Speed Is the New Black (2017–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Wild Horses - full transcript
Perhaps the only shop where 1000 horsepower isn't enough is at Classic Car Studio. Noah challenges his team to take a 1969 Chevelle and turn it into a fierce speed demon that will win as many car shows as it will attract speeding tickets.
AW! WHAT?
- GET THAT ONE OUT OF HERE.
- YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE MY.
COMING UP, ONE OF AMERICA'S
MOST ICONIC MUSCLE CARS...
CHEVELLES HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN STRONG TO ME.
"SEE THE USA IN A CHEVROLET."
...UNDERGOES A PRO-TOURING
TRANSFORMATION.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
A TICKET MACHINE, RIGHT?
IT'S A TICKET MACHINE.
OKAY.
AND A VINTAGE '37 IS SOUPED UP
FOR A FATHER/SON SURPRISE.
MY DAD'S HAD THIS '37 WILLYS
SINCE I WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
- GOT A LEAK. GOT A LEAK.
- SHUT IT OFF.
IT'S A RACE TO FINISH FOR THIS
SUPERCHARGED CHEVY MONSTER.
IT LOOKS LIKE A PLASTIC
MOTOR IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
SO BAD.
MAKING A CAR LOOK GOOD --
FOR US, THAT'S A GIVEN.
MAKING A CAR PERFORM --
THAT'S OUR SPECIALTY.
HERE AT CLASSIC CAR STUDIO,
MY TEAM OF VISIONARIES
AND MASTER CRAFTSMEN
TAKE CARS OF ALL KINDS
AND TRANSFORM THEM
INTO CUSTOM-TAILORED,
HIGH-PERFORMANCE RIDES.
YOU WANT TO WIN SHOWS?
GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
YOU WANT TO WIN SHOWS
AND HAUL ASS?
WE'RE THE SHOP FOR YOU.
BECAUSE HERE,
SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
WELL, THANKS FOR
COMING IN TODAY, JEFF.
THIS IS A REALLY COOL CAR.
- OH, THIS IS EXCITING.
SO I KNOW JEFF'S BEEN
IN THE MARKET
FOR A CHEVELLE FOR A LONG TIME.
WHAT I FOUND FOR HIM
IS A REALLY,
REALLY NICE 1969 CHEVELLE.
IT'S HAD ALL THE BODY WORK DONE
ALREADY, WHICH I LIKE
BECAUSE WE CAN MAKE
A BUNCH OF CUSTOM TOUCHES
AND REALLY FOCUS OUR ENERGY
ON THE PERFORMANCE.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS LEFT
BEHIND BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER,
AND THIS MIGHT BE
A GOOD PLACE
FOR US TO KIND OF START
ON A NEW DEAL.
I THINK CHEVELLES HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN STRONG TO ME.
IT REPRESENTS MAYBE
WHAT CHEVROLET WAS
DOING BACK IN THE '60S.
"SEE THE USA IN A CHEVROLET."
AND THERE'S JUST
SOMETHING TO IT.
IT GIVES YOU A FREEDOM
TO GET AWAY FROM ALL
THE DAILY ELECTRONIC STUFF
AND ALL THAT BECAUSE, PROBABLY,
WITH A CAR LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR
YOUR CELL PHONE RING ANYWAY.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?
- IT LOOKS GOOD.
NO, I'VE GOT A REALLY
GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED
IN MAYBE LOWERING
THE CAR TO THE GROUND
TO GIVE IT A...
I WAS THINKING THAT BECAUSE
I'M NOT REAL PRONE
TO DO RACETRACK STUFF.
RIGHT.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SAY
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
OKAY.
THIS IS THE THIRD CAR
I'VE DONE FOR JEFF,
SO BY NOW I'VE GOT
A PRETTY GOOD SENSE OF,
YOU KNOW,
WHERE HE WANTS TO GO
AND WHAT HE REALLY
WANTS OUT OF THE CAR.
LET'S CHECK OUT
THE INTERIOR.
SINCE I'M 6-FOOT-4,
HOW'S THE SEATING GOING TO GO UP
AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL?
WE DON'T HAVE SEATING YET,
WHICH IS GOOD.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET
A SEAT IN, FIT YOU IN THE CAR
AND MAKE SURE
IT'S GOOD TO GO
BEFORE WE DO ANY FINAL TOUCHES
OR FINISH THE SEAT.
OKAY.
YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT?
YEAH. SO FAST AND QUICK
IS WHERE WE'RE HEADED HERE.
YEAH, SO,
AT THE MOMENT,
WE JUST HAVE A MOTOR
THAT'S SITTING HERE.
SO, IN YOUR OTHER CAR,
IT HAD ABOUT 500 HORSEPOWER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ON THIS ONE?
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY MAJOR.
I'M THINKING ABOUT DRIVING IT
ON THE STREET A LOT
AND MAYBE OCCASIONALLY
GOING REAL FAST.
TALKING ABOUT
A TICKET MACHINE RIDE.
A TICKET MACHINE.
ARE YOU PRONE TO TICKETS?
NO, NO.
KNOCK ON WOOD.
YOU GOT ALL
YOUR EXCUSES READY?
I'M A SAFE DRIVER.
IT'S GOING TO BE AN ELEVATED
STATE OF AWARENESS
AND SENSORY EXPLOSION,
WHETHER IT'S THE NOISE,
THE SMELL, THE SPEED.
AND IT'S NOT ABOUT
SHOWING OFF, PER SE.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT SHOWING
THAT YOU'VE TREATED THIS CAR
WITH RESPECT AND WHAT
IT DESERVES TO BE DOING.
WHAT'S THE MILES PER GALLON,
AS YOUR BEST GUESS?
FIVE?
SIX?
JEFF WANTS POWER
AND PERFORMANCE.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW MUCH
HE'S GOING TO USE IT,
THIS CAR'S GOING TO BLOW PEOPLE
AWAY AT CAR SHOWS.
I THINK WE SHOULD GO
FOR THE BIG TROPHIES.
YOU WANT TO DO A CAR SHOW?
WE MIGHT AS WELL.
I CAN SIT THERE ALL DAY LIKE
THE REST OF THE OLD GUYS.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD.
LATEST PROJECT --
1969 CHEVELLE.
MAN!
STYLISTICALLY, PROBABLY
NOT WHAT WE WANT.
LUCKILY...
- NO!
...IT'S NOT WHAT
JEFF WANTS EITHER.
STRAIGHT OUT OF 1980.
WE GOT TIGHT JEAN SHORTS
AND MULLETS ON RIGHT NOW.
HE'S NOT A TIGHT JEAN SHORT
AND MULLET TYPE OF GUY.
I LIKE CHEVELLES BECAUSE THEY'RE
A CLASSIC CHEVY MUSCLE CAR.
THEY'RE COOL CARS TO BUILD
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT
OF PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
BIG, HUGE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
YOU CAN FIT
A HUGE MOTOR IN THERE.
CHEVELLE IS A BAD-ASS
CAR TO WORK WITH.
JEFF WANTS SOMETHING
THAT'S STUPID FAST
THAT HE CAN ALSO
TAKE TO CAR SHOWS.
IT'S ALSO GOT
TO BE COMFORTABLE.
HE'S 6-5, BIG GUY.
LUCKILY, THE CAR'S GOT
A LOT OF SPACE IN IT,
COMPLETELY BARE INTERIOR.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO BUILD
THIS THING AROUND HIM,
MAKE IT EXACTLY
WHAT HE WANTS.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS
THINKING FOR OUTSIDE STYLING?
IT NEEDS MODERN WHEELS.
- MODERN WHEELS.
- THOSE WHEELS HAVE TO GO.
ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK WITH THE PRO
TOURING STYLE SUSPENSION,
WE CAN DROP IT WAY
DOWN ON THE GROUND.
AND A BIG MODERN WHEEL,
20 X 12 IN THE BACK.
IT'LL TUCK UP
IN THERE NICELY,
AND IT'LL LOOK
FREAKING PISSED-OFF.
THE CAR WAS SET UP
AS A PRO STREET CAR,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD
A PRO TOURING CAR.
SO A LOT OF THAT STUFF
HAS GOT TO GO, AND IN ITS PLACE
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
SOME AWESOME NEW PARTS.
SLICK BLACK.
GOING BLACK?
BLACK'S FINE WITH ME.
I'M NOT DIGGING THE STRIPES.
THAT'S THE ONE THING.
IF WE'RE GOING TO SLAM IT
ON THE GROUND,
DO MODERN WHEELS,
I THINK WE KIND OF GOT
TO MODERNIZE UP
THE PAINT JOB
A LITTLE BIT.
SO YOU WANT
TO LOSE THE STRIPES
COMPLETELY AND LEAVE
IT ALL BLACK?
WE COULD DO, LIKE,
A MATTE-STYLE STRIPE?
TOTALLY DIFFERENT
STYLE STRIPE.
AND THEN WE COULD BRING
IN SOME KIND OF CONTRAST
AND A COLOR THERE.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK,
IF WE GO CRAZY IN THE INTERIOR
WITH A BIG, BRIGHT COLOR?
- PURPLE?
- NO.
- RED.
- I'M THINKING RED.
RED. OH, OKAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A MEAN MACHINE.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
CRAZY HORSEPOWER.
SPEAKING OF THAT, LET'S LOOK
AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
- MAN!
- SUPER CLEAN AT THE MOMENT
BECAUSE THERE'S
NOT MUCH IN HERE.
IT'S A SMALL BLOCK
408 STROKER, BIG PROCHARGER,
AND IT'S GOOD
FOR 1,200 HORSEPOWER.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY WILD.
I SEE A LOT OF NAKED
SPACE THERE.
YEAH.
ONCE WE PUT
A BLOWER IN HERE,
A LOT OF THAT SPACE
IS GOING TO GET TAKEN UP.
SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO DO
SOME REALLY NICE, CLEAN,
CUSTOM TIG-WELDED PIPING.
YOU DOING THEM PROCHARGERS
AND ALL THAT, MAN,
IT GETS SO FULL OF TUBING.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU REAR-ENDED
A PLUMBER'S TRUCK
AND THAT ALL WENT
UNDER YOUR HOOD.
- SO.
- RIGHT.
IF WE COULD DO SOME PLUMBING
THAT WOULD BE
SUPER CLEAN AND HIDDEN,
WHAT IF WE RAN
SOMETHING LIKE BACKWARDS
AND BEHIND SOME INNER FENDERS
THAT WE MADE AND RUN THE TUBING
ON THE OUTSIDE
OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
AS MUCH AS WE COULD?
SOUNDS GOOD.
ONE THING I THINK
WILL LOOK GOOD IS
PAINT THE ENGINE RED, TOO.
AND WE'LL HAVE AN ALL-BLACK
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
WITH THE RED MOTOR,
BRING SOME OF THAT,
AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO MATCH THAT PAINT COLOR
TO OUR LEATHER
PRETTY EASILY.
BUILDS LIKE THIS
ARE REALLY COOL
BECAUSE WE'RE PUSHING
THE QUALITY
AS FAR AS IT CAN POSSIBLY GO,
AND WE'RE GIVING IT
THE PERFORMANCE OF A RACE CAR.
SO BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
- I LIKE IT.
- I THINK SO, TOO.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
A MEAN LOOK TO IT.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM.
- RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
SO WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE
WITH THIS CAR?
TAKE APART THIS ENGINE.
WANTS TO GO A WHOLE
DIFFERENT ROUTE WITH IT.
WANTS TO GO
PRO TOURING WITH IT.
SO WE'RE TAKING THIS CHEVELLE
IN A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
SO I NEED MY GUYS TO STRIP IT
DOWN, ENGINE, ROLL CAGE,
SUSPENSION, BRAKES, WHEELS,
ALL THAT STUFF'S GOT TO GO.
TAKE IT UP SLOW.
JUST PUT A LITTLE TENSION ON IT.
- THERE, WE GOT IT.
- YOU'RE GOOD.
- IT'S CLEAR.
- PULL ON BACK.
PLAN OF ATTACK NOW
IS TO GET THE WHEELS OFF.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET HER UP IN THE AIR.
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS GETTING
RID OF THESE FACTORY BRAKES.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT
BIG 14-INCH ROTORS ON IT
WITH SIX PISTONS,
THAT WAY IT HAS
MORE STOPPING POWER
AND BE ABLE TO HANDLE
THOSE TRACK CONDITIONS
HE'S CHANGING TO STYLE NOW.
MAN, IT'S GOT
A CELL IN IT.
- YEAH.
- LET'S GET THAT THING OUT.
THAT THING'S GOT TO BE
LIKE 30 GALLONS, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE ALL PREPPED UP.
WE'RE READY TO GO,
GOT EVERYTHING TAPED OFF.
CUTTING BASICALLY THE FRONT
HALF OF THIS ROLL BAR OUT
TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT
MORE ROOM FOR OUR CLIENT.
GOING TO GET RID OF THIS.
LET HIM, YOU KNOW,
HAVE SOME FOOT ROOM IN HERE
AND PROBABLY DO SOME COOL
KICK PANEL SPEAKERS MAYBE.
SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS THING
OUT IN ONE PIECE.
I'M SURE THERE'S
A LITTLE NOTE IN THERE.
OH, YEAH?
OH, YEAH.
YOU CAN SEE HERE SOMEBODY
LEFT US A LITTLE
TIME CAPSULE.
NO WAY.
YEAH, WAY.
THIS IS GOING
TO BE CUTE.
"TO WHOEVER MADE
THE TERRIBLE DECISION
TO CUT OUT
THIS ROLL CAGE --
YOU WILL REGRET THIS.
THIS CHEVELLE
NEEDS TO GO FAST.
YOU'RE TURNING THIS CHEVELLE
INTO A GROCERY-GETTER.
MAY A TERRIBLE CURSE
BE PLACED UPON YOU.
MAY THE PRODUCE YOU BUY
FOREVER BE ROTTEN.
SINCERELY, THE CHEVELLE
DEMON GUARDIAN."
CUTE.
THIS IS THE LAST
ROLL CAGE I CUT OUT.
LET'S CUT IT UP
INTO MORE PIECES.
I'M NOT KIDDING YOU.
I JUST FOUND THAT IN THERE.
I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK AT IT
TO SEE WHAT
THE ID/OD
OF THE TUBE WAS.
THAT'S PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
I LIKE IT.
- IT'S AWESOME.
SO IS THE CAR CURSED
OR WHAT?
- NOW.
- YEAH.
ACCORDING TO THIS.
WE'RE JUST GOING
TO LIGHT IT ON FIRE.
THAT'S HOW YOU
KILL CURSES, RIGHT?
THE CHEVELLE HAD
SOME DISC BRAKES ON IT,
BUT IT WASN'T
THE HOTTEST SETUP.
WITH THE AMOUNT OF POWER
WE'RE GIVING THIS THING,
WE NEED BIG STOPPING POWER
TO GO ALONG WITH IT.
SO WHAT I'M DOING HERE
NOW IS SAFETY WIRING,
ATTACHING BOLTS FROM THE ROTOR
TO THE MAIN HAT ON THE BRAKES
JUST AS AN EXTRA SAFETY
PRECAUTION.
IT'S BASICALLY JUST
TO KEEP BOLTS
FROM LOOSENING UP
AND FALLING OUT.
SO THE IDEA IS IF
ONE BOLT STARTS TO LOOSEN,
IT ACTUALLY TIGHTENS
THE OTHER BOLT
AND THEN PUTS THIS BOLT NEUTRAL.
DEFINITELY A TEDIOUS PROCESS.
WE'VE GOT 14-INCH ROTORS UP
FRONT WITH SIX-PISTON CALIPERS
AND 13-INCH ROTORS IN THE BACK
WITH FOUR-PISTON CALIPERS.
IT'S GOING TO STOP ON A DIME
AND LEAVE SOME CHANGE LEFT OVER.
NOW THE JEWELRY.
NOW THAT'S BRAKES.
JEFF WANTS POWER
AND PERFORMANCE,
SO I DECIDED TO GO
WITH A DART BLOCK,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE
A 408 STROKER.
IT'S ALL FOURS INTERNAL,
SO IT'S GOING TO HOLD TOGETHER
UNDER HIGH BOOST
AND HIGH HORSEPOWER.
IT'S GOT PORT
AND POLISHED HEADS.
IT HAS A REALLY, REALLY NICE
MODERN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.
AND WITH THAT F-1
SUPERCHARGER ON IT,
IT'S GOING TO
FREAKING SCREAM ITS ASS OFF
AND PROBABLY SCARE SOME PEOPLE,
INCLUDING MYSELF.
LET'S GO BACK.
TIGHTEN IT UP.
- OKAY.
- YEP.
LET'S SEE WHERE
I'M AT OVER HERE.
OH, YEAH.
YOU GOOD ON YOUR SIDE?
- YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD.
- COOL, MAN.
WE IN THERE
LIKE SWIMWEAR.
GOT IT.
- GET IT?
- YEP.
AW, THIS IS A
BAD MOFO HERE.
THIS SHOULD BE UNREAL.
I USUALLY DON'T LIKE
TO GET ON IT
AND DRIVE PEOPLE'S
CARS HARD,
BUT THIS ONE
WILL BE A MONSTER.
YOU GOT THOSE TUBES?
YEAH.
YEAH,
I GOT THEM OVER HERE.
SO WE'RE ADDING
AN F-1 PROCHARGER
AND AN INTERCOOLER
TO THE CHEVELLE TO GIVE IT
AS MUCH HORSEPOWER
AS POSSIBLE.
BUT I WANT
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
TO LOOK REALLY
CLEAN AND TIDY,
SO I NEED THE GUYS TO WORK
ON A PIPING SETUP
THAT'S GOING TO LOOK
NICE AND CLEAN.
YOU MADE THOSE
FOR A NOVA?
YEAH.
HOLY,
LOOK HOW BIG THOSE THINGS ARE!
MAN!
YOU DON'T LIKE THEM?
THEY'RE AWFUL LARGE.
YEAH. I DON'T KNOW.
I LIKE THEM, DUDE.
I THINK THEY'RE FINE.
- WHAT?
- YOU GUYS JUST MOCKING IT UP?
OR, I MEAN,
WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?
YEAH, IT'S MOCKING UP.
I DON'T WANT TO HURT
NO FEELINGS, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I SAID
IN THE DESIGN MEETING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE REAR-ENDED
A PLUMBING TRUCK,
AND ALL THE PLUMBING
WENT UNDER THE HOOD.
WHEN WE POP THE HOOD, WE DON'T
WANT TO SEE A PLUMBING STORE.
WE WANT TO SEE
A BAD-ASS MOTOR.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO FAB
SOME INNER FENDERS
AND TRY TO HIDE AS MUCH OF
THAT AS WE CAN.
IT'S DONE THOUGH, DUDE.
IT LOOKS GOOD.
IT'S ALL POLISHED UP
AND SCOTCH-BRITED,
AND IT'S FINISHED,
LIKE...
I MEAN,
IT'S RACE-CAR COOL,
BUT THIS THING'S GOING TO BE,
LIKE, JUST MORE THAN RACE CAR.
SHOW CAR.
YEAH.
IT MAY HAVE SOME GO,
BUT IT AIN'T GOT NO FLOW.
- RIGHT ON.
- OH, MAN!
WELL, WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO WITH THESE?
I'D JUST PULL THEM
ALL OFF AND...
HERE,
I'LL JUST GET RID OF IT.
AW.
OH, DUDE!
WE DON'T NEED
THOSE PIECES OF.
- WHAT?
- GET THAT ONE OUT OF HERE.
YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE
MY AND THROW...
OH, THAT'S HOW IT IS.
- NOW.
NOW WE GOT A CLEAN.
YEAH,
NOW WE GOT A CLEAN SLATE.
COME ON, MAN.
I DON'T WANT TO CRUSH
YOUR LITTLE HEART.
THAT WAS MY HARD WORK.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
GIVE HIM A LITTLE LOVE.
- GO BACK TO YOUR HOLE.
- YEAH, GET OUT OF HERE!
DO WE HAVE SOME INNER
FENDER WELLS FOR THIS?
NO, NOT YET.
WE DON'T.
LIKE I SAID,
HE'S GOING TO FAB THEM UP.
WELL, I WAS THINKING
WE'D KEEP THE TUBES
TO WHERE WE COULD
STILL SEE THEM.
COULD YOU BRING
THIS ONE DOWN HERE,
YOU COULD WRAP IT THERE
TO THE FENDER WELL.
WHAT THE HELL
IS HE DOING?
ARE YOU WATCHING
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?
I WAS JUST BRINGING
YOUR PIPES BACK.
AW, THANKS, DUDE!
THAT AIN'T RIGHT.
I WAS GOING TO USE
SOME OF THOSE BENDS
FOR THESE NEW ONES.
I HONESTLY DIDN'T
SEE THEM THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOCK THIS UP.
SINCE SCOTT DECIDED
IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA
TO RUN OVER THE PROCHARGER
PIPES FOR THE CHEVELLE,
NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT BETTER,
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE COOLER.
SO MAYBE HE DID ME A FAVOR.
THEN WE CAN SINK
THE INTERCOOLER...
INTERCOOLER INSIDE
RIGHT HERE.
I'M GOING TO USE
THIS SPACE
TO HIDE THAT INTERCOOLER
A LITTLE MORE.
SO BASICALLY, ALL THIS STUFF,
WE'RE GOING TO CUT IT OUT,
GET RID OF IT
AND MAKE SOME MORE ROOM.
THE NEXT THING WE'VE GOT TO DO
ON THE CHEVELLE IS PROBABLY
SOME CUSTOM-FABRICATED HEADERS.
NOBODY MAKES A PRIMARY
TUBE MID-LENGTH HEADER
THAT WILL SUPPORT
THE KIND OF POWER
THAT WE NEED TO PUT
THROUGH THIS THING.
SO BEING THAT WE'RE HAMMERING
THE CAR ON THE GROUND,
WE NEED TO COME UP
WITH SOMETHING PRETTY WICKED
AND CUSTOM.
MY APPROACH TO DOING
CUSTOM-MADE HEADERS
IS I LIKE TO TAKE
ALL THESE PIECES
AND CHOP THEM UP
AND JUST KIND OF BUILD IT
IN MY HEAD
AND START PLAYING WITH STUFF.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE IDEA IS TO HAVE
A COMPLETE ONE-OFF HANDMADE PART
WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED,
SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE
AND LOOKS KILLER,
LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING
FAST SITTING STILL,
AND HAND-MADE, ONE OF A KIND.
WHAT'S THIS THING, PAUL?
YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS THING IS.
I BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT
SINCE I WORK HERE.
IS THIS THE NOTORIOUS
1937 WILLYS
THAT'S BEEN GOING
FOR 37 YEARS?
37 YEARS.
THAT'S A LONG TIME
FOR A PROJECT.
THAT MIGHT BE A RECORD.
MY DAD'S TAUGHT ME
EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT CARS.
AND HE'S HAD THIS '37 WILLYS
SINCE I WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
NOW I'M MARRIED, AND I'VE GOT A
DAUGHTER THAT'S ALMOST THAT AGE.
IT'S TIME TO GET IT
DONE FOR HIM.
IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE
A MIRACLE TO FINISH THIS CAR,
BUT IF A MIRACLE CAN HAPPEN,
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE
IN THIS SHOP
WHEN WE ALL TEAM UP
AND FINISH IT FOR HIM.
WELL, YOU KNOW HIM.
DAD'S ALWAYS HELPED
EVERYBODY ELSE,
AND EVERY TIME
HE GETS THE TOOLS OUT,
HAS THE MONEY,
GETS THE PARTS,
STARTS WORKING ON THE CAR,
HIS PHONE RINGS,
OR SOMEBODY'S
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
WELL, NOW IS THE TIME
TO GET THIS CAR DONE.
DAD'S BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME.
AND LET'S FACE IT, NONE OF US
ARE GETTING ANY YOUNGER,
ESPECIALLY HIM.
HE NEEDS TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR,
NOT WORKING ON IT.
WELL,
IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE.
SO WHAT DOES IT NEED?
FINAL MECHANICAL
AND THE INTERIOR?
YEAH, IT NEEDS WIRING.
IT NEEDS THE EXHAUST DONE.
AND WE NEED TO GET BRIAN
TO DO SOME INTERIOR WORK.
OUR SHOP IS TOTALLY
SLAMMED RIGHT NOW.
BUT PAUL'S DAD HAS BEEN
AN INSPIRATION TO A LOT OF GUYS.
HE IS A HERO TO THEM.
HE HAS HELPED OUT
SO MANY OF THESE GUYS
OVER SO MANY YEARS.
SO WHAT'S ONE MORE CAR
IN THE MIX?
WELL,
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, PAUL.
YOU'VE HELPED ME OUT
SO MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS,
SO I'M WILLING
TO STEP UP HERE
AND GET THE GUYS
ON THIS THING AND GET IT DONE.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS CAR
ON THE ROAD FOR YOUR DAD.
IT'S A GOOD STORY, AND THIS IS
A PRETTY BAD-ASS LOOKING CAR.
- OH, YEAH!
- LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN
BEFORE HE'S
IN SENIOR CARE.
RIGHT.
BUT ONE LAST THING.
- YEAH?
- THIS IS A SECRET.
- ALL RIGHT. SHH!
- AWESOME, NOAH.
YOUR SECRET'S
SAFE WITH ME.
AWESOME.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE THING
FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
- AWESOME. I'M EXCITED.
- THANKS, NOAH.
SO I'VE JUST ROCKED OUT
THE HEADER FABRICATION
ON THE CHEVELLE.
NOW I'VE GOT TO GET
UNDERNEATH THE CAR
AND DO A CUSTOM-MADE
EXHAUST SYSTEM.
GOT TO KEEP IT UP TIGHT
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE CAR
HAMMERED ON THE GROUND.
NOW IT'S TIME TO TACK IT UP.
DOUBLE CHECK AND BUTTON
THIS THING UP.
THE ADVANTAGE OF THE EX PIPE,
AT LEAST ON A CHEVELLE,
IS GOING TO BE
WE'RE GOING TO GET
A LITTLE BIT BETTER
SOUND OUT OF IT,
AND THEN WE GET
A SCAVENGING EFFECT ALSO
FROM BANK TO BANK
BECAUSE OF THE CROSSOVER
OF THE EX PIPE.
BEING THAT WE'RE SHOVING
BOOST THROUGH IT,
IT'S GOING TO HELP IT
ON THE OVERLAP WITH THE CAM
AND REALLY PULL SOME HORSEPOWER
OUT OF THE MOTOR.
LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
HERE ON THE CHEVELLE.
COOL.
I THINK THAT WILL WORK.
SO WE'RE GIVING THIS
'69 CHEVELLE 1,200 HORSEPOWER.
ONE OF THE THINGS
I'M GOING TO HAVE DUSTIN DO
IS MODIFY THE INTERCOOLER
SO THE TUBING
IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
IS AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE
AND THIS THING GETS THE BEST
POSSIBLE FLOW AS WELL.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS CHANGE IT FROM
IN AND OUT ON THE SAME SIDE.
- OKAY.
I MAY MODIFY IT RIGHT HERE
AND MAKE IT COME IN
ON THIS SIDE OVER HERE.
AIR FLOW IS REALLY IMPORTANT
WITH FORCED INDUCTION.
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO KEEP THIS
LOOKING REALLY CLEAN AS WELL.
SO DUSTIN'S GOING TO HAVE
TO GET CREATIVE WITH THE TUBING.
SO I JUST FINISHED CUTTING
OUT THE TEMPLATES
THAT WE MADE
FOR THE INTERCOOLER.
COSMETICALLY, I KIND OF WANT
THE PROPORTIONS TO BE THE SAME
WHEN YOU KIND OF SEE EVERYTHING
THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE GRILLE.
AS FAR AS PERFORMANCE GOES,
ALSO I'VE ACTUALLY
GAINED SOME PERFORMANCE
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
TO BRING THE AIR INTO ONE SIDE
AND THEN FORCE IT OUT
THE OTHER SIDE.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE
MORE OF A FREE FLOW
THROUGH THE CORE
OF THE INTERCOOLER,
WHICH IS A LOT BETTER
FOR FLOW.
FINALLY GOT THIS THING DONE,
AND I THINK IT LOOKS
PRETTY KICK-ASS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY
THAT IT TURNED OUT.
GET IT BACK ON,
DO ONE MORE MOUNT
AND START MAKING SOME TUBING.
WELL, I'M HERE ON A SATURDAY
TRYING TO USE ANY EXTRA TIME
I HAVE, IF THERE IS ANY,
TO GET DAD'S CAR DONE FOR HIM.
IT'S HAD FOUR DIFFERENT
ENGINES IN IT,
FOUR DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS,
TWO DIFFERENT REAR ENDS,
AND NOW WE'VE GOT AN LS ENGINE
IN IT AND A 4L60E BEHIND IT.
TODAY, I'M BUILDING A CUSTOM
EXHAUST FOR THE WILLYS.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE
A KIT AVAILABLE FOR IT.
IT IS A 1937 WILLYS,
AND I WANT IT TO BE
OVER THE TOP FOR DAD ANYWAY,
SO I'M DOING A CUSTOM
ONE-OFF EXHAUST FOR HIM.
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE
OUT OF FOOD-GRADE,
BAD-ASS STAINLESS,
ALL TIG-WELDED.
HE'S JUST GOING TO FREAK OUT
WHEN HE SEES IT AND HEARS IT.
IF ANYTHING, WE'LL GET IT DONE,
DAD GETS IT HOME,
AT LEAST I'LL BE
ABLE TO BORROW IT.
THINGS ARE LOOKING REALLY GOOD
UNDERNEATH POPS' WILLYS HERE.
I GOT THE ONE SIDE
ALL THE WAY BACK
TO THE CROSSMEMBER
ON THE EXHAUST.
TRYING TO MATCH THE OTHER SIDE
THE BEST I CAN
WITH THE OBSTACLES
I HAVE TO GO AROUND.
ONCE I GET BACK
TO THE CROSSMEMBERS,
THEN I CAN DREAM UP
WHATEVER I'M GOING TO COME UP
WITH FOR THE TAILPIPES.
FINALLY GOT THE PASSENGER
SIDE PIPE ALL MADE.
IT MATCHES THE DRIVER
SIDE PRETTY WELL.
WE GOT THE LAST PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE TO POPS' EXHAUST HERE.
GOING TO GET IT INSTALLED,
AND THE EXHAUST WILL BE COMPLETE
AND MOVE ON
TO THE REST OF THE PROJECT.
PERFORMANCE-WISE, HAVING CUSTOM
MANUALS WITH NO KINKS IN THEM
OR RESTRICTIONS IN THEM,
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO GET THAT EXHAUST OUT
WHERE IT BELONGS
AND BUILD SOME MORE HORSEPOWER.
A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT WAS
WORTH IT, ESPECIALLY FOR POPS.
HE WOULD'VE DONE IT FOR ME,
SO WHY SHOULDN'T I
DO IT FOR HIM?
THIS IS THE CENTER CONSOLE
FOR THE CHEVELLE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING
TO TAKE THE IGNITION,
AND WE'RE GOING TO HIDE IT
INSIDE THE GLOVE BOX.
WE'RE GOING TO DO POWER
WINDOW SWITCHES.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
TAKE THE RADIO OUT OF THE DASH,
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT DOWN
HERE WITH A 7-INCH TOUCHSCREEN.
THIS IS THE POWER WINDOW
SWITCH TEMPLATE.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND WRAP THIS IN LEATHER.
BRIAN IS THE MAN WHEN IT
COMES TO INTERIORS,
AND THIS CHEVELLE INTERIOR
IS GOING TO BE REALLY NICE.
WE HAVE CUSTOM DOOR PANELS,
CUSTOM CENTER CONSOLE,
CUSTOM FRONT SEAT,
CUSTOM REAR SEAT.
IT'S ALL COOL STUFF.
ALL OF IT'S ONE-OFF, AND BRIAN'S
JUST GOING TO NAIL IT.
THINGS ARE MOVING RIGHT
ALONG ON THE CHEVELLE CONSOLE.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND MEASURE UP
AND SEW UP A HEADLINER TO MATCH.
SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL
TO GET THE CHEVELLE
A CUSTOM ENGINE COLOR.
SO I HAD JASON DO
SOME SPRAY-OUTS, AND I THINK
IT'S GOING TO REALLY STAND OUT
IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
ON THIS CHEVELLE,
WE HAVE PUT A BUNCH
OF BLACK ACCENTS
ALL OVER THE MOTOR.
SO WE THOUGHT WHY NOT
PAINT THE MOTOR
SOMETHING BRIGHT
AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
AND LET'S GO WITH
A LITTLE FLAT RED,
MAKE IT STAND OUT INSIDE OF THAT
NICE GLOSSY BLACK ENGINE BAY.
NOAH, THIS DOESN'T FIT.
OH,.
DON'T SCRATCH IT.
WHY ARE YOU GUYS TRYING
TO PUT EXHAUST ON THIS
PLASTIC MOCK-UP MOTOR?
PLASTIC, HUH?
WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS
WE COULD PAINT EVERYTHING SHINY,
LIKE WHAT EVERYBODY
ALWAYS DOES.
WE CAN'T EVER, YOU KNOW,
DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
AND WE'VE GOT TO BE THE SAME.
AND BY THE WAY,
THE ONE THAT SIGNS OUR CHECKS
LIKED THE SPRAY-OUT.
- SO SELL IT TO ME.
- I THINK IT'S COOL.
- SELL IT TO YOU?
- YEAH.
I JUST PAINED ALL THIS
UPPER INTAKE PIECE
IS ALL THE SAME
SATIN BLACK.
EVERYTHING, ALL THE PLUMBING,
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE
COMING INTO THE PROCHARGER
IS ALL SATIN BLACK.
I THINK IT'S ALL GOING
TO LOOK NICE.
BUT THIS MATCHES THE LEATHER
COMPLETELY.
THIS IS THE SAME COLOR THAT WE
WERE GOING TO PAINT THE CAGE.
WE WANT TO KEEP
ALL THE SAME COLOR FLOWING.
OKAY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I THINK ONCE EVERYTHING'S
BOLTED ON IT,
I THINK IT'S GOING
TO LOOK SHARP.
AND IF IT DOESN'T?
- YEAH.
- I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S SHAKING HIS HEAD.
I DON'T KNOW.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING
READY TO PAINT A MOTOR.
- ME?
- YUP.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I'M SAYING I'M NOT
PAINTING IT AGAIN.
- NO?
- NO.
I DO NOT KNOW WHY CHARLES IS
ALL OVER THIS BECAUSE
NOAH SIGNS OFF ON IT.
AND CHARLES IS
ALL WHAT NOAH SAYS,
SO I THOUGHT WE WERE
ON THE SAME PAGE.
FOR SOME REASON,
WE'RE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE.
WHERE ARE THE OTHER
PIECES YOU PAINTED?
- YEAH, COULD WE --
- LET'S HOLD SOME UP.
LET'S PUT A COUPLE
OF PIECES ON THERE.
WHERE ARE THEY AT?
LET'S SEE IF THEY'RE DONE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I'M GUILTY OF APPROVING THE
SPRAY-OUT CARD FOR THIS ENGINE.
HOWEVER, WHEN I SEE IT
RIGHT NOW,
I CAN'T FREAKING STAND IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE A PLASTIC
MOTOR IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
IT LOOKS SO BAD.
IT LOOKS BAD.
SEE, AND THEN WE
SET THIS ON THERE.
UH-HUH.
YEAH.
- YEAH.
CHARLES AND I HATE THE WAY
THE FLAT RED
LOOKS ON THIS MOTOR,
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE
TO FLAT-OUT TELL JASON,
LET HIM BITCH ABOUT IT
AND FREAK OUT
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING
TO FLY AT THE MOMENT.
DUDE, THERE'S
NO WAY.
NOAH'S GOT THE FINAL SAY.
HE SIGNS YOUR CHECK.
WHAT IS IT, NOAH?
IT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF PLASTIC
THAT'S BEEN OUTSIDE
IN THE SUN
AND FADED.
I PERSONALLY HATE IT
AT THE MOMENT.
THAT BEING SAID,
I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE.
MAYBE ONCE WE PUT
EVERYTHING ON IT,
IT'LL LOOK LESS LIKE
A MOCK-UP MOTOR
AND MORE LIKE A REAL MOTOR.
LET'S PUT IT TOGETHER
AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
ALL RIGHT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
- ALL RIGHT.
AND I ALSO THINK
YOU'LL BE HAPPY.
SO YOU CAN CALL THAT PLACE
YOU JUST GOT THE JOB FROM
AND TELL THEM
YOU'RE NOT COMING.
OKAY, I'LL DO THAT.
I'LL DO THAT.
- ALL RIGHT. COOL.
- ALL RIGHT.
- THANKS.
- YEP.
COMING DOWN TO A MOMENT
HERE ON THE WILLYS.
DAD'S HAD IT
FOR 37 YEARS.
HE'S HAD FOUR DIFFERENT
ENGINES IN IT.
WE'RE GOING TO SURPRISE HIM
WITH A REALLY COOL INTAKE TO SIT
ON TOP OF HIS LS MOTOR.
WE CHOSE THIS INTAKE JUST
BECAUSE OF THE WOW FACTOR
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
WHEN YOU OPEN THE HOOD.
SO THIS THING IS JUST GOING TO
STAND OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB,
BUT IN A GOOD WAY.
THESE ARE THE INJECTORS.
I LIKE TO TRY TO HIDE THE
PIGTAIL CONNECTORS A LITTLE BIT
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE RAIL.
I GOT MY FUEL RAILS.
FIT NICELY.
AND I ALSO GOT DAD,
FOR THE WILLYS,
A 102-MILLIMETER THROTTLE BODY.
IT'S GOT GREAT LOOKS
AND SHOULD HAVE QUITE A BIT
OF PERFORMANCE
UPGRADE FROM FACTORY.
THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO LET
AIR INTO THE ENGINE.
SOUND EFFECTS.
AWESOME.
WELL, I GOT THIS
INTAKE ALL ASSEMBLED,
AND NOW I'VE GOT
TO GO PUT IT ON.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW IT LOOKS.
SO I'VE MADE PRETTY
GOOD PROGRESS HERE
GETTING ALL THE PAINTED BRACKETS
AND EVERYTHING
ON THE CHEVELLE MOTOR.
TRYING TO GET SOME MORE THINGS
BOLTED UP TO IT,
ACCESSORIES AND WHATNOT.
AND IT'S STARTING TO REALLY,
I THINK,
PULL THE COLOR TOGETHER.
IT OUGHT TO BE
PRETTY MEAN-LOOKING.
IT'S MOTOR INSTALL TIME.
TRYING TO DROP IT IN,
LIKE, FOR THE 74TH TIME, AND...
DON'T SCRATCH
THE FIREWALL.
DO NOT SCRATCH
THE FIREWALL.
YEAH, COME ON DOWN.
WE'RE LOOKING REAL GOOD,
MAN.
THIS THING'S GOING TO LOOK
PRETTY MEAN IN HERE.
THE TRANSMISSION
IN THIS CHEVELLE
IS A REALLY NICE TURBO 400
WITH A HIGH-END
TORQUE CONVERTER.
THIS THING WILL TAKE
A BEATING ALL DAY LONG.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BREAK
WITH THE HORSEPOWER.
AND SO YOU CAN DRIVE THIS THING
ON THE HIGHWAY REALLY WELL,
WE'VE GOT A GEAR VENDORS
OVERDRIVE.
SO ABSOLUTE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
ON THIS THING.
- ARE YOU READY?
- GET A MAN ON THE PEDAL.
IT NEEDS TO TILT BACKWARDS
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
NO, IT'S PRETTY EVEN.
IT'S LOOKING KILLER.
I'M REALLY DIGGING THE FLAT RED
UNDERNEATH HERE
WITH EVERYTHING ELSE
KIND OF BLACKED OUT.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT
THE CROSSMEMBER IN
AND GET THAT LAID OUT
AND THEN KIND OF
PROBABLY START DOING
THE EXHAUST ON IT
AND GET THAT HUNG BACK ON THERE.
WHAT'S UP, WEASEL?
- OH, HEY!
- COME ON OVER, MAN.
ORIGINAL PARTS GROUP SENT OVER
ALL THE CHEVELLE STUFF
IN A MATTER
OF A COUPLE DAYS.
I KNOW YOU WERE COMPLAINING
OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
- YEP. YEP, YOU KNOW IT.
- THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
SO HERE'S
EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
YOU WANT TO OPEN IT UP
TO MAKE SURE?
YEAH, WE BETTER DO THAT.
- HERE WE ARE.
- WOW, THERE WE GO.
ALL THE GOOD STUFF
RIGHT HERE.
MOLDINGS!
- AWESOME.
THAT'S WHAT YOU
WERE WAITING ON.
YOU WANT TO PAINT
ALL THESE, RIGHT?
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A NICE
SHINING MOLDING
AND PAINT IT BLACK.
AND THEN ALSO THE CORNER PIECES
FOR THAT GRILLE.
YES, YES.
- YOU NEED THESE, TOO.
- ALL RIGHT. COOL.
WE'RE READY TO GO.
NOW THERE'S NO EXCUSES.
THE CAR'S GOING TO BE DONE.
- YEP!
THERE WILL NOT
BE NO EXCUSES.
-RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL LEAVE YOU
ALONE SO YOU CAN GET
THIS STUFF PAINTED.
- AWESOME. THANK YOU.
- THANKS.
- ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT OUR BUMPERS HERE
FOR OUR '69 CHEVELLE.
WE HAVE JUST SHAVED THEM SO IT
GIVES THEM A NICE CLEAN LOOK.
ONCE WE HAVE THEM ON THE CAR,
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PAINT THEM BODY COLOR
SO IT REALLY GIVES THEM
A REAL NICE, CLEAN TOUCH.
GOT ALL THESE PARTS
ALL SEALED UP.
GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PUT SOME BLACK DOWN.
LET'S SPRAY THIS.
WELL, IT'S CRUNCH TIME
HERE ON DAD'S WILLYS.
WE'VE GOT THE EXHAUST
ALL FABRICATED AND PUT ON.
WE'VE GOT THE WIRING ALL DONE.
WE'VE GOT THE FUEL
INJECTION SET UP.
AND I'VE GOT SCOTT AND A COUPLE
OF OTHER GUYS OVER HERE
THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
WITH THE PROJECT
TO HELP ME FINISH THIS THING UP.
WE'RE READY TO GET IT TO HIM.
IN 1937, THEY DIDN'T
HAVE AN LS1 IN HERE.
I BELIEVE IT HAD A FOUR-CYLINDER
IN IT, INLINE FOUR.
WE'RE TRYING TO STICK 5 POUNDS
OF STUFF IN A 2-POUND BAG.
THIS ENGINE'S BASICALLY
A 2004 CORVETTE LS1.
WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH ABOUT
400 HORSEPOWER WITH THIS.
I WOULD SAY PROBABLY ABOUT
370 FOOT-POUNDS OF TORQUE,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THEN JUST HAVE
THE WOW FACTOR OF THE INTAKE
AND THE ENGINE BAY BEING
SO SMALL THAT,
YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU OPEN THE HOOD,
THE FIRST THING
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
IS THE FABRICATED MANIFOLD
AND THE BILLET FUEL RAILS.
IT'S JUST GOING TO TOP
IT OFF REAL NICE.
POWER TO WEIGHT ON THIS THING
IS JUST GOING TO BE AWESOME.
I JUST HOPE DAD HAS A SPONSOR
FOR SOME TIRE COMPANY
BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY GOING
TO BOIL THE TIRES OFF THIS THING
EVERY TIME HE DRIVES IT.
IT'S BEEN 37 LONG YEARS
ON DAD'S WILLYS.
THIS IS FINALLY GOING
TO BE THE MOMENT.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.
I'M PRETTY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, WE'RE ALL
PRETTY GOOD GUYS.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I WANT IT
TO GO RIGHT, THAT'S ALL.
SO HERE IT GOES!
YOU READY, ERIC?
- YEAH.
SHOULD WE, LIKE,
DO A COUNTDOWN?
- NO, JUST DO IT.
- A SONG?
I'M TOO NERVOUS.
WE DO THOSE BEFORE EXPLOSIONS.
WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
- ALL RIGHT.
- COME ON, PAUL.
I'VE GOT FAITH IN YOU,
BROTHER.
- OKAY, HERE WE GO.
- LET'S GO.
NOT SOUNDING GOOD.
GOT A LEAK. GOT A LEAK.
GOT A LEAK. SHUT IT OFF.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
THIS WHOLE TIME
DAD'S CAR'S BEEN HERE,
HE JUST THOUGHT WE WERE
STORING IT FOR HIM
WHILE HIS GARAGE
WAS GETTING SOME WORK DONE.
TOMORROW HE WANTS IT BACK, SO
WE HAVE TO GET IT DONE TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY?
ALL THAT CHROME AIN'T
GOING TO GET YOU HOME.
WELCOME TO "LOVE TUNE-UP."
"DEAR LOVE TUNE-UP, MY BOYFRIEND
IS CONSTANTLY MAKING SURE
HIS TIMING IS RIGHT
ON HIS MUSTANG,
YET HE IS NEVER ON TIME FOR
ANYTHING IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.
PLEASE HELP.
SINCERELY, CINDY."
WELL, CINDY,
IT TAKES TWO, YOU KNOW.
IT TAKES THE CRANK SHAFT
AND THE CAM SHAFT
TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN EACH OTHER
AND GET THE TIMING RIGHT.
THE CAM SHAFT COMES WITH
ITS OWN SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.
THESE EVENTS CAN ONLY BE
OBTAINED IF THE CAM SHAFT IS
INSTALLED AT THE DEGREE
OF INSTALLATION
IT'S DESIGNED AROUND.
IF THIS ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF,
IT CAN RESULT
IN POOR PERFORMANCE,
POSSIBLY EVEN FAILURE.
HOWEVER, NONE OF THIS
IS ACCURATE
UNLESS THE OPPORTUNITY
IS GIVEN TO FIND
TRUE TOP DEAD CENTER,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THANKS, CINDY.
I HOPE ALL THIS HELPS.
NOT SOUNDING GOOD.
GOT A LEAK. GOT A LEAK.
GOT A LEAK. SHUT IT OFF.
BEEN WORKING ON DAD'S
'37 WILLYS ALL NIGHT LONG.
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS GOING
TO HEAR IT FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 37 YEARS,
GOT NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THESE
PROBLEMS FIGURED OUT QUICKLY
BECAUSE THIS THING GETS
TAKEN BACK TO HIM TOMORROW.
ONE OF THE INJECTORS.
WELL, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE
OF INJECTORS LEAKING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY JUST
GOT UNEVEN PRESSURE
WITH THE NEW RAILS
AND EVERYTHING BOLTED DOWN
OR IF AN O-RING
GOT CUT OR WHAT.
WELL, WE PUT A BIGGER INJECTOR
O-RING, JUST SLIGHTLY LARGER,
ON THE UPPER PART
OF THE NUMBER TWO INJECTOR.
AND THEN WE ALSO TWEAKED
THE MOUNTING BRACKETS
JUST A LITTLE BIT
TO MATCH THE MANIFOLD
A LITTLE BETTER
AND ALSO SHIMMED THE MOUNTING
BRACKET SO THE INJECTOR
ISN'T BOTTOMED
OUT IN THERE.
I THINK IT WAS PUTTING
UNEVEN PRESSURE ON IT.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE ABOUT READY
TO TRY IT AGAIN?
- YEAH.
- GOOD.
I HOPE.
GO AHEAD, PAULY D.
- WHOO!
- ALL RIGHT!
I'M STILL WATCHING
THE GAUGES HERE,
MAKING SURE
EVERYTHING IS GOOD.
THIS IS AMAZING TO HEAR
THE WILLYS FIRE UP.
I DON'T HAVE HALF THE HISTORY
THAT SOME OF THESE GUYS
DO WITH THE CAR.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS CAR
SINCE PAUL WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
SO FOR HIM, IT'S GOT TO BE
THE BEST THING EVER.
HOW DO YOU FEEL, PAUL?
I'M FEELING
ECSTATIC ABOUT IT.
IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT,
AND I JUST DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I MEAN, I ACTUALLY COULDN'T EVEN
PREPARE MYSELF FOR THIS MOMENT.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG.
WOW.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET
THIS WILLYS DONE FOR PAUL'S DAD.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT TO
DELIVER IT TO HIM TOMORROW.
WE'VE GOT GUYS ADJUSTED THE
WINDOWS, THE HOOD, THE TRUNK.
WE STILL GOT TO PUT
THE WHOLE INTERIOR BACK IN IT.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN
GET IT WRAPPED UP SOON.
IT MEANS A LOT, YOU KNOW,
FOR PAUL ESPECIALLY,
TO KNOW THAT WE
ALL HAVE HIS BACK
AND THAT WE WANT TO HELP HIM.
AND SOMETHING THIS SPECIAL,
LIKE A CAR LIKE THIS
WHERE IT'S A FATHER
AND SON PROJECT...
I MEAN, WITHOUT A DOUBT,
WE'RE ALL GOING TO PITCH IN.
I THINK PAUL'S DAD IS GOING
TO FREAK OUT WHEN HE SEES THIS.
FROM WHAT I CAN TELL,
HE HAS NO IDEA THIS IS COMING,
SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED
TO SEE THE REACTION
ON PAUL'S DAD'S FACE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD MOMENT.
I'M GOING TO KNOCK OUT
THE STRIPES
ON THE CHEVELLE REAL QUICK
BEFORE WE HEAD OUT
TO REVEAL THE WILLYS.
WE'RE GIVING IT JUST ONE BIG
AGGRESSIVE FLAT GRAY STRIPE
TO BREAK UP SOME OF THIS BLACK,
GIVE IT A PRETTY MEAN LOOK.
THE ONE PET PEEVE OF MINE
WHENEVER PEOPLE ARE LAYING OUT
RACING STRIPES IS
WHEN THEIR CORNERS DON'T MATCH.
SO WHAT I DO IS I TAKE
AN EMPTY TAPE ROLL,
JUST LINE IT UP
WITH THE TWO EDGES.
THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
FOLLOW THE CURVE OF THE CIRCLE.
YOU HAVE A NICE ROUND CORNER,
AND THERE YOU GO.
IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND SPRAY OUT SOME RED
ALL AROUND THE EDGE OF THIS.
THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US
OUR RED TRACER LINE.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
LAY DOWN A DARK ARGENT COLOR,
AND THAT SHOULD
SET THIS THING OFF.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A VERY BITCHING CAR.
TODAY IS THE BIG DAY.
WE'RE REVEALING
DAD'S CAR TO HIM.
WE'RE GOING TO SURPRISE
THE HECK OUT OF HIM.
HE HAS NO IDEA.
I'M FILLED WITH EMOTION, FILLED
WITH NERVOUSNESS, EXCITEMENT,
ALL THREE OF THEM
BUNDLED UP INTO ONE.
THIS IS CRAZY.
GOD, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I WASN'T SURE IT WAS MY CAR.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS.
THEN I SAW EVERYBODY
STANDING UP HERE, AND I...
I BET YOU NEED A BEER.
I KNOW I DO.
AS I WAS COMING AROUND
THE CORNER,
ALL THE GUYS
BLOCKING THE DRIVEWAY,
I WAS COMING UP BEHIND THEM.
I JUST -- HIS REACTION,
I JUST KNEW WE HAD HIM.
I JUST KNEW IT.
MY HEART'S ABOUT
TO JUMP OUT NOW.
I'M JUST SHOCKED TO SEE IT
AND JUST IN DISBELIEF.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD
EVER HAPPEN, BUT IT DID.
DID IT TURN OUT
LIKE YOU THINK IT WOULD?
YES. IT'S BETTER.
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.
THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN MY LIFE
SINCE '81,
AND I WANTED SOMETHING
TO MAKE A STREET ROD OUT OF,
SO I FINALLY FOUND THIS ONE.
AND I NEVER DID THINK IT WOULD
BE DONE TO THIS LEVEL AT ALL.
WANT TO CHECK IT OUT?
LOOK UNDER THE HOOD?
NOT ONLY DID
THE GUYS AND I
SURPRISE YOU
WITH GETTING THE CAR DONE,
BUT THERE'S A FEW
SURPRISES IN IT.
WE GOT RID OF YOUR OLD INTAKE
AND WE GOT YOU SOMETHING
A LITTLE
FABRICATED-LOOKING.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, YOU'RE PROBABLY
LOOKING AT ABOUT 400 HORSEPOWER.
IS THAT ENOUGH FOR YOU?
YEAH, IT'S PERFECT.
TOO MUCH FOR ME.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS
BETWEEN HERE
AND THE LIQUOR STORE, ANYWAY.
SO WE'VE GOT AN ALL-STAINLESS
EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE WILLYS,
AND IT SOUNDS AWESOME.
FOR THE SUSPENSION,
THERE'S A MUSTANG II
RACK-AND-PINION UP FRONT
AND A FOUR-LINK IN THE BACK
WITH A BEEFY 9-INCH POSI.
MY GOD, IT'S IS AMAZING.
CUSTOM DOOR PANELS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW IT
TURNED OUT, THOUGH, YOU KNOW?
REAR SPEAKER SHELF.
MY GOD.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, GUYS.
JEEZ.
DID YOU EVER EXPECT IT
TO TURN OUT LIKE THAT?
NO, SIR. I NEVER EXPECTED IT
TO BE DONE.
-THERE YOU GO.
I THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO TAKE
THIS THING FOR A DRIVE.
GO AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE,
WHERE YOU BELONG.
AFRAID I'LL BREAK SOMETHING.
HE WANTS TO BE ABLE
TO PEEL RUBBER
WHEN HE LEAVES THEIR HOUSE,
AND, YOU KNOW,
HE WANTS IT
TO SOUND PHENOMENAL,
AND THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.
IT'S THE PERFECT PACKAGE.
THAT IS AMAZING.
THE DREAM IS REAL!
THE WHOLE DAMN
DASH LOOKS AWESOME.
EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL.
HOPE YOU ENJOY IT
FOR A LIFETIME.
THAT I'M GOING TO.
GOT TO.
I'VE HAD IT HALF
A LIFETIME, SO...
TODAY WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
MOST EMOTIONAL DAYS IN MY LIFE,
OTHER THAN THE BIRTH
OF MY DAUGHTER
AND MAYBE MY MARRIAGE,
YOU KNOW.
IT ALL KIND OF TIES TOGETHER
BECAUSE WITHOUT FAMILY,
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S EVEN
REALLY HIT ME YET,
THAT THIS SAME OLD CAR
HIS FRIENDS
USED TO ARM-WRESTLE
ON AND DRINK BEER
AND SPILL IT ALL OVER THE PLACE
WHILE THEY WERE
SANDING ON IT, YOU KNOW.
THAT THING WAS NEVER
GOING TO GET PAINTED.
IT JUST WASN'T. IT WAS NEVER
GOING TO BE A REAL CAR.
AND NOW IT IS.
IT'S JUST A VERY, VERY,
VERY EMOTIONAL DAY,
AND I'LL NEVER, EVER FORGET IT.
AAH!
I GOT YOU!
EVEN IN FINAL ASSEMBLY, THERE IS
SO MUCH TO DO ON THIS CHEVELLE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS THING
WRAPPED UP AND ON THE STREETS.
WE'RE JUST GOING OVER ALL THE
LITTLE ODDS AND ENDS NOW,
ALL THE LITTLE GREMLINS
THAT WE TRY TO WORK OUT,
YOU KNOW,
BEFORE WE TRY TO FIRE IT.
YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO PRIME
THE SYSTEM UP AND SEE
IF WE CAN MAKE
SOME THUNDER.
WOW.
THAT'S AWESOME!
- SHE'S ALIVE NOW.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD, MAN.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.
THIS IS A BAD BITCH.
IS YOUR HAND SHAKING?
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
THE CHEVELLE TO THE TRACK,
WHERE IT'S REALLY
GOING TO BE AT HOME.
THAT THING IS STUPID FAST.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD
A CAR QUITE AT THIS LEVEL.
WELL, THE LAST CAR
WE DID FOR YOU
WAS THE BIG PIMPING
'76 EL DORADO.
YEAH.
I THINK I HEAR IT COMING.
YEAH,
WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
THERE IT IS.
- OH, MAN.
WOW.
- THE AIRPLANE IS LANDING.
OH, MAN.
OH, MAN.
THIS THING
IS FREAKING MEAN.
THIS IS A ROCKET
ON FOUR TIRES.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE
FREAKING MISSILE.
HEY, DUSTIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DUSTIN, THIS IS GREAT.
YEAH, THE ENGINEER
BEHIND THE PROJECT.
- THANK YOU, SIR.
- DUSTIN MADE IT ALL HAPPEN.
- MY PLEASURE, MAN.
- YEAH.
THE BODY AND
THE FINISH LOOKS AWESOME.
WE THOUGHT, SINCE WE WERE GOING
WITH THE RED IN THE INTERIOR,
WE'D BRING A LITTLE BIT
OUT ON THE OUTSIDE,
SO WE'VE GOT THIS REALLY
COOL ARGENT STRIPE
WITH THE RED GOING AROUND IT.
- I LIKE THE RED.
IT PROVIDES REALLY
NICE CONTRAST.
SO THE ORIGINAL BACK
END WAS KIND OF ROUGH.
WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY
RIDICULOUS, OVER-THE-TOP,
TRACK-READY SUSPENSION.
THE CAR IS STIFF.
IT'S VERY STRONG.
- GOOD, GOOD.
AND THERE'S JUST
A TON OF HORSEPOWER.
IT HANDLES LIKE A DREAM.
IT'S AWESOME.
AND I REALLY LIKE
THE WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION.
YES, IT'S KILLER.
WE WANTED TO HAVE
MASSIVE TIRES
ON THE BACK
AND ON THE FRONT.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
SO WE HAVE 22-INCH
WHEELS ON THE BACK.
- OKAY.
- 20-INCH WHEELS ON THE FRONT.
THEY'RE ONE-OFF BILLET WHEELS
MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CAR.
WE SENT CUSTOM MEASUREMENTS IN.
- OKAY.
WE HAD THEM MADE JUST
FOR YOU AND FOR THIS CAR.
HUGE BRAKES UP FRONT.
HUGE BRAKES IN THE REAR.
LET ME SHOW YOU
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
- YES, SIR.
- IT'S PRETTY WILD.
LET'S SEE
WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
OH, MY...
WOW, WOW, WOW.
THIS IS LIKE A SHOWROOM
RIGHT HERE.
IT'S VERY, VERY CLEAN.
IT'S VERY CUSTOM AS WELL.
WE HAVE A DART SMALL-BLOCK,
AND IT'S ALL FOURS INTERNAL.
IT'S A REALLY
HIGH-END BUILD.
SO IT'S A ROCKET.
IT IS A FULLY ENGINEERED,
WILD ROCKET SHIP.
- WOW.
- YOU'VE GOT A BIG PROCHARGER,
BUT WITH ALL THAT
CRAZY STUFF GOING ON,
YOU STILL HAVE
AIR CONDITIONING.
THAT IS A MIRACLE
RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT
ALL IN ONE PACKAGE.
WE'VE GOT REMOTE
ADJUSTABLE RIDETECH SHOCKS.
YOU COULD DIAL THIS THING
INTO YOUR EXACT LIKING.
ALL THIS PIPING
IS ONE-OFF FABRICATED.
IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU DIDN'T DO TO THIS?
- THERE IS NOTHING WE DIDN'T DO.
- THERE'S NO WINGS.
WOW. IT'S SO CLEAN,
AND IT'S DELIVERING POWER
THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE YOU
WOULD GET THAT MUCH POWER OUT OF
ALL THAT STUFF
IN ONE LITTLE SPOT.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE TAKING
THE TRAINING WHEELS OFF.
YEAH, THE TRAINING WHEELS
ARE OFFICIALLY OFF.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
SO I WORK WITH BRIAN,
AND WE WANTED TO TURN
OUT AN INTERIOR
THAT WAS 100 PERCENT
CUSTOM, YOU KNOW,
AND BUILT AROUND YOU DOWN
TO THE DOOR PANELS.
- WOW.
- THE SEATS, THE DASH.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
CUSTOM PEDALS,
THE STEERING COLUMN
IS ADJUSTABLE UP
AND DOWN.
ON THE DASH WE HAVE THESE
REALLY CLEAN BILLET CONTROLLERS
FOR THE VINTAGE AIR SYSTEM.
CUSTOM CENTER CONSOLE.
IN THE CENTER CONSOLE,
WE'VE GOT YOUR CONTROLS
FOR THE POWER WINDOWS.
- OKAY.
INSIDE THE CONSOLE,
WE'VE GOT A STEREO.
IT'S ALL OVER-THE-TOP
COMPONENTS.
YOU THINK THIS CAR IS LOUD?
THIS STEREO SYSTEM IS WILD.
AND THEN, UP ABOVE THAT,
WE'VE GOT THE CONTROLLER
THAT SHOWS US EXACTLY
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ENGINE.
IT'S VERY PROGRAMMABLE,
SO IT LETS US RUN
WITH A LOT OF HORSEPOWER
AND ALSO KEEP IT SAFE.
I'M SPEECHLESS,
WHICH IS UNUSUAL.
TOTAL PACKAGE.
IT'S EXCELLENT.
IT LOOKS GOOD.
TELL THE CREW THEY DID
AN AWESOME JOB.
IT'S ONE OF A KIND.
- THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
A SEAT IN IT AND...
- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
- ...SEE HOW IT FEELS?
YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE A BIG DUDE.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
FIT JUST FINE.
I MEAN, I'M ABOUT 6-4.
I'VE STILL GOT HEAD ROOM.
NOAH, I'VE GOT TO
ASK YOU ONE THING.
WHERE IS THE KEY?
- IT'S IN THE CENTER CONSOLE.
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
I NEEDED TO KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
WHEN I TURNED THE KEY ON, IT WAS
LIKE STARTING A ROCKET SHIP.
OH, MAN!
OH, NOAH.
NOAH!
- GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS.
IT'S A BEAST.
OH, MAN.
SO WE GOT ONE THING
LEFT TO DO.
YEAH, I THINK I KNOW
WHAT THAT IS.
WE'VE GOT TO DRIVE
THIS THING.
- ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
- ALL RIGHT.
TELL ME ABOUT
THE STEERING.
YEAH, IT'S VERY TIGHT.
IT'S VERY,
VERY RESPONSIVE.
YOU'VE GOT TWO CONTROL
ARMS UP FRONT.
IT'S A HANDLING MACHINE.
OH, MY.
YOU SURE WE DON'T HAVE
A PARACHUTE?
OH, MY. OH, MY.
LOTS OF POWER.
GETTING YOUR BLOOD FLOWING?
YEAH.
GLAD I PISSED EARLIER.
RIGHT.
DRIVING THAT CAR
IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE.
IT'S LIKE A RACEHORSE.
- GET THAT ONE OUT OF HERE.
- YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE MY.
COMING UP, ONE OF AMERICA'S
MOST ICONIC MUSCLE CARS...
CHEVELLES HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN STRONG TO ME.
"SEE THE USA IN A CHEVROLET."
...UNDERGOES A PRO-TOURING
TRANSFORMATION.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
A TICKET MACHINE, RIGHT?
IT'S A TICKET MACHINE.
OKAY.
AND A VINTAGE '37 IS SOUPED UP
FOR A FATHER/SON SURPRISE.
MY DAD'S HAD THIS '37 WILLYS
SINCE I WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
- GOT A LEAK. GOT A LEAK.
- SHUT IT OFF.
IT'S A RACE TO FINISH FOR THIS
SUPERCHARGED CHEVY MONSTER.
IT LOOKS LIKE A PLASTIC
MOTOR IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
SO BAD.
MAKING A CAR LOOK GOOD --
FOR US, THAT'S A GIVEN.
MAKING A CAR PERFORM --
THAT'S OUR SPECIALTY.
HERE AT CLASSIC CAR STUDIO,
MY TEAM OF VISIONARIES
AND MASTER CRAFTSMEN
TAKE CARS OF ALL KINDS
AND TRANSFORM THEM
INTO CUSTOM-TAILORED,
HIGH-PERFORMANCE RIDES.
YOU WANT TO WIN SHOWS?
GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
YOU WANT TO WIN SHOWS
AND HAUL ASS?
WE'RE THE SHOP FOR YOU.
BECAUSE HERE,
SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
WELL, THANKS FOR
COMING IN TODAY, JEFF.
THIS IS A REALLY COOL CAR.
- OH, THIS IS EXCITING.
SO I KNOW JEFF'S BEEN
IN THE MARKET
FOR A CHEVELLE FOR A LONG TIME.
WHAT I FOUND FOR HIM
IS A REALLY,
REALLY NICE 1969 CHEVELLE.
IT'S HAD ALL THE BODY WORK DONE
ALREADY, WHICH I LIKE
BECAUSE WE CAN MAKE
A BUNCH OF CUSTOM TOUCHES
AND REALLY FOCUS OUR ENERGY
ON THE PERFORMANCE.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WAS LEFT
BEHIND BY ANOTHER CUSTOMER,
AND THIS MIGHT BE
A GOOD PLACE
FOR US TO KIND OF START
ON A NEW DEAL.
I THINK CHEVELLES HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN STRONG TO ME.
IT REPRESENTS MAYBE
WHAT CHEVROLET WAS
DOING BACK IN THE '60S.
"SEE THE USA IN A CHEVROLET."
AND THERE'S JUST
SOMETHING TO IT.
IT GIVES YOU A FREEDOM
TO GET AWAY FROM ALL
THE DAILY ELECTRONIC STUFF
AND ALL THAT BECAUSE, PROBABLY,
WITH A CAR LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR
YOUR CELL PHONE RING ANYWAY.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?
- IT LOOKS GOOD.
NO, I'VE GOT A REALLY
GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION.
WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED
IN MAYBE LOWERING
THE CAR TO THE GROUND
TO GIVE IT A...
I WAS THINKING THAT BECAUSE
I'M NOT REAL PRONE
TO DO RACETRACK STUFF.
RIGHT.
BUT I'M NOT GOING TO SAY
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
OKAY.
THIS IS THE THIRD CAR
I'VE DONE FOR JEFF,
SO BY NOW I'VE GOT
A PRETTY GOOD SENSE OF,
YOU KNOW,
WHERE HE WANTS TO GO
AND WHAT HE REALLY
WANTS OUT OF THE CAR.
LET'S CHECK OUT
THE INTERIOR.
SINCE I'M 6-FOOT-4,
HOW'S THE SEATING GOING TO GO UP
AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL?
WE DON'T HAVE SEATING YET,
WHICH IS GOOD.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET
A SEAT IN, FIT YOU IN THE CAR
AND MAKE SURE
IT'S GOOD TO GO
BEFORE WE DO ANY FINAL TOUCHES
OR FINISH THE SEAT.
OKAY.
YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT?
YEAH. SO FAST AND QUICK
IS WHERE WE'RE HEADED HERE.
YEAH, SO,
AT THE MOMENT,
WE JUST HAVE A MOTOR
THAT'S SITTING HERE.
SO, IN YOUR OTHER CAR,
IT HAD ABOUT 500 HORSEPOWER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ON THIS ONE?
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY MAJOR.
I'M THINKING ABOUT DRIVING IT
ON THE STREET A LOT
AND MAYBE OCCASIONALLY
GOING REAL FAST.
TALKING ABOUT
A TICKET MACHINE RIDE.
A TICKET MACHINE.
ARE YOU PRONE TO TICKETS?
NO, NO.
KNOCK ON WOOD.
YOU GOT ALL
YOUR EXCUSES READY?
I'M A SAFE DRIVER.
IT'S GOING TO BE AN ELEVATED
STATE OF AWARENESS
AND SENSORY EXPLOSION,
WHETHER IT'S THE NOISE,
THE SMELL, THE SPEED.
AND IT'S NOT ABOUT
SHOWING OFF, PER SE.
I THINK IT'S ABOUT SHOWING
THAT YOU'VE TREATED THIS CAR
WITH RESPECT AND WHAT
IT DESERVES TO BE DOING.
WHAT'S THE MILES PER GALLON,
AS YOUR BEST GUESS?
FIVE?
SIX?
JEFF WANTS POWER
AND PERFORMANCE.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW MUCH
HE'S GOING TO USE IT,
THIS CAR'S GOING TO BLOW PEOPLE
AWAY AT CAR SHOWS.
I THINK WE SHOULD GO
FOR THE BIG TROPHIES.
YOU WANT TO DO A CAR SHOW?
WE MIGHT AS WELL.
I CAN SIT THERE ALL DAY LIKE
THE REST OF THE OLD GUYS.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
YEAH, SOUNDS GOOD.
LATEST PROJECT --
1969 CHEVELLE.
MAN!
STYLISTICALLY, PROBABLY
NOT WHAT WE WANT.
LUCKILY...
- NO!
...IT'S NOT WHAT
JEFF WANTS EITHER.
STRAIGHT OUT OF 1980.
WE GOT TIGHT JEAN SHORTS
AND MULLETS ON RIGHT NOW.
HE'S NOT A TIGHT JEAN SHORT
AND MULLET TYPE OF GUY.
I LIKE CHEVELLES BECAUSE THEY'RE
A CLASSIC CHEVY MUSCLE CAR.
THEY'RE COOL CARS TO BUILD
BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT
OF PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THEM.
BIG, HUGE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
YOU CAN FIT
A HUGE MOTOR IN THERE.
CHEVELLE IS A BAD-ASS
CAR TO WORK WITH.
JEFF WANTS SOMETHING
THAT'S STUPID FAST
THAT HE CAN ALSO
TAKE TO CAR SHOWS.
IT'S ALSO GOT
TO BE COMFORTABLE.
HE'S 6-5, BIG GUY.
LUCKILY, THE CAR'S GOT
A LOT OF SPACE IN IT,
COMPLETELY BARE INTERIOR.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO BUILD
THIS THING AROUND HIM,
MAKE IT EXACTLY
WHAT HE WANTS.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS
THINKING FOR OUTSIDE STYLING?
IT NEEDS MODERN WHEELS.
- MODERN WHEELS.
- THOSE WHEELS HAVE TO GO.
ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK WITH THE PRO
TOURING STYLE SUSPENSION,
WE CAN DROP IT WAY
DOWN ON THE GROUND.
AND A BIG MODERN WHEEL,
20 X 12 IN THE BACK.
IT'LL TUCK UP
IN THERE NICELY,
AND IT'LL LOOK
FREAKING PISSED-OFF.
THE CAR WAS SET UP
AS A PRO STREET CAR,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD
A PRO TOURING CAR.
SO A LOT OF THAT STUFF
HAS GOT TO GO, AND IN ITS PLACE
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
SOME AWESOME NEW PARTS.
SLICK BLACK.
GOING BLACK?
BLACK'S FINE WITH ME.
I'M NOT DIGGING THE STRIPES.
THAT'S THE ONE THING.
IF WE'RE GOING TO SLAM IT
ON THE GROUND,
DO MODERN WHEELS,
I THINK WE KIND OF GOT
TO MODERNIZE UP
THE PAINT JOB
A LITTLE BIT.
SO YOU WANT
TO LOSE THE STRIPES
COMPLETELY AND LEAVE
IT ALL BLACK?
WE COULD DO, LIKE,
A MATTE-STYLE STRIPE?
TOTALLY DIFFERENT
STYLE STRIPE.
AND THEN WE COULD BRING
IN SOME KIND OF CONTRAST
AND A COLOR THERE.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK,
IF WE GO CRAZY IN THE INTERIOR
WITH A BIG, BRIGHT COLOR?
- PURPLE?
- NO.
- RED.
- I'M THINKING RED.
RED. OH, OKAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A MEAN MACHINE.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
CRAZY HORSEPOWER.
SPEAKING OF THAT, LET'S LOOK
AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
- MAN!
- SUPER CLEAN AT THE MOMENT
BECAUSE THERE'S
NOT MUCH IN HERE.
IT'S A SMALL BLOCK
408 STROKER, BIG PROCHARGER,
AND IT'S GOOD
FOR 1,200 HORSEPOWER.
IT SHOULD BE PRETTY WILD.
I SEE A LOT OF NAKED
SPACE THERE.
YEAH.
ONCE WE PUT
A BLOWER IN HERE,
A LOT OF THAT SPACE
IS GOING TO GET TAKEN UP.
SO IT WOULD BE NICE TO DO
SOME REALLY NICE, CLEAN,
CUSTOM TIG-WELDED PIPING.
YOU DOING THEM PROCHARGERS
AND ALL THAT, MAN,
IT GETS SO FULL OF TUBING.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU REAR-ENDED
A PLUMBER'S TRUCK
AND THAT ALL WENT
UNDER YOUR HOOD.
- SO.
- RIGHT.
IF WE COULD DO SOME PLUMBING
THAT WOULD BE
SUPER CLEAN AND HIDDEN,
WHAT IF WE RAN
SOMETHING LIKE BACKWARDS
AND BEHIND SOME INNER FENDERS
THAT WE MADE AND RUN THE TUBING
ON THE OUTSIDE
OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
AS MUCH AS WE COULD?
SOUNDS GOOD.
ONE THING I THINK
WILL LOOK GOOD IS
PAINT THE ENGINE RED, TOO.
AND WE'LL HAVE AN ALL-BLACK
ENGINE COMPARTMENT
WITH THE RED MOTOR,
BRING SOME OF THAT,
AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO MATCH THAT PAINT COLOR
TO OUR LEATHER
PRETTY EASILY.
BUILDS LIKE THIS
ARE REALLY COOL
BECAUSE WE'RE PUSHING
THE QUALITY
AS FAR AS IT CAN POSSIBLY GO,
AND WE'RE GIVING IT
THE PERFORMANCE OF A RACE CAR.
SO BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
- I LIKE IT.
- I THINK SO, TOO.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
A MEAN LOOK TO IT.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM.
- RIGHT.
- ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
SO WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE
WITH THIS CAR?
TAKE APART THIS ENGINE.
WANTS TO GO A WHOLE
DIFFERENT ROUTE WITH IT.
WANTS TO GO
PRO TOURING WITH IT.
SO WE'RE TAKING THIS CHEVELLE
IN A COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
SO I NEED MY GUYS TO STRIP IT
DOWN, ENGINE, ROLL CAGE,
SUSPENSION, BRAKES, WHEELS,
ALL THAT STUFF'S GOT TO GO.
TAKE IT UP SLOW.
JUST PUT A LITTLE TENSION ON IT.
- THERE, WE GOT IT.
- YOU'RE GOOD.
- IT'S CLEAR.
- PULL ON BACK.
PLAN OF ATTACK NOW
IS TO GET THE WHEELS OFF.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET HER UP IN THE AIR.
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS GETTING
RID OF THESE FACTORY BRAKES.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT
BIG 14-INCH ROTORS ON IT
WITH SIX PISTONS,
THAT WAY IT HAS
MORE STOPPING POWER
AND BE ABLE TO HANDLE
THOSE TRACK CONDITIONS
HE'S CHANGING TO STYLE NOW.
MAN, IT'S GOT
A CELL IN IT.
- YEAH.
- LET'S GET THAT THING OUT.
THAT THING'S GOT TO BE
LIKE 30 GALLONS, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE ALL PREPPED UP.
WE'RE READY TO GO,
GOT EVERYTHING TAPED OFF.
CUTTING BASICALLY THE FRONT
HALF OF THIS ROLL BAR OUT
TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT
MORE ROOM FOR OUR CLIENT.
GOING TO GET RID OF THIS.
LET HIM, YOU KNOW,
HAVE SOME FOOT ROOM IN HERE
AND PROBABLY DO SOME COOL
KICK PANEL SPEAKERS MAYBE.
SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS THING
OUT IN ONE PIECE.
I'M SURE THERE'S
A LITTLE NOTE IN THERE.
OH, YEAH?
OH, YEAH.
YOU CAN SEE HERE SOMEBODY
LEFT US A LITTLE
TIME CAPSULE.
NO WAY.
YEAH, WAY.
THIS IS GOING
TO BE CUTE.
"TO WHOEVER MADE
THE TERRIBLE DECISION
TO CUT OUT
THIS ROLL CAGE --
YOU WILL REGRET THIS.
THIS CHEVELLE
NEEDS TO GO FAST.
YOU'RE TURNING THIS CHEVELLE
INTO A GROCERY-GETTER.
MAY A TERRIBLE CURSE
BE PLACED UPON YOU.
MAY THE PRODUCE YOU BUY
FOREVER BE ROTTEN.
SINCERELY, THE CHEVELLE
DEMON GUARDIAN."
CUTE.
THIS IS THE LAST
ROLL CAGE I CUT OUT.
LET'S CUT IT UP
INTO MORE PIECES.
I'M NOT KIDDING YOU.
I JUST FOUND THAT IN THERE.
I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK AT IT
TO SEE WHAT
THE ID/OD
OF THE TUBE WAS.
THAT'S PRETTY DAMN GOOD.
I LIKE IT.
- IT'S AWESOME.
SO IS THE CAR CURSED
OR WHAT?
- NOW.
- YEAH.
ACCORDING TO THIS.
WE'RE JUST GOING
TO LIGHT IT ON FIRE.
THAT'S HOW YOU
KILL CURSES, RIGHT?
THE CHEVELLE HAD
SOME DISC BRAKES ON IT,
BUT IT WASN'T
THE HOTTEST SETUP.
WITH THE AMOUNT OF POWER
WE'RE GIVING THIS THING,
WE NEED BIG STOPPING POWER
TO GO ALONG WITH IT.
SO WHAT I'M DOING HERE
NOW IS SAFETY WIRING,
ATTACHING BOLTS FROM THE ROTOR
TO THE MAIN HAT ON THE BRAKES
JUST AS AN EXTRA SAFETY
PRECAUTION.
IT'S BASICALLY JUST
TO KEEP BOLTS
FROM LOOSENING UP
AND FALLING OUT.
SO THE IDEA IS IF
ONE BOLT STARTS TO LOOSEN,
IT ACTUALLY TIGHTENS
THE OTHER BOLT
AND THEN PUTS THIS BOLT NEUTRAL.
DEFINITELY A TEDIOUS PROCESS.
WE'VE GOT 14-INCH ROTORS UP
FRONT WITH SIX-PISTON CALIPERS
AND 13-INCH ROTORS IN THE BACK
WITH FOUR-PISTON CALIPERS.
IT'S GOING TO STOP ON A DIME
AND LEAVE SOME CHANGE LEFT OVER.
NOW THE JEWELRY.
NOW THAT'S BRAKES.
JEFF WANTS POWER
AND PERFORMANCE,
SO I DECIDED TO GO
WITH A DART BLOCK,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE
A 408 STROKER.
IT'S ALL FOURS INTERNAL,
SO IT'S GOING TO HOLD TOGETHER
UNDER HIGH BOOST
AND HIGH HORSEPOWER.
IT'S GOT PORT
AND POLISHED HEADS.
IT HAS A REALLY, REALLY NICE
MODERN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.
AND WITH THAT F-1
SUPERCHARGER ON IT,
IT'S GOING TO
FREAKING SCREAM ITS ASS OFF
AND PROBABLY SCARE SOME PEOPLE,
INCLUDING MYSELF.
LET'S GO BACK.
TIGHTEN IT UP.
- OKAY.
- YEP.
LET'S SEE WHERE
I'M AT OVER HERE.
OH, YEAH.
YOU GOOD ON YOUR SIDE?
- YEAH, IT LOOKS GOOD.
- COOL, MAN.
WE IN THERE
LIKE SWIMWEAR.
GOT IT.
- GET IT?
- YEP.
AW, THIS IS A
BAD MOFO HERE.
THIS SHOULD BE UNREAL.
I USUALLY DON'T LIKE
TO GET ON IT
AND DRIVE PEOPLE'S
CARS HARD,
BUT THIS ONE
WILL BE A MONSTER.
YOU GOT THOSE TUBES?
YEAH.
YEAH,
I GOT THEM OVER HERE.
SO WE'RE ADDING
AN F-1 PROCHARGER
AND AN INTERCOOLER
TO THE CHEVELLE TO GIVE IT
AS MUCH HORSEPOWER
AS POSSIBLE.
BUT I WANT
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
TO LOOK REALLY
CLEAN AND TIDY,
SO I NEED THE GUYS TO WORK
ON A PIPING SETUP
THAT'S GOING TO LOOK
NICE AND CLEAN.
YOU MADE THOSE
FOR A NOVA?
YEAH.
HOLY,
LOOK HOW BIG THOSE THINGS ARE!
MAN!
YOU DON'T LIKE THEM?
THEY'RE AWFUL LARGE.
YEAH. I DON'T KNOW.
I LIKE THEM, DUDE.
I THINK THEY'RE FINE.
- WHAT?
- YOU GUYS JUST MOCKING IT UP?
OR, I MEAN,
WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?
YEAH, IT'S MOCKING UP.
I DON'T WANT TO HURT
NO FEELINGS, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I SAID
IN THE DESIGN MEETING.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE REAR-ENDED
A PLUMBING TRUCK,
AND ALL THE PLUMBING
WENT UNDER THE HOOD.
WHEN WE POP THE HOOD, WE DON'T
WANT TO SEE A PLUMBING STORE.
WE WANT TO SEE
A BAD-ASS MOTOR.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO FAB
SOME INNER FENDERS
AND TRY TO HIDE AS MUCH OF
THAT AS WE CAN.
IT'S DONE THOUGH, DUDE.
IT LOOKS GOOD.
IT'S ALL POLISHED UP
AND SCOTCH-BRITED,
AND IT'S FINISHED,
LIKE...
I MEAN,
IT'S RACE-CAR COOL,
BUT THIS THING'S GOING TO BE,
LIKE, JUST MORE THAN RACE CAR.
SHOW CAR.
YEAH.
IT MAY HAVE SOME GO,
BUT IT AIN'T GOT NO FLOW.
- RIGHT ON.
- OH, MAN!
WELL, WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO WITH THESE?
I'D JUST PULL THEM
ALL OFF AND...
HERE,
I'LL JUST GET RID OF IT.
AW.
OH, DUDE!
WE DON'T NEED
THOSE PIECES OF.
- WHAT?
- GET THAT ONE OUT OF HERE.
YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE
MY AND THROW...
OH, THAT'S HOW IT IS.
- NOW.
NOW WE GOT A CLEAN.
YEAH,
NOW WE GOT A CLEAN SLATE.
COME ON, MAN.
I DON'T WANT TO CRUSH
YOUR LITTLE HEART.
THAT WAS MY HARD WORK.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
GIVE HIM A LITTLE LOVE.
- GO BACK TO YOUR HOLE.
- YEAH, GET OUT OF HERE!
DO WE HAVE SOME INNER
FENDER WELLS FOR THIS?
NO, NOT YET.
WE DON'T.
LIKE I SAID,
HE'S GOING TO FAB THEM UP.
WELL, I WAS THINKING
WE'D KEEP THE TUBES
TO WHERE WE COULD
STILL SEE THEM.
COULD YOU BRING
THIS ONE DOWN HERE,
YOU COULD WRAP IT THERE
TO THE FENDER WELL.
WHAT THE HELL
IS HE DOING?
ARE YOU WATCHING
WHERE YOU'RE GOING?
I WAS JUST BRINGING
YOUR PIPES BACK.
AW, THANKS, DUDE!
THAT AIN'T RIGHT.
I WAS GOING TO USE
SOME OF THOSE BENDS
FOR THESE NEW ONES.
I HONESTLY DIDN'T
SEE THEM THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOCK THIS UP.
SINCE SCOTT DECIDED
IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA
TO RUN OVER THE PROCHARGER
PIPES FOR THE CHEVELLE,
NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT BETTER,
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE COOLER.
SO MAYBE HE DID ME A FAVOR.
THEN WE CAN SINK
THE INTERCOOLER...
INTERCOOLER INSIDE
RIGHT HERE.
I'M GOING TO USE
THIS SPACE
TO HIDE THAT INTERCOOLER
A LITTLE MORE.
SO BASICALLY, ALL THIS STUFF,
WE'RE GOING TO CUT IT OUT,
GET RID OF IT
AND MAKE SOME MORE ROOM.
THE NEXT THING WE'VE GOT TO DO
ON THE CHEVELLE IS PROBABLY
SOME CUSTOM-FABRICATED HEADERS.
NOBODY MAKES A PRIMARY
TUBE MID-LENGTH HEADER
THAT WILL SUPPORT
THE KIND OF POWER
THAT WE NEED TO PUT
THROUGH THIS THING.
SO BEING THAT WE'RE HAMMERING
THE CAR ON THE GROUND,
WE NEED TO COME UP
WITH SOMETHING PRETTY WICKED
AND CUSTOM.
MY APPROACH TO DOING
CUSTOM-MADE HEADERS
IS I LIKE TO TAKE
ALL THESE PIECES
AND CHOP THEM UP
AND JUST KIND OF BUILD IT
IN MY HEAD
AND START PLAYING WITH STUFF.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE IDEA IS TO HAVE
A COMPLETE ONE-OFF HANDMADE PART
WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED,
SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE
AND LOOKS KILLER,
LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING
FAST SITTING STILL,
AND HAND-MADE, ONE OF A KIND.
WHAT'S THIS THING, PAUL?
YOU KNOW
WHAT THIS THING IS.
I BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT
SINCE I WORK HERE.
IS THIS THE NOTORIOUS
1937 WILLYS
THAT'S BEEN GOING
FOR 37 YEARS?
37 YEARS.
THAT'S A LONG TIME
FOR A PROJECT.
THAT MIGHT BE A RECORD.
MY DAD'S TAUGHT ME
EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT CARS.
AND HE'S HAD THIS '37 WILLYS
SINCE I WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
NOW I'M MARRIED, AND I'VE GOT A
DAUGHTER THAT'S ALMOST THAT AGE.
IT'S TIME TO GET IT
DONE FOR HIM.
IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO TAKE
A MIRACLE TO FINISH THIS CAR,
BUT IF A MIRACLE CAN HAPPEN,
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE
IN THIS SHOP
WHEN WE ALL TEAM UP
AND FINISH IT FOR HIM.
WELL, YOU KNOW HIM.
DAD'S ALWAYS HELPED
EVERYBODY ELSE,
AND EVERY TIME
HE GETS THE TOOLS OUT,
HAS THE MONEY,
GETS THE PARTS,
STARTS WORKING ON THE CAR,
HIS PHONE RINGS,
OR SOMEBODY'S
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.
WELL, NOW IS THE TIME
TO GET THIS CAR DONE.
DAD'S BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME.
AND LET'S FACE IT, NONE OF US
ARE GETTING ANY YOUNGER,
ESPECIALLY HIM.
HE NEEDS TO BE DRIVING THIS CAR,
NOT WORKING ON IT.
WELL,
IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE.
SO WHAT DOES IT NEED?
FINAL MECHANICAL
AND THE INTERIOR?
YEAH, IT NEEDS WIRING.
IT NEEDS THE EXHAUST DONE.
AND WE NEED TO GET BRIAN
TO DO SOME INTERIOR WORK.
OUR SHOP IS TOTALLY
SLAMMED RIGHT NOW.
BUT PAUL'S DAD HAS BEEN
AN INSPIRATION TO A LOT OF GUYS.
HE IS A HERO TO THEM.
HE HAS HELPED OUT
SO MANY OF THESE GUYS
OVER SO MANY YEARS.
SO WHAT'S ONE MORE CAR
IN THE MIX?
WELL,
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, PAUL.
YOU'VE HELPED ME OUT
SO MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS,
SO I'M WILLING
TO STEP UP HERE
AND GET THE GUYS
ON THIS THING AND GET IT DONE.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS CAR
ON THE ROAD FOR YOUR DAD.
IT'S A GOOD STORY, AND THIS IS
A PRETTY BAD-ASS LOOKING CAR.
- OH, YEAH!
- LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN
BEFORE HE'S
IN SENIOR CARE.
RIGHT.
BUT ONE LAST THING.
- YEAH?
- THIS IS A SECRET.
- ALL RIGHT. SHH!
- AWESOME, NOAH.
YOUR SECRET'S
SAFE WITH ME.
AWESOME.
I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE THING
FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
- AWESOME. I'M EXCITED.
- THANKS, NOAH.
SO I'VE JUST ROCKED OUT
THE HEADER FABRICATION
ON THE CHEVELLE.
NOW I'VE GOT TO GET
UNDERNEATH THE CAR
AND DO A CUSTOM-MADE
EXHAUST SYSTEM.
GOT TO KEEP IT UP TIGHT
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE CAR
HAMMERED ON THE GROUND.
NOW IT'S TIME TO TACK IT UP.
DOUBLE CHECK AND BUTTON
THIS THING UP.
THE ADVANTAGE OF THE EX PIPE,
AT LEAST ON A CHEVELLE,
IS GOING TO BE
WE'RE GOING TO GET
A LITTLE BIT BETTER
SOUND OUT OF IT,
AND THEN WE GET
A SCAVENGING EFFECT ALSO
FROM BANK TO BANK
BECAUSE OF THE CROSSOVER
OF THE EX PIPE.
BEING THAT WE'RE SHOVING
BOOST THROUGH IT,
IT'S GOING TO HELP IT
ON THE OVERLAP WITH THE CAM
AND REALLY PULL SOME HORSEPOWER
OUT OF THE MOTOR.
LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE
HERE ON THE CHEVELLE.
COOL.
I THINK THAT WILL WORK.
SO WE'RE GIVING THIS
'69 CHEVELLE 1,200 HORSEPOWER.
ONE OF THE THINGS
I'M GOING TO HAVE DUSTIN DO
IS MODIFY THE INTERCOOLER
SO THE TUBING
IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
IS AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE
AND THIS THING GETS THE BEST
POSSIBLE FLOW AS WELL.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS CHANGE IT FROM
IN AND OUT ON THE SAME SIDE.
- OKAY.
I MAY MODIFY IT RIGHT HERE
AND MAKE IT COME IN
ON THIS SIDE OVER HERE.
AIR FLOW IS REALLY IMPORTANT
WITH FORCED INDUCTION.
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO KEEP THIS
LOOKING REALLY CLEAN AS WELL.
SO DUSTIN'S GOING TO HAVE
TO GET CREATIVE WITH THE TUBING.
SO I JUST FINISHED CUTTING
OUT THE TEMPLATES
THAT WE MADE
FOR THE INTERCOOLER.
COSMETICALLY, I KIND OF WANT
THE PROPORTIONS TO BE THE SAME
WHEN YOU KIND OF SEE EVERYTHING
THROUGH THE FRONT OF THE GRILLE.
AS FAR AS PERFORMANCE GOES,
ALSO I'VE ACTUALLY
GAINED SOME PERFORMANCE
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
TO BRING THE AIR INTO ONE SIDE
AND THEN FORCE IT OUT
THE OTHER SIDE.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE
MORE OF A FREE FLOW
THROUGH THE CORE
OF THE INTERCOOLER,
WHICH IS A LOT BETTER
FOR FLOW.
FINALLY GOT THIS THING DONE,
AND I THINK IT LOOKS
PRETTY KICK-ASS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY
THAT IT TURNED OUT.
GET IT BACK ON,
DO ONE MORE MOUNT
AND START MAKING SOME TUBING.
WELL, I'M HERE ON A SATURDAY
TRYING TO USE ANY EXTRA TIME
I HAVE, IF THERE IS ANY,
TO GET DAD'S CAR DONE FOR HIM.
IT'S HAD FOUR DIFFERENT
ENGINES IN IT,
FOUR DIFFERENT TRANSMISSIONS,
TWO DIFFERENT REAR ENDS,
AND NOW WE'VE GOT AN LS ENGINE
IN IT AND A 4L60E BEHIND IT.
TODAY, I'M BUILDING A CUSTOM
EXHAUST FOR THE WILLYS.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE
A KIT AVAILABLE FOR IT.
IT IS A 1937 WILLYS,
AND I WANT IT TO BE
OVER THE TOP FOR DAD ANYWAY,
SO I'M DOING A CUSTOM
ONE-OFF EXHAUST FOR HIM.
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE
OUT OF FOOD-GRADE,
BAD-ASS STAINLESS,
ALL TIG-WELDED.
HE'S JUST GOING TO FREAK OUT
WHEN HE SEES IT AND HEARS IT.
IF ANYTHING, WE'LL GET IT DONE,
DAD GETS IT HOME,
AT LEAST I'LL BE
ABLE TO BORROW IT.
THINGS ARE LOOKING REALLY GOOD
UNDERNEATH POPS' WILLYS HERE.
I GOT THE ONE SIDE
ALL THE WAY BACK
TO THE CROSSMEMBER
ON THE EXHAUST.
TRYING TO MATCH THE OTHER SIDE
THE BEST I CAN
WITH THE OBSTACLES
I HAVE TO GO AROUND.
ONCE I GET BACK
TO THE CROSSMEMBERS,
THEN I CAN DREAM UP
WHATEVER I'M GOING TO COME UP
WITH FOR THE TAILPIPES.
FINALLY GOT THE PASSENGER
SIDE PIPE ALL MADE.
IT MATCHES THE DRIVER
SIDE PRETTY WELL.
WE GOT THE LAST PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE TO POPS' EXHAUST HERE.
GOING TO GET IT INSTALLED,
AND THE EXHAUST WILL BE COMPLETE
AND MOVE ON
TO THE REST OF THE PROJECT.
PERFORMANCE-WISE, HAVING CUSTOM
MANUALS WITH NO KINKS IN THEM
OR RESTRICTIONS IN THEM,
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO GET THAT EXHAUST OUT
WHERE IT BELONGS
AND BUILD SOME MORE HORSEPOWER.
A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT WAS
WORTH IT, ESPECIALLY FOR POPS.
HE WOULD'VE DONE IT FOR ME,
SO WHY SHOULDN'T I
DO IT FOR HIM?
THIS IS THE CENTER CONSOLE
FOR THE CHEVELLE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING
TO TAKE THE IGNITION,
AND WE'RE GOING TO HIDE IT
INSIDE THE GLOVE BOX.
WE'RE GOING TO DO POWER
WINDOW SWITCHES.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
TAKE THE RADIO OUT OF THE DASH,
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT DOWN
HERE WITH A 7-INCH TOUCHSCREEN.
THIS IS THE POWER WINDOW
SWITCH TEMPLATE.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND WRAP THIS IN LEATHER.
BRIAN IS THE MAN WHEN IT
COMES TO INTERIORS,
AND THIS CHEVELLE INTERIOR
IS GOING TO BE REALLY NICE.
WE HAVE CUSTOM DOOR PANELS,
CUSTOM CENTER CONSOLE,
CUSTOM FRONT SEAT,
CUSTOM REAR SEAT.
IT'S ALL COOL STUFF.
ALL OF IT'S ONE-OFF, AND BRIAN'S
JUST GOING TO NAIL IT.
THINGS ARE MOVING RIGHT
ALONG ON THE CHEVELLE CONSOLE.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND MEASURE UP
AND SEW UP A HEADLINER TO MATCH.
SO I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COOL
TO GET THE CHEVELLE
A CUSTOM ENGINE COLOR.
SO I HAD JASON DO
SOME SPRAY-OUTS, AND I THINK
IT'S GOING TO REALLY STAND OUT
IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
ON THIS CHEVELLE,
WE HAVE PUT A BUNCH
OF BLACK ACCENTS
ALL OVER THE MOTOR.
SO WE THOUGHT WHY NOT
PAINT THE MOTOR
SOMETHING BRIGHT
AND SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
AND LET'S GO WITH
A LITTLE FLAT RED,
MAKE IT STAND OUT INSIDE OF THAT
NICE GLOSSY BLACK ENGINE BAY.
NOAH, THIS DOESN'T FIT.
OH,.
DON'T SCRATCH IT.
WHY ARE YOU GUYS TRYING
TO PUT EXHAUST ON THIS
PLASTIC MOCK-UP MOTOR?
PLASTIC, HUH?
WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS
WE COULD PAINT EVERYTHING SHINY,
LIKE WHAT EVERYBODY
ALWAYS DOES.
WE CAN'T EVER, YOU KNOW,
DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
AND WE'VE GOT TO BE THE SAME.
AND BY THE WAY,
THE ONE THAT SIGNS OUR CHECKS
LIKED THE SPRAY-OUT.
- SO SELL IT TO ME.
- I THINK IT'S COOL.
- SELL IT TO YOU?
- YEAH.
I JUST PAINED ALL THIS
UPPER INTAKE PIECE
IS ALL THE SAME
SATIN BLACK.
EVERYTHING, ALL THE PLUMBING,
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE
COMING INTO THE PROCHARGER
IS ALL SATIN BLACK.
I THINK IT'S ALL GOING
TO LOOK NICE.
BUT THIS MATCHES THE LEATHER
COMPLETELY.
THIS IS THE SAME COLOR THAT WE
WERE GOING TO PAINT THE CAGE.
WE WANT TO KEEP
ALL THE SAME COLOR FLOWING.
OKAY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I THINK ONCE EVERYTHING'S
BOLTED ON IT,
I THINK IT'S GOING
TO LOOK SHARP.
AND IF IT DOESN'T?
- YEAH.
- I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S SHAKING HIS HEAD.
I DON'T KNOW.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GETTING
READY TO PAINT A MOTOR.
- ME?
- YUP.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I'M SAYING I'M NOT
PAINTING IT AGAIN.
- NO?
- NO.
I DO NOT KNOW WHY CHARLES IS
ALL OVER THIS BECAUSE
NOAH SIGNS OFF ON IT.
AND CHARLES IS
ALL WHAT NOAH SAYS,
SO I THOUGHT WE WERE
ON THE SAME PAGE.
FOR SOME REASON,
WE'RE NOT ON THE SAME PAGE.
WHERE ARE THE OTHER
PIECES YOU PAINTED?
- YEAH, COULD WE --
- LET'S HOLD SOME UP.
LET'S PUT A COUPLE
OF PIECES ON THERE.
WHERE ARE THEY AT?
LET'S SEE IF THEY'RE DONE.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
I'M GUILTY OF APPROVING THE
SPRAY-OUT CARD FOR THIS ENGINE.
HOWEVER, WHEN I SEE IT
RIGHT NOW,
I CAN'T FREAKING STAND IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE A PLASTIC
MOTOR IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
IT LOOKS SO BAD.
IT LOOKS BAD.
SEE, AND THEN WE
SET THIS ON THERE.
UH-HUH.
YEAH.
- YEAH.
CHARLES AND I HATE THE WAY
THE FLAT RED
LOOKS ON THIS MOTOR,
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE
TO FLAT-OUT TELL JASON,
LET HIM BITCH ABOUT IT
AND FREAK OUT
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING
TO FLY AT THE MOMENT.
DUDE, THERE'S
NO WAY.
NOAH'S GOT THE FINAL SAY.
HE SIGNS YOUR CHECK.
WHAT IS IT, NOAH?
IT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF PLASTIC
THAT'S BEEN OUTSIDE
IN THE SUN
AND FADED.
I PERSONALLY HATE IT
AT THE MOMENT.
THAT BEING SAID,
I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE.
MAYBE ONCE WE PUT
EVERYTHING ON IT,
IT'LL LOOK LESS LIKE
A MOCK-UP MOTOR
AND MORE LIKE A REAL MOTOR.
LET'S PUT IT TOGETHER
AND SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
ALL RIGHT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
- ALL RIGHT.
AND I ALSO THINK
YOU'LL BE HAPPY.
SO YOU CAN CALL THAT PLACE
YOU JUST GOT THE JOB FROM
AND TELL THEM
YOU'RE NOT COMING.
OKAY, I'LL DO THAT.
I'LL DO THAT.
- ALL RIGHT. COOL.
- ALL RIGHT.
- THANKS.
- YEP.
COMING DOWN TO A MOMENT
HERE ON THE WILLYS.
DAD'S HAD IT
FOR 37 YEARS.
HE'S HAD FOUR DIFFERENT
ENGINES IN IT.
WE'RE GOING TO SURPRISE HIM
WITH A REALLY COOL INTAKE TO SIT
ON TOP OF HIS LS MOTOR.
WE CHOSE THIS INTAKE JUST
BECAUSE OF THE WOW FACTOR
IT'S GOING TO HAVE
WHEN YOU OPEN THE HOOD.
SO THIS THING IS JUST GOING TO
STAND OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB,
BUT IN A GOOD WAY.
THESE ARE THE INJECTORS.
I LIKE TO TRY TO HIDE THE
PIGTAIL CONNECTORS A LITTLE BIT
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE RAIL.
I GOT MY FUEL RAILS.
FIT NICELY.
AND I ALSO GOT DAD,
FOR THE WILLYS,
A 102-MILLIMETER THROTTLE BODY.
IT'S GOT GREAT LOOKS
AND SHOULD HAVE QUITE A BIT
OF PERFORMANCE
UPGRADE FROM FACTORY.
THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO LET
AIR INTO THE ENGINE.
SOUND EFFECTS.
AWESOME.
WELL, I GOT THIS
INTAKE ALL ASSEMBLED,
AND NOW I'VE GOT
TO GO PUT IT ON.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW IT LOOKS.
SO I'VE MADE PRETTY
GOOD PROGRESS HERE
GETTING ALL THE PAINTED BRACKETS
AND EVERYTHING
ON THE CHEVELLE MOTOR.
TRYING TO GET SOME MORE THINGS
BOLTED UP TO IT,
ACCESSORIES AND WHATNOT.
AND IT'S STARTING TO REALLY,
I THINK,
PULL THE COLOR TOGETHER.
IT OUGHT TO BE
PRETTY MEAN-LOOKING.
IT'S MOTOR INSTALL TIME.
TRYING TO DROP IT IN,
LIKE, FOR THE 74TH TIME, AND...
DON'T SCRATCH
THE FIREWALL.
DO NOT SCRATCH
THE FIREWALL.
YEAH, COME ON DOWN.
WE'RE LOOKING REAL GOOD,
MAN.
THIS THING'S GOING TO LOOK
PRETTY MEAN IN HERE.
THE TRANSMISSION
IN THIS CHEVELLE
IS A REALLY NICE TURBO 400
WITH A HIGH-END
TORQUE CONVERTER.
THIS THING WILL TAKE
A BEATING ALL DAY LONG.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BREAK
WITH THE HORSEPOWER.
AND SO YOU CAN DRIVE THIS THING
ON THE HIGHWAY REALLY WELL,
WE'VE GOT A GEAR VENDORS
OVERDRIVE.
SO ABSOLUTE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
ON THIS THING.
- ARE YOU READY?
- GET A MAN ON THE PEDAL.
IT NEEDS TO TILT BACKWARDS
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
NO, IT'S PRETTY EVEN.
IT'S LOOKING KILLER.
I'M REALLY DIGGING THE FLAT RED
UNDERNEATH HERE
WITH EVERYTHING ELSE
KIND OF BLACKED OUT.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT
THE CROSSMEMBER IN
AND GET THAT LAID OUT
AND THEN KIND OF
PROBABLY START DOING
THE EXHAUST ON IT
AND GET THAT HUNG BACK ON THERE.
WHAT'S UP, WEASEL?
- OH, HEY!
- COME ON OVER, MAN.
ORIGINAL PARTS GROUP SENT OVER
ALL THE CHEVELLE STUFF
IN A MATTER
OF A COUPLE DAYS.
I KNOW YOU WERE COMPLAINING
OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
- YEP. YEP, YOU KNOW IT.
- THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
SO HERE'S
EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
YOU WANT TO OPEN IT UP
TO MAKE SURE?
YEAH, WE BETTER DO THAT.
- HERE WE ARE.
- WOW, THERE WE GO.
ALL THE GOOD STUFF
RIGHT HERE.
MOLDINGS!
- AWESOME.
THAT'S WHAT YOU
WERE WAITING ON.
YOU WANT TO PAINT
ALL THESE, RIGHT?
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A NICE
SHINING MOLDING
AND PAINT IT BLACK.
AND THEN ALSO THE CORNER PIECES
FOR THAT GRILLE.
YES, YES.
- YOU NEED THESE, TOO.
- ALL RIGHT. COOL.
WE'RE READY TO GO.
NOW THERE'S NO EXCUSES.
THE CAR'S GOING TO BE DONE.
- YEP!
THERE WILL NOT
BE NO EXCUSES.
-RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL LEAVE YOU
ALONE SO YOU CAN GET
THIS STUFF PAINTED.
- AWESOME. THANK YOU.
- THANKS.
- ALL RIGHT.
WE'VE GOT OUR BUMPERS HERE
FOR OUR '69 CHEVELLE.
WE HAVE JUST SHAVED THEM SO IT
GIVES THEM A NICE CLEAN LOOK.
ONCE WE HAVE THEM ON THE CAR,
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PAINT THEM BODY COLOR
SO IT REALLY GIVES THEM
A REAL NICE, CLEAN TOUCH.
GOT ALL THESE PARTS
ALL SEALED UP.
GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PUT SOME BLACK DOWN.
LET'S SPRAY THIS.
WELL, IT'S CRUNCH TIME
HERE ON DAD'S WILLYS.
WE'VE GOT THE EXHAUST
ALL FABRICATED AND PUT ON.
WE'VE GOT THE WIRING ALL DONE.
WE'VE GOT THE FUEL
INJECTION SET UP.
AND I'VE GOT SCOTT AND A COUPLE
OF OTHER GUYS OVER HERE
THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
WITH THE PROJECT
TO HELP ME FINISH THIS THING UP.
WE'RE READY TO GET IT TO HIM.
IN 1937, THEY DIDN'T
HAVE AN LS1 IN HERE.
I BELIEVE IT HAD A FOUR-CYLINDER
IN IT, INLINE FOUR.
WE'RE TRYING TO STICK 5 POUNDS
OF STUFF IN A 2-POUND BAG.
THIS ENGINE'S BASICALLY
A 2004 CORVETTE LS1.
WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH ABOUT
400 HORSEPOWER WITH THIS.
I WOULD SAY PROBABLY ABOUT
370 FOOT-POUNDS OF TORQUE,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THEN JUST HAVE
THE WOW FACTOR OF THE INTAKE
AND THE ENGINE BAY BEING
SO SMALL THAT,
YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU OPEN THE HOOD,
THE FIRST THING
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
IS THE FABRICATED MANIFOLD
AND THE BILLET FUEL RAILS.
IT'S JUST GOING TO TOP
IT OFF REAL NICE.
POWER TO WEIGHT ON THIS THING
IS JUST GOING TO BE AWESOME.
I JUST HOPE DAD HAS A SPONSOR
FOR SOME TIRE COMPANY
BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY GOING
TO BOIL THE TIRES OFF THIS THING
EVERY TIME HE DRIVES IT.
IT'S BEEN 37 LONG YEARS
ON DAD'S WILLYS.
THIS IS FINALLY GOING
TO BE THE MOMENT.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE.
I'M PRETTY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, WE'RE ALL
PRETTY GOOD GUYS.
WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I WANT IT
TO GO RIGHT, THAT'S ALL.
SO HERE IT GOES!
YOU READY, ERIC?
- YEAH.
SHOULD WE, LIKE,
DO A COUNTDOWN?
- NO, JUST DO IT.
- A SONG?
I'M TOO NERVOUS.
WE DO THOSE BEFORE EXPLOSIONS.
WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.
- ALL RIGHT.
- COME ON, PAUL.
I'VE GOT FAITH IN YOU,
BROTHER.
- OKAY, HERE WE GO.
- LET'S GO.
NOT SOUNDING GOOD.
GOT A LEAK. GOT A LEAK.
GOT A LEAK. SHUT IT OFF.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
THIS WHOLE TIME
DAD'S CAR'S BEEN HERE,
HE JUST THOUGHT WE WERE
STORING IT FOR HIM
WHILE HIS GARAGE
WAS GETTING SOME WORK DONE.
TOMORROW HE WANTS IT BACK, SO
WE HAVE TO GET IT DONE TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY?
ALL THAT CHROME AIN'T
GOING TO GET YOU HOME.
WELCOME TO "LOVE TUNE-UP."
"DEAR LOVE TUNE-UP, MY BOYFRIEND
IS CONSTANTLY MAKING SURE
HIS TIMING IS RIGHT
ON HIS MUSTANG,
YET HE IS NEVER ON TIME FOR
ANYTHING IN OUR RELATIONSHIP.
PLEASE HELP.
SINCERELY, CINDY."
WELL, CINDY,
IT TAKES TWO, YOU KNOW.
IT TAKES THE CRANK SHAFT
AND THE CAM SHAFT
TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN EACH OTHER
AND GET THE TIMING RIGHT.
THE CAM SHAFT COMES WITH
ITS OWN SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.
THESE EVENTS CAN ONLY BE
OBTAINED IF THE CAM SHAFT IS
INSTALLED AT THE DEGREE
OF INSTALLATION
IT'S DESIGNED AROUND.
IF THIS ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF,
IT CAN RESULT
IN POOR PERFORMANCE,
POSSIBLY EVEN FAILURE.
HOWEVER, NONE OF THIS
IS ACCURATE
UNLESS THE OPPORTUNITY
IS GIVEN TO FIND
TRUE TOP DEAD CENTER,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THANKS, CINDY.
I HOPE ALL THIS HELPS.
NOT SOUNDING GOOD.
GOT A LEAK. GOT A LEAK.
GOT A LEAK. SHUT IT OFF.
BEEN WORKING ON DAD'S
'37 WILLYS ALL NIGHT LONG.
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS GOING
TO HEAR IT FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 37 YEARS,
GOT NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THESE
PROBLEMS FIGURED OUT QUICKLY
BECAUSE THIS THING GETS
TAKEN BACK TO HIM TOMORROW.
ONE OF THE INJECTORS.
WELL, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE
OF INJECTORS LEAKING.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY JUST
GOT UNEVEN PRESSURE
WITH THE NEW RAILS
AND EVERYTHING BOLTED DOWN
OR IF AN O-RING
GOT CUT OR WHAT.
WELL, WE PUT A BIGGER INJECTOR
O-RING, JUST SLIGHTLY LARGER,
ON THE UPPER PART
OF THE NUMBER TWO INJECTOR.
AND THEN WE ALSO TWEAKED
THE MOUNTING BRACKETS
JUST A LITTLE BIT
TO MATCH THE MANIFOLD
A LITTLE BETTER
AND ALSO SHIMMED THE MOUNTING
BRACKET SO THE INJECTOR
ISN'T BOTTOMED
OUT IN THERE.
I THINK IT WAS PUTTING
UNEVEN PRESSURE ON IT.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE ABOUT READY
TO TRY IT AGAIN?
- YEAH.
- GOOD.
I HOPE.
GO AHEAD, PAULY D.
- WHOO!
- ALL RIGHT!
I'M STILL WATCHING
THE GAUGES HERE,
MAKING SURE
EVERYTHING IS GOOD.
THIS IS AMAZING TO HEAR
THE WILLYS FIRE UP.
I DON'T HAVE HALF THE HISTORY
THAT SOME OF THESE GUYS
DO WITH THE CAR.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS CAR
SINCE PAUL WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
SO FOR HIM, IT'S GOT TO BE
THE BEST THING EVER.
HOW DO YOU FEEL, PAUL?
I'M FEELING
ECSTATIC ABOUT IT.
IT'S AN UNBELIEVABLE MOMENT,
AND I JUST DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I MEAN, I ACTUALLY COULDN'T EVEN
PREPARE MYSELF FOR THIS MOMENT.
IT'S BEEN SO LONG.
WOW.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET
THIS WILLYS DONE FOR PAUL'S DAD.
RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT TO
DELIVER IT TO HIM TOMORROW.
WE'VE GOT GUYS ADJUSTED THE
WINDOWS, THE HOOD, THE TRUNK.
WE STILL GOT TO PUT
THE WHOLE INTERIOR BACK IN IT.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN
GET IT WRAPPED UP SOON.
IT MEANS A LOT, YOU KNOW,
FOR PAUL ESPECIALLY,
TO KNOW THAT WE
ALL HAVE HIS BACK
AND THAT WE WANT TO HELP HIM.
AND SOMETHING THIS SPECIAL,
LIKE A CAR LIKE THIS
WHERE IT'S A FATHER
AND SON PROJECT...
I MEAN, WITHOUT A DOUBT,
WE'RE ALL GOING TO PITCH IN.
I THINK PAUL'S DAD IS GOING
TO FREAK OUT WHEN HE SEES THIS.
FROM WHAT I CAN TELL,
HE HAS NO IDEA THIS IS COMING,
SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED
TO SEE THE REACTION
ON PAUL'S DAD'S FACE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD MOMENT.
I'M GOING TO KNOCK OUT
THE STRIPES
ON THE CHEVELLE REAL QUICK
BEFORE WE HEAD OUT
TO REVEAL THE WILLYS.
WE'RE GIVING IT JUST ONE BIG
AGGRESSIVE FLAT GRAY STRIPE
TO BREAK UP SOME OF THIS BLACK,
GIVE IT A PRETTY MEAN LOOK.
THE ONE PET PEEVE OF MINE
WHENEVER PEOPLE ARE LAYING OUT
RACING STRIPES IS
WHEN THEIR CORNERS DON'T MATCH.
SO WHAT I DO IS I TAKE
AN EMPTY TAPE ROLL,
JUST LINE IT UP
WITH THE TWO EDGES.
THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
FOLLOW THE CURVE OF THE CIRCLE.
YOU HAVE A NICE ROUND CORNER,
AND THERE YOU GO.
IT LOOKS PRETTY NICE.
WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND SPRAY OUT SOME RED
ALL AROUND THE EDGE OF THIS.
THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US
OUR RED TRACER LINE.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
LAY DOWN A DARK ARGENT COLOR,
AND THAT SHOULD
SET THIS THING OFF.
IT'S GOING TO BE
A VERY BITCHING CAR.
TODAY IS THE BIG DAY.
WE'RE REVEALING
DAD'S CAR TO HIM.
WE'RE GOING TO SURPRISE
THE HECK OUT OF HIM.
HE HAS NO IDEA.
I'M FILLED WITH EMOTION, FILLED
WITH NERVOUSNESS, EXCITEMENT,
ALL THREE OF THEM
BUNDLED UP INTO ONE.
THIS IS CRAZY.
GOD, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I WASN'T SURE IT WAS MY CAR.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WAS.
THEN I SAW EVERYBODY
STANDING UP HERE, AND I...
I BET YOU NEED A BEER.
I KNOW I DO.
AS I WAS COMING AROUND
THE CORNER,
ALL THE GUYS
BLOCKING THE DRIVEWAY,
I WAS COMING UP BEHIND THEM.
I JUST -- HIS REACTION,
I JUST KNEW WE HAD HIM.
I JUST KNEW IT.
MY HEART'S ABOUT
TO JUMP OUT NOW.
I'M JUST SHOCKED TO SEE IT
AND JUST IN DISBELIEF.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD
EVER HAPPEN, BUT IT DID.
DID IT TURN OUT
LIKE YOU THINK IT WOULD?
YES. IT'S BETTER.
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.
THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN MY LIFE
SINCE '81,
AND I WANTED SOMETHING
TO MAKE A STREET ROD OUT OF,
SO I FINALLY FOUND THIS ONE.
AND I NEVER DID THINK IT WOULD
BE DONE TO THIS LEVEL AT ALL.
WANT TO CHECK IT OUT?
LOOK UNDER THE HOOD?
NOT ONLY DID
THE GUYS AND I
SURPRISE YOU
WITH GETTING THE CAR DONE,
BUT THERE'S A FEW
SURPRISES IN IT.
WE GOT RID OF YOUR OLD INTAKE
AND WE GOT YOU SOMETHING
A LITTLE
FABRICATED-LOOKING.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, YOU'RE PROBABLY
LOOKING AT ABOUT 400 HORSEPOWER.
IS THAT ENOUGH FOR YOU?
YEAH, IT'S PERFECT.
TOO MUCH FOR ME.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE ANY PROBLEMS
BETWEEN HERE
AND THE LIQUOR STORE, ANYWAY.
SO WE'VE GOT AN ALL-STAINLESS
EXHAUST SYSTEM ON THE WILLYS,
AND IT SOUNDS AWESOME.
FOR THE SUSPENSION,
THERE'S A MUSTANG II
RACK-AND-PINION UP FRONT
AND A FOUR-LINK IN THE BACK
WITH A BEEFY 9-INCH POSI.
MY GOD, IT'S IS AMAZING.
CUSTOM DOOR PANELS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW IT
TURNED OUT, THOUGH, YOU KNOW?
REAR SPEAKER SHELF.
MY GOD.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, GUYS.
JEEZ.
DID YOU EVER EXPECT IT
TO TURN OUT LIKE THAT?
NO, SIR. I NEVER EXPECTED IT
TO BE DONE.
-THERE YOU GO.
I THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO TAKE
THIS THING FOR A DRIVE.
GO AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE,
WHERE YOU BELONG.
AFRAID I'LL BREAK SOMETHING.
HE WANTS TO BE ABLE
TO PEEL RUBBER
WHEN HE LEAVES THEIR HOUSE,
AND, YOU KNOW,
HE WANTS IT
TO SOUND PHENOMENAL,
AND THAT'S WHAT IT DOES.
IT'S THE PERFECT PACKAGE.
THAT IS AMAZING.
THE DREAM IS REAL!
THE WHOLE DAMN
DASH LOOKS AWESOME.
EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL.
HOPE YOU ENJOY IT
FOR A LIFETIME.
THAT I'M GOING TO.
GOT TO.
I'VE HAD IT HALF
A LIFETIME, SO...
TODAY WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
MOST EMOTIONAL DAYS IN MY LIFE,
OTHER THAN THE BIRTH
OF MY DAUGHTER
AND MAYBE MY MARRIAGE,
YOU KNOW.
IT ALL KIND OF TIES TOGETHER
BECAUSE WITHOUT FAMILY,
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S EVEN
REALLY HIT ME YET,
THAT THIS SAME OLD CAR
HIS FRIENDS
USED TO ARM-WRESTLE
ON AND DRINK BEER
AND SPILL IT ALL OVER THE PLACE
WHILE THEY WERE
SANDING ON IT, YOU KNOW.
THAT THING WAS NEVER
GOING TO GET PAINTED.
IT JUST WASN'T. IT WAS NEVER
GOING TO BE A REAL CAR.
AND NOW IT IS.
IT'S JUST A VERY, VERY,
VERY EMOTIONAL DAY,
AND I'LL NEVER, EVER FORGET IT.
AAH!
I GOT YOU!
EVEN IN FINAL ASSEMBLY, THERE IS
SO MUCH TO DO ON THIS CHEVELLE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET THIS THING
WRAPPED UP AND ON THE STREETS.
WE'RE JUST GOING OVER ALL THE
LITTLE ODDS AND ENDS NOW,
ALL THE LITTLE GREMLINS
THAT WE TRY TO WORK OUT,
YOU KNOW,
BEFORE WE TRY TO FIRE IT.
YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO PRIME
THE SYSTEM UP AND SEE
IF WE CAN MAKE
SOME THUNDER.
WOW.
THAT'S AWESOME!
- SHE'S ALIVE NOW.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD, MAN.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.
IT'S ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR.
THIS IS A BAD BITCH.
IS YOUR HAND SHAKING?
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
THE CHEVELLE TO THE TRACK,
WHERE IT'S REALLY
GOING TO BE AT HOME.
THAT THING IS STUPID FAST.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD
A CAR QUITE AT THIS LEVEL.
WELL, THE LAST CAR
WE DID FOR YOU
WAS THE BIG PIMPING
'76 EL DORADO.
YEAH.
I THINK I HEAR IT COMING.
YEAH,
WHAT'S THAT NOISE?
THERE IT IS.
- OH, MAN.
WOW.
- THE AIRPLANE IS LANDING.
OH, MAN.
OH, MAN.
THIS THING
IS FREAKING MEAN.
THIS IS A ROCKET
ON FOUR TIRES.
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE
FREAKING MISSILE.
HEY, DUSTIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DUSTIN, THIS IS GREAT.
YEAH, THE ENGINEER
BEHIND THE PROJECT.
- THANK YOU, SIR.
- DUSTIN MADE IT ALL HAPPEN.
- MY PLEASURE, MAN.
- YEAH.
THE BODY AND
THE FINISH LOOKS AWESOME.
WE THOUGHT, SINCE WE WERE GOING
WITH THE RED IN THE INTERIOR,
WE'D BRING A LITTLE BIT
OUT ON THE OUTSIDE,
SO WE'VE GOT THIS REALLY
COOL ARGENT STRIPE
WITH THE RED GOING AROUND IT.
- I LIKE THE RED.
IT PROVIDES REALLY
NICE CONTRAST.
SO THE ORIGINAL BACK
END WAS KIND OF ROUGH.
WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTELY
RIDICULOUS, OVER-THE-TOP,
TRACK-READY SUSPENSION.
THE CAR IS STIFF.
IT'S VERY STRONG.
- GOOD, GOOD.
AND THERE'S JUST
A TON OF HORSEPOWER.
IT HANDLES LIKE A DREAM.
IT'S AWESOME.
AND I REALLY LIKE
THE WHEEL/TIRE COMBINATION.
YES, IT'S KILLER.
WE WANTED TO HAVE
MASSIVE TIRES
ON THE BACK
AND ON THE FRONT.
RIGHT, RIGHT.
SO WE HAVE 22-INCH
WHEELS ON THE BACK.
- OKAY.
- 20-INCH WHEELS ON THE FRONT.
THEY'RE ONE-OFF BILLET WHEELS
MADE SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CAR.
WE SENT CUSTOM MEASUREMENTS IN.
- OKAY.
WE HAD THEM MADE JUST
FOR YOU AND FOR THIS CAR.
HUGE BRAKES UP FRONT.
HUGE BRAKES IN THE REAR.
LET ME SHOW YOU
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
- YES, SIR.
- IT'S PRETTY WILD.
LET'S SEE
WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
OH, MY...
WOW, WOW, WOW.
THIS IS LIKE A SHOWROOM
RIGHT HERE.
IT'S VERY, VERY CLEAN.
IT'S VERY CUSTOM AS WELL.
WE HAVE A DART SMALL-BLOCK,
AND IT'S ALL FOURS INTERNAL.
IT'S A REALLY
HIGH-END BUILD.
SO IT'S A ROCKET.
IT IS A FULLY ENGINEERED,
WILD ROCKET SHIP.
- WOW.
- YOU'VE GOT A BIG PROCHARGER,
BUT WITH ALL THAT
CRAZY STUFF GOING ON,
YOU STILL HAVE
AIR CONDITIONING.
THAT IS A MIRACLE
RIGHT THERE.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT
ALL IN ONE PACKAGE.
WE'VE GOT REMOTE
ADJUSTABLE RIDETECH SHOCKS.
YOU COULD DIAL THIS THING
INTO YOUR EXACT LIKING.
ALL THIS PIPING
IS ONE-OFF FABRICATED.
IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU DIDN'T DO TO THIS?
- THERE IS NOTHING WE DIDN'T DO.
- THERE'S NO WINGS.
WOW. IT'S SO CLEAN,
AND IT'S DELIVERING POWER
THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE YOU
WOULD GET THAT MUCH POWER OUT OF
ALL THAT STUFF
IN ONE LITTLE SPOT.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE TAKING
THE TRAINING WHEELS OFF.
YEAH, THE TRAINING WHEELS
ARE OFFICIALLY OFF.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
SO I WORK WITH BRIAN,
AND WE WANTED TO TURN
OUT AN INTERIOR
THAT WAS 100 PERCENT
CUSTOM, YOU KNOW,
AND BUILT AROUND YOU DOWN
TO THE DOOR PANELS.
- WOW.
- THE SEATS, THE DASH.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
CUSTOM PEDALS,
THE STEERING COLUMN
IS ADJUSTABLE UP
AND DOWN.
ON THE DASH WE HAVE THESE
REALLY CLEAN BILLET CONTROLLERS
FOR THE VINTAGE AIR SYSTEM.
CUSTOM CENTER CONSOLE.
IN THE CENTER CONSOLE,
WE'VE GOT YOUR CONTROLS
FOR THE POWER WINDOWS.
- OKAY.
INSIDE THE CONSOLE,
WE'VE GOT A STEREO.
IT'S ALL OVER-THE-TOP
COMPONENTS.
YOU THINK THIS CAR IS LOUD?
THIS STEREO SYSTEM IS WILD.
AND THEN, UP ABOVE THAT,
WE'VE GOT THE CONTROLLER
THAT SHOWS US EXACTLY
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ENGINE.
IT'S VERY PROGRAMMABLE,
SO IT LETS US RUN
WITH A LOT OF HORSEPOWER
AND ALSO KEEP IT SAFE.
I'M SPEECHLESS,
WHICH IS UNUSUAL.
TOTAL PACKAGE.
IT'S EXCELLENT.
IT LOOKS GOOD.
TELL THE CREW THEY DID
AN AWESOME JOB.
IT'S ONE OF A KIND.
- THANK YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
A SEAT IN IT AND...
- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
- ...SEE HOW IT FEELS?
YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE A BIG DUDE.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU
FIT JUST FINE.
I MEAN, I'M ABOUT 6-4.
I'VE STILL GOT HEAD ROOM.
NOAH, I'VE GOT TO
ASK YOU ONE THING.
WHERE IS THE KEY?
- IT'S IN THE CENTER CONSOLE.
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
I NEEDED TO KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO.
WHEN I TURNED THE KEY ON, IT WAS
LIKE STARTING A ROCKET SHIP.
OH, MAN!
OH, NOAH.
NOAH!
- GIVE IT A LITTLE GAS.
IT'S A BEAST.
OH, MAN.
SO WE GOT ONE THING
LEFT TO DO.
YEAH, I THINK I KNOW
WHAT THAT IS.
WE'VE GOT TO DRIVE
THIS THING.
- ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.
- ALL RIGHT.
TELL ME ABOUT
THE STEERING.
YEAH, IT'S VERY TIGHT.
IT'S VERY,
VERY RESPONSIVE.
YOU'VE GOT TWO CONTROL
ARMS UP FRONT.
IT'S A HANDLING MACHINE.
OH, MY.
YOU SURE WE DON'T HAVE
A PARACHUTE?
OH, MY. OH, MY.
LOTS OF POWER.
GETTING YOUR BLOOD FLOWING?
YEAH.
GLAD I PISSED EARLIER.
RIGHT.
DRIVING THAT CAR
IS SOMETHING
THAT YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE.
IT'S LIKE A RACEHORSE.