Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman (2018): Season 1, Episode 1 - A New Start - full transcript

I'VE BEEN BUILDING CARS
FOR OTHER PEOPLE

FOR FAR TOO LONG.

NOW, I'M TAKING THINGS
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

AT MY NEW SHOP,
ARCLIGHT FABRICATION,

I'M DESIGNING
AFTER-MARKET TRUNK PARTS,

BUILDING UNIQUE VEHICLES THAT
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BUILD,

AND I'M HAVING MORE FUN
DOING IT.

I'VE HAND-PICKED A TEAM
OF THE BEST BUILDERS

FROM ACROSS AMERICA
TO JOIN ME.

JONATHAN MANSURE AND I
HAVE BEEN FRIENDS

SINCE BEFORE WE WERE
OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE.



HE'S THE BEST PARTS GUY I KNOW
BUT A TERRIBLE MAGICIAN.

- THREE OF CLUBS.
- WRONG.

A CUSTOM FABRICATOR
FROM A RACING FAMILY,

JOSH FREEMAN BUILT
A COMPLETE TRUCK AT AGE 15

AND HAS YET TO RECREATE
THE BICYCLE BOOGIE

MADE FAMOUS
IN THE '80S.

Freeman:
ALMOST GOT IT.

EX-AIRCRAFT MECHANIC
TURNED CLASSIC-CAR FABRICATOR

JASON BOWMAN
IS AN ENGINE EXPERT

AND THE CORONA HIGH SCHOOL
MOONWALK CHAMPION OF 1987.

JEREMY WEBSTER IS AN INCREDIBLY
TALENTED SHEET-METAL WORKER.

HE'S WORKED ON CARS
SINCE HE WAS 13 YEARS OLD

AND HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO
TRAIN CATS FOR JUST AS LONG.

SIT.
NO, STAY.



BAH.

A SELF-TAUGHT
ELECTRONICS MASTER

WITH MORE THAN 15 YEARS
IN THE INDUSTRY,

JOHN RODRIGUEZ CAN HACK
ANYTHING WITH A CIRCUIT BOARD.

BUILDING THESE
CUSTOM VEHICLES

WILL CHALLENGE OUR SKILLS
AND EXPERIENCE ON EVERY LEVEL.

AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE,
WE'LL PUT EACH ONE TO THE TEST.

I'M AARON KAUFMAN,
AND THIS IS "SHIFTING GEARS."

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

TONIGHT...

Announcer: HERE HE COMES LADIES
AND GENTLEMAN, AARON KAUFMAN.

Kaufman: I'M DIVING INTO
A FEW NEW ADVENTURES.

WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO BE
THE GRAND MARSHAL...

IF I KEEP THE TIRES DOWN,
IT'S GONNA BE EXCITING FOR ME.

IF I DON'T KEEP THE TIRES
ON THE GROUND,

IT WILL BE EXCITING
FOR Y'ALL.

THEN, MY BUILDERS AND I
WILL TURN AN INTERNATIONAL SCOUT

INTO A HIGH-PERFORMANCE
ON-AND-OFF-ROAD VEHICLE.

BUT THE HITCH IS,
I DON'T HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE

BUILDING THESE TYPES
OF VEHICLES...

I'VE GOT TO COLLECT
MY THOUGHTS.

WE'LL PUT YOU BEHIND THE WHEEL
AND SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT.

...AND VERY LITTLE
EXPERIENCE DRIVING THEM.

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS
WAS WEIRD.

WHAT HAVE I DONE?

THIS IS GONNA BE
ONE HELL OF A RIDE.

OH.

STEVE MCQUEEN
SAID IT BEST --

"RACING IS LIFE.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS WAITING."

EVERYONE'S GOT A VICE.

MY FIX IS HORSEPOWER.

WHETHER IT'S IN THE PITS
OR IN MY GARAGE,

I'M DRIVEN BY THE ROAR
OF AN ENGINE

AND THE SMELL OF FUEL
IN THE AIR.

I'M ONE OF THE LUCKY FEW
WHERE MY PASSION

HAPPENS TO BE
MY BUSINESS.

SOME PEOPLE MIGHT CALL IT
"HARD WORK,"

BUT I'M HAVING
THE TIME OF MY LIFE.

HOWDY.

HOW'S IT GOING?
- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

PRETTY GOOD.
LOOKING FOR CHRIS.

YEAH!

TODAY, I'M HERE AT THE LONESTAR
AMERICAN FLAT TRACK SERIES.

THEY ASKED ME TO BE
THE GRAND MARSHAL.

WELL, NOT ONLY DID I AGREE,
BUT I ASKED IF THEY HAD A BIKE

I COULD TAKE FOR A RIDE.

HI. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
AARON.

- GOOD. NICE TO MEET YOU.
- NICE TO MEET YOU.

Carr:
MY NAME IS CHRIS CARR.

I'M CURRENTLY THE CHIEF
COMPETITION OFFICER

OF AMERICAN FLAT TRACK.

YOU READY TO GO
FOR A LAP, HUH?

YEAH.
LOVE TO.

I GUESS THEY'RE GONNA
GIVE YOU, LIKE,

ABOUT A LAP AND A HALF,
JUST KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR IT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ON AN INDIAN,
ONE OF THE FACTORY INDIANS,

100 HORSEPOWER.
- OKAY.

ON DIRT,
IT WILL FEEL LIKE 200.

YOU EVER DONE ANYTHING
IN A CIRCLE LIKE THIS BEFORE?

WHAT AM I
WORRIED ABOUT?

WE'RE RIDING A
MOTORCYCLE, RIGHT?

- YEAH.
- IT'S GOT TWO WHEELS ON IT?

IT DOES HAVE TWO WHEELS, BUT
IT DOES NOT HAVE A FRONT BREAK.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

WE'LL BE OKAY WITHOUT
THE FRONT BREAK.

I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM, PERSONALLY,
RIDE A MOTORCYCLE.

MY GOAL IN MEETING
WITH HIM EARLIER IS TO TRY

AND TO HAVE, MAYBE, A LITTLE BIT
OF A SCARED-STRAIGHT MOMENT.

I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S POSSIBLE,

BUT I'M HOPING HE ENJOYS
THE EXPERIENCE.

SO, IF I REMEMBER
THE CONVERSATION CORRECTLY,

HE SAID "COME OUT HOT,
PIN FOURTH GEAR," RIGHT?

Man:
PRETTY MUCH.

HEY DUDE, WATCH OUT,
YOU'RE IN MY SHOT.

SORRY.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT SHOW.
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BE HERE.

YOU CAN EVEN LOOK ME IN THE EYE
AND HAVE A CONVERSATION.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WHO'S READY TO SEE SOME

GRAND NATIONAL FLAT
TRACK MOTORCYCLE RACING?

THERE'S AARON KAUFMAN
RIGHT NOW.

HE'S STAGED UP OUTSIDE
TURN NUMBER TWO.

SO, YOU KNOW THE REALLY
EXCITING PART IS,

IF I KEEP THE TIRES DOWN,
IT'S GONNA BE EXCITING FOR ME.

IF I DON'T KEEP THE TIRES
ON THE GROUND,

IT WILL BE EXCITING
FOR Y'ALL.

Announcer: HERE HE COMES,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

AARON KAUFMAN, ON THE FACTORY
INDIAN SCOUT FTR...

Kaufman: SO, WE'RE TRYING TO
TAKE THINGS EASY,

BUT THIS THING IS
AN ANIMAL.

THIS MAKES A LOT OF POWER,
AND IT CARRIES ITS WEIGHT LOW,

AND IT WANTS TO GO FAST.

Announcer: SCOTTY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY
RACERS THAT HAVE, LIKE, 2 FOOT OF BEARD

STICKING OUT OF THE BOTTOM
OF THEIR HELMET.

- IT MIGHT BE A NEW TREND.
- IT COULD BE.

Kaufman: I MADE ONE LAP,
LAP AND A HALF.

IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME
OTHER THAN EXCITE ME TO GET IN

AND PUT A WHOLE DAY
IN ONE OF THESE THINGS.

LIKE I NEEDED ANOTHER
EXPENSIVE HABIT,

THIS RIGHT HERE
IS GROWING ON ME.

Announcer: WHAT DO YOU SAY,
YOU GUYS? LET HIM HEAR YOU.

Kaufman: NEVER HAVING BEEN
ON A FLAT TRACK,

IT ALWAYS
MAKES ME NERVOUS,

BUT I'M ALWAYS EXCITED
TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE AT HOME

THE THINGS THAT
I LOVE SO MUCH,

THE THINGS THAT
I THINK MAKE ME ME.

THEY MAY NOT HAVE HEARD
A LOT ABOUT ME

THIS PAST YEAR,
BUT THEY'RE ABOUT TO.

YOU'RE NOW KIND OF
DOING YOUR OWN THING.

COULD YOU ELABORATE
FOR US?

THINGS CHANGE,
PEOPLE CHANGE,

AND IT WAS TIME
FOR ME TO MOVE ON.

SO, WE TOOK A LITTLE BREAK,
AND WE'RE BACK IN NORTH DALLAS

WITH A NEW SHOP,
AND WE'LL LET EVERYBODY KNOW

ABOUT THE LOCATION
OF THE SHOP

AND WHAT'S GOING
ON HERE PRETTY SOON.

OVER THE YEARS
AT GAS MONKEY GARAGE,

MY BUILDS WERE GETTING
MORE COMPLICATED

AND I WAS GROWING
AS A BUILDER.

NOW, I'M STRIVING
FOR A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

WE'RE NO LONGER
AT THE PRECIPICE.

WE HAVE JUMPED OFF.
SO, I HAVE SUNK EVERYTHING

THAT I HAVE
INTO THE NEW OPERATION,

WHICH, HOPEFULLY, WILL GIVE ME
A STEADY INCOME

TO FUEL MY PASSION BUILDS.

AND YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LOT
OF THINGS FROM THE PAST

THAT I HAD TO SHAKE OFF.
THIS IS ALL BRAND-NEW.

WE'RE GONNA DO IT
A NEW WAY.

AND IT REALLY IS
AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER.

MAN, THAT'S REAL EXCITING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU'VE GOT A BUNCH OF FANS
THAT ARE GONNA BE SO EXCITED.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MAKE
SOME NOISE FOR AARON KAUFMAN,

AND, SCOTTY,
IT'S BACK UP TO YOU.

BEING A GRAND MARSHAL
OF A LONE STAR 1/2-MILE

WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE,
AND A LOT OF FUN.

BUT NOW,
IT'S TIME TO GET TO WORK.

AT ARCLIGHT, WE'RE PLANNING
ON MANUFACTURING

F100 AFTERMARKET PARTS,

AS WELL AS BUILDING DISTINCTIVE
CARS TO FACE NEW CHALLENGES.

FIRST CAR I THINK
THAT WE'RE GONNA BUILD

IS A LITTLE SCOUT.

MY VISION IS TO TURN IT INTO A
STREET-LEGAL, OFF-ROAD VEHICLE

WITH EXTREME
CAPABILITIES.

A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE,
CHRIS RUSSMAN,

HE LIVES OUT HERE
SORT OF NEAR ME.

SO, HE'S LOCATED ME ONE.

HE DRUG IT BACK TO HIS RANCH, SO, WE'RE
GONNA COME DOWN HERE AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

SO, HERE WE ARE
AT THE RUSSMAN RANCH.

OH, MY GOODNESS, THERE HE IS --
THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND.

Russman:
I'M CHRIS RUSSMAN.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CYCLONE
MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED.

I MET AARON
ON PIKES PEAK.

I WAS UP TO TUNE THE ENGINE
ON A HAUL TRUCK

FOR A FREIGHT LINER THAT DID
THE HILL CLIMB WITH HIM.

AND NOW, I GUESS,
WE'VE BECOME FRIENDS.

- WHAT YOU DOING MAN?
- NOT MUCH.

SO, TELL ME
ABOUT THE SCOUT.

- READY TO GO SEE IT?
- YEAH, I AM.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU SITTING
OUT HERE SO...

HOPE ON THE BACK.
LET'S GO TO THE PASTURE.

- OKAY. -HOPE ON IN.
WE'LL GO FOR A RIDE.

Kaufman: CHRIS WAS A DIESEL
PERFORMANCE PARTS SALE GUY,

AND DUE TO HIS
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION,

HE CAN DO
A LITTLE MORE DRIVING

AND A LITTLE MORE HUNTING
THAN I CAN.

AND SO, HE WAS ABLE TO
DIG UP THE SCOUT FOR ME.

THE GUY THAT ACTUALLY OWNS IT
IS NOT EVEN HERE,

SO CHRIS IS KIND OF NEGOTIATING
ON HIS BEHALF.

YEAH, THE GUY,
HE REMEMBERED IT WAS ROLLED.

YEAH.

AND THE BENT-UP BODY IS NOT
OF INTEREST TO MOST PEOPLE.

YEAH, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S A FACT.

THAT'S A FACT.

SO, MY INTEREST FOR BUILDING
THE SCOUT IS PRETTY SIMPLE.

THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THEM
OUT THERE ON THE ROAD,

AND BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
A BRONCO,

BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT
A JEEP,

I THOUGHT THEY WERE
REALLY INTERESTING.

I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT
THEY WERE COOL,

AND YOU DON'T SEE THEM
QUITE EVERYWHERE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HER?

I THINK SHE'S
PRETTY DARN CUTE, MAN.

"CUTE"? I'M KIND OF SURPRISED
TO HEAR YOU USE THAT WORD.

YEAH.
NO, IT IS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S NOT IMPOSING.

IT'S NOT MEAN. IT'S NOT FAST.
IT'S NOT ANYTHING.

I THINK "CUTE" IS ABOUT
THE BEST WE'VE GOT.

IT LOOKS A HECK OF A LOT
BETTER THAN YOUR PICTURES.

PICTURES, YEAH.
YOU NEED TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE.

THIS IS THE GOOD SIZE.
THIS IS THE GLAMOUR SHOT.

LET'S GO LOOK AT
THE BAD SIDE.

SO, IT'S HAD
A ROUGH LIFE.

YEAH.

BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
RUSTED THROUGH THERE.

THE WINDSHIELD
FRAME, THOUGH.

CHRIS, I THINK IT'S SEEN
BETTER DAYS, WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

YEAH.
I BELIEVE SO.

OF COURSE, I WISH IT WAS
A BETTER SCOUT,

BUT ODDLY ENOUGH, LIKE,
NOT A LOT OF BIG HOLES,

NOT A LOT OF PIN HOLES.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
IT HAS A LOT OF RUST.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD SHAPE
FOR SITTING OUTSIDE.

OH, THE FLOOR'S
NOT EVEN BAD, CHRIS.

IT'S AWFUL BEAT UP, BUT I THINK
YOU DONE PRETTY GOOD.

YEAH.

I DON'T HAVE ANY INTEREST
IN THE MOTOR.

QUITE FRANKLY,
THE FRAME, I DAMN SURE DON'T,

THE AXLES AND
THE TRANSFER CASE.

AND SO, I MEAN, YOU SAID HE
MIGHT HAVE INTEREST IN THE...

SO DOES HE WANT TO BUY IT BACK,
OR CAN WE MAKE A DEAL ON IT?

YEAH.
WE CAN MAKE A DEAL.

WE CAN MAKE A DEAL,
JUST TRADE IT BACK TO HIM.

WELL THEN,
WHAT WOULD I OWE HIM?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
IS FAIR?

A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS?

WELL, I'LL OFFER HIM
A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS,

I'LL BET HE TAKES IT.

THAT SOUNDS GREAT TO ME.

- YEAH.
- I'M HAPPY.

THIS WILL DO FOR WHAT I NEED
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA SLICE AND DICE

AND CUT EVERYTHING
OFF OF IT, SO...

YEAH. I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEEING IT DONE.

- YEAH.
- SEE HOW GOOD YOU ARE.

WELL, WE'LL FIND OUT,
WON'T WE?

I THINK HE'S GOT ENOUGH
SKILL TO BACK IT UP.

HOPEFULLY,
THAT'S RIGHT.

AM I CLEARING THE FENDER?

- YOU'RE OVER THE FENDER.
- DON'T LET ME HIT YOUR FENDER.

IT'S GONNA FALL!
IT'S GONNA FALL!

WE ALMOST DENT IT!

OH, GOODNESS.

AT THE ARCLIGHT GARAGE,

MY BUILDERS REALLY HAVEN'T
WORKED WITH EACH OTHER BEFORE,

AND THIS IS A BRAND-NEW
EXPERIENCE FOR THEM.

I'M GONNA HEAD TO DALLAS.
- SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

OBVIOUSLY, BUILDING
IS NOTHING THEY'RE NEW TO,

BUT FOR MOST OF THEM,
THIS STYLE OF BUILD

IS BRAND-SPANKING-NEW.

AND SO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GEL
AND COME TOGETHER

AS A PROPER TEAM
EXTREMELY FAST,

OR YOU'RE GONNA SEE
THE SHORTCOMINGS IN THE BUILD.

OKAY.
LET'S GO CHECK THIS THING OUT.

AARON PULLED IN THE SHOP WITH
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A BOX ON WHEELS.

WHAT FIELD DID YOU
PICK THIS UP IN?

Webster:
IT'S REAL ROUGH.

Kaufman: I CAN DEFINITELY SEE
THE CONCERN ON THEIR FACE.

Tilton: HE WANTED TO TEST
DRIVE SOME CARS,

SO WE SET THAT UP
FOR HIM.

WE WENT FROM
NO ULTRA4 EXPERIENCE

TO DRIVING
AS FAST AS I CAN.

Kaufman: SO, I'M ON MY WAY BACK TO
THE SHOP WHERE THE GUYS ARE WAITING

AND CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET
THEIR HANDS ON OUR FIRST BUILD.

OKAY.
LET'S GO CHECK THIS THING OUT.

SO, AFTER, YOU KNOW, A LOT
OF SUN AND A LITTLE TIME

WITH CHRIS RUSSMAN,
WE GOT THE SCOUT BOUGHT.

MY GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN IT.

THEY KNOW THAT I'VE GONE
TO GO BUY A SCOUT,

BUT THEY DON'T KNOW MUCH ELSE
ABOUT IT PAST THAT.

QUITE FRANKLY, NEITHER DO I.
IT'S ON THE TRAILER.

WE'LL HAVE IT ON THE FLOOR
BEFORE LONG.

WELL, THERE SHE IS...
- WHAT FIELD DID YOU PICK THIS UP IN?

...IN ALL OF HER DENTED GLORY,
LIKE A CARDBOARD BOX.

AARON PULLED IN THE SHOP
WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE A BOX

ON WHEELS THAT GOT
PRETTY BEAT UP.

HAVE WE CHECKED THIS THING
FOR INSECTS YET?

- FOR VERMIN.
- FOR BONUSES?

OH, I'M SURE THERE'S A BONUS
OR TWO IN THERE.

Webster:
IT'S REAL ROUGH.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN
SITTING IN A FIELD FOR,

I DON'T KNOW,
30 SOMETHING YEARS.

Kaufman: WHAT LITTLE RUST IS
HERE, NOT SAYING THERE ISN'T ANY,

BUT THE DEAL IS THAT,
IT'S ALL STILL THERE,

IT'S JUST FULL OF DIRT.

HOW MANY TIMES
DID IT ROLL OVER?

YOU KNOW, I'D BE
WILLING TO BET ONE

BECAUSE THIS SIDE
OF THE TRUCK ISN'T BAD.

AND SO, I WOULD BE WILLING
TO BET IT TOOK A HIT,

AND THEN FLOPPED
ONTO THE ROOF.

IT ALSO DOESN'T HAVE
A ROOF ANYMORE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IT USED TO BE
A FULL-TOP CAB.

IT'S GOT A HALF CAB IN IT,
BUT NO BULKHEAD.

SO, I THINK IT JUST HIT
THE DRIVER'S SIDE,

AND THEN LANDED ON IT.

I THINK I FOUND
THE CATALYST.

OH, YEAH!
YEAH!

YEAH!

EVERY TIME!

SON OF A GUN!

YOU KNOW, I CAN DEFINITELY SEE
THE CONCERN ON THEIR FACE.

I JUST DON'T THINK THAT
THEY HAVE AS MUCH EXPERIENCE

WITH BEATEN UP
OLD ROTTEN JUNK AS I DO,

AND I THINK THEY'RE HAVING
A HARD TIME SEEING IT,

BUT THEY'LL COME AROUND.

OURS WON'T BE A WHOLE LOT
INTERNATIONAL LEFT,

MAINLY JUST THE PAPERWORK
AND THE BADGE ON THE DASH.

BUT ULTIMATELY, I KIND OF
WANTED TO BUILD --

I LIKE THE FACE
THEY HAVE,

THE GRILLE AND THE HEADLIGHT
SURROUNDS AND STUFF.

- I LIKE THE HOOD.
- YEAH.

SO, THE MISSION IS TO SEE
IF WE CAN BUILD

AN EXTREMELY
CAPABLE OFF-ROAD RIG

THAT RETAINS ENOUGH CIVILITY
FOR US TO HOP IN IT

AND DRIVE IT
DOWN THE ROAD.

NOW, WE DO SO FEW DIESELS,

AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THAT.

BUT I HAVE
A COUPLE CONCERNS.

ONE IS THE WAY
THAT IT MAKES POWER,

AND TWO IS THE EXTREME AMOUNT
OF WEIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

SO, THE MOTOR
I'M PLANNING ON USING

IS A CUMMINS4BT
DIESEL ENGINE,

BUT WE'RE GONNA USE
A COMPOUND TURBO SYSTEM ON IT,

WHICH IS BASICALLY ONE TURBO
FEEDING ANOTHER TURBO.

THE REASON FOR THIS --

WE'RE ABLE TO PRODUCE
HIGH-BOOST PRESSURES

AND EXTREMELY FAST
THROTTLE RESPONSE.

SO, THE REST OF THE DRIVELINE
BASICALLY CONSISTS

OF A 6LE TRANSMISSION,

ATLAS 2 TRANSFER CASE,

SOME BEEFY 9-INCH AXLES,
AND 40-INCH TIRES.

THE IDEA FOR THE CHASSIS
ON THIS '71 SCOUT

IS TO BE A LITTLE BIT
OF A HYBRID

BETWEEN ROCK KRAWLER
SUSPENSION

AND DESERT RACING SUSPENSION
BECAUSE I LIKE TO GO FAST,

BUT I ALSO LIKE TIGHT,
TWISTY TRAILS.

BUT ULTIMATELY, THE ONE THING
WE'RE REALLY AFTER

IS FOR ALL THIS TO LOOK
AS FACTORY AS IT CAN LOOK.

AND SO, I WANTED TO SEE
IF WE COULD ACTUALLY HAVE

A COMBINATION
OF DESERT RACING,

ROCK KRAWLER,
AND ROCK RACING.

AND THEN, TO BE ABLE TO PUT
THIS THING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75,

80 MILES PER HOUR
AND RUN WITH TRAFFIC.

SO, THAT'S THE OVERVIEW,

BUT IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE
ON THE TRAILER.

Y'ALL READY TO GET IT OFF?
- LET'S DO THIS!

AARON, YOU UPDATED
ON YOUR TETANUS?

HEY, IN THIS LINE OF WORK,
YOU KNOW I AM.

Bowman: PULLING SEATS, PULLING
CARPET, PULLING TRASH, PULLING DASH.

FLOWER POWER.

WE ALL DOVE IN HEAD FIRST.

IT'S A GIANT TURD BUCKET.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'M IMAGINING
THE FINISHED PICTURE.

Kaufman: I KNOW THAT I'M NOT
GONNA USE THE MOTOR.

I KNOW I'M NOT GONNA USE
THE REST OF THE DRIVELINE

OR THE CHASSIS
OR THE AXLES.

SO, THE MOST PRUDENT THING TO DO
IS ACTUALLY JUST GET IT GONE.

JASON AND I ARE
LITERALLY JUST...

Bowman:
SCRAPING.

BACK WHEN THEY ACTUALLY
MADE GLUE THAT WORKED.

IT'S GIVING US A LITTLE BIT
OF A DIFFICULTY.

HEY, JOHN BOY, MOVE OVER
TO THE OTHER SIDE.

Rodriguez:
I'M OVER.

TASTES LIKE AN OLD
INTERNATIONAL SCOUT.

SOMETHING'S ON FIRE!

WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BUILD
A NEW CHASSIS FOR IT,

SO WE DON'T NEED
THE OLD CHASSIS.

HENCE, WE SEPARATED
THE BODY.

WE'RE GONNA WORK
SOME MAGIC

AND MAKE THIS THING
A KILLER RIDE.

- IT'S A DIRTY JOB.
- IT'S GOT SO MUCH DIRT.

Man: WE'RE TRYING TO
GET ALL THIS OUT

JUST SO WE CAN REMOVE
THE GAS TANK,

BECAUSE ALL THAT DIRT
HAS GOT THE GAS TANK

JUST STUCK IN THERE.

- YEAH!
- WINNING!

NONE OF THESE GUYS
HAVE WORKED TOGETHER BEFORE,

BUT THEY'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE
THEY'RE ALL TALENTED GUYS,

AND THEY HAVE
SOME EXPERIENCE.

IF THIS TOOK US ANY LONGER
THAN WHAT IT TOOK US TODAY,

THEN I'D DEFINITELY HAVE TO
QUESTION MY DECISION

ON SOME OF THE GUYS HERE.

I LIKE IT MORE ALREADY.
- YAHTZEE!

AND IT WAS
A PRETTY QUICK PROCESS.

- DOUBLE TEAMING.
- ALL RIGHT. HI.

YOU MUST BE JIM.

- I AM JIM.
- HOW YOU DOING, MAN?

Allen: GOOD!

SO, I'VE BEEN CURIOUS
ABOUT SCOUTS FOR A LONG TIME,

AND WE FOUND THIS FELLOW,
JIM ALLEN,

THAT IS AN AUTHORITY
ON IT.

HE HAD JUST COMPLETED
A SCOUT BOOK,

WHICH WAS
REALLY COOL TIMING.

I HEARD YOU HAVE
A RARE SCOUT HERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW RARE
IT IS, BUT...

LESS THAN 1,500.

OKAY.
THAT QUALIFIES FOR RARE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
DESECRATING SUCH A RARE BIRD?

THIS WOULDN'T BE
MY FIRST TIME.

MY FIRST THOUGHT WHEN I SAW
THE COMANCHE TORN DOWN IS,

"I WONDER IF HIS BEARD
IS LONG ENOUGH FOR ME

TO STRANGLE HIM
WITH IT."

DO TELL.
WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THIS ONE?

WELL, IT'S A COMANCHE,
AND INTERNATIONAL LEARNED

THAT THEY COULD
MAKE MORE MONEY

BY BUILDING
SPECIAL MODELS.

OKAY.

AND THIS IS, ACTUALLY,
THE SECOND RAREST MODEL.

REALLY?

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW RARE
THE VEHICLE WAS.

IT'S NOT GREAT
FOR COMMUTING.

IT'S NOT GREAT
FOR FREEWAY TRIPS.

THIS WAS AN ENTERTAINMENT
VEHICLE,

WHICH WAS KIND OF A NEW IDEA.
- YEAH.

Announcer:
THE WOW WAGON.

THE NEWEST, GREATEST,

ALL-PURPOSE
FUN RUNNER OF THEM ALL.

IT COMES FROM
INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS.

THE SCOUT APPEARS RIGHT WHEN
THE PUBLIC IS READY FOR IT.

Announcer: THIS IS A FUN FAMILY,
AND WHAT THEY REALLY NEED

IS A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE.

Allen: FOUR-WHEELING
WAS BECOMING A SPORT

AND PEOPLE COULDN'T AFFORD
TO HAVE A FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE

THAT THEY COULDN'T DRIVE
EVERY DAY.

SO, THEY WANTED A VEHICLE
THAT THEY COULD MAYBE USE

FOR A SECOND CAR --
SCHLEP TO THE STORE, WHATEVER --

BUT THEY COULD ALSO
TAKE IT OUT ON THE WEEKENDS

AND GO CAMPING IN IT,
GO FOUR-WHEELING IN IT,

AND THE SCOUT
FIT THAT BILL.

Announcer: IT REALLY IS
THE WOW WAGON.

YOU KNOW, THE LINE-SET TICKET
WAS TAPED TO THE FIREWALL.

GLUED TO IT RIGHT HERE
ON THE BOTTOM?

YEAH.
THAT'S THE BUILD SHEET.

AFTER WE GAVE HIM THE VIN
NUMBER, HE WAS ABLE TO LOOK UP

AND SEE A LINE-ITEM
PULL TICKET

FOR WHENEVER THEY WERE
ASSEMBLING IT.

THIS IS THE LINE-SET TICKET
FOR THIS VEHICLE,

WHICH ROLLED OFF THE LINE
DECEMBER 1ST, 1970.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

AND WHERE WAS THE MANUFACTURING
PLANT FOR THESE SCOUTS?

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

I'LL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT'S
FUNNY IS, WHEN YOU ASK PEOPLE,

"WHERE DO
CARS COME FROM."

AND THE OBVIOUS ANSWER
IS "DETROIT," BUT IT AIN'T TRUE.

WELL, THEY CRANKED OUT SEVERAL
HUNDRED THOUSAND OF THESE

IN INDIANA, SO...
- HOW COOL IS THIS?

"DOLL UP SCOUT."
- THAT'S OLD TERMINOLOGY.

YOU KNOW WHEN YOU DOLL SOMETHING
UP, MAKE IT PRETTY, RIGHT?

WELL, IN 1965, THEY REALIZED
THEY COULD SELL

SCOUTS FOR MORE MONEY...

- OH. SO, THIS WAS THE...
- THEY WERE FANCIED UP.

SO, THEY STARTED
CALLING THEM "DOLL UPS,"

AND THEN, THAT JUST
KIND ON HUNG ON.

YOU'VE GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME.

AND ANY TIME THERE WAS
A SPECIAL MODEL OR A HIGH-END

SCOUT,
IT WAS A DOLL UP.

A DOLL UP.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

HOW COOL IS THAT?

THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE WITH JIM,
I HAVE A DEEPER APPRECIATION

FOR THE ODDITY

OF THE PACKAGES
ON THE TRUCK.

YEAH.
THAT'S THE ORIGINAL MOTOR.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

WHILE I WAS CONSIDERING
TWO OTHER PAINT OPTIONS ON IT,

NOW THAT I KNOW HOW RARE IT IS,
I THINK WE'RE GONNA COME BACK

WITH A STYLIZED,

MODERNIZED,
ARCLIGHT VERSION OF IT.

EVERY MINUTE WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON IT,

I'VE ENJOYED IT MORE
AND MORE AND MORE.

AND ALL THE THINGS WE'VE
LEARNED, I'M SUPER STOKED ON IT.

I'M GLAD.

THIS IS GONNA BE AN AWESOME
BUILD, I CAN TELL ALREADY.

THERE'S A LOT OF SCOUT
OWNERS THAT ARE PURISTS,

BUT I THINK THEY MIGHT JUST
LET AARON LIVE

BECAUSE HE'S GONNA KEEP
THE ESSENCE OF THE SCOUT

WHILE MODERNIZING IT AND
MAKING IT SORT OF A SUPER SCOUT.

I'M REAL HAPPY
TO SEE IT HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO EAT.

Man: AM I FILTHY?
CAN I GO EAT LIKE THIS?

- YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. YOU SURE CAN.
- SICK!

WE'RE GONNA END UP MAKING THESE
WHEEL WELLS MUCH LARGER

AND BRINGING THEM BACK.

Freeman:
BEARDY MCBEARDERSON.

WORKING WITH AARON,
YOU KNOW,

NOTHING IS GONNA GO
UNTOUCHED OR UNNOTICED.

RIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD,
IT'S JUST TOO MANY PIECES.

TOO MANY CUTS.
JUST LEARNING CURVE.

Kaufman: COME ON DOWN.

Man: RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GONNA
LOWER THE BODY

DOWN ONTO
THE FRAME, HERE.

OH, OH, OH.

BUT WE HAVE
A FEW ISSUES.

THE BODY IS JUST
TWISTED ON IT.

I GOT TO COLLECT
MY THOUGHTS.

Kaufman: SO, THE GOAL FOR TODAY
IS TO START THE PROCESS

OF RELOCATING
THE WHEEL OPENINGS

TO ALLOW TIRES BIG ENOUGH

TO TACKLE THE TYPE OF TRAILS
THAT WE PLAN ON RUNNING.

WHERE DOES THIS THING
STAND RIGHT NOW?

OKAY, SO, WE'LL CALL THIS
SOMETHING NEAR RIDE HIGH.

SO, WE'RE LOOKING
FOR AXLE LOCATION.

SOMETHING IN
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.

WELL, CAN'T MAKE LEMONADE
WITHOUT SQUISHING A FEW LEMONS.

CAN'T MAKE A BIG GNARLY SCOUT
WITHOUT SAWZALLING SOME FENDERS.

I THINK IT'S TIME.

Freeman: WORKING ON CARS IS
AN ART FORM, FOR SURE.

I MEAN, THEY'RE MASTERPIECES
WHEN THEY'RE DONE,

IF THEY'RE DONE PROPERLY
AND DONE RIGHT.

BEARDY MCBEARDERSON.

SO, WORKING WITH AARON,
YOU KNOW

NOTHING'S GONNA GO
UNTOUCHED OR UNNOTICED.

RIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD,
THERE'S JUST TOO MANY PIECES.

- TOO MANY CUTS.
- OKAY.

SO, LET'S GET THIS TACKED IN,
THEN WE HAVE A VISUAL,

A TEMPLATE TO WORK OFF OF.
- OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WHAT WE JUST KIND OF
TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW,

JUST MAKING SURE THAT
WE BOTH UNDERSTAND

WHAT HAS TO BE
ACCOMPLISHED.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, YOU HAVE
KIND OF BRING EVERYTHING,

JUST MEND EVERYTHING TOGETHER
TO PLEASE HIM.

NOT TO PLEASE HIM,
I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT.

GET HIS INPUT
TO FULFILL HIS VISION

AND MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S REALISTIC IN BEING MADE.

Man: THIS ONE IS GOOD UP
TO ABOUT RIGHT THERE.

- CORRECT.
- YEAH.

Man: ABOUT TO CUT
A NEW PIECE.

CHECK IT OUT,
RIGHT HERE.

SEE ALL THE HAMMER MARKS?

A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH,
A LITTLE BIT OVERWORKED.

Man: THE FLAIR IS WHERE
IT NEEDS TO BE.

NOW, I JUST GOT TO
WRAP IT DOWN.

FOR THE LAST -- I REALLY DON'T
WANT TO SAY -- MANY DAYS.

NO, NO, NO,
LAST COUPLE MINUTES.

JUST A FEW MINUTES.

- LAST COUPLE MINUTES.
- TV MAGIC.

TV MAGIC.

Webster:
BOOM.

IN THE LAST COUPLE MINUTES,
WE BUILD FOUR FENDER FLARES.

Kaufman: SO,
I THINK WE DID A GREAT JOB.

I LOVE THE WAY IT LOOKS.

AND IF WE HAVE TO BUMP IT
UP A LITTLE HIGHER,

IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS,

BECAUSE I'M REALLY HAPPY
WITH THE APPEARANCE ON IT.

- ME, TOO.
- LET'S KEEP ON MUSCLING.

- THE HARD PART IS DEFINITELY DONE.
- FOR SURE.

THEY SAID I COULD
FIND YOU OVER HERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN?

Kaufman: WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN A
BIG FAN OF CURRIE REAR AXLES.

WE REGARD THEM AS THE BEST
IN THE INDUSTRY,

AND THAT'S WHY WE USE THEM IN
PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING WE DO,

INCLUDING, OF COURSE,

THE INTERNATIONAL
SCOUT WE'RE BUILDING.

CURRIE ENTERPRISES SPECIALIZES
IN BUILDING HEAVY-DUTY AXLES

TO YOUR EXACT
SPECIFICATIONS.

IN THIS CASE,
WE'RE GOING TO NEED AN AXLE

THAT CAN TAKE
THE PUNISHING ABUSE

OF AMERICA'S
HARDEST TRAILS.

SO, WHEN CASEY CURRIE
CALLED ME

AND OFFERED ME A CHANCE
TO GET MY HANDS DIRTY,

I JUMPED AT
THE OPPORTUNITY

TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT HERE
AND DO TWO THINGS --

TO BUILD ALONGSIDE THE MASTERS
AND SEE THE OPERATION.

- WELCOME TO THE SHOP, MAN.
- THANKS SO MUCH, MAN!

SO, THIS MUST BE THE TROPHY
TRUCK FOR THIS YEAR.

Currie:
THIS IS THE TROPHY TRUCK.

GETTING READY FOR
THE BAJA 1000 RIGHT NOW.

MAN.
CAN YOU TAKE ME AROUND?

YEAH.
THIS IS IT, MAN.

I'M CASEY CURRIE
FROM CORONA, CALIFORNIA.

I RACE EVERYTHING
FROM ROCK KRAWLERS

TO TROPHY TRUCKS
TO SHORT-COURSE TRUCKS.

WE HAD A THEORY.

WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE
DIFFERENT, NOT BE THE NORM.

WE WANT TO RACE THE BAJA 1000
IN A TROPHY TRUCK.

THREE MONTHS LATER,
TURN AROUND AND RACE

THE KING OF THE HAMMERS.

WHICH IS SOMETHING A LOT
OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS,

YOU DEFINITELY DON'T DO BOTH
OF THOSE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE.

SO, THIS REALLY IS
SOMETHING BRAND-NEW.

YEAH. LIKE, MID-ENGINE,
70 GALLONS OF FUEL CELL.

WE'VE GOT 30 INCHES TRAVEL
ON THE BACK.

Kaufman: NOW, CASEY KNOWS WHAT
HE'S TALKING ABOUT

BECAUSE HE'S RACED
ALL OVER THE WORLD,

AND JUST THIS LAST YEAR,
BUILT HIS OWN ULTRA4

THAT ACTUALLY
FINISHED THE GRUELING

KING OF THE HAMMERS.

NOW, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR
WITH KING OF THE HAMMERS,

THE RACE
TAKES PLACE ACROSS

HUNDREDS OF MILES
OF DRY LAKE BED

AND JAGGED
VOLCANIC ROCK.

WITH OBSTACLES NAMED
"DEVIL'S SLIDE,"

"HELL'S GATE,"
AND "WRECKING BALL,"

IT'S NO WONDER THAT IT'S
CONSIDERED THE TOUGHEST

1-DAY OFF-ROAD RACE
IN THE WORLD.

IN FACT,
IN PREVIOUS YEARS,

ONLY A THIRD OF THE VEHICLES
THAT TOOK ON

KING OF THE HAMMERS
WERE EVEN ABLE TO FINISH.

SO, WE'LL GO CHECK OUT
A LITTLE AXLE BUILDING?

YEAH.
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.

LET'S DO IT.

OF ALL THE MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES THAT I'VE LOOKED AT,

THIS ONE RIGHT HERE IS PROBABLY
THE CLOSEST TO WHAT

I'VE ENVISION, OR WHAT I HOPE
TO GET TO, FOR ARCLIGHT FAB.

SO, DRIVER'S SIDE
23 AND 7/16.

YEP.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

BURN HER DOWN.

WHOO HOO!

THAT IS A LITTLE WARM,
AIN'T IT?

TOLD YOU.

WE'RE USING A MIG MACHINE, WHICH
IS A SPECIFIC PROCESS OF WELDING

THAT USES
THE WIRE BEING FED

BY A MACHINE
OUT THE END OF THE NOZZLE,

AND THE ARC IS HAPPENING
THROUGH THE WIRE.

BUT WE'RE MOVING
HEAVY WIRE SO FAST

THAT IT DOESN'T WORK
EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IT DOES,

LIKE, SAY, IN MY SHOP, WHEN I
MAY WELD SOMETHING TOGETHER.

BETWEEN THE FIXTURING TOOL
THAT'S ROTATING IT,

ME TRY TO FIGURE OUT
THE SPEED WITH IT,

AND THEN, THE SIZE
OF THE LOOPS ON IT

I'M MAKING, AND THE SPEED
THAT I'M RUNNING WIRE AT.

MAN, TO SAY I WAS LOST
MIGHT BE

A LITTLE BIT OF
AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

- DUDE.
- RUNNING HOT.

YEAH.

AN HOUR.
YEAH.

YOU DON'T HAVE RESPECT
FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S JOB

UNTIL YOU DO IT.

YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW FAST
YOU GUYS ARE MOVING,

'CAUSE I'VE GOT ONE IN AN HOUR,
HERE, AND THEY MIGHT DO THREE.

YOU KNOW?
- YOU SEE IT NOW.

YEAH.
OH YEAH, COMPLETELY.

HAVING SPENT SOME TIME
WITH CASEY CURRIE

AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT GOES
INTO BUILDING THEIR AXLES,

AS WELL AS THEIR VEHICLES,

I'VE GOT SOME NEW PLANS
FOR THE SCOUT.

I COULDN'T BE
MORE IMPRESSED.

THANK YOU, MAN.
WE APPRECIATE IT.

YOU MIND BOXING THAT THING UP
AND SHIPPING IT TO ME?

NO PROBLEM.

I HOPE I DIDN'T DIDN'T SET BACK
PRODUCTION TOO BAD TODAY.

YOU'RE ALL GOOD, MAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Bowman: YEAH!

SO, AARON JUST GOT BACK IN TIME
FOR THE METAL TO ARRIVE.

SO, THE NEXT STEP
IS START BUILDING

THE RAILS FOR THE SCOUT.

- YOU READY TO DO THIS?
- OH, YEAH!

LET'S GET WILD.
YOU WANT TO GET WILD?

DO IT.

MAKE THAT SUCKER TURN.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED
THE FRAME RAIL,

I WAS REAL HESITANT 'CAUSE
I KNEW HOW DIFFICULT

AND TIME-CONSUMING THE PROCESS
USUALLY IS, AND WE'VE GOT OUR

BAILEIGH TWO-BY-FOUR
BENDER OVER HERE.

AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE'S ONLY,
LIKE, FOUR OF THEM IN EXISTENCE.

THAT THING IS STOUT.

AND THAT'S HOW
YOU MAKE AN S.

THE FACT THAT WE CAN BEND
THE TWO-BY-FOUR,

NOT ONLY CAN WE
BEND IT LIKE THIS,

BUT WE CAN BEND IT
LIKE THIS.

THAT'S INSANE.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOURS I HAVE
INTO MAKING A FRAME LIKE THIS?

SERIOUSLY.

IT BLOWS MY MIND
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY

STRETCH STEEL LIKE THAT
HERE IN THE SHOP.

DUDE, LOOK AT --
THIS RIGHT HERE,

I DREAMED OF THIS
WHEN I WAS MAKING MY FRAME.

Man: HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT THAT?

- DAMN, THAT'S CRAZY.
- MAN, OH MAN.

- THAT'S SO COOL, MAN.
- THAT IS COOL.

Kaufman: YEP.
EASY ON THE HAIR TRIGGER.

- YEAH, RIGHT?
- IT IS.

Bowman: IT DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE MUCH TO ANYBODY ELSE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST TWO PIECES
OF STEEL THAT'S BENT, BIG DEAL.

BUT YOU WORKED FOR IT,

AND YOU'VE
GOT THIS COOL LITTLE DESIGN,

AND IT WAS --
IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS.

OH, WE'VE GOT A RECEIVER
UNDER THERE.

Kaufman: SO, RIGHT NOW WE'RE
GOING TO TEST FIT OUR NEW FRAME

TO THE SCOUT'S BODY.

WATCH YOUR HEAD RIGHT NOW.

AFTER TALKING
WITH CASEY CURRIE,

I FIGURED THE ONLY WAY
TO TEST OUR SCOUT IS,

ENTER THE HARDEST OFF-ROAD RACE
IN NORTH AMERICA --

KING OF THE HAMMERS.

THIS IS, QUITE POSSIBLY,
THE WORST IDEA,

AND THAT'S THE ONE THING
THAT I KIND OF KEEP

GETTING SUCKED INTO,
ARE BIG CHALLENGES.

UNPROVEN VEHICLE,

UNPROVEN DRIVER, AND SOME OF
THE GNARLIEST ROCKS

AND CRAZIEST TRAILS.

AND THERE'S A TIME LIMIT.

WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

SHOULD BE REAL TIGHT
RIGHT HERE AT THE BACK.

- UH-HUH.
- ALSO, WE NEED TO POP ALL --

I GUESS I WILL HIT THAT
WITH A TORCH, TOO.

- YEAH.
- THAT END OFF.

ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL LIFT THE BODY UP.

Bowman: WHERE WE ARE IS, HOPEFULLY,
ABOUT TO MATE THE CHASSIS

AND THE BODY
BACK TOGETHER.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GONNA
LOWER THE BODY

DOWN ONTO THE FRAME, HERE.

WE'RE NOT YET READY
TO BOLT IT DOWN,

WE JUST WANT TO SEE
HOW IT FITS.

COME ON DOWN.

THERE YOU GO,
COME ON.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE OVER
IN THE FRONT QUITE A BIT.

WANT ME TO SLIDE IT OVER?

YEAH.
THE WHOLE THING IS, THEN.

OH, OH, OH.
BUT THEN, THIS ONE GOES CRAZY.

THERE YOU GO.
COME ON.

COME ON DOWN, NOW,
SEE IF WE CAN...

IT LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT
NEEDS TO GO...

OKAY.
YEAH. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND THE CAB IS
SITTING FUNNY ON IT.

Man: WHAT HAPPENS IF I PUSH UP
HERE ON AND SLIDE NEXT TO IT.

NO. IT'S, LIKE, THE BODY
IS JUST TWISTED ON IT.

YEAH. IT'S IN THE BODY,

OR EITHER IN THE BALANCE
ON THE LIFT.

YEAH.

THIS WHOLE CORNER RIGHT HERE,
THIS WHOLE SECTION IS UP,

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS
TRYING TO TELL YOU EARLIER.

IF YOU WANT TO SEE...

IF YOU STAND OUT FRONT AND
EYEBALL THE WINDSHIELD FRAME

IT HAS -- THE LOWER HALF HAS,
UP IN IT.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE
THIS THINKING.

YEAH. FOR SURE.

Man: WE HAVE A FEW ISSUES
RIGHT NOW,

BUT NOW, WE HAVE TO FIGURE
OUT HOW TO SOLVE THEM.

IF THIS ISN'T
IN ANYBODY'S WAY,

LET'S LEAVE IT LIKE
THIS RIGHT NOW.

YEP.
HEARD.

I GOT TO COLLECT
MY THOUGHTS.

IT'S JUST, LIKE,
WE COULD

A, FREAK OURSELVES OUT
OVER NOTHING,

OR WE COULD MAKE
A BUNCH OF BIG CHANGES

FOR SOMETHING
THAT DIDN'T MATTER.

YEAH.

Tilton: WE'RE GONNA HEAD UP
TO THE TRACK.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A COUPLE
OF THE RACECARS

THAT WE HAVE OUT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA DO SOME
TECHNICAL ROCK CRAWLING.

Kaufman: THAT LOOKS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED
FOR MOST VEHICLES TO GO THROUGH.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A PAIN
IN THE REAR.

YOU READY TO DO THIS?

Tilton: TURN DRIVER
AND BACK UP.

UH-OH.

MAN.
WHAT HAVE I DONE?

Kaufman: WE'RE CONVERTING OUR SCOUT
FROM A 47-YEAR-OLD FARM IMPLEMENT

INTO A MULTI-PURPOSE
TRAIL RIG,

AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE INTEGRITY

OF THE CHASSIS
IS ROCK-SOLID

SO IT CAN TAKE ON
WHATEVER WE THROW AT IT.

THE TRAILS THAT I
WANT TO RUN

HAVE SOME OF THE GNARLIEST ROCKS
IN THE UNITED STATES.

I MEAN, BOULDERS AS BIG
AS VOLKSWAGENS,

AND IT WILL BE THE FIRST THING
TO END YOUR DAY.

THAT'S WHY WE'VE
GOT TO MAKE SURE

THAT OUR CHASSIS
IS BULLETPROOF.

IT'S HOLDING DOWN.

THE SCOUT BODY IS TWISTED
FROM ROLLOVER.

HOWEVER,
IT WON'T MATTER MUCH.

ONCE I BUILD AND APPLY
THE CHASSIS TO THE BODY,

EVERYTHING SHOULD
STRAIGHTEN RIGHT OUT.

THAT'S NOT WITHOUT A FEW OTHER
MINOR MODIFICATIONS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO POP THIS
OUT, AND THEN PUT A TUBE IN HERE

SO WE CAN GET
OUR MOTOR PLACEMENT.

AND WE'LL TRY TO
DO THAT ON TUESDAY.

YEAH.
YOU'LL BE GONE MONDAY.

I'LL BE GONE MONDAY.
I'LL BE BACK TUESDAY AT LUNCH.

SINCE I'VE DECIDED TO TAKE THE
SCOUT TO KING OF THE HAMMERS,

I DEFINITELY NEED
MORE EXPERIENCE.

SO, I'M HEADED TO CALIFORNIA
TO GET SOME SEAT TIME

IN A REAL ULTRA4.

AND THEN,
THE SECOND I GET BACK,

I'M HEADED TO LAS VEGAS
FOR THE SEMA CONVENTION.

Man:
DON'T SCRATCH IT.

SO, THAT'S TWO DIFFERENT WO-
TWO DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.

DO I FEEL WEIRD ABOUT IT?
YEAH.

COMPLETELY, 'CAUSE
THE TRUCK EXISTED IN MY HEAD.

SO, ULTIMATELY,

I BELIEVE I CAN COME BACK TO
THINGS THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE.

I THINK THE GUYS
WILL ABSOLUTELY KILL IT.

BUT IF THEY DON'T, HOW MUCH
OF A MORALE SUCK THAT IS

AND HOW ANGRY SOME PEOPLE
ARE GONNA BE,

OR MYSELF.

SO, YEAH,
IT IS WEIRD BEING AWAY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY INTEREST
IN BEING AWAY.

IF WE'RE BUILDING CARS,
I WANT TO BE HERE.

Man: THAT LOOKS PRETTY
RACE TRUCK.

Man: PRETTY BEEFY.
SEEING WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD.

Kaufman: UH-HUH.

DUDE, WHEN I GET TO THE MALL
THOSE PARKING BLOCKS

DON'T STAND A CHANCE!

THOUGH I HATE TO LEAVE,
I THINK THE SCOUT

IS IN GOOD HANDS
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS.

AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO SEE
HOW THE GUYS DO ON THEIR OWN.

Bowman:
IT IS MUCHO HEAVY.

SO, WITH AARON BEING GONE,
IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
TONS OF STUFF TO DO.

FIRST UP IS A MOCK-UP PLACEMENT
OF THE MOTOR AND THE TRANS.

INDUSTRIAL INJECTION
DROPPED OFF OUR 4BT.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN GET IT
BACK THERE PRETTY FAR, HUH?

YEAH.
SET IT DOWN?

YEAH. YOU'RE PRETTY CLOSE
TO CENTER, I THINK.

TOOK THE MOTOR
AND TRANS

AND DROPPED THE CHASSIS
TO SEE IF IT WOULD FIT.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
EASY SKIPPER.

IT'S RIGHT THERE.

DAMN IT.
IT'S REALLY CLOSE.

WE'RE JUST GONNA TAKE OFF
SOME OF THESE CLAMPS

AND ROTATE THE TURBO DOWN

SO THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT
MORE CLEARANCE ON THE MOTOR.

BECAUSE, RIGHT NOW,
THE MOTOR WON'T PHYSICALLY FIT

BETWEEN THE FRAME RAILS.

THAT WILL GET IT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S GOOD.

WHEN THAT THING LANDED --
BLEW MY MIND.

SO COOL.

THAT'S DAMN NEAR CRANK
SITTING OVER THE AXLE.

- SHE'S SWEET.
- THAT'S PRETTY DANG COOL.

SO, THE TRANSMISSION
WE'RE USING IS A 6L80E

THAT'S BEEN BEEFED UP
QUITE A BIT

FROM
MONSTER TRANSMISSIONS.

IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO
WITHSTAND THE PUNISHMENT

THAT WE'RE GONNA
PUT THROUGH IT.

WHAT'S GOING ON NOW IS,
WE'RE ALL JUST PUSHING REALLY,

REALLY HARD AND TRYING TO
GET DONE AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY

CAN IN THE SHORTEST
AMOUNT OF TIME.

BECAUSE THE SCOUT'S WINDSHIELD
FRAME WAS REALLY BENT,

WE HAD TO SALVAGE A STRAIGHT
ONE OFF OF A DONOR VEHICLE.

BUT IT'S TAKING A LOT OF TIME
TO GET THE FIT JUST RIGHT,

AND TIME ISN'T SOMETHING
WE HAVE A LOT OF.

Freeman: NOW THAT THE WINDSHIELD
IS INSTALLED,

AARON WANTS ME TO BUILD A
CUSTOM DASH BEFORE HE GETS BACK.

I GUESS I'LL SLEEP
WHEN I'M DEAD.

THIS THING'S GONNA BE
HAULING ASS

THROUGH THE DESERT AND UP
AND OVER ROCKS, AND TWISTING.

I MEAN, WITH ALL THIS
EXTRA STRUCTURE,

IT'S GONNA DEFINITELY
STRENGTHEN IT UP.

Man: I THINK YOU DID
A SNAZZY JOB THERE, SIR.

HEY MAN, THANKS A LOT.

YOU GOT LUCKY, OR YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

WELL, I'M GONNA GO
WITH LUCK THIS TIME.

Kaufman: WITH ONLY 6 WEEKS UNTIL
I COMPETE AT KING OF THE HAMMERS,

IT'S BECOME
INCREASINGLY CLEAR

THAT, IN ORDER TO EVEN
SURVIVE THIS CHALLENGE,

I WILL NEED TO TAKE A CRASH
COURSE ON THIS STYLE OF DRIVING.

AND NO BETTER PLACE
THAN 4X4 OUTLET.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS
I'M HERE IS,

WE DON'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE,
EVER, WITH AN ULTRA4,

OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

SO, I'M HERE
TO TEST DRIVE AND ABSORB

AS MUCH AS I CAN
ABOUT ULTRA4S

FROM A GUY THAT IS A SEASONED
VETERAN OF THE SPORT.

- QUE PASO, MAN? HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

I'M DOING WELL, MAN.
GLAD TO BE BACK.

I'M BRIAN TILTON.
I OWN 4X4 OUTLET HERE IN FULSOM.

SO, TELL ME ABOUT
SOME OF THESE CARS.

SO, THIS OBVIOUSLY,
IS THE ONE WE RACE.

WHAT'S THE WHEELBASE
ON A RACE CAR?

- 115.
- 115, OKAY.

Kaufman: ANY INFORMATION
THAT I CAN RECEIVE

FROM BRIAN IS INVALUABLE.

NOT ONLY DID HE FINISH
KING OF THE HAMMERS

IN ITS 14 HOUR
TIME LIMIT,

BUT HE CAME IN
IN THE 13TH SPOT.

NEVER BEEN TO A HAMMERS EVENT,
NEVER BEEN TO AN ULTRA4 EVENT.

WATCHED IT ON THE INTERNET
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, YOU KNOW?

FASCINATED WITH IT,
BUT NEVER DONE IT.

SO, THE THING IS,
IT LOOKS LIKE -- IN THE ROCKS,

IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A SPEED
THAT IS, THIS IS ABOUT AS FAST

AS YOU CAN PHYSICALLY MOVE
THROUGH THIS STUFF.

SO, THE ONLY PLACE YOU HAVE TO
REALLY MAKE UP ON TIME

IS IN THE
GO-FAST STUFF.

IS THAT TRUE
OR NOT TRUE?

I THINK THE ROCKS ARE THE SPOTS
THAT ARE GONNA GET YOU.

AND IF YOU OVER-DRIVE IT
IN THE ROCKS, YOU KNOW,

THAT'S WHERE 90%
OF THE PEOPLE LOSE IT IS,

YOU MAKE A WRONG MOVE,
YOU OVERBIND SOMETHING,

YOU BREAK A SHAFT,
AND SO, IT ENDS YOUR DAY.

I'M REALLY EXCITED.
SO, WHERE ARE WE HEADED TODAY?

WE'RE GOING UP
TO PRAIRIE CITY,

AND I WILL TAKE YOU
FOR A COUPLE LAPS.

WE'LL PUT YOU BEHIND THE WHEEL
AND SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, LIKE I
SAID, ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS

I'M HERE IS, I'VE GOT
A COUPLE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS

ABOUT THINGS THAT
I'VE HAD IN MY HEAD

AND FIND OUT
THE VALIDITY OF IT.

KIND OF FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW,
WHAT THINGS I LIKE

AND WHAT THINGS
I DON'T LIKE. SO...

HE WANTED TO
TEST DRIVE SOME CARS,

SO WE SET THAT UP FOR HIM
TO KIND OF SHOW HIM

WHAT THE DIFFERENT VEHICLES
CAN DO AND SEE HOW HE LIKES IT,

AND YOU KNOW, WHAT HE WANTS
TO ADD INTO HIS BUILD.

I'M READY TO GO.

- ALL RIGHT. LET'S LOAD THEM UP.
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

WE'RE GONNA HEAD UP
TO THE TRACK.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A COUPLE
OF THE RACECARS

THAT WE HAVE OUT HERE.

WE'RE GONNA GO DO
SOME SLOW-SPEED STUFF,

SOME MORE TECHNICAL ROCK
CRAWLING ON THE OBSTACLE COURSE.

THAT LOOKS EXTREMELY COMPLICATED
FOR MOST VEHICLES TO GO THROUGH.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A PAIN
IN THE REAR.

AND JUST SHOW HIM,
AS FAR AS CHOOSING LINES

AND NOT GETTING STUCK
AND BELLIED OUT,

AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

Kaufman: UP OVER THIS,
DUMP, OVER THIS,

AND THEN, WHEN YOU GET HERE
YOU KIND OF TURN RIGHT.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO SLIDE
THE DIFF PAST THAT.

SO, THAT'S KIND OF
WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT IS, LIKE,

BASICALLY GONNA TRY
AND BUMP THIS,

COME UP THE EASY SIDE,

AND DROP THE RIGHT TIRE,

LEFT TIRE,
LIKE THIS RIGHT HERE.

AND THEN, YOU GET HERE,
AND YOU TURN LEFT.

YEAH. AND THEN, YOU SEE THAT ROCK
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU ON THE LEFT --

JUST AIM YOUR DRIVER'S-SIDE TIRE
FOR THAT AND STRAIGHT OUT.

I DON'T THINK HE HAS DONE ANY OF
THE ROCK CRAWLING STUFF.

I KNOW HE'S DONE
SOME DESERT STUFF.

I THINK IT SHOULD
BE FUN.

YEAH.

BIGGER ROCKS THAN ON
MY DAILY COMMUTE, BUT YEAH.

THE WAY THE CAR IS SET UP
FOR ROCK CRAWLING,

AS WELL AS GOING FAST
IN THE DESERT,

IT WAS JUST SOMETHING
I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH.

AND QUITE HONESTLY,
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY EXPECTATIONS.

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT.

YOU READY TO DO THIS?

INITIALLY, IT WAS JUST
SUCH A SPACESHIP FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, IT JUST TOOK ME
A WHILE TO GET COMFORTABLE

IN THE CAR.

STAY STRAIGHT, LIKE THAT,
PERFECT.

A LITTLE BIT DRIVER.

- WHAT?
- A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY.

JUST REMEMBER, PICK THE ROCKS
THAT YOU'RE GONNA AIM FOR

WITH YOUR TIRES.

THERE YOU GO.

GO BACK TOWARDS
THE DRIVER.

I HAVE NO POINT OF REFERENCE
FOR ULTRA4.

IT'S NOT LIKE ANYTHING ELSE
I'VE EVER DRIVEN.

SO, EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS WAS WEIRD.

PASSENGER.
BACK UP ON IT.

TURN DRIVER
AND BACK UP.

OKAY, PASSENGER.

UH-OH.

MAN.
WHAT HAVE I DONE?

SO I'M GOING TO SEMA.
SEMA IS AN INDUSTRY THING.

HE BASICALLY GAVE US
ANOTHER LIST OF THINGS

TO DO WHILE HE'S GONE.

I WANT TO GET THE NUTSERTS,
THAT THING IN,

BULKHEAD IN THERE, GAS TANK IN,
GET THE CAGE IN THERE.

IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
FOR EVERYTHING TO BE DONE

THE AARON WAY.

GO, TEAM.

Webster: THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE,

AND I THINK I CAN PARTIALLY
SPEAK FOR JOSH ON THIS ONE,

IS JUST LEARNING
THE EQUIPMENT.

RIGHT THERE EVERY TIME.

I KNOW I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO USE IT.

WHY IS THAT HAPPENING?

IT'S BEEN A PAIN.

IT'S BEEN FUN,
THOUGH.

A LITTLE BIT OF INPUT ON THIS
ONE, 'CAUSE I CAN'T SEE IT.

Tilton: JUST GO STRAIGHT
WHERE YOU'RE AT,

AND THEN, I WILL TELL YOU
WHEN TO COME RIGHT A LITTLE BIT.

Kaufman: SO, I'M OUT HERE
IN PRAIRIE CITY, CALIFORNIA

CURRENTLY WAGING
A DOWNHILL BATTLE

IN AN ULTRA4 VEHICLE.

AND THEN, ON THIS ONE,
YOU WANT TO GO RIGHT OR...

YEAH.
WANT TO GO RIGHT.

THE PURPOSE?

TO UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND
OF TERRAIN THE SCOUT AND I

WILL BE UP AGAINST.

WE JUST WANT
OUR TRAIL TRUCK

TO BE ABLE TO BE CAPABLE
OF SUCH PERFORMANCE.

DUDE,
THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

BOY, IT IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT ANIMAL.

- WHAT? -IT IS A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT ANIMAL.

YEAH.

NOW THAT I KNOW
ITS CLIMBING ABILITIES,

I WANT TO SEE WHAT THIS ULTRA4
IS CAPABLE OF AS FAR AS SPEED.

DID YOU READ MY WORDS
OF MOTIVATION?

I DID.
BET YOU'LL FIND OUT.

OKAY, GOOD.

WE WENT FROM
NO ULTRA4 EXPERIENCE

TO DRIVING AS FAST AS I CAN,
REALLY, REALLY FAST.

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVES
ARE TYPICALLY NOT FAST.

IF THEY'RE FAST, THEY'RE
TYPICALLY NOT FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE.

BUT THE ULTRA4 CARS ARE
CAPABLE OF HITTING SPEEDS

IN EXCESS OF
100 MILES AN HOUR.

WE'RE DRIVING IT IN
FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE, IN FOUR HIGH.

EVERY RACECAR
I'VE EVER BEEN IN

HAS BEEN TWO-WHEEL DRIVE,
REAR PUSH.

SO, EVERYTHING
ABOUT THIS WAS WEIRD.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THE STEERING IS REALLY
HARD TO GET USE TO.

THE HYDRAULIC STEERING
WAS, HANDS-DOWN,

THE WEIRDEST PART
OF IT ALL --

JUST THE FEEDBACK ON IT
AND HAVING TO WAIT FOR IT.

ULTIMATELY,
ONCE WE GOT THE SPEED UP

AND I GOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT,
IT WAS JUST A RACECAR.

DRIVE IT LIKE A RACECAR.

WOO-HOO!

THIS TURN BACK HERE -- YOU WERE
GOING INTO IT AND I'M LIKE,

"HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO."

I FEEL LIKE THE CAR HANDLES
SO MUCH BETTER FASTER.

YES, FAST.

SO, COULDN'T BE
MORE IMPRESSED.

COULDN'T BE.

BECAUSE SO MUCH OF MY IDEAS
ABOUT HOW I WANT TO BUILD

ARE LINKED TO MOTORSPORT,

IT WILL AFFECT THE SCOUT, AND IT
WILL AFFECT THE CARS AFTER IT.

Man: SO, DOES THIS CHANGE
YOUR DESIGN AT ALL?

ON A COUPLE SMALL THINGS,
ABSOLUTELY.

FROM WHERE THE TWO-FRAME IS THAT
I BUILT, LIKE, WHAT I THOUGHT

I WAS GONNA BUILD
THE BELLY LIKE,

AFTER LOOKING AT THE TRUCKS
Y'ALL HAD OUT HERE TODAY,

THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS
ABOUT THE DEPTH ON IT

AND LINK LOCATION

THAT I KIND OF WANT TO
CHANGE A LITTLE BIT.

I THINK THAT WE COULD DO 70%,
IF NOT MORE,

OF WHAT THESE PURPOSE-BUILT
RACECARS DO, WITH THE SCOUT.

SO, THE QUESTION IS,
DO I THINK WE CAN FINISH

KING OF THE HAMMERS?

DO I THINK THAT WE CAN PLAY IN
THE SAME FIELD, THE SAME TRAILS?

I THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE.

IF THE WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
ON THE ROOF HELP AT ALL...

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT
NO LESS THAN 5 TIMES.

I WAS LIKE, "DRIVE IT
LIKE YOU STOLE IT."

Man: HEY GUYS,
LOOK WHO'S BACK.

Kaufman: SO, I'M BACK FROM
CHECKING OUT THE ULTRA4S

AND I'M FULL OF IDEAS FOR WHAT
I WANT DONE TO THE SCOUT.

BUT SINCE I'M LEAVING
FOR SEMA TONIGHT,

THERE'S NO TIME
TO WASTE.

THAT LOOKS GOOD, BUT WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF WORK TO DO.

I WANT TO GET THE NUTSERTS IN,
THAT THING IN, BULKHEAD IN,

ON, DONE, FIT IN THERE,
GAS TANK IN,

THE FLOOR CUT THROUGH,
AND THEN, MADE WHERE IT'S NOT

JUST A GNARLY CUT,
YOU KNOW, IN THE FLOOR.

SO, HE BASICALLY GAVE US
ANOTHER LIST OF THINGS TO DO

WHILE HE'S GONE.

ON THE STEERING, THERE'S NOT
A LOT OF ROOM IN THE CAB,

SO WE'LL JUST MAKE IT
WHAT WORKS,

SO, WE'LL PROBABLY
COME OUT OF HERE,

AND THEN, WE MIGHT
DIVE UNDERNEATH IT

SO THAT THERE'S NO INTERFERENCE
IN HERE AND COILOVERS AND STUFF.

SO, NOW, WE'VE GOT TO INSTALL
THE STEERING COLUMN.

ON THE FUEL, WHAT WE'LL PROBABLY
DO IS, COME OFF THE FRAME

WITH A FLAT PLATE.

THEN, WE HAVE TO INSTALL
THE FUEL SYSTEM.

THE BRAKE SITUATION, I WANT TO
GO AHEAD AND TOSS IT IN HERE,

AND SEE IF WE CAN,
JUST AS A PLACEHOLDER,

START WORKING
AROUND IT.

NOT TO MENTION,
INSTALL THE BRAKES.

ON THE CAGE, THE MAIN HOOP ON IT
IS GONNA HAVE A KICK IN IT

BECAUSE IT WILL GO BEHIND
THE CAB, UNDERNEATH THAT LINE,

AND THEN, COME UP
DOWN THE WINDSHIELD.

AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH,
WE HAVE TO FABRICATE

AND INSTALL
A ROLE CAGE.

GET THE CAGE IN THERE
HOWEVER YOU CAN.

YOU MAY BE ABLE
TO DO YOUR UP-AND-OVER A

AND THEN, OUT THE BACK --
WHOLESALE THE BACK OF THE CAB

AND OUT THE BACK.
AND THEN, LEAVE THEM,

AND THEN, WE'LL CUT THEM OFF
AND FIX THEM THERE.

SO, HIM GOING AWAY FOR SEMA
IS A BIG DEAL FOR US

BECAUSE THERE'S
SOME CERTAIN THINGS

THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO THINK OR OVERTHINK,

"HOW WOULD AARON
WANT US TO DO IT?"

I CAN'T SAY FOR
ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY HOW TO DO IT.

SO, Y'ALL ARE HERE,
Y'ALL WORK ON IT.

BUT KNOW THAT THERE'S
A COUPLE OF OPTIONS.

I WANT IT TIGHT, TUCKED,
AND THEN, WE'LL RIP THE TOP OFF

OR DO WHAT WE NEED TO
TO FIX EVERYTHING.

THAT'S IT.

- THAT'S A LOT.
- THAT'S A TON OF STUFF.

- THAT'S A LOT.
- YEAH. OH, YEAH.

- BASICALLY, BUILD THE TRUCK.
- YEAH. YEAH.

Rodriguez: IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
FOR EVERYTHING TO BE DONE

IN JUST NEXT WEEK THE
CORRECT WAY, OR THE AARON WAY.

SO, I'M GOING TO SEMA.
SEMA IS AN INDUSTRY THING.

AND SO, IF YOU ALL
MAKE GOOD PROGRESS,

IF EVERYTHING
IS JAMMING,

IF Y'ALL ARE FEELING
COMFORTABLE WITH IT,

TAKE FRIDAY OFF,
TAKE THIS SATURDAY.

HE GAVE US THE DAY OFF
ON FRIDAY, WHICH WAS NICE,

BUT WITH ALL THE WORK
WE HAVE TO DO,

I DON'T SEE
THAT HAPPENING.

LET'S GET BACK MONDAY.

WE'RE GONNA ROCK
AND ROLL.

WE HAVE SO MUCH MORE TO DO,
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA RUN

A LITTLE LATER
IN THE EVENINGS ON IT.

AND THEN, WHEN I GET
BACK, IT WILL BE

SATURDAYS AND A LITTLE LATER
IN THE EVENINGS,

AND THEN, WE'RE GONNA
BURN IT DOWN FROM THERE.

SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER.

I WOULDN'T HAVE PUT
THIS GROUP TOGETHER

IF I WASN'T COMPLETELY CONFIDENT
IN THEIR ABILITIES.

THE GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE
THEIR HANDS FULL WHILE I'M GONE,

SO THIS REALLY WILL BE
THE ACID TEST TO FIND OUT

IF THEY CAN COME TOGETHER
AS A TEAM.

BECAUSE IF THEY DON'T
WE'LL NEVER MAKE IT IN TIME

FOR KING OF THE HAMMERS.

GO TEAM!

OKAY.
LINE UP THIS ON FOR ME, JIM.

Jim: YES, SIR.
GO TEAM.

JUST TAKE A PICTURE OF IT.

Kaufman:
EVERYBODY RUN!

ME GETTING THE TAPE MEASURE
PROBABLY WON'T MAKE THE SHOW,

SO EVERYBODY DOESN'T
NEED TO RUN AWAY.

HEY!
WELCOME TO THE SHOP.

Kaufman:
NEXT WEEK...

SHUT THAT DOOR!

MY TEAM AND I HAVE
SOME INCREDIBLE HIGHS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE RIGHT THERE.

IT LOOKS GREAT.
I LOVE HOW TIGHT IT IS.

IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE WE HIT
THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

Kaufman: BUT THE SCOUT FIGHTS US
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

Man: IF IT WAS HOW WE HAD IT
BEFORE, IT'S BROKE.

HOLY CRAP.

TRY TO JUST CRANK IT
OVER BY ITSELF.

GOT AN ISSUE SOMEWHERE --
ELECTRICAL.

WE'VE GOT A LEAK
DOWN HERE.

Man #2: BOY, THERE'S A HELL
OF A LEAK THERE.

- FUEL SYSTEM IS SPLIT.
- SHE'S A GUSHER.

Man: YOU CAN'T WRITE
THAT, DUDE.