1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:04,100 1956 Corvette. They made these special for racin'. 2 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:06,867 [Shorty] What we're doing is bringing it back to its original specs. 3 00:00:10,066 --> 00:00:12,200 So you're here to work, right? 4 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:13,834 I think I'm going into welding. 5 00:00:14,667 --> 00:00:16,500 [Rick] With the special high-lift cam, 6 00:00:16,500 --> 00:00:18,367 there's a number stamped on the back, 7 00:00:18,367 --> 00:00:20,166 which is only in 111 of 'em. 8 00:00:20,166 --> 00:00:23,500 This could be one of the most valuable Corvette's ever produced. 9 00:00:23,500 --> 00:00:25,867 [Shorty] This is the moment of truth. 10 00:00:26,867 --> 00:00:29,367 [Matt] This is my 1984 AM General. 11 00:00:29,367 --> 00:00:31,066 What is this? A house or a car? 12 00:00:36,567 --> 00:00:38,567 We really did a transformation. 13 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:44,567 My name is Javier, but most people call me Shorty. 14 00:00:44,567 --> 00:00:45,734 I was born in Mexico. 15 00:00:46,767 --> 00:00:47,967 And when I was four years old, 16 00:00:47,967 --> 00:00:51,266 my parents moved to Texas in search of the American dream. 17 00:00:51,266 --> 00:00:52,900 Now I'm livin' that dream 18 00:00:52,900 --> 00:00:55,100 with my own custom shop and a team that builds 19 00:00:55,100 --> 00:00:56,834 the coolest cars on the road. 20 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:00,667 [man] Oh, dang! 21 00:01:00,667 --> 00:01:01,567 [man 2] My God! 22 00:01:01,567 --> 00:01:04,300 [Shorty] We make dreams come true. 23 00:01:04,300 --> 00:01:05,934 [all cheering] 24 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:13,300 What you gonna do? 25 00:01:13,300 --> 00:01:16,200 I deleted everything on the back of the radiator. 26 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,900 I mean, you deleted the hell out of this thing, Short Dawg. 27 00:01:18,900 --> 00:01:22,400 Today is a another big day. We got our next build comin' in 28 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,367 and it just happens to be a '56 Corvette. 29 00:01:29,266 --> 00:01:30,934 Ooh, man, it's nippy. 30 00:01:32,100 --> 00:01:33,700 [Joel] So what are we doing to it, washing it? 31 00:01:33,700 --> 00:01:35,300 [Shorty] A lot more than that, Joel. 32 00:01:35,300 --> 00:01:36,367 Good morning, Rick. 33 00:01:36,367 --> 00:01:37,900 -Shorty, how are you? -Good. How are you doin'? 34 00:01:37,900 --> 00:01:39,867 All right, man. Finally, good to meet you. 35 00:01:39,867 --> 00:01:41,800 It's good to meet you as well. This is my buddy, Joel. 36 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:42,767 Nice to meet you. 37 00:01:42,767 --> 00:01:44,100 My name is Rick Wilson 38 00:01:44,100 --> 00:01:47,667 and I have a 1956 Chevrolet Corvette. 39 00:01:47,667 --> 00:01:49,266 -This is my grandson, Sawyer. -[Sawyer] Sawyer. 40 00:01:49,266 --> 00:01:51,567 -How you doing, grandson. -Good. How are you? 41 00:01:51,567 --> 00:01:53,000 -I'm good. -What's goin' on, bubba. How you doin'? 42 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,367 -Sawyer. -How's it goin'? 43 00:01:54,367 --> 00:01:55,567 -[Rick chuckling] Yeah. -[Joel] He broke my hand. 44 00:01:55,567 --> 00:01:56,867 -My daughter, Jessica. -Hi. Jessica. 45 00:01:56,867 --> 00:01:58,567 -Nice to meet you. -[Shorty] Jessica. 46 00:01:58,567 --> 00:02:01,667 -I'm Sandra, Rick's wife. Nice to meet you. -Sandra. 47 00:02:01,667 --> 00:02:02,834 Nice to meet you. 48 00:02:02,834 --> 00:02:04,667 [Shorty] Well, let's take a look at it and see what we got. 49 00:02:05,500 --> 00:02:08,400 I bought this car in 2004. 50 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,467 Concept of restoring it 51 00:02:10,467 --> 00:02:13,300 and, uh, bringing it back original and everything. 52 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:16,066 Uh, so it's been in one of my warehouses 53 00:02:16,066 --> 00:02:17,667 for 18 years now. 54 00:02:17,667 --> 00:02:19,467 I was born in '56. 55 00:02:19,467 --> 00:02:21,166 The era that I grew up to, 56 00:02:21,166 --> 00:02:22,667 my high school years and everything, 57 00:02:22,667 --> 00:02:27,667 Corvettes were great. So I always wanted to have a '56 Corvette. 58 00:02:27,667 --> 00:02:29,834 [Shorty] You wanna open up the engine and let us look? 59 00:02:32,300 --> 00:02:34,066 Well, nice. I mean, it's very unique. 60 00:02:34,066 --> 00:02:38,300 It's a very, you know, uh, cool-looking engine. 61 00:02:38,300 --> 00:02:41,667 I was also mentioning to Joel what you had told me about on the phone 62 00:02:41,667 --> 00:02:46,400 that it could be a very rare and one of, like, 111. 63 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:47,367 That's correct. 64 00:02:47,367 --> 00:02:49,667 So they built 111 65 00:02:49,667 --> 00:02:52,700 and Corvette wanted to enter them into stock car races. 66 00:02:52,700 --> 00:02:55,567 And so they had to actually sell the car to the public. 67 00:02:55,567 --> 00:02:58,100 So they made these special modifications 68 00:02:58,100 --> 00:03:00,767 to the car, high-lift cam 69 00:03:00,767 --> 00:03:03,367 and the carburetors were a little bit different. 70 00:03:03,367 --> 00:03:05,266 And there's only a certain way to tell. 71 00:03:05,266 --> 00:03:09,867 There is a number associated with the block 72 00:03:09,867 --> 00:03:12,600 that should be stamped on the backside of the engine. 73 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,700 And if it was, that means it's like a really rare... 74 00:03:15,700 --> 00:03:20,767 Right. So Corvette made, I think there was 3,500 and something cars. 75 00:03:20,767 --> 00:03:23,500 So 111 of 'em were made strictly for... 76 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:26,166 -For racing. -...for racing, type deal. 77 00:03:26,166 --> 00:03:27,166 [Shorty] Very special to you, 78 00:03:27,166 --> 00:03:29,433 so that makes it special for us as well. 79 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,200 You know, you were telling me a little bit of, uh, 80 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,100 you know, the story about your grandson. 81 00:03:36,100 --> 00:03:37,367 Coming up two years, 82 00:03:37,367 --> 00:03:39,767 Caleb was involved in a race car accident 83 00:03:39,767 --> 00:03:45,900 and there was some issues that we feel like need to be told 84 00:03:45,900 --> 00:03:47,667 for safety for others. 85 00:03:47,667 --> 00:03:49,567 So once the car's completed, 86 00:03:49,567 --> 00:03:52,700 our plans are to auction it to raise money 87 00:03:52,700 --> 00:03:55,166 for a foundation for safety awareness 88 00:03:55,166 --> 00:03:57,367 for race car drivers, 89 00:03:57,367 --> 00:03:59,467 especially in the classification 90 00:03:59,467 --> 00:04:01,467 that my grandson raced in. 91 00:04:01,467 --> 00:04:03,367 We thought this would be a good way 92 00:04:03,367 --> 00:04:05,567 to, uh, tell the story. 93 00:04:05,567 --> 00:04:07,367 To bring more awareness and, you know, 94 00:04:07,367 --> 00:04:09,266 -tell the story about it. -Right. 95 00:04:09,266 --> 00:04:12,467 We were gonna take the car and rebuild it ourself. 96 00:04:12,467 --> 00:04:14,367 -Mmm-hmm. -And when he turned 16, 97 00:04:14,367 --> 00:04:16,166 I was gonna give it to him. But... 98 00:04:16,166 --> 00:04:17,667 then after this happened with Caleb, 99 00:04:17,667 --> 00:04:20,467 we've decided that we wanna redo the car. 100 00:04:20,467 --> 00:04:24,166 So you're gonna have to answer to him on how this car is finished out. 101 00:04:24,166 --> 00:04:25,900 We're gonna have to answer to Sawyer? 102 00:04:25,900 --> 00:04:27,667 -That's right. He's gonna come-- -Well, maybe we can get him 103 00:04:27,667 --> 00:04:28,867 out here to help. 104 00:04:28,867 --> 00:04:31,467 He's gonna come out, look at it 105 00:04:31,467 --> 00:04:32,700 -and go through it with you... -Okay. 106 00:04:32,700 --> 00:04:34,767 -...and ask questions and... -[Joel] He's got a firm grip, 107 00:04:34,767 --> 00:04:36,667 so I don't know if we wanna deal with him. 108 00:04:36,667 --> 00:04:37,767 I know, man. 109 00:04:37,767 --> 00:04:39,900 He's been-- He knows how to wrench. 110 00:04:39,900 --> 00:04:42,567 -Nice. Well, it would be nice to have him over here. -He's a wrencher. 111 00:04:53,266 --> 00:04:55,166 -You wanna cut it hard? -Yeah. 112 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,400 Rick brought his family out here. 113 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,000 You can tell that it's very special 114 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,700 and Caleb is always with them in their heart. 115 00:05:04,700 --> 00:05:07,200 And you can see the pain when they talk about him. 116 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,634 We just would like to keep his memory alive and... 117 00:05:10,367 --> 00:05:12,233 he loved Dad's Corvettes. 118 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,467 He was a really fine young man. 119 00:05:14,467 --> 00:05:17,400 Unfortunately, the good Lord has other plans for us. 120 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:18,767 But this one here, you know, 121 00:05:18,767 --> 00:05:22,066 Rick's got a special thing in mind that he wants to do with it, 122 00:05:22,066 --> 00:05:24,700 so then it becomes kind of our challenge. 123 00:05:24,700 --> 00:05:27,233 Therefore, that kind of makes it special to us as well. 124 00:05:31,166 --> 00:05:33,900 Uh, yeah, that's right, man. Yeah, that's correct, Joel. 125 00:05:33,900 --> 00:05:36,166 -Really? -Yes. These are correct too. 126 00:05:36,166 --> 00:05:37,967 Where's, uh-- where's everybody else? 127 00:05:37,967 --> 00:05:39,867 Uh, Primo! 128 00:05:39,867 --> 00:05:40,834 Jose. 129 00:05:41,367 --> 00:05:43,100 Hey, what's going on? 130 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:44,867 Hey, man, I mean, that's a pretty badass ride, right? 131 00:05:44,867 --> 00:05:46,200 -[Jose] Yeah, I like it. -[Primo] Yeah. It's clean. 132 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:47,667 I mean, who doesn't like Corvette's, right? 133 00:05:47,667 --> 00:05:49,700 -Yeah. -Especially this one. What year is this? 134 00:05:49,700 --> 00:05:50,767 '56, man. 135 00:05:50,767 --> 00:05:51,967 -I like it. -Man, nice. 136 00:05:51,967 --> 00:05:53,400 That's clean. 137 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,266 [Shorty] This is potentially a rare car. 138 00:05:55,266 --> 00:05:58,400 There may only be 111 total. 139 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,066 I think maybe it needs to be lowered a little bit. 140 00:06:01,066 --> 00:06:02,467 -Lowered? -Yeah. 141 00:06:02,467 --> 00:06:04,467 The Corvette club's gonna come get you, man, 142 00:06:04,467 --> 00:06:05,834 if you put air ride on this. 143 00:06:07,266 --> 00:06:08,467 [Jose] So what are we doing to it, Shorty? 144 00:06:08,467 --> 00:06:10,567 Well, everything, to a certain level. 145 00:06:10,567 --> 00:06:12,900 You're gonna like it 'cause it's pretty small in there. 146 00:06:12,900 --> 00:06:14,266 -Yeah. -It's probably the smallest one 147 00:06:14,266 --> 00:06:16,100 you're gonna do this year for us. 148 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:18,467 You know, we do need a convertible top. 149 00:06:18,467 --> 00:06:20,567 The interior is gonna change completely. 150 00:06:20,567 --> 00:06:22,266 We are gonna change the color on it. 151 00:06:22,266 --> 00:06:25,300 We're gonna really get under there and detail it. 152 00:06:25,300 --> 00:06:26,800 We'll pull the motor. We'll paint it. 153 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,266 Get all the carburetors rebuilt. 154 00:06:28,266 --> 00:06:30,567 You know, just get it running in tip-top condition. 155 00:06:30,567 --> 00:06:34,600 One of the most meaningful and special things about the car 156 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,300 is why they wanna do it. Right, Joel? 157 00:06:36,300 --> 00:06:41,767 Rick's grandson passed away in a terrible accident racing. 158 00:06:41,767 --> 00:06:43,967 This issue's with safety and stuff. 159 00:06:43,967 --> 00:06:45,767 So what they wanna take this car 160 00:06:45,767 --> 00:06:47,367 and auction it off and use the money 161 00:06:47,367 --> 00:06:50,967 to put towards a foundation for safety. 162 00:06:50,967 --> 00:06:53,266 So I think it's pretty special. 163 00:06:53,266 --> 00:06:54,500 It's gonna remember him. 164 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:56,700 [Shorty] You know, they're just torn up about what happened. 165 00:06:56,700 --> 00:06:59,066 But yet, they wanna make a difference. 166 00:07:04,667 --> 00:07:06,266 Corvettes are really special. 167 00:07:06,266 --> 00:07:08,266 First of all, they're made out of fiberglass 168 00:07:08,266 --> 00:07:09,900 and then they have a very unique body. 169 00:07:09,900 --> 00:07:13,500 This one has the potential to be one of a rare breeds of Corvettes. 170 00:07:13,500 --> 00:07:16,166 So, at some point, we're gonna have a Corvette specialist come out 171 00:07:16,166 --> 00:07:17,300 and check it out. 172 00:07:17,300 --> 00:07:20,567 It's a small car, so they cramped a lot of the parts 173 00:07:20,567 --> 00:07:22,867 in the doors and under the dash. 174 00:07:22,867 --> 00:07:26,500 What we're doing to this car is bringing it back to its original specs. 175 00:07:26,500 --> 00:07:28,467 We're redoing all of the components on the frame, 176 00:07:28,467 --> 00:07:29,667 freshening up the motor, 177 00:07:29,667 --> 00:07:31,467 addressing the issues with the fiberglass, 178 00:07:31,467 --> 00:07:34,066 and, of course, body work and paint. 179 00:07:34,066 --> 00:07:36,000 I'm gonna see if I can fit in here. 180 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,166 -[Shorty] Easy, man. -It's small. 181 00:07:37,166 --> 00:07:38,266 Let me see. 182 00:07:38,266 --> 00:07:40,000 I don't have no grease, man, to get you out of there 183 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:41,300 if you get stuck. 184 00:07:41,300 --> 00:07:42,367 Oh, man! 185 00:07:44,867 --> 00:07:47,467 Boy, did you eat some tacos before you came over here? 186 00:07:47,467 --> 00:07:50,367 [Shorty] Oh, man, I could-- I could run through there, man. 187 00:07:50,367 --> 00:07:52,066 [Joel] Shorty can dance in there. 188 00:07:53,700 --> 00:07:55,300 All right, why don't we all get in there? 189 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:57,500 -PG, there's no way we're all getting in there. -Come on, let's get in there. 190 00:07:57,500 --> 00:07:59,200 -I'll get in there. Come on. -There's no way, bro. 191 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:00,467 Let's all get in here. 192 00:08:00,467 --> 00:08:01,533 Then... 193 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:04,767 Man, y'all crazy. 194 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:07,533 -[grunts] -[all laughing] 195 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:10,667 Hey, Dawg, we got room for you. Come on. 196 00:08:10,667 --> 00:08:11,934 [Shorty] Oh, my God, man. 197 00:08:15,567 --> 00:08:17,767 Some parts are like really fun to work on. 198 00:08:17,767 --> 00:08:20,200 And then some parts are really not fun to work on. 199 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,567 But, overall, very cool car. 200 00:08:22,567 --> 00:08:26,266 We're gonna see what the Corvette specialist says about this car. 201 00:08:26,266 --> 00:08:28,667 And I think that's gonna determine colors. 202 00:08:28,667 --> 00:08:30,767 We're gonna find out what the right color was, 203 00:08:30,767 --> 00:08:32,467 what the internals on the motor, 204 00:08:32,467 --> 00:08:34,266 'cause that's what's gonna make it special. 205 00:08:34,266 --> 00:08:35,567 [Joel] What's first, Short Dawg? 206 00:08:35,567 --> 00:08:37,567 [Shorty] I mean, there's not much we can take off the car, 207 00:08:37,567 --> 00:08:40,567 except for the two doors and the trunk and the hood. 208 00:08:40,567 --> 00:08:43,600 [Joel] Make sure y'all bag it. Please make sure you bag it. 209 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,967 First things first, we're gonna take all the trim off, 210 00:08:45,967 --> 00:08:47,166 take all the chrome off. 211 00:08:47,166 --> 00:08:48,900 You know, whatever pieces we can save 212 00:08:48,900 --> 00:08:50,400 that don't need to be chrome, we'll leave 'em. 213 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,967 But other than that, most of it is gonna be going to Victor 214 00:08:52,967 --> 00:08:54,600 so he can get that re-chromed 215 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,533 and get that stainless shining really good. 216 00:09:01,266 --> 00:09:04,266 All this burlap is kind of gone, rotten. 217 00:09:04,266 --> 00:09:06,367 We're gonna have to get all that cleaned up, 218 00:09:06,367 --> 00:09:08,100 the springs and all that, 219 00:09:08,100 --> 00:09:09,567 and re-foam it back up. 220 00:09:09,567 --> 00:09:11,867 [Joel] Rick's Corvette looks pretty good to be that old. 221 00:09:11,867 --> 00:09:14,100 I just hope there's no hidden surprises in this thing. 222 00:09:14,100 --> 00:09:16,767 Look at all this. It's all brittle. 223 00:09:16,767 --> 00:09:18,433 You know this car's been sittin'. 224 00:09:22,266 --> 00:09:24,166 For now, we're just gonna take off all the simple stuff 225 00:09:24,166 --> 00:09:26,100 that you can get to right away. 226 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:27,767 This thing, look how old this thing is. 227 00:09:27,767 --> 00:09:29,400 And it's not even tarnished or nothing. 228 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:30,867 [Shorty] It's almost like a work of art, Joel. 229 00:09:30,867 --> 00:09:33,567 -Look at it. -Damn, they don't make it like they used to, Shorty. 230 00:09:33,567 --> 00:09:35,166 Nope. They sure don't. 231 00:09:40,166 --> 00:09:41,867 [Joel] If you're gonna pick a car to auction off, 232 00:09:41,867 --> 00:09:43,066 I think this is the car. 233 00:09:47,166 --> 00:09:48,166 What's up, fellas? 234 00:09:48,166 --> 00:09:49,567 -What's up, Short Dawg? -What's up, Short Dawg? 235 00:09:49,567 --> 00:09:51,066 Well, I brought a friend with me. 236 00:09:51,066 --> 00:09:52,200 This is Caleb. 237 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:53,800 His Grandpa, his mom, 238 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,700 they wanted him to be a part of this build. 239 00:09:55,700 --> 00:09:57,100 -Yeah. -He'll point me in the right direction? 240 00:09:57,100 --> 00:09:58,400 He'll point you in the right direction, man. 241 00:09:58,400 --> 00:09:59,967 -All right. Cool. -We'll put him right here. 242 00:09:59,967 --> 00:10:02,667 Every time you get stuck, just come talk to him. 243 00:10:02,667 --> 00:10:04,667 -Hey, man. If he's the supervisor... -[Joe] Yes, sir. 244 00:10:04,667 --> 00:10:06,467 ...let's back him up a little bit so he don't fall. 245 00:10:06,467 --> 00:10:08,767 -All right. -That way, he can tell us... 246 00:10:08,767 --> 00:10:11,533 -Tell us what, uh, he wants-- what he wants done. -Yeah. 247 00:10:13,667 --> 00:10:14,800 [Shorty] I'm glad I have Joe here 248 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:16,767 because he's a really good body man. 249 00:10:16,767 --> 00:10:18,867 -[Joel] This thing's light. -It don't weigh nothin'. 250 00:10:18,867 --> 00:10:20,500 And as far as fiberglass goes, 251 00:10:20,500 --> 00:10:22,567 he has some really good skills. 252 00:10:22,567 --> 00:10:23,900 [Joe] The overall condition of the car, 253 00:10:23,900 --> 00:10:25,100 it does have some stress cracks, 254 00:10:25,100 --> 00:10:26,867 which is typical on a car that old. 255 00:10:26,867 --> 00:10:28,266 In my hands, it's fixable. 256 00:10:28,266 --> 00:10:30,500 I can fix anything that's fiberglass. 257 00:10:30,500 --> 00:10:32,100 [Shorty] Take off the bumper wrench 258 00:10:32,100 --> 00:10:33,166 and everything else. 259 00:10:33,166 --> 00:10:35,667 This piece of trim has a hole 260 00:10:35,667 --> 00:10:37,266 and that's where exhaust comes out from. 261 00:10:37,266 --> 00:10:39,500 This is actually part of the quarter panel 262 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:40,934 made from cast. 263 00:10:41,567 --> 00:10:43,300 Man, this is insane, man. 264 00:10:43,300 --> 00:10:45,467 These Corvettes don't have a lot of room. 265 00:10:45,467 --> 00:10:46,667 [Joe] No, sir. 266 00:10:46,667 --> 00:10:48,533 -They really hide everything on these cars. -Man. 267 00:10:52,066 --> 00:10:53,166 [Shorty] This is some cool stuff, 268 00:10:53,166 --> 00:10:55,166 -you know, what they did. -Yeah. 269 00:10:55,166 --> 00:10:57,634 How they did it. This is cool stuff, man. 270 00:11:03,100 --> 00:11:04,533 Try-- try right there. Bring it in. 271 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:10,367 You know, getting this radiator out of this '56 272 00:11:10,367 --> 00:11:11,800 is becoming a mission. 273 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,900 I think King Kong jumped on it a couple of times 274 00:11:13,900 --> 00:11:15,367 before they closed the hood 275 00:11:15,367 --> 00:11:17,967 'cause, I mean, it's literally squashed in here. 276 00:11:20,700 --> 00:11:23,000 -Look at that, man. -[Shorty] Trying to put that back in there. 277 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,667 It's almost like they took it out of one that was wrecked or something, man. 278 00:11:25,667 --> 00:11:27,667 Look at that. Look at all the damage it has. 279 00:11:29,867 --> 00:11:32,500 I'm gonna start taking all the chrome, all the trimming off, 280 00:11:32,500 --> 00:11:34,800 and get everything ready. Bag and tag. 281 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,867 Get it all ready for Victor to come and pick up 282 00:11:36,867 --> 00:11:38,934 to get re-chromed, plated or polished. 283 00:11:39,867 --> 00:11:42,166 I'm gonna start from the front and work my way back. 284 00:11:42,166 --> 00:11:44,634 But I'm gonna remove all the chrome. 285 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:04,166 Hey. 286 00:12:04,166 --> 00:12:07,100 [speaking foreign language] 287 00:12:07,100 --> 00:12:09,567 We're working on the '56 Corvette that Rick dropped off. 288 00:12:09,567 --> 00:12:11,266 The motor might be extremely rare. 289 00:12:11,266 --> 00:12:13,800 But we won't know that until we tear the motor down. 290 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,100 In the meantime, I have my buddy Todd comin' over 291 00:12:16,100 --> 00:12:17,600 to refurbish the carburetors. 292 00:12:17,600 --> 00:12:19,400 Did you wanna try and get this thing started 293 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:20,467 before you start messin' with-- 294 00:12:20,467 --> 00:12:22,166 taking off the carburetors, on no? 295 00:12:22,166 --> 00:12:24,433 Well, we know the carburetors are gonna need work anyway. 296 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,166 So it doesn't matter. 297 00:12:26,166 --> 00:12:28,467 If anything, you got two nice carburetors done. 298 00:12:28,467 --> 00:12:30,600 -[chuckles] You know? -Yeah, even if it don't run. 299 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:32,500 -[Todd chuckling] Yeah. -Let's go to work, man. 300 00:12:32,500 --> 00:12:33,967 Let's go to work. 301 00:12:33,967 --> 00:12:36,100 Most cars have a single four-barrel. 302 00:12:36,100 --> 00:12:40,100 You accelerate, and you see it's running off this back carburetor. 303 00:12:40,100 --> 00:12:41,667 And then like when you floor it, 304 00:12:41,667 --> 00:12:43,567 then the other carburetor will kick in. 305 00:12:43,567 --> 00:12:46,000 It'll get a little more power, a little more air, 306 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,166 a little more fuel in the combustion chamber 307 00:12:48,166 --> 00:12:49,467 and it makes more horsepower. 308 00:12:49,467 --> 00:12:51,667 Today, I'm going to pull the carburetors off, 309 00:12:51,667 --> 00:12:54,567 look at 'em and see what kind of shape they're in. 310 00:12:54,567 --> 00:12:57,266 And then I'll clean 'em out, put new kits in 'em, 311 00:12:57,266 --> 00:12:58,667 and they'll be ready to go. 312 00:13:14,100 --> 00:13:15,166 There we go. 313 00:13:15,166 --> 00:13:16,533 One carburetor. 314 00:13:17,867 --> 00:13:18,900 Okay. 315 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,066 -Hold it like as if it was a million bucks. -Wow. 316 00:13:32,567 --> 00:13:33,900 Shorty! 317 00:13:33,900 --> 00:13:36,166 Matt is one of my friends that likes to come by the shop 318 00:13:36,166 --> 00:13:38,000 and help us out with whatever we have goin' on. 319 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,100 He asked me for some help on one of his projects. 320 00:13:40,100 --> 00:13:41,400 I can't wait for him to bring it out here 321 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:42,900 and see what he has in store for us. 322 00:13:42,900 --> 00:13:44,800 -What's going on, Matt? -What's up, man? 323 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:46,066 -How you doin', man? -How you doin'? 324 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:48,500 [Shorty] So this is your little truck, huh? 325 00:13:48,500 --> 00:13:51,667 [Matt] Yes, sir. This is my 1984 AM General. 326 00:13:51,667 --> 00:13:53,700 -These were made for the post office. -Nice. 327 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:56,900 Man, that's kind of cool how... like a shorty. 328 00:13:56,900 --> 00:13:57,900 -It is. It is. -You know? 329 00:13:57,900 --> 00:13:59,166 This would fit me good, man. 330 00:13:59,166 --> 00:14:01,567 -[Matt laughs] Yes, sir. -Wow. 331 00:14:01,567 --> 00:14:04,600 Recently, I have started to intern under Shorty 332 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,166 and I think I was just drawn to the fact 333 00:14:07,166 --> 00:14:08,867 that he's an artist, you know. 334 00:14:08,867 --> 00:14:11,266 And that's actually what I do full-time. I'm an artist. 335 00:14:11,266 --> 00:14:12,900 But I also collect vintage trucks 336 00:14:12,900 --> 00:14:16,000 and my wife and I run businesses out of them. 337 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,066 And so I wanted to make these my new canvas. 338 00:14:19,066 --> 00:14:20,867 So between, uh, me and my wife, 339 00:14:20,867 --> 00:14:23,600 we have about ten of these vintage postal trucks, 340 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,767 uh, all different eras, from '42 all the way up to '84. 341 00:14:27,767 --> 00:14:30,667 The goal for this one is is to get it fixed up 342 00:14:30,667 --> 00:14:33,467 and start renting it out for events. 343 00:14:33,467 --> 00:14:36,100 But, as you can see, we got a lot of work. 344 00:14:36,100 --> 00:14:37,266 -[Shorty] Look, we're here to help, man. -Yeah. 345 00:14:37,266 --> 00:14:38,867 If you don't mind putting in the work, 346 00:14:38,867 --> 00:14:40,567 I don't mind putting in the guidance. 347 00:14:40,567 --> 00:14:42,166 -[laughs] -Open that door, uh, Matt, 348 00:14:42,166 --> 00:14:43,100 and let me see what it does. 349 00:14:43,100 --> 00:14:45,667 This one is gonna be a marketing truck 350 00:14:45,667 --> 00:14:48,667 or it could also be rented out for weddings or parties. 351 00:14:48,667 --> 00:14:51,800 It could be some beer, champagne, whatever you want. 352 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:54,300 Some Shorty's merch, you know. Hang that out the window. 353 00:14:54,300 --> 00:14:55,867 -Hey, man, that'd be cool. -What, uh... 354 00:14:55,867 --> 00:14:57,100 What color are you going with? What-- 355 00:14:57,100 --> 00:15:01,266 So my vision for this is really just to go white with it. 356 00:15:01,266 --> 00:15:03,166 So that way, it could be rented out either white 357 00:15:03,166 --> 00:15:04,367 or we can wrap it-- 358 00:15:04,367 --> 00:15:05,700 [Joe] We need to put the Shorty touch on this one. 359 00:15:05,700 --> 00:15:07,367 Put some hydraulics on it maybe some. 360 00:15:07,367 --> 00:15:09,367 -Put some hydraulics on it. -I don't know if-- 361 00:15:09,367 --> 00:15:10,467 [laughs] Yeah. 362 00:15:10,467 --> 00:15:12,100 -No hydraulics? -No hydraulics. 363 00:15:12,100 --> 00:15:15,300 What do these things have in like as far as power plant? 364 00:15:15,300 --> 00:15:18,800 I believe it's a straight-6 258. 365 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:20,300 -[Shorty] All right, let me see-- -As small as it is, 366 00:15:20,300 --> 00:15:21,867 I figured it'd have a couple of squirrels in there. 367 00:15:21,867 --> 00:15:22,734 Oh, dang. 368 00:15:22,734 --> 00:15:24,667 [Joe] Check out that box over there, Shorty. 369 00:15:24,667 --> 00:15:25,567 [Matt] Yeah. 370 00:15:25,567 --> 00:15:26,700 I was just looking at that. 371 00:15:26,700 --> 00:15:28,467 Matt, was is this? A house or a car? 372 00:15:28,467 --> 00:15:31,567 Yeah, so we actually modified the interior lighting 373 00:15:31,567 --> 00:15:32,967 for marketing events 374 00:15:32,967 --> 00:15:34,867 to be able to run off the battery 375 00:15:34,867 --> 00:15:38,166 or we can also plug in to straight wall outlet. 376 00:15:38,166 --> 00:15:39,867 -It's got a ton of work. -Yeah. 377 00:15:39,867 --> 00:15:41,266 -I will guide you, man... -Okay. 378 00:15:41,266 --> 00:15:42,567 ...and get this little thing going 379 00:15:42,567 --> 00:15:44,200 to where you can start makin' money on it 380 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,100 -and mix it up. -Yeah, no, that'd be great. 381 00:15:46,100 --> 00:15:47,767 I can tell you what the first thing is. 382 00:15:47,767 --> 00:15:49,967 -Okay. -You need to start debadging it. 383 00:15:49,967 --> 00:15:51,767 You need to start taking everything off of it... 384 00:15:51,767 --> 00:15:55,000 -Okay. -...everything that's gonna be in your way, 385 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,467 so we can strip it down and take that old material off of it. 386 00:15:57,467 --> 00:15:58,400 [Matt] Okay. 387 00:15:58,400 --> 00:15:59,266 All right, well, let's do it, man. 388 00:15:59,266 --> 00:16:00,867 -All right, let's get to work. -Yup. 389 00:16:00,867 --> 00:16:03,533 [Shorty] Yeah, that thing's gonna look like a million bucks when it's done. 390 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,667 We have the carburetors for the '56 Corvette. 391 00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:09,467 I'ma start with pulling the top off. 392 00:16:09,467 --> 00:16:11,867 It's good to kind of bag some of this stuff up 393 00:16:11,867 --> 00:16:15,200 because you're talking about almost a 60-year-old carburetor. 394 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,166 So, if you lose one, I mean, you might be out of luck. 395 00:16:18,166 --> 00:16:19,400 Here we go. 396 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,367 See this in here? That has to all be cleaned, 397 00:16:22,367 --> 00:16:23,967 soaped, blew out. 398 00:16:23,967 --> 00:16:26,734 You do not want dirty fuel getting in here. 399 00:16:28,500 --> 00:16:31,000 This is the accelerator pump right here. 400 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,400 When you give it gas, that thing moves 401 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,767 up and down like that, and it pushes gas 402 00:16:35,767 --> 00:16:38,133 and it comes out of these squirters right here. 403 00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:41,000 This base will come off. 404 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,600 And then we'll soak the body. 405 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,266 Ready to take a bath. 406 00:16:48,467 --> 00:16:50,100 We got everything clean now. 407 00:16:50,100 --> 00:16:52,934 We're gonna go ahead and start assembling some of this. 408 00:17:05,667 --> 00:17:07,166 I wanna see me light the gas. 409 00:17:07,166 --> 00:17:10,000 My air's like the gas going into the float chamber. 410 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:12,667 When I push these up, it'll cut the airflow off, 411 00:17:12,667 --> 00:17:14,934 which will cut the gas off. See? 412 00:17:15,166 --> 00:17:16,467 [blowing] 413 00:17:16,467 --> 00:17:17,433 [blowing stops] 414 00:17:19,567 --> 00:17:21,333 I might get it. I might not. 415 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,100 See 'em squirt? 416 00:17:24,100 --> 00:17:26,333 So the accelerator pump's working. All good. 417 00:17:27,367 --> 00:17:28,934 And the carburetor's done. 418 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,567 One down and one more to go. 419 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:35,367 -How're we doin', Matthew? -Good, good. 420 00:17:35,367 --> 00:17:37,667 Just got the bumper off here. 421 00:17:37,667 --> 00:17:40,800 Matt has been really hard at work with this AM General. 422 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:42,967 I see you made a lot of progress. 423 00:17:42,967 --> 00:17:45,767 Yeah, I got everything off, I believe. 424 00:17:45,767 --> 00:17:47,000 He's got a lot of work on his hands 425 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,467 because, you know, he wants to make it look really good. 426 00:17:49,467 --> 00:17:50,900 To make something look really good, 427 00:17:50,900 --> 00:17:52,467 you gotta make it look really ugly first. 428 00:17:52,467 --> 00:17:54,266 -Want me to start doing the razor blades? -Yeah. 429 00:18:00,667 --> 00:18:01,667 Hey, Matt. 430 00:18:01,667 --> 00:18:03,767 -Yes, sir. -Look how easy it comes off, man. 431 00:18:03,767 --> 00:18:05,033 [Matt] Wow. 432 00:18:06,266 --> 00:18:08,166 Once you finish doing this... 433 00:18:08,166 --> 00:18:10,166 -Yeah. -...we'll take the DA 434 00:18:10,166 --> 00:18:12,166 feather everything out really good, 435 00:18:12,166 --> 00:18:13,767 you get it taped up, we prime it. 436 00:18:13,767 --> 00:18:15,100 Yeah. 437 00:18:15,100 --> 00:18:16,800 -It'll be okay. -Okay. 438 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,767 Yeah, it's almost like I don't wanna get off of it. 439 00:18:19,767 --> 00:18:22,367 -It's too much fun. Let me have a turn. -It's too much fun. Yeah. 440 00:18:22,367 --> 00:18:25,533 -Look at this. This is like dreadlocks. -Yeah. 441 00:18:36,867 --> 00:18:38,900 Joel and I are gonna assess the body on this Corvette 442 00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:40,467 and figure out how to attack it. 443 00:18:40,467 --> 00:18:42,100 I think we're good for now. 444 00:18:42,100 --> 00:18:44,767 We're gonna start looking at all the body panels, 445 00:18:44,767 --> 00:18:46,000 see how that fits. 446 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:48,100 And then, in the process, check for any cracks 447 00:18:48,100 --> 00:18:49,367 that are on the fiberglass 448 00:18:49,367 --> 00:18:50,867 or any holes that have been waddled out 449 00:18:50,867 --> 00:18:52,300 that need to be redone. 450 00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:55,100 Wherever you see some holes that are not-- that don't look good 451 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:57,767 that we might need to put fiberglass on-- 452 00:18:57,767 --> 00:18:59,667 While we're doing fiberglass on one thing, 453 00:18:59,667 --> 00:19:01,166 we could probably fix another. 454 00:19:01,166 --> 00:19:02,867 -Fix another. -Stuff like this, 455 00:19:02,867 --> 00:19:04,800 uh, we may be able to sand it, you know, 456 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:05,767 -all the way down. -All the way down. 457 00:19:05,767 --> 00:19:07,767 Yeah, and then we can put a coat of, uh... 458 00:19:07,767 --> 00:19:09,100 -Fiberglass resin. -...resin. Yeah. 459 00:19:09,100 --> 00:19:10,266 -Yeah, 'cause that's-- -Does that sound good? 460 00:19:10,266 --> 00:19:11,467 Sounds good to me. 461 00:19:21,266 --> 00:19:23,266 I just blocked the initial first block 462 00:19:23,266 --> 00:19:24,867 on this radius right here. 463 00:19:24,867 --> 00:19:26,100 It seemed like it doesn't have a clear coat. 464 00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:28,100 Seems like it's all-- it's an enamel paint job. 465 00:19:28,100 --> 00:19:29,567 'Cause usually when you sand something, 466 00:19:29,567 --> 00:19:32,367 it'll really turn white right off the bat... 467 00:19:32,367 --> 00:19:34,567 when you sand. But, as you can see, that's red. 468 00:19:34,567 --> 00:19:36,166 When it's red, that means it's the enamel. 469 00:19:36,166 --> 00:19:39,066 Cars back in the '50s were pretty much all enamels. 470 00:19:39,066 --> 00:19:40,867 Some people like enamels because it's, to them, 471 00:19:40,867 --> 00:19:43,467 it seems much thicker as far as a coat goes. 472 00:19:43,467 --> 00:19:44,900 But a lot of people like the clear coat 473 00:19:44,900 --> 00:19:47,200 because they tend to be a little bit glossier. 474 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,066 If it looks this good enamel, 475 00:19:49,066 --> 00:19:50,367 imagine with a couple coats of clear. 476 00:19:50,367 --> 00:19:52,066 It would really make it pop. 477 00:19:53,667 --> 00:19:55,500 Now that the actual paint is off 478 00:19:55,500 --> 00:19:58,500 and I'm now to the first, uh, layer of the gel coat, 479 00:19:58,500 --> 00:20:00,967 you can actually see it's a lot of stress cracks 480 00:20:00,967 --> 00:20:02,567 on this radius right here. 481 00:20:02,567 --> 00:20:04,367 I might not go with the fiberglass mat, 482 00:20:04,367 --> 00:20:06,300 but there is a product, it looks like Bondo, 483 00:20:06,300 --> 00:20:08,900 but it's got fiberglass strands mixed into it. 484 00:20:08,900 --> 00:20:11,266 I'll probably coat this radius with that 485 00:20:11,266 --> 00:20:14,367 and it'll give it that nice good solid bond. 486 00:20:14,367 --> 00:20:16,533 And it will also still be fiberglass. 487 00:20:19,266 --> 00:20:21,400 We've already sanded the quarter panel, 488 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,867 which is the one that had the most damage. 489 00:20:23,867 --> 00:20:26,000 And what I've got here is some Fiber-tech, 490 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,166 fiberglass reinforced compound filler. 491 00:20:28,166 --> 00:20:29,166 That's all I really need 492 00:20:29,166 --> 00:20:31,000 because it's just a hairline crack. 493 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,200 It's basically just like replacing it with fiberglass. 494 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,500 It'll be a much stronger-- a much stronger bond 495 00:20:35,500 --> 00:20:37,967 and it'll keep the crack from coming back. 496 00:20:41,367 --> 00:20:43,200 I've already blocked this whole side. 497 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,166 Right here, I had to dig in super-deep 498 00:20:45,166 --> 00:20:47,166 'cause it had some big long scratches. 499 00:20:47,166 --> 00:20:49,066 The filler's already been applied 500 00:20:49,066 --> 00:20:50,900 and I've already sanded it, 501 00:20:50,900 --> 00:20:52,166 kind of feathered it out. 502 00:20:52,166 --> 00:20:54,867 By being fiberglass, uh, reinforced filler, 503 00:20:54,867 --> 00:20:56,967 it makes the quarter panel a lot more rigid. 504 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:20,767 [Joel] What we're doing is going ahead 505 00:21:20,767 --> 00:21:22,800 and putting the oil in the cylinders. 506 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,300 If any moisture got in there, there's gonna be rust. 507 00:21:25,300 --> 00:21:26,600 And this will soften that up 508 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,367 to where we'll be able to move the crank 509 00:21:28,367 --> 00:21:31,467 without basically damaging anything. 510 00:21:31,467 --> 00:21:33,867 You don't wanna do a lot. Just a couple of squirts in there. 511 00:21:33,867 --> 00:21:36,867 Let it soak now for a few days, and it should loosen up. 512 00:21:37,767 --> 00:21:38,867 Looks good. 513 00:21:45,066 --> 00:21:46,967 Rick and his family are coming out today 514 00:21:46,967 --> 00:21:49,433 to check on the progress of the '56 Corvette. 515 00:21:50,467 --> 00:21:53,100 In the process, we've invited a Corvette expert, 516 00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:55,266 to lead us in the right direction of this car. 517 00:21:55,266 --> 00:21:57,467 -David, this is Rick and his wife. -[Rick] Nice to meet you. 518 00:21:57,467 --> 00:21:58,567 -Hi, I'm Sandra. -[David] Good to meet y'all. 519 00:21:58,567 --> 00:22:00,467 Uh, he owns his own shop. 520 00:22:00,467 --> 00:22:03,467 So we asked him to come over today 521 00:22:03,467 --> 00:22:06,367 to help us identify some of the things 522 00:22:06,367 --> 00:22:08,800 that you wanna know about the car. 523 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,066 Can you help me out to deal what kind of car this is? 524 00:22:11,066 --> 00:22:15,100 Yeah, '56. It's definitely the higher-end two four car. 525 00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:17,166 Three speed. So it was one of the ones 526 00:22:17,166 --> 00:22:19,667 they tried to bring back and make a sports car. 527 00:22:19,667 --> 00:22:22,500 They had an option of a special high-lift cam, 528 00:22:22,500 --> 00:22:24,166 which was only in a 111 of 'em. 529 00:22:24,166 --> 00:22:29,166 '56 is one of the least amount of cars that Chevrolet made the Corvettes. 530 00:22:29,166 --> 00:22:30,500 Probably 400 and so. 531 00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:32,967 It's definitely a one... one of a kind here. 532 00:22:32,967 --> 00:22:35,467 One of the main things we wanted to see is to help us 533 00:22:35,467 --> 00:22:38,266 figure out if maybe this was one of those cars. 534 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:40,200 It very well could be. 535 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:44,166 The only way to really, without the documentation, to really be sure, 536 00:22:44,166 --> 00:22:46,500 would be to pull the engine out and take it apart, 537 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:47,800 and really check it over thoroughly. 538 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,467 -Right. -The only way to tell. 539 00:22:49,467 --> 00:22:52,266 -Because there's no other way. -To be sure, 100%. 540 00:22:52,266 --> 00:22:54,300 -[Shorty] Is that okay with you? -Mmm-hmm. 541 00:22:54,300 --> 00:22:56,100 -[Shorty] Okay. -Sawyer, is that all right with you? 542 00:22:56,100 --> 00:22:57,700 -[Sawyer] Mmm? -Is that all right with you? 543 00:22:57,700 --> 00:23:00,133 -I don't know what we're talking about. -[all laughs] 544 00:23:01,300 --> 00:23:02,867 All right. 545 00:23:02,867 --> 00:23:05,233 So I got... I got all kinds of colors here. 546 00:23:05,967 --> 00:23:08,266 What are your thought, first of all? 547 00:23:08,266 --> 00:23:12,467 We wanna keep it original as possible. 548 00:23:12,467 --> 00:23:16,467 After little bit of research, and looking at cars that actually raced 549 00:23:16,467 --> 00:23:19,867 -on the Daytona beach in 1956... -Mmm-hmm. 550 00:23:19,867 --> 00:23:22,100 -there's like three colors... -Okay. 551 00:23:22,100 --> 00:23:24,867 that the car, more than likely was. 552 00:23:24,867 --> 00:23:30,367 It was either a Venetian red, Polo white, or Arctic blue. 553 00:23:30,367 --> 00:23:31,800 [Pedro] Special delivery. 554 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:35,166 [Shorty] This is Pedro. He bought some samples for us to look at. 555 00:23:35,166 --> 00:23:36,700 -Great. -Quite a bit of samples. 556 00:23:36,700 --> 00:23:40,300 So, depending what direction the paint and everything goes. 557 00:23:40,300 --> 00:23:43,567 [Shorty] He's either kind of, undecided on the color of the car, 558 00:23:43,567 --> 00:23:45,767 -between maybe, like, three combinations, right? -[Sandra] Yeah. 559 00:23:45,767 --> 00:23:48,000 In white, blue, red. 560 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:52,100 So, this color, if you painted the car white, this will go perfect with it. 561 00:23:52,100 --> 00:23:54,567 Now if you paint it a blue, it would go perfect with it. 562 00:23:54,567 --> 00:23:57,266 -If you paint it a red, look how good it goes with red. -[Sandra] It does. 563 00:23:57,266 --> 00:24:01,900 And all of this is gonna depend on whether that this Corvette is one of a 111, 564 00:24:01,900 --> 00:24:05,300 as to really where we're gonna go with the color scheme. 565 00:24:05,300 --> 00:24:07,900 We have a variety of colors that could actually go on this car. 566 00:24:07,900 --> 00:24:11,800 They want to be really careful and make a wise decision. 567 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,467 So, there's no telling. 568 00:24:13,467 --> 00:24:15,000 I think we're getting close. 569 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,967 -[Shorty] Okay. -Think we're getting close. 570 00:24:16,967 --> 00:24:18,300 [Rick] This is gonna work out just right. 571 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:20,300 -It's gonna be one in a million. -Yes, it will. 572 00:24:20,300 --> 00:24:22,100 Sounds good. 573 00:24:22,100 --> 00:24:24,600 All right. So you said you're here to work, right? 574 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,634 -Maybe. Mmm-hmm. -Maybe? 575 00:24:27,967 --> 00:24:30,166 -Come on, man. I'm gonna put you to work. -All right. 576 00:24:30,166 --> 00:24:31,533 Get over here. Come on. 577 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,166 [Sawyer] Oh, yeah, I get to see... 578 00:24:35,266 --> 00:24:38,400 [Shorty] Get him a block and get him started. 579 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,200 -[Joe] You ready to work? -Yes, sir. 580 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,433 -Come on, man. Let me get you some safety stuff first. -All right. 581 00:24:45,100 --> 00:24:48,100 -All right. So what I'm doing here is blocking. -Okay. 582 00:24:48,100 --> 00:24:49,867 So what that does is, I'm trying to make sure 583 00:24:49,867 --> 00:24:51,567 that all the body work is straight. 584 00:24:51,567 --> 00:24:53,266 I take this block right here. 585 00:24:53,266 --> 00:24:54,900 So what I do, I go with an X pattern. 586 00:24:54,900 --> 00:24:57,033 This way and then this way. 587 00:24:58,100 --> 00:24:59,433 Move it up a little bit. 588 00:25:07,767 --> 00:25:10,367 Hey, look. You don't have to put so much effort into it. 589 00:25:10,367 --> 00:25:12,767 Just glide it, okay? Just... 590 00:25:12,767 --> 00:25:16,667 You can just put it on there. Put a little bit of pressure on there. 591 00:25:16,667 --> 00:25:19,433 -And... And just sand on it, just like that. -Yes, sir. 592 00:25:25,066 --> 00:25:28,934 [Shorty] You can't go into another spot until you finish the one spot you started on. 593 00:25:30,667 --> 00:25:32,667 [Sawyer] Think I'm going into welding. 594 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,800 I end up having to take the Corvette door off. 595 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:46,066 Because I notice there are some cracks throughout the whole door, 596 00:25:46,066 --> 00:25:49,266 that I needed to get access to and I couldn't really get to it. 597 00:25:49,266 --> 00:25:51,166 With it being mounted, I glanced in there 598 00:25:51,166 --> 00:25:54,066 and saw that there is a major problem in here. 599 00:25:54,066 --> 00:25:56,000 That somebody had tried to repair it before. 600 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:59,000 Fiberglass is just watered up, and just thrown in there. 601 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:02,500 I need to get in there, get all that stuff... old stuff off. 602 00:26:02,500 --> 00:26:04,200 And clean it up a little bit, 603 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,066 and put new layers of fiberglass on there to make it look clean. 604 00:26:14,100 --> 00:26:15,900 Laid the mat on there, put the resin. 605 00:26:15,900 --> 00:26:17,266 Get all the air bubbles out. 606 00:26:17,266 --> 00:26:18,700 And that makes it much stronger. 607 00:26:18,700 --> 00:26:21,066 And it'll be like new again. 608 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,166 Next, that I'm gonna be repairing out is all these 609 00:26:49,166 --> 00:26:52,567 little chips and cracks that are throughout the door. 610 00:26:52,567 --> 00:26:55,266 These are just like surface cracks, just in the top layer. 611 00:26:55,266 --> 00:26:57,367 Grind those down, create a little valley. 612 00:26:57,367 --> 00:27:00,433 And use a fiber tech to get those taken care of. 613 00:27:06,700 --> 00:27:08,500 While I have Jose working on the Corvette, 614 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:11,734 I'm over here helping a buddy, Matt, on his AM General. 615 00:27:13,567 --> 00:27:17,867 We've been spending hours just getting this thing every nook and cranny 616 00:27:17,867 --> 00:27:21,000 just masked, so that way he can come in and spray it. 617 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,734 Doesn't have to look pretty. Just has to keep the overspray up. 618 00:27:25,767 --> 00:27:27,767 I'm excited to finally get rid of that red. 619 00:27:27,767 --> 00:27:29,867 No more red. We're going white with it. 620 00:27:31,567 --> 00:27:34,066 If you're gonna paint this truck white, 621 00:27:34,066 --> 00:27:36,867 it only makes sense to buy white primer, so you can prime it. 622 00:27:36,867 --> 00:27:38,634 That way you already have a foundation. 623 00:27:39,166 --> 00:27:40,967 It might not have the gloss. 624 00:27:40,967 --> 00:27:45,066 It might not have, you know, what a clear coat paint job would have. 625 00:27:45,066 --> 00:27:47,600 But this primer, it actually looks really good. 626 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,567 It'll look like it's already painted. 627 00:27:49,567 --> 00:27:51,634 Gotta make sure you wear your safety equipment. 628 00:28:19,500 --> 00:28:21,367 I'm actually coming along pretty well on the Corvette. 629 00:28:21,367 --> 00:28:22,800 I did all the body work and everything. 630 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,800 But there's still surface cracks on the outside of the body. 631 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:29,266 But in order to get to that, I had to grind down, create like a little valley. 632 00:28:29,266 --> 00:28:32,100 This area here does hold the chrome bezel. 633 00:28:32,100 --> 00:28:36,367 I might have to put about two or three layers of fiber tech, to thicken that up. 634 00:28:36,367 --> 00:28:38,166 On the inside, I have a little bit more of a problem, 635 00:28:38,166 --> 00:28:40,166 'cause I guess from the spare tire. 636 00:28:40,166 --> 00:28:43,600 I don't know if it was actual jack or something that was lose in here. 637 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,467 But it kind of banged up, and then cracked it pretty well. 638 00:28:46,467 --> 00:28:48,367 But I did create a good size valley that'll allow me 639 00:28:48,367 --> 00:28:51,166 to put about two or three layers of fiberglass mat. 640 00:28:51,166 --> 00:28:52,700 I want it to be all fiberglass, 641 00:28:52,700 --> 00:28:55,767 because it just does have some weight. It does have a spare tire back there. 642 00:28:55,767 --> 00:28:58,767 I'm gonna come back and redo some of the actual holes. 643 00:28:58,767 --> 00:29:01,266 Because somebody either repaired it before, 644 00:29:01,266 --> 00:29:03,467 or maybe just over time, they wattled out. 645 00:29:03,467 --> 00:29:06,800 So, you had a real small hole here, a great big hole there. 646 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,266 So I'm gonna make it all proportionate and even and make it look right. 647 00:29:36,367 --> 00:29:37,367 [Shorty exclaims in excitement] 648 00:29:37,367 --> 00:29:38,967 We're about to paint the truck. 649 00:29:38,967 --> 00:29:40,667 However, we're gonna do it in two sections. 650 00:29:40,667 --> 00:29:42,800 Just like we primed it. So we're gonna do the roof. 651 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,967 And we've got all these other parts that he wants me to paint. 652 00:29:45,967 --> 00:29:48,066 So I got my work cut out for me today. 653 00:29:48,066 --> 00:29:51,100 [Matt] We decide to go white on the truck, just because it's evergreen. 654 00:29:51,100 --> 00:29:53,100 The truck will be used for many different purposes, 655 00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:54,567 from market events to weddings. 656 00:29:54,567 --> 00:29:57,266 Really, anyone that would wanna lease it out. 657 00:29:57,266 --> 00:30:01,000 So going white is just a good color that anyone wants to add on to. 658 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,100 If they wanna wrap it, or if they don't want to, 659 00:30:03,100 --> 00:30:05,367 if they wanna put a little logo here or there. 660 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:22,700 I'm looking forward to Matt getting the bottom ready, so we can come shoot that. 661 00:30:22,700 --> 00:30:25,266 And get it done, so he can take us all out for a treat. 662 00:30:25,266 --> 00:30:28,367 Some of our other vehicles, we actually wrap on a regular basis. 663 00:30:28,367 --> 00:30:31,967 So, learning the process of doing custom paint 664 00:30:31,967 --> 00:30:34,734 was really eye opening, the amount of hard work. 665 00:30:35,367 --> 00:30:36,333 It was crazy. 666 00:30:39,266 --> 00:30:41,066 We're still working on the '56 Corvette. 667 00:30:41,066 --> 00:30:43,000 It's for my good customer, Rick and his family, 668 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,667 that potentially, they're gonna auction it off for charity. 669 00:30:45,667 --> 00:30:48,433 There's still a lot to do, particularly on the body. 670 00:30:50,266 --> 00:30:51,700 How's it going, Jose? 671 00:30:51,700 --> 00:30:55,700 Man, it's going all right. I'm just getting it all cleaned up for you. 672 00:30:55,700 --> 00:30:57,867 -Cool. -Did run into an issue though. 673 00:30:57,867 --> 00:31:01,400 Check out this gap. My fingers can go all the way through. 674 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:02,967 It ain't like your standard metal. 675 00:31:02,967 --> 00:31:05,867 By this being fiberglass, you know the process. 676 00:31:05,867 --> 00:31:09,367 I'm gonna have to add fiberglass mat and build this edge out. 677 00:31:09,867 --> 00:31:11,600 Yeah. 678 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:14,166 I mean, these cars weren't perfect from the factory. 679 00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:17,166 -Right. -You know, they were all over the place. 680 00:31:17,166 --> 00:31:21,467 I probably need to call Rick and ask him how he feels about it. 681 00:31:21,467 --> 00:31:23,600 If he wants us to do something with it, 682 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:28,700 it's gonna require, uh, quite a bit of work. 683 00:31:28,700 --> 00:31:31,266 -Hopefully we'll get an answer from him pretty soon. -Yes, sir. 684 00:31:31,266 --> 00:31:32,967 [Shorty] Then we'll know what to do. 685 00:31:32,967 --> 00:31:35,533 -If you need help with that, just let me know. -Yes, sir. 686 00:31:37,767 --> 00:31:40,967 I talked to Rick, and he said he'd like to fix it a little better. 687 00:31:40,967 --> 00:31:44,000 So I got Joe working on it, adding some glass. 688 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,000 We're gonna add about another quarter of an inch, 689 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,567 and then from there, we're gonna take it, 690 00:31:47,567 --> 00:31:50,367 and get a pretty good gap all the way around. 691 00:31:50,367 --> 00:31:52,600 So what I'm doing, I've already did on the bottom. 692 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:56,100 Now I add another layer of aviation tape on the top side. 693 00:31:56,100 --> 00:31:59,000 And it's rigid enough, where it gives me a nice, straight line. 694 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,100 What I'm gonna do now, is just fold it down. 695 00:32:01,100 --> 00:32:02,800 This will create like a little taco. 696 00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:06,467 Then I just put straight resin, directly to the fiberglass. 697 00:32:06,467 --> 00:32:08,467 My method is, I take fiberglass strands. 698 00:32:08,467 --> 00:32:09,867 I chop it up into little bit strands. 699 00:32:09,867 --> 00:32:11,166 I mix it. It's my own mixture. 700 00:32:11,166 --> 00:32:12,600 I mix it all up. Get it all in there. 701 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:16,100 And I basically just pour it on to the edges. 702 00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:18,166 You can actually call it, taco out of fiberglass. 703 00:32:18,166 --> 00:32:21,667 I'm sandwiching two pieces, and putting resin in the middle. 704 00:32:21,667 --> 00:32:23,233 So I guess the resin would be the meat. 705 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:27,166 I'm pouring in the... the taco meat now. 706 00:32:27,166 --> 00:32:31,467 It's still really watery for me, to be able to just pour it in like a liquid. 707 00:32:31,467 --> 00:32:34,367 And by doing the chop, it gives me a extra reassurance 708 00:32:34,367 --> 00:32:38,100 that it's a good solid bond, where it really adheres to it really good. 709 00:32:38,100 --> 00:32:40,467 And it makes the edge very rigid. 710 00:32:40,467 --> 00:32:42,100 If you can see over here on this side, 711 00:32:42,100 --> 00:32:45,367 you can actually see the transition of the actual quarter inch line that I made. 712 00:32:45,367 --> 00:32:49,100 This is exactly what I was trying to achieve. I wanted to go above the line. 713 00:32:49,100 --> 00:32:51,100 And now I just gotta shave it down to the line. 714 00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:53,533 Joe is so good with fiberglass, he can make a taco. 715 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:13,266 Brother Carl is coming over to the shop to take the engine out of the Corvette. 716 00:33:13,266 --> 00:33:14,867 So we can get it over to Dave. 717 00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:17,066 We call Brother Carl, not Brother Carl, 718 00:33:17,066 --> 00:33:18,700 but [in hoarse voice] Brother Carl. 719 00:33:18,700 --> 00:33:21,166 -[in hoarse voice] Shorty. -[both laughs] 720 00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:22,900 [in normal voice] What's he doing to the motor? Does he know yet? 721 00:33:22,900 --> 00:33:28,000 Remember, this motor is supposed to be one of 111. 722 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,400 The only way you know if this a rare motor, 723 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:33,800 is by taking the internals out. 724 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,000 There will be date stamps on the block. 725 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,867 So they can tell from those date stamps if it was at least the correct year. 726 00:33:39,867 --> 00:33:43,567 '59 and older heads had the staggered bolt holes. 727 00:33:43,567 --> 00:33:46,266 -And in '60, they squared 'em up. -Yeah. 728 00:33:46,266 --> 00:33:49,433 I've been around this kind of car my whole life. My dad had a '58, 729 00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:51,467 when I was growing up. 730 00:33:51,467 --> 00:33:52,567 I'll let you have at it. 731 00:33:52,567 --> 00:33:55,300 And then, let me know. I'll bring the forklift in. 732 00:33:55,300 --> 00:33:58,266 -And, we'll pull it out. -Right on. We'll get after it. 733 00:33:58,266 --> 00:34:01,266 My mom actually jokingly says that she didn't ever look twice at him, 734 00:34:01,266 --> 00:34:02,734 if he hadn't been driving a Corvette. 735 00:34:08,567 --> 00:34:09,834 Pulling the drive shaft out. 736 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:19,467 Get the speedometer drive loose 737 00:34:19,467 --> 00:34:21,767 and probably gonna have to take the shifter off of it. 738 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:28,767 Oh, there's the shifter. [laughs] 739 00:34:28,767 --> 00:34:32,166 Still gotta pull at least the fuel line at the fuel pump. 740 00:34:34,166 --> 00:34:35,867 I think it's ready. Pretty much ready to come out. 741 00:34:39,367 --> 00:34:41,333 -[in hoarse voice] Brother Carl. -Shorty. 742 00:34:42,367 --> 00:34:44,867 [in normal voice] It has a front motor mount, and it's... 743 00:34:44,867 --> 00:34:46,367 it's real close to the fuel pump. 744 00:34:46,367 --> 00:34:48,667 I'm afraid it's not gonna com up out of there with the fuel pump on it. 745 00:34:51,300 --> 00:34:54,500 That fuel pump will fight you to the death, Brother Carl. 746 00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:56,066 [Carl] This one's not too bad, actually. 747 00:34:57,200 --> 00:34:58,166 [Shorty] Okay. 748 00:34:58,166 --> 00:34:59,867 Hey, don't throw it away, Brother Carl. 749 00:34:59,867 --> 00:35:03,367 -That might be the rarest fuel pump ever. -[laughs] 750 00:35:03,367 --> 00:35:05,834 -We ready, Brother Carl? -We're gonna know. 751 00:35:07,567 --> 00:35:10,500 Till we pick it up and figure out what I forgot to unhook. 752 00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:11,667 [Shorty] All right. Here we go. 753 00:35:13,266 --> 00:35:14,533 [cranks forklift] 754 00:35:15,166 --> 00:35:16,166 Turn that way. 755 00:35:17,967 --> 00:35:19,734 All right. Easy. 756 00:35:22,367 --> 00:35:23,834 We got a wire up there. 757 00:35:28,567 --> 00:35:30,634 Whoa. Come on up. Stop! 758 00:35:38,066 --> 00:35:39,200 All right. 759 00:35:40,767 --> 00:35:43,433 Just got through pulling the motor out of the Corvette. 760 00:35:44,900 --> 00:35:46,700 Get it to David, see 761 00:35:46,700 --> 00:35:48,734 what kind of shape the motor itself is in. 762 00:35:52,100 --> 00:35:55,467 [Shorty] We sent the hub caps off to Steve with a classic 3M restoration, 763 00:35:55,467 --> 00:35:58,667 to see if he could refer to the hub caps and make 'em look like new. 764 00:35:58,667 --> 00:36:01,100 [Steve] These are '56 Corvette hub caps. 765 00:36:01,100 --> 00:36:03,700 We got a couple of dents on this one we're gonna get out. 766 00:36:03,700 --> 00:36:06,767 And then from there, we'll go to the sander. 767 00:36:06,767 --> 00:36:09,000 And from the sander, we'll go to the buffer. 768 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,033 And polish 'em up to a mirror shine. 769 00:36:15,667 --> 00:36:18,000 You know, we just sand out the scratches we just put in it, 770 00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:20,867 with some more grits and then we'll be ready to polish. 771 00:36:32,166 --> 00:36:35,367 It's like little rope pieces, threads basically. 772 00:36:35,367 --> 00:36:38,500 It gets out, like, your scratches and your heavy damage. 773 00:36:38,500 --> 00:36:41,266 And then you go to cotton or flannel wheel. 774 00:36:41,266 --> 00:36:43,200 Usually keeps gradually getting softer. 775 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:44,967 Kind of works like grits of sanding. 776 00:36:44,967 --> 00:36:49,934 We'll get the last final shine on these and wrap 'em up. 777 00:37:00,767 --> 00:37:04,166 That's it. The final product, it's all shined up. 778 00:37:04,166 --> 00:37:07,100 Once you put the center cap back on, 779 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:08,433 man, these are gonna look really good. 780 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:15,066 We're here at Dave's shop. He is a resident Corvette expert. 781 00:37:15,066 --> 00:37:17,800 He's gonna tear down the motor and see if it in fact it is, 782 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:21,000 one of the 111 rare motors that Chevy ever made that year. 783 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,367 -Hello, Dave. -Hey, Shorty. 784 00:37:23,367 --> 00:37:25,166 -You all right? -I see it. 785 00:37:25,166 --> 00:37:27,600 -I see your name on your shirt. -Yes, sir. 786 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,200 -Couple of Corvettes in here, man. -This is awesome, man. 787 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:31,667 Yeah, I love Dave's shop, man. 788 00:37:31,667 --> 00:37:34,467 He's got some really cool awesome looking cars in here, 789 00:37:34,467 --> 00:37:36,033 that he's working on for customers. 790 00:37:41,567 --> 00:37:44,567 -Well, you wanna see what I brought you? -Let's see what you brought. 791 00:37:44,567 --> 00:37:47,800 Shorty just brought Rick's engine over to his '56 Corvette, 792 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:50,800 for us to disassemble, check the integrity of the engine, 793 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,266 and to see if the original cam shaft was in the car, 794 00:37:54,266 --> 00:37:56,166 for the special high-lift option. 795 00:37:59,767 --> 00:38:04,000 [Shorty] One of the things that makes this motor a rare motor is the cam shaft. 796 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,266 And it's called the Duntov racing cam, 797 00:38:06,266 --> 00:38:08,467 that Chevrolet put in this motor that year. 798 00:38:08,467 --> 00:38:09,867 It's a high-lift cam shaft. 799 00:38:09,867 --> 00:38:13,467 It gives the motor more horsepower, and better for racing. 800 00:38:13,467 --> 00:38:15,200 This is excitement, right here. 801 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:19,500 To remove the cam shaft, we need to remove the intake manifold, 802 00:38:19,500 --> 00:38:21,567 drop the old pan, remove the timing cover, 803 00:38:21,567 --> 00:38:26,266 water pump, pulleys, and the lifters and the rocker assemblies. 804 00:38:26,266 --> 00:38:28,667 We got really good casting on this, though. 805 00:38:28,667 --> 00:38:30,066 They're really, really good. 806 00:38:30,066 --> 00:38:35,467 L-25, that's probably the month, the day, the year that it was produced. 807 00:38:35,467 --> 00:38:38,000 This is the moment of truth. 808 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:42,433 And this is where we find out what kind of cam it really has in there. 809 00:38:49,367 --> 00:38:50,800 So how is it we're gonna know again? 810 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:53,967 -There's a number stamped on the back. -Okay. 811 00:38:53,967 --> 00:38:59,600 This is a 292 cam, which is not... the correct cam. 812 00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:01,367 This has been replaced. 813 00:39:01,367 --> 00:39:03,100 So, what does that mean? 814 00:39:03,100 --> 00:39:07,900 The original cam was probably too far worn or something and then replaced with this. 815 00:39:07,900 --> 00:39:11,500 It's not the Holy Grail that we were hoping it to be. 816 00:39:11,500 --> 00:39:12,800 But let me ask you something, Dave. 817 00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:14,667 Even if the cam has been replaced, 818 00:39:14,667 --> 00:39:16,100 and if it was one of those motors, 819 00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:18,266 wouldn't the lobes be a little taller or whatever? 820 00:39:18,266 --> 00:39:19,500 Could be a reproduction, yes. 821 00:39:19,500 --> 00:39:21,467 We can take it to the machine shop... 822 00:39:21,467 --> 00:39:23,700 -Okay. -...and have them measure this, 823 00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:26,900 -the lift and duration on our cam doctor. -Uh-huh. Okay. 824 00:39:26,900 --> 00:39:31,000 To see if in fact, that could be a reproduction cam. 825 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:33,667 So unfortunately, the only way to tell, 826 00:39:33,667 --> 00:39:37,567 is for him to take that cam and it'll have a higher... 827 00:39:37,567 --> 00:39:40,667 -A higher lift and duration. -A higher lift and duration. 828 00:39:40,667 --> 00:39:42,500 So one last thing left to do. 829 00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:45,266 And then we'll find out if it is or it isn't. 830 00:39:45,266 --> 00:39:48,667 The only thing we got left after that is for him to put it back together. 831 00:39:48,667 --> 00:39:50,934 And, keep on trucking. 832 00:39:54,667 --> 00:39:58,166 And that, well, it'll be all the way. So might as well blast it. 833 00:39:58,166 --> 00:40:00,767 -[horn honks] -Check it out, man. Check it out. 834 00:40:00,767 --> 00:40:02,533 [Matt] Breakfast is served. 835 00:40:02,967 --> 00:40:04,367 Look at that. 836 00:40:04,367 --> 00:40:06,400 -Hey, Matt, that thing looks good. -What's up, guys? 837 00:40:06,400 --> 00:40:09,000 -That's awesome, man. Look at that. -You selling taco? 838 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,934 Did you bring us-- I hope you brought us breakfast, man. 839 00:40:14,467 --> 00:40:17,967 It's a little bit of a thank you to the guys. I wanted to bring 'em a little treats. 840 00:40:17,967 --> 00:40:20,667 So, dropped off some breakfast tacos and some coffee. 841 00:40:20,667 --> 00:40:22,567 Got the lights. I'm about to give you guys... 842 00:40:22,567 --> 00:40:23,700 Look at that, man. Look at that. 843 00:40:23,700 --> 00:40:26,000 -Brought you guys some breakfast tacos. -Some LEDs. 844 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:27,767 I think the AM General turned out great. 845 00:40:27,767 --> 00:40:29,967 You know, it's perfect for what Matt wants it to be. 846 00:40:29,967 --> 00:40:32,266 He wants to work out of it. He wants to lease it out. 847 00:40:32,266 --> 00:40:34,467 So I hope that everything goes well for him. 848 00:40:34,467 --> 00:40:36,066 And make some good money for him. 849 00:40:36,066 --> 00:40:38,567 -Do you have any hot sauce? -Maybe, let's see. 850 00:40:38,567 --> 00:40:39,767 [Shorty] You thought of everything. 851 00:40:39,767 --> 00:40:42,200 Yeah, man. Just wanted to, like, seriously say, 852 00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:43,900 thank you, guys, for all the help, man. 853 00:40:43,900 --> 00:40:45,467 I couldn't do this without you. So... 854 00:40:45,467 --> 00:40:49,066 Hey, well, this is the best way you can get to my heart right here, bruh. 855 00:40:49,066 --> 00:40:52,066 It's good to see the final paint on the AM General. 856 00:40:52,066 --> 00:40:55,000 It's been a long road. A lot of hard work. 857 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,000 -I ain't gonna pass out this free breakfast. -Heck, no, man. 858 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,300 When we first brought this van in, it was red. 859 00:41:00,300 --> 00:41:02,967 It had paint cracking. It was horrible. 860 00:41:02,967 --> 00:41:06,700 And so, over the past few months, we really did a transformation. 861 00:41:06,700 --> 00:41:10,166 It's looking like a brand new truck, and we're excited to put it to work. 862 00:41:10,166 --> 00:41:12,367 It's definitely a learning process... 863 00:41:12,367 --> 00:41:15,867 -Was it easy? -It's not easy. [laughs] 864 00:41:15,867 --> 00:41:19,467 I literally feel like Daniel san and you're Mr. Miyagi. 865 00:41:19,467 --> 00:41:22,500 I sanded and sanded and sanded some more. 866 00:41:22,500 --> 00:41:26,467 After getting in all those crevasses and curves and cracks and sanding, 867 00:41:26,467 --> 00:41:28,266 I mean, it's some hard work. 868 00:41:28,266 --> 00:41:31,100 I definitely have to give props to all the guys, but especially Shorty. 869 00:41:31,100 --> 00:41:34,300 'Cause, I mean, the work that he does here, it's second to none. 870 00:41:34,300 --> 00:41:36,567 [man] It looks good to me. I like it, man. 871 00:41:36,567 --> 00:41:38,767 When we got this little truck in here, 872 00:41:38,767 --> 00:41:40,567 it really looked like crap. 873 00:41:40,567 --> 00:41:42,400 [Matt] Yeah, it was rough, I remember it. 874 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:45,867 So see the transformation of it, you know, when it first came in. 875 00:41:45,867 --> 00:41:49,967 And now the way it looks, that's just a sign of hard work. 876 00:41:49,967 --> 00:41:52,266 You know, we know you're a hard-working individual. 877 00:41:52,266 --> 00:41:54,300 So, hopefully you have good success out of it. 878 00:41:54,300 --> 00:41:55,800 And ultimately, that's the goal. 879 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:57,867 So this is the newest addition to our fleet. 880 00:41:57,867 --> 00:42:01,767 Our business, we apparently have a bunch of vintage postal trucks 881 00:42:01,767 --> 00:42:05,266 that we use for different marketing and wedding and events. 882 00:42:05,266 --> 00:42:07,367 And so, we're excited to put this one to work. 883 00:42:07,367 --> 00:42:10,300 Yeah, this thing's already... It's already got a job booked. 884 00:42:10,300 --> 00:42:12,400 Uh, I mean, seriously, I couldn't do it, without you guys. 885 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:15,367 Man, you knocked it out of the park. 886 00:42:15,367 --> 00:42:17,934 You put in some hard work, that's what you get. 887 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:22,266 You know, Matt, it looks like he's a young go-getter. 888 00:42:22,266 --> 00:42:24,100 I'm happy for him and I wish him all the best 889 00:42:24,100 --> 00:42:25,867 in his journey to being an entrepreneur. 890 00:42:25,867 --> 00:42:27,266 Well, that's awesome, Matt. 891 00:42:27,266 --> 00:42:29,767 -Thanks, guys. -I'm glad you got it done. Glad you got it finished. 892 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:32,967 -Good job, man. -Thanks, guys. 893 00:42:32,967 --> 00:42:34,800 -Good to work. -Let's go to work, man. 894 00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:36,667 All right. 895 00:42:36,667 --> 00:42:39,066 -Oh, hey, man, we kind of, forget the tacos, man. -Yeah... 896 00:42:40,667 --> 00:42:43,333 -Take more, man. -Take these as food to go. 897 00:42:46,767 --> 00:42:50,467 We've made a lot of head way on the '56 Corvette, especially on the body. 898 00:42:50,467 --> 00:42:52,166 But, there's still a lot to be done. 899 00:42:52,166 --> 00:42:53,767 Ready for you to get busy, huh? 900 00:42:53,767 --> 00:42:55,700 Once we decide on the color, we need to paint it. 901 00:42:55,700 --> 00:42:58,367 Get some interior done, diagnose the motor. 902 00:42:58,367 --> 00:43:00,367 I think this car's gonna be one of a kind. 903 00:43:00,367 --> 00:43:03,467 We need to make Wayne one. And he's gonna call it JW, right? 904 00:43:03,467 --> 00:43:05,967 For John Wayne, and he's gonna sell tacos. 905 00:43:05,967 --> 00:43:09,867 Shorty's Dream Shop, we got your airride we got your tacos. 906 00:43:09,867 --> 00:43:12,467 -[Shorty] Frijoles. -We need drinks now. 907 00:43:12,467 --> 00:43:15,367 -I'm already getting thirsty. I can't talk. -You can blame that on him. 908 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:20,367 Hey, we're gonna put, "Authentic Mexican" at the bottom. 909 00:43:20,367 --> 00:43:23,000 My tacos gonna be out of bread though, not tortillas. 910 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:26,967 Yeah, you know what? We can go back to the old school bologna sandwiches. 911 00:43:26,967 --> 00:43:28,667 -Wayne's bologna. -Cut. 912 00:43:28,667 --> 00:43:30,100 [all laughs]