Speed Is the New Black (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Hot Rod Power Tour - full transcript
Noah and his crew decide to transform their clunker of a shop truck into a piece of rolling art, making it worthy of participating in the Hot Rod Power Tour. A pilot longs to get his aviation inspired Bel Air ready for take-off.
I CAN FEEL THE NEON NOIR RUNNING
THROUGH MY VEINS, JUST, I CAN.
FEEL THE WIND
FROM THE SPEEDBOAT?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
MM-HMM.
Narrator:
COMING UP, THE '80S ARE BACK...
TOTALLY RAD.
...AS THE SHOP TAKES
THEIR 1986 WORK TRUCK...
THE HELL IS GOING ON UP
IN THIS THING?
...AND TURNS IT INTO
AN AUTOCROSS SPEEDSTER.
YEAH, WOO-HOO!
AND AN AIR FORCE PILOT
FINALLY TURNS HIS DREAM CAR...
THIS WILL GO WITH ME
TO THE GRAVE.
- ...INTO HIS DAILY DRIVER.
- BEAUTIFUL JOB.
TWO AMERICAN CLASSICS
ARE READY FOR THE OPEN ROAD.
IT'S GOING
TO BE A GOOD TIME.
- OH!
- OW!
I THINK WE LOST A WHEEL.
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
♪♪
CLASSIC CAR STUDIO
HAS A WORKHORSE OF A SHOP TRUCK.
IT'S AN '86 SILVERADO, BUT IT'S
DEFINITELY SEEN BETTER DAYS.
SO I'VE INVITED CHARLES OUT
FOR A LITTLE TEST DRIVE TO SEE
IF I CAN TALK HIM INTO
DOING SOMETHING TOTALLY CRAZY.
OH,
I SMELL THE OIL BURNING.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON UP
IN THIS THING, HUH?
IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
WE'VE HAD THIS THING,
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN
A LOT DONE WITH IT,
SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
OF AN IMPULSE BUY,
BUT THIS THING HAS BEEN,
LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW,
GETTING SOME PRETTY SERIOUS USE.
YEAH.
♪♪
[ TIRES SCREECHING ]OH, MY.
OH!
WE SHOULD SPEND SOME MONEY
ON THIS THING, MAYBE.
- YOU THINK?
- MAYBE. SHOCKS.
I DON'T THINK I'D ACTUALLY WANT
TO CHANGE ANYTHING
ON THE OUTSIDE OF THIS...
- OKAY.
...BECAUSE
IT'S KIND OF LOVABLE.
BESIDES BEING A WORKHORSE,
THIS TRUCK HAS A TON OF,
WELL, LET'S CALL IT CHARACTER,
AND I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO LOSE THAT ON THIS BUILD.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THOUGH?
I DON'T WANT TO JUST BUILD IT
FOR THE HELL OF IT.
LIKE, I KIND OF WANT TO GO
DO SOMETHING COOL WITH IT.
YOU COULD GO TO GRACELAND.
[ LAUGHS ]
IS THAT THE KIND OF FIELD TRIP
YOU'RE THINKING?
WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT.
WE SHOULD JUST DO
THE POWER TOUR.
THAT I'M IN FOR.
THE HOT ROD POWER TOUR IS THE
BIGGEST TRAVELING CAR SHOW
IN THE COUNTRY,
BUT, SOMEHOW,
CLASSIC CAR STUDIO
HAS NEVER DONE IT,
SO I WANT TO BRING
THE '86 SILVERADO OUT
AND SHOW EVERYBODY
ALL THE BADASS STUFF
CLASSIC CAR STUDIO CAN DO.
SO I WANT A MANUAL.
AUTHENTICITY IS COOL,
BUT THE AUTOMATIC IS,
I DON'T KNOW,
KIND OF WHATEVER,
BUT A FREAKING
BIG RIPPER MANUAL
SIX-SPEED WOULD BE COOL TO GET
THAT DOUBLE OVERDRIVE GOING...
- YEP.
- ...A BADASS EXHAUST SYSTEM.
I WANT A REALLY AGGRESSIVELY
GEARED REAR END TO MATCH UP
WITH THE SIX-SPEED...
- ALL RIGHT.
...AND THEN WE SHOULD
JUST DO BIG HORSEPOWER.
WE'LL DEFINITELY DO BIG BRAKES,
GOOD COILOVER SUSPENSION
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT,
WE MIGHT GO AUTOCROSS
OR SOMETHING.
WHO KNOWS?
SO MUCH OF WHAT WE DO
AT CLASSIC CAR STUDIO
IS CENTERED
AROUND PERFORMANCE.
SO IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
THIS TRUCK ON THE POWER TOUR,
THIS BUILD SHOULD BE
NO DIFFERENT.
I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THIS TRUCK
THE ULTIMATE SLEEPER
THAT CAN HOLD ITS OWN
ON THE AUTOCROSS TRACK
AND CHANGE PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS
OF WHAT AN '80S
SQUARE BODY COULD DO.
I THINK WE'VE RUN THE GAMUT
OF EVERY SINGLE LS MOTOR.
WE'VE DONE THE LS3.
WE'VE DONE THE LS7.
WE'VE DONE THE LS9.
- WE'VE DONE ALL OF THEM.
COME ON, SAY IT.
- WE'VE DONE THE LSA.
- SAY IT.
- WE NEED AN LT4.
- YES.
THE REASON CHARLES IS EXCITED
ABOUT THE LT4
IS THAT IT'S THE NEWEST PLATFORM
FROM CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE.
IT MAKES 650 HORSEPOWER,
650 FOOT-POUNDS OF TORQUE,
AND IT'S GOING TO BLAST
THIS TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD.
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO USE IT
IN SOMETHING.
IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE
A CRAZY VEHICLE TO DO IT IN,
BUT, HONESTLY,
IT CHECKS ALL THE BOXES.
THAT'S A DIRECT
INJECTION MOTOR, TOO.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT,
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD TIME.
- OH!
- OW!
I THINK WE LOST A WHEEL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
WITH THIS INTERIOR, BUT IT'S --
I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO DO,
LIKE, KIND OF AN OLD-SCHOOL
LOOKING INTERIOR
WITH A PRINT,
SOME KIND OF PRINT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT.
- THAT WOULD BE COOL.
- YEAH.
IT'S JUST GOT TO BE, LIKE, ERA,
KIND OF, LIKE, SOMETHING.
- RIGHT.
- IT'S GOT TO BET STRAIGHT '80S,
BUT, IF WE'RE GOING TO STOP
DRIVING THIS THING
AND COMPLETELY DITCH THE WHEELS
AND THE TIRES AND THE MOTOR,
THEN THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO PROPERLY SEND THIS THING OFF.
WHAT'S THAT?
OH, GOD.
WELL, WE CAN HEAR CHUNKS
FLYING NOW.
[ COUGHS ]
OKAY, WE'RE GOOD.
♪♪
HOLY ****.
- IS THAT AXLE GREASE?
- WHOO-WEE!
♪♪
WITH THE TIRES PRETTY MUCH BURNT
TO THE GROUND,
IT'S TIME TO GET
THIS BUILD STARTED
AND THIS TRUCK TORN DOWN.
Charles: SO FIRST THINGS FIRST,
DOUG AND I ARE GOING
TO GET THIS PIECE
OF CRAP MOTOR TAKEN OUT
AND THROW IT ON THE FLOOR,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE
WHAT WE HAVE ROOM FOR.
FILTER THIS!
- LOOK OUT!
- MAKING A MESS.
- THIS HEATER HOSE IS SO SPONGY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO,
LIKE, GIVE THIS THING AWAY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
THROW IT IN THE SCRAP BIN.
WE MIGHT MAKE A COUPLE OF BUCKS,
THOUGH, FROM THE SCRAP BIN.
- MAYBE.
- TEN DOLLARS?
- WE CAN GET A SIX-PACK.
- WE CAN BUY LUNCH.
LUNCH?
- WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE?
- YOU WANT A PEANUT?
DINOSAUR FOSSILS?
YEAH, IT IS,
ALTHOUGH HERE'S A GOOD ONE.
MAYBE IT'S DONKEY PUCKS.
HEY. HEY.
OH, THAT HURT.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S COOL.
BACK TO WORK.
♪ DOO DOO DOO
DOO DOO DOO ♪
Doug: NOAH'S THE BOSS
AND EVERYTHING,
BUT, WHEN HE COMES OUT
AND HELPS US,
WE GET TO F WITH HIM
LIKE HE ALWAYS FS WITH US.
IS IT A **** METRIC,
WHAT?
YEAH, THIS IS YOUR --
IT COULD BE METRIC.
- HUH?
- IT COULD BE.
- PROBABLY A 10 MILLIMETER.
- EUROPEAN.
YOU GOT ONE
ON THE BOTTOM THERE.
THERE'S ONE IN THE BOTTOM
NEAR THE FENDER WELL.
YOU GOT TO GET DOWN THERE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
OH, NOAH, YOU ****
THIS ONE ALL UP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
NO.
AT THIS RATE, IF NOAH KEEPS
F'ING AROUND WITH US,
HE'S GOING TO END UP PUSHING
THIS THING TO POWER TOUR
BECAUSE IT'S NEVER
GOING TO GET DONE.
THERE WE GO.
THERE'S ALL THAT RUST
IT WON'T LET GO OF.
THERE IT IS.
- OKAY.
SHE'S OUT.
♪♪
WE'RE GOING TO REWIRE
THIS WHOLE TRUCK.
DON'T SPEND A BUNCH OF TIME WITH
CAREFULLY REMOVING THAT CRAP.
YEAH,
I'LL JUST GET IT OFF.
SAME THING WITH BRAKES,
SO ALL THIS STUFF CAN GO AWAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL JUST STRIP
THE WHOLE FIRE WALL
OF EVERYTHING AFTER
I GET THE ENGINE OUT.
YOU'RE DOING A LOT
OF STRIPPING THESE DAYS, DOUG.
I KNOW, MAN. I GOT TO MAKE
EXTRA MONEY SOMEHOW.
SHH.
KEEP GOING.
I THOUGHT
IT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH.
THERE WE GO.
KEEP GOING.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, GOSH.
WELL, THIS ISN'T TYPICALLY
HOW THIS SHOP LOOKS.
IT LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE AT A JUNKYARD, MAN.
LOOK AT ALL --
LOOK AT THIS CRAP EVERYWHERE.
Doug: THIS IS REALLY THE WORST
THING WE'VE EVER DONE HERE.
CLEANUP ON AISLE SEVEN.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: HEY, DOUG.
I GOT YOU A PRESENT.
OH, WHAT YOU GOT THERE,
NOAH?
I GOT THE NEW LT4.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME
FOR AUTOCROSS.
ALL THE POWER IS GOING
TO BE THERE ONCE WE POP IT
INTO SECOND GEAR, PRETTY
MUCH DRIVE THE WHOLE COURSE.
IT'S GOING TO BE FREAKING
STUPID, STUPID FAST,
SO LET'S OPEN IT UP.
WELL,
LET'S OPEN THIS THING UP.
THE '86 SILVERADO HAD A FACTORY
305 SMALL-BLOCK THAT MADE,
JUST WAIT FOR IT,
A WHOPPING 145 HORSEPOWER.
NOW, THE NEW LT4
HAS 650 HORSEPOWER
WHICH SHOULD TURN THIS TRUCK
INTO A TOTAL MONSTER,
BUT, FIRST, WE NEED TO MOCK
EVERYTHING UP
AND MAKE SURE IT FITS.
- HELLO?
- HELLO?
OH, LOOK AT THAT THING.
MMM, THAT IS AMAZING.
YEP.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH.
THAT'S PURTY.
THAT'S REAL PURTY.
IT'S GOT AN EATON BLOWER.
IT'S DIRECT INJECTED,
640 HORSEPOWER
IN THE WET
SUMP VERSION WE HAVE.
640.
OR, AS THEY SAY
IN ST. LOUIS, FARTY.
YOU GOT 640 HORSEPOWER.
- 640 HORSEPOWER.
- PUT IT ON HIGHWAY 44.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT,
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW,
AFTER WE GET THIS IN
AND ALL THE SUSPENSION SET UP,
WE'LL HAVE A NICE PLATFORM
TO DEVELOP ON.
ONE THING WE WON'T NEED MORE OF
IS PROBABLY HORSEPOWER.
I THINK WE'LL BE GOOD.
- THAT'S TRUE.
- THAT'S TRUE.
- WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
IT'S GOING
TO BE AMAZING.
AS YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL,
I'M WAY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS BUILD.
WE'RE USUALLY BUILDING VEHICLES
FOR CLIENTS,
BUT TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THIS
FOR MYSELF AND THE SHOP,
WITH THIS MOTOR, IS AWESOME.
♪♪
THERE YOU GO, SIR.
♪♪
SLOW.
TWIST AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
PUT THE NECK RIGHT HERE.
- GOING TO HIT?
- I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CLEAR
OVER THERE, ARE WE?
WE MIGHT NEED
SOME MORE HELP.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
LOOK AT OUR LITTLE NECK
OVER THERE.
THE WATER NECK.
- OH, YEAH.
- THAT'S UP ON THE FRAME.
PICK IT UP AGAIN, DOUG.
WHOA.
THAT SHOULD BE IT
RIGHT THERE.
NOT ON THIS SIDE.
MY OIL PAN IS
ON THE MOUNT ITSELF,
AND WITH THAT OIL COOLER LINE,
IT WOULD NEVER FIT.
YEAH, THOSE HOLES AREN'T
LINING UP NO MATTER WHAT WE DO.
THEY'RE OFF.
NO, WE'RE WAY OFF.
WE'RE 1/2 AN INCH OFF,
LOOK.
Charles: HOLY ****.
THIS FRAME IS TOASTED.
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
WE KNEW OUR TRUCK
WAS NOT A PRISTINE RIDE,
BUT WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW IS THAT
THE FRAME WAS SO OUT OF WHACK
THAT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T
EVEN BOLT INTO THE CHASSIS.
SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
OKAY.
♪♪
WE'RE TRANSFORMING
AN '86 SILVERADO
INTO A RACE-WORTHY
SHOP TRUCK,
BUT THIS BEAUTY OF AN LT4
DOES NOT WANT TO FIT ON
WHAT LOOKS TO BE
A PRETTY BENT-UP OLD FRAME.
THE MOTOR DOESN'T FIT.
THAT COULD BE
A MOUNT ISSUE,
BUT THE BIGGER ISSUE
THAT WE HAVE IS THIS FRAME.
IT'S TWISTED UP IN HERE.
IT'S GOT A HUGE
KINK BACK HERE.
IT'S GOT A CRACK
ON THIS SIDE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE STEERING BOX
HAS BEEN BLOWED OFF.
THE STEERING BOX HAS BASICALLY
BEEN RIPPED OUT OF THIS TRUCK
AT SOME POINT.
THIS HOLE HAS BEEN WALLOWED OUT,
FOR SOME REASON,
TO GET THINGS LINED BACK UP.
IT'S ALSO GOT A CRACK OVER HERE
BY THE CROSSMEMBER,
SO IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN IN ONE
OR TWO OR THREE COLLISIONS.
- MAYBE FOUR.
- MAYBE FOUR.
THE MORE I LOOK AT IT,
IT'S LIKE I'D RATHER JUST GET
A NICE FRAME TO START WITH.
YEAH,
WE GOT IT THIS FAR.
YEAH, AND THEN WE CAN GO THROUGH
WITH MODIFYING THE MOTOR MOUNTS
BECAUSE IF WE TRY
TO MODIFY THEM NOW,
IT'S JUST A WASTE OF TIME.
WELL, OKAY, WELL,
THEN WE BETTER JUST CALL IT.
OKAY, I CALL IT.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: WHILE WE'RE WAITING
TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION
FOR THE '86 SILVERADO FRAME,
I'VE GOT A NEW CLIENT, KEVIN,
COMING IN WITH HIS
1957 CHEVY BEL AIR.
HE'S A CHEVY NUT WHO WANTS US
TO TAKE HIS FAVORITE CLASSIC
AND TURN IT INTO HIS
DAILY-DRIVING DREAM CAR.
Noah: WHAT DO YOU SPEND
YOUR TIME DOING
WHEN YOU'RE NOT
DRIVING THIS CAR?
- I'M A C130 PILOT...
- AWESOME.
...IN THE UNITED STATES
AIR FORCE.
VERY COOL.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE CAR.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT?
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2002.
- RIGHT.
DRIVING AROUND MY TOWN
AND A BUDDY OF MINE
HAD THIS PARKED OUT
IN FRONT OF HIS BODY SHOP,
LOVED THE LOOK OF IT,
SO I PULLED OVER,
AND I SAID,
"IF IT'S GOT A BIG-BLOCK IN IT,
I'M GOING TO BUY IT."
- RIGHT.
POPPED THE HOOD,
AND IT HAD A 454,
SO I WENT IN THERE,
AND WE MADE A DEAL.
Kevin: I HAD A '57 CHEVY
WHEN I WAS 3 YEARS OLD
THAT MY DAD GAVE ME,
SO I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THEM,
AND WHEN I SAW THAT CAR,
IT WAS JUST A DREAM COME TRUE.
SO HOW MANY
'57S HAVE YOU OWNED?
THIS IS PROBABLY
MY SEVENTH ONE.
- SEVENTH ONE?
- YEAH, AND LAST ONE.
AND THE LAST ONE?
YEAH, ONCE YOU GUYS
GET DONE WITH IT,
THIS WILL GO WITH ME
TO THE GRAVE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO TO IT?
YOU WANT TO CHANGE
THE WAY YOU DRIVE IT?
NO, I JUST WANT IT TO GO
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
I WANT TO PULL THE MOTOR,
KIND OF GO THROUGH IT
AND I WANT
TO BE WHERE I CAN
DRIVE THIS THING ANYWHERE
AND BASICALLY
BEAT THE HELL OUT OF IT.
ONE THING I NOTICED IS I THINK
YOU'VE GOT DRUM BRAKES ON THIS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
- YES.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO UPGRADE THAT
TO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT SAFER
SO WHEN YOU DO ROMP ON IT,
YOU CAN STOMP ON IT, AS WELL?
YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY
THE BIGGEST CONCERN
BECAUSE THIS THING
WILL GET UP AND GO,
BUT IT AIN'T GOING TO STOP.
IS THERE ANY LITTLE STUFF
ON THE CAR
THAT BOTHERS YOU
WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND?
DEFINITELY WANT YOU
TO PULL THE MOTOR,
GO THROUGH
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW, WHILE WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE ENGINE,
DO YOU WANT
ANY CLEANUP WORK IN THERE?
THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT,
I DEFINITELY WANT UPGRADED.
- OKAY.
- SO I WANT THAT PULLED, PAINTED,
AND I WANT THE ENGINE BAY
PAINTED THE BODY COLOR...
- OKAY.
- ...AND ALL THE WIRES HID.
SO JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH IT
SO EVERYTHING WORKS THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO AND YOU CAN
JUST ENJOY THE HELL OUT OF IT.
THIS CAR IS GETTING TO THE POINT
WHERE IT WAS DRIVABLE
ON A DAILY BASIS
BUT NOT VERY RELIABLE,
AND I WANT IT NOW
TO BE MY DREAM CAR.
I HAD A FUN TIME
ON THIS TEST DRIVE...
DUDE, ME TOO.
...BUT IF YOU WANT TO
TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP,
WE CAN POP THE HOOD, CHECK OUT
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
AND WRAP IT UP
SO WE CAN GET TO WORK.
♪♪
♪♪
UPON FURTHER INSPECTION,
WE FOUND OUT
THAT THE '86 SILVERADO FRAME
IS COMPLETELY TRASHED,
SO I CALLED UPON
MECHANIC SCOTT TO GO OUT
AND FIND A NEW ONE FOR ME.
LUCKILY, HE CAME THROUGH
WITH A PERFECT FRAME.
Charles: WELL, SCOTT,
YOU DID GOOD, MAN.
THIS FRAME IS,
LIKE, BRAND-NEW.
I THINK IT'S WITHIN SPEC.
IT'S PERFECT.
YEAH.
THESE THINGS ARE WEAK
TO BEGIN WITH
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
STEERING BOX ISSUES.
THIS NORMALLY HAS CHAINS
WRAPPED AROUND IT
TO PULL IT OUT OF A DITCH,
YOU KNOW, AND...
- IT'S ALWAYS RIPPED OFF.
- IT'S ALWAYS RIPPED OFF.
YEAH, IF YOU LOOK DOWN THIS
THING, IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
THERE'S NOT EVEN REALLY
ANY BAD JACK-UP SPOTS.
LIKE, SOMEBODY
JACKED IT UP HERE,
WHICH WE CAN HAMMER THOSE DOWN,
BUT THERE'S NO KINKS OVER HERE.
THIS CROSSMEMBER
IS TIGHT.
COMPARED TO THIS ONE,
YOU LOOK AT THIS ONE OVER HERE,
THIS THING IS SMOKED.
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT WASPS
OVER HERE.
WE'VE GOT A MOUSE HERE.
LOOK.
OH, MAN, HE'S GONE.
- NOTHING IN THERE?
I WANTED A NEW PET.
♪♪
Noah: NOW THAT WE HAVE THE FRAME
IN FOR THE SILVERADO,
WE CAN START
MAKING MODIFICATIONS
TO MAKE IT FIT OUR BILL.
WE NEED TO MAKE A C-NOTCH
FOR THE SUSPENSION,
SOME FRAME STIFFENERS AND A MUCH
HIGHER QUALITY FRAME BRACE.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE FOR A MUCH
MORE STABLE PACKAGE
WHEN WE TURN IT LOOSE
ON THAT AUTOCROSS COURSE.
♪♪
♪♪
WE JUST FINISHED ALL
THE CUSTOMIZATIONS
TO THE '86 SILVERADO FRAME.
NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL BACK
APART AND SEND IT OVER TO PAINT.
I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE GETTING FRAMED.
YEAH, WE ARE.
Charles: SO IT'S KIND OF A COOL
THING THAT WE'RE DOING,
I THINK, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO DO ALL THE CHASSIS
AND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE TRUCK
IN, LIKE, A MATTE-BLACK FINISH
SO THAT IT'LL ALL BE NICE
AND CLEAN, BRAND-NEW STUFF,
BUT WE'RE LEAVING THE OUTSIDE
OF THE TRUCK THE PATINAED LOOK.
YOU DON'T REALLY GET TO DO
THAT TOO OFTEN.
WE'RE ALWAYS BUILDING, LIKE,
REALLY HIGH-END SHOW CARS
THAT CAN BE DRIVEN, BUT IT TAKES
A LOT OF MAINTENANCE
TO OWN ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES,
SO WE DON'T WANT TO MAINTAIN IT.
WE'RE BUILDING
THIS JUST FOR FUN.
♪♪
Scott: JUST GOT THE FRAME BACK
FOR THE '86 SILVERADO.
CHARLES DID A NICE JOB.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND REASSEMBLE IT.
♪♪
Noah: ON THE BACK HALF
OF THE SILVERADO,
WE WANT IT TO BE REALLY STABLE
UNDER HARD ACCELERATION,
SO WE'RE GOING
TO INSTALL A 4-LINK
AND COILOVER
THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW THIS THING
TO GET A NICE CLEAN
LAUNCH OUT OF THE HOLE.
♪♪
WITH ALL THE HORSEPOWER
WE'RE ADDING TO THIS SILVERADO,
IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE
TO STOP QUICKLY AND SAFELY,
SO WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL
SIX-PISTON BRAKES
WITH 14-INCH ROTORS
ALL THE WAY AROUND
TO MAKE THIS THING STOP
ON A DIME AND LEAVE SOME CHANGE.
♪♪
♪♪
PRETTY RAD.
♪♪
YEAH, THAT'LL WORK.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
HEY, PERFECT.
THROW IT ON IN HERE.
Noah: SINCE WE'RE RUNNING
HARNESSES IN THE SILVERADO,
I TOLD MATT
TO BUILD CUSTOM ROLL BAR
SO WE HAVE A SAFE POINT
TO ATTACH THE HARNESSES TO.
YEAH, SO THERE'S ENOUGH
SPACE HERE
WHERE WE CAN FIT IT BACK
BEHIND THE SEAT
AND HAVE IT COME UP
AND HAVE THIS BAR
COME DOWN ALONG THE SIDE.
- YEAH.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HAVE IT,
MAKE IT REMOVABLE.
WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN
TO THE CHASSIS WITH IT,
SO, YOU KNOW.
- RIGHT.
IT'S REALLY JUST
TO HOLD A HARNESS.
THANKS, MATT.
- NO PROBLEM.
WE PREBENT UP OUR ONE SIDE.
THAT ALL TUCKS NICE
WITH THE CORNER OF THE CAB
AND EVERYTHING, SO, BASICALLY,
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO
IS MIRROR THAT SIDE
FOR THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
WE ALSO HAVE A METER HERE
ON THE SIDE
THAT'LL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW,
HOW FAR YOU'VE BENT,
SO ALL YOU DO
IS RECORD YOUR NUMBERS,
SO IF YOU NEED TO GO MAKE
THAT EXACT BEND AGAIN,
YOU WOULD JUST BEND IT
ALL THE WAY TO THAT NUMBER.
ON DOING IT, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO CHECK ANYTHING
OTHER THAN MAKING SURE
YOUR TUBE IS LEVEL,
AND IT SHOULD BE BENT
EXACTLY LIKE THAT ONE
IS BENT RIGHT THERE.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
LOOKS LIKE
IT LINES UP TO ME.
LIKE A GLOVE.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: TO GET EVERYTHING UNDER THE
HOOD IN THE '57 IN GOOD SHAPE,
FIRST I NEED PAUL AND DOUG
TO PULL THE ENGINE,
GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT
OF A TUNE-UP,
AND THEN WE CAN FOCUS
OUR FULL ATTENTION
ON DRESSING UP
THAT ENGINE BAY.
ENGINE BAY NEEDS
SOME FRESHENING UP.
DEFINITELY.
DUELING GUNS.
♪♪
THEY'RE KIND OF DATED,
AREN'T THEY?
♪♪
GO AHEAD AND HOOK
THE PICKER ON IT.
- GET OUT OF THERE.
- COOL.
Paul: SHE'S OUT OF THERE, NOW.
SURE IT'S JUST
AN ENGINE CLEANUP,
BUT ALL THOSE LEAKY HOSES
AND CRACKED GASKETS
AND A CRUDDY CARBURETOR
ARE REALLY GOING TO HAVE
A NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON THE ENGINE'S PERFORMANCE.
Paul: CLEANUP IN DOUG'S AISLE.
WATCH YOUR TOES.
I SEE IT.
ONE BIG-BLOCK CHEVY
OUT OF A '57.
♪♪
Doug: SO I JUST SUDSED UP THE
ENGINE, WASHED IT ALL OFF.
THERE'S A FEW LITTLE CRACKS
THAT NEED TO BE HIT,
SO I'M PUTTING SOME CARB CLEANER
ON THEM, WIPE IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE WE GO.
PREPPING AND TAPING UP THE MOTOR
FOR THE '57 BEL AIR,
WE GOT TO GET THIS MOTOR
LOOKING NEW AGAIN.
♪♪
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. WE JUST GOT
THE ENGINE BACK FROM PAINT.
GOING TO FLIP IT OVER,
CHANGE THE OIL PUMP DRIVE
BECAUSE IT HAS A FACTORY
ONE IN IT.
YOU ALWAYS WANT A HEAVY-DUTY
ONE, ESPECIALLY ON A HOT ROD
BECAUSE YOU'RE ON-AND-OFF
THE GAS.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT A NEW
TIMING COVER ON IT
AND A NEW OIL PAN GASKET,
AND THEN FLIP IT BACK OVER
AND WRAP THE WHOLE THING UP.
OKAY, THAT'S THAT.
♪♪
Travis: WE'RE ON THE BACK END
OF THE SHOP TRUCK.
THE TIRES THAT CAME ON HERE
WERE PROBABLY ABOUT YEA WIDE.
WE'RE GOING THIS WIDE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME
BIGGER TUBS IN THIS THING
SO WE CAN
BURN SOME RUBBER.
♪♪
THERE SHE GOES.
♪♪
NOW THAT TRAVIS HAS
THE REAR TUBS DONE,
I'M GOING TO HAVE THEM PUT SOME
MASSIVE TUBS ON THE FRONT END
SO WE CAN RUN
A REALLY AGGRESSIVE
WHEEL-AND-TIRE
PACKAGE UP THERE.
THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US
A TON OF GRIP
IN BOTH THE BRAKING
AND THE HANDLING DEPARTMENT.
I SEE RIGHT HERE WE'RE GOING
TO CUT THIS OFF.
I'M GOING TO COME BACK AND UP
A LITTLE ABOVE MY LINE.
OUR TUB IS HITTING
ON OUR STEERING BOX,
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND TRIM IT UP
JUST A LITTLE BIT TO COME UP
WHERE WE NEED IT TO SIT.
BABY STEPS.
IT'S HITTING RIGHT BACK THERE,
NOW.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S TRIM
THOSE TWO SPOTS REAL QUICK.
♪♪
IT JUST CLEARS THAT LIP IN HERE.
I THINK WE'LL BE FINE.
YEAH.
OH, GET IN THERE, BABY.
OH, NOW THEY'RE FINE.
THEY'RE RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
NOW THAT WE GOT IT ALL DONE,
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PULL THE BED
BACK OFF THE FRAME.
WE'LL GET IT OVER
TO PAINT DEPARTMENT,
GET IT ALL PREPPED
AND GET IT BED-LINED.
♪♪
ON THE SILVERADO HERE
WE'RE GOING TO PUT
AN OIL COOLER ON THE TRUCK.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM
ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK,
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
MOUNT THIS DOWN ON THE FRAME,
BUT WE'RE ALSO NOT GOING TO
RUN A FAN ON IT,
SO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF AIR
TO IT,
SO WHAT I'VE GOT HERE IS
I'VE ALREADY LAID OUT
A CARDBOARD TEMPLATE FOR A SCOOP
THAT I'M GOING TO CUT OUT
IN ALUMINUM,
AND THEN I'M GOING TO BEND IT UP
SO IT TAKES ITS SHAPE,
AND IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BOLT
ON RIGHT WITH THE COOLER
RIGHT ONTO THE SIDE
OF THE FRAME.
YEP, ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO
GET CUT OFF HERE.
AW, WHAT THE ****?
NO WONDER IT WAS ON SALE.
WHAT THE ****?
HAVE WE GOT A TOWEL AROUND HERE?
♪♪
♪♪
JUST A LITTLE FINESSE.
♪♪
YOU GOT A SCOOP FOR YOUR COOLER.
ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW THAT IT FITS, WE'RE GOING
TO AHEAD AND WELD IT UP.
ONE IT'S ALL WELDED OUT,
I'LL JUST CLEAN UP SOME EDGES,
DRILL A COUPLE HOLES,
AND IT SHOULD BOLT
RIGHT TO THE COOLER
AND BOLT IT RIGHT TO THE TRUCK.
I REALLY WANT TO GIVE
THE SILVERADO AN '80S THEME,
AND I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A DECAL
THAT'LL REALLY PUSH THIS TRUCK
OVER THE TOP.
SURPRISE.
OH, ****. THERE'S SOME
AWKWARD QUESTION COMING. WHAT?
WELL, MAYBE,
SINCE I KIND OF FELT...
- JUST TELL ME!
- OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT
OF STYLISTIC RESEARCH...
- UH-HUH.
- ...TO CREATE WHAT MIGHT BE
THE BEST REAR
WINDOW STICKER
IN THE HISTORY OF MAN.
OH, ****.
SHOW ME.
OH, ****.
I MIGHT GET KICKED
OFF THE TOUR.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS IN
THE BACK WINDOW OF THAT TRUCK?
IT HAS ALL
MY FAVORITE ELEMENTS.
I NOTICED.
YEAH,
YOU GOT THEM ALL IN THERE.
YEAH,
THIS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
I'VE INCORPORATED
MY TWO FAVORITE FONTS.
I LIKE IT.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE TRUCK PERFORMING WELL.
THESE GUYS PERFORM.
SO YOU LIKE WHAT I'VE DONE?
- YOU'VE DONE GOOD.
THIS IS SECRETLY
MY PROUDEST MOMENT.
I WON'T TELL YOUR WIFE
ABOUT THAT OR YOUR KIDS.
YEAH, IT IS.
I CAN FEEL IT NOW.
I CAN FEEL THE NEON NOIR RUNNING
THROUGH MY VEINS.
YOU CAN HEAR THE "MIAMI VICE"
THEME SONG GOING.
- I CAN, I CAN.
- YOU FEEL THE WIND
FROM THE SPEEDBOAT...
- SPEEDBOAT.
...AND THE COCAINE
BLOWING UP YOUR NOSE, HUH?
[ LAUGHS ]
- TOTALLY RAD.
- TOTALLY RAD.
♪♪
♪♪
GETTING READY TO TEAR THIS
FRONT APART ON THIS '57 CHEVY.
GOING TO PULL THE SPINDLES OFF,
COIL SPRING
AND THEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM
TO REPLACE THE BUSHINGS.
♪♪
SOMETIMES IT'S THE LITTLE
THINGS YOU DO TO A CAR,
LIKE REPLACING ALL THE
FRONT-END SUSPENSION BUSHINGS,
THAT MAKES THEM DRIVE
SO MUCH SMOOTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE'S THAT, NICE AND CLEAN.
♪♪
HERE WE GO.
THAT BUSHING IS ALL SHOT.
THAT SHOULDN'T COME OUT.
♪♪
ALL RIGHTY.
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE CARS
GOING DOWN THE ROAD,
AND THEY'RE DOING LIKE THIS,
WOBBLING ALL OVER.
YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
THESE NEW BUSHINGS ARE GOING
TO KEEP THE CAR
NICE AND STABLE
AND THE DRIVER
HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR THE ROAD.
WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL
AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.
♪♪
MAN, LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S PURTY.
♪♪
Noah: FROM THE FACTORY,
SILVERADOS CAME
WITH SIDE-SADDLE GAS TANKS,
WHICH ACTUALLY PROVED
TO BE PRETTY DANGEROUS,
AND SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE
ROAD RACING THIS TRUCK,
WE'RE GOING TO GO
WITH A FUEL CELL,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE
IN THE BACK,
WHICH ACTUALLY HAS
A BLADDER INSIDE A CASE.
THAT'S THE SAFEST
POSSIBLE WAY WE CAN DO IT.
Randy: WE JUST GOT OUR FUEL SAFE
IN FOR THE TRUCK,
SO NOW WE JUST HAVE
TO MEASURE THE HOLE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO CUT.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE BUNCH
OF ROOM FOR ERROR HERE,
AND BY A WHOLE BUNCH,
I MEAN THERE'S NONE.
THERE'S ZERO ROOM FOR ERROR.
CUT IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
AND MAKE A LITTLE SUPPORT
FRAMING,
AND WE CAN GET IT BOLTED IN
AND DROP IT IN THERE.
♪♪
♪♪
WE JUST CUT THE HOLE
OUT FOR THE FUEL SAFE.
IT SHOULD FIT.
WE GOT SOME COMPETITION
WITH BRAKE LINES IN THE WAY
AND THE SWAY BAR MOUNT
IN THE WAY.
PEOPLE GET CUSTOM PARTS
IN OR ONE-OFF PARTS,
AFTERMARKET PARTS,
AND THEY BITCH ABOUT,
"THIS DOESN'T FIT. THAT DOESN'T
FIT. NONE OF IT FITS."
THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS
THAT WE'RE IN.
WE BUY ALL THESE PARTS.
THEY DON'T FIT.
WE MAKE THEM FIT.
♪♪
♪♪
DAMN!
♪♪
♪♪
THE POWER TOUR
IS COMING UP FAST,
SO WE NEED TO DO
SOME LAST-MINUTE PREP WORK
TO GET THIS BED READY
FOR PRIMER AND THEN BEDLINER.
♪♪
PREPPED UP THE BOTTOM OF THE BED
HERE AND THE INSIDE OF THE BED.
SO NOW I'VE GOT IT IN THE BOOTH.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND MASK UP THE BED SIDES.
WE DON'T WANT TO GET
ANY BEDLINER MATERIAL
ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BED,
AND THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THIS
IS WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE
THE TRUCK LOOK NICE,
FINISHED AND UNIFORM UNDERNEATH
AND INSIDE THE BED,
AND WE'RE LEAVING
THE OUTSIDE PATINAED.
SO WHEN WE PULL UP AND THE TRUCK
LOOKS ORIGINAL,
BUT UNDERNEATH IT LOOKS
ALL BRAND-NEW,
IT'S JUST A LOT OF FUN.
♪♪
♪♪
NOW THAT THE BED IS SPRAYED,
JASON IS GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PAINT THE REST OF
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PIECES.
Jason: WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND GET OUR MATTE BLACK
SPRAYED ON THE FIRE WALL
AND INNER FENDER WELLS.
THIS IS JUST A STRAIGHT-UP
SINGLE-STAGE BLACK.
WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE
THE BEST FIT FOR THE TRUCK
JUST BECAUSE THIS GIVES IT
A NICE CLEAN LOOK,
NICE AND EVEN.
THERE ISN'T REALLY NO COLOR
THAT WE NEED TO PUT IN HERE,
SO IT WOULD JUST MAKE
EVERYTHING LOOK NICE AND CLEAN.
♪♪
♪♪
WELCOME TO "LOVE TUNE-UP."
"DEAR 'LOVE TUNE-UP, '
MY BOYFRIEND AND I
ARE BUILDING
A FIFTH-GEN CAMARO,
AND I'M NERVOUS THINGS
AREN'T GOING VERY WELL.
HE WANTS A SUPERCHARGER.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
ALL I KNOW IS THERE'S NOT
A LOT OF SPACE IN THERE,
AND IT'S PUTTING AN EXTREME
AMOUNT OF PRESSURE
ON EVERYTHING.
HELP, JESSICA FROM MISSOURI."
WELL, PRESSURE
CAN BE HARD TO HANDLE.
UNDER EXTREME BOOST LEVELS,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A STRONG BOTTOM-END,
AND YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO START OFF
WITH AFTERMARKET BLOCK.
YOUR INTERNALS HAVE TO BE
FORGED, MAYBE EVEN BILLET,
AND, LET'S FACE IT: UP TOP,
EVERYBODY LOVES BOLT-ONS,
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO BE SPECIALLY PREPARED
WITH YOUR ENGINE SPECS
BEFORE BOLTING THEM ON.
JUST REMEMBER, THE MORE BOOST
YOU CAN HANDLE,
THE MORE YOU'RE GOING
TO ENJOY THE RIDE.
HOPE THIS HELPS, JESSICA.
THANKS.
♪♪
ONE OF THE THINGS
KEVIN WANTED WAS
A REALLY NEAT-AND-TIDY
ENGINE COMPARTMENT,
AND ONE WAY TO GO ABOUT THAT
IS TO HIDE ALL THE WIRES,
SO THEY'RE TOTALLY
OUT OF SIGHT.
WHEN YOU POP THE HOOD,
IT'S NEAT AND CLEAN.
Dan: WE'RE PUTTING THE FRONT END
BACK ON THE '57.
WE ELIMINATED
THE FRESH AIR VENTS,
AND THEN WE UTILIZED
THE FRESH AIR VENT HOLES
TO RUN THE AC LINES
AND THE WIRING.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE DO
ON ALL THE CARS,
AND IT MAKES IT LOOK
A LOT NICER.
♪♪
Scott: ON THE '57,
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BUILD
SOME LITTLE, BITTY PANELS
THAT ARE GOING TO BOLT
IN WHERE THIS BIG GAP
IS IN THE SIDEWALL
OF THE INNER FENDERS,
JUST GOING TO FILL THEM IN,
A LITTLE DECORATIVE PIECE,
PAINT IT RED.
EVERYTHING WILL DISAPPEAR.
IT'S GOING TO HIDE
A LOT OF STUFF
THAT MAKES THE CAR GO DOWN
THE ROAD BEHIND THE PANEL,
BE A NICE, REAL CLEAN SHOW-CAR
APPEARANCE TO THE INNER FENDER.
♪♪
♪♪
WE GOT OUR PANEL FOR THE '57
BACK FROM PAINT,
COLOR MATCHES REALLY GOOD.
EVERYTHING IS TUCKED AWAY
NICE AND NEAT.
WHEN YOU OPEN
THE HOOD OF THE CAR,
YOU SEE JUST THE MOTOR AND NOT
ALL THE STUFF IN THE FENDERS,
SO I THINK IT WORKED OUT NICE.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT
THE DOOR PANELS OFF
THE '86 SILVERADO, AND WE'RE
GOING TO CHANGE THINGS UP.
NORMALLY, I WOULD TRY AND PUT
MORE DETAIL INTO A PANEL,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO RACE,
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO
GET RID OF A LOT OF THIS,
AND WE'LL MAKE
SOMETHING SIMPLER.
TIME TO TEAR DOWN.
♪♪
♪♪
I HAVE TO RESIST THE TEMPTATION
TO TRY AND PUT ARMRESTS IN IT
AND SPEAKERS DOWN HERE
AND SOME KIND OF DESIGN.
IT'S AGAINST EVERYTHING
I TRY TO DO.
I TRY AND PUT DECORATION
INTO THINGS, NOT TAKE IT OUT.
♪♪
I TRIED A LITTLE SOMETHING NEW,
WENT AHEAD
AND ACTUALLY MADE
SOME RAISED RACING STRIPES,
GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF STYLE
TO A RACE TRUCK.
♪♪
OKAY, THAT'S A WRAP.
[ LAUGHS ]
WEIGHT IS IMPORTANT
ON RACE TRUCKS,
SO I'M MAKING
A REMOVABLE SPEAKER BOX
IN THE BACK OF THE CAB.
ON RACE DAY, THEY CAN SIMPLY
JUST REMOVE IT
AND MAKE THE TRUCK LIGHTER.
WE ARE DOING A SIMPLE LITTLE
BLUETOOTH RECEIVER,
PUT IN A SUB, AMPLIFIED
AND THEN SOME SIX-BY-NINES.
THE WAY THESE AMPS ARE BUILT,
YOU'VE GOT ONE AMP
AND THE SECOND AMP
ALL IN THIS ONE HOUSING,
BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS WE'RE GOING
TO BI-AMP THE SPEAKERS.
THE SPEAKERS ACTUALLY HAVE
SEPARATED THE TWEETERS
AND THE MIDRANGE.
SO I CAN TAKE ONE AMPLIFIER
AND RUN TO THE TWEETER,
THE SECOND AMPLIFIER AND RUN
TO THE SUB, TOTALLY SEPARATE,
AND IT'LL ACTUALLY SOUND
REALLY GOOD
FOR WHAT JUST A LITTLE PIECE
THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THIS TRUCK.
IT'LL ROCK OUT.
♪♪
NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE ENGINE
COMPARTMENT DETAILED,
THE ENGINE TUNED-UP,
THE SUSPENSION REBUILT
AND THE BRAKES UPGRADED TO DISC,
IT'S TIME TO REVEAL
THE CAR TO KEVIN.
Kevin: OH, SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS,
A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES RIGHT THERE.
I KNOW YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
HAVE BEEN INTO TRI-FIVES
FOR A LONG TIME,
AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
THAT YOU COULD
DRIVE EVERY DAY
AND USE QUITE A BIT.
DEFINITELY.
YOU WANTED TO CLEAN UP
UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT
WIRES GOING EVERYWHERE.
THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD
WAS KIND OF BLACK.
SO WE WENT IN AND WE
REALLY CLEANED IT UP.
LET ME SHOW YOU KIND OF
WHAT WE'VE DONE,
BUT IT LOOKS AWESOME.
SO SUPER NICE AND CLEAN.
WE STARTED BY PULLING
THE MOTOR COMPLETELY OUT,
AND DOUG RESEALED
THE THE ENTIRE MOTOR,
AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
WE GOT ALL STRIPPED DOWN
AND WE'VE COMPLETELY REDONE IT.
THERE WAS A BUNCH
OF UNDERCOATING
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HOOD,
BUT WE GOT ALL THAT OFF
AND PUT A NICE CLEAN
FINISH OF RED.
WE'VE GOT THE MOTOR
ALL PAINTED TO MATCH
THE INSIDE
OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT,
JUST A SEA OF RED
IN HERE NOW.
WOW.
ALL THE WIRING, WE RAN DOWN
AND AROUND INSIDE,
UNDERNEATH THE FRONT FENDER,
SO IT'S NICE AND CLEAN.
WE ALSO WENT THROUGH AND PUT
A NEW DISC BRAKE KIT ON IT
AND TIGHTENED UP
THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
SPEECHLESS, BROTHER.
SO IT'S SUPER CLEAN,
REALLY NICE, TUNED-UP
AND READY
TO ROCK AND ROLL.
- BEAUTIFUL JOB.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THE GUYS REALLY WORKED HARD
ON THAT.
Kevin: WHEN NOAH OPENED
THE HOOD, I WAS IN SHOCK.
HAVING THAT MOTOR DETAILED
THE WAY THEY DID,
IT'S LIKE A PIECE OF JEWELRY.
IT'S JUST FINE ART. I LOVE IT.
- FEELS GOOD.
- LOOKS GOOD.
I HOPE YOU
DRIVE IT A LOT.
DRIVE IT EVERY DAY.
- OH, DEFINITELY.
GO OUT AND BREAK IT.
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I WILL, AND WHEN I DO,
I'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU.
THERE YOU GO.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
WE SHOULD DRIVE THIS THING,
SO YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT.
- LET'S GET IN THERE.
- LET'S DO IT.
♪♪
SO, HOW DO YOU THINK IT FEELS?
HOW IS IT DRIVING?
NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE,
MAN.
I MEAN,
NO PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL,
THE THROTTLE IS RESPONSIVE,
NO NOISES AS I'M TURNING.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT RUNNING UP
ONTO SOMEONE
WITH THE BRAKE.
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE STEERING.
- YOU CAN ENJOY THE CAR.
- I CAN ENJOY THE CAR, RIGHT.
THIS IS MY BABY.
I'VE HAD HER FOR 16 YEARS.
AND TO SEE WHAT WHAT THEY'VE
DONE HERE IS REALLY REMARKABLE.
I CAN FEEL ALL THE PERFORMANCE
OF THAT MOTOR NOW,
AND IT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WANTED FROM THE CAR.
SHES ROCKS AND ROLLS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
- WHAT'S THAT?
- I GOT TO DO THIS.
YOU GOT TO DO IT.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
THE JOGGING LADY WAS LIKE,
"HOW DARE YOU?
I DON'T THINK I'VE SMILED THIS
MUCH DRIVING THIS CAR EVER.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, ON THE C-10 HERE
WE GOT A FRONT END.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO PUT ON.
IT'S KIND
OF THE LAST MAJOR PIECE.
THE BED'S ON, CABS ON,
SO ONCE WE GET THIS ON
WE GET THE HOOD ON
AND GET THIS THING WIRED UP
AND FIRED UP AND READY TO GO.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS GOOD.
MOVING ON.
LET ME GO DOWN.
THERE YOU GO.
WE WENT WITH THIS NEW
SEQUENTIAL-TYPE SHIFTER,
SO IT'S JUST FORWARD
FOR DOWNSHIFT, BACK FOR UPSHIFT.
SO YOU CAN JUST GO LIKE THAT
LIKE AN ARCADE GAME.
Bryan: THE REAR WINDOW DECAL
THEY WANT TO PUT ON THE C-10,
IT'S DEFINITELY 80s.
THE COLOR, THE SCHEME, YEAH,
EVERYTHING IS RIGHT THERE.
LET'S GO AHEAD
AND STICK THIS THING IN THERE.
♪♪
OKEY-DOKEY THEN.
♪♪
Charles:
ALL RIGHT, LET IT DOWN.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
FIRE IN THE HOLE.
- ALL RIGHT.
- GIVE HER A TRY.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
OOH.
ALL RIGHT, YOU READY?
LET'S HEAR IT.
NO PEDAL?
WE GOT TO DRIVE IT IN IDLE?
- [ GROANS]
- OH, MAN.
- [ GROANS ]
- OH, MAN.
COME ON.
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
NOPE.
LET'S CLEAR THE CODES
AND IT'LL WORK.
Noah: WE'RE TRYING TO START
THE ENGINE ON THE SILVERADO
BUT WE'RE GETTING
A COMPUTER ERROR
THAT'S NO LETTING
THE THROTTLE WORK,
SO RANDY AND PAUL
ARE WORKING TOGETHER,
AND HOPEFULLY
THEY'LL GET THIS FIGURED OUT.
Paul: YEAH,
THAT'S NOT CHANGING, BUT...
- ACCELERATOR POSITION CHANGES.
- ...ACCELERATOR POSITION DOES.
YEAH.
I CLEARED THE CODES
AND IT DIED.
I THINK WE SHOULD
CONTINUITY CHECK TO HARNESS
AND THERE TO THE PCN.
THE PCN CONNECTOR.
WHEN BUILDING CARS,
WIRING IS PERHAPS
THE LEAST EXCITING PART
OF THE BUILD,
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE,
JUST ONE SMALL ERROR
IS GOING TO SHUT DOWN
YOUR PERFECT DREAM BUILD.
BROWN AND RED IS PIN 18.
LET'S TRY THAT REAL QUICK.
- I'M ON THE MIDDLE ONE.
IS IT BEEPING?
YOU'RE GROUNDED.
THERE WE GO.
I THINK I GOT IT.
TIGHT FIT.
OKAY, AFTER HOURS
OF TROUBLESHOOTING,
WE FINALLY BROUGHT IT DOWN
TO IT BEING A BAD GROUND.
IT HAPPENS, AND IN MY MIND,
THE BEST WAY TO DO IT
IS TO REPLACE
THE ENTIRE HARNESS.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG JOB AND IT
MIGHT SOUND LIKE OVERKILL,
BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW WE WON'T
HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES.
Randy: PAUL SAID THERE'S NOTHING
LIKE A LAST MINUTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CHANGE,
AND SAID, "THERE IS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS
LIKE THAT.
LIKE GETTING KICKED
IN THE NUTS."
[ LAUGHS ]
- YOU READY FOR THIS
- I'M READY.
YEAH, HIT IT.[ ENGINE STARTS ]
- OOH.
- THERE SHE IS.
REV IT UP.[ ENGINE REVS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
IT STARTED UP, IT RAN GREAT.
THAT THING SOUNDS AWESOME.
IT IS THE HOT ROD POWER TOUR
AFTER ALL,
SO YOU GOT TO GET FAST,
GOT TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE
AND MAKE IT DOWN THE ROAD.
NOT BAD FOR A COUPLE
BURGER FLIPPERS.
I KNOW.
WHOO![ ENGINE REVS ]
OH, DAMN.
- EASY, MARK.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: WITH EVERYTHING ELSE
GOING ON IN THE SHOP,
IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY TO THROW
A PET PROJECT IN TO THE MIX.
BUT THAT BEING SAID,
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT
AND I'M SUPER PUMPED TO BE ON
OUR FIRST POWER TOUR
WITH ONE BADASS SILVERADO.
BUT AS EXCITED AS I AM,
I'M ALSO A BIT NERVOUS
BECAUSE REVEALING THE SILVERADO
TO A WHOLE CROWD
OF HOT ROD ENTHUSIAST
IS A LOT DIFFERENT
THAN REVEALING IT
TO A SINGLE CLIENT.
Announcer: WE'VE GOT A NEW BUILD HERE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WE BUILT A CRAZY OVER THE TOP
SHOP TRUCK TWO YEARS AGO
AND WE KIND OF GOT THIS IDEA
MAYBE WE SHOULD GO
A LITTLE CRAZY
WITH SOMETHING ELSE.
SO, BACK IN THE CORNER
OF THE LOT
LURKED THE '86 SILVERADO
LOOKING OH, SO SAD.
IT HAD 145 HORSEPOWER
AND IT NEVER BEEN REBUILT,
YET IT WAS LOVED
BY ALL THE GUYS IN THE SHOP.
AND WE SAID, "WE CAN WE DO?
I NEEDS A NEW LIFE."
SO WE PUT OUR HEARTS INTO IT
AND WE BUILT THIS CRAZY TRUCK,
SO IT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH
BUT WE WANTED TO BUILD A TRUCK
WE CAN DRIVE FROM ST. LOUIS
TO BOWLING GREEN
AND WE WANT TO COMPETE ON IT
ON THE AUTO CROSS COURSE
AND THEN CONTINUE ON
WITH THE REST OF THE POWER TOUR.
SO, WHAT BETTER PLATFORM
THEN THE NEW LT4?
IT IS A WET SUMP LT4.
IT MAKES 640 HORSEPOWER.
IT'S CRAZY IN THIS LITTLE TRUCK.
THERE IS NO WEIGHT IN
THE REAR END OF THAT THING,
SO IT ABSOLUTELY WILD.
WE ALSO HAVE T56 SUPER MAGNUM
TRANSMISSION,
WHICH IS PRETTY CRAZY.
AND AT OUT BACK WE GOT
JOHN'S INDUSTRIES
FORD 9-INCH SUPER STRONG.
WE GOT TUBULAR
CONTROL ARMS OUT FRONT.
WE'VE GOT REALLY NICELY
VALVE SHOCKS,
LOWERING SPRINGS OUT BACK.
AND WITH THAT BIG MOTOR,
YOU GOT TO ABLE TO BRING
THIS THING TO THE HALT,
SO WE GOT 6 PISTON RIGGED
ALL THE WAY AROUND,
AND THOSE BINDERS WILL STOP IT.
WE'VE GOT 14-INCH ROTORS,
AND COVERING UP ALL THAT STUFF
WE HAVE HRE WHEELS.
THERE ARE 20x10 ON FRONT
AND 20x12 IN THE BACK,
SO PRETTY NICE SETUP.
AND SINCE WE WERE BUILDING
A TRUCK FROM THE 1980s,
WE'VE GOT THIS CHEESY STICKER
ON THE BACK
THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF "MIAMI VICE"
AND THIS HORRIBLE-LOOKING
LICENSE PLATE.
BESIDES THAT, -- INTERIOR,
BUT IF YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND
A TRACK REALLY QUICKLY
YOU NEED A SEAT THAT'S GOING
TO HOLD YOU IN PLACE.
SO WE GET THIS SUPER COOL,
RETRO LOOKING SEATS,
AND WE HAVE A T56 SUPER MAGNUM,
BUT ACTUALLY HAVE
A SEQUENTIAL SHIFTER THAT BOLTS
TO THE TOP OF THAT
AND DIGITAL GAUGES FIT NICELY
INTO THE ORIGINAL GAUGE
SURROUND.
SOME SPARKLE HARNESS
AND WE'RE DOWN THE ROAD.
YOU WANT TO HEAR THEM
START IT UP?
Crowd: YEAH!
CHARLIE! HE'S LIKE VANNA WHITE,
BUT A DUDE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
THERE YOU GO.
SHE'S A BEAST.
ARE YOU GUYS READY TO SEE IT
DO SOME AUTOCROSS?
Crowd: YEAH!
LET'S DRIVE!
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
♪♪
YEAH-HO!
YEAH.
- THAT IS SO MUCH FUN.
THIS THING IS AWESOME.
HOLY.
♪♪
YEAH!
♪♪
WHOO-HO-HO!
- 28.8.
- DUDE.
YEAH!
- YEAH!
THAT'S AWESOME.
THE SILVERADO KICKED ASS
ON THE AUTOCROSS COURSE,
AND PERFORMED WAY BETTER THAN WE
ACTUALLY EXPECTED IT TO.
THAT BEING SAID,
I'M EXCITED TO HIT THE ROAD
WITH THOUSANDS OF LIKE-MINDED
HOT ROD ENTHUSIAST
AS TOUR MOVES FROM CITY TO CITY.
♪♪
♪♪
ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT
THE HOT ROD POWER TOUR
IS YOU DON'T DRIVE DOWN
BIG HIGHWAYS ALL THE TIME.
YOU GET TO TAKE ALL
THESE COOL BACK ROADS
AND BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK
IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR
AND SEE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CARS
AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE
DOING THE SAME THING
YOU'RE DOING
WITH THE SAME KIND
OF GOAL IN MIND.
IT'S PRETTY AWESOME EXPERIENCE.
THROUGH MY VEINS, JUST, I CAN.
FEEL THE WIND
FROM THE SPEEDBOAT?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
MM-HMM.
Narrator:
COMING UP, THE '80S ARE BACK...
TOTALLY RAD.
...AS THE SHOP TAKES
THEIR 1986 WORK TRUCK...
THE HELL IS GOING ON UP
IN THIS THING?
...AND TURNS IT INTO
AN AUTOCROSS SPEEDSTER.
YEAH, WOO-HOO!
AND AN AIR FORCE PILOT
FINALLY TURNS HIS DREAM CAR...
THIS WILL GO WITH ME
TO THE GRAVE.
- ...INTO HIS DAILY DRIVER.
- BEAUTIFUL JOB.
TWO AMERICAN CLASSICS
ARE READY FOR THE OPEN ROAD.
IT'S GOING
TO BE A GOOD TIME.
- OH!
- OW!
I THINK WE LOST A WHEEL.
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
♪♪
CLASSIC CAR STUDIO
HAS A WORKHORSE OF A SHOP TRUCK.
IT'S AN '86 SILVERADO, BUT IT'S
DEFINITELY SEEN BETTER DAYS.
SO I'VE INVITED CHARLES OUT
FOR A LITTLE TEST DRIVE TO SEE
IF I CAN TALK HIM INTO
DOING SOMETHING TOTALLY CRAZY.
OH,
I SMELL THE OIL BURNING.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON UP
IN THIS THING, HUH?
IN THE SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
WE'VE HAD THIS THING,
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN
A LOT DONE WITH IT,
SO IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
OF AN IMPULSE BUY,
BUT THIS THING HAS BEEN,
LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW,
GETTING SOME PRETTY SERIOUS USE.
YEAH.
♪♪
[ TIRES SCREECHING ]OH, MY.
OH!
WE SHOULD SPEND SOME MONEY
ON THIS THING, MAYBE.
- YOU THINK?
- MAYBE. SHOCKS.
I DON'T THINK I'D ACTUALLY WANT
TO CHANGE ANYTHING
ON THE OUTSIDE OF THIS...
- OKAY.
...BECAUSE
IT'S KIND OF LOVABLE.
BESIDES BEING A WORKHORSE,
THIS TRUCK HAS A TON OF,
WELL, LET'S CALL IT CHARACTER,
AND I DON'T REALLY WANT
TO LOSE THAT ON THIS BUILD.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THOUGH?
I DON'T WANT TO JUST BUILD IT
FOR THE HELL OF IT.
LIKE, I KIND OF WANT TO GO
DO SOMETHING COOL WITH IT.
YOU COULD GO TO GRACELAND.
[ LAUGHS ]
IS THAT THE KIND OF FIELD TRIP
YOU'RE THINKING?
WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT.
WE SHOULD JUST DO
THE POWER TOUR.
THAT I'M IN FOR.
THE HOT ROD POWER TOUR IS THE
BIGGEST TRAVELING CAR SHOW
IN THE COUNTRY,
BUT, SOMEHOW,
CLASSIC CAR STUDIO
HAS NEVER DONE IT,
SO I WANT TO BRING
THE '86 SILVERADO OUT
AND SHOW EVERYBODY
ALL THE BADASS STUFF
CLASSIC CAR STUDIO CAN DO.
SO I WANT A MANUAL.
AUTHENTICITY IS COOL,
BUT THE AUTOMATIC IS,
I DON'T KNOW,
KIND OF WHATEVER,
BUT A FREAKING
BIG RIPPER MANUAL
SIX-SPEED WOULD BE COOL TO GET
THAT DOUBLE OVERDRIVE GOING...
- YEP.
- ...A BADASS EXHAUST SYSTEM.
I WANT A REALLY AGGRESSIVELY
GEARED REAR END TO MATCH UP
WITH THE SIX-SPEED...
- ALL RIGHT.
...AND THEN WE SHOULD
JUST DO BIG HORSEPOWER.
WE'LL DEFINITELY DO BIG BRAKES,
GOOD COILOVER SUSPENSION
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT,
WE MIGHT GO AUTOCROSS
OR SOMETHING.
WHO KNOWS?
SO MUCH OF WHAT WE DO
AT CLASSIC CAR STUDIO
IS CENTERED
AROUND PERFORMANCE.
SO IF WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
THIS TRUCK ON THE POWER TOUR,
THIS BUILD SHOULD BE
NO DIFFERENT.
I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THIS TRUCK
THE ULTIMATE SLEEPER
THAT CAN HOLD ITS OWN
ON THE AUTOCROSS TRACK
AND CHANGE PEOPLE'S PERCEPTIONS
OF WHAT AN '80S
SQUARE BODY COULD DO.
I THINK WE'VE RUN THE GAMUT
OF EVERY SINGLE LS MOTOR.
WE'VE DONE THE LS3.
WE'VE DONE THE LS7.
WE'VE DONE THE LS9.
- WE'VE DONE ALL OF THEM.
COME ON, SAY IT.
- WE'VE DONE THE LSA.
- SAY IT.
- WE NEED AN LT4.
- YES.
THE REASON CHARLES IS EXCITED
ABOUT THE LT4
IS THAT IT'S THE NEWEST PLATFORM
FROM CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE.
IT MAKES 650 HORSEPOWER,
650 FOOT-POUNDS OF TORQUE,
AND IT'S GOING TO BLAST
THIS TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD.
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO USE IT
IN SOMETHING.
IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE
A CRAZY VEHICLE TO DO IT IN,
BUT, HONESTLY,
IT CHECKS ALL THE BOXES.
THAT'S A DIRECT
INJECTION MOTOR, TOO.
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT,
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD TIME.
- OH!
- OW!
I THINK WE LOST A WHEEL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
WITH THIS INTERIOR, BUT IT'S --
I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO DO,
LIKE, KIND OF AN OLD-SCHOOL
LOOKING INTERIOR
WITH A PRINT,
SOME KIND OF PRINT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEAT.
- THAT WOULD BE COOL.
- YEAH.
IT'S JUST GOT TO BE, LIKE, ERA,
KIND OF, LIKE, SOMETHING.
- RIGHT.
- IT'S GOT TO BET STRAIGHT '80S,
BUT, IF WE'RE GOING TO STOP
DRIVING THIS THING
AND COMPLETELY DITCH THE WHEELS
AND THE TIRES AND THE MOTOR,
THEN THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO PROPERLY SEND THIS THING OFF.
WHAT'S THAT?
OH, GOD.
WELL, WE CAN HEAR CHUNKS
FLYING NOW.
[ COUGHS ]
OKAY, WE'RE GOOD.
♪♪
HOLY ****.
- IS THAT AXLE GREASE?
- WHOO-WEE!
♪♪
WITH THE TIRES PRETTY MUCH BURNT
TO THE GROUND,
IT'S TIME TO GET
THIS BUILD STARTED
AND THIS TRUCK TORN DOWN.
Charles: SO FIRST THINGS FIRST,
DOUG AND I ARE GOING
TO GET THIS PIECE
OF CRAP MOTOR TAKEN OUT
AND THROW IT ON THE FLOOR,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO SEE
WHAT WE HAVE ROOM FOR.
FILTER THIS!
- LOOK OUT!
- MAKING A MESS.
- THIS HEATER HOSE IS SO SPONGY.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO,
LIKE, GIVE THIS THING AWAY.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
THROW IT IN THE SCRAP BIN.
WE MIGHT MAKE A COUPLE OF BUCKS,
THOUGH, FROM THE SCRAP BIN.
- MAYBE.
- TEN DOLLARS?
- WE CAN GET A SIX-PACK.
- WE CAN BUY LUNCH.
LUNCH?
- WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE?
- YOU WANT A PEANUT?
DINOSAUR FOSSILS?
YEAH, IT IS,
ALTHOUGH HERE'S A GOOD ONE.
MAYBE IT'S DONKEY PUCKS.
HEY. HEY.
OH, THAT HURT.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S COOL.
BACK TO WORK.
♪ DOO DOO DOO
DOO DOO DOO ♪
Doug: NOAH'S THE BOSS
AND EVERYTHING,
BUT, WHEN HE COMES OUT
AND HELPS US,
WE GET TO F WITH HIM
LIKE HE ALWAYS FS WITH US.
IS IT A **** METRIC,
WHAT?
YEAH, THIS IS YOUR --
IT COULD BE METRIC.
- HUH?
- IT COULD BE.
- PROBABLY A 10 MILLIMETER.
- EUROPEAN.
YOU GOT ONE
ON THE BOTTOM THERE.
THERE'S ONE IN THE BOTTOM
NEAR THE FENDER WELL.
YOU GOT TO GET DOWN THERE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
OH, NOAH, YOU ****
THIS ONE ALL UP.
[ LAUGHTER ]
NO.
AT THIS RATE, IF NOAH KEEPS
F'ING AROUND WITH US,
HE'S GOING TO END UP PUSHING
THIS THING TO POWER TOUR
BECAUSE IT'S NEVER
GOING TO GET DONE.
THERE WE GO.
THERE'S ALL THAT RUST
IT WON'T LET GO OF.
THERE IT IS.
- OKAY.
SHE'S OUT.
♪♪
WE'RE GOING TO REWIRE
THIS WHOLE TRUCK.
DON'T SPEND A BUNCH OF TIME WITH
CAREFULLY REMOVING THAT CRAP.
YEAH,
I'LL JUST GET IT OFF.
SAME THING WITH BRAKES,
SO ALL THIS STUFF CAN GO AWAY.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL JUST STRIP
THE WHOLE FIRE WALL
OF EVERYTHING AFTER
I GET THE ENGINE OUT.
YOU'RE DOING A LOT
OF STRIPPING THESE DAYS, DOUG.
I KNOW, MAN. I GOT TO MAKE
EXTRA MONEY SOMEHOW.
SHH.
KEEP GOING.
I THOUGHT
IT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH.
THERE WE GO.
KEEP GOING.
ALL RIGHT.
OH, GOSH.
WELL, THIS ISN'T TYPICALLY
HOW THIS SHOP LOOKS.
IT LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE AT A JUNKYARD, MAN.
LOOK AT ALL --
LOOK AT THIS CRAP EVERYWHERE.
Doug: THIS IS REALLY THE WORST
THING WE'VE EVER DONE HERE.
CLEANUP ON AISLE SEVEN.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: HEY, DOUG.
I GOT YOU A PRESENT.
OH, WHAT YOU GOT THERE,
NOAH?
I GOT THE NEW LT4.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME
FOR AUTOCROSS.
ALL THE POWER IS GOING
TO BE THERE ONCE WE POP IT
INTO SECOND GEAR, PRETTY
MUCH DRIVE THE WHOLE COURSE.
IT'S GOING TO BE FREAKING
STUPID, STUPID FAST,
SO LET'S OPEN IT UP.
WELL,
LET'S OPEN THIS THING UP.
THE '86 SILVERADO HAD A FACTORY
305 SMALL-BLOCK THAT MADE,
JUST WAIT FOR IT,
A WHOPPING 145 HORSEPOWER.
NOW, THE NEW LT4
HAS 650 HORSEPOWER
WHICH SHOULD TURN THIS TRUCK
INTO A TOTAL MONSTER,
BUT, FIRST, WE NEED TO MOCK
EVERYTHING UP
AND MAKE SURE IT FITS.
- HELLO?
- HELLO?
OH, LOOK AT THAT THING.
MMM, THAT IS AMAZING.
YEP.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH.
THAT'S PURTY.
THAT'S REAL PURTY.
IT'S GOT AN EATON BLOWER.
IT'S DIRECT INJECTED,
640 HORSEPOWER
IN THE WET
SUMP VERSION WE HAVE.
640.
OR, AS THEY SAY
IN ST. LOUIS, FARTY.
YOU GOT 640 HORSEPOWER.
- 640 HORSEPOWER.
- PUT IT ON HIGHWAY 44.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT,
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW,
AFTER WE GET THIS IN
AND ALL THE SUSPENSION SET UP,
WE'LL HAVE A NICE PLATFORM
TO DEVELOP ON.
ONE THING WE WON'T NEED MORE OF
IS PROBABLY HORSEPOWER.
I THINK WE'LL BE GOOD.
- THAT'S TRUE.
- THAT'S TRUE.
- WE'LL BE GOOD TO GO.
IT'S GOING
TO BE AMAZING.
AS YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL,
I'M WAY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS BUILD.
WE'RE USUALLY BUILDING VEHICLES
FOR CLIENTS,
BUT TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THIS
FOR MYSELF AND THE SHOP,
WITH THIS MOTOR, IS AWESOME.
♪♪
THERE YOU GO, SIR.
♪♪
SLOW.
TWIST AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
PUT THE NECK RIGHT HERE.
- GOING TO HIT?
- I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CLEAR
OVER THERE, ARE WE?
WE MIGHT NEED
SOME MORE HELP.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
LOOK AT OUR LITTLE NECK
OVER THERE.
THE WATER NECK.
- OH, YEAH.
- THAT'S UP ON THE FRAME.
PICK IT UP AGAIN, DOUG.
WHOA.
THAT SHOULD BE IT
RIGHT THERE.
NOT ON THIS SIDE.
MY OIL PAN IS
ON THE MOUNT ITSELF,
AND WITH THAT OIL COOLER LINE,
IT WOULD NEVER FIT.
YEAH, THOSE HOLES AREN'T
LINING UP NO MATTER WHAT WE DO.
THEY'RE OFF.
NO, WE'RE WAY OFF.
WE'RE 1/2 AN INCH OFF,
LOOK.
Charles: HOLY ****.
THIS FRAME IS TOASTED.
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
WE KNEW OUR TRUCK
WAS NOT A PRISTINE RIDE,
BUT WHAT WE DIDN'T KNOW IS THAT
THE FRAME WAS SO OUT OF WHACK
THAT THE ENGINE WOULDN'T
EVEN BOLT INTO THE CHASSIS.
SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
OKAY.
♪♪
WE'RE TRANSFORMING
AN '86 SILVERADO
INTO A RACE-WORTHY
SHOP TRUCK,
BUT THIS BEAUTY OF AN LT4
DOES NOT WANT TO FIT ON
WHAT LOOKS TO BE
A PRETTY BENT-UP OLD FRAME.
THE MOTOR DOESN'T FIT.
THAT COULD BE
A MOUNT ISSUE,
BUT THE BIGGER ISSUE
THAT WE HAVE IS THIS FRAME.
IT'S TWISTED UP IN HERE.
IT'S GOT A HUGE
KINK BACK HERE.
IT'S GOT A CRACK
ON THIS SIDE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE STEERING BOX
HAS BEEN BLOWED OFF.
THE STEERING BOX HAS BASICALLY
BEEN RIPPED OUT OF THIS TRUCK
AT SOME POINT.
THIS HOLE HAS BEEN WALLOWED OUT,
FOR SOME REASON,
TO GET THINGS LINED BACK UP.
IT'S ALSO GOT A CRACK OVER HERE
BY THE CROSSMEMBER,
SO IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN IN ONE
OR TWO OR THREE COLLISIONS.
- MAYBE FOUR.
- MAYBE FOUR.
THE MORE I LOOK AT IT,
IT'S LIKE I'D RATHER JUST GET
A NICE FRAME TO START WITH.
YEAH,
WE GOT IT THIS FAR.
YEAH, AND THEN WE CAN GO THROUGH
WITH MODIFYING THE MOTOR MOUNTS
BECAUSE IF WE TRY
TO MODIFY THEM NOW,
IT'S JUST A WASTE OF TIME.
WELL, OKAY, WELL,
THEN WE BETTER JUST CALL IT.
OKAY, I CALL IT.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: WHILE WE'RE WAITING
TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION
FOR THE '86 SILVERADO FRAME,
I'VE GOT A NEW CLIENT, KEVIN,
COMING IN WITH HIS
1957 CHEVY BEL AIR.
HE'S A CHEVY NUT WHO WANTS US
TO TAKE HIS FAVORITE CLASSIC
AND TURN IT INTO HIS
DAILY-DRIVING DREAM CAR.
Noah: WHAT DO YOU SPEND
YOUR TIME DOING
WHEN YOU'RE NOT
DRIVING THIS CAR?
- I'M A C130 PILOT...
- AWESOME.
...IN THE UNITED STATES
AIR FORCE.
VERY COOL.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE CAR.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT?
I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2002.
- RIGHT.
DRIVING AROUND MY TOWN
AND A BUDDY OF MINE
HAD THIS PARKED OUT
IN FRONT OF HIS BODY SHOP,
LOVED THE LOOK OF IT,
SO I PULLED OVER,
AND I SAID,
"IF IT'S GOT A BIG-BLOCK IN IT,
I'M GOING TO BUY IT."
- RIGHT.
POPPED THE HOOD,
AND IT HAD A 454,
SO I WENT IN THERE,
AND WE MADE A DEAL.
Kevin: I HAD A '57 CHEVY
WHEN I WAS 3 YEARS OLD
THAT MY DAD GAVE ME,
SO I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THEM,
AND WHEN I SAW THAT CAR,
IT WAS JUST A DREAM COME TRUE.
SO HOW MANY
'57S HAVE YOU OWNED?
THIS IS PROBABLY
MY SEVENTH ONE.
- SEVENTH ONE?
- YEAH, AND LAST ONE.
AND THE LAST ONE?
YEAH, ONCE YOU GUYS
GET DONE WITH IT,
THIS WILL GO WITH ME
TO THE GRAVE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO TO IT?
YOU WANT TO CHANGE
THE WAY YOU DRIVE IT?
NO, I JUST WANT IT TO GO
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
I WANT TO PULL THE MOTOR,
KIND OF GO THROUGH IT
AND I WANT
TO BE WHERE I CAN
DRIVE THIS THING ANYWHERE
AND BASICALLY
BEAT THE HELL OUT OF IT.
ONE THING I NOTICED IS I THINK
YOU'VE GOT DRUM BRAKES ON THIS.
IS THAT CORRECT?
- YES.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO UPGRADE THAT
TO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT SAFER
SO WHEN YOU DO ROMP ON IT,
YOU CAN STOMP ON IT, AS WELL?
YEAH, THAT'S PROBABLY
THE BIGGEST CONCERN
BECAUSE THIS THING
WILL GET UP AND GO,
BUT IT AIN'T GOING TO STOP.
IS THERE ANY LITTLE STUFF
ON THE CAR
THAT BOTHERS YOU
WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND?
DEFINITELY WANT YOU
TO PULL THE MOTOR,
GO THROUGH
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW, WHILE WE'RE LOOKING
AT THE ENGINE,
DO YOU WANT
ANY CLEANUP WORK IN THERE?
THE MOTOR COMPARTMENT,
I DEFINITELY WANT UPGRADED.
- OKAY.
- SO I WANT THAT PULLED, PAINTED,
AND I WANT THE ENGINE BAY
PAINTED THE BODY COLOR...
- OKAY.
- ...AND ALL THE WIRES HID.
SO JUST KIND OF GO THROUGH IT
SO EVERYTHING WORKS THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO AND YOU CAN
JUST ENJOY THE HELL OUT OF IT.
THIS CAR IS GETTING TO THE POINT
WHERE IT WAS DRIVABLE
ON A DAILY BASIS
BUT NOT VERY RELIABLE,
AND I WANT IT NOW
TO BE MY DREAM CAR.
I HAD A FUN TIME
ON THIS TEST DRIVE...
DUDE, ME TOO.
...BUT IF YOU WANT TO
TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP,
WE CAN POP THE HOOD, CHECK OUT
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
AND WRAP IT UP
SO WE CAN GET TO WORK.
♪♪
♪♪
UPON FURTHER INSPECTION,
WE FOUND OUT
THAT THE '86 SILVERADO FRAME
IS COMPLETELY TRASHED,
SO I CALLED UPON
MECHANIC SCOTT TO GO OUT
AND FIND A NEW ONE FOR ME.
LUCKILY, HE CAME THROUGH
WITH A PERFECT FRAME.
Charles: WELL, SCOTT,
YOU DID GOOD, MAN.
THIS FRAME IS,
LIKE, BRAND-NEW.
I THINK IT'S WITHIN SPEC.
IT'S PERFECT.
YEAH.
THESE THINGS ARE WEAK
TO BEGIN WITH
BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT
STEERING BOX ISSUES.
THIS NORMALLY HAS CHAINS
WRAPPED AROUND IT
TO PULL IT OUT OF A DITCH,
YOU KNOW, AND...
- IT'S ALWAYS RIPPED OFF.
- IT'S ALWAYS RIPPED OFF.
YEAH, IF YOU LOOK DOWN THIS
THING, IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
THERE'S NOT EVEN REALLY
ANY BAD JACK-UP SPOTS.
LIKE, SOMEBODY
JACKED IT UP HERE,
WHICH WE CAN HAMMER THOSE DOWN,
BUT THERE'S NO KINKS OVER HERE.
THIS CROSSMEMBER
IS TIGHT.
COMPARED TO THIS ONE,
YOU LOOK AT THIS ONE OVER HERE,
THIS THING IS SMOKED.
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT WASPS
OVER HERE.
WE'VE GOT A MOUSE HERE.
LOOK.
OH, MAN, HE'S GONE.
- NOTHING IN THERE?
I WANTED A NEW PET.
♪♪
Noah: NOW THAT WE HAVE THE FRAME
IN FOR THE SILVERADO,
WE CAN START
MAKING MODIFICATIONS
TO MAKE IT FIT OUR BILL.
WE NEED TO MAKE A C-NOTCH
FOR THE SUSPENSION,
SOME FRAME STIFFENERS AND A MUCH
HIGHER QUALITY FRAME BRACE.
IT'S GOING TO MAKE FOR A MUCH
MORE STABLE PACKAGE
WHEN WE TURN IT LOOSE
ON THAT AUTOCROSS COURSE.
♪♪
♪♪
WE JUST FINISHED ALL
THE CUSTOMIZATIONS
TO THE '86 SILVERADO FRAME.
NOW WE HAVE TO TAKE IT ALL BACK
APART AND SEND IT OVER TO PAINT.
I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE GETTING FRAMED.
YEAH, WE ARE.
Charles: SO IT'S KIND OF A COOL
THING THAT WE'RE DOING,
I THINK, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING
TO DO ALL THE CHASSIS
AND THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE TRUCK
IN, LIKE, A MATTE-BLACK FINISH
SO THAT IT'LL ALL BE NICE
AND CLEAN, BRAND-NEW STUFF,
BUT WE'RE LEAVING THE OUTSIDE
OF THE TRUCK THE PATINAED LOOK.
YOU DON'T REALLY GET TO DO
THAT TOO OFTEN.
WE'RE ALWAYS BUILDING, LIKE,
REALLY HIGH-END SHOW CARS
THAT CAN BE DRIVEN, BUT IT TAKES
A LOT OF MAINTENANCE
TO OWN ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES,
SO WE DON'T WANT TO MAINTAIN IT.
WE'RE BUILDING
THIS JUST FOR FUN.
♪♪
Scott: JUST GOT THE FRAME BACK
FOR THE '86 SILVERADO.
CHARLES DID A NICE JOB.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND REASSEMBLE IT.
♪♪
Noah: ON THE BACK HALF
OF THE SILVERADO,
WE WANT IT TO BE REALLY STABLE
UNDER HARD ACCELERATION,
SO WE'RE GOING
TO INSTALL A 4-LINK
AND COILOVER
THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW THIS THING
TO GET A NICE CLEAN
LAUNCH OUT OF THE HOLE.
♪♪
WITH ALL THE HORSEPOWER
WE'RE ADDING TO THIS SILVERADO,
IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE
TO STOP QUICKLY AND SAFELY,
SO WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL
SIX-PISTON BRAKES
WITH 14-INCH ROTORS
ALL THE WAY AROUND
TO MAKE THIS THING STOP
ON A DIME AND LEAVE SOME CHANGE.
♪♪
♪♪
PRETTY RAD.
♪♪
YEAH, THAT'LL WORK.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
HEY, PERFECT.
THROW IT ON IN HERE.
Noah: SINCE WE'RE RUNNING
HARNESSES IN THE SILVERADO,
I TOLD MATT
TO BUILD CUSTOM ROLL BAR
SO WE HAVE A SAFE POINT
TO ATTACH THE HARNESSES TO.
YEAH, SO THERE'S ENOUGH
SPACE HERE
WHERE WE CAN FIT IT BACK
BEHIND THE SEAT
AND HAVE IT COME UP
AND HAVE THIS BAR
COME DOWN ALONG THE SIDE.
- YEAH.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, HAVE IT,
MAKE IT REMOVABLE.
WE'RE NOT GOING DOWN
TO THE CHASSIS WITH IT,
SO, YOU KNOW.
- RIGHT.
IT'S REALLY JUST
TO HOLD A HARNESS.
THANKS, MATT.
- NO PROBLEM.
WE PREBENT UP OUR ONE SIDE.
THAT ALL TUCKS NICE
WITH THE CORNER OF THE CAB
AND EVERYTHING, SO, BASICALLY,
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO
IS MIRROR THAT SIDE
FOR THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
WE ALSO HAVE A METER HERE
ON THE SIDE
THAT'LL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW,
HOW FAR YOU'VE BENT,
SO ALL YOU DO
IS RECORD YOUR NUMBERS,
SO IF YOU NEED TO GO MAKE
THAT EXACT BEND AGAIN,
YOU WOULD JUST BEND IT
ALL THE WAY TO THAT NUMBER.
ON DOING IT, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO CHECK ANYTHING
OTHER THAN MAKING SURE
YOUR TUBE IS LEVEL,
AND IT SHOULD BE BENT
EXACTLY LIKE THAT ONE
IS BENT RIGHT THERE.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
LOOKS LIKE
IT LINES UP TO ME.
LIKE A GLOVE.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: TO GET EVERYTHING UNDER THE
HOOD IN THE '57 IN GOOD SHAPE,
FIRST I NEED PAUL AND DOUG
TO PULL THE ENGINE,
GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT
OF A TUNE-UP,
AND THEN WE CAN FOCUS
OUR FULL ATTENTION
ON DRESSING UP
THAT ENGINE BAY.
ENGINE BAY NEEDS
SOME FRESHENING UP.
DEFINITELY.
DUELING GUNS.
♪♪
THEY'RE KIND OF DATED,
AREN'T THEY?
♪♪
GO AHEAD AND HOOK
THE PICKER ON IT.
- GET OUT OF THERE.
- COOL.
Paul: SHE'S OUT OF THERE, NOW.
SURE IT'S JUST
AN ENGINE CLEANUP,
BUT ALL THOSE LEAKY HOSES
AND CRACKED GASKETS
AND A CRUDDY CARBURETOR
ARE REALLY GOING TO HAVE
A NEGATIVE IMPACT
ON THE ENGINE'S PERFORMANCE.
Paul: CLEANUP IN DOUG'S AISLE.
WATCH YOUR TOES.
I SEE IT.
ONE BIG-BLOCK CHEVY
OUT OF A '57.
♪♪
Doug: SO I JUST SUDSED UP THE
ENGINE, WASHED IT ALL OFF.
THERE'S A FEW LITTLE CRACKS
THAT NEED TO BE HIT,
SO I'M PUTTING SOME CARB CLEANER
ON THEM, WIPE IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE WE GO.
PREPPING AND TAPING UP THE MOTOR
FOR THE '57 BEL AIR,
WE GOT TO GET THIS MOTOR
LOOKING NEW AGAIN.
♪♪
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. WE JUST GOT
THE ENGINE BACK FROM PAINT.
GOING TO FLIP IT OVER,
CHANGE THE OIL PUMP DRIVE
BECAUSE IT HAS A FACTORY
ONE IN IT.
YOU ALWAYS WANT A HEAVY-DUTY
ONE, ESPECIALLY ON A HOT ROD
BECAUSE YOU'RE ON-AND-OFF
THE GAS.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT A NEW
TIMING COVER ON IT
AND A NEW OIL PAN GASKET,
AND THEN FLIP IT BACK OVER
AND WRAP THE WHOLE THING UP.
OKAY, THAT'S THAT.
♪♪
Travis: WE'RE ON THE BACK END
OF THE SHOP TRUCK.
THE TIRES THAT CAME ON HERE
WERE PROBABLY ABOUT YEA WIDE.
WE'RE GOING THIS WIDE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT SOME
BIGGER TUBS IN THIS THING
SO WE CAN
BURN SOME RUBBER.
♪♪
THERE SHE GOES.
♪♪
NOW THAT TRAVIS HAS
THE REAR TUBS DONE,
I'M GOING TO HAVE THEM PUT SOME
MASSIVE TUBS ON THE FRONT END
SO WE CAN RUN
A REALLY AGGRESSIVE
WHEEL-AND-TIRE
PACKAGE UP THERE.
THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US
A TON OF GRIP
IN BOTH THE BRAKING
AND THE HANDLING DEPARTMENT.
I SEE RIGHT HERE WE'RE GOING
TO CUT THIS OFF.
I'M GOING TO COME BACK AND UP
A LITTLE ABOVE MY LINE.
OUR TUB IS HITTING
ON OUR STEERING BOX,
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND TRIM IT UP
JUST A LITTLE BIT TO COME UP
WHERE WE NEED IT TO SIT.
BABY STEPS.
IT'S HITTING RIGHT BACK THERE,
NOW.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S TRIM
THOSE TWO SPOTS REAL QUICK.
♪♪
IT JUST CLEARS THAT LIP IN HERE.
I THINK WE'LL BE FINE.
YEAH.
OH, GET IN THERE, BABY.
OH, NOW THEY'RE FINE.
THEY'RE RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
NOW THAT WE GOT IT ALL DONE,
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PULL THE BED
BACK OFF THE FRAME.
WE'LL GET IT OVER
TO PAINT DEPARTMENT,
GET IT ALL PREPPED
AND GET IT BED-LINED.
♪♪
ON THE SILVERADO HERE
WE'RE GOING TO PUT
AN OIL COOLER ON THE TRUCK.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM
ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK,
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
MOUNT THIS DOWN ON THE FRAME,
BUT WE'RE ALSO NOT GOING TO
RUN A FAN ON IT,
SO WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF AIR
TO IT,
SO WHAT I'VE GOT HERE IS
I'VE ALREADY LAID OUT
A CARDBOARD TEMPLATE FOR A SCOOP
THAT I'M GOING TO CUT OUT
IN ALUMINUM,
AND THEN I'M GOING TO BEND IT UP
SO IT TAKES ITS SHAPE,
AND IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BOLT
ON RIGHT WITH THE COOLER
RIGHT ONTO THE SIDE
OF THE FRAME.
YEP, ALL OF THIS IS GOING TO
GET CUT OFF HERE.
AW, WHAT THE ****?
NO WONDER IT WAS ON SALE.
WHAT THE ****?
HAVE WE GOT A TOWEL AROUND HERE?
♪♪
♪♪
JUST A LITTLE FINESSE.
♪♪
YOU GOT A SCOOP FOR YOUR COOLER.
ALL RIGHT.
SO NOW THAT IT FITS, WE'RE GOING
TO AHEAD AND WELD IT UP.
ONE IT'S ALL WELDED OUT,
I'LL JUST CLEAN UP SOME EDGES,
DRILL A COUPLE HOLES,
AND IT SHOULD BOLT
RIGHT TO THE COOLER
AND BOLT IT RIGHT TO THE TRUCK.
I REALLY WANT TO GIVE
THE SILVERADO AN '80S THEME,
AND I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A DECAL
THAT'LL REALLY PUSH THIS TRUCK
OVER THE TOP.
SURPRISE.
OH, ****. THERE'S SOME
AWKWARD QUESTION COMING. WHAT?
WELL, MAYBE,
SINCE I KIND OF FELT...
- JUST TELL ME!
- OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT
OF STYLISTIC RESEARCH...
- UH-HUH.
- ...TO CREATE WHAT MIGHT BE
THE BEST REAR
WINDOW STICKER
IN THE HISTORY OF MAN.
OH, ****.
SHOW ME.
OH, ****.
I MIGHT GET KICKED
OFF THE TOUR.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS IN
THE BACK WINDOW OF THAT TRUCK?
IT HAS ALL
MY FAVORITE ELEMENTS.
I NOTICED.
YEAH,
YOU GOT THEM ALL IN THERE.
YEAH,
THIS IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
I'VE INCORPORATED
MY TWO FAVORITE FONTS.
I LIKE IT.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE TRUCK PERFORMING WELL.
THESE GUYS PERFORM.
SO YOU LIKE WHAT I'VE DONE?
- YOU'VE DONE GOOD.
THIS IS SECRETLY
MY PROUDEST MOMENT.
I WON'T TELL YOUR WIFE
ABOUT THAT OR YOUR KIDS.
YEAH, IT IS.
I CAN FEEL IT NOW.
I CAN FEEL THE NEON NOIR RUNNING
THROUGH MY VEINS.
YOU CAN HEAR THE "MIAMI VICE"
THEME SONG GOING.
- I CAN, I CAN.
- YOU FEEL THE WIND
FROM THE SPEEDBOAT...
- SPEEDBOAT.
...AND THE COCAINE
BLOWING UP YOUR NOSE, HUH?
[ LAUGHS ]
- TOTALLY RAD.
- TOTALLY RAD.
♪♪
♪♪
GETTING READY TO TEAR THIS
FRONT APART ON THIS '57 CHEVY.
GOING TO PULL THE SPINDLES OFF,
COIL SPRING
AND THEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM
TO REPLACE THE BUSHINGS.
♪♪
SOMETIMES IT'S THE LITTLE
THINGS YOU DO TO A CAR,
LIKE REPLACING ALL THE
FRONT-END SUSPENSION BUSHINGS,
THAT MAKES THEM DRIVE
SO MUCH SMOOTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
♪♪
♪♪
THERE'S THAT, NICE AND CLEAN.
♪♪
HERE WE GO.
THAT BUSHING IS ALL SHOT.
THAT SHOULDN'T COME OUT.
♪♪
ALL RIGHTY.
YOU KNOW, YOU SEE CARS
GOING DOWN THE ROAD,
AND THEY'RE DOING LIKE THIS,
WOBBLING ALL OVER.
YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
THESE NEW BUSHINGS ARE GOING
TO KEEP THE CAR
NICE AND STABLE
AND THE DRIVER
HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR THE ROAD.
WE'RE READY TO ROCK AND ROLL
AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.
♪♪
MAN, LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S PURTY.
♪♪
Noah: FROM THE FACTORY,
SILVERADOS CAME
WITH SIDE-SADDLE GAS TANKS,
WHICH ACTUALLY PROVED
TO BE PRETTY DANGEROUS,
AND SINCE WE'RE GOING TO BE
ROAD RACING THIS TRUCK,
WE'RE GOING TO GO
WITH A FUEL CELL,
WHICH IS GOING TO BE
IN THE BACK,
WHICH ACTUALLY HAS
A BLADDER INSIDE A CASE.
THAT'S THE SAFEST
POSSIBLE WAY WE CAN DO IT.
Randy: WE JUST GOT OUR FUEL SAFE
IN FOR THE TRUCK,
SO NOW WE JUST HAVE
TO MEASURE THE HOLE
THAT WE'RE GOING TO CUT.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE BUNCH
OF ROOM FOR ERROR HERE,
AND BY A WHOLE BUNCH,
I MEAN THERE'S NONE.
THERE'S ZERO ROOM FOR ERROR.
CUT IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
AND MAKE A LITTLE SUPPORT
FRAMING,
AND WE CAN GET IT BOLTED IN
AND DROP IT IN THERE.
♪♪
♪♪
WE JUST CUT THE HOLE
OUT FOR THE FUEL SAFE.
IT SHOULD FIT.
WE GOT SOME COMPETITION
WITH BRAKE LINES IN THE WAY
AND THE SWAY BAR MOUNT
IN THE WAY.
PEOPLE GET CUSTOM PARTS
IN OR ONE-OFF PARTS,
AFTERMARKET PARTS,
AND THEY BITCH ABOUT,
"THIS DOESN'T FIT. THAT DOESN'T
FIT. NONE OF IT FITS."
THAT'S WHY WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS
THAT WE'RE IN.
WE BUY ALL THESE PARTS.
THEY DON'T FIT.
WE MAKE THEM FIT.
♪♪
♪♪
DAMN!
♪♪
♪♪
THE POWER TOUR
IS COMING UP FAST,
SO WE NEED TO DO
SOME LAST-MINUTE PREP WORK
TO GET THIS BED READY
FOR PRIMER AND THEN BEDLINER.
♪♪
PREPPED UP THE BOTTOM OF THE BED
HERE AND THE INSIDE OF THE BED.
SO NOW I'VE GOT IT IN THE BOOTH.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND MASK UP THE BED SIDES.
WE DON'T WANT TO GET
ANY BEDLINER MATERIAL
ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BED,
AND THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THIS
IS WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE
THE TRUCK LOOK NICE,
FINISHED AND UNIFORM UNDERNEATH
AND INSIDE THE BED,
AND WE'RE LEAVING
THE OUTSIDE PATINAED.
SO WHEN WE PULL UP AND THE TRUCK
LOOKS ORIGINAL,
BUT UNDERNEATH IT LOOKS
ALL BRAND-NEW,
IT'S JUST A LOT OF FUN.
♪♪
♪♪
NOW THAT THE BED IS SPRAYED,
JASON IS GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PAINT THE REST OF
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PIECES.
Jason: WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND GET OUR MATTE BLACK
SPRAYED ON THE FIRE WALL
AND INNER FENDER WELLS.
THIS IS JUST A STRAIGHT-UP
SINGLE-STAGE BLACK.
WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE
THE BEST FIT FOR THE TRUCK
JUST BECAUSE THIS GIVES IT
A NICE CLEAN LOOK,
NICE AND EVEN.
THERE ISN'T REALLY NO COLOR
THAT WE NEED TO PUT IN HERE,
SO IT WOULD JUST MAKE
EVERYTHING LOOK NICE AND CLEAN.
♪♪
♪♪
WELCOME TO "LOVE TUNE-UP."
"DEAR 'LOVE TUNE-UP, '
MY BOYFRIEND AND I
ARE BUILDING
A FIFTH-GEN CAMARO,
AND I'M NERVOUS THINGS
AREN'T GOING VERY WELL.
HE WANTS A SUPERCHARGER.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT.
ALL I KNOW IS THERE'S NOT
A LOT OF SPACE IN THERE,
AND IT'S PUTTING AN EXTREME
AMOUNT OF PRESSURE
ON EVERYTHING.
HELP, JESSICA FROM MISSOURI."
WELL, PRESSURE
CAN BE HARD TO HANDLE.
UNDER EXTREME BOOST LEVELS,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE
A STRONG BOTTOM-END,
AND YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO START OFF
WITH AFTERMARKET BLOCK.
YOUR INTERNALS HAVE TO BE
FORGED, MAYBE EVEN BILLET,
AND, LET'S FACE IT: UP TOP,
EVERYBODY LOVES BOLT-ONS,
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO BE SPECIALLY PREPARED
WITH YOUR ENGINE SPECS
BEFORE BOLTING THEM ON.
JUST REMEMBER, THE MORE BOOST
YOU CAN HANDLE,
THE MORE YOU'RE GOING
TO ENJOY THE RIDE.
HOPE THIS HELPS, JESSICA.
THANKS.
♪♪
ONE OF THE THINGS
KEVIN WANTED WAS
A REALLY NEAT-AND-TIDY
ENGINE COMPARTMENT,
AND ONE WAY TO GO ABOUT THAT
IS TO HIDE ALL THE WIRES,
SO THEY'RE TOTALLY
OUT OF SIGHT.
WHEN YOU POP THE HOOD,
IT'S NEAT AND CLEAN.
Dan: WE'RE PUTTING THE FRONT END
BACK ON THE '57.
WE ELIMINATED
THE FRESH AIR VENTS,
AND THEN WE UTILIZED
THE FRESH AIR VENT HOLES
TO RUN THE AC LINES
AND THE WIRING.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE DO
ON ALL THE CARS,
AND IT MAKES IT LOOK
A LOT NICER.
♪♪
Scott: ON THE '57,
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BUILD
SOME LITTLE, BITTY PANELS
THAT ARE GOING TO BOLT
IN WHERE THIS BIG GAP
IS IN THE SIDEWALL
OF THE INNER FENDERS,
JUST GOING TO FILL THEM IN,
A LITTLE DECORATIVE PIECE,
PAINT IT RED.
EVERYTHING WILL DISAPPEAR.
IT'S GOING TO HIDE
A LOT OF STUFF
THAT MAKES THE CAR GO DOWN
THE ROAD BEHIND THE PANEL,
BE A NICE, REAL CLEAN SHOW-CAR
APPEARANCE TO THE INNER FENDER.
♪♪
♪♪
WE GOT OUR PANEL FOR THE '57
BACK FROM PAINT,
COLOR MATCHES REALLY GOOD.
EVERYTHING IS TUCKED AWAY
NICE AND NEAT.
WHEN YOU OPEN
THE HOOD OF THE CAR,
YOU SEE JUST THE MOTOR AND NOT
ALL THE STUFF IN THE FENDERS,
SO I THINK IT WORKED OUT NICE.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT
THE DOOR PANELS OFF
THE '86 SILVERADO, AND WE'RE
GOING TO CHANGE THINGS UP.
NORMALLY, I WOULD TRY AND PUT
MORE DETAIL INTO A PANEL,
BUT WE'RE GOING TO GO RACE,
SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO
GET RID OF A LOT OF THIS,
AND WE'LL MAKE
SOMETHING SIMPLER.
TIME TO TEAR DOWN.
♪♪
♪♪
I HAVE TO RESIST THE TEMPTATION
TO TRY AND PUT ARMRESTS IN IT
AND SPEAKERS DOWN HERE
AND SOME KIND OF DESIGN.
IT'S AGAINST EVERYTHING
I TRY TO DO.
I TRY AND PUT DECORATION
INTO THINGS, NOT TAKE IT OUT.
♪♪
I TRIED A LITTLE SOMETHING NEW,
WENT AHEAD
AND ACTUALLY MADE
SOME RAISED RACING STRIPES,
GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF STYLE
TO A RACE TRUCK.
♪♪
OKAY, THAT'S A WRAP.
[ LAUGHS ]
WEIGHT IS IMPORTANT
ON RACE TRUCKS,
SO I'M MAKING
A REMOVABLE SPEAKER BOX
IN THE BACK OF THE CAB.
ON RACE DAY, THEY CAN SIMPLY
JUST REMOVE IT
AND MAKE THE TRUCK LIGHTER.
WE ARE DOING A SIMPLE LITTLE
BLUETOOTH RECEIVER,
PUT IN A SUB, AMPLIFIED
AND THEN SOME SIX-BY-NINES.
THE WAY THESE AMPS ARE BUILT,
YOU'VE GOT ONE AMP
AND THE SECOND AMP
ALL IN THIS ONE HOUSING,
BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IS WE'RE GOING
TO BI-AMP THE SPEAKERS.
THE SPEAKERS ACTUALLY HAVE
SEPARATED THE TWEETERS
AND THE MIDRANGE.
SO I CAN TAKE ONE AMPLIFIER
AND RUN TO THE TWEETER,
THE SECOND AMPLIFIER AND RUN
TO THE SUB, TOTALLY SEPARATE,
AND IT'LL ACTUALLY SOUND
REALLY GOOD
FOR WHAT JUST A LITTLE PIECE
THAT WE'RE DOING FOR THIS TRUCK.
IT'LL ROCK OUT.
♪♪
NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE ENGINE
COMPARTMENT DETAILED,
THE ENGINE TUNED-UP,
THE SUSPENSION REBUILT
AND THE BRAKES UPGRADED TO DISC,
IT'S TIME TO REVEAL
THE CAR TO KEVIN.
Kevin: OH, SHE LOOKS GORGEOUS,
A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES RIGHT THERE.
I KNOW YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
HAVE BEEN INTO TRI-FIVES
FOR A LONG TIME,
AND YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
THAT YOU COULD
DRIVE EVERY DAY
AND USE QUITE A BIT.
DEFINITELY.
YOU WANTED TO CLEAN UP
UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.
THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT
WIRES GOING EVERYWHERE.
THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD
WAS KIND OF BLACK.
SO WE WENT IN AND WE
REALLY CLEANED IT UP.
LET ME SHOW YOU KIND OF
WHAT WE'VE DONE,
BUT IT LOOKS AWESOME.
SO SUPER NICE AND CLEAN.
WE STARTED BY PULLING
THE MOTOR COMPLETELY OUT,
AND DOUG RESEALED
THE THE ENTIRE MOTOR,
AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
WE GOT ALL STRIPPED DOWN
AND WE'VE COMPLETELY REDONE IT.
THERE WAS A BUNCH
OF UNDERCOATING
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HOOD,
BUT WE GOT ALL THAT OFF
AND PUT A NICE CLEAN
FINISH OF RED.
WE'VE GOT THE MOTOR
ALL PAINTED TO MATCH
THE INSIDE
OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT,
JUST A SEA OF RED
IN HERE NOW.
WOW.
ALL THE WIRING, WE RAN DOWN
AND AROUND INSIDE,
UNDERNEATH THE FRONT FENDER,
SO IT'S NICE AND CLEAN.
WE ALSO WENT THROUGH AND PUT
A NEW DISC BRAKE KIT ON IT
AND TIGHTENED UP
THE FRONT SUSPENSION.
SPEECHLESS, BROTHER.
SO IT'S SUPER CLEAN,
REALLY NICE, TUNED-UP
AND READY
TO ROCK AND ROLL.
- BEAUTIFUL JOB.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THE GUYS REALLY WORKED HARD
ON THAT.
Kevin: WHEN NOAH OPENED
THE HOOD, I WAS IN SHOCK.
HAVING THAT MOTOR DETAILED
THE WAY THEY DID,
IT'S LIKE A PIECE OF JEWELRY.
IT'S JUST FINE ART. I LOVE IT.
- FEELS GOOD.
- LOOKS GOOD.
I HOPE YOU
DRIVE IT A LOT.
DRIVE IT EVERY DAY.
- OH, DEFINITELY.
GO OUT AND BREAK IT.
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I WILL, AND WHEN I DO,
I'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU.
THERE YOU GO.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
WE SHOULD DRIVE THIS THING,
SO YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT.
- LET'S GET IN THERE.
- LET'S DO IT.
♪♪
SO, HOW DO YOU THINK IT FEELS?
HOW IS IT DRIVING?
NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE,
MAN.
I MEAN,
NO PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL,
THE THROTTLE IS RESPONSIVE,
NO NOISES AS I'M TURNING.
I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT RUNNING UP
ONTO SOMEONE
WITH THE BRAKE.
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THE STEERING.
- YOU CAN ENJOY THE CAR.
- I CAN ENJOY THE CAR, RIGHT.
THIS IS MY BABY.
I'VE HAD HER FOR 16 YEARS.
AND TO SEE WHAT WHAT THEY'VE
DONE HERE IS REALLY REMARKABLE.
I CAN FEEL ALL THE PERFORMANCE
OF THAT MOTOR NOW,
AND IT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WANTED FROM THE CAR.
SHES ROCKS AND ROLLS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]
- WHAT'S THAT?
- I GOT TO DO THIS.
YOU GOT TO DO IT.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
[ LAUGHS ]
THE JOGGING LADY WAS LIKE,
"HOW DARE YOU?
I DON'T THINK I'VE SMILED THIS
MUCH DRIVING THIS CAR EVER.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, ON THE C-10 HERE
WE GOT A FRONT END.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO PUT ON.
IT'S KIND
OF THE LAST MAJOR PIECE.
THE BED'S ON, CABS ON,
SO ONCE WE GET THIS ON
WE GET THE HOOD ON
AND GET THIS THING WIRED UP
AND FIRED UP AND READY TO GO.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS GOOD.
MOVING ON.
LET ME GO DOWN.
THERE YOU GO.
WE WENT WITH THIS NEW
SEQUENTIAL-TYPE SHIFTER,
SO IT'S JUST FORWARD
FOR DOWNSHIFT, BACK FOR UPSHIFT.
SO YOU CAN JUST GO LIKE THAT
LIKE AN ARCADE GAME.
Bryan: THE REAR WINDOW DECAL
THEY WANT TO PUT ON THE C-10,
IT'S DEFINITELY 80s.
THE COLOR, THE SCHEME, YEAH,
EVERYTHING IS RIGHT THERE.
LET'S GO AHEAD
AND STICK THIS THING IN THERE.
♪♪
OKEY-DOKEY THEN.
♪♪
Charles:
ALL RIGHT, LET IT DOWN.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
FIRE IN THE HOLE.
- ALL RIGHT.
- GIVE HER A TRY.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
OOH.
ALL RIGHT, YOU READY?
LET'S HEAR IT.
NO PEDAL?
WE GOT TO DRIVE IT IN IDLE?
- [ GROANS]
- OH, MAN.
- [ GROANS ]
- OH, MAN.
COME ON.
[ ENGINE STOPS ]
NOPE.
LET'S CLEAR THE CODES
AND IT'LL WORK.
Noah: WE'RE TRYING TO START
THE ENGINE ON THE SILVERADO
BUT WE'RE GETTING
A COMPUTER ERROR
THAT'S NO LETTING
THE THROTTLE WORK,
SO RANDY AND PAUL
ARE WORKING TOGETHER,
AND HOPEFULLY
THEY'LL GET THIS FIGURED OUT.
Paul: YEAH,
THAT'S NOT CHANGING, BUT...
- ACCELERATOR POSITION CHANGES.
- ...ACCELERATOR POSITION DOES.
YEAH.
I CLEARED THE CODES
AND IT DIED.
I THINK WE SHOULD
CONTINUITY CHECK TO HARNESS
AND THERE TO THE PCN.
THE PCN CONNECTOR.
WHEN BUILDING CARS,
WIRING IS PERHAPS
THE LEAST EXCITING PART
OF THE BUILD,
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE,
JUST ONE SMALL ERROR
IS GOING TO SHUT DOWN
YOUR PERFECT DREAM BUILD.
BROWN AND RED IS PIN 18.
LET'S TRY THAT REAL QUICK.
- I'M ON THE MIDDLE ONE.
IS IT BEEPING?
YOU'RE GROUNDED.
THERE WE GO.
I THINK I GOT IT.
TIGHT FIT.
OKAY, AFTER HOURS
OF TROUBLESHOOTING,
WE FINALLY BROUGHT IT DOWN
TO IT BEING A BAD GROUND.
IT HAPPENS, AND IN MY MIND,
THE BEST WAY TO DO IT
IS TO REPLACE
THE ENTIRE HARNESS.
I KNOW IT'S A BIG JOB AND IT
MIGHT SOUND LIKE OVERKILL,
BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW WE WON'T
HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES.
Randy: PAUL SAID THERE'S NOTHING
LIKE A LAST MINUTE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CHANGE,
AND SAID, "THERE IS.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS
LIKE THAT.
LIKE GETTING KICKED
IN THE NUTS."
[ LAUGHS ]
- YOU READY FOR THIS
- I'M READY.
YEAH, HIT IT.[ ENGINE STARTS ]
- OOH.
- THERE SHE IS.
REV IT UP.[ ENGINE REVS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
IT STARTED UP, IT RAN GREAT.
THAT THING SOUNDS AWESOME.
IT IS THE HOT ROD POWER TOUR
AFTER ALL,
SO YOU GOT TO GET FAST,
GOT TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE
AND MAKE IT DOWN THE ROAD.
NOT BAD FOR A COUPLE
BURGER FLIPPERS.
I KNOW.
WHOO![ ENGINE REVS ]
OH, DAMN.
- EASY, MARK.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: WITH EVERYTHING ELSE
GOING ON IN THE SHOP,
IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY TO THROW
A PET PROJECT IN TO THE MIX.
BUT THAT BEING SAID,
I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER
WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT
AND I'M SUPER PUMPED TO BE ON
OUR FIRST POWER TOUR
WITH ONE BADASS SILVERADO.
BUT AS EXCITED AS I AM,
I'M ALSO A BIT NERVOUS
BECAUSE REVEALING THE SILVERADO
TO A WHOLE CROWD
OF HOT ROD ENTHUSIAST
IS A LOT DIFFERENT
THAN REVEALING IT
TO A SINGLE CLIENT.
Announcer: WE'VE GOT A NEW BUILD HERE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
WE BUILT A CRAZY OVER THE TOP
SHOP TRUCK TWO YEARS AGO
AND WE KIND OF GOT THIS IDEA
MAYBE WE SHOULD GO
A LITTLE CRAZY
WITH SOMETHING ELSE.
SO, BACK IN THE CORNER
OF THE LOT
LURKED THE '86 SILVERADO
LOOKING OH, SO SAD.
IT HAD 145 HORSEPOWER
AND IT NEVER BEEN REBUILT,
YET IT WAS LOVED
BY ALL THE GUYS IN THE SHOP.
AND WE SAID, "WE CAN WE DO?
I NEEDS A NEW LIFE."
SO WE PUT OUR HEARTS INTO IT
AND WE BUILT THIS CRAZY TRUCK,
SO IT MIGHT NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH
BUT WE WANTED TO BUILD A TRUCK
WE CAN DRIVE FROM ST. LOUIS
TO BOWLING GREEN
AND WE WANT TO COMPETE ON IT
ON THE AUTO CROSS COURSE
AND THEN CONTINUE ON
WITH THE REST OF THE POWER TOUR.
SO, WHAT BETTER PLATFORM
THEN THE NEW LT4?
IT IS A WET SUMP LT4.
IT MAKES 640 HORSEPOWER.
IT'S CRAZY IN THIS LITTLE TRUCK.
THERE IS NO WEIGHT IN
THE REAR END OF THAT THING,
SO IT ABSOLUTELY WILD.
WE ALSO HAVE T56 SUPER MAGNUM
TRANSMISSION,
WHICH IS PRETTY CRAZY.
AND AT OUT BACK WE GOT
JOHN'S INDUSTRIES
FORD 9-INCH SUPER STRONG.
WE GOT TUBULAR
CONTROL ARMS OUT FRONT.
WE'VE GOT REALLY NICELY
VALVE SHOCKS,
LOWERING SPRINGS OUT BACK.
AND WITH THAT BIG MOTOR,
YOU GOT TO ABLE TO BRING
THIS THING TO THE HALT,
SO WE GOT 6 PISTON RIGGED
ALL THE WAY AROUND,
AND THOSE BINDERS WILL STOP IT.
WE'VE GOT 14-INCH ROTORS,
AND COVERING UP ALL THAT STUFF
WE HAVE HRE WHEELS.
THERE ARE 20x10 ON FRONT
AND 20x12 IN THE BACK,
SO PRETTY NICE SETUP.
AND SINCE WE WERE BUILDING
A TRUCK FROM THE 1980s,
WE'VE GOT THIS CHEESY STICKER
ON THE BACK
THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF "MIAMI VICE"
AND THIS HORRIBLE-LOOKING
LICENSE PLATE.
BESIDES THAT, -- INTERIOR,
BUT IF YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND
A TRACK REALLY QUICKLY
YOU NEED A SEAT THAT'S GOING
TO HOLD YOU IN PLACE.
SO WE GET THIS SUPER COOL,
RETRO LOOKING SEATS,
AND WE HAVE A T56 SUPER MAGNUM,
BUT ACTUALLY HAVE
A SEQUENTIAL SHIFTER THAT BOLTS
TO THE TOP OF THAT
AND DIGITAL GAUGES FIT NICELY
INTO THE ORIGINAL GAUGE
SURROUND.
SOME SPARKLE HARNESS
AND WE'RE DOWN THE ROAD.
YOU WANT TO HEAR THEM
START IT UP?
Crowd: YEAH!
CHARLIE! HE'S LIKE VANNA WHITE,
BUT A DUDE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
THERE YOU GO.
SHE'S A BEAST.
ARE YOU GUYS READY TO SEE IT
DO SOME AUTOCROSS?
Crowd: YEAH!
LET'S DRIVE!
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.
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YEAH-HO!
YEAH.
- THAT IS SO MUCH FUN.
THIS THING IS AWESOME.
HOLY.
♪♪
YEAH!
♪♪
WHOO-HO-HO!
- 28.8.
- DUDE.
YEAH!
- YEAH!
THAT'S AWESOME.
THE SILVERADO KICKED ASS
ON THE AUTOCROSS COURSE,
AND PERFORMED WAY BETTER THAN WE
ACTUALLY EXPECTED IT TO.
THAT BEING SAID,
I'M EXCITED TO HIT THE ROAD
WITH THOUSANDS OF LIKE-MINDED
HOT ROD ENTHUSIAST
AS TOUR MOVES FROM CITY TO CITY.
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ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT
THE HOT ROD POWER TOUR
IS YOU DON'T DRIVE DOWN
BIG HIGHWAYS ALL THE TIME.
YOU GET TO TAKE ALL
THESE COOL BACK ROADS
AND BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK
IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR
AND SEE THOUSANDS OF OTHER CARS
AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE
DOING THE SAME THING
YOU'RE DOING
WITH THE SAME KIND
OF GOAL IN MIND.
IT'S PRETTY AWESOME EXPERIENCE.