Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman (2018): Season 1, Episode 4 - Big Rig Gig - 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
AFTERMARKET TRUCK PARTS,

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

AND I'M HAVE MORE FUN DOING IT.

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

FROM ACROSS AMERICA TO JOIN ME.

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, I TAKE ON

LARGER-THAN-LIFE
OPPORTUNITIES...

YOU SAID FIND YOU A TRUCK,
I FOUND YOU ONE.

I THINK SHE'S JUST PERFECT.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW
ABOUT PERFECT OR NOT,

BUT YOU DID FIND ME A TRUCK.

...AND CONFRONT EXPLOSIVE
OBSTACLES HEAD-ON.

THIS TIME, I'M TAKING
A SEMI-TRUCK...

HOW DID I MAKE IT
THIS FAR IN MY LIFE

WITHOUT
ONE OF THESE THINGS?

HEY, EVERYBODY GOT
TO HAVE A BIG TRUCK



ONE OR TWICE IN THEIR LIFE.

...TURNING IT INTO A RACECAR.

THEN LATER, I TAKE MY ADVENTURES
TO A WHOLE NEW ALTITUDE.

SAY,
YOU KNOW FARMERSVILLE?

YEAH, FARMERSVILLE'S THAT WAY.
THIS IS MELISSA.

WE GO RIGHT, THE OLD
PART OF TOWN'S UP HERE.

OLD PART TOWN'S STRAIGHT,
OLD PART TOWN'S STRAIGHT.

NO.

THAT TAKES YOU
OUT IN THE COUNTRY.

YEAH, BUT YOU GO OUT HERE,

THAT'S WHERE THOSE
OLD BUILDINGS ARE.

NO, GO STRAIGHT.

CHRIS RUSSMEN.

YOU MIGHT WANNA SLOW DOWN.

THESE SMALL-TOWN COPS
MAY NOT KNOW YOU.

SMALL-TOWN COP
GOTTA CATCH ME.

SO WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID,

MY GRANDPARENTS
WERE HAVING A SEPTIC SYSTEM DUG.

BIG OLD DUMP TRUCK SHOWS UP,
AND IT'S GOT A BACK HOE.

SO IN MY LITTLE BRAIN,

IT WAS ABOUT THE COOLEST THING
I'D EVER SEEN.

SO I DRUG A CHAIR OUT THERE
AND SAT IN THE FIELD

AND WATCHED THEM DIG A HOLE.

AND AS MY MOTHER RECALLS,
MY EXPLANATION WAS,

"I LOVE THAT BIG, OLE
DIRTY TRUCK.

NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED FROM THAT.

I MAY BE A LITTLE LARGER,

BUT THAT MENTALITY
IS STILL THERE.

YOU SAID FIND YOU A TRUCK,
I FOUND YOU ONE THE NEXT DAY.

I THINK SHE'S JUST PERFECT.

GOTTA A 60 SERIES
DETROIT IN IT.

I'LL LET YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE PERFECT OR NOT,

BUT YOU DID FIND ME A TRUCK.

YEAH, EXACTLY. YEAH.

I'VE ALWAYS HAD A FASCINATION
WITH WORK TRUCKS,

AND I LOVE RACECARS,
SO THE COMBINATION

OF WORK TRUCK, RACECAR
SEEMS LIKE A WONDERFUL IDEA.

FAST FORWARD, A GOOD BUDDY
OF MINE, CHRIS RUSSMAN

FOUND ONE,
AND THE PRICE IS RIGHT.

SO WHAT DID YOU SAY IT
WAS WE'RE GOING TO SEE?

IT'S A STERLING.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,

BUT STERLING IS WHAT BECAME

THE FORD SEMI-TRUCKS.

ESSENTIALLY A FORD, WITH A
DIFFERENT SYMBOL ON THE FRONT.

THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE.

PRETTY MUCH, I'VE BEEN
AROUND DIESEL MY ENTIRE LIFE.

MY DAD WAS A TRUCKER,
MY GRANDPA WAS A TRUCKER.

WELL MY PRIMARY ROLE
IN THIS PROJECT

IS GONNA BE THE ACQUISITION OF
THE TRUCK AND THEN THE PARTS.

WHAT WAS THIS TRUCK
USED FOR BEFORE?

HE HAD A BIG, OLE CONDO
SLEEPER ON IT,

AND IT WAS
A FREIGHT HAUL TRUCK.

OH. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
IT WAS ON THE ROAD?

ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO --

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

SO THERE'S A
REASONABLE EXPECTATION

THAT THIS MOTOR
IN ITS CONDITION NOW,

WE CAN HOP UP
AND GO RACE WITH IT?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

BIG-RIG RACING STARTED
IN THE NORTHEAST

IN THE LATE 1970s.

IN THE BEGINNING, MOST
WERE WORKING TRUCK DRIVERS

WHO TOOK TO THE TRACK FOR
A CHANCE AT WEEKEND GLORY.

OH,
WE'VE GOT A TRUCK SIDEWAYS!

TRUCK #92, BILL OAK.

BUT BY THE 1990s...

WOW!

...SEMI RACING
HAD VIRTUALLY DISAPPEARED

IN THE U.S., BUT WAS STILL
POPULAR OVERSEAS.

NOW SEMI-TRUCK RACING IS
BACK AND GROWING IN THE U.S.

SHORT TRACKS, OVALS,
DRAG RACING --

BIG-RIG RACE TRUCKS
AT WELL OVER 10,000 POUNDS

FLYING AROUND CORNERS
AND CRASHING INTO EACH OTHER,

WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?

SIGN ME UP.

SO THIS GUY RUNS A
GRAVEL YARD BACK HERE?

YEAH, DO GRAVEL WORK,
DOZER WORK,

AND HAUL A LITTLE SAND
AND GRAVEL TO PEOPLE,

FIXING DRIVEWAYS AND STUFF.

ALRIGHT, WELL LET'S SEE IF
WE CAN RELIEVE HIM OF A TRUCK.

THERE YOU GO.

YEAH, LOOK AT THAT
BOOGER RIGHT THERE, MAN.

THAT IS
AN OLD STERLING TRUCK.

WHAT WE HAVE IS WE'VE GOT
AN '01 STERLING SEMI.

AND THE ONLY THING
THEY HAD REMOVED OFF OF IT

WAS THE SLEEPER AND THE WET KIT
ON THE BACK.

- HEY. JACK.
- CHRIS, HOW YOU DOING?

JACK, AARON.
NICE TO MEET YOU

- SO THIS IS RACE EQUIPMENT, HUH?
- THERE SHE IS IN ALL HER GLORY.

YEAH, AND THEN SOME.

MY NAME IS JACK CARPENTER.

CHRIS ASKED ME IF I KNEW
SOMEBODY THAT HAD

A PARTICULAR TRUCK FOR SELL
WITH A MOTOR IN IT.

I SAID, YEAH, I GOT ONE.

IT'S GOT THE 60
SERIES DETROIT IN IT.

IT'S 470 HORSEPOWER.

OKAY, WE AIM TO PUSH
THAT UP A FAIR AMOUNT.

SO WHEN I SAW THE TRUCK,
YOU KNOW, THE OBVIOUS QUESTION

IS DOES IT RUN.
I'M TOLD THAT IT DOES,

BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT.

LET'S LOOK AT THE MOTOR.
THAT'S THE PART I'M AFTER.

- YES, SIR.
- I'VE BECOME SO ENAMORED

WITH THE DETROIT MOTOR --
THE SERIES 60, TO BE EXACT.

THEY JUST COULDN'T BE
MORE SIMPLE.

THAT BEING SAID, IT MAKES
GOBS AND GOBS OF POWER.

MY QUESTION IS, DOES IT RUN?

YEAH, WE CAN START
IT REAL QUICK.

- OKAY.
- YOU'VE GOTTA MASH THE CLUTCH.

AFTER THE ENGINE FIRED UP,

I WAS CURIOUS HOW MUCH
BLOW BY THERE WAS.

AND BLOW BY IS REALLY
AN INDICATION OF HOW MUCH WEAR

THERE HAS BEEN IN THE MOTOR.

SO WHENEVER YOU
PULL THE DIPSTICK,

IF IT'S HUFFING OUT OF IT,
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL BLOW BY.

THE MORE THAT IT IS, THE
MORE THE ENGINE'S WORE OUT.

THIS HAD VIRTUALLY
NO VISIBLE BLOW BY.

- DO YOU WANNA DRIVE IT?
- YEAH.

THERE YOU GO.
COME ON IN.

JUST MASH THE YELLOW BUTTON,
PUT IT IN GEAR, AND GO.

HOW DID IT MAKE IT
THIS FAR IN MY LIFE

WITHOUT ONE OF THESE THINGS?

HEY, EVERYBODY GOT TO
HAVE A BIG TRUCK

ONCE OR TWICE IN THEIR LIFE.

WHOO!

HE'S WORSE THAN A KID.

OH, HE'S WAY WORSE
THAN A KID.

WELL THIS OLD GIRL
DEFINITELY BEEN ON THE ROAD

A LOT LONGER THAN MOST OF MY
PICKUP TRUCKS, THAT'S FOR SURE.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOT
A MILLION MILES ON IT,

IT RUNS REALLY, REALLY WELL.

CONSIDERING WE GOT UP TO
A WHOPPING 4.2 MILES AN HOUR.

I'D SAY IT DROVE GREAT.

I DON'T THINK HE
RACING SITUATION

WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT,

BUT WE DID GO
AROUND IN A CIRCLE.

IT WAS WEIRD, LIKE I
FEEL LIKE I'VE GROWN UP.

I FEEL LIKE A REAL MAN.

YOU WANNA DRIVE IT TO DALLAS
RIGHT NOW, DON'T YOU?

I ALMOST LEFT IN
IT A MINUTE A GO.

WHAT I WAS AFTER WAS
A CHEAP TRUCK THAT RAN WELL

WITH A DETROIT IN IT,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS THING
ON THE RACETRACK

IN TWO WEEKS OR LESS.

I MIGHT HAVE IT OUT ON
THE RACETRACK TONIGHT.

YEAH.

I KNEW I WANTED IT.

THE FACT IT WAS DIRTY
AND BEAT DOWN,

IT WAS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.

NOW, I WAS QUOTED
A PRICE ON THIS,

AND I WAS TOLD THERE'S
A LITTLE BIT

OF A BUY ONE, GET ONE,
KIND OF THING.

IS THAT STILL THE CASE?

YEAH, I GOT ONE THAT WILL
GO WITH IT, IF YOU WANT IT.

- PARTS TRUCK?
- PARTS TRUCK.

YEAH, CAN WE GO LOOK
AT THE OTHER TRUCK?

I KNEW THERE WAS ANOTHER TRUCK
THAT WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT.

PRETTY MUCH WAS A
TWO FOR ONE DEAL,

IT WAS JUST WHETHER OR NOT
I NEEDED IT OR WANTED IT.

THIS HAS GOT THE SUSPENSION
I WANT ON IT, THAT'S FOR SURE.

SO THE OTHER ONE
WAS JUST AIR LEAKED,

BIG, OLE, LIKE, ONE TRAILING
ARM ON THE BACK OF IT.

THIS ONE'S GOT A
LITTLE FOUR LINK ON IT

SO IT WILL MAINTAIN A PINION
ANGLE A LITTLE BETTER.

AND IT'S GOT --
IT'S GOT A CAB THAT

HASN'T HAD ANY HAMMERS
USED ON THE ROOF.

YEAH, THAT CAB COULD
COME IN HANDY.

THE RED TRUCK HAS
A NICE CAB ON IT

AND IT'S GOT THE REAR SUSPENSION
WE'RE AFTER.

I'M GETTING SOME PARTS THAT I
REALLY, REALLY WANT OUT OF IT.

AND, SO, WE'LL DEFINITELY
TAKE THE TWO FOR ONE DEAL.

WHAT DID WE AGREE
ON THESE THINGS?

WE AGREED ON $5,000.

- OKAY.
- FOR THE PAIR.

I THINK THAT'S A FAIR NUMBER,

IF YOU WAS WILLING TO
DRAG THESE TO DALLAS,

I'LL DO THE DEAL.

YEAH, I CAN TAKE THEM
DOWN THERE FOR YOU.

- OKAY, THEN LET'S DO IT MAN.
- ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, THANKS.
I'M GONNA HEAD BACK TO THE SHOP.

I'M INCREDIBLY HAPPY.

I THINK $5,000 FOR A RACE TRUCK

AND SPARES, I THINK IS GOOD.

I'M GONNA MAKE A RACECAR.

THIS IS ALMOST LIKE
THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

MY FIRST BIG TRUCK.

DID YOU SEE MY TRUCK?

I'M REALLY EXCITED.

I JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST SEMI,
YOU KNOW?

IT'S OLD, IT'S KINDA
A PIECE OF CRAP,

BUT I THINK IT'S GONNA BE
A LOT OF FUN, YOU KNOW?

UNLESS YOU THINK --
WELL, WE CAN'T GO

IN THAT DOOR RIGHT THERE.

OH, WE DON'T KNOW IF IT
WILL CLEAR THE DOORS.

YEAH, CONVERTIBLE BABY.

YEAH, WE GOT A SAWZALL.

THAT'S ALL YOU NEED.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE LARGEST
BUILD WE'VE EVER DONE,

NOT BY THE SCOPE OR THE AMOUNT
OF WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE,

BUT ACTUALLY IN PHYSICAL SIZE.

THIS IS THE LARGEST ONE.

- THAT THING'S SICK, DUDE.
- LOOK HOW SMALL HE IS

IN THAT THING.

YEAH, I LIKE THAT
STERLING FRONT-END.

- I THINK IT'S COOL.
- YOU READY TO DO THIS?

IT'S JUST REALLY, REALLY BIG.

- STILL GOOD?
- YEAH. KEEP IT STRAIGHT.

THIS SEEMED LIKE THE
PERFECT OPPORTUNITY

TO EXPOSE BIG TRUCKS IN GENERAL

AND JUST KINDA EXPLORE AN AVENUE

THAT WE'VE NEVER
BUILT IN BEFORE.

WE GOTTA SHORTEN
THAT TURD A LOT.

GOT OURSELVES
A BIG TRUCK, BOYS.

I LIKE IT.

- WHAT MOTOR'S IN THERE?
- D-60.

WE'RE ALL PRETTY EXCITED
TO BE WORKING ON THE BIG SEMI.

BUT NOBODY'S MORE
EXCITED THAN JASON.

OBVIOUSLY I LOVE
WORKING ON ENGINES,

AND I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK
ON ONE OF THESE BIG TRUCKS.

ALTHOUGH THIS IS DEFINITELY
GONNA BE A CHALLENGE,

IT'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN.

ONCE YOU GET PAST
EVERYTHING'S REALLY, REALLY BIG,

THERE'S NOTHING TO
THIS TRUCK AT ALL.

IT'S JUST AN INLINE SIX,
RADIATOR, INNER-COOLER,

- AND THE CAB --
- IT'S A BIG INLINE SIX, THOUGH.

- IT'S A BIG INLINE SIX.
- HOLY CRAP.

THE SMALLEST BOLT ON THIS THING
IS AT THE LARGER END

OF MY SOCKET DRAWER.

- WHERE ARE WE RACING?
- COLORADO SPRINGS.

- REALLY?
- THIS YEAR,

THE BEST SEMI RACERS IN THE
WORLD GATHER IN COLORADO SPRINGS

FOR A BIG PRE-SEASON
SHAKE-DOWN OF THEIR RIGS.

I THOUGHT WHAT AN
EXCELLENT TIME TO GO SEE

WHAT OUR TRUCKS CAN
DO AGAINST THEIRS.

DOING THINGS VIOLENT AND
FAST IS NOT IN THEIR NATURE,

WHICH ONCE AGAIN MAKES THEM
AS FUN AS THEY CAN BE.

THE SCARY THING IS
THAT MOST RACETRACKS,

THE BARRICADES AND RUN-UPS
AND STUFF ARE MADE FOR CARS

THAT WEIGH 3,000 POUNDS,
AND THIS THING IS MASSIVE.

THEY EACH WEIGH 11,500.

IF TWO OF THESE TRUCKS
GET HUNG TOGETHER,

WE'RE TALKING 23,000 POUNDS,
100 MILES AN HOUR,

AND THEN BARRICADES
BEING FOUR FOOT TALL

AND YOU KNOW,
CABLES AND FENCING.

- SPEED BUMPS.
- RIGHT. YEAH.

IT'LL GO THROUGH THE STANDS
AND IT'LL GO THROUGH THE CARS

IN THE PARKING LOT, YOU KNOW --

CAN I DRIVE?
THIS SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

SO, IT'S LIKE THE
LAWSUIT WILL BE NUTS,

BUT THE RIDE WILL
BE PRETTY WILD.

WHEN THESE TRUCKS ARE DOING
90, 100 MILES AN HOUR,

IT'S LIKE THE APOCALYPSE
RACING DOWN THE FRONT STRAIGHT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY WILD.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE A
TOUCH ON THE CRAZY SIDE,

'CAUSE THIS LOOKS
LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

YEAH, OH.
THIS THING'S WILD, MAN.

YEAH, COOL, MAN.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU HAD A HOLD OF IT?

I DID.

IT'S GONNA BE A BIGGER
PROJECT THAN HE THINKS.

OH!

IT AIN'T GO NO BRAKES.

IS THIS A DON'T TRY
THIS AT HOME MOMENT?

- YOU NEED TO PUSH.
- YOU AIN'T GONNA STOP IT.

WHOO-HOO.

I LOVE AIRPLANES.

I MIGHT LIKE 'EM
MORE THAN CARS.

THIS SEEMED LIKE
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY

TO DO MORE STUFF YOU'RE
NOT SUPPOSED TO DO.

YEAH!

- WHOOPS, THEY FLOPPED UP.
- THEY UP.

- HEY!
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YOU GOTTA GO THAT WAY TO
BE ABLE TO COME THIS WAY.

SO TODAY'S DAY ONE ON
OUR RACE TRUCK BUILD.

THESE MIRRORS
ARE MESSED UP.

WE WILL FIND OUT VERY QUICKLY

HOW THICK OUR SLAB
IS INSIDE THE SHOP

BECAUSE EVERYTHING
IS HEAVY ON THIS.

YOU GOT ROOM FOR THE FORKLIFT
FOR FRANK, YOU THINK?

OR DO I NEED TO BACK
UP A LITTLE MORE?

RIGHT HERE IS GOOD.

ALRIGHT, GOOD.

WHAT'S THE GOAL?

WE'RE GONNA TAKE AN
OVER THE ROAD WORK TRUCK

AND TURN IT INTO A RACECAR.

AND WE'RE GONNA DO IT
ABOUT AS FAST AS WE CAN.

MUCH OF IT IS LIGHTENING

BECAUSE EVERYTHING
IS HEAVY ON THIS.

WE DON'T NEED TWO AXLES.
WE ONLY NEED ONE.

AND THEN OUR TRUCK
IS QUITE LONG.

SO WE'LL BE REMOVING
A LARGE PORTION

OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.

I DON'T NEED ANY OF THE
CREATURE COMFORTS IN THE DASH.

WE'LL REMOVE ALL THE A.C.
SYSTEM.

WE'LL SHEET METAL THE DASH,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
INCREASE SAFETY, SEAT HARNESS,

FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.

WE'LL LOCK THE CAB IN PLACE.
WE'LL CAGE IT.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE FUEL TANKS
FROM OUTSIDE THE FRAME

WHERE THE TRUCKS MAKE CONTACT
AND WE'RE GONNA PUT A FUEL CELL

IN BETWEEN THE FRAME RAILS
WHERE IT'S SAFE.

THEN,
WHEN IT COMES TO THE MOTOR,

OUR GOAL IS TO DOUBLE
POWER OUTPUT ON THIS THING

AND THEN INCREASE ITS ABILITY
TO TURN AND STOP.

SO WE'LL MOVE THE MOTOR
AND TRANS BACK,

AND THEN LOWERING
IT SUBSTANTIALLY.

AND THE CLOSER WE GET THE CENTER
OF GRAVITY TO THE GROUND,

THE BETTER IT WILL
GO AROUND A CORNER.

THE SERIES 60, IT'S
A MASSIVE MOTOR.

IT'S BUILT TO DO MASSIVE WORK.

AND WE'RE GONNA COMPLETELY
CHANGE ITS DIRECTION

AND MAKE IT GO AS
FAST AS IT CAN GO.

AND, SO, WE'RE GONNA PUT
A MUCH MEANER TURBOCHARGER,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN
INCREASED FUEL SYSTEM

WITH BIGGER INJECTORS ON IT,

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TUNING
THAT HANDLES THAT APPROPRIATELY.

THAT'S IT -- BIGGER TURBO,
MORE FUEL, ZOOM, ZOOM.

LISTEN, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND GET THIS THING STRIPPED.

- HERE WE GO.
- WE NEED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING

THAT MAKES IT AN OVER THE ROAD
SEMI -- THE EXTERNAL FUEL TANKS,

THE EXTERNAL BATTERY MOUNTS.

SO IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY
OF JUST CHUNKING TRASH.

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN.
DOWN, DOWN, ALRIGHT.

NOW TIP 'EM BACK A LITTLE.

- WE'RE CLEAR SO FAR, JUST STRAP.
- YEAH, GO ON. YOU'RE FINE.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE IN THE SHOP
HAS ANY BIG TRUCK EXPERIENCE.

TURN WRENCHES ON 'EM? NO.

AND, SO, WE'LL JUST
FIGURE IT OUT AS WE GO.

WATCH OUT. THEM TOES.

DON'T BE OLE
"NINE-TOE" RUSSMANN.

NOT THAT THERE WON'T BE
A COUPLE CURVE BALLS,

BUT ULTIMATELY,
IT'S JUST A MACHINE.

A MAN BUILT IT.
A MAN CAN TAKE IT APART.

SHOW THAT THING
WHO THE BOSS IT.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU
HAD AHOLD OF IT, CHRIS.

I DID.

THIS IS GONNA BE INTERESTING,
AT BEST,

WATCHING HIM BUILD A BIG TRUCK
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HE HAS A TENDENCY TO
THINK EVERYTHING'S EASY,

BUT IT'S GONNA BE A BIGGER
PROJECT THAN HE THINKS.

CHRIS,
TELL ME ABOUT THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

LOOK AT THOSE BOLTS
ON THERE.

THERE'S NO HEAD ON 'EM.

THEY'RE SOME KIND
OF HUB BOLT.

THEY GOT
A HYDRAULIC GIZMO

THAT JUST SQUEEZES THEM ON
IN THE FACTORY.

WELL, YEAH,
BUT THEY'RE THREADED.

I KNOW.

WELL, THE THEORY IS
YOU CAN TAKE 'EM OFF.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

SO, I FOUND A BUNCH
OF BOLTS ON THIS TRUCK

THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND

BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A HEAD
ON EITHER SIDE OF IT.

IT'S A LOT LIKE
A REVERSE NUT-- NUTSERT.

A REVERSE NUT--
NUTSO-- WHAT?

NUTSERT,
A REVERSE NUT CERT.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
SPEAKING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW?
BIG TRUCK GUYS

JUST WORRY ABOUT GETTING DIRTY
AND GETTING THE JOB DONE.

THEY DON'T REALLY CARE
WHAT IT'S CALLED,

WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON
USUALLY.

WELL, I DON'T HAVE SOCKETS
FOR A COMPLETELY ROUND HEAD.

YOU KNOW?

I HAD NO IDEA, I'D
NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE.

I'M ABOUT TO SEE
A BUNCH OF CUT-UP ONES.

OH, YEAH, BE A BUNCH
OF CUT-UP ONES.

RIGHT NOW I HAVE ONE GOAL,

AND THAT'S TO GET
ALL OF THESE OFF.

AND I HAVE ONE TOOL HERE
THAT DOES IT REALLY WELL.

I CALL IT THE SMOKE WRENCH.

KEEP CUTTING THIS STUFF OFF,
IT'LL ALL COME OFF TOGETHER.

BE MINDFUL OF ALL THAT
PLASTIC ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT.

WATCH OUT, YOU GOT
THAT OPEN FUEL LINE.

THERE MAY BE
A WONDERFUL FIRE.

THAT'LL SEND SOMEONE TO
FORTH WORTH IN THE MORNING.

YEAH!

SO ONCE WE CHOP OFF
THE HEAD WITH THE TORCH,

WE STILL HAVE TO GET
'EM OUT OF THE HOLE.

AND THE AIR HAMMER IS
JUST THE EASIEST, FASTEST

AND DEFINITELY THE MOST
FUN WAY OF DOING IT.

I DON'T HOW MANY BOLTS IT TAKES
TO HOLD THIS THING TOGETHER,

BUT I DEFINITELY KNOW
HOW MANY THEY USED.

IT'S ALL OF THEM.

THIS TRUCK HAS A
MILLION MILES ON IT.

LOOK AT THAT SPAGHETTI
GOING EVERYWHERE.

AND, SO, MOST EVERYTHING
ON THIS TRUCK IS WORE OUT.

UGH, SON OF A BITCH.

HEY CHRIS, WHAT'S
THE NAME OF THE GAME?

- I WIN!
- I LOOSENED IT FOR YA.

SURE.

ALRIGHT. IT'S TIME
TO PULL THE AXLE.

HOLD ON, DON'T DO IT YET.

YEP, THAT'S IT. THIS THING
AIN'T EVEN CONNECTED NO MORE.

OH, THIS WHOLE REAR END'S LOOSE? YEAH.

- WELL, LOOK AT YOU.
- ABOUT AS LOOSE AS YOU REAR END.

-LOOK AT YOU.

WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE FUN,
CHRIS.

NOT QUITE. WE GOTTA
PICK IT UP HERE.

ALRIGHT, YOU READY?

YEAH.

GIVE HER HELL.
GIVE HER HELL.

- THATAGIRL.
- KEEP GOING.

HEY. WE'RE GOOD.
WE'RE GOOD. NO MAS.

OKAY, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH.

LET'S CLEAR THE FRAME
AND CHOP THIS THING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, CHRIS?

SHOULD WE CUT THIS
TRUCK IN HALF?

- LET'S DO IT.
- ALRIGHT.

YEAH, THAT'D BE
THE DEAL RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT BAD.

ALRIGHT, LET'S GO CUT
THE RED ONE IN HALF.

LET'S DO IT.

BEFORE WE CAN CANNIBALIZE
ANY THE PARTS OF THE RED TRUCK,

WE HAVE TO GET IT
OFF THE DELIVERY FLATBED

AND INTO THE SHOP.

BUT WITHOUT THE ENGINE,
BRAKES,

OR EVEN POWER STEERING,

THIS IS A TASK THAT'S
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

YOU THINK IF YOU HOOK A CHAIN
TO THAT THING, TO THE FRONT,

AND YOU SLOWLY JUST
LET THE THING ROLL,

YOU THINK IT'LL PULL THIS THING,
JUST FROM THAT LITTLE BIT?

IT'LL PULL THIS THING
ALONG THE GROUND?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I DON'T WANNA
BE THE ONE TO TEST IT OUT.

I WOULD THINK YOU COULD
USE THIS TO SLOW IT DOWN

AND JUST LET IT GET
OFF THE TRAILER.

HE'S A HEAVY EQUIPMENT GUY.

YEAH, HE WOULD BE GOOD TO ASK.

- NOT ME.
- YEAH, NOT ME EITHER, HUH?

- SIR?
- YES, SIR.

DO YOU NOT THINK THAT
FORKLIFT WITH A CHAIN TO IT

WOULD SLOW IT DOWN ENOUGH
TO ROLL IT OFF THE TRAILER?

HOW FAR IS IT REALLY GONNA GO?

PROBABLY TO KNOCK
THAT POWER LINE DOWN.

NO, NO, I'M GONNA DRIVE IT.

THERE'S STILL SOMEBODY
THERE TO STEER IT.

YOU AIN'T GONNA
STOP IT, THOUGH.

IT AIN'T GOT NO BRAKES.

YEAH, BUT THERE'S
A LONG ROAD.

YOU THINK I'M GONNA
GET TO THE --

I WANNA SEE.

SO WE'LL JUST USE
THE FORKLIFT.

SO OUR PLAN
IS TO STRAP OUR FORKLIFT

TO OUR 15-TON TRUCK, AND LET
IT SLOWLY ROLL OF THE RAMP.

IS THIS A
"DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME" MOMENT?

- READY?
- YEAH.

- LET IT RIP.
- VERY SLOOOOOOW-MO.

WELL, THIS AIN'T GONNA WORK.
YOU NEED TO PUSH.

- THERE WE GO.
- WHOO-HOO.

- YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
- AND AFTER A FEW PUSHES...

- WE'RE ALMOST THERE.
- WHOO-HOO!

- EASY, PEASY.
- IT ALL WORKED OUT PERFECTLY.

YOU GOT A PLAN?

THERE WE GO!

ALRIGHT,
OVER THE CURB WE GO THEN.

WELL, ALMOST PERFECTLY.

SOUNDS LIKE THE TITANIC.

DESPITE SOME MINOR HICCUPS,
IT ALL WORKED OUT.

NOBODY GOT HURT, AND PRETTY
MUCH EVERYONE WAS HAPPY.

-THAT WAS UNEVENTFUL.

I WAS HOPING
TO SEE SOMETHING,

FORKLIFT DO SOMETHING OR...

- AT LEAST MAKE A BIG BANG.
- YEAH.

OH, THERE WE GO.

THIS LITTLE FORKLIFT
DOES WORK, DUDE.

Hello.

THIS IS AARON
DOWN AT ARCLIGHT.

WE'RE MAKING THIS SEMI
A RACECAR,

AND I WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU'D COME BY

AND LAY EYES ON MY MONSTROSITY
HERE AND SEE WHAT YOU THOUGHT.

I'VE GOT A VERY SMALL AMOUNT
OF EXPERIENCE IN THESE TRUCKS.

I DON'T HOLD A CDL, I AM NOT
AN OVER THE ROAD TRUCKER,

SO THIS IS REALLY FOREIGN TO ME.

BUT THE ONE THING IS, I
GOT A GOOD TALENT POOL

FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.

SOME GOOD FRIENDS, THAT THIS IS

THEY EAT, SLEEP,
AND BREATHE THIS STUFF.

I HAVE A GREAT FRIEND.

HE IS THEDUDE WHEN IT
COMES TO RACE SEMIS.

WHO IS THAT GUY?

YOU'RE GONNA BE A HERO,
OR YOU'RE GONNA BE A ZERO.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT.

HELL, WE'LL HAVE
A TRUCK RUNNIN' TONIGHT.

THAT MIGHT NOT BE TRUE.

THE SEAL IS WRONG.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

- NO, SIR.
- IT DIDN'T SET EVEN.

I THINK SOMEBODY'S
GOT THE WRONG TOOL.

- HE LIVES.
- GOOD MORNING, SIR.

- YEAH, HOW ARE YOU?
- BEEN A LONG TIME.

YEAH, YEAH.

I'M ROBERT BALL, THE ENGINEER

FOR DETROIT REMANUFACTURING
IN CAMBRIDGE, OHIO.

I'VE BEEN WORKING ON DIESEL
ENGINES SINCE I WAS ABOUT 16.

BEEN A COUPLE DAYS.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THIS?

I DON'T KNOW, SHOW ME.

COME ON AND LET HIM
LOOK AT THE TRUCK.

BOB BALL WORKS AT DETROIT.

IF YOU KNOW BOB,
YOU CAN MAKE THE HORSEPOWER

A WHOLE LOT EASIER AND MAKE IT
A FULL-BLOWN HOT ROD.

BASICALLY, CHRIS RUSSMAN
AND HIS TWO-MAN ARMY

DESTROYED THIS THING
OVER HERE.

AND HE NIPPED OFF
ENOUGH FRAME TO LEAVE

MAX WHEEL BASE PLUS TIRE
PLUS THE FOOT.

AND, SO, EVERY POSSIBILITY
STILL EXISTS.

ALRIGHT.
LOOKS LIKE A GOOD START.

IT LOOKS LIKE
A REAL GOOD START.

OBVIOUS, YOU KNOW WE'RE
ON, MUCH LIKE ALWAYS,

WE'RE ON A REALLY,
REALLY TIGHT TIMEFRAME.

SO WE REALLY KINDA WANNA STICK

WITH AS MANY OVER THE
COUNTER PARTS AS WE CAN.

YEAH,
THAT'S WHAT WE TRY AND DO.

THE TRUCK NEEDS TO BE IN
COLORADO SPRINGS PRETTY SOON

SO WE CAN TEST IT AGAINST
OTHER SEMI RACE TRUCKS.

AND BOB CAN ONLY GET OUT
OF WORK FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

SO BOB DEFINITELY HAS
HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM.

THIS MOTOR'S GOT
A MILLION MILES ON IT.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S
EVER BEEN MESSED WITH.

IT'S A SERIES 60.
THEY'RE BULLETPROOF.

I DON'T KNOW A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
ABOUT THE SERIES 60.

AND YOU'RE THEDETROIT DUDE.

SO I BECAME A
LITTLE BIT OF A FAN

THROUGH A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

MY FIRST YEAR AT PIKE'S PEAK,
I MET ROBERT BALL

AND HIS CREW UP THERE
WITH THE FREIGHTLINER.

THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE IT
ON THE MOUNTAIN.

IT WOULD PULL THE TREES OVER
AS IT WENT BY.

RACING SEMIS HAS BEEN JUST
A LOT OF FUN TO BE HAD.

THAT WAS THE BEGINNING

OF OUR RELATIONSHIP
AND OUR FRIENDSHIP.

FAST FORWARD, LAST YEAR, I WENT
AND RACED ONE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

ALRIGHT, MAN,
YOU GOOD TO GO THIS TIME?

I GOT HIM IN TO A BIG TRUCK
AND KINDA GOT HIM HOOKED.

ALONGSIDE OF GETTING HIM
RAN OVER BY MY SON.

BASICALLY, HE GOT SIDEWAYS,

AND JUSTIN RUN HIM OVER.

WHEN YOU RUN 'EM INTO
EACH OTHER, THEY KINDA BLOW UP

IN SPECTACULAR FORM.

I THINK HE WANTS REDEMPTION
FOR THE LAST TIME.

THAT'S HOW I ENDED UP HERE.

THE QUESTION ON
EVERYBODY'S MIND,

HOW MUCH POWER ARE WE GONNA
MAKE OUT OF THIS BIG TRACTOR?

- OH, WE'LL DO AN EASY 850.
- YEAH.

AN EASY 850.

WE'RE REALLY AFTER
FOUR NUMBERS HERE.

WE REALLY NEED
FOUR DIGITS, BOB.

I MEAN WE'RE COUNTING
ON YOU, BUDDY.

SO WE MAKE 470 NOW, 500 HORSE.

OUR GOAL IS SOMEWHERE
AROUND 1,000.

HE GOES, "WELL, YOU SHOULD
HAVE BROUGHT A BIGGER MOTOR."

YEAH. WE CAN PROBABLY
GET IT THERE.

WE'VE GOT SOME
FUNKY TURBO SET UPS

AND WE'VE GOT
SOME BIG INJECTORS.

AND THIS THING BEING YOUR BABY,

WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE SOME POWER,

SO WE JUST NEED TO
RECONFIGURE THE TRUCK

AND GET IT LIGHTER.

WE'RE GONNA GO
RACE WITH A TRACTOR.

YOU'RE GONNA BE A HERO,
OR YOU'RE GONNA BE A ZERO.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU THAT.

THIS IS GONNA BE A LOT OF FUN,

TAKE AN OLD SLOW
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT

AND TURN IT INTO
A RACECAR, HOT ROD.

I'M GONNA GO GET
OUT OF THIS

AND INTO SOMETHING
I CAN GET DIRTY.

ALRIGHTY, SIR.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

SO, NOW I'M GONNA...

191, 193, 191,

SO THESE ARE THE TWO
SHALLOW ONES.

WE'RE GOING RACING
WITH THIS TRUCK,

AND, SO, WE HAVE TO DO
SOME RACECAR STUFF TO IT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN
INCREASED FUEL SYSTEM,

BIGGER INJECTORS ON IT,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE TUNING

THAT HANDLES THAT APPROPRIATELY.

THAT IS SO NUTS, MAN.

A LITTLE BIT
BIGGER THAN WHAT

YOU'RE USED TO SEEING
ON AN INJECTOR, AIN'T IT?

YEAH, THIS THING IS
BARELY ONE HANDLE AWAY

FROM BEING A SPACE RAY GUN.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

DETROIT REMAN SENT US
A NEW SET OF INJECTORS

JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT YOU WOULD GET IN THE BOX

OFF THE SHELF FOR
THIS RACE TRUCK.

I'M GONNA START PULLING
THE OLD FUEL SYSTEM OFF.

IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT I NEED BOB BALL.

I ALSO HAVE THE BENEFIT
OF HAVING

HIS SON JUSTIN BALL HERE.

MAN, IT'S FUNNY. THE LAST TIME
I WAS DOWN AT YOUR PLACE,

YOU HAD THOSE HARLEYS
AND FORDS.

NOW IT'S ALL DIESEL.

THE LAST TIME I SAW JUSTIN,

WE GOT A LITTLE CLOSER
THAN WAS COMFORTABLE.

IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT
HE STILL WANTED TO COME DOWN

AND LEND A HAND.

GETTING RID
OF THESE INJECTORS

AND PUTTING SOME BIGGER ONES
DOWN IN IT.

WE'RE GONNA TRY AND GET
SOME MORE FUEL TO IT

WHERE WE CAN ADD
SOME MORE TO THE TUNE

AND TRY TO MATCH FOR
THE UPSIZED TURBO.

TELL 'EM
THE SIMPLE

JUST SAY IT TAKES X AMOUNT OF
FUEL TO MAKE X AMOUNT OF POWER,

AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE
X AMOUNT OF POWER,

SO WE NEED MORE FUEL.

AND THEN JUST THROW
THE INJECTOR DOWN.

A BIGGER SET OF INJECTORS
WILL ALLOW MORE FUEL.

THAT'S NUMBER THREE.

AND SO, MORE FUEL,
BIGGER BOOM,

MORE POWER, GO FASTER.

THESE ARE THE BIGGEST,
BADDEST INJECTORS

I'VE EVER LAID EYES ON.

- OH, THERE YA GO.
- A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE,
SO THIS IS GOING IN A 460.

AND THIS RIGHT HERE
COMES IN A SERIES 60.

BOB AND JUSTIN MAKE
QUICK WORK OF THE INJECTORS,

WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY
I WANTED THEM HERE.

PLUS, IF ANYONE
CAN PUSH THIS THING

OVER 1,000 HORSEPOWER, IT'S BOB.

SO NOW WE'VE GOT THE
INJECTORS, THOSE ARE IN.

BOB'S GIVEN THE MOTOR
AN ALL CLEAR.

Y'ALL READY
FOR SOME GO-FAST PARTS?

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

IT'S TIME TO PUT THE HAIR DRYER,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TURBO ON.

AND CHRIS HAS BROUGHT A BIG ONE
FOR US AND A FULL TILT MANIFOLD.

SO THE COMBINATION OF BOTH
SHOULD LET THIS MOTOR BREATHE.

- IT'S PRETTY.
- I'M TERRIBLY EXCITED.

WE JUST GOTTA GET A CAM COVER
PUT BACK ON

AND GET SOME OF THIS ON.

HELL, WE'LL HAVE A TRUCK
RUNNIN' TONIGHT'S

WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME.

THAT MIGHT NOT BE TRUE.

THESE THINGS ARE SLOWER THAN
CHRISTMAS... UNTIL WE FIX THEM.

THEY GET RIDICULOUSLY FAST.

THE COMBINATION OF THESE THINGS
WITH THE NEW INJECTORS

AND THE NEW TUNE SHOULD PRODUCE
THE POWER WE NEED TO GO RACING.

PUTTING ALL THEM PRETTY PARTS
ON A DIRTY, DIRTY, MOTOR.

ANYBODY WHO DOES ANYTHING WITH
TURBOCHARGERS KNOWS ONE THING --

JUST KEEP RAMMING IT IN THERE
AND THE POWER KEEPS GOING UP

UNTIL SOMETHING FLIES OFF OF IT.

THAT'S PRECISELY
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

WHY'D YOU HAVE TO GET
SUCH A HEAVY TURBO, CHRIS?

-YOU LIKE THAT?

PYHOO!

SHOULD HAVE A RECESS HERE.

THE SEAL IS WRONG.

IT'S NOT PRESSED TIGHT
AGAINST THAT --

YOU'RE KIDDING.

NO, SIR.

DIDN'T SET EVEN.

THIS LIP AND THIS LIP,
THEY'RE OFFSET, OKAY?

BEING THAT THIS IS ALL FLAT,

IT'S LITERALLY TRYING TO
SHOVE THIS RING THROUGH THIS.

SO WE RUN INTO A PROBLEM

TRYING TO INSTALL THE SEAL
ON THE FRONT COVER.

BECAUSE WE WERE MISSING
A PART FROM THE SEAL DRIVE

I BORROWED FROM A FRIEND.

THIS IS ON WHERE
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE,

BUT WE NEED TO SET
THAT SEAL BACK.

AND THAT'S HIS TOOL, SO I'M
NOT GONNA CUT IT OR LAY IT.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH.

I WOULD IN A HEARTBEAT.

IF WE DO, WE KNOW
WHAT IT COSTS US.

- IT AIN'T COSTING ME.
- 470 BUCKS.

IT'S NOT OUR TOOL,
SO WE CAN'T CUT IT.

SEEMS LIKE WE'RE STUCK.

AND NOW I HAVE
THAT ENTIRE THING

SHOVED FLAT ON THERE
AND I DON'T LIKE IT.

YOU TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO PUT THAT THING IN THERE?

HE THINKS WE MAY HAVE
GOT THE WRONG TOOL.

- IT'S PRETTY NERVE RACKING.
- ALRIGHT, STOP.

ONE WRONG MOVE, AND I COULD
CAUSE SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE.

I'M GONNA HIT IT.
CLEAR, ALRIGHT?

- READY?
- OKAY, LEFT. THEN RIGHT.

OH, MAN, THAT'S COOL!

THE SEAL IS WRONG.

IT'S NOT PRESSED TIGHT
AGAINST THAT --

YOU'RE KIDDING.

- NO SIR.
- DIDN'T SET EVEN.

SO NORMALLY YOU HAVE THIS LIP
AND THIS LIP,

THEY'RE OFF SET, OKAY.

BEING THAT THIS IS ALL FLAT,

IT'S LITERALLY TRYING TO
SHOVE THIS RING THROUGH THIS.

WELL, WHEN WE PULLED
IT OFF, IT WAS FLAT.

NO, IT WAS NOT.
NO, IT WAS NOT.

HM.

YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO PUT THAT THING IN THERE?

THE SEAL IS PUSHING ON
THE STEEL PLATE IN THE MIDDLE.

THE ONLY WAY TO PUT THE
SEAL IN APPROPRIATELY SO THAT

IT GOES ON STRAIGHT AND FLAT
IS WITH A SEAL DRIVER.

THE SEAL HAS A LIP
ON IT THAT WASN'T

FITTING IN THE SEAL
DRIVER CORRECTLY.

HEY CAN WE CUT A DRAW
AND CUT A RING?

CREATE A SPACER RING
ON OUR MACHINE.

I MEAN ONCE THAT'S ON THERE
AND WE PUSH THE BUSHING ON,

IT WILL BASICALLY SIT
LIKE THIS,

AND WHEN WE PRESS, WE'RE ONLY
PRESSING FROM HERE ONCE IT'S ON.

- AND IT WILL BE FLAT?
- YEAH.

- YES?
- I MEAN I THINK THAT

WILL FIX OUR PROBLEM.

SO WE NEED TO
INSTALL A CRANK SEAL,

SO I HAVE TO MAKE
AN ADAPTER RING

TO FIX THE PART OF THE TOOL
THAT'S NOT WORKING.

JUST GIVE ME A COUPLE
OF SECONDS TO SET IT UP.

GIVE THAT A SHOT.

LET'S SEE IF
IT SITS OVER IT.

- YEP.
- YEP, THAT'S LOOSE.

- THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
- THERE YOU GO.

THIS MOTOR ORIGINALLY MADE
SOMEWHERE AROUND 430 HORSEPOWER.

NOW I REALLY FEEL LIKE
WE DOUBLED THE HORSEPOWER.

NOW WE'RE GOING SOMEWHERE.

TRANSMISSION!

THE TRANSMISSION ARRIVED.
IT WAS MASSIVE.

SEE THIS BIG-ASS
TRANSMISSION THEY JUST BROUGHT IN?

DEFINITELY MAN, UNREAL.

WHOA!

YEAH, NOW I'M GOOD
ON THIS SIDE.

YES, SIR, YOU ARE.
MOST DEFINITELY.

IT'S ABOUT READY
TO SET THE CAB.

CAN WE MAYBE ROTATE THE CAB
SO IT'S EASIER TO GRAB?

WE CAN DO WHATEVER
YOU WANT.

SIDEWAYS RIGHT HERE.

IT SEEMS LIKE A PERFECTLY
OPPORTUNE TIME TO

TAKE THE RED CAB OFF OF
THE '96 LOUISVILLE CHASSIS,

PUT IT ON OUR 01
STERLING CHASSIS.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!

YOU'RE ABOUT TO RUN
INTO THE CAB, MAN.

WHY DON'T YOU BACK UP, AND
LET'S TAKE ANOTHER BITE AT IT?

THIS IS MY FIRST TRUCK I'VE DONE
ANYTHING LIKE THIS ON, SO...

SO FAR,
EVERYTHING IS LINING UP.

COME BACK. WHOA!

SIDE SHIFT TO ME.

IT'S PRETTY NERVE-RACKING.

ONE WRONG MOVE, AND I CAN
CAUSE SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE.

THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
I CAN PUT A BOLT IN THIS ONE.

I WON'T HIT THAT THING,
WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

OVER HERE, I CAN
GET A BOLT IN, TOO...

OKAY, COOL!
IF WE KNEW WHERE THE BOLTS WERE.

YEAH, RIGHT?!

SO, THE WHITE TRUCK
AND THE RED TRUCK ARE DIFFERENT.

THE MOUNTS ARE DIFFERENT.
THE BOLTS ARE M.I.A.

HEY, JON,
WHERE ARE THE BOLTS?

WE JUST NEED SOMETHING TO
HOLD IT IN PLACE TEMPORARILY.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK
LIKE, BUT I'M NOT SURE.

OH, NO, THAT'S NOT IT.

NO, TOO BIG?

THAT'S BIGGER THAN
THE SLEEVE THAT'S IN IT.

JON, WHERE ARE THE BOLTS?

IN THIS RED BOX.

WHAT?

I GOT MINE
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

JON, I STILL NEED
YOU TO COME DOWN.

- COME DOWN ABOUT TWO INCHES.
- YOU WANT ME TO TILT?

- CAN YOU TILT?
- YES, SIR.

- TILT FORWARD, JON.
- COME UP A TOUCH.

- UP?
- UP!

THERE YOU GO.
THANKS, ERNIE.

THERE WE GO, ALRIGHT!

ALRIGHT, HOLD ON.

I'M GONNA HIT IT CLEAR,
ALL RIGHT?

IT'S GONNA DROP
A LITTLE BIT.

- HERE WE GO.
- YEAH!

FOUND IT.

YEAH, JUST LEAVE THE FRAME BLUE.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE, BABY.

OH, YEAH. ALL WE'RE
MISSING IS A BALD EAGLE.

LETS FACE FACTS, IT'S NOT
THE MOST ATTRACTIVE TRUCK.

SO WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.

WE MAY BE ABLE TO BRING
ITS SEXY UP A LITTLE BIT.

YOU SEE WHAT KIND OF
TROUBLE BIG PLANS GETS ME.

SO, WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT
IT TOGETHER AND GO FAST.

IF IT WORKS, IT WORKS.

WE'D NOW LIKE TO BREAK FROM OUR
REGULARLY SCHEDULED BUILD

FOR A RIDE IN THE SKY.

SO WE'LL BRING RPMs UP,

AND THEN IF WE DON'T
LET CLUTCH UP,

WE LET THE CLUTCH OUT,
THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE.

IT'LL TAKE OFF.
WE DON'T WANT THAT.

WHAT WE WANT IS WE WANT TO
OVERCOME THE FRICTION BETWEEN

THE TIRE AND THE GROUND,
AND SO PEEL OUT, BASICALLY.

ROB HOLLAND IS
A UNITED STATES AEROBATIC PILOT

AND HE'S INTO CARS, TOO,

AND, SO, I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO
LITTLE BIT OF A TRADE.

I'M GONNA PUT ROB HOLLAND
IN THE FALCON

AND LET HIM BURN TIRES OFF

AND SLIDE THE CAR AROUND
SIDEWAYS.

- IS THAT OKAY?
- THAT IS FREAKING AWESOME.

- SO COOL.
- WE GET THIS SEAT MOVED BACK,

AND IT'S ALL YOURS.
- ALRIGHT, MAN. LET'S TRY IT.

AND THEN, THE FLIP SIDE OF IT
IS, HE'S GONNA LET ME RIDE

WITH HIM AND EVEN FLY
HIS AIRPLANE.

SO, YOU CAN ROLL INTO IT,
BUT IF YOU ROLL INTO IT

YOU'LL COME OUT WIDE,
IT'S A LOT HARDER TO CONTROL,

IF YOU JUST --

IN THE AIRPLANE,
THE GUY'S A MADMAN.

WHEN IT COMES TO PAVEMENT, A
WHOLE DIFFERENT SET OF RULES.

SO CHECK THIS OUT, TRY...

SO TRY LESS GAS OR
MORE IN THE STEERING?

YEAH, SO, THE BEST WAY TO START
WORKING FROM SITTING STILL,

WHEEL STRAIGHT HERE,
RAH, RAH, RAH, RAH,

BANG, AND THEN YOU'RE GONE,

AND THE CAR WILL SIT UP
AND IT KINDS WANTS TO LEAD

THIS WAY AND GET READY
TO CATCH IT,

'CAUSE IT'LL TURN
RIGHT AROUND.

OKAY.

HE'S ABSOLUTELY A BETTER PILOT
THAN HE IS A DRIVER.

I THINK FOR THE FEW MINUTES
WE TALKED ABOUT IT,

AND WE GOT INTO IT,
I THINK HE DID A GREAT JOB.

- WHAT YOU THINK?
- YEAH, MAN, THAT WAS AWESOME.

WE READY TO GO FOR A FLY?

LETS GO FLY, MAN.

AW, MAN, LETS DO IT!

STEP THERE,
RIGHT ON TO THE CAB.

THIS SEEM LIKE A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND

MORE TIME WITH AN AIRPLANE,

DOING MORE STUFF
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO,

WHICH SEEMED RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.

YEAH.

- ALRIGHT, SO TAKEOFF.
- YES, SIR.

I WANNA ASK YOU, 'CAUSE
THIS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

WE CAN JUST TAKEOFF,
CLIMB UP DO THE AEROBATICS,

OR WE CAN TAKEOFF, HALF-ROLL,

AND FLY INVERTED
DOWN THE RUNWAY.

I WANT YOU TO HIT IT.

OKAY.

YEAH!

THAT IS INSANE.

READY?
OKAY, LEFT. THEN RIGHT.

WHOA!

OH, MAN, THAT'S COOL!

FLYING WITH ROB WAS AWESOME.

I LOVE, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE,
LOVE AIRPLANES.

ALRIGHT,
YOU GOT THE AIRPLANE.

THIS TIME ROB'S GONNA
SHOW ME HOW TO FLY

A COUPLE OF MANEUVERS
IN THE AIRPLANE.

ALRIGHT,
SO LETS DO A ROLL.

JUST PULL THE NOSE UP
A LITTLE BIT,

RIGHT THERE,
AND JUST PUSH A TICK LEFT.

KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.

EXCELLENT.

PRETTY COOL!

ALRIGHT, NOW THAT YOU'VE
SEEN IT, LETS DO A GOOD ONE.

ALRIGHT.
A LITTLE MORE SPEED,

PULL THE NOSE UP.

PULL HIGHER. LITTLE HIGHER.
LITTLE HIGHER.

- YUP.
- RIGHT THERE,

HOLD THE CLUTCH AND ROLL.

LEFT RUDDER,
PUSH THE STICK FORWARD.

HEY Y'ALL.

EASY PULL, EASY PULL.

WHOOP,
IT FLUFFED UP.

SAY A PRAYER, TAKE
SOME DUCT TAPE OFF,

SEE IF SHE'LL LIGHT.

COME ON.

MARKER.

OH

AAH!

THERE YOU GO.
THERE IT IS.

OH, MAN. WHAT IS GOING
ON WITH YOU, MAN?

- YEAH!
- SO SICK.

EASY PULL, EASY PULL.

WHOOP.
IT FLUFFED UP.

I'LL TELL YOU THIS,
I AIN'T GONNA LIE,

I GOT LOST ON
THE SECOND ROTATION.

LETS DO ANOTHER ONE.

ROB HOLLAND
IS A AEROBATIC PILOT.

I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GO FLY WITH HIM,

AND I'M NOT A PILOT.

I'M DEFINITELY NOT
A LICENSED PILOT,

BUT THEY LET ME LOOSE
WITH AN AIRPLANE.

I'LL LET YOU TAKE
THE AIRPLANE.

YOU GOT IT.

NO, NO,
PUSH FORWARD STICK.

-YEAH!

LIKE YOU SAID,
YOU KEPT ON SAYING,

WHEN I DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE I WAS HEADED,

SO AFTER WE CAME AROUND ONCE,

I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT
I NEEDED TO BE DOING,

BALANCING OR PUSHING.

SO, YEAH, IF YOU LOOK
OUT OVER THE NOSE...

- YEAH.
- ...AND WE'RE TUMBLING,

YOU SEE US STARTING
TO ROLL THIS WAY,

YOU NEED TO GO RIGHT ON.AHH!

TO PRODUCE THE MANEUVER
WAS EASIER THAN I EXPECTED --

IN FACT SO EASY I WAS LIKE,
HOW DO PEOPLE NOT ACCIDENTALLY

WRECK THEMSELVES EVERYDAY
IN THESE THINGS, RIGHT?

ALRIGHT, LET ME TALK
YOU THROUGH A LOOP.

PUSH THE NOSE DOWN
A LITTLE BIT,

YOU WANNA GET
SOME AIR SPEED.

OKAY, START COMING
BACK ON THE STICK.

YUP.

THERE YOU GO.
LOOK OUT THE LEFT SIDE

SO YOU CAN SEE
WHERE YOU ARE,

PULL A LITTLE BIT HARDER.

NICE!

NOW WE PULL THIS UP.
NOW RELAX. JUST LET IT FLOAT.

ENJOY THE VIEW.

HOW SPECTACULAR IS THAT?

PRETTY GOOD!

NOT KIND OF LIKE A VIDEO GAME,

IT'S NOT LIKE A CAR,

IT'S LIKE NOTHING ELSE
I'VE EXPERIENCED.

OKAY, HOLD THE CLUTCH
AND LEFT ROLL, GO.

ONE MORE ROLL, AND NOW LEFT
RUDDER, FORWARD STICK.

GONNA HOLD IT
RIGHT HERE A WHILE.

THERE YOU GO, ONE MORE.

HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

THERE YOU GO,
NOW NEUTRALIZE.

WHOA!

EXCELLENT, DUDE!

DUDE, YOU DID A DOUBLE TUMBLE.

WHAT A TRIP, MAN!

WAS IT EASY TO DO THE TUMBLE?
YES.

IS IT EASY TO BE GOOD AT IT?
I THINK NOT.

WE GOT ABOUT TWO MORE
MINUTES WORTH OF GAS.

SO, IN THE FUTURE,
I ABSOLUTELY WOULD

LOVE TO GET MY PILOTS LICENSE.

ONE HELL OF A RIDE, SIR.

BUT THEN THE OTHER THING
IS LIKE I'M KIND OF A

CHAMPAGNE TASTE, BEER BUDGET,
KIND OF GUY

AND SO THE THINGS THAT I
LIKE ARE REALLY BEYOND ME.

I'D GIVE MORE THUMBS
IF I HAD THEM.

SURE BEATS WORKING FOR
A LIVING, DON'T IT?

IT REALLY DOES.

SO, WE SHUT THE RUNWAY DOWN
FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS,

AND I NEVER BEEN ABLE TO RACE

THE FALCON AGAINST AN AIRPLANE.

YEAAAAH!

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S
BACK TOGETHER.

JUST BASICALLY
GONNA DO A STARTUP,

MAKE SURE WE GOT IT.

BOB SPENT THE LAST THREE
OR FOUR DAYS HELPING US

REBUILD THE ENGINE
ON OUR RACE TRUCK.

NOW WE JUST GOTTA FIRE IT UP
AND LISTEN TO THAT THING PURR.

ALRIGHT,
NOW JON IS WORKING ON

THE BATTERY AND WIRES.

HAVE TO WIRE IN
OUR ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

WE ARE LACKING SHOE LINES.

AND WE'LL HAVE TO RUN
A SUPPLY AND RETURN LINE

DOWN INTO A FIVE GALLON
BUCKET RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF
YOUR MIND WHEN YOU

LIGHT ONE OFF.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

FRANKENSTEIN IT?

- IT'S READY.
- ROCK 'N' ROLL. LET'S DO IT.

SAY A PRAYER,
TAKE SOME DUCT TAPE OFF,

SEE IF SHE'LL LIGHT.

I'M GONNA GO HOME UPSET.

ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO DRY THEIR
HAIR, STAND ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

THAT TURBO WILL DRY
YOUR HAIR IN A HURRY.

IF YOU LOOKING TO
LOSE OR JAR IT,

PUT YOUR FINGER ANYWHERE AROUND
THAT FRONT THAT EMBLEM, TOO.

- EVERYBODY CLEAR?!
- CLEAR ENOUGH.

ITS BEEN A GOOD WEEK.

WE'VE INSTALLED THE TURBO,
NEW INJECTORS,

NEW EXHAUST MANIFOLD, NEW ECM,
AND A NEW CALIBRATION.

IT'S FINALLY TIME TO FIND OUT
IF THIS THING STILL RUNS.

COME ON.

NO POWER.

NEXT WEEK...

HOW THE DO WE EVEN
GET THE TUBE OUT?

...THE BUILD IS TAKING
ITS TOLL ON THE TEAM.

GAH!

HEY, MAN,
HOLD YOUR PIPE.

PIECE OF

I'VE GOT, PROBABLY 15,
20 BARS STILL TO BUILD

AND BEND AND NOTCH
AND PUT IN THE TRUCK.

- THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO.
- NAH, THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK.