Speed Is the New Black (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - Cadillac Time Machine - full transcript
A new client longs for her high school glory days and tasks Classic Car Studio with restoring her 1965 Cadillac El Dorado to its original 60's style while adding much needed modern technology.
- THEY SAY PIMPING AIN'T EASY.
- PIMPING AIN'T EASY.
Noah: COMING UP...
BUT THIS CONDITION,
IT'S GOTTA GO TO THE SCRAP PILE.
...TWO 1960s BEAUTIES
RACE FULL-THROTTLE
INTO THE 21st CENTURY.
AM I GONNA FEEL
LIKE I'M 16 AGAIN?
EVERY TIME
YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
A VINTAGE CONVERTIBLE BECOMES
A HIGH-OCTANE BLAST
FROM THE PAST...
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S BLUE.
THIS IS FUN.
Narrator:
...AND A CUSTOM MUSCLE CAR
GETS UPGRADED FROM SHOW CAR
TO RACECAR.
COME CLEAN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- A LITTLE AUTOCROSS.
- OH, YEAH?
COME ON.Narrator: IT'S POWER...
WE'RE GONNA CUT A LOT.
...IT'S BEAUTY.
MARK, DON'T KNOCK
YOUR HAIRDO OFF.
IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
ALL RIGHT, KEY IT.
OH, MY GOSH.
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
♪♪
Charles: WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
THIS HOW YOU LIKE IT,
SCOTT, HOPPING?
PLAYING DR. DRE
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
- THEY SAY PIMPING AIN'T EASY.
- PIMPING AIN'T EASY.
WE HAVE A CLIENT WHO RECEIVED
THE COOLEST ANNIVERSARY PRESENT
FROM HER HUSBAND.
HE WANTS US TO TAKE
A 1965 CADILLAC ELDORADO
AND TURN IT INTO THE DREAM CAR
FROM HIS WIFE'S YOUTH.
ALL RIGHT, LINDA.
THIS IS CHARLES.
- HOW'S IT GOING?
- AND SCOTT.
HI, CHARLES.
HI, SCOTT.
HOW YOU DOING?
AND THIS IS YOUR
ANNIVERSARY PRESENT
YOUR HUSBAND
WANTED TO BUY.
SO WHAT WE HAVE IS PROBABLY
THE COOLEST ANNIVERSARY PRESENT
A GUY COULD BUY HIS WIFE --
'65 CADILLAC ELDORADO.
HE SAID
IT'S YOUR FIRST CAR.
I WAS 16.
I NEEDED A CAR.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
MY BROTHER FOUND THIS BIG CAR
ON A CAR LOT,
AND MY MOM SAID,
"YEP, THAT'S THE ONE
THAT'S GONNA KEEP YOU SAFE."
I FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING
THIS TANK...
YOU WERE.
...AND I FELT KIND OF,
YOU KNOW, WEIRD.
- YOU WERE IN A TANK.
- THIS IS A HEAVY CAR.
BUT, YOU KNOW,
TO GLIDE DOWN THE ROAD,
IT KIND OF GREW ON ME.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN ANOTHER
'65 ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE
SINCE 1976.
IT ALMOST BROUGHT A TEAR
TO MY EYE.
I'VE GOT A LOT
OF IDEAS,
AND I THINK THESE GUYS
CAN PITCH IN,
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH
THE SUSPENSION AND THE BRAKES.
Charles: AT THE VERY LEAST,
WE NEED TO UPGRADE ALL THE,
YOU KNOW, SHOCKS, SWAY BARS,
THAT KIND OF STUFF
SO IT HAS A MORE
MODERN FEEL.
PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN ONE
OF THESE IN A WHILE,
BUT BIG, OLD
CADILLAC MOTOR.
IT'S ALL THERE,
WHICH IS GOOD.
IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE,
WE CAN OFFER --
YOU NEED HORSEPOWER.
YEAH.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU
MORE HORSEPOWER.
YOU'VE DRIVEN A LOT OF CARS
SINCE THEN,
AND, YOU KNOW, HORSEPOWER
KEEPS GOING UP AND UP.
SO WE GENERALLY FIND PEOPLE
WANT SOME MORE POWER,
SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU
A LOT MORE POWER.
THIS CAR WEIGHS A LOT,
SO YOU NEED AT LEAST
480, 500 HORSEPOWER.
SO I WON'T BE LEFT
IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S DUST, HUH?
- THAT'S RIGHT.
- YEAH, YEAH.
YOU'RE GONNA BE
PASSING PEOPLE.
PERFORMANCE IS IMPORTANT
TO MY HUSBAND.
I'M MORE OF A CLASSIC-
BUT-ELEGANT PERSON.
I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT SEEING IT
AND SEEING IT FINISHED
AND JUST BEING SURPRISED
BY WHAT THESE GUYS
ARE GONNA DO TO IT.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK
ABOUT DOING A MODERN
FUEL-INJECTED MOTOR
BUT REALLY DRESSING IT
LIKE AN OLDER MOTOR?
- LS.
Charles: LIKE AN LS,
BUT DRESS IT
AS AN OLD CADILLAC ENGINE.
SO WE CAN HIDE ALL THE COILS
WITH CADILLAC VALVE COVERS.
WITH A THROTTLE BODY
WITH THE AIR-CLEANER STYLE.
THIS IS GONNA HAVE
AN OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION IN IT
SO YOU CAN CRUISE
NICE AND FAST.
WHAT ABOUT THE INTERIOR?
Noah: BIG STEERING WHEEL.
VERY COOL DASH.
- YEAH.
- LOTS OF STAINLESS TRIM.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT A LOT OF ROOM
TO WORK WITH IN THERE,
BUT WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS
TO A LOT OF REALLY NICE
MATERIAL CHOICES,
WHICH ARE GONNA BE BETTER
THAN THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL,
I THINK
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE.
Linda: I THINK WHEN
I SIT IN THE CAR
AND I DRIVE IT AGAIN,
I DO WANT TO BE TRANSPORTED BACK
TO THAT THRILLING FEELING
THAT I HAD
WHENEVER I DROVE THE CAR.
YOU WERE, LIKE, FLOATING ON AIR.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.
A LOT OF THESE
BIG CARS,
PEOPLE HAVE FAVORED TO GO
LIKE FOUR BUCKET SEATS
WITH THE LONGER CENTER CONSOLE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
- UH-OH.
- UH-OH.
- [ CHUCKLES ]
- MAYBE.
- MAYBE.
- HOW ABOUT TWO?
- TWO?
- YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT THE COLOR
OF THE INTERIOR?
WHAT'S --OH, DEFINITELY BLUE.
- DEFINITELY BLUE.
- BLUE?
IS THAT THE COLOR
OF THE ORIGINAL CAR?
YEAH, THE ORIGINAL COLOR WAS
KIND OF A CORNFLOWER BLUE.
- OKAY.
- BLUE'S MY FAVORITE COLOR.
SO BLUE ON BLUE.
NO, NO. WHITE.
- WHITE?
- WHITE.
- OKAY.
- BLUE INTERIOR.
- OKAY.
- AND EITHER WHITE OR BLUE TOP.
LET'S DO SOMETHING
A LITTLE DIFFERENT,
A LITTLE MODERN TWIST,
PEARL WHITE OF SOME SORT.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT HAVE
BLUE PEARL TO GO WITH
THE BLUE INTERIOR... OOH, YEAH, UH-HUH.
...OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW,
JUST TO GIVE IT
A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA.
- LITTLE POP.
- A LITTLE POP, YEAH.
LITTLE POP.
YOU GOT IT.
- I LIKE POP.
- UH-HUH.
AM I GONNA FEEL LIKE
I'M 16 AGAIN?
WE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU'RE --
Scott: EVERY TIME
YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
EVERY TIME
YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
BACK THEN, TO SEE
A 16-YEAR-OLD BLONDE GIRL
DRIVING A '65
ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE
TURNED HEADS IN ONE WAY,
AND I THINK ONCE NOAH AND
THE CREW ARE DONE WITH THE CAR,
IT'S GONNA TURN HEADS
IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY.
IT'S GONNA BE THE FOCUS
IS ON THE CAR.
- WELL, I'M EXCITED.
- GOOD DEAL.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS BEST ANNIVERSARY
PRESENT EVER, YES.
THANK YOU.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
'65 CADILLAC ELDORADO.
SHE WANTS IT TO BE
WHAT SHE REMEMBERED,
BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT BETTER
AS FAR AS TODAY'S DRIVING.
TAKE THE TOP DOWN AND SEE WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE AND GET IT OUT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA DO
A WHOLE RESTOMOD.
SO ALL THE OLD ****
COMING OUT.
WE DON'T NEED NONE OF THAT.
WHEELS, TIRES, SUSPENSION,
MOTOR, DRIVE TRAIN --
ALL OF THAT'S GONNA
BE BRAND-NEW.
DEFINITE DRIVER'S CAR.
♪♪
THAT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF WEIGHT TO IT.
YOU SURE THERE AIN'T
A DEAD BODY IN THERE?
THERE MIGHT BE.
OR DEAD RATS.
♪♪
♪♪
[ Groaning ]
OH, MY GOODNESS.
THIS IS A HEAVY
**** SEAT.
♪♪
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE
THE BODY OFF THE FRAME
NOW THAT WE GOT IT
ALL STRIPPED DOWN,
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT,
WE GOT TO TAKE A BUNCH
OF ONE-BY TUBING,
AND WE'RE GONNA BUILD
A LITTLE FRAMING INSIDE THE CAR
THAT WILL BRACE THE BODY UP
AND STILL LET THE DOORS
OPEN AND CLOSE
SO THAT WHEN IT'S ON
THE ROTISSERIE AND EVERYTHING,
IT WON'T FLEX OUT OF SHAPE
FOR US.
♪♪
OOH, FIRE!
45 5/8.
WHAT DO YOU GET.
45 5/8.
GET THE ****
OUT OF HERE.
COME LOOK AT IT.
HOLY ****.
SQUARE BEYOND COMPARE
RIGHT THERE.
BUT WE WELDED MARK
TO THE BACK SEAT.
- YEAH, RIGHT?
- THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
- HE'S ****.
- NOW I CAN'T GET OUT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT
WE GOT IT ALL CRIBBED UP
AND THE CAGE IS BUILT,
WE CAN RAISE THIS THING UP,
FIND THE BODY BOLTS,
AND GET THE CHASSIS SEPARATED
FROM THE BODY.
♪♪
Randy: GOT SOME
MAJOR ISSUES THERE.
ONE RIGHT HERE
UNDERNEATH THE PAD.
- YEAH.
- TIME TO GET THE PLASMA.
Mark: NOTHING EVER GOES
THE WAY IT SHOULD,
SO THIS IS NO EXCEPTION.
WE GOT THE CAR RAISED UP,
AND WE CAN ALREADY SEE
THE FRAME'S ALL MESSED UP.
PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED POUNDS
OF SAND IN THERE.
DUDE, THAT'S THE FRAME.
♪♪
THIS CAR WILL FOLD UP
LIKE A CHEAP LAWN CHAIR.
PATCHING ON THE TOP OF PATCHING
AND RUST ON TOP OF THAT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO GET THE
SHOP WALKER AND THE SHOP TALKER.
YOU GUYS CLEAN THE FLOOR
SO THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE.
Randy: WHERE'S
THE BROOM?
WELL, WE'VE PUT THE CAR
ON THE LIFT
AND WE WERE WERE TRYING
TO JACK IT UP,
AND THE MOTOR --
AND THE DOORS WON'T OPEN.
WE FIGURE WE HAD
SOMETHING GOING ON.
OH, MY GOD.
SO THIS THING'S SOFT
EVERYWHERE.
THIS IS --
OH, YEAH.
THIS IS, UH...
- THIS IS --
- YEAH. SAME OVER HERE.
- THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
- WOW.
WITH THIS CONDITION,
IT'S GOTTA GO TO THE SCRAP PILE.
WE'LL SAVE THE BODY, OBVIOUSLY,
BUT THE CHASSIS NEEDS TO GO.
♪♪
WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE,
ALL OF IT MAKES SENSE,
I MEAN, REALLY,
TO GET A NEW CHASSIS.
GET THE BODY OFF THE FRAME,
PUT IT ON THE ROTISSERIE.
♪♪
NOW THAT THE BODY IS
ALL TORN DOWN AND CLEANED UP,
IT'S TIME TO SEND IT OUT
FOR MEDIA BLASTING.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
HOW YOU LIKE THAT?
WITH OUR ELDORADO BODY BACK
AND IN BETTER CONDITION
THAN EVER,
IT IS NOW READY FOR MOCK-UP
ON OUR NEW CHASSIS,
WHICH WE'VE HAD CUSTOM-BUILT
TO ACCOMMODATE AN INDEPENDENT
REAR SUSPENSION,
INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION,
AND IT IS MUCH STRONGER
THAN THESE CHASSIS EVER WERE
FROM THE FACTORY.
- YOU READY?
- LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
FOREST FIRE.
THAT WAY.
HEY, MARK, DON'T KNOCK
YOUR HAIRDO OFF.
LITTLE THAT WAY.
- OH, MAN, YOU GUYS ARE GOOD.
- LOOK AT THAT.
- SEE THAT FAST TURN?
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MARK?
NOBODY RIDES
FOR FREE.
WHEN YOU GET TO MY AGE,
YOU DO.
WE'RE GONNA CUT A LOT.YEAH, THIS IS --
I MEAN,
LOOK AT THE FOOTPRINT OF THIS
AND WHAT WE GOT
GOING ON UP HERE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO CUT THIS WHOLE --
THAT WHOLE CENTER SECTION'S
GOT TO COME OUT.
Charles: JUST BECAUSE
YOU MAKE A CUSTOM CHASSIS
FOR A '65 CADILLAC,
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
IT'S GONNA FIT.
WE'VE GOT ALL KINDS
OF NEW THINGS
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHOVE
UNDERNEATH THIS OLD BODY,
AND IT CREATES
ALL KINDS OF ISSUES.
BUT IT'S TO BE EXPECTED,
YOU KNOW?
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE
SOMETHING OLD NEW.
I THINK WE NEED TO GO GET
A PLASMA CUTTER.
♪♪
OOH, PRETTY.
LIKE FIREWORKS.
HITTING IN THAT FRONT.
THERE'S LIKE 8 INCHES THERE.
WE MAY HAVE TO CUT
THE WHOLE CENTER OUT.
SO THIS IS --
WE'LL CONNECT THESE DOTS,
AND WE'LL SEE
WHERE WE'RE AT.
♪♪
Scott: BY THE TIME
I CUT THE RUST
AND CUT FOR THE CHASSIS,
I'M GONNA BE
IN A REALLY BIG HOLE.
SO A LOT OF WORK FOR ME,
A LOT OF WORK
FOR THE GUYS DOWN THE ROAD,
BUT WE JUST GOT
TO CUT IT ALL OUT.
SOMETIMES YOU'RE INTO IT
DEEPER THAN WHAT YOU THOUGHT.
THAT'S ****.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO WITH IT.
♪♪
THE GUYS HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THE ELDORADO
TO MAKE THE NEW CHASSIS FIT
UNDERNEATH THE BODY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
I JUST FOUND OUT
THAT WE MIGHT HAVE
TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE FLOOR
TO MAKE IT WORK.
NOW, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
WE WERE EXPECTING
AND A PRETTY BIG SETBACK,
BUT, AS I SEE IT,
IT'S A NECESSARY EVIL.
SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS
GOT GOING ON?
- I SEE LOTS OF HOLES.
- WHERE YOU BEEN?
WE START FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING AROUND HERE.
I'VE BEEN HERE, MAN.
I'VE BEEN SHARPENING PENCILS
AND --
[ CHUCKLES ]WELL, ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY HAVE
RAN INTO SOME OBSTACLES HERE.
I MEAN, WE KNEW
WE WERE GONNA
HAVE TO MAKE SOMECUTS.
- RIGHT.
THIS LOOKS A LOT MORE EXTREME
THAN SOMECUTS.
YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY
MORE EXTREME.
THIS LOOKS LIKE, TO ME,
THE WHOLE DANG FLOOR'S GOT TO,
LIKE,
COME OUT OF THIS CAR.
BY TIME WE MAKE
ALL THESE SPOTS
AND RAISE THIS
AND RAISE THAT
AND THEN TURN AROUND,
HAVE TO DO RUST REPAIR --
IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE EVERYWHERE
THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO CUT,
WE GOT TO DO
RUST REPAIR.
WHY BUILD ALL THAT
AND THEN PATCHY-PATCH ALL THAT?
I AGREE.
THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE CRAP.
WHY DON'T WE JUST CUT IT ALL OUT
AND BUILD A WHOLE CUSTOM FLOOR?
THAT'S --
THAT'S A MAJOR UNDERTAKING.
WE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE
THE CHASSIS ON THE '65 CADILLAC.
NOW WE GOT
TO REPLACE THE FLOOR.
SO IT'S ANOTHER THING
WE WEREN'T PLANNING ON.
SO MY CUSTOMER'S DREAM CAR
IS BECOMING MY NIGHTMARE.
♪♪
Scott: SO, WE'RE GONNA
CUT THE WHOLE
INTERIOR SECTION OF THE FLOOR
OUT OF THE CAR
AND THROW IT ON THE FLOOR
AND MAKE ONE BIG HOLE.
Scott: FIRST PIECE
OF THE REAL-DEAL STEAL.
HEY, BIG PIECE
COMING OUT.
WE GOT WALKING ROOM
IN OUR CADILLAC.
DO THE MOONWALK.
WE'RE GONNA CUT A 12-GAUGE
LITTLE RADIUS BRACE
THAT GOES OVER THE TAIL SHAFT
OF THE TRANSMISSION
SO THAT WAY, I CAN MEET
THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL
TO THE DRIVESHAFT TUNNEL
AND ADD A LOT OF STRENGTH
INTO THE FLOOR.
♪♪
SAINT LOUIS ARC RIGHT THERE --
314.
♪♪
COOL.
WE'RE TO A POINT
WHERE WE'RE GONNA START
MAKING A SKIN FOR THE FLOOR.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS ACTUALLY
PUT THEM IN IN PANELS
AND THEN SPOT-WELD THEM TOGETHER
AND THEN JUST DO PANEL, PANEL,
PANEL ALL THE WAY AROUND
TILL WE GET IT FINISHED UP.
WE'RE BEAD-ROLLING THE PANELS
ON THIS CADILLAC ELDORADO,
'CAUSE IT'S SO BIG
AND THEY'RE SO FLAT.
WE WANTED A REALLY FLAT FLOOR,
MAKE A REALLY COOL-LOOKING
INTERIOR IN IT.
SO IF I DO BEAD ROLLS IN THERE,
IT PUTS A LOT OF STRENGTH
BACK INTO THAT FLAT METAL.
♪♪
IT'S TIME TO START FORMING
THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL.
A LOT OF SHAPING GOES ON
IN THAT,
AND IT'S LIKE
A BIG ICE-CREAM CONE.
WHEN WE GET DONE,
WE'LL CUT IT DOWN,
BREAK A FLANGE,
AND WELD IT ON THE FLOOR.
IT JUST LOOKS SEXY.
MAN ON A POLE.
♪♪
♪♪
Scott: THOUGHT YOU WAS
GONNA HELP US ON THIS THING.
Charles: I DID.
I CAME OVER EARLIER.
YOU GUYS WERE AT LUNCH.
I WENT OUT AND DID
A COUPLE FLOOD WELDS.
REMEMBER THE BIG HOLE
THAT WAS HERE
BEFORE YOU LEFT?
- I DO REMEMBER THAT.
THAT'S WHY I WAITED
TILL YOU GUYS WENT TO LUNCH,
AND I CAME OUT HERE
AND WELDED.
"BE RIGHT BACK.
GOING TO GET MY GLOVES."
AND THEN WE NEVER
SEEN YOU AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHERE HE BUYS
HIS COFFEE?
UH-HUH.
RIGHT NEXT DOOR,
THEY GOT THAT
SHOE POLISHING.
SO HE WAS SITTING THERE
ON HIS PHONE,
HAS HIS PENNY LOAFERS
GETTING POLISHED,
DRINKING HIS COFFEE.HE
WASN'T EVEN ON HIS PHONE.
HE WAS READING THE PAPER.
WHO READS A PAPER ANYMORE?
I DON'T READ A PAPER.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL GUILTY.
YOU SHOULD FEEL GUILTY.I'LL HELP NEXT TIME.
♪♪
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- WHAT'S GOING ON, DENNY?
- HEY, GUYS.
- HOW YOU DOING?
- HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD, GOOD, YEAH.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- BACK FOR MORE,
- YEAH, BACK FOR MORE.
DENNY IS A LONG-TIME CUSTOMER,
AND WE RECENTLY DID
A FULL RESTORATION
ON A '67 CHEVELLE FOR HIM,
BUT NOW HE'S GOT
SOME MORE IDEAS,
SO I'M INTERESTED TO HEAR
WHAT HE'S GOT IN MIND.
Noah: YOU'VE BEEN OUT
ON THE ROAD WITH THIS THING.
YOU'VE BEEN
TO A BUNCH OF SHOWS.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING
SOMETHING ELSE, THOUGH, TOO.
COME ON. COME CLEAN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
A LITTLE AUTOCROSS.
- OH, YEAH?
- COME ON.
I DID DO A LITTLE AUTOCROSS
DOWN IN TEXAS
OVER THE SUMMER,
WHICH WAS ON MY BUCKET LIST.
I'M SURE YOU DID PRETTY WELL,
RIGHT?
OH, IT WAS GOOD,
BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
IS THE STEERING.
WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL
STEERING ON IT --
A LITTLE SLOPPY.
- YEAH.
SO I'D LIKE TO PUT
A DIFFERENT STEERING BOX ON IT.
- QUICK RATIO.
- QUICK RATIO, YOU KNOW,
SO I CAN GET THROUGH
THOSE CORNERS A LOT QUICKER
WITHOUT HAVING TO OVERSTEER.
- RIGHT.
WELL, YOU ALSO HAVE
AIR RIDE ON THIS,
SO YOU PROBABLY GOT
A LITTLE BIT OF BODY ROLL
MAYBE WHEN YOU WERE
OUT THERE.
Denny: THERE IS.
THERE IS, YEAH.
Charles: SO WE'LL
PROBABLY GO AHEAD
AND JUST UPGRADE THE SWAY BARS,
AS WELL.
THAT'LL BE GREAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING
THROUGH IT LIKE A SLOT CAR,
SO...
THIS IS WHY I LOVE OUR CLIENTS.
WE BUILD DENNY A SHOW CAR,
AND NOW HE'S OUT RACING IT.
BUT BEFORE WE MAKE
ANY MORE MODIFICATIONS,
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CAR
IS PERFECT.
LET'S POP OPEN
THE HOOD, DENNY,
AND CHECK OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON UP HERE.
Charles: I NEVER GET TIRED
OF LOOKING AT THAT.
- WOW.
- LOOKS GOOD.
- LOOKS AWESOME.
- IT'S FRAMED OUT NICELY
IN ALL THE WHITE.
WE'VE GOT THE RED MOTOR.
RYAN MADE THESE
FILLER PANELS HERE,
WHICH STILL
LOOK AWESOME.
496 STROKER MOTOR.
ONE THING I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT
WOULD LOOK A LITTLE BETTER HERE,
IS IF YOU COME HERE,
FLOW UP OVER THE TOP,
COVER UP
THE RADIATOR.
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
ALREADY LOOKS GREAT.
THE ENGINE LOOKS LIKE
IT DOESN'T RUN
BECAUSE
EVERYTHING'S HIDDEN.
SO, I MEAN, IF WE CAN DO
ONE MORE FINAL TOUCH,
WHICH WOULD BE TO HIDE
THIS RADIATOR,
I THINK THAT'S
A GOOD IDEA.
I THINK THAT'LL CLEAN
THAT AREA UP
AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME
TO CLEAN, TOO, AT SHOWS.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S KIND OF
LIKE THE SECOND THING YOU SEE
WHEN YOU OPEN UP
A HOOD.
EVERYBODY'S STARING
RIGHT AT THE MOTOR,
BUT THEN YOU START
LOOKING AROUND,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IF THIS IS REAL CLEAN, YOU KNOW,
I THINK THAT DEFINITELY IS
A NICE, LITTLE TOUCH,
AND THEN IT'LL JUST
DRIVE YOUR ATTENTION
BACK TO THE PRIDE AND JOY,
WHICH IS THE MOTOR.
ALL RIGHT, DENNY, THANKS FOR
BRINGING THE CAR BACK IN.
I THINK WE GOT OUR LIST
TO KNOCK OUT
AND GET THIS THING
TURNED AROUND FOR YOU
IN SHORT ORDER.
- GREAT. LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
♪♪
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KEY THING TO AN ENGINE BAY
IS THAT FIREWALL.
ONCE WE GET THE FIREWALL SHAVED
AND EVERYTHING SHAVED
AND EVERYTHING SMOOTHED OFF,
THAT ENGINE BAY WILL
LOOK REALLY COOL.
IT'LL HAVE A NEW-SCHOOL FEEL
AND THE OLD-SCHOOL VIBE
THAT'LL ALL GO RIGHT TOGETHER
AND STILL BE THAT THRILLS
BEHIND THAT CADILLAC GRILLES.
♪♪
WE CUT THE CARDBOARD TEMPLATE,
AND WE GOT IT UP THERE.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
IS WHAT YOU CAN SEE.
WE SHAVED THE FIREWALL FLAT.
THIS WILL ALL BE IN METAL.
WHAT I THINK I'M GONNA DO
IS ADD TO MY TEMPLATE
AND ACTUALLY STRETCH
OUT MY FIREWALL.
IF WE BRING IT
ALL THE WAY UP HIGH,
IT'S GONNA BE A BETTER PRODUCT
WHEN WE'RE DONE.
♪♪
DON'T SETTLE FOR ANYTHING
LESS THAN METAL.
♪♪
SO, ON THE '65 CADILLAC,
WE GOT OUR SHEET METAL
ALL CUT OUT.
IT'S READY TO GO
ON THE FIREWALL.
SO NOW THAT EVERYTHING'S DONE,
WE'RE READY TO PUT
THIS THING ON.
A LOT OF WELDING TO DO,
BUT THEN IT'LL BE DONE.
♪♪
♪♪
STARTING TO GET SOME STUFF
FOR THE ELDORADO.
GOOD NEWS IS, TIRES CAME IN.
BAD NEWS IS, THEY DON'T FIT,
ESPECIALLY NOT WITH WHEEL STUDS
AND A 14-INCH BRAKE ON IT.
I'M GONNA GRAB CHARLES
AND SEE WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT IT.
HE'S PROBABLY NOT
GONNA BE HAPPY.
ALL RIGHT, TIRES CAME IN
FOR THE BACK OF THIS THING.
I SEE THAT.[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]
YOU HAVE A NERVOUS LAUGH
RIGHT NOW.
YEAH.YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS NOW.
WELL...
CHECK THIS OUT.
OH, MAN. THAT SUCKS.OH, YEAH.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF SOMETHING
WENT RIGHT FOR ME
ON THE '65 CADILLAC,
BUT NO.
WE'VE GOT
A BIGGER ISSUE NOW.
THE REAR WHEEL WILL NOT
GO ON THE CAR.
SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE
ALL THESE MODIFICATIONS
TO THE BACK OF THE FRAME
TO, HOPEFULLY,
GET THINGS TO FIT PROPERLY,
AND IT'S JUST --
THE NIGHTMARES JUST WON'T STOP.
WE'RE READY TO BE DONE WITH THEM
AND GET THIS CAR FINISHED.
IT'S JUST --
IT'S NOT GONNA FIT.
THAT'S A BUMMER, MAN,
BECAUSE THIS --
THIS FRAME'S SO NICE,
I'D HATE TO DO ANYTHING TO IT.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
♪♪
NOW IT TURNS OUT THAT THE WHEELS
WE WANT FOR THE ELDORADO
WILL NOT FIT WITH THE CURRENT
CHASSIS, BRAKE,
AND SUSPENSION SETUP.
SO, ONCE AGAIN,
THE ELDORADO THROWS US
ANOTHER CURVEBALL.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
YEAH, HOW ABOUT IT?
Charles: THIS CREATES A BIGGER
PROBLEM, BECAUSE,
WHILE THIS IS GREAT SUSPENSION,
IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE WITH,
LIKE, TRYING TO FIT
A WHEEL AND TIRE --
WHICH IS KIND OF
IMPORTANT.
I THINK WE COULD TAKE
THE SHOCK MOUNT OFF
OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.RIGHT.
WE COULD DISCONNECT IT
FROM THE BOTTOM,
DROP THE WHOLE
CONTROL ARM,
GET A LITTLE MORE
DOWN-TRAVEL OUT OF IT,
AND I KNOW THAT
SOUNDS IFFY,
BUT THIS THING'S
A BEEFCAKE.
I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL
THE GUSSETING ON THE INSIDE.
WHAT'D YOU CALL ME? ALL RIGHT, BEEFCAKE.
♪♪
Randy: I'M GONNA START BY TAKING
ALL THE SUSPENSION OFF OF IT,
MAKE AN INITIAL CUT OUT
OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME,
TAKE A CHUNK OUT OF IT.
I'LL JUST KEEP CUTTING IT
UNTIL WE GET THE WHEEL AND TIRE
TO FIT ON THERE.
♪♪
♪♪
GOT THE WHEEL STUDS IN IT.
ASSEMBLE THE ROTOR
IN THE TOP HAT
AND THEN THROW THE CALIPER ON IT
AND KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
♪♪
NOW WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
WITH JUST A TIRE.
WE GOT SOME 14-INCH ROTORS.
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIG
FOR THIS CAR,
BUT IT'S A BIG-ASS CAR.
SO THERE'S FOUR PISTONS
FOR THE BACK.
PRETTY AGGRESSIVE BRAKE SETUP,
BUT IT'S SUPER NICE.
♪♪
WE GOT ROOM.
♪♪
YIP! YIP-YIP!
- WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
- WHAT DO YOU GOT, SKIPPER?
GOT A NICE LS3 HERE
FOR THE CADDY.
OH, BOY.
FOR THE CADILLAC,
WE DECIDED TO GO
WITH THE CHEVROLET
PERFORMANCE LS3,
WHICH WILL GIVE US POWER,
REALLY NICE PERFORMANCE,
AND A TON OF RELIABILITY.
SO, LINDA, YOU CAN JUST
FOCUS ON DRIVING.
- FANCY.
- LOOK AT THAT.
- BEAUTIFUL.
- 430 HORSEPOWER.
SHOULD HAVE THE BASES
COVERED WITH THAT.
YEAH, I GOT THE TRANS,
THE CONVERTERS,
AND VALVE COVERS,
STUFF LIKE THAT, SO...
WE'RE GONNA
GIVE IT KIND OF
THAT CLASSIC CADILLAC LOOK,
OR WHAT'S THE PLAN?
YEAH, THE VALVE COVERS
ARE REALLY COOL.
THEY LOOK LIKE ORIGINAL
CADILLAC VALVE COVERS...
NICE.
...AND THEY'RE DIE-CAST.
TUCK THE COILS AWAY
AND EVERYTHING.
YEP.
Randy: RIGHT NOW, REALLY,
I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF
PREP THE THING,
TRADE SOME PARTS OUT,
FILL THE CONVERTER,
GET THE TRANS READY TO PUT IN
AND GET IT READY
TO SET ON THE CHASSIS.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
SHE'S OKEYDOKEY.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: TO GIVE
THE CADILLAC ENGINE
THE SOUND
I THINK IT REALLY NEEDS,
I'M GONNA HAVE MATT MAKE
A FULL, CUSTOM,
ONE-OFF STAINLESS
EXHAUST SYSTEM.
WE KNOW IT'LL
SOUND GOOD.
[ HUMMING MELODY
OF "CARELESS WHISPER" ]
♪ BA ♪
YOU'RE OUT OF THE BAND.
MAN, YOU SUCK.
WHAT ARE WE THINKING,
LIKE AN X-PIPE OR SOMETHING?
LET'S DO AN X-PIPE
'CAUSE YOU LIKE X-PIPES.
I LOVE X-PIPES.
I THINK THEY LOOK COOLER.
THEY FLOW BETTER.
GOOD TALK, BIG TEACH.
WRAP IT UP.LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO, FOR THE CADILLAC HERE,
WE'RE GONNA RUN AN X-PIPE.
THE REASON WHY YOU'D WANT
TO USE AN X-PIPE
OR SOME SORT OF CROSSOVER
IS, BASICALLY,
IT'S GONNA BALANCE OUT
BOTH BANKS OF THE ENGINE.
SO EACH EXHAUST POLE
IS KIND OF GONNA SCAVENGE
AND PULL THE EXHAUST
FROM EACH SIDE.
SO YOU GET A BETTER FLOW.
YOU GET A BETTER SOUND.
AND, ALL IN ALL,
IT'S JUST BETTER PERFORMANCE
FOR THE ENGINE.
WE'RE GONNA COME OUT OF
THE FACTORY MANIFOLDS HERE.
THIS CHASSIS --
THEY GIVE YOU TWO CUTOUTS
HERE FOR YOUR EXHAUST TUBE
TO GO THROUGH.
WE'RE GONNA HIT OUR "X"
BACK HERE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR MUFFLER
PROBABLY SOMEWHERE
AROUND RIGHT HERE,
GET IT DOWN AND AROUND,
UP AROUND THE GAS TANK HERE,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA JUST
COME OUT RIGHT OUT OF THE BACK
JUST WITH A STANDARD TIP,
NOTHING TOO CRAZY.
♪♪
♪♪
SO, WE GOT THE EXHAUST ALL DONE,
GOT THE 02 SENSOR BUTTONS IN,
"X" IS ALL DONE,
THIS IS ALL WELDED UP,
AND WE CAN CONTINUE ON
WITH THE REST OF THE BUILD.
♪♪
FOR DENNY'S '67 CHEVELLE,
WE'RE GOING TO NEED
A MUCH DIFFERENT SWAY BAR
SO THIS THING DOESN'T ROLL
ALL OVER THE COURSE.
SO I ASKED RANDY AND MATT
TO GET AFTER IT.
HEY, GUESS WHAT.
Matt: WHAT'S UP? THIS DOES NOT FIT.
WHAT'S WRONG?
THE WIDTH OF THE BAR --
IT'S TOUCHING THE FRAME
RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
NO.
HERE, WE CAN
BEND THIS OUT.
WE COULD BEND THESE OUT,
KICK THEM OUT TO MATCH
THE CONTROL ARM,
AND JUST PUT SOME TABS
ON THE CONTROL ARM
AND HEIM-JOINT
THE TWO TOGETHER.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE SWAY BAR IS
IT'S JUST A FUZZ TOO NARROW,
SO WE'RE GONNA MILL IT OUT.
ONCE WE'RE DONE MILLING IT,
WE'LL TAKE AND BEAT IT UP,
BEND BOTH EARS OUT,
AND THEN WE'LL LINK THEM
TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS.
♪♪
Matt: I'M GONNA ROUND THIS OFF
AND MAKE A NICE RADIUS
AND MAKE IT NICE AND NEAT.
♪♪
SO, NOW THAT I HAVE
MY TABS WELDED ON,
IT'S GONNA LINK THE RIGHT SIDE
AND THE LEFT SIDE
OF THE CAR TOGETHER.
SO WHEN DENNY GOES INTO THE TURN
AND DIGS THIS SIDE OF THE CAR
INTO THE GROUND,
IT'S GONNA TRANSFER WEIGHT
THROUGH THE SWAY BAR,
PULLING DOWN ON
THE FRONT OF THE CAR
AND PUSHING UP
ON THE CONTROL ARM,
CONTROLLING THE BODY ROLL.
♪♪
ON THE CADILLAC,
OUR CLIENT WANTS THE CHROME
TO POP LIKE IT'S 1965.
WE'RE GONNA ONE-UP THAT
AND SEND ALL THE CHROME OUT
FOR A CONCOURSE FINISH
LIKE NO OTHER.
Travis:
JUST UNWRAPPED THE GRILLE
FOR THE CADILLAC ELDORADO.
I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH
OF SHINY, NEW PIECES
AND A WHOLE LOT OF NO IDEA
HOW TO PUT THEM TOGETHER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WITH ALL THAT?
I'M GONNA TRY TO PUT
A GRILLE TOGETHER HERE
OUT OF THE WAY.
HOLY FLIPPING PUZZLE.
YOU REMEMBER HOW IT GOES?
I DIDN'T TAKE IT APART.
OOH.
SEE WHAT'S TOP AND BOTTOM
ON THESE.
THREE, THREE,
ARROW UP.
THERE'S SOMETHING WITH
AN ARROW UP ON THAT.
THIS ONE, I THINK,
WAS A SIX,
AND IT'S POLISHED OFF
THE BOTTOM CURVE.
Scott: WE GOT A CADILLAC
CHROME GRILLE HERE
AND THOUGHT WE WERE
GONNA BE IN THE HOUSE
'CAUSE WE NUMBERED EVERYTHING
BEFORE IT WENT OUT TO CHROME.
WELL, CHROME
POLISHED THE NUMBERS
RIGHT OFF OF EVERY SINGLE PIECE.
SOME BODY THREW AWAY
OUR INSTRUCTIONS.
WE'RE UP **** CREEK.
THAT'S NOT A GOOD THRILL
WITH THIS CADILLAC GRILLE.
[ CHUCKLES ] IT SUCKS.
Scott: LOOKIT.
THIS ONE'S HOLE'S DIFFERENT.
IT'S YOUR VERY
FIRST TOP BAR.
THESE ARE
YOUR BOTTOM BARS.
I MEAN, IT COULDN'T BE NO MORE
EASIER FOR YOU NOW.
ALL THE SAME COLOR.
IT'S ALL FIGURED OUT.
YOU JUST GOT TO PUT IT
TOGETHER.IT'S ALL THE SAME COLOR.
[ Chuckling ]
SAME COLOR.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT.
I ALREADY HEAR BUGS HITTING IT.
WE'RE CRUISING.
Travis: THIS GRILLE
WAS A NIGHTMARE.
WE FINALLY GOT IT MOCKED UP.
IT WAS NOT FUN.
IT WAS THE WORST PUZZLE
I'VE EVER HAD TO PUT TOGETHER.
♪♪
Scott: I MADE A LITTLE
CARDBOARD TEMPLATE HERE.
JUST GONNA BUILD A LITTLE COVER
THAT COVERS UP THE RADIATOR,
FANCIES UP THE FRONT OF THE CAR.
WE'LL BUILD SOME FRONT FLAPS.
MAKES EVERYTHING LOOK
LIKE ONE SMOOTH UNIT.
ALL THIS WILL BE PAINTED WHITE,
AND IT'LL ALMOST LOOK LIKE
IT TIES ALL INTO THE FENDERS.
SO WE LIKE TO TRY TO MAKE THIS
LIKE A JEWELRY BOX,
WHERE THIS BIG RED MOTOR
IS OUR DIAMOND.
SO WE'RE JUST CREATING
THE FLOW OF THE JEWELRY BOX.
WE OPEN THAT OPEN.
YEAH, I WANT TO MARRY YOU
WITH THAT BIG DIAMOND.
♪♪
♪♪
THAT'S NICE.
♪♪
CAN YOU CHECK THAT OUT?
♪♪
WE GOT OUR PIECE MADE UP.
SHE GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF CUSTOM FLAVOR TO IT
TO LET PEOPLE KNOW
THAT IT IS NOT STOCK.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT OFF
AND SEND IT TO BODY SHOP.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
I JUST GOT THIS PIECE
FROM SCOTT FROM THE FAB SHOP.
THIS WAS THE RADIATOR COVER
FOR THE '67 CHEVELLE.
SO WE'RE GONNA GET THIS
MUDDED UP, PRIMED,
AND THEN WE'LL GET HER PAINTED.
♪♪
♪♪
OUR ELDORADO IS MOVING ALONG,
AND NEXT, IT'S OFF
TO THE BODY SHOP
TO GET BODYWORKED AND PAINTED.
WE JUST GOT IT SPRAY-POLYED.
NOW IT'S TIME TO BLOCK
ALL THE SPRAY-POLY DOWN.
THIS WILL PROBABLY TAKE
80 HOURS OR SO
TO KNOCK ALL THIS DOWN.
SO WE'RE GONNA SAND
THIS SAME FENDER
11 OR 12 TIMES.
♪♪
I GUESS THE DEFINITION
OF INSANITY IS DOING
THE SAME THING OVER
AND OVER AND OVER,
EXPECTING A DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
♪♪
WE JUST FINISHED
SANDING THE CADILLAC.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO DISASSEMBLE
ALL THE BODY PANELS
AND GET HER READY
TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME.
♪♪
WRAPPED UP ALL THE BODYWORK.
NOW WE'RE GONNA SEND IT
OVER TO JASON
TO GET IT READY FOR PRIMER.
♪♪
♪♪
WHILE I'M WAITING ON THE PRIMER
TO DRY ON THE ELDORADO,
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PAINT
THESE PARTS A NICE CHASSIS BLACK
SO IT WILL ACCENT OFF
THE PEARL WHITE.
♪♪
THE OWNER DECIDED,
"LET'S TRY KEEP SOMETHING
LOOKING ORIGINAL,"
SO WE DECIDED, "HEY, LET'S
GO AHEAD AND PAINT THE MOTOR
A STOCK CADILLAC
BLUE ENGINE COLOR,
JUST LIKE IT CAME
FROM THE FACTORY."
♪♪
WE'RE GONNA PAINT THE CADDY
A NICE PEARL TRICOAT,
AND IT'S GONNA LOOK BADASS
WHEN IT'S OUT ON THE STREET.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Bryan: THIS IS THE FACTORY
BACK SEAT IN THE CADILLAC.
WE ARE GONNA BRING A LOT
OF THE STYLING CUES
FROM THE OLDER CADILLAC,
BUT WE'RE GETTING RID
OF THE PLEATS.
CUSTOMER'S REQUESTED
A DIAMOND PATTERN.
SO WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.
THIS LITTLE SPEAKER GRILLE
FOR THE BACK --
I LIKE THIS PIECE,
SO WE'RE GONNA INCORPORATE THIS
INTO THE CONSOLE
OR FIND SOME WAY
TO KEEP IT IN THE CAR
JUST 'CAUSE I THINK
IT'S A PRETTY COOL PIECE.
BIG, COMFY COUCH IS WHAT WAS
IN THE BACK OF THIS CAR.
YOU'VE GOT AT LEAST A 25% CHANCE
THAT SOMEBODY WAS CONCEIVED
IN THIS SEAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
THE TOP FRAME OF THIS SEAT
IS GONNA BE TOUCHING
THE TOP OF THIS TUNNEL,
AND THAT'S NOT GONNA BE
A COMFORTABLE RIDE.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TRIM IT.
NEED TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW,
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS CAR'S
GONNA GET FOUR BUCKETS.
♪♪
TRY IT AGAIN.
NOPE.
IF YOU TAKE A GOOD BUMP,
YOU ARE RIDING ON STEEL.
THERE IS NO PROTECTION.
EVEN IF WE DO IT LIKE A CAMARO
OR MUSTANG STYLE,
AND HAVE IT... IT'S STILL --
YOU'RE NOT GAINING
ANOTHER SEAT,
SO WE MIGHT AS WELL
GET THE STYLE
AND EVERYTHING
OF THE FLOW THROUGH CONSOLE
AND HAVE THE FOUR BUCKETS.
IT'S A SHAME.
I WAS REALLY HOPING
WE WERE GONNA KEEP IT,
BUT...
NOPE.
♪♪
OH, HEY.
SORRY I'M LATE.
I HAD TO TAKE A HUGE NUMBER TWO.
[ COUGHS ]
♪♪
AW, THANK YOU
FOR HAVING ME.
OKAY, THIS IS COMFY.
WELCOME TO
"BETWEEN TWO LIFTS."
[ SIGHS ]
I'M YOUR HOST,
NOAH ALEXANDER.
"TWO LIPS"?
"BETWEEN TWO LIPS"?
THE LI--
WE'RE BETWEEN THE --
YOU GOT --
OH, IS THAT WHERE
WE GOT THAT NAME?
I HAD --
OF COURSE THAT'S WHERE
WE GOT THE NAME.
I DIDN'T HAVE A **** CLUE
WHAT WAS GOING IN,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.A LOT OF PEOPLE,
WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS TO.
I GET IT.
IT'S CLEVER.
IT'S MORE CLEVER THAN...
the name of your show.
HATE IS AMONG THE MOST
POWERFUL EMOTIONS
IN HUMAN BEINGS.
TODAY WE'RE HERE
WITH "HATER" DAN.
DAN IS THE ONE
WHO HATES.
WHAT'S THE FIR--
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING
THAT COMES TO MIND --
LOVE OR HATE?
HATE!
FORD TRUCKS.
FORD TRUCKS?
TOYOTA PRIUS.
JASON.
TRIKES.
LOVE OR HATE?
LOVE OR HATE?
THERE'S ONLY TWO ANSWERS.
I LOVE TO HATE.
SHIH TZU PUPPIES.
I FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
THOSE DOGS ARE
JUST WEIRD.
DO YOU CARE
IF I HAVE THIS?
YEAH, GO FOR IT.
JUST DON'T SWALLOW THAT THING
THAT'S FLOATING IN THERE.
WHAT THE ****
DID YOU PUT IN THERE?
OH, THOSE ARE --
YEAH, I PUT THAT IN THERE.
ME AND YOU ARE GONNA HAVE
A GOOD TIME LATER.
[ GROANS ]
♪♪
WE'RE ABOUT TO START UP OUR LS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
HOPE IT GOES SMOOTH.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA SET IN
OUR PARAMETERS,
WHICH I GOT SOME OF THEM
SET ALREADY
FOR OUR FiTech RETRO LS KIT.
IT'S BASICALLY DESIGNED
TO TAKE AND MAKE,
LIKE, A LATE-MODEL LS ENGINE,
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
AN EARLY ENGINE,
BUT IT'S STILL GONNA HAVE
ALL THE LATE-MODEL TECHNOLOGY
THAT GOES INTO THESE LS ENGINES.
THIS THING SHOULD FIRE RIGHT UP.
GREAT MOMENTS
IN SPORTS.
LET'S HOPE
THIS ONE STARTS.
PAUL'S ON THE INSIDE.
HE'S TURNING THE KEY.
WE'VE GOT PRESSURE
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
WE'VE GOT PRESSURE
FROM THE INSIDE.
THEIR RUSHING IN.
HE'S STUMBLING
BACKWARDS.
STEPS BACK
IN THE POCKET AGAIN.
FIRE THIS THING.
I'M TIRED OF HEARING
THIS GUY TALK.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
- UH-HUH.
- OH, THERE IT WENT.
♪♪
I THINK IT SOUNDS GOOD.
I THINK THE EXHAUST NOTE
SOUNDS GOOD.
LINDA'S NOT REALLY A BIG
PERFORMANCE JUNKIE,
BUT WE ARE A SPEED SHOP,
SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE HER A MOTOR
THAT SHE CAN REALLY BLOW ANY CAR
OFF THE LINE WITH.
SHIP IT OUT THE DOOR.
GOOD JOB, DUDE.
♪♪
THE ELDORADO DASH
IS REALLY A UNIQUE PIECE,
AND I KIND OF FELT IT WAS WRONG
TO CHANGE TOO MUCH ABOUT IT.
BUT WE'VE GOT ALL-NEW CHROME,
SOME REALLY NICE,
CUSTOM STAINLESS,
AND A LEATHER TOP
THAT I THINK IS GONNA SET
THE WHOLE THING OFF.
♪♪
Bryan: WE HAVE THE DASHBOARD
FOR THE CADILLAC.
WE WENT AHEAD AND DELETED
ALL THE UNNECESSARY HOLES
AND VENTS AND SENSORS,
SMOOTHED IT OUT,
WENT AHEAD, FOAMED IT UP.
NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT
SOME LEATHER ON IT,
PUT A NICE LITTLE
CONTRASTING STITCH
TO MATCH THE PIPING
IN THE SEAT.
USUALLY WORKS OUT REALLY WELL,
MAKES IT LOOK A LOT CLEANER
THAN IT DID FROM THE FACTORY.
♪♪
THE LAST HURDLE IS
ACTUALLY PUTTING THE DASH
BACK TOGETHER,
WHICH IS NO EASY FEAT.
♪♪
ROLL UP.
YEAH, THAT'S MUCH NICER.
YEAH,
THIS SLIDES DOWN IN HERE.
SO I GOT THE DASH
TO THE '65 CADILLAC,
AND THE CADILLAC DASH
IS WHAT REALLY MAKES
A CADILLAC COOL,
IN MY EYES.
SO WE WORKED REALLY HARD
AT SAVING THIS DASH.
IT'LL START COMING TOGETHER.
WE'LL GET THE WHOLE THING
IN THE CAR,
AND THEN YOU GUYS WILL REALLY
SEE HOW COOL IT ACTUALLY IS.
YEAH.
WE GOT THIS ****,
MARKANSAS.
Scott: THE '65 CADILLAC DASH
IS REALLY COMING TOGETHER.
NOW WE'RE GETTING READY
TO PUT IT IN THE CAR AS A UNIT
AND GRAB THE LAST COUPLE
LITTLE PIECES.
NICE AND TIGHT.
DON'T KNOW TILL YOU KNOW.
'65 CADILLAC --
THE DASH IS FINALLY
ALL THE WAY IN.
YOU CAN SEE HOW IT KIND OF
HAS A STOCK FEEL,
BUT IT'S BEEN CUSTOMIZED
QUITE A BIT.
REAL CLASSY AND COOL.
GOT THE TOP DOWN,
YOU GET THE FULL EFFECT.
PUT THE TOP UP,
AND IT'S STILL
THAT SAME COOLNESS.
SO READY TO PUT
THE STEERING WHEEL ON
AND TAKE THIS THING FOR A RIDE.
♪♪
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.
YEAH.
THEY ALSO TAKE FOREVER TO SEW.
CADILLAC IS PRETTY BIG CAR,
SO I THINK IF I MAKE THE PATTERN
A LITTLE WIDER ON THE BOTTOM,
IT'LL GIVE THE ILLUSION
OF BEING A WIDER SEAT.
AND THEN SAME THING AT THE TOP.
IF I BRING IT, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE SKINNIER AT THE TOP,
IT'LL ACTUALLY MAKE IT LOOK
A LITTLE LONGER.
SO JUST ODD,
LITTLE DESIGNS LIKE THAT
CAN ACTUALLY INFLUENCE
THE PERCEPTION OF SIZE
ON A SEAT.
BRYAN'S WORKING REALLY HARD
ON SOME CUSTOM BUCKETS
FOR THE ELDORADO.
LINDA HAS REQUESTED
SOME LAST-MINUTE DIAMONDS
BE PUT IN THE SEATS.
I ACTUALLY THINK
IT'S GONNA LOOK PRETTY NICE,
AND SHE'S GONNA
LOVE THE RESULTS.
♪♪
♪♪
Bryan: MAKE IT LOOK PURDY.
♪♪
♪♪
ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO.
♪♪
♪♪
SO, WE FINISHED UP
THE FINAL MODIFICATIONS
ON DENNY'S '67 CHEVELLE,
AND NOW IT'S TIME
TO GO FOR A TEST DRIVE
AND SEE IF HE LIKES IT.
Noah:
ALL RIGHT, DENNY.
WE'VE GOT IT ALL READY
TO GO FOR YOU AGAIN.
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
DID A COUPLE MORE
REALLY COOL ITEMS,
WHICH I THINK
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE.
SCOTT MADE THIS REALLY,
REALLY COOL CLOSE-OUT PIECE,
WHICH TUCKS THIS RADIATOR
BACK THERE
AND HIDES
THE CORE SUPPORT.
I THINK REALLY JUST TIES
THIS WHOLE DEAL TOGETHER,
AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S
GONNA SEE THAT MOTOR,
AND IT'S JUST GONNA
LOOK EXTRA CLEAN,
JUST REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
AW, THIS IS
GONNA BE AWESOME.
THE RADIATOR COVER
CAME OUT FANTASTIC.
IT'S SUCH A SMOOTH LOOK,
AND IT REALLY CLEANED UP
THAT ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
HELPING THAT OUT, AS WELL,
WE'VE GOT SOME
MUCH-BIGGER SWAY BARS.
SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT LESS
ROLL IN THOSE CORNERS.
THE STEERING UPGRADE
WAS FANTASTIC.
I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET THIS
ON THE AUTOCROSS CIRCUIT.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO --
AND I CAN TALK ALL DAY LONG,
AS I'M SURE YOU'RE KNOW --
LET'S GO FOR A DRIVE.
WOW. IT LOOKS AWESOME.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN.
♪♪
♪♪
SO, WE'RE GOING AROUND
THIS TURN RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT,
BUT THE CAR IS SITTING
A LOT FLATTER.
SO, YOU KNOW,
WITH THOSE BIGGER SWAY BARS,
THAT'S MADE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
NOW THAT DENNY
HAS HIS CAR BACK,
I HAVE ONE FINAL SURPRISE
FOR HIM.
SO, THIS IS KIND OF
A LAST-MINUTE SURPRISE,
BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE
SOME VEHICLES OVER
AT THE SAINT LOUIS
AUTO SHOW.
SO I FIGURED, YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE A BIG CAR-SHOW GUY.
WHILE YOU'RE IN TOWN,
MAYBE DROP IT OFF
WITH OUR OTHER
VEHICLES THERE,
SEE WHAT THE SAINT LOUIS FANS
THINK OF IT?
ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN DOING THAT?
YOU WANT TO DROP IT OFF? VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, THAT SOUNDS --I
THINK THAT'LL BE A BLAST.
I KNEW YOU'D BE DOWN.
ANYTIME I CAN HANG
WITH YOU GUYS, I'M IN FOR IT.
THERE WE GO.
WE'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME.
♪♪
SO, WE'RE AT THE ANNUAL
SAINT LOUIS AUTO SHOW.
WE'VE GOT TIFFANY, FROSTBITE,
AND OUR SUPER COOL
1953 FORD F100.
- WHAT'S GOING ON, DENNY?
- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE GOT
EVERYTHING JUST ABOUT SET UP.
- YEAH.
- ALWAYS TAKES A LITTLE LONGER
THAN YOU THINK
IT'S GOING TO,
BUT THE CAR LOOKS GREAT,
SO CAN'T WAIT.
UNDER THESE LIGHTS,
IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
AND I CAN'T WAIT
FOR THIS TO KICK OFF.
I THINK THE CAR'S GONNA GET
A PRETTY GOOD REACTION
FROM ALL THE AWESOME
SAINT LOUIS FANS THAT COME OUT.
YEAH, WE GOT A LITTLE
FAN CLUB ALREADY.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WALKING AROUND,
CHECKING IT OUT.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
REALLY APPRECIATE
HAVING THE CAR IN THERE.
- GREAT.
- THANKS AGAIN.
YOU BET.
♪♪
♪♪
WE ARE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE 1965 ELDORADO,
WHICH CAME INTO OUR SHOP
AS A RUSTED HUNK OF JUNK.
BUT WITH OUR GUYS'
CREATIVITY AND TALENT,
THEY HAVE CRAFTED
A ONE-OF-A-KIND
SUPER HIGH-END CADILLAC.
WE'RE PUTTING OUR REAR BUMPER
TOGETHER
FOR THE '65 CADILLAC.
WE'RE WORKING ON OUR FINAL
INSTALL ON EVERYTHING.
[ GROANS ]
YOU JOKE, BUT IT REALLY
IS NOT LIGHT.
WATCH YOUR FINGERS.
WATCH YOUR HEAD,
TRAVIS.
WE'RE COMING IN HOT.
THE ELDORADO HAS A BIT
OF EVERYTHING --
OLD-SCHOOL STYLING,
NEW-SCHOOL PERFORMANCE,
AND, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S A SATURDAY-NIGHT CRUISER
THAT CAN HAUL ASS.
YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.
♪♪
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD
OF THE GUYS.
THEY ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT
ON THIS BUILD,
AND I CANNOT WAIT
FOR LINDA TO SEE
AND ALSO DRIVE
THE ELDORADO TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT, HOW EXCITED ARE YOU
TO SEE THIS CADILLAC?
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
IT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR
WHEN YOU WERE 16.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT IT EXPECT.
I CAN'T WAIT.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
- OH, MY GOSH.
- LOOK AT THAT.
I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A SECOND
TO TAKE IT ALL IN.
WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER
AND CAME DOWN THE STREET,
I JUST SAW THE CAR,
AND IT WAS JUST A TRANSPORT
BACK IN TIME.
SINCE THIS CAR WAS,
YOU KNOW, FIRST BUILT,
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME,
AND THEY'RE NOT
THAT STRAIGHT ANYMORE.
WE KEPT
THE ORIGINAL BODY,
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE HAS
PRETTY MUCH BEEN REDONE.
WE HAD A BRAND-NEW CHASSIS
BUILT FOR THE CAR.
THAT ALLOWED US TO DO
A LOT OF THINGS.
UP FRONT,
WE HAVE A TOTALLY UPDATED,
MODERN SUSPENSION.
SO WE'VE GOT TWO LITTLE
CONTROL ARMS,
RACK-AND-PINION STEERING,
REALLY NICE,
ADJUSTABLE COILOVER SHOCKS.
AND IN THE BACK,
WE ACTUALLY HAVE
AN INDEPENDENT
REAR SUSPENSION.
WE ALSO HAVE FOUR-WHEEL
GIANT DISC BRAKES
BEHIND THOSE
20-INCH WHEELS.
THIS THING STOPS WELL,
IT HANDLES WELL,
AND IT DOESN'T WOBBLE DOWN
THE ROAD LIKE A BIG BOAT.
THE PAINT
IS PEARL WHITE.
IT REALLY GLISTENS.
OH, MY GOSH.
YOU DID PUT THE DIAMOND SUEDE
IN THE --
YEAH, YOU WANTED
THE DIAMONDS.
ONE OF THE THINGS
I JUST DON'T LIKE
TO CHANGE ON A CAR
LIKE THIS --
GOT TO KEEP THAT ORIGINAL
STEERING WHEEL.
- YEAH.
- AND THE DASH --
WE POPPED ALL THE ORIGINAL
GAUGES OUT OF THE DASH,
SENT OUT THE FRAME OF IT
AND ALL THE CHROME
TO BE RESTORED,
AND THEN WE INSTALLED
MODERN DAKOTA DIGITAL GAUGES.
SO THEY LOOK COOL.
THEY'RE VERY ACCURATE.
BUT WE KEPT THE INTEGRITY
OF THE ORIGINAL DASH,
BECAUSE WE GOT ALL THE CHROME
AND ALL THE COOL TRIM.
WE WANTED TO KIND OF
CONTINUE IT
INTO THE BACK
PANELS OF IT,
SO WE CUSTOM-MADE
THESE STAINLESS PIECES,
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT
THE LITTLE DIAMOND STITCH
THAT MATCHES THE SEATS.
THIS IS JUST
A WHOLE UPDATED LOOK
WITH MY FAVORITE COLOR,
BLUE.
LET'S CHECK OUT
THE FRONT OF THE CAR.
OH, MY GOSH.
LOOK AT THAT CHROME.
- LOTS OF CHROME.
SO THIS GRILLE,
ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS
LIKE ONE PIECE,
EVERY SINGLE SLAT,
THAT'S A SEPARATE PIECE.
SO RE-CHROMING IT WAS
REALLY A CHALLENGE,
BUT IT LOOKS AWESOME.
- YOU WANT TO SEE THE ENGINE?
- YEAH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
READY?
- YEAH.
- WHOOP!
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S BLUE.
SO, THIS IS A MODERN
CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE LS3,
430 HORSEPOWER,
BUT WE WANTED IT
TO LOOK ORIGINAL.
SO WE'VE GOT CADILLAC
VALVE COVERS FOR,
CLASSICALLY STYLED
CADILLAC AIR CLEANER,
AN OLD-SCHOOL-
LOOKING INTAKE,
BUT UNDERNEATH ALL THAT
IS A MODERN THROTTLE BODY.
IT'S FUEL-INJECTED.
IT'S RUN BY A COMPUTER.
YOU TURN THE KEY,
YOU'RE READY TO GO.
IT'LL PROVIDE NOTHING
BUT RELIABILITY
AND A TON OF COOL
PERFORMANCE.
YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE BACK
REALLY QUICK?
YEAH.
BIG REAR CHROME BUMPER,
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT IS MISSING
SOMETHING.
YEAH, IT'S MISSING
THAT BIG DENT
RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE
OF THE BUMPER.
- NO DENT.
- YEAH.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DOES IT LOOK LIKE HIGH SCHOOL?
OH, IT'S BETTER
THAN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S GRADUATED
WITH HONORS.
ALL RIGHT!
THERE YOU GO.
WHAT NOAH AND THE GUYS HAVE DONE
IS JUST AMAZING.
HE'S NOT ONLY TAKEN IT BACK
TO ITS ORIGINAL GRANDEUR.
HE'S TAKEN IT BEYOND THAT.
LET'S GO DRIVE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
DO YOU FEEL 16?
I FEEL 16
ALL OVER AGAIN.
CAN A CAR
DO THAT FOR YOU?
YES.
I GUESS YOU REALLY CAN
GO BACK IN TIME.
AND WE DON'T EVEN NEED
A DeLorean TO DO IT.
NOPE, NOPE.
I NEVER LIKED THOSE
CARS ANYWAY.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT HOOD.
[ Chuckling ]
LOOK AT THAT HOOD.
YOU COULD HAVE A PICNIC
ON THAT HOOD.
YEAH.
♪♪
ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, TO DRIVE
THIS CAR WITH THE TOP DOWN,
I GOT THAT SAME FEELING
THAT I USED TO HAVE
WHEN I WAS 16.
THIS IS FUN.
- PIMPING AIN'T EASY.
Noah: COMING UP...
BUT THIS CONDITION,
IT'S GOTTA GO TO THE SCRAP PILE.
...TWO 1960s BEAUTIES
RACE FULL-THROTTLE
INTO THE 21st CENTURY.
AM I GONNA FEEL
LIKE I'M 16 AGAIN?
EVERY TIME
YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
A VINTAGE CONVERTIBLE BECOMES
A HIGH-OCTANE BLAST
FROM THE PAST...
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S BLUE.
THIS IS FUN.
Narrator:
...AND A CUSTOM MUSCLE CAR
GETS UPGRADED FROM SHOW CAR
TO RACECAR.
COME CLEAN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- A LITTLE AUTOCROSS.
- OH, YEAH?
COME ON.Narrator: IT'S POWER...
WE'RE GONNA CUT A LOT.
...IT'S BEAUTY.
MARK, DON'T KNOCK
YOUR HAIRDO OFF.
IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.
ALL RIGHT, KEY IT.
OH, MY GOSH.
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
♪♪
Charles: WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
THIS HOW YOU LIKE IT,
SCOTT, HOPPING?
PLAYING DR. DRE
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
- THEY SAY PIMPING AIN'T EASY.
- PIMPING AIN'T EASY.
WE HAVE A CLIENT WHO RECEIVED
THE COOLEST ANNIVERSARY PRESENT
FROM HER HUSBAND.
HE WANTS US TO TAKE
A 1965 CADILLAC ELDORADO
AND TURN IT INTO THE DREAM CAR
FROM HIS WIFE'S YOUTH.
ALL RIGHT, LINDA.
THIS IS CHARLES.
- HOW'S IT GOING?
- AND SCOTT.
HI, CHARLES.
HI, SCOTT.
HOW YOU DOING?
AND THIS IS YOUR
ANNIVERSARY PRESENT
YOUR HUSBAND
WANTED TO BUY.
SO WHAT WE HAVE IS PROBABLY
THE COOLEST ANNIVERSARY PRESENT
A GUY COULD BUY HIS WIFE --
'65 CADILLAC ELDORADO.
HE SAID
IT'S YOUR FIRST CAR.
I WAS 16.
I NEEDED A CAR.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
MY BROTHER FOUND THIS BIG CAR
ON A CAR LOT,
AND MY MOM SAID,
"YEP, THAT'S THE ONE
THAT'S GONNA KEEP YOU SAFE."
I FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING
THIS TANK...
YOU WERE.
...AND I FELT KIND OF,
YOU KNOW, WEIRD.
- YOU WERE IN A TANK.
- THIS IS A HEAVY CAR.
BUT, YOU KNOW,
TO GLIDE DOWN THE ROAD,
IT KIND OF GREW ON ME.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN ANOTHER
'65 ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE
SINCE 1976.
IT ALMOST BROUGHT A TEAR
TO MY EYE.
I'VE GOT A LOT
OF IDEAS,
AND I THINK THESE GUYS
CAN PITCH IN,
IN TERMS OF WHAT WE CAN DO WITH
THE SUSPENSION AND THE BRAKES.
Charles: AT THE VERY LEAST,
WE NEED TO UPGRADE ALL THE,
YOU KNOW, SHOCKS, SWAY BARS,
THAT KIND OF STUFF
SO IT HAS A MORE
MODERN FEEL.
PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN ONE
OF THESE IN A WHILE,
BUT BIG, OLD
CADILLAC MOTOR.
IT'S ALL THERE,
WHICH IS GOOD.
IN TERMS OF PERFORMANCE,
WE CAN OFFER --
YOU NEED HORSEPOWER.
YEAH.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU
MORE HORSEPOWER.
YOU'VE DRIVEN A LOT OF CARS
SINCE THEN,
AND, YOU KNOW, HORSEPOWER
KEEPS GOING UP AND UP.
SO WE GENERALLY FIND PEOPLE
WANT SOME MORE POWER,
SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU
A LOT MORE POWER.
THIS CAR WEIGHS A LOT,
SO YOU NEED AT LEAST
480, 500 HORSEPOWER.
SO I WON'T BE LEFT
IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S DUST, HUH?
- THAT'S RIGHT.
- YEAH, YEAH.
YOU'RE GONNA BE
PASSING PEOPLE.
PERFORMANCE IS IMPORTANT
TO MY HUSBAND.
I'M MORE OF A CLASSIC-
BUT-ELEGANT PERSON.
I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT SEEING IT
AND SEEING IT FINISHED
AND JUST BEING SURPRISED
BY WHAT THESE GUYS
ARE GONNA DO TO IT.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK
ABOUT DOING A MODERN
FUEL-INJECTED MOTOR
BUT REALLY DRESSING IT
LIKE AN OLDER MOTOR?
- LS.
Charles: LIKE AN LS,
BUT DRESS IT
AS AN OLD CADILLAC ENGINE.
SO WE CAN HIDE ALL THE COILS
WITH CADILLAC VALVE COVERS.
WITH A THROTTLE BODY
WITH THE AIR-CLEANER STYLE.
THIS IS GONNA HAVE
AN OVERDRIVE TRANSMISSION IN IT
SO YOU CAN CRUISE
NICE AND FAST.
WHAT ABOUT THE INTERIOR?
Noah: BIG STEERING WHEEL.
VERY COOL DASH.
- YEAH.
- LOTS OF STAINLESS TRIM.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT A LOT OF ROOM
TO WORK WITH IN THERE,
BUT WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS
TO A LOT OF REALLY NICE
MATERIAL CHOICES,
WHICH ARE GONNA BE BETTER
THAN THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL,
I THINK
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE.
Linda: I THINK WHEN
I SIT IN THE CAR
AND I DRIVE IT AGAIN,
I DO WANT TO BE TRANSPORTED BACK
TO THAT THRILLING FEELING
THAT I HAD
WHENEVER I DROVE THE CAR.
YOU WERE, LIKE, FLOATING ON AIR.
IT'S AN INCREDIBLE FEELING.
A LOT OF THESE
BIG CARS,
PEOPLE HAVE FAVORED TO GO
LIKE FOUR BUCKET SEATS
WITH THE LONGER CENTER CONSOLE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
- UH-OH.
- UH-OH.
- [ CHUCKLES ]
- MAYBE.
- MAYBE.
- HOW ABOUT TWO?
- TWO?
- YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT THE COLOR
OF THE INTERIOR?
WHAT'S --OH, DEFINITELY BLUE.
- DEFINITELY BLUE.
- BLUE?
IS THAT THE COLOR
OF THE ORIGINAL CAR?
YEAH, THE ORIGINAL COLOR WAS
KIND OF A CORNFLOWER BLUE.
- OKAY.
- BLUE'S MY FAVORITE COLOR.
SO BLUE ON BLUE.
NO, NO. WHITE.
- WHITE?
- WHITE.
- OKAY.
- BLUE INTERIOR.
- OKAY.
- AND EITHER WHITE OR BLUE TOP.
LET'S DO SOMETHING
A LITTLE DIFFERENT,
A LITTLE MODERN TWIST,
PEARL WHITE OF SOME SORT.
YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT HAVE
BLUE PEARL TO GO WITH
THE BLUE INTERIOR... OOH, YEAH, UH-HUH.
...OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW,
JUST TO GIVE IT
A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA.
- LITTLE POP.
- A LITTLE POP, YEAH.
LITTLE POP.
YOU GOT IT.
- I LIKE POP.
- UH-HUH.
AM I GONNA FEEL LIKE
I'M 16 AGAIN?
WE CAN MAKE YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU'RE --
Scott: EVERY TIME
YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
EVERY TIME
YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL.
BACK THEN, TO SEE
A 16-YEAR-OLD BLONDE GIRL
DRIVING A '65
ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE
TURNED HEADS IN ONE WAY,
AND I THINK ONCE NOAH AND
THE CREW ARE DONE WITH THE CAR,
IT'S GONNA TURN HEADS
IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY.
IT'S GONNA BE THE FOCUS
IS ON THE CAR.
- WELL, I'M EXCITED.
- GOOD DEAL.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS BEST ANNIVERSARY
PRESENT EVER, YES.
THANK YOU.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS.
'65 CADILLAC ELDORADO.
SHE WANTS IT TO BE
WHAT SHE REMEMBERED,
BUT WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT BETTER
AS FAR AS TODAY'S DRIVING.
TAKE THE TOP DOWN AND SEE WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE AND GET IT OUT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA DO
A WHOLE RESTOMOD.
SO ALL THE OLD ****
COMING OUT.
WE DON'T NEED NONE OF THAT.
WHEELS, TIRES, SUSPENSION,
MOTOR, DRIVE TRAIN --
ALL OF THAT'S GONNA
BE BRAND-NEW.
DEFINITE DRIVER'S CAR.
♪♪
THAT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF WEIGHT TO IT.
YOU SURE THERE AIN'T
A DEAD BODY IN THERE?
THERE MIGHT BE.
OR DEAD RATS.
♪♪
♪♪
[ Groaning ]
OH, MY GOODNESS.
THIS IS A HEAVY
**** SEAT.
♪♪
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE
THE BODY OFF THE FRAME
NOW THAT WE GOT IT
ALL STRIPPED DOWN,
BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT,
WE GOT TO TAKE A BUNCH
OF ONE-BY TUBING,
AND WE'RE GONNA BUILD
A LITTLE FRAMING INSIDE THE CAR
THAT WILL BRACE THE BODY UP
AND STILL LET THE DOORS
OPEN AND CLOSE
SO THAT WHEN IT'S ON
THE ROTISSERIE AND EVERYTHING,
IT WON'T FLEX OUT OF SHAPE
FOR US.
♪♪
OOH, FIRE!
45 5/8.
WHAT DO YOU GET.
45 5/8.
GET THE ****
OUT OF HERE.
COME LOOK AT IT.
HOLY ****.
SQUARE BEYOND COMPARE
RIGHT THERE.
BUT WE WELDED MARK
TO THE BACK SEAT.
- YEAH, RIGHT?
- THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
- HE'S ****.
- NOW I CAN'T GET OUT.
ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT
WE GOT IT ALL CRIBBED UP
AND THE CAGE IS BUILT,
WE CAN RAISE THIS THING UP,
FIND THE BODY BOLTS,
AND GET THE CHASSIS SEPARATED
FROM THE BODY.
♪♪
Randy: GOT SOME
MAJOR ISSUES THERE.
ONE RIGHT HERE
UNDERNEATH THE PAD.
- YEAH.
- TIME TO GET THE PLASMA.
Mark: NOTHING EVER GOES
THE WAY IT SHOULD,
SO THIS IS NO EXCEPTION.
WE GOT THE CAR RAISED UP,
AND WE CAN ALREADY SEE
THE FRAME'S ALL MESSED UP.
PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED POUNDS
OF SAND IN THERE.
DUDE, THAT'S THE FRAME.
♪♪
THIS CAR WILL FOLD UP
LIKE A CHEAP LAWN CHAIR.
PATCHING ON THE TOP OF PATCHING
AND RUST ON TOP OF THAT.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO GET THE
SHOP WALKER AND THE SHOP TALKER.
YOU GUYS CLEAN THE FLOOR
SO THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE.
Randy: WHERE'S
THE BROOM?
WELL, WE'VE PUT THE CAR
ON THE LIFT
AND WE WERE WERE TRYING
TO JACK IT UP,
AND THE MOTOR --
AND THE DOORS WON'T OPEN.
WE FIGURE WE HAD
SOMETHING GOING ON.
OH, MY GOD.
SO THIS THING'S SOFT
EVERYWHERE.
THIS IS --
OH, YEAH.
THIS IS, UH...
- THIS IS --
- YEAH. SAME OVER HERE.
- THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
- WOW.
WITH THIS CONDITION,
IT'S GOTTA GO TO THE SCRAP PILE.
WE'LL SAVE THE BODY, OBVIOUSLY,
BUT THE CHASSIS NEEDS TO GO.
♪♪
WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE,
ALL OF IT MAKES SENSE,
I MEAN, REALLY,
TO GET A NEW CHASSIS.
GET THE BODY OFF THE FRAME,
PUT IT ON THE ROTISSERIE.
♪♪
NOW THAT THE BODY IS
ALL TORN DOWN AND CLEANED UP,
IT'S TIME TO SEND IT OUT
FOR MEDIA BLASTING.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
HOW YOU LIKE THAT?
WITH OUR ELDORADO BODY BACK
AND IN BETTER CONDITION
THAN EVER,
IT IS NOW READY FOR MOCK-UP
ON OUR NEW CHASSIS,
WHICH WE'VE HAD CUSTOM-BUILT
TO ACCOMMODATE AN INDEPENDENT
REAR SUSPENSION,
INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION,
AND IT IS MUCH STRONGER
THAN THESE CHASSIS EVER WERE
FROM THE FACTORY.
- YOU READY?
- LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
FOREST FIRE.
THAT WAY.
HEY, MARK, DON'T KNOCK
YOUR HAIRDO OFF.
LITTLE THAT WAY.
- OH, MAN, YOU GUYS ARE GOOD.
- LOOK AT THAT.
- SEE THAT FAST TURN?
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MARK?
NOBODY RIDES
FOR FREE.
WHEN YOU GET TO MY AGE,
YOU DO.
WE'RE GONNA CUT A LOT.YEAH, THIS IS --
I MEAN,
LOOK AT THE FOOTPRINT OF THIS
AND WHAT WE GOT
GOING ON UP HERE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO CUT THIS WHOLE --
THAT WHOLE CENTER SECTION'S
GOT TO COME OUT.
Charles: JUST BECAUSE
YOU MAKE A CUSTOM CHASSIS
FOR A '65 CADILLAC,
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
IT'S GONNA FIT.
WE'VE GOT ALL KINDS
OF NEW THINGS
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHOVE
UNDERNEATH THIS OLD BODY,
AND IT CREATES
ALL KINDS OF ISSUES.
BUT IT'S TO BE EXPECTED,
YOU KNOW?
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE
SOMETHING OLD NEW.
I THINK WE NEED TO GO GET
A PLASMA CUTTER.
♪♪
OOH, PRETTY.
LIKE FIREWORKS.
HITTING IN THAT FRONT.
THERE'S LIKE 8 INCHES THERE.
WE MAY HAVE TO CUT
THE WHOLE CENTER OUT.
SO THIS IS --
WE'LL CONNECT THESE DOTS,
AND WE'LL SEE
WHERE WE'RE AT.
♪♪
Scott: BY THE TIME
I CUT THE RUST
AND CUT FOR THE CHASSIS,
I'M GONNA BE
IN A REALLY BIG HOLE.
SO A LOT OF WORK FOR ME,
A LOT OF WORK
FOR THE GUYS DOWN THE ROAD,
BUT WE JUST GOT
TO CUT IT ALL OUT.
SOMETIMES YOU'RE INTO IT
DEEPER THAN WHAT YOU THOUGHT.
THAT'S ****.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE'RE GONNA DO WITH IT.
♪♪
THE GUYS HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THE ELDORADO
TO MAKE THE NEW CHASSIS FIT
UNDERNEATH THE BODY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
I JUST FOUND OUT
THAT WE MIGHT HAVE
TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE FLOOR
TO MAKE IT WORK.
NOW, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
WE WERE EXPECTING
AND A PRETTY BIG SETBACK,
BUT, AS I SEE IT,
IT'S A NECESSARY EVIL.
SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS
GOT GOING ON?
- I SEE LOTS OF HOLES.
- WHERE YOU BEEN?
WE START FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING AROUND HERE.
I'VE BEEN HERE, MAN.
I'VE BEEN SHARPENING PENCILS
AND --
[ CHUCKLES ]WELL, ALL RIGHT.
SO YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY HAVE
RAN INTO SOME OBSTACLES HERE.
I MEAN, WE KNEW
WE WERE GONNA
HAVE TO MAKE SOMECUTS.
- RIGHT.
THIS LOOKS A LOT MORE EXTREME
THAN SOMECUTS.
YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY
MORE EXTREME.
THIS LOOKS LIKE, TO ME,
THE WHOLE DANG FLOOR'S GOT TO,
LIKE,
COME OUT OF THIS CAR.
BY TIME WE MAKE
ALL THESE SPOTS
AND RAISE THIS
AND RAISE THAT
AND THEN TURN AROUND,
HAVE TO DO RUST REPAIR --
IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE EVERYWHERE
THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO CUT,
WE GOT TO DO
RUST REPAIR.
WHY BUILD ALL THAT
AND THEN PATCHY-PATCH ALL THAT?
I AGREE.
THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE CRAP.
WHY DON'T WE JUST CUT IT ALL OUT
AND BUILD A WHOLE CUSTOM FLOOR?
THAT'S --
THAT'S A MAJOR UNDERTAKING.
WE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE
THE CHASSIS ON THE '65 CADILLAC.
NOW WE GOT
TO REPLACE THE FLOOR.
SO IT'S ANOTHER THING
WE WEREN'T PLANNING ON.
SO MY CUSTOMER'S DREAM CAR
IS BECOMING MY NIGHTMARE.
♪♪
Scott: SO, WE'RE GONNA
CUT THE WHOLE
INTERIOR SECTION OF THE FLOOR
OUT OF THE CAR
AND THROW IT ON THE FLOOR
AND MAKE ONE BIG HOLE.
Scott: FIRST PIECE
OF THE REAL-DEAL STEAL.
HEY, BIG PIECE
COMING OUT.
WE GOT WALKING ROOM
IN OUR CADILLAC.
DO THE MOONWALK.
WE'RE GONNA CUT A 12-GAUGE
LITTLE RADIUS BRACE
THAT GOES OVER THE TAIL SHAFT
OF THE TRANSMISSION
SO THAT WAY, I CAN MEET
THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL
TO THE DRIVESHAFT TUNNEL
AND ADD A LOT OF STRENGTH
INTO THE FLOOR.
♪♪
SAINT LOUIS ARC RIGHT THERE --
314.
♪♪
COOL.
WE'RE TO A POINT
WHERE WE'RE GONNA START
MAKING A SKIN FOR THE FLOOR.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS ACTUALLY
PUT THEM IN IN PANELS
AND THEN SPOT-WELD THEM TOGETHER
AND THEN JUST DO PANEL, PANEL,
PANEL ALL THE WAY AROUND
TILL WE GET IT FINISHED UP.
WE'RE BEAD-ROLLING THE PANELS
ON THIS CADILLAC ELDORADO,
'CAUSE IT'S SO BIG
AND THEY'RE SO FLAT.
WE WANTED A REALLY FLAT FLOOR,
MAKE A REALLY COOL-LOOKING
INTERIOR IN IT.
SO IF I DO BEAD ROLLS IN THERE,
IT PUTS A LOT OF STRENGTH
BACK INTO THAT FLAT METAL.
♪♪
IT'S TIME TO START FORMING
THE TRANSMISSION TUNNEL.
A LOT OF SHAPING GOES ON
IN THAT,
AND IT'S LIKE
A BIG ICE-CREAM CONE.
WHEN WE GET DONE,
WE'LL CUT IT DOWN,
BREAK A FLANGE,
AND WELD IT ON THE FLOOR.
IT JUST LOOKS SEXY.
MAN ON A POLE.
♪♪
♪♪
Scott: THOUGHT YOU WAS
GONNA HELP US ON THIS THING.
Charles: I DID.
I CAME OVER EARLIER.
YOU GUYS WERE AT LUNCH.
I WENT OUT AND DID
A COUPLE FLOOD WELDS.
REMEMBER THE BIG HOLE
THAT WAS HERE
BEFORE YOU LEFT?
- I DO REMEMBER THAT.
THAT'S WHY I WAITED
TILL YOU GUYS WENT TO LUNCH,
AND I CAME OUT HERE
AND WELDED.
"BE RIGHT BACK.
GOING TO GET MY GLOVES."
AND THEN WE NEVER
SEEN YOU AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHERE HE BUYS
HIS COFFEE?
UH-HUH.
RIGHT NEXT DOOR,
THEY GOT THAT
SHOE POLISHING.
SO HE WAS SITTING THERE
ON HIS PHONE,
HAS HIS PENNY LOAFERS
GETTING POLISHED,
DRINKING HIS COFFEE.HE
WASN'T EVEN ON HIS PHONE.
HE WAS READING THE PAPER.
WHO READS A PAPER ANYMORE?
I DON'T READ A PAPER.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE MAKING ME FEEL GUILTY.
YOU SHOULD FEEL GUILTY.I'LL HELP NEXT TIME.
♪♪
♪♪
- WHAT'S GOING ON, DENNY?
- HEY, GUYS.
- HOW YOU DOING?
- HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD, GOOD, YEAH.
- GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- BACK FOR MORE,
- YEAH, BACK FOR MORE.
DENNY IS A LONG-TIME CUSTOMER,
AND WE RECENTLY DID
A FULL RESTORATION
ON A '67 CHEVELLE FOR HIM,
BUT NOW HE'S GOT
SOME MORE IDEAS,
SO I'M INTERESTED TO HEAR
WHAT HE'S GOT IN MIND.
Noah: YOU'VE BEEN OUT
ON THE ROAD WITH THIS THING.
YOU'VE BEEN
TO A BUNCH OF SHOWS.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING
SOMETHING ELSE, THOUGH, TOO.
COME ON. COME CLEAN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
A LITTLE AUTOCROSS.
- OH, YEAH?
- COME ON.
I DID DO A LITTLE AUTOCROSS
DOWN IN TEXAS
OVER THE SUMMER,
WHICH WAS ON MY BUCKET LIST.
I'M SURE YOU DID PRETTY WELL,
RIGHT?
OH, IT WAS GOOD,
BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
IS THE STEERING.
WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL
STEERING ON IT --
A LITTLE SLOPPY.
- YEAH.
SO I'D LIKE TO PUT
A DIFFERENT STEERING BOX ON IT.
- QUICK RATIO.
- QUICK RATIO, YOU KNOW,
SO I CAN GET THROUGH
THOSE CORNERS A LOT QUICKER
WITHOUT HAVING TO OVERSTEER.
- RIGHT.
WELL, YOU ALSO HAVE
AIR RIDE ON THIS,
SO YOU PROBABLY GOT
A LITTLE BIT OF BODY ROLL
MAYBE WHEN YOU WERE
OUT THERE.
Denny: THERE IS.
THERE IS, YEAH.
Charles: SO WE'LL
PROBABLY GO AHEAD
AND JUST UPGRADE THE SWAY BARS,
AS WELL.
THAT'LL BE GREAT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING
THROUGH IT LIKE A SLOT CAR,
SO...
THIS IS WHY I LOVE OUR CLIENTS.
WE BUILD DENNY A SHOW CAR,
AND NOW HE'S OUT RACING IT.
BUT BEFORE WE MAKE
ANY MORE MODIFICATIONS,
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CAR
IS PERFECT.
LET'S POP OPEN
THE HOOD, DENNY,
AND CHECK OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON UP HERE.
Charles: I NEVER GET TIRED
OF LOOKING AT THAT.
- WOW.
- LOOKS GOOD.
- LOOKS AWESOME.
- IT'S FRAMED OUT NICELY
IN ALL THE WHITE.
WE'VE GOT THE RED MOTOR.
RYAN MADE THESE
FILLER PANELS HERE,
WHICH STILL
LOOK AWESOME.
496 STROKER MOTOR.
ONE THING I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT
WOULD LOOK A LITTLE BETTER HERE,
IS IF YOU COME HERE,
FLOW UP OVER THE TOP,
COVER UP
THE RADIATOR.
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
ALREADY LOOKS GREAT.
THE ENGINE LOOKS LIKE
IT DOESN'T RUN
BECAUSE
EVERYTHING'S HIDDEN.
SO, I MEAN, IF WE CAN DO
ONE MORE FINAL TOUCH,
WHICH WOULD BE TO HIDE
THIS RADIATOR,
I THINK THAT'S
A GOOD IDEA.
I THINK THAT'LL CLEAN
THAT AREA UP
AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME
TO CLEAN, TOO, AT SHOWS.
YEAH, I THINK IT'S KIND OF
LIKE THE SECOND THING YOU SEE
WHEN YOU OPEN UP
A HOOD.
EVERYBODY'S STARING
RIGHT AT THE MOTOR,
BUT THEN YOU START
LOOKING AROUND,
AND, YOU KNOW,
IF THIS IS REAL CLEAN, YOU KNOW,
I THINK THAT DEFINITELY IS
A NICE, LITTLE TOUCH,
AND THEN IT'LL JUST
DRIVE YOUR ATTENTION
BACK TO THE PRIDE AND JOY,
WHICH IS THE MOTOR.
ALL RIGHT, DENNY, THANKS FOR
BRINGING THE CAR BACK IN.
I THINK WE GOT OUR LIST
TO KNOCK OUT
AND GET THIS THING
TURNED AROUND FOR YOU
IN SHORT ORDER.
- GREAT. LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
♪♪
♪♪
KEY THING TO AN ENGINE BAY
IS THAT FIREWALL.
ONCE WE GET THE FIREWALL SHAVED
AND EVERYTHING SHAVED
AND EVERYTHING SMOOTHED OFF,
THAT ENGINE BAY WILL
LOOK REALLY COOL.
IT'LL HAVE A NEW-SCHOOL FEEL
AND THE OLD-SCHOOL VIBE
THAT'LL ALL GO RIGHT TOGETHER
AND STILL BE THAT THRILLS
BEHIND THAT CADILLAC GRILLES.
♪♪
WE CUT THE CARDBOARD TEMPLATE,
AND WE GOT IT UP THERE.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
IS WHAT YOU CAN SEE.
WE SHAVED THE FIREWALL FLAT.
THIS WILL ALL BE IN METAL.
WHAT I THINK I'M GONNA DO
IS ADD TO MY TEMPLATE
AND ACTUALLY STRETCH
OUT MY FIREWALL.
IF WE BRING IT
ALL THE WAY UP HIGH,
IT'S GONNA BE A BETTER PRODUCT
WHEN WE'RE DONE.
♪♪
DON'T SETTLE FOR ANYTHING
LESS THAN METAL.
♪♪
SO, ON THE '65 CADILLAC,
WE GOT OUR SHEET METAL
ALL CUT OUT.
IT'S READY TO GO
ON THE FIREWALL.
SO NOW THAT EVERYTHING'S DONE,
WE'RE READY TO PUT
THIS THING ON.
A LOT OF WELDING TO DO,
BUT THEN IT'LL BE DONE.
♪♪
♪♪
STARTING TO GET SOME STUFF
FOR THE ELDORADO.
GOOD NEWS IS, TIRES CAME IN.
BAD NEWS IS, THEY DON'T FIT,
ESPECIALLY NOT WITH WHEEL STUDS
AND A 14-INCH BRAKE ON IT.
I'M GONNA GRAB CHARLES
AND SEE WHAT HE THINKS ABOUT IT.
HE'S PROBABLY NOT
GONNA BE HAPPY.
ALL RIGHT, TIRES CAME IN
FOR THE BACK OF THIS THING.
I SEE THAT.[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]
YOU HAVE A NERVOUS LAUGH
RIGHT NOW.
YEAH.YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS NOW.
WELL...
CHECK THIS OUT.
OH, MAN. THAT SUCKS.OH, YEAH.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF SOMETHING
WENT RIGHT FOR ME
ON THE '65 CADILLAC,
BUT NO.
WE'VE GOT
A BIGGER ISSUE NOW.
THE REAR WHEEL WILL NOT
GO ON THE CAR.
SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE
ALL THESE MODIFICATIONS
TO THE BACK OF THE FRAME
TO, HOPEFULLY,
GET THINGS TO FIT PROPERLY,
AND IT'S JUST --
THE NIGHTMARES JUST WON'T STOP.
WE'RE READY TO BE DONE WITH THEM
AND GET THIS CAR FINISHED.
IT'S JUST --
IT'S NOT GONNA FIT.
THAT'S A BUMMER, MAN,
BECAUSE THIS --
THIS FRAME'S SO NICE,
I'D HATE TO DO ANYTHING TO IT.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
♪♪
NOW IT TURNS OUT THAT THE WHEELS
WE WANT FOR THE ELDORADO
WILL NOT FIT WITH THE CURRENT
CHASSIS, BRAKE,
AND SUSPENSION SETUP.
SO, ONCE AGAIN,
THE ELDORADO THROWS US
ANOTHER CURVEBALL.
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
YEAH, HOW ABOUT IT?
Charles: THIS CREATES A BIGGER
PROBLEM, BECAUSE,
WHILE THIS IS GREAT SUSPENSION,
IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE WITH,
LIKE, TRYING TO FIT
A WHEEL AND TIRE --
WHICH IS KIND OF
IMPORTANT.
I THINK WE COULD TAKE
THE SHOCK MOUNT OFF
OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.RIGHT.
WE COULD DISCONNECT IT
FROM THE BOTTOM,
DROP THE WHOLE
CONTROL ARM,
GET A LITTLE MORE
DOWN-TRAVEL OUT OF IT,
AND I KNOW THAT
SOUNDS IFFY,
BUT THIS THING'S
A BEEFCAKE.
I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL
THE GUSSETING ON THE INSIDE.
WHAT'D YOU CALL ME? ALL RIGHT, BEEFCAKE.
♪♪
Randy: I'M GONNA START BY TAKING
ALL THE SUSPENSION OFF OF IT,
MAKE AN INITIAL CUT OUT
OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME,
TAKE A CHUNK OUT OF IT.
I'LL JUST KEEP CUTTING IT
UNTIL WE GET THE WHEEL AND TIRE
TO FIT ON THERE.
♪♪
♪♪
GOT THE WHEEL STUDS IN IT.
ASSEMBLE THE ROTOR
IN THE TOP HAT
AND THEN THROW THE CALIPER ON IT
AND KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED.
♪♪
NOW WE HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
WITH JUST A TIRE.
WE GOT SOME 14-INCH ROTORS.
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIG
FOR THIS CAR,
BUT IT'S A BIG-ASS CAR.
SO THERE'S FOUR PISTONS
FOR THE BACK.
PRETTY AGGRESSIVE BRAKE SETUP,
BUT IT'S SUPER NICE.
♪♪
WE GOT ROOM.
♪♪
YIP! YIP-YIP!
- WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
- WHAT DO YOU GOT, SKIPPER?
GOT A NICE LS3 HERE
FOR THE CADDY.
OH, BOY.
FOR THE CADILLAC,
WE DECIDED TO GO
WITH THE CHEVROLET
PERFORMANCE LS3,
WHICH WILL GIVE US POWER,
REALLY NICE PERFORMANCE,
AND A TON OF RELIABILITY.
SO, LINDA, YOU CAN JUST
FOCUS ON DRIVING.
- FANCY.
- LOOK AT THAT.
- BEAUTIFUL.
- 430 HORSEPOWER.
SHOULD HAVE THE BASES
COVERED WITH THAT.
YEAH, I GOT THE TRANS,
THE CONVERTERS,
AND VALVE COVERS,
STUFF LIKE THAT, SO...
WE'RE GONNA
GIVE IT KIND OF
THAT CLASSIC CADILLAC LOOK,
OR WHAT'S THE PLAN?
YEAH, THE VALVE COVERS
ARE REALLY COOL.
THEY LOOK LIKE ORIGINAL
CADILLAC VALVE COVERS...
NICE.
...AND THEY'RE DIE-CAST.
TUCK THE COILS AWAY
AND EVERYTHING.
YEP.
Randy: RIGHT NOW, REALLY,
I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF
PREP THE THING,
TRADE SOME PARTS OUT,
FILL THE CONVERTER,
GET THE TRANS READY TO PUT IN
AND GET IT READY
TO SET ON THE CHASSIS.
♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
SHE'S OKEYDOKEY.
♪♪
♪♪
Noah: TO GIVE
THE CADILLAC ENGINE
THE SOUND
I THINK IT REALLY NEEDS,
I'M GONNA HAVE MATT MAKE
A FULL, CUSTOM,
ONE-OFF STAINLESS
EXHAUST SYSTEM.
WE KNOW IT'LL
SOUND GOOD.
[ HUMMING MELODY
OF "CARELESS WHISPER" ]
♪ BA ♪
YOU'RE OUT OF THE BAND.
MAN, YOU SUCK.
WHAT ARE WE THINKING,
LIKE AN X-PIPE OR SOMETHING?
LET'S DO AN X-PIPE
'CAUSE YOU LIKE X-PIPES.
I LOVE X-PIPES.
I THINK THEY LOOK COOLER.
THEY FLOW BETTER.
GOOD TALK, BIG TEACH.
WRAP IT UP.LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO, FOR THE CADILLAC HERE,
WE'RE GONNA RUN AN X-PIPE.
THE REASON WHY YOU'D WANT
TO USE AN X-PIPE
OR SOME SORT OF CROSSOVER
IS, BASICALLY,
IT'S GONNA BALANCE OUT
BOTH BANKS OF THE ENGINE.
SO EACH EXHAUST POLE
IS KIND OF GONNA SCAVENGE
AND PULL THE EXHAUST
FROM EACH SIDE.
SO YOU GET A BETTER FLOW.
YOU GET A BETTER SOUND.
AND, ALL IN ALL,
IT'S JUST BETTER PERFORMANCE
FOR THE ENGINE.
WE'RE GONNA COME OUT OF
THE FACTORY MANIFOLDS HERE.
THIS CHASSIS --
THEY GIVE YOU TWO CUTOUTS
HERE FOR YOUR EXHAUST TUBE
TO GO THROUGH.
WE'RE GONNA HIT OUR "X"
BACK HERE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR MUFFLER
PROBABLY SOMEWHERE
AROUND RIGHT HERE,
GET IT DOWN AND AROUND,
UP AROUND THE GAS TANK HERE,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA JUST
COME OUT RIGHT OUT OF THE BACK
JUST WITH A STANDARD TIP,
NOTHING TOO CRAZY.
♪♪
♪♪
SO, WE GOT THE EXHAUST ALL DONE,
GOT THE 02 SENSOR BUTTONS IN,
"X" IS ALL DONE,
THIS IS ALL WELDED UP,
AND WE CAN CONTINUE ON
WITH THE REST OF THE BUILD.
♪♪
FOR DENNY'S '67 CHEVELLE,
WE'RE GOING TO NEED
A MUCH DIFFERENT SWAY BAR
SO THIS THING DOESN'T ROLL
ALL OVER THE COURSE.
SO I ASKED RANDY AND MATT
TO GET AFTER IT.
HEY, GUESS WHAT.
Matt: WHAT'S UP? THIS DOES NOT FIT.
WHAT'S WRONG?
THE WIDTH OF THE BAR --
IT'S TOUCHING THE FRAME
RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK.
NO.
HERE, WE CAN
BEND THIS OUT.
WE COULD BEND THESE OUT,
KICK THEM OUT TO MATCH
THE CONTROL ARM,
AND JUST PUT SOME TABS
ON THE CONTROL ARM
AND HEIM-JOINT
THE TWO TOGETHER.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE SWAY BAR IS
IT'S JUST A FUZZ TOO NARROW,
SO WE'RE GONNA MILL IT OUT.
ONCE WE'RE DONE MILLING IT,
WE'LL TAKE AND BEAT IT UP,
BEND BOTH EARS OUT,
AND THEN WE'LL LINK THEM
TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS.
♪♪
Matt: I'M GONNA ROUND THIS OFF
AND MAKE A NICE RADIUS
AND MAKE IT NICE AND NEAT.
♪♪
SO, NOW THAT I HAVE
MY TABS WELDED ON,
IT'S GONNA LINK THE RIGHT SIDE
AND THE LEFT SIDE
OF THE CAR TOGETHER.
SO WHEN DENNY GOES INTO THE TURN
AND DIGS THIS SIDE OF THE CAR
INTO THE GROUND,
IT'S GONNA TRANSFER WEIGHT
THROUGH THE SWAY BAR,
PULLING DOWN ON
THE FRONT OF THE CAR
AND PUSHING UP
ON THE CONTROL ARM,
CONTROLLING THE BODY ROLL.
♪♪
ON THE CADILLAC,
OUR CLIENT WANTS THE CHROME
TO POP LIKE IT'S 1965.
WE'RE GONNA ONE-UP THAT
AND SEND ALL THE CHROME OUT
FOR A CONCOURSE FINISH
LIKE NO OTHER.
Travis:
JUST UNWRAPPED THE GRILLE
FOR THE CADILLAC ELDORADO.
I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH
OF SHINY, NEW PIECES
AND A WHOLE LOT OF NO IDEA
HOW TO PUT THEM TOGETHER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WITH ALL THAT?
I'M GONNA TRY TO PUT
A GRILLE TOGETHER HERE
OUT OF THE WAY.
HOLY FLIPPING PUZZLE.
YOU REMEMBER HOW IT GOES?
I DIDN'T TAKE IT APART.
OOH.
SEE WHAT'S TOP AND BOTTOM
ON THESE.
THREE, THREE,
ARROW UP.
THERE'S SOMETHING WITH
AN ARROW UP ON THAT.
THIS ONE, I THINK,
WAS A SIX,
AND IT'S POLISHED OFF
THE BOTTOM CURVE.
Scott: WE GOT A CADILLAC
CHROME GRILLE HERE
AND THOUGHT WE WERE
GONNA BE IN THE HOUSE
'CAUSE WE NUMBERED EVERYTHING
BEFORE IT WENT OUT TO CHROME.
WELL, CHROME
POLISHED THE NUMBERS
RIGHT OFF OF EVERY SINGLE PIECE.
SOME BODY THREW AWAY
OUR INSTRUCTIONS.
WE'RE UP **** CREEK.
THAT'S NOT A GOOD THRILL
WITH THIS CADILLAC GRILLE.
[ CHUCKLES ] IT SUCKS.
Scott: LOOKIT.
THIS ONE'S HOLE'S DIFFERENT.
IT'S YOUR VERY
FIRST TOP BAR.
THESE ARE
YOUR BOTTOM BARS.
I MEAN, IT COULDN'T BE NO MORE
EASIER FOR YOU NOW.
ALL THE SAME COLOR.
IT'S ALL FIGURED OUT.
YOU JUST GOT TO PUT IT
TOGETHER.IT'S ALL THE SAME COLOR.
[ Chuckling ]
SAME COLOR.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT.
I ALREADY HEAR BUGS HITTING IT.
WE'RE CRUISING.
Travis: THIS GRILLE
WAS A NIGHTMARE.
WE FINALLY GOT IT MOCKED UP.
IT WAS NOT FUN.
IT WAS THE WORST PUZZLE
I'VE EVER HAD TO PUT TOGETHER.
♪♪
Scott: I MADE A LITTLE
CARDBOARD TEMPLATE HERE.
JUST GONNA BUILD A LITTLE COVER
THAT COVERS UP THE RADIATOR,
FANCIES UP THE FRONT OF THE CAR.
WE'LL BUILD SOME FRONT FLAPS.
MAKES EVERYTHING LOOK
LIKE ONE SMOOTH UNIT.
ALL THIS WILL BE PAINTED WHITE,
AND IT'LL ALMOST LOOK LIKE
IT TIES ALL INTO THE FENDERS.
SO WE LIKE TO TRY TO MAKE THIS
LIKE A JEWELRY BOX,
WHERE THIS BIG RED MOTOR
IS OUR DIAMOND.
SO WE'RE JUST CREATING
THE FLOW OF THE JEWELRY BOX.
WE OPEN THAT OPEN.
YEAH, I WANT TO MARRY YOU
WITH THAT BIG DIAMOND.
♪♪
♪♪
THAT'S NICE.
♪♪
CAN YOU CHECK THAT OUT?
♪♪
WE GOT OUR PIECE MADE UP.
SHE GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF CUSTOM FLAVOR TO IT
TO LET PEOPLE KNOW
THAT IT IS NOT STOCK.
EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT OFF
AND SEND IT TO BODY SHOP.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
I JUST GOT THIS PIECE
FROM SCOTT FROM THE FAB SHOP.
THIS WAS THE RADIATOR COVER
FOR THE '67 CHEVELLE.
SO WE'RE GONNA GET THIS
MUDDED UP, PRIMED,
AND THEN WE'LL GET HER PAINTED.
♪♪
♪♪
OUR ELDORADO IS MOVING ALONG,
AND NEXT, IT'S OFF
TO THE BODY SHOP
TO GET BODYWORKED AND PAINTED.
WE JUST GOT IT SPRAY-POLYED.
NOW IT'S TIME TO BLOCK
ALL THE SPRAY-POLY DOWN.
THIS WILL PROBABLY TAKE
80 HOURS OR SO
TO KNOCK ALL THIS DOWN.
SO WE'RE GONNA SAND
THIS SAME FENDER
11 OR 12 TIMES.
♪♪
I GUESS THE DEFINITION
OF INSANITY IS DOING
THE SAME THING OVER
AND OVER AND OVER,
EXPECTING A DIFFERENT OUTCOME.
♪♪
WE JUST FINISHED
SANDING THE CADILLAC.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO DISASSEMBLE
ALL THE BODY PANELS
AND GET HER READY
TO SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME.
♪♪
WRAPPED UP ALL THE BODYWORK.
NOW WE'RE GONNA SEND IT
OVER TO JASON
TO GET IT READY FOR PRIMER.
♪♪
♪♪
WHILE I'M WAITING ON THE PRIMER
TO DRY ON THE ELDORADO,
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PAINT
THESE PARTS A NICE CHASSIS BLACK
SO IT WILL ACCENT OFF
THE PEARL WHITE.
♪♪
THE OWNER DECIDED,
"LET'S TRY KEEP SOMETHING
LOOKING ORIGINAL,"
SO WE DECIDED, "HEY, LET'S
GO AHEAD AND PAINT THE MOTOR
A STOCK CADILLAC
BLUE ENGINE COLOR,
JUST LIKE IT CAME
FROM THE FACTORY."
♪♪
WE'RE GONNA PAINT THE CADDY
A NICE PEARL TRICOAT,
AND IT'S GONNA LOOK BADASS
WHEN IT'S OUT ON THE STREET.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Bryan: THIS IS THE FACTORY
BACK SEAT IN THE CADILLAC.
WE ARE GONNA BRING A LOT
OF THE STYLING CUES
FROM THE OLDER CADILLAC,
BUT WE'RE GETTING RID
OF THE PLEATS.
CUSTOMER'S REQUESTED
A DIAMOND PATTERN.
SO WE'RE GONNA DO THAT.
THIS LITTLE SPEAKER GRILLE
FOR THE BACK --
I LIKE THIS PIECE,
SO WE'RE GONNA INCORPORATE THIS
INTO THE CONSOLE
OR FIND SOME WAY
TO KEEP IT IN THE CAR
JUST 'CAUSE I THINK
IT'S A PRETTY COOL PIECE.
BIG, COMFY COUCH IS WHAT WAS
IN THE BACK OF THIS CAR.
YOU'VE GOT AT LEAST A 25% CHANCE
THAT SOMEBODY WAS CONCEIVED
IN THIS SEAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
THE TOP FRAME OF THIS SEAT
IS GONNA BE TOUCHING
THE TOP OF THIS TUNNEL,
AND THAT'S NOT GONNA BE
A COMFORTABLE RIDE.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TRIM IT.
NEED TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT IT.
BUT RIGHT NOW,
IT LOOKS LIKE THIS CAR'S
GONNA GET FOUR BUCKETS.
♪♪
TRY IT AGAIN.
NOPE.
IF YOU TAKE A GOOD BUMP,
YOU ARE RIDING ON STEEL.
THERE IS NO PROTECTION.
EVEN IF WE DO IT LIKE A CAMARO
OR MUSTANG STYLE,
AND HAVE IT... IT'S STILL --
YOU'RE NOT GAINING
ANOTHER SEAT,
SO WE MIGHT AS WELL
GET THE STYLE
AND EVERYTHING
OF THE FLOW THROUGH CONSOLE
AND HAVE THE FOUR BUCKETS.
IT'S A SHAME.
I WAS REALLY HOPING
WE WERE GONNA KEEP IT,
BUT...
NOPE.
♪♪
OH, HEY.
SORRY I'M LATE.
I HAD TO TAKE A HUGE NUMBER TWO.
[ COUGHS ]
♪♪
AW, THANK YOU
FOR HAVING ME.
OKAY, THIS IS COMFY.
WELCOME TO
"BETWEEN TWO LIFTS."
[ SIGHS ]
I'M YOUR HOST,
NOAH ALEXANDER.
"TWO LIPS"?
"BETWEEN TWO LIPS"?
THE LI--
WE'RE BETWEEN THE --
YOU GOT --
OH, IS THAT WHERE
WE GOT THAT NAME?
I HAD --
OF COURSE THAT'S WHERE
WE GOT THE NAME.
I DIDN'T HAVE A **** CLUE
WHAT WAS GOING IN,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.A LOT OF PEOPLE,
WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS TO.
I GET IT.
IT'S CLEVER.
IT'S MORE CLEVER THAN...
the name of your show.
HATE IS AMONG THE MOST
POWERFUL EMOTIONS
IN HUMAN BEINGS.
TODAY WE'RE HERE
WITH "HATER" DAN.
DAN IS THE ONE
WHO HATES.
WHAT'S THE FIR--
WHAT'S THE FIRST THING
THAT COMES TO MIND --
LOVE OR HATE?
HATE!
FORD TRUCKS.
FORD TRUCKS?
TOYOTA PRIUS.
JASON.
TRIKES.
LOVE OR HATE?
LOVE OR HATE?
THERE'S ONLY TWO ANSWERS.
I LOVE TO HATE.
SHIH TZU PUPPIES.
I FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
THOSE DOGS ARE
JUST WEIRD.
DO YOU CARE
IF I HAVE THIS?
YEAH, GO FOR IT.
JUST DON'T SWALLOW THAT THING
THAT'S FLOATING IN THERE.
WHAT THE ****
DID YOU PUT IN THERE?
OH, THOSE ARE --
YEAH, I PUT THAT IN THERE.
ME AND YOU ARE GONNA HAVE
A GOOD TIME LATER.
[ GROANS ]
♪♪
WE'RE ABOUT TO START UP OUR LS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
HOPE IT GOES SMOOTH.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA SET IN
OUR PARAMETERS,
WHICH I GOT SOME OF THEM
SET ALREADY
FOR OUR FiTech RETRO LS KIT.
IT'S BASICALLY DESIGNED
TO TAKE AND MAKE,
LIKE, A LATE-MODEL LS ENGINE,
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
AN EARLY ENGINE,
BUT IT'S STILL GONNA HAVE
ALL THE LATE-MODEL TECHNOLOGY
THAT GOES INTO THESE LS ENGINES.
THIS THING SHOULD FIRE RIGHT UP.
GREAT MOMENTS
IN SPORTS.
LET'S HOPE
THIS ONE STARTS.
PAUL'S ON THE INSIDE.
HE'S TURNING THE KEY.
WE'VE GOT PRESSURE
FROM THE OUTSIDE.
WE'VE GOT PRESSURE
FROM THE INSIDE.
THEIR RUSHING IN.
HE'S STUMBLING
BACKWARDS.
STEPS BACK
IN THE POCKET AGAIN.
FIRE THIS THING.
I'M TIRED OF HEARING
THIS GUY TALK.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
- UH-HUH.
- OH, THERE IT WENT.
♪♪
I THINK IT SOUNDS GOOD.
I THINK THE EXHAUST NOTE
SOUNDS GOOD.
LINDA'S NOT REALLY A BIG
PERFORMANCE JUNKIE,
BUT WE ARE A SPEED SHOP,
SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE HER A MOTOR
THAT SHE CAN REALLY BLOW ANY CAR
OFF THE LINE WITH.
SHIP IT OUT THE DOOR.
GOOD JOB, DUDE.
♪♪
THE ELDORADO DASH
IS REALLY A UNIQUE PIECE,
AND I KIND OF FELT IT WAS WRONG
TO CHANGE TOO MUCH ABOUT IT.
BUT WE'VE GOT ALL-NEW CHROME,
SOME REALLY NICE,
CUSTOM STAINLESS,
AND A LEATHER TOP
THAT I THINK IS GONNA SET
THE WHOLE THING OFF.
♪♪
Bryan: WE HAVE THE DASHBOARD
FOR THE CADILLAC.
WE WENT AHEAD AND DELETED
ALL THE UNNECESSARY HOLES
AND VENTS AND SENSORS,
SMOOTHED IT OUT,
WENT AHEAD, FOAMED IT UP.
NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT
SOME LEATHER ON IT,
PUT A NICE LITTLE
CONTRASTING STITCH
TO MATCH THE PIPING
IN THE SEAT.
USUALLY WORKS OUT REALLY WELL,
MAKES IT LOOK A LOT CLEANER
THAN IT DID FROM THE FACTORY.
♪♪
THE LAST HURDLE IS
ACTUALLY PUTTING THE DASH
BACK TOGETHER,
WHICH IS NO EASY FEAT.
♪♪
ROLL UP.
YEAH, THAT'S MUCH NICER.
YEAH,
THIS SLIDES DOWN IN HERE.
SO I GOT THE DASH
TO THE '65 CADILLAC,
AND THE CADILLAC DASH
IS WHAT REALLY MAKES
A CADILLAC COOL,
IN MY EYES.
SO WE WORKED REALLY HARD
AT SAVING THIS DASH.
IT'LL START COMING TOGETHER.
WE'LL GET THE WHOLE THING
IN THE CAR,
AND THEN YOU GUYS WILL REALLY
SEE HOW COOL IT ACTUALLY IS.
YEAH.
WE GOT THIS ****,
MARKANSAS.
Scott: THE '65 CADILLAC DASH
IS REALLY COMING TOGETHER.
NOW WE'RE GETTING READY
TO PUT IT IN THE CAR AS A UNIT
AND GRAB THE LAST COUPLE
LITTLE PIECES.
NICE AND TIGHT.
DON'T KNOW TILL YOU KNOW.
'65 CADILLAC --
THE DASH IS FINALLY
ALL THE WAY IN.
YOU CAN SEE HOW IT KIND OF
HAS A STOCK FEEL,
BUT IT'S BEEN CUSTOMIZED
QUITE A BIT.
REAL CLASSY AND COOL.
GOT THE TOP DOWN,
YOU GET THE FULL EFFECT.
PUT THE TOP UP,
AND IT'S STILL
THAT SAME COOLNESS.
SO READY TO PUT
THE STEERING WHEEL ON
AND TAKE THIS THING FOR A RIDE.
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DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.
YEAH.
THEY ALSO TAKE FOREVER TO SEW.
CADILLAC IS PRETTY BIG CAR,
SO I THINK IF I MAKE THE PATTERN
A LITTLE WIDER ON THE BOTTOM,
IT'LL GIVE THE ILLUSION
OF BEING A WIDER SEAT.
AND THEN SAME THING AT THE TOP.
IF I BRING IT, YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE SKINNIER AT THE TOP,
IT'LL ACTUALLY MAKE IT LOOK
A LITTLE LONGER.
SO JUST ODD,
LITTLE DESIGNS LIKE THAT
CAN ACTUALLY INFLUENCE
THE PERCEPTION OF SIZE
ON A SEAT.
BRYAN'S WORKING REALLY HARD
ON SOME CUSTOM BUCKETS
FOR THE ELDORADO.
LINDA HAS REQUESTED
SOME LAST-MINUTE DIAMONDS
BE PUT IN THE SEATS.
I ACTUALLY THINK
IT'S GONNA LOOK PRETTY NICE,
AND SHE'S GONNA
LOVE THE RESULTS.
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♪♪
Bryan: MAKE IT LOOK PURDY.
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♪♪
ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO.
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♪♪
SO, WE FINISHED UP
THE FINAL MODIFICATIONS
ON DENNY'S '67 CHEVELLE,
AND NOW IT'S TIME
TO GO FOR A TEST DRIVE
AND SEE IF HE LIKES IT.
Noah:
ALL RIGHT, DENNY.
WE'VE GOT IT ALL READY
TO GO FOR YOU AGAIN.
OH, MY GOD.
♪♪
DID A COUPLE MORE
REALLY COOL ITEMS,
WHICH I THINK
YOU'RE GONNA LOVE.
SCOTT MADE THIS REALLY,
REALLY COOL CLOSE-OUT PIECE,
WHICH TUCKS THIS RADIATOR
BACK THERE
AND HIDES
THE CORE SUPPORT.
I THINK REALLY JUST TIES
THIS WHOLE DEAL TOGETHER,
AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S
GONNA SEE THAT MOTOR,
AND IT'S JUST GONNA
LOOK EXTRA CLEAN,
JUST REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
AW, THIS IS
GONNA BE AWESOME.
THE RADIATOR COVER
CAME OUT FANTASTIC.
IT'S SUCH A SMOOTH LOOK,
AND IT REALLY CLEANED UP
THAT ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
HELPING THAT OUT, AS WELL,
WE'VE GOT SOME
MUCH-BIGGER SWAY BARS.
SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT LESS
ROLL IN THOSE CORNERS.
THE STEERING UPGRADE
WAS FANTASTIC.
I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET THIS
ON THE AUTOCROSS CIRCUIT.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO --
AND I CAN TALK ALL DAY LONG,
AS I'M SURE YOU'RE KNOW --
LET'S GO FOR A DRIVE.
WOW. IT LOOKS AWESOME.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN.
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♪♪
SO, WE'RE GOING AROUND
THIS TURN RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE
TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT,
BUT THE CAR IS SITTING
A LOT FLATTER.
SO, YOU KNOW,
WITH THOSE BIGGER SWAY BARS,
THAT'S MADE
A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
NOW THAT DENNY
HAS HIS CAR BACK,
I HAVE ONE FINAL SURPRISE
FOR HIM.
SO, THIS IS KIND OF
A LAST-MINUTE SURPRISE,
BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE
SOME VEHICLES OVER
AT THE SAINT LOUIS
AUTO SHOW.
SO I FIGURED, YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE A BIG CAR-SHOW GUY.
WHILE YOU'RE IN TOWN,
MAYBE DROP IT OFF
WITH OUR OTHER
VEHICLES THERE,
SEE WHAT THE SAINT LOUIS FANS
THINK OF IT?
ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN DOING THAT?
YOU WANT TO DROP IT OFF? VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, THAT SOUNDS --I
THINK THAT'LL BE A BLAST.
I KNEW YOU'D BE DOWN.
ANYTIME I CAN HANG
WITH YOU GUYS, I'M IN FOR IT.
THERE WE GO.
WE'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME.
♪♪
SO, WE'RE AT THE ANNUAL
SAINT LOUIS AUTO SHOW.
WE'VE GOT TIFFANY, FROSTBITE,
AND OUR SUPER COOL
1953 FORD F100.
- WHAT'S GOING ON, DENNY?
- HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE GOT
EVERYTHING JUST ABOUT SET UP.
- YEAH.
- ALWAYS TAKES A LITTLE LONGER
THAN YOU THINK
IT'S GOING TO,
BUT THE CAR LOOKS GREAT,
SO CAN'T WAIT.
UNDER THESE LIGHTS,
IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
AND I CAN'T WAIT
FOR THIS TO KICK OFF.
I THINK THE CAR'S GONNA GET
A PRETTY GOOD REACTION
FROM ALL THE AWESOME
SAINT LOUIS FANS THAT COME OUT.
YEAH, WE GOT A LITTLE
FAN CLUB ALREADY.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WALKING AROUND,
CHECKING IT OUT.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
REALLY APPRECIATE
HAVING THE CAR IN THERE.
- GREAT.
- THANKS AGAIN.
YOU BET.
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WE ARE PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE 1965 ELDORADO,
WHICH CAME INTO OUR SHOP
AS A RUSTED HUNK OF JUNK.
BUT WITH OUR GUYS'
CREATIVITY AND TALENT,
THEY HAVE CRAFTED
A ONE-OF-A-KIND
SUPER HIGH-END CADILLAC.
WE'RE PUTTING OUR REAR BUMPER
TOGETHER
FOR THE '65 CADILLAC.
WE'RE WORKING ON OUR FINAL
INSTALL ON EVERYTHING.
[ GROANS ]
YOU JOKE, BUT IT REALLY
IS NOT LIGHT.
WATCH YOUR FINGERS.
WATCH YOUR HEAD,
TRAVIS.
WE'RE COMING IN HOT.
THE ELDORADO HAS A BIT
OF EVERYTHING --
OLD-SCHOOL STYLING,
NEW-SCHOOL PERFORMANCE,
AND, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT'S A SATURDAY-NIGHT CRUISER
THAT CAN HAUL ASS.
YEAH, WE'RE GOOD.
♪♪
I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD
OF THE GUYS.
THEY ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT
ON THIS BUILD,
AND I CANNOT WAIT
FOR LINDA TO SEE
AND ALSO DRIVE
THE ELDORADO TOMORROW.
ALL RIGHT, HOW EXCITED ARE YOU
TO SEE THIS CADILLAC?
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
IT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR
WHEN YOU WERE 16.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT IT EXPECT.
I CAN'T WAIT.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
- OH, MY GOSH.
- LOOK AT THAT.
I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A SECOND
TO TAKE IT ALL IN.
WHEN I TURNED THE CORNER
AND CAME DOWN THE STREET,
I JUST SAW THE CAR,
AND IT WAS JUST A TRANSPORT
BACK IN TIME.
SINCE THIS CAR WAS,
YOU KNOW, FIRST BUILT,
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME,
AND THEY'RE NOT
THAT STRAIGHT ANYMORE.
WE KEPT
THE ORIGINAL BODY,
BUT EVERYTHING ELSE HAS
PRETTY MUCH BEEN REDONE.
WE HAD A BRAND-NEW CHASSIS
BUILT FOR THE CAR.
THAT ALLOWED US TO DO
A LOT OF THINGS.
UP FRONT,
WE HAVE A TOTALLY UPDATED,
MODERN SUSPENSION.
SO WE'VE GOT TWO LITTLE
CONTROL ARMS,
RACK-AND-PINION STEERING,
REALLY NICE,
ADJUSTABLE COILOVER SHOCKS.
AND IN THE BACK,
WE ACTUALLY HAVE
AN INDEPENDENT
REAR SUSPENSION.
WE ALSO HAVE FOUR-WHEEL
GIANT DISC BRAKES
BEHIND THOSE
20-INCH WHEELS.
THIS THING STOPS WELL,
IT HANDLES WELL,
AND IT DOESN'T WOBBLE DOWN
THE ROAD LIKE A BIG BOAT.
THE PAINT
IS PEARL WHITE.
IT REALLY GLISTENS.
OH, MY GOSH.
YOU DID PUT THE DIAMOND SUEDE
IN THE --
YEAH, YOU WANTED
THE DIAMONDS.
ONE OF THE THINGS
I JUST DON'T LIKE
TO CHANGE ON A CAR
LIKE THIS --
GOT TO KEEP THAT ORIGINAL
STEERING WHEEL.
- YEAH.
- AND THE DASH --
WE POPPED ALL THE ORIGINAL
GAUGES OUT OF THE DASH,
SENT OUT THE FRAME OF IT
AND ALL THE CHROME
TO BE RESTORED,
AND THEN WE INSTALLED
MODERN DAKOTA DIGITAL GAUGES.
SO THEY LOOK COOL.
THEY'RE VERY ACCURATE.
BUT WE KEPT THE INTEGRITY
OF THE ORIGINAL DASH,
BECAUSE WE GOT ALL THE CHROME
AND ALL THE COOL TRIM.
WE WANTED TO KIND OF
CONTINUE IT
INTO THE BACK
PANELS OF IT,
SO WE CUSTOM-MADE
THESE STAINLESS PIECES,
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT
THE LITTLE DIAMOND STITCH
THAT MATCHES THE SEATS.
THIS IS JUST
A WHOLE UPDATED LOOK
WITH MY FAVORITE COLOR,
BLUE.
LET'S CHECK OUT
THE FRONT OF THE CAR.
OH, MY GOSH.
LOOK AT THAT CHROME.
- LOTS OF CHROME.
SO THIS GRILLE,
ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS
LIKE ONE PIECE,
EVERY SINGLE SLAT,
THAT'S A SEPARATE PIECE.
SO RE-CHROMING IT WAS
REALLY A CHALLENGE,
BUT IT LOOKS AWESOME.
- YOU WANT TO SEE THE ENGINE?
- YEAH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
READY?
- YEAH.
- WHOOP!
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S BLUE.
SO, THIS IS A MODERN
CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE LS3,
430 HORSEPOWER,
BUT WE WANTED IT
TO LOOK ORIGINAL.
SO WE'VE GOT CADILLAC
VALVE COVERS FOR,
CLASSICALLY STYLED
CADILLAC AIR CLEANER,
AN OLD-SCHOOL-
LOOKING INTAKE,
BUT UNDERNEATH ALL THAT
IS A MODERN THROTTLE BODY.
IT'S FUEL-INJECTED.
IT'S RUN BY A COMPUTER.
YOU TURN THE KEY,
YOU'RE READY TO GO.
IT'LL PROVIDE NOTHING
BUT RELIABILITY
AND A TON OF COOL
PERFORMANCE.
YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE BACK
REALLY QUICK?
YEAH.
BIG REAR CHROME BUMPER,
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT IS MISSING
SOMETHING.
YEAH, IT'S MISSING
THAT BIG DENT
RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE
OF THE BUMPER.
- NO DENT.
- YEAH.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DOES IT LOOK LIKE HIGH SCHOOL?
OH, IT'S BETTER
THAN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S GRADUATED
WITH HONORS.
ALL RIGHT!
THERE YOU GO.
WHAT NOAH AND THE GUYS HAVE DONE
IS JUST AMAZING.
HE'S NOT ONLY TAKEN IT BACK
TO ITS ORIGINAL GRANDEUR.
HE'S TAKEN IT BEYOND THAT.
LET'S GO DRIVE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
♪♪
DO YOU FEEL 16?
I FEEL 16
ALL OVER AGAIN.
CAN A CAR
DO THAT FOR YOU?
YES.
I GUESS YOU REALLY CAN
GO BACK IN TIME.
AND WE DON'T EVEN NEED
A DeLorean TO DO IT.
NOPE, NOPE.
I NEVER LIKED THOSE
CARS ANYWAY.
♪♪
LOOK AT THAT HOOD.
[ Chuckling ]
LOOK AT THAT HOOD.
YOU COULD HAVE A PICNIC
ON THAT HOOD.
YEAH.
♪♪
ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, TO DRIVE
THIS CAR WITH THE TOP DOWN,
I GOT THAT SAME FEELING
THAT I USED TO HAVE
WHEN I WAS 16.
THIS IS FUN.