1 00:00:04,671 --> 00:00:05,046 . 2 00:00:05,088 --> 00:00:08,049 [engine revving] 3 00:00:10,427 --> 00:00:14,222 [dramatic music] 4 00:00:14,264 --> 00:00:17,100 - This is "Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge," 5 00:00:17,142 --> 00:00:19,352 the only car competition show 6 00:00:19,394 --> 00:00:21,312 that takes your favorite nostalgic rides 7 00:00:21,354 --> 00:00:24,190 and turns them into life-size Hot Wheels. 8 00:00:24,232 --> 00:00:28,695 Tonight, two more superfans are competing for $25,000 9 00:00:28,737 --> 00:00:32,407 and a key to the finale, where one superfan's 10 00:00:32,449 --> 00:00:36,119 ultimate Hot Wheels will become an actual die-cast car 11 00:00:36,161 --> 00:00:39,330 that you and me can buy. 12 00:00:39,372 --> 00:00:42,167 Let's meet our superfans already. 13 00:00:42,208 --> 00:00:44,669 * * 14 00:00:44,711 --> 00:00:47,172 - I'm Nick. I'm 42 years old. 15 00:00:47,213 --> 00:00:49,716 I'm a retired teacher from Hammond, Louisiana. 16 00:00:49,758 --> 00:00:53,470 I live my life like a big, bold, fast party, 17 00:00:53,511 --> 00:00:56,473 and it all started playing Hot Wheels. 18 00:00:56,514 --> 00:00:59,726 * * 19 00:00:59,768 --> 00:01:01,227 - I'm Michael. 20 00:01:01,269 --> 00:01:02,395 I'm a funeral director from Chicago, 21 00:01:02,437 --> 00:01:04,773 and I'm dead serious about Hot Wheels. 22 00:01:04,814 --> 00:01:07,192 When I graduated from mortuary school, 23 00:01:07,233 --> 00:01:09,235 I got a little Hot Wheels hearse 24 00:01:09,277 --> 00:01:11,696 that I got given as my graduation gift. 25 00:01:11,738 --> 00:01:14,199 I love Hot Wheels. 26 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:15,742 - Nick, a little birdie told me that you've got 27 00:01:15,784 --> 00:01:19,162 a special car in your heart that you just can't forget. 28 00:01:19,204 --> 00:01:20,413 Tell me about that car. 29 00:01:20,455 --> 00:01:23,750 - That car is a 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo. 30 00:01:23,792 --> 00:01:26,878 My dad used to take me from small town in Louisiana 31 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,255 all the way to big old Houston, Texas. 32 00:01:29,297 --> 00:01:32,258 I grew up in a single parent household with my mother. 33 00:01:32,300 --> 00:01:35,470 My dad lived in Houston, but I would always go 34 00:01:35,512 --> 00:01:37,764 to spend my summer vacations with him. 35 00:01:37,806 --> 00:01:40,934 We'd get in the car, and we would hit the road, man. 36 00:01:40,975 --> 00:01:42,560 I fell in love with that car, 37 00:01:42,602 --> 00:01:43,812 and I still love it to this day. 38 00:01:43,853 --> 00:01:46,398 - Now, Nick, I also love an '84 Monte Carlo. 39 00:01:46,439 --> 00:01:49,609 So it gives me great pleasure to showcase one 40 00:01:49,651 --> 00:01:50,777 on our stage right now. 41 00:01:50,819 --> 00:01:52,362 Did it look a little something like this? 42 00:01:52,404 --> 00:01:53,571 - [gasps] 43 00:01:53,613 --> 00:01:55,490 [upbeat music] 44 00:01:55,532 --> 00:01:58,159 Oh, man. 45 00:01:58,952 --> 00:02:01,162 That's amazing. 46 00:02:01,204 --> 00:02:04,165 [engine revving] 47 00:02:04,207 --> 00:02:06,292 [laughs] 48 00:02:06,334 --> 00:02:07,836 [soft music] 49 00:02:07,877 --> 00:02:11,297 Oh, my God, I have no words. 50 00:02:11,339 --> 00:02:12,799 This is amazing. 51 00:02:12,841 --> 00:02:15,802 Seeing this car for the first time since I was a kid 52 00:02:15,844 --> 00:02:18,304 is an extremely emotional moment for me. 53 00:02:18,346 --> 00:02:20,432 Where did y'all get the fuzzy dice, man? 54 00:02:20,473 --> 00:02:23,727 - Did your dad have fuzzy dice? - Yeah! 55 00:02:23,768 --> 00:02:27,230 It holds so many memories of a time 56 00:02:27,272 --> 00:02:31,985 where I was building a relationship with my father. 57 00:02:32,027 --> 00:02:36,781 The summers were really our chances to learn, and bond, 58 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:41,244 and grow together, and a lot of that happened in this car. 59 00:02:41,286 --> 00:02:44,831 I could share with him things that are going on at school, 60 00:02:44,873 --> 00:02:47,709 my favorite Hot Wheels cars, my favorite wrestlers 61 00:02:47,751 --> 00:02:49,753 because I love wrestling. 62 00:02:49,794 --> 00:02:52,964 - Michael, tell us, what is that special car for you? 63 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:55,508 - My car is a '98 Dodge Caravan. 64 00:02:55,550 --> 00:02:56,843 We called it the Death Van. 65 00:02:56,885 --> 00:02:58,470 So my family's a long line 66 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:00,305 of funeral directors, and I am one of them. 67 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:03,433 I remember our green Dodge Caravan like it was yesterday. 68 00:03:03,475 --> 00:03:05,352 It wasn't just our family's car. 69 00:03:05,393 --> 00:03:07,520 It was also used for the funeral home. 70 00:03:07,562 --> 00:03:10,982 - What a fascinating mix, and it is back from the dead. 71 00:03:11,024 --> 00:03:12,859 Take a look. 72 00:03:12,901 --> 00:03:15,653 - Oh, my God. 73 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:17,364 [upbeat music] 74 00:03:17,405 --> 00:03:19,032 That's incredible. Wow. 75 00:03:19,074 --> 00:03:20,575 There's no one in the back there, is there? 76 00:03:20,617 --> 00:03:22,452 - There's no one in the back. 77 00:03:22,494 --> 00:03:25,872 - I am beyond excited to see the funeral home van. 78 00:03:25,914 --> 00:03:29,334 I haven't seen the van in 15 plus years. 79 00:03:29,376 --> 00:03:32,921 The funeral stickers, oh, my God. 80 00:03:32,962 --> 00:03:36,341 The van represents to me the highs and lows of life. 81 00:03:36,383 --> 00:03:38,635 It's used during the day for some really tough things 82 00:03:38,677 --> 00:03:41,304 and helping out funerals, and then behind the scenes, 83 00:03:41,346 --> 00:03:43,556 it was used for our family. 84 00:03:43,598 --> 00:03:44,933 The older I've gotten, 85 00:03:44,974 --> 00:03:46,893 I've realized that life is really short. 86 00:03:46,935 --> 00:03:48,728 If there is opportunities that come your way, 87 00:03:48,770 --> 00:03:51,022 like going on "Hot Wheels," like, I'm gonna take it. 88 00:03:51,064 --> 00:03:55,402 - It's wild to think how this vehicle was a part 89 00:03:55,443 --> 00:03:57,070 of so many people's lives for this thing... 90 00:03:57,112 --> 00:03:58,446 - Right. - That's not so great. 91 00:03:58,488 --> 00:04:01,491 But you guys really took your family 92 00:04:01,533 --> 00:04:03,034 to all these fun places 93 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:04,661 and have all these incredible memories 94 00:04:04,703 --> 00:04:05,912 with the same vehicle. 95 00:04:05,954 --> 00:04:07,831 That's rarely the case. - Right. 96 00:04:07,872 --> 00:04:10,542 I'm telling you, everyone in the city of Chicago 97 00:04:10,583 --> 00:04:13,795 knew that was the Cooney family in that van. 98 00:04:13,837 --> 00:04:15,422 * * 99 00:04:15,463 --> 00:04:18,299 - Now, a band from Liverpool once said, 100 00:04:18,341 --> 00:04:21,970 I get by with a little help from my BFFs. 101 00:04:22,012 --> 00:04:23,304 That's why I got two friends of mine 102 00:04:23,346 --> 00:04:24,806 here to help me judge this. 103 00:04:24,848 --> 00:04:28,810 First off, coming to us from Detroit, AKA Motor City... 104 00:04:28,852 --> 00:04:30,520 - Oh, stop it, stop it. 105 00:04:30,562 --> 00:04:33,857 - She's our resident Hot Wheels brand ambassador, 106 00:04:33,898 --> 00:04:36,443 it's Dalal Elsheikh. 107 00:04:36,484 --> 00:04:39,529 And he's a major influencer in car culture. 108 00:04:39,571 --> 00:04:42,615 He's Hertrech Eugene Jr. 109 00:04:42,657 --> 00:04:45,785 You know! Ba, ba, ba, ba. 110 00:04:45,827 --> 00:04:47,579 Boom, nailing it. 111 00:04:47,620 --> 00:04:49,622 That took us seven weeks. 112 00:04:49,664 --> 00:04:51,458 [laughter] 113 00:04:51,499 --> 00:04:54,669 Now, before the welding sparks can fly, you need a plan. 114 00:04:54,711 --> 00:04:56,921 The best place for Hot Wheels inspiration 115 00:04:56,963 --> 00:04:59,132 is in our Chrome Zone. 116 00:04:59,174 --> 00:05:01,926 Our superfans have three steps to produce 117 00:05:01,968 --> 00:05:03,636 their dream Hot Wheels. 118 00:05:03,678 --> 00:05:05,930 Step one is design. 119 00:05:05,972 --> 00:05:08,099 The Chrome Zone is a one-stop shop 120 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:11,353 packed with thousands of legendary Hot Wheels cars, 121 00:05:11,394 --> 00:05:13,146 logos, and images. 122 00:05:13,188 --> 00:05:16,566 It's the perfect place to conjure up a winning build. 123 00:05:16,608 --> 00:05:18,568 - It's like a kid in a candy store here. 124 00:05:18,610 --> 00:05:20,570 - This is amazing! - Right? 125 00:05:20,612 --> 00:05:24,741 So we're starting with a 1998 Dodge Caravan, 126 00:05:24,783 --> 00:05:28,787 which to a lot of people doesn't scream Hot Wheels. 127 00:05:28,828 --> 00:05:29,913 - Yeah, no pizzazz. 128 00:05:29,954 --> 00:05:32,624 - Except there have actually been 129 00:05:32,665 --> 00:05:36,753 14 different Dodge Caravan Hot Wheels. 130 00:05:36,795 --> 00:05:38,421 - No kidding. 131 00:05:38,463 --> 00:05:41,424 - So what does this build represent for you? 132 00:05:41,466 --> 00:05:44,135 - It's a tough car that gets us through some tough times, 133 00:05:44,177 --> 00:05:46,638 but I wanted to bring out the life in the car. 134 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:47,972 - OK. 135 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:49,474 - I want it to be a monster truck, 136 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:51,518 take something that's kind of not that cool 137 00:05:51,559 --> 00:05:52,894 and just make it the coolest. 138 00:05:52,936 --> 00:05:54,896 - Well, if we're talking monster truck, 139 00:05:54,938 --> 00:05:57,649 we got to talk Battitude. 140 00:05:57,691 --> 00:06:01,027 You got custom suspension, custom frame, 141 00:06:01,069 --> 00:06:03,405 and then the body is kind of perched on top. 142 00:06:03,446 --> 00:06:04,614 - Yeah. That's a tough car right there. 143 00:06:04,656 --> 00:06:05,865 I love it. 144 00:06:05,907 --> 00:06:07,283 - Let's talk about how you want this to look. 145 00:06:07,325 --> 00:06:09,536 - I'm thinking I want to go back to my Chicago roots, 146 00:06:09,577 --> 00:06:11,621 get some Cubbie blue, pop it in there. 147 00:06:11,663 --> 00:06:13,081 - Ooh, OK. - I like this one right here. 148 00:06:13,123 --> 00:06:14,874 Yeah. 149 00:06:14,916 --> 00:06:16,543 - That's a nice blue. - Yeah. 150 00:06:16,584 --> 00:06:18,878 I would like to add the reaper swords on it. 151 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,630 - So you're gonna really embrace 152 00:06:20,672 --> 00:06:22,007 the other side of life... 153 00:06:22,048 --> 00:06:23,758 - Exactly. - That this thing has to do. 154 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:25,593 - We're gonna bring the Death Van to life, 155 00:06:25,635 --> 00:06:27,554 is what we're going to do. 156 00:06:27,595 --> 00:06:29,139 - What do you want to make with this car? 157 00:06:29,180 --> 00:06:32,517 - I want a Mardi Gras themed car 158 00:06:32,559 --> 00:06:36,646 that symbolizes my first Mardi Gras with my family. 159 00:06:36,688 --> 00:06:39,733 A party on wheels, big sound system, 160 00:06:39,774 --> 00:06:41,568 just all kind of music coming out, 161 00:06:41,609 --> 00:06:43,570 kind of like music from my childhood, 162 00:06:43,611 --> 00:06:45,572 big, bold, and beautiful. 163 00:06:45,613 --> 00:06:50,618 - OK, so this is a 1986 Monte Carlo SS. 164 00:06:50,660 --> 00:06:52,162 - It's beautiful. 165 00:06:52,203 --> 00:06:54,080 - Now, there have been 20 Monte Carlos over the years 166 00:06:54,122 --> 00:06:55,832 that Hot Wheels has made, 167 00:06:55,874 --> 00:06:57,917 but none that have been Mardi Gras themed. 168 00:06:57,959 --> 00:06:59,085 - Mm. 169 00:06:59,127 --> 00:07:00,879 - What are we thinking color-wise? 170 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,923 - We want purple, gold, and green, 171 00:07:03,965 --> 00:07:05,675 Mardi Gras themed colors, of course. 172 00:07:05,717 --> 00:07:10,096 - You want to talk about gold, this is Double Vision. 173 00:07:10,138 --> 00:07:12,098 Now, this has the cool metallic finish 174 00:07:12,140 --> 00:07:14,517 known as the Spectraflame. 175 00:07:14,559 --> 00:07:17,937 Bringing some gold into that Monte Carlo is a big one. 176 00:07:17,979 --> 00:07:21,274 When you think about bringing like Mardi Gras features 177 00:07:21,316 --> 00:07:23,276 into this build, what are you thinking about? 178 00:07:23,318 --> 00:07:26,071 - Maybe like a platform on it or something like that, 179 00:07:26,112 --> 00:07:28,114 to where somebody could stand on it, like a float. 180 00:07:28,156 --> 00:07:30,617 That makes me think about the big parades, 181 00:07:30,658 --> 00:07:32,243 looking like they're floating down the street. 182 00:07:32,285 --> 00:07:36,122 I did not just come here to have a good time, 183 00:07:36,164 --> 00:07:38,958 and shake hands, and be like, "Oh, good game, man." 184 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,503 I came in here to win. 185 00:07:41,544 --> 00:07:44,172 - Now, Nick, you'll be working out of the Red Garage. 186 00:07:44,214 --> 00:07:45,632 What's the name of your build? 187 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:50,553 - Mardi Gras Mania! 188 00:07:50,595 --> 00:07:51,846 - Yeah! 189 00:07:51,888 --> 00:07:54,265 - Michael, your Car Pool is in the Blue Garage. 190 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:55,975 What's your build's name? 191 00:07:56,017 --> 00:07:58,269 - We've got the Reaper. 192 00:07:58,311 --> 00:08:00,814 - Ooh, OK. 193 00:08:00,855 --> 00:08:04,025 You each have one week to turn these machines 194 00:08:04,067 --> 00:08:07,278 into life-size, ultimate Hot Wheels. 195 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:09,823 When the lights turn green, that means go. 196 00:08:09,864 --> 00:08:11,950 Are you all ready? [siren wails] 197 00:08:11,991 --> 00:08:13,702 Get set, 198 00:08:13,743 --> 00:08:15,870 and go! 199 00:08:15,912 --> 00:08:18,123 [all shouting] 200 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:20,291 [exciting music] 201 00:08:20,333 --> 00:08:21,876 - This was my family's car growing up, 202 00:08:21,918 --> 00:08:24,671 and I want to transform it into a monster truck, 203 00:08:24,713 --> 00:08:27,590 the craziest funeral van you've ever seen in your life. 204 00:08:27,632 --> 00:08:29,092 - I've never built a monster truck before, 205 00:08:29,134 --> 00:08:30,593 but I am loving it. 206 00:08:30,635 --> 00:08:33,221 I'm gonna get stuck into making a full, complete chassis 207 00:08:33,263 --> 00:08:35,724 for this to get it up as high as possible. 208 00:08:35,765 --> 00:08:37,308 I'm gonna start cracking on with getting 209 00:08:37,350 --> 00:08:38,601 this chassis drawn up. 210 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:39,686 - OK. - Bob? 211 00:08:39,728 --> 00:08:41,146 - I'm gonna get drawing. 212 00:08:41,187 --> 00:08:43,148 I think I've got an idea what we've been talking about, 213 00:08:43,189 --> 00:08:44,482 getting that reaper. 214 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,943 This is a monster truck. Let's make it a monster. 215 00:08:46,985 --> 00:08:49,863 - Freaking A, let's go. [laughter] 216 00:08:49,904 --> 00:08:51,364 [upbeat music] 217 00:08:51,406 --> 00:08:53,366 - See what you got, player, player. 218 00:08:53,408 --> 00:08:56,202 - Basically, a party on wheels. 219 00:08:56,244 --> 00:08:57,829 - Ooh! - Ooh, look at that. 220 00:08:57,871 --> 00:08:59,205 - Oh, yeah. 221 00:08:59,247 --> 00:09:00,707 - That's a full-on dance floor we got back there. 222 00:09:00,749 --> 00:09:01,791 - Yes, it is. 223 00:09:01,833 --> 00:09:03,710 - We have to make sure this thing can 224 00:09:03,752 --> 00:09:08,381 handle the weight of these funky, flexing dance moves. 225 00:09:08,423 --> 00:09:10,383 I'm digging these colors. Right? 226 00:09:10,425 --> 00:09:11,760 They pop. 227 00:09:11,801 --> 00:09:14,763 - I want this car to be seen from space. 228 00:09:14,804 --> 00:09:16,765 - From space? - From space. 229 00:09:16,806 --> 00:09:18,183 - Where do we start? 230 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:19,893 - I think we've got to start with stance. 231 00:09:19,934 --> 00:09:22,062 We've got to get them big rims on. 232 00:09:22,103 --> 00:09:23,897 It's just gonna be wild. 233 00:09:23,938 --> 00:09:26,066 - A dance floor in a car? 234 00:09:26,107 --> 00:09:27,734 How is this gonna work? 235 00:09:27,776 --> 00:09:30,737 - Stay tuned for wild and magical rides. 236 00:09:30,779 --> 00:09:34,157 Oh, my goodness, y'all threw some D's on it. 237 00:09:34,199 --> 00:09:36,076 - Now, it won't roll. I can hear it. 238 00:09:36,117 --> 00:09:38,036 It's in here, Rachel. - Yeah, I know. 239 00:09:38,078 --> 00:09:40,038 - We've got a bit of a problem back here. 240 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:41,706 We're touching our suspension mount. 241 00:09:41,748 --> 00:09:43,041 - Uh-oh. 242 00:09:43,083 --> 00:09:45,168 - You don't want to miss a thing, especially not 243 00:09:45,210 --> 00:09:47,295 our celebrity guest judge Big E! 244 00:09:47,337 --> 00:09:48,838 - Oh, my God! 245 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,133 Let's check out your brand-new ultimate Hot Wheels. 246 00:09:52,175 --> 00:09:56,179 - Oh, my God! 247 00:09:56,221 --> 00:09:57,764 - Now it's a party. 248 00:10:05,146 --> 00:10:05,355 . 249 00:10:05,397 --> 00:10:06,356 - Go ahead. Do your thing, Bobbaroo. 250 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:11,361 - That's what I'm talking about, baby! 251 00:10:11,403 --> 00:10:13,196 That was fun. 252 00:10:13,238 --> 00:10:15,824 - In step two, the Car Pools transformed 253 00:10:15,865 --> 00:10:21,454 their superfans' wild designs into real-life Hot Wheels. 254 00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:24,165 Let's talk about Michael in the Blue Garage. 255 00:10:24,207 --> 00:10:27,168 Now, I've seen some hot-rodded hearses in my life, 256 00:10:27,210 --> 00:10:29,838 but none of them started as a Dodge Caravan. 257 00:10:29,879 --> 00:10:31,256 - This is true. 258 00:10:31,297 --> 00:10:34,092 - Now they're gonna try to turn it into the Reaper, 259 00:10:34,134 --> 00:10:36,761 a monster truck hearse. 260 00:10:36,803 --> 00:10:38,722 - Well, I've just drawn up this real quick sketch 261 00:10:38,763 --> 00:10:40,015 of the chassis. 262 00:10:40,056 --> 00:10:41,558 It's got to be strong, and it's got to look fast. 263 00:10:41,599 --> 00:10:43,351 - I don't think you can actually take a Dodge Caravan 264 00:10:43,393 --> 00:10:46,354 and just turn it into a monster truck with what you have. 265 00:10:46,396 --> 00:10:48,148 So they're gonna have to build a whole new chassis 266 00:10:48,189 --> 00:10:50,316 and attach their Dodge Caravan to that. 267 00:10:50,358 --> 00:10:52,527 I don't think people understand how difficult 268 00:10:52,569 --> 00:10:55,780 of a task that is. 269 00:10:55,822 --> 00:10:59,451 - So Nick, in the Red Garage, is turning his Monte Carlo 270 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:02,203 into the Mardi Gras Mania. 271 00:11:02,245 --> 00:11:04,956 - I hope this thing really screams Hot Wheels 272 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:08,752 and Mardi Gras-- loud, big, bold. 273 00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:11,046 Because it wants to be a Mardi Gras float, 274 00:11:11,087 --> 00:11:13,882 it would be great if they could keep it as low as possible, 275 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:16,468 so it looks like it's just floating above the ground, 276 00:11:16,509 --> 00:11:17,927 as it moves. 277 00:11:17,969 --> 00:11:19,429 - We're taking the tires off. 278 00:11:19,471 --> 00:11:21,973 We're gonna put some 26s on this thing, 279 00:11:22,015 --> 00:11:25,352 big, old, gold wheels for this Mardi Gras machine. 280 00:11:25,393 --> 00:11:27,228 - Get in there, boom! - Get in there! 281 00:11:27,270 --> 00:11:29,189 - The kicker is, they're gonna try and fit 282 00:11:29,230 --> 00:11:32,317 26-inch gold wheels on this thing. 283 00:11:32,359 --> 00:11:34,069 It's hard to do. 284 00:11:34,110 --> 00:11:37,322 There's not enough room in the fender to actually do this. 285 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:39,032 - Get rid of these things. 286 00:11:39,074 --> 00:11:42,160 - I'm afraid that those wheels and tires are just absolutely 287 00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:44,537 the wrong size for this build. 288 00:11:44,579 --> 00:11:45,997 - Whoo! 289 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:48,041 - They're gonna have to spend a ton of time 290 00:11:48,083 --> 00:11:51,378 modifying the steel fenders to get those wheels to fit. 291 00:11:51,419 --> 00:11:52,921 - [grunts] 292 00:11:52,962 --> 00:11:55,131 This is a monster wheel. - Oh, yeah. 293 00:11:55,173 --> 00:11:58,051 It's not gonna go. It's on the body there. 294 00:11:58,093 --> 00:12:01,096 - Here, let me help. They're digging into the tires. 295 00:12:01,137 --> 00:12:03,264 We got to cut-- - Cut the fender. 296 00:12:03,306 --> 00:12:05,850 [upbeat music] 297 00:12:05,892 --> 00:12:08,812 In order to get these tires to fit inside here, 298 00:12:08,853 --> 00:12:10,438 we need to take these wheel wells out. 299 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,524 So everything attached to it has to go. 300 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:15,944 - Is it still catching? - It's still hitting. 301 00:12:15,985 --> 00:12:18,113 * * 302 00:12:18,154 --> 00:12:19,614 - [grunts] 303 00:12:19,656 --> 00:12:22,575 - There we go, boom. 304 00:12:22,617 --> 00:12:24,035 - We put them in. 305 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:25,578 They kind of fit, but barely. 306 00:12:25,620 --> 00:12:28,456 I am realizing where we need to have the car to sit. 307 00:12:28,498 --> 00:12:32,002 We have to cut and chop and get rid of so much of this car, 308 00:12:32,043 --> 00:12:35,046 and it is way more than we thought. 309 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:36,965 * * 310 00:12:37,007 --> 00:12:38,633 - We've got a lot to do before we turn 311 00:12:38,675 --> 00:12:40,218 this thing into the Reaper. 312 00:12:40,260 --> 00:12:42,220 We have a new chassis that Charlie's gonna be building. 313 00:12:42,262 --> 00:12:44,347 - Not only does this chassis have to look cool, 314 00:12:44,389 --> 00:12:46,182 it has to be extremely strong. 315 00:12:46,224 --> 00:12:49,144 That Dodge Caravan is a heavy car. 316 00:12:49,185 --> 00:12:51,104 Starting to make the curves for the chassis. 317 00:12:51,146 --> 00:12:53,273 We don't want everything to be straight. 318 00:12:53,314 --> 00:12:55,025 We want to get some shape into it. 319 00:12:55,066 --> 00:12:57,610 In my own job, I've built a lot of chassis before, 320 00:12:57,652 --> 00:12:59,487 classic cars, race cars, 321 00:12:59,529 --> 00:13:01,906 but I've never built a monster truck chassis. 322 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:03,950 So I'm gonna go at it almost the same, 323 00:13:03,992 --> 00:13:06,995 but just think bigger and higher with everything. 324 00:13:07,037 --> 00:13:09,122 What made you get into being a funeral director? 325 00:13:09,164 --> 00:13:10,540 - Family business, so I'm a fourth generation 326 00:13:10,582 --> 00:13:11,958 funeral director. 327 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:13,877 It's in the blood, if you will. - Yeah. 328 00:13:13,918 --> 00:13:15,503 That was the same as myself in the motor trade, yeah. 329 00:13:15,545 --> 00:13:16,921 - So your dad and everything too? 330 00:13:16,963 --> 00:13:20,342 - Yeah, he runs a garage and that, into drag racing. 331 00:13:20,383 --> 00:13:22,677 Hearing that Michael is fourth generation 332 00:13:22,719 --> 00:13:25,513 in his family business is awesome 333 00:13:25,555 --> 00:13:28,350 because I'm in the family business with the motor trade. 334 00:13:28,391 --> 00:13:30,977 I love it that people carry on through their families 335 00:13:31,019 --> 00:13:32,187 to do the same thing. 336 00:13:32,228 --> 00:13:33,938 How do you find being a funeral director? 337 00:13:33,980 --> 00:13:35,315 - I love it. 338 00:13:35,357 --> 00:13:36,691 - It's not the happiest of jobs ever, I'd imagine. 339 00:13:36,733 --> 00:13:38,026 - I love it. 340 00:13:38,068 --> 00:13:40,111 I love helping families and being around people 341 00:13:40,153 --> 00:13:42,906 and being able to help them during a tough time. 342 00:13:42,947 --> 00:13:44,908 I came here with an idea to turn 343 00:13:44,949 --> 00:13:46,493 the Death Van into the Reaper. 344 00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:49,537 And they've taken it, and they've exploded the idea 345 00:13:49,579 --> 00:13:52,665 into something that is going to be mega. 346 00:13:52,707 --> 00:13:55,126 * * 347 00:13:55,168 --> 00:13:56,670 - Well, the builds are underway. 348 00:13:56,711 --> 00:13:59,339 The teams are fired up, but let's blow the roof 349 00:13:59,381 --> 00:14:02,384 off this place and get our celebrity judge out here. 350 00:14:02,425 --> 00:14:08,390 Let's hear it for WWE superstar Big E! 351 00:14:08,431 --> 00:14:13,061 * * 352 00:14:13,103 --> 00:14:15,230 - Oh, my God! 353 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:17,482 What? It's Big E! 354 00:14:17,524 --> 00:14:20,485 I feel the power! - You feel the power! 355 00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:23,655 One of the greatest tag team champions in the history 356 00:14:23,697 --> 00:14:28,702 of the WWE, a man who touts the power of positivity. 357 00:14:28,743 --> 00:14:30,620 I tout the power of positivity. 358 00:14:30,662 --> 00:14:32,080 - Wow. 359 00:14:32,122 --> 00:14:33,373 Hey, thanks so much for being here, man. 360 00:14:33,415 --> 00:14:34,916 - Thank you for having me. 361 00:14:34,958 --> 00:14:38,044 I'm a huge fan of Hot Wheels, and a lover of cars as well. 362 00:14:38,086 --> 00:14:40,171 You know, I think back to being in daycare 363 00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:42,632 and growing up in the '90s, having the Lamborghinis 364 00:14:42,674 --> 00:14:44,342 and Ferraris and playing with my friends. 365 00:14:44,384 --> 00:14:45,468 Man, nothing like it. 366 00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:47,095 - Any words of wisdom for the garages? 367 00:14:47,137 --> 00:14:49,347 - This is a face-off that could rival the ones 368 00:14:49,389 --> 00:14:54,019 that you see on "SummerSlam," streaming live on Peacock 369 00:14:54,060 --> 00:14:55,603 on August 5th! 370 00:14:55,645 --> 00:14:57,772 And I want to see you all get back 371 00:14:57,814 --> 00:15:03,028 to work and feel the power! 372 00:15:03,069 --> 00:15:06,072 [all yelling] 373 00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:09,617 * * 374 00:15:09,659 --> 00:15:11,119 - * Da, da, da, da * 375 00:15:11,161 --> 00:15:13,705 Don't want it to fall on me. 376 00:15:13,747 --> 00:15:15,623 - Hi, Red Garage. 377 00:15:15,665 --> 00:15:17,375 - Hey, how you doing? 378 00:15:17,417 --> 00:15:19,544 - Wow. Oh, my goodness. 379 00:15:19,586 --> 00:15:20,795 - Those are some things. 380 00:15:20,837 --> 00:15:23,631 - Wow. Y'all threw some D's on it. 381 00:15:23,673 --> 00:15:25,592 - I'm surprised they even just tucked in like that. 382 00:15:25,633 --> 00:15:26,801 - We have cut a lot out. 383 00:15:26,843 --> 00:15:28,219 - OK, so you already started cutting. 384 00:15:28,261 --> 00:15:29,387 - Do you see how the body 385 00:15:29,429 --> 00:15:31,181 is actually making contact with the tire? 386 00:15:31,222 --> 00:15:33,058 - It is doing that. - There and there. 387 00:15:33,099 --> 00:15:34,601 - Uh-huh. 388 00:15:34,642 --> 00:15:36,686 - To get those wheels to fit, not only do you have 389 00:15:36,728 --> 00:15:39,606 to clearance enough room to actually fit them in there, 390 00:15:39,647 --> 00:15:42,359 they need to spin without cutting the tires. 391 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,486 What you're really trying to do is clearance 392 00:15:44,527 --> 00:15:46,780 the front fenders so that the wheels will 393 00:15:46,821 --> 00:15:49,366 actually turn with the car. 394 00:15:49,407 --> 00:15:51,493 You're not gonna put a lift kit on it to fit them. 395 00:15:51,534 --> 00:15:54,287 You guys are gonna-- - No, we've come down to this. 396 00:15:54,329 --> 00:15:58,041 - Guys, you only got a week. So we'll quit slowing you down. 397 00:15:58,083 --> 00:16:00,335 - Blue garage, knock, knock, knock. 398 00:16:00,377 --> 00:16:02,253 - Hello. - Hi. 399 00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:04,297 - I feel like it's pretty clear you're doing a lot. 400 00:16:04,339 --> 00:16:06,758 I thought you were just gonna paint some stuff on. 401 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,678 - We've got sheet metal to get the blade nice and flat, 402 00:16:09,719 --> 00:16:12,180 but we're gonna use actually fabric and fiberglass 403 00:16:12,222 --> 00:16:14,265 to do a lot of the other stuff. 404 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:16,142 And the front is the face of the Reaper. 405 00:16:16,184 --> 00:16:18,311 So the windshield is gonna be where the eyes are. 406 00:16:18,353 --> 00:16:20,105 - Yeah, we've taken the headlights out. 407 00:16:20,146 --> 00:16:22,816 We're gonna move them up inside the car, on the dash. 408 00:16:22,857 --> 00:16:24,567 Tint them out red maybe? 409 00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:26,486 - I'm starting to get worried. 410 00:16:26,528 --> 00:16:29,197 Is it just going to be a reaper on top of a chassis? 411 00:16:29,239 --> 00:16:30,407 Good luck. Have fun. 412 00:16:30,448 --> 00:16:32,283 They're promising us a monster truck. 413 00:16:32,325 --> 00:16:34,577 So I better see big wheels, big chassis, 414 00:16:34,619 --> 00:16:37,622 big V8, and just big features on the Dodge Caravan. 415 00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:39,082 They need to make it Hot Wheels. 416 00:16:39,124 --> 00:16:41,376 - They are truly changing everything 417 00:16:41,418 --> 00:16:43,211 about this exterior. 418 00:16:43,253 --> 00:16:46,381 I don't even know if it's going to be recognizable as any car. 419 00:16:46,423 --> 00:16:50,802 * * 420 00:16:50,844 --> 00:16:52,637 - This part right here, you can see 421 00:16:52,679 --> 00:16:53,805 that it's digging into the tire. 422 00:16:53,847 --> 00:16:55,557 - Let's try and push the car then. 423 00:16:55,598 --> 00:16:57,851 - We're in a real sticky situation right now. 424 00:16:57,892 --> 00:17:01,730 We got the car low as possible, but now it won't roll. 425 00:17:01,771 --> 00:17:03,398 - I can hear it. It's in here, Rachel. 426 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:04,607 - Yeah, I know. 427 00:17:04,649 --> 00:17:06,234 If we can't get these wheels to roll, 428 00:17:06,276 --> 00:17:07,485 then it's just not a Hot Wheels. 429 00:17:07,527 --> 00:17:09,195 We need to be able to move this car 430 00:17:09,237 --> 00:17:10,739 in and out of the garage. 431 00:17:10,780 --> 00:17:12,282 - Hold on, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 432 00:17:18,538 --> 00:17:18,747 . 433 00:17:18,788 --> 00:17:19,748 - Big E, this is going great so far. 434 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:21,499 Thanks for doing this, man. 435 00:17:21,541 --> 00:17:23,043 - This is great. 436 00:17:23,084 --> 00:17:25,670 You brought me here to talk about something I love, cars. 437 00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:27,797 And as a WWE superstar, I really appreciate 438 00:17:27,839 --> 00:17:31,426 this experience and for you not making me do some comedy bit, 439 00:17:31,468 --> 00:17:33,762 like holding a WWE Championship title. 440 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:36,348 - Oh, no, no. We would never do that. 441 00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:37,766 That's horrible. 442 00:17:37,807 --> 00:17:39,893 - Or sometimes, they have me do something as degrading 443 00:17:39,934 --> 00:17:41,811 as ripping my shirt off. 444 00:17:41,853 --> 00:17:43,313 - Yeah, not me. 445 00:17:43,355 --> 00:17:45,357 That is not gonna happen here. 446 00:17:45,398 --> 00:17:46,691 - Good--or get this. 447 00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:50,779 One time, a show asked me to oil myself up. 448 00:17:50,820 --> 00:17:53,865 The audacity! There's more to me than that. 449 00:17:53,907 --> 00:17:57,911 - I mean, that's totally so not cool. 450 00:17:59,662 --> 00:18:02,916 [upbeat music] 451 00:18:02,957 --> 00:18:05,710 Let's talk about the Blue Garage. 452 00:18:05,752 --> 00:18:11,299 Michael had this idea to turn his Dodge Caravan 453 00:18:11,341 --> 00:18:14,678 into the Reaper, a monster truck hearse. 454 00:18:14,719 --> 00:18:16,262 - My one concern is that they're 455 00:18:16,304 --> 00:18:18,348 really high concept right now. 456 00:18:18,390 --> 00:18:20,308 - I spent most of my life building cars, 457 00:18:20,350 --> 00:18:22,727 and somehow, I ended up on an arts and crafts project. 458 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:25,397 - When I first heard about the plans for this build, 459 00:18:25,438 --> 00:18:28,608 I was like, how are you going to take this really morbid idea 460 00:18:28,650 --> 00:18:31,319 of a funeral vehicle and make it hot 461 00:18:31,361 --> 00:18:33,571 and make it something that's fun and cool? 462 00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:37,367 Hot Wheels has done so many Dodge Caravans in the past, 463 00:18:37,409 --> 00:18:39,035 but none of them have been monster trucks. 464 00:18:39,077 --> 00:18:42,330 I see a lot of half-finished elements, 465 00:18:42,372 --> 00:18:44,416 and I am just not seeing their balance 466 00:18:44,457 --> 00:18:45,709 between reaper and car. 467 00:18:45,750 --> 00:18:47,669 - I'm totally feeling the pressure 468 00:18:47,711 --> 00:18:49,671 because this is my department, making this thing 469 00:18:49,713 --> 00:18:51,423 look like the reaper. 470 00:18:51,464 --> 00:18:53,675 So it's really an abstract process, 471 00:18:53,717 --> 00:18:55,719 especially doing it this quickly. 472 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,389 * * 473 00:18:59,431 --> 00:19:01,558 - Let's talk about the Red Garage. 474 00:19:01,599 --> 00:19:05,979 They are transforming Nick's 1984 Chevy Monte Carlo 475 00:19:06,021 --> 00:19:08,690 into Mardi Gras Mania. 476 00:19:08,732 --> 00:19:10,066 How do you think it's going so far? 477 00:19:10,108 --> 00:19:11,693 - So far, I think it's going great. 478 00:19:11,735 --> 00:19:13,278 You know why? - Why? 479 00:19:13,319 --> 00:19:15,447 - Because they're going low. - Oh. 480 00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:17,741 - Nick and his team chose these 26-inch gold wheels, 481 00:19:17,782 --> 00:19:19,492 and they promised me they're gonna function 482 00:19:19,534 --> 00:19:20,952 with steering and everything like that. 483 00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:24,330 So if the fender and the wheel fitment aren't perfect, 484 00:19:24,372 --> 00:19:26,458 I'm not gonna be happy. 485 00:19:26,499 --> 00:19:29,586 - I think these rims alone have completely changed this car, 486 00:19:29,627 --> 00:19:31,880 but there's so much more parts that need 487 00:19:31,921 --> 00:19:33,548 need to be cut and hacked up just to get 488 00:19:33,590 --> 00:19:35,342 a dance floor on the back. 489 00:19:35,383 --> 00:19:37,594 - And I'm really interested in seeing how 490 00:19:37,635 --> 00:19:39,554 they execute the dance area. 491 00:19:39,596 --> 00:19:42,015 - It's tough, because it's such an iconic silhouette. 492 00:19:42,057 --> 00:19:43,767 They have to be feeling some pressure 493 00:19:43,808 --> 00:19:45,727 to really get this right. 494 00:19:45,769 --> 00:19:47,812 - They're really gonna have to add a lot of structure 495 00:19:47,854 --> 00:19:50,690 to this dance floor just so that it can hold 496 00:19:50,732 --> 00:19:52,108 the weight of multiple people being 497 00:19:52,150 --> 00:19:54,069 in the back of this thing. 498 00:19:54,110 --> 00:19:55,945 That's my biggest worry. 499 00:19:55,987 --> 00:19:59,949 * * 500 00:19:59,991 --> 00:20:01,618 - The chassis, we've made it 501 00:20:01,659 --> 00:20:03,953 with all these cross-section triangulation. 502 00:20:03,995 --> 00:20:05,789 So it's going to be a real feature of this build. 503 00:20:05,830 --> 00:20:08,458 It needs to be strong and stable 'cause we don't want 504 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:10,377 the car falling over or anything like that. 505 00:20:10,418 --> 00:20:13,713 - Teams, we have reached the halfway mark. 506 00:20:13,755 --> 00:20:15,465 Get back to work. 507 00:20:15,507 --> 00:20:17,384 [engine revving] 508 00:20:17,425 --> 00:20:22,472 * * 509 00:20:22,514 --> 00:20:23,682 - What's happening with this? 510 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:25,016 - That's all got to stay on that. 511 00:20:25,058 --> 00:20:26,476 If we cut that off, that's gonna end up 512 00:20:26,518 --> 00:20:27,936 being super wobbly. 513 00:20:27,977 --> 00:20:29,688 - My concern right now, Paul, is that the dance floor 514 00:20:29,729 --> 00:20:30,814 is going to be too small. 515 00:20:30,855 --> 00:20:32,399 I've taken over this dance floor. 516 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,609 I have to make sure that it's gonna be sturdy enough 517 00:20:34,651 --> 00:20:35,735 to hold all the people. 518 00:20:35,777 --> 00:20:37,696 - Hey, hey, Rachel? - Hey. 519 00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:39,864 Thank you, Tony. - Special delivery. 520 00:20:39,906 --> 00:20:42,659 - We really need to extend it as far as we can go 521 00:20:42,701 --> 00:20:44,577 while maintaining the lines of this car. 522 00:20:44,619 --> 00:20:47,497 If we're dancing, I'm doing 12-inch spaces for a bracing. 523 00:20:47,539 --> 00:20:49,541 And I can weld it to the back piece. 524 00:20:49,582 --> 00:20:50,834 Lovely. 525 00:20:50,875 --> 00:20:52,711 I have to make sure that there's going 526 00:20:52,752 --> 00:20:54,462 to be enough bracing in order for the plexiglass 527 00:20:54,504 --> 00:20:56,631 to not bend or move. 528 00:20:56,673 --> 00:20:58,425 If we don't do this properly, then there might 529 00:20:58,466 --> 00:21:01,511 be a risk of there being far too much weight in the back. 530 00:21:01,553 --> 00:21:03,805 - Looking good. - OK. 531 00:21:03,847 --> 00:21:06,433 Almost got a dance floor. - Here we go. 532 00:21:06,474 --> 00:21:08,143 - A lot of the spirit of Mardi Gras 533 00:21:08,184 --> 00:21:10,854 is dancing, moving about, doing your thing. 534 00:21:10,895 --> 00:21:13,690 - You'll be able to shake your junk in the trunk. 535 00:21:13,732 --> 00:21:15,650 - [laughs] - I love it. 536 00:21:15,692 --> 00:21:19,654 * * 537 00:21:19,696 --> 00:21:21,156 - This is really cool. 538 00:21:21,197 --> 00:21:25,201 It's really starting to pop now where it's becoming 3D. 539 00:21:25,243 --> 00:21:26,870 - The dimensionality of the Reaper 540 00:21:26,911 --> 00:21:29,748 is gonna be built out with bent steel rod. 541 00:21:29,789 --> 00:21:32,167 And once we get the form, then we're gonna cover 542 00:21:32,208 --> 00:21:33,877 everything with wire mesh. 543 00:21:33,918 --> 00:21:37,088 Then, on top of the wire mesh, we apply a fabric, 544 00:21:37,130 --> 00:21:40,717 and then we put polyester resin over top of that 545 00:21:40,759 --> 00:21:42,886 to harden everything up and make it 546 00:21:42,927 --> 00:21:45,472 just like a fiberglass skin. 547 00:21:45,513 --> 00:21:49,476 - This is starting to look absolutely crazy, dude. 548 00:21:49,517 --> 00:21:53,021 I just want to show my family how 549 00:21:53,063 --> 00:21:56,024 I can make our historic vehicle something that's 550 00:21:56,066 --> 00:21:58,485 a little bit bigger, a little bit more interesting, 551 00:21:58,526 --> 00:22:00,070 and a lot better. 552 00:22:00,111 --> 00:22:04,908 * * 553 00:22:04,949 --> 00:22:06,743 - Hey, yo, Red Garage! 554 00:22:06,785 --> 00:22:07,869 - Yo. - What's up? 555 00:22:07,911 --> 00:22:09,037 What's up? What's up? 556 00:22:09,079 --> 00:22:11,498 - Come here, come here. - I had an idea. 557 00:22:11,539 --> 00:22:14,626 We're going big, but we can go bigger. 558 00:22:14,668 --> 00:22:20,924 I was thinking, maybe we make the entire car gold. 559 00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:22,133 What do you think? - That's crazy. 560 00:22:22,175 --> 00:22:24,511 I like that. - I think it's amazing. 561 00:22:24,552 --> 00:22:27,472 - Gold wrap, gold rims, gold engine. 562 00:22:27,514 --> 00:22:29,015 You know, I said that I wanted this car 563 00:22:29,057 --> 00:22:30,767 to be seen from space. 564 00:22:30,809 --> 00:22:32,769 What better way for it to be seen 565 00:22:32,811 --> 00:22:35,230 than it to be wrapped in gold? 566 00:22:35,271 --> 00:22:37,148 - We're turning this into a trophy. 567 00:22:37,190 --> 00:22:39,567 - That wins the $25,000. - Yes. 568 00:22:39,609 --> 00:22:41,903 - All right! - Let's go. 569 00:22:41,945 --> 00:22:45,073 - Oh, boy. 570 00:22:45,115 --> 00:22:46,950 - Inspirationator. - Inspirationator? 571 00:22:46,991 --> 00:22:49,244 - Over there, man. 572 00:22:49,285 --> 00:22:50,995 - Just when everything's going to plan, 573 00:22:51,037 --> 00:22:54,499 the Inspirationator throws you for a loop. 574 00:22:54,541 --> 00:22:56,251 Round and round she goes. 575 00:22:56,292 --> 00:22:59,045 Which of these over 800 Hot Wheels she spits out, 576 00:22:59,087 --> 00:23:01,131 nobody knows! 577 00:23:01,172 --> 00:23:03,967 - There it goes. 578 00:23:04,009 --> 00:23:05,552 - Oh, boy. 579 00:23:05,593 --> 00:23:09,639 One of my favorites, the Cloak and Dagger. 580 00:23:09,681 --> 00:23:12,183 * * 581 00:23:12,225 --> 00:23:14,519 - This one is actually really cool. 582 00:23:14,561 --> 00:23:18,648 It was inspired by classic French cars of the 1930s, 583 00:23:18,690 --> 00:23:21,818 but with a futuristic, sinister-looking twist. 584 00:23:21,860 --> 00:23:24,154 It has a glow-in-the-dark interior, 585 00:23:24,195 --> 00:23:26,698 and the body is removable. 586 00:23:26,740 --> 00:23:28,533 - Oh. - Ooh. 587 00:23:28,575 --> 00:23:29,993 - Thanks, Dalal. 588 00:23:30,035 --> 00:23:33,872 Sorry to make you pivot here, but this is the twist. 589 00:23:33,913 --> 00:23:37,292 If you want the 25 grand and a key to the finale, 590 00:23:37,334 --> 00:23:40,920 you'll need to add at least one glow in the dark element 591 00:23:40,962 --> 00:23:43,757 from this Hot Wheels into your design. 592 00:23:43,798 --> 00:23:46,134 - Oh, yes. - Oh, that'll be perfect. 593 00:23:46,176 --> 00:23:47,677 - Interesting. 594 00:23:47,719 --> 00:23:49,095 - Nick and Michael, you each have one 595 00:23:49,137 --> 00:23:51,139 of these Hot Wheels in your garages. 596 00:23:51,181 --> 00:23:54,184 When the lights flash green, make a plan with your team. 597 00:23:54,225 --> 00:23:56,644 Y'all ready? 598 00:23:56,686 --> 00:23:58,897 [buzzer blares] all: Go! 599 00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:01,649 - OK, so this is the 2021 Cloak and Dagger. 600 00:24:01,691 --> 00:24:03,068 - That couldn't fit our build any better. 601 00:24:03,109 --> 00:24:04,652 That name is awesome. 602 00:24:04,694 --> 00:24:06,237 - So I know that we're gonna have lights on the dance floor, 603 00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:07,906 but I don't think that's gonna be good enough. 604 00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:12,285 - Why not have it glow on the interior and the exterior? 605 00:24:12,327 --> 00:24:15,121 We can put some real sick underglow lights 606 00:24:15,163 --> 00:24:18,041 to really give it that Mardi Gras party feel. 607 00:24:18,083 --> 00:24:19,959 The twist from Cloak and Dagger, 608 00:24:20,001 --> 00:24:22,587 it does pose a ton of more work, 609 00:24:22,629 --> 00:24:26,132 like more neon on the top, on the bottom. 610 00:24:26,174 --> 00:24:27,884 The tires need lights. 611 00:24:27,926 --> 00:24:29,594 Everything needs lights. 612 00:24:29,636 --> 00:24:30,887 - So what elements do we pull? 613 00:24:30,929 --> 00:24:32,097 - We can definitely use some 614 00:24:32,138 --> 00:24:33,306 glow-in-the-dark paint on the wheels. 615 00:24:33,348 --> 00:24:34,683 - For sure. 616 00:24:34,724 --> 00:24:35,892 - And big, huge metal pieces underneath. 617 00:24:35,934 --> 00:24:37,644 - Light up the whole room. - The drips. 618 00:24:37,686 --> 00:24:39,729 - The drips. - Liquid green. 619 00:24:39,771 --> 00:24:41,690 It's perfect with our theme, I would say. 620 00:24:41,731 --> 00:24:43,900 - Sometimes, the Inspirationator 621 00:24:43,942 --> 00:24:46,986 just gives us more work to do, but in this case, 622 00:24:47,028 --> 00:24:50,240 it actually might be the idea that helps us to win. 623 00:24:50,281 --> 00:24:53,743 - No matter where you at, it's glowing, and it's flowing. 624 00:24:53,785 --> 00:24:55,120 - So let's get going. 625 00:24:55,161 --> 00:24:57,789 - Ooh! - [laughs] 626 00:24:57,831 --> 00:24:59,374 - Let's do it. 627 00:24:59,416 --> 00:25:02,210 - Nice and gentle. - Ooh! 628 00:25:02,252 --> 00:25:03,878 - Lower the Reaper. 629 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,964 - Charlie's put a couple days into this chassis. 630 00:25:06,006 --> 00:25:07,674 It looks amazing. 631 00:25:07,716 --> 00:25:09,676 - It's touching. 632 00:25:09,718 --> 00:25:12,804 - I'm not 100% sure it's gonna fit perfectly the first shot. 633 00:25:12,846 --> 00:25:16,266 I really need it to because we're out of time. 634 00:25:16,307 --> 00:25:20,020 - Chris, we've got a bit of a problem back here. 635 00:25:20,061 --> 00:25:22,105 We're touching our suspension mount 636 00:25:22,147 --> 00:25:23,773 on the rear chassis rails. 637 00:25:23,815 --> 00:25:24,858 - Uh-oh. 638 00:25:24,899 --> 00:25:25,984 - So we're gonna have to go back up, 639 00:25:26,026 --> 00:25:27,318 pull it back out, and then cut that out. 640 00:25:27,360 --> 00:25:29,446 - Yep. - Sounds like a lot of work. 641 00:25:29,487 --> 00:25:30,864 - It is a lot of work. - Yeah, it is a lot of work. 642 00:25:30,905 --> 00:25:32,240 - Especially this late in the day. 643 00:25:32,282 --> 00:25:34,284 - Yeah. - What about the other side? 644 00:25:34,325 --> 00:25:36,661 - It's the same problem. - It's the same, both sides. 645 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:43,376 . 646 00:25:43,418 --> 00:25:44,544 - Big E, thanks for agreeing to come back on. 647 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,173 I'm sorry about that little misunderstanding before. 648 00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:49,257 - I mean, it's cool. 649 00:25:49,299 --> 00:25:51,259 Pre-final check-in meatball subs 650 00:25:51,301 --> 00:25:52,427 make everything better. 651 00:25:52,469 --> 00:25:54,721 - Don't you know it. Cheers. 652 00:25:54,763 --> 00:25:56,181 [upbeat music] 653 00:25:56,222 --> 00:25:58,808 - Oh. 654 00:25:58,850 --> 00:26:00,852 - Oh, man, you got stuff all over your shirt. 655 00:26:00,894 --> 00:26:03,063 - Hold this. 656 00:26:04,814 --> 00:26:06,149 - I thought you didn't like when people 657 00:26:06,191 --> 00:26:07,317 asked to rip your shirt off. 658 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,904 - I decide when I rip my shirt off. 659 00:26:10,945 --> 00:26:12,322 - Oh. 660 00:26:12,364 --> 00:26:15,200 * * 661 00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:17,035 - So we're gonna have to go back up, 662 00:26:17,077 --> 00:26:18,787 pull it back out, and then cut that out. 663 00:26:18,828 --> 00:26:20,080 - Yep. - Yeah. 664 00:26:20,121 --> 00:26:21,873 - My concern at the moment is the sheer volume 665 00:26:21,915 --> 00:26:24,959 of work we have to do, and it's all massive chunks. 666 00:26:25,001 --> 00:26:27,420 And we've not connected any of it together yet, 667 00:26:27,462 --> 00:26:29,881 and now we've just added all this extra work 668 00:26:29,923 --> 00:26:31,174 from the twist car. 669 00:26:31,216 --> 00:26:32,509 We haven't got a lot of time. 670 00:26:32,550 --> 00:26:34,219 So if we both jump on this on each side, 671 00:26:34,260 --> 00:26:35,804 then we can get this cut out real fast 672 00:26:35,845 --> 00:26:37,389 and get this body lowered down. 673 00:26:37,430 --> 00:26:40,517 * * 674 00:26:40,558 --> 00:26:44,270 - Nick, in the Red Garage, with their Mardi Gras Mania-- 675 00:26:44,312 --> 00:26:47,315 I love that it's going to be a performance vehicle. 676 00:26:47,357 --> 00:26:49,067 They're going to have this dance floor in the back. 677 00:26:49,109 --> 00:26:50,902 There's gonna be musical elements. 678 00:26:50,944 --> 00:26:53,238 It's gonna be very Hot Wheels, especially to see 679 00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:55,240 the supercharger and the wheels both 680 00:26:55,281 --> 00:26:58,076 being in that same shiny gold. 681 00:26:58,118 --> 00:26:59,828 They're adding lights to the interior 682 00:26:59,869 --> 00:27:02,038 and the exterior of the car to incorporate 683 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,581 the Cloak and Dagger twist. 684 00:27:03,623 --> 00:27:05,875 This thing is going to be a party on wheels. 685 00:27:05,917 --> 00:27:08,420 - So what I got to do is find a way 686 00:27:08,461 --> 00:27:11,131 to mock up all these underground lights 687 00:27:11,172 --> 00:27:14,300 so that they fit right and we still have ground clearance. 688 00:27:14,342 --> 00:27:16,386 - I love it. 689 00:27:16,428 --> 00:27:18,304 - Let's talk about the Blue Garage. 690 00:27:18,346 --> 00:27:22,934 Now, I have never seen a Dodge Caravan look like this 691 00:27:22,976 --> 00:27:25,562 in my life, and on top of that, they're going to use 692 00:27:25,603 --> 00:27:27,939 glow-in-the-dark paint throughout their design 693 00:27:27,981 --> 00:27:30,900 to embrace the twist and give this Reaper some life. 694 00:27:30,942 --> 00:27:32,318 - We've got these wheels glowing 695 00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:33,945 with yellow and orange. 696 00:27:33,987 --> 00:27:36,114 It's going to be lit up all over the place. 697 00:27:36,156 --> 00:27:38,533 This Reaper needs to glow. And it's big. 698 00:27:38,575 --> 00:27:40,493 It can't just be a little thing here or there. 699 00:27:40,535 --> 00:27:43,288 The size is really a struggle for us right now 700 00:27:43,329 --> 00:27:45,915 to cover everything in the very little time that we have 701 00:27:45,957 --> 00:27:49,502 and that's what's gonna make us win this competition. 702 00:27:49,544 --> 00:27:55,300 * * 703 00:27:55,342 --> 00:27:57,969 - Hi, guys. Man, it's crazy. 704 00:27:58,011 --> 00:28:01,473 There used to be a Monte Carlo under here. 705 00:28:01,514 --> 00:28:02,974 Trunk's all gone. 706 00:28:03,016 --> 00:28:04,559 You got your new platform you were talking about. 707 00:28:04,601 --> 00:28:07,312 - New dance floor, yeah. - Oh, boy. 708 00:28:07,354 --> 00:28:08,980 What are you all gonna do on the outside? 709 00:28:09,022 --> 00:28:11,524 - Well, I think we're going all go everything 710 00:28:11,566 --> 00:28:12,984 with this Monte Carlo. 711 00:28:13,026 --> 00:28:14,986 - Do you mean what I think you're saying? 712 00:28:15,028 --> 00:28:16,613 - I think you thinking what I'm saying 713 00:28:16,654 --> 00:28:18,198 what I'm thinking I'm saying. 714 00:28:18,239 --> 00:28:19,574 - How are you gonna bring the purple 715 00:28:19,616 --> 00:28:21,284 and the green in if it's all gold? 716 00:28:21,326 --> 00:28:23,495 - Well, we got the purple tinted windows, 717 00:28:23,536 --> 00:28:27,332 and we got the green underglow to kind of go with the twist 718 00:28:27,374 --> 00:28:29,000 that was thrown at us. 719 00:28:29,042 --> 00:28:30,543 We gon' make sure that this car can glow in the dark 720 00:28:30,585 --> 00:28:31,795 and be seen from space. 721 00:28:31,836 --> 00:28:34,506 - Where is all that bump in the trunk going? 722 00:28:34,547 --> 00:28:36,424 - Back near the dance floor. 723 00:28:36,466 --> 00:28:40,303 - Y'all know this has to go to paint in less than a day. 724 00:28:41,388 --> 00:28:43,223 Wow. 725 00:28:43,264 --> 00:28:45,475 What have you guys done? 726 00:28:45,517 --> 00:28:50,021 Y'all have really ruined the resale value of this van. 727 00:28:50,063 --> 00:28:52,107 The twist was the Cloak and Dagger. 728 00:28:52,148 --> 00:28:56,361 Tell me how you're using that car to change your build. 729 00:28:56,403 --> 00:28:58,279 - We already have a bunch of vinyl 730 00:28:58,321 --> 00:29:01,074 and other fluorescent paint, and those wheels 731 00:29:01,116 --> 00:29:02,534 are just big, blank canvases. 732 00:29:02,575 --> 00:29:04,452 - Right now, you got a huge sandwich. 733 00:29:04,494 --> 00:29:06,246 I see the bottom piece of the bread, 734 00:29:06,287 --> 00:29:07,664 and I see the top part. 735 00:29:07,706 --> 00:29:09,374 How are you gonna connect all these things? 736 00:29:09,416 --> 00:29:11,418 - We got a couple of brackets we still have to weld in 737 00:29:11,459 --> 00:29:14,295 and bolt to the chassis, so no biggie. 738 00:29:14,337 --> 00:29:15,922 We're a few minutes away from that. 739 00:29:15,964 --> 00:29:18,299 - The two components don't actually fit together 740 00:29:18,341 --> 00:29:19,926 at this point in time. 741 00:29:19,968 --> 00:29:22,595 Bit of concern, but hopefully, with some jiggling, 742 00:29:22,637 --> 00:29:24,556 we'll be able to get them mounted together. 743 00:29:24,597 --> 00:29:27,225 - I really hope they have time to do some fit and finish 744 00:29:27,267 --> 00:29:30,020 because I want to see fun lights and maybe even 745 00:29:30,061 --> 00:29:31,646 a little glow-in-the-dark paint. 746 00:29:31,688 --> 00:29:35,567 * * 747 00:29:35,608 --> 00:29:38,403 - We've cut out as much as possible from the body. 748 00:29:38,445 --> 00:29:40,739 Now we're gonna have to get this crazy design 749 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:42,198 connected together. 750 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,075 So I need to make sure it's not going to fail, 751 00:29:44,117 --> 00:29:45,410 and we're not going to lose this build. 752 00:29:45,452 --> 00:29:47,954 - Let's get it lower and dial it in a little bit. 753 00:29:47,996 --> 00:29:50,707 Watch your heads. - Stand back. 754 00:29:50,749 --> 00:29:52,542 * * 755 00:29:52,584 --> 00:29:55,253 That's looking cool. - Yeah, it looks pretty good. 756 00:29:55,295 --> 00:29:56,671 - No, that's pretty close. 757 00:29:56,713 --> 00:29:58,173 We've got to do a couple of adjustments in the back. 758 00:29:58,214 --> 00:29:59,591 For the most part, it's there. 759 00:29:59,632 --> 00:30:02,093 - All right, let's go. - Yeah, yeah. 760 00:30:02,135 --> 00:30:03,720 - I can't believe it almost fits. 761 00:30:03,762 --> 00:30:09,142 * * 762 00:30:09,184 --> 00:30:10,393 - Last build day. 763 00:30:10,435 --> 00:30:12,562 Nick and Michael, put the tools down, 764 00:30:12,604 --> 00:30:15,190 and step away from your garages. 765 00:30:15,231 --> 00:30:16,691 Your car is now in the hands 766 00:30:16,733 --> 00:30:19,444 of your more than capable Car Pools. 767 00:30:19,486 --> 00:30:21,571 * * 768 00:30:21,613 --> 00:30:24,741 - I have full faith in my car, and I know that they 769 00:30:24,783 --> 00:30:28,370 are going to work as hard as they possibly can 770 00:30:28,411 --> 00:30:30,455 to make this happen. 771 00:30:30,497 --> 00:30:32,123 - The competition is tough with the red team, 772 00:30:32,165 --> 00:30:33,625 but I got to say, the Reaper is going 773 00:30:33,667 --> 00:30:37,087 to be something so huge and so out of this world. 774 00:30:37,128 --> 00:30:39,005 I got some confidence. 775 00:30:39,047 --> 00:30:42,008 - Step three is all about finishing touches, 776 00:30:42,050 --> 00:30:44,469 adding wild colors and decorations 777 00:30:44,511 --> 00:30:46,680 before the cars are reassembled. 778 00:30:46,721 --> 00:30:50,725 Ooh, Red Garage, look at this. 779 00:30:50,767 --> 00:30:53,019 Big E, you ever seen anything like this before? 780 00:30:53,061 --> 00:30:55,313 - No, no, can you guys talk to me about these rims? 781 00:30:55,355 --> 00:30:57,315 Because I remember, in Florida, growing up in the '90s, 782 00:30:57,357 --> 00:30:58,650 those were the rims you dreamed of. 783 00:30:58,692 --> 00:31:01,069 - We took that whole theme from the '90s 784 00:31:01,111 --> 00:31:03,488 and amplified it by 26 inches. 785 00:31:03,530 --> 00:31:05,198 - Love it. 786 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,658 * * 787 00:31:06,700 --> 00:31:10,078 - If all of these lights don't work all the way 788 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:12,497 around this thing, it's gonna just feel like a total dud. 789 00:31:12,539 --> 00:31:15,166 Because you see what's waiting across the garage. 790 00:31:15,208 --> 00:31:16,668 - I know. 791 00:31:16,710 --> 00:31:19,254 - It's crunch time. I'm a little worried. 792 00:31:19,295 --> 00:31:22,340 The clock is running out on us, and these little details 793 00:31:22,382 --> 00:31:24,092 are like the make-or-break details. 794 00:31:24,134 --> 00:31:25,677 - I mean, if this thing doesn't light up in the dark-- 795 00:31:25,719 --> 00:31:27,846 - Yeah, then it's a fail. 796 00:31:27,887 --> 00:31:30,557 - You only got one hour left. - One hour left? 797 00:31:30,598 --> 00:31:31,891 - 60 minutes! 798 00:31:31,933 --> 00:31:34,352 - I have to make all this paint glow in the dark. 799 00:31:34,394 --> 00:31:35,687 We can't just be turning the lights 800 00:31:35,729 --> 00:31:36,730 on and off all day long. 801 00:31:36,771 --> 00:31:38,356 We've only got an hour. 802 00:31:38,398 --> 00:31:41,151 If we don't get that twist element super present, 803 00:31:41,192 --> 00:31:42,485 then we might lose. 804 00:31:42,527 --> 00:31:44,738 - 30 minutes. - Oh, man. 805 00:31:44,779 --> 00:31:46,197 - I don't see any lights yet. 806 00:31:46,239 --> 00:31:47,657 - Right now, I'm having an issue 807 00:31:47,699 --> 00:31:50,285 because there's a few lights that's not working, 808 00:31:50,326 --> 00:31:51,745 and I have no idea why. 809 00:31:51,786 --> 00:31:53,538 I'm really getting nervous. 810 00:31:53,580 --> 00:31:55,623 Whoo, it's the last thing we need! 811 00:31:55,665 --> 00:31:58,209 If the lights don't work, we failed the twist 812 00:31:58,251 --> 00:31:59,461 from Cloak and Dagger, 813 00:31:59,502 --> 00:32:01,338 and I really need to figure this out. 814 00:32:01,379 --> 00:32:03,798 There's a light connection loose here. 815 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:05,508 - You better get those lights lit. 816 00:32:05,550 --> 00:32:08,553 - And on top of all this madness, there's Big E. 817 00:32:08,595 --> 00:32:10,347 - We're about to wrap this bad boy up! 818 00:32:10,388 --> 00:32:11,723 Come on. We gotta finish strong! 819 00:32:11,765 --> 00:32:13,475 - One minute, everybody. 820 00:32:13,516 --> 00:32:15,226 60 seconds! - What? 821 00:32:15,268 --> 00:32:17,187 - Great, this is the last little bit, everyone. 822 00:32:17,228 --> 00:32:18,730 - It is so stressful. 823 00:32:18,772 --> 00:32:20,690 Oh, yes. Stickers are good. 824 00:32:20,732 --> 00:32:25,111 all: Five, four, three, two, one! 825 00:32:33,787 --> 00:32:34,162 . 826 00:32:34,204 --> 00:32:35,205 - The car transformations are complete. 827 00:32:36,498 --> 00:32:38,333 I'm ready to see some life-size Hot Wheels. 828 00:32:38,375 --> 00:32:40,960 Now let's get our superfans out here. 829 00:32:41,002 --> 00:32:42,462 Nick, come on out. 830 00:32:42,504 --> 00:32:44,297 [applause] 831 00:32:44,339 --> 00:32:46,716 Michael, get out here. 832 00:32:46,758 --> 00:32:48,635 [upbeat music] 833 00:32:48,677 --> 00:32:50,303 Welcome back, Nick and Michael. 834 00:32:50,345 --> 00:32:52,430 For the past week, you and your Car Pools 835 00:32:52,472 --> 00:32:55,767 have transformed a nostalgic car from your past 836 00:32:55,809 --> 00:32:59,312 into life-size Hot Wheels, and now it's time 837 00:32:59,354 --> 00:33:00,814 to see if your hard work has paid off. 838 00:33:00,855 --> 00:33:02,607 Nick, you're up first. 839 00:33:02,649 --> 00:33:05,860 Let's check out your brand-new ultimate Hot Wheels. 840 00:33:05,902 --> 00:33:09,447 It's Mardi Gras Mania! 841 00:33:09,489 --> 00:33:12,409 * * 842 00:33:12,450 --> 00:33:14,369 - Oh, my God! 843 00:33:14,411 --> 00:33:16,913 [laughing] 844 00:33:16,955 --> 00:33:19,207 That's the-- 845 00:33:19,249 --> 00:33:20,667 [engine revving] 846 00:33:20,709 --> 00:33:22,585 - Hey, look who's coming! 847 00:33:22,627 --> 00:33:25,630 - Whoo! 848 00:33:25,672 --> 00:33:26,923 - Ah! - Get it in! 849 00:33:26,965 --> 00:33:30,260 Get it in, get it in, get it in, ahh! 850 00:33:30,301 --> 00:33:31,720 Look at that car! 851 00:33:31,761 --> 00:33:33,972 Oh, look at that car. 852 00:33:34,014 --> 00:33:36,307 You guys killed it, man. 853 00:33:36,349 --> 00:33:39,310 Wow! All gold everything. 854 00:33:39,352 --> 00:33:41,521 - Yes. - Look at this thing! 855 00:33:41,563 --> 00:33:43,690 I can't believe what's in front of me. 856 00:33:43,732 --> 00:33:45,692 Where did you start, and where did you end up here? 857 00:33:45,734 --> 00:33:49,029 - We started off with the '84 Chevy Monte Carlo, 858 00:33:49,070 --> 00:33:51,364 and we've turned it into the Mardi Gras Mania. 859 00:33:51,406 --> 00:33:55,577 And we wanted to keep the classic Monte Carlo silhouette, 860 00:33:55,618 --> 00:33:59,539 while still infusing it with the party that is Mardi Gras. 861 00:33:59,581 --> 00:34:04,336 26-inch gold rims, light up dance floor, 862 00:34:04,377 --> 00:34:06,588 and this gold wrap around the car. 863 00:34:06,629 --> 00:34:08,673 And then we wanted to incorporate 864 00:34:08,715 --> 00:34:11,968 the Cloak and Dagger twist, so we lined this car 865 00:34:12,010 --> 00:34:14,763 with all kinds of lights, so that this car 866 00:34:14,804 --> 00:34:17,057 can be seen from space. 867 00:34:17,098 --> 00:34:19,059 - Big E, what do you think about this thing? 868 00:34:19,100 --> 00:34:21,686 - Well, first of all, Nick, the dance floor, 869 00:34:21,728 --> 00:34:23,772 I love how seamless it is, 870 00:34:23,813 --> 00:34:26,483 and I got to dance on this thing. 871 00:34:26,524 --> 00:34:30,403 - We have reached the point of the stress test 872 00:34:30,445 --> 00:34:31,780 for the dance floor. 873 00:34:31,821 --> 00:34:35,867 If it doesn't support the weight of Big E, 874 00:34:35,909 --> 00:34:37,619 we've got a problem. 875 00:34:37,660 --> 00:34:40,580 * * 876 00:34:40,622 --> 00:34:42,749 - We've got to test it, oh! 877 00:34:42,791 --> 00:34:46,544 Ooh, ooh. 878 00:34:46,586 --> 00:34:49,756 * * 879 00:34:49,798 --> 00:34:51,383 - Oh, yeah! 880 00:34:51,424 --> 00:34:53,677 - Come on up here, Nick. Come on up here, Nick. 881 00:34:53,718 --> 00:34:55,470 Come on! - Now it's a party. 882 00:34:55,512 --> 00:34:57,389 Now it's a party. 883 00:34:57,430 --> 00:34:59,307 - Oh, my God. 884 00:34:59,349 --> 00:35:01,351 Whoo! We did it, Red Team. 885 00:35:01,393 --> 00:35:02,769 - Come on now. 886 00:35:02,811 --> 00:35:04,062 - Oh, my goodness. - Come on now! 887 00:35:04,104 --> 00:35:06,022 - I'm being summoned. - Oh! 888 00:35:06,064 --> 00:35:09,526 * * 889 00:35:09,567 --> 00:35:11,569 - What is my life right now? 890 00:35:11,611 --> 00:35:15,907 I'm dancing on top of a life-size Hot Wheels car 891 00:35:15,949 --> 00:35:17,367 with Big E. 892 00:35:17,409 --> 00:35:18,535 This ain't real. 893 00:35:18,576 --> 00:35:20,578 - Well, dancing aside, we got to do 894 00:35:20,620 --> 00:35:22,455 the tough part of this show, and we're gonna have 895 00:35:22,497 --> 00:35:23,873 to judge this thing. 896 00:35:23,915 --> 00:35:26,459 The real question, Dalal, is it a Hot Wheels? 897 00:35:26,501 --> 00:35:27,877 Is it hot? 898 00:35:27,919 --> 00:35:29,629 - Oh, it's absolutely a Hot Wheels. 899 00:35:29,671 --> 00:35:32,340 This giant engine, huge wheels, 900 00:35:32,382 --> 00:35:33,800 all gold everything, 901 00:35:33,842 --> 00:35:36,136 and the dance floor-- this is so, so fun. 902 00:35:36,177 --> 00:35:38,096 I love the performance aspect of this car. 903 00:35:38,138 --> 00:35:39,681 We say it all the time, Hot Wheels 904 00:35:39,723 --> 00:35:41,433 is about design and performance, 905 00:35:41,474 --> 00:35:43,435 and you guys really hit the mark on both of them. 906 00:35:43,476 --> 00:35:46,730 I will say, the one thing that really caught my eye, 907 00:35:46,771 --> 00:35:49,357 and I didn't love is, I feel like this back corner 908 00:35:49,399 --> 00:35:51,109 comes to so many different angles. 909 00:35:51,151 --> 00:35:53,486 Just the eye doesn't flow back here 910 00:35:53,528 --> 00:35:55,947 as well as it does through the rest of the body, 911 00:35:55,989 --> 00:35:58,867 but good job. 912 00:35:58,908 --> 00:36:03,121 - Can we just talk about one thing, real quick? 913 00:36:03,163 --> 00:36:04,706 This ride height? 914 00:36:04,748 --> 00:36:06,958 [laughter] 915 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,002 You're tucking your 26's. - Uh-huh. 916 00:36:09,044 --> 00:36:11,087 - That is not easy to do. - That's not easy. 917 00:36:11,129 --> 00:36:13,840 - If your fender isn't rolling over your wheel and tire, 918 00:36:13,882 --> 00:36:16,009 so you can't see the top of it, you're not slammed. 919 00:36:16,051 --> 00:36:17,844 That just changes everything about this car. 920 00:36:17,886 --> 00:36:22,557 The attention to detail, the execution on that is just-- 921 00:36:22,599 --> 00:36:24,017 So nice job there. 922 00:36:24,059 --> 00:36:26,019 If I have to knock one thing, 923 00:36:26,061 --> 00:36:27,729 maybe there's just a little too much gold. 924 00:36:27,771 --> 00:36:30,523 - Oh! - You're wearing gold! 925 00:36:30,565 --> 00:36:33,610 - Look, are we judging me, or are we judging the car? 926 00:36:33,651 --> 00:36:35,695 - These louvers could have been black. 927 00:36:35,737 --> 00:36:37,030 Your mirrors could have been black. 928 00:36:37,072 --> 00:36:38,573 Those little elements would have sent 929 00:36:38,615 --> 00:36:40,033 the Mardi Gras Mania home. 930 00:36:40,075 --> 00:36:43,119 - You know, It's really tough to rethink a silhouette 931 00:36:43,161 --> 00:36:45,622 that so many people know and love. 932 00:36:45,663 --> 00:36:49,542 You really get that sense of just how crazy 933 00:36:49,584 --> 00:36:51,795 a task y'all had to change it. 934 00:36:51,836 --> 00:36:55,048 Where the car ended originally, y'all added another 8 inches 935 00:36:55,090 --> 00:36:56,675 to make sure you had plenty of room 936 00:36:56,716 --> 00:36:58,051 to cover that dance floor. 937 00:36:58,093 --> 00:37:00,720 People didn't know you could do this. 938 00:37:00,762 --> 00:37:03,848 - These are people who know cars inside and out, 939 00:37:03,890 --> 00:37:06,017 and they got my vision. 940 00:37:06,059 --> 00:37:09,562 - One ultimate Hot Wheels down, and another to go. 941 00:37:09,604 --> 00:37:12,107 We've seen Nick's. Now it's Michael's turn. 942 00:37:12,148 --> 00:37:15,443 And there's $25,000 and a key to the finale 943 00:37:15,485 --> 00:37:16,611 on the line here. 944 00:37:16,653 --> 00:37:19,197 Michael, are you ready to see your car 945 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:21,449 in all its gory glory? 946 00:37:21,491 --> 00:37:23,076 - I'm beyond excited. Let's go! 947 00:37:23,118 --> 00:37:25,704 - All right, let's do this. Here it is. 948 00:37:25,745 --> 00:37:28,581 It's the Reaper! 949 00:37:28,623 --> 00:37:31,126 - Oh, my God! 950 00:37:31,167 --> 00:37:33,044 - Oh, my God, it's huge. - Wow! 951 00:37:40,802 --> 00:37:41,011 . 952 00:37:41,052 --> 00:37:41,636 - Michael, here it is. 953 00:37:42,846 --> 00:37:45,640 It's the Reaper! 954 00:37:45,682 --> 00:37:47,767 [engine revving] 955 00:37:47,809 --> 00:37:51,396 - Oh, my God! 956 00:37:51,438 --> 00:37:52,981 - Ooh. 957 00:37:53,023 --> 00:37:54,899 - Oh, my God, it's huge. - Wow! 958 00:37:54,941 --> 00:37:56,860 Look at this thing. 959 00:37:56,901 --> 00:37:59,946 [upbeat music] 960 00:37:59,988 --> 00:38:01,740 - Yeah! 961 00:38:01,781 --> 00:38:03,074 Oh, yeah. 962 00:38:03,116 --> 00:38:04,743 - I'm blown away. 963 00:38:04,784 --> 00:38:05,910 It's the biggest car I've ever seen. 964 00:38:05,952 --> 00:38:08,121 This is not the same car. 965 00:38:08,163 --> 00:38:09,664 - Yeah, man. 966 00:38:09,706 --> 00:38:11,082 I mean, you can't even tell what it was. 967 00:38:11,124 --> 00:38:13,126 When I look closely, the level of detail 968 00:38:13,168 --> 00:38:16,921 in every square inch of this car is unbelievably intricate. 969 00:38:16,963 --> 00:38:18,923 - What are we looking at right now? 970 00:38:18,965 --> 00:38:22,093 - Well, I mean, this is your classic '98 Dodge Caravan. 971 00:38:22,135 --> 00:38:25,013 I wanted to create a monster truck reaper. 972 00:38:25,055 --> 00:38:26,806 I mean, Charlie, from the chassis 973 00:38:26,848 --> 00:38:29,768 that just is on fire and bending a thousand pieces 974 00:38:29,809 --> 00:38:31,436 of metal to make it. 975 00:38:31,478 --> 00:38:33,813 And then Bob's vision, just the artistic level of this, 976 00:38:33,855 --> 00:38:36,107 it's beyond my dreams could have been. 977 00:38:36,149 --> 00:38:37,859 Wow. 978 00:38:37,901 --> 00:38:39,944 - How did you guys incorporate the twist 979 00:38:39,986 --> 00:38:41,237 of the Cloak and Dagger? 980 00:38:41,279 --> 00:38:43,698 - Right, so everything is just glow-in-the-dark. 981 00:38:43,740 --> 00:38:45,283 - I think it's time to see if it really does. 982 00:38:45,325 --> 00:38:46,785 Here we go. 983 00:38:46,826 --> 00:38:50,747 [all cheering] 984 00:38:50,789 --> 00:38:52,707 - Oh! - Everything! 985 00:38:52,749 --> 00:38:55,669 - It just got spooky in here. - Wow! 986 00:38:55,710 --> 00:38:57,796 - That skeleton hand is something that 987 00:38:57,837 --> 00:38:59,130 definitely stood out for me. 988 00:38:59,172 --> 00:39:01,174 My one problem is, I don't own it, you know? 989 00:39:01,216 --> 00:39:02,842 [laughter] 990 00:39:02,884 --> 00:39:04,427 - Oh, my God. 991 00:39:04,469 --> 00:39:07,138 There are very few cars that I look up to, 992 00:39:07,180 --> 00:39:09,766 but I literally look up to this thing. 993 00:39:09,808 --> 00:39:11,434 And you know, I really do love that you added 994 00:39:11,476 --> 00:39:13,436 all these neon colors to it. 995 00:39:13,478 --> 00:39:16,314 I really wish that you guys had taken like the level of detail 996 00:39:16,356 --> 00:39:19,150 that you've done on the hand everywhere else. 997 00:39:19,192 --> 00:39:21,986 But you only have so much time. This thing is incredible. 998 00:39:22,028 --> 00:39:24,489 - Everything that makes a monster truck a monster truck 999 00:39:24,531 --> 00:39:28,243 is right here, and I love the ride height on this thing. 1000 00:39:28,284 --> 00:39:30,286 This is fantastic. 1001 00:39:30,328 --> 00:39:32,831 I love the green splatter coming off the sickle, 1002 00:39:32,872 --> 00:39:35,417 but I think you guys really missed the mark by not having 1003 00:39:35,458 --> 00:39:38,211 some green splatter on the sickle itself 1004 00:39:38,253 --> 00:39:41,881 to break up that big silver block. 1005 00:39:41,923 --> 00:39:45,844 - You took something that feels scary, 1006 00:39:45,885 --> 00:39:48,263 and with that Hot Wheels influence, 1007 00:39:48,304 --> 00:39:50,515 you made it so fun. 1008 00:39:50,557 --> 00:39:52,809 I never thought I'd say this in my life, 1009 00:39:52,851 --> 00:39:57,522 but I feel like I need a little more Dodge Caravan. 1010 00:39:57,564 --> 00:40:01,818 Maybe if you could see just a tiny bit more of the caravan 1011 00:40:01,860 --> 00:40:04,362 that was lurking underneath, and it really paid tribute 1012 00:40:04,404 --> 00:40:07,365 to what this car meant to you and your family. 1013 00:40:07,407 --> 00:40:09,242 - All I can say is that I'm blessed to have these guys. 1014 00:40:09,284 --> 00:40:10,869 This is beyond anything that I could 1015 00:40:10,910 --> 00:40:12,078 ever imagine, and then some. 1016 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:14,039 Winning would mean everything to me. 1017 00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:17,375 Both cars are very intricate, very special in their own ways, 1018 00:40:17,417 --> 00:40:19,336 and I can just hope for the best. 1019 00:40:19,377 --> 00:40:20,920 [soft music] 1020 00:40:20,962 --> 00:40:24,049 - Nick, Michael, with the help of your Car Pools, 1021 00:40:24,090 --> 00:40:26,885 you transformed these classic rides 1022 00:40:26,926 --> 00:40:30,930 into legendary, ultimate Hot Wheels. 1023 00:40:30,972 --> 00:40:37,771 The superfan who inspired our favorite build this week is... 1024 00:40:37,812 --> 00:40:41,232 [tense music] 1025 00:40:41,274 --> 00:40:42,317 Nick! 1026 00:40:42,359 --> 00:40:45,278 [all screaming] 1027 00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:48,907 [upbeat music] 1028 00:40:48,948 --> 00:40:51,534 - This is a life-changing moment. 1029 00:40:51,576 --> 00:40:54,287 I cannot wait for my dad to see this. 1030 00:40:54,329 --> 00:40:57,165 He is going to just go crazy. 1031 00:40:57,207 --> 00:40:59,376 This is one of the greatest moments of my life. 1032 00:40:59,417 --> 00:41:01,211 - Aww. - That's right. 1033 00:41:01,252 --> 00:41:04,255 - That's right. - Wow! 1034 00:41:04,297 --> 00:41:06,800 - Nick's build was a true showstopper. 1035 00:41:06,841 --> 00:41:09,469 It had every element I think I would want in a Hot Wheels. 1036 00:41:09,511 --> 00:41:11,346 It was low, it was loud, it was fast, 1037 00:41:11,388 --> 00:41:13,098 and you could party in it. 1038 00:41:13,139 --> 00:41:14,474 Come on. 1039 00:41:14,516 --> 00:41:16,810 - Nick, congratulations. 1040 00:41:16,851 --> 00:41:22,857 You've got 25 grand and a key to the finale-- 1041 00:41:22,899 --> 00:41:25,068 that's right-- where you'll compete 1042 00:41:25,110 --> 00:41:28,196 with the rest of this season's winners, presented by Xfinity, 1043 00:41:28,238 --> 00:41:30,824 to see if your next creation will become 1044 00:41:30,865 --> 00:41:34,536 a real Hot Wheels diecast car that you can buy. 1045 00:41:34,577 --> 00:41:37,622 Thank you to our superfans, our Car Poolers, 1046 00:41:37,664 --> 00:41:39,165 and, of course, Big E. 1047 00:41:39,207 --> 00:41:43,294 Don't miss WWE's biggest event of the summer, "SummerSlam," 1048 00:41:43,336 --> 00:41:47,465 streaming live, Saturday, August 5th, only on Peacock. 1049 00:41:47,507 --> 00:41:49,300 For Hert and Dalal, I'm Rutledge Wood. 1050 00:41:49,342 --> 00:41:51,469 We'll catch you on the next lap. 1051 00:41:51,511 --> 00:41:54,639 Yeah, come on, everybody! Everybody, bring it in! 1052 00:41:54,681 --> 00:41:56,933 Bring it in right here! Hot Wheels on three! 1053 00:41:56,975 --> 00:41:58,226 One, two, three! 1054 00:41:58,268 --> 00:41:59,894 - Hot Wheels! - Yeah! 1055 00:41:59,936 --> 00:42:02,272 - Yeah! 1056 00:42:02,313 --> 00:42:05,275 [dramatic music] 1057 00:42:05,316 --> 00:42:12,323 * *