Speed Is the New Black (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 9 - Chevelle Reborn - Part 1 - full transcript

WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE?

COMING UP, A '71 CHEVELLE
GOES EXOTIC...

JUST A TOTAL
OVER-THE-TOP VERSION

OF WHAT
YOU ORIGINALLY HAD.

...AS WE TRANSFORM
AN EMPTY FRAME...

I WANTED A WHOLE CHEVELLE.

...INTO A STREETCAR
WITH ATTITUDE.

I WANT MY CAR TO LOOK BACK
AT PEOPLE

AND JUST SAY, "'F' YOU."

THIS THING FEELS ROWDY.

AND YOUR TYPICAL GO-KART
GETS A SUPERPOWER UPGRADE.



AT 125 MILES AN HOUR...

IT SHOULD BE NASTY.

IT'S SPEED AND POWER.

WATCH YOU LOSE.

I DON'T THINK SO.

CUSTOM AND CLASS.

OHH!
- OH, MY GOD.

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

ALL RIGHT, TONY.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED
A CHEVELLE,

SO I GOT YOU A CHEVELLE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THOSE SEATS?
- I WANTED A WHOLE CHEVELLE.

QUITE THE STARTING POINT.

IT'S ALMOST DONE.

TONY IS AN EXOTIC-CAR GUY
WHO LOVES FERRARIS,

BUT IT TURNS OUT,
HE HAS QUITE THE STORY

WHEN IT COMES TO CHEVELLES,
SO HE'S ASKED US TO FIND HIM

A REALLY NICE BODY
THAT WE CAN CUSTOMIZE FOR HIM.

- CHEVELLE WAS MY FIRST CAR.
- OKAY.

I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH
THE CHEVELLE SS SUPERCAR.

- RIGHT.
- I BOUGHT MY FIRST ONE

FOUR MONTHS BEFORE I GOT
MY DRIVER'S LICENSE,

AND ME AND MY UNCLE JOE
BUILT A CAR,

DID SOME
CUSTOM STUFF TO IT,

GOING OUT FOR A CRUISE
WITH ALL MY BUDDIES.

I'M IN THE LEFT LANE...
- RIGHT.

- ...MINDING MY BUSINESS.
- UH-HUH.

THIS PANEL VAN PULLS UP
IN FRONT OF US,

CUTS US OFF, PUSHES ME
INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

OH, NO.

TWO GUYS HIT ME FULL SPEED,
TOTAL THE CAR.

- RIGHT.
- AND THE ONLY THING I HAVE LEFT,

NOAH, IS MY SHIFTER HANDLE
AND THE KEYS,

SO IF WE CAN BUILD THAT CAR
AROUND THIS, I'LL BE HAPPY.

THAT'S IT?

OH, MAN, WE GOT A LOT OF SPACE
TO WORK WITH.

WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I KNEW SOME DAY
AFTER I GOT MARRIED,

AND I RAISED MY CHILDREN,
AND EVERYBODY WAS ALL SET,

IT WAS TIME FOR DAD
TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE FUN.

THIS WAS SOMETHING I WANTED
TO DO FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

HOW ARE YOU GONNA DRIVE
THE CAR?

IS IT GONNA BE, LIKE,
JUST A FUN CRUISER FOR YOU?

YEAH. I DON'T WANT
A TRAILER QUEEN.

- RIGHT.
- I'M GONNA DRIVE IT.

- GOOD.
- I'LL DRIVE IT TO SHOWS.

- OKAY.
- YOU KNOW, THE KIDS ARE OLD.

THE KIDS ARE GONE.

IT'S DAD'S TURN TO HAVE
A LITTLE BIT OF FUN.

DAD, YOU OWE YOURSELF.

I JUST WANT
A BAD-ASS STREETCAR.

I WANT IT BLACK.
- OKAY.

- I WANT IT LOUD.
- RIGHT.

THE STANCE HAS GOT
TO BE PERFECT.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF SOME PUNKASS
PULLS UP NEXT TO ME

IN DAD'S SUPERCAR,

I WANT TO SMOKE
THE LITTLE SON OF A BITCH.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

I WANT MY CAR TO LOOK BACK
AT PEOPLE

AND JUST SAY, "'F' YOU."

ALL RIGHT.

I WANT A PISSED-OFF-LOOKING
CHEVELLE.

I THINK THE GUYS ARE GONNA
LIKE THIS INFORMATION.

GOT SOME IDEAS IN TERMS
OF PERFORMANCE,

BUT YOU WANT TO GO BIG
HORSEPOWER FOR SURE, RIGHT?

YEAH.
WE CAN MAKE AN LS9

WITH A SUPERCHARGER.
- ALL RIGHT.

AND WE GET 700-PLUS HORSEPOWER
OUT OF IT.

THAT WORKS FOR ME.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD
COMBINATION.

IT'LL BE RELIABLE
AND SUPER FAST.

LET'S CHECK OUT THE INTERIOR
REAL QUICK,

WHICH IS GONNA NEED
A LOT OF REWORK.

SO IN TERMS
OF INTERIOR STYLING,

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING OFF
THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD

THAT YOU WANT TO SEE US
MAKE HAPPEN IN HERE?

- SORT OF A DARKISH-TAN INTERIOR.
- OKAY.

MAYBE DO SOME, LIKE, PIPING
AND STITCHING TO OFFSET IT,

BLACK CARPET, CUSTOM-MADE DASH.
- UH-HUH.

MAYBE YOU'LL PUT A LITTLE BIT
OF CARBON-FIBER TOUCHES IN IT.

- OKAY.
- SEATS, MAYBE WE DO NOT

FULL-BLOWN RACING BUCKETS

BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
- RIGHT.

OKAY.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING OFF

THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD
THAT YOU'D LIKE IN TERMS

OF EXTERIOR STYLING?
- YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT
A LOT OF CHROME.

- OKAY.
- WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO

IS BLACK OUT THE GRILLE...
- OKAY.

...AND MAYBE JUST PUT
THE SS EMBLEM ON THE GRILLE.

- OKAY.
- AND THEN ON THE TRUNK LID,

MAYBE WE'LL JUST DO
THE CHEVELLE SCRIPT,

SORT OF BLACK OUT
THE BUMPERS,

TUCK THEM IN.
- SURE. OKAY.

SO NO CHROME BUMPERS AT ALL,
ALL BLACK?

NO.
ALL BLACK.

I THINK WE'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD
PLAN IN PLACE.

HOPEFULLY, WE CAN RELIVE
YOUR YOUTH IN SOMETHING

THAT'S MUCH FASTER
AND HANDLES BETTER

AND BRAKES BETTER.

IT'S JUST A TOTAL
OVER-THE-TOP VERSION

OF WHAT YOU ORIGINALLY HAD,
SO WE WILL START THIS BUILD.

AWESOME.

AS TONY WAS LEAVING, HE
MENTIONED HE LOVES HIS FERRARI

AND ASKED US IF WE COULD BORROW
SOME STYLING CUES

FROM THE FERRARI WORLD TO PUSH
HIS CHEVELLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL,

SO CHARLES AND I ARE HEADING
OVER TO VISIT A FRIEND OF MINE

WHO IS A BIG FERRARI COLLECTOR

AND SEE WHAT WE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO DO.

MAN, 30-MILE BIKE RIDE,
YOU FEELING GOOD?

I SHOULDN'T HAVE EATEN
ALL THOSE TACOS,

AND THAT PIZZA
DIDN'T HELP EITHER.

I KNOW.
WOW.

LOOK AT THIS.
HOLY SMOKES.

- HOW YOU DOING, RANDY?
- HEY, RANDY. HOW IS IT GOING?

GREAT, GUYS.
WHAT ARE YOU OUT HERE DOING?

WELL, I'M GETTING SOME EXERCISE,
AND CHARLES

IS HERE TO GET INSPIRED.
- YEAH.

OUR CUSTOMER THAT WE'RE BUILDING
A '71 CHEVELLE FOR,

HE HAS A FERRARI,
AND HE ASKED THAT WE KIND OF ADD

SOME OF THOSE DESIGN ELEMENTS
INTO HIS CHEVELLE.

I THINK THERE'S SOME
DESIGN CUES

YOU GUYS CAN USE
IN SOME OF THESE.

AWESOME.
I NOTICED THE...

A '40.

...MY FAVORITE CAR
FROM CHILDHOOD.

I HAD ONE ON MY WALL.
YOU PROBABLY HAD ONE ON YOURS.

I HAD ONE ON MY WALL.
YEAH.

IT HAS REALLY
FLUSH DOOR HANDLES.

IF WE COULD DO SOME KIND OF
FLUSH-MOUNTED DOOR

HANDLE IN HIS CAR,

IT'LL, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HAVE
THAT FERRARI STYLING, TOO.

AND THEN THESE ALL HAVE
INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION,

OF COURSE, SO THAT'S
A TALL ORDER FOR A CHEVELLE,

BUT, HEY,
WE COULD PULL IT OFF.

WE ARE GONNA BUILD

A CUSTOM ONE-OFF CHASSIS.
- YEAH.

SO THERE'S NO REASON WE CAN'T
HAVE A IRS RIGHT HERE.

IF WE'RE GONNA BUILD
A ONE-OFF CHASSIS, LET'S DO IRS.

WE CAN FIT
THE SAME-SIZE TIRE

BASICALLY AS THIS ENZO,
DO THE SAME BRAKES.

I LIKE THE MATTE FINISH
ON THE WHEELS.

I THINK WE SHOULD DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR TONY.

IT WOULD BE NICE BECAUSE

THERE'S A LOT OF BLACK
ON THAT CAR, A LOT.

- RIGHT.
- IT'S A LOT.

WE COULD DO, LIKE, A MATTE-GRAY
CENTER ON THE WHEEL.

IT'LL KIND OF
GIVE IT THAT LOOK,

YOU KNOW, OF A FERRARI.

THIS LOOKS LIKE
A SPECIAL EDITION.

IS THIS JUST A REGULAR 488,
OR IS THIS...

IT'S THE 70th
ANNIVERSARY EDITION.

- OH, OKAY.
- THE PAINT SCHEME IS SUPPOSED

TO BE AFTER
A 1957 250 TESTA ROSSA.

THERE'S DEFINITELY
A LOT OF STYLING CUES

WE CAN BORROW FROM FERRARI

TO MAKE TONY'S CHEVELLE
ONE OF A KIND.

THE SHAVED DOOR HANDLES,
THE INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION

AND THE WHEELS ARE JUST A FEW.

I FEEL BAD YOU GUYS RODE
YOUR BIKES 30 MILES OVER HERE,

SO WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OUT
ONE OF THE '48s

AND SEE IF YOU CAN
HAVE SOME FUN

BEFORE YOU RIDE
YOUR 30 MILES BACK?

WELL, WE GOT PLENTY
OF VISUAL INSPIRATION,

BUT THIS WILL ALLOW US TO GET
SOME DRIVING INSPIRATION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- OH, YEAH.

- NO PROBLEM.
- APPRECIATE IT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING
FOR THE DRIVE.

ABSOLUTELY.
HERE YOU GUYS GO.

ALL RIGHT. COOL.
- THANK YOU.

THESE THINGS HAVE REALLY
NICELY APPOINTED INTERIOR.

I KNOW HE WANTED
A CARBON FIBER,

BUT THERE'S NO
CARBON FIBER IN HERE.

HE DID MENTION THAT HIS
488 DOES HAVE CARBONS.

WOW.

FEEL THAT TURBO KICK IN?
- WOW.

- THIS THING FEELS ROWDY.
- IT'S ROWDY.

I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING
TO BE THIS ROWDY.

- THESE CARS ARE NO JOKE.
- IT'S DEFINITELY ROWDY.

IT'S LEGIT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET
THE RIGHT COILOVERS

FOR HIS CAR
TO GET IT TO RIDE LIKE THIS

BECAUSE THIS THING IS
PRETTY DAMN STABLE.

IT IS.

IT'S IS VERY STABLE,
VERY SMOOTH.

OH HO HO HO!

OH, MY GOD.

I LOVE IT.

FIRST ITEM ON THE CHEVELLE,
WE ADD A CUSTOM CHASSIS BELT

WITH AN INDEPENDENT
REAR SUSPENSION

SIMILAR TO THE FERRARIS,

WHICH IS GONNA GIVE
THE CHEVELLE

AWESOME HANDLING
CHARACTERISTICS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK IT'S AMAZING.

IT'S CRAZY.

THIS IRS SETUP CAN HANDLE
3,000 HORSEPOWER.

AND IT'S KIND OF COOL
IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY

HE DOES HIS MOUNT...
- YEAH.

...NOT ONLY CAN YOU ADJUST IT,
YOU KNOW, WITH A SPANNER,

BUT THEN YOU CAN CHANGE
ALL THESE ADJUSTMENTS, TOO.

RIGHT. MAKE IT LOWER
OR SHORTER, EASIER.

YEAH. THIS IS GONNA BE
PRETTY SWEET, AN IRS CHEVELLE.

YOU DON'T SEE THAT
TOO OFTEN.

- SO LET'S GET GOING.
- YOU READY?

- YEAH.
- QUIT TALKING.

QUIT GABBING, RIGHT?
- ALL RIGHT.

- BRING IT ON BACK.
- I GOT YOU.

YOU GOT IT, MATT?

YEAH.
YOU GOT ABOUT 4 INCHES.

I THINK YOU'RE HITTING,
ISN'T IT?

THAT'S IT?

WOW.

WE'VE ONLY GOT PROBABLY 8 INCHES
RIGHT HERE UNTIL WE HIT.

- YEAH.
- AND THEN ON THE SIDE

WHERE THE RAILS ARE UP
TO THE FLOORPAN,

WE'VE GOT PROBABLY
14 INCHES,

SO WE'LL CUT ACROSS
THE TRUNK PART.

IT LOOKS LIKE
EVEN IN THE FRONT,

THIS FRONT BRACE IS GONNA
HAVE TO GET CUT, TOO.

TIME TO GET
THE PLASMA CUTTER.

CHOPPA, CHOPPA.

CUSTOM CHASSIS ALMOST
NEVER FIT PERFECTLY.

WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO MIX MODERN
COMPONENTS WITH AN OLD CAR,

THERE'S GONNA BE
FITMENT ISSUES.

THE WAY THE REAR END IS
BUILT ON THE CHASSIS HERE,

IT GOES UP REALLY TALL.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE
THE FLOOR OUT UP TO THIS POINT

BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BOTTOMING
OUT ON THE CHASSIS HERE,

SO ONCE I GET THIS PART
OF THE FLOOR OUT OF THE WAY,

THAT'LL ALLOW THE CHASSIS
TO RAISE UP ABOUT

ANOTHER HALF INCH
UNDER THE CAR,

GIVE US A LITTLE BIT
BETTER CLEARANCE ON THAT.

LIKE A GLOVE.

FOR THE CHEVELLE,
HE CHOSE AN LS9 MOTOR,

WHICH HAS 638 HORSEPOWER
AND ALL THE MUSCLE

TONY SHOULD NEED
TO HOLD COURT WITH HIS FERRARI,

BUT FIRST WE GOT TO MAKE IT FIT,
SO I'VE GOT THE GUYS

DOING A MOCK-UP
TO SEE HOW MUCH OF THE FIREWALL

WE'LL NEED TO CUT AWAY TO MAKE
THIS BEAST OF AN ENGINE FIT.

START GOING DOWN
WITH HER. OH.

MOVE OVER THIS WAY
A LITTLE BIT.

AND THIS
AIN'T FITTING.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PULL IT
BACK OUT AND SEPARATE IT.

THAT'S WHAT
I WAS AFRAID OF.

WE WERE ALL AFRAID OF THAT,
BUT WE GOT IT.

YEP. WE GOT THIS.

JUST A LITTLE BIT.
- YEAH.

WE GOT IT.

WE'RE CLEAR ON THIS SIDE.

- RIGHT THERE.
- WE CAN DROP IT LOW.

WELL, I SAY
WE RAISE IT UP

AND SEE IF
THE BELL HOUSING FITS.

IF NOT, START CUTTING.

UP.

ALL RIGHT.

OH, COME ON.
COME ON.

I FEEL LIKE I'M LOOKING UP
IN THE ATTIC.

SORRY, PAUL. IT'S UP A LITTLE
HIGHER THAN YOU CAN REACH.

WANT ME TO GET YOU
A STEPSTOOL?

YEAH.
YOU NEED YOUR STOOL?

BELL HOUSING FITS
AND EVERYTHING.

WELL, MARK IT UP.

SO THE ENGINE AND BELL
HOUSING FIT.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH ROOM

FOR THE TRANSMISSION
BECAUSE THE BODY

SITS SO MUCH LOWER
ON THIS CHASSIS,

SO WHAT I'M GOING
TO HAVE TO GO AHEAD AND DO

IS CUT THE TUNNEL
ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BACK.

THAT'LL FREE UP OUR ROOM FOR
OUR DRIVESHAFT AND TRANSMISSION,

AND WE'LL HAVE TO GO AHEAD
AND REMAKE THAT TUNNEL.

ARE YOU DRAWING ME
A MAP?

HANG ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

THAT'LL WORK.
YEAH.

WHEN YOU BUILD FAST CARS
FOR A LIVING,

IT'S SAFE TO ASSUME
YOU ALSO LIKE GOING FAST,

WHICH IS WHY WHENEVER CHARLES
AND I GET A SPARE MOMENT,

IT'S OFF TO THE GO-KART TRACK
FOR SOME FUN.

NOW, CHARLES LIKES TO THINK
HE'S A BETTER DRIVER THAN ME,

BUT WE'LL SEE WHO THE REAL CHAMP
IS IN A SECOND.

WHOO.

WHAT ARE
YOU DOING, MAN?

WELL, THAT WAS EASY.

HOW MANY TIMES YOU SEE
THIS TODAY, BUDDY?

SO HERE IS THE DEAL,
CHARLES.

I LET YOU PASS ME
THREE TIMES.

- YOU LET ME.
- BECAUSE I WAS SO FAR AHEAD.

HERE IS THE WAY THIS WORKED OUT.
I ALREADY KNOW...

AND THEN YOU RAN ME
OFF THE COURSE,

AND THEN
YOU FINISHED FIRST.

I WAS LIKE A SHARK BACK THERE
JUST WAITING...

- A SHARK?
- ...FOR SOME WEAK PREY.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, BAM,
CAME IN AND GOT YOUR ASS.

HERE'S THE DEAL.

I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS
FOR A WHILE.

I'M GONNA GO
VISIT MY BUDDY.

HE'S BEEN BUILDING CARS FOREVER.
- OKAY.

AND WE'RE GONNA WHIP UP
SOMETHING NASTY,

OLD-SCHOOL STYLE
WITH A TON OF HORSEPOWER.

YOU COULD PUT NUMBER ONE
ON THAT ONE, TOO.

I DON'T CARE.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I'M GONNA BUILD
A SUPER CART.

WE'LL HAVE A REAL RACE.

ARE YOU GONNA KEEP CHEATING
TO WIN, OR WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THERE'S NO CHEATING
IN RACING.

I'M GONNA COME OUT HERE
AND KICK THE OUT OF YOU

IN A BAD-ASS GO-KART.
- ALL RIGHT.

YOU CAN KEEP DRIVING ONE
OF THESE RENTALS.

LET'S GO GET IT.
GO BUILD IT.

- ALL RIGHT.
- GO BUILD IT.

DON'T SPEND
ALL YOUR MONEY ON IT

BECAUSE WE'RE
BETTING 10 GRAND.

- 10 GRAND?
- 10 GRAND.

ALL RIGHT.

THE IDEA OF BUILDING
A HIGH-POWERED CUSTOM GO-KART

SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF FUN,

BUT THE IDEA THAT CHARLES SEEMED
TO THINK THAT HE CAN BEAT ME

AND BET 10 GRAND
WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING

WHAT I'M GONNA BRING
SEEMS A LITTLE CRAZY.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, NOT KNOWING
WHAT HE'S GONNA BRING,

I'M GONNA HAVE TO BUILD
SOMETHING TOTALLY INSANE

AND WAY OVER-THE-TOP.

NICE GUYS
DO FINISH LAST.

YOU FINISHED
LAST TODAY, BUDDY.

SORRY.
- ALL RIGHT. IT'S ON.

ALL RIGHT.
GET YOUR MONEY OUT.

WHAT'S GOING ON,
MR. MATT?

YOU TELL ME.

YOU'RE AT THE POINT NOW
TO WHERE YOU'VE GOT

ALL THESE
BODY MOUNTS DONE.

THE ENGINE IS MARKED UP.

I MEAN, THE NEXT STEP
REALLY IS...

WE'RE GONNA START
THE EXHAUST.

...TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHERE THE EXHAUST

IS GONNA GO ON THIS.

SINCE WE DON'T HAVE TO,
YOU KNOW, WORRY ABOUT

A DRIVESHAFT
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

WE CAN KEEP IT ALL NICE
AND TIGHT THROUGH HERE,

GET IT UP
AS HIGH AS WE CAN,

KEEP IT REAL CLOSE TOGETHER
AND FOLLOW THROUGH.

THIS IS WHAT'S A LITTLE
CONCERNING OR WEIRD TO ME

IS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT

IS CUTTING OUT THE CENTER
SECTION OF THIS MOUNT,

GO AHEAD AND CUT IT ALL THE WAY
ACROSS THE BOTTOM

AND PLATE THIS BOTTOM.
- YEAH.

WE REALLY ONLY
WANT THE PLATE

FROM, LIKE, RIGHT HERE
TO RIGHT HERE.

YEAH. IT'LL LOOK BETTER
WITH OUR EXHAUST

RUNNING TIGHTER
DOWN THROUGH THE CENTER,

AND WITH THIS NOTCH
THAT WE HAVE,

WE COULD HOLD
THE MUFFLER WAY BACK.

WE'LL GET THIS CUT OUT,
PLATED UP AND SET THE BODY

BACK DOWN ON IT AND MOUNTS
AND SEE KIND OF WHAT ROOM

WE GOT WORKING WITH.
- OKAY.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE
THE EXHAUST DRAM ON THIS.

IT'S GONNA LOOK GOOD.

WE GONNA DO ANY KIND OF "X"
OR ANYTHING,

DO A PRETTY TIGHT ONE
THROUGH HERE?

YEAH.
YEAH.

MAYBE AN "H" PIPE, TOO,
OR SOMETHING.

AN "X" WOULD PROBABLY BE
THE BEST THING.

YEAH, WE CAN TWO 45s,
MAKE THEM PRETTY TIGHT.

LET'S DO IT.

MAKE IT LOUD.
- YEAH.

SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO HERE
IS WE'RE GONNA CUT THIS OUT.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE
IS FREE UP ALL THIS SPACE

RIGHT HERE FOR THE EXHAUST
TO RUN THROUGH.

NOW THAT I GOT THE FRAME
NOTCHED OUT,

I'M GONNA START TO LAY OUT
THE EXHAUST

AND GET IT WELDED UP.

HERE IS OUR RAW MATERIAL HERE.

WITH THE MANDREL BEND,
IT STAYS THE SAME SHAPE

ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BEND,

SO YOU CAN CHOP AND CUT WHEREVER
YOU WANT AND GET YOUR ANGLE,

BUT WITH A MANDREL BEND,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA LOSE

ANY OF YOUR VELOCITY
OR EXHAUST FLOW WITH IT.

IT JUST GIVES IT A BETTER SOUND,

BETTER FLOW
AND BETTER PERFORMANCE.

SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND START CUTTING

ALL THESE PIPES
TO THE ANGLES I WANT.

SO I GOT THE EXHAUST
ALL TACKED UP HERE.

WHAT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND DO NOW IS

I'M GONNA PULL IT OFF THE CAR
AND FINISH WELDING IT OUT.

THAT WAY, THIS SECTION
OF THE CAR WILL BE DONE,

AND THEN ONCE WE GET SOME WHEELS
AND TIRES ON IT,

I CAN FINISH OFF
WITH THE TAILPIPES.

AND THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

ARTIE, ARTIE.

HEY. HEY.

- CHECK THIS OUT.
- YEAH.

NOW, THAT'S SOME RUBBER
RIGHT THERE NOW.

WELL,
I THOUGHT IT WAS BIG.

NOW I GOT IT NEXT TO YOU,
IT LOOKS LIKE A 12.

- YEAH.
- IT LOOKS SMALL NEXT TO YOU.

- RIGHT.
- THIS IS A 335/25/22.

- WOW.
- SO IT IS A BIG TIRE.

WE KNEW WE WERE GONNA HAVE
TO DO MANY TUBS

AND EVERYTHING ANYWAY
BECAUSE WE DID

WANT TO FIT A BIG TIRE
ON THIS CAR

TO GET THE STANCE
THAT THE CUSTOMER WANTED

AND THAT WE THOUGHT
WOULD LOOK GOOD, TOO.

- SURE.
- I HAD A COUPLE IDEAS, OKAY?

THERE'S TWO WAYS
TO DO THESE WHEEL TUBS.

THE TRADITIONAL WAY
IS A SQUARED-OFF EDGE,

PRO-STREET
OR DRAG-RACE-STYLE TUB.

RIGHT.

I'M NOT REALLY A BIG FAN
OF THAT.

IN MY MIND,
IT'S KIND OF BORING.

OR WE CAN GO ANOTHER STEP
FURTHER, WHICH IS JUST TAKE

A SET OF STOCK WHEEL WELLS
AND WIDEN THEM.

THAT'S THE WAY
I WANT TO GO

BECAUSE IT'S GONNA HAVE
THAT ROUNDED EDGE.

IT'S GONNA LOOK CLEAN.
AND IF WE BUTT WELD...

- FACTORY APPEARANCE.
- YEAH.

AND IF WE BUTT WELD
ALL THAT TOGETHER,

AND METAL FINISH IT,

WE'LL HAVE JUST A SEAMLESS
LOOK UNDERNEATH THERE.

THE ONLY QUESTION
I HAVE IS,

DOES THIS LIFT GO HIGH ENOUGH
FOR YOU TO GET IN THERE?

WELL, WE IMPROVISE.

AT 6'3", I OFTEN DON'T FEEL
VERY SMALL NEXT TO PEOPLE,

BUT NEXT TO ARTIE,
I FEEL PRETTY DARN SMALL.

THAT MAN IS A GIANT.

YEAH. I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND
START BY TAKING OFF THIS LIP

RIGHT HERE TO RELIEVE SOME OF
THE PRESSURE ON THIS STEEL

SO WE CAN START WORKING IT
AND BENDING IT AROUND.

I TOOK AND CUT THIS LIP OFF
OF HERE WITH THE PLASMA CUTTER,

PUT THIS IN
THE HAMMERING MACHINE

AND FLATTENED THIS ALL OUT
AND RADIUSED THIS DOWN

SO I CAN ADD
MY FILLER PIECE INTO HERE.

I GOT THE WHEEL TUBS
BUTT-WELDED.

NOW I'M GONNA TAKE AND GRIND
THE WELDS DOWN

SO IT LOOKS AS STOCK AND
FACTORY-APPEARING AS POSSIBLE.

TRIMMED AND FIT AND READY TO GO.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY LOOKING
PRETTY GOOD.

IN ORDER TO BUILD
THE MOST POWERFUL GO-KART

I CAN, I'M GOING TO ELICIT
THE HELP OF MY FRIEND KEITH

WHOSE COMPANY HAS BEEN
BUILDING GO-KARTS SINCE THE '60s

AND COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS
ON HOW WE CAN PROPERLY DESTROY

CHARLES ON THE TRACK.

HEY, KEITH.
HOW ARE YOU?

PRETTY GOOD, NOAH.

THANKS FOR COMING
BY TODAY.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE
GO-KARTS AT THE SHOP,

AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTO,
LIKE, JUST ANYTHING LITTLE

I CAN BUILD
THAT GOES FAST.

I WANT TO BUILD, LIKE,
THE CRAZIEST

LITTLE GO-KART
KNOWN TO MAN.

I STILL WANT ALL
THE PERFORMANCE STUFF THERE.

I WANT TO JUST GO, LIKE,
WAY OVER THE TOP.

I KIND OF WANT TO GO
FULL FIGHTER JET.

WELL, YOU CAME
TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

WE'VE GOT A WIDE RANGE OF CARTS.
- PERFECT.

WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING
YOU'D EVER NEED RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT. RIGHT.
RIGHT.

BUT THAT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH
IT SOUNDS LIKE.

I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW,

YOU GUYS ARE DOING
THE IGNITE SERIES.

- YEAH.
- AND THOSE CARTS LOOK AMAZING.

SUPER COMPETITIVE.

10 HORSEPOWER?

10 HORSEPOWER,
A LOT OF TORQUE,

VERY CLOSE RACING,
THOUGH.

I WANT EVERYTHING
THAT'S THERE,

BUT I WANT
YOUR IDEAS ON GOING,

LIKE, ABSOLUTELY,
LIKE, CRAZY.

WELL, MY IDEAS
ARE THAT YOU ARE CRAZY.

- YEAH.
- THAT'S FOR CERTAIN.

AND I'VE LEARNED TO ADMIT THAT,
AND THAT'S HELPED.

THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.

THAT IS THE FIRST STEP.

IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU GUYS
HAVE DONE, LIKE,

WHAT'S THE FASTEST CAR?

WHAT WAS THE...
WAS THERE A PEAK OF POWER

IN THE GO-KART WORLD?

A LOT OF STUFF...
- LIKE, THE '70s

WERE GENERALLY
A REALLY BAD ERA. YES.

BUT IN CARTING, THEY WERE
AWESOME BECAUSE WE BUILT --

IN TERMS OF THE ERA,
GENERALLY BAD,

BUT CARTING IT WAS
THE HIGHEST POINT.

IT WAS
AN AWESOME ERA BECAUSE

WE BUILT A LOT
OF TWIN-ENGINE CARTS.

WE'VE GOT ONE RIGHT HERE.
- OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING

THAT WE DID IN THE EARLY '70s.

- ALL RIGHT.
- TWO ENGINES.

- RIGHT.
- PROBABLY 60 HORSEPOWER.

- OH, MAN.
- FRONT-WHEEL BRAKES, TWO STROKE.

SO WHY ISN'T ANYBODY
DOING THIS NOW?

I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD.

IF WE COULD PUT THE TWO
LARGEST TWO-STROKE MOTORS

THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE

IN A SINGLE GO-KART
IN ONE GO-KART,

I THINK WE CAN CHECK THE BOXES.
- SURE.

THESE ENGINES ARE GONNA TURN
PROBABLY 16,000, 17,000 RPM.

OH, NO.

I MEAN, OH, YES.

AND IF YOU'RE REALLY
STILL IN, YOU KNOW,

THEY'RE GONNA MAKE
ABOUT 40 HORSEPOWER EACH.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
80 HORSEPOWER,

17,000 RPM.
- OKAY.

RIGHT.
- IT'S GONNA BE FAST.

IT'S GONNA BE REALLY FAST,

BUT WE'RE EXPECTING THIS TO RUN
PROBABLY 120 MILES AN HOUR

WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.

I'M KIND OF, LIKE, TERRIFIED,
WHICH IS GOOD

BECAUSE THAT'S THE EXPERIENCE
I WANTED TO CREATE FOR MYSELF.

IT'S GONNA BE QUICK.

I THINK THAT
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

A DUAL-ENGINE,
86-HORSEPOWER GO-KART

IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEED
TO DESTROY CHARLES AT THE TRACK.

I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED
ON THIS BUILD.

- WHAT'S UP?
- WHAT'S HAPPENING?

- SO WHAT YOU THINK?
- I SEE A LOT OF...

THERE'S A LOT OF GOODNESS
IN HERE.

IT'S A LOT OF GOOD STUFF.

WE GOT HUGE WHEELS TUBS FOR
THE BIG TIRES WE'RE GONNA DO.

WE GOT TO FILL IN ALL
THIS CENTER SECTION,

WHICH IS GONNA TAKE
SOME WORK IF WE DO IT RIGHT

AND PUT SOME BEAD ROLLS
IN IT

TO TRY TO MATCH SOME
OF THEIR EXISTING FLOORS.

NOW, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
ACTUALLY EXTEND

THE TRUNK FLOOR
UP AND OVER ALL OF THAT.

WE'LL SPACE THAT UP, KEEP THE
SQUEAKS AND RATTLES DOWN, PLUS,

GIVES US ROOM TO HIDE
BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES

AND ALL THAT UP AND OVER.

THE ISSUE IS,
A COUPLE THINGS GOING ON.

WE'VE GOT THIS WHOLE
BACK SECTION CUT OUT,

YOU KNOW,
WHERE THE SEAT USED TO REST.

WE GOT WIDER WHEEL TUBS
IN IT NOW.

WE GOT THIS HUGE KICKUP
IN THE FRAME,

AND TONY
WANTS A REAR SEAT.

IT'S SOMETHING WHERE I DON'T
THINK THE STOCK SEAT

IS GONNA WORK ANYMORE.

ALL THAT GOES INTO PLAY WITH
MAKING THIS REAR FLOOR SECTION.

WE CAN KEEP EVERYTHING
TO THE MINIMUM

JUST TO GET A STOCK-LOOKING SEAT
AND THIN THE PAD OUT ON THE TUB.

WE GOT A LOT OF OBSTACLES
TO WORK AROUND.

WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.

ALL RIGHT.
COOL.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT

BECAUSE I WAS STARTING
TO WORRY A LITTLE BIT.

BOY, THIS IS GONNA BE,
LIKE, HOT,

SWEET AND STICKY
HARD CANDY RIGHT THERE.

SO ON THE '71 CHEVELLE,
WE GOT THE TRUNK FLOOR IN.

NOW WE GOT TO BUILD THE FLOOR
UP AND OVER THE REAR END.

THE REAR END IS REALLY HIGH
ON THE CAR

BECAUSE ALL THE SUSPENSION
HAS BEEN RAISED UP IN THE CAR.

SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
IS WRAP THAT IN SHEET METAL,

BUT THAT'S A LOT OF SHEET METAL,
SO WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY

BEAD ROLL
A BUNCH OF PATTERNS IN THERE

TO PUT SOME STRENGTH
BACK INTO THAT METAL.

SO WE GOT THE DRIVESHAFT
LINED OUT

WHERE IT'S GOING
TO BE WITH TAPE.

NOW I'LL TAKE THE CARDBOARD
AND CREATE

WHERE THE FLOOR IS ACTUALLY
GONNA BE OUT OF CARDBOARD,

AND THEN WE'LL TRANSFER
ALL THAT TO METAL.

IT'S TIME TO WELD IT UP.

GETTING HOT IN HERE NOW.

OH, WHEE, ARTIE.

LOOK AT THAT.
MAKES IT.

I THINK THEY FIT A SEAT
IN THE BACK THERE.

YEAH.
GOOD.

I THINK THAT WE PULLED IT
OFF AGAIN.

YEP.
LOOKS GREAT.

THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO
IS EVERYTHING.

THE ORIGINAL BUMPER LOOKS
A LITTLE CLUNKY

ON THE BACK OF THE CHEVELLE,
SO SCOTT AND ARTIE

ARE GONNA GET TO WORK,
TRIM IT UP A LITTLE BIT

AND GIVE IT A MUCH MORE
MODERN AND STREAMLINED LOOK.

BACK IN THE '71 CHEVELLE,

WE'RE GETTING READY TO CUT UP
THE BUMPER BRACKETS,

AND THAT'S GONNA BRING
THE WHOLE BUMPER INWARD

TO THE BACK OF THE CAR.

POWER ON.

EVERYTHING IS GOING
RIGHT SO FAR.

GONNA TRIM DOWN THE SIDE

AND ACTUALLY CUT THE END
OF THE BUMPER OFF.

MOVE IT IN SO IT'S SLEEK
AND PARALLEL

WITH THE SIDE OF THE BODY
AND THEN WELD THAT UP.

GO TO THE WORKBENCH.

FINESSE THAT BUMPER EDGE
ON THE BACK SIDE,

BUT WE GOT TO HAVE
CLEARANCE ON THE BODY.

TIGHT AND RIGHT.

DAMN, DADDY.

IT'S COMING ON
LIKE FINE WINE.

HIGH FIVE.
RIGHT HERE.

RIGHT THERE.

SO WE'RE WORKING ON
THE '71 CHEVELLE TODAY,

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA
TAKE IT FROM GRANDMA'S CHEVELLE

TO AN ACTUAL DRIVER-STYLE
OF CAR.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THREE PEDALS

INSTEAD OF TWO PEDALS
WITH BIG MOTOR

AND THE HANDSHAKER 6-SPEED,
SO INSTEAD OF BEING A CHEVELLE,

WE'RE GONNA CALL IT
THE SHOWVELLE,

AND WE'LL BE SHOWING
THREE PEDALS

HANGING OUT FROM
UNDER THE DASH HERE

IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

OH.

THIS LITTLE BITTY BIT
WAS HOLDING US FROM BEING COOL.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO HERE
IS PUT A CONVERSION KIT IN,

NEW CLUTCH PEDAL,
NEW BRAKE PEDAL.

ALL RIGHT.
GOT THE CLIP ON IT.

NOW WE GOT CLUTCH.
WE GOT BRAKE.

WE GOT EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED.

WE THROW THE GAS PEDAL
RIGHT THERE.

IT'LL LOOK LIKE A FACTORY
STICK-SHIFT CAR.

IT'S GONNA BE LIKE,
"GETTING ON DOWN THE ROAD."

FOR MY CUSTOM-BUILT CART,

KEITH SENT ME THE FRAME AND BODY
PARTS FOR THE DUAL-ENGINE SETUP.

I CAN'T WAIT TO PUT IT TOGETHER

AND KICK CHARLES' ASS
AT THE TRACK.

THIS IS ONE HELL
OF A GO-KART.

IT'S A LITTLE CRAZY.

IT'S MORE THAN CRAZY.
IT'S TOTALLY LEGIT.

TOTALLY NUTS, THOUGH.

IT'S GOT BILLET PARTS
ALL OVER IT.

- IT WILL RUN DUAL CLUTCHES.
- YEAH.

IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY
A SHIFTER CART,

AND THEY SHOULD
SLIP AT ABOUT 5,500,

AND THEN ONCE
THEY'RE FULLY ENGAGED,

I MEAN, THIS THING IS LIKE...
- WHAT WILL THESE REV TO?

- 17,000 RPM.
- OH, MY GOD. WOW.

WATER-COOLED, AND THEY'RE 175cc.

ITALIAN RACING ENGINES.

THEY MAKE-A THE POWER.

OKAY. YEAH.
I GOT THE POINT.

IN THE 1960s, WHEN THEY HAD
THE TWIN ENGINES...

- YEAH.
- ...THEY DIDN'T HAVE

THE BRAKING
SYSTEMS THAT WE HAVE.

OH, NO.
THEY WERE RUNNING THOSE

ON SKINNY TIRES, TOO.
- YEAH.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT,
WE GOT ALL THIS MODERN STUFF.

WE'RE GONNA BE
TOTALLY SAFE,

YOU KNOW,
AT 125 MILES AN HOUR.

IT SHOULD BE NASTY.
ALL RIGHT.

- ALL RIGHT.
- LET'S GET THEM IN THERE.

I WANT TO SEE WHAT
THIS THING LOOKS LIKE.

- ALL RIGHT.
- OH, LOOK AT THAT.

CHECK THIS OUT.

THESE LOOK AWESOME.

THE THING IS NUTTY.

LOOK AT THIS THING.

I GOT MY WORK CUT OUT
FOR ME.

NOT ONLY DO I HAVE
TO HELP HIM BUILD

A GO-KART
THAT MIGHT BEAT ME,

I HAVE TO GET THE HELL
OUT OF HERE WHEN WE'RE DONE

AND GO FIND SOMETHING TO WIN,
OR AT LEAST TRY TO WIN.

SO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING
YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA DRIVE,

ANOTHER GO-KART?
- I LIKE GEO METROS.

OH, I TOOK YOU AS MORE
OF A GEO TRACKER.

I LIKE
GEO TRACKERS, TOO.

I ALSO LIKE
SUZUKI SIDEKICKS.

EVERYTHING ON THIS GO-KART
HAS A PURPOSE.

THERE'S NOTHING EXTRA,

SO IT'S ALL IMPORTANT
AND ALL WELL-THOUGHT-OUT.

THE ONLY GOAL HERE IS TO GO
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE

AND BEAT CHARLES
IN WHATEVER RICKETY

PIECE OF CRAP HE SHOWS UP IN.

ALL RIGHT.
CHECK THIS EXHAUST SYSTEM OUT.

I MEAN, THIS, 17,000 RPMs

REVVED THROUGH THIS,
PRETTY AWESOME.

I DO SEE A BAFFLE IN THERE,
SO...

- IT'S GONNA BE LOUD.
- IT'S GONNA BE LOUD.

I'M TELLING YOU,
IT'S GONNA BE CRAZY.

SO I GET TO RACE THIS.

I'M GONNA LET YOU RACE
ONE OF OUR CRAPPY SHOP GO-KARTS

WITH THE 6-1/2-HORSEPOWER
LAWNMOWER ENGINE.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

I'LL FIND SOMETHING
WITH FOUR WHEELS, I PROMISE.

NO MOTORCYCLES.
THAT'S BULL

BRING A MOTORCYCLE,
FOUR WHEELS AND TIRES

AND AN ENGINE,
AND I WILL COME RACE YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT CHARLES
HAS UP HIS SLEEVE,

BUT I'M A LITTLE WORRIED.

NOT ONLY AM I GONNA BE
HITTING SPEEDS

AT OVER 100 MILES AN HOUR
IN A GO-KART,

BUT I ALSO HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT I'M UP AGAINST.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE FEELING NERVOUS.

I'M WILLING TO TAKE THE BET.
I THINK IF YOU'RE IN A TRACK,

IT'S GONNA SPANK
PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.

WE CAN DO A TRACK, TOO.
THAT'S FINE.

BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
AT THE RACE?

YOU GOT TO BE
A GOOD SPORTSMAN, THOUGH.

I'LL BE A GOOD SPORTSMAN.

I'LL WEAR MY HELMET,
EVERYTHING.

- MY HELMET.
- IT'S AWESOME.

WELL, LET'S GET IT
PAINTED UP.

WE'LL GET IT OUT TO THE TRACK
AND SEE WHAT IT DOES.

WATCH YOU LOSE.

I DON'T THINK SO.

SO UP NEXT ON THE CHEVELLE,

WE'RE CARDBOARDING
THE AIR DIFFUSER,

AND THE WHOLE REASON THEY'RE
DOING IT ALL IN CARDBOARD

IS BECAUSE YOUR MIND CHANGES.

ONCE YOU START
SEEING IT DEVELOP,

THE CAR WILL START TALKING
TO YOU ABOUT WHAT IT NEEDS.

THAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA LOOK
PRETTY DAMN COOL.

I'M GONNA DO A LIP
STICKING OUT RIGHT HERE.

UH-HUH.

AND THEN PROBABLY
TURN IT HERE,

AND THIS WILL BE
A SIDE RIB.

SO WE GOT THE CARDBOARD ROLLED
OUT UNDERNEATH THE CHEVELLE.

NOW WE'RE GONNA BUILD OFF
OF THAT

AND MAKE WHAT WE CALL
OUR RIBS AND OUR LIPS.

WHAT I'M ACTUALLY GONNA DO
IS BUILD A BOX

THAT KIND OF STICKS OUT
AND RUNS FLAT DOWN THE CAR,

AND THEN IT'LL HAVE THAT SAME
CURVE AS ALL THESE RUNNERS.

I'M THINKING OF TAKING
THE LICENSE PLATE

AND MOUNTING IT IN THAT BOX
WITH THE BACKUP CAMERA SMALLER

JUST RIGHT BELOW IT

AND THEN ACTUALLY RUN THE
EXHAUST UP THROUGH THE BODY

AND BRINGING THE EXHAUST OUT

WHERE THE LICENSE PLATE
WOULD HAVE BEEN.

THAT WILL BE, LIKE, HIGH UP
IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR,

AND IT'LL REALLY THROW SOME OF
THAT EUROPEAN FERRARI

LAMBORGHINI STYLE INTO THE BACK
OF A 1971 CHEVELLE.

SO WE'RE CUTTING OUT WHAT LOOKS
LIKE A BIG BOOMERANG-STYLE

NIKE STRIPE,
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE

THE LITTLE RIBS
THAT GO DOWN UNDERNEATH

WHAT WOULD BE THE FUEL TANK
ON THE AIR DIFFUSER.

THAT WAY, THESE ARE ALL THE SAME
ALL THE WAY ACROSS THERE.

THE SAME, YEP.
YEP.

THEY'RE ALL BASICALLY
THE SAME EVERYWHERE.

WE CAN LEAVE IT STRAIGHT ACROSS.
- RIGHT.

OR WE COULD MODIFY THE
OUT OF IT.

SO WE GOT THE ROUGH MOCK-UP AIR
DIFFUSER IN,

AND THEN WE GOT A "V"
GOING OFF THE LICENSE PLATE,

AND WE WANT A "V"
ALL THE WAY ACROSS HERE,

SO ALL OF THESE RUNNERS
WILL ACTUALLY BE SHORTENED UP.

THE CAR WILL LOOK FAST
FROM THE BACK.

IT'LL LOOK FAST FROM THE FRONT

AND DEFINITELY BE FAST
FROM THE SIDE.

- WHAT ARE WE DOING?
- HUH?

- HOLY HELL.
- YOU LIKE.

YES, I LIKE IT.

I ACTUALLY LOVE IT,

BUT I DON'T THINK
IT'S GONNA WORK FOR THIS.

TO SAY THAT SUMMERS
IN ST. LOUIS

ARE MISERABLE, SWEATY AND HUMID

WOULD BE KIND OF
AN UNDERSTATEMENT,

BUT TO KEEP THE GUYS COOL,

WE LIKE TO TAKE EVERYBODY OUT
FOR A TREAT SOMETIMES.

YOU GOT AAA, DON'T YOU?

COME ON, DAN.

- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- OH, MY GOD.

SMELLS LIKE
HOT BEEF IN HERE.

-IT'S NICE AND HOT IN HERE.

CAN I GET ONE OF YOUR
SMALLEST KID'S CONE?

- OH, BOY.
- TIM, THERE YOU GO.

- LARGE CHOCOLATE.
- GIVE IT BACK.

WHOEVER ORDERED
A BANANA SUNDAE.

CHOCOLATE CUSTARD MALT.

CHOCOLATE CUP.
MINT-CHIP SHAKE.

CHOCA LACA.
- I'M THIRSTY. I'M DYING.

CAN YOU GUYS SCOOT OVER AT ALL
SO I CAN STEER?

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO TIE IN.

THE DUDE SAID HE LOVES FERRARIS.
HE'S GOT ONE.

HE'D LIKE TO TIE IN SOME
OF THAT STUFF,

BUT IT IS WILD
AND AWESOME.

IT'S NOT GONNA WORK
ON THIS BUILD, THOUGH.

IF WE COULD MODIFY THE REST
OF THE BODY,

BRING THOSE ROCKER,
LIKE, WE COULD GO...

DO SOME SIDE ROCKERS.

WE NEED TO DO, LIKE, 3 MONTHS
OF OTHER CUSTOM-METAL WORK.

CAN YOU DO THIS ROLL PAN,

JUST DO THE ROLL PAN
AROUND THE BACK?

TAKE OFF THE "FAST
AND THE FURIOUS" DIFFUSER.

I DIDN'T WANT
TO KILL YOUR...

YOU HURT ME, MAN.

I DON'T WANT TO KILL
YOUR THUNDER.

IT'S LIKE I ALMOST HAVE
A BULL'S-EYE

RIGHT HERE
RIGHT IN THE HEART.

- SORRY.
- NO, I GET IT.

PLAN "B,"
WE BUILD THAT ROLL PAN

AND ALMOST DO
A LITTLE SECTION,

A MINI SECTION LIKE THIS
WHERE IT'S JUST BIG ENOUGH

FOR THE EXHAUST
TO COME OUT AND TAKE IT BACK.

THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.

I PICKED UP ON THE WORD FERRARI,
AND I WAS TRYING TO THROW

A LITTLE BIT OF THE FERRARI
CHARACTER INTO A CHEVELLE.

I KNOW
IT'S A LITTLE MUCH,

A LITTLE OVER THE TOP.
- YEAH.

I WANT TO PUT THE EXHAUST
DOWN HERE,

TAKE OFF ALL THIS STUFF,
KEEP THE ROLL PAN.

I THINK WE JUST NEED TO CLEAN
IT UP, KIND OF MAKE IT GO

WITH THE REST
OF THE STYLING ON IT.

I LIKE WHAT YOU DID.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN
SWING IT THIS TIME.

NO. I GET IT.
PLAN "B."

IT'LL GO WITH THE RUNNER.
I THINK IT'LL LOOK GOOD.

- IT'LL BE PRETTY COOL.
- COOL. THANKS.

- DAMN.
- DAMN.

FUN BUSTED.

SO WE'RE ON THE BACK
OF THE '71 CHEVELLE.

WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BUILD
A VALANCE.

I WANT TO TUCK AND MODIFY
THE WHEEL VALANCE PAN.

WHAT I'M ACTUALLY GONNA DO
IS CUT THAT OFF,

MAKE THAT FLOW
RIGHT INTO THE PAN.

IT'LL BE A LOT MORE STREAMLINED
ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SIDE,

AND THAT'S THE KEYS
TO MAKING A HIGH-END HOT ROD.

SO WE GOT OUR VALANCE PUT ON.

WE SLICED AND DICED,

GOT EVERYTHING
FITTING REALLY NICE AND TIGHT.

IT'S FOLLOWING THE BUMPER
REALLY CORRECT

ALL THE WAY ACROSS UNTIL I COME
AROUND THIS CORNER HERE,

AND AS YOU SEE ON THIS CORNER,

THE VALANCE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE
IT GOES DOWNHILL.

THE BUMPER LOOKS LIKE IT GOES
UPHILL KIND OF,

AND IT EXAGGERATES A "Y,"
A BIG WEDGE, SO TO CORRECT THAT,

WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BUILD
A LITTLE PIECE TO FILL THAT IN

AND THEN GET THAT
LINE FLAT RIGHT THERE.

LOOK AT THAT.

YEAH.

SO ON THE BACK
OF THE '71 CHEVELLE,

WE ACTUALLY GOT
OUR VALANCE MADE,

AND IT'S ALL TUCKED
IN REALLY NICE AND TIGHT.

THE GAPS ARE REALLY GOOD.

DID A LITTLE BIT OF SLICING
AND DICING HERE

AND THERE TO TWEAK IT
BUT FITS JUST RIGHT.

CHEYANNE AND I JUST GOT NOAH'S
BODY PANELS IN FOR HIS GO-KART.

ACTUALLY GONNA DO A TRI-COAT.

THESE ARE ALREADY SILVER,

SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND MASK THE SILVER OFF,

AND THEN AFTER THAT, I'M GOING
TO PUT BASICALLY A RED CANDY

OVER THE REST OF IT
JUST TO KIND OF GIVE IT

A LITTLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
A LITTLE RETRO LOOK.

MY BIGGEST BATTLE WITH THIS
IS GETTING IT SYMMETRICAL

BECAUSE EVERY LINE AND CURVE
GOES A DIFFERENT DIRECTION,

BUT I THINK I GOT IT,
SO...

THANKS.

HEY, GET THE
BACK HERE, MAN.

WHAT KIND OF SUPERMAN THING
YOU MAKING THERE?

I'M MAKING THINGS LOOK COOL,
UNLIKE YOU.

ALL RIGHT.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY.

SO WE GOT EVERYTHING MASKED UP
FOR THE GO-KART,

AND JASON IS GETTING
READY TO SPRAY IT.

FIRST, WE'RE GONNA PUT DOWN

THIS SOMEWHAT OF A ROSY-LOOKING
RED BASE COAT,

AND AFTER THAT, WE'RE GONNA
COME BACK WITH A PEARL COAT.

A LITTLE RED AND SILVER,

SO SHOULD LOOK PRETTY BAD-ASS
WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE.

SO THE PANELS ARE DONE.
TIME TO ASSEMBLE THIS THING.

SO WE GET TO START IT UP,
WHICH IS...

SO YOU CAN LOSE THE RACE.

YOU LIKE LOSING RACES,
DON'T YOU?

ANYWAY, LET'S START
WITH THE PANELS.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE READY
TO FIRE IT UP,

GOT ALL THE
BODY PANELS PAINTED.

THEY'RE ON,
GOT FLUIDS IN IT.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO IT.

DO THE HONORS?

WHOA!

- WOW.
- I THINK YOU'RE GONNA LOSE.

- I'M GONNA WIN.
- YOU'RE JUST GONNA BE SAD.

IT'S GONNA BE A BAD DAY
FOR CHARLES.

FOR THE CHEVELLE,
ONE OF THE STYLING CUES

WE REALLY LIKED OFF THE FERRARI
WAS THE SHAVED DOOR HANDLES,

SO WE HAVE SCOTT INTEGRATING
SOME REALLY COOL FLUSH HANDLES

SO WE CAN GIVE IT
THAT EXOTIC FLAIR.

SO WE'RE GETTING READY TO PUT

SOME SPECIAL DOOR
HANDLES IN THIS CAR,

AND ACTUALLY IT TAKES
A LITTLE BIT OF LINING UP

AND MEASURING OUT
TO GET EVERYTHING JUST RIGHT.

SO WHAT I DO IS MARK
THESE LINES OUT.

I'LL TAKE A TEMPLATE
AND PUT IT ON THERE,

AND I'LL KNOW EXACTLY
WHERE TO CUT,

AND THEN WE'LL BE GOING ON
TO STEP TWO.

NO TURNING BACK NOW.

THE CHALLENGE I'M UP AGAINST IS
IT'S A VERY THICK PIECE OF METAL

TO WELD TO A THIN
SHEET-METAL DOOR SKIN.

I THINK WE MADE IT SO FAR.

THAT'S NICE.

THIS THING WILL BE
FLUSH-MOUNTED INTO THE DOOR,

AND IT'LL ALMOST LOOK
LIKE SHAVED DOOR HANDLES,

BUT THERE WILL STILL BE
A DOOR HANDLE.

WHEN YOU PUSH ONE END OF IT,
IT'LL POP OUT.

LOOK AT THAT
RIGHT THERE.

YEAH.

SO WE'LL THROW IT ON THERE.

WE'LL THROW IT ON THE GRILL
AND COOK IT UP FOR LUNCH.

PRETTY SIMPLE AND CLEAN.

LIKE THAT.

WHEW.
SLEEK, SMOOTH.

WANT TO GO FOR A RIDE?

RACE DAY IS FINALLY HERE,

AND THIS GO-KART
IS AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER.

HALF OF ME IS VERY EXCITED,

AND THE OTHER HALF
IS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED.

PLUS, I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT CHARLES IS GONNA BRING.

VIPER?

LOOK AT THIS TOOL.

WHAT YOU THINK, BUDDY,
OLD RACING BUDDY PAL?

SO YOU HAD
TO BRING A RACECAR?

THIS IS
A 2008 DODGE VIPER ACR.

- I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
- HOW MUCH HORSEPOWER?

COME ON.
TELL ME.

680, 670.

675, A HORSEPOWER
THAT'S GONNA SPANK YOU.

YOU READY?
- ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

GOT THE 10 GRAND?

OH, YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT.
- I ALREADY GOT IT SPENT.

I SAY WE DO ONE LAP,
THE ROAD COURSE...

- YEAH.
- ...ONE AT A TIME

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU
DRIVING ME OFF THE ROAD

LIKE YOU DID
WITH THE GO-KARTS.

YEAH. I DON'T LIKE
SPEED BUMPS ANYWAY.

WELL, WELL, WELL.
WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE JUST BEAT CHARLES,

WHO WAS DRIVING A VIPER ACR,
IN A LITTLE GO-KART.

I AM THE VICTOR.

I CANNOT BELIEVE
I LOST THIS BET

TO A GO-KART WITH A VIPER.

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

YEAH, BUT WE WERE ABLE
TO CREATE

A GO-KART THAT BEAT A VIPER.
- THAT'S FAST.

I KNOW.
THERE'S A GOOD THING.

THE BAD THING IS
I LOST 10 GRAND.

- YES.
- I'M EITHER GONNA PAWN THIS

OR GO ROB A BANK
ON THE WAY HOME.

I'M NOT SURE YET.

YOU DON'T HAVE 10 GRAND
SITTING AROUND?

OH, I GOT 10 GRAND.

YOU GOT TO LOOK BETWEEN
THE COUCH CUSHIONS.

YEAH.
IT'S IN MY MATTRESS.

WELL, I'M GONNA DRIVE
THIS BACK TO THE OFFICE.

- ALL RIGHT.
- AND I'LL SEE YOU

IN A COUPLE DAYS, YOU KNOW,
AT THE SPEED YOU DRIVE.

YEAH.
OH, I GOT A COUPLE DAYS OFF.

ALL RIGHT.

TODAY, WE HAVE OUR CLIENT
TONY STOPPING BY TO CHECK

ON SOME OF THE PROGRESS
WE MADE ON THE CHEVELLE.

WE'RE REALLY HAPPY
WITH WHERE THE CAR IS.

LET'S JUST HOPE HE IS AS WELL.

TONY,
THANKS FOR COMING IN.

- THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
- ALL RIGHT, TONY.

SO YOU CAN SEE WE'VE DONE A TON
OF WORK TO THE BACK OF THIS CAR.

WE GOT THE REAR VALANCE
FITTING THE BUMPER

LIKE IT SHOULD NOW THAT
WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO IT.

BOY, YOU GOT THE BUMPER
TUCKED IN THERE NICE AND TIGHT.

I REALLY LOVE IT.
- YEAH, THANKS.

WE WANTED TO KEEP KIND OF
THE ORIGINAL LOOK

OF THE BACK OF THE CAR
BUT CLEAN IT UP QUITE A BIT,

SO THE LINES OF THE CAR
ARE NOW MUCH CLEANER.

DO YOU LIKE THE WAY THE
EXHAUST IS GONNA COME OUT?

- WE'RE NOT GONNA SEE IT, SO...
- RIGHT.

...IT'LL BE ALL NICE
AND TUCKED PERFECT.

- YEAH.
- AS LONG AS IT'S LOUD.

- OH, IT'S GONNA BE LOUD.
- PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME COMING.

IT'S GONNA BE LOUD.
YOU'LL HEAR IT.

YEAH.
YOU'RE GONNA HEAR IT COMING.

WE CAN ACCOMMODATE
THAT REQUEST.

YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT
THE SIDE REAL QUICK?

WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THE STANCE?

DO YOU LIKE WHERE IT SITS
RIGHT NOW, TONY?

THAT LOOKS GOOD.
YEAH.

I JUST... I DON'T WANT IT
SITTING ON THE GROUND.

- RIGHT.
- YEAH.

I WANT IT JUST TO HAVE,
LIKE, A NASTY LITTLE RAKE.

I WANT IT
TO LOOK PISSED OFF.

WHEN PEOPLE LOOK AT IT,
THE CAR KIND OF SAYS, YOU KNOW,

"YOUR PROBLEM."

YOU CARRIED THAT.
YOU CARRIED...

I LIKE THAT REQUEST.
THAT'S GREAT.

SO ON THE SIDE, WE'VE GOT

THE STANDARD
DOOR HANDLE SHAVED OFF.

PERFECT.
OH, THAT'S NICE.

YEAH, IT'S COOL.
YEAH.

WE WANT IT TO LOOK,
LIKE, SEAMLESS

WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN THE SIDE
OF IT, NO PANEL TRANSITION.

SURE.
PERFECT.

CHECK OUT THE ENGINE
COMPARTMENT.

LET'S DO IT.

SO THERE'S THE ENGINE
AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

SO WE PUT,
YOU KNOW, THE STOCK

CORVETTE PLASTIC SURROUND
ON THERE.

THIS IS A DRY-SUMP MOTOR,
SO WE'VE GOT,

YOU KNOW,
THE OIL TANK OVER HERE.

WE'VE GOT YOUR WATER PUMP
FOR THE SUPERCHARGER OVER HERE,

SO IT'S A MECHANICAL LOOK,

BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES
WITH THIS ENGINE.

LOOK.
I GET IT.

IT'S A BIG MOTOR.
IT'S A BUSY MOTOR.

YOU OPEN THIS THING,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE MY BATHROOM.

I GOT PUMPS AND SUMPS
AND RADIATORS.

SO WHEN NOAH OPENED THE HOOD,
I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

IT'S NOT AS CLEAN
AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

IT'S NOT CLEAN LIKE
THE REST OF THE CAR.

WHEN I OPEN THE HOOD,

I JUST WANT THIS THING
TO JUMP OUT AT YOU,

I THINK WE GOT
A LITTLE MORE WORK TO DO.

NEXT TIME, THE CHEVELLE
TRANSFORMATION CONTINUES...

LOTS OF STEPS, LOTS OF THINKING
WAY AHEAD LIKE LINING ON A MAP.

...AS CUSTOM TOUCHES...

LOOK AT THAT!
WOW!

...AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE
MODS...

WE CAN'T HEAR IT.
GIVE IT SOME GAS.

LET'S CHECK OUT
THIS MOTOR COMPARTMENT.

SEE IF YOU GUYS
DELIVERED.

...MAKE THIS A REVEAL
LIKE NO OTHER.

FEELS SUPER SMOOTH.

OH, MY GOD.
WHAT IS THAT?