00:41:31,710
That would look just puny
on a truck like this.
890
00:41:31,777 --> 00:41:36,176
These wheels and tires
just totally fit this truck
and make it 100% complete.
891
00:41:36,176 --> 00:41:38,610
If you like all that, we've
got some more for ya
in the back.
892
00:41:38,610 --> 00:41:39,810
Let's check it out.
893
00:41:42,010 --> 00:41:44,410
Wow. Super Duty Raptor.
894
00:41:44,410 --> 00:41:48,309
I tell you what, that was
a great call going from
the short bed to a shorter bed
895
00:41:48,309 --> 00:41:50,977
but it doesn't just bolt on,
here, for sure.
896
00:41:50,977 --> 00:41:53,410
We had to shorten
the wheelbase over a foot.
897
00:41:53,410 --> 00:41:53,957
And when you do that,
everything had to be changed.
898
00:41:53,957 --> 00:41:55,910
And when you do that,
everything had to be changed.
899
00:41:55,977 --> 00:41:59,176
We had to build a heavy-duty
four-link port
to center that axle
900
00:41:59,176 --> 00:42:00,977
where it needed to be
on that new bed.
901
00:42:00,977 --> 00:42:03,977
Had to build new shock mounts,
air bag mounts.
902
00:42:03,977 --> 00:42:06,443
I mean, everything underneath
the truck, we had to redo.
903
00:42:06,510 --> 00:42:07,610
Amazing.
904
00:42:07,610 --> 00:42:09,810
But I tell you what, after
seeing the truck,
905
00:42:09,810 --> 00:42:13,543
that wheelbase
looks absolutely perfect
on the truck.
906
00:42:13,610 --> 00:42:14,910
It's leaving me speechless
a little bit.
907
00:42:14,910 --> 00:42:16,176
[all laughing]
908
00:42:16,176 --> 00:42:17,576
Like, I'm looking
at everything,
909
00:42:17,576 --> 00:42:19,910
and it's like, I can't
believe, like you even said,
F350 Raptor.
910
00:42:19,910 --> 00:42:21,810
That's so cool.
911
00:42:21,810 --> 00:42:23,209
What really blows my mind is,
912
00:42:23,276 --> 00:42:23,957
he got
the super duty taillights
to fit in a Raptor style bed.
913
00:42:23,957 --> 00:42:27,309
he got
the super duty taillights
to fit in a Raptor style bed.
914
00:42:27,309 --> 00:42:29,176
And it looks like Ford did it.
915
00:42:29,176 --> 00:42:33,010
Getting that 5.5 foot bed,
putting those fiberglass
fenders on it,
916
00:42:33,010 --> 00:42:35,309
making it that same width
as the back,
917
00:42:35,376 --> 00:42:37,309
it looks like something
you would go buy.
918
00:42:37,309 --> 00:42:39,010
-It looks factory.
-Right?
919
00:42:39,010 --> 00:42:40,076
It looks factory.
920
00:42:40,076 --> 00:42:41,810
Yeah, it looks like Ford
should make those, right?
921
00:42:41,810 --> 00:42:42,977
They should.
922
00:42:42,977 --> 00:42:45,076
Carmen keeps saying
it just belongs.
923
00:42:45,076 --> 00:42:46,777
And I love hearing that.
924
00:42:46,777 --> 00:42:50,710
Everything is tied together.
Nothing really sticks out
like a sore thumb.
925
00:42:50,710 --> 00:42:53,309
That to me is
the perfect customization.
926
00:42:53,376 --> 00:42:53,957
Of course, we had to put
that chase rack in the back,
so Jamie got down with that.
927
00:42:53,957 --> 00:42:56,710
Of course, we had to put
that chase rack in the back,
so Jamie got down with that.
928
00:42:56,777 --> 00:42:59,176
[Jamie] It just
was missing that, you know?
929
00:42:59,176 --> 00:43:02,010
It's got every Raptor
feel to it.
930
00:43:02,010 --> 00:43:04,143
-Looks cool.
-You know,
it had to have this.
931
00:43:04,143 --> 00:43:06,076
-Needed it. Needed it.
Needed it.
-Yeah! You gotta,
932
00:43:06,076 --> 00:43:08,209
that just finishes it off.
933
00:43:08,276 --> 00:43:11,209
I've said it many, many times,
but this isn't a one-man band.
934
00:43:11,276 --> 00:43:14,410
I mean, it takes
everybody in the shop
to do what they do.
935
00:43:14,410 --> 00:43:19,143
And one more time, of course,
we made dreams
into actual reality.
936
00:43:19,143 --> 00:43:23,309
I love it. It's what I wanted.
And it worked.
937
00:43:23,309 --> 00:43:23,957
I can't wait to take this
home, show the naysayers.
938
00:43:23,957 --> 00:43:26,309
I can't wait to take this
home, show the naysayers.
939
00:43:26,309 --> 00:43:27,910
-Yeah.
-Show, shove it in their face
940
00:43:27,910 --> 00:43:28,977
and show them what you guys
were able to do.
941
00:43:28,977 --> 00:43:29,910
[all laughing]
942
00:43:29,910 --> 00:43:30,209
-Thank you.
-Enjoy it.