1 00:00:00,943 --> 00:00:01,910 Man, what did you get us into now? 2 00:00:01,910 --> 00:00:03,443 Same thing I always get y'all into, right? 3 00:00:03,510 --> 00:00:05,510 -A lot of work. -Exactly. 4 00:00:06,343 --> 00:00:09,010 [Terry] 1952 Chevrolet wrecker, 5 00:00:09,010 --> 00:00:10,510 seventy years old, 6 00:00:10,510 --> 00:00:11,843 it's time to bring it back to life. 7 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:14,510 Man, this is original as it gets, right? 8 00:00:14,510 --> 00:00:17,143 What we're gonna do is make this a tow truck, 9 00:00:17,143 --> 00:00:18,877 show truck. 10 00:00:18,877 --> 00:00:21,410 This thing is way over kill that you're gonna be needing four hours on this thing. 11 00:00:22,209 --> 00:00:23,276 [Richard] '72 Cuda. 12 00:00:23,276 --> 00:00:25,610 This is badass, you know, every kids dream car. 13 00:00:25,610 --> 00:00:27,410 [Richard] The interior need some work. 14 00:00:27,410 --> 00:00:28,943 There's a lot of parts and pieces 15 00:00:29,010 --> 00:00:30,043 that have to go together for this puzzle to workout. 16 00:00:30,043 --> 00:00:31,510 that have to go together for this puzzle to workout. 17 00:00:31,510 --> 00:00:33,443 We're gonna do a rear seat delete in this car. 18 00:00:33,510 --> 00:00:34,610 Don't kill the Cuda. 19 00:00:34,610 --> 00:00:36,143 And it's naturally this color? 20 00:00:36,209 --> 00:00:37,710 It's naturally this color. 21 00:00:40,343 --> 00:00:41,510 Oh, my God! 22 00:00:45,643 --> 00:00:47,309 [Bill] I'm Bill Carlton, 23 00:00:47,309 --> 00:00:49,643 I built my first truck when I was 16, 24 00:00:50,143 --> 00:00:51,576 and ever since 25 00:00:51,576 --> 00:00:54,209 me and my guys have been out here creating with our hands. 26 00:00:56,510 --> 00:00:58,943 Building the biggest, lowest 27 00:00:59,010 --> 00:01:00,043 baddest custom trucks and cars in the game. 28 00:01:00,043 --> 00:01:01,410 baddest custom trucks and cars in the game. 29 00:01:03,343 --> 00:01:05,710 People don't come here for what they need. 30 00:01:05,710 --> 00:01:07,843 The come here for what they want. 31 00:01:09,543 --> 00:01:12,410 This is Texas Metal. 32 00:01:36,710 --> 00:01:38,643 -What's happening? -How you doing, Bill? 33 00:01:38,710 --> 00:01:39,910 -Richard, nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you. 34 00:01:39,943 --> 00:01:42,710 -That's a cool looking car, man. -I appreciate it. 35 00:01:42,710 --> 00:01:43,843 '72 Cuda. 36 00:01:43,910 --> 00:01:46,209 Man, you got the, the classic muscle car, 37 00:01:46,209 --> 00:01:48,743 this is badass, you know, every kids dream car. 38 00:01:48,810 --> 00:01:51,209 -Oh, it was mine, it was mine. -Right? 39 00:01:51,209 --> 00:01:52,510 Always liked 'em, 40 00:01:52,510 --> 00:01:53,543 ever since I was little. 41 00:01:53,610 --> 00:01:55,043 My favorite Hot Wheels car. 42 00:01:55,109 --> 00:01:57,843 This is kind of something that you always dream about. 43 00:01:57,910 --> 00:01:58,943 Being able to get your, 44 00:01:59,743 --> 00:02:00,043 the car that you loved as a kid 45 00:02:00,043 --> 00:02:01,743 the car that you loved as a kid 46 00:02:01,810 --> 00:02:04,910 and build it up and, and make it as 47 00:02:04,910 --> 00:02:07,443 cool or badass as you want it. 48 00:02:07,510 --> 00:02:08,743 How long have you had this? 49 00:02:08,810 --> 00:02:10,410 I've had it for about six months. 50 00:02:10,410 --> 00:02:11,610 That's a cool looking car, man. 51 00:02:11,610 --> 00:02:14,243 I love the stance of it, love the black, of course. 52 00:02:14,309 --> 00:02:15,910 You know, of course, you can always be a little lower, 53 00:02:15,910 --> 00:02:16,943 but that's just me, but-- 54 00:02:17,010 --> 00:02:18,076 I understand. 55 00:02:18,076 --> 00:02:20,543 I mean, you had it for about six months, 56 00:02:20,610 --> 00:02:23,410 you're riding around, so runs good, drives good, just, 57 00:02:23,410 --> 00:02:24,910 what's the, what the issue? 58 00:02:24,910 --> 00:02:27,043 Well, the interior needs some work. 59 00:02:27,643 --> 00:02:29,043 It's pretty stock 60 00:02:29,109 --> 00:02:30,043 and not much of it works. 61 00:02:30,043 --> 00:02:30,610 and not much of it works. 62 00:02:30,610 --> 00:02:32,910 It needs to be, uh, updated. 63 00:02:32,910 --> 00:02:35,710 Driving around on it, the interior kinda makes me 64 00:02:35,710 --> 00:02:37,910 feel like I've had the car since 1972. 65 00:02:37,910 --> 00:02:40,643 So your only issue with is, is just mainly interior. 66 00:02:40,710 --> 00:02:42,309 For now, yes. 67 00:02:42,309 --> 00:02:43,943 -Shoot, let's check it out. -All right. 68 00:02:50,109 --> 00:02:51,910 You know, I definitely see what you're talking about, 69 00:02:51,910 --> 00:02:54,209 I mean, don't get me wrong, this is a good looking car, 70 00:02:54,209 --> 00:02:57,010 I mean, it's in really, really good shape... 71 00:02:57,010 --> 00:02:59,243 -Yeah. -...but, you know, early 70s. 72 00:02:59,743 --> 00:03:00,043 That's true. 73 00:03:00,043 --> 00:03:00,743 That's true. 74 00:03:00,743 --> 00:03:02,643 -[Bill] Has a lot of plastic. -Yeah. 75 00:03:02,710 --> 00:03:04,943 -[Bill] I mean, same with the door panels, I mean-- -Yeah, the door panels, too. 76 00:03:05,010 --> 00:03:07,643 -Definitely get rid of the, the plastic feel to it. -Yeah. 77 00:03:07,710 --> 00:03:10,309 And just give you some, some modern touches in it. 78 00:03:10,309 --> 00:03:11,943 -Maybe do it in leather or something. -Well, we can. 79 00:03:12,010 --> 00:03:14,143 Maybe a little black and some suede. 80 00:03:14,209 --> 00:03:15,309 I wanna upgrade the whole thing, 81 00:03:15,309 --> 00:03:17,043 but still keep a little bit of the, 82 00:03:17,043 --> 00:03:19,143 the old school muscle car feel. 83 00:03:19,143 --> 00:03:21,209 -Oh, man, most definitely, I totally agree with that. -Um-- 84 00:03:21,209 --> 00:03:23,043 Looking in this car, you see 85 00:03:23,843 --> 00:03:25,610 just plastic everywhere. 86 00:03:25,610 --> 00:03:27,309 It does has some style to it, 87 00:03:27,309 --> 00:03:29,510 but for as cool as this car looks, 88 00:03:29,510 --> 00:03:30,043 it could be way, way, way better. 89 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:32,510 it could be way, way, way better. 90 00:03:32,510 --> 00:03:34,510 So what's bothering you on the interior? 91 00:03:35,309 --> 00:03:37,010 Really the interior here is, 92 00:03:37,010 --> 00:03:39,143 uh, not enough bucket in the seat. 93 00:03:39,209 --> 00:03:41,043 -You sliding around a little bit? -Little bit. 94 00:03:41,043 --> 00:03:42,843 And I wouldn't replace these buckets, 95 00:03:42,910 --> 00:03:44,943 just maybe reshape 'em a little bit, 96 00:03:45,010 --> 00:03:48,010 change the foam, still have that flow to it, 97 00:03:48,010 --> 00:03:49,710 but just a little more ergonomic... 98 00:03:49,710 --> 00:03:51,209 -[Richard] Yeah. -...more user friendly, 99 00:03:51,209 --> 00:03:52,443 and a lot of style. 100 00:03:52,510 --> 00:03:54,710 And the console, you know, you, 101 00:03:54,710 --> 00:03:56,610 you can't get your elbow on that, 102 00:03:56,610 --> 00:03:57,843 it's, it's worthless 103 00:03:58,510 --> 00:03:59,810 for a armrest. 104 00:03:59,810 --> 00:04:00,043 -Right. -And this whole... 105 00:04:00,043 --> 00:04:01,309 -Right. -And this whole... 106 00:04:02,410 --> 00:04:03,910 ...plastic thing here, 107 00:04:03,910 --> 00:04:05,743 shading over the shifter, 108 00:04:05,810 --> 00:04:07,810 I know it's the classic Cuda thing, 109 00:04:07,810 --> 00:04:09,910 but I'm not really a big fan. 110 00:04:09,910 --> 00:04:12,143 I know exactly what you're looking for. 111 00:04:12,143 --> 00:04:13,910 -Yeah. -Give it some, some style. 112 00:04:13,910 --> 00:04:16,109 -[Richard] Right. -Give it some little more modern 113 00:04:16,109 --> 00:04:18,209 -style to it, but still have that... - [Richard] Right. 114 00:04:18,209 --> 00:04:20,410 ...muscle car feel to it. 115 00:04:20,410 --> 00:04:22,810 You know, it's really cool when a person gets to a point in their life 116 00:04:22,810 --> 00:04:24,109 they can afford their dream car, 117 00:04:24,109 --> 00:04:26,209 go back and actually purchase it, 118 00:04:26,943 --> 00:04:28,843 drive your dream around, 119 00:04:28,910 --> 00:04:30,043 and come to a point to come to a custom shop 120 00:04:30,043 --> 00:04:31,610 and come to a point to come to a custom shop 121 00:04:31,610 --> 00:04:33,209 and really make that dream 122 00:04:33,209 --> 00:04:35,810 just expand and really come true. 123 00:04:35,810 --> 00:04:37,143 If you're ready, man, let's go do some... 124 00:04:37,143 --> 00:04:38,510 -I'm ready, let's go do it. -...do some paperwork. 125 00:04:41,510 --> 00:04:43,243 -Make it official. -[Richard laughs] 126 00:04:57,443 --> 00:05:00,043 This car right now is really, really cool, I mean, 127 00:05:00,043 --> 00:05:00,710 This car right now is really, really cool, I mean, 128 00:05:00,710 --> 00:05:02,243 it's a good looking car, 129 00:05:02,309 --> 00:05:04,143 but in this world, 130 00:05:04,209 --> 00:05:05,810 there's always room for improvement. 131 00:05:07,810 --> 00:05:09,743 You know, to a, a custom car guy, 132 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:12,410 once you drive around in something like this, 133 00:05:12,410 --> 00:05:13,910 once you get used to it, 134 00:05:13,910 --> 00:05:15,810 you're always thinking in the back of your head, 135 00:05:15,810 --> 00:05:18,143 "Hey, it'd be real cool to do this." 136 00:05:18,143 --> 00:05:20,209 Or, "Man, it would be really cool to have this." 137 00:05:20,209 --> 00:05:22,243 We all get it around here. 138 00:05:22,309 --> 00:05:23,309 You want something new, 139 00:05:23,309 --> 00:05:24,510 you want something improved, 140 00:05:24,510 --> 00:05:27,043 you want something that nobody else has. 141 00:05:28,810 --> 00:05:30,043 When you're driving around in your custom car, 142 00:05:30,043 --> 00:05:32,043 When you're driving around in your custom car, 143 00:05:32,810 --> 00:05:35,343 what you see most is the interior, 144 00:05:35,410 --> 00:05:37,443 so it just makes total sense. 145 00:05:38,209 --> 00:05:39,977 If you're a car guy, 146 00:05:39,977 --> 00:05:43,710 that's one of the first things you're gonna change, you want that the coolest. 147 00:05:43,710 --> 00:05:45,543 So we're gonna start with the interior of this Cuda. 148 00:05:47,010 --> 00:05:48,943 When it comes to a old muscle car, 149 00:05:49,010 --> 00:05:52,743 making it cool and adding to the style, 150 00:05:52,810 --> 00:05:53,910 that takes a little more thought, 151 00:05:53,910 --> 00:05:55,209 a little more engineering, 152 00:05:55,209 --> 00:05:56,309 a little more 153 00:05:56,943 --> 00:05:58,743 everything to make 154 00:05:58,810 --> 00:06:00,043 a car like this stand out... 155 00:06:00,043 --> 00:06:01,043 a car like this stand out... 156 00:06:02,143 --> 00:06:03,710 ...and make it even cooler. 157 00:06:18,743 --> 00:06:20,209 What're we doing, Johnny? 158 00:06:20,209 --> 00:06:22,109 [John] Trying to look at this really nice car and see what's going on. 159 00:06:22,109 --> 00:06:25,643 This is what you think of when you think of old school muscle car. 160 00:06:25,710 --> 00:06:26,810 -[John] Yes, absolutely. -[Bill] This is it. 161 00:06:27,343 --> 00:06:28,343 [John] '72 Cuda. 162 00:06:28,343 --> 00:06:30,010 [Bill] Yeah, man, this thing is cool. 163 00:06:30,010 --> 00:06:30,043 -It had a pretty nice restoration done. -But, you know... 164 00:06:30,043 --> 00:06:32,743 -It had a pretty nice restoration done. -But, you know... 165 00:06:33,743 --> 00:06:35,810 -It's stock, yeah. -[Bill] Custom car guys, 166 00:06:35,810 --> 00:06:37,910 you don't really like stock. 167 00:06:37,910 --> 00:06:40,810 No, it doesn't matter how clean and nice the stock is, 168 00:06:40,810 --> 00:06:42,743 -it's still stock. -Exactly. 169 00:06:42,810 --> 00:06:44,910 That's why he brought it here. 170 00:06:44,910 --> 00:06:47,243 -I'm gonna make it cool, huh? -To make this cool. 171 00:06:48,843 --> 00:06:51,910 -These seats go with this car, go with the style. - [Richard] Right. 172 00:06:51,910 --> 00:06:53,410 [Bill] I think retaining these buckets 173 00:06:53,410 --> 00:06:54,710 in the front will be the way to go. 174 00:06:54,710 --> 00:06:58,010 Yeah, bucket seats are iconic in these old muscle cars, 175 00:06:58,010 --> 00:06:59,710 so we definitely don't wanna take away from that. 176 00:06:59,710 --> 00:07:00,043 -Yeah. - [Bill] Same with the console. 177 00:07:00,043 --> 00:07:01,443 -Yeah. - [Bill] Same with the console. 178 00:07:01,510 --> 00:07:03,810 -Cuda's gotta have the buckets with the console. - [Richard] Yes. 179 00:07:03,810 --> 00:07:07,410 -But re-imagine this, man, make it look modern. -Okay. 180 00:07:07,410 --> 00:07:09,710 Okay, come up with something really cool in here, 181 00:07:09,710 --> 00:07:10,610 shape it out, 182 00:07:11,143 --> 00:07:12,143 add into it, 183 00:07:12,143 --> 00:07:14,710 and just work it all up into something new. 184 00:07:14,710 --> 00:07:16,109 -Same with the dash. -[Richard] Okay. 185 00:07:16,109 --> 00:07:18,743 [Bill] You know, this just all looks like a, 186 00:07:18,810 --> 00:07:20,143 just a piece of plastic. 187 00:07:20,143 --> 00:07:21,309 [Richard] We'll do something on the doors 188 00:07:21,309 --> 00:07:23,810 to tie it into the dash, and work our way across, 189 00:07:23,810 --> 00:07:26,610 now I'm in, maybe even all the way into the rear corner, 190 00:07:26,610 --> 00:07:28,910 so everything will tie together and flow, 191 00:07:28,910 --> 00:07:30,043 -and have some really cool lines in. -Exactly. 192 00:07:30,043 --> 00:07:31,109 -and have some really cool lines in. -Exactly. 193 00:07:31,109 --> 00:07:32,810 And you know, Johnny, 194 00:07:33,343 --> 00:07:34,510 no good interior 195 00:07:35,143 --> 00:07:36,910 is done without... 196 00:07:36,910 --> 00:07:38,143 -Audio. -...some audio. 197 00:07:38,143 --> 00:07:39,610 Gotta have it. 198 00:07:39,610 --> 00:07:41,910 All right, so basically, we're just gonna take the inside of this car 199 00:07:41,910 --> 00:07:43,643 and completely re-imagine it 200 00:07:43,710 --> 00:07:45,309 and just give it a whole makeover 201 00:07:45,309 --> 00:07:48,143 and make everything current, new, neat. 202 00:07:48,209 --> 00:07:50,143 But still have that muscle car feel. 203 00:07:50,209 --> 00:07:52,143 I like it, I think it's gonna be cool, man, 204 00:07:52,143 --> 00:07:54,143 this is a badass car. 205 00:07:54,143 --> 00:07:56,010 All right, I know what to do. 206 00:07:56,010 --> 00:07:57,810 -I know you do. -All right. 207 00:08:02,710 --> 00:08:06,010 [John] This guy want something that's more modern and up-to-date in this car, 208 00:08:06,010 --> 00:08:08,610 so we have to get all of this out 209 00:08:08,610 --> 00:08:09,810 and start all the way over from new 210 00:08:09,810 --> 00:08:12,510 because we don't do restorations around here. 211 00:08:12,510 --> 00:08:14,043 Take a little bit of time to get it all apart, 212 00:08:14,043 --> 00:08:16,043 but it's always worth it in the end. 213 00:08:16,043 --> 00:08:17,209 Easy. 214 00:08:18,043 --> 00:08:19,010 Don't kill the car. 215 00:08:20,209 --> 00:08:21,410 Don't kill the Cuda. 216 00:08:26,209 --> 00:08:28,343 It takes a whole toolbox to take this thing apart. 217 00:08:29,810 --> 00:08:30,043 These older cars are kinda more tricky to get apart 218 00:08:30,043 --> 00:08:32,309 These older cars are kinda more tricky to get apart 219 00:08:32,309 --> 00:08:34,810 because they're just more solidly built, 220 00:08:34,810 --> 00:08:36,710 whereas newer cars, pop a panel off, 221 00:08:36,710 --> 00:08:39,309 couple of screws, and you can just swipe anything off a new car. 222 00:08:47,710 --> 00:08:49,010 That's done and out of the way, 223 00:08:49,010 --> 00:08:51,010 so few more things, and we'll be ready to start building. 224 00:08:59,109 --> 00:09:00,043 And once we have our idea locked in on paper, 225 00:09:00,043 --> 00:09:01,610 And once we have our idea locked in on paper, 226 00:09:01,610 --> 00:09:03,043 then you have to come inside the car 227 00:09:03,109 --> 00:09:06,410 and start putting that idea into real world action, 228 00:09:06,410 --> 00:09:09,109 so I've got this board cut here 229 00:09:09,109 --> 00:09:11,443 just so I can get a straight line across the dash, 230 00:09:11,510 --> 00:09:12,910 it gives me an idea of depth 231 00:09:12,910 --> 00:09:16,243 and where I'm at with parts and pieces in here. 232 00:09:16,309 --> 00:09:18,243 So basically it's just time to sit in here, 233 00:09:18,309 --> 00:09:21,543 take the picture from my head and build all the pieces. 234 00:09:21,610 --> 00:09:24,243 There's a lot of parts and pieces that have to go together 235 00:09:24,309 --> 00:09:25,510 for this puzzle to work out, 236 00:09:25,510 --> 00:09:28,343 so take some time, sit in here, 237 00:09:28,410 --> 00:09:29,443 build it out in my head, 238 00:09:29,510 --> 00:09:30,043 figure out where it's at and what I need, 239 00:09:30,043 --> 00:09:31,143 figure out where it's at and what I need, 240 00:09:31,143 --> 00:09:33,410 and go from there, so. 241 00:09:37,209 --> 00:09:38,309 Coming out. 242 00:09:41,109 --> 00:09:42,043 Got an idea, 243 00:09:42,043 --> 00:09:43,309 it's time to make it happen. 244 00:09:51,410 --> 00:09:52,710 This step I'm gonna do 245 00:09:52,710 --> 00:09:54,710 is I'm gonna take a piece of chip board 246 00:09:54,710 --> 00:09:56,810 and start working up a profile of the dash 247 00:09:56,810 --> 00:09:58,810 to give me an idea of my depth 248 00:09:58,810 --> 00:10:00,043 and where everything is gonna need to lay out, so... 249 00:10:00,043 --> 00:10:01,510 and where everything is gonna need to lay out, so... 250 00:10:02,610 --> 00:10:04,209 ...I started getting some roughed in, 251 00:10:04,209 --> 00:10:06,410 and finished working out our idea. 252 00:10:09,710 --> 00:10:12,543 So I think that's gonna be the profile we're gonna work with. 253 00:10:14,010 --> 00:10:15,410 That's what we need. 254 00:10:17,410 --> 00:10:19,443 One of the important things you wanna think about 255 00:10:19,510 --> 00:10:21,810 when you're designing a dash or a console 256 00:10:21,810 --> 00:10:23,510 or anything like that in a car, 257 00:10:23,510 --> 00:10:26,910 any car for that matter, muscle car, new car, old car, it doesn't matter, 258 00:10:26,910 --> 00:10:28,943 any of that, you have to take into consideration 259 00:10:29,010 --> 00:10:30,043 the accessibility, usability, 260 00:10:30,043 --> 00:10:30,910 the accessibility, usability, 261 00:10:30,910 --> 00:10:32,309 putting things where you can reach 'em, 262 00:10:32,309 --> 00:10:34,043 you don't have to reach way over, 263 00:10:34,109 --> 00:10:35,710 you wanna keep it functional, 264 00:10:35,710 --> 00:10:37,043 you get things too out of whack, 265 00:10:37,109 --> 00:10:39,410 and it makes it very difficult to drive. 266 00:11:00,010 --> 00:11:03,243 [Bill] That '72 Cuda is just a iconic muscle car. 267 00:11:03,309 --> 00:11:06,309 The trick on this interior is to do a full custom build 268 00:11:06,309 --> 00:11:08,710 while also keeping some of that classic style. 269 00:11:08,710 --> 00:11:11,010 That's what's John is trying to do on this hand built dash. 270 00:11:15,309 --> 00:11:16,443 All right. 271 00:11:16,510 --> 00:11:17,710 This is the last of the ribs. 272 00:11:18,710 --> 00:11:19,810 I'm gonna start laying it out, 273 00:11:19,810 --> 00:11:21,743 get the structure put together, 274 00:11:21,810 --> 00:11:23,209 then we'll start making all the fun bits. 275 00:11:27,510 --> 00:11:29,309 You know, there's a lot of things 276 00:11:29,309 --> 00:11:31,209 that you can appreciate about muscle cars. 277 00:11:31,209 --> 00:11:32,209 The lines, 278 00:11:32,810 --> 00:11:34,610 the stance , the sound, 279 00:11:34,610 --> 00:11:37,810 you know, the pure power of it. 280 00:11:37,810 --> 00:11:39,910 I mean, personally, what brought me into this industry 281 00:11:39,910 --> 00:11:40,910 was mini trucks, 282 00:11:40,910 --> 00:11:42,410 I'll be a mini trucker at heart, 283 00:11:42,410 --> 00:11:43,894 but I can still appreciate on the same token, 284 00:11:43,894 --> 00:11:45,010 but I can still appreciate on the same token, 285 00:11:45,010 --> 00:11:46,610 the work and the time, the effort 286 00:11:46,610 --> 00:11:47,943 that goes into building 287 00:11:48,010 --> 00:11:50,610 a really nice muscle car, a really nice hot rod. 288 00:11:50,610 --> 00:11:51,943 All right, it's starting to take shape. 289 00:11:52,010 --> 00:11:54,710 This is just gonna be our base, we'll skin this, 290 00:11:54,710 --> 00:11:57,209 this will give us our base to work off of, 291 00:11:57,209 --> 00:11:59,043 then we can add our cluster, 292 00:11:59,043 --> 00:12:01,710 center console, any trim or anything we want, 293 00:12:01,710 --> 00:12:03,309 longer AC vents, 294 00:12:03,309 --> 00:12:04,543 defrost vents, 295 00:12:04,610 --> 00:12:08,243 all that can add, be added in right on top of this, so... 296 00:12:08,309 --> 00:12:10,543 Like I said, we're just working to get the main structure in here, 297 00:12:10,610 --> 00:12:12,610 once we have that, then we can dress it up. 298 00:12:15,343 --> 00:12:17,109 Case in point, the Cuda, 299 00:12:17,109 --> 00:12:18,843 wouldn't be the first thing I'd pick to build, 300 00:12:19,743 --> 00:12:21,209 still it's here, 301 00:12:21,209 --> 00:12:23,243 I'm gonna put my heart and soul into building this car 302 00:12:23,309 --> 00:12:27,843 'cause this is the passion that the customer has, it's for this car, 303 00:12:27,910 --> 00:12:30,810 so just adapt your passions with their passions, 304 00:12:30,810 --> 00:12:32,410 and make it all work together. 305 00:12:55,143 --> 00:12:56,243 You know, looking out in the parking lot, 306 00:12:56,309 --> 00:12:58,610 I see this big old brand new wrecker 307 00:12:58,610 --> 00:13:00,309 with this old, 308 00:13:00,309 --> 00:13:02,410 old, old, wrecker on the back. 309 00:13:02,410 --> 00:13:03,910 -Hey, Bill. -How you doing, man? 310 00:13:03,910 --> 00:13:05,743 -How have you been? -I'm doing all right, man. 311 00:13:05,810 --> 00:13:07,610 What do you got going on here? 312 00:13:07,610 --> 00:13:10,309 [Terry] 1952 Chevrolet wrecker. 313 00:13:10,309 --> 00:13:12,510 -[Bill] Yeah? -Seventy years old, 314 00:13:12,510 --> 00:13:13,810 it's time to bring it back to life. 315 00:13:13,810 --> 00:13:13,894 Where did you come up with this at? 316 00:13:13,894 --> 00:13:15,543 Where did you come up with this at? 317 00:13:15,610 --> 00:13:16,877 Found this one in Missouri. 318 00:13:16,877 --> 00:13:19,209 Been sitting for the three years in front of my business, 319 00:13:19,209 --> 00:13:22,043 people really stopping by, taking pictures, and looking at it, 320 00:13:22,109 --> 00:13:24,010 so I decided it's time to 321 00:13:24,643 --> 00:13:25,910 bring it to life and, uh, 322 00:13:25,910 --> 00:13:27,510 make it a little shinier, a little prettier, 323 00:13:27,510 --> 00:13:29,410 -and, uh, more drivable. -Right. 324 00:13:29,410 --> 00:13:31,010 Do you know any history on the truck? 325 00:13:31,010 --> 00:13:34,010 [Terry] The truck was basically built as a wrecker new 326 00:13:34,010 --> 00:13:35,810 from Ernest Holmes' factory. 327 00:13:35,810 --> 00:13:38,543 And it's basically still all original, 328 00:13:38,610 --> 00:13:40,710 the way it went off the factory floor, 329 00:13:40,710 --> 00:13:42,010 except for a little extra rust. 330 00:13:43,143 --> 00:13:43,894 [Terry] I came to Ekstensive 331 00:13:43,894 --> 00:13:44,076 [Terry] I came to Ekstensive 332 00:13:44,076 --> 00:13:46,443 and brought my '52 GMC tow truck 333 00:13:46,510 --> 00:13:49,410 for Bill and the guys to do a throw down job 334 00:13:49,410 --> 00:13:51,943 on a tow truck show truck. 335 00:13:52,010 --> 00:13:54,309 I picked the tow truck because I own tow company, 336 00:13:54,309 --> 00:13:56,843 and I three locations and a lot of brand new trucks, 337 00:13:56,910 --> 00:13:58,209 so I'm gonna take this old truck 338 00:13:58,209 --> 00:14:00,209 and bring it close to new as possible 339 00:14:00,209 --> 00:14:02,510 and fit it into our business. 340 00:14:03,209 --> 00:14:04,843 So you wanna take this 341 00:14:04,910 --> 00:14:06,510 antique and just transform it 342 00:14:06,510 --> 00:14:09,143 -into something cool to look at. -Yes, sir. 343 00:14:09,209 --> 00:14:11,043 I wanna drive it anywhere and everywhere. 344 00:14:11,043 --> 00:14:13,710 Starts and runs, motor starts and runs, you can drive it. 345 00:14:13,710 --> 00:14:13,894 -You kidding me. -No, sir. 346 00:14:13,894 --> 00:14:15,010 -You kidding me. -No, sir. 347 00:14:15,010 --> 00:14:17,410 I wouldn't expect this car to run. [laughs] 348 00:14:17,410 --> 00:14:18,810 -You know what I mean. -Starts and runs. 349 00:14:18,810 --> 00:14:21,043 But, uh, it doesn't start and run the way I want it to. 350 00:14:21,109 --> 00:14:22,209 So, Terry, what do you see in here? 351 00:14:22,209 --> 00:14:23,543 Are you wanting to 352 00:14:23,610 --> 00:14:26,410 keep the patina look, just make it run good or... 353 00:14:26,410 --> 00:14:30,209 No, patina is cool, but I want this thing flashy. 354 00:14:30,209 --> 00:14:31,276 -You want it shine. -I want is shining, 355 00:14:31,276 --> 00:14:33,343 I'm gonna wanna polish it and keep it clean and, 356 00:14:33,410 --> 00:14:34,843 -you know, just really enjoy the-- -You want a new truck. 357 00:14:34,910 --> 00:14:36,010 Yes. 358 00:14:36,010 --> 00:14:37,910 And suspension? 359 00:14:37,910 --> 00:14:39,043 Put it on the ground, 360 00:14:39,043 --> 00:14:41,309 I want it to be down low on the ground. 361 00:14:41,309 --> 00:14:42,710 That's what we do best, man, 362 00:14:42,710 --> 00:14:43,894 it's just rip out all the all suspension 363 00:14:43,894 --> 00:14:44,710 it's just rip out all the all suspension 364 00:14:44,710 --> 00:14:47,209 and just start fresh with new, clean frame rails, 365 00:14:47,209 --> 00:14:48,777 and we'll just build everything. 366 00:14:48,777 --> 00:14:52,543 Add air suspension to it, so you get a nice, nice ride quality. 367 00:14:52,610 --> 00:14:54,843 Big four link in the back, so, 368 00:14:54,910 --> 00:14:58,209 you know, you can, we can put as much power as we want to under the hood, 369 00:14:58,209 --> 00:14:59,910 and it'll haul this big heavy truck. 370 00:14:59,910 --> 00:15:02,209 When you leave the car show, you always gotta do a burnout. 371 00:15:02,209 --> 00:15:03,410 -That's right. -Gotta have some horsepower. 372 00:15:03,410 --> 00:15:06,010 We'll leave four black mark behind this sucker. 373 00:15:09,143 --> 00:15:10,410 [Terry] Hot rod six cylinder. 374 00:15:10,410 --> 00:15:11,743 [Bill] Man, straight six, 375 00:15:11,810 --> 00:15:13,209 but I don't know about the hot rod. 376 00:15:13,209 --> 00:15:13,894 [Terry] Probably was 70 years ago, 377 00:15:13,894 --> 00:15:14,543 [Terry] Probably was 70 years ago, 378 00:15:14,610 --> 00:15:16,910 -definitely not what we need. - [Bill] Right. No. 379 00:15:16,910 --> 00:15:19,410 You got any idea? Do you want gas, diesel... 380 00:15:19,410 --> 00:15:20,810 We're gas. 381 00:15:20,810 --> 00:15:23,610 -You want a gas engine? -Six liter plus, lots of power. 382 00:15:23,610 --> 00:15:25,843 Yeah, for sure, man, so, 383 00:15:25,910 --> 00:15:28,410 you know, taking a late model LT, 384 00:15:28,410 --> 00:15:29,510 putting it down in here 385 00:15:29,510 --> 00:15:30,443 would be the way to go, 386 00:15:30,510 --> 00:15:33,943 that way it's plenty of power, reliable, 387 00:15:34,010 --> 00:15:36,043 and it looks real good when you pop the hood, too. 388 00:15:36,109 --> 00:15:38,209 -'Cause that's bad. -I don't wanna see any of this when I open the hood. 389 00:15:38,209 --> 00:15:39,710 No, no. 390 00:15:39,710 --> 00:15:41,309 100% brand new. 391 00:15:41,309 --> 00:15:42,209 Good deal. 392 00:15:47,610 --> 00:15:48,443 Man, 393 00:15:48,510 --> 00:15:50,309 this is original as it gets, right? 394 00:15:50,309 --> 00:15:51,743 -[Terry] Yes, sir. -[Bill laughs] 395 00:15:51,810 --> 00:15:53,243 I mean, straight '52. 396 00:15:53,910 --> 00:15:55,010 I mean, even-- What is... 397 00:15:56,309 --> 00:15:59,243 That is reflectors that uses flares back in the 50s 398 00:15:59,309 --> 00:16:00,810 to keep cars from hitting them 399 00:16:00,810 --> 00:16:01,743 when they were on the side of the road, 400 00:16:01,810 --> 00:16:03,043 -hooking up a vehicle. -Wow. 401 00:16:03,043 --> 00:16:05,309 There ain't much salvageable in here. 402 00:16:05,309 --> 00:16:08,209 Rip everything a 100% out. 403 00:16:08,209 --> 00:16:10,610 Sounds good, make a lots of room for a big guys. 404 00:16:10,610 --> 00:16:12,309 Talking about throw back in time 405 00:16:12,309 --> 00:16:13,894 looking at this interior, 406 00:16:13,894 --> 00:16:13,910 looking at this interior, 407 00:16:13,910 --> 00:16:16,810 but every single piece, 408 00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:19,209 every nut, every bolt, every screw 409 00:16:20,209 --> 00:16:23,043 gotta go, it's gonna be a 100% brand new, 410 00:16:23,043 --> 00:16:24,510 and we're gonna have our challenges 411 00:16:24,510 --> 00:16:27,810 to make someone of Terry's size fit in this old truck. 412 00:16:32,910 --> 00:16:34,343 Man, man, man. 413 00:16:36,010 --> 00:16:37,410 [Terry] Looks like a mess. 414 00:16:37,410 --> 00:16:38,743 [Bill] You don't care about any of this? 415 00:16:38,810 --> 00:16:40,043 No, not so much, 416 00:16:40,043 --> 00:16:42,010 I want it to still look like a wrecker 417 00:16:42,010 --> 00:16:43,610 and function to somewhat, 418 00:16:43,610 --> 00:16:43,894 it doesn't have to be exactly like this, 419 00:16:43,894 --> 00:16:46,309 it doesn't have to be exactly like this, 420 00:16:46,309 --> 00:16:48,209 but I still want the wrecker look. 421 00:16:48,209 --> 00:16:52,010 -So we can just rebuild the whole bed if we need to. -Yes, sir. 422 00:16:52,010 --> 00:16:53,810 All right, now, now you're talking. 423 00:16:53,810 --> 00:16:55,410 -Keep the same skin... -Now you're talking 424 00:16:55,410 --> 00:16:57,010 ...but just bring it up to today's world. 425 00:16:57,010 --> 00:16:58,343 I know exactly what he wants, 426 00:16:58,410 --> 00:17:00,910 you know, all in all, what we're gonna do is make this... 427 00:17:02,209 --> 00:17:04,410 ...a tow truck, show truck. 428 00:17:04,410 --> 00:17:06,143 It's gonna be really, really cool. 429 00:17:06,209 --> 00:17:08,209 Fast, low, and tow. 430 00:17:08,209 --> 00:17:10,510 Terry, man, stuff like this gets me excited, man. 431 00:17:10,510 --> 00:17:12,710 I, I love working on stuff like this. 432 00:17:12,710 --> 00:17:13,894 It's gonna be a cool project. 433 00:17:13,894 --> 00:17:13,910 It's gonna be a cool project. 434 00:17:13,910 --> 00:17:15,243 I'm looking forward to it, Bill. 435 00:17:19,610 --> 00:17:21,743 [Bill] You know, projects like this are what I like, 436 00:17:21,810 --> 00:17:23,610 you know, this project's old, 437 00:17:24,610 --> 00:17:26,043 it's patina and everything, 438 00:17:26,043 --> 00:17:28,910 it's a cool, cool truck just in its own state, 439 00:17:28,910 --> 00:17:31,109 pulled right out of the history books. 440 00:17:32,410 --> 00:17:36,243 The challenge of making something old and rusty like this 441 00:17:36,309 --> 00:17:38,309 to something that's pretty much 442 00:17:38,309 --> 00:17:40,643 a work of art that you can drive, 443 00:17:40,710 --> 00:17:42,910 you know, excites a fire in you, man, 444 00:17:42,910 --> 00:17:43,894 and it just, it makes those creative juices start flowing, 445 00:17:43,894 --> 00:17:45,610 and it just, it makes those creative juices start flowing, 446 00:17:45,610 --> 00:17:48,209 you'd get some ideas and it gets you excited. 447 00:17:48,209 --> 00:17:50,010 Projects like this 448 00:17:50,010 --> 00:17:51,343 make you wanna come to work 449 00:17:51,410 --> 00:17:53,610 and, and just build cool stuff. 450 00:17:53,610 --> 00:17:54,843 I love stuff like this. 451 00:18:00,109 --> 00:18:02,743 Every project has its set of challenges, 452 00:18:02,810 --> 00:18:04,309 but a project like this has 453 00:18:04,309 --> 00:18:07,743 many, many, many, many challenges. 454 00:18:07,810 --> 00:18:12,510 I mean, from picking the right paint color, wheels, tires, stance , 455 00:18:12,510 --> 00:18:13,894 and just getting back and getting the overall feel of the project 456 00:18:13,894 --> 00:18:16,209 and just getting back and getting the overall feel of the project 457 00:18:16,209 --> 00:18:19,010 and, and making the proportions fit right, 458 00:18:19,010 --> 00:18:21,810 every aspect of it is a challenge all in itself. 459 00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:32,143 [Jamie clicks tongue] 460 00:18:32,209 --> 00:18:33,510 Man, what did you get us into now? 461 00:18:33,510 --> 00:18:35,610 Man, the same thing I always get y'all into, right? 462 00:18:35,610 --> 00:18:37,743 -A lot of work. -Exactly. 463 00:18:37,810 --> 00:18:39,743 So basically what I wanted to do is just get it in the shop 464 00:18:39,810 --> 00:18:42,309 and just pick the cab of the frame 465 00:18:42,309 --> 00:18:43,894 and build everything else. 466 00:18:43,894 --> 00:18:44,010 and build everything else. 467 00:18:44,010 --> 00:18:44,843 -Okay. -[Bill] I mean-- 468 00:18:45,743 --> 00:18:48,109 By the time you weld up all this... 469 00:18:48,109 --> 00:18:50,410 -Uh-uh. -...modify it, body work it, 470 00:18:51,343 --> 00:18:53,743 man, it's just not feasible to use 471 00:18:53,810 --> 00:18:56,043 anything here. 472 00:18:56,043 --> 00:18:58,209 -Yeah. -That was gonna be my, my first question 473 00:18:58,209 --> 00:18:59,610 is if we're keeping that. 474 00:18:59,610 --> 00:19:01,043 -Yeah, definitely not. -[Ryan] Nah. 475 00:19:01,109 --> 00:19:03,043 I mean, Jamie can go shrimpin' with it. 476 00:19:07,043 --> 00:19:09,043 So we'll build everything from scratch. 477 00:19:09,043 --> 00:19:11,043 -[Ryan] Okay. -[Bill] From the chassis, suspension, 478 00:19:11,109 --> 00:19:13,843 you know, the wrecker bed to the custom boom, 479 00:19:13,910 --> 00:19:15,476 everything. 480 00:19:15,476 --> 00:19:17,410 [Jamie] So you wanna do like a heavy duty frame on this thing? 481 00:19:17,410 --> 00:19:18,643 -Low on air? -Oh, absolutely, man. 482 00:19:18,710 --> 00:19:20,543 -All one ton running gear. -Okay. 483 00:19:20,610 --> 00:19:22,010 You know, big bags, 484 00:19:22,010 --> 00:19:24,209 adjustable, so it sets low to the ground. 485 00:19:24,209 --> 00:19:26,143 And some big wheels on it, too. 486 00:19:26,209 --> 00:19:27,143 What size wheels? 487 00:19:27,610 --> 00:19:29,043 Twenty-fours. 488 00:19:29,043 --> 00:19:31,143 -Dual wheels in the back, I mean... - [Ryan] Yeah. 489 00:19:31,143 --> 00:19:32,309 -[Bill] It's gonna be cool. -[Ryan] Nice stance . 490 00:19:32,309 --> 00:19:33,910 We're laying it all the way the flat 491 00:19:33,910 --> 00:19:36,510 -or is it gonna have nice little raised look? -It's gonna really low. 492 00:19:36,510 --> 00:19:37,910 -Yeah? -Heck yeah, man. 493 00:19:38,710 --> 00:19:39,710 It's gonna be nice on the ground. 494 00:19:39,710 --> 00:19:41,010 It's always a cool thing, man, 495 00:19:41,010 --> 00:19:43,209 whenever we get to just set out your own parameters 496 00:19:43,209 --> 00:19:43,894 and just do whatever you want, I love that. 497 00:19:43,894 --> 00:19:45,543 and just do whatever you want, I love that. 498 00:19:45,610 --> 00:19:48,309 I mean, that's, that's what he wants, 499 00:19:48,309 --> 00:19:51,643 to just, "Here, build me a cool truck." 500 00:19:51,710 --> 00:19:54,910 -So damn right, we're gonna build him a cool truck. - [Ryan] Yeah, buddy. 501 00:19:54,910 --> 00:19:56,010 Good deal. 502 00:19:56,010 --> 00:19:56,943 [Bill] Ready? 503 00:19:57,910 --> 00:19:59,843 When you put it like that, I don't know. 504 00:20:01,410 --> 00:20:04,309 Oh, man, inline six. 505 00:20:04,309 --> 00:20:06,710 -No bueno. -Yeah, we ain't having that. 506 00:20:06,710 --> 00:20:08,043 Well, we're gonna leave it all in there 507 00:20:08,043 --> 00:20:10,410 and just lift the cab, so we ain't even gonna take this out. 508 00:20:10,410 --> 00:20:12,843 -Cool, that sounds amazing. -We're gonna roll it out. 509 00:20:12,910 --> 00:20:13,894 But what's going in it... 510 00:20:13,894 --> 00:20:14,410 But what's going in it... 511 00:20:15,910 --> 00:20:17,309 ...you guys, is gonna make this build. 512 00:20:17,309 --> 00:20:18,543 -[Jamie] What are we talking about? -LT4. 513 00:20:18,610 --> 00:20:19,610 Super charge? 514 00:20:19,610 --> 00:20:21,943 Yeah, buddy, yeah, that's gonna run. 515 00:20:22,010 --> 00:20:23,610 -Yeah. Yeah. -That's gonna be fun. 516 00:20:23,610 --> 00:20:25,309 So, we just got a little bit of work to do. 517 00:20:25,309 --> 00:20:26,643 -Just a little bit? -It's not a little bit. 518 00:20:26,710 --> 00:20:29,043 Let's get busy and build some cool stuff. 519 00:20:29,043 --> 00:20:30,510 -On with it. -Let's go. 520 00:20:36,810 --> 00:20:40,010 This '52 wrecker's just been essentially sitting on the side of the road 521 00:20:40,010 --> 00:20:42,309 in all the elements for some time now, 522 00:20:42,309 --> 00:20:43,943 so we gotta tear off all the bad, 523 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:47,543 which at this point, pretty much the most of it. 524 00:20:47,610 --> 00:20:49,176 [Ryan] Getting the wrecker floor down. 525 00:20:49,176 --> 00:20:52,943 We're just gonna do it the same way that we do everything else around here. 526 00:20:53,010 --> 00:20:54,910 We gonna leave the front end connected to the cab 527 00:20:54,910 --> 00:20:56,943 take it up and trash the rest of it 528 00:20:57,010 --> 00:20:58,510 and start over. 529 00:21:02,043 --> 00:21:02,732 The challenges with this are getting all this 530 00:21:02,732 --> 00:21:03,910 The challenges with this are getting all this 531 00:21:03,910 --> 00:21:07,143 rusted ass bolts off of it they've been on here for, 532 00:21:07,810 --> 00:21:09,109 like, 70 years, so. 533 00:21:12,309 --> 00:21:14,109 Tilt it back like this, so it won't spill. 534 00:21:18,143 --> 00:21:20,309 I gotta cut the steering column and uh, 535 00:21:21,543 --> 00:21:24,243 get these front core support bolts loose. 536 00:21:24,309 --> 00:21:25,410 wherever I can find them. 537 00:21:28,510 --> 00:21:29,810 ♪ Yo! ♪ 538 00:21:31,710 --> 00:21:32,610 -♪ Hey! ♪ -[Jamie] Ready? 539 00:21:33,309 --> 00:21:34,209 Yeah, it's loose. 540 00:21:34,209 --> 00:21:35,243 [chuckles] 541 00:21:35,309 --> 00:21:36,410 [chuckling] Yeah, we're good. 542 00:21:37,443 --> 00:21:38,443 ♪ Hey! ♪ 543 00:21:43,143 --> 00:21:44,109 ♪ Hey! ♪ 544 00:21:49,309 --> 00:21:50,810 ♪ Hey! ♪ 545 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:53,143 -Boom. -The fan right there, it's gonna catch the-- 546 00:21:53,209 --> 00:21:54,810 -[Ryan] No, we're good. -[Jamie] No, we're good. 547 00:21:59,309 --> 00:22:01,143 -Everything's good. -Cool. 548 00:22:01,209 --> 00:22:02,732 -♪ Hey! ♪ -That was too easy. 549 00:22:02,732 --> 00:22:02,943 -♪ Hey! ♪ -That was too easy. 550 00:22:07,209 --> 00:22:08,043 ♪ Hey! ♪ 551 00:22:10,143 --> 00:22:10,943 ♪ Yeah ♪ 552 00:22:13,943 --> 00:22:15,043 ♪ Hey! ♪ 553 00:22:15,043 --> 00:22:17,309 Well, we got an old tow truck completely stripped, 554 00:22:17,309 --> 00:22:19,309 tore down to bare cab, 555 00:22:19,810 --> 00:22:20,810 and front end, 556 00:22:20,810 --> 00:22:23,209 so the next step on this is, 557 00:22:23,209 --> 00:22:24,510 you know, building the chassis. 558 00:22:24,510 --> 00:22:26,109 We're gonna totally construct the bed 559 00:22:26,109 --> 00:22:28,710 from scratch, from nothing, 560 00:22:30,510 --> 00:22:32,610 so I'm gonna put up my string line, 561 00:22:32,610 --> 00:22:32,732 so I can kind of establish 562 00:22:32,732 --> 00:22:34,109 so I can kind of establish 563 00:22:34,109 --> 00:22:35,243 where the ground is gonna be, 564 00:22:35,309 --> 00:22:37,309 and we'll take all the measurements off of that. 565 00:22:38,043 --> 00:22:40,043 Go down a little bit. 566 00:22:40,843 --> 00:22:42,309 Down, down, down. 567 00:22:42,309 --> 00:22:44,510 There's no, really, wheelbase established, 568 00:22:44,510 --> 00:22:46,943 so trying to find that right wheelbase, 569 00:22:47,010 --> 00:22:50,143 and then, build the bed to that wheelbase, 570 00:22:50,209 --> 00:22:52,610 is gonna be pretty critical on a job like this, 571 00:22:52,610 --> 00:22:53,910 this tow truck. 572 00:22:53,910 --> 00:22:57,143 Yeah, we might cut two inches off that fender. 573 00:22:58,843 --> 00:22:59,910 That way, we can get it up 574 00:23:01,610 --> 00:23:02,732 a little bit more, so that it's... 575 00:23:02,732 --> 00:23:03,010 a little bit more, so that it's... 576 00:23:03,010 --> 00:23:06,510 And then if we make a running board right here, 577 00:23:06,510 --> 00:23:08,243 it's gonna be way off the ground. 578 00:23:08,309 --> 00:23:09,743 We can cut it, and make it lower, 579 00:23:09,810 --> 00:23:11,209 and look way, way better. 580 00:23:12,510 --> 00:23:15,643 We're gonna lay out the main beam in two by five, 581 00:23:15,710 --> 00:23:19,143 and then we're gonna come back to two by four over the axle, 582 00:23:19,209 --> 00:23:21,209 so it's gonna be very rigid, and very strong. 583 00:23:21,209 --> 00:23:22,910 I know he's not gonna haul a car, 584 00:23:22,910 --> 00:23:24,543 but if he ever wanted to, 585 00:23:24,610 --> 00:23:26,309 the frame's there for it, you know. 586 00:23:26,309 --> 00:23:28,410 The foundation is set 587 00:23:28,410 --> 00:23:30,710 for whatever you want to do with this truck, 588 00:23:30,710 --> 00:23:32,043 50 years from now. 589 00:23:33,343 --> 00:23:34,410 Go up in the back. 590 00:23:35,143 --> 00:23:37,209 Yeah. Yeah. 591 00:23:37,209 --> 00:23:38,843 That's pretty damn close, though. 592 00:23:38,910 --> 00:23:40,910 Back up, towards the back of the truck. 593 00:23:40,910 --> 00:23:42,410 Yeah. 594 00:23:42,410 --> 00:23:46,510 Something that looks proportioned to, you know, 595 00:23:46,510 --> 00:23:48,710 that cool wrecker bed that we're gonna build... 596 00:23:48,710 --> 00:23:50,410 That looks good. 597 00:23:50,410 --> 00:23:52,410 ...to the stance it's gonna have, 598 00:23:52,410 --> 00:23:53,810 super low to the ground, 599 00:23:53,810 --> 00:23:55,309 you know, all that is super critical, 600 00:23:55,309 --> 00:23:57,309 having that right wheelbase. 601 00:23:57,309 --> 00:23:58,943 Okay, man, I think that's gonna be... 602 00:23:59,010 --> 00:24:00,643 This is gonna be the wheelbase. 603 00:24:06,010 --> 00:24:07,743 So, on this, we established, you know, 604 00:24:07,810 --> 00:24:09,510 the wheelbase that we all want to go with. 605 00:24:09,510 --> 00:24:12,810 We got our basic frame shape, so we're gonna go back 606 00:24:12,810 --> 00:24:14,710 to the table, lay it out on the table, 607 00:24:14,710 --> 00:24:16,743 cut some chipboard, and get to cutting. 608 00:24:22,010 --> 00:24:24,209 Old muscle cars, like this '72 'cuda, 609 00:24:24,209 --> 00:24:26,710 were just a lot more roomier than today's cars. 610 00:24:26,710 --> 00:24:28,243 You know, that's a whole lot of space 611 00:24:28,309 --> 00:24:30,710 for John to fill with that custom interior. 612 00:24:30,710 --> 00:24:32,043 [John] So, we got the center monitor 613 00:24:32,109 --> 00:24:32,732 placed where it needs to be. 614 00:24:32,732 --> 00:24:33,243 placed where it needs to be. 615 00:24:33,309 --> 00:24:35,910 Now, we're gonna work on getting our console built, 616 00:24:35,910 --> 00:24:38,243 underneath it and around it, so we can tie in to it, 617 00:24:38,309 --> 00:24:40,209 so I've got the size of the console 618 00:24:40,209 --> 00:24:41,910 already cut out and ready to go. 619 00:24:41,910 --> 00:24:44,309 I'm gonna kerf him, so we can get some shape to it. 620 00:24:44,309 --> 00:24:45,209 Once that's done, 621 00:24:45,209 --> 00:24:46,443 we'll start putting it all together, 622 00:24:46,510 --> 00:24:49,143 getting it in the car, and keep working. 623 00:24:50,710 --> 00:24:53,043 On the rear deck, I use the kerf technique, 624 00:24:53,043 --> 00:24:55,510 because that's the only way to bend MDF. 625 00:24:55,510 --> 00:24:56,710 You can bend other woods 626 00:24:56,710 --> 00:24:59,309 using a steam box, and steaming it, 627 00:24:59,309 --> 00:25:02,143 and it makes it pliable, but MDF, you get it wet, 628 00:25:02,143 --> 00:25:02,732 it just crumbles apart, so kerf the back, 629 00:25:02,732 --> 00:25:05,343 it just crumbles apart, so kerf the back, 630 00:25:05,410 --> 00:25:06,843 it relieves the tension, 631 00:25:06,910 --> 00:25:08,209 you can work it in, get it built, 632 00:25:08,209 --> 00:25:10,209 and body work it from there. 633 00:25:11,710 --> 00:25:14,143 All right. We got our console in place. 634 00:25:14,143 --> 00:25:15,810 Everything's laid out nice. 635 00:25:15,810 --> 00:25:17,209 I know where my monitor's gonna go, 636 00:25:17,209 --> 00:25:19,910 so I'm gonna get this set back up in place, 637 00:25:19,910 --> 00:25:21,710 get it where it needs to be, and the next step 638 00:25:21,710 --> 00:25:24,943 is just to box in around it, get tied in to the dash, 639 00:25:25,010 --> 00:25:26,910 work it down to the console. 640 00:25:33,010 --> 00:25:34,710 All right. Everything's all dry. 641 00:25:34,710 --> 00:25:36,343 I'm gonna pull this out, and get it over on the bench, 642 00:25:36,410 --> 00:25:37,510 and start body working. 643 00:25:45,143 --> 00:25:46,209 All right. 644 00:25:46,910 --> 00:25:48,143 Last fit. 645 00:25:51,043 --> 00:25:52,410 Perfect. 646 00:25:52,410 --> 00:25:53,810 This section of the dash is done, 647 00:25:53,810 --> 00:25:55,443 body worked, and ready to go. 648 00:25:55,510 --> 00:25:58,209 I've got the pod made for the instrument cluster, 649 00:25:58,209 --> 00:25:59,610 so now, I'm gonna get it in place, 650 00:25:59,610 --> 00:26:00,743 get it mounted up, 651 00:26:00,810 --> 00:26:02,410 get it lined up nice and straight, 652 00:26:02,410 --> 00:26:02,732 and we'll start body working this to the dash. 653 00:26:02,732 --> 00:26:04,910 and we'll start body working this to the dash. 654 00:26:08,543 --> 00:26:09,410 All right. 655 00:26:09,910 --> 00:26:11,043 Keep sanding! 656 00:26:33,610 --> 00:26:35,043 [Bill] John's finished building the front 657 00:26:35,043 --> 00:26:36,410 of the '72 'cuda interior. 658 00:26:36,410 --> 00:26:39,710 We originally planned on keeping the rear seats, 659 00:26:39,710 --> 00:26:42,043 you know, but after talking with the customer, 660 00:26:42,109 --> 00:26:43,843 we decided to go with, you know, 661 00:26:43,910 --> 00:26:46,910 a little bit better audio setup. 662 00:26:46,910 --> 00:26:48,209 [John] So, the next project we're gonna work on 663 00:26:48,209 --> 00:26:50,243 in the 'cuda is the rear seat section. 664 00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:51,910 We're gonna do a rear seat delete in this car, 665 00:26:51,910 --> 00:26:54,010 and build something really cool back here, 666 00:26:54,010 --> 00:26:55,143 so I'm gonna start out 667 00:26:55,209 --> 00:26:55,543 by making a template of the rear deck. 668 00:26:55,543 --> 00:26:56,810 by making a template of the rear deck. 669 00:26:56,810 --> 00:26:59,209 Once I get that template made, 670 00:26:59,209 --> 00:27:01,343 obviously, we're gonna transfer it into some wood, 671 00:27:01,410 --> 00:27:03,309 make some pieces, start stacking stuff up, 672 00:27:03,309 --> 00:27:05,043 and see what we come out with. 673 00:27:13,443 --> 00:27:14,610 All right. 674 00:27:19,843 --> 00:27:21,810 All right, well, there's the first piece of the puzzle. 675 00:27:22,510 --> 00:27:23,643 Got the base down. 676 00:27:23,710 --> 00:27:25,543 So basically, this base is gonna turn into a template, 677 00:27:25,543 --> 00:27:25,743 So basically, this base is gonna turn into a template, 678 00:27:25,810 --> 00:27:27,743 and I'm gonna use that to make all the rest of the pieces 679 00:27:27,810 --> 00:27:28,910 for this rear deck, 680 00:27:28,910 --> 00:27:31,143 come from the rear deck forward, 681 00:27:31,209 --> 00:27:32,810 and then, tie it in all the way down, 682 00:27:32,810 --> 00:27:35,510 across the floor, all the way in to the console. 683 00:27:44,143 --> 00:27:45,710 All right. 684 00:27:45,710 --> 00:27:47,910 So now, what I'm gonna do to help get my shape, 685 00:27:47,910 --> 00:27:50,410 I'm getting some chipboard, get that glued in here, 686 00:27:50,410 --> 00:27:51,743 fiberglass over it. 687 00:27:52,410 --> 00:27:54,043 I'm just gonna take in... 688 00:27:54,109 --> 00:27:55,309 Precut all my pieces. 689 00:27:55,309 --> 00:27:55,543 That way, when I start 690 00:27:55,543 --> 00:27:56,309 That way, when I start 691 00:27:56,343 --> 00:27:58,309 wetting all this out, I don't have to worry 692 00:27:58,309 --> 00:28:00,209 about stopping what I'm doing to cut anything. 693 00:28:00,209 --> 00:28:02,143 I've already got it all cut out and ready to go, 694 00:28:02,209 --> 00:28:04,743 and I can just layer it up, piece by piece. 695 00:28:10,910 --> 00:28:12,743 Yeah, it's gonna be a fun one to do. 696 00:28:18,209 --> 00:28:21,010 So the rear deck, pretty much all built. 697 00:28:21,010 --> 00:28:23,643 All I need now is just the baffle and the trim rings, 698 00:28:23,710 --> 00:28:25,410 so I can body work those in. 699 00:28:25,410 --> 00:28:25,543 We'll get all that tied together, 700 00:28:25,543 --> 00:28:27,010 We'll get all that tied together, 701 00:28:27,010 --> 00:28:28,543 and that way, we can move on 702 00:28:28,610 --> 00:28:30,410 and start on the subwoofer enclosure, 703 00:28:30,410 --> 00:28:32,043 and the rest of the rear seat delete. 704 00:28:47,643 --> 00:28:49,943 Building all this stuff on the computer, 705 00:28:50,010 --> 00:28:51,810 drawing it out, 706 00:28:51,810 --> 00:28:54,309 and letting all the machines make your parts, 707 00:28:54,309 --> 00:28:55,543 it's interesting and convenient, 708 00:28:55,543 --> 00:28:57,043 it's interesting and convenient, 709 00:28:57,109 --> 00:29:00,710 but I still like the feel of being in a car, 710 00:29:00,710 --> 00:29:02,610 and making the pieces by hand, 711 00:29:02,610 --> 00:29:04,943 and actually bringing it together 712 00:29:06,243 --> 00:29:07,309 piece by piece. 713 00:29:08,810 --> 00:29:10,710 Knowing that you did that with your hands 714 00:29:10,710 --> 00:29:11,943 and that came out of your head 715 00:29:11,943 --> 00:29:15,710 is way more satisfying than cutting all those pieces, 716 00:29:15,710 --> 00:29:17,610 and letting the computer do everything, 717 00:29:17,610 --> 00:29:20,209 so they might try to take our jobs, 718 00:29:20,209 --> 00:29:21,209 but it ain't happening. 719 00:29:21,209 --> 00:29:22,243 They ain't getting mine. 720 00:29:24,910 --> 00:29:25,543 All right. 721 00:29:25,543 --> 00:29:26,043 All right. 722 00:29:26,109 --> 00:29:27,643 Everything is dry, and ready to go. 723 00:29:29,610 --> 00:29:31,510 Let's take it out, and start body working. 724 00:29:36,410 --> 00:29:38,410 You know, I'm a suspension guy at heart, 725 00:29:38,410 --> 00:29:41,410 so on a ground up build, like this '52 wrecker, 726 00:29:41,410 --> 00:29:43,610 it's job one to get this chassis right, 727 00:29:43,610 --> 00:29:45,743 'cause everything else sits right on top. 728 00:29:46,810 --> 00:29:49,309 Well, we got our drawings all laid out, 729 00:29:49,309 --> 00:29:53,143 we know what the frame's gonna look like in the end, 730 00:29:53,143 --> 00:29:55,543 so I'm gonna lay it out on the table here. 731 00:29:55,543 --> 00:29:56,443 so I'm gonna lay it out on the table here. 732 00:29:56,510 --> 00:29:59,943 and use the chipboard to have a perfect pattern 733 00:30:00,010 --> 00:30:02,143 to transfer over onto the metal. 734 00:30:03,643 --> 00:30:05,743 There's no chance of mismeasuring anything. 735 00:30:05,810 --> 00:30:07,910 I mean, that's the most efficient way 736 00:30:07,910 --> 00:30:10,910 to transfer this drawing onto the table, 737 00:30:10,910 --> 00:30:12,510 over to the saw, 738 00:30:12,510 --> 00:30:14,143 and then, back onto the table. 739 00:30:16,510 --> 00:30:17,943 There we go. 740 00:30:18,010 --> 00:30:19,043 All right, so as you can see, 741 00:30:19,043 --> 00:30:21,309 we've started off with our frame on the table, 742 00:30:21,309 --> 00:30:23,810 got all of our little chipboard templates here. 743 00:30:23,810 --> 00:30:25,543 Transfer it to the metal, make it easier on ourselves. 744 00:30:25,543 --> 00:30:27,109 Transfer it to the metal, make it easier on ourselves. 745 00:30:27,109 --> 00:30:28,743 Just make a line, mark it out, 746 00:30:28,810 --> 00:30:29,910 whatever we gotta do, 747 00:30:29,910 --> 00:30:31,810 and get them all cut the same exact way. 748 00:30:31,810 --> 00:30:33,410 Get them over here, clean them all up, 749 00:30:33,410 --> 00:30:34,410 and start building our frame. 750 00:31:03,010 --> 00:31:04,043 Okay. 751 00:31:05,710 --> 00:31:09,010 So, when Bill was in high school, back in '36, 752 00:31:10,410 --> 00:31:12,610 -his brain came up with this little trick. -What we're gonna do... 753 00:31:12,610 --> 00:31:15,510 What we're gonna do is run this string 754 00:31:15,510 --> 00:31:16,443 to make sure our... 755 00:31:16,510 --> 00:31:18,043 You know, the frame is so long, 756 00:31:18,043 --> 00:31:19,343 it has joints in it. 757 00:31:19,410 --> 00:31:21,943 We're gonna see if it's perfectly straight. 758 00:31:22,010 --> 00:31:23,710 When you pull the string super tight, 759 00:31:23,710 --> 00:31:25,543 you got a perfectly straight line 760 00:31:25,543 --> 00:31:25,610 you got a perfectly straight line 761 00:31:25,610 --> 00:31:27,443 every time, so I'm gonna run a string 762 00:31:27,510 --> 00:31:29,309 all the way down, from end to end, 763 00:31:29,309 --> 00:31:31,543 and then, we'll have washers in between it, 764 00:31:31,610 --> 00:31:34,710 to lift the string off the tubing 765 00:31:34,710 --> 00:31:36,043 just that eighth of an inch, 766 00:31:36,109 --> 00:31:38,843 so then we know the frame is 100% straight. 767 00:31:38,910 --> 00:31:41,710 Ooh. Ooh! 768 00:31:45,010 --> 00:31:46,743 [Ryan] I feel pretty good about this. 769 00:31:46,810 --> 00:31:49,343 This is, really, it's tight, it ain't going nowhere. 770 00:31:49,410 --> 00:31:51,943 I can hit it around, and it's not gonna move. 771 00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:54,710 I'm gonna once-over it, make sure everything's, 772 00:31:54,710 --> 00:31:55,543 you know, where I want it to be, 773 00:31:55,543 --> 00:31:55,743 you know, where I want it to be, 774 00:31:55,810 --> 00:31:57,843 and then, we'll attack it, get it stood up, 775 00:31:57,910 --> 00:31:59,209 put some cross members in there, 776 00:31:59,209 --> 00:32:00,810 and take it over to the truck. 777 00:32:00,810 --> 00:32:02,810 [thunder rumbling] 778 00:32:09,043 --> 00:32:10,176 [thunder rumbling] 779 00:32:12,643 --> 00:32:14,543 [Bill] When we're building a custom chassis, 780 00:32:14,610 --> 00:32:16,309 like the one that's on this '52 wrecker, 781 00:32:16,309 --> 00:32:18,209 you know, we tend to overdo it. 782 00:32:18,209 --> 00:32:21,510 You know, I want it to last another 70 years. 783 00:32:21,510 --> 00:32:23,610 And just like everything else in the custom world, 784 00:32:23,610 --> 00:32:25,343 this thing is way overkill. 785 00:32:25,410 --> 00:32:26,910 [chuckling] It's way overdoing it, like, 786 00:32:26,910 --> 00:32:28,710 I mean, you could pull a house with this thing, so... 787 00:32:30,309 --> 00:32:31,910 [Bill] We established the wheelbase. 788 00:32:31,910 --> 00:32:34,143 Now, we're gonna build a two by five frame. 789 00:32:34,143 --> 00:32:35,341 All right, first thing first, now, is fit up, attack it, 790 00:32:35,341 --> 00:32:36,910 All right, first thing first, now, is fit up, attack it, 791 00:32:36,910 --> 00:32:38,510 throw a couple stitches on it, 792 00:32:38,510 --> 00:32:40,410 make sure it's good to move around. 793 00:32:43,510 --> 00:32:45,643 The cool thing about this one is gonna be just that 794 00:32:45,710 --> 00:32:47,343 it's different than the rest of them. 795 00:32:47,410 --> 00:32:48,810 You know, we get a lot of the same stuff. 796 00:32:48,810 --> 00:32:51,343 Most of the time, a lot of seats, and now, 797 00:32:51,410 --> 00:32:52,576 that's the majority of the chassis 798 00:32:52,576 --> 00:32:54,610 that I get to build, so this will be kind of fun. 799 00:32:54,610 --> 00:32:55,910 I'll get to do 800 00:32:55,910 --> 00:32:57,143 a little bit different things on it, 801 00:32:57,143 --> 00:32:59,109 four link it, and all that stuff, 802 00:32:59,109 --> 00:33:00,810 so that would be a pretty cool build. 803 00:33:03,510 --> 00:33:05,243 All right, now that I got it stitched up, 804 00:33:05,309 --> 00:33:05,341 I'm gonna make our truss now. 805 00:33:05,341 --> 00:33:06,743 I'm gonna make our truss now. 806 00:33:06,810 --> 00:33:08,143 I'm gonna go grab some two-inch pipe, 807 00:33:08,209 --> 00:33:09,043 clean it up. 808 00:33:10,143 --> 00:33:13,143 So, ladies, this is actually, like, 809 00:33:13,209 --> 00:33:16,209 probably about 200 pounds, that pipe right there. 810 00:33:21,209 --> 00:33:23,143 And doing chassis work is always really cool, 811 00:33:23,209 --> 00:33:25,309 because it's the first, initial build. 812 00:33:25,309 --> 00:33:26,510 You know, you can do all your sheet metal work, 813 00:33:26,510 --> 00:33:28,810 and all that stuff, and that's cool, 814 00:33:28,810 --> 00:33:29,943 but, you know, 815 00:33:30,010 --> 00:33:31,810 setting the foundation for anything 816 00:33:31,810 --> 00:33:33,643 is always, like, a really cool deal, 817 00:33:33,710 --> 00:33:35,309 because you're setting the scale 818 00:33:35,309 --> 00:33:35,341 for what the build is going to be. 819 00:33:35,341 --> 00:33:37,443 for what the build is going to be. 820 00:33:37,510 --> 00:33:39,309 You know, you have something so beautiful underneath, 821 00:33:39,309 --> 00:33:41,309 you don't want to skimp out on that, 822 00:33:41,309 --> 00:33:42,810 and waste your money, or waste your time. 823 00:33:42,810 --> 00:33:44,710 You want to go all-in, 824 00:33:44,710 --> 00:33:47,710 and, you know, make it worth it. 825 00:33:47,710 --> 00:33:50,543 All right. We got this marked out where we want it. 826 00:33:50,610 --> 00:33:51,943 We'll let the bender do the work, 827 00:33:52,610 --> 00:33:54,043 and bend this at 45. 828 00:34:06,209 --> 00:34:08,209 [Bill] You know, I'm an instant gratification guy, 829 00:34:08,209 --> 00:34:10,209 but ground up builds like this wrecker, 830 00:34:10,209 --> 00:34:11,710 well, they take patience, 831 00:34:11,710 --> 00:34:14,143 not to mention a lot of hard work. 832 00:34:14,209 --> 00:34:16,043 We started with this frame, and that's gonna give us 833 00:34:16,109 --> 00:34:18,410 all the strength and rigidity that we need. 834 00:34:18,410 --> 00:34:20,010 You know, from there, we're gonna go on and do 835 00:34:20,010 --> 00:34:21,209 custom suspension, 836 00:34:21,209 --> 00:34:22,309 and then, a bed, 837 00:34:22,309 --> 00:34:23,910 and then, on and on. 838 00:34:23,910 --> 00:34:25,510 You know, I'd like to see it done tomorrow 839 00:34:25,510 --> 00:34:27,510 more than anyone, but that's where 840 00:34:27,510 --> 00:34:28,610 the patience comes in. 841 00:34:35,910 --> 00:34:37,610 When this '72 'cuda came out, 842 00:34:37,610 --> 00:34:39,309 there was a lot of crazy colors 843 00:34:39,309 --> 00:34:40,376 that you could choose from. 844 00:34:40,410 --> 00:34:42,643 One of those colors was "grape ape purple," 845 00:34:42,710 --> 00:34:43,843 so John's heading out 846 00:34:43,843 --> 00:34:46,209 to find some purple accents for the interior. 847 00:34:52,243 --> 00:34:53,209 [John] Hey, what's going on, Greg? 848 00:34:53,243 --> 00:34:55,309 Hey, how's it going? Good to see you again. 849 00:34:55,309 --> 00:34:56,910 -Yeah. -What you after today? 850 00:34:56,910 --> 00:34:59,010 Oh, John's a regular customer of ours. 851 00:34:59,010 --> 00:35:00,810 He comes in every now and again, 852 00:35:00,810 --> 00:35:02,710 needing some wood for his cars. 853 00:35:02,710 --> 00:35:03,710 It's great to see 854 00:35:03,710 --> 00:35:05,341 our wood used in such beautiful projects. 855 00:35:05,341 --> 00:35:06,209 our wood used in such beautiful projects. 856 00:35:06,209 --> 00:35:08,410 We're doing a '72 'cuda, and the guy wants 857 00:35:08,410 --> 00:35:10,610 to pay homage to Mopar, 858 00:35:10,610 --> 00:35:14,209 and honestly, I can't do the grape ape that they do. 859 00:35:14,209 --> 00:35:16,610 -Sure. -So, I'm thinking dark purple, 860 00:35:16,610 --> 00:35:19,610 and the purpleheart, being naturally purple is... 861 00:35:19,610 --> 00:35:20,810 I think it's gonna be perfect. 862 00:35:20,810 --> 00:35:23,309 -[Greg] Oh. Yeah. -So, I brought some templates, 863 00:35:23,309 --> 00:35:26,143 and figured I'd come through, and see what you had, 864 00:35:26,143 --> 00:35:28,010 and try to match something up. 865 00:35:28,010 --> 00:35:29,309 Okay. Yeah, sure. 866 00:35:29,309 --> 00:35:31,309 -We got some purpleheart right back here. -[John] Awesome. 867 00:35:33,743 --> 00:35:35,209 Right in here. 868 00:35:35,209 --> 00:35:35,341 Look at that! 869 00:35:35,341 --> 00:35:36,510 Look at that! 870 00:35:38,010 --> 00:35:39,810 And it's naturally this color? 871 00:35:39,810 --> 00:35:41,143 It's naturally this color. 872 00:35:41,209 --> 00:35:42,910 Real nice hardwood. 873 00:35:42,910 --> 00:35:44,209 This first section of purpleheart 874 00:35:44,209 --> 00:35:45,443 is their milled lumber, 875 00:35:45,510 --> 00:35:48,309 which is great, except for it doesn't fit my template, 876 00:35:48,309 --> 00:35:49,910 so let's see what else he's got. 877 00:35:54,209 --> 00:35:56,309 We got some boards that will be 878 00:35:56,309 --> 00:35:57,309 right up your alley. 879 00:35:58,043 --> 00:35:59,410 [John] Man, look at that! 880 00:35:59,410 --> 00:36:00,810 That's a nice one. 881 00:36:00,810 --> 00:36:03,209 This purpleheart is gonna be our statement piece 882 00:36:03,209 --> 00:36:04,443 inside of this car. 883 00:36:04,510 --> 00:36:05,341 Everything else is black, 884 00:36:05,341 --> 00:36:05,810 Everything else is black, 885 00:36:05,810 --> 00:36:08,043 but that purple's gonna pop against that black, 886 00:36:08,043 --> 00:36:09,343 and really stand out, 887 00:36:09,410 --> 00:36:10,843 not to mention it's gonna tie back 888 00:36:10,910 --> 00:36:13,109 to that hemi purple that the customer's looking for. 889 00:36:14,010 --> 00:36:15,343 Oh, that's gonna be perfect. 890 00:36:15,410 --> 00:36:16,643 I mean, I don't need all of this, 891 00:36:16,710 --> 00:36:18,943 but I can always find a use for it. 892 00:36:19,010 --> 00:36:21,710 -[Greg] Sure thing. -Not to mention, that board, 893 00:36:21,710 --> 00:36:23,410 there's gonna be extra left over, 894 00:36:23,410 --> 00:36:25,943 so I get to make something else out of it, 895 00:36:26,010 --> 00:36:27,810 so I'm pretty stoked about that. 896 00:36:27,810 --> 00:36:28,710 I like it. 897 00:36:28,710 --> 00:36:30,043 -[Greg] Okay. -I'll take that one. 898 00:36:31,010 --> 00:36:33,143 [Greg] Now, for the hard part. 899 00:36:33,143 --> 00:36:34,209 I'm gonna let you carry it out, 900 00:36:34,209 --> 00:36:35,341 so I don't break anything in your shop. 901 00:36:35,341 --> 00:36:35,643 so I don't break anything in your shop. 902 00:36:39,209 --> 00:36:41,710 From where we started with the 'cuda to now, 903 00:36:41,710 --> 00:36:43,910 I had to throw out a lot of the old plastic, 904 00:36:43,910 --> 00:36:44,943 and start over, 905 00:36:45,010 --> 00:36:46,209 and I just finished making 906 00:36:46,209 --> 00:36:48,143 the last of the big pieces on the rear deck. 907 00:36:55,209 --> 00:36:57,143 All right. Perfect. 908 00:36:58,309 --> 00:36:59,943 Now, just everything else. 909 00:37:00,943 --> 00:37:02,043 Yeah. Let's do it. 910 00:37:03,410 --> 00:37:05,243 It's all the little detailed things at the end 911 00:37:05,309 --> 00:37:05,341 that take a lot of time and patience, 912 00:37:05,341 --> 00:37:07,610 that take a lot of time and patience, 913 00:37:07,610 --> 00:37:09,043 like installing the carpet, 914 00:37:09,043 --> 00:37:10,910 which is a little bit more challenging on this one. 915 00:37:10,910 --> 00:37:12,743 I've got the floor all flattened out, 916 00:37:12,810 --> 00:37:15,109 foam smoothed, I got the jute padding in it. 917 00:37:15,109 --> 00:37:16,710 It's looking great, so the next step, 918 00:37:16,710 --> 00:37:18,109 to get the carpet in here, 919 00:37:18,109 --> 00:37:19,910 start laying it out and getting it cut in, 920 00:37:19,910 --> 00:37:21,610 heat formed, and glued down, 921 00:37:21,610 --> 00:37:24,743 so then, I'll be sanding down all of the pieces I made, 922 00:37:24,810 --> 00:37:26,710 and wrapping everything in leather, 923 00:37:26,710 --> 00:37:27,643 and only then 924 00:37:27,643 --> 00:37:29,143 can I get to installing it one last time. 925 00:37:34,143 --> 00:37:36,410 The types of vehicles that come into the shop, 926 00:37:36,410 --> 00:37:39,010 they're from one end of the spectrum to the other, 927 00:37:39,010 --> 00:37:42,777 you know, from muscle cars to vans, 928 00:37:42,777 --> 00:37:45,843 trucks, lifted trucks, mini trucks, tankers. 929 00:37:45,910 --> 00:37:49,143 Whatever it might be, every car tells its own story. 930 00:37:49,209 --> 00:37:51,410 Every vehicle has its own voice, 931 00:37:51,410 --> 00:37:53,143 and once you get into that vehicle, 932 00:37:53,209 --> 00:37:55,109 and start designing and working with it, 933 00:37:55,109 --> 00:37:57,843 it kind of talks to you, and gives you those ideas 934 00:37:57,910 --> 00:38:00,109 that you can carry that into the inside of the car, 935 00:38:00,109 --> 00:38:02,167 and complement the rest of the car 936 00:38:02,167 --> 00:38:02,610 and complement the rest of the car 937 00:38:02,610 --> 00:38:04,043 with what you're building, 938 00:38:04,043 --> 00:38:05,610 sometimes utilitarian, 939 00:38:05,610 --> 00:38:07,209 sometimes over the top, 940 00:38:07,209 --> 00:38:09,143 sometimes clean, classy. 941 00:38:09,209 --> 00:38:10,510 Really, it just depends on 942 00:38:10,510 --> 00:38:12,510 the style of the build that we're after. 943 00:38:12,510 --> 00:38:13,843 No two cars are the same. 944 00:38:13,843 --> 00:38:16,010 We don't build the same vehicle twice around here. 945 00:38:16,010 --> 00:38:18,777 Every one of them's different, so to be able to sit back, 946 00:38:18,777 --> 00:38:20,843 look at a car, get a feel for it, 947 00:38:20,910 --> 00:38:22,510 and know where we're headed with it, 948 00:38:22,510 --> 00:38:24,309 and adapt to that, and, you know, 949 00:38:24,309 --> 00:38:26,109 just bring that to life inside of the car 950 00:38:26,109 --> 00:38:28,143 really, really just hits home. 951 00:38:28,143 --> 00:38:29,309 You know, that's the reason I wake up 952 00:38:38,309 --> 00:38:40,043 [Bill] John's been working long and hard 953 00:38:40,043 --> 00:38:42,543 on that interior in the 'cuda, and today's the day. 954 00:38:42,610 --> 00:38:44,510 Customer's here, ready to show it to him. 955 00:38:44,510 --> 00:38:46,510 I know he's gonna be excited to see it. 956 00:38:56,043 --> 00:38:57,309 Hey Bill, how are you doing? 957 00:38:57,309 --> 00:38:58,209 What's happening, man? 958 00:38:58,209 --> 00:38:59,410 I hear you got something for me. 959 00:38:59,410 --> 00:39:00,910 -Man, I do, man. -[Richard] Good to see you. 960 00:39:00,910 --> 00:39:02,043 -How you doing? -[Richard] I'm doing well. 961 00:39:02,109 --> 00:39:02,519 I can't wait to see the interior of this old car. 962 00:39:02,519 --> 00:39:04,343 I can't wait to see the interior of this old car. 963 00:39:04,410 --> 00:39:06,043 Old John's been working hard back there. 964 00:39:06,109 --> 00:39:07,510 Well, John's a magician, 965 00:39:07,510 --> 00:39:09,543 so I can't wait to see what he's done. 966 00:39:09,610 --> 00:39:10,810 Let's go check it out. 967 00:39:10,877 --> 00:39:11,710 Awesome. 968 00:39:15,043 --> 00:39:16,309 Exciting day for me. 969 00:39:16,309 --> 00:39:17,910 Got a call the other day from Bill. 970 00:39:17,910 --> 00:39:20,610 He said my car was ready, and I can't wait to see it. 971 00:39:22,410 --> 00:39:23,543 Say, Johnny! 972 00:39:23,610 --> 00:39:25,043 Oh, hey, what's going on, man? 973 00:39:25,043 --> 00:39:26,309 How you doing, John? 974 00:39:26,309 --> 00:39:27,643 Man, I'll tell you what. I've been working day and night. 975 00:39:27,710 --> 00:39:28,777 You got here just in time, though. 976 00:39:28,777 --> 00:39:30,043 Why don't you check it out? 977 00:39:30,109 --> 00:39:31,209 -Open that driver's door. -[Richard] Love to. 978 00:39:32,777 --> 00:39:33,877 Oh. 979 00:39:37,777 --> 00:39:38,877 Damn. 980 00:39:40,877 --> 00:39:42,410 When you said you were gonna wake it up, 981 00:39:42,410 --> 00:39:43,910 you woke it up. 982 00:39:43,977 --> 00:39:45,343 -[Bill] Yes, sir. -[Richard chuckles] 983 00:39:45,410 --> 00:39:46,543 [Bill] That was the plan. 984 00:39:46,610 --> 00:39:48,643 [Richard] Oh, this is awesome. 985 00:39:48,710 --> 00:39:51,910 Oh, this doesn't look anything like the old-school one. 986 00:39:51,910 --> 00:39:54,143 -Oh, I love it. I love it. -[Bill] Awesome. 987 00:39:54,209 --> 00:39:56,309 I don't even want to get a fingerprint on it anywhere. 988 00:39:56,309 --> 00:39:57,410 [Bill chuckles] 989 00:39:57,410 --> 00:39:59,209 When I opened up that driver's door, 990 00:39:59,710 --> 00:40:00,777 holy cow. 991 00:40:00,777 --> 00:40:02,519 It looked nothing like it used to look. 992 00:40:02,519 --> 00:40:03,010 It looked nothing like it used to look. 993 00:40:03,010 --> 00:40:04,543 He did a fantastic job. 994 00:40:04,610 --> 00:40:06,410 He did exactly what I wanted him to do to it, 995 00:40:06,410 --> 00:40:07,910 and I couldn't be happier. 996 00:40:07,977 --> 00:40:10,209 Started out by ripping the entire dash out, 997 00:40:10,209 --> 00:40:12,910 and built that straight from the beginning. 998 00:40:12,910 --> 00:40:14,043 There was nothing there. 999 00:40:14,109 --> 00:40:16,410 So you guys took the whole, original dash, 1000 00:40:16,410 --> 00:40:17,910 and just tossed it away, 1001 00:40:17,910 --> 00:40:20,309 -and built that all from scratch. -[John] Yes, sir. 1002 00:40:20,309 --> 00:40:23,010 Found a really cool little screen setup 1003 00:40:23,010 --> 00:40:25,143 that is an LCD display, 1004 00:40:25,209 --> 00:40:27,010 so it's very modern-looking. 1005 00:40:27,010 --> 00:40:29,309 Your center screen is actually a touch screen. 1006 00:40:29,309 --> 00:40:32,519 It controls your AC. It'll have your audio in it. 1007 00:40:32,519 --> 00:40:32,910 It controls your AC. It'll have your audio in it. 1008 00:40:32,910 --> 00:40:34,810 Well, I'll tell you what. The screens are beautiful. 1009 00:40:34,877 --> 00:40:36,610 I can't even imagine 1010 00:40:36,610 --> 00:40:38,309 what it's gonna be like driving this thing. 1011 00:40:38,309 --> 00:40:39,643 It's gonna be like driving a new car. 1012 00:40:39,710 --> 00:40:41,410 This looks nicer than most new cars, 1013 00:40:41,410 --> 00:40:42,309 -to tell you the truth. -[John chuckles] 1014 00:40:42,309 --> 00:40:43,410 You know, center console, 1015 00:40:43,410 --> 00:40:45,977 bringing that color down into the console 1016 00:40:45,977 --> 00:40:47,209 all throughout the car. 1017 00:40:47,209 --> 00:40:48,810 You know, that purpleheart wood, 1018 00:40:48,810 --> 00:40:50,610 you know, that was just a nice touch, 1019 00:40:50,610 --> 00:40:52,777 and just, you know, wakes up that whole interior. 1020 00:40:52,777 --> 00:40:55,510 It just completes the whole inside of the car. 1021 00:40:55,510 --> 00:40:57,610 From the dash, we moved into the center console. 1022 00:40:57,610 --> 00:40:58,810 You know, when you came in, 1023 00:40:58,810 --> 00:41:00,710 you didn't have any place to actually rest your arm, 1024 00:41:00,777 --> 00:41:02,519 so we got that problem solved for you. 1025 00:41:02,519 --> 00:41:03,410 so we got that problem solved for you. 1026 00:41:03,410 --> 00:41:04,643 You've got room for a couple of drinks 1027 00:41:04,710 --> 00:41:05,910 when you're out cruising around. 1028 00:41:05,910 --> 00:41:07,610 [Richard] One thing they didn't do in '72 1029 00:41:07,610 --> 00:41:08,677 was drink holders. 1030 00:41:08,710 --> 00:41:11,443 -[John] Yeah. -And the seats, what an upgrade! 1031 00:41:11,510 --> 00:41:14,543 Yeah, no. Those came out of a BMW M4. 1032 00:41:14,610 --> 00:41:16,043 A nice, sporty seat. 1033 00:41:16,109 --> 00:41:17,610 It's got high bolsters on it. 1034 00:41:17,610 --> 00:41:19,209 You don't have to worry about sliding around in the car. 1035 00:41:19,209 --> 00:41:20,410 They're gonna keep you planted, 1036 00:41:20,410 --> 00:41:21,777 so you go cornering, 1037 00:41:22,343 --> 00:41:23,910 you won't go cornering. 1038 00:41:23,977 --> 00:41:25,010 Well, I appreciate that. 1039 00:41:25,510 --> 00:41:26,610 Whoa! 1040 00:41:26,610 --> 00:41:28,710 -That back dash is clean. -[Bill] Yeah! 1041 00:41:28,777 --> 00:41:30,309 [John] Yeah, that rear deck is, you know, 1042 00:41:30,309 --> 00:41:32,519 that's fully sculpted from top to bottom. 1043 00:41:32,519 --> 00:41:33,309 that's fully sculpted from top to bottom. 1044 00:41:33,309 --> 00:41:34,710 We basically made it modular, 1045 00:41:34,710 --> 00:41:36,810 to give it some depth, some feel, some life, 1046 00:41:36,810 --> 00:41:38,510 instead of just being flat and plain. 1047 00:41:38,510 --> 00:41:40,309 Everything's got movement to it. 1048 00:41:40,309 --> 00:41:42,510 There's nothing just sitting still back there, 1049 00:41:42,510 --> 00:41:43,810 -kind of like the car. -[Richard] Nice. 1050 00:41:43,877 --> 00:41:44,977 [John] The car, when you look at, 1051 00:41:44,977 --> 00:41:46,643 it looks moving... 1052 00:41:46,643 --> 00:41:48,977 -[Richard] Wow. -[John] ...so we had to do the same thing inside the car, 1053 00:41:48,977 --> 00:41:50,309 and get everything flowing 1054 00:41:50,309 --> 00:41:51,710 with the body lines of the car. 1055 00:41:51,710 --> 00:41:53,977 The rear deck lid is amazing. 1056 00:41:53,977 --> 00:41:56,610 You know, I love the fact that he got rid of that back seat, 1057 00:41:56,610 --> 00:41:57,777 'cause frankly, 1058 00:41:57,810 --> 00:41:59,443 you couldn't really get in that back seat, anyway. 1059 00:41:59,510 --> 00:42:01,343 Tell me about these speakers. 1060 00:42:01,410 --> 00:42:02,510 [John] You know, back in the '70s, 1061 00:42:02,510 --> 00:42:02,519 it was all about wooden speaker enclosures, 1062 00:42:02,519 --> 00:42:05,043 it was all about wooden speaker enclosures, 1063 00:42:05,043 --> 00:42:07,309 visible speakers, nothing covering them up, 1064 00:42:07,309 --> 00:42:09,209 so kind of went with that feel. 1065 00:42:09,209 --> 00:42:11,710 Put that in there, got the exposed speaker, 1066 00:42:11,710 --> 00:42:14,143 and it gives it that chrome look 1067 00:42:14,143 --> 00:42:16,209 to help tie it in with the era of the car. 1068 00:42:16,209 --> 00:42:18,510 Well, I told Bill you're a magician, 1069 00:42:18,510 --> 00:42:20,443 and you brought the magic. 1070 00:42:20,510 --> 00:42:21,410 [John] Awesome. Thank you. 1071 00:42:21,410 --> 00:42:23,510 And, you know, last but not least, 1072 00:42:23,510 --> 00:42:25,343 the door panels. 1073 00:42:25,410 --> 00:42:26,810 -[Richard] Oh, yeah! -[John] A lot of work went in there. 1074 00:42:26,877 --> 00:42:29,209 We were able to take your factory door panel. 1075 00:42:29,209 --> 00:42:31,877 That way, we kept some of that stuff in place, 1076 00:42:31,877 --> 00:42:32,519 and then, we just added on to that. 1077 00:42:32,519 --> 00:42:33,343 and then, we just added on to that. 1078 00:42:33,410 --> 00:42:34,777 We got the speaker molded in... 1079 00:42:34,777 --> 00:42:36,243 -[Richard] Yep. -[John] ...to carry on from the back. 1080 00:42:36,309 --> 00:42:37,810 Everything ties in together. 1081 00:42:37,810 --> 00:42:41,309 Well, if there's anything from the old door on this one, 1082 00:42:41,309 --> 00:42:42,209 I can't tell. 1083 00:42:42,209 --> 00:42:43,810 You wanted to wake it up, right? 1084 00:42:45,209 --> 00:42:46,443 -Just the man to get that-- -[Richard] He woke it up. 1085 00:42:46,510 --> 00:42:47,576 -For sure. -Yes, sir. 1086 00:42:47,576 --> 00:42:49,710 [Bill] It still has that old-school feel, 1087 00:42:49,777 --> 00:42:51,410 but definitely modernized. 1088 00:42:51,410 --> 00:42:54,043 -It's still a '72 'cuda, but it feels new. -[Richard] Yeah. 1089 00:42:54,043 --> 00:42:55,143 I tell you what, 1090 00:42:55,143 --> 00:42:57,410 the car's always been beautiful from the outside. 1091 00:42:57,410 --> 00:42:59,877 Now, it's beautiful on the inside. 1092 00:42:59,877 --> 00:43:01,109 -Yeah, we... -Like my heart. 1093 00:43:01,109 --> 00:43:02,519 -[chuckles] -[both chuckle] 1094 00:43:02,519 --> 00:43:02,710 -[chuckles] -[both chuckle] 1095 00:43:02,710 --> 00:43:05,777 Overall, he did a fantastic job. 1096 00:43:05,777 --> 00:43:07,343 There's nothing in this car 1097 00:43:07,410 --> 00:43:09,510 that I'm not totally jazzed about. 1098 00:43:09,510 --> 00:43:12,043 I mean, I can't wait to get it out on the road, and drive it. 1099 00:43:12,043 --> 00:43:13,410 Now, the inside of that 'cuda 1100 00:43:13,410 --> 00:43:15,710 is prettier than the outside of that 'cuda, 1101 00:43:15,710 --> 00:43:18,143 and that's pretty hard to do with a 'cuda. 1102 00:43:19,043 --> 00:43:21,109 [Bill] You know, John, once again, 1103 00:43:21,109 --> 00:43:22,410 he just killed it on this one. 1104 00:43:22,410 --> 00:43:23,543 Richard opened the door, 1105 00:43:23,610 --> 00:43:25,710 you know, he was just blown away. 1106 00:43:25,777 --> 00:43:27,777 You know, all that old plastic's gone. 1107 00:43:27,777 --> 00:43:29,543 Nothing but new, nothing but custom, 1108 00:43:29,610 --> 00:43:31,043 nothing but clean, smooth, and sleek.