1 00:00:01,343 --> 00:00:02,610 So he just came here to get that fixed? 2 00:00:02,610 --> 00:00:04,910 -We're doing collision work now or what? -[Bill] Well, 3 00:00:04,910 --> 00:00:06,910 since it's here. 4 00:00:06,910 --> 00:00:08,143 [Bill] This Jeep Gladiator has had 5 00:00:08,143 --> 00:00:09,810 a lot of work done to it. 6 00:00:09,810 --> 00:00:11,610 Definitely gotta beef it up. 7 00:00:11,610 --> 00:00:13,610 We're gonna give it some style that you can't 8 00:00:13,610 --> 00:00:14,710 buy out of a catalogue. 9 00:00:16,543 --> 00:00:18,410 -That's the Karate Kid, right? -[Dustin] Yeah. 10 00:00:18,410 --> 00:00:19,610 [Bill] Karate Kid bumper. 11 00:00:19,610 --> 00:00:21,010 [Bill] I love the Ranger. We're gonna do some 12 00:00:21,010 --> 00:00:22,309 stuff to this that nobody's 13 00:00:22,309 --> 00:00:23,443 ever even seen. 14 00:00:23,510 --> 00:00:24,743 Build a custom 15 00:00:24,810 --> 00:00:26,343 camper for the back of this. 16 00:00:26,410 --> 00:00:27,309 [Carlos] Whoa. Okay. 17 00:00:27,309 --> 00:00:28,309 [Bill] You gotta make something 18 00:00:28,309 --> 00:00:30,043 for all sizes and shapes 19 00:00:30,043 --> 00:00:30,109 for all sizes and shapes 20 00:00:30,109 --> 00:00:31,309 but when it comes to building 21 00:00:31,309 --> 00:00:32,443 something that's custom, 22 00:00:32,510 --> 00:00:33,743 you make it fit to you. 23 00:00:33,810 --> 00:00:34,810 Perfect. 24 00:00:34,810 --> 00:00:36,143 Oh, my God. 25 00:00:36,209 --> 00:00:38,309 -That is badass. -[Bill laughing] 26 00:00:38,309 --> 00:00:39,643 [Greg] Oh, my God. 27 00:00:39,710 --> 00:00:41,309 [theme music playing] 28 00:00:43,443 --> 00:00:45,143 [Bill] I'm Bill Carlton. 29 00:00:45,143 --> 00:00:47,143 I built my first truck when I was 16 30 00:00:47,943 --> 00:00:49,243 and ever since 31 00:00:49,309 --> 00:00:50,743 me and my guys have been out here 32 00:00:50,810 --> 00:00:52,043 creating with our hands. 33 00:00:54,343 --> 00:00:55,610 Building the biggest, 34 00:00:55,610 --> 00:00:57,309 lowest, baddest 35 00:00:57,309 --> 00:00:58,943 custom trucks and cars in the game. 36 00:01:01,209 --> 00:01:03,710 People don't come here for what they need, 37 00:01:03,710 --> 00:01:05,243 they come here for what they want. 38 00:01:07,410 --> 00:01:10,209 This is Texas Metal. 39 00:01:12,209 --> 00:01:13,810 [engine whirring] 40 00:01:19,610 --> 00:01:21,343 Oh, man, you taking this thing out for the weekend? 41 00:01:21,410 --> 00:01:24,610 -Yeah, man. It's a nice, nice day today. -Yeah. 42 00:01:24,610 --> 00:01:26,510 -It's time to go have some fun. -Oh, yeah. 43 00:01:26,510 --> 00:01:28,843 I bought a Polaris Ranger not too long ago 44 00:01:28,910 --> 00:01:30,043 and the idea is for everybody 45 00:01:30,043 --> 00:01:30,910 and the idea is for everybody 46 00:01:30,910 --> 00:01:32,510 to able to use it, 47 00:01:32,510 --> 00:01:34,410 have fun with it but 48 00:01:34,410 --> 00:01:36,243 riding around stock just... 49 00:01:36,309 --> 00:01:37,243 isn't cutting it. 50 00:01:37,309 --> 00:01:39,043 [Bill] Going out to the offroad park 51 00:01:39,043 --> 00:01:40,643 and just seeing all the crazy 52 00:01:40,710 --> 00:01:42,209 side by sides out there, it's just like 53 00:01:42,209 --> 00:01:43,710 custom cars around here. 54 00:01:43,710 --> 00:01:45,209 It's a whole 'nother world. 55 00:01:45,209 --> 00:01:46,610 Man, you take this out there, 56 00:01:46,610 --> 00:01:48,743 I mean, you have fun but you're like, 57 00:01:48,810 --> 00:01:50,143 "Damn, look at that, look at that cool, 58 00:01:50,209 --> 00:01:51,743 look at that cool..." and you feel 59 00:01:51,810 --> 00:01:53,910 so, insignificant. 60 00:01:53,910 --> 00:01:56,043 -[Bill] We can't have that man. -Yeah, no. 61 00:01:56,109 --> 00:01:58,710 [Bill] If it's gonna represent Ekstensive out somewhere, 62 00:01:58,710 --> 00:02:00,043 we can't have it stock. 63 00:02:00,043 --> 00:02:00,410 we can't have it stock. 64 00:02:00,410 --> 00:02:02,243 -[Carlos] I knew this was coming. -[Bill] Yeah. 65 00:02:02,309 --> 00:02:04,943 There's a lot of stuff I wanna do to this. Of course 66 00:02:05,010 --> 00:02:05,910 lift it. Of course 67 00:02:05,910 --> 00:02:07,143 big wheels and tires, 68 00:02:07,209 --> 00:02:08,910 a control arms, bumpers front and back. 69 00:02:08,910 --> 00:02:10,209 The after market accessories 70 00:02:10,209 --> 00:02:13,043 for this is pretty much unlimited. 71 00:02:13,109 --> 00:02:14,309 So there's a lot of stuff that 72 00:02:14,309 --> 00:02:15,643 we don't have to make. 73 00:02:15,643 --> 00:02:17,510 -Not gonna be hard to find the parts for this. -[Bill] No. 74 00:02:17,510 --> 00:02:20,410 But we're gonna do some stuff to this that 75 00:02:20,410 --> 00:02:22,109 nobody has, nobody sells 76 00:02:22,109 --> 00:02:23,443 and nobody has ever even seen. 77 00:02:23,510 --> 00:02:24,943 If we're gonna do something to it, 78 00:02:25,010 --> 00:02:26,010 we're gonna come with it. 79 00:02:26,010 --> 00:02:27,309 [Bill] I love the Ranger 80 00:02:27,309 --> 00:02:29,943 but it just looks too squished and tall. 81 00:02:30,010 --> 00:02:30,043 So, one of the first things we're gonna do 82 00:02:30,043 --> 00:02:31,910 So, one of the first things we're gonna do 83 00:02:31,910 --> 00:02:34,810 is chop the top. Give it the roof line that's smooth, 84 00:02:34,810 --> 00:02:36,510 -cleaner look. -[Carlos] Mmm-hmm. 85 00:02:36,510 --> 00:02:38,243 [Bill] Lay the windshield back a little bit 86 00:02:38,309 --> 00:02:39,610 and drop it down. 87 00:02:39,610 --> 00:02:42,309 But I want that roof line to continue, so. 88 00:02:42,309 --> 00:02:43,543 I'm thinking build 89 00:02:43,543 --> 00:02:46,309 -a custom camper for the back of this. -[Carlos] Oof. 90 00:02:46,309 --> 00:02:47,643 -[Carlos] A camper shell? -[Bill] Yeah. 91 00:02:47,710 --> 00:02:48,743 [Carlos] Whoa. Okay. 92 00:02:48,810 --> 00:02:50,510 And I wanna fill it full of subs. 93 00:02:50,510 --> 00:02:52,510 -That'll get the attention. Oh, yeah. -[Bill] Yeah. 94 00:02:52,510 --> 00:02:54,910 I've never seen a UTV 95 00:02:54,910 --> 00:02:57,109 with a camper on it. 96 00:02:57,109 --> 00:02:59,243 So, I'm thinking back to my old days 97 00:02:59,309 --> 00:03:00,043 when I use to have a little S-10 with 98 00:03:00,043 --> 00:03:00,943 when I use to have a little S-10 with 99 00:03:01,010 --> 00:03:02,643 the snug top on it. 100 00:03:02,710 --> 00:03:04,143 Thinking that was pretty cool, so, 101 00:03:04,710 --> 00:03:05,843 I'm gonna build one. 102 00:03:05,910 --> 00:03:06,810 Not only that 103 00:03:06,810 --> 00:03:08,810 something I've never ever even 104 00:03:08,810 --> 00:03:11,309 seen or heard on a side by side. 105 00:03:12,043 --> 00:03:13,309 I want a dancing bed. 106 00:03:13,309 --> 00:03:16,810 -Oh. -[Bill] Like, old school mini truck dancing bed 107 00:03:16,810 --> 00:03:18,309 -on a side by side. -[Carlos] See now, 108 00:03:18,309 --> 00:03:20,810 -we're going back to my California roots right here. -[Bill laughs] 109 00:03:20,810 --> 00:03:22,710 You know, way back in history, 110 00:03:22,710 --> 00:03:25,010 back in the late 80's, early 90's 111 00:03:25,010 --> 00:03:27,143 you know, the rave was in the mini truck scene 112 00:03:27,209 --> 00:03:29,309 was having a dancing bed 113 00:03:29,309 --> 00:03:30,043 and if you don't know what that is, it is the bed of a truck 114 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:32,843 and if you don't know what that is, it is the bed of a truck 115 00:03:32,910 --> 00:03:34,610 that's been cut out and modified 116 00:03:34,610 --> 00:03:36,810 where actually hydraulics 117 00:03:36,810 --> 00:03:38,543 actuate the bed back and forth 118 00:03:38,610 --> 00:03:39,643 and it looks like the bed 119 00:03:39,710 --> 00:03:41,143 is actually dancing 120 00:03:41,143 --> 00:03:42,543 on the back of the truck. 121 00:03:42,610 --> 00:03:43,843 This is gonna be crazy. 122 00:03:43,910 --> 00:03:45,443 -[Carlos] Yeah. -Hey! If we gotta do it, let's do it. 123 00:03:45,510 --> 00:03:46,443 You know, there was a bet 124 00:03:46,510 --> 00:03:47,710 to see how long it was gonna take 125 00:03:47,710 --> 00:03:49,043 before this thing got taken 126 00:03:49,043 --> 00:03:50,010 to the next level. 127 00:03:50,010 --> 00:03:52,043 It didn't take long, so. 128 00:03:52,043 --> 00:03:52,943 [Carlos] I'mma go tell the wife 129 00:03:53,010 --> 00:03:53,910 I won some money now. 130 00:03:54,910 --> 00:03:56,510 -[Bill] Ha. -[Carlos laughs] 131 00:04:06,643 --> 00:04:08,043 [Bill] Just the past 132 00:04:08,043 --> 00:04:10,410 decade or so the side by side world 133 00:04:10,410 --> 00:04:13,010 has just went crazy. 134 00:04:13,910 --> 00:04:15,143 People spend more money on 135 00:04:15,143 --> 00:04:17,109 their side by side than they do on their car. 136 00:04:17,109 --> 00:04:18,343 Everything that 137 00:04:18,410 --> 00:04:19,410 you can buy online, 138 00:04:19,410 --> 00:04:20,610 you're gonna see out there. 139 00:04:20,610 --> 00:04:21,910 It's nothing to see 140 00:04:21,910 --> 00:04:23,710 a side by side with $100,000 141 00:04:23,710 --> 00:04:25,309 in it, you know it's unbelievable. 142 00:04:26,443 --> 00:04:27,543 Anytime you build 143 00:04:27,610 --> 00:04:29,710 something that looks cool, 144 00:04:29,710 --> 00:04:30,043 it's always good for business. 145 00:04:30,043 --> 00:04:31,743 it's always good for business. 146 00:04:31,810 --> 00:04:33,743 We've been setting the trend for years with 147 00:04:33,810 --> 00:04:35,309 automotive scene. 148 00:04:35,309 --> 00:04:37,610 And with the bar set really high 149 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:39,309 everybody already thinks, 150 00:04:39,309 --> 00:04:40,710 "Oh, I've been there, 151 00:04:40,710 --> 00:04:42,443 done that, seen that." 152 00:04:42,510 --> 00:04:43,810 Well we're going to prove 153 00:04:43,810 --> 00:04:45,043 that they haven't. 154 00:04:45,043 --> 00:04:46,410 We're gonna show 'em something 155 00:04:46,410 --> 00:04:47,510 that's really really cool 156 00:04:47,510 --> 00:04:48,710 and make people think, "Dang, 157 00:04:48,710 --> 00:04:50,043 I need that." 158 00:04:50,109 --> 00:04:50,943 And they know where to come 159 00:04:51,010 --> 00:04:51,910 when they see it. 160 00:04:51,910 --> 00:04:53,209 [dog barking] 161 00:04:55,309 --> 00:04:56,176 [dog barking] 162 00:05:04,810 --> 00:05:06,610 [Jamie] All right, tell me it's time. 163 00:05:07,843 --> 00:05:09,109 It doesn't fit in the parking lot, 164 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:10,043 it's too stock. 165 00:05:12,043 --> 00:05:14,010 [Bill] Man, riding around on 166 00:05:14,010 --> 00:05:16,943 a bone stock vehicle 167 00:05:17,010 --> 00:05:18,810 -just isn't cool. -That ain't you, man. 168 00:05:18,810 --> 00:05:19,910 No. 169 00:05:19,910 --> 00:05:21,510 [Bill] I wanna build something that just, 170 00:05:21,510 --> 00:05:23,943 everybody else is like, " Damn, 171 00:05:24,010 --> 00:05:25,610 did you see that?" 172 00:05:25,610 --> 00:05:28,109 And just be talking about it from now on. 173 00:05:28,109 --> 00:05:30,043 That's what I wanna turn this into. 174 00:05:30,043 --> 00:05:30,243 That's what I wanna turn this into. 175 00:05:30,309 --> 00:05:31,510 We're about to have a whole bunch 176 00:05:31,510 --> 00:05:32,910 of parts come in for this 177 00:05:32,910 --> 00:05:33,943 so, get ready. 178 00:05:34,010 --> 00:05:35,610 [Bill] Crazy wheels and tires, 179 00:05:35,610 --> 00:05:37,143 air suspension and we're gonna 180 00:05:37,143 --> 00:05:38,810 of course, paint it. 181 00:05:38,810 --> 00:05:40,810 This is the only I could get was just 182 00:05:40,810 --> 00:05:42,309 white but it really don't matter 183 00:05:42,309 --> 00:05:44,143 -'cause something we just gotta do it. -[Jamie] Gotta do it. 184 00:05:45,043 --> 00:05:46,309 One of the first things we're gonna do 185 00:05:46,309 --> 00:05:47,843 is drop the roof line down. 186 00:05:47,910 --> 00:05:49,710 Four inches is about borderline 187 00:05:49,710 --> 00:05:51,209 how much we can get away with. 188 00:05:51,209 --> 00:05:52,143 So, I want you, 189 00:05:53,510 --> 00:05:55,510 to take out the seats, seatbelts 190 00:05:55,510 --> 00:05:58,243 and the mesh doors. 191 00:05:58,309 --> 00:06:00,043 Take all that off, so we can start 192 00:06:00,043 --> 00:06:01,109 Take all that off, so we can start 193 00:06:01,810 --> 00:06:02,943 chopping this. 194 00:06:02,943 --> 00:06:06,543 [mimics cutting] You can cut this off here and here. 195 00:06:06,610 --> 00:06:08,510 [Bill] We'll make something a little cooler for that. 196 00:06:11,243 --> 00:06:13,510 Get the doors on it. 197 00:06:13,510 --> 00:06:16,043 Levelling it all up is gonna take a minute. 198 00:06:17,343 --> 00:06:18,810 Gonna take the bed that off. 199 00:06:18,810 --> 00:06:20,643 Tilt it up, get it out of the way. 200 00:06:20,710 --> 00:06:21,710 Then we gonna start the cutting. 201 00:06:27,043 --> 00:06:29,410 We got everything lined up, all level. 202 00:06:29,410 --> 00:06:30,043 -[Jamie] Wow. -[Bill] Everything's straight, we got a good foundation, 203 00:06:30,043 --> 00:06:31,710 -[Jamie] Wow. -[Bill] Everything's straight, we got a good foundation, 204 00:06:31,710 --> 00:06:33,109 we know when we take this off, 205 00:06:33,109 --> 00:06:34,510 it's not going anywhere. 206 00:06:34,510 --> 00:06:37,143 -Let's pull these off. -[Jamie] Okay. 207 00:06:37,209 --> 00:06:39,510 -[Bill] Take these over back to the table. -[Jamie] Okay. 208 00:06:39,510 --> 00:06:40,610 [Bill] Clean off all the weld 209 00:06:40,610 --> 00:06:42,043 the we can slip those pieces 210 00:06:42,043 --> 00:06:44,309 -right back down in the tube. -[Jamie] Nice. 211 00:06:50,710 --> 00:06:51,510 [Jamie] It's loose. 212 00:06:53,443 --> 00:06:54,743 [Bill] Got it. 213 00:06:54,810 --> 00:06:56,343 [Jamie] Glad you cut out the back now, huh? 214 00:07:03,610 --> 00:07:04,510 [Jamie] Come on. 215 00:07:10,010 --> 00:07:10,810 All right. 216 00:07:17,343 --> 00:07:18,710 [machine cutting] 217 00:07:18,710 --> 00:07:21,643 [Bill] Try to get it pretty good and then just split it. 218 00:07:21,710 --> 00:07:23,243 -[Jamie] Yeah, and peel it off. -[Bill] Yeah. 219 00:07:25,510 --> 00:07:26,810 [Jamie] So me and Bill cut this off 220 00:07:27,510 --> 00:07:28,810 and this right here 221 00:07:28,810 --> 00:07:30,043 slides into this tube. 222 00:07:30,043 --> 00:07:30,209 slides into this tube. 223 00:07:30,209 --> 00:07:31,810 What I'm doing is cutting the weld off 224 00:07:31,810 --> 00:07:33,743 and then I'mma split it. 225 00:07:33,810 --> 00:07:35,410 Then I can work the metal back and forth 226 00:07:35,410 --> 00:07:36,443 and the weld will break. 227 00:07:39,209 --> 00:07:40,109 [Jamie] Nice. 228 00:07:40,109 --> 00:07:41,076 So, I have this bung 229 00:07:41,109 --> 00:07:44,209 right here to be able to put right back on 230 00:07:44,209 --> 00:07:46,143 and reweld it once we clean the weld off of it. 231 00:07:57,343 --> 00:07:59,143 Now for the front part, the windshield 232 00:07:59,143 --> 00:08:00,043 which we bring it down four inches, 233 00:08:00,043 --> 00:08:00,843 which we bring it down four inches, 234 00:08:00,910 --> 00:08:02,710 it's gonna change the pitch slightly. 235 00:08:02,710 --> 00:08:04,610 Can't just drop it down for this to be 236 00:08:04,610 --> 00:08:06,143 over where it needs to be. 237 00:08:06,143 --> 00:08:07,743 So that's why I'm cutting it in two places. 238 00:08:18,209 --> 00:08:19,243 [Jamie] That's our three pieces. 239 00:08:21,043 --> 00:08:22,309 -Get that bar. -Yeah. 240 00:08:27,910 --> 00:08:29,143 -[Bill] Ready? You got yours in? -[Jamie] Yeah. 241 00:08:29,143 --> 00:08:30,043 One, two, three. 242 00:08:30,043 --> 00:08:30,410 One, two, three. 243 00:08:30,410 --> 00:08:32,510 -[Jamie] Ah. -Put this top piece in 244 00:08:32,510 --> 00:08:33,543 and then we'll make that fit. 245 00:08:35,143 --> 00:08:36,010 [Jamie] Do one side at a time? 246 00:08:44,510 --> 00:08:46,043 [Jamie] Think that's way better. 247 00:08:48,510 --> 00:08:50,143 -[Jamie] Way better already. -[Bill] Lot more... 248 00:08:50,209 --> 00:08:51,410 Lot better proportions. 249 00:08:55,343 --> 00:08:57,143 [Bill] Cut a little bit of that out. 250 00:09:13,743 --> 00:09:16,309 -[Bill] Yeah. -[Jamie] Bit of welding. 251 00:09:17,910 --> 00:09:19,410 [Bill] I think we're ready, man. 252 00:09:19,410 --> 00:09:21,743 I'm really happy with how the roof looks. 253 00:09:21,810 --> 00:09:24,043 You get back and look at it and it looks like 254 00:09:24,043 --> 00:09:25,843 it's factory, it should've been that way. 255 00:09:25,910 --> 00:09:27,910 You know, it looked really tall, 256 00:09:27,910 --> 00:09:29,510 really out of proportion before. 257 00:09:29,510 --> 00:09:30,043 [Bill] What you understand... 258 00:09:30,043 --> 00:09:30,610 [Bill] What you understand... 259 00:09:30,610 --> 00:09:32,510 [Jamie] Right on the line on that side. 260 00:09:32,510 --> 00:09:35,309 [Bill] ...you gotta make something for all sizes and shapes 261 00:09:35,309 --> 00:09:37,443 for whoever's behind the wheel but 262 00:09:37,510 --> 00:09:38,510 when it comes to building 263 00:09:38,510 --> 00:09:39,543 something this custom, 264 00:09:39,610 --> 00:09:40,743 you make it fit to you. 265 00:09:40,810 --> 00:09:41,610 Perfect. 266 00:09:42,610 --> 00:09:44,309 It's our first custom part 267 00:09:44,309 --> 00:09:45,610 for the side by side 268 00:09:45,610 --> 00:09:47,510 and I'm always happy with that. 269 00:09:48,610 --> 00:09:49,710 [Jamie] Hell yeah. 270 00:09:56,010 --> 00:09:57,810 [Bill] There's two best parts of any build. 271 00:09:57,810 --> 00:10:00,309 One being the end when it's all put together 272 00:10:01,443 --> 00:10:03,243 and the other part, the beginning 273 00:10:03,309 --> 00:10:04,510 you know, when you're turning that 274 00:10:04,510 --> 00:10:05,410 thought that's in your head 275 00:10:06,010 --> 00:10:07,043 down into metal. 276 00:10:07,043 --> 00:10:08,243 And this time that's that 277 00:10:08,309 --> 00:10:10,443 camper shell for the 2023 Polaris. 278 00:10:12,910 --> 00:10:15,510 Now that the roof line is all established, 279 00:10:15,510 --> 00:10:18,209 we can start on the camper. 280 00:10:18,209 --> 00:10:20,215 [Bill] We got chip board up front here, so I know 281 00:10:20,215 --> 00:10:20,443 [Bill] We got chip board up front here, so I know 282 00:10:20,510 --> 00:10:21,710 how we're gonna attach it 283 00:10:21,710 --> 00:10:23,410 to the front of the bed. 284 00:10:23,410 --> 00:10:25,043 I ordered a window online. 285 00:10:25,043 --> 00:10:26,610 I ordered it pretty much 286 00:10:26,610 --> 00:10:29,309 to the tail gate, so the opening lines up 287 00:10:29,309 --> 00:10:31,343 with the tail gate itself. 288 00:10:31,410 --> 00:10:32,710 Just kinda wanna get back, 289 00:10:32,710 --> 00:10:34,910 look, see where the angle of the window 290 00:10:34,910 --> 00:10:37,343 needs to be in relation to everything else. 291 00:10:37,410 --> 00:10:38,476 [Bill] Yeah, that's a lot better. 292 00:10:38,476 --> 00:10:40,743 And then we'll see how high the back of it 293 00:10:40,810 --> 00:10:41,743 needs to be. 294 00:10:41,810 --> 00:10:43,343 I have the front of the camper laid out 295 00:10:43,410 --> 00:10:45,143 with the cut out in the front of it, 296 00:10:45,143 --> 00:10:47,943 so when the bed lifts up, you can see 297 00:10:48,010 --> 00:10:49,743 all the speakers pointing at you. 298 00:10:51,643 --> 00:10:53,109 -[Bill] What up, man? -[Jessie] What up? 299 00:10:54,109 --> 00:10:55,443 You know we're building that 300 00:10:55,510 --> 00:10:57,243 camper for the back of the side by side? 301 00:10:57,309 --> 00:10:58,810 So, we gotta have a place 302 00:10:58,810 --> 00:11:01,043 -to put all those subs in the back, right? -[Jessie chuckles] 303 00:11:01,043 --> 00:11:02,643 [Bill] Here's the measurements I took 304 00:11:02,710 --> 00:11:05,109 and this is the radius I want for the top. 305 00:11:05,109 --> 00:11:06,010 I wanna build it all 306 00:11:06,010 --> 00:11:07,143 with eighth inch aluminum 307 00:11:07,143 --> 00:11:09,143 and I'll bring the window over here for you. 308 00:11:09,209 --> 00:11:10,943 [Jessie] So, we're finally gonna customize that thing? 309 00:11:11,010 --> 00:11:13,143 -Yeah, man it's gonna be cool cool. -[Jessie] Yeah. 310 00:11:13,209 --> 00:11:14,510 I think everybody's been waiting for this. 311 00:11:14,510 --> 00:11:15,410 Yeah, we're gonna have 312 00:11:15,410 --> 00:11:16,343 a good time with it, man. 313 00:11:16,410 --> 00:11:17,410 Yeah, we'll all take it out and just 314 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:19,643 -go crazy with it. -Yeah, can't wait, man. 315 00:11:21,010 --> 00:11:22,610 So, now I'm just drawing out the camper bit 316 00:11:22,610 --> 00:11:23,810 for the side by side which is gonna have 317 00:11:23,810 --> 00:11:25,043 a bunch of speakers 318 00:11:25,043 --> 00:11:26,343 and there's gonna be dancing. 319 00:11:26,410 --> 00:11:27,643 The side by side has been here for a while, you know? 320 00:11:27,710 --> 00:11:28,910 We go to the park, we take it out 321 00:11:28,910 --> 00:11:30,510 but it's been stock and when you go out there 322 00:11:30,510 --> 00:11:31,810 you'll see a bunch of four wheelers 323 00:11:31,810 --> 00:11:33,309 all lifted, customized. 324 00:11:33,309 --> 00:11:34,243 I think this would be fun now 325 00:11:34,309 --> 00:11:35,410 that we're gonna customize 326 00:11:35,410 --> 00:11:36,510 the side by side 327 00:11:36,510 --> 00:11:37,410 and then you know, represent 328 00:11:37,410 --> 00:11:38,543 you know, the shop itself. 329 00:11:40,710 --> 00:11:42,143 Usually when we do a build 330 00:11:42,143 --> 00:11:43,943 it's for a customer and it goes home with the customer, 331 00:11:44,010 --> 00:11:45,843 so you don't ever get to see it again. 332 00:11:45,910 --> 00:11:47,109 With the side by side, 333 00:11:47,109 --> 00:11:48,043 little bit of show it off 334 00:11:48,043 --> 00:11:49,109 and little bit to use it ourselves 335 00:11:49,109 --> 00:11:49,943 at the mud park. 336 00:11:54,309 --> 00:11:55,143 [Jamie] Cool. 337 00:11:56,610 --> 00:11:57,643 Nice. 338 00:11:57,710 --> 00:11:58,743 [Bill] Jessie has always did 339 00:11:58,810 --> 00:12:00,109 a great job burning it out. 340 00:12:00,109 --> 00:12:01,510 It's exactly what I wanted. 341 00:12:01,510 --> 00:12:02,810 So, the next step on this 342 00:12:02,810 --> 00:12:05,243 is I'm gonna ben a 90 over, 343 00:12:06,343 --> 00:12:07,610 and the a 90 down, 344 00:12:07,610 --> 00:12:09,710 so the front of this has a lid 345 00:12:09,710 --> 00:12:11,710 to sit on the front and fastened it 346 00:12:11,710 --> 00:12:12,910 to the bed itself. 347 00:12:12,910 --> 00:12:15,243 When it's up dancing around, 348 00:12:15,309 --> 00:12:16,810 it ain't going anywhere. 349 00:12:16,810 --> 00:12:18,710 -[Bill] Looking real good. -[Jamie] I like it already. 350 00:12:23,410 --> 00:12:25,543 [Jamie] Man, taking this thing out to the mud park 351 00:12:25,610 --> 00:12:27,209 you know, I'm really looking forward to that. 352 00:12:27,209 --> 00:12:29,043 You see a lot of different things there 353 00:12:29,109 --> 00:12:30,943 but you ain't gonna see this. 354 00:12:31,610 --> 00:12:33,510 I got, yeah. 355 00:12:51,410 --> 00:12:52,209 [horn honking] 356 00:12:54,410 --> 00:12:56,010 -[door closes] -[Greg] Hey, Bill. 357 00:12:56,010 --> 00:12:57,443 -[Bill] What's up, Greg? -[Greg] How you doing, man? 358 00:12:57,510 --> 00:12:59,309 -Good to see ya, man. Good to see ya. -[Bill] Good morning. 359 00:12:59,309 --> 00:13:00,710 You know, I've known Greg for a while, 360 00:13:00,710 --> 00:13:01,810 he's our steel guy, 361 00:13:01,810 --> 00:13:03,510 so anytime I need any kind of steel 362 00:13:04,043 --> 00:13:05,510 that's who I call. 363 00:13:05,510 --> 00:13:07,710 [Bill] Man, your Jeep is looking real good man. I love the stance 364 00:13:07,710 --> 00:13:10,143 -of it man. Put 40's on it too? -[Greg] Yeah, yeah. 365 00:13:10,143 --> 00:13:11,810 I put the 40's on it, 366 00:13:11,810 --> 00:13:14,309 chrome molly axels regeared, 367 00:13:14,309 --> 00:13:15,943 up and lower control arms. 368 00:13:16,010 --> 00:13:18,309 Pretty much everything I can do that 369 00:13:18,309 --> 00:13:20,215 I can bolt on to it I've done. 370 00:13:20,215 --> 00:13:20,309 I can bolt on to it I've done. 371 00:13:20,309 --> 00:13:21,910 You know, I like Jeeps, 372 00:13:21,910 --> 00:13:23,443 and the Gladiator as a truck, 373 00:13:24,243 --> 00:13:25,309 I love it man. 374 00:13:25,309 --> 00:13:26,610 I've always been a truck guy. 375 00:13:27,209 --> 00:13:28,143 I need a truck bed. 376 00:13:28,143 --> 00:13:29,610 I actually use my truck 377 00:13:29,610 --> 00:13:32,043 and I'm hauling stuff and projects 378 00:13:32,109 --> 00:13:33,610 and you know, I'm going 379 00:13:33,610 --> 00:13:34,943 to mud parks every weekend. 380 00:13:35,010 --> 00:13:36,610 I love the look of the Gladiator. 381 00:13:36,610 --> 00:13:39,209 -[Bill] You take it off road too. -[Greg] I do, I do. 382 00:13:39,209 --> 00:13:40,910 I'm in the mud parks on weekends 383 00:13:40,910 --> 00:13:42,943 selling steel and you know, these ATV 384 00:13:43,010 --> 00:13:44,910 guys are building the side by side 385 00:13:44,910 --> 00:13:46,610 like you build your giant one, 386 00:13:46,610 --> 00:13:49,309 -I'd love to see yours out there one day. -[Bill] Yeah. 387 00:13:49,309 --> 00:13:50,215 So what are you doing in this area, man? 388 00:13:50,215 --> 00:13:50,910 So what are you doing in this area, man? 389 00:13:50,910 --> 00:13:52,643 I know we got plenty of steel from you. 390 00:13:52,710 --> 00:13:54,243 I wanna show you a little dent I got 391 00:13:54,309 --> 00:13:55,176 in the back back there. 392 00:13:55,243 --> 00:13:57,043 -What'd you do? -Well, I got rear ended. 393 00:13:57,109 --> 00:13:58,343 -Oh, man. -[Greg chuckles] 394 00:13:58,410 --> 00:14:00,843 Kind of knocked my back bumper out of whack 395 00:14:00,910 --> 00:14:03,943 and you know, bed's a little jacked up but 396 00:14:04,010 --> 00:14:05,443 I don't think it's, uh, 397 00:14:05,443 --> 00:14:07,610 -not nothing you can't handle. [laughs] -Well, let's check it out. 398 00:14:09,710 --> 00:14:11,309 -Oh, man. -[Greg chuckles] 399 00:14:11,309 --> 00:14:12,710 Yeah, you got it a little bit. 400 00:14:12,710 --> 00:14:14,143 [Greg] Just heartbreaking. 401 00:14:14,209 --> 00:14:16,410 Didn't have too many scratches or dings on it 402 00:14:16,410 --> 00:14:17,810 and then all pf a sudden here it is. 403 00:14:17,810 --> 00:14:19,910 -That's how it is, man. -Yeah, yeah. 404 00:14:19,910 --> 00:14:20,215 You know, of course as soon as you get 405 00:14:20,215 --> 00:14:21,510 You know, of course as soon as you get 406 00:14:21,510 --> 00:14:22,843 your car looking right, 407 00:14:22,910 --> 00:14:23,843 you're feeling good, 408 00:14:23,843 --> 00:14:25,910 driving around, you know it's looking good, 409 00:14:27,209 --> 00:14:28,643 it crash right into you. 410 00:14:28,710 --> 00:14:30,209 Man, Greg it is twisted up 411 00:14:30,209 --> 00:14:32,309 a little bit, huh? It looks like the whole bed's 412 00:14:32,309 --> 00:14:34,143 racked a little bit too. I mean the damage 413 00:14:34,209 --> 00:14:35,510 isn't that bad but looks like it... 414 00:14:35,510 --> 00:14:36,510 [birds chirping] 415 00:14:36,510 --> 00:14:38,309 -It's out of square. -Mmm-hmm. 416 00:14:38,309 --> 00:14:40,010 [Bill] You know, the bed's side wrinkled up. 417 00:14:40,010 --> 00:14:42,209 It'd be best to just go ahead and throw a new bed on it. 418 00:14:42,209 --> 00:14:45,343 -I like that. -[Bill] You know, the good thing about 419 00:14:45,410 --> 00:14:47,309 getting rear ended something like this 420 00:14:47,309 --> 00:14:49,043 is you don't have 421 00:14:49,109 --> 00:14:50,010 to go back with that 422 00:14:50,010 --> 00:14:50,215 factory plastic bumper. 423 00:14:50,215 --> 00:14:51,643 factory plastic bumper. 424 00:14:51,710 --> 00:14:52,710 [Bill] Since you're here, 425 00:14:52,710 --> 00:14:55,309 it's time to maybe get a little custom. 426 00:14:56,309 --> 00:14:57,610 Let's just upgrade a little bit. 427 00:14:57,610 --> 00:15:00,510 Let's go with the... A cool, sleek looking 428 00:15:01,143 --> 00:15:02,910 all metal bumper where 429 00:15:02,910 --> 00:15:04,343 it's gonna give you little bit more 430 00:15:04,410 --> 00:15:06,543 -protection than that plastic. -I think 431 00:15:06,610 --> 00:15:08,943 that's a great idea. If I get rear ended again 432 00:15:09,010 --> 00:15:10,710 I'd rather have them bounce off 433 00:15:10,710 --> 00:15:12,610 -than smash my truck again. -Right. Exactly. 434 00:15:12,610 --> 00:15:15,209 I noticed you pulling in too that 435 00:15:15,209 --> 00:15:17,843 the six inch lift on here with the 40's 436 00:15:17,910 --> 00:15:19,443 you know, has the factory 4-link on it 437 00:15:19,510 --> 00:15:20,215 but once you lift it that high 438 00:15:20,215 --> 00:15:21,243 but once you lift it that high 439 00:15:21,309 --> 00:15:23,510 or you're pivoting on the 4-link mount, 440 00:15:23,510 --> 00:15:25,510 so it scoots that wheel way 441 00:15:25,510 --> 00:15:27,043 -far forward in the fender well. -[Greg] I see 442 00:15:27,109 --> 00:15:30,410 -it every time I look at it. -Yeah, for sure, man. 443 00:15:30,410 --> 00:15:32,610 [Bill] We could build a new 4-link bars, 444 00:15:32,610 --> 00:15:34,710 scoot the wheel back and center it back up 445 00:15:34,710 --> 00:15:36,209 in the fender well again. 446 00:15:36,209 --> 00:15:38,943 -That'd be a huge improvement. -[Greg] I like it, I like it. 447 00:15:39,010 --> 00:15:40,410 [Bill] I noticed that front bumper too. 448 00:15:40,410 --> 00:15:42,410 Looks like a big old moustache up there, doesn't it? 449 00:15:42,410 --> 00:15:43,810 -Let's go check it out. -[Greg laughs] 450 00:15:46,510 --> 00:15:48,343 -[Bill] That looks mean coming at you, man. -[Greg] You know, 451 00:15:48,410 --> 00:15:49,710 I put a steel one on the front, 452 00:15:49,710 --> 00:15:50,215 I bought a big wide heavy one 453 00:15:50,215 --> 00:15:51,309 I bought a big wide heavy one 454 00:15:51,309 --> 00:15:53,109 put it on there because I figured 455 00:15:53,109 --> 00:15:54,743 if there was gonna be any impacts 456 00:15:54,810 --> 00:15:57,143 done it'd be by me in the front. 457 00:15:57,143 --> 00:15:59,510 -[Bill] Right. [laughing] -[Greg] I wasn't thinking about the back. 458 00:15:59,510 --> 00:16:01,143 There's a couple things we could do 459 00:16:01,143 --> 00:16:02,943 -to it to make it a little cooler. -Oh, yeah? 460 00:16:03,010 --> 00:16:04,810 Yeah. 461 00:16:04,810 --> 00:16:06,010 [Bill] We could give you a little bit more 462 00:16:06,010 --> 00:16:07,610 clearance of the wheels. 463 00:16:07,610 --> 00:16:08,743 You know, when you're turning 464 00:16:08,810 --> 00:16:09,943 climbing up and down... 465 00:16:10,010 --> 00:16:11,510 -Oh, yeah. -[Bill] ...you know, we can 466 00:16:11,510 --> 00:16:13,443 make it look a little cooler, 467 00:16:13,510 --> 00:16:15,143 give you a little bit more room 468 00:16:15,209 --> 00:16:16,843 and make it custom at the same time. 469 00:16:16,910 --> 00:16:18,410 I love your thinking, Bill. 470 00:16:18,410 --> 00:16:20,215 -Them big old 40 inch tires need a little room. -[Bill] Yeah, right? 471 00:16:20,215 --> 00:16:21,209 -Them big old 40 inch tires need a little room. -[Bill] Yeah, right? 472 00:16:21,209 --> 00:16:24,309 And then, you know looks like we could probably get this whole 473 00:16:24,309 --> 00:16:25,610 chunk of metal out of the way. 474 00:16:25,610 --> 00:16:28,043 [Bill] Let's make your truck one of one, 475 00:16:28,043 --> 00:16:30,710 you know just by modifying what's here. 476 00:16:30,710 --> 00:16:32,943 Make this bumper look even meaner. 477 00:16:33,010 --> 00:16:34,209 I think it looked pretty mean 478 00:16:34,209 --> 00:16:35,410 coming at you after that. 479 00:16:35,410 --> 00:16:37,243 That'll really set off the front of it. 480 00:16:37,309 --> 00:16:38,510 It looks real good but 481 00:16:38,510 --> 00:16:40,443 -we'll make it look even better. -I'm excited. 482 00:16:48,209 --> 00:16:49,510 [Bill] You know, you can't go anywhere 483 00:16:49,510 --> 00:16:50,215 on the road without seeing a Jeep 484 00:16:50,215 --> 00:16:51,043 on the road without seeing a Jeep 485 00:16:51,710 --> 00:16:53,309 and there's a lot of people 486 00:16:53,309 --> 00:16:56,710 trying to set their Jeep apart from everyone else's 487 00:16:56,710 --> 00:16:58,810 with everything you can buy online. 488 00:16:58,810 --> 00:17:01,543 But when a Jeep like that comes into this property, 489 00:17:01,610 --> 00:17:02,910 we're gonna get our hands on it 490 00:17:02,910 --> 00:17:04,610 and just give it some style that 491 00:17:04,610 --> 00:17:07,043 you can't buy out of a catalogue. 492 00:17:07,109 --> 00:17:08,643 This Jeep Gladiator has had a lot 493 00:17:08,710 --> 00:17:11,043 of work done to it but not really a lot 494 00:17:11,043 --> 00:17:12,710 of custom work done to it, 495 00:17:12,710 --> 00:17:14,543 so we're gonna get our hands in it, 496 00:17:14,610 --> 00:17:15,710 we're gonna get him hooked up, 497 00:17:15,710 --> 00:17:17,143 then we're gonna put 498 00:17:17,209 --> 00:17:18,710 some custom touches on it, 499 00:17:18,710 --> 00:17:20,143 some extensive custom 500 00:17:20,209 --> 00:17:20,215 touches from front to back. 501 00:17:20,215 --> 00:17:22,010 touches from front to back. 502 00:17:22,010 --> 00:17:23,543 And that way when he's on 503 00:17:23,610 --> 00:17:24,710 the road there won't be 504 00:17:24,710 --> 00:17:25,610 another one like it. 505 00:17:45,643 --> 00:17:48,143 [Patrick] Man, Ryan, look at this dude. 506 00:17:48,143 --> 00:17:49,443 This is kind of rough. 507 00:17:49,510 --> 00:17:51,109 -I'm glad it's your job and not mine. -[Patrick laughs] 508 00:17:52,910 --> 00:17:54,143 -[Ryan] Sir. -[Patrick] What's up bud? 509 00:17:55,510 --> 00:17:57,410 Well, got a little problem right here. 510 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:57,714 [Patrick] Yeah, we can see. 511 00:17:57,714 --> 00:17:58,743 [Patrick] Yeah, we can see. 512 00:17:58,810 --> 00:17:59,843 It's never good when a vehicle 513 00:17:59,910 --> 00:18:01,043 gets into an accident 514 00:18:01,043 --> 00:18:02,443 but in this instance 515 00:18:02,510 --> 00:18:03,910 it gives us the opportunity 516 00:18:03,910 --> 00:18:06,510 to wake the 22 Jeep Gladiator, all the way up. 517 00:18:06,510 --> 00:18:09,043 [Bill] Well, that's what he originally brought it in for 518 00:18:09,043 --> 00:18:11,143 but this is our buddy's you know, Greg 519 00:18:11,143 --> 00:18:12,543 who delivers our steel. 520 00:18:12,543 --> 00:18:13,910 -[Patrick] Right. -[Bill] This is his personal truck, 521 00:18:13,910 --> 00:18:15,209 so we gotta get him hooked 522 00:18:15,209 --> 00:18:16,910 -up, you know what I mean? -[Patrick] Yeah. 523 00:18:16,910 --> 00:18:18,843 -[Patrick] Oh, yeah. -[Bill] So, you know, it isn't just this 524 00:18:18,910 --> 00:18:19,843 little damage right here. 525 00:18:19,910 --> 00:18:20,810 If you really start to look 526 00:18:20,810 --> 00:18:22,043 at it, Pat, the whole 527 00:18:22,910 --> 00:18:24,309 bed side is wrinkled. 528 00:18:24,309 --> 00:18:26,910 -[Patrick] Yeah. -[Bill] The wrinkle's in the bed floor itself, so. 529 00:18:28,043 --> 00:18:29,109 Gotcha. 530 00:18:29,109 --> 00:18:30,843 So, we're probably talking about 531 00:18:30,910 --> 00:18:31,743 replacing the whole bed. 532 00:18:32,543 --> 00:18:33,543 -[Bill] Exactly. -Yeah. Yeah. 533 00:18:33,543 --> 00:18:35,910 [Bill] Pull this off. Let's find a new bed, 534 00:18:35,910 --> 00:18:37,910 spray it and bolt it right back on. 535 00:18:37,910 --> 00:18:39,243 No body work. 536 00:18:39,309 --> 00:18:40,910 -[Ryan] Yeah, that's a no brainer. -[Bill] Yeah. 537 00:18:40,910 --> 00:18:42,810 In case this ever happens again, 538 00:18:42,810 --> 00:18:44,610 we'll put a bumper on it that's 539 00:18:44,610 --> 00:18:46,710 -a little more substantial than this... -[Ryan chuckles] 540 00:18:46,710 --> 00:18:49,309 -...plastic right? -[Ryan] So, he just came here to get that fixed? 541 00:18:49,309 --> 00:18:51,910 -We're doing collision work now or what? -[Bill] Well, 542 00:18:52,543 --> 00:18:54,143 since it's here. 543 00:18:55,610 --> 00:18:57,309 Yeah. 544 00:18:57,309 --> 00:18:57,714 [Bill] I think it looks great man. It's got a good stance to it, 545 00:18:57,714 --> 00:18:59,643 [Bill] I think it looks great man. It's got a good stance to it, 546 00:18:59,710 --> 00:19:01,710 -the wheels and tires look good on it, you know? -[Ryan] Mmm-hmm. 547 00:19:01,710 --> 00:19:02,810 [Bill] He's bought everything 548 00:19:02,810 --> 00:19:04,343 he could possibly buy on the internet 549 00:19:04,410 --> 00:19:06,743 -and bolted it on. -[Ryan] Yeah, he got a bunch of add ons on. 550 00:19:06,810 --> 00:19:07,943 [Bill] But, you know, we need 551 00:19:08,010 --> 00:19:09,410 to raise the front up a little bit more 552 00:19:09,410 --> 00:19:11,043 for him to get a little more level, 553 00:19:11,043 --> 00:19:12,643 look a little better. It's a little low 554 00:19:12,710 --> 00:19:14,043 -on the front. -[Ryan] Yeah, yeah for sure. 555 00:19:14,043 --> 00:19:17,043 [Bill] And the lip that he has on there, 556 00:19:17,043 --> 00:19:19,309 you know the art of the factory 4-link 557 00:19:19,309 --> 00:19:21,843 has brough the wheel bas closer together. 558 00:19:21,910 --> 00:19:23,510 So, the wheel's not center... 559 00:19:23,510 --> 00:19:24,810 -[Ryan] Yeah. -[Bill] ...in the fender well. 560 00:19:24,810 --> 00:19:26,710 So, we're just gonna make a new 4-link. 561 00:19:28,343 --> 00:19:30,910 Well, Pat you get a couple guys from the body shop 562 00:19:30,910 --> 00:19:32,510 go ahead and remove the bumper, 563 00:19:32,510 --> 00:19:33,910 remove the bed 564 00:19:33,910 --> 00:19:36,343 then we can start on the... the 4-link. 565 00:19:36,410 --> 00:19:37,309 -[Bill] Let's do it. -[Patrick] All right. 566 00:19:46,343 --> 00:19:47,309 We're gonna put 567 00:19:47,309 --> 00:19:49,043 a more beefier bumper on it. 568 00:19:53,309 --> 00:19:55,910 [Patrick] First, we're gonna get the tail gate off, 569 00:19:55,910 --> 00:19:57,714 tail lights, everything dismantle. 570 00:19:57,714 --> 00:19:58,309 tail lights, everything dismantle. 571 00:19:58,309 --> 00:19:59,510 We're gonna start with the bumper. 572 00:20:00,643 --> 00:20:01,810 Basically we're gonna get into it, 573 00:20:01,810 --> 00:20:03,510 see where... where it goes from there. 574 00:20:09,610 --> 00:20:12,143 I think we got, uh, everything detached 575 00:20:12,209 --> 00:20:14,510 and I believe we are ready to get it off. 576 00:20:36,309 --> 00:20:38,843 [Ryan] Rinky-dink links. 577 00:20:38,910 --> 00:20:40,243 [Bill] When the Jeep was lifted up 578 00:20:40,309 --> 00:20:41,143 into where it's at now, 579 00:20:41,209 --> 00:20:42,443 the axle moved forward, 580 00:20:42,510 --> 00:20:44,610 it followed that plane the factory 4-link. 581 00:20:44,610 --> 00:20:46,743 Scooted the wheels all the way forward. 582 00:20:46,810 --> 00:20:48,843 So, we're gonna replace the factory 4-link 583 00:20:48,910 --> 00:20:50,010 with some longer ones 584 00:20:50,010 --> 00:20:51,910 that Ryan and Arthur are gonna make. 585 00:20:53,510 --> 00:20:56,743 Since the wheel is not centered in the wheel well of the bed, 586 00:20:56,810 --> 00:20:57,714 we already have 587 00:20:57,714 --> 00:20:58,010 we already have 588 00:20:58,010 --> 00:20:59,510 our brackets and everything there. 589 00:20:59,510 --> 00:21:01,510 So instead of remaking everything 590 00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:02,743 all we're gonna do is make 591 00:21:02,810 --> 00:21:04,410 four adjustable arms 592 00:21:04,410 --> 00:21:05,710 that can adjust out 593 00:21:05,710 --> 00:21:07,209 whatever we want it to be. 594 00:21:09,209 --> 00:21:10,143 Definitely gotta beef it up. 595 00:21:13,209 --> 00:21:14,209 So, now that we got the links 596 00:21:14,209 --> 00:21:15,143 off of the truck, 597 00:21:16,043 --> 00:21:17,109 we got a little piece of scrap metal, 598 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:18,343 kind of cleaned it up a little bit. 599 00:21:18,410 --> 00:21:20,043 Got these tabs here. 600 00:21:20,109 --> 00:21:24,043 And this is going to be our jig for our links. 601 00:21:24,109 --> 00:21:27,510 That way we can, put this here. Bolt it up. 602 00:21:27,510 --> 00:21:27,714 Just as if you're throwing it on the truck. 603 00:21:27,714 --> 00:21:29,710 Just as if you're throwing it on the truck. 604 00:21:29,710 --> 00:21:31,510 [Ryan] And then, we can tack these here. 605 00:21:31,510 --> 00:21:34,209 Once we get those tacked in, we can bust this apart. 606 00:21:34,209 --> 00:21:37,109 And we'll just use this same exact tabs here on this side. 607 00:21:37,109 --> 00:21:39,910 And then we'll just add tabs here, for this guy right here. 608 00:21:39,910 --> 00:21:42,043 That way we're not using two different pieces of metal. 609 00:21:42,109 --> 00:21:43,710 And it's all consolidated. 610 00:21:49,243 --> 00:21:51,143 [Arthur] And voila. We now... 611 00:21:52,710 --> 00:21:56,209 have a jig made, for both sizes... 612 00:21:58,410 --> 00:22:02,143 of the 4-links that we're about to make, made the fit... 613 00:22:04,810 --> 00:22:07,309 on each one. 614 00:22:07,309 --> 00:22:10,610 Just run a bolt through it and it's gonna slide in perfectly. 615 00:22:12,510 --> 00:22:14,109 Is that a lift hand? 616 00:22:16,743 --> 00:22:20,643 Having the double adjustment here with the left and the right hand himes, 617 00:22:20,710 --> 00:22:23,143 we can turn this pipe once it's weld together. 618 00:22:23,143 --> 00:22:26,109 And it can grow. And we can get the rear end aligned 619 00:22:26,109 --> 00:22:27,276 with the center of the wheel well. 620 00:22:27,309 --> 00:22:27,714 [Ryan] So we got the measurements for the DOM. 621 00:22:27,714 --> 00:22:29,443 [Ryan] So we got the measurements for the DOM. 622 00:22:29,510 --> 00:22:31,810 And, we can get Arthur to cut that stuff. 623 00:22:31,810 --> 00:22:33,243 We'll get it over here, get it tacked in. 624 00:22:39,710 --> 00:22:43,309 All right. I just got done cutting the first piece for the 4-link 625 00:22:43,309 --> 00:22:45,510 that we're making on this Jeep. 626 00:22:45,510 --> 00:22:47,910 It is a inch and a half in ID, 627 00:22:47,910 --> 00:22:50,109 with a quarter inch thick wall. 628 00:22:51,043 --> 00:22:52,510 Just look at this thing. 629 00:22:52,510 --> 00:22:55,443 It's a lot thicker, super stronger. 630 00:22:55,510 --> 00:22:57,714 Take more of a beating than the part that's on there right now. 631 00:22:57,714 --> 00:22:59,209 Take more of a beating than the part that's on there right now. 632 00:22:59,209 --> 00:23:02,410 [Arthur] Now that I got my new 4-links made, 633 00:23:02,410 --> 00:23:04,543 I'm gonna go clean them up. 634 00:23:04,610 --> 00:23:06,510 And make them look nice and shiny. 635 00:23:10,810 --> 00:23:13,343 [Ryan] So as you can see, got our himes in. 636 00:23:13,410 --> 00:23:16,010 Got our DOM cut. It's all in place. 637 00:23:16,010 --> 00:23:17,810 It's tight, doesn't move. 638 00:23:17,810 --> 00:23:20,643 [Ryan] It's levelled with the two by three right here. 639 00:23:20,710 --> 00:23:23,143 So, I'm gonna put some little small tacks on there. 640 00:23:26,043 --> 00:23:27,714 All right. Now I got all of them tacked. 641 00:23:27,714 --> 00:23:28,710 All right. Now I got all of them tacked. 642 00:23:28,710 --> 00:23:30,710 They're all fit together. Everything looks good. 643 00:23:30,710 --> 00:23:32,710 We'll leave this one in the jig. We can weld it out. 644 00:23:32,710 --> 00:23:34,943 We'll weld all the rest of them. 645 00:23:35,010 --> 00:23:36,677 Send 'em off. Get 'em powder coated. 646 00:23:56,543 --> 00:24:00,410 [Bill] Front end on the 2022 Jeep Gladiator just wasn't looking right. 647 00:24:00,410 --> 00:24:03,143 It was a little bit lower in the front and higher in the back. 648 00:24:03,209 --> 00:24:04,810 So, we're gonna make it level. 649 00:24:04,810 --> 00:24:08,043 And put some pucks in. And raise that front up, just a little bit. 650 00:24:09,410 --> 00:24:11,209 [Ryan] You know, it's not gonna be too bad, 651 00:24:11,209 --> 00:24:14,043 once you bolt the shocks into the sway bar. 652 00:24:14,109 --> 00:24:16,710 -All that will drop far enough. -[Dustin] Okay. 653 00:24:16,710 --> 00:24:18,243 [Ryan] Oh, I don't know about that one. 654 00:24:18,243 --> 00:24:19,762 -Probably gonna max out on the drag link. -Yeah, on the drag link, yeah. 655 00:24:19,762 --> 00:24:20,943 -Probably gonna max out on the drag link. -Yeah, on the drag link, yeah. 656 00:24:25,209 --> 00:24:27,043 [man] Wow. So that's... that's tight. 657 00:24:27,943 --> 00:24:31,410 So in order to get our spaces up in here, 658 00:24:31,410 --> 00:24:35,043 we need to take the shock out, the sway bar, 659 00:24:35,109 --> 00:24:38,410 and then it'll allow all this to drop a little bit further. 660 00:24:38,410 --> 00:24:42,543 So, we're able to access this little pocket up in here. 661 00:24:42,610 --> 00:24:44,410 -Check it up and see what happens, yo. -Yes. 662 00:24:46,209 --> 00:24:47,743 -All right. -Man. 663 00:24:52,010 --> 00:24:55,143 [Ryan] Feels like it just stuck right there, like it wants to come up. 664 00:24:57,910 --> 00:25:00,143 -[Ryan] No. -You wanna put spring compressors on it? 665 00:25:00,143 --> 00:25:02,743 -[Ryan] Yeah. -There's some in that drawer right there. We can get them. 666 00:25:04,910 --> 00:25:08,710 [Ryan] We got it all busted apart, and... raised all the way up. 667 00:25:08,710 --> 00:25:10,209 And this is still coming up with the truck. 668 00:25:10,209 --> 00:25:13,043 So, we're gonna have to use these spring compressors 669 00:25:13,109 --> 00:25:15,043 and pull this spring down a little bit. 670 00:25:15,109 --> 00:25:17,510 Further that way, we're able to get it out of the pocket up here. 671 00:25:19,309 --> 00:25:19,762 Why are you so scared of that thing? 672 00:25:19,762 --> 00:25:20,543 Why are you so scared of that thing? 673 00:25:20,610 --> 00:25:22,910 Uh, 'cause it's like a time bomb. 674 00:25:22,910 --> 00:25:24,143 Like a ticking one. 675 00:25:24,143 --> 00:25:25,943 [Ryan] Nah, man. It ain't going nowhere. 676 00:25:26,010 --> 00:25:29,309 It's wedged in there. So much pressure on. There's no way you can... 677 00:25:29,309 --> 00:25:31,810 You can hit that with a hammer right now. 678 00:25:31,810 --> 00:25:33,410 [Dustin] I'm gonna let you do that. 679 00:25:33,410 --> 00:25:35,410 -[Ryan] I'll do it. -[chuckles] I'll do it. 680 00:25:40,309 --> 00:25:41,143 [Ryan] Uh-huh. 681 00:25:43,643 --> 00:25:44,810 [Dustin] Rubber isolator. 682 00:25:44,810 --> 00:25:47,810 [Ryan] Our rubber isolator is gonna stay on the spring. 683 00:25:48,843 --> 00:25:49,762 Like so. 684 00:25:49,762 --> 00:25:50,209 Like so. 685 00:25:50,209 --> 00:25:53,043 Then we got one our inch spacer here. 686 00:25:54,410 --> 00:25:56,043 And then our half inch. 687 00:25:56,043 --> 00:25:59,143 Which makes, an inch and a half. 688 00:25:59,143 --> 00:26:00,443 [Dustin] Boom. 689 00:26:00,443 --> 00:26:03,010 We got one and half. Inch and a half, put them together. 690 00:26:03,010 --> 00:26:04,943 It's science. 691 00:26:05,010 --> 00:26:07,309 -[Dustin struggling] Yeah. -[Ryan] All right. 692 00:26:07,309 --> 00:26:09,410 -[Ryan] Right on, right on. -[Dustin] Right on. 693 00:26:13,810 --> 00:26:15,043 [Bill] You gonna help me pull this bumper off real quick? 694 00:26:15,109 --> 00:26:16,777 [man] Yeah, let's snatch it. 695 00:26:16,777 --> 00:26:19,762 Originally I thought we were just gonna customize the front bumper on the Jeep. 696 00:26:19,762 --> 00:26:19,910 Originally I thought we were just gonna customize the front bumper on the Jeep. 697 00:26:19,910 --> 00:26:23,010 But the more I look at it, it's too ugly to save. 698 00:26:23,543 --> 00:26:24,810 -[man sighs] -Come on. 699 00:26:24,810 --> 00:26:27,910 [Bill] There's no flowing lines on it, whatsoever. So... 700 00:26:27,910 --> 00:26:29,810 -Bingo. -[Bill] I just wanna scrap the old bumper. 701 00:26:29,810 --> 00:26:33,810 And I wanna build something that looks a little more mean. 702 00:26:33,810 --> 00:26:37,010 But still a little more free flowing also. 703 00:26:37,010 --> 00:26:38,510 We're gonna cut off the frame, 704 00:26:38,510 --> 00:26:40,910 so I'm gonna scoot it back far as we can. 705 00:26:40,910 --> 00:26:44,443 Weld a quarter inch plate, all the way against the front of the frame. 706 00:26:44,510 --> 00:26:46,810 Something that we can bolt the winch to. 707 00:26:47,943 --> 00:26:49,762 And to be able to bolt the bumper to, as well. 708 00:26:49,762 --> 00:26:50,743 And to be able to bolt the bumper to, as well. 709 00:26:50,810 --> 00:26:53,910 Now I can get some chipboard and kinda see what we got. 710 00:26:53,910 --> 00:26:56,243 And once that's established, we can bend some eighth inch plate. 711 00:26:57,143 --> 00:26:58,510 And we go from there. 712 00:27:10,010 --> 00:27:11,710 [Dustin] That'll work. 713 00:27:11,710 --> 00:27:13,810 -That's about it, huh? -Now we just gotta figure out how to make that look good. 714 00:27:20,410 --> 00:27:23,243 You know, I kind of got an idea how I want the bumper to look. 715 00:27:23,309 --> 00:27:26,610 But, just kind of, making a quick little template out of chipboard. 716 00:27:27,643 --> 00:27:29,510 Then when you get it just right, 717 00:27:29,510 --> 00:27:31,243 transfer it over to metal. 718 00:27:31,309 --> 00:27:32,443 And then you can build the puzzle. 719 00:27:34,910 --> 00:27:36,910 [Bill] You know, we chopped the light down, 720 00:27:36,910 --> 00:27:38,410 to give in a little more room here. 721 00:27:38,410 --> 00:27:41,043 But, it just looks too empty, too open. 722 00:27:41,109 --> 00:27:44,043 So, we're gonna get a little bit farther behind schedule. 723 00:27:44,043 --> 00:27:45,810 And make it cool at the same time. 724 00:27:45,810 --> 00:27:49,762 I wanna build the bumper all the way up to the bottom side of the light. 725 00:27:49,762 --> 00:27:50,443 I wanna build the bumper all the way up to the bottom side of the light. 726 00:27:50,510 --> 00:27:52,343 [Bill] But still give him a lot of ground clearance. 727 00:27:54,810 --> 00:27:55,910 Cut that all the way off there. 728 00:27:56,910 --> 00:27:58,710 -Cut it off real, real quick. -All right. 729 00:28:07,343 --> 00:28:11,510 And the only way to build something like this, is to the vehicle. 730 00:28:11,510 --> 00:28:14,843 [Bill] This way you can see what's up, what the next piece is. 731 00:28:14,910 --> 00:28:19,143 I mean this is just the most efficient, easiest, best way to do something like this. 732 00:28:28,209 --> 00:28:30,510 -Quick little spin. -All right. 733 00:28:36,910 --> 00:28:38,743 -That's good. -The top pretty good, huh? 734 00:28:38,810 --> 00:28:39,610 [Bill] Close enough. 735 00:28:41,943 --> 00:28:43,243 [Dustin] That's what we need, man. 736 00:28:43,309 --> 00:28:46,209 We'll get this part set, cut, tacked in. 737 00:28:46,209 --> 00:28:47,343 Get it caught up on that side. 738 00:28:53,109 --> 00:28:54,209 Yeah, that's the Karate Kid. 739 00:28:54,209 --> 00:28:55,910 [Dustin] Yeah, there you go. 740 00:28:55,910 --> 00:28:57,010 -Karate Kid. -Karate Kid bumper. 741 00:28:59,710 --> 00:29:02,410 When you have a gap that you're trying to fill in, 742 00:29:02,410 --> 00:29:04,610 you know, sometimes, these are gonna wire feed. 743 00:29:04,610 --> 00:29:06,209 You hit the trigger 744 00:29:06,209 --> 00:29:09,309 and the wire goes past beyond the metal that you're working with. 745 00:29:10,443 --> 00:29:12,910 A cool little trick is putting copper behind it. 746 00:29:12,910 --> 00:29:15,043 You can weld that gap all the way up. 747 00:29:15,043 --> 00:29:16,910 And just break the copper right off. 748 00:29:16,910 --> 00:29:19,343 And it keeps everything right where you want it to be. 749 00:29:36,943 --> 00:29:39,410 [Bill] We got the size and shape for the camper all established 750 00:29:39,410 --> 00:29:41,510 on the 2023 Polaris Ranger. 751 00:29:41,510 --> 00:29:43,109 We got our front. We got our back. 752 00:29:44,410 --> 00:29:45,543 We got the slope. 753 00:29:45,610 --> 00:29:49,043 So, I got the measurements for the roof. 754 00:29:49,043 --> 00:29:49,762 Next step, we're gonna bend it. 755 00:29:49,762 --> 00:29:51,209 Next step, we're gonna bend it. 756 00:29:58,243 --> 00:30:00,410 Pretty cool to get to see the roof about to go on here. 757 00:30:02,543 --> 00:30:04,843 I mean, it's definitely a critical stage 758 00:30:04,910 --> 00:30:06,910 to make everything nice and square and straight, 759 00:30:06,910 --> 00:30:10,243 so we don't have a lot of problems later. 760 00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:11,643 We're gonna Tek screw everything 761 00:30:11,710 --> 00:30:15,410 just so we know everything lines up nice and right. 762 00:30:15,410 --> 00:30:18,309 We definitely don't wanna... to look like it's already been... 763 00:30:19,343 --> 00:30:19,762 tipped over. 764 00:30:19,762 --> 00:30:20,309 tipped over. 765 00:30:21,309 --> 00:30:22,376 We're gonna make sure it's all straight. 766 00:30:23,510 --> 00:30:25,610 We gotta make sure everything is on point. 767 00:30:25,610 --> 00:30:29,209 Everything is square. Everything is lined up perfectly. 768 00:30:31,243 --> 00:30:35,710 I think the next thing we'll do is shape the corners here. 769 00:30:35,710 --> 00:30:38,510 Little compound curve right here. 770 00:30:38,510 --> 00:30:40,143 That little compound curve is probably gonna be 771 00:30:40,209 --> 00:30:43,109 the hardest part of all of this. 772 00:30:43,109 --> 00:30:45,209 So what we're gonna do is, just cut out a piece. 773 00:30:45,209 --> 00:30:47,010 So we can make a radius. 774 00:30:51,143 --> 00:30:53,243 I marked the bends out on this piece of chipboard. 775 00:30:53,309 --> 00:30:56,209 So now I'm gonna transfer those measurements over to my metal, 776 00:30:56,209 --> 00:30:57,410 by rounding the template. 777 00:30:59,043 --> 00:31:00,610 -Fit? -Ah, I'm right on the line. 778 00:31:03,610 --> 00:31:04,443 [Bill] We can go a little bit more there. 779 00:31:10,010 --> 00:31:11,410 [machine whirring] 780 00:31:16,343 --> 00:31:17,510 [Bill] Actually, pretty good. 781 00:31:28,610 --> 00:31:30,643 Oh, it's looking real... real good. 782 00:31:30,710 --> 00:31:34,610 You know, this fits the radius of the cage itself. 783 00:31:34,610 --> 00:31:37,243 And that's what I wanted, a little slope down in the back. 784 00:31:37,309 --> 00:31:38,943 Wanted to give it a little more style to it. 785 00:31:39,010 --> 00:31:42,410 So, we got a nice, perfect little seam here to weld. 786 00:31:42,410 --> 00:31:44,043 'Cause we need it super strong, man. 787 00:31:44,109 --> 00:31:46,309 'Cause there's gonna be a lot of bass inside here. 788 00:31:46,309 --> 00:31:48,610 It's gonna be shaking everything. 789 00:31:48,610 --> 00:31:49,762 So, every little piece we put on, 790 00:31:49,762 --> 00:31:50,276 So, every little piece we put on, 791 00:31:50,276 --> 00:31:52,910 just get a little more excited about getting across that finish line, 792 00:31:52,910 --> 00:31:53,977 and making something really cool. 793 00:32:02,309 --> 00:32:03,877 [Bill] We're getting really close, man. 794 00:32:03,877 --> 00:32:06,043 You can really start to see how everything is coming together 795 00:32:06,043 --> 00:32:08,309 from the '23 Polaris Ranger. 796 00:32:08,309 --> 00:32:11,510 We got our top radius. We got our back radius. 797 00:32:11,510 --> 00:32:17,510 So the next thing we're gonna do is, make the two side pieces. 798 00:32:17,510 --> 00:32:20,743 You know, one that caps the top rail here 799 00:32:20,810 --> 00:32:22,510 and goes all the way down to the side. 800 00:32:22,510 --> 00:32:23,910 One bends on the side here, 801 00:32:23,910 --> 00:32:25,610 so it keeps everything nice and straight. 802 00:32:25,610 --> 00:32:26,040 So when you're welding it, it's not gonna bow and buckle. 803 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,643 So when you're welding it, it's not gonna bow and buckle. 804 00:32:28,710 --> 00:32:31,610 It has that nice, clean, crisp edge on it. 805 00:32:31,610 --> 00:32:33,343 It makes everything super strong. 806 00:32:34,010 --> 00:32:35,810 The last piece for Jessie. 807 00:32:35,810 --> 00:32:36,843 So, we'll go get that done. 808 00:32:41,843 --> 00:32:43,410 -[Bill] That's it, man. -All right. 809 00:32:44,043 --> 00:32:45,176 [Bill] Thank you. 810 00:32:46,143 --> 00:32:48,343 There's gonna be a lot of vibration in here. 811 00:32:48,410 --> 00:32:51,643 Not only going down a trail or through mudholes, 812 00:32:51,710 --> 00:32:54,743 but from all the subs that are gonna be in here. 813 00:32:54,810 --> 00:32:56,040 It's gonna be a ton of stereo. 814 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:56,843 It's gonna be a ton of stereo. 815 00:32:56,910 --> 00:33:01,143 That and, the side to side movement of the dancing bed. 816 00:33:01,209 --> 00:33:03,510 This is gonna be put through the test, for sure. 817 00:33:03,510 --> 00:33:05,309 So we're gonna make sure it's super strong, 818 00:33:05,309 --> 00:33:09,643 and we're not gonna have any problem down the future with anything cracking. 819 00:33:09,710 --> 00:33:12,643 Jessie's working on our side piece right now. 820 00:33:12,710 --> 00:33:15,710 So, I need to go ahead and start filling this radius right here. 821 00:33:15,710 --> 00:33:19,010 It's compound radius, 'cause I'm rolling this way. 822 00:33:19,010 --> 00:33:20,510 And I'm rolling this way. 823 00:33:20,510 --> 00:33:23,143 So I have a arch and a radius going in. 824 00:33:23,209 --> 00:33:24,710 [Jamie] Oh, I'mma take my 825 00:33:24,710 --> 00:33:26,040 nice piece of sheet metal right here. 826 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:26,710 nice piece of sheet metal right here. 827 00:33:26,710 --> 00:33:29,309 Put it in the roller. Get it rolled. 828 00:33:29,309 --> 00:33:31,309 Once I do that, then I'll start rolling this edge. 829 00:33:33,209 --> 00:33:36,209 So you know, when making a piece like this, you gotta kind of fill it out. 830 00:33:36,209 --> 00:33:38,043 See what your metal's doing. How your metal's working. 831 00:33:38,043 --> 00:33:39,543 And just kind of adjust on the fly. 832 00:33:40,910 --> 00:33:42,410 Mmm. 833 00:33:42,410 --> 00:33:44,010 You're not gonna do it just a certain way. 834 00:33:44,010 --> 00:33:46,810 Every little bend and radius and corners are always different. 835 00:33:46,810 --> 00:33:48,610 So, there's many different techniques. 836 00:33:48,610 --> 00:33:50,309 And, I'll go with the planishing hammer. 837 00:33:51,910 --> 00:33:54,243 Well, the reason I do it this way is 'cause it makes a lot of noise, 838 00:33:54,309 --> 00:33:55,443 and it irritates everybody in the shop. 839 00:33:59,143 --> 00:34:00,610 So after a round in the planishing hammer, 840 00:34:00,610 --> 00:34:01,510 I'll dolly it out a little bit. 841 00:34:03,843 --> 00:34:05,043 Cut it down to size. 842 00:34:06,143 --> 00:34:07,143 She got it now. 843 00:34:07,143 --> 00:34:09,010 So it takes a lot of time, a lot of effort. 844 00:34:09,010 --> 00:34:12,610 But in the end, you won't even know all the work that went in that one little corner. 845 00:34:14,443 --> 00:34:15,510 [Bill] You're the last little piece. 846 00:34:17,343 --> 00:34:19,309 Well, last big piece. 847 00:34:19,309 --> 00:34:21,910 It looks simple. Just bend some sides and put it in place. 848 00:34:21,910 --> 00:34:23,910 But, there's a lot of room for error on that. 849 00:34:23,910 --> 00:34:26,040 So you gotta check, check, double check, triple check, 850 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:27,143 So you gotta check, check, double check, triple check, 851 00:34:27,143 --> 00:34:29,710 and make sure it's 100%, so... 852 00:34:29,710 --> 00:34:32,543 That's what I'm doing. Just laying everything out. 853 00:34:32,610 --> 00:34:34,810 Measuring, coming back, laying out. 854 00:34:34,810 --> 00:34:36,309 Measuring, laying out. 855 00:34:36,309 --> 00:34:39,243 It should fit right in. 856 00:34:39,309 --> 00:34:40,710 And, we're only doing this one time. 857 00:34:40,710 --> 00:34:42,910 Then, the camper will be complete. 858 00:34:52,043 --> 00:34:53,410 [Bill] I mean we got a camper. 859 00:34:53,410 --> 00:34:54,543 I see. I see. 860 00:34:54,610 --> 00:34:56,040 [Bill] Looks like perfectly even with the roof. 861 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:56,610 [Bill] Looks like perfectly even with the roof. 862 00:34:56,610 --> 00:34:58,010 Got a little slant back. 863 00:34:58,010 --> 00:35:00,343 It just flows, 'cause the front kind of kicks down too. 864 00:35:00,410 --> 00:35:02,010 So it looks like it's perfect. 865 00:35:02,010 --> 00:35:04,309 -We put in a way more work than I thought I was gonna do. -I know, right. 866 00:35:04,309 --> 00:35:06,309 [laughs] 867 00:35:06,309 --> 00:35:09,309 [Bill] The custom camper is just one of the first parts of this built. 868 00:35:09,309 --> 00:35:12,309 From here, we're gonna go with a little old school mini truck flavor. 869 00:35:12,309 --> 00:35:14,510 [Bill] Like making a dancing bed. 870 00:35:14,510 --> 00:35:16,610 We put it upside down right there. 871 00:35:16,610 --> 00:35:18,643 [Bill] We're gonna bring the right team in to do that. 872 00:35:19,743 --> 00:35:22,443 Gonna add rear steer, bumper, paint, 873 00:35:22,510 --> 00:35:25,410 interior, stereo, speaker, lights. 874 00:35:25,410 --> 00:35:26,040 But as it sits right now, 875 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:26,910 But as it sits right now, 876 00:35:26,910 --> 00:35:29,043 it's already really, really cool. 877 00:35:29,043 --> 00:35:31,010 I'm definitely getting excited. 878 00:35:31,010 --> 00:35:34,109 There won't be another one like it anywhere, much less the mud part. 879 00:35:44,410 --> 00:35:46,710 All right, so we're working on a Jeep Gladiator. 880 00:35:46,710 --> 00:35:49,710 [Edgar] The reason why we have this bed here is 'cause the other one got wrecked. 881 00:35:49,710 --> 00:35:52,410 So, instead of fixing the dents and all that, 882 00:35:52,410 --> 00:35:54,410 we thought, hey, might as well get a new bed. 883 00:35:54,410 --> 00:35:56,040 One big problem, this color's not the same as the vehicle. 884 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:57,510 One big problem, this color's not the same as the vehicle. 885 00:35:57,510 --> 00:36:01,410 So what we have to do is, change the color. Color match it to the vehicle, 886 00:36:01,410 --> 00:36:03,810 so it can all look perfect, like nothing ever happened. 887 00:36:11,443 --> 00:36:14,710 The reason I take all the fenders off of the bed is cause you have this. 888 00:36:14,710 --> 00:36:16,209 And some people try to cut corners 889 00:36:16,209 --> 00:36:18,410 and maybe just leave the fender on. 890 00:36:18,410 --> 00:36:22,043 And try to make sure they get as much paint as it you want, inside. 891 00:36:22,043 --> 00:36:25,043 But, we're gonna do the paint here. Your paint there. 892 00:36:25,643 --> 00:36:26,040 And get it done right. 893 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:26,910 And get it done right. 894 00:36:29,243 --> 00:36:30,343 [exclaims in excitement] 895 00:36:31,943 --> 00:36:34,109 [Edgar] You wanna sand it. Get this green off. 896 00:36:34,109 --> 00:36:36,043 Then we're gonna prep it. Get it in the booth. 897 00:36:36,109 --> 00:36:37,743 And get the actual right color on it. 898 00:36:46,143 --> 00:36:48,610 [Bill] With the busy shop getting even busier, 899 00:36:48,610 --> 00:36:50,309 we got a lot of new faces. 900 00:36:50,309 --> 00:36:52,309 Patrick came all the way from Mississippi. 901 00:36:52,309 --> 00:36:54,943 And I'm glad we got him as a new painter. 902 00:36:55,010 --> 00:36:56,040 Edgar's done prepping the bed. 903 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:56,610 Edgar's done prepping the bed. 904 00:36:56,610 --> 00:37:00,610 So, now, the next step is to seal it. 905 00:37:00,610 --> 00:37:03,710 That's actually gonna turn the green bed into a red bed. 906 00:37:03,710 --> 00:37:05,810 [Patrick] We go in, we mix our sealer. 907 00:37:05,810 --> 00:37:08,943 'Cause without that, it won't dry. It won't adhere. 908 00:37:20,010 --> 00:37:22,510 Second step is the base coat. 909 00:37:22,510 --> 00:37:26,040 We're gonna do a spray out, to make sure the color's, uh, the same. 910 00:37:26,040 --> 00:37:26,309 We're gonna do a spray out, to make sure the color's, uh, the same. 911 00:37:27,943 --> 00:37:30,843 Now after the spray out, we'll go and check it with the vehicle. 912 00:37:30,910 --> 00:37:32,943 Make sure that it's the proper color. 913 00:37:33,710 --> 00:37:36,309 Actually looks pretty proper. 914 00:37:36,309 --> 00:37:39,710 So, what we're gonna do, is get the bed sprayed. 915 00:37:39,710 --> 00:37:43,410 Three or four coats of base. Tack between coats. 916 00:37:43,410 --> 00:37:45,810 Then we move on to the clear process. 917 00:37:49,543 --> 00:37:51,643 It's crucial when you're mixing your clear coat, 918 00:37:51,710 --> 00:37:53,410 'cause you wanna mix it just right, 919 00:37:53,410 --> 00:37:54,910 so it'll dry at the proper time. 920 00:37:55,910 --> 00:37:56,040 Three or four coats of clear. 921 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:57,643 Three or four coats of clear. 922 00:37:57,710 --> 00:37:59,143 Same steps. 923 00:37:59,209 --> 00:38:00,910 Tack between coats. 924 00:38:00,910 --> 00:38:02,610 We actually have a red bed that actually matches the Jeep. 925 00:38:07,510 --> 00:38:09,309 [Patrick] I started painting model cars, bicycles, back in the day. 926 00:38:09,309 --> 00:38:11,943 I actually started in my backyard. 927 00:38:12,010 --> 00:38:15,243 My father built a shop, just so I could continue. 928 00:38:15,309 --> 00:38:18,810 Years later, I bought my own property, built my own shop. 929 00:38:18,810 --> 00:38:21,309 So basically started from the backyard. 930 00:38:21,309 --> 00:38:23,943 Kept inspiring myself. That that's my passion of painting. 931 00:38:25,610 --> 00:38:29,143 When you first see a vehicle, the color is the first thing you see. 932 00:38:29,143 --> 00:38:32,810 I take normal colors. Make it lot more intense. 933 00:38:32,810 --> 00:38:34,643 It's very exciting to me. 934 00:38:34,710 --> 00:38:35,534 I like taking a vehicle and giving it attitude. 935 00:38:35,534 --> 00:38:37,710 I like taking a vehicle and giving it attitude. 936 00:38:37,710 --> 00:38:40,410 We get to take something new, tear it apart, 937 00:38:40,410 --> 00:38:42,710 and make something better out of it. 938 00:38:42,710 --> 00:38:44,743 I actually get to bring them back to life. 939 00:38:44,810 --> 00:38:47,543 So it's like being a big kid again. 940 00:38:47,610 --> 00:38:50,543 This is actually something I would like to pass on to my kids. 941 00:38:50,610 --> 00:38:53,643 I have a 18-year-old son and a four year old son. 942 00:38:53,710 --> 00:38:57,910 And I'm looking forward to those guys actually coming into this. 943 00:38:57,910 --> 00:39:00,209 May be they could be a whole lot better than I am. 944 00:39:00,209 --> 00:39:01,710 Which is gonna be rough. 945 00:39:01,710 --> 00:39:03,176 But, hopefully they can be better than I am. 946 00:39:13,343 --> 00:39:17,143 The Jeep Gladiator was pretty beat up after getting in an accident. 947 00:39:17,209 --> 00:39:19,610 But that just gave us the opportunity to make it really cool 948 00:39:20,143 --> 00:39:21,309 and custom. 949 00:39:22,543 --> 00:39:24,777 You know, the after-market bumper that was on here 950 00:39:24,777 --> 00:39:26,243 just isn't gonna cut it. 951 00:39:26,309 --> 00:39:28,410 So we're gonna go with a fabricated metal bumper 952 00:39:28,410 --> 00:39:30,510 that'll hold up a lot better. 953 00:39:30,510 --> 00:39:34,410 It's gonna really add to a look that you know, he's going for. 954 00:39:34,410 --> 00:39:35,886 It's gonna add to the beefiness of the rear to match the front. 955 00:39:35,886 --> 00:39:38,010 It's gonna add to the beefiness of the rear to match the front. 956 00:39:38,010 --> 00:39:40,510 You know, we got everything going on up front. 957 00:39:40,510 --> 00:39:43,043 And just there was nothing back here. Stock bumper. 958 00:39:43,109 --> 00:39:47,043 So, this is really gonna be a good look for him. 959 00:39:47,109 --> 00:39:50,443 A little less stock and more custom. Right up our alley. 960 00:39:52,309 --> 00:39:53,843 [Ryan] A little more. Right there. 961 00:39:55,343 --> 00:39:58,043 We got it back down on the ground and some of the wheels and tires. 962 00:39:58,109 --> 00:40:00,910 You can see the links have moved it back exactly where we wanted it. 963 00:40:00,910 --> 00:40:02,843 Center of the bed here in the wheel well. 964 00:40:02,910 --> 00:40:04,910 Time to clean it up and we'll give Greg his truck back. 965 00:40:16,343 --> 00:40:18,843 [Bill] We're not typically a collision repair shop, 966 00:40:18,910 --> 00:40:22,010 but if any of our buyers needs some help, we're definitely gonna help them out. 967 00:40:22,010 --> 00:40:23,143 And then some. 968 00:40:23,143 --> 00:40:24,510 -[Bill] What's happening, Greg? -You all right? 969 00:40:24,510 --> 00:40:25,710 [Bill] How you doing, man? 970 00:40:25,710 --> 00:40:27,276 Hanging in there. I've been waiting. 971 00:40:27,309 --> 00:40:30,777 Definitely the perfect opportunity to bring him over to the custom world. 972 00:40:30,777 --> 00:40:32,510 Me getting rear ended in that accident, 973 00:40:32,510 --> 00:40:34,410 looks like it could have been a blessing in disguise. 974 00:40:34,410 --> 00:40:35,886 Well, we're about to see. 975 00:40:35,886 --> 00:40:36,410 Well, we're about to see. 976 00:40:36,410 --> 00:40:37,777 -You ready to check it out? -I am, man. 977 00:40:37,777 --> 00:40:39,010 All right, Ryan. Come on with it. 978 00:40:41,610 --> 00:40:42,910 Oh, my God. 979 00:40:42,910 --> 00:40:44,109 [both laughing] 980 00:40:44,143 --> 00:40:46,209 [Greg] Bill, you knocked it out of the park, buddy. 981 00:40:46,209 --> 00:40:47,410 -[Bill laughs] -That is... 982 00:40:47,410 --> 00:40:49,910 bad ass, oh my God. 983 00:40:49,910 --> 00:40:51,643 Dent's gone! 984 00:40:51,710 --> 00:40:53,410 [Greg] Hey, I thought you just gonna scuff it up, 985 00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:55,109 throw a little paint on it and stick it back on there. 986 00:40:55,109 --> 00:40:56,309 No, man. Come on. 987 00:40:56,309 --> 00:40:57,309 Oh, my gosh. 988 00:40:58,777 --> 00:41:00,109 That is phenomenal. 989 00:41:00,109 --> 00:41:01,443 -Wassup, Ryan? How you doing, brother? -Wassup, big man? 990 00:41:01,510 --> 00:41:04,143 -What do you think? -Oh, hell of a job, man. 991 00:41:04,209 --> 00:41:05,886 [Greg] I never in a million years thought it would come back to me like this. 992 00:41:05,886 --> 00:41:08,010 [Greg] I never in a million years thought it would come back to me like this. 993 00:41:08,010 --> 00:41:11,010 Man, we had to get you hooked up. I mean, you always take care of us. 994 00:41:11,010 --> 00:41:14,143 Whatever we need. So I wanna return the favor. 995 00:41:14,209 --> 00:41:18,010 It got a little crashed up. I mean, the whole bed was actually wrecked. 996 00:41:18,010 --> 00:41:20,209 It would just taken way too long to repair it. 997 00:41:20,209 --> 00:41:23,410 We just got you another bed, color matched it, bolted it right on. 998 00:41:23,410 --> 00:41:24,710 The bed came out beautiful. 999 00:41:25,309 --> 00:41:26,543 New lights on it. 1000 00:41:26,610 --> 00:41:28,443 Bumper on it looks amazing. 1001 00:41:28,443 --> 00:41:31,710 [Bill] It had a plastic bumper on it too. So you didn't have very much protection. 1002 00:41:31,710 --> 00:41:33,810 We had to put something a little bit more substantial, 1003 00:41:33,810 --> 00:41:35,410 in case that ever happened again. 1004 00:41:35,410 --> 00:41:35,886 They're gonna bounce off that big boy. 1005 00:41:35,886 --> 00:41:37,043 They're gonna bounce off that big boy. 1006 00:41:37,043 --> 00:41:39,209 [Bill laughs] Yeah. They are, man, for sure. 1007 00:41:39,209 --> 00:41:41,143 Great looking truck, had a good stance, 1008 00:41:41,143 --> 00:41:44,610 but once you lifted it, you know, with that short factory 4-link, 1009 00:41:44,610 --> 00:41:46,643 the wheels moved a little more forward. 1010 00:41:46,710 --> 00:41:49,543 So what we did is, made a brand new 4-link, 1011 00:41:49,610 --> 00:41:52,343 and scooted the wheels back, center of the fender well. 1012 00:41:52,410 --> 00:41:55,043 It looks cool under there, and it definitely serves its purpose. 1013 00:41:55,109 --> 00:41:56,777 Made it styled for me. 1014 00:41:56,777 --> 00:41:59,710 Oh, yeah, man. That thing will be able to handle anything you throw at it now. 1015 00:41:59,710 --> 00:42:02,710 Big DOM arms and the big himes and all that stuff, 1016 00:42:02,777 --> 00:42:05,886 plus centering it, it looks great, and it'll handle great. 1017 00:42:05,886 --> 00:42:06,143 plus centering it, it looks great, and it'll handle great. 1018 00:42:06,143 --> 00:42:08,043 -It's good. No problem. -No problem, man. 1019 00:42:08,043 --> 00:42:11,209 -Phenomenal. -Man, we got one other thing for you too, man. 1020 00:42:11,209 --> 00:42:12,410 -More? -Yeah. 1021 00:42:12,410 --> 00:42:14,410 -All right. -Little something, something up front. 1022 00:42:14,410 --> 00:42:15,543 -Let's see it. -Check it out. 1023 00:42:18,410 --> 00:42:20,143 Oh, wow, guys. 1024 00:42:20,209 --> 00:42:22,643 It doesn't even look like the same truck anymore. 1025 00:42:22,710 --> 00:42:24,410 Well, good, 'cause I definitely didn't like that front bumper. 1026 00:42:24,410 --> 00:42:25,977 Yeah, nah. 1027 00:42:25,977 --> 00:42:28,043 -[Bill] It looked like it had moustache, didn't it? -[all laughing] 1028 00:42:28,109 --> 00:42:30,209 [Bill] You wanted a little bit more ground clearance. 1029 00:42:30,209 --> 00:42:32,209 You wanted a little bit more tire clearance. 1030 00:42:32,209 --> 00:42:35,886 And, we talked about chopping that bumper that you had on there. 1031 00:42:35,886 --> 00:42:36,910 And, we talked about chopping that bumper that you had on there. 1032 00:42:36,910 --> 00:42:38,843 And man, after thinking about it, looking at it, 1033 00:42:38,910 --> 00:42:40,410 it just wasn't gonna look cool. 1034 00:42:40,410 --> 00:42:43,209 So, what we did is just took the old bumper off, 1035 00:42:43,209 --> 00:42:46,510 and pushed that winch as far back as we could in the frame, 1036 00:42:46,510 --> 00:42:48,410 made new brackets, cut the frame off, 1037 00:42:48,410 --> 00:42:51,209 gave me six more inches right there in the front. 1038 00:42:51,209 --> 00:42:53,610 We just took a piece of eighth inch material 1039 00:42:53,610 --> 00:42:55,209 and just started chopping it up. 1040 00:42:55,209 --> 00:42:57,610 -[Bill] That's 25 pieces of metal right there. -[Greg] Wow. 1041 00:42:57,610 --> 00:43:00,610 [Bill] All welded, bent together, to form that bumper. 1042 00:43:00,610 --> 00:43:03,043 [Greg] The whole front of the truck looks like one piece now. 1043 00:43:03,043 --> 00:43:05,109 -Yeah. -It just looks amazing. 1044 00:43:05,109 --> 00:43:05,886 You ain't gonna find that on the internet. No. 1045 00:43:05,886 --> 00:43:06,410 You ain't gonna find that on the internet. No. 1046 00:43:06,410 --> 00:43:08,410 [all laughing] 1047 00:43:08,410 --> 00:43:11,910 I just wanna say, huge thank you to everybody in the shop. 1048 00:43:11,910 --> 00:43:13,610 They did an amazing job. 1049 00:43:13,610 --> 00:43:15,243 I can't thank you guys enough. 1050 00:43:15,309 --> 00:43:18,043 I can't wait to get the truck out in the mud park and go have some fun. 1051 00:43:18,043 --> 00:43:19,610 -So you liking it? -I love it. 1052 00:43:19,610 --> 00:43:20,610 I love it, man. 1053 00:43:20,910 --> 00:43:22,510 Hang on. 1054 00:43:22,510 --> 00:43:24,510 Every time I've seen you build a truck like... 1055 00:43:24,510 --> 00:43:25,710 Did you drive my truck? 1056 00:43:25,777 --> 00:43:27,610 [all laughing] 1057 00:43:27,610 --> 00:43:30,043 Well, we haven't, you know, really broken it in yet. 1058 00:43:30,109 --> 00:43:30,843 Yeah, you showed up too early.