1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:02,500 [Stephanie] This is my dad's 1949 Ford. 2 00:00:02,500 --> 00:00:04,800 -[Bill] Does he know the truck's here? -He does not. 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,734 -Oh, it's a total surprise, huh? -Total surprise. 4 00:00:09,367 --> 00:00:11,100 It's cool to think this '49 Ford 5 00:00:11,100 --> 00:00:13,000 is a gift for dad from his daughter. 6 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:14,867 [Ryan] Once we get sheet metal on this, 7 00:00:14,867 --> 00:00:17,867 this will all tie in. It'll look real clean. 8 00:00:17,867 --> 00:00:20,000 [John] We're going with aluminum and walnut. 9 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,000 [Dustin] This will make it so that 10 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,200 the bed will articulate up and down. 11 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,500 These are the candy colors, right? 12 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:27,000 -[Jose] Really gonna make that truck pop. -[Dustin] Mirror finish. 13 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,000 [Bill] The new Coyote engine is gonna give this truck 14 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:30,467 a lot more power. 15 00:00:30,467 --> 00:00:32,200 [Dustin] It's gonna start. Right, Matt? 16 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:33,200 [engine sputters] 17 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,533 -[all cheer] -Oh, my God. 18 00:00:39,100 --> 00:00:40,867 [Bill] I'm Bill Carlton. 19 00:00:40,867 --> 00:00:43,166 I built my first truck when I was 16. 20 00:00:43,900 --> 00:00:45,867 And ever since, me and my guys 21 00:00:45,867 --> 00:00:48,066 have been out here creating with our hands. 22 00:00:50,266 --> 00:00:52,600 Building the biggest, lowest, 23 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:54,967 baddest custom trucks and cars in the game. 24 00:00:56,867 --> 00:00:59,367 People don't come here for what they need. 25 00:00:59,367 --> 00:01:01,734 They come here for what they want. 26 00:01:03,266 --> 00:01:06,266 This is Texas Metal. 27 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,567 Well, I know you're here to get an update on something, 28 00:01:12,567 --> 00:01:15,200 but finally all that chrome showed up. 29 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,000 -Man, it's about time, right? -[laughs] Yeah. 30 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,900 That's definitely a slow process. 31 00:01:18,900 --> 00:01:20,767 You can't get that fast. 32 00:01:20,767 --> 00:01:22,300 [Carlos] Yeah, you can never rush that, 33 00:01:22,300 --> 00:01:23,867 but probably it's on its way. 34 00:01:23,867 --> 00:01:25,166 And I mean, that's a good thing. 35 00:01:25,166 --> 00:01:26,467 Another good thing is 36 00:01:26,467 --> 00:01:28,567 I've been here almost about two years now. 37 00:01:28,567 --> 00:01:29,900 -Already? -[laughs] Yeah. 38 00:01:29,900 --> 00:01:31,967 -That's what I said. -Man. 39 00:01:31,967 --> 00:01:34,567 -It felt like we just started here. -[laughs] Yeah. 40 00:01:34,567 --> 00:01:36,266 What a wild ride it's been. 41 00:01:36,266 --> 00:01:37,100 Two years, man. 42 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:38,467 What's been your favorite build so far? 43 00:01:38,467 --> 00:01:40,467 Man. There's been a couple. 44 00:01:40,467 --> 00:01:41,867 The tanker truck we did last year, 45 00:01:41,867 --> 00:01:43,066 that was pretty awesome. 46 00:01:43,066 --> 00:01:46,400 That was the first one I got thrown at the wolves with. 47 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,667 And seeing that thing as big as it was coming in here. 48 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:52,500 You guys doing that air ride suspension on it. 49 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:54,767 Just really taking that truck over the top. 50 00:01:54,767 --> 00:01:57,266 But since then, there have been so many different builds. 51 00:01:57,266 --> 00:01:59,166 You know, I guess sitting here right now 52 00:01:59,166 --> 00:02:02,166 that I really like that '53 tow truck. 53 00:02:02,166 --> 00:02:03,567 -You know, that thing-- -Yeah. 54 00:02:03,567 --> 00:02:04,600 When that thing came in, 55 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,667 I didn't know whether to get you guys tetanus shots 56 00:02:06,667 --> 00:02:08,166 or a new truck. 57 00:02:08,166 --> 00:02:11,667 I mean, but then what you guys did to that bed, that frame, 58 00:02:11,667 --> 00:02:13,100 I've never seen anything like that. 59 00:02:13,100 --> 00:02:14,400 You had any easy ones? 60 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:15,867 I haven't had any easy ones. 61 00:02:15,867 --> 00:02:17,266 I don't think I ever had either. 62 00:02:17,266 --> 00:02:19,266 Speaking of the latest challenge, 63 00:02:19,266 --> 00:02:20,867 you know, the '49 Ford. 64 00:02:21,867 --> 00:02:23,000 Huge project. 65 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,667 That's one of those projects that I was kind of, 66 00:02:24,667 --> 00:02:27,200 if you have taken it in or not when it came in, 67 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,467 as bad shape as it was sitting on the trailer out there. 68 00:02:31,467 --> 00:02:33,967 But getting it into the shop and getting it all tore apart. 69 00:02:33,967 --> 00:02:35,667 Getting it blasted, getting it back, 70 00:02:35,667 --> 00:02:37,500 which is always kind of nervous. 71 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:39,000 You don't know what you're going to end up with. 72 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,700 [Bill] Yeah, man. But it was in fairly decent shape. 73 00:02:41,700 --> 00:02:44,500 From that, building a new custom chassis, 74 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:47,400 brand new suspension, and incorporated that 75 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,266 independent rear suspension in with it. 76 00:02:49,266 --> 00:02:50,600 You know, first for us. 77 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,667 That engine with that rear suspension, man, it's... 78 00:02:52,667 --> 00:02:53,800 Mmm-hmm. 79 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,200 [Bill] Putting that Coyote in it. 80 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,667 Engine trans, you know, it's going to be a good, 81 00:02:57,667 --> 00:02:59,467 good running truck too, man. 82 00:02:59,467 --> 00:03:02,400 You know, it's been a long project. 83 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:03,567 [Carlos] Oh, I know. Yeah. 84 00:03:03,567 --> 00:03:05,367 But, you know, we're at home stretch now. 85 00:03:05,367 --> 00:03:07,867 Building the bed floor, still have to do that. 86 00:03:07,867 --> 00:03:10,667 Build running boards, paint and body. 87 00:03:10,667 --> 00:03:13,467 On this one, it's going to be a candy paint. Has to be. 88 00:03:13,467 --> 00:03:14,467 Gonna make it stand out. 89 00:03:14,467 --> 00:03:15,900 Definitely, man. 90 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:18,266 And then once that's all done, you know, 91 00:03:18,266 --> 00:03:19,867 of course John's got to do his thing. 92 00:03:19,867 --> 00:03:23,867 That candy paint, chrome, John's interior. 93 00:03:23,867 --> 00:03:26,266 This might just be my favorite build though. 94 00:03:26,266 --> 00:03:28,200 It's going to be a beautiful truck. 95 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:31,266 I'll tell you what, one of the last things we need is wheels. 96 00:03:31,266 --> 00:03:32,867 And there's going to be a whole lot 97 00:03:32,867 --> 00:03:34,867 of other stuff too, man. So get ready. 98 00:03:34,867 --> 00:03:36,367 Yeah, well whatever it's going to take to get this 99 00:03:36,367 --> 00:03:37,266 through the finish line, man, 100 00:03:37,266 --> 00:03:38,767 whatever parts, you know, all that. 101 00:03:38,767 --> 00:03:40,266 And don't make us wait on you again. 102 00:03:41,266 --> 00:03:42,634 [laughs] 103 00:03:49,166 --> 00:03:51,500 We've done a ton of metal work to this truck already, 104 00:03:51,500 --> 00:03:53,500 but we still have a few more custom pieces left. 105 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:55,767 One of those is a custom running board 106 00:03:55,767 --> 00:03:58,266 that would just go with the overall look of the truck. 107 00:03:58,266 --> 00:04:01,033 And Ryan and Dustin are finishing that up right now. 108 00:04:01,767 --> 00:04:04,066 So we got our running board this far, 109 00:04:04,066 --> 00:04:06,300 and now we got a real good idea 110 00:04:06,300 --> 00:04:07,667 of what it's going to look like 111 00:04:07,667 --> 00:04:09,166 and the route we want to go. 112 00:04:09,166 --> 00:04:12,767 You know, we had this going and it just wasn't enough. 113 00:04:12,767 --> 00:04:14,467 So then we brought this little piece in, 114 00:04:14,467 --> 00:04:16,600 gave it a little bit of flow, you know, 115 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,367 to go into the outside of the fenders like we want. 116 00:04:19,367 --> 00:04:22,467 Once we get sheet metal on this, this will all tie in. 117 00:04:22,467 --> 00:04:24,066 It'll look real good, real clean. 118 00:04:24,066 --> 00:04:25,767 But we got this this far. 119 00:04:25,767 --> 00:04:27,400 Now we need to catch the other side up, 120 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:28,900 make it look exactly like this, 121 00:04:28,900 --> 00:04:30,800 make sure everything is perfect. 122 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:32,834 And then we can start doing our sheet metal work on top. 123 00:04:33,667 --> 00:04:35,767 Roll this bad boy here. 124 00:04:38,100 --> 00:04:42,600 I need some type of reference that I can measure off of 125 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,467 that side and the same on this side, 126 00:04:44,467 --> 00:04:46,867 so I can make sure that these are landing 127 00:04:46,867 --> 00:04:48,600 exactly where they need to be. 128 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,767 You don't want that one to be out 129 00:04:50,767 --> 00:04:53,166 an inch further than this one. 130 00:04:53,166 --> 00:04:55,266 You're only as good as the worst thing you've done. 131 00:04:56,266 --> 00:04:57,900 Normally when we bend anything, 132 00:04:57,900 --> 00:05:01,567 we got tubing benders that do all that good stuff for us. 133 00:05:01,567 --> 00:05:03,567 But when you bend squared tubing, 134 00:05:03,567 --> 00:05:05,367 it likes to kink the top of it. 135 00:05:05,367 --> 00:05:08,066 It always leaves like a little kink, like a little pinch. 136 00:05:08,066 --> 00:05:10,667 And you got to spend all the time, 137 00:05:10,667 --> 00:05:13,166 either grinding it, and then it gets paper thin, 138 00:05:13,166 --> 00:05:15,467 and it just turns into a headache, it's a nightmare. 139 00:05:15,467 --> 00:05:17,667 So the best way to go about doing this is 140 00:05:17,667 --> 00:05:21,800 to put the bend that we want in this, is to pie cut it. 141 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,000 So we're just going to cut some slits in here. 142 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,567 It's not going to take a lot, 143 00:05:25,567 --> 00:05:27,200 and it'll give the perfect curvature 144 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:28,834 to the side of the cab right there. 145 00:05:36,467 --> 00:05:39,734 All righty, make a little filler piece for that. 146 00:05:45,567 --> 00:05:49,467 Instead of bending this, and rolling this this way, 147 00:05:49,467 --> 00:05:50,567 and then having to roll it back, 148 00:05:50,567 --> 00:05:52,000 it would have been really, really hard 149 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,367 doing it to that piece. 150 00:05:53,367 --> 00:05:54,500 Our sheet metal will go all the way to here, 151 00:05:54,500 --> 00:05:56,200 you know what I mean? It'll all be one piece sheet metal. 152 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,867 So you'll never know that this was added on. 153 00:05:58,867 --> 00:06:00,066 It's just to give a little bit of character, 154 00:06:00,066 --> 00:06:01,800 a little bit more flow into the running board. 155 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,400 And so once we cut all this off, 156 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,800 behind here, that will bolt to the fender, 157 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,100 and this will all be part of the running board here. 158 00:06:09,100 --> 00:06:11,467 This will be gone. All of that is gone. 159 00:06:13,567 --> 00:06:15,266 [Dustin] Ryan and I got our running board frames 160 00:06:15,266 --> 00:06:16,967 established on the '49. 161 00:06:16,967 --> 00:06:19,066 Now we're going to go ahead and go off sheet metal here. 162 00:06:19,066 --> 00:06:20,867 We're going to take our sheets here, 163 00:06:20,867 --> 00:06:23,166 take them over to the brake, get them broke, 164 00:06:23,166 --> 00:06:24,066 take them to the truck, 165 00:06:24,066 --> 00:06:25,767 and then get them trimmed to fit 166 00:06:25,767 --> 00:06:27,934 our frame perfect for a nice reveal. 167 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,367 We'll go test it on the truck. 168 00:06:37,367 --> 00:06:40,867 I'm sure that'll be some minor finish trimming and buffing, 169 00:06:40,867 --> 00:06:42,433 and then we'll be good to go. 170 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,166 Now the sheet metal piece that we've made and cut 171 00:06:47,166 --> 00:06:48,900 and everything fits perfect in here, 172 00:06:48,900 --> 00:06:49,867 everything lines up. 173 00:06:49,867 --> 00:06:51,967 We got it tacked to the bottom of the bed, 174 00:06:51,967 --> 00:06:54,700 and now it's time to start tacking it in. 175 00:06:54,700 --> 00:06:56,266 We'll tack it to the inch and a half. 176 00:06:56,266 --> 00:06:57,900 There's also going to be a void here 177 00:06:57,900 --> 00:06:59,600 once all this is cut out, 178 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:01,300 you'll be able to see daylight right through there. 179 00:07:01,300 --> 00:07:05,133 So we got to figure out a way to make all that look good. 180 00:07:06,867 --> 00:07:07,867 Once we got it good and tacked 181 00:07:07,867 --> 00:07:09,266 and everything, we can pull it out, 182 00:07:09,266 --> 00:07:12,467 cut all this excess off, and put it in there 183 00:07:12,467 --> 00:07:13,533 and see what you got. 184 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,200 Right now I'm making some filler pieces 185 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,367 for the front fenders that'll weld in, 186 00:07:21,367 --> 00:07:24,333 and then we won't have a gap. Voila, it'll look real nice. 187 00:07:32,066 --> 00:07:33,500 [Ryan] All right, so now Dustin and I have got 188 00:07:33,500 --> 00:07:36,166 the last pieces on for the running boards. 189 00:07:36,166 --> 00:07:37,300 One step closer to having 190 00:07:37,300 --> 00:07:39,066 all the fab work done on the truck too, 191 00:07:39,066 --> 00:07:42,200 so now we'll get on to the next step, 192 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,000 which is... I don't know yet, but... 193 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:46,533 -[Dustin] The next one. -We're gonna... Yeah. 194 00:07:50,667 --> 00:07:52,600 [Bill] I want to show off all the custom metal work 195 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:53,767 on the '49 Ford. 196 00:07:53,767 --> 00:07:55,300 So we're going to make a bed floor 197 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:56,634 that will actuate up. 198 00:08:05,767 --> 00:08:10,767 So we got our stock for the bed floor of the '49 Ford. 199 00:08:10,767 --> 00:08:12,367 Now that Bill's got everything laid out, 200 00:08:12,367 --> 00:08:14,800 and kind of has his idea going on what we're going to do. 201 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,767 We now know how wide each board needs to be. 202 00:08:16,767 --> 00:08:19,266 So to keep it safe and keep everything uniform, 203 00:08:19,266 --> 00:08:21,066 I've got some finger boards set up. 204 00:08:21,066 --> 00:08:22,667 I'll do some stop blocks on the top 205 00:08:22,667 --> 00:08:24,567 so everything stays where it needs to be. 206 00:08:24,567 --> 00:08:25,567 And from that point, 207 00:08:25,567 --> 00:08:27,567 it's just a matter of feeding it through, 208 00:08:27,567 --> 00:08:28,500 getting it all cut. 209 00:08:28,500 --> 00:08:29,867 We'll get back over to the truck 210 00:08:29,867 --> 00:08:31,233 and make sure it all works. 211 00:08:41,266 --> 00:08:42,667 We're going with aluminum and walnut 212 00:08:42,667 --> 00:08:43,867 to get it form and function, 213 00:08:43,867 --> 00:08:45,400 just like we like it around here. 214 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,100 The aluminum is a great idea 215 00:08:47,100 --> 00:08:49,000 because it's lightweight and low maintenance, 216 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,367 but it also gives a great look breaking up the walnut. 217 00:08:52,367 --> 00:08:53,467 And once Lewis stains it, 218 00:08:53,467 --> 00:08:56,000 it's going to look really, really good. 219 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:59,300 All these aluminum channels and the woodwork, 220 00:08:59,300 --> 00:09:02,667 we're going to bolt all that together to make the bed. 221 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:04,500 So I'm going to set this up here, 222 00:09:04,500 --> 00:09:07,000 clamp it down a little bit so it doesn't move. 223 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,100 And then I'm going to mark in between 224 00:09:09,100 --> 00:09:10,800 so I know where I'm going to cut. 225 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:14,400 I'm actually an upholstery man, but I own a machine shop. 226 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:18,967 I do little parts on the side. So I do this for Bill. 227 00:09:18,967 --> 00:09:21,100 I've known him since he was like a kid. 228 00:09:21,100 --> 00:09:23,000 He came over to my shop one day 229 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,367 and I was building my shop. 230 00:09:25,367 --> 00:09:27,166 And he says, "I can do this." 231 00:09:27,166 --> 00:09:28,467 And I said, "Sure you can." 232 00:09:28,467 --> 00:09:29,867 'Cause you know, he welded. 233 00:09:29,867 --> 00:09:31,166 Boy, he never stopped. 234 00:09:31,166 --> 00:09:33,166 He just kept growing and growing. 235 00:09:35,867 --> 00:09:37,600 Okay, I got these pieces marked out. 236 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:38,867 I'm going to head out and get them cut 237 00:09:38,867 --> 00:09:40,734 so we can get this bed put together. 238 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:53,667 All right, we're here at the machine shop 239 00:09:53,667 --> 00:09:58,467 and I'm fixing to cut these channels in here. 240 00:09:58,467 --> 00:10:01,967 I'm going to move the table up until we touch the tool. 241 00:10:01,967 --> 00:10:03,967 I'm only doing it by eye. 242 00:10:05,266 --> 00:10:07,266 We have to cut it out a little bit at a time. 243 00:10:07,266 --> 00:10:09,200 You can't hog this material out. 244 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:10,834 You have to cut it out. 245 00:10:14,567 --> 00:10:16,266 I always have eye protection. 246 00:10:28,667 --> 00:10:30,967 You know, when the '49 Ford came in, 247 00:10:30,967 --> 00:10:32,467 you know, that's one of those projects 248 00:10:32,467 --> 00:10:34,767 you really just shake your head going, 249 00:10:34,767 --> 00:10:36,166 "Oh, my God, 250 00:10:36,166 --> 00:10:40,800 what am I getting myself into? 251 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,367 A lot of the times when projects look way too far gone, 252 00:10:44,367 --> 00:10:46,467 that just opens up more possibilities 253 00:10:46,467 --> 00:10:49,400 for building more custom into the project. 254 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:53,166 Pretty much, I just need the basics to start with, 255 00:10:53,166 --> 00:10:55,467 like a decent cab. 256 00:10:55,467 --> 00:10:58,166 When the frame's a little tweaked, hey, 257 00:10:58,166 --> 00:11:00,567 even more reason to build a brand new one. 258 00:11:00,567 --> 00:11:03,667 When suspension rides like crap, 259 00:11:03,667 --> 00:11:06,100 we're going to tear it out anyway. 260 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:08,967 It is endless, it's whatever your brain can think of, 261 00:11:08,967 --> 00:11:10,500 whatever your skill set is, 262 00:11:10,500 --> 00:11:13,667 you can build that into a custom car. 263 00:11:13,667 --> 00:11:17,166 A lot of people start with a drawing, 264 00:11:17,166 --> 00:11:18,500 "I'm going to build this." 265 00:11:18,500 --> 00:11:21,667 Well, in my case, how I like to do it is just 266 00:11:21,667 --> 00:11:23,467 getting a feel for the project 267 00:11:23,467 --> 00:11:27,767 and just building on ideas as you go. 268 00:11:27,767 --> 00:11:32,166 I think in the end, you create a way more special, 269 00:11:32,166 --> 00:11:36,834 a way more unique vehicle if you build it along the way. 270 00:11:39,667 --> 00:11:42,367 A good example of that is the bed for the '49 Ford 271 00:11:42,367 --> 00:11:45,266 that we completely hand built one piece at a time. 272 00:11:45,266 --> 00:11:46,066 And after a lot of work, 273 00:11:46,066 --> 00:11:48,567 John's finishing the floor right now. 274 00:11:48,567 --> 00:11:50,467 You know, it's been a lot of pieces to get here. 275 00:11:50,467 --> 00:11:52,100 We've got the aluminum slats 276 00:11:52,100 --> 00:11:53,667 that Joe made in the machine shop. 277 00:11:53,667 --> 00:11:55,600 I've done all the math, got everything figured out, 278 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,700 got the wood pieces cut, everything fits in perfectly. 279 00:11:58,700 --> 00:12:01,400 So now the next step is to take and actually attach 280 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,100 the wood to the aluminum. 281 00:12:03,100 --> 00:12:04,266 We'll put them back in the jig 282 00:12:04,266 --> 00:12:07,033 and work out getting these things bolted together. 283 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:11,934 Oh, Cleve, you got three big bones now. 284 00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:15,000 You won't be able to see any of the fasteners. 285 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,367 They're all going to be hidden, 286 00:12:16,367 --> 00:12:17,800 bolted together from the inside. 287 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:19,800 You know, it's going to be a really nice look 288 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:21,767 and really clean on the truck. 289 00:12:23,066 --> 00:12:25,066 So the key to this is going to be keeping the wood 290 00:12:25,066 --> 00:12:27,266 nice and flush with the aluminum. 291 00:12:27,266 --> 00:12:29,934 Got my countersink in there so I can hide the hardware. 292 00:12:31,867 --> 00:12:34,367 Once I get one piece attached to the aluminum, 293 00:12:34,367 --> 00:12:36,367 I'll get another piece and just repeat the process 294 00:12:36,367 --> 00:12:37,734 seven more times. 295 00:12:47,367 --> 00:12:49,266 So the next step is to drill a hole in the middle 296 00:12:49,266 --> 00:12:50,867 through every one of these pieces 297 00:12:50,867 --> 00:12:54,266 and make them all line up in the same place. 298 00:12:54,266 --> 00:12:56,400 What I'm going to have to do is I'm going to set up a jig 299 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,266 and the drill press to work from the end 300 00:12:59,266 --> 00:13:01,100 that I've already cut off to measure it out, 301 00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:02,967 put the hole in the middle 302 00:13:02,967 --> 00:13:05,433 and it'll be in the same place on each one of them. 303 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,767 So I got all the middle holes drilled out. 304 00:13:13,767 --> 00:13:15,867 Everything's going to line up. So the next step, 305 00:13:15,867 --> 00:13:17,800 lay it here on the table, get it squared up 306 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,033 and see if we can get our rod through it. 307 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:24,467 This rod is going to help sandwich 308 00:13:24,467 --> 00:13:25,834 the center of it together. 309 00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:28,600 Come on. 310 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,266 [grunting] Almost there. 311 00:13:30,266 --> 00:13:31,767 Go to your hole. 312 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:33,934 Nice. 313 00:13:36,767 --> 00:13:37,900 I'm going to set up some clamps, 314 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:39,967 start pulling all this nice and tight, 315 00:13:39,967 --> 00:13:42,800 put a couple of bolts in it to hold the end caps on. 316 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:44,166 That will be on the bottom of the bed cover 317 00:13:44,166 --> 00:13:45,867 so when it's closed, you won't see them. 318 00:13:45,867 --> 00:13:48,266 Joe made this piece for us here. 319 00:13:48,266 --> 00:13:49,867 He machined it down so it'll fit perfectly 320 00:13:49,867 --> 00:13:51,367 inside of these square tubes. 321 00:13:51,367 --> 00:13:53,700 And what that's going to do is it's going to support the ends 322 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:55,333 and keep it from sagging. 323 00:14:00,567 --> 00:14:02,000 Got everything marked out where it needs to be. 324 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,967 So gonna go over to the drill press, 325 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,500 make sure that I get these things drilled 326 00:14:06,500 --> 00:14:08,634 perfectly square into the material. 327 00:14:13,266 --> 00:14:16,100 That's one of the things about projects like this. 328 00:14:16,100 --> 00:14:18,367 People will look at it, "Oh, that's nice. 329 00:14:18,367 --> 00:14:20,266 That's cool. That's neat." 330 00:14:20,266 --> 00:14:23,567 But they'll never really understand the amount of work 331 00:14:23,567 --> 00:14:25,800 and labor and effort that goes into 332 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:29,667 making something like this as small as this project is, 333 00:14:29,667 --> 00:14:32,066 in the whole scheme of things of the whole truck. 334 00:14:32,066 --> 00:14:33,600 There's still a ton of work 335 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,667 put into just this one piece alone. 336 00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:38,100 Not to mention how much goes into the whole truck. 337 00:14:38,100 --> 00:14:41,467 So next time you look at a really cool, nice custom-built truck, 338 00:14:41,467 --> 00:14:43,867 give a little bit of thought to how much work is done 339 00:14:43,867 --> 00:14:45,367 that you don't see. 340 00:14:45,367 --> 00:14:47,734 Someone's put a lot of effort into it. 341 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:01,367 We got our hinges made for our truck bed 342 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:02,467 on the '49 Ford. 343 00:15:02,467 --> 00:15:04,600 So we got them drilled, tapped, 344 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,400 bolted down now. We'll go ahead 345 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:07,500 and get it back on the truck 346 00:15:07,500 --> 00:15:08,967 and finish getting our hinges made. 347 00:15:14,266 --> 00:15:15,767 Now we need to make hinge mounts 348 00:15:15,767 --> 00:15:17,066 off the frame of the truck. 349 00:15:18,266 --> 00:15:19,567 So I'm going to go ahead and make these 350 00:15:19,567 --> 00:15:22,600 out of eighth inch steel and this will make it so that 351 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:24,634 the bed will articulate up and down. 352 00:15:29,467 --> 00:15:33,000 So we're moving on to actuators now and trap door action. 353 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:34,700 I got this eighth inch plate here. 354 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:36,767 I'm going to get some tabs made 355 00:15:36,767 --> 00:15:38,867 and that's going to locate our actuators 356 00:15:38,867 --> 00:15:40,867 on the bottom of our trap door. 357 00:15:40,867 --> 00:15:42,567 And that's what's actually going to make the bed 358 00:15:42,567 --> 00:15:45,667 or the trap door go up and down 359 00:15:45,667 --> 00:15:47,734 so you can see all the great work underneath. 360 00:15:55,066 --> 00:15:57,800 So we got our actuator mounts cut out, tacked up, 361 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,300 and we got them installed on our trap door here. 362 00:16:00,300 --> 00:16:03,500 I'm going to go ahead and attach our actuators now 363 00:16:03,500 --> 00:16:06,000 and then we can go ahead and locate them on our frame, 364 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,700 weld them up, try it out, 365 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:09,967 and see if we can make a trap door go up and down. 366 00:16:26,567 --> 00:16:27,567 Now we got a trap door. 367 00:16:27,567 --> 00:16:29,200 You can see all our awesome work underneath. 368 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,333 See the awesome frame? Good to go. 369 00:16:40,867 --> 00:16:43,367 So we got the cab pulled off the '49 Ford. 370 00:16:43,367 --> 00:16:45,000 We got all the sheet metal finished up. 371 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:46,667 We got it over at the body shop now. 372 00:16:46,667 --> 00:16:48,934 Those guys are going to work their magic on it. 373 00:16:50,166 --> 00:16:51,600 Yeah, you're pretty good right there. 374 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:52,900 I got the chassis rolled in. 375 00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:54,967 Now it's time to disassemble this. 376 00:16:56,467 --> 00:16:58,867 We go all the way up and get it out of the way. 377 00:16:58,867 --> 00:17:00,900 So I'm going to get the motor pulled out, 378 00:17:00,900 --> 00:17:03,667 suspension pulled out, get everything disassembled, 379 00:17:03,667 --> 00:17:05,300 weld out what needs to be welded, 380 00:17:05,300 --> 00:17:07,333 and we'll get it shipped off to powder coat. 381 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,867 So as you can see we got the '49 Ford 382 00:17:20,867 --> 00:17:23,300 pretty much wrapped up all the way in the exterior. 383 00:17:23,300 --> 00:17:25,867 The only thing left is a dash and as you can see it has 384 00:17:25,867 --> 00:17:27,767 all these imperfections that I have to address. 385 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:30,266 I gotta sand it to get it ready 386 00:17:30,266 --> 00:17:31,667 so I can put a body filler on it. 387 00:17:33,767 --> 00:17:37,266 Once I pretty much bodywork all this and we have it ready 388 00:17:37,266 --> 00:17:38,900 we will put one coat of primer 389 00:17:38,900 --> 00:17:41,934 and we'll see what we have and probably add some more. 390 00:17:44,266 --> 00:17:46,600 Now that I have the dash sanded pretty much 391 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,100 all the way to where I can start bodyworking, 392 00:17:49,100 --> 00:17:52,367 I'm going to use a little bit of fiberglass to smear on it 393 00:17:52,367 --> 00:17:55,266 and to dress all the big imperfections. 394 00:17:55,266 --> 00:17:58,400 Once that dries I can be able to block it. 395 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:01,266 It's important to make sure that you wipe kind of 396 00:18:01,266 --> 00:18:04,166 following the contour of the metal so by the time 397 00:18:04,166 --> 00:18:05,867 you start sanding and blocking 398 00:18:05,867 --> 00:18:08,133 it's going to be too much of a hassle. 399 00:18:12,367 --> 00:18:14,367 Most people don't really focus on the inside 400 00:18:14,367 --> 00:18:15,900 but once you're behind that steering wheel, 401 00:18:15,900 --> 00:18:18,000 you get to see all the details that this dash has 402 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,567 and once I get done with it 403 00:18:19,567 --> 00:18:20,934 he's going to be real happy with it. 404 00:18:32,066 --> 00:18:33,567 As we get to the end of the job 405 00:18:33,567 --> 00:18:35,667 as big as the '49 Ford, 406 00:18:35,667 --> 00:18:38,500 we got to do a bunch of things at the same time. 407 00:18:38,500 --> 00:18:40,100 While we're finishing up the bodywork, 408 00:18:40,100 --> 00:18:42,300 John's going to get going on the interior. 409 00:18:42,300 --> 00:18:43,967 I'm going to start with the door panels. 410 00:18:43,967 --> 00:18:45,400 So I've got the ideas in my head 411 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,567 of what I want to do so I'm going to get them on this 412 00:18:47,567 --> 00:18:49,100 piece of chipboard. 413 00:18:49,100 --> 00:18:52,500 I'm going to make an insert that'll go inside of these, 414 00:18:52,500 --> 00:18:55,767 bury some lights, that way we can get a nice trim light 415 00:18:55,767 --> 00:18:57,400 all the way around these pieces. 416 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,266 Speakers are going to go down here. 417 00:18:59,266 --> 00:19:02,166 I want to add carpet down on the bottom of this door. 418 00:19:02,166 --> 00:19:04,166 Guard it against bumping. 419 00:19:05,367 --> 00:19:06,667 We've got walnut in the bed of the truck 420 00:19:06,667 --> 00:19:09,166 so we're going to put some walnut inside. 421 00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:11,266 All right, that's that. 422 00:19:11,266 --> 00:19:12,467 I'm going to get some measurements 423 00:19:12,467 --> 00:19:15,166 and get it all in the computer and get the machines to work. 424 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,166 So the router has done its part. 425 00:19:23,166 --> 00:19:24,800 It made my pieces for me. So the next step, 426 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,867 a little bit of work on the router table. 427 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,100 Take all these insert pieces, 428 00:19:31,100 --> 00:19:32,834 get them glued into the base panel. 429 00:19:35,367 --> 00:19:36,667 I'm going to grab the inserts, 430 00:19:36,667 --> 00:19:37,567 start doing some bodywork on them, 431 00:19:37,567 --> 00:19:38,567 get those ready to go. 432 00:19:44,166 --> 00:19:45,900 So once these are done, the door panel will be ready 433 00:19:45,900 --> 00:19:47,867 and we'll start some bodywork on that 434 00:19:47,867 --> 00:19:49,266 and just about done. 435 00:19:54,100 --> 00:19:57,166 Well, all the bodywork's done. Inserts are on. 436 00:19:57,166 --> 00:19:58,266 Everything's where it needs to be. 437 00:19:58,266 --> 00:20:01,000 So the next step get it on the truck, trim in the sides. 438 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,100 The thing will be ready to wrap 439 00:20:02,100 --> 00:20:03,533 and we can move on to the next. 440 00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:18,867 [Bill] One of the first things you notice on any vehicle 441 00:20:18,867 --> 00:20:19,700 is the color. 442 00:20:19,700 --> 00:20:21,600 I want this truck to really stand out, 443 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,166 so we're going to go with this special candy paint 444 00:20:24,166 --> 00:20:26,166 and right now it's time to pick out that color. 445 00:20:29,667 --> 00:20:32,166 -Jose, what's happening? -What's up Bill? 446 00:20:32,166 --> 00:20:33,467 Forty-nine Ford spray-outs, huh? 447 00:20:33,467 --> 00:20:35,300 [Jose] Spray-outs, man, we finally got them dialed in. 448 00:20:35,300 --> 00:20:36,166 What do you think? 449 00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:37,567 These are the candy colors right? 450 00:20:37,567 --> 00:20:38,967 [Jose] The candy lemonade, yes, sir. 451 00:20:38,967 --> 00:20:41,500 -So we got a 24 karat gold base. -Mmm-hmm. 452 00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:43,667 Charcoal gray metallic base, 453 00:20:43,667 --> 00:20:45,100 and a black metallic base. 454 00:20:45,100 --> 00:20:48,500 So same candy color, just different base colors. 455 00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:49,867 Same candy color, different base colors 456 00:20:49,867 --> 00:20:51,066 will give you a different effect. 457 00:20:51,066 --> 00:20:52,967 This one's just, man, I like it 458 00:20:52,967 --> 00:20:54,700 but it's just a little too gold. 459 00:20:54,700 --> 00:20:56,667 -[Jose] Too gold? -For this truck, yeah. 460 00:20:56,667 --> 00:20:58,000 I think for this '49 Ford, 461 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,266 the darker is going to set it off. 462 00:21:00,266 --> 00:21:01,266 [Jose] Oh, for sure man. 463 00:21:01,266 --> 00:21:04,000 We'll go about four coats of metallic black base, 464 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,967 four coats of candy lemonade, 465 00:21:05,967 --> 00:21:07,100 and then another four coats of clear 466 00:21:07,100 --> 00:21:08,900 which is really going to make that truck pop 467 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:10,700 -because of the contours of the body. -Mmm. 468 00:21:10,700 --> 00:21:12,367 [Bill] That's what we need right there, but we need 469 00:21:12,367 --> 00:21:13,567 a whole lot of it. 470 00:21:13,567 --> 00:21:14,533 -We got you. -For sure, man. 471 00:21:14,533 --> 00:21:16,567 -You need these? -No man. Go ahead and keep them. 472 00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:18,367 -Get some target practice? -Yeah, yeah, go ahead, man. 473 00:21:18,367 --> 00:21:19,634 -All right, man. -All right, brother. 474 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:33,367 [Jose] We went with the Candy Lemonade. 475 00:21:33,367 --> 00:21:36,066 We're painting a lot of pieces on this truck 476 00:21:36,066 --> 00:21:39,867 from the frame, motor, transmission, body in and out. 477 00:21:39,867 --> 00:21:43,100 In this case, we're mixing up a five-gallon bucket batch 478 00:21:43,100 --> 00:21:45,166 to get more consistency of the color, 479 00:21:45,166 --> 00:21:47,767 versus trying to mix a gallon at a time. 480 00:21:47,767 --> 00:21:49,700 We could kind of, throw off the shade, if we do it that way. 481 00:21:49,700 --> 00:21:52,367 So, that's why we're going with a five-gallon bucket. 482 00:21:52,367 --> 00:21:56,300 So, now this candy has a pearl, what makes it flop. 483 00:21:56,300 --> 00:21:58,400 A flop is gonna give you a dark 484 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,900 and a light look, depending on how the sun hits it. 485 00:22:01,900 --> 00:22:03,500 What makes candy a candy 486 00:22:03,500 --> 00:22:05,467 is a translucent tint 487 00:22:05,467 --> 00:22:07,266 that goes over a certain base, 488 00:22:07,266 --> 00:22:08,533 that gives you a certain look. 489 00:22:08,533 --> 00:22:12,467 Without that base, you won't see that deepness of the candy. 490 00:22:17,367 --> 00:22:19,767 We've got a quart of Candy Pearl base coat. 491 00:22:19,767 --> 00:22:21,233 I'm gonna dump her in the gallon. 492 00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:25,000 So now we're gonna add a quart of reducer 493 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,867 to the quart of Candy Pearl base coat. 494 00:22:27,867 --> 00:22:30,467 Now, it's time to spray this motor transmission and frame. 495 00:22:36,066 --> 00:22:38,100 So, we've got the frame painted, engine painted. 496 00:22:38,100 --> 00:22:40,667 And we're gonna take it outside, so we can put it all together, 497 00:22:40,667 --> 00:22:42,333 and then we're gonna bring the cab. 498 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,100 All right, so we got our black sealer on there, 499 00:22:49,100 --> 00:22:51,166 and we're gonna go ahead and, uh, hit it with... 500 00:22:51,166 --> 00:22:52,634 our black base coat. 501 00:22:57,367 --> 00:22:59,433 Okay, we're gonna go ahead and, uh, hit over our candy. 502 00:23:00,667 --> 00:23:02,367 But we're gonna have to paint everything at once. 503 00:23:02,367 --> 00:23:05,166 We can't do piece by piece, 'cause being a candy, 504 00:23:05,166 --> 00:23:07,667 everything has to be the same, so it can match. 505 00:23:07,667 --> 00:23:08,700 We can't mess up on this one. 506 00:23:08,700 --> 00:23:10,433 So, everything has to be done at once. 507 00:23:12,300 --> 00:23:14,367 All right, so we've got our two coats of candy. 508 00:23:14,367 --> 00:23:16,100 We're gonna let it dry, 509 00:23:16,100 --> 00:23:18,834 put it all back together, and paint the whole truck at once. 510 00:23:19,867 --> 00:23:21,900 A candy paint job is a lot of work. 511 00:23:21,900 --> 00:23:23,400 A lot of going around the car, 512 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,000 precision on your equipment, 513 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,400 using the right material. Preps is key. 514 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:29,000 If your vehicle is not prepped, right, 515 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,266 anything after that is gonna fail. 516 00:23:31,266 --> 00:23:33,166 So we got our... clear coat on there. 517 00:23:33,166 --> 00:23:34,867 Everything's looking really good. 518 00:23:34,867 --> 00:23:36,166 We're gonna let it dry overnight, 519 00:23:36,166 --> 00:23:38,367 bring our last piece, which is the bed, 520 00:23:38,367 --> 00:23:40,567 and make it look good as the rest of the pieces. 521 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,200 [Bill] The '49 Ford is all painted, 522 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,834 and the suspension's all back from getting chromed. 523 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:57,100 So now, we're gonna get it all put back together. 524 00:23:57,100 --> 00:24:00,100 [Dustin] Man, the '49 Ford is gonna come out very, very nice. 525 00:24:00,100 --> 00:24:02,367 And with the chrome, the polished stuff, 526 00:24:02,367 --> 00:24:04,100 and the candy paint... 527 00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:06,433 Ooh, boy. It's gonna be slick. 528 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:11,266 It won't like... 529 00:24:12,266 --> 00:24:13,166 We'll get it to go in there. 530 00:24:13,166 --> 00:24:14,133 Here, watch this. 531 00:24:17,767 --> 00:24:20,266 -Oh, you just got to hit harder? -That's right. 532 00:24:20,266 --> 00:24:22,367 We got all our parts back from getting chromed. 533 00:24:22,367 --> 00:24:23,967 I'm gonna go ahead and start assembling 534 00:24:23,967 --> 00:24:26,467 suspension parts, bushings, heims. 535 00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:29,166 I'm getting everything greased up, anti-seized up. 536 00:24:29,166 --> 00:24:30,767 Just full assembly right now. 537 00:24:30,767 --> 00:24:32,133 There you go. 538 00:24:33,300 --> 00:24:35,834 We've got Mr. Corbin here, helping me out. 539 00:24:36,567 --> 00:24:38,967 Anytime you send parts to get chromed, 540 00:24:38,967 --> 00:24:41,667 you always have to go through, and clean threads 541 00:24:41,667 --> 00:24:43,100 like what I'm doing right now. 542 00:24:43,100 --> 00:24:45,467 There's always stuff that gets in the threads. 543 00:24:45,467 --> 00:24:47,266 And if you don't go through, and clean it out, 544 00:24:47,266 --> 00:24:49,266 then you generally end up 545 00:24:49,266 --> 00:24:52,800 with a seized bushing or heim in your part. 546 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:57,467 You put anti-seize on whatever part you're installing as well. 547 00:24:57,467 --> 00:24:59,967 -Wanna throw that one in? -[Corbin] Yeah. 548 00:24:59,967 --> 00:25:02,367 [Dustin] And that will ensure no seized parts 549 00:25:02,367 --> 00:25:05,033 in your brand-new nice chrome pieces. 550 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,166 Man, the chrome parts are very pretty. 551 00:25:08,166 --> 00:25:09,667 Very nice to look at. 552 00:25:09,667 --> 00:25:11,967 You can see this so much better, 553 00:25:11,967 --> 00:25:13,567 and so much more clear under the truck 554 00:25:13,567 --> 00:25:15,367 than a powder-coated part. 555 00:25:15,367 --> 00:25:17,767 Great finish, man. That's mirror-finish. 556 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,767 [hammering] 557 00:25:25,767 --> 00:25:28,767 -[Bill] Every build around here has a story. -[grunts] 558 00:25:28,767 --> 00:25:30,567 It's cool to think this '49 Ford 559 00:25:30,567 --> 00:25:32,433 is a gift for dad from his daughter. 560 00:25:36,100 --> 00:25:38,834 We're at the stage now where Matt's gonna wire it all up. 561 00:25:39,900 --> 00:25:42,500 [Matt] So right here, on the inside of the truck, 562 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:44,467 this is where our fuse... fuse panel is mounted. 563 00:25:44,467 --> 00:25:46,567 We're gonna pop our holes out right here, 564 00:25:46,567 --> 00:25:48,100 so we can bring our wires out, 565 00:25:48,100 --> 00:25:50,300 and hug the body as close as possible. 566 00:25:50,300 --> 00:25:53,667 And then we're gonna hit the frame right somewhere in this area. 567 00:25:53,667 --> 00:25:55,300 That way, when everything is together, 568 00:25:55,300 --> 00:25:56,734 all this will be hidden. 569 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,333 I've checked four times, but I'm gonna check again. 570 00:26:05,266 --> 00:26:07,533 Definitely being extra careful, I mean... 571 00:26:08,767 --> 00:26:10,934 you got... I got one shot to drill the right hole. 572 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:21,266 These are the bulkhead fittings we normally use 573 00:26:21,266 --> 00:26:23,166 running air lines into the cab. 574 00:26:23,166 --> 00:26:26,834 You'd... you'd put this in there and push your air line in there. 575 00:26:29,867 --> 00:26:34,066 But this is the first time I've ever used these, that run wires. 576 00:26:35,266 --> 00:26:36,767 But when Bill said, 577 00:26:36,767 --> 00:26:40,000 we don't want to see no wires on the frame, no zip ties... 578 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,100 it forced me to figure something out. 579 00:26:42,100 --> 00:26:44,200 I know this keeps a nice tight seal. 580 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:46,066 It keeps water out, and stuff like that. 581 00:26:46,066 --> 00:26:48,767 So I figured, why not run wires through it? 582 00:26:48,767 --> 00:26:51,467 I try to keep it tight to the body, but still, 583 00:26:51,467 --> 00:26:53,567 I guess, symmetrical looking. 584 00:26:53,567 --> 00:26:55,567 So, it looks like it belongs there and it's not... 585 00:26:55,567 --> 00:26:57,233 it wasn't an afterthought. 586 00:26:58,967 --> 00:27:00,567 We're gonna go ahead and drill them now. 587 00:27:00,567 --> 00:27:03,000 It started with a small hole, a pilot hole, 588 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,567 and then we slowly step up the sizes. 589 00:27:05,567 --> 00:27:08,867 It makes the hole easier to drill when you do it that way. 590 00:27:08,867 --> 00:27:11,500 And also, we don't wanna create too much heat. 591 00:27:11,500 --> 00:27:13,867 Since the frame is painted, it'll start bubbling up. 592 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,667 None of this, anybody's ever gonna see. 593 00:27:18,667 --> 00:27:20,567 But every build I do, I like to be, 594 00:27:20,567 --> 00:27:23,667 not necessarily better than somebody else's build, 595 00:27:23,667 --> 00:27:25,667 but I like to be better than my last one. 596 00:27:25,667 --> 00:27:28,467 Lucky for me, this idea is working out the way it should. 597 00:27:28,467 --> 00:27:30,767 We're gonna go ahead and move on to the rest of 'em, 598 00:27:30,767 --> 00:27:31,967 and get it tied up. 599 00:27:40,367 --> 00:27:42,767 The last piece we have for the '49 Ford 600 00:27:42,767 --> 00:27:44,900 is the center console. 601 00:27:44,900 --> 00:27:47,200 We've got room now for the 3P controller. 602 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,166 We've got window switches. 603 00:27:49,166 --> 00:27:50,900 We've got switches to control the tailgate, 604 00:27:50,900 --> 00:27:53,600 switch to control bed floor, headlights, 605 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,367 chrome light, interior light, dimmer. 606 00:27:56,367 --> 00:27:59,200 All in one beautiful piece of walnut. 607 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:00,667 We'll get those things sent over to Louis. 608 00:28:00,667 --> 00:28:02,066 Let Louis do his magic on it, 609 00:28:02,066 --> 00:28:04,266 and we'll start building console. 610 00:28:05,367 --> 00:28:07,567 [Louis] I've got a collection of stains here, John. 611 00:28:07,567 --> 00:28:09,900 -I'm just gonna try to make it work. -[John] Make something happen? 612 00:28:09,900 --> 00:28:11,033 [Louis] Yes, sir. 613 00:28:11,767 --> 00:28:13,400 I think it'll work out. 614 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,367 We're gonna apply our wiping stain, 615 00:28:15,367 --> 00:28:17,533 put some clear on it, and we'll be good to go. 616 00:28:23,100 --> 00:28:26,000 This is a water-based wiping stain, 617 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:28,700 so it... drives very fast. 618 00:28:28,700 --> 00:28:30,934 It's gonna highlight the beauty of that walnut. 619 00:28:31,867 --> 00:28:34,867 And it's really easy to work with. 620 00:28:34,867 --> 00:28:36,367 What I really like about the stain, 621 00:28:36,367 --> 00:28:37,767 it's very uniforming. 622 00:28:37,767 --> 00:28:39,266 It's very forgiving. 623 00:28:39,266 --> 00:28:40,767 It dries real fast. 624 00:28:40,767 --> 00:28:44,967 And pretty much immediately just go ahead and apply our topcoat. 625 00:28:49,567 --> 00:28:52,000 We're gonna go ahead and put our solvent look sealer. 626 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:55,100 This is really gonna bring out the beauty of this walnut, 627 00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:57,567 and keep it well protected for your scuff. 628 00:29:01,367 --> 00:29:03,100 Now we're gonna go ahead and sand this. 629 00:29:03,100 --> 00:29:05,100 Make sure it's nice and smooth. 630 00:29:05,100 --> 00:29:07,600 So, walnut by nature, it's very grainy, 631 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:09,467 so we're gonna sand it really well, 632 00:29:09,467 --> 00:29:12,233 and apply our final coat of top coat, and that'll be done. 633 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:16,867 This is an electric spray system. It has low overspray. 634 00:29:16,867 --> 00:29:18,567 So, since we're not spraying in a booth, 635 00:29:18,567 --> 00:29:20,567 this is gonna be the perfect machine 636 00:29:20,567 --> 00:29:24,266 for applying our solvent look sealer to the wood. 637 00:29:32,066 --> 00:29:34,266 [John] All right, all the pieces are done on the CNC, 638 00:29:34,266 --> 00:29:36,300 so now it's just time to put the puzzle together. 639 00:29:36,300 --> 00:29:37,767 Stack, stack, stack. 640 00:29:40,166 --> 00:29:43,400 We're just gonna use a little bit of stack fab here, 641 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:45,100 Stacking all the pieces up. 642 00:29:45,100 --> 00:29:47,367 Fabricating everything in a stack. 643 00:29:47,367 --> 00:29:49,567 Pretty... pretty... pretty straightforward there, huh? 644 00:29:55,867 --> 00:29:58,700 All right, so the first half of the console is in place. 645 00:29:58,700 --> 00:30:01,166 It fits good. Shapes look great. 646 00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:02,900 I'm gonna go through, and put some body filler in 647 00:30:02,900 --> 00:30:04,500 to fill in the gaps around the front. 648 00:30:04,500 --> 00:30:06,367 When that's done, we'll do the bodywork, 649 00:30:06,367 --> 00:30:07,834 and we'll be ready to build the back half. 650 00:30:12,867 --> 00:30:14,767 All right, so the top of the back half of the console 651 00:30:14,767 --> 00:30:15,700 is done and ready to go. 652 00:30:15,700 --> 00:30:17,867 So, the next step, we start building the sides, 653 00:30:19,367 --> 00:30:20,333 get it in place. 654 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:24,533 A little bit more bodywork... 655 00:30:27,667 --> 00:30:30,166 we'll be ready to wrap it and we can kick it out the door. 656 00:30:31,967 --> 00:30:33,767 Anytime you're building a console, 657 00:30:33,767 --> 00:30:35,533 um, keep in mind... 658 00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:39,667 your designs, your shapes make everything. 659 00:30:39,667 --> 00:30:41,867 It kind of flows together. 660 00:30:42,700 --> 00:30:45,066 Something going off, something different. 661 00:30:45,667 --> 00:30:47,166 Something no one else has. 662 00:30:51,467 --> 00:30:54,600 All right, so the console for the '49 Ford is done and done. 663 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:55,500 Man, this thing looks great. 664 00:30:55,500 --> 00:30:56,967 I couldn't ask for it to look any better. 665 00:30:56,967 --> 00:31:00,066 So with that being said, I'm gonna go get it in the truck, 666 00:31:00,066 --> 00:31:02,166 so we can get the truck out of the shop. 667 00:31:16,767 --> 00:31:18,600 [Bill] Back in the day, you know, '49 Ford 668 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,166 was pushing about 100 horsepower. 669 00:31:20,166 --> 00:31:21,567 The new Coyote engine 670 00:31:21,567 --> 00:31:23,767 is gonna give this truck a lot more power. 671 00:31:23,767 --> 00:31:26,734 But these engines come with a lot more wiring than they used to. 672 00:31:28,367 --> 00:31:29,834 I haven't even seen underneath. 673 00:31:31,266 --> 00:31:34,000 [Bill] I want to hide all the wires going to the engine base, 674 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,700 so it looks super clean. 675 00:31:35,700 --> 00:31:38,000 -[Matt] I've got a problem. -[Jamie] What? 676 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:39,367 So, I'm trying to figure out... 677 00:31:39,767 --> 00:31:41,700 how I'm getting... 678 00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:43,667 -the main power cable to the starter... -Yeah. 679 00:31:43,667 --> 00:31:46,767 ...and then to our PAC-80 without being seen. 680 00:31:46,767 --> 00:31:48,467 We definitely can't use the half-inch tube, 681 00:31:48,467 --> 00:31:49,967 like we use it on everything else. 682 00:31:49,967 --> 00:31:51,500 Yeah, that's not gonna work either. 683 00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:53,367 [Matt] And I could come inside the cab, but I mean, 684 00:31:53,367 --> 00:31:55,266 that's gonna mess with the interior. 685 00:31:55,266 --> 00:31:58,867 I think that's really, um, the only option right here that we have. 686 00:31:58,867 --> 00:32:00,266 That's just all there is to it. 687 00:32:00,266 --> 00:32:02,033 You're right. It needs to go through the cab. 688 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,100 [Matt] Everything on the truck is strategically laid out 689 00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:09,567 as from a fabricator standpoint. 690 00:32:09,567 --> 00:32:12,066 From my standpoint, it makes it a little harder. 691 00:32:13,266 --> 00:32:15,600 When I'm doing what I have to do, 692 00:32:15,600 --> 00:32:18,867 I try not to interfere with whoever's doing interior 693 00:32:18,867 --> 00:32:21,166 or fabrication or whatever. 694 00:32:21,166 --> 00:32:23,266 But I mean, sometimes, you got to put your wires 695 00:32:23,266 --> 00:32:26,266 or put your mount wherever it... it's gotta go. 696 00:32:27,367 --> 00:32:29,367 And, I mean, we're all good at what we do, 697 00:32:29,367 --> 00:32:32,000 so, I mean, the next person, it might be a little more challenging, 698 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:33,533 but they... they'll get it figured out. 699 00:32:35,367 --> 00:32:37,000 We're gonna go ahead and start trying to... 700 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,567 fish the wire through. 701 00:32:38,567 --> 00:32:40,367 This one was a short run. 702 00:32:40,367 --> 00:32:42,667 It went through a lot easier than I thought. 703 00:32:42,667 --> 00:32:44,467 Not a good idea to get too excited. 704 00:32:44,467 --> 00:32:46,400 Usually when that happens, 705 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:48,767 the next one gives you problems. 706 00:32:48,767 --> 00:32:50,433 Most likely it will. 707 00:32:51,867 --> 00:32:54,033 [Jamie] Yeah, we're definitely caught up on something. 708 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,767 [Matt] See, I knew the back couldn't be as easy as the front. 709 00:32:58,300 --> 00:32:59,200 [chuckles] 710 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:00,900 I know I'm right there at that sway bar 711 00:33:00,900 --> 00:33:03,567 because I'm... kind of getting caught, 712 00:33:03,567 --> 00:33:05,166 so I'm just trying to flip the line... 713 00:33:05,867 --> 00:33:07,533 until I don't feel it. 714 00:33:09,467 --> 00:33:10,500 [Bill] Man, we got it. 715 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,467 Now, we'll go ahead and tie our wires onto this 716 00:33:14,467 --> 00:33:16,667 and get 'em pulled down the frame. 717 00:33:35,266 --> 00:33:37,700 This factory harness that goes on the Coyote motor, 718 00:33:37,700 --> 00:33:41,467 one of the main plugs that goes to the ECM is in the front 719 00:33:41,467 --> 00:33:43,600 'cause that's where the computers mount factory. 720 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:47,300 So, I went ahead and we cut open all the loom on the harness. 721 00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:49,767 I moved the plug inside the cab. 722 00:33:49,767 --> 00:33:52,367 Doing that, it caused me to have to extend 723 00:33:52,367 --> 00:33:54,200 some of the wires for the sensors. 724 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:57,166 We... we gotta cut these open, lengthen 'em. 725 00:33:57,166 --> 00:33:59,367 We'll... we'll solder 'em up, doing it one at a time, 726 00:33:59,367 --> 00:34:03,834 just so we get rid of some of the mess, and it looks clean at the end. 727 00:34:08,300 --> 00:34:11,367 This part of the electrical is pretty crucial. 728 00:34:11,367 --> 00:34:15,033 Without this being done right, the truck's not gonna run. 729 00:34:17,100 --> 00:34:21,533 Building something like this, every minute of it is hard, like, it's a pain. 730 00:34:22,367 --> 00:34:24,367 And you have to really love doing it 731 00:34:24,367 --> 00:34:26,767 to stick with it and ride it out to the end. 732 00:34:26,767 --> 00:34:28,533 To me, it's fulfilling. 733 00:34:29,700 --> 00:34:32,200 That creativity and don't be scared 734 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:34,433 that somebody might not like what you did. 735 00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:36,400 I mean, that's how you set trends, 736 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,800 like, by doing new things that nobody else does. 737 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:41,166 I mean, I'm sure there's a lot of people out there 738 00:34:41,166 --> 00:34:44,100 that do it for the recognition of building the cars. 739 00:34:44,100 --> 00:34:47,467 But I mean, most of us, we do it because this is what we love to do. 740 00:34:50,467 --> 00:34:51,834 Moment of truth. 741 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:55,233 Well, let's do it. 742 00:34:55,233 --> 00:34:59,000 Please, please, please, please, please, please, please start. 743 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:01,333 It's gonna start. Right, Matt? It's gonna start. 744 00:35:02,300 --> 00:35:03,600 You tell me when you're ready. 745 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:04,634 [Matt] Go ahead. 746 00:35:06,500 --> 00:35:07,934 [engine spluttering] 747 00:35:13,967 --> 00:35:15,300 [engine starts] 748 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:23,266 -[Dustin] Let's go! -[exclaiming and mimicking engine starting] 749 00:35:23,266 --> 00:35:24,800 [laughs] 750 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,367 Damn, that was loud as hell. 751 00:35:27,166 --> 00:35:28,800 Badass feeling, for sure. 752 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,467 -[Dustin] Yeah. -All that hard work. 753 00:35:30,467 --> 00:35:33,467 -And it... it's... it's there. -I don't know what time it is, 754 00:35:33,467 --> 00:35:35,767 but it's late, and that's a good payoff. 755 00:35:35,767 --> 00:35:37,100 [Matt] And the rest is up to them. 756 00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:38,934 -Let's go, huh. -[laughs] 757 00:35:44,900 --> 00:35:46,767 Every build we do is special to us 758 00:35:46,767 --> 00:35:48,567 and the customer, of course. 759 00:35:48,567 --> 00:35:50,867 But this '49 Ford's maybe a little more 760 00:35:50,867 --> 00:35:52,266 because it's a gift. 761 00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:54,533 And it's almost there. 762 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:58,600 We're putting the bed floor together one last time. 763 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,634 We're installing the bumper and hood... 764 00:36:01,166 --> 00:36:02,867 buffing and polishing. 765 00:36:04,166 --> 00:36:05,700 And after eight months of hard work, 766 00:36:05,700 --> 00:36:07,367 we're ready to give this one back. 767 00:36:14,467 --> 00:36:15,600 [Carlos] Once the vehicle is actually here, 768 00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:17,867 it's just an immediate rush of, "Let's get this part. 769 00:36:17,867 --> 00:36:19,667 Let's get these parts in." 770 00:36:19,667 --> 00:36:22,266 I have to be on my game to, you know, make sure 771 00:36:22,266 --> 00:36:23,533 all the products are here. 772 00:36:24,800 --> 00:36:27,300 I've been doing this for, you know, 15-plus years, 773 00:36:27,300 --> 00:36:28,800 you know, working with cars, trucks. 774 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,166 You know, moving out here, you know, doing the big move with my family, 775 00:36:32,166 --> 00:36:33,667 I didn't know what to expect. 776 00:36:33,667 --> 00:36:35,600 The first two years of being here, man, 777 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:40,000 it's been one of the wildest, craziest rides I've ever been on. 778 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:41,900 I fit right in with everybody because they speak 779 00:36:41,900 --> 00:36:43,834 the language what I speak, custom trucks. 780 00:36:45,300 --> 00:36:48,500 When building, the guys get it in the back, and they start going. 781 00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:50,300 The end product is like no other. 782 00:36:50,300 --> 00:36:55,567 You wouldn't even know that that was the same vehicle that came in the first day. 783 00:36:55,567 --> 00:36:59,467 At the end of the day, you're making somebody's dream really become a reality. 784 00:36:59,467 --> 00:37:01,066 -Oh! Look at that. Wow! -[laughs] 785 00:37:01,066 --> 00:37:02,500 -Oh, my God! -Oh, my-- 786 00:37:02,500 --> 00:37:04,200 [Carlos] The detail and, you know, everything 787 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,266 that the guys in the back have done to that truck, 788 00:37:06,266 --> 00:37:08,734 it makes you very proud to... to be a part of that. 789 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:19,000 -Hi. -Hey. 790 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,834 Stephanie's convinced me that her dad has no idea 791 00:37:21,834 --> 00:37:23,166 where his truck's at. 792 00:37:23,166 --> 00:37:24,100 -Stephanie, Bill. -[Stephanie] Yes. 793 00:37:24,100 --> 00:37:25,000 -Carroll, my dad. -Carroll Estes. 794 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:26,000 -Nice to meet you. -Carroll, Bill. 795 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,667 So, we're gonna play a little joke on him. 796 00:37:27,667 --> 00:37:29,567 You know, have him come in. 797 00:37:29,567 --> 00:37:31,066 She doesn't know anything. 798 00:37:31,066 --> 00:37:35,367 I wanted to talk to you about my dad's 1949 Ford F-1. 799 00:37:35,367 --> 00:37:36,567 They're coming in today 800 00:37:36,567 --> 00:37:39,734 for her dad to tell me what he wants in a build. 801 00:37:39,734 --> 00:37:43,000 I had one in high school and I sold it. 802 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:44,667 I've regretted selling it ever since. 803 00:37:44,667 --> 00:37:49,000 -Sure. We always regret one or two along the way, right? -Yeah. 804 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:52,567 I've seen Bill's work before, and I think this is the place 805 00:37:52,567 --> 00:37:54,166 to get my dream fulfilled 806 00:37:54,166 --> 00:37:56,033 and get him to build this truck. 807 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,767 You know, the '49 Ford is a cool, cool truck, 808 00:37:59,767 --> 00:38:02,066 -and I can definitely see, you know, you wanting... -[Carroll] Yeah. 809 00:38:02,066 --> 00:38:04,734 [Bill] ...something really cool built out of that. 810 00:38:04,734 --> 00:38:08,467 But we might have a little surprise for you. 811 00:38:08,467 --> 00:38:12,734 -Uh, okay. -So, Stephanie brought your truck in, 812 00:38:12,734 --> 00:38:13,967 you know, a while back. 813 00:38:13,967 --> 00:38:16,734 And we've been working on it for you already. 814 00:38:17,266 --> 00:38:18,266 Really? 815 00:38:18,767 --> 00:38:19,900 [Stephanie and Bill laugh] 816 00:38:19,900 --> 00:38:20,900 [Carroll] Is she's pulling my leg? 817 00:38:20,900 --> 00:38:23,233 -What'd you do? -[Stephanie] No. [laughs] 818 00:38:23,900 --> 00:38:25,400 -Come on. -All right. 819 00:38:25,400 --> 00:38:26,800 -Let's go see. -Let's go. 820 00:38:30,300 --> 00:38:32,300 Oh, my God. 821 00:38:32,300 --> 00:38:34,867 -[all] Surprise! [exclaiming] -[Bill and Stephanie laugh] 822 00:38:34,867 --> 00:38:36,634 Oh, my God! 823 00:38:37,467 --> 00:38:39,266 Bill. 824 00:38:39,266 --> 00:38:41,667 -What did y'all do? Huh? -[Bill and Stephanie laugh] 825 00:38:42,834 --> 00:38:44,667 Oh, my God, my family's here and all. 826 00:38:45,166 --> 00:38:46,333 [Stephanie] Yeah! 827 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,767 [Carroll] Man, that thing is... 828 00:38:49,767 --> 00:38:52,166 -What, do you like it? -...beautiful. Yeah. 829 00:38:52,467 --> 00:38:53,567 Oh, my gosh. 830 00:38:53,567 --> 00:38:56,266 -It's on the ground, even! -Do you like it? 831 00:38:56,266 --> 00:38:59,667 -Well, yeah, we had to make it low for you. -That's pretty low. 832 00:39:02,166 --> 00:39:03,467 My dreams come true. 833 00:39:03,467 --> 00:39:06,300 I walked out here and I saw the truck. 834 00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:08,100 Oh, my God, everybody was hollering. 835 00:39:08,100 --> 00:39:12,100 -I realized my whole family was down here supporting me. -[all applauding] 836 00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:13,867 And I'm very grateful and blessed 837 00:39:13,867 --> 00:39:16,100 to have such wonderful people in my family. 838 00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:17,433 [all cheering] 839 00:39:20,667 --> 00:39:22,500 Uh, my gosh. 840 00:39:22,500 --> 00:39:24,000 [Stephanie laughs] 841 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:26,667 My family was in on this? 842 00:39:26,667 --> 00:39:31,000 I... I can't even tell you how much that... that means to me. 843 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:32,367 -Y'all did good. -[Stephanie] You did good. 844 00:39:32,367 --> 00:39:33,600 Yeah, y'all did good. 845 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:35,000 -Fantastic. -All of y'all did good. 846 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:36,000 Hey, it's beautiful. 847 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:37,367 When she brought your truck in, 848 00:39:37,367 --> 00:39:39,100 I kinda really didn't wanna tackle it. 849 00:39:39,100 --> 00:39:40,967 -It was just so much work involved... -[Carroll] All right. 850 00:39:40,967 --> 00:39:42,834 [Bill] ...to take something like that 851 00:39:42,834 --> 00:39:45,033 and make it into something like this, but... 852 00:39:45,467 --> 00:39:46,834 she talked me into it. 853 00:39:46,834 --> 00:39:50,567 -It was a special project, especially for you. -[Carroll] Yeah. 854 00:39:50,567 --> 00:39:52,867 I had one in high school, and there's no way 855 00:39:52,867 --> 00:39:54,333 we could have done that in high school. 856 00:39:55,467 --> 00:39:58,200 There's so many things I see that... that I like 857 00:39:58,200 --> 00:40:00,967 and that somebody did work on. 858 00:40:00,967 --> 00:40:04,066 [Bill] Every one of these guys got blood, sweat and... 859 00:40:04,066 --> 00:40:06,000 and tears in it, for sure. 860 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:07,467 Did they have tetanus shots? 861 00:40:07,467 --> 00:40:09,400 -[laughing] Oh, yeah. -[Stephanie laughs] 862 00:40:09,400 --> 00:40:11,266 -We're all up-to-date. -[Carroll] Up-to-date? 863 00:40:11,266 --> 00:40:12,467 -[Stephanie laughs] -[Carroll] Oh. 864 00:40:12,467 --> 00:40:14,600 I can't imagine how much time and hours 865 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,300 that they've spent doing metalwork on the truck, 866 00:40:17,300 --> 00:40:19,667 the bed, the fenders, the drip rail. 867 00:40:19,667 --> 00:40:22,467 All of the body's seams welded and cut up. 868 00:40:22,467 --> 00:40:24,000 Unbelievable metalwork. 869 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:25,767 That color is crazy, man. 870 00:40:25,767 --> 00:40:28,266 It's so deep and it kinda flops 871 00:40:28,266 --> 00:40:32,567 when the sun's on it to a black, in the shadows and all. 872 00:40:32,567 --> 00:40:33,734 That's one of a kind right there. 873 00:40:33,734 --> 00:40:36,300 That's a candy pearl lemonade over a black base. 874 00:40:36,300 --> 00:40:38,000 -[Carroll] You couldn't have picked a better color. -[Stephanie] Impressive. 875 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:39,100 You got any chrome? 876 00:40:39,100 --> 00:40:40,567 [Bill] There's a little bit of chrome underneath here. 877 00:40:40,567 --> 00:40:42,667 -[Carroll] There's a little chrome on it. -[laughs] 878 00:40:42,667 --> 00:40:44,266 That's what we wanted. 879 00:40:44,266 --> 00:40:46,367 -[Bill] Everywhere you look, it has custom touches on it. -[Carroll] Yeah. 880 00:40:46,367 --> 00:40:50,467 [Bill] You'll be hard-pressed to find a '49 Ford like this anywhere on this planet. 881 00:40:51,066 --> 00:40:52,066 I would agree. 882 00:40:54,667 --> 00:40:56,400 -Oh, my God! -Wow! 883 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:59,166 -[Carroll] Oh, my... Wow! -[Stephanie] Oh, wow! 884 00:40:59,166 --> 00:41:00,500 -Whoo! -[man] Whoo! 885 00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:01,767 -Yeah! -[laughs] 886 00:41:01,767 --> 00:41:03,567 -[Stephanie] Yeah, buddy! -[Bill laughs] 887 00:41:03,567 --> 00:41:04,934 [Carroll] Oh, my God! 888 00:41:04,934 --> 00:41:08,166 [Bill] You see, that 5.0 fits really good underneath the hood now. 889 00:41:08,166 --> 00:41:10,166 -[Stephanie] Yeah. -We had to make a whole lot of room. 890 00:41:10,166 --> 00:41:11,834 And while we were making a lot of room, 891 00:41:11,834 --> 00:41:13,567 we made a bunch of handmade panels 892 00:41:13,567 --> 00:41:16,000 to make it look even better under the hood. 893 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:17,500 [Carroll] The inner fenders are all welded up. 894 00:41:17,500 --> 00:41:20,266 There's no seams in the bottom part of the front fenders. 895 00:41:20,266 --> 00:41:22,567 I don't have words. I mean, it's just fabulous. 896 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:24,500 If you're liking that, 897 00:41:24,500 --> 00:41:26,734 -we got some more for you to check out. -I like that. I like that. 898 00:41:30,266 --> 00:41:31,467 -Wow. -[all exclaiming] 899 00:41:31,467 --> 00:41:32,734 -Wow! -Whoo! 900 00:41:33,400 --> 00:41:35,667 -Nice. Very nice. -[man] Yeah! 901 00:41:35,667 --> 00:41:37,000 Big transformation what was there, 902 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,367 there wasn't anything there. 903 00:41:38,367 --> 00:41:40,767 And, man, in your interior was missing the floor. 904 00:41:40,767 --> 00:41:42,567 We repaired all that, slicked it all out. 905 00:41:42,567 --> 00:41:46,600 John Burgess got busy in building everything you see in there, pretty much. 906 00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:50,066 Holy Jesus. John did a fantastic job on that interior, 907 00:41:50,066 --> 00:41:54,166 the... the door panels, the... the seats, the carpet, the dash. 908 00:41:54,166 --> 00:41:57,600 That's just one of a kind interior. It's just cool. 909 00:41:57,600 --> 00:41:59,667 -[Stephanie] Wow. -[Carroll] Oh, my Lord. 910 00:41:59,667 --> 00:42:01,000 [Stephanie] Just gets better and better. 911 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:03,767 I think this is one of my favorite parts of the truck, for sure. 912 00:42:03,767 --> 00:42:09,367 When you're behind it, you see those 22 by 12s with the big tires on it. 913 00:42:09,367 --> 00:42:11,200 The handmade bed kind of built 914 00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:13,467 to the suspension and the wheels and tires. 915 00:42:13,467 --> 00:42:14,734 [Carroll] What holds the tailgate on? 916 00:42:14,734 --> 00:42:17,000 -[Bill] It's all actuated. -[Carroll] Actuated? 917 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:18,233 John, help me out. 918 00:42:20,600 --> 00:42:22,734 -[Stephanie] Wow, that's so cool. -[Carroll] Oh, Lord. 919 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,567 -[Carroll] What? -[Stephanie exclaims] 920 00:42:26,567 --> 00:42:29,300 -[Carroll] Oh, look at that. -[Stephanie] Wow! 921 00:42:29,300 --> 00:42:31,567 [Bill] The bed floor is all on the actuators, too. 922 00:42:31,567 --> 00:42:34,166 -And you can see all that framework. -[all exclaiming] 923 00:42:34,166 --> 00:42:35,834 -Wow, wow, wow, wow! -Wow! 924 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:38,967 [Stephanie] There's your independent rear suspension. 925 00:42:38,967 --> 00:42:41,834 -It's beautiful. -[Bill] And you see that's all connected 926 00:42:41,834 --> 00:42:43,767 to a brand-new chassis front to back. 927 00:42:43,767 --> 00:42:46,266 Every bit of the suspension in the front 928 00:42:46,266 --> 00:42:49,166 has all been handmade, with air suspension, 929 00:42:49,166 --> 00:42:52,934 so you can raise and lower it, you'd still have that nice, comfortable ride also. 930 00:42:53,767 --> 00:42:57,300 It looks just as good looking at every angle 931 00:42:57,300 --> 00:42:59,166 from underneath as it does from the top. 932 00:42:59,834 --> 00:43:02,000 Wow, it's fabulous. 933 00:43:02,000 --> 00:43:04,166 You know, I always say it's not a one-man show. 934 00:43:04,166 --> 00:43:06,900 I mean, it takes everyone in the shop 935 00:43:06,900 --> 00:43:09,367 to work their ass off all day, every day, 936 00:43:09,367 --> 00:43:12,266 to see projects like this to the finish line. 937 00:43:12,266 --> 00:43:13,867 So, how do you think we did, man? 938 00:43:13,867 --> 00:43:16,367 Is this the... the truck you was hoping for? 939 00:43:16,367 --> 00:43:18,667 Yeah. It's everything I could have dreamed of 940 00:43:18,667 --> 00:43:21,867 or imagined, all in one package. 941 00:43:21,867 --> 00:43:24,600 -Hey, thank you, baby. -You're welcome. 942 00:43:24,600 --> 00:43:25,967 -Love you. -Love you, too. 943 00:43:25,967 --> 00:43:28,400 -Thank you, Bill. Appreciate it. -You're very welcome. 944 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:30,200 -[Carroll] Thank you, guys. -[all applauding] 945 00:43:30,200 --> 00:43:31,467 [Stephanie] Y'all did great.