Speed Is the New Black (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Blazing Fast F-100 - full transcript
When a military veteran and retiring firefighter pitches Noah on his dream race truck, the shop rallies around the build and turns this 70's pickup into an autocross bomb.
Noah:
COMING UP, A MILITARY HERO
TURNS HIS AMERICAN CLASSIC LOOSE
ON THE ROAD COURSE...
FREAKIN' MONSTROUS.
- SHE A BEAST!
- SHE'S WICKED.
THAT'S A BOSS NINE
520 CUBIC INCH.
IT'S GONNA MAKE
STUPID POWER.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
...AND
A SATURDAY-NIGHT CRUISER...
I DON'T THINK IT HAS
A BAD ANGLE.
...GETS THE CLASSIC CAR STUDIO
TREATMENT.
LIKE A GLOVE.
Noah: IT'S A ST. LOUIS TRIBUTE
TO TWO MOTOR CITY ICONS.
OH, YOU GUYS ****
NAILED IT, DUDE.
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
♪♪
- THANKS FOR COMING IN.
- HEY, NOAH.
PETE IS A MARINE VETERAN
WHO'S SPENT OVER 20 YEARS
AS A FIREFIGHTER
AND ALSO A NATIONAL RESERVIST.
HE'S LOOKING TO GET
INTO AUTOCROSS,
SO HE'S BROUGHT US A PRETTY
COOL TRUCK TO TRANSFORM.
REALLY COOL TRUCK.
- WE'VE GOT A 1974 F-100.
- YEAH.
WHAT DRAWS YOU
TO THIS TRUCK
AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING OLDER,
OR, YOU KNOW, EVEN NEWER?
I LIKE THE STYLE OF IT.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S PRETTY CLASSIC.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD GUY.
GREW UP WITH FORDS.
I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN
INTO TRUCKS.
MY FIRST REAL FAST CAR
WAS AN '83 MUSTANG GT.
SO, THE IDEA
I KIND OF CAME UP WITH
IS MAYBE A CONGLOMERATION
WITH THE FORD GT.
LOWER IT DOWN, GIVE IT
A NICE, GOOD RACE PERFORMANCE,
GOOD CRUISER, BUT ALSO HAVE FUN
WITH IT ON TRACK DAYS.
ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WANT
TO GO TO TRACK DAYS.
I GREW UP WATCHING THE RACING
AND JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT,
AND NOW,
I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW,
SIT ON THE COUCH ANYMORE.
HAVING A RACING FORD TRUCK
ON THE TRACK,
YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE
THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT FOR YOU.
I HAVE MORE TIME
TO HOPEFULLY PLAY WITH THIS
BECAUSE I'VE COME
TO THE DECISION
I'M RETIRING
FROM THE FIRE SERVICE.
INITIALLY, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,
I'D BUILD THIS TRUCK FOR FUN,
BUT, BEHIND THAT,
IT'S GONNA BE MY THERAPY TRUCK.
BEING IN THE FIRE SERVICE
FOR OVER 23 YEARS NOW,
THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO SEE
AND DEAL WITH --
IT COMES DOWN TO THERAPY
FOR MY PTSD AND MY DEPRESSION.
AFTER SEEKING SOME THERAPY,
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
THAT THEY ASK US IS,
YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
WHEN WE LEAVE THE FACILITY...
YEAH.
...AND THIS
KIND OF FELL INTO MY LAP,
SO THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO,
YOU KNOW, GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.
YOU KNOW, I NEED TO LEARN
A NEW SKILL.
- RIGHT.
- AND THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.
WELL, THAT'S AWESOME.
WELL, THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THAT WITH ME.
- YEAH.
- AND, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SAY,
AS BEING A MEMBER
OF THE CAR COMMUNITY FOREVER,
IT'S AN AWESOME GROUP
OF PEOPLE,
AND THEY'RE SO WILLING TO SHARE
AND, YOU KNOW, MENTOR
AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HELP
ANYBODY ALONG WHO'S NEW TO IT.
LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT I REALLY GET TO DO --
TURN AN OLD PICKUP TRUCK
INTO A HARD-CORE RACER,
AND TO DO IT FOR PETE,
SOMEONE WHO'S SERVED OUR COUNTRY
AND SACRIFICED SO MUCH,
WE COULDN'T BE DOING IT
FOR A BETTER GUY.
HEY, LET'S CHECK OUT
THE INTERIOR REAL --
WELL, ACTUALLY...
THERE'S NOT MUCH
OF AN INTERIOR.
♪♪
ARE YOU THINKING, SINCE
YOU'RE GONNA RACE THIS THING,
DRIVE IT ON THE TRACK...
YEAH.
BUCKETS?
BUCKETS, DEFINITELY.
OKAY.
SO, IN TERMS
OF THE INTERIOR,
WHAT KIND OF STYLING
DO YOU LIKE?
I REALLY LIKE THE INTERIOR
OF THE FORD GT.
- ALL RIGHT.
- YEAH.
- OKAY. TOTALLY MODERN.
- REALLY GO OFF OF THAT.
YEAH,
WE CAN TOTALLY DO THAT.
I ASSUME WE'RE GOING
WITH A MANUAL?
ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.
FIVE SPEED.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
IN TERMS OF STANCE, WE CAN
SLAM IT DOWN AS, YOU KNOW --
CAN WE BE
RIGHT ON THE GROUND?
DON'T NEED TO BE
IN THE WEEDS.
- RIGHT.
- JUST RACE-BRED.
JUST RACE-BRED?
ALL RIGHT.
LOOKING FORWARD
TO HOW IT TURNS OUT,
HOW THESE GUYS TAKE MY VISION
AND DO WHAT THEY DO.
WELL, THIS SOUNDS LIKE
I MAYBE NEED TO RETIRE
AND HANG OUT WITH YOU
AND RACE TRUCKS AT THE TRACK
'CAUSE I'M JUST HERE
BUILDING ALL THESE
COOL VEHICLES FOR PEOPLE,
AND YOU'RE OUT
HAVING ALL THE FUN.
WELL, I THINK WE GOT A LOT
OF GOOD INFORMATION HERE,
AND WE CAN GO BACK
AND TALK TO THE GUYS
AND GET THIS PROJECT GOING.
- I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS, NOAH.
♪♪
- WHAT?!
- DUSTY, OLD FARM TRUCK.
- GREAT.
- IT IS A DUSTY, OLD FARM TRUCK.
1970 FORD F-100.
OWNER'S NAME IS PETE.
AND GUESS WHAT KIND OF TRUCK
HE WANTS TO BUILD OUT OF THIS.
AN '86 IROC, TEAL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE WRONG AGAIN.
HE WANTS TO ACTUALLY
BUILD A RACE TRUCK.
- AUTOCROSS?
- YEAH, HE WANTS TO DO AUTOCROSS
AND ROAD-COURSE-TYPE
STUFF.
SOME KIND OF CUSTOM
COILOVER-TYPE SETUP?
YEAH, HE WANTS TO GO FULL CUSTOM
ON THE CHASSIS.
WE'RE GONNA USE REALLY NICE
RACE-TUNED COILOVERS,
BIG BRAKES,
AND HE'S KIND OF
LEFT IT UP TO US
TO COME UP WITH
A COOL ENGINE COMBINATION.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE THINKING,
YOU KNOW, COOL COLOR PALETTE,
YOU KNOW, WICKED STANCE,
AND THEN IT'S ALL PERFORMANCE,
PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE STUFF
FROM THERE ON OUT.
BARE BONES, NO AIR CONDITIONING,
NONE OF THAT KIND OF STUFF?
NO, MAN, THIS IS...
MORE FUNCTION THAN FASHION.
AND, LIKE -- AND THEN
THE STYLING STUFF WE DO
CAN REALLY LEAN TOWARDS
RACING-TYPE STUFF.
- YEAH.
- SO...
Scott: I SEE A LOT OF DIMPLE
DIES AND RIVETED FASTENERS,
- AND THEY CAN BE COOL.
- YEAH, THAT COULD BE COOL.
Noah: WE CAN GIVE IT, LIKE,
A REALLY, REALLY TOUGH LOOK.
I THINK ANYTHING WE CAN CUT OUT
ON THIS THAT'S HEAVY STEEL
AND REPLACE WITH ALUMINUM
WOULD BE REALLY COOL.
THE WHOLE BED IS BASICALLY
A PLAYGROUND FOR SCOTT.
YEAH, THIS WHOLE BED IS GONNA
HAVE TO GET CUT OUT, ANYWAY.
THE WHEEL WELLS
ARE GONNA HAVE TO GET RAISED.
SCOTT, I KNOW YOU GOT --WIDEN THE HOLES.
BED'S FULL OF SWISS CHEESE,
ANYWAY, SO GET RID OF ALL OF IT.
JUST KEEP THE BED SIDES.
SO, IS HE A FIREFIGHTER?
I SEE A STICKER
ON THE BACK WINDOW.
HE IS. YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS TRUCK
IS PETE HAS SPENT A LIFETIME
SERVING OTHER PEOPLE.
HE WAS IN THE MARINES,
HE WAS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD,
AND HE'S BEEN
A FIREFIGHTER,
AND DURING THAT TIME,
HE'S SEEN A LOT OF BAD STUFF.
HE HAS PTSD NOW, AND THIS IS
A TOOL FOR HIM TO KIND OF,
YOU KNOW,
REGAIN SOME MENTAL HEALTH
AND GET HIS MIND
OFF THE BAD STUFF.
AND HE'S GONNA BE JOINING
A COMMUNITY OF AWESOME PEOPLE,
CLASSIC CAR PEOPLE,
RACECAR PEOPLE --
- A TON OF SUPPORT THERE.
- YEAH.
I THINK
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
THE HOT-ROD INDUSTRY ITSELF
IN A WHOLE
- IS NOTHING BUT OPEN ARMS...
- BIG FAMILY.
...AND ALWAYS HELPING OUT IN
CHARITY EVENTS AND EVERYTHING,
SO I THINK HE TOOK THE TURN
DOWN THE RIGHT STREET,
AND I DO THINK THAT WE CAN TRULY
GIVE HIM A BADASS TRUCK.
- YEAH.
- FIRST GUY THAT'S COME TO US
AND SAID, YOU KNOW,
"I WANT A RACE TRUCK."
- I THINK -- WELL, LET'S DO IT.
- COOL.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
♪♪
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IN THERE LIKE SWIMWEAR.
AS FAR AS WE GO,
WE JUST START...
- TAKING IT APART.
- ...TAKING IT ALL APART.
RIP IT.
WHOA!
THAT'S LIKE
A MIDWEST SURFBOARD.
YEAH.
AIN'T THAT FOR SURE?
WE'RE WORKING ON A '70 FORD,
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA STRIP
THE BODY, CAB, BED --
EVERYTHING
OFF OF THE CHASSIS.
WE'RE GONNA PUT
A WHOLE NEW CHASSIS UNDER IT.
SO, WE GOT THE LUCKY JOB
OF BREAKING IT
ALL LOOSE HERE TODAY.
♪♪
THERE WE GO.
WHOA, IT'S
A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER.
♪♪
YOU GET IT?
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME THAT TOOL.
I DON'T WANT YOU THINKING
IT'S YOURS
JUST 'CAUSE YOU GOT IT
IN YOUR HAND.
[ MACHINERY WHIRS ]
♪♪
IT'S ALREADY LIKE
IT'S SITTING BETTER.
THAT'S ABOUT HOW HIGH
SHE NEEDS TO BE, ISN'T IT?
THAT'S ABOUT RACE HEIGHT
RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW IT.
ALL RIGHT, DUDE, I GUESS
WE'LL GET THE THING STRIPPED
THE REST
OF THE WAY DOWN,
LIKE, EVERYTHING OFF OF IT
AND GET IT READY
TO PUT ON THE NEW CHASSIS.
- GET RID OF EVERYTHING.
- EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING
AND EVERYTHING.
- ALL RIGHT, DUDE.
- COOL.
LET'S GET IT ON.
♪♪
Noah: YOU CAN'T TURN A 1970s
PICKUP TRUCK INTO A RACING TRUCK
WITHOUT A PROPER CHASSIS,
SO WE HAD A CUSTOM ONE MADE
FOR THE BUILD
THAT'S GONNA HOUSE
ALL MODERN COMPONENTS
AND GIVE PETE THE HANDLING
HE NEEDS AT THE TRACK.
♪♪
YEAH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.
IT'LL ACTUALLY LAY FRAME,
BUT WE WENT WITH THE COILOVER
'CAUSE THE GUY
IS JUST GONNA ROAD RACE IT,
- SO IT'LL BE BADASS.
- YEAH.
WAY BETTER THAN WHAT FORD
EVER INTENDED FOR THIS TRUCK.
OH, YEAH.
I LIKE THIS CROSSMEMBER, TOO.
YOU CAN PUT ANY TRANNY
YOU WANT IN IT, THEN.
YEAH.
YOU SEE ON THE BOTTOM
OF THE FOUR-LINK BARS,
IT'S GOT, LIKE,
A CAMBER ADJUSTMENT.
FULLY BOXED CHASSIS AND GOT
ALL THE REINFORCEMENTS.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE
PRETTY GOOD.
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING
GOES TOGETHER
AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS,
BUT...
- AH, IT WILL.
- ...IT WILL BE PRETTY COOL.
♪♪
- YOU FEELING UP TO THIS?
- [ SIGHS ]
♪♪
I GUESS.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE CLOSE.
IT'S ON SOMETHING.
IT'S ON THE REAR END.
OH, SURE IS.
IF YOU WANT TO JACK IT UP,
I'LL GRAB THE PLASMA CUTTER.
WE'LL JUST CUT
A BIG MOCK-UP NOTCH.
YEAH.
♪♪
♪♪
- THERE IT GOES.
- DOUG E. FRESH.
LOOK AT THAT.
♪♪
DAMN.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT STANCE
WILL DO TO ANYTHING.
RIGHT NOW, WE GOT NO FRONT END,
NO WHEELS AND TIRES.
BUT WE GOT THE CHASSIS ON THE
FRAME ABOUT WHERE IT SHOULD SIT,
AND IT ALREADY LOOKS
AGGRESSIVE.
YOU CAN TELL IT'S GONNA BE
COOL.AWESOME, YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
THE ENGINE WE CHOSE
FOR PETE'S PICKUP TRUCK
IS A KAASE BOSS NINE.
THIS MOTOR SHOULD MAKE
BETWEEN 720 AND 730 HORSEPOWER
ON THE ENGINE DYNO.
BUT FIRST,
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE IT FIT
INTO A 1970s FORD PICKUP TRUCK,
SO RANDY AND DOUG ARE WORKING
WITH A MOCK-UP MOTOR
TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO GO
AND WHAT NEEDS TO STAY.
WE NEED TO MATE THE ENGINE
AND TRANS
AND SEE HOW MUCH
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CUT.
WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL
WITH THIS,
'CAUSE APPARENTLY
THIS MOCK-UP'S
PROBABLY WORTH MORE
THAN WE MAKE.
OH, YOU KNOW IT IS.[ CHUCKLES ]
I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE
WHAT THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS
IN THIS 1970 F-100,
BUT MOST OF THEM CAME WITH
A THREE-SPEED TRANSMISSION
AND A V-8 PRODUCING
ABOUT 150 HORSEPOWER.
SO, NOT ONLY IS THE BOSS NINE
PHYSICALLY MUCH LARGER,
BUT IT MAKES MANY TIMES
THE HORSEPOWER
OF THIS ORIGINAL SETUP,
MAKING IT PERFECT FOR RACING.
BUT JESUS.
GUESS WHAT DOESN'T FIT.
BOSSY BRENDA
DOES NOT FIT AT ALL,
SO WE'RE GONNA CUT OFF
THE ENGINE MOUNT PEDESTALS
AND CUT
THE WHOLE FIREWALL OUT --
NOT THE WHOLE FIREWALL,
BUT A LOT OF THE FIREWALL.
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
[ CLATTERS ]
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT!
FOR THE TRANSMISSION
ON THE F-100,
I CHOSE A TREMEC TKO 600,
WHICH IS
A FIVE-SPEED TRANSMISSION,
AND OUT BACK, WE'VE GOT
A FORD NINE-INCH WITH 250 GEARS.
THIS IS GONNA BE ABOUT PERFECT
FOR THIS ENGINE
BECAUSE IT MAKES SO MUCH
TORQUE DOWN LOW,
IT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO
JUST BLAST THROUGH THESE GEARS
DESPITE THE FACT
THAT THE GEAR RATIO
IS NOT THAT AGGRESSIVE
IN THE BACK.
ORIGINALLY, THIS TRUCK WOULD'VE
HAD A MUCH SMALLER ENGINE
WITH
A MUCH SMALLER BELL HOUSING
AND A MUCH SMALLER TRANSMISSION,
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO
A LITTLE BIT OF TRIMMING
TO MAKE IT FIT.
♪♪
[ CLATTERS ]
♪♪
- READY?
- YEAH, COME ON.
HERE WE GO.
HOLD ON.
HOLD THE BOAT.
- LIKE THAT.
- HEY, THERE THAT GO.
HOLY ****.
THAT'S IN THERE.
♪♪
HEY THERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON, SLUG?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN? I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
- YOU BRING THE T-BIRD?
- YOU BET.
OH, LET'S GO CHECK
THIS THING OUT.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
SLUG IS A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN
WHO HAS BEEN WANTING TO SHOW ME
HIS '59 T-BIRD
FOR A LONG TIME.
WOW, LOOK AT THIS CAR.
WHAT A CAR!
THIS IS EVERYTHING
THE '50s HAD TO OFFER
PACKED INTO ONE DEAL,
AND RIGHT AT THE END, TOO.
YOU GOT THE BIG BUMPER,
KELSEY-HAYES WHEELS,
INTAKE ON THE HOOD,
BULLET DOWN THE SIDE.
IT'S A CONVERTIBLE.
- CONTINENTAL KIT.
- CONTINENTAL KIT.
I DON'T THINK IT HAS
A BAD ANGLE.
Slug: IT GOES ON FOREVER.
WE COULD TALK ABOUT
THE OUTSIDE MORE,
BUT I'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY GO
FOR A TEST DRIVE.
- LET'S GET IN AND GO.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
♪♪
WHAT IS IT
ABOUT THIS CAR THAT,
YOU KNOW,
THAT CAUSED YOU TO BUY IT?
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER,
I HAD A CAR
WHICH I THOUGHT WAS COOL,
BUT I WAS AFTER THE SAME GIRL
AS A FRIEND OF MINE,
AND HE HAD A THUNDERBIRD
WITH THE TONNEAU COVER
IN THE BACK AND THE HEADRESTS,
UH-HUH. OKAY.
- AND HE GOT THE GIRL.
- RIGHT.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE
THAT CAUSED ME
NOT TO GET THE GIRL,
SO I BLAMED IT ON THE CAR.
SO, YEARS LATER,
YOU HAD TO GET THAT CAR.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD,
BUT WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU LIKE TO DO TO IT?
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS CAR
IS THAT IT'S A '59 T-BIRD.
WHAT I DISLIKE ABOUT THIS CAR
IS THAT IT'S A '59 T-BIRD.
SPOKEN LIKE
A TRUE CAR GUY.
YOU LOVE THE STYLING
AND SOME OF THE STUFF
ABOUT THE WAY THEY DRIVE
AND PERFORM,
BUT, AT THE SAME TIME,
YOU'VE BEEN SPOILED
BY MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
MY BIGGEST HOPE FOR THIS CAR
IS TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN
THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR,
HAVE THE TOP DOWN,
AND MAKE A GOOD CRUISING CAR
OUT OF IT.
IN TERMS OF THE SUSPENSION,
WE'VE GOT A BIG CAR,
AND WE'VE GOT SOME SHOCKS
ON THE CAR
THAT, YOU KNOW,
AREN'T DAMPING THAT WELL.
IT'D BE NICE TO KIND OF TIGHTEN
THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.
EXACTLY. BINGO.
YOU'RE SPOT ON, I THINK.
♪♪
THE MOTOR SEEMS TO RUN
PRETTY COOL.
430 CUBIC INCH,
WHICH IS A SOUGHT-AFTER MOTOR.
I WOULD LIKE
TO KEEP THAT LOOK.
WE HAVE INSTALLED
ABOUT 10 REALLY NICE
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS
IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
THEY START UP EASIER.
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.
BESIDES THE THINGS
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT,
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED,
BUT THIS STEERING WHEEL
- IS PRETTY SNUG ON MY TUMMY.
- UH-HUH.
WE NEED TO WORK
ON THE STEERING WHEEL SOMEWAY.
THE STEERING WHEEL
IS KIND OF LIKE
RIGHT UP
ON THE BUCKET SEAT,
SO I THINK WE CAN MAKE
AN IMPROVEMENT THERE.
I'VE GOT A BIGGER BELLY
THAN YOU.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO SHOULDN'T
AFFECT THE OUTSIDE LOOKS
OR THE AUTHENTICITY OF IT,
I DON'T THINK, WOULD IT?
NOPE. IT WON'T.
THE STYLING
IS SO TIMELESS IN NATURE.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT
YOU WANT TO PRESERVE,
SO WE CAN KEEP
ALL THAT STYLING
AND ALL THE REASONS
YOU LOVE THE CAR
AND HOPEFULLY MAKE IT
A LITTLE MORE DRIVER-FRIENDLY.
THAT'S GOOD.
AND, HOPEFULLY,
THIS TIME, YOU GET THE GIRL.
YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
Noah:
TO ADD SOME PERFORMANCE
AND GIVE THE F-100
A GREAT SOUND,
I ASKED MATT
TO FAB UP SOME HEADERS
AND BUILD AN ENTIRE CUSTOM
EXHAUST SYSTEM.
♪♪
SO, RIGHT NOW, JUST GETTING
THESE WHERE I WANT THEM
TO KEEP IT, YOU KNOW, FLUSH
WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME
SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS
TRUCK BEING AS LOW AS IT IS,
IT'S NOT GONNA DRAG ANYWHERE.
AND THEN I'M GONNA START
RUNNING TUBES DOWN
AND JUST START POUNDING OUT
THE NEXT ONE AND THE NEXT ONE
AND KEEP GETTING
THE NEXT TUBE IN THERE.
♪♪
SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE A RACE
TRUCK AND GO TO CAR SHOWS,
I WANT THE HEADERS TO LOOK GREAT
WHEN SOMEONE POPS THE HOOD
AND ALSO SOUND MEAN,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO WITH LONG-TUBE
HEADERS INSTEAD OF SHORTIES.
♪♪
♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
[ WHISTLES ]
LIKE A GLOVE.
♪♪
WE'RE BUILDING A BRAND-NEW
BED FLOOR IN THIS BABY.
THE F-100's BED
IS A RUSTED, HOLEY MESS,
SO I'VE ASKED MARK
TO CREATE A CUSTOM BED
THAT'S BOTH STRONG
AND LIGHTWEIGHT,
AND IT'S GONNA LOOK AWESOME.
WE'LL GET IT KNOCKED OUT.
♪♪
♪♪
[ MACHINERY WHIRS ]
I GOT TO GET OVER THIS HUMP,
AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT
IN 90-DEGREE TURNS,
SO I'M MAKING A BEND HERE.
BASICALLY,
WHAT WE DID IN THIS TUBE
IS JUST MAKE PIE CUTS IN IT.
WE DON'T CUT ALL THE WAY
THROUGH.
SO, WHEN WE DO OUR ALUMINUM,
IT'LL HAVE A NICE,
FLOWING BEND OVER IT.
SO, NOW ALL I GOT TO DO
IS JUST GO BACK
AND WELD THIS UP,
AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
♪♪
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT THE FRAME
ALL DONE FOR THE FLOOR.
WHOO!
SO, NOW WE'RE GONNA COVER
EVERYTHING IN ALUMINUM
TO KEEP IT LIGHTWEIGHT.
THE ONLY TRICKY PART WE GOT
IS THE CENTERPIECE
GOING OVER THE REAR END.
I WANT TO BEND IT IN ONE PIECE,
SO I'VE JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT
EXACTLY WHERE
ALL THE BENDS NEED TO GO.
WE'LL GET IT DONE.
START WITH THAT.
♪♪
THAT'S ACTUALLY RIGHT
ON THE MONEY.
♪♪
PROBABLY NEED TO GET UP
IN THERE.
♪♪
YOU SURE THIS IS
A BENDABLE METAL?
YEAH, YOU NEED TO OVER-BEND IT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
FOR THE SPRING BACK.
CLAMP THAT SMALLER BAR,
THAT EXHAUST TUBING RIGHT HERE.
HOLD IT ON THE TABLE.
FLEX IT DOWN MORE.
♪♪
- IT'S GOING NOW.
- THANKS FOR THE HELP, MAN.
IT LOOKS -- LOOKS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT,
NOW THAT WE'RE OVER THE HUMP,
IT'S TIME TO DO
THE WHEEL TUBS
AND BEAD ROLL
ALL THE OTHER ALUMINUM PANELS.
♪♪
ALL NICE AND PRETTY.
SO, YOU CAN'T WELD ALUMINUM
TO STEEL,
SO ALL THE PANELS IN THE BED
ARE GONNA BE FASTENED DOWN.
♪♪
BUT THE WHEEL TUBS --
WE WANTED THEM TO HAVE
A LITTLE MORE STRENGTH TO THEM,
SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE THEM
OUT OF STEEL
AND WELD THEM INTO THE BED.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE ALL DONE WITH THE BED
AS FAR AS WE CAN GO FOR NOW.
WE'VE GOT
ALL THE ALUMINUM PANELS DONE,
BEAD ROLLED, SCREWED IN.
BUT, MAN,
THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK --
A LOT OF WORK, BUT I THINK
IT TURNED OUT REALLY COOL.
KIND OF HARD TO IMAGINE NOW,
BUT ALL THE STEEL AREA SHOWING
WILL BE PAINTED,
AND THEN IT WILL HAVE
THE BRUSHED ALUMINUM LOOK,
SO, I MEAN,
IT'S LIKE A MILLION-DOLLAR BED.
PRETTY NEAT.
♪♪
Paul: WELL, SLUG WAS HAVING
PROBLEMS WITH COLD STARTS,
AND IT HAS HESITATIONS,
BAD FUEL ECONOMY,
AND EVERYTHING.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GONNA TAKE CARE OF
BY PUTTING
THIS THROTTLE BODY ON IT.
HE'S GONNA HAVE SOME REALLY
SMOOTH ACCELERATION, IDLE,
AND COLD STARTS
ARE GONNA BE WAY BETTER.
♪♪
♪♪
SO, WE GOT OUR AIRPOD
CONTROLLER SYSTEM HERE,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND GET THIS TUCKED DOWN
IN THE OLD SPARE TIRE WELL.
IT WILL BE CLEAR OF THE TOP
WHEN IT'S ALL THE WAY DOWN.
YOU WON'T SEE IT.
IT WILL BE NICE AND CLEAN.
♪♪
[ CLICKS ]
[ WHIRRING, SQUEAKING ]
AIN'T THAT COOL?
♪♪
EASY.
WITH THE NEW AIR RIDE AND
THE FOUR-LINK ON THIS T-BIRD,
WE'RE GONNA KILL IT
IN BOTH THE PERFORMANCE
AND THE STANCE DEPARTMENTS.
THE AIR RIDE'S GONNA ALLOW
ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION
THAT CAN GO UP AND DOWN
AS WELL
AS A SET OF TUNABLE SHOCKS
ALL THE WAY AROUND.
AND OUT BACK,
THE FOUR-LINK IS GONNA PROVIDE
A LOT OF STABILITY
UNDER ACCELERATION.
FELL RIGHT IN.
SO NOW THAT I GOT EVERYTHING IN,
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND TEST THE AIR BAGS.
CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW,
IT'S SITTING
AT ITS LOWEST RIDE HEIGHT
IT CAN BE MECHANICALLY --
WHETHER THERE'S AIR
IN THERE OR NOT.
SO, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND TEST IT,
AIR IT ALL THE WAY UP,
LET IT GO ALL THE WAY UP,
AND AIR IT BACK DOWN,
SEE HOW IT WORKS.
♪♪
SO, THIS IS PRETTY MUCH GONNA BE
MAX RIDE HEIGHT,
WHICH IS ABOUT
WHERE IT WAS STOCK,
SO IF HE EVER WANTS TO
ROLL AROUND LOOKING STOCK,
JUST RAISE IT ALL THE WAY UP
TILL IT STOPS,
AND THAT'S WHERE IT CAN BE.
WHEN HE WANTS TO FOOL AROUND
AND LOOK COOL,
HE CAN JUST DROP IT
ALL THE WAY DOWN.
[ AIR RUSHING ]
♪♪
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD, GET THE AIR
LINES ALL BUTTONED UP,
AND THEN THIS THING
SHOULD BE READY TO GO,
AND SLUG SHOULD BE
PRETTY HAPPY WITH IT.
♪♪
♪♪
WORKING ON THE F-100,
AND WE'RE MAKING
FRONT WHEEL TUBS
AND ALL THE FRONT SHEET METAL,
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THAT
OUT OF ALUMINUM,
WHICH IS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OUR NORM IS.
WE DO A LOT OF STEEL
AROUND HERE.
IN THIS CASE,
THIS IS GONNA BE A RACE TRUCK,
SO WE'RE TRYING
TO KEEP IT LIGHT,
AND BY SHAVING THE WEIGHT,
WE CAN DO MORE COOL STUFF,
BUT STILL KEEP THE TRUCK
LIGHT AND RACEABLE.
♪♪
GOT THE CARDBOARD IN,
SO, FROM HERE,
I'M GONNA TAKE THIS SIDE APART
AND START MAKING
SOME ROUGHED-IN METAL PARTS.
BUT, SO FAR, I THINK
WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
[ TAPS ]
♪♪
GOT THE BIG INNER, INNER SIDE
OF THE INNER FENDER WELLS MADE.
BEING ALUMINUM, WE DON'T WANT
TO WRAP THE ENGINE
IN ALL ALUMINUM FOIL
AND BE A BIG BAKED POTATO
UNDERNEATH THE HOOD,
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
IS PUT LITTLE DIMPLE DIED HOLES
IN THERE
TO LET THE HEAT EXHAUST AWAY
FROM THE HEADER TUBES.
SO, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A
STYLISH AND FUNCTION TREATMENT
RIGHT HERE ON THE INNER PANEL.
♪♪
♪♪
SUPER LIGHT, STRONG,
AND A LOT OF AIR FLOW.
THIS RIGHT HERE
IS A DAMN RACING CAR.
THIS AIN'T GONNA BE
AT YOUR AVERAGE
SHOP 'N SAVE PARKING LOT.
[ CLATTERS LIGHTLY ]
BOOM.
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
SO, WHEN BUILDING THIS TRUCK
FOR PETE,
I GOT TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT HE'S GOING THE EXTRA MILE.
WHAT HE DOES ON HIS JOB
EVERY DAY
IS PUT IN HIS LOVE
AND HIS PASSION
AND HE'S SAVING PEOPLE
AND BECOMING A HERO --
NOT THAT WE CAN BECOME HEROES
BY BUILDING HIM A TRUCK,
BUT WE CAN PUT OUR LOVE AND OUR
PASSION INTO BUILDING HIS TRUCK
TO TRY TO GIVE HIM BACK
SOME OF WHAT HE'S GAVE FOR US.
♪♪
Noah: THE F-100 BED HAS BEEN
BODY WORKED AND PRIMED,
SO NOW I HAVE MATT,
OUR IN-HOUSE EXHAUST EXPERT
AND TIG WIZARD,
WELDING UP
A STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEM
THAT'S GONNA LOOK REALLY
HIGH-END AND SOUND THE PART.
Matt:
SO, WE JUST GOT OUR BUILDER KIT.
WE'RE GONNA DO A THREE-INCH
SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK.
WE'RE GONNA DO
A PRETTY EXTENSIVE AMOUNT
OF MODIFICATIONS.
STEP ONE IS GONNA BE MAKING
THE "H" PIPE.
SINCE WE'RE LIMITED ON SPACE,
WE CAN'T REALLY FIT THE "X"
IN THERE VERY WELL,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND GET THAT MADE UP.
♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
THE REASON WHY WE'RE GONNA CROSS
THESE TWO TOGETHER
IS, BASICALLY, IT GIVES IT
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SOUND
WHEN YOU CONNECT BOTH BANKS
OF THE ENGINE TOGETHER.
ALSO, FOR THE SAME REASON,
YOU'RE GONNA BALANCE OUT
BOTH PRESSURES ON EACH BANK.
I'M GONNA STICK MY CROSS-SECTION
IN HERE, GET IT TACKED IN.
I'LL PULL EVERYTHING OFF
THE TRUCK AND WELD IT ALL UP.
♪♪
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
LOOKING PRETTY GOOD SO FAR.
- YEAH.
- YOU GOT BACK TO THE MUFFLERS?
YEAH, IT'S ALL WELDED
AND READY TO GO.
I'M BACK TO RIGHT HERE.
BUT I'M THINKING INSTEAD
OF GOING OUT THE BACK,
WE SHOULD GO OUT
THE SIDE OF THE BED.
I DON'T KNOW. I THINK
GOING OVER THE AXLE IS --
IT'S A LONG WAY BACK,
AND A ROLL PAN
REALLY ISN'T THAT BIG --
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? --
TO DO A WIDE OUTLET.
PLUS, I THINK GOING OUT THE SIDE
WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.
IT'D LOOK COOL COMING OUT
THE BED SIDE THERE.
- I THINK IT WILL LOOK BADASS.
- YEAH.
COOL.
WE'LL GET 'ER DONE.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE DECIDED TO GO
OUT THE SIDE OF OUR BED HERE
WITH OUR EXHAUST.
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY COOL.
WE'VE GOT SOME NICE TRIM RINGS
HERE TO GO AROUND IT
TO FRAME OUT
THE EXHAUST TUBE COMING OUT.
WE'RE USING AN OVAL TUBE
SO IT JUST GIVES IT
A LITTLE NICER LOOK.
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD.
I HAVE CUT SO MUCH METAL
OUT OF THIS BED.
I MEAN, I'M TIRED
OF CUTTING METAL.
THIS IS THE LAST HOLE TO CUT
ON THIS THING, AND SHE'S DONE,
SO I'M FINISHED.
♪♪
THE BOSS NINE ARRIVED, AND IT
IS A MASSIVE THING OF BEAUTY.
IT IS
A 520-CUBIC-INCH PUMP GAS MOTOR
THAT IS PUMPING OUT
730 HORSEPOWER
AND HAS A TORQUE CURVE
THAT IS FLAT AS A PANCAKE.
IT'S SO DAMN GOOD-LOOKING.
THE OIL PAN IS RAW STEEL.
THE BLOCK IS RAW STEEL.
IT'S GOT ALUMINUM HEADS.
SO, I THINK
WE OUGHT TO PAINT EVERYTHING
THAT'S RAW STEEL
THE ACCENT COLOR
OR THE WHEEL COLOR.
- OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- SEE YOU, BYE.
- SEE YOU.
♪♪
Jason: WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS OUR MOTOR FOR OUR F-100.
GONNA PUT A LITTLE COLOR
ON THIS, GET THIS DONE
SO THESE GUYS
CAN GET THIS THING ASSEMBLED.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
THE BOSS NINE BLOCK'S PAINTED.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GET
THE TRANSMISSION MATED UP TO IT,
PUT IT IN THE FRAME,
AND GET IT ALL DIALED IN
AND PUT TOGETHER.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
[ IMITATING ENGINE ROARING ]
I THINK IT'LL WORK.
ALL RIGHT, ROLL IT FORWARD
IF YOU CAN.
♪♪
♪♪
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]YEP.
♪♪
♪♪
WE'RE ON THE '59 T-BIRD
THAT SLUG OWNS.
APPARENTLY, HE HAS
A LITTLE CLEARANCE PROBLEM
BETWEEN HIS LOWER AREA
AND THE STEERING WHEEL.
WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT
OF MEASUREMENT TO SEE.
OH, MAN.
LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 2 1/2 INCHES,
SO WE'LL CHANGE THE WHEEL OUT
AND SEE IF WE CAN
GIVE HIM MORE CLEARANCE.
COOL THING ABOUT
SOME OF THESE OLD CARS
IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE
A STEERING WHEEL PULLER.
THERE.
IT CAME RIGHT OFF... LUCKILY.
ALL RIGHTY.
♪♪
GOING TO DO A QUICK MEASUREMENT
TO SEE HOW MUCH
CLEARANCE WE GOT.
HOLY GUACAMOLE.
THERE'S FIVE INCHES
OF CLEARANCE FOR ME.
HOPEFULLY THAT'S ENOUGH ROOM
FOR SLUG.
♪♪
WE JUST GOT THE F-100 DOORS
BACK FROM SODABLASTING.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF RUST,
SOME LIGHT BODY DAMAGE,
BUT THE BIGGEST CONCERN
IS OIL CANNING.
SO, TRAVIS AND RYAN, THEY'VE GOT
THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM.
♪♪
I'M GONNA HAND THESE
OVER TO YOU
FOR...
WHY?
EW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
CHARLES SAID YOU COULD PUT
SOME SOUND DEADENER IN THERE
AND MAYBE HELP ME OUT.
YEAH.
GET IT STIFFENED UP
BEFORE WE START HAMMERING
DOWN IN ON IT.
- THANK YOU.
- YEP.
Ryan: I'M GONNA TAKE
THIS SPRAYABLE SOUND DEADENER,
AND I'M GONNA PUT IT ON
THE INSIDE OF THESE F-100 DOORS.
KIND OF A LONG SHOT, BUT IT'S
OUR BEST OPTION AT THIS POINT.
♪♪
I REALLY HOPE THIS WORKS.
OH, SHE GOING THICK.
SHE GONNA WORK.
RYAN JUST GOT DONE SPRAYING
THE SOUND DEADENER IN THE DOORS.
HOPEFULLY,
IT'LL FIX OUR PROBLEM.
IF NOT,
WE ARE TOTALLY SCREWED.
YOU DO THE HONORS.
OH...
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
♪♪
[ ENGINE REVS ]
SOMETIMES THE GUYS IN THE SHOP
GIVE CHARLES AND ME
A REALLY HARD TIME
FOR WORKING IN THE OFFICE.
I KNOW THEY'RE OUT
GETTING THEIR HANDS DIRTY,
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZE
HOW HARD OFFICE WORK
CAN REALLY BE.
IT'S THAT TIME OF DAY
WHEN I HAVE TO GO BACK
AND SHARPEN ALL MY PENCILS,
MAKE SURE EVERY OF THEM HAS
A SUPER-POINTY END ON IT.
TYPICALLY, WHAT I DO -- LIKE,
YOU KNOW, SOME WRIST WARM-UPS.
KIND OF GET READY, YOU KNOW.
IT'S A LOT OF TURNING
WITH THE PENCILS.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
NOW I'M WARMED UP, I'M READY.
YOU KNOW, JUST A QUICK
LITTLE TURN OF THE WRIST
NOW THAT THEY'RE WARMED UP,
YOU KNOW?
IF YOU COUNT THAT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S ABOUT 17 1/2 TURNS.
AND SEE -- LOOK AT THAT.
17 1/2 TURNS LATER.
RAZOR-SHARP.
WELL, PENCIL-SHARP.
I DON'T KNOW.
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY IT.
CHH-CHH.
HAPPY LITTLE PENCILS!
♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
I'M READY TO START MY DAY.
GOT ALL MY PENCILS SHARPENED UP,
MY DAILY ROUTINE
IS OUT OF THE WAY,
AND THEY'RE ALL REALLY NICE,
I MIGHT ADD, YOU KNOW?
PRETTY PROUD OF THAT.
FOR PENCIL-SHARPENING
TECHNIQUES,
THERE ARE SOME TUTORIALS
OUT THERE ON THAT.
PENCILS THAT AREN'T SHARPENED
ARE REALLY "POINTLESS."
♪♪
YOU DO THE HONORS.
OH... THAT'S NOT GOOD.
WE THOUGHT THE SOUND DEADENER
WAS GONNA STIFFEN UP THE DOORS.
IT DIDN'T WORK,
SO NOW WE GOT TO COME UP
WITH A NEW WAY TO FIX 'EM.
WE CAN HEAT SHRINK IT.
HEAT, HAMMER, WATER.
HEAT, HAMMER, WATER.
Ryan: RIGHT NOW,
I'M HEATING UP THE METAL
TO SOFTEN UP ALL THE MOLECULES
SO WE CAN HAMMER IT AROUND
AND THEN COMPRESS THEM
SO THEY WILL SHRINK,
AND THEN WE CAN THROW COLD WATER
ON IT TO LOCK THEM IN PLACE.
OKAY READY?
GO FOR IT.
♪♪
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE **** TO DO.
♪♪
WE NEED TO STUD-GUN THAT,
PULL THAT ONE SPOT UP
'CAUSE IT'S SO SHARP
RIGHT THERE.
YOU PULL THAT UP,
WE'LL HOLD PRESSURE ON IT,
AND I THINK
YOU'LL BE GOOD.
CHARLES HAS
ONE MORE HAIL MARY IDEA
TO FIX THESE DOORS.
IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, I HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
♪♪
BEAUTIFUL.
SO, IT TOOK QUITE A BIT OF WORK,
BUT WE FINALLY GOT
THIS DOOR LOCKED IN.
IT'S NICE AND SOLID.
WE'RE GOOD TO GO
AND GET SOME FILLER ON IT,
MAKE IT
ALL STRAIGHT AND PRETTY.
♪♪
FOR THE F-100,
WE MIXED UP A CUSTOM
METALLIC RED FOR THE EXTERIOR,
AND THEN OUR ACCENT COLORS
ARE BLACK
AND A REALLY SLICK
METALLIC BRONZE.
WITH A TIGHT SCHEDULE
ON THIS BUILD,
I'VE ASKED CHARLES TO PUT DOWN
HIS PENCIL SHARPENER,
STEP INTO THE BOOTH,
AND HELP OUT JASON
SO WE CAN KNOCK THIS ONE
OUT OF THE PARK.
Charles: WE'VE GOT THE TRUCK
IN THE BOOTH.
IT'S TIME TO GO AHEAD
AND PUT BASE COAT ON IT.
WE'RE GONNA SPRAY FOUR COATS
OF RED BASE COAT ON IT,
AND THEN FOLLOW IT UP
BY MATTE CLEAR COAT.
♪♪
SO, I'VE GOT THE RED BASE COAT
ALL SPRAYED DOWN.
NOW IT'S TIME TO LAY A TWO-TONE
OR, LIKE, A STRIPE, IF YOU WILL.
SO, WE'RE GONNA MASK IT
ALONG THE COWL,
AND THEN THAT'S GONNA
CONTINUE ON INTO THE HOOD.
IT'S, LIKE, THE FINAL PIECE
THAT WE HAVE TO DO,
AND THEN IT'S READY
TO BACK ON THE FRAME.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, FRESH OUT
OF THE PAINT BOOTH, MAN.
I LIKE IT.
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
FOR A WHILE.
THIS IS YOUR TIME.
YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
Bryan: I'M WORKING
ON THE F-100 INTERIOR.
CUSTOMER'S REQUESTED
THAT WE USE
SOME FORD GT
INTERIOR STYLING CUES,
SO WE'RE GONNA DO THE DOOR
PANELS AND THE CENTER CONSOLE
AND THE GAUGE CLUSTER
IN A SIMILAR FASHION.
WHO NEEDS MOLDED CARPET?
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
HERE'S YOUR LITTLE COIN TRAY.
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
THIS IS A FACTORY DASH
FOR THE F-100,
AND WE ARE GONNA PUT
ALL OF THESE
IN THIS LITTLE, BITTY AREA HERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA WORK,
BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY LIKE HELL.
♪♪
WE'RE USING
A SMOOTH-GRAIN LEATHER
TO COVER THE STEERING WHEEL,
THE DASH, AND THE SEATS.
WE'VE GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL
BECAUSE, WITH THE SMOOTH GRAIN,
YOU CAN'T HIDE ANY FLAWS
IN THE LEATHER,
YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY NICKS
OR ANY DAMAGE ANYWHERE,
OR IT WILL SHOW.
♪♪
IT'LL LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
SLUG'S '59 T-BIRD
TURNED OUT GREAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HIM
ON A DRIVE
SO HE CAN EXPERIENCE
ALL OF HIS NEW UPGRADES.
HERE WE GO.
OH, WOW.
♪♪
- WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW.
- THERE YOU GO.
THE SUN WAS HITTING IT,
THE CHROME WAS SHINING,
THE RED PAINT WAS SHINING,
AND I WAS JUST EXCITED.
IF YOU RECALL, WHEN WE WERE WERE
ON OUR TEST DRIVE LAST TIME,
WE DISCUSSED A FEW THINGS
THAT YOU LIKED ABOUT THE CAR
AND A FEW THINGS YOU DID NOT
LIKE ABOUT THE CAR.
SO, WE'VE GONE COMPLETELY
THROUGH THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
AND TOTALLY REDONE IT.
WE PUT A FULL AIR RIDE SYSTEM
ON THE CAR,
AND THIS IS GONNA ALLOW YOU
TO ADJUST THE SUSPENSION.
SO, WE'VE GOT SHOCKWAVES
IN THE BACK,
GOT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BAG
IN THE FRONT,
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A COMPRESSOR
AND A TANK IN THE BACK.
THE SECOND ISSUE
WE WERE HAVING --
THE MOTOR IS HUGE,
BUT IT DID NOT RUN RIGHT AT ALL.
WE PUT
A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON IT.
POWER'S AWESOME NOW.
NICE, SMOOTH START-UP.
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
FINAL THING WAS THIS THING HAD
A MASSIVE STATIC STEERING WHEEL,
AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS
A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE
INSIDE THE INTERIOR.
SO, WE'VE UPGRADED
THE STEERING WHEEL.
A LITTLE TOUCH,
BUT I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.
OH, I THINK SO.
OVERALL, I THINK YOU GOT
A NICE PACKAGE.
YOU CAN DRIVE THIS THING
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THE LOOKS ARE TO DIE FOR,
AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LOVE
THE WAY THIS THING
SITS ON THE GROUND.
SO, WE KIND OF CAME
TO THE CONCLUSION
THAT IF WE GET THE STANCE
ON THIS THING REALLY RIGHT,
THE LADIES
WERE GONNA COME RUNNING
AND THAT CAR WAS GONNA
LOOK RIGHT...
YES, SIR. YES, SIR.
...AND YOU'RE GONNA BE, LIKE,
AT ONE WITH THE WORLD
AND AT PEACE
AND JUST SUPER HAPPY,
AND THE CAR GODS
WOULD SMILE DOWN UPON US.
SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
YOU JUST STEP BACK
AND BEHOLD
THE GLORY OF THE STANCE.
♪♪
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ Chuckling ] WHOA!
♪♪
- THERE YOU GO. LOOK AT THAT.
- MAN, MAN.
IT'S AMAZING.
IT IS AMAZING.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT
YOU'VE SEEN THE NEW STANCE,
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING
LEFT TO DO.
- LET'S DRIVE THIS SUCKER.
- LET'S DO IT.
COULDN'T HAPPEN
TO A NICER GUY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
♪♪
SO, BIG DIFFERENCE
FROM BEFORE --
WE HAD THAT OLD CARBURETOR
ON THERE,
AND THAT THING WAS NOT
RUNNING QUITE RIGHT.
BUT NOW WITH THAT
NEW FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM,
NICE, SMOOTH
POWER DELIVERY.
- INSTANT RESPONSE.
- IT'S VERY, VERY RESPONSIVE.
VERY RESPONSIVE.
THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED.
WELL DONE.
VERY WELL DONE.
♪♪
Slug: IT'S EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE HOPED FOR
AND EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE
'CAUSE
THE SMALLER STEERING WHEEL
WAS SOMEWHAT OF A SURPRISE.
IT'S STILL A LITTLE SNUG,
BUT THAT'S WHY
THEY MAKE NUTRISYSTEM.
BUT I THINK THIS IS ONE OF
THOSE CARS THAT EVERYBODY LIKES.
IT'S HARD NOT TO BE LIKE,
"HOLY COW! LOOK AT THAT THING."
IT'S AMAZING,
THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES.
IT'S JUST
A FUN CAR TO DRIVE.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
IT'S CRUNCH TIME ON THE F-100,
SO WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK
TO GET THIS THING READY
FOR THE REVEAL.
WE'VE GOT THE BODY GUYS,
THE MECHANICS,
AND BRYAN
FROM THE INTERIOR SHOP
WORKING TOGETHER
TO PULL IT ALL THROUGH,
AND I CANNOT WAIT
TO SEE PETE'S REACTION.
- YOU DON'T LIKE WILSON PHILLIPS?
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THAT IS.
THAT MAKES YOU, LIKE,
A **** AMERICAN.
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
CAN YOU GO DOWN?
OH, THERE WE GO.
GOT TO BE A CONTORTIONIST
TO PUT THIS FENDER ON.
♪♪
PRETTY GOOD.
THAT CORE SUPPORT'S GONNA
BUY UP THAT MUCH MORE ROOM.
LET'S PUT
THE INNER FENDERS IN,
AND THEN WE'LL JUST SHOVE
THAT DOWN IN THERE.
♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
SUNLIGHT HITS THIS, IT'S GONNA
BE LIKE A TANNING BOOTH.
♪♪
Bryan: THE WALL OF SOUND.
WE JUST WENT AHEAD
AND PUT THE CENTER CONSOLE IN.
WE GOT CUP HOLDERS.
WE GOT A LITTLE FLAIR HERE
FOR THE SHIFTER.
KICK PANELS WITH SOME SPEAKERS.
WE'VE GOT THE REAR AUDIO WALL.
ALL WE NEED IS GAUGES,
SOME SEATS,
AND THIS THING'S
READY TO DRIVE.
♪♪
PERFECT.
THE F-100'S ALL TOGETHER,
AND IT'S A BEAST.
TO REVEAL THIS TRUCK TO PETE
PROPERLY,
I CALLED IN A FEW FAVORS
AND ARRANGED TO DO IT
AT THE AIR FORCE BASE
WHERE HE WORKS
WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD.
♪♪
♪♪
HOW'D YOU GET IN HERE?
HEY, MAN, I PULL STRINGS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GOOD.
DON'T WORRY.
WELCOME TO MY SHOP.
- THIS IS A NICE PLACE.
- THANKS, MAN.
SO NOW YOU SEE WHAT I DO.
THIS THING'S AWESOME.
IT HAS MORE HORSEPOWER
THAN YOUR TRUCK.
OOH, ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS
GONNA BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND,
BUT THAT BEING SAID,
THE TRUCK IS A BEAST, SO...
- YOU WANT TO GO SEE THIS THING?
- LET'S GO SEE IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
- I'M READY.
- ALL RIGHT.
Noah: I CANNOT WAIT FOR PETE
TO SEE AND HEAR THIS THING.
IT TURNED OUT
TOTALLY OVER THE TOP.
[ BELL RINGING ]
OH, WHERE'S THE TRUCK?
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ Chuckling ]
HERE'S THE TRUCK.
HERE YOU GO.
♪♪
- OH, MY GOD!
- LOOK AT THAT STANCE.
IT'S HAMMERED
ON THE GROUND.
OH, YOU GUYS ****
NAILED IT, DUDE.
YEP, THAT'S WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT.
IT'S GOT THE LOOK. IT'S MEAN.
IT'S GOT STUPID HORSEPOWER.
YOU SAID IT WAS LOW.
IT IS A HANDLING MACHINE.
LOOK HOW FAR
THE WHEELS TUCK.
WOW. WOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO, I REMEMBER
IT USED TO BE
KIND OF A GREEN
FARM-TRUCK-LOOKING THING.
FARM TRUCK.
A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT LOOKING NOW.
SO, THIS WHOLE THING LAYS
ON A BRAND-NEW SPEC CHASSIS,
AND TO MAKE IT
STOP ON A DIME,
IT'S GOT DISC BRAKES.
THEY'RE SIX-PISTON
ALL THE WAY AROUND.
THE WHEELS ARE 20x10 UP FRONT,
- WHICH IS WIDE.
- RIGHT.
AND IN THE BACK, THEY'RE 20x12,
MAKING FOR ONE OF THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE-LOOKING F-100s
I HAVE EVER SEEN.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE ENGINE
COMPARTMENT REAL QUICK.
- READY?
- DO IT, MAN.
- DO IT.
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
BOOM!
IT'S A MONSTER.
♪♪
DUDE, THAT IS JUST
FREAKIN' MONSTROUS.
IT'S A HUGE BIG BLOCK.
THIS ONE
IS 520 CUBIC INCHES.
SO, THIS MOTOR DYNO'D
AT 730 HORSEPOWER,
700 FOOT-POUNDS
OF TORQUE,
AND THAT FLOWS THROUGH
THE FIVE-SPEED TRANSMISSION
BACK TO THE FORD NINE-INCH,
AND IT HAS 350 GEARS
BACK THERE.
A BUNCH OF CUSTOM METALWORK.
IT'S ALL DONE OUT OF ALUMINUM.
WE WANTED TO CHOOSE SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER-WEIGHT,
BUT IT'S NICE 'CAUSE IT KIND OF
TIES IN WITH THE MOTOR ITSELF.
AND READY TO CHECK OUT
THE INTERIOR?
COME THIS WAY.DUDE, BLOW MY MIND.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
LET ME BLOW YOUR MIND SOME MORE.
LOOK AT THAT.
SO, I TALKED WITH BRYAN.
WE WANTED TO MAKE IT
SUPER CLEAN, REALLY SIMPLE.
SO, STARTING WITH
THE DOOR PANELS --
BRYAN MADE THESE
ON THE ROUTER.
ALL THIS STUFF --
IT'S ONE-OFF.
NONE OF THIS STUFF WAS PURCHASED
OUT OF A MAGAZINE.
NICE,
ONE-PIECE CENTER CONSOLE,
ALSO MATCHES THE DOOR PANELS,
WHICH ARE SUPER COOL.
THEN, RIGHT UP FRONT,
WE'VE GOT YOUR AUDIO.
JUST REAL SIMPLE.
SEVEN GAUGES ACROSS,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I JUST DON'T HAVE WORDS.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
SO, BACK HERE,
WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF BEING SIMPLE AND
REALLY GIVE IT THAT RACY LOOK.
- UH-HUH.
- SO, WE BROUGHT
SOME OF THAT ALUMINUM
FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
BACK HERE.
AND THE ALUMINUM'S
NOT TOO MUCH.
IT BLENDS WELL WITH THE RED
AND THE GUNMETAL.
WOW.
ALL RIGHT, HOW'S IT FEEL?
BRAND-NEW TRUCK
IN FRONT OF THE PLANE
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON
FOR YEARS.
I JUST -- SOMETIMES,
"HOLY ****"
IS JUST ALL YOU CAN SAY.[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.I LOVE IT.
THE DETAIL IS JUST...
YEAH, MIND-BLOWING.
WHEN NOAH AND CHARLES AND I
WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE RANGE OF HORSEPOWER
I WAS LOOKING FOR,
"YEAH, YOU KNOW,
400 TO 500 HORSEPOWER --
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I CAN
GET AROUND THE TRACK, WHATEVER."
AND NOW I GOT 750?
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
START 'ER UP.
I'M READY.
[ ENGINE STARTS, REVS ]
OH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
I GOT A PLACE LINED UP
TO DRIVE IT.
LET'S GO.
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
♪♪
Noah: SO, HERE WE ARE,
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK.
THIS IS THE REAL TEST.
LET'S DO IT!
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪♪
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
♪♪
♪♪
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
LISTEN TO THAT MOTOR.
THAT MOTOR?!
[ Chuckling ] OH, YEAH.
♪♪
- SHE'S RAISING THE HEART RATE.
- [ LAUGHS ]
SHE'S RAISING
THE HEART RATE.
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
♪♪
GOOD.
HOW'S IT FEEL?
DUDE, THIS THING FEELS
FREAKING AWESOME.
♪♪
HANDLES A LITTLE BIT BETTER
THAN A FIRE TRUCK.
RUNS NICE, DOESN'T IT?
IT'S JAW-DROPPING.
A DREAM COME TRUE.
♪♪
COMING UP, A MILITARY HERO
TURNS HIS AMERICAN CLASSIC LOOSE
ON THE ROAD COURSE...
FREAKIN' MONSTROUS.
- SHE A BEAST!
- SHE'S WICKED.
THAT'S A BOSS NINE
520 CUBIC INCH.
IT'S GONNA MAKE
STUPID POWER.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
...AND
A SATURDAY-NIGHT CRUISER...
I DON'T THINK IT HAS
A BAD ANGLE.
...GETS THE CLASSIC CAR STUDIO
TREATMENT.
LIKE A GLOVE.
Noah: IT'S A ST. LOUIS TRIBUTE
TO TWO MOTOR CITY ICONS.
OH, YOU GUYS ****
NAILED IT, DUDE.
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
♪♪
- THANKS FOR COMING IN.
- HEY, NOAH.
PETE IS A MARINE VETERAN
WHO'S SPENT OVER 20 YEARS
AS A FIREFIGHTER
AND ALSO A NATIONAL RESERVIST.
HE'S LOOKING TO GET
INTO AUTOCROSS,
SO HE'S BROUGHT US A PRETTY
COOL TRUCK TO TRANSFORM.
REALLY COOL TRUCK.
- WE'VE GOT A 1974 F-100.
- YEAH.
WHAT DRAWS YOU
TO THIS TRUCK
AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING OLDER,
OR, YOU KNOW, EVEN NEWER?
I LIKE THE STYLE OF IT.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW,
IT'S PRETTY CLASSIC.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD GUY.
GREW UP WITH FORDS.
I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN
INTO TRUCKS.
MY FIRST REAL FAST CAR
WAS AN '83 MUSTANG GT.
SO, THE IDEA
I KIND OF CAME UP WITH
IS MAYBE A CONGLOMERATION
WITH THE FORD GT.
LOWER IT DOWN, GIVE IT
A NICE, GOOD RACE PERFORMANCE,
GOOD CRUISER, BUT ALSO HAVE FUN
WITH IT ON TRACK DAYS.
ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW WANT
TO GO TO TRACK DAYS.
I GREW UP WATCHING THE RACING
AND JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT,
AND NOW,
I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT.
I DON'T WANT TO, YOU KNOW,
SIT ON THE COUCH ANYMORE.
HAVING A RACING FORD TRUCK
ON THE TRACK,
YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE
THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT FOR YOU.
I HAVE MORE TIME
TO HOPEFULLY PLAY WITH THIS
BECAUSE I'VE COME
TO THE DECISION
I'M RETIRING
FROM THE FIRE SERVICE.
INITIALLY, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,
I'D BUILD THIS TRUCK FOR FUN,
BUT, BEHIND THAT,
IT'S GONNA BE MY THERAPY TRUCK.
BEING IN THE FIRE SERVICE
FOR OVER 23 YEARS NOW,
THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO SEE
AND DEAL WITH --
IT COMES DOWN TO THERAPY
FOR MY PTSD AND MY DEPRESSION.
AFTER SEEKING SOME THERAPY,
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS
THAT THEY ASK US IS,
YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
WHEN WE LEAVE THE FACILITY...
YEAH.
...AND THIS
KIND OF FELL INTO MY LAP,
SO THIS WILL ALLOW ME TO,
YOU KNOW, GET OUT OF THE HOUSE.
YOU KNOW, I NEED TO LEARN
A NEW SKILL.
- RIGHT.
- AND THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO.
WELL, THAT'S AWESOME.
WELL, THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THAT WITH ME.
- YEAH.
- AND, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO SAY,
AS BEING A MEMBER
OF THE CAR COMMUNITY FOREVER,
IT'S AN AWESOME GROUP
OF PEOPLE,
AND THEY'RE SO WILLING TO SHARE
AND, YOU KNOW, MENTOR
AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HELP
ANYBODY ALONG WHO'S NEW TO IT.
LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT I REALLY GET TO DO --
TURN AN OLD PICKUP TRUCK
INTO A HARD-CORE RACER,
AND TO DO IT FOR PETE,
SOMEONE WHO'S SERVED OUR COUNTRY
AND SACRIFICED SO MUCH,
WE COULDN'T BE DOING IT
FOR A BETTER GUY.
HEY, LET'S CHECK OUT
THE INTERIOR REAL --
WELL, ACTUALLY...
THERE'S NOT MUCH
OF AN INTERIOR.
♪♪
ARE YOU THINKING, SINCE
YOU'RE GONNA RACE THIS THING,
DRIVE IT ON THE TRACK...
YEAH.
BUCKETS?
BUCKETS, DEFINITELY.
OKAY.
SO, IN TERMS
OF THE INTERIOR,
WHAT KIND OF STYLING
DO YOU LIKE?
I REALLY LIKE THE INTERIOR
OF THE FORD GT.
- ALL RIGHT.
- YEAH.
- OKAY. TOTALLY MODERN.
- REALLY GO OFF OF THAT.
YEAH,
WE CAN TOTALLY DO THAT.
I ASSUME WE'RE GOING
WITH A MANUAL?
ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.
FIVE SPEED.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
IN TERMS OF STANCE, WE CAN
SLAM IT DOWN AS, YOU KNOW --
CAN WE BE
RIGHT ON THE GROUND?
DON'T NEED TO BE
IN THE WEEDS.
- RIGHT.
- JUST RACE-BRED.
JUST RACE-BRED?
ALL RIGHT.
LOOKING FORWARD
TO HOW IT TURNS OUT,
HOW THESE GUYS TAKE MY VISION
AND DO WHAT THEY DO.
WELL, THIS SOUNDS LIKE
I MAYBE NEED TO RETIRE
AND HANG OUT WITH YOU
AND RACE TRUCKS AT THE TRACK
'CAUSE I'M JUST HERE
BUILDING ALL THESE
COOL VEHICLES FOR PEOPLE,
AND YOU'RE OUT
HAVING ALL THE FUN.
WELL, I THINK WE GOT A LOT
OF GOOD INFORMATION HERE,
AND WE CAN GO BACK
AND TALK TO THE GUYS
AND GET THIS PROJECT GOING.
- I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS, NOAH.
♪♪
- WHAT?!
- DUSTY, OLD FARM TRUCK.
- GREAT.
- IT IS A DUSTY, OLD FARM TRUCK.
1970 FORD F-100.
OWNER'S NAME IS PETE.
AND GUESS WHAT KIND OF TRUCK
HE WANTS TO BUILD OUT OF THIS.
AN '86 IROC, TEAL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE WRONG AGAIN.
HE WANTS TO ACTUALLY
BUILD A RACE TRUCK.
- AUTOCROSS?
- YEAH, HE WANTS TO DO AUTOCROSS
AND ROAD-COURSE-TYPE
STUFF.
SOME KIND OF CUSTOM
COILOVER-TYPE SETUP?
YEAH, HE WANTS TO GO FULL CUSTOM
ON THE CHASSIS.
WE'RE GONNA USE REALLY NICE
RACE-TUNED COILOVERS,
BIG BRAKES,
AND HE'S KIND OF
LEFT IT UP TO US
TO COME UP WITH
A COOL ENGINE COMBINATION.
I THINK WE SHOULD BE THINKING,
YOU KNOW, COOL COLOR PALETTE,
YOU KNOW, WICKED STANCE,
AND THEN IT'S ALL PERFORMANCE,
PERFORMANCE, PERFORMANCE STUFF
FROM THERE ON OUT.
BARE BONES, NO AIR CONDITIONING,
NONE OF THAT KIND OF STUFF?
NO, MAN, THIS IS...
MORE FUNCTION THAN FASHION.
AND, LIKE -- AND THEN
THE STYLING STUFF WE DO
CAN REALLY LEAN TOWARDS
RACING-TYPE STUFF.
- YEAH.
- SO...
Scott: I SEE A LOT OF DIMPLE
DIES AND RIVETED FASTENERS,
- AND THEY CAN BE COOL.
- YEAH, THAT COULD BE COOL.
Noah: WE CAN GIVE IT, LIKE,
A REALLY, REALLY TOUGH LOOK.
I THINK ANYTHING WE CAN CUT OUT
ON THIS THAT'S HEAVY STEEL
AND REPLACE WITH ALUMINUM
WOULD BE REALLY COOL.
THE WHOLE BED IS BASICALLY
A PLAYGROUND FOR SCOTT.
YEAH, THIS WHOLE BED IS GONNA
HAVE TO GET CUT OUT, ANYWAY.
THE WHEEL WELLS
ARE GONNA HAVE TO GET RAISED.
SCOTT, I KNOW YOU GOT --WIDEN THE HOLES.
BED'S FULL OF SWISS CHEESE,
ANYWAY, SO GET RID OF ALL OF IT.
JUST KEEP THE BED SIDES.
SO, IS HE A FIREFIGHTER?
I SEE A STICKER
ON THE BACK WINDOW.
HE IS. YOU KNOW, ONE OF
THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS TRUCK
IS PETE HAS SPENT A LIFETIME
SERVING OTHER PEOPLE.
HE WAS IN THE MARINES,
HE WAS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD,
AND HE'S BEEN
A FIREFIGHTER,
AND DURING THAT TIME,
HE'S SEEN A LOT OF BAD STUFF.
HE HAS PTSD NOW, AND THIS IS
A TOOL FOR HIM TO KIND OF,
YOU KNOW,
REGAIN SOME MENTAL HEALTH
AND GET HIS MIND
OFF THE BAD STUFF.
AND HE'S GONNA BE JOINING
A COMMUNITY OF AWESOME PEOPLE,
CLASSIC CAR PEOPLE,
RACECAR PEOPLE --
- A TON OF SUPPORT THERE.
- YEAH.
I THINK
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
THE HOT-ROD INDUSTRY ITSELF
IN A WHOLE
- IS NOTHING BUT OPEN ARMS...
- BIG FAMILY.
...AND ALWAYS HELPING OUT IN
CHARITY EVENTS AND EVERYTHING,
SO I THINK HE TOOK THE TURN
DOWN THE RIGHT STREET,
AND I DO THINK THAT WE CAN TRULY
GIVE HIM A BADASS TRUCK.
- YEAH.
- FIRST GUY THAT'S COME TO US
AND SAID, YOU KNOW,
"I WANT A RACE TRUCK."
- I THINK -- WELL, LET'S DO IT.
- COOL.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.
♪♪
♪♪
IN THERE LIKE SWIMWEAR.
AS FAR AS WE GO,
WE JUST START...
- TAKING IT APART.
- ...TAKING IT ALL APART.
RIP IT.
WHOA!
THAT'S LIKE
A MIDWEST SURFBOARD.
YEAH.
AIN'T THAT FOR SURE?
WE'RE WORKING ON A '70 FORD,
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA STRIP
THE BODY, CAB, BED --
EVERYTHING
OFF OF THE CHASSIS.
WE'RE GONNA PUT
A WHOLE NEW CHASSIS UNDER IT.
SO, WE GOT THE LUCKY JOB
OF BREAKING IT
ALL LOOSE HERE TODAY.
♪♪
THERE WE GO.
WHOA, IT'S
A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER.
♪♪
YOU GET IT?
ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME THAT TOOL.
I DON'T WANT YOU THINKING
IT'S YOURS
JUST 'CAUSE YOU GOT IT
IN YOUR HAND.
[ MACHINERY WHIRS ]
♪♪
IT'S ALREADY LIKE
IT'S SITTING BETTER.
THAT'S ABOUT HOW HIGH
SHE NEEDS TO BE, ISN'T IT?
THAT'S ABOUT RACE HEIGHT
RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW IT.
ALL RIGHT, DUDE, I GUESS
WE'LL GET THE THING STRIPPED
THE REST
OF THE WAY DOWN,
LIKE, EVERYTHING OFF OF IT
AND GET IT READY
TO PUT ON THE NEW CHASSIS.
- GET RID OF EVERYTHING.
- EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING
AND EVERYTHING.
- ALL RIGHT, DUDE.
- COOL.
LET'S GET IT ON.
♪♪
Noah: YOU CAN'T TURN A 1970s
PICKUP TRUCK INTO A RACING TRUCK
WITHOUT A PROPER CHASSIS,
SO WE HAD A CUSTOM ONE MADE
FOR THE BUILD
THAT'S GONNA HOUSE
ALL MODERN COMPONENTS
AND GIVE PETE THE HANDLING
HE NEEDS AT THE TRACK.
♪♪
YEAH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.
IT'LL ACTUALLY LAY FRAME,
BUT WE WENT WITH THE COILOVER
'CAUSE THE GUY
IS JUST GONNA ROAD RACE IT,
- SO IT'LL BE BADASS.
- YEAH.
WAY BETTER THAN WHAT FORD
EVER INTENDED FOR THIS TRUCK.
OH, YEAH.
I LIKE THIS CROSSMEMBER, TOO.
YOU CAN PUT ANY TRANNY
YOU WANT IN IT, THEN.
YEAH.
YOU SEE ON THE BOTTOM
OF THE FOUR-LINK BARS,
IT'S GOT, LIKE,
A CAMBER ADJUSTMENT.
FULLY BOXED CHASSIS AND GOT
ALL THE REINFORCEMENTS.
I THINK IT SHOULD BE
PRETTY GOOD.
HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING
GOES TOGETHER
AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS,
BUT...
- AH, IT WILL.
- ...IT WILL BE PRETTY COOL.
♪♪
- YOU FEELING UP TO THIS?
- [ SIGHS ]
♪♪
I GUESS.
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE CLOSE.
IT'S ON SOMETHING.
IT'S ON THE REAR END.
OH, SURE IS.
IF YOU WANT TO JACK IT UP,
I'LL GRAB THE PLASMA CUTTER.
WE'LL JUST CUT
A BIG MOCK-UP NOTCH.
YEAH.
♪♪
♪♪
- THERE IT GOES.
- DOUG E. FRESH.
LOOK AT THAT.
♪♪
DAMN.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT STANCE
WILL DO TO ANYTHING.
RIGHT NOW, WE GOT NO FRONT END,
NO WHEELS AND TIRES.
BUT WE GOT THE CHASSIS ON THE
FRAME ABOUT WHERE IT SHOULD SIT,
AND IT ALREADY LOOKS
AGGRESSIVE.
YOU CAN TELL IT'S GONNA BE
COOL.AWESOME, YEAH. [ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
THE ENGINE WE CHOSE
FOR PETE'S PICKUP TRUCK
IS A KAASE BOSS NINE.
THIS MOTOR SHOULD MAKE
BETWEEN 720 AND 730 HORSEPOWER
ON THE ENGINE DYNO.
BUT FIRST,
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE IT FIT
INTO A 1970s FORD PICKUP TRUCK,
SO RANDY AND DOUG ARE WORKING
WITH A MOCK-UP MOTOR
TO SEE WHAT NEEDS TO GO
AND WHAT NEEDS TO STAY.
WE NEED TO MATE THE ENGINE
AND TRANS
AND SEE HOW MUCH
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CUT.
WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL
WITH THIS,
'CAUSE APPARENTLY
THIS MOCK-UP'S
PROBABLY WORTH MORE
THAN WE MAKE.
OH, YOU KNOW IT IS.[ CHUCKLES ]
I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE
WHAT THE ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS
IN THIS 1970 F-100,
BUT MOST OF THEM CAME WITH
A THREE-SPEED TRANSMISSION
AND A V-8 PRODUCING
ABOUT 150 HORSEPOWER.
SO, NOT ONLY IS THE BOSS NINE
PHYSICALLY MUCH LARGER,
BUT IT MAKES MANY TIMES
THE HORSEPOWER
OF THIS ORIGINAL SETUP,
MAKING IT PERFECT FOR RACING.
BUT JESUS.
GUESS WHAT DOESN'T FIT.
BOSSY BRENDA
DOES NOT FIT AT ALL,
SO WE'RE GONNA CUT OFF
THE ENGINE MOUNT PEDESTALS
AND CUT
THE WHOLE FIREWALL OUT --
NOT THE WHOLE FIREWALL,
BUT A LOT OF THE FIREWALL.
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
[ CLATTERS ]
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT!
FOR THE TRANSMISSION
ON THE F-100,
I CHOSE A TREMEC TKO 600,
WHICH IS
A FIVE-SPEED TRANSMISSION,
AND OUT BACK, WE'VE GOT
A FORD NINE-INCH WITH 250 GEARS.
THIS IS GONNA BE ABOUT PERFECT
FOR THIS ENGINE
BECAUSE IT MAKES SO MUCH
TORQUE DOWN LOW,
IT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO
JUST BLAST THROUGH THESE GEARS
DESPITE THE FACT
THAT THE GEAR RATIO
IS NOT THAT AGGRESSIVE
IN THE BACK.
ORIGINALLY, THIS TRUCK WOULD'VE
HAD A MUCH SMALLER ENGINE
WITH
A MUCH SMALLER BELL HOUSING
AND A MUCH SMALLER TRANSMISSION,
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO
A LITTLE BIT OF TRIMMING
TO MAKE IT FIT.
♪♪
[ CLATTERS ]
♪♪
- READY?
- YEAH, COME ON.
HERE WE GO.
HOLD ON.
HOLD THE BOAT.
- LIKE THAT.
- HEY, THERE THAT GO.
HOLY ****.
THAT'S IN THERE.
♪♪
HEY THERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON, SLUG?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN? I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
- YOU BRING THE T-BIRD?
- YOU BET.
OH, LET'S GO CHECK
THIS THING OUT.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
SLUG IS A LOCAL BUSINESSMAN
WHO HAS BEEN WANTING TO SHOW ME
HIS '59 T-BIRD
FOR A LONG TIME.
WOW, LOOK AT THIS CAR.
WHAT A CAR!
THIS IS EVERYTHING
THE '50s HAD TO OFFER
PACKED INTO ONE DEAL,
AND RIGHT AT THE END, TOO.
YOU GOT THE BIG BUMPER,
KELSEY-HAYES WHEELS,
INTAKE ON THE HOOD,
BULLET DOWN THE SIDE.
IT'S A CONVERTIBLE.
- CONTINENTAL KIT.
- CONTINENTAL KIT.
I DON'T THINK IT HAS
A BAD ANGLE.
Slug: IT GOES ON FOREVER.
WE COULD TALK ABOUT
THE OUTSIDE MORE,
BUT I'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY GO
FOR A TEST DRIVE.
- LET'S GET IN AND GO.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
♪♪
WHAT IS IT
ABOUT THIS CAR THAT,
YOU KNOW,
THAT CAUSED YOU TO BUY IT?
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER,
I HAD A CAR
WHICH I THOUGHT WAS COOL,
BUT I WAS AFTER THE SAME GIRL
AS A FRIEND OF MINE,
AND HE HAD A THUNDERBIRD
WITH THE TONNEAU COVER
IN THE BACK AND THE HEADRESTS,
UH-HUH. OKAY.
- AND HE GOT THE GIRL.
- RIGHT.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE
THAT CAUSED ME
NOT TO GET THE GIRL,
SO I BLAMED IT ON THE CAR.
SO, YEARS LATER,
YOU HAD TO GET THAT CAR.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD,
BUT WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU LIKE TO DO TO IT?
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS CAR
IS THAT IT'S A '59 T-BIRD.
WHAT I DISLIKE ABOUT THIS CAR
IS THAT IT'S A '59 T-BIRD.
SPOKEN LIKE
A TRUE CAR GUY.
YOU LOVE THE STYLING
AND SOME OF THE STUFF
ABOUT THE WAY THEY DRIVE
AND PERFORM,
BUT, AT THE SAME TIME,
YOU'VE BEEN SPOILED
BY MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
MY BIGGEST HOPE FOR THIS CAR
IS TO BE ABLE TO GO DOWN
THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MILES AN HOUR,
HAVE THE TOP DOWN,
AND MAKE A GOOD CRUISING CAR
OUT OF IT.
IN TERMS OF THE SUSPENSION,
WE'VE GOT A BIG CAR,
AND WE'VE GOT SOME SHOCKS
ON THE CAR
THAT, YOU KNOW,
AREN'T DAMPING THAT WELL.
IT'D BE NICE TO KIND OF TIGHTEN
THAT UP A LITTLE BIT.
EXACTLY. BINGO.
YOU'RE SPOT ON, I THINK.
♪♪
THE MOTOR SEEMS TO RUN
PRETTY COOL.
430 CUBIC INCH,
WHICH IS A SOUGHT-AFTER MOTOR.
I WOULD LIKE
TO KEEP THAT LOOK.
WE HAVE INSTALLED
ABOUT 10 REALLY NICE
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS
IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
THEY START UP EASIER.
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT.
BESIDES THE THINGS
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT,
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED,
BUT THIS STEERING WHEEL
- IS PRETTY SNUG ON MY TUMMY.
- UH-HUH.
WE NEED TO WORK
ON THE STEERING WHEEL SOMEWAY.
THE STEERING WHEEL
IS KIND OF LIKE
RIGHT UP
ON THE BUCKET SEAT,
SO I THINK WE CAN MAKE
AN IMPROVEMENT THERE.
I'VE GOT A BIGGER BELLY
THAN YOU.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
I'M WORKING ON IT.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO SHOULDN'T
AFFECT THE OUTSIDE LOOKS
OR THE AUTHENTICITY OF IT,
I DON'T THINK, WOULD IT?
NOPE. IT WON'T.
THE STYLING
IS SO TIMELESS IN NATURE.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT
YOU WANT TO PRESERVE,
SO WE CAN KEEP
ALL THAT STYLING
AND ALL THE REASONS
YOU LOVE THE CAR
AND HOPEFULLY MAKE IT
A LITTLE MORE DRIVER-FRIENDLY.
THAT'S GOOD.
AND, HOPEFULLY,
THIS TIME, YOU GET THE GIRL.
YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
Noah:
TO ADD SOME PERFORMANCE
AND GIVE THE F-100
A GREAT SOUND,
I ASKED MATT
TO FAB UP SOME HEADERS
AND BUILD AN ENTIRE CUSTOM
EXHAUST SYSTEM.
♪♪
SO, RIGHT NOW, JUST GETTING
THESE WHERE I WANT THEM
TO KEEP IT, YOU KNOW, FLUSH
WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME
SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS
TRUCK BEING AS LOW AS IT IS,
IT'S NOT GONNA DRAG ANYWHERE.
AND THEN I'M GONNA START
RUNNING TUBES DOWN
AND JUST START POUNDING OUT
THE NEXT ONE AND THE NEXT ONE
AND KEEP GETTING
THE NEXT TUBE IN THERE.
♪♪
SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE A RACE
TRUCK AND GO TO CAR SHOWS,
I WANT THE HEADERS TO LOOK GREAT
WHEN SOMEONE POPS THE HOOD
AND ALSO SOUND MEAN,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO WITH LONG-TUBE
HEADERS INSTEAD OF SHORTIES.
♪♪
♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
[ WHISTLES ]
LIKE A GLOVE.
♪♪
WE'RE BUILDING A BRAND-NEW
BED FLOOR IN THIS BABY.
THE F-100's BED
IS A RUSTED, HOLEY MESS,
SO I'VE ASKED MARK
TO CREATE A CUSTOM BED
THAT'S BOTH STRONG
AND LIGHTWEIGHT,
AND IT'S GONNA LOOK AWESOME.
WE'LL GET IT KNOCKED OUT.
♪♪
♪♪
[ MACHINERY WHIRS ]
I GOT TO GET OVER THIS HUMP,
AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT
IN 90-DEGREE TURNS,
SO I'M MAKING A BEND HERE.
BASICALLY,
WHAT WE DID IN THIS TUBE
IS JUST MAKE PIE CUTS IN IT.
WE DON'T CUT ALL THE WAY
THROUGH.
SO, WHEN WE DO OUR ALUMINUM,
IT'LL HAVE A NICE,
FLOWING BEND OVER IT.
SO, NOW ALL I GOT TO DO
IS JUST GO BACK
AND WELD THIS UP,
AND WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
♪♪
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT THE FRAME
ALL DONE FOR THE FLOOR.
WHOO!
SO, NOW WE'RE GONNA COVER
EVERYTHING IN ALUMINUM
TO KEEP IT LIGHTWEIGHT.
THE ONLY TRICKY PART WE GOT
IS THE CENTERPIECE
GOING OVER THE REAR END.
I WANT TO BEND IT IN ONE PIECE,
SO I'VE JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT
EXACTLY WHERE
ALL THE BENDS NEED TO GO.
WE'LL GET IT DONE.
START WITH THAT.
♪♪
THAT'S ACTUALLY RIGHT
ON THE MONEY.
♪♪
PROBABLY NEED TO GET UP
IN THERE.
♪♪
YOU SURE THIS IS
A BENDABLE METAL?
YEAH, YOU NEED TO OVER-BEND IT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
FOR THE SPRING BACK.
CLAMP THAT SMALLER BAR,
THAT EXHAUST TUBING RIGHT HERE.
HOLD IT ON THE TABLE.
FLEX IT DOWN MORE.
♪♪
- IT'S GOING NOW.
- THANKS FOR THE HELP, MAN.
IT LOOKS -- LOOKS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT,
NOW THAT WE'RE OVER THE HUMP,
IT'S TIME TO DO
THE WHEEL TUBS
AND BEAD ROLL
ALL THE OTHER ALUMINUM PANELS.
♪♪
ALL NICE AND PRETTY.
SO, YOU CAN'T WELD ALUMINUM
TO STEEL,
SO ALL THE PANELS IN THE BED
ARE GONNA BE FASTENED DOWN.
♪♪
BUT THE WHEEL TUBS --
WE WANTED THEM TO HAVE
A LITTLE MORE STRENGTH TO THEM,
SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE THEM
OUT OF STEEL
AND WELD THEM INTO THE BED.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE ALL DONE WITH THE BED
AS FAR AS WE CAN GO FOR NOW.
WE'VE GOT
ALL THE ALUMINUM PANELS DONE,
BEAD ROLLED, SCREWED IN.
BUT, MAN,
THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK --
A LOT OF WORK, BUT I THINK
IT TURNED OUT REALLY COOL.
KIND OF HARD TO IMAGINE NOW,
BUT ALL THE STEEL AREA SHOWING
WILL BE PAINTED,
AND THEN IT WILL HAVE
THE BRUSHED ALUMINUM LOOK,
SO, I MEAN,
IT'S LIKE A MILLION-DOLLAR BED.
PRETTY NEAT.
♪♪
Paul: WELL, SLUG WAS HAVING
PROBLEMS WITH COLD STARTS,
AND IT HAS HESITATIONS,
BAD FUEL ECONOMY,
AND EVERYTHING.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GONNA TAKE CARE OF
BY PUTTING
THIS THROTTLE BODY ON IT.
HE'S GONNA HAVE SOME REALLY
SMOOTH ACCELERATION, IDLE,
AND COLD STARTS
ARE GONNA BE WAY BETTER.
♪♪
♪♪
SO, WE GOT OUR AIRPOD
CONTROLLER SYSTEM HERE,
AND WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND GET THIS TUCKED DOWN
IN THE OLD SPARE TIRE WELL.
IT WILL BE CLEAR OF THE TOP
WHEN IT'S ALL THE WAY DOWN.
YOU WON'T SEE IT.
IT WILL BE NICE AND CLEAN.
♪♪
[ CLICKS ]
[ WHIRRING, SQUEAKING ]
AIN'T THAT COOL?
♪♪
EASY.
WITH THE NEW AIR RIDE AND
THE FOUR-LINK ON THIS T-BIRD,
WE'RE GONNA KILL IT
IN BOTH THE PERFORMANCE
AND THE STANCE DEPARTMENTS.
THE AIR RIDE'S GONNA ALLOW
ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION
THAT CAN GO UP AND DOWN
AS WELL
AS A SET OF TUNABLE SHOCKS
ALL THE WAY AROUND.
AND OUT BACK,
THE FOUR-LINK IS GONNA PROVIDE
A LOT OF STABILITY
UNDER ACCELERATION.
FELL RIGHT IN.
SO NOW THAT I GOT EVERYTHING IN,
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND TEST THE AIR BAGS.
CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW,
IT'S SITTING
AT ITS LOWEST RIDE HEIGHT
IT CAN BE MECHANICALLY --
WHETHER THERE'S AIR
IN THERE OR NOT.
SO, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND TEST IT,
AIR IT ALL THE WAY UP,
LET IT GO ALL THE WAY UP,
AND AIR IT BACK DOWN,
SEE HOW IT WORKS.
♪♪
SO, THIS IS PRETTY MUCH GONNA BE
MAX RIDE HEIGHT,
WHICH IS ABOUT
WHERE IT WAS STOCK,
SO IF HE EVER WANTS TO
ROLL AROUND LOOKING STOCK,
JUST RAISE IT ALL THE WAY UP
TILL IT STOPS,
AND THAT'S WHERE IT CAN BE.
WHEN HE WANTS TO FOOL AROUND
AND LOOK COOL,
HE CAN JUST DROP IT
ALL THE WAY DOWN.
[ AIR RUSHING ]
♪♪
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD, GET THE AIR
LINES ALL BUTTONED UP,
AND THEN THIS THING
SHOULD BE READY TO GO,
AND SLUG SHOULD BE
PRETTY HAPPY WITH IT.
♪♪
♪♪
WORKING ON THE F-100,
AND WE'RE MAKING
FRONT WHEEL TUBS
AND ALL THE FRONT SHEET METAL,
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THAT
OUT OF ALUMINUM,
WHICH IS SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OUR NORM IS.
WE DO A LOT OF STEEL
AROUND HERE.
IN THIS CASE,
THIS IS GONNA BE A RACE TRUCK,
SO WE'RE TRYING
TO KEEP IT LIGHT,
AND BY SHAVING THE WEIGHT,
WE CAN DO MORE COOL STUFF,
BUT STILL KEEP THE TRUCK
LIGHT AND RACEABLE.
♪♪
GOT THE CARDBOARD IN,
SO, FROM HERE,
I'M GONNA TAKE THIS SIDE APART
AND START MAKING
SOME ROUGHED-IN METAL PARTS.
BUT, SO FAR, I THINK
WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD.
[ TAPS ]
♪♪
GOT THE BIG INNER, INNER SIDE
OF THE INNER FENDER WELLS MADE.
BEING ALUMINUM, WE DON'T WANT
TO WRAP THE ENGINE
IN ALL ALUMINUM FOIL
AND BE A BIG BAKED POTATO
UNDERNEATH THE HOOD,
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
IS PUT LITTLE DIMPLE DIED HOLES
IN THERE
TO LET THE HEAT EXHAUST AWAY
FROM THE HEADER TUBES.
SO, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A
STYLISH AND FUNCTION TREATMENT
RIGHT HERE ON THE INNER PANEL.
♪♪
♪♪
SUPER LIGHT, STRONG,
AND A LOT OF AIR FLOW.
THIS RIGHT HERE
IS A DAMN RACING CAR.
THIS AIN'T GONNA BE
AT YOUR AVERAGE
SHOP 'N SAVE PARKING LOT.
[ CLATTERS LIGHTLY ]
BOOM.
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
SO, WHEN BUILDING THIS TRUCK
FOR PETE,
I GOT TO KEEP IN MIND
THAT HE'S GOING THE EXTRA MILE.
WHAT HE DOES ON HIS JOB
EVERY DAY
IS PUT IN HIS LOVE
AND HIS PASSION
AND HE'S SAVING PEOPLE
AND BECOMING A HERO --
NOT THAT WE CAN BECOME HEROES
BY BUILDING HIM A TRUCK,
BUT WE CAN PUT OUR LOVE AND OUR
PASSION INTO BUILDING HIS TRUCK
TO TRY TO GIVE HIM BACK
SOME OF WHAT HE'S GAVE FOR US.
♪♪
Noah: THE F-100 BED HAS BEEN
BODY WORKED AND PRIMED,
SO NOW I HAVE MATT,
OUR IN-HOUSE EXHAUST EXPERT
AND TIG WIZARD,
WELDING UP
A STAINLESS EXHAUST SYSTEM
THAT'S GONNA LOOK REALLY
HIGH-END AND SOUND THE PART.
Matt:
SO, WE JUST GOT OUR BUILDER KIT.
WE'RE GONNA DO A THREE-INCH
SYSTEM ON THIS TRUCK.
WE'RE GONNA DO
A PRETTY EXTENSIVE AMOUNT
OF MODIFICATIONS.
STEP ONE IS GONNA BE MAKING
THE "H" PIPE.
SINCE WE'RE LIMITED ON SPACE,
WE CAN'T REALLY FIT THE "X"
IN THERE VERY WELL,
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND GET THAT MADE UP.
♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
THE REASON WHY WE'RE GONNA CROSS
THESE TWO TOGETHER
IS, BASICALLY, IT GIVES IT
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SOUND
WHEN YOU CONNECT BOTH BANKS
OF THE ENGINE TOGETHER.
ALSO, FOR THE SAME REASON,
YOU'RE GONNA BALANCE OUT
BOTH PRESSURES ON EACH BANK.
I'M GONNA STICK MY CROSS-SECTION
IN HERE, GET IT TACKED IN.
I'LL PULL EVERYTHING OFF
THE TRUCK AND WELD IT ALL UP.
♪♪
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
LOOKING PRETTY GOOD SO FAR.
- YEAH.
- YOU GOT BACK TO THE MUFFLERS?
YEAH, IT'S ALL WELDED
AND READY TO GO.
I'M BACK TO RIGHT HERE.
BUT I'M THINKING INSTEAD
OF GOING OUT THE BACK,
WE SHOULD GO OUT
THE SIDE OF THE BED.
I DON'T KNOW. I THINK
GOING OVER THE AXLE IS --
IT'S A LONG WAY BACK,
AND A ROLL PAN
REALLY ISN'T THAT BIG --
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? --
TO DO A WIDE OUTLET.
PLUS, I THINK GOING OUT THE SIDE
WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.
IT'D LOOK COOL COMING OUT
THE BED SIDE THERE.
- I THINK IT WILL LOOK BADASS.
- YEAH.
COOL.
WE'LL GET 'ER DONE.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE DECIDED TO GO
OUT THE SIDE OF OUR BED HERE
WITH OUR EXHAUST.
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY COOL.
WE'VE GOT SOME NICE TRIM RINGS
HERE TO GO AROUND IT
TO FRAME OUT
THE EXHAUST TUBE COMING OUT.
WE'RE USING AN OVAL TUBE
SO IT JUST GIVES IT
A LITTLE NICER LOOK.
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD.
I HAVE CUT SO MUCH METAL
OUT OF THIS BED.
I MEAN, I'M TIRED
OF CUTTING METAL.
THIS IS THE LAST HOLE TO CUT
ON THIS THING, AND SHE'S DONE,
SO I'M FINISHED.
♪♪
THE BOSS NINE ARRIVED, AND IT
IS A MASSIVE THING OF BEAUTY.
IT IS
A 520-CUBIC-INCH PUMP GAS MOTOR
THAT IS PUMPING OUT
730 HORSEPOWER
AND HAS A TORQUE CURVE
THAT IS FLAT AS A PANCAKE.
IT'S SO DAMN GOOD-LOOKING.
THE OIL PAN IS RAW STEEL.
THE BLOCK IS RAW STEEL.
IT'S GOT ALUMINUM HEADS.
SO, I THINK
WE OUGHT TO PAINT EVERYTHING
THAT'S RAW STEEL
THE ACCENT COLOR
OR THE WHEEL COLOR.
- OKAY.
- ALL RIGHT.
- SEE YOU, BYE.
- SEE YOU.
♪♪
Jason: WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS OUR MOTOR FOR OUR F-100.
GONNA PUT A LITTLE COLOR
ON THIS, GET THIS DONE
SO THESE GUYS
CAN GET THIS THING ASSEMBLED.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
THE BOSS NINE BLOCK'S PAINTED.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GET
THE TRANSMISSION MATED UP TO IT,
PUT IT IN THE FRAME,
AND GET IT ALL DIALED IN
AND PUT TOGETHER.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
[ IMITATING ENGINE ROARING ]
I THINK IT'LL WORK.
ALL RIGHT, ROLL IT FORWARD
IF YOU CAN.
♪♪
♪♪
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]YEP.
♪♪
♪♪
WE'RE ON THE '59 T-BIRD
THAT SLUG OWNS.
APPARENTLY, HE HAS
A LITTLE CLEARANCE PROBLEM
BETWEEN HIS LOWER AREA
AND THE STEERING WHEEL.
WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE BIT
OF MEASUREMENT TO SEE.
OH, MAN.
LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 2 1/2 INCHES,
SO WE'LL CHANGE THE WHEEL OUT
AND SEE IF WE CAN
GIVE HIM MORE CLEARANCE.
COOL THING ABOUT
SOME OF THESE OLD CARS
IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE
A STEERING WHEEL PULLER.
THERE.
IT CAME RIGHT OFF... LUCKILY.
ALL RIGHTY.
♪♪
GOING TO DO A QUICK MEASUREMENT
TO SEE HOW MUCH
CLEARANCE WE GOT.
HOLY GUACAMOLE.
THERE'S FIVE INCHES
OF CLEARANCE FOR ME.
HOPEFULLY THAT'S ENOUGH ROOM
FOR SLUG.
♪♪
WE JUST GOT THE F-100 DOORS
BACK FROM SODABLASTING.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF RUST,
SOME LIGHT BODY DAMAGE,
BUT THE BIGGEST CONCERN
IS OIL CANNING.
SO, TRAVIS AND RYAN, THEY'VE GOT
THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM.
♪♪
I'M GONNA HAND THESE
OVER TO YOU
FOR...
WHY?
EW.
[ CHUCKLES ]
CHARLES SAID YOU COULD PUT
SOME SOUND DEADENER IN THERE
AND MAYBE HELP ME OUT.
YEAH.
GET IT STIFFENED UP
BEFORE WE START HAMMERING
DOWN IN ON IT.
- THANK YOU.
- YEP.
Ryan: I'M GONNA TAKE
THIS SPRAYABLE SOUND DEADENER,
AND I'M GONNA PUT IT ON
THE INSIDE OF THESE F-100 DOORS.
KIND OF A LONG SHOT, BUT IT'S
OUR BEST OPTION AT THIS POINT.
♪♪
I REALLY HOPE THIS WORKS.
OH, SHE GOING THICK.
SHE GONNA WORK.
RYAN JUST GOT DONE SPRAYING
THE SOUND DEADENER IN THE DOORS.
HOPEFULLY,
IT'LL FIX OUR PROBLEM.
IF NOT,
WE ARE TOTALLY SCREWED.
YOU DO THE HONORS.
OH...
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
♪♪
[ ENGINE REVS ]
SOMETIMES THE GUYS IN THE SHOP
GIVE CHARLES AND ME
A REALLY HARD TIME
FOR WORKING IN THE OFFICE.
I KNOW THEY'RE OUT
GETTING THEIR HANDS DIRTY,
BUT I DON'T THINK THEY REALIZE
HOW HARD OFFICE WORK
CAN REALLY BE.
IT'S THAT TIME OF DAY
WHEN I HAVE TO GO BACK
AND SHARPEN ALL MY PENCILS,
MAKE SURE EVERY OF THEM HAS
A SUPER-POINTY END ON IT.
TYPICALLY, WHAT I DO -- LIKE,
YOU KNOW, SOME WRIST WARM-UPS.
KIND OF GET READY, YOU KNOW.
IT'S A LOT OF TURNING
WITH THE PENCILS.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
NOW I'M WARMED UP, I'M READY.
YOU KNOW, JUST A QUICK
LITTLE TURN OF THE WRIST
NOW THAT THEY'RE WARMED UP,
YOU KNOW?
IF YOU COUNT THAT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S ABOUT 17 1/2 TURNS.
AND SEE -- LOOK AT THAT.
17 1/2 TURNS LATER.
RAZOR-SHARP.
WELL, PENCIL-SHARP.
I DON'T KNOW.
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SAY IT.
CHH-CHH.
HAPPY LITTLE PENCILS!
♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
I'M READY TO START MY DAY.
GOT ALL MY PENCILS SHARPENED UP,
MY DAILY ROUTINE
IS OUT OF THE WAY,
AND THEY'RE ALL REALLY NICE,
I MIGHT ADD, YOU KNOW?
PRETTY PROUD OF THAT.
FOR PENCIL-SHARPENING
TECHNIQUES,
THERE ARE SOME TUTORIALS
OUT THERE ON THAT.
PENCILS THAT AREN'T SHARPENED
ARE REALLY "POINTLESS."
♪♪
YOU DO THE HONORS.
OH... THAT'S NOT GOOD.
WE THOUGHT THE SOUND DEADENER
WAS GONNA STIFFEN UP THE DOORS.
IT DIDN'T WORK,
SO NOW WE GOT TO COME UP
WITH A NEW WAY TO FIX 'EM.
WE CAN HEAT SHRINK IT.
HEAT, HAMMER, WATER.
HEAT, HAMMER, WATER.
Ryan: RIGHT NOW,
I'M HEATING UP THE METAL
TO SOFTEN UP ALL THE MOLECULES
SO WE CAN HAMMER IT AROUND
AND THEN COMPRESS THEM
SO THEY WILL SHRINK,
AND THEN WE CAN THROW COLD WATER
ON IT TO LOCK THEM IN PLACE.
OKAY READY?
GO FOR IT.
♪♪
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE **** TO DO.
♪♪
WE NEED TO STUD-GUN THAT,
PULL THAT ONE SPOT UP
'CAUSE IT'S SO SHARP
RIGHT THERE.
YOU PULL THAT UP,
WE'LL HOLD PRESSURE ON IT,
AND I THINK
YOU'LL BE GOOD.
CHARLES HAS
ONE MORE HAIL MARY IDEA
TO FIX THESE DOORS.
IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, I HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
♪♪
BEAUTIFUL.
SO, IT TOOK QUITE A BIT OF WORK,
BUT WE FINALLY GOT
THIS DOOR LOCKED IN.
IT'S NICE AND SOLID.
WE'RE GOOD TO GO
AND GET SOME FILLER ON IT,
MAKE IT
ALL STRAIGHT AND PRETTY.
♪♪
FOR THE F-100,
WE MIXED UP A CUSTOM
METALLIC RED FOR THE EXTERIOR,
AND THEN OUR ACCENT COLORS
ARE BLACK
AND A REALLY SLICK
METALLIC BRONZE.
WITH A TIGHT SCHEDULE
ON THIS BUILD,
I'VE ASKED CHARLES TO PUT DOWN
HIS PENCIL SHARPENER,
STEP INTO THE BOOTH,
AND HELP OUT JASON
SO WE CAN KNOCK THIS ONE
OUT OF THE PARK.
Charles: WE'VE GOT THE TRUCK
IN THE BOOTH.
IT'S TIME TO GO AHEAD
AND PUT BASE COAT ON IT.
WE'RE GONNA SPRAY FOUR COATS
OF RED BASE COAT ON IT,
AND THEN FOLLOW IT UP
BY MATTE CLEAR COAT.
♪♪
SO, I'VE GOT THE RED BASE COAT
ALL SPRAYED DOWN.
NOW IT'S TIME TO LAY A TWO-TONE
OR, LIKE, A STRIPE, IF YOU WILL.
SO, WE'RE GONNA MASK IT
ALONG THE COWL,
AND THEN THAT'S GONNA
CONTINUE ON INTO THE HOOD.
IT'S, LIKE, THE FINAL PIECE
THAT WE HAVE TO DO,
AND THEN IT'S READY
TO BACK ON THE FRAME.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, FRESH OUT
OF THE PAINT BOOTH, MAN.
I LIKE IT.
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
FOR A WHILE.
THIS IS YOUR TIME.
YOU GOT FIVE MINUTES.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT.
Bryan: I'M WORKING
ON THE F-100 INTERIOR.
CUSTOMER'S REQUESTED
THAT WE USE
SOME FORD GT
INTERIOR STYLING CUES,
SO WE'RE GONNA DO THE DOOR
PANELS AND THE CENTER CONSOLE
AND THE GAUGE CLUSTER
IN A SIMILAR FASHION.
WHO NEEDS MOLDED CARPET?
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
HERE'S YOUR LITTLE COIN TRAY.
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
THIS IS A FACTORY DASH
FOR THE F-100,
AND WE ARE GONNA PUT
ALL OF THESE
IN THIS LITTLE, BITTY AREA HERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA WORK,
BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY LIKE HELL.
♪♪
WE'RE USING
A SMOOTH-GRAIN LEATHER
TO COVER THE STEERING WHEEL,
THE DASH, AND THE SEATS.
WE'VE GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL
BECAUSE, WITH THE SMOOTH GRAIN,
YOU CAN'T HIDE ANY FLAWS
IN THE LEATHER,
YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY NICKS
OR ANY DAMAGE ANYWHERE,
OR IT WILL SHOW.
♪♪
IT'LL LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
SLUG'S '59 T-BIRD
TURNED OUT GREAT.
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HIM
ON A DRIVE
SO HE CAN EXPERIENCE
ALL OF HIS NEW UPGRADES.
HERE WE GO.
OH, WOW.
♪♪
- WOW. WOW, WOW, WOW.
- THERE YOU GO.
THE SUN WAS HITTING IT,
THE CHROME WAS SHINING,
THE RED PAINT WAS SHINING,
AND I WAS JUST EXCITED.
IF YOU RECALL, WHEN WE WERE WERE
ON OUR TEST DRIVE LAST TIME,
WE DISCUSSED A FEW THINGS
THAT YOU LIKED ABOUT THE CAR
AND A FEW THINGS YOU DID NOT
LIKE ABOUT THE CAR.
SO, WE'VE GONE COMPLETELY
THROUGH THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM
AND TOTALLY REDONE IT.
WE PUT A FULL AIR RIDE SYSTEM
ON THE CAR,
AND THIS IS GONNA ALLOW YOU
TO ADJUST THE SUSPENSION.
SO, WE'VE GOT SHOCKWAVES
IN THE BACK,
GOT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BAG
IN THE FRONT,
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A COMPRESSOR
AND A TANK IN THE BACK.
THE SECOND ISSUE
WE WERE HAVING --
THE MOTOR IS HUGE,
BUT IT DID NOT RUN RIGHT AT ALL.
WE PUT
A FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM ON IT.
POWER'S AWESOME NOW.
NICE, SMOOTH START-UP.
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA
ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
FINAL THING WAS THIS THING HAD
A MASSIVE STATIC STEERING WHEEL,
AND ALL YOU WANTED WAS
A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE
INSIDE THE INTERIOR.
SO, WE'VE UPGRADED
THE STEERING WHEEL.
A LITTLE TOUCH,
BUT I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.
OH, I THINK SO.
OVERALL, I THINK YOU GOT
A NICE PACKAGE.
YOU CAN DRIVE THIS THING
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THE LOOKS ARE TO DIE FOR,
AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LOVE
THE WAY THIS THING
SITS ON THE GROUND.
SO, WE KIND OF CAME
TO THE CONCLUSION
THAT IF WE GET THE STANCE
ON THIS THING REALLY RIGHT,
THE LADIES
WERE GONNA COME RUNNING
AND THAT CAR WAS GONNA
LOOK RIGHT...
YES, SIR. YES, SIR.
...AND YOU'RE GONNA BE, LIKE,
AT ONE WITH THE WORLD
AND AT PEACE
AND JUST SUPER HAPPY,
AND THE CAR GODS
WOULD SMILE DOWN UPON US.
SO, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
YOU JUST STEP BACK
AND BEHOLD
THE GLORY OF THE STANCE.
♪♪
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
[ Chuckling ] WHOA!
♪♪
- THERE YOU GO. LOOK AT THAT.
- MAN, MAN.
IT'S AMAZING.
IT IS AMAZING.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT
YOU'VE SEEN THE NEW STANCE,
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING
LEFT TO DO.
- LET'S DRIVE THIS SUCKER.
- LET'S DO IT.
COULDN'T HAPPEN
TO A NICER GUY.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
♪♪
SO, BIG DIFFERENCE
FROM BEFORE --
WE HAD THAT OLD CARBURETOR
ON THERE,
AND THAT THING WAS NOT
RUNNING QUITE RIGHT.
BUT NOW WITH THAT
NEW FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM,
NICE, SMOOTH
POWER DELIVERY.
- INSTANT RESPONSE.
- IT'S VERY, VERY RESPONSIVE.
VERY RESPONSIVE.
THAT'S NICE.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED.
WELL DONE.
VERY WELL DONE.
♪♪
Slug: IT'S EVERYTHING
THAT I'VE HOPED FOR
AND EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE
'CAUSE
THE SMALLER STEERING WHEEL
WAS SOMEWHAT OF A SURPRISE.
IT'S STILL A LITTLE SNUG,
BUT THAT'S WHY
THEY MAKE NUTRISYSTEM.
BUT I THINK THIS IS ONE OF
THOSE CARS THAT EVERYBODY LIKES.
IT'S HARD NOT TO BE LIKE,
"HOLY COW! LOOK AT THAT THING."
IT'S AMAZING,
THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES.
IT'S JUST
A FUN CAR TO DRIVE.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
IT'S CRUNCH TIME ON THE F-100,
SO WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK
TO GET THIS THING READY
FOR THE REVEAL.
WE'VE GOT THE BODY GUYS,
THE MECHANICS,
AND BRYAN
FROM THE INTERIOR SHOP
WORKING TOGETHER
TO PULL IT ALL THROUGH,
AND I CANNOT WAIT
TO SEE PETE'S REACTION.
- YOU DON'T LIKE WILSON PHILLIPS?
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHO THAT IS.
THAT MAKES YOU, LIKE,
A **** AMERICAN.
[ MACHINERY WHIRRING ]
♪♪
CAN YOU GO DOWN?
OH, THERE WE GO.
GOT TO BE A CONTORTIONIST
TO PUT THIS FENDER ON.
♪♪
PRETTY GOOD.
THAT CORE SUPPORT'S GONNA
BUY UP THAT MUCH MORE ROOM.
LET'S PUT
THE INNER FENDERS IN,
AND THEN WE'LL JUST SHOVE
THAT DOWN IN THERE.
♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪
SUNLIGHT HITS THIS, IT'S GONNA
BE LIKE A TANNING BOOTH.
♪♪
Bryan: THE WALL OF SOUND.
WE JUST WENT AHEAD
AND PUT THE CENTER CONSOLE IN.
WE GOT CUP HOLDERS.
WE GOT A LITTLE FLAIR HERE
FOR THE SHIFTER.
KICK PANELS WITH SOME SPEAKERS.
WE'VE GOT THE REAR AUDIO WALL.
ALL WE NEED IS GAUGES,
SOME SEATS,
AND THIS THING'S
READY TO DRIVE.
♪♪
PERFECT.
THE F-100'S ALL TOGETHER,
AND IT'S A BEAST.
TO REVEAL THIS TRUCK TO PETE
PROPERLY,
I CALLED IN A FEW FAVORS
AND ARRANGED TO DO IT
AT THE AIR FORCE BASE
WHERE HE WORKS
WITH THE NATIONAL GUARD.
♪♪
♪♪
HOW'D YOU GET IN HERE?
HEY, MAN, I PULL STRINGS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GOOD.
DON'T WORRY.
WELCOME TO MY SHOP.
- THIS IS A NICE PLACE.
- THANKS, MAN.
SO NOW YOU SEE WHAT I DO.
THIS THING'S AWESOME.
IT HAS MORE HORSEPOWER
THAN YOUR TRUCK.
OOH, ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH, I THOUGHT IT WAS
GONNA BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND,
BUT THAT BEING SAID,
THE TRUCK IS A BEAST, SO...
- YOU WANT TO GO SEE THIS THING?
- LET'S GO SEE IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
- I'M READY.
- ALL RIGHT.
Noah: I CANNOT WAIT FOR PETE
TO SEE AND HEAR THIS THING.
IT TURNED OUT
TOTALLY OVER THE TOP.
[ BELL RINGING ]
OH, WHERE'S THE TRUCK?
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ Chuckling ]
HERE'S THE TRUCK.
HERE YOU GO.
♪♪
- OH, MY GOD!
- LOOK AT THAT STANCE.
IT'S HAMMERED
ON THE GROUND.
OH, YOU GUYS ****
NAILED IT, DUDE.
YEP, THAT'S WHAT
IT'S ALL ABOUT.
IT'S GOT THE LOOK. IT'S MEAN.
IT'S GOT STUPID HORSEPOWER.
YOU SAID IT WAS LOW.
IT IS A HANDLING MACHINE.
LOOK HOW FAR
THE WHEELS TUCK.
WOW. WOW.
[ LAUGHS ]
SO, I REMEMBER
IT USED TO BE
KIND OF A GREEN
FARM-TRUCK-LOOKING THING.
FARM TRUCK.
A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT LOOKING NOW.
SO, THIS WHOLE THING LAYS
ON A BRAND-NEW SPEC CHASSIS,
AND TO MAKE IT
STOP ON A DIME,
IT'S GOT DISC BRAKES.
THEY'RE SIX-PISTON
ALL THE WAY AROUND.
THE WHEELS ARE 20x10 UP FRONT,
- WHICH IS WIDE.
- RIGHT.
AND IN THE BACK, THEY'RE 20x12,
MAKING FOR ONE OF THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE-LOOKING F-100s
I HAVE EVER SEEN.
LET'S CHECK OUT THE ENGINE
COMPARTMENT REAL QUICK.
- READY?
- DO IT, MAN.
- DO IT.
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
BOOM!
IT'S A MONSTER.
♪♪
DUDE, THAT IS JUST
FREAKIN' MONSTROUS.
IT'S A HUGE BIG BLOCK.
THIS ONE
IS 520 CUBIC INCHES.
SO, THIS MOTOR DYNO'D
AT 730 HORSEPOWER,
700 FOOT-POUNDS
OF TORQUE,
AND THAT FLOWS THROUGH
THE FIVE-SPEED TRANSMISSION
BACK TO THE FORD NINE-INCH,
AND IT HAS 350 GEARS
BACK THERE.
A BUNCH OF CUSTOM METALWORK.
IT'S ALL DONE OUT OF ALUMINUM.
WE WANTED TO CHOOSE SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER-WEIGHT,
BUT IT'S NICE 'CAUSE IT KIND OF
TIES IN WITH THE MOTOR ITSELF.
AND READY TO CHECK OUT
THE INTERIOR?
COME THIS WAY.DUDE, BLOW MY MIND.
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
LET ME BLOW YOUR MIND SOME MORE.
LOOK AT THAT.
SO, I TALKED WITH BRYAN.
WE WANTED TO MAKE IT
SUPER CLEAN, REALLY SIMPLE.
SO, STARTING WITH
THE DOOR PANELS --
BRYAN MADE THESE
ON THE ROUTER.
ALL THIS STUFF --
IT'S ONE-OFF.
NONE OF THIS STUFF WAS PURCHASED
OUT OF A MAGAZINE.
NICE,
ONE-PIECE CENTER CONSOLE,
ALSO MATCHES THE DOOR PANELS,
WHICH ARE SUPER COOL.
THEN, RIGHT UP FRONT,
WE'VE GOT YOUR AUDIO.
JUST REAL SIMPLE.
SEVEN GAUGES ACROSS,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I JUST DON'T HAVE WORDS.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
SO, BACK HERE,
WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
KIND OF BEING SIMPLE AND
REALLY GIVE IT THAT RACY LOOK.
- UH-HUH.
- SO, WE BROUGHT
SOME OF THAT ALUMINUM
FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
BACK HERE.
AND THE ALUMINUM'S
NOT TOO MUCH.
IT BLENDS WELL WITH THE RED
AND THE GUNMETAL.
WOW.
ALL RIGHT, HOW'S IT FEEL?
BRAND-NEW TRUCK
IN FRONT OF THE PLANE
YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON
FOR YEARS.
I JUST -- SOMETIMES,
"HOLY ****"
IS JUST ALL YOU CAN SAY.[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.I LOVE IT.
THE DETAIL IS JUST...
YEAH, MIND-BLOWING.
WHEN NOAH AND CHARLES AND I
WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE RANGE OF HORSEPOWER
I WAS LOOKING FOR,
"YEAH, YOU KNOW,
400 TO 500 HORSEPOWER --
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I CAN
GET AROUND THE TRACK, WHATEVER."
AND NOW I GOT 750?
ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
START 'ER UP.
I'M READY.
[ ENGINE STARTS, REVS ]
OH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
I GOT A PLACE LINED UP
TO DRIVE IT.
LET'S GO.
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
♪♪
Noah: SO, HERE WE ARE,
GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK.
THIS IS THE REAL TEST.
LET'S DO IT!
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪♪
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
♪♪
♪♪
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
LISTEN TO THAT MOTOR.
THAT MOTOR?!
[ Chuckling ] OH, YEAH.
♪♪
- SHE'S RAISING THE HEART RATE.
- [ LAUGHS ]
SHE'S RAISING
THE HEART RATE.
[ ENGINE RUMBLING ]
♪♪
GOOD.
HOW'S IT FEEL?
DUDE, THIS THING FEELS
FREAKING AWESOME.
♪♪
HANDLES A LITTLE BIT BETTER
THAN A FIRE TRUCK.
RUNS NICE, DOESN'T IT?
IT'S JAW-DROPPING.
A DREAM COME TRUE.
♪♪