American Restoration (2010–…): Season 2, Episode 12 - Secret Fan - full transcript

- UP NEXT ON AMERICAN
RESTORATION...

- I'M PLANNING ON
RESTORING IT ALL BY MYSELF.

I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE
A COOL FATHER'S DAY GIFT

THAT ALSO SHOWS MY DAD

THAT I CAN DO A LITTLE OF
EVERYTHING AROUND HERE.

- THIS IS AWESOME, MAN.

- I CAME TO RICK'S TODAY

TO GET MY MCCULLOCH
GO-KART RESTORED.

- HOW FAST DID THESE GO?
- 55.

- WHOO. I MEAN,
IT'S JUST A RUSH.

- I NEED TO RUN
SOME POWER INTO IT



AND SEE IF THE CIRCUITS
ARE STILL INTACT,

BUT I'M NOT REALLY
SURE HOW TO DO THAT.

- READY?
- YUP.

COME ON..

- REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN THINGS WERE MADE BY HAND

AND PEOPLE TOOK
PRIDE IN THEIR WORK?

MY NAME'S RICK DALE,

AND I BRING THESE
THINGS BACK TO LIFE.

EVERY RESTORATION HAS
ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES.

THERE'S NO OWNER'S
MANUAL FOR WHAT WE DO,

BUT THERE'S NO JOB
WE CAN'T HANDLE.

RECENTLY, MY BUDDY
JIM CALLED ME UP

AND SAID THAT HE HAD A GO-KART
THAT HE WANTED TO GET RESTORED.

HEY, JIM. HOW YOU DOING?



- GOOD. HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

- GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, MAN.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU.

- WHAT'S UP? WHAT YOU GOT?

- WELL, I BROUGHT
YOU AN OLD GO-KART.

BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS
THING FOR A LONG TIME.

FINALLY FOUND ONE.
- COOL. LET'S GET IT OUT.

- I CAME TO RICK'S TODAY

TO GET MY MCCULLOCH 2-GO
MODEL F1 GO-KART RESTORED.

KNOWING RICK DID RESTORATIONS
AND KNOWS GO-KARTS,

HE'S THE ONLY GUY FOR ME
TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE.

- I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE OF THESE.

- IT'S A 1961, '62
MCCULLOCH GO-KART

WITH A MCCULLOCH ENGINE ON IT.

- COOL.

- WHEN I WAS REAL YOUNG, I
HAD A COUSIN WHO HAD ONE.

SAME ENGINE ON IT.

I ALWAYS WAS JEALOUS OF
THAT GUY, WANTED THAT GO-KART.

- I MEAN, IT'S SUCH
A HUGE PASSION.

YOU KNOW HOW IT
IS. IT'S JUST A RUSH.

- ABSOLUTELY.

- I'VE BEEN TAKING
TYLER GO-KART RACING

SINCE HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD,

AND WE ARE BOTH
VERY COMPETITIVE AT IT.

SO THIS SHOULD BE
A REALLY FUN JOB.

- WAS THIS BASED ON AN
INDY CAR OR SOMETHING?

- WELL, NOT EXACTLY, BUT THE
GUY WHO MADE THE FIRST GO-KART

BUILT INDY CARS FOR A LIVING,

AND HE WANTED A
TOY TO PLAY WITH.

ONE DAY, HE WELDED A
BUNCH OF TUBING TOGETHER,

TOOK IT OUT TO A PARKING LOT,

AND IT JUST TOOK OFF FROM THERE.

- HOW FAST DID THESE
GO BACK IN THE DAY?

- WITH THE GEAR
THAT'S ON IT NOW,

I'M GUESSING MAYBE
30 MILES AN HOUR,

BUT I BELIEVE YOU COULD PUT
A DECENT GEAR ON THE THING

AND PROBABLY GET 55 OUT OF IT.

- WHOO.

MCCULLOCH'S ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN
FOR MAKING GREAT CHAIN SAWS.

SO WHEN THEY STARTED
MAKING GO-KARTS,

THEY USED THE EXACT SAME
HIGH-REV TWO-STROKE MOTOR

AS THE CHAIN SAWS.

IT'S REALLY AMAZING THAT
THESE TINY LITTLE MOTORS

MADE THESE GO-KARTS GO SO FAST.

HOW DO YOU WANT
ME TO RESTORE IT?

- ORIGINAL. BACK TO ORIGINAL.

IT SHOULD BE ALL YELLOW,
MATCH THE GAS TANK.

STOCK AND SPOTLESS.

- SO WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA GET THIS,

INTO THE NOSTALGIC
DRAGS OR RACES OR WHAT?

- NOT REALLY SURE IT'S
EVER GONNA GET DRIVEN.

IT JUST IS GONNA BE
BEAUTIFUL HANGING ON A WALL

AS SOMETHING TO
LOOK AT AND REMEMBER.

- YEAH, YOU'RE NOT DRIVING IT.

SO I'M GONNA THROW A
LOT OF SHOW INTO THIS,

SO IT'S BASICALLY...
WHEN YOU SEE IT UP THERE,

IT'S GONNA STAND OUT.

- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

- EVEN THOUGH JIM WANTS
THIS PRIMARILY AS A SHOWPIECE,

WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS
OF RESTORING ITEMS

BACK TO THEIR
ORIGINAL CONDITION,

AND PART OF THAT
MEANS WORKING ORDER.

HE'S GONNA LIKE THE WAY
THIS GO-KART LOOKS SO MUCH,

HE'S GONNA WANT
TO DRIVE THIS THING

AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND SHOW IT OFF.

I PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE
AN HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF

TEARING IT ALL APART,

AND THEN I'M PROBABLY GONNA
HAVE FOUR HOURS IN BLASTING.

POLISH AND PREP, I'LL HAVE

PROBABLY THREE OR
FOUR HOURS THERE.

FIND THE SEAT. MAKE THE
SEAT. GET SOME WHEELS.

GET SOME TIRES.
END WITH THE PARTS.

AFTER EVERYTHING'S
SAID AND DONE,

PROBABLY GONNA BE
RIGHT AROUND $4,500.

- WHOO.

YOU GONNA PLATE
IT WITH GOLD FOR ME?

- THERE'S NO GOLD.
YOU SAID ORIGINAL.

- I LIKE IT. IT SOUNDS GOOD.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT.

- WE'LL GET THIS BABY HUMMING.
- OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- THANK YOU.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR RICK
TO GET STARTED ON THIS.

I'M REALLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO GETTING IT DONE,

GETTING IT HOME,
HANG IT ON THE WALL,

CALL MY COUSIN UP,
HAVE HIM COME OVER,

AND LET HIM BE JEALOUS
OF ME AS I WAS OF HIM

BACK IN THE DAYS
WHEN HE HAD ONE.

- GOOD OLD GO-KART, HUH?

- I'LL LET YOU DO THE HONORS.

- MY BROTHER'S EAGER TO
GET STARTED ON THIS GO-KART,

AND SINCE I'M NOT
MAKING ANY RUNS TODAY,

HE WANTS ME TO GIVE KYLE
A HAND TEARING IT DOWN.

- I'M JUST GONNA JUMP ON IT.

- YOU PROBABLY CAN'T WAIT TO
GET THIS DONE AND RIDE IT, HUH?

- YEAH.

ALL GO-KARTS ARE PRETTY
SIMILAR AND HAVE A BASIC DESIGN.

IS ONE HAS A LOT
OF MOVING PARTS,

AND ALL OF IT'S HELD TOGETHER

BY A BUNCH OF RUSTED
NUTS AND BOLTS.

THAT, I'M LETTING RON
DEAL WITH FOR NOW.

WOW.

- OKAY, RON.

WHAT YOU DO IS EAT YOUR
WHEATIES EVERY MORNING.

- GAS CAN THAT
CAME WITH THIS THING

LOOKS LIKE A HELMET THAT'S
BEEN MADE INTO A GAS TANK.

- LOOKS LIKE A HARD HAT.

OLD MINER'S HAT.

- IT'S REALLY KIND OF CRAZY
THE WAY THEY BUILT THIS THING

WITH THE GAS TANK ATTACHED
RIGHT TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

I GUESS, IN THE '60s,
THEY DIDN'T CARE

IF YOU CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN
YOU CRASHED YOUR GO-KART.

- YOU KNOW, FILL
IT FULL OF BEER.

ACTUALLY, THAT'S
PROBABLY NOT BIG ENOUGH.

- KYLE AND RON JUST FINISHED
TEARING DOWN THE GO-KART,

AND NOW I'M GONNA TAKE
ALL THE OLD PAINT OFF

BY BLASTING IT WITH CHARCOAL.

STUFF WORKS REALLY WELL,

AND IT'S A LOT HARDER
FOR ME TO MESS STUFF UP.

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- NOTHING.

- YOU GOT SOMETHING FOR ME?
- NO.

CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
- I CAN KEEP A SECRET.

- MY GIRLFRIEND'S PARENTS
WERE CLEANING OUT THEIR SHED,

AND THEY WERE JUST
THROWING THIS AWAY,

SO I ASKED 'EM IF I COULD
HAVE IT, AND THEY SAID YEAH.

I'M PLANNING ON
RESTORING IT ALL BY MYSELF

FOR MY DAD FOR FATHER'S DAY.

GOOD LUCK.

- THE BEST PART ABOUT
MY BRILLIANT PLAN IS,

MY DAD WON'T JUST BE GETTING
A FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE FAN.

HE'S GONNA BE GETTING A
FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE FAN

THAT WON'T COST ME A CENT.

- YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS?

- IT'S A FAN.

- WHAT KIND? DO YOU
KNOW WHAT YEAR?

YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.

OKAY, WELL, I'LL
TELL YOU WHAT IT IS.

BUT FIRST YOU GOT TO TAKE
THOSE STUPID GLASSES OFF.

FROM WHAT I KNOW, THERE WAS
A COUPLE OF MANUFACTURERS:

KENMORE AND LASKO.

I THINK THERE'S
SOMETHING MISSING.

THERE'S, LIKE, AN EMBLEM.

I THINK IT'S A DIAMOND
SHAPE EMBLEM.

ORIGINALLY, THE
CAGES WERE ALL BRASS,

BUT BECAUSE OF WORLD WAR I,

THEY STARTED
USING ALL THAT BRASS

FOR ALL THEIR AMMUNITION
AND ALL THE WAR STUFF,

SO THEY WENT TO ALL STEEL.

THIS IS FROM THE '50s,
SO THIS WAS ALL STEEL.

I'VE GOT TO HAND IT TO TYLER.

HE'S REALLY GOT A GREAT EYE

FOR FINDING COOL OLD
CRAPPY STUFF TO RESTORE...

JUST LIKE HIS UNCLE RON.

YOU'RE GONNA DO
THIS ALL BY YOURSELF?

- EVERYTHING WILL BE ME.

I'LL DO THE POLISHING.
I'LL DO THE PAINTING.

I'LL TEAR DOWN, SANDBLAST,
ASSEMBLY... I'LL DO IT ALL.

- INTERESTING.

- WHAT IF HE WANTS TO RESELL
IT? IS IT GONNA GO UP IN VALUE?

- I MEAN, IF HE DOES SELL
IT, HE'LL GET $800 FOR IT.

BUT BEING FROM HIS
PRIDE-AND-JOY SON,

I'M PRETTY SURE
HE'S GONNA HAVE YOU

AUTOGRAPH THE BACK OF IT
AND KEEP IT AROUND FOREVER.

- I'LL AUTOGRAPH THE FAN BLADE.

- "I LOVE YOU ALWAYS."
- HEART.

- "TYLER."

GREAT JOB...

AS LONG AS YOU DON'T MESS IT UP.

- I REALLY WANT THIS TO
BE A COOL FATHER'S DAY GIFT

THAT ALSO SHOWS MY DAD

THAT I CAN DO A LITTLE OF
EVERYTHING AROUND HERE.

- I DON'T KNOW HOW
THIS COMES OFF.

I'M TRYING TO SURPRISE MY
DAD BY RESTORING AN OLD FAN

AS A FATHER'S DAY GIFT.

I GOT THIS THING FOR FREE,

AND I INTEND ON FIXING IT UP
WITHOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY.

EVEN THOUGH MY DAD
OWNS THE BUSINESS,

HE DOESN'T GIVE ME
ANY SPECIAL TREATMENT.

HE PAYS ME JUST AS
POORLY AS EVERYONE ELSE,

SO IT'S NOT LIKE
I'D HAVE THAT MUCH

TO SPEND ON HIM ANYWAY.

THE FIRST THING I NEED TO
DO IS TEAR THIS THING DOWN

SO I CAN SEE EXACTLY HOW
MUCH WORK IT REALLY NEEDS.

UM... WHOA. THAT IS A MESS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DONE HERE.

- WE'RE RESTORING THIS
GO-KART AS A SHOWPIECE,

AND NORMALLY SOME OF THESE
PARTS THAT WOULDN'T BE SHINED UP,

I'M GONNA SHINE 'EM UP NICE.

- WHEN THIS THING WAS BUILT,

THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE

IT'D HOLD UP TO THE
ABUSE OF THE TRACK,

SO THEY WELDED
IT WITH HEAVY STEEL

AND LEFT THESE HUGE
WELDING MARKS ALL OVER IT.

SEEING HOW IT'S JUST
GONNA BE FOR DISPLAY,

RICK'S HAVING ME GRIND
THE WELDS DOWN A LITTLE

AND SMOOTH THEM ALL OUT.

- THE ONLY WAY MY DAD IS GETTING
A FATHER'S DAY GIFT THIS YEAR

IS IF I CAN GET THE MOTOR
ON THE FAN WORKING AGAIN.

GOD FORBID I'D BE ABLE
TO FIND ANYTHING IN HERE.

HE MIGHT JUST BE OUT OF LUCK.

HEY, JEFF, CAN YOU COME
GIVE ME A HAND WITH THIS?

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA IF THIS
WAS THREE-PRONG OR TWO-PRONG?

- WELL, THIS IS A TWO-PRONG
BECAUSE THERE'S NO GROUND.

- I NEED TO RUN
SOME POWER INTO IT

AND SEE IF THE CIRCUITS
ARE STILL INTACT.

BUT I'M NOT REALLY
SURE HOW TO DO THAT.

- WE'LL CLAMP THAT ON THERE.

OKAY, DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
I'M GONNA PLUG YOU IN.

- OKAY.

- YOU READY?
- YEP.

OOPS.

WHAT THE?

- I'M GLAD JEFF'S
HELPING ME OUT,

'CAUSE I'M NOT TOO EXPERIENCED
WITH ELECTRICAL WORK.

COME TO THINK OF IT, THIS
COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE

THAN JUST A BLOWN FUSE.

- WE CAN ALWAYS BRING THAT
DOWN TO THE MOTOR PLACE

AND HAVE THEM REDO IT.

- I CAN'T SPEND ANY
MONEY ON THE CREDIT CARD,

OR MY DAD WILL FIND OUT.

- YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PAY CASH.

- OH. NOT OUT OF MY POCKET.

ALL RIGHT. I'M CONFUSED.

- IT'S JUST FILTHY IN HERE.

- JEEZ.

- THE WINDINGS COULD BE BAD.

WHEN THE ELECTRICITY
GOES THROUGH HERE,

IT MAKES THIS MAGNETIC.

SO IT MAKES IT REACT, AND
THAT'S WHAT SPINS THE MOTOR.

- OH, OKAY.

- I THINK THIS THING'S
PRETTY MUCH DEAD.

IT'S JUST NASTY.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST SEEN
ITS LIFE, YOU KNOW.

- YEAH.

- YOUR BEST BET IS
TO GET A NEW ONE.

- OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

- ALL RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO NOT HAVING TO SPEND ANY MONEY,

AND NOW THIS ONE LITTLE
SPEED BUMP WITH THE MOTOR

IS GONNA COST ME 50 OR 60 BUCKS.

THAT'S THE SAME AS WORKING
SIX HOURS HERE FOR FREE.

- THIS GO-KART WAS ONLY
AVAILABLE IN BRIGHT YELLOW.

YELLOW IS SUCH A
LIGHT PIGMENT COLOR,

IT TAKES SO MANY COATS IN
ORDER TO GIVE YOU A GREAT FINISH.

SO I NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT I GIVE THIS THING

A FEW EXTRA COATS

AND MAKE THIS PAINT JOB PERFECT.

- I'M NOW GONNA HAVE
TO SPEND 50 BUCKS

ON A NEW MOTOR FOR THIS
FAN I'M FIXING UP FOR MY DAD,

AND THAT'S 50 MORE BUCKS
THAN I WANTED TO SPEND

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO NOW I'M GONNA HAVE
TO FINISH THIS THING

WITHOUT SPENDING
ANY MORE MONEY ON IT.

I'VE ALREADY KEPT COSTS DOWN

BY WORKING ON
THIS THING BY MYSELF.

I POLISHED UP THE BLADE
TO GET IT LOOKING LIKE NEW.

I MIGHT A DIAMOND
EMBLEM FROM SCRAP METAL

WHERE IT'LL SAY "LASKO."

I RAN THE FRAME
THROUGH THE BEAD BLASTER

TO GET RID OF THAT
HORRIBLE MAROON PAINT,

AND I POUNDED OUT ALL
THE DENTS IN THE BODY.

OKAY, GOOD.

AND NOW I'M GONNA
TRY TO MIX A FEW PAINTS

TO GET MY DAD'S FAVORITE
COLOR: '57 CHEVY GREEN.

THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME
TO GO OUT AND BUY THAT COLOR,

BECAUSE MY DAD
WOULD SEE THE INVOICE,

SO I HAD TO MAKE DO WITH
WHAT WE HAD AT THE SHOP.

I STARTED BY MIXING
A YELLOW AND A BLUE,

WHICH TURNED IT GREEN.

THEN I ADDED BLUE TO
MAKE THE COLOR A TEAL...

COME ON, BABY.

AND WHITE TO BRIGHTEN IT.

LET'S GO.

WOW.

I'M REALLY PRETTY EXCITED
THAT FOR MY FIRST TIME,

I MATCHED THIS '57
CHEVY TEAL SO CLOSE.

IT'S PRETTY SPOT-ON.

- SWEET!

HUH?

- JUST HAVE TO PRY THAT OFF.

- MCCULLOCH WAS
BIG INTO CHAIN SAWS,

SO THAT'S ALL THIS IS,

JUST A CHAIN SAW MOTOR.

I MEAN, LOOK AT HOW SMALL IT IS.

BUT THE THING IS... NICE
ABOUT A CHAIN SAW MOTOR

IS, IT'S CAPABLE OF
HAVING REALLY HIGH REVS.

THE CUSTOMER
DOESN'T NEED THIS THING

TO RUN LIKE IT DID
BACK IN THE DAY.

IT'S GONNA BE A SHOWPIECE.

BUT WHEN I RESTORE SOMETHING,

I'M NOT HAPPY UNLESS EVERYTHING
IS BACK IN WORKING ORDER.

THIS IS GNARLY IN HERE.

UGLY.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SINGLE
RESTORATION THAT I TAKE ON

THAT HAS A MOTOR INVOLVED

WAS KEPT IN THE WORST
POSSIBLE CONDITIONS

BEFORE IT WAS HANDED OVER TO ME.

IT'S MOVING, BUT IT JUST
HAD A LITTLE WATER IN IT.

PROBABLY LEAKED INTO
THE CARB, YOU KNOW.

LOOKS BRUTAL, DUDE.

- NOTHING'S WORSE FOR
A MOTOR THAN WATER,

AND THIS THING LOOKS
LIKE IT'S BEEN LAYING

ON THE BOTTOM OF
SOMEBODY'S POOL.

- BINGO-BANGO.

- THAT IS UGLY.

THAT'D BE OUR
PROBLEM RIGHT THERE.

THAT IS CORRODED REALLY BAD,

BUT AS LONG AS IT SEALS
INTO THE CASE HERE,

I DON'T SEE IT BEING AN ISSUE.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF
WATER DAMAGE TO THIS MOTOR,

BUT THE MAIN PARTS SEEM OKAY.

IT'S GONNA NEED A LOT OF WORK,

BUT HOPEFULLY I'LL BE
ABLE TO GET THIS THING

RUNNING LIKE IT USED TO.

A LITTLE CLEANING,
PAINTING, AND HONING,

NEW SET OF RINGS,
NEW MAIN BEARINGS,

SEAL IT BACK UP, WE'RE GOOD.

- FAN HAS TO GO INSIDE HERE.

I KIND OF THOUGHT
RESTORING THIS FAN FOR MY DAD

WOULD BE A PIECE OF CAKE,

BUT IT DEFINITELY
HAD A FEW HICCUPS.

I COULDN'T GET THE
ORIGINAL MOTOR TO WORK,

SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW ONE.

I DON'T THINK THIS IS
SUPPOSED TO DO THAT,

BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT.

EVEN PUTTING IT BACK
TOGETHER WAS A PAIN.

AW. COME ON.

WELL, THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.

I'M ACTUALLY A LITTLE NERVOUS

THAT MY DAD MIGHT
NOT LIKE THIS THING.

THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME IN FOREVER

I'VE ACTUALLY
REMEMBERED FATHER'S DAY,

LET ALONE GOT HIM SOMETHING,

SO I REALLY HOPE
HE'S HAPPY WITH IT.

ALL RIGHT, IT WORKS.

BUT IF HE'S NOT, THEN I
GUESS I COULD SELL IT.

- ARE WE DONE, EXCEPT FOR THIS?

- CAN YOU HANDLE THAT?
- YEAH, I CAN HANDLE THAT.

- ALL RIGHT, KEEP
YOUR EYES CLOSED.

- WHERE WE GOING?

- DO YOU WANT A PRESENT OR NOT?

I MEAN, IF YOU DON'T
WANT IT, THAT'S FINE.

THIS WAY.
- SURE. I LIKE PRESENTS.

- ALL RIGHT, SO KEEP
YOUR EYES CLOSED.

ALL RIGHT? KEEP 'EM CLOSED.

DON'T PEEK.

- ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

- ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN LOOK.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

- WHOA. THAT IS AWESOME.

WHERE'D YOU FIND THIS?

- WELL, MY GIRLFRIEND'S
DAD WAS THROWING IT AWAY,

AND SO I ASKED HIM
IF I COULD HAVE IT,

AND HE SAID, "YEAH, WHY NOT?"

- THIS IS BADASS.

- I TOOK IT ALL APART,

BEAD BLASTED IT WHILE
NOBODY WAS HERE,

PAINTED IT, POLISHED
THE FAN BLADE,

GOT A NEW FAN MOTOR.

- YOU ACTUALLY MADE THIS?
- YEAH.

- WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE
WHEN YOU FOUND IT?

- IT WAS A REDDISH COLOR.

ALL THE PAINT WAS PEELING OFF.

THE FAN BLADE WAS RUSTED.

THE MOTOR WAS, LIKE, HALF APART.

THIS WAS MISSING.

- SO YOU DID ALL THIS
WORK, EVERYTHING,

WITHOUT ME EVEN KNOWING?

- YEP.

- THAT IS REALLY, REALLY NICE.

I WAS DEFINITELY SURPRISED
WHEN I FIRST SAW THE FAN.

BUT WHEN TYLER TOLD
ME HE DID IT ALL BY HIMSELF,

I MEAN, I COULDN'T
HAVE BEEN HAPPIER.

THAT MEANT MORE TO ME

THAN ANYTHING HE COULD
HAVE BOUGHT IN A STORE.

HOW'D YOU GET THE COLOR?

THIS IS, LIKE, MY
FAVORITE COLOR.

- WELL, I MADE IT BECAUSE
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BUY ANY,

SO I MIXED A LITTLE
GREEN, BLUE, WHITE.

I KNEW THIS WAS
YOUR FAVORITE COLOR.

- YOU KNOW WHY IT'S
MY FAVORITE COLOR?

- WHY?

- WHEN I WAS A KID,

MY MOM AND DAD HAD A '57 BUICK.

AND MY BROTHER AND I,

WE WERE SITTING ON A HILL
OUT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE,

AND ONE OF US PULLED DOWN
THE LEVER AND WENT TO NEUTRAL,

AND WE SLID ALL THE
WAY DOWN THIS HILL

AND RIGHT INTO A POLE.

SO IT WAS THIS SAME COLOR.

THE CAR WAS THIS
EXACT SAME COLOR.

SO FROM THEN ON, I
REMEMBERED THE COLOR,

AND THAT'S HOW IT
WAS MY FAVORITE COLOR.

- AND YOU CALL ME "CRASH"?

NOW I COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND HOW MY DAD FEELS

WHEN HE SHOWS OFF OUR
WORK TO HIS CUSTOMERS.

IT'S REALLY COOL TO
SEE SOMEONE SO HAPPY

WITH SOMETHING YOU'VE
PUT SO MUCH WORK INTO.

- SO WERE YOU ABLE
TO FIX EVERYTHING?

- THE ONLY THING I COULDN'T
FIX WAS THE FAN MOTOR.

THAT WAS, LIKE, SHOT.

ME AND JEFF, WE WENT TO,
LIKE, TEST IT WITH THE TEST LEADS,

AND SOON AS WE WOULD
PLUG IT INTO THE POWER STRIP,

IT WOULD JUST CUT THE POWER.

JUST GO "BOOM" AND JUST
BLOW THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.

- IS THAT WHY THE
POWER WAS GOING OUT?

- I DON'T KNOW.

- RIGHT. IT DOESN'T DO
THAT ANYMORE, THOUGH?

- NO. I HOPE NOT.

SO I HAD TO BUY A NEW
MOTOR, WHICH WAS 50 BUCKS,

BUT OTHER THAN THAT...

- THAT'S AWESOME.

FOR 50 BUCKS TO
HAVE THAT RESTORED,

I COULDN'T EVEN DO THAT.

I MEAN, I WOULD
PROBABLY SELL THIS FOR...

I DON'T KNOW... 600, 700 BUCKS.

- NICE.

- SO IS IT STILL MINE?

YEAH, YOU CAN...

NO, I WANT IT BACK NOW. THANKS.
- ALL RIGHT.

YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB ON IT.

IT MEANS A LOT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TYLER.

- YEP.
- LOVE YOU.

- LOVE YOU TOO.

- AS A DAD, I'M BEYOND THRILLED

THAT TYLER ACTUALLY
TOOK THE TIME

TO RESTORE THIS THING FOR ME.

IT'S A REALLY COOL FAN,
AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER.

- MY DAD AND I JUST FINISHED
PUTTING THE GO-KART TOGETHER,

- TYLER, ARE YOU JUST
GONNA SIT THERE OR WHAT?

- WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

- I WANT YOU TO GET TO WORK.

START LOADING THE FRONT END.

WE JUST FINISHED
RESTORING A GO-KART

FOR AN OLD RACING
FRIEND OF MINE.

NOW ALL WE HAVE TO
DO IS PUT IT TOGETHER,

SO I ROPED TYLER
INTO GIVING ME A HAND.

AM I KEEPING YOU UP?

- YEAH.

SO YOU KNOW I'M
GONNA BE DRIVING THIS

WHEN IT'S DONE, RIGHT?

- MY ASS.

THERE'S NO WAY
YOU'RE DRIVING THIS.

- I'M DEFINITELY GONNA DRIVE IT.

- YOU'RE NOT GONNA CRASH?
- I DON'T THINK SO.

I JUST THINK I'D
LOOK BETTER IN IT.

IT JUST FITS ME BETTER.

YOU JUST LOOK BIG AND GOOFY.

AHH. YOU FORGOT TO LUBE IT.

- I LOVE TYLER, BUT IF
HE WAS AS HALF AS SMART

AS HE THINKS HE IS,

HE'D BE ASSEMBLING
SPACE SHUTTLES AT NASA.

YOU GOT THE BRAKE ROD
WHERE THE GAS ROD GOES

AND THE GAS ROD WHERE
THE BRAKE ROD GOES.

- NO.

- HE KNOWS JUST ENOUGH
TO GET INTO TROUBLE

BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF IT.

- SO DON'T YOU WANT
THIS THING TO LOOK GOOD?

- YES.

- WHEN HE FIRST SEES IT,

DON'T YOU WANT
HIM TO BE SURPRISED?

- YEAH.

- AND DON'T YOU WANT THE
CUSTOMER TO BE HAPPY?

- YEAH.

- SO DON'T YOU
WANT ME TO DRIVE IT?

- NO.

THE CUSTOMER WANTS IT FOR SHOW.

I JUST WANT TO SHOW
HIM THAT IT WORKS,

YOU KNOW, MAYBE COME AROUND
THE CORNER OR SOMETHING.

AND YOU KNOW
YOU'RE, LIKE, MR. CRASH.

YOU'RE GONNA HIT
THE SIDE OF A BUILDING

JUST TURNING THE CORNER.

AND YOU KNOW YOU WILL.

I LOVE RESTORING GO-KARTS,

AND THIS ONE WAS A LOT OF FUN.

NOW MY BUDDY JIM'S
COMING TO PICK IT UP.

HEY, JIM. HOW'S IT GOING?

- GOOD. HOW YOU DOING, MAN?

- I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR.
- YEAH?

- ARE YOU READY?
- YEAH, I'M READY.

- ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

- BRING IT OUT.

- JIM JUST GOT HERE
TO PICK UP HIS GO-KART,

AND I TOTALLY CAUGHT HIM BEFORE
MY DAD COULD KNOW HE WAS HERE,

AND NOW I GET TO
DRIVE THIS THING OUT.

WHAT THE HELL?

- WHOO-HOO.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- AWESOME. IT EVEN RUNS.

- TYLER, GET OVER HERE, MAN.

YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA
GET SOMETHING UP ON THE OLD MAN?

NO WAY.
- ALL RIGHT.

- HURRY IT UP.

ONE OF THESE DAYS, TYLER MIGHT
BE ABLE TO PULL ONE OVER ON ME,

BUT THAT SURE THE
HELL ISN'T TODAY.

- BEAUTIFUL, DUDE.
- THANKS.

WE WENT ALL OUT.

WE ENDED UP TAKING IT ALL APART

AND PAINTED THE WHOLE FRAME,

AND THEN WE SENT ALL THE
CHROME OUT TO GET REPLATED.

THE SPINDLES, WE
ENDED UP CHROMING.

- WOW.

- ALL THIS IS ALL CHROME.

WE ENDED UP TAKING THE
BRAKE DISC, CHROMING IT.

- THAT IS AWESOME.

- WE POLISHED ALL
THE TIE-RODS OUT,

AND THEN WE POLISHED ALL THESE.

YOU KNOW, THEY USED TO BE BLACK.

- YEAH, THOSE CAME OUT AWESOME.

- AND THEN ON THE UPHOLSTERY,

WE HAD THE BOTTOM SEAT,
AND IT WAS THIS COLOR,

SO WE JUST DID THE REDID THE
UPHOLSTERY EXACTLY LIKE IT WAS,

AND THEN WE MATCHED UP THE SEAT.

- LOOKS AMAZING.

- IS IT COMFORTABLE?
I WOULDN'T KNOW.

- YOU KNOW, IT'S
LIKE WILE E. FOX AND...

- NO, IT'S DEFINITELY
WILE E. COYOTE.

- WILE E. COYOTE.
- AND THE ROADRUNNER.

SHOWS YOU'RE OLD.

- THE WORK ON THAT
CAR IS GORGEOUS.

THE WELDS ALL LOOK LIKE BUTTER.

IT'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE-LOOKING
PIECE OF WORK

THAT'S FAR BETTER THAN THE WAY

THAT CAR WAS
ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED.

- YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL
DONE UP, IT'S ALL PRETTY,

AND ALL WE GOT TO DO
IS WIPE IT OFF A LITTLE BIT

AND GET IT READY, YOU KNOW,

SO YOU CAN TAKE IT AWAY.

- AWESOME.
- OKAY?

- YEAH. YEAH.

I MIGHT HAVE TO DRIVE IT MYSELF
BEFORE I PUT IT UP ON THE WALL.

- YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN.

- YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT. SO YOU'RE
GOOD? YOU HAPPY?

- YEAH, REAL HAPPY.
IT LOOKS AWESOME.

- ALL RIGHT. COME
ON IN THE OFFICE.

WE'LL TAKE CARE
OF THE REST OF IT.

- WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

- DON'T DRIVE IT.
- DRIVE IT?

YOU WANT ME TO DRIVE IT?

- JESUS.

TYLER! GOD.

TYLER, YOU BUILT THE
DANG THING BACKWARDS.

JESUS CHRIST. TYLER!