Speed Is the New Black (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 10 - Chevelle Reborn - Part 2 - full transcript
With new demands from their client, Classic Car Studios fights to finish their 1971 Chevelle reinvention from classic muscle to modern day super car. A new look, Ferrari inspired custom ...
WE'RE IN THE BALLPARK
OR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE FLIPPIN' HOME IS.
Noah: COMING UP...
A 1971 CHEVELLE GOES
FROM AN EMPTY SHELL
TO STRAIGHT-UP SUPER CAR...
YOU GUYS NAILED IT.
...AND THE FAMILY PROJECT IS
RESTORED AND READY FOR THE ROAD.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS JUST LIKE IT LEFT
THE FORD DEALERSHIP.
Noah:
IT'S HIGH-PERFORMANCE POWER...
NOBODY'LL EVER EXPECT
THE HORSEPOWER THIS THING HAS.
...SHOW CAR LOOKS...
Dan: THIS BLACK CAR WILL LOOK
LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING
INTO A MIRROR.
...AND A TEST DRIVE
LIKE NO OTHER.
LISTEN TO THIS THING.
IT'S A BEAST.
- [ LAUGHS ]
- IT'S A BEAST.
Noah: 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
ANDHAUL ASS?
WE'RE THE SHOP FOR YOU.
BECAUSE HERE,
SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
WE RECENTLY HAD
A NEW CLIENT COME IN,
TONY, WHO WANTS US
TO BUILD HIM A 1971 CHEVELLE
WITH SERIOUS ATTITUDE.
Tony: I WANT MY CAR TO LOOK BACK
AT PEOPLE AND JUST SAY,
"F" YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WANT A PISSED-OFF
LOOKING CHEVELLE.
Noah: WE STARTED
WITH JUST HALF A BODY.
AND SINCE TONY'S
A REALLY BIG FERRARI GUY,
WE DECIDED TO ADD
SOME EXOTIC STYLING CUES
AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS
TO REALLY ELEVATE THE CHEVELLE.
Charles: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET
THE RIGHT COILOVERS FOR HIS CAR
TO GET IT
TO RIDE LIKE THIS
BECAUSE THIS THING IS
PRETTY DAMN STABLE.
IT IS.
IT IS VERY STABLE,
VERY SMOOTH.
Noah: WE WENT WITH AN
INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION
ON A CUSTOM CHASSIS.
Charles: CRAZY.
THIS IRS SET-UP CAN HANDLE
3,000 HORSEPOWER.
AND FOR BIG POWER,
CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE LS9.
638 HORSEPOWER?
THAT THING IS GONNA BE
BAD TO THE BONE.
WE ALSO CUSTOM FAB NEW BUMPER,
CUSTOM DOOR HANDLES,
AND A REALLY COOL VALANCE.
RECENTLY, TONY CAME IN
TO CHECK ON HIS CAR.
WELL, YOU GOT THE BUMPER TUCKED
IN THERE NICE AND TIGHT.
I REALLY LOVE IT.
BUT HE WASN'T HAPPY
WITH EVERYTHING.
Noah: SO, THERE'S THE ENGINE
AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
IT'S NOT CLEAN
LIKE THE REST OF THE CAR.
WHEN I OPEN THE HOOD,
I JUST WANT THIS THING
TO JUMP OUT AT YOU.
I THINK WE GOT
A LITTLE MORE WORK TO DO.
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CAN WE BUILD SOMETHING
THAT'S INSIDE THE FENDER WELLS
THAT KINDA HIDES
ALL OF THIS STUFF?
WELL, YEAH.
WE COULD --
WE COULD MAKE A COVER
THAT CONES AND CURVES AROUND.
IF WE REALLY WANTED
TO GET CRAZY,
MAKE IT COVER UP THIS PART
OF THE ENGINE, TOO.
SO, INSTEAD OF HAVING
THIS PIECE ON LIKE THAT,
WE'D ACTUALLY HOLD METAL
AND CURVE IT
AND BRING IT
INTO ALL THIS PIECE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT
YOU GUYS CAN COME UP WITH.
♪♪
IT'S NEVER FUN TO HEAR A CLIENT
SAY THEY DON'T LIKE YOUR WORK.
THAT BEING SAID,
I THINK WE KNOW WHAT TO DO
TO GET TONY BACK ON OUR SIDE.
SO I'M GONNA GET SCOTT
STARTED ON IT RIGHT AWAY.
♪♪
UNDER THE HOOD
OF THE '71 CHEVELLE,
THERE'S A BUNCH OF STUFF
THAT MAKES THE MOTOR RUN
THE CUSTOMER
JUST DON'T CARE TO SEE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA MAKE
A REALLY PRETTY COOL COVER.
A LOT OF SHEET METAL WORK
UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.
HIDE ALL OF THAT STUFF
AND ACTUALLY SHOWCASE THE MOTOR,
AND THAT'S WHAT
HE'S AFTER SEEING, ANYWAY.
I ALWAYS START WITH CARDBOARD
SO I CAN VISUALIZE
THE FINAL PRODUCT.
NOW THAT THAT'S DONE,
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFER
THIS ALL TO REAL-DEAL STEEL.
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FABRICATING A RADIATOR COVER
IN THREE PIECES.
THE FIRST COVER IS GONNA
ACTUALLY COVER THE RADIATOR.
AND THEN I'M GONNA DO TWO COVERS
THAT COVER UP ALL THE PLUMBING
THAT RUNS ALONG
THE SIDES OF THE ENGINE BAY.
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WOO-WHEE!
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
SO TODAY IS A REALLY
SPECIAL DAY FOR ME
'CAUSE WE HAVE A FATHER AND SON
THAT BROUGHT US
A REALLY RARE CAR TO RESTORE,
WHICH IS A 1970 TORINO.
NOW, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS CAR
FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.
BECAUSE ALL THE PARTS ARE RARE,
WE KIND OF LOOK FOR THE PARTS,
FIND 'EM,
PUT 'EM ON THE CAR,
STOP, WAIT --
THE WHOLE DEAL.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY
THEY'VE EVER SEEN IT
TO THIS POINT.
SO I CAN'T WAIT
TO SHOW IT TO 'EM.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY THINK.
Noah: WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT
FOR TWO YEARS, I THINK,
AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME EVER
COMING IN
AND SEEING IT
IN PERSON.
THANKS FOR MAKING
THE TRIP.
I'VE BEEN ANXIOUS
TO SEE IT.
SO WHAT DO
YOU GUYS THINK?
- IT LOOKS LIKE A BRAND-NEW CAR.
- YEAH.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE CARS,
WHERE YOU JUST DON'T
SEE VERY MANY OF 'EM.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THEM.
THEY'RE COOL CARS.
SO THIS CAR --
WAS IT YOUR BROTHER'S CAR?
YEAH, THIS WAS
MY BROTHER'S CAR.
HE BOUGHT THIS CAR
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO,
AND IT REALLY NEEDED
RESTORATION.
AND HE WASN'T IN A POSITION
TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
BUT I COULD TELL HE WANTED
TO SEE THE CAR RESTORED.
- RIGHT.
- I BOUGHT THE CAR,
AND WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT I WOULD RESTORE THE CAR,
THAT I WOULDN'T SELL IT.
MAKE IT BETTER THAN NEW
AND ENJOY IT.
- AWESOME.
FOR ME, IT'S FUN
DOING AN ORIGINAL RESTORATION.
TO FINISH THIS CAR UP,
IT STILL NEEDS A FULL INTERIOR.
NEEDS THE ENGINE PUT IN,
THE TRANSMISSION,
SOME ELECTRICAL WORK.
THERE'S A LOT THAT
STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO USE
THE ORIGINAL MOTOR.
WE'VE GOT NEW ROSS
RACING PISTONS, COMP CAM.
IT'S A ROLLER CAM.
I THINK WITH THE NEW PISTONS,
SOME MOTOR WHICH WAS A 429
IS NOW SOMEWHERE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 441.
GOING FORWARD,
YOU HAVE ESSENTIALLY
A BRAND-NEW '70 TORINO.
- EXACTLY, YEAH.
- IT LOOKS AMAZING.
- BETTER THAN NEW.
Noah: RESTORING THIS CAR HAS
BEEN A TWO-YEAR-LONG PARTS HUNT.
AMONGST OTHER THINGS,
WE FOUND A NEW OLD-STOCK
TAIL LIGHT PANEL,
A REALLY NICE FRONT GRILLE,
AS WELL AS A TON OF OTHER PARTS.
PLUS, WE GOT IT
BODY WORKED AND FINISHED
IN FACTORY-CORRECT
WIMBLEDON WHITE.
NOW WE'RE READY TO PUT IT
TOGETHER AND BRING IT TO LIFE.
I'M ANXIOUS
TO GET IT BACK.
GOOD.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD SEE IT,
AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET IT ON A TRUCK
AND DELIVERED TO YOUR HOUSE.
YEAH, LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
♪♪
ON TONY'S 1971 CHEVELLE,
WE WANT TO CREATE AN INTERIOR
THAT KEEPS WHAT'S COOL
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL,
BUT GIVE IT A MODERN UPDATE WITH
EXOTIC MATERIALS AND STYLING.
SO CHARLES IS WORKING
WITH THE GUYS IN THE BODY SHOP
TO REVAMP THE ORIGINAL DASH.
♪♪
YOUR FAVORITE THING
THIS YEAR.
PLASTIC REPAIR.
PLASTIC REPAIR?
OR FILLING IN
WITH PLASTIC.
STOCK A/C CONTROLS
ARE GOING AWAY.
THE STOCK RADIO'S
GOING AWAY.
WE DON'T NEED
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER.
WE GOT TO GO THROUGH --
WE'RE GONNA CUT OUT
THESE AREAS,
FILL 'EM IN WITH PLASTIC.
AND THEN I WANT
TO SMOOTH OUT
ALL THE TEXTURE
THAT'S IMPREGNATED, LIKE,
IN THIS PLASTIC
THAT'S ALREADY IN HERE.
IT'S KIND OF INVOLVED.
IT'S NOT EASY TO DO THIS,
SO I CAME TO THE RIGHT GUY, HUH?
UH, SURE.
LOOKS LIKE WE GOTTA
FILL SOME HOLES
AND GET RID OF SOME TEXTURE OUT
OF THE DASH FOR THE CHEVELLE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GLUE IT IN.
WE GOT SOME GOOD PLASTIC GLUE.
I'LL HAVE TO MAKE ALL
MY LITTLE TEMPLATES UP,
DO SOME GRINDING
AND ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF.
♪♪
I GOT ALL MY PIECES IN.
I GOT ALL THE CHROME
SANDED OFF OF IT.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND GET OUR BODY FILLER ON
AND GET OUR BODYWORK DONE.
THAT WAY WE CAN GET IT OVER
AND GET IT PRIMED AND PAINED.
SO WE GOT ALL THE HOLES FILLED.
WE GLUED IN OUR PLASTIC
TEMPLATES THAT WE MADE.
EVERYTHING'S SMOOTHED OUT,
GOOD TO GO,
AND READY FOR JASON.
Jason: WE GOT OUR 1971
CHEVELLE DASH HERE.
GOING TO PAINT IT LEATHER COLOR
SO EVERYTHING
JUST FLOWS TOGETHER.
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FINISHED UP THE RADIATOR COVER
AND SIDE PANELS.
BUT TO CREATE THAT LOOK
THAT TONY'S AFTER,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO BUILD
AN ENGINE COVER
THAT ACTUALLY TIES
INTO THE RADIATOR COVER.
SO ONCE I GET THAT ALL DONE,
IT'LL BE LIKE
ONE BIG PIECE OF ART
THAT'S UNDERNEATH THE HOOD HERE.
SO TO DO THAT, IT'S BACK
TO CUTTING, GRINDING,
AND A WHOLE LOT OF BEAD ROLLING.
LOTS OF STEPS,
LOTS OF THINKING WAY AHEAD,
TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
IT'S LIKE LINING OUT A MAP,
A PLAN OF ATTACK.
WHERE TO ROLL,
WHERE NOT TO ROLL.
WHAT TO ROLL FIRST.
♪♪
WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS
BREAK SOME WINGS ON HERE.
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SO, ANYTHING THAT
YOU CAN PUT FOR A DETAIL
TO A FLAT PIECE OF METAL
MAKES THAT FLAT PIECE OF METAL
A WHOLE LOT SEXIER
WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
♪♪
FINALLY AT A POINT
ON THE '71 CHEVELLE,
ALL THE UNDER-HOOD
SHEET METAL IS DONE.
ACTUALLY, WE ARE READY
TO GO TO THE BODY SHOP
AND GET EVERYTHING
BODY WORKED AND PAINTED.
♪♪
I'M THINKING SOMETHING LIKE THAT
WOULD GIVE IT
A LOT OF CHARACTER.
JUST THAT STEP IN IT.
OUR CLIENT FOR THIS CHEVELLE
IS A FERRARI ENTHUSIAST.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY
AND PUT A LITTLE BIT
OF THAT FERRARI FLAVOR
INTO THIS CHEVELLE.
SO WITH THE FRONT END,
WE'RE GONNA BUILD
A FERRARI-STYLE VALANCE
THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE AVERAGE,
ORDINARY CHEVELLE BUMPER.
CUT THIS A LITTLE THINNER
THAN THIS
AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF STEP THERE AND A STEP BACK.
KIND OF MORE OF A LITTLE
BIT MORE MODERN-STYLE CAR.
SO ON THE '71 CHEVELLE,
WE GOT THE FRONT VALANCE
ALL LAID OUT IN THE CARDBOARD.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE CARDBOARD
OFF OF THE CAR NOW,
TRANSFER THAT
TO THE SHEET METAL,
FOLD IT UP,
JUST LIKE WE DID THE CARDBOARD.
WE'LL TEST FIT IT ON THE CAR.
ONCE ALL OF THAT'S DONE,
WE'LL HAVE A VALANCE
ON THE FRONT OF THIS.
♪♪
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MOTHER**** AEROPLANE WINGS!
♪♪
I'LL GO AHEAD AND TACK UP
A COUPLE OF THINGS
HERE AND THERE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING
DOWN THE RIGHT STREET.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN
THE RIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD.
EVENTUALLY,
WE'LL FIND ITS HOME.
THAT'S PRETTY ****.
PRETTY TAPPED OUT.
LIKE I SAID,
WE'RE IN THE BALLPARK
OR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE FLIPPIN' HOME IS.
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THERE, BABY.
SNAP, CRACKLE,
MOTHER**** POP.
THE FRONT VALANCE
IS ALL WELDED UP.
NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT
THE CHERRY ON TOP.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA
MAKE A LITTLE COVER
THAT SHAVES THE LICENSE PLATE
OFF THE BUMPER.
THIS CAR IS NOT ONLY
GONNA BE ON THE TRACK.
IT'S ALSO GONNA BE AT THE SHOWS,
SO WE WANT THIS THING
TO LOOK SLEEK, NOT CHEAP.
WIDEN UP STEEL LIKE
IT'S A LITTLE BEER CAN.
♪♪
THIS IS LIKE PUTTING
A DIAMOND CAP IN OUR GRILLE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
♪♪
ON THE FRONT
OF THE '71 CHEVELLE,
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK
IN THE FRONT BUMPER.
WE ACTUALLY EXTENDED
THE BUMPER CORNERS,
TUCKED EVERYTHING IN
REALLY NICE AND TIGHT.
AND THEN WE BUILT
A LITTLE AIR DIFFUSER,
LITTLE AIR DAM --
PUTS A LOT OF CHARACTER,
A LOT OF AGGRESSION
ON THE FRONT END OF THE CAR.
NOW IT'S TIME TO GO BACK,
METAL FINISH ALL THE WELDS,
GET IT ALL READY TO GO,
AND WE'LL BE SHIPPING IT
TO THE BODY SHOP.
♪♪
THERE WERE SOME ISSUES
WITH THE PREVIOUS DECK LID.
IT DIDN'T FIT QUITE RIGHT,
SO WE GOT A NEW DECK LID.
NOW IT'S BOLTED ON.
I'M GONNA SPREAD A LITTLE FILLER
AROUND THE EDGES
SO WE HAVE A NICE TRANSITION
BETWEEN THE DECK LID
AND THE REST OF THE CAR.
♪♪
THEY BROUGHT US OVER
THE FULLY-CUSTOM ENGINE COVERS
FOR THE CHEVELLE,
SO I'M GONNA TRY AND BODY WORK
THIS A LITTLE BIT,
GET SOME OF THESE DENTS OUT
AND THEN THROW
SOME FILLER OVER IT.
THEY MAKE IT LOOK COOL,
BUT WHEN THEY DO THAT,
THEY KIND OF WARP
THE METAL A LOT.
SO THEY MAKE IT LOOK COOL.
I MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY.
TOGETHER, IT LOOKS GREAT.
♪♪
ON THE ORIGINAL CHEVELLES,
THEY REALLY DIDN'T HAVE
ANY ENGINE COVERS OR ANYTHING.
THEY ACTUALLY CUSTOMIZED THEM,
SO THEY GOT A REALLY COOL LOOK.
THEY DEFINITELY BRING UNIQUENESS
TO THE CAR.
KIND OF A PAIN IN THE ASS
TO WORK WITH,
BUT THEY MAKE EVERYTHING
LOOK WAY COOLER.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, I GOT ALL THE
BODY PANELS WORKED AND SMOOTH,
AND NOW IT'S OFF TO PAINT.
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ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
IN RESTORING THE 1970 TORINO
HAS BEEN REBUILDING
THE ORIGINAL 429 MOTOR.
BUT DOUG'S GOT
ALL ASSEMBLED NOW.
HE'S TOPPING OFF THE FLUIDS,
AND WE'RE ABOUT
TO HEAR IT START.
ALL RIGHT, DOUG.
WE'RE AT THAT POINT
IN TIME, MAN.
IT'S TIME TO FIRE
THIS THING UP.
YOU'VE HAD THIS CAR
IN AND OUT OF YOUR STALL
FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
YOU'VE GOT THIS THING
DETAILED TO THE MAX.
IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE.THANKS, CHARLES.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED
TO HEAR IT RUN.
GET READY.
ABOUT READY TO FIRE UP
THE NEWBORN CHILD HERE.
OOH.
[ ENGINE CRANKS ]
NOT YET.
STILL NO FUEL.
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
[ ENGINE STARTS, SPUTTERS ]
[ ENGINE CLICKING ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
♪♪
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS, STOPS ]
[ ENGINE STARTS, STOPS ]
OH, MAN.
WE'RE RESTORING A 1907 TORINO,
AND NOW THAT DOUG HAS THE ENGINE
COMPLETELY REBUILT AND RESTORED,
WE'RE HOPING TODAY IS THE DAY
IT GETS TO FIRE UP
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
♪♪
WE'LL USE CARB CLEANER.
SPRAY IT, AND SEE IF IT'LL --IT SHOULD HIT.
YEAH.
I'LL FEED IT.
YOU'RE GONNA KEEP
FEEDING IT?
- YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
- READY?
- YEAH.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
SHUT IF OFF.
IT'S GOT A LEAK.
TIGHTEN IT UP.
OH, GOT SOME TURNS
OUT OF THERE, HUH?
YEAH.
♪♪
IT'LL RUN NOW, THOUGH.
WE GOT A LEAK,
THAT MEANS WE GOT FUEL.
THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY.
SEE IF SHE FIRES BACK UP.
ALL RIGHTY.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
THAT'S GOOD.
Man: WHOO!
IT'S ALIVE.
THAT'S AWESOME.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
IT SOUNDS
PRETTY HEALTHY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE KILLER THING
ABOUT THIS IS?
WHAT'S THAT?
IT LOOKS STOCK.
I KNOW.
BUT OBVIOUSLY,
THE THING'S INCREDIBLE.
IT'S GOT 75 POUNDS
OF OIL PRESSURE.
RIGHT.
IT'S A SLEEPER.
RIGHT.
P-PERFECT SLEEPER.
NOBODY'LL EVER EXPECT
THE HORSEPOWER THIS THING HAS.
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOK AT THAT BIG OLD TANK,
AND IT'S GONNA DUST 'EM.
429.
YEAH.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.
AWESOME.
IT'S GONNA RUN ITS ASS OFF.RIGHT.
THAT'S GONNA BE
THE FUN PART OF IT.
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WE GOT OUR '71 CHEVELLE HERE.
JUST FINISHED PUTTING
EPOXY ON IT.
GETTING READY TO PUT DOWN
A BLACK SINGLE STAGE.
WHAT'S PRETTY WILD
ABOUT THIS BLACK
IS THAT IT INTEGRATES
CLEAR WITH IT.
SO, I WILL PUT TWO TWO COATS
OF BLACK SINGLE STAGE DOWN,
THEN MIX HALF
AND HALF WITH CLEAR,
THEN TWO COATS OF CLEAR
AFTER EVERYTHING FLASHES OFF.
SO IT WILL GIVE YOU
A GOOD DEPTH PERCEPTION
OF, LIKE, YOU CAN JUST
REACH IN AND GRAB SOMETHING.
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FOR THE INTERIOR
OF THE CHEVELLE,
I TOLD BRYAN WE NEEDED
TO RIVAL TONY'S FERRARI.
SO WE CHOSE A LEATHER
FROM THE BENTLEY STOCK
THAT'S USUALLY USED
IN THEIR INTERIORS.
I THINK IT SHOULD LOOK AWESOME.
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WE WENT AHEAD
AND MADE A TEMPLATE
FOR THE DASH PAD
FOR THE CHEVELLE.
CUT SOME LEATHER
AND SEWED IT TOGETHER.
NOW WE'RE GETTING READY
TO PUT IT ON.
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ISN'T IT CUTE?
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ONE OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN A FACTORY FINISH
AND A SHOW QUALITY FINISH COMES
DOWN TO SANDING AND THE BUFFING.
SO WE SPENT A TON OF TIME
SANDING THE CLEAR COAT
TO REMOVE ANY
AND ALL TEXTURE OUT OF IT,
TO GIVE IT A REALLY SMOOTH,
LIQUID-LIKE, MIRROR FINISH.
THAT'S HOW WE DO
ALL OF OUR PAINT JOBS
AT CLASSIC CAR STUDIO,
AND THE CHEVELLE
IS NO DIFFERENT.
SO THERE'S A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WAYS
YOU CAN SAND AND BUFF A CAR.
YOU CAN SPEND ANYWHERE
FROM 10 HOURS DOING IT
TO 100 HOURS DOING IT,
AND THE OUTCOME
AT THE END OF THAT
IS GONNA SHOW DRASTICALLY.
MOST OF THE CARS WE DO HERE,
WE SPEND PROBABLY
80 TO 100 HOURS
SANDING AND BUFFING THEM.
AND WHEN WE'RE FINISHED,
THIS BLACK CAR WILL LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE LOOKING INTO A MIRROR.
I'M GONNA TAKE A SOAP STONE
AND KNOCK ANY
OF THE DIRT NIBS OUT.
THAT WAY,
I'LL FLATTEN THEM OUT FIRST
BEFORE I ACTUALLY START
FLATTENING THE WHOLE PANEL OUT.
THEN I'M GONNA TAKE
A PRETTY RIGID BLOCK
AND START BOXING THIS
WITH 600 GRIT.
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NOW THAT THE CHEVELLE
AND CHASSIS ARE
THROUGH PAINT AND BUFF,
WE CAN FINALLY START
PUTTING EVERYTHING
BACK TOGETHER.
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EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO
WITHOUT THE BODY
MAKES IT EASIER
FOR US TO DO THAT NOW.
ONCE THE BODY'S ALL PAINTED,
WE'LL MATE THE TWO TOGETHER,
AND WE'LL BE
THAT MUCH FURTHER ALONG.
SHOULD GO TOGETHER
PRETTY SMOOTH.
WE MOCKED A LOT OF THINGS UP.
WE PREDRILLED A LOT OF HOLES,
ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO BRAKE LINE CLAMPS,
BATTERY CABLES, EVERYTHING.
THAT'S ALL PART OF OUR MOCK UP.
NOW MAYBE GOING BACK THROUGH AND
TAPPING OUT SOME OF THE PAINT,
BODY FILLER,
WHAT MAY BE IN OUR LITTLE HOLES.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT SHOULD
BE A PRETTY SMOOTH PROCESS.
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT OUR LS9 HERE
FOR THE '71 CHEVELLE.
THIS IS A 6.2-LITER, 638 HORSE,
DRY SUMP MOTOR.
SO WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE
ALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS
ARE TIGHT ON THIS THING.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING
COMING APART ON IT,
SO WE'LL GET THIS
ALL BUTTONED UP
AND GET IT IN THE CHASSIS.
WE'RE BUILDING THIS '71 CHEVELLE
TO BE KIND OF FERRARI INSPIRED,
BUT STILL HAVE THE CLASSIC LINES
OF THE '71 CHEVELLE --
THE AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR.
BUT WHERE WE PUT ALL
THE FERRARI TECHNIQUES
IS IN THE SUSPENSION.
WE GOT ALL TUBULAR UPPER
AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS
WITH A COILOVER SETUP
THAT HAS A LOT OF ADJUSTABILITY.
IT'S 'CAUSE A LOT OF THESE GUYS
WANT TO DRIVE THIS THING
TO WORK SOMETIMES
AND GO TO THE TRACK SOMETIMES.
SO ONCE YOU'RE AT THE TRACK,
YOU MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS.
YOU HAVE A FULL-BLOWN TRACK CAR.
MAKE A FEW MORE ADJUSTMENTS,
AND YOU GOT A FULL
STREETABILITY CAR.
SO HAVING THAT IS LIKE
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
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Bryan: SINCE WE'RE WORKING
ON THE TORINO,
AND IT'S MORE OF A RESTORATION
THAN A CUSTOMIZATION,
WE'RE GONNA TRY AND USE
AS MANY FACTORY PARTS AS WE CAN.
SO WE'RE GONNA ULTIMATELY TRY
AND MAKE THIS CAR LOOK LIKE
IT ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE
LOOKING LIKE THIS.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
♪♪
I HATE THESE THINGS.
WHEN CARS SIT FOR A WHILE,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
THERE'S A BIG SIGN THAT
GOES OUT THAT SAYS,
"VACANCY FOR MICE."
SO THIS PARTICULAR SEAT HAS HAD
QUITE A BIT CHEWED OUT --
A LOT CHEWED OUT.
THIS IS HIS BATHROOM.
I WOULDN'T EAT ANYTHING
WITHOUT WASHING YOUR HANDS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
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I'M READY. [ SIGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
BIG, COMFY COUCH.
TRYING TO PUT ALL THE SMALL,
INTRICATE PIECES ON A TORINO.
BUT SINCE ALL THESE PARTS WERE
TAKEN OFF A COUPLE YEARS AGO,
THEY'VE BEEN MOVED AROUND.
AND NOW I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING,
SO I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE
TO GO DO SOME CRATE DIVING.
♪♪
SUPPOSED TO GO LIKE THIS.
I THINK IT'D LOOK BETTER
LIKE THAT.
MISSING A COUPLE OF KEY PIECES
THAT ARE PREVENTING ME
FROM PUTTING
THE REST OF THE CAR TOGETHER.
BUT I'LL FIND 'EM EVENTUALLY.
♪♪
WE JUST GOT THE CHEVELLE
OUT OF THE PAINT BOOTH.
IT TURNED OUT REALLY NICE,
BUT WE HAD TO BRING IT OVER,
SET IT ON TOP OF THIS CHASSIS.
THAT'S A SCARY SITUATION,
BECAUSE YOU GOTTA SIT IT DOWN
ON A FRESHLY-PAINTED CAR,
FRESHLY-PAINED FRAME.
WE DON'T WANT
ANY CHIPS OR SCRATCHES,
SO WE TOOK OUR TIME,
GOT IT DONE RIGHT.
NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE IT OVER
TO SCOTT'S LIFT.
WE'LL GET IT UP IN THE AIR
AND DO ALL THE FINAL ASSEMBLY.
♪♪
Noah: FINAL ASSEMBLY HAS
STARTED ON THE CHEVELLE.
AND NOW THAT THE BODY IS
BACK ON THE CHASSIS,
THE ENGINE'S IN,
THE GAS TANK IS IN.
MATT CAN FINISH FABRICATING THAT
REALLY COOL EXHAUST SYSTEM.
BACK TO THE SAW.
♪♪
Matt: NOW THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE OUR GAS TANK'S GONNA BE,
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND FINISH UP
THE EXHAUST ON THE CHEVELLE.
I'M GONNA RUN MY TAIL PIPES
DOWN THE FRAME HERE
UNDER THE DIFFERENTIAL,
AS IT WAS DESIGNED.
AND THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY
GONNA KICK IT OUT
AROUND THE FRAME RAIL.
IT'LL COME DOWN THE REST
OF THE CAR
AND GO AROUND THE GAS TANK.
IT SHOULD SOUND PRETTY GOOD
AND LOOK PRETTY WICKED
WHEN IT'S ALL FINISHED.
♪♪
WHAT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO
NOW IS TAKE IT OFF THE CAR
AND GET IT ALL FINISHED,
WELDED OUT.
CUT THESE NUBS OFF HERE
AND CLEAN UP THE MOUNTS,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND PUT IT BACK ON THE CAR,
AND IT'LL BE READY TO GO.
♪♪
SO YOU MAY BE WONDERING
WHAT I'M DOING
WITH THE ALUMINUM FOIL HERE.
BASICALLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS,
I'M GONNA CAP OFF EACH END,
AND I'M GONNA FEED ARGON
IN THROUGH ONE SIDE
AND HAVE IT BLOCKED OFF
ON THE OTHER.
THIS IS CALLED BACK PURGING.
BY BACK PURGING IT, WHEN YOU
GET IT RED-HOT ON THE INSIDE,
YOUR WELD ON THE INSIDE
ACTUALLY TURNS UP
AND LOOKS LIKE YOUR WELD
ON THE OUTSIDE.
IT'S JUST A NICE, SMOOTH
TRANSITION ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
♪♪
GOT THE EXHAUST ALL FINISHED UP.
FITS PRETTY WELL,
NICE AND TIGHT.
JUST LIKE I LIKE IT.
IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
IT'S GONNA SOUND
PRETTY GOOD, TOO.
♪♪
THIS CUSTOMER HAS FERRARIS.
EXOTIC CARS IS WHAT HE'S INTO,
AND LS9 IS PERFECT FOR THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S GOT ALL THE CRAZY
TECHNOLOGY A LOT OF THE FERRARIS
AND THE LAMBORGHINIS
AND STUFF HAVE,
LIKE WITH THE PISTON OILERS
AND DRY SUMP SYSTEM.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE JUST TWO
OF THE MANY, MANY OPTIONS
THAT THIS MOTOR HAS
ALL BUILT INTO ONE
TO MAKE THIS THE PERFECT CHOICE
FOR THIS CAR.
WELL, THE CHEVELLE
IS ALL WIRED UP.
NOW IT'S TIME TO HEAR THE MOTOR
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THREE, TWO, ONE.
GO.
FIRE IT UP.
AND WE HAVE NOTHING.
'CAUSE THE BATTERY'S
NOT HOOKED UP.
- [ LAUGHTER ]
- OH, COME ON.
SECOND TIME
WE'VE DONE THAT.
PAUL STEPS UP
TO THE PLATE.
- SWING AND A MISS.
- TRY IT AGAIN.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
WHOA.
- OH, AWESOME.
- THAT WAS TOO EASY.
WE'RE ABLE TO WATCH OUR ENGINE
COOLANT TEMPERATURE,
AND THEN WE CAN WATCH THE FAN
AND SEE WHEN IT COMES ON.
AND IT COMES ON
WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT
BY WATCHING THIS TEMPERATURE
WHEN THE FANS ACTUALLY
START OPERATING.
WE CAN'T HEAR IT.
GIVE IT SOME GAS.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
SOUNDS GOOD.
- I'M IMPRESSED.
- YEP.
THIS IS THE FIRST LS9
WE'VE EVER INSTALLED HERE
AND FIRED IT UP
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW IT PERFORMS.
IF YOU GREW UP IN THE 1980s,
AND YOU HAD WALLS
AND DIDN'T JUST LIVE OUTSIDE
IN THE WILDERNESS,
YOU PROBABLY HAD THIS CAR
ON YOUR WALLS,
AS WELL AS, PROBABLY,
LIKE A LAMBORGHINI
AND SOME SORT OF FERRARI.
THIS WAS MY SPIRIT ANIMAL CAR
WHEN I GREW UP.
THE PORSCHE 930.
THEY WERE INITIALLY
INTRODUCED IN 1975.
IN 1986, THIS CAR
MADE 282 HORSEPOWER.
IT HAS A 3.3-LITER
TURBOCHARGED MOTOR
WITH AN INTER COOLER.
ONE OF THE WEIRD THINGS
ABOUT 'EM IS,
THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF TURBO LAG.
ONCE THEY GET GOING,
IT FEELS LIKE YOU'VE GOT
A ROCKET AGAINST YOUR ASS,
AND YOU'RE FLYING DOWN THE ROAD.
THERE'S NO POWER STEERING
UP FRONT,
SO THE CARS HAVE A REALLY
WONDERFUL ANALOG FEEL.
YOU CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE
IF YOU WANT TO FEEL
AT ONE WITH THE ROAD.
COOL THING ABOUT THE 911,
IT WAS ALMOST
THE EXACT SAME ROOFLINE
FROM 1964 UNTIL 1998.
YOU DO NOT SEE THAT.
USUALLY MOST CAR MANUFACTURERS
WILL CHANGE A CAR
FIVE YEARS KIND OF MAX.
THEY TOTALLY CHANGE
THE THING AROUND.
THESE GUYS STAYED TRUE
TO THEIR ROOTS.
THE MOTOR'S ALWAYS IN THE BACK.
THEY'RE WEIRD TO DRIVE
'CAUSE WHEN YOU GO INTO A TURN,
THE THING'LL GET OFF BALANCE,
AND THE BACK END WILL SWING
AROUND LIKE A PENDULUM.
WHICH YOU CAN USE
TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
'CAUSE YOU CAN REALLY WHIP
THIS THING AROUND TIGHT TURNS.
A LITTLE UNNERVING.
SOME OF THE HIGHER
HORSEPOWER CARS LIKE THIS
THEY CALL THE WIDOWMAKER
BECAUSE THEY WOULD
GET LOOSE ON YOU
AND THROW YOU INTO A TREE,
AND IT'S ALL OVER.
I DON'T RECOMMEND DOING THAT,
BUT, AGAIN,
ONE OF MY FAVORITE CARS.
THE 1986 PORSCHE 930.
Noah: BETWEEN TONY WANTING
A REALLY HIGH-END
EXOTIC INTERIOR
AND THE FACT THAT WE TUBBED
THE REAR OF THE CAR
TO FIT THOSE BIG WHEELS,
BRYAN'S GONNA HAVE TO FABRICATE
A ONE-OFF, BRAND-NEW REAR SEAT
FOR THIS CAR.
Bryan: ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT
WE HAVE SO FAR ON THE CHEVELLE.
THIS IS THE REAR SEAT.
THIS IS WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY IN THE CAR.
ALMOST EVERYTHING IS GONNA
BE COVERED IN LEATHER
OR CARBON FIBER IN THAT CAR.
IT'S GONNA TURN OUT REALLY NICE
IN THE INTERIOR.
BUT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHERE THE FACTORY
WHEEL WELLS ARE.
SINCE WE'VE TUBBED OUT THE CAR,
THAT'S GONNA BRING THESE
FURTHER OUT AND IN,
SO THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE
TO KIND OF FAKE THIS OUT.
SAME THING WIT THE CUSHION,
TO TRY AND CLEARANCE FOR THOSE.
♪♪
THIS MIGHT BE WHERE
THE DOOR CLOSES,
SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF THIS.
THIS IS THE FLOOR PLAN CONTOUR.
YOUR TRANSMISSION
AND DRIVESHAFT TUNNEL.
AND THEN THIS WOULD BE
THE CUSHION YOU WOULD
ACTUALLY SIT ON.
SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO PICTURE
THE FOAM HERE
AND THE BACK REST HERE.
♪♪
WE WENT AHEAD AND FIBERGLASSED
THE WHEEL TUBS IN THE CHEVELLE.
WHAT THAT DOES, IT'S GONNA ALLOW
ME TO HAVE A RIGID SUBSTRATE
FOR THE BACK SIDE OF THE FOAM TO
ATTACH TO AND HOLD IT STRAIGHT.
AND ALSO TO FINISH THE LEATHER
WHEN WE WRAP AROUND
THE BACK SIDE OF THE FOAM
AND HOLD IT IN PLACE.
AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND GET THE FOAMS
ATTACHED TO 'EM
AND START SEWIN'.
♪♪
♪♪
JUST MAKING A PATTERN
TO GO AHEAD
AND COVER THE REAR SEAT
IN THE CHEVELLE.
STARTING WITH THE INSERTS,
AND THEN I'LL WORK MY WAY OUT.
NICE BUTTER RUM.
NOW WE'RE GONNA LAY IT OUT,
THEN WE'LL START CUTTING
ON OUR TEMPLATES.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Dan: I'M WORKING ON PUTTING
THE TORINO TOGETHER.
DOUG'S GOT IT UP IN THE AIR
ON THE LIFT,
DOING SOME STUFF UNDERNEATH.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP UP
THE FENDERS AND THE DOORS
AND GET WHATEVER I CAN
PUT TOGETHER ON THE FLOOR.
DAMN IT.
MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW
IS MOST OF THE STUFF
FOR THIS CAR,
THEY DON'T REPRODUCE.
SO I'M TRYING TO DIG
THROUGH ALL THE PARTS
FROM THREE CARS
TO FIND THE BEST PIECES.
[ HORN BEEPS ]
♪♪
I'M GONNA HAVE TO FILE
THIS DOWN.
EITHER WE HAVE TOO MUCH CHROME,
OR WE HAVE TOO MUCH PAINT.
♪♪
HEY, NOW IT FITS.
[ HORN BEEPS ]
ALL RIGHT, T-RAV.
LET'S DO IT!
SEEN SOME THINGS,
AND I'VE DONE SOME STUFF, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
GO IN AND COME DOWN IN THE BACK.
BOTTOM'S LOOSE.****!
YOU SHOULD BE
ABLE TO LET GO.
WHOA, NO, I CAN'T.
IT NEEDS TO GO
WAY FORWARD.
I'M EXTREMELY TIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME LOOSEN IT.
THERE WE GO.
THAT'S HAPPIER.
THAT AIN'T
TOO TERRIBLE.
IF ANYTHING,
IT CAN GO UP A LITTLE BIT.
♪♪
AW, YOU JUST GOT
BRAIN MATTER ALL OVER ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO I'M GETTING READY TO PUT
THE GRILLE INTO THIS TORINO.
IT'S A REALLY
COOL-LOOKING GRILLE.
IT'S GOT FLIP-UP HEADLIGHTS,
ALL THIS COOL STUFF.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE WE GO.
CROTCH CAM.
♪♪
SO ALL I HAVE LEFT ON THE TORINO
IS PUT THE REAR BUMPER ON
AND A HANDFUL
OF OTHER CHROME PARTS
AND ALL THE TRIM IS FINISHED.
♪♪
HOW IS THIS?
♪♪
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S A WRAP.
I AM WORKING ON
PUTTING THE STRIPE
DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TORINO.
THIS IS WHAT IT CAME OUT
OF THE FACTORY WITH.
THE BIG OLD STRIPE DOWN THE SIDE
IS GONNA GIVE IT THAT '70s FUNK.
♪♪
I GOT THE DECAL ON THERE.
EVERYTHING LINES OUT.
WHEN YOU STEP BACK AND LOOK
AT IT, IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
IT'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
♪♪
THE 1970 TORINO HAS BEEN
TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING,
BUT THE CAR IS FINALLY READY
TO SHOW OUR CLIENTS,
AND I KNOW
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
♪♪
- OH, WOW.
- THAT'S COOL.
Justin: WHEN WE CAME AROUND
THE CORNER WITH NOAH
AND SAW THE CAR,
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S JUST LIKE IT LEFT
A FORD DEALERSHIP IN 1970.
Paul: THAT IS ONE
GOOD-LOOKING CAR.
THIS WAS BETTER THAN
THE CAR WAS EVER NEW.
I LOOKED AT THESE CARS
IN THE SHOWROOM
WHEN I WAS 11 OR 12 YEARS OLD,
AND THEY DIDN'T LOOK
THIS GOOD THEN.
IT IS A VERY CORRECT
RESTORATION,
BUT WE WENT AS FAR AS WE COULD
ON EVERY DETAIL
TO MAKE IT NICER THAN IT
EVER WAS FROM THE FACTORY.
STARTING WITH THE PAINT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD IT DOWN
TO BARE METAL.
WE WENT THROUGH IT.
AND, YOU KNOW,
UNLIKE THE FACTORY
WHICH WAS A SINGLE-STAGE PAINT,
WE'VE GOT A MULTI-STAGE
PAINT JOB,
WHICH IS A BASE COAT,
A WELL-PRIMERED BASE COAT,
AND THEN FIVE COATS OF CLEAR.
SO, WITH ALL THAT CLEAR,
WE SAND IT ALL OFF,
AND WE GET THIS
REALLY SLICK FINISH.
AND THIS TYPE OF PAINT WAS
NOT AVAILABLE ON THE TORINO,
SO ON RARE CARS,
THE GRILLES AND THE TAIL PANELS,
REALLY JUST
DON'T LOOK GOOD.
BUT WE'VE FOUND
AN AWESOME GENTLEMEN
THAT WAS THE GUY
WHO COULD RESTORE
THE PLASTIC CHROME
ON THESE GRILLES.
IT REALLY LOOKS AMAZING.
Paul: IT DOES.
IT LOOKS
LIKE ACTUAL CHROME.
YEAH.
WE'VE GOT THE IMPACT STRIPE
GOING DOWN THE SIDE,
WHICH IS AWESOME.YEAH.
AND WE'VE GOT THE TRIM
UNDERNEATH IT,
WHICH THE GUYS WORKED HARD
JUST TO GET
STRAIGHTENED OUT
AND ON THERE.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE ENGINE
REAL QUICK.
- ALL RIGHT.
- OH, WOW.
- LOOK AT THAT MONSTER.
- BEAUTIFUL.
- THAT'S COOL.
- THE ENGINE IS AMAZING.
IT'S OVER
450 HORSEPOWER.
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE IT DID
WHEN IT LEFT THE FACTORY,
JUST EVERYTHING INSIDE
IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
Noah: IT IS BUILT.
IT IS PROPER.
WE'VE GOT ALL THE CORRECT LINES
AND HOSES ON IT.
THE MOTOR IS INTERNALLY NEW,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT SHOULD MAKE
AN EASY 450 HORSEPOWER.
YOU GOT A LOT TO CUBES
KICKING THERE.
SO THE TRANSMISSION
IS A VERY MILDLY BUILT C6.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
WE GOT THE TRIED AND TRUE
FORD 9-INCH IN THE BACK,
WHICH IS WHAT EVERYBODY USES
IN EVERYTHING THESE DAYS,
'CAUSE IT'S THE PERFORMANCE
REAR END TO BUILD.
IT'S NICER
THAN THE FACTORY,
BUT IT APPEARS FACTORY,
AS WELL.
Paul: THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE INTERIOR.
IT IS VERY
STOCK-APPEARING,
BUT WE'VE GONE
THROUGH EVERYTHING
BEFORE INSTALLING
THE NEW INTERIOR.
WE USED A LOT MORE
SOUND-DEADENING.
BRAND-NEW INTERIOR
WIRING HARNESS.
WE SENT THE DASH OUT.
WE HAD THE GAUGES
ALL COMPLETELY REDONE.
THEY'RE ALL WORKING NOW,
AND LOOKING NICE AND MINT.
WE RESTORED
THE STEERING WHEEL.
WE'VE GOT THE CORRECT
PHILCO RADIO.
IN THE CONSOLE, ALL THE SHINY
BITS ARE REDONE, AS WELL.
BRYAN REDID THE SEATS.
WE'VE GOT NEW FOAM,
AND WE ALSO REPAIRED
SOME OF THE METAL STRUCTURE
IN THE SEATS.
THEY WERE
A LITTLE STRANGE.
JUST DUE TO AGE,
STUFF FALLS APART.
ON TOP OF THOSE NEW
METAL STRUCTURES,
WE'VE GOT NEW FOAM,
AND THEN BRAND-NEW COVERS.
WE STILL HAVE THE PROPER
SEAT BELTS IN IT,
WHICH IS COOL,
AND THE CORRECT LOOP CARPET.
DOOR PANELS ARE NICE.
THE BULLETS IN THE DOOR PANELS
HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE.
Justin: OH, WOW.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO TAKE IT FOR A SPIN.
LET'S DO IT.
♪♪
THIS CAR IS EXCITING TO DRIVE.
YOU FEEL THE RUMBLE
WITH THAT BIG MOTOR
IN THE SHAKER HOOD.
IT'S AN EXCITING CAR TO DRIVE.
♪♪
♪♪
FINAL ASSEMBLY IS CRANKING
ALONG IN THE CHEVELLE,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
BESIDES THE FACT
THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CAR.
AS SOON AS THE GUYS CAN GET
THIS THING TO A GOOD PLACE,
IT'LL BE TIME
FOR THE MAIDEN VOYAGE.
Mark: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE IN FINAL
ASSEMBLY ON THE CHEVELLE.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO SET
THE HOOD ON THIS THING,
GET IT LINED UP,
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
BOY,
THIS IS A HEAVY HOOD.
♪♪
MASSIVE TIRE.
WE JUST GOT OUR WHEELS IN
FOR THE CHEVELLE.
THEY'RE 12-INCHES WIDE,
SO IT'S A LOT OF MEAT
UNDER THE BACK OF THIS CAR,
WHICH WE NEED.
♪♪
WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR MASSIVE BURNOUTS.
THEY'RE GONNA WORK FOR US.
ALL RIGHT, WE JUST GOT
THE DASH IN THE CHEVELLE.
THE CUSTOM CARBON FIBER
LOOKS REALLY GOOD IN HERE.
SAME THING ON THE CONSOLE.
SO NEXT THING IS
MAKE SURE ALL OUR WIRES
ARE ATTACHED,
AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND PUT THE DASH PAD ON.
♪♪
LIKE A GLOVE.
♪♪
♪♪
HEADLIGHTS ARE IN.
♪♪
THAT'S ABOUT IT,
I THINK.
I FEEL LIKE THE FIRST TIME
YOU DRIVE ANYTHING,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRAY
TO JUST WHATEVER HIGHER POWER
YOU BELIEVE IN.
NOW PRAY WITH ME.
PLEASE DON'T
CATCH ON FIRE.
PLEASE DON'T HAVE
A WHEEL FALL OFF.
PLEASE DON'T GROAN.
PLEASE DON'T SQUEAK.
PLEASE DON'T LEAK.
PLEASE BURN THE HELL
OUT OF THE TIRES.
AMEN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
♪♪
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
READY?
♪♪
THAT EXHAUST SOUNDS GOOD,
DOESN'T IT?
IT DOES SOUND GOOD.THAT'S GREAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE BRAKES FEEL GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO GO --
WE NEED TO CHECK
ALL THE SETTINGS ON THE SHOCKS.
BUT...
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
THIS THING'S GOT THE POWER.
FEELS SUPER SMOOTH.
[ GRINDING ]
Oh, my God.
What is that?
WHOA.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA.
IS THAT THE WHEEL
COMING OFF?
HIT THE BRAKES.
H-HIT THE BRAKES.
WHAT THE ****
WAS THAT?
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
THIS THING'S GOT THE POWER.
FEELS SUPER SMOOTH.
[ GRINDING ]
Oh, my God.
What is that?
WHOA.
SO ON THE MAIDEN VOYAGE
OF THE CHEVELLE,
IT WAS ACTUALLY RUNNING
PRETTY GOOD AT FIRST.
BUT WE HEARD A WEIRD NOISE,
SO WE PULLED OVER
TO A GAS STATION,
CALLED PAUL
TO COME CHECK IT OUT.
BUT, UNFORTUNATELY,
ONCE WE TURNED IT OFF,
IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN.
IT'S NOT FIRING.
TURN THE KEY.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
Noah:
WHAT'D YOU DO, PAUL?
JUST WONDERING IF THAT
POWERTRAIN RELAY IS BAD.
I SWAPPED IT
WITH THE BOOST RELAY.
FIRED RIGHT UP.
Charles: SO, WE WERE
ON OUR TEST DRIVE,
AND, EVIDENTLY, WE BLEW A RELAY.
LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE
TO SWAP TWO RELAYS
AND GET IT RUNNING AGAIN.
SO WHEN WE GET IT BACK
TO THE SHOP,
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND THROW
ANOTHER RELAY IN IT,
AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
I MEAN, WE'VE HAD WORSE
FIRST TEST RUNS.
YEAH.
WE EVEN GOT TO GET A COOL DRINK
AT THE GAS STATION.
I KNOW.
THAT MADE MY DAY BETTER.
THIS THING IS
SO DAMN LOW.
I GOTTA GET OUT OF THE CAR
SO WE CAN GET IT
BACK IN THE BUILDING, THOUGH,
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA SCRAPE.
WE SHOULD DOUBLE CHECK.
♪♪
Paul: TOOK THE CAR
ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE.
HAD A SLIGHT ISSUE.
TURNS OUT, IT WAS JUST
A BAD POWERTRAIN RELAY
IN THE MAIN HARNESS.
SWAPPED IT WITH ANOTHER RELAY.
THE THING FIRED RIGHT UP.
OKAY, GO AHEAD, NOAH.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪♪
AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE
SOME SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENTS
AND GET THIS THING
ON THE ROAD.
IT SHOULD BE READY
FOR THE CLIENT TOMORROW.
♪♪
DUDE!
YOU GUYS NAILED IT.
- RIGHT?
- LOOK AT THAT.
WOW.
IS THAT PISSED OFF
OR WHAT?
THAT IS PISSED OFF.
WOW.
LOOK AT THE STANCE.
THAT IS JUST PERFECT.
HUGE MEAT ON THE BACK.
THAT PAINT JUST POPS.
LOOK AT
THE WHEELS OF IT.
JUST OFFSETS
ALL THE BLACK.
HOLY COW,
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
YOU KNOW, WE ORIGINALLY STARTED
WITH BASICALLY
THE BACK HALF
OF THIS CAR.
- YEP.
- JUST THE BODY.
WE'VE GOT A CRAZY CUSTOM CHASSIS
UNDERNEATH IT NOW,
SO WE KNEW YOU WANTED IT
TO HANDLE REALLY WELL.
SO WE'VE GOT
AN INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION.
WE'VE GOT FORGED WHEELS
ALL THE WAY AROUND.
AND BEHIND THOSE WHEELS,
WE HAVE SIX-PISTON BRAKES
ON THE FRONT
AND FOUR-PISTONS IN THE BACK
AND 14-INCH ROTORS.
AND THEN THE WHEELS THEMSELVES
ARE 20 INCHES.
20x12 IN THE BACK,
WHICH GIVE IT A CRAZY STANCE
AND A BIG, FAT BOOTY.
UP FRONT, WE'VE GOT 20x10s,
WHICH ARE GONNA GIVE YOU
A TON OF GRIP, AS WELL.
YOU WANTED
FLUSH DOOR HANDLES.
WE PUT FLUSH
DOOR HANDLES IN.
WE SHAVED OFF
THE MIRRORS.
WE GOT RID OF ALL
THE LOCK CYLINDERS,
BOTH ON THE BACK
AND ON THE SIDE.
THEN THE BUMPERS,
WE JUST TUCKED IN
REAL CLOSE TO THE BODY.
- YEAH.
- OH, YEAH.
I LOVE THE BUMPERS.
HE DID AN AWESOME JOB
JUST STICKING THOSE SUCKERS
RIGHT IN THERE.
LET'S CHECK OUT
THE FRONT REAL QUICK.
SO IN THE FRONT,
MEAN, AGAIN.
NICE, TUCKED IN,
AND LEAN.
AFTER LOOKING AT SOME FERRARIS
WITH CHARLES,
WE HAD SCOTT BUILD IT RIGHT
INTO THE FRONT OF THE BUMPER
SO IT'S NICE AND CLEAN.
IT'S INTEGRATED.
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE
IT COULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
IT FITS PERFECTLY.
THIS IS JUST NASTY
AND PISSED OFF.
I JUST LOVE
THE WAY YOU GUYS
JUST TUCKED
THE BUMPERS IN THERE
AND THAT LITTLE SPOILER
IN THE FRONT
JUST FINISHES IT
OFF PERFECTLY.
LET'S CHECK OUT
THIS MOTOR COMPARTMENT,
WHICH WE'VE CHANGED
A LITTLE BIT
TO ACCOMMODATE
WHAT YOU REALLY WANTED.
- ALL RIGHT, YOU READY?
- I'M READY.
SEE IF YOU GUYS
DELIVERED.
OH, YEAH.
LOOK HOW CLEAN THAT IS.
WE STILL WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE MOTORS,
SO WE LEFT
THE TOP SUPERCHARGER EXPOSED
AND BUILT THIS REALLY COOL,
100%-CUSTOM SHEET-METAL
INTAKE COVER
AROUND IT.
WE BUILT
A CUSTOM PANEL HERE.
WE BUILT A REALLY
NICE TRANSITIONAL PIECE
IN THE CENTER.
WE CAN STILL ACCESS
THE RADIATOR RIGHT HERE,
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THIS PIECE
THAT KICKS ALONGSIDE.
BUT WHEN YOU PUT THE HOOD
OF THE CAR SHOW,
YOU'RE GONNA BLOW
PEOPLE AWAY.
AND, OF COURSE, LURKING
UNDER ALL THAT IS ALL THE POWER
YOU'RE GONNA NEED
TO DO SMOKY BURNOUTS.
BLOW FERRARIS OFF THE LINE.
GET IN TROUBLE.
HOPEFULLY,
YOU DON'T GET ARRESTED.
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S CHECK OUT
THE INTERIOR.
PRETTY CRAZY.
ALL ONE-OFF, CUSTOM STUFF.
EXCEPT FOR YOUR DASH,
WHICH YOU WANTED
TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL
SUPERSPORT DASH.
SO WE POPPED
NEW GAUGES IN IT.
WE'VE GOT A CUSTOM
CARBON FIBER SURROUND,
AND THAT MATCHES
THE CUSTOM CARBON FIBER SURROUND
WE HAD IN
THE CENTRAL CONSOLE
WITH THAT REALLY
COOL CUSTOM CONSOLE.
SO, EVERYTHING'S WRAPPED
IN THIS REALLY,
REALLY NICE LEATHER.
NICE CUSTOM STITCHES
ACROSS THE DASH.
YEP, AND YOU REMEMBERED
THE SHIFTER HANDLE.
THE SHIFTER HANDLE
IS BACK.
WOW.
CHECK OUT THE BACK.
LOOK AT THE MEAT
UNDER THERE, HUH?
- YOU CAN TAKE THE TIR--
- LOOK HOW FAT THOSE TIRES ARE.
- YEAH.
- HOLY ****.
ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT THING
WE'RE GONNA DO IS DRIVE IT.
I'VE GOT THE MOST EPIC PLACE
I THINK WE'VE EVER DRIVEN A CAR.
SWEET.
LET'S DO IT.
THANK YOU.
- WHOA.
- THERE YOU GO.
LISTEN TO THAT.
♪♪
♪♪
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
I MADE A COUPLE OF CALLS,
AND I WAS LIKE,
WE GOT A COOL CAR WE BUILT.
TONY HASN'T HAD A CHEVELLE
SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER,
AND WE REALLY NEED A PLACE
WHERE WE CAN LET THIS THIS RIP.
SO WE GOT THE WHOLE HIGHWAY
CLOSED DOWN,
WELL, THE H.O.V. LANE,
WHICH IS 7 MILES LONG
IS NOW THE TONY LANE.
SWEET.
SO IT IS ALL YOU.
♪♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THIS IS FREAKIN'
AWESOME.
LISTEN TO THIS THING.
IT'S A BEAST.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S A BEAST.
OH, MAN.
THIS IS FREAKIN'
UNBELIEVABLE.
- ISN'T IT?
- [ CHUCKLES ]
THIS THING'S SMOOTH,
ISN'T IT?
♪♪
WE'RE GOING, MAN.
WE ARE FLYING.
DRIVING MISS DAISY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
♪♪
[ HORN BLARES ]
YOU GOT FANS
LEFT AND RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS.
♪♪
OR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE FLIPPIN' HOME IS.
Noah: COMING UP...
A 1971 CHEVELLE GOES
FROM AN EMPTY SHELL
TO STRAIGHT-UP SUPER CAR...
YOU GUYS NAILED IT.
...AND THE FAMILY PROJECT IS
RESTORED AND READY FOR THE ROAD.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS JUST LIKE IT LEFT
THE FORD DEALERSHIP.
Noah:
IT'S HIGH-PERFORMANCE POWER...
NOBODY'LL EVER EXPECT
THE HORSEPOWER THIS THING HAS.
...SHOW CAR LOOKS...
Dan: THIS BLACK CAR WILL LOOK
LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING
INTO A MIRROR.
...AND A TEST DRIVE
LIKE NO OTHER.
LISTEN TO THIS THING.
IT'S A BEAST.
- [ LAUGHS ]
- IT'S A BEAST.
Noah: 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
ANDHAUL ASS?
WE'RE THE SHOP FOR YOU.
BECAUSE HERE,
SPEED IS THE NEW BLACK.
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
WE RECENTLY HAD
A NEW CLIENT COME IN,
TONY, WHO WANTS US
TO BUILD HIM A 1971 CHEVELLE
WITH SERIOUS ATTITUDE.
Tony: I WANT MY CAR TO LOOK BACK
AT PEOPLE AND JUST SAY,
"F" YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WANT A PISSED-OFF
LOOKING CHEVELLE.
Noah: WE STARTED
WITH JUST HALF A BODY.
AND SINCE TONY'S
A REALLY BIG FERRARI GUY,
WE DECIDED TO ADD
SOME EXOTIC STYLING CUES
AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS
TO REALLY ELEVATE THE CHEVELLE.
Charles: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET
THE RIGHT COILOVERS FOR HIS CAR
TO GET IT
TO RIDE LIKE THIS
BECAUSE THIS THING IS
PRETTY DAMN STABLE.
IT IS.
IT IS VERY STABLE,
VERY SMOOTH.
Noah: WE WENT WITH AN
INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION
ON A CUSTOM CHASSIS.
Charles: CRAZY.
THIS IRS SET-UP CAN HANDLE
3,000 HORSEPOWER.
AND FOR BIG POWER,
CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE LS9.
638 HORSEPOWER?
THAT THING IS GONNA BE
BAD TO THE BONE.
WE ALSO CUSTOM FAB NEW BUMPER,
CUSTOM DOOR HANDLES,
AND A REALLY COOL VALANCE.
RECENTLY, TONY CAME IN
TO CHECK ON HIS CAR.
WELL, YOU GOT THE BUMPER TUCKED
IN THERE NICE AND TIGHT.
I REALLY LOVE IT.
BUT HE WASN'T HAPPY
WITH EVERYTHING.
Noah: SO, THERE'S THE ENGINE
AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
IT'S NOT CLEAN
LIKE THE REST OF THE CAR.
WHEN I OPEN THE HOOD,
I JUST WANT THIS THING
TO JUMP OUT AT YOU.
I THINK WE GOT
A LITTLE MORE WORK TO DO.
♪♪
CAN WE BUILD SOMETHING
THAT'S INSIDE THE FENDER WELLS
THAT KINDA HIDES
ALL OF THIS STUFF?
WELL, YEAH.
WE COULD --
WE COULD MAKE A COVER
THAT CONES AND CURVES AROUND.
IF WE REALLY WANTED
TO GET CRAZY,
MAKE IT COVER UP THIS PART
OF THE ENGINE, TOO.
SO, INSTEAD OF HAVING
THIS PIECE ON LIKE THAT,
WE'D ACTUALLY HOLD METAL
AND CURVE IT
AND BRING IT
INTO ALL THIS PIECE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT
YOU GUYS CAN COME UP WITH.
♪♪
IT'S NEVER FUN TO HEAR A CLIENT
SAY THEY DON'T LIKE YOUR WORK.
THAT BEING SAID,
I THINK WE KNOW WHAT TO DO
TO GET TONY BACK ON OUR SIDE.
SO I'M GONNA GET SCOTT
STARTED ON IT RIGHT AWAY.
♪♪
UNDER THE HOOD
OF THE '71 CHEVELLE,
THERE'S A BUNCH OF STUFF
THAT MAKES THE MOTOR RUN
THE CUSTOMER
JUST DON'T CARE TO SEE.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA MAKE
A REALLY PRETTY COOL COVER.
A LOT OF SHEET METAL WORK
UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.
HIDE ALL OF THAT STUFF
AND ACTUALLY SHOWCASE THE MOTOR,
AND THAT'S WHAT
HE'S AFTER SEEING, ANYWAY.
I ALWAYS START WITH CARDBOARD
SO I CAN VISUALIZE
THE FINAL PRODUCT.
NOW THAT THAT'S DONE,
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFER
THIS ALL TO REAL-DEAL STEEL.
♪♪
♪♪
FABRICATING A RADIATOR COVER
IN THREE PIECES.
THE FIRST COVER IS GONNA
ACTUALLY COVER THE RADIATOR.
AND THEN I'M GONNA DO TWO COVERS
THAT COVER UP ALL THE PLUMBING
THAT RUNS ALONG
THE SIDES OF THE ENGINE BAY.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
WOO-WHEE!
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
SO TODAY IS A REALLY
SPECIAL DAY FOR ME
'CAUSE WE HAVE A FATHER AND SON
THAT BROUGHT US
A REALLY RARE CAR TO RESTORE,
WHICH IS A 1970 TORINO.
NOW, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS CAR
FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.
BECAUSE ALL THE PARTS ARE RARE,
WE KIND OF LOOK FOR THE PARTS,
FIND 'EM,
PUT 'EM ON THE CAR,
STOP, WAIT --
THE WHOLE DEAL.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY
THEY'VE EVER SEEN IT
TO THIS POINT.
SO I CAN'T WAIT
TO SHOW IT TO 'EM.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY THINK.
Noah: WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT
FOR TWO YEARS, I THINK,
AND THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME EVER
COMING IN
AND SEEING IT
IN PERSON.
THANKS FOR MAKING
THE TRIP.
I'VE BEEN ANXIOUS
TO SEE IT.
SO WHAT DO
YOU GUYS THINK?
- IT LOOKS LIKE A BRAND-NEW CAR.
- YEAH.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE CARS,
WHERE YOU JUST DON'T
SEE VERY MANY OF 'EM.
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THEM.
THEY'RE COOL CARS.
SO THIS CAR --
WAS IT YOUR BROTHER'S CAR?
YEAH, THIS WAS
MY BROTHER'S CAR.
HE BOUGHT THIS CAR
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO,
AND IT REALLY NEEDED
RESTORATION.
AND HE WASN'T IN A POSITION
TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
BUT I COULD TELL HE WANTED
TO SEE THE CAR RESTORED.
- RIGHT.
- I BOUGHT THE CAR,
AND WITH
THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT I WOULD RESTORE THE CAR,
THAT I WOULDN'T SELL IT.
MAKE IT BETTER THAN NEW
AND ENJOY IT.
- AWESOME.
FOR ME, IT'S FUN
DOING AN ORIGINAL RESTORATION.
TO FINISH THIS CAR UP,
IT STILL NEEDS A FULL INTERIOR.
NEEDS THE ENGINE PUT IN,
THE TRANSMISSION,
SOME ELECTRICAL WORK.
THERE'S A LOT THAT
STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THEY WERE ABLE TO USE
THE ORIGINAL MOTOR.
WE'VE GOT NEW ROSS
RACING PISTONS, COMP CAM.
IT'S A ROLLER CAM.
I THINK WITH THE NEW PISTONS,
SOME MOTOR WHICH WAS A 429
IS NOW SOMEWHERE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 441.
GOING FORWARD,
YOU HAVE ESSENTIALLY
A BRAND-NEW '70 TORINO.
- EXACTLY, YEAH.
- IT LOOKS AMAZING.
- BETTER THAN NEW.
Noah: RESTORING THIS CAR HAS
BEEN A TWO-YEAR-LONG PARTS HUNT.
AMONGST OTHER THINGS,
WE FOUND A NEW OLD-STOCK
TAIL LIGHT PANEL,
A REALLY NICE FRONT GRILLE,
AS WELL AS A TON OF OTHER PARTS.
PLUS, WE GOT IT
BODY WORKED AND FINISHED
IN FACTORY-CORRECT
WIMBLEDON WHITE.
NOW WE'RE READY TO PUT IT
TOGETHER AND BRING IT TO LIFE.
I'M ANXIOUS
TO GET IT BACK.
GOOD.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
I'M GLAD YOU COULD SEE IT,
AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET IT ON A TRUCK
AND DELIVERED TO YOUR HOUSE.
YEAH, LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
♪♪
ON TONY'S 1971 CHEVELLE,
WE WANT TO CREATE AN INTERIOR
THAT KEEPS WHAT'S COOL
ABOUT THE ORIGINAL,
BUT GIVE IT A MODERN UPDATE WITH
EXOTIC MATERIALS AND STYLING.
SO CHARLES IS WORKING
WITH THE GUYS IN THE BODY SHOP
TO REVAMP THE ORIGINAL DASH.
♪♪
YOUR FAVORITE THING
THIS YEAR.
PLASTIC REPAIR.
PLASTIC REPAIR?
OR FILLING IN
WITH PLASTIC.
STOCK A/C CONTROLS
ARE GOING AWAY.
THE STOCK RADIO'S
GOING AWAY.
WE DON'T NEED
THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER.
WE GOT TO GO THROUGH --
WE'RE GONNA CUT OUT
THESE AREAS,
FILL 'EM IN WITH PLASTIC.
AND THEN I WANT
TO SMOOTH OUT
ALL THE TEXTURE
THAT'S IMPREGNATED, LIKE,
IN THIS PLASTIC
THAT'S ALREADY IN HERE.
IT'S KIND OF INVOLVED.
IT'S NOT EASY TO DO THIS,
SO I CAME TO THE RIGHT GUY, HUH?
UH, SURE.
LOOKS LIKE WE GOTTA
FILL SOME HOLES
AND GET RID OF SOME TEXTURE OUT
OF THE DASH FOR THE CHEVELLE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GLUE IT IN.
WE GOT SOME GOOD PLASTIC GLUE.
I'LL HAVE TO MAKE ALL
MY LITTLE TEMPLATES UP,
DO SOME GRINDING
AND ALL KINDS OF FUN STUFF.
♪♪
I GOT ALL MY PIECES IN.
I GOT ALL THE CHROME
SANDED OFF OF IT.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND GET OUR BODY FILLER ON
AND GET OUR BODYWORK DONE.
THAT WAY WE CAN GET IT OVER
AND GET IT PRIMED AND PAINED.
SO WE GOT ALL THE HOLES FILLED.
WE GLUED IN OUR PLASTIC
TEMPLATES THAT WE MADE.
EVERYTHING'S SMOOTHED OUT,
GOOD TO GO,
AND READY FOR JASON.
Jason: WE GOT OUR 1971
CHEVELLE DASH HERE.
GOING TO PAINT IT LEATHER COLOR
SO EVERYTHING
JUST FLOWS TOGETHER.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
FINISHED UP THE RADIATOR COVER
AND SIDE PANELS.
BUT TO CREATE THAT LOOK
THAT TONY'S AFTER,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO BUILD
AN ENGINE COVER
THAT ACTUALLY TIES
INTO THE RADIATOR COVER.
SO ONCE I GET THAT ALL DONE,
IT'LL BE LIKE
ONE BIG PIECE OF ART
THAT'S UNDERNEATH THE HOOD HERE.
SO TO DO THAT, IT'S BACK
TO CUTTING, GRINDING,
AND A WHOLE LOT OF BEAD ROLLING.
LOTS OF STEPS,
LOTS OF THINKING WAY AHEAD,
TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
IT'S LIKE LINING OUT A MAP,
A PLAN OF ATTACK.
WHERE TO ROLL,
WHERE NOT TO ROLL.
WHAT TO ROLL FIRST.
♪♪
WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS
BREAK SOME WINGS ON HERE.
♪♪
SO, ANYTHING THAT
YOU CAN PUT FOR A DETAIL
TO A FLAT PIECE OF METAL
MAKES THAT FLAT PIECE OF METAL
A WHOLE LOT SEXIER
WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
♪♪
FINALLY AT A POINT
ON THE '71 CHEVELLE,
ALL THE UNDER-HOOD
SHEET METAL IS DONE.
ACTUALLY, WE ARE READY
TO GO TO THE BODY SHOP
AND GET EVERYTHING
BODY WORKED AND PAINTED.
♪♪
I'M THINKING SOMETHING LIKE THAT
WOULD GIVE IT
A LOT OF CHARACTER.
JUST THAT STEP IN IT.
OUR CLIENT FOR THIS CHEVELLE
IS A FERRARI ENTHUSIAST.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY
AND PUT A LITTLE BIT
OF THAT FERRARI FLAVOR
INTO THIS CHEVELLE.
SO WITH THE FRONT END,
WE'RE GONNA BUILD
A FERRARI-STYLE VALANCE
THAT'S CONNECTED TO THE AVERAGE,
ORDINARY CHEVELLE BUMPER.
CUT THIS A LITTLE THINNER
THAN THIS
AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF STEP THERE AND A STEP BACK.
KIND OF MORE OF A LITTLE
BIT MORE MODERN-STYLE CAR.
SO ON THE '71 CHEVELLE,
WE GOT THE FRONT VALANCE
ALL LAID OUT IN THE CARDBOARD.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE CARDBOARD
OFF OF THE CAR NOW,
TRANSFER THAT
TO THE SHEET METAL,
FOLD IT UP,
JUST LIKE WE DID THE CARDBOARD.
WE'LL TEST FIT IT ON THE CAR.
ONCE ALL OF THAT'S DONE,
WE'LL HAVE A VALANCE
ON THE FRONT OF THIS.
♪♪
♪♪
MOTHER**** AEROPLANE WINGS!
♪♪
I'LL GO AHEAD AND TACK UP
A COUPLE OF THINGS
HERE AND THERE.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING
DOWN THE RIGHT STREET.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN
THE RIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD.
EVENTUALLY,
WE'LL FIND ITS HOME.
THAT'S PRETTY ****.
PRETTY TAPPED OUT.
LIKE I SAID,
WE'RE IN THE BALLPARK
OR IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE FLIPPIN' HOME IS.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE, BABY.
SNAP, CRACKLE,
MOTHER**** POP.
THE FRONT VALANCE
IS ALL WELDED UP.
NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT
THE CHERRY ON TOP.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA
MAKE A LITTLE COVER
THAT SHAVES THE LICENSE PLATE
OFF THE BUMPER.
THIS CAR IS NOT ONLY
GONNA BE ON THE TRACK.
IT'S ALSO GONNA BE AT THE SHOWS,
SO WE WANT THIS THING
TO LOOK SLEEK, NOT CHEAP.
WIDEN UP STEEL LIKE
IT'S A LITTLE BEER CAN.
♪♪
THIS IS LIKE PUTTING
A DIAMOND CAP IN OUR GRILLE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
♪♪
ON THE FRONT
OF THE '71 CHEVELLE,
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK
IN THE FRONT BUMPER.
WE ACTUALLY EXTENDED
THE BUMPER CORNERS,
TUCKED EVERYTHING IN
REALLY NICE AND TIGHT.
AND THEN WE BUILT
A LITTLE AIR DIFFUSER,
LITTLE AIR DAM --
PUTS A LOT OF CHARACTER,
A LOT OF AGGRESSION
ON THE FRONT END OF THE CAR.
NOW IT'S TIME TO GO BACK,
METAL FINISH ALL THE WELDS,
GET IT ALL READY TO GO,
AND WE'LL BE SHIPPING IT
TO THE BODY SHOP.
♪♪
THERE WERE SOME ISSUES
WITH THE PREVIOUS DECK LID.
IT DIDN'T FIT QUITE RIGHT,
SO WE GOT A NEW DECK LID.
NOW IT'S BOLTED ON.
I'M GONNA SPREAD A LITTLE FILLER
AROUND THE EDGES
SO WE HAVE A NICE TRANSITION
BETWEEN THE DECK LID
AND THE REST OF THE CAR.
♪♪
THEY BROUGHT US OVER
THE FULLY-CUSTOM ENGINE COVERS
FOR THE CHEVELLE,
SO I'M GONNA TRY AND BODY WORK
THIS A LITTLE BIT,
GET SOME OF THESE DENTS OUT
AND THEN THROW
SOME FILLER OVER IT.
THEY MAKE IT LOOK COOL,
BUT WHEN THEY DO THAT,
THEY KIND OF WARP
THE METAL A LOT.
SO THEY MAKE IT LOOK COOL.
I MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY.
TOGETHER, IT LOOKS GREAT.
♪♪
ON THE ORIGINAL CHEVELLES,
THEY REALLY DIDN'T HAVE
ANY ENGINE COVERS OR ANYTHING.
THEY ACTUALLY CUSTOMIZED THEM,
SO THEY GOT A REALLY COOL LOOK.
THEY DEFINITELY BRING UNIQUENESS
TO THE CAR.
KIND OF A PAIN IN THE ASS
TO WORK WITH,
BUT THEY MAKE EVERYTHING
LOOK WAY COOLER.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, I GOT ALL THE
BODY PANELS WORKED AND SMOOTH,
AND NOW IT'S OFF TO PAINT.
♪♪
♪♪
ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
IN RESTORING THE 1970 TORINO
HAS BEEN REBUILDING
THE ORIGINAL 429 MOTOR.
BUT DOUG'S GOT
ALL ASSEMBLED NOW.
HE'S TOPPING OFF THE FLUIDS,
AND WE'RE ABOUT
TO HEAR IT START.
ALL RIGHT, DOUG.
WE'RE AT THAT POINT
IN TIME, MAN.
IT'S TIME TO FIRE
THIS THING UP.
YOU'VE HAD THIS CAR
IN AND OUT OF YOUR STALL
FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
YOU'VE GOT THIS THING
DETAILED TO THE MAX.
IT LOOKS INCREDIBLE.THANKS, CHARLES.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED
TO HEAR IT RUN.
GET READY.
ABOUT READY TO FIRE UP
THE NEWBORN CHILD HERE.
OOH.
[ ENGINE CRANKS ]
NOT YET.
STILL NO FUEL.
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
[ ENGINE STARTS, SPUTTERS ]
[ ENGINE CLICKING ]
WHAT WAS THAT?
♪♪
[ ENGINE CRANKING ]
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS, STOPS ]
[ ENGINE STARTS, STOPS ]
OH, MAN.
WE'RE RESTORING A 1907 TORINO,
AND NOW THAT DOUG HAS THE ENGINE
COMPLETELY REBUILT AND RESTORED,
WE'RE HOPING TODAY IS THE DAY
IT GETS TO FIRE UP
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
♪♪
WE'LL USE CARB CLEANER.
SPRAY IT, AND SEE IF IT'LL --IT SHOULD HIT.
YEAH.
I'LL FEED IT.
YOU'RE GONNA KEEP
FEEDING IT?
- YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
- READY?
- YEAH.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
SHUT IF OFF.
IT'S GOT A LEAK.
TIGHTEN IT UP.
OH, GOT SOME TURNS
OUT OF THERE, HUH?
YEAH.
♪♪
IT'LL RUN NOW, THOUGH.
WE GOT A LEAK,
THAT MEANS WE GOT FUEL.
THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY.
SEE IF SHE FIRES BACK UP.
ALL RIGHTY.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
THAT'S GOOD.
Man: WHOO!
IT'S ALIVE.
THAT'S AWESOME.
GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
IT SOUNDS
PRETTY HEALTHY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE KILLER THING
ABOUT THIS IS?
WHAT'S THAT?
IT LOOKS STOCK.
I KNOW.
BUT OBVIOUSLY,
THE THING'S INCREDIBLE.
IT'S GOT 75 POUNDS
OF OIL PRESSURE.
RIGHT.
IT'S A SLEEPER.
RIGHT.
P-PERFECT SLEEPER.
NOBODY'LL EVER EXPECT
THE HORSEPOWER THIS THING HAS.
[ LAUGHS ]
LOOK AT THAT BIG OLD TANK,
AND IT'S GONNA DUST 'EM.
429.
YEAH.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S AT.
AWESOME.
IT'S GONNA RUN ITS ASS OFF.RIGHT.
THAT'S GONNA BE
THE FUN PART OF IT.
♪♪
WE GOT OUR '71 CHEVELLE HERE.
JUST FINISHED PUTTING
EPOXY ON IT.
GETTING READY TO PUT DOWN
A BLACK SINGLE STAGE.
WHAT'S PRETTY WILD
ABOUT THIS BLACK
IS THAT IT INTEGRATES
CLEAR WITH IT.
SO, I WILL PUT TWO TWO COATS
OF BLACK SINGLE STAGE DOWN,
THEN MIX HALF
AND HALF WITH CLEAR,
THEN TWO COATS OF CLEAR
AFTER EVERYTHING FLASHES OFF.
SO IT WILL GIVE YOU
A GOOD DEPTH PERCEPTION
OF, LIKE, YOU CAN JUST
REACH IN AND GRAB SOMETHING.
♪♪
♪♪
FOR THE INTERIOR
OF THE CHEVELLE,
I TOLD BRYAN WE NEEDED
TO RIVAL TONY'S FERRARI.
SO WE CHOSE A LEATHER
FROM THE BENTLEY STOCK
THAT'S USUALLY USED
IN THEIR INTERIORS.
I THINK IT SHOULD LOOK AWESOME.
♪♪
WE WENT AHEAD
AND MADE A TEMPLATE
FOR THE DASH PAD
FOR THE CHEVELLE.
CUT SOME LEATHER
AND SEWED IT TOGETHER.
NOW WE'RE GETTING READY
TO PUT IT ON.
♪♪
♪♪
ISN'T IT CUTE?
♪♪
ONE OF THE MAIN DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN A FACTORY FINISH
AND A SHOW QUALITY FINISH COMES
DOWN TO SANDING AND THE BUFFING.
SO WE SPENT A TON OF TIME
SANDING THE CLEAR COAT
TO REMOVE ANY
AND ALL TEXTURE OUT OF IT,
TO GIVE IT A REALLY SMOOTH,
LIQUID-LIKE, MIRROR FINISH.
THAT'S HOW WE DO
ALL OF OUR PAINT JOBS
AT CLASSIC CAR STUDIO,
AND THE CHEVELLE
IS NO DIFFERENT.
SO THERE'S A LOT
OF DIFFERENT WAYS
YOU CAN SAND AND BUFF A CAR.
YOU CAN SPEND ANYWHERE
FROM 10 HOURS DOING IT
TO 100 HOURS DOING IT,
AND THE OUTCOME
AT THE END OF THAT
IS GONNA SHOW DRASTICALLY.
MOST OF THE CARS WE DO HERE,
WE SPEND PROBABLY
80 TO 100 HOURS
SANDING AND BUFFING THEM.
AND WHEN WE'RE FINISHED,
THIS BLACK CAR WILL LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE LOOKING INTO A MIRROR.
I'M GONNA TAKE A SOAP STONE
AND KNOCK ANY
OF THE DIRT NIBS OUT.
THAT WAY,
I'LL FLATTEN THEM OUT FIRST
BEFORE I ACTUALLY START
FLATTENING THE WHOLE PANEL OUT.
THEN I'M GONNA TAKE
A PRETTY RIGID BLOCK
AND START BOXING THIS
WITH 600 GRIT.
♪♪
♪♪
NOW THAT THE CHEVELLE
AND CHASSIS ARE
THROUGH PAINT AND BUFF,
WE CAN FINALLY START
PUTTING EVERYTHING
BACK TOGETHER.
♪♪
EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO
WITHOUT THE BODY
MAKES IT EASIER
FOR US TO DO THAT NOW.
ONCE THE BODY'S ALL PAINTED,
WE'LL MATE THE TWO TOGETHER,
AND WE'LL BE
THAT MUCH FURTHER ALONG.
SHOULD GO TOGETHER
PRETTY SMOOTH.
WE MOCKED A LOT OF THINGS UP.
WE PREDRILLED A LOT OF HOLES,
ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO BRAKE LINE CLAMPS,
BATTERY CABLES, EVERYTHING.
THAT'S ALL PART OF OUR MOCK UP.
NOW MAYBE GOING BACK THROUGH AND
TAPPING OUT SOME OF THE PAINT,
BODY FILLER,
WHAT MAY BE IN OUR LITTLE HOLES.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT SHOULD
BE A PRETTY SMOOTH PROCESS.
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT OUR LS9 HERE
FOR THE '71 CHEVELLE.
THIS IS A 6.2-LITER, 638 HORSE,
DRY SUMP MOTOR.
SO WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE
ALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS
ARE TIGHT ON THIS THING.
WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING
COMING APART ON IT,
SO WE'LL GET THIS
ALL BUTTONED UP
AND GET IT IN THE CHASSIS.
WE'RE BUILDING THIS '71 CHEVELLE
TO BE KIND OF FERRARI INSPIRED,
BUT STILL HAVE THE CLASSIC LINES
OF THE '71 CHEVELLE --
THE AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR.
BUT WHERE WE PUT ALL
THE FERRARI TECHNIQUES
IS IN THE SUSPENSION.
WE GOT ALL TUBULAR UPPER
AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS
WITH A COILOVER SETUP
THAT HAS A LOT OF ADJUSTABILITY.
IT'S 'CAUSE A LOT OF THESE GUYS
WANT TO DRIVE THIS THING
TO WORK SOMETIMES
AND GO TO THE TRACK SOMETIMES.
SO ONCE YOU'RE AT THE TRACK,
YOU MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS.
YOU HAVE A FULL-BLOWN TRACK CAR.
MAKE A FEW MORE ADJUSTMENTS,
AND YOU GOT A FULL
STREETABILITY CAR.
SO HAVING THAT IS LIKE
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.
♪♪
♪♪
Bryan: SINCE WE'RE WORKING
ON THE TORINO,
AND IT'S MORE OF A RESTORATION
THAN A CUSTOMIZATION,
WE'RE GONNA TRY AND USE
AS MANY FACTORY PARTS AS WE CAN.
SO WE'RE GONNA ULTIMATELY TRY
AND MAKE THIS CAR LOOK LIKE
IT ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE
LOOKING LIKE THIS.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
♪♪
I HATE THESE THINGS.
WHEN CARS SIT FOR A WHILE,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
THERE'S A BIG SIGN THAT
GOES OUT THAT SAYS,
"VACANCY FOR MICE."
SO THIS PARTICULAR SEAT HAS HAD
QUITE A BIT CHEWED OUT --
A LOT CHEWED OUT.
THIS IS HIS BATHROOM.
I WOULDN'T EAT ANYTHING
WITHOUT WASHING YOUR HANDS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
♪♪
I'M READY. [ SIGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
BIG, COMFY COUCH.
TRYING TO PUT ALL THE SMALL,
INTRICATE PIECES ON A TORINO.
BUT SINCE ALL THESE PARTS WERE
TAKEN OFF A COUPLE YEARS AGO,
THEY'VE BEEN MOVED AROUND.
AND NOW I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING,
SO I THINK I'M GONNA HAVE
TO GO DO SOME CRATE DIVING.
♪♪
SUPPOSED TO GO LIKE THIS.
I THINK IT'D LOOK BETTER
LIKE THAT.
MISSING A COUPLE OF KEY PIECES
THAT ARE PREVENTING ME
FROM PUTTING
THE REST OF THE CAR TOGETHER.
BUT I'LL FIND 'EM EVENTUALLY.
♪♪
WE JUST GOT THE CHEVELLE
OUT OF THE PAINT BOOTH.
IT TURNED OUT REALLY NICE,
BUT WE HAD TO BRING IT OVER,
SET IT ON TOP OF THIS CHASSIS.
THAT'S A SCARY SITUATION,
BECAUSE YOU GOTTA SIT IT DOWN
ON A FRESHLY-PAINTED CAR,
FRESHLY-PAINED FRAME.
WE DON'T WANT
ANY CHIPS OR SCRATCHES,
SO WE TOOK OUR TIME,
GOT IT DONE RIGHT.
NOW IT'S TIME TO MOVE IT OVER
TO SCOTT'S LIFT.
WE'LL GET IT UP IN THE AIR
AND DO ALL THE FINAL ASSEMBLY.
♪♪
Noah: FINAL ASSEMBLY HAS
STARTED ON THE CHEVELLE.
AND NOW THAT THE BODY IS
BACK ON THE CHASSIS,
THE ENGINE'S IN,
THE GAS TANK IS IN.
MATT CAN FINISH FABRICATING THAT
REALLY COOL EXHAUST SYSTEM.
BACK TO THE SAW.
♪♪
Matt: NOW THAT WE KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE OUR GAS TANK'S GONNA BE,
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND FINISH UP
THE EXHAUST ON THE CHEVELLE.
I'M GONNA RUN MY TAIL PIPES
DOWN THE FRAME HERE
UNDER THE DIFFERENTIAL,
AS IT WAS DESIGNED.
AND THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY
GONNA KICK IT OUT
AROUND THE FRAME RAIL.
IT'LL COME DOWN THE REST
OF THE CAR
AND GO AROUND THE GAS TANK.
IT SHOULD SOUND PRETTY GOOD
AND LOOK PRETTY WICKED
WHEN IT'S ALL FINISHED.
♪♪
WHAT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO
NOW IS TAKE IT OFF THE CAR
AND GET IT ALL FINISHED,
WELDED OUT.
CUT THESE NUBS OFF HERE
AND CLEAN UP THE MOUNTS,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND PUT IT BACK ON THE CAR,
AND IT'LL BE READY TO GO.
♪♪
SO YOU MAY BE WONDERING
WHAT I'M DOING
WITH THE ALUMINUM FOIL HERE.
BASICALLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS,
I'M GONNA CAP OFF EACH END,
AND I'M GONNA FEED ARGON
IN THROUGH ONE SIDE
AND HAVE IT BLOCKED OFF
ON THE OTHER.
THIS IS CALLED BACK PURGING.
BY BACK PURGING IT, WHEN YOU
GET IT RED-HOT ON THE INSIDE,
YOUR WELD ON THE INSIDE
ACTUALLY TURNS UP
AND LOOKS LIKE YOUR WELD
ON THE OUTSIDE.
IT'S JUST A NICE, SMOOTH
TRANSITION ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
♪♪
GOT THE EXHAUST ALL FINISHED UP.
FITS PRETTY WELL,
NICE AND TIGHT.
JUST LIKE I LIKE IT.
IT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
IT'S GONNA SOUND
PRETTY GOOD, TOO.
♪♪
THIS CUSTOMER HAS FERRARIS.
EXOTIC CARS IS WHAT HE'S INTO,
AND LS9 IS PERFECT FOR THAT.
I MEAN, IT'S GOT ALL THE CRAZY
TECHNOLOGY A LOT OF THE FERRARIS
AND THE LAMBORGHINIS
AND STUFF HAVE,
LIKE WITH THE PISTON OILERS
AND DRY SUMP SYSTEM.
I MEAN, THOSE ARE JUST TWO
OF THE MANY, MANY OPTIONS
THAT THIS MOTOR HAS
ALL BUILT INTO ONE
TO MAKE THIS THE PERFECT CHOICE
FOR THIS CAR.
WELL, THE CHEVELLE
IS ALL WIRED UP.
NOW IT'S TIME TO HEAR THE MOTOR
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
THREE, TWO, ONE.
GO.
FIRE IT UP.
AND WE HAVE NOTHING.
'CAUSE THE BATTERY'S
NOT HOOKED UP.
- [ LAUGHTER ]
- OH, COME ON.
SECOND TIME
WE'VE DONE THAT.
PAUL STEPS UP
TO THE PLATE.
- SWING AND A MISS.
- TRY IT AGAIN.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
WHOA.
- OH, AWESOME.
- THAT WAS TOO EASY.
WE'RE ABLE TO WATCH OUR ENGINE
COOLANT TEMPERATURE,
AND THEN WE CAN WATCH THE FAN
AND SEE WHEN IT COMES ON.
AND IT COMES ON
WHEN IT'S SUPPOSED TO.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO KNOW THAT
BY WATCHING THIS TEMPERATURE
WHEN THE FANS ACTUALLY
START OPERATING.
WE CAN'T HEAR IT.
GIVE IT SOME GAS.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
SOUNDS GOOD.
- I'M IMPRESSED.
- YEP.
THIS IS THE FIRST LS9
WE'VE EVER INSTALLED HERE
AND FIRED IT UP
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW IT PERFORMS.
IF YOU GREW UP IN THE 1980s,
AND YOU HAD WALLS
AND DIDN'T JUST LIVE OUTSIDE
IN THE WILDERNESS,
YOU PROBABLY HAD THIS CAR
ON YOUR WALLS,
AS WELL AS, PROBABLY,
LIKE A LAMBORGHINI
AND SOME SORT OF FERRARI.
THIS WAS MY SPIRIT ANIMAL CAR
WHEN I GREW UP.
THE PORSCHE 930.
THEY WERE INITIALLY
INTRODUCED IN 1975.
IN 1986, THIS CAR
MADE 282 HORSEPOWER.
IT HAS A 3.3-LITER
TURBOCHARGED MOTOR
WITH AN INTER COOLER.
ONE OF THE WEIRD THINGS
ABOUT 'EM IS,
THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF TURBO LAG.
ONCE THEY GET GOING,
IT FEELS LIKE YOU'VE GOT
A ROCKET AGAINST YOUR ASS,
AND YOU'RE FLYING DOWN THE ROAD.
THERE'S NO POWER STEERING
UP FRONT,
SO THE CARS HAVE A REALLY
WONDERFUL ANALOG FEEL.
YOU CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE
IF YOU WANT TO FEEL
AT ONE WITH THE ROAD.
COOL THING ABOUT THE 911,
IT WAS ALMOST
THE EXACT SAME ROOFLINE
FROM 1964 UNTIL 1998.
YOU DO NOT SEE THAT.
USUALLY MOST CAR MANUFACTURERS
WILL CHANGE A CAR
FIVE YEARS KIND OF MAX.
THEY TOTALLY CHANGE
THE THING AROUND.
THESE GUYS STAYED TRUE
TO THEIR ROOTS.
THE MOTOR'S ALWAYS IN THE BACK.
THEY'RE WEIRD TO DRIVE
'CAUSE WHEN YOU GO INTO A TURN,
THE THING'LL GET OFF BALANCE,
AND THE BACK END WILL SWING
AROUND LIKE A PENDULUM.
WHICH YOU CAN USE
TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
'CAUSE YOU CAN REALLY WHIP
THIS THING AROUND TIGHT TURNS.
A LITTLE UNNERVING.
SOME OF THE HIGHER
HORSEPOWER CARS LIKE THIS
THEY CALL THE WIDOWMAKER
BECAUSE THEY WOULD
GET LOOSE ON YOU
AND THROW YOU INTO A TREE,
AND IT'S ALL OVER.
I DON'T RECOMMEND DOING THAT,
BUT, AGAIN,
ONE OF MY FAVORITE CARS.
THE 1986 PORSCHE 930.
Noah: BETWEEN TONY WANTING
A REALLY HIGH-END
EXOTIC INTERIOR
AND THE FACT THAT WE TUBBED
THE REAR OF THE CAR
TO FIT THOSE BIG WHEELS,
BRYAN'S GONNA HAVE TO FABRICATE
A ONE-OFF, BRAND-NEW REAR SEAT
FOR THIS CAR.
Bryan: ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT
WE HAVE SO FAR ON THE CHEVELLE.
THIS IS THE REAR SEAT.
THIS IS WHAT WAS
ORIGINALLY IN THE CAR.
ALMOST EVERYTHING IS GONNA
BE COVERED IN LEATHER
OR CARBON FIBER IN THAT CAR.
IT'S GONNA TURN OUT REALLY NICE
IN THE INTERIOR.
BUT YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHERE THE FACTORY
WHEEL WELLS ARE.
SINCE WE'VE TUBBED OUT THE CAR,
THAT'S GONNA BRING THESE
FURTHER OUT AND IN,
SO THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE
TO KIND OF FAKE THIS OUT.
SAME THING WIT THE CUSHION,
TO TRY AND CLEARANCE FOR THOSE.
♪♪
THIS MIGHT BE WHERE
THE DOOR CLOSES,
SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF THIS.
THIS IS THE FLOOR PLAN CONTOUR.
YOUR TRANSMISSION
AND DRIVESHAFT TUNNEL.
AND THEN THIS WOULD BE
THE CUSHION YOU WOULD
ACTUALLY SIT ON.
SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO PICTURE
THE FOAM HERE
AND THE BACK REST HERE.
♪♪
WE WENT AHEAD AND FIBERGLASSED
THE WHEEL TUBS IN THE CHEVELLE.
WHAT THAT DOES, IT'S GONNA ALLOW
ME TO HAVE A RIGID SUBSTRATE
FOR THE BACK SIDE OF THE FOAM TO
ATTACH TO AND HOLD IT STRAIGHT.
AND ALSO TO FINISH THE LEATHER
WHEN WE WRAP AROUND
THE BACK SIDE OF THE FOAM
AND HOLD IT IN PLACE.
AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND GET THE FOAMS
ATTACHED TO 'EM
AND START SEWIN'.
♪♪
♪♪
JUST MAKING A PATTERN
TO GO AHEAD
AND COVER THE REAR SEAT
IN THE CHEVELLE.
STARTING WITH THE INSERTS,
AND THEN I'LL WORK MY WAY OUT.
NICE BUTTER RUM.
NOW WE'RE GONNA LAY IT OUT,
THEN WE'LL START CUTTING
ON OUR TEMPLATES.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Dan: I'M WORKING ON PUTTING
THE TORINO TOGETHER.
DOUG'S GOT IT UP IN THE AIR
ON THE LIFT,
DOING SOME STUFF UNDERNEATH.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP UP
THE FENDERS AND THE DOORS
AND GET WHATEVER I CAN
PUT TOGETHER ON THE FLOOR.
DAMN IT.
MY BIGGEST PROBLEM RIGHT NOW
IS MOST OF THE STUFF
FOR THIS CAR,
THEY DON'T REPRODUCE.
SO I'M TRYING TO DIG
THROUGH ALL THE PARTS
FROM THREE CARS
TO FIND THE BEST PIECES.
[ HORN BEEPS ]
♪♪
I'M GONNA HAVE TO FILE
THIS DOWN.
EITHER WE HAVE TOO MUCH CHROME,
OR WE HAVE TOO MUCH PAINT.
♪♪
HEY, NOW IT FITS.
[ HORN BEEPS ]
ALL RIGHT, T-RAV.
LET'S DO IT!
SEEN SOME THINGS,
AND I'VE DONE SOME STUFF, MAN.
ALL RIGHT.
GO IN AND COME DOWN IN THE BACK.
BOTTOM'S LOOSE.****!
YOU SHOULD BE
ABLE TO LET GO.
WHOA, NO, I CAN'T.
IT NEEDS TO GO
WAY FORWARD.
I'M EXTREMELY TIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME LOOSEN IT.
THERE WE GO.
THAT'S HAPPIER.
THAT AIN'T
TOO TERRIBLE.
IF ANYTHING,
IT CAN GO UP A LITTLE BIT.
♪♪
AW, YOU JUST GOT
BRAIN MATTER ALL OVER ME.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO I'M GETTING READY TO PUT
THE GRILLE INTO THIS TORINO.
IT'S A REALLY
COOL-LOOKING GRILLE.
IT'S GOT FLIP-UP HEADLIGHTS,
ALL THIS COOL STUFF.
THERE YOU GO.
THERE WE GO.
CROTCH CAM.
♪♪
SO ALL I HAVE LEFT ON THE TORINO
IS PUT THE REAR BUMPER ON
AND A HANDFUL
OF OTHER CHROME PARTS
AND ALL THE TRIM IS FINISHED.
♪♪
HOW IS THIS?
♪♪
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S A WRAP.
I AM WORKING ON
PUTTING THE STRIPE
DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TORINO.
THIS IS WHAT IT CAME OUT
OF THE FACTORY WITH.
THE BIG OLD STRIPE DOWN THE SIDE
IS GONNA GIVE IT THAT '70s FUNK.
♪♪
I GOT THE DECAL ON THERE.
EVERYTHING LINES OUT.
WHEN YOU STEP BACK AND LOOK
AT IT, IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
IT'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
♪♪
THE 1970 TORINO HAS BEEN
TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING,
BUT THE CAR IS FINALLY READY
TO SHOW OUR CLIENTS,
AND I KNOW
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
♪♪
- OH, WOW.
- THAT'S COOL.
Justin: WHEN WE CAME AROUND
THE CORNER WITH NOAH
AND SAW THE CAR,
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S JUST LIKE IT LEFT
A FORD DEALERSHIP IN 1970.
Paul: THAT IS ONE
GOOD-LOOKING CAR.
THIS WAS BETTER THAN
THE CAR WAS EVER NEW.
I LOOKED AT THESE CARS
IN THE SHOWROOM
WHEN I WAS 11 OR 12 YEARS OLD,
AND THEY DIDN'T LOOK
THIS GOOD THEN.
IT IS A VERY CORRECT
RESTORATION,
BUT WE WENT AS FAR AS WE COULD
ON EVERY DETAIL
TO MAKE IT NICER THAN IT
EVER WAS FROM THE FACTORY.
STARTING WITH THE PAINT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD IT DOWN
TO BARE METAL.
WE WENT THROUGH IT.
AND, YOU KNOW,
UNLIKE THE FACTORY
WHICH WAS A SINGLE-STAGE PAINT,
WE'VE GOT A MULTI-STAGE
PAINT JOB,
WHICH IS A BASE COAT,
A WELL-PRIMERED BASE COAT,
AND THEN FIVE COATS OF CLEAR.
SO, WITH ALL THAT CLEAR,
WE SAND IT ALL OFF,
AND WE GET THIS
REALLY SLICK FINISH.
AND THIS TYPE OF PAINT WAS
NOT AVAILABLE ON THE TORINO,
SO ON RARE CARS,
THE GRILLES AND THE TAIL PANELS,
REALLY JUST
DON'T LOOK GOOD.
BUT WE'VE FOUND
AN AWESOME GENTLEMEN
THAT WAS THE GUY
WHO COULD RESTORE
THE PLASTIC CHROME
ON THESE GRILLES.
IT REALLY LOOKS AMAZING.
Paul: IT DOES.
IT LOOKS
LIKE ACTUAL CHROME.
YEAH.
WE'VE GOT THE IMPACT STRIPE
GOING DOWN THE SIDE,
WHICH IS AWESOME.YEAH.
AND WE'VE GOT THE TRIM
UNDERNEATH IT,
WHICH THE GUYS WORKED HARD
JUST TO GET
STRAIGHTENED OUT
AND ON THERE.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE ENGINE
REAL QUICK.
- ALL RIGHT.
- OH, WOW.
- LOOK AT THAT MONSTER.
- BEAUTIFUL.
- THAT'S COOL.
- THE ENGINE IS AMAZING.
IT'S OVER
450 HORSEPOWER.
IT LOOKS JUST LIKE IT DID
WHEN IT LEFT THE FACTORY,
JUST EVERYTHING INSIDE
IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
Noah: IT IS BUILT.
IT IS PROPER.
WE'VE GOT ALL THE CORRECT LINES
AND HOSES ON IT.
THE MOTOR IS INTERNALLY NEW,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IT SHOULD MAKE
AN EASY 450 HORSEPOWER.
YOU GOT A LOT TO CUBES
KICKING THERE.
SO THE TRANSMISSION
IS A VERY MILDLY BUILT C6.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
WE GOT THE TRIED AND TRUE
FORD 9-INCH IN THE BACK,
WHICH IS WHAT EVERYBODY USES
IN EVERYTHING THESE DAYS,
'CAUSE IT'S THE PERFORMANCE
REAR END TO BUILD.
IT'S NICER
THAN THE FACTORY,
BUT IT APPEARS FACTORY,
AS WELL.
Paul: THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE INTERIOR.
IT IS VERY
STOCK-APPEARING,
BUT WE'VE GONE
THROUGH EVERYTHING
BEFORE INSTALLING
THE NEW INTERIOR.
WE USED A LOT MORE
SOUND-DEADENING.
BRAND-NEW INTERIOR
WIRING HARNESS.
WE SENT THE DASH OUT.
WE HAD THE GAUGES
ALL COMPLETELY REDONE.
THEY'RE ALL WORKING NOW,
AND LOOKING NICE AND MINT.
WE RESTORED
THE STEERING WHEEL.
WE'VE GOT THE CORRECT
PHILCO RADIO.
IN THE CONSOLE, ALL THE SHINY
BITS ARE REDONE, AS WELL.
BRYAN REDID THE SEATS.
WE'VE GOT NEW FOAM,
AND WE ALSO REPAIRED
SOME OF THE METAL STRUCTURE
IN THE SEATS.
THEY WERE
A LITTLE STRANGE.
JUST DUE TO AGE,
STUFF FALLS APART.
ON TOP OF THOSE NEW
METAL STRUCTURES,
WE'VE GOT NEW FOAM,
AND THEN BRAND-NEW COVERS.
WE STILL HAVE THE PROPER
SEAT BELTS IN IT,
WHICH IS COOL,
AND THE CORRECT LOOP CARPET.
DOOR PANELS ARE NICE.
THE BULLETS IN THE DOOR PANELS
HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REDONE.
Justin: OH, WOW.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO TAKE IT FOR A SPIN.
LET'S DO IT.
♪♪
THIS CAR IS EXCITING TO DRIVE.
YOU FEEL THE RUMBLE
WITH THAT BIG MOTOR
IN THE SHAKER HOOD.
IT'S AN EXCITING CAR TO DRIVE.
♪♪
♪♪
FINAL ASSEMBLY IS CRANKING
ALONG IN THE CHEVELLE,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
BESIDES THE FACT
THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CAR.
AS SOON AS THE GUYS CAN GET
THIS THING TO A GOOD PLACE,
IT'LL BE TIME
FOR THE MAIDEN VOYAGE.
Mark: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE IN FINAL
ASSEMBLY ON THE CHEVELLE.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO SET
THE HOOD ON THIS THING,
GET IT LINED UP,
AND HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
BOY,
THIS IS A HEAVY HOOD.
♪♪
MASSIVE TIRE.
WE JUST GOT OUR WHEELS IN
FOR THE CHEVELLE.
THEY'RE 12-INCHES WIDE,
SO IT'S A LOT OF MEAT
UNDER THE BACK OF THIS CAR,
WHICH WE NEED.
♪♪
WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM
FOR MASSIVE BURNOUTS.
THEY'RE GONNA WORK FOR US.
ALL RIGHT, WE JUST GOT
THE DASH IN THE CHEVELLE.
THE CUSTOM CARBON FIBER
LOOKS REALLY GOOD IN HERE.
SAME THING ON THE CONSOLE.
SO NEXT THING IS
MAKE SURE ALL OUR WIRES
ARE ATTACHED,
AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND PUT THE DASH PAD ON.
♪♪
LIKE A GLOVE.
♪♪
♪♪
HEADLIGHTS ARE IN.
♪♪
THAT'S ABOUT IT,
I THINK.
I FEEL LIKE THE FIRST TIME
YOU DRIVE ANYTHING,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRAY
TO JUST WHATEVER HIGHER POWER
YOU BELIEVE IN.
NOW PRAY WITH ME.
PLEASE DON'T
CATCH ON FIRE.
PLEASE DON'T HAVE
A WHEEL FALL OFF.
PLEASE DON'T GROAN.
PLEASE DON'T SQUEAK.
PLEASE DON'T LEAK.
PLEASE BURN THE HELL
OUT OF THE TIRES.
AMEN.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
♪♪
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
READY?
♪♪
THAT EXHAUST SOUNDS GOOD,
DOESN'T IT?
IT DOES SOUND GOOD.THAT'S GREAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE BRAKES FEEL GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO GO --
WE NEED TO CHECK
ALL THE SETTINGS ON THE SHOCKS.
BUT...
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
THIS THING'S GOT THE POWER.
FEELS SUPER SMOOTH.
[ GRINDING ]
Oh, my God.
What is that?
WHOA.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA,
WHOA, WHOA.
IS THAT THE WHEEL
COMING OFF?
HIT THE BRAKES.
H-HIT THE BRAKES.
WHAT THE ****
WAS THAT?
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
THIS THING'S GOT THE POWER.
FEELS SUPER SMOOTH.
[ GRINDING ]
Oh, my God.
What is that?
WHOA.
SO ON THE MAIDEN VOYAGE
OF THE CHEVELLE,
IT WAS ACTUALLY RUNNING
PRETTY GOOD AT FIRST.
BUT WE HEARD A WEIRD NOISE,
SO WE PULLED OVER
TO A GAS STATION,
CALLED PAUL
TO COME CHECK IT OUT.
BUT, UNFORTUNATELY,
ONCE WE TURNED IT OFF,
IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN.
IT'S NOT FIRING.
TURN THE KEY.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
Noah:
WHAT'D YOU DO, PAUL?
JUST WONDERING IF THAT
POWERTRAIN RELAY IS BAD.
I SWAPPED IT
WITH THE BOOST RELAY.
FIRED RIGHT UP.
Charles: SO, WE WERE
ON OUR TEST DRIVE,
AND, EVIDENTLY, WE BLEW A RELAY.
LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE
TO SWAP TWO RELAYS
AND GET IT RUNNING AGAIN.
SO WHEN WE GET IT BACK
TO THE SHOP,
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND THROW
ANOTHER RELAY IN IT,
AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
I MEAN, WE'VE HAD WORSE
FIRST TEST RUNS.
YEAH.
WE EVEN GOT TO GET A COOL DRINK
AT THE GAS STATION.
I KNOW.
THAT MADE MY DAY BETTER.
THIS THING IS
SO DAMN LOW.
I GOTTA GET OUT OF THE CAR
SO WE CAN GET IT
BACK IN THE BUILDING, THOUGH,
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA SCRAPE.
WE SHOULD DOUBLE CHECK.
♪♪
Paul: TOOK THE CAR
ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE.
HAD A SLIGHT ISSUE.
TURNS OUT, IT WAS JUST
A BAD POWERTRAIN RELAY
IN THE MAIN HARNESS.
SWAPPED IT WITH ANOTHER RELAY.
THE THING FIRED RIGHT UP.
OKAY, GO AHEAD, NOAH.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪♪
AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE
SOME SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENTS
AND GET THIS THING
ON THE ROAD.
IT SHOULD BE READY
FOR THE CLIENT TOMORROW.
♪♪
DUDE!
YOU GUYS NAILED IT.
- RIGHT?
- LOOK AT THAT.
WOW.
IS THAT PISSED OFF
OR WHAT?
THAT IS PISSED OFF.
WOW.
LOOK AT THE STANCE.
THAT IS JUST PERFECT.
HUGE MEAT ON THE BACK.
THAT PAINT JUST POPS.
LOOK AT
THE WHEELS OF IT.
JUST OFFSETS
ALL THE BLACK.
HOLY COW,
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
YOU KNOW, WE ORIGINALLY STARTED
WITH BASICALLY
THE BACK HALF
OF THIS CAR.
- YEP.
- JUST THE BODY.
WE'VE GOT A CRAZY CUSTOM CHASSIS
UNDERNEATH IT NOW,
SO WE KNEW YOU WANTED IT
TO HANDLE REALLY WELL.
SO WE'VE GOT
AN INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION.
WE'VE GOT FORGED WHEELS
ALL THE WAY AROUND.
AND BEHIND THOSE WHEELS,
WE HAVE SIX-PISTON BRAKES
ON THE FRONT
AND FOUR-PISTONS IN THE BACK
AND 14-INCH ROTORS.
AND THEN THE WHEELS THEMSELVES
ARE 20 INCHES.
20x12 IN THE BACK,
WHICH GIVE IT A CRAZY STANCE
AND A BIG, FAT BOOTY.
UP FRONT, WE'VE GOT 20x10s,
WHICH ARE GONNA GIVE YOU
A TON OF GRIP, AS WELL.
YOU WANTED
FLUSH DOOR HANDLES.
WE PUT FLUSH
DOOR HANDLES IN.
WE SHAVED OFF
THE MIRRORS.
WE GOT RID OF ALL
THE LOCK CYLINDERS,
BOTH ON THE BACK
AND ON THE SIDE.
THEN THE BUMPERS,
WE JUST TUCKED IN
REAL CLOSE TO THE BODY.
- YEAH.
- OH, YEAH.
I LOVE THE BUMPERS.
HE DID AN AWESOME JOB
JUST STICKING THOSE SUCKERS
RIGHT IN THERE.
LET'S CHECK OUT
THE FRONT REAL QUICK.
SO IN THE FRONT,
MEAN, AGAIN.
NICE, TUCKED IN,
AND LEAN.
AFTER LOOKING AT SOME FERRARIS
WITH CHARLES,
WE HAD SCOTT BUILD IT RIGHT
INTO THE FRONT OF THE BUMPER
SO IT'S NICE AND CLEAN.
IT'S INTEGRATED.
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE
IT COULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
IT FITS PERFECTLY.
THIS IS JUST NASTY
AND PISSED OFF.
I JUST LOVE
THE WAY YOU GUYS
JUST TUCKED
THE BUMPERS IN THERE
AND THAT LITTLE SPOILER
IN THE FRONT
JUST FINISHES IT
OFF PERFECTLY.
LET'S CHECK OUT
THIS MOTOR COMPARTMENT,
WHICH WE'VE CHANGED
A LITTLE BIT
TO ACCOMMODATE
WHAT YOU REALLY WANTED.
- ALL RIGHT, YOU READY?
- I'M READY.
SEE IF YOU GUYS
DELIVERED.
OH, YEAH.
LOOK HOW CLEAN THAT IS.
WE STILL WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE MOTORS,
SO WE LEFT
THE TOP SUPERCHARGER EXPOSED
AND BUILT THIS REALLY COOL,
100%-CUSTOM SHEET-METAL
INTAKE COVER
AROUND IT.
WE BUILT
A CUSTOM PANEL HERE.
WE BUILT A REALLY
NICE TRANSITIONAL PIECE
IN THE CENTER.
WE CAN STILL ACCESS
THE RADIATOR RIGHT HERE,
AND THEN WE'VE GOT THIS PIECE
THAT KICKS ALONGSIDE.
BUT WHEN YOU PUT THE HOOD
OF THE CAR SHOW,
YOU'RE GONNA BLOW
PEOPLE AWAY.
AND, OF COURSE, LURKING
UNDER ALL THAT IS ALL THE POWER
YOU'RE GONNA NEED
TO DO SMOKY BURNOUTS.
BLOW FERRARIS OFF THE LINE.
GET IN TROUBLE.
HOPEFULLY,
YOU DON'T GET ARRESTED.
[ LAUGHS ]
LET'S CHECK OUT
THE INTERIOR.
PRETTY CRAZY.
ALL ONE-OFF, CUSTOM STUFF.
EXCEPT FOR YOUR DASH,
WHICH YOU WANTED
TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL
SUPERSPORT DASH.
SO WE POPPED
NEW GAUGES IN IT.
WE'VE GOT A CUSTOM
CARBON FIBER SURROUND,
AND THAT MATCHES
THE CUSTOM CARBON FIBER SURROUND
WE HAD IN
THE CENTRAL CONSOLE
WITH THAT REALLY
COOL CUSTOM CONSOLE.
SO, EVERYTHING'S WRAPPED
IN THIS REALLY,
REALLY NICE LEATHER.
NICE CUSTOM STITCHES
ACROSS THE DASH.
YEP, AND YOU REMEMBERED
THE SHIFTER HANDLE.
THE SHIFTER HANDLE
IS BACK.
WOW.
CHECK OUT THE BACK.
LOOK AT THE MEAT
UNDER THERE, HUH?
- YOU CAN TAKE THE TIR--
- LOOK HOW FAT THOSE TIRES ARE.
- YEAH.
- HOLY ****.
ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT THING
WE'RE GONNA DO IS DRIVE IT.
I'VE GOT THE MOST EPIC PLACE
I THINK WE'VE EVER DRIVEN A CAR.
SWEET.
LET'S DO IT.
THANK YOU.
- WHOA.
- THERE YOU GO.
LISTEN TO THAT.
♪♪
♪♪
WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
I MADE A COUPLE OF CALLS,
AND I WAS LIKE,
WE GOT A COOL CAR WE BUILT.
TONY HASN'T HAD A CHEVELLE
SINCE HE WAS A TEENAGER,
AND WE REALLY NEED A PLACE
WHERE WE CAN LET THIS THIS RIP.
SO WE GOT THE WHOLE HIGHWAY
CLOSED DOWN,
WELL, THE H.O.V. LANE,
WHICH IS 7 MILES LONG
IS NOW THE TONY LANE.
SWEET.
SO IT IS ALL YOU.
♪♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THIS IS FREAKIN'
AWESOME.
LISTEN TO THIS THING.
IT'S A BEAST.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S A BEAST.
OH, MAN.
THIS IS FREAKIN'
UNBELIEVABLE.
- ISN'T IT?
- [ CHUCKLES ]
THIS THING'S SMOOTH,
ISN'T IT?
♪♪
WE'RE GOING, MAN.
WE ARE FLYING.
DRIVING MISS DAISY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
♪♪
[ HORN BLARES ]
YOU GOT FANS
LEFT AND RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS.
♪♪