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Narrator: RIGHT NOW ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
THERE'S NO FLOOR? YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT ON THE NET.
HOT-ROD HUNTER RICHARD RAWLINGS
AND MASTER MECHANIC AARON KAUFMAN...
WE'LL FLIP FOR IT.
...ARE COOKING UP A STRANGE CONCOCTION WITH A '64 PICKUP.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DODGE TRUCK,
FORD SUSPENSION, WITH A CHEVY MOTOR.
TA-DA!
Narrator: BUT THIS HODGEPODGE OF CAR PARTS
TURNS INTO A RECIPE FOR DISASTER...
Kaufman: WHAT A PAIN IN THE REAR.
Narrator: ...THAT LEAVES RICHARD EATING CROW.
AARON'S GOT ME BENT ON THIS ONE, MAN.
TOO MUCH MONEY, TOO MUCH TIME, TOO MUCH EVERYTHING.
THEN K.C. JUMPS IN, AND RICHARD GETS PUSHY
WHEN THEY CLOSE A DEAL FOR A '65 MUSTANG.
AND WHEN THE '32 FORD ROADSTER LEAVES RICHARD HANGING...
...LOOK WHO STEPS IN.
IT'S $40,000.
$40,000.
IT'S A WEEK OF BENT FRAMES,
BENT OUT OF SHAPE MECHANICS,
AND CAR PARTS HELL-BENT ON NOT GETTING ALONG.
AND IT'S GONNA BE A HOOT.
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Rawlings: SO, I'M ALWAYS SCANNING THE INTERWEB
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO BUY --
NEXT BIG BUILD, NEXT ONE I CAN FLIP, WHATEVER.
AND I CAME ACROSS A KIND OF ODD TRUCK TODAY.
IT'S A '64 DODGE, SHORT-BED PICKUP TRUCK.
YOU JUST DON'T SEE A BUNCH OF THEM.
IT'S CALLED A SWEPTLINE.
AND DODGE DESIGNED IT IN THE BEGINNING OF THE EARLY '60s
TO MAKE AN OLD, RELIABLE PICKUP TRUCK
KIND OF MORE LIKE A STYLISH PASSENGER CAR.
RARE IS TRUE.
WORTHLESS IS PROBABLY A BETTER EXAMPLE,
BUT IT'S CHEAP.
IT'S JUST LIKE 750 BUCKS.
WE'VE HAD REALLY GOOD LUCK
WITH THE TRUCK CHANGE-OVERS THAT WE'VE DONE.
YOU KNOW, PUTTING DIFFERENT FRONT CLIP,
GETTING SOME BIG BRAKES, A BIG MOTOR IN THERE,
AND THEY SEEM TO WORK REAL WELL.
IT'S A GOOD RECIPE FOR US.
BUT WE GOT TO GET OVER HERE AND SEE IF IT'S BUTCHERED, BEAT UP,
TOO RUSTY, WHAT HAVE YOU.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HE GOTS TO SAY.
MAYBE I CAN BEAT HIM DOWN TO $500 OR SO.
CHECK OUT ALL THIS WICKED STUFF.
Rawlings: WHAT'S UP? ARE YOU RYAN?
RICHARD RAWLINGS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
AARON. NICE TO MEET YOU MAN.
THIS IS BRYAN CHANEY AND I'M STEVE MABRY.
IT'S RYAN.
IT'S A '64.
'64 DODGE PICKUP.
WE PUT IT ON crisis 'CAUSE IT WAS IN THE WAY
OF MY BEAUTIFUL VEHICLES BACK THERE.
SO, WE'RE TRYING TO SELL IT.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET RID OF JUNK SO WE CAN STORE SOME MORE SPACE,
AND JUST PUT IT ON THERE TO GET RID OF IT.
DUDE, THIS IS A PRETTY COOL PLACE.
YOU GOT A LOT OF WACKY STUFF AROUND HERE.
LOOKS LIKE PHIPPS' SHOP. WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO?
HE'S A [BLEEP] UP. AND WE BUILD OBJETS D'ART.
OKAY. YEAH, WE DO BUILD OBJETS D'ART.
YEAH, WE GET FOUND OBJECTS
AND WE MAKE STORE FIXTURES OUT OF THEM OR SCULPTURES.
WELL, WE DO COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION, BARS --
YOU NAME IT.
WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THAT?
I JUST -- STUFF WE FOUND.
IT WAS TOO MUCH CHROME, SO I COULDN'T TURN IT AWAY.
WHAT'D THEY DO, JUST CAST A REAL ONE?
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAST A REAL ONE OR NOT.
HAMMERED IT OUT.
I JUST KNOW IT WAS REAL SHINY, SO...
GEEZ. I COULD USE SOME OF THAT.
WE JUST MOVED INTO A SHOP,
BUT I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO DO ANYTHING.
IT LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP] IN THERE.
WELL, LET'S SEE THIS TRUCK IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE, MAN.
THE ONE ON THE NET.
IT'S OUT HERE.
SO, WE CAME OUT HERE TO RYAN'S TO LOOK AT A TRUCK.
AND I'M REALLY DIGGING IT ALREADY JUST WALKING UP ON IT.
I LIKE HOW BLUNT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IS.
I LIKE THE TAIL LIGHTS. IT IS A REALLY COOL TRUCK.
I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS MUCH OUT OF IT,
AND I'M PRETTY EXCITED, BUT I HOPE WE GET IT BOUGHT.
SO, WHY DO YOU GOT IT?
I MEAN, IS THIS SOMETHING YOU RAN ACROSS, OR...?
WELL, I HAD A BRIGHT IDEA OF HAVING A SHOP TRUCK,
BUT THEN CONSTRUCTION TOOK OFF,
AND I'M NOT GONNA GET AROUND TO IT.
WE NEED THE SPACE TO STORE WOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I GOT YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK, AARON?
I THINK IT'S A GREAT PICKUP TRUCK.
HAVE YOU EVER STARTED THIS MOTOR IN IT?
NO. YOU CAN DRIVE IT AROUND WITH YOUR FEET.
THERE'S NO FLOOR IN IT.
THERE'S NO FLOOR? YOU DIDN'T SAY THAT ON THE NET.
OH, I DIDN'T THINK THAT'D BE A PROBLEM.
Mabry: MAYBE WE WANTED PEOPLE TO COME LOOK AT IT.
YOU KNOW, THEY START TALKING ABOUT HOW
IT DOESN'T HAVE FLOOR PANS,
WHICH I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL, AND DOESN'T RUN,
WHICH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL, EITHER.
SHOOT, DUDE. I THINK IT'S PRETTY COOL.
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S 750 BUCKS COOL.
IF YOU'RE ON THE FENCE,
WE'LL THROW IN THAT FIXTURE RIGHT THERE.
DUDE, I LIKE THAT FIXTURE RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW, HE'S BUSTING MY BALLS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PRICE.
THEN HE SAW, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL THAT,
SOME CART THAT WAS NEXT TO IT
THAT WE JUST GOT FROM THE SCRAP YARD FOR 30 BUCKS.
HOW 'BOUT $500?
YEAH.
I CAN SELL THE CART FOR MORE THAN $500.
NO WAY, MAN. THAT'S A RUSTY-***, OLD CART.
AND HE'S LIKE, "NO," YOU KNOW. AND HE'S STICKING TO HIS $750.
[BLEEP]
YOU'RE KILLING ME, MAN.
SO I SAID, "WHY DON'T WE FLIP FOR IT?
"WHY DON'T WE JUST THROW A COIN IN THE AIR?
LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS."
MAYBE I GET THEM BOTH FOR $500. MAYBE I HAVE TO PAY $750.
IT'S ONLY 250 BUCKS, MAN. LOOK AT YOU.
YOU'RE STYLING WITH THEM GLASSES
[BLEEP] I'LL DO IT.
ARE WE FLIPPING OR ARE YOU JUST DOING IT FOR $500?
NO, NO, NO. WE'LL FLIP FOR IT.
ALL RIGHT. I GOT A COIN.
YOU BETTER CHECK IT.
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
HEADS.
UGH! DAMN IT!
WELL, TYPICAL RICHARD LUCK -- I'M PAYING $750.
STUPID QUARTER.
ALL RIGHT, DUDE. $750, THAT'S A DEAL.
GOOD JOB. HIGH FIVE.
JUST LIKE THEY DO 'EM.
WOULD YOU GUYS BE INTERESTED
IN COMING OVER AND CHECKING OUT MY SHOP?
BECAUSE, I MEAN, I'VE GOT, LIKE, STUPID DROP CEILINGS.
IT JUST LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP] IN THERE.
YEAH, SURE. WE'LL COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
I KNOW WE GOT RID OF A TRUCK,
BUT WHAT I'M SUPER STOKED ABOUT IS GOING OVER TO THE SHOP
'CAUSE IF, YOU KNOW, HE'S TALKING ABOUT
ALL THAT STUFF THAT WE DO,
THEN, MAN, THAT'S HOW WE REALLY MAKE MONEY.
ALL RIGHT. COOL. HEY. THANKS, MAN.
ALL RIGHT MAN. LATER.
Rawlings: ALL IN ALL, IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR GAS MONKEY.
I GOT HIM DOWN TO A PRICE
THAT I THINK WAS FAIR ON THE TRUCK AND THE CART,
SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE I GOT ONE AND GOT ONE FOR FREE.
WE'LL GET US A GOOD, LITTLE SHOP TRUCK BUILT.
THEY ALWAYS DO WELL.
I THINK THE ENTRY PRICE IS GREAT,
SO IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO THE SHOP
'CAUSE BEER TIME'S COMING.
I'M DOWN. I LIKE IT.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE.
OR IF I HAVE, I HAVEN'T EVER PAID ANY ATTENTION.
YEAH, DODGES ARE EASY TO MISS.
HEY, MONKEYS! GET OUT HERE!
TA-DA!
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS ONE?
[ WHISTLES ]
DAMN!
Kaufman: WANT TO DO A DODGE?
THIS IS ABOUT THE MOST TOLERABLE DODGE I COULD FIND.
Mathieu: THAT'S TOLERABLE? 'CAUSE IT'S UGLY.
THE DAMN HORSE KICKED IT
AND DIDN'T EVEN WANT HIS SHOE BACK,
JUST HAVING TOUCHED THE TRUCK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, WE KEEP YOU AROUND HERE FOR SOME REASON, TOM.
THE BIGGEST THING IS ON THIS RIGHT HERE
IS WE LIKE THE LOOKS ON IT.
THE SWEPTSIDE, THEY DIDN'T BUILD VERY MANY OF THEM.
YOU DON'T SEE THEM EVER.
NO ONE HAS A DODGE SWEPTSIDE.
SO WE'RE GONNA BUILD ONE.
WE DO A LOT OF THESE LITTLE TRUCKS.
WE HAVEN'T DONE A DODGE,
BUT WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THE SAME RECIPE --
PUT THAT FORD CLIP IN IT, PUT AN LS MOTOR IN IT,
NICE REAR END, GOOD BRAKES, GOOD WHEELS.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE DODGE TRUCK, FORD SUSPENSION,
WITH A CHEVY MOTOR?
WELL, YOU KNOW THE DEFINITION OF FORD
IS A [BLEEP] UP OLD, REBUILT DODGE ANYWAYS, SO...
TA-DA!
WE'RE GONNA BUILD A FORD...CHEVY...DODGE THING.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ARE WE GONNA PAINT IT? OR ARE YOU JUST GONNA CLEAR IT?
WE'RE ONLY GONNA CLEAR IT.
WHY AM I HERE?!
'CAUSE YOU WELD SO GOOD, AND YOU DO CHASSIS WORK AMAZING.
YEAH, NO, I DON'T.
THEY JUST SELL BETTER.
I SWEAR TO GOD IF WE PAINTED THIS TRUCK
AND WE HAD THE EXACT SAME ONE SITTING NEXT TO IT,
BUILT THE EXACT SAME WAY, BUT CLEARED PATINA,
THE CLEARED PATINA ONE WOULD SELL BEFORE THE PAINTED ONE WOULD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS THING'S GONNA BRING?
I GOT A SNEAKING SUSPICION, WHEN IT'S DONE,
I CAN GET HIGH 20s.
THAT'S PRETTY SNEAKY.
MAN, WHY IS EVERYBODY BUSTING MY BALLS?
YOU BROUGHT THIS UGLY DODGE, AND YOU WANT ME TO CLEAR IT,
AND THEN YOU WANT TO PUT A CHEVY MOTOR
AND FORD SUSPENSION IN IT?
WHO WANTS THAT?!
ISN'T THAT AWESOME?
WELL, K.C. MIGHT NOT LIKE IT, BUT I DO.
AND ON THIS TRUCK, WE'RE GONNA RE-DO EVERYTHING
TO MAKE IT A RUNNING, DRIVING, STOPPING VEHICLE.
WE'RE GONNA DO THE MOTOR, THE TRANSMISSION, THE BRAKES,
THE SUSPENSION, WHEELS, AND TIRES.
BUT ON THE OUTSIDE,
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE IT JUST LIKE IT IS.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
SOMEONE'S GONNA THINK THAT'S KICK ***.
THIS WHOLE THING IS LOW, LOW, LOW BUCK, HIGH RESULT.
AND FAST. $15,000 BUDGET, 10 DAYS.
GET THE TRUCK OFF. [BLEEP]
THAT WAY. THAT WAY.
COMING IN HOT!
THAT HAPPENED WAY TOO FAST.
ALL RIGHT. BE CAREFUL, GUYS.
THIS IS WHAT I GOT OUT OF MY FLIP.
WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S A CART. CAN'T YOU SEE?
IT WOULD HOLD LIQUOR REALLY GOOD.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, Y'ALL WORK ON THE TRUCK.
I'M GONNA GO PUT MY CART IN THE FRONT.
Kaufman: HEY. THE BED'S NOT BOLTED DOWN ON THIS.
YOU WANT TO GO GRAB ONE OF THOSE CARTS WE GOT THE OTHER DAY?
LET'S BRING IT HERE, AND LET'S GET THIS THING OFF.
ALL I'M REALLY AFTER RIGHT NOW
IS TO GET THE BED OFF THIS THING,
THE NOSE OFF OF IT, AND GET THE DRIVETRAIN OUT OF IT,
AND WE'RE GONNA ROLL IT AROUND.
PROBABLY GONNA PUT IT OVER HERE FOR THE TIME BEING.
OH, COME ON, YOU PIECE OF [BLEEP]
[ IMITATING BRAKES SCREECHING ]
SO, WE'VE PULLED THIS CAR APART IN ONE HOURS' TIME.
PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER'S GONNA BE A SON OF A ***.
ONE'S THAT COME APART EASY ALWAYS GO BACK TOGETHER HARD.
[ CAR HORN HONKS ]
AWESOME!
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A WHILE.
AND YOU SIGN, YOU'RE READY TO GO.
GAS MONKEY DEALS IN CASH. THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD ONE.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT HERE AT THE NEW GAS MONKEY GARAGE.
I GOT TO FLIP A LOT OF CARS TO PAY FOR THIS PLACE,
SO I KNOW YOU HEARD ME TELL THE DRIVER
THAT I WAS WAITING ON THIS.
I ACTUALLY FORGOT I BOUGHT IT,
SO I'M PRETTY HAPPY THAT IT'S HERE.
IT BEING THE '32 FORD ROADSTER, WHICH IS, AND WILL FOREVER BE,
THE QUINTESSENTIAL HOT ROD
BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO DAMN EASY TO MODIFY.
I BOUGHT THIS RED BEAUTY HERE
A COUPLE MONTHS BACK FOR $32,000,
AND I'M HOPING I CAN FLIP IT FOR A GOOD-SIZED PROFIT.
WHAT'S UP, MAN?
BUT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA RAIN,
SO I GOT TO GET IT IN THE GARAGE.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
REALLY?
[ IGNITION CLICKS ]
[ CHUCKLES ] AND A DEAD BATTERY.
HOW'D YOU DRIVE THIS OFF?
COME BACK!
Narrator: COMING UP, RICHARD HITS THE ROAD WITH K.C.
YOU NEED TO LOSE YOUR BELLY. QUIT DRINKING BEER.
BUT WHO'S REALLY GETTING TAKEN FOR A RIDE?
Mathieu: MAN, KEEP GOING. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING ANYTHING.
AND THE DODGE BUILD...
THIS THING'S ALL CROOKED.
...HAS AARON BENT OUT OF SHAPE.
MAN. NO ONE EVER SAID IT WAS EASY.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]
REALLY?
SO, I JUST GOT THIS '32 ROADSTER DELIVERED TO THE SHOP,
AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT, IT WON'T START.
AND A DEAD BATTERY.
SO, WHO WANTS TO SEE RICHARD GET HIS MANLY MAN ON?
LADIES? [ CLUCKS TONGUE ]
[ CLAPPING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW, WHEN I SAID I NEEDED A HAND,
THAT WASN'T WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
I FIGURED IF I CAME IN AND ASKED YOU GUYS TO HELP ME PUSH IT,
YOU'D CALL ME A FREAKING BAZANNA ANYWAYS.
I CAN'T TALK. I'VE BEEN PUSHING.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE BEST BODIED
'32 ROADSTERS I'VE EVER BOUGHT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR SIDE LOOKS LIKE,
BUT THIS ONE'S PERFECT.
HEY, MAN. YOU SEE THE COLOR.
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THE TOP DOES.
TOP GOES DOWN...
PRICE GOES UP.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW THE DRILL.
WE'LL JUST GET IT RUNNING, DRIVING, AND BUFF IT OUT.
SELL THE DAMN THING.
I DO KNOW THE DRILL.
I'M GONNA PUT IT IN HIGH SPEED.
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO PAY FOR THIS PLACE.
Kaufman: SO, THIS MORNING
WE'RE READY TO GET COOKING ON OUR '64 DODGE.
THE UPSIDE -- WE'RE GONNA BE PULLING IN A LOT OF COMPONENTS
FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT VEHICLES.
AND IT'S MY JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY FIT
AND LOOK LIKE THEY BELONG THERE,
WHICH IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF WORK THAT I LIKE DOING.
DOWNSIDE IS THAT RICHARD'S ONLY GIVING ME 10 DAYS
AND $15,000 TO GET IT DONE,
SO IT'S TIME TO GET THIS PROJECT UP TO SPEED.
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING --
SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT WITH OUR FRAME.
YOU'RE NOT A TID -- MAN, THIS THING'S ALL CROOKED.
HEY, YOU'RE JACKING IT BACK,
JUST SITTING IT ON SOME *** CROSSMEMBER.
SOMEONE ELSE ALREADY TRIED TO WORK ON THIS TRUCK,
AND ALL FOUR CORNERS WERE BENT.
IN FACT, YOU COULD SAY
THE ENTIRE FRAME RAIL WAS MESSED UP.
BOTH THE REARS, OBVIOUSLY, UP TO FOUR INCHES ON ONE SIDE,
A LITTLE LESS ON THE OTHER, BUT THERE WAS SOME TWIST,
SOME HEIGHT ISSUES.
SINCE THEY DID A REALLY SWEET, LITTLE NOTCH HERE,
THE BACK END SAGS, SO THIS SIDE'S, YOU KNOW,
PROBABLY A FEW DEGREES OFF.
.3?
THAT WAY.
THIS CORNER NEEDS TO COME UP INSTEAD.
THAT'S NO BUENO FOR US.
Kaufman: YOU CAN'T INSTALL ANYTHING ON A TWISTED FRAME.
THE FRONT END WILL BE OUT OF WHACK,
THE ALIGNMENT WILL BE OUT OF WHACK,
THE HEADLIGHTS WILL POINT DIFFERENT ANGLES,
YOU'LL NEVER GET THE CAB SEATED,
STEERING WHEEL'S GONNA BE CROOKED,
THE BACK TIRES ARE GONNA POINT
A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN THE FRONT TIRES,
GAS TANK WILL BE IN THERE UPSIDE DOWN.
I MEAN, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE WRONG.
THIS IS [BLEEP] WE'D FIND IN TOM'S MINIVAN.
OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE GONNA HAVE TO SQUARE EVERYTHING UP
ON THE CHASSIS BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
SO WE'RE OFF TO THE RACES.
AND THIS HORSE IS DEFINITELY SLOW GETTING OUT OF THE GATE.
DUSTIN AND JORDAN,
SO Y'ALL WORK ON GETTING THESE NOTCHES FIGURED OUT
AND THE BACK OF THE FRAME STRAIGHTENED UP.
AND YOU'RE GONNA WORK ON THE FLOOR IN HERE.
AND TOM, RYAN, WE'LL FIND SOMETHING.
Rawlings: AFTER WE START WORKING ON THE NEW BUILD,
THERE'S JUST NOT MUCH FOR ME TO DO,
EXCEPT WORRY ABOUT HOW I'M GONNA PAY
FOR EVERYTHING AARON WANTS TO DO.
THAT'S WHEN I START LOOKING FOR CARS THAT I CAN FLIP.
SO I'M SITTING IN THE SHOP TODAY,
AND I'M GETTING READY TO GO LOOK AT A COUPLE CARS,
AND I LOOK OUT MY NEW LITTLE WINDOW
WHERE I CAN SEE EVERYTHING GOING ON.
AND GUESS WHO'S NOT DOING NOTHING,
JUST STANDING THERE,
KIND OF STARING AT THE CEILING, BEING LAZY?
I FIGURED, "HELL, I'LL MAKE HIM COME WITH ME
AND CHECK OUT THESE CARS."
GET OVER HERE.
SEE? YOU'RE NOT EVEN GOOD AT THAT.
[ SNAPS FINGERS ] HEY!
CHECK IT OUT, MAN. YOU'RE MOVING UP IN THE WORLD.
THAT'D BE COOL, HUH?
WELL, NO, YOU REALLY ARE.
YOU'RE NOT AT THE SHOP.
YOU GET TO RIDE AROUND WITH ME AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN.
I'D LIKE TO GET A BURGER. I'M KIND OF HUNGRY.
BURGER? I'M TIRED OF BURGERS, MAN.
I'M TIRED OF EVERYTHING. ALL I DO IS EAT OUT ANYMORE.
ALL YOU DO IS EAT. LOOK AT YOU.
YOUR BELLY'S PROTRUDING OVER THERE, TOO.
DON'T GIVE ME ANY [BLEEP]
I'M LOSING WEIGHT EVERY DAY.
DON'T GIVE ME THAT. YOU NEED TO LOSE YOUR BELLY.
QUIT DRINKING BEER.
DUDE.
YOU WOULDN'T LIKE ME WHEN I'M SOBER.
PROBABLY NOT.
I FOUND A GENTLEMAN THAT HAD
A COUPLE CARS IN HIS GARAGE HE WAS WILLING TO GET RID OF.
HE HAD A '65 MUSTANG AND A '52 CHEVROLET.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS IN THE GENERAL PRICE RANGE,
BUT THEY HADN'T RAN IN A LONG TIME,
AND THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE TO FIND THEM.
ALL RIGHT.
SO, YOUR DEAL IS TO TALK BAD ABOUT THE CARS.
YEP.
HOW YOU DOING, SIR?
RICHARD RAWLINGS.
YES, SIR.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU. MY NAME IS RICHARD ANDERSON.
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL. I CAN REMEMBER THAT.
Anderson: I GOT INTO THESE CARS IN 2005.
I ALWAYS WANTED A '52 CHEV
'CAUSE THAT WAS THE FIRST CAR THAT I EVER DROVE,
AND MY WIFE WANTED A '65 MUSTANG
BECAUSE THAT WAS A CAR THAT SHE OWNED BACK IN THE DAY.
GOOD TO MEET YOU, TOO.
GUESS WE'LL JUST START WITH THE MUSTANG MAYBE.
WE BOUGHT THESE CARS. WE ENJOYED THEM.
AND THEN WE LOST THE INTEREST IN THEM.
LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY NICE LITTLE CAR.
IT'S HAD SOME FLOOR WORK, THOUGH.
NOT TOO BAD.
NOW, YOU WERE ASKING AROUND $8,000 FOR THIS?
YEAH.
BUT IT'S GOT A/C ON THAT LITTLE 200.
YEAH.
DOES THAT MAKE IT GO A LITTLE BIT SLOWER, OR WHAT?
YEAH.
HOLY COW.
PROBABLY 120 HORSEPOWER. PLUS A/C.
IT'S LIKE A WEED-EATER MOTOR, RAWLINGS.
WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHEVY.
'52.
'52. TWO-DOOR, HARD TOP.
WHAT'S THE STORY ON WHEN THE LAST TIME
THIS ONE RAN AND DROVE WAS?
MAYBE 2009.
IS THERE A REASON THE SEAT JUST FELL OFF?
[ LAUGHS ]
BUT YEAH, SOMEBODY CAME IN
AND PAINTED THE BUMPERS AND ALL THE CHROME BLACK.
THAT'S NOT TOO GOOD.
RICHARD SHOWED ME HIS CARS, AND I KIND OF LIKED THEM BOTH.
I MEAN, THE MUSTANG'S COOL ENOUGH,
EXCEPT FOR IT'S GOT AN ANEMIC SIX-CYLINDER IN IT
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAVE ANY POWER WHATSOEVER.
THE CHEVROLET WAS KIND OF ODD.
WELL, I KNOW THIS. SEE LIKE ALL THE LINING?
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS SPRAY PAINTED RED.
Rawlings: IT PROBABLY WAS.
THEY PAINTED THE BUMPERS BLACK
AND PUT SOME WEIRD TRIM ON THE WINDSHIELD,
BUT THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE CAN EASILY FIX AT GAS MONKEY,
SO HAD TO GET HIM DOWN TO A NUMBER.
IF I BOUGHT THEM BOTH,
WHAT KIND OF PACKAGE DEAL COULD WE DO?
I'D DO $6,500 FOR THE '65,
AND WE'LL TAKE THE '52,
WE'LL TURN IT AROUND, MAKE IT $2,500.
$6,500 AND $2,500.
THAT'S...NINE GRAND.
THAT WAS A REAL DIFFICULT WAY OF GETTING TO A NUMBER,
BUT AT LEAST WE'RE WORKING NOW.
YOU'RE KIND OF THERE, RICHARD.
I MEAN, HOW ABOUT $8,000 CASH RIGHT NOW,
AND I'LL TAKE THEM BOTH.
IF YOU THROW IN
A COUPLE OF YOUR T-SHIRTS FROM GAS MONKEY.
I CAN DO THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
LET ME GET YOU SOME CASH, SIR. YOU GOT TITLES ON BOTH OF THEM?
AWESOME.
RICHARD WENT FOR IT. THAT'S A GOOD DEAL.
RICHARD GOT CARS.
YEAH.
THERE YOU GO. COUNT THOSE.
MAMA SAID, "ALWAYS COUNT YOUR MONEY TWICE."
SO, WE PAID THE GUY EIGHT GRAND FOR BOTH CARS,
K.C.'s HERE TO DO THE WORK.
HE'S SUPPOSED TO LOAD THE CARS, DO EVERYTHING.
LIFT IT.
SO HE IMMEDIATELY JUMPS
IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE DAGGONE CAR AND SAYS,
"I'LL STEER AND BRAKE."
REALLY?
I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH LEG POWER
TO ACTUALLY STOP A MANUAL-BRAKE CAR,
SO THAT'S WHY I JUMPED IN.
OH, BUT I HAVE ENOUGH LEG POWER TO PUSH THE DAMN THING?
I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED.
YEAH, MAN. KEEP GOING. YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING ANYTHING.
KEEP GOING.
YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
I STEERED THE CAR.
YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY JUST WORTHLESS.
I GAVE YOU SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T GET VERY OFTEN --
EXERCISE.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
AT THE END, WE GOT THE CARS BOUGHT.
GONNA SEND K.C. BACK TO PICK UP THE OTHER ONE.
REALLY?
MAYBE.
WHERE'S MY LUNCH?
DON'T WALK AWAY FROM ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU.
Kaufman: SO, THE GOOD NEWS --
WE'VE MANAGED TO SQUARE UP ALL FOUR CORNERS OF OUR '64 DODGE.
THE BAD NEWS IS IT TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS.
THOSE ARE DAYS WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING SOMETHING ELSE,
BUT FINALLY, WE'RE READY
TO FIT THE NEW FORD SUSPENSION TO THE FRONT OF OUR DODGE FRAME
AND GET THIS PROJECT HEADED FORWARD AGAIN.
I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
WE'RE GONNA USE SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW WORKS.
WE'VE USED IT SEVERAL TIMES NOW.
WE'RE USING AN '03-'05 CROWN VIC FRONT CROSSMEMBER SUB-FRAME.
IT'S GOT STEEL UPPER-CONTROL ARMS,
RACK AND PINION, 12-INCH DISC BRAKES,
2-PISTON CALIPERS, STRUT FRONT END.
SO THIS IS A REALLY ADAPTABLE, REALLY GOOD FRONT END.
THE OTHER THING IS IT'S CROWN VIC,
WHICH, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN PULLED OVER,
IT WAS PROBABLY BY A CROWN VIC.
AND SO YOU KNOW THAT THEY'RE FLEET VEHICLES.
FLEET VEHICLES HAVE CHEAP PARTS.
SO, THAT'S ANOTHER REASON --
SERVICEABILITY IS REALLY, REALLY HIGH,
PARTS ARE REALLY CHEAP,
AND THE PERFORMANCE IS HARD TO BEAT.
HOW ARE WE ON THE JACK STAND? ARE WE ALL RIGHT?
BARELY.
KEEP COMING BACK.
WATCH IT. WATCH IT. WATCH IT. YOU'RE GOING.
DON'T GO UP TOO HIGH.
SO, THE GUYS GOT THE CROWN VIC FRONT END HUNG,
AND AS SOON AS THEY DID,
I COULD TELL THAT THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM
WITH THE WAY IT WAS SITTING ON THE DODGE FRAME.
WE'RE NOT TOUCHING ON THIS SIDE.
SO, THE HICCUP WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION WORKS LIKE THIS --
ON OUR '64 DODGE, THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME RAIL
HAS A BIT OF A SLIGHT DOWNTURN ON IT,
AND OUR CROWN VIC FRONT END
NEEDS A VERY FLAT PLANE TO SIT ON.
IF WE DON'T FIX THAT,
THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS TILTED FORWARD, AND ACTUALLY,
IT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE VERY ERRATIC,
AND WE WON'T GET THE PERFORMANCE OUT OF IT THAT WE NEED OR WANT.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FLATTEN THE FRAME
BACK HERE WHERE THOSE PADS GO.
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME FOR IT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR IT.
BUT THIS IS A NON-NEGOTIABLE TOPIC.
WE HAVE TO FIX THIS
IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRUCK PERFORM THE WAY WE WANT IT TO.
LIKE I SAID, I MEAN, NO ONE EVER SAID IT WAS EASY.
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
THE FRONT OF THIS FRAME WAS NEVER INTENDED FOR I.F.S.
...WHEN AARON BREAKS THE BAD NEWS ABOUT THE BUILD,
RICHARD'S GOT NO PLACE TO HIDE.
SEE? THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I DON'T LIKE THE WINDOW.
AND GAS MONKEY UNLEASHES A NEW WEAPON TO CLINCH A SALE.
HE'S NOT HERE.
ME.
OH, MY GOD. SERIOUSLY?
Kaufman: WELL, WE'RE WELL BEHIND SCHEDULE
ON THIS DODGE HODGEPODGE WE'RE BUILDING.
I ANTICIPATED HAVING
THE FORD FRONT SUSPENSION ON THIS TRUCK DAYS AGO.
AS IT TURNS OUT, IT'S A LOT OF WORK
TO GRAFT ON THE FRONT SUB-FRAME OUT OF A NEW CAR
ONTO A 50-YEAR-OLD TRUCK FRAME.
WE GOT IT MOCKED UP ONLY TO REALIZE
THAT THE DODGE FRAME SWEEPS DOWN AT A VERY CRITICAL SPOT,
WHICH MEANS I'M GONNA HAVE TO PUSH BACK MY SCHEDULE
YET ANOTHER DAY,
AND THE FRAME'S GONNA GO BACK UNDER THE KNIFE.
WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS ACTUALLY CUT FROM THIS POINT ON TO HERE,
AND THEN I'M GONNA PIE IT SO IT ACTUALLY BRINGS THIS SIDE UP
TO BE SQUARED WITH THE REST OF THE FRAME.
Rawlings: HEY, TONY!
SO, WHILE THE GUYS ARE SLAVING AWAY ON THE DODGE TRUCK,
WITH K.C.'s HELP, OR MAYBE EVEN IN SPITE OF K.C.'s HELP,
I WAS ABLE TO GET TWO CARS TO FLIP.
HEY, MAN.
THE '65 MUSTANG'S THE FIRST ONE IN THE DOOR,
AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE THE FIRST ONE OUT
WITH A LITTLE PROFIT TO SPARE.
IN THE EARLY '60s,
THERE WAS A FORD EXEC NAMED LEE IACOCCA.
HE DEVELOPED A LOW-PRICED SPORTS CAR
THAT AMERICA'S YOUNG CAR DRIVERS COULD CALL THEIR OWN.
BAM! THE MUSTANG WAS BORN.
THE REST -- WELL, THAT'S HISTORY.
THIS ONE SHOULD FIRE RIGHT UP, RUN AND DRIVE JUST FINE.
LET'S JUST WASH IT, STICK IT ON THE NET.
DON'T HELP HIM UNLOAD THIS CAR, EITHER.
I CAN'T DO IT ALL MYSELF.
PEOPLE ASK ME, "K.C., HOW DO YOU DO SO LITTLE WORK?"
WELL, THERE'S AN ART TO IT.
FIRST, ACT LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS REALLY TOUGH.
YEAH, I'M HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THIS STRAP OUT.
MAKE THE OTHER GUY FEEL LIKE HE'S THE LAZY ONE.
NOT YET.
ALL RIGHT.
AND NEVER BE THE ONE PUSHING...
...WHEN YOU SHOULD BE SITTING.
YOU PUSHING?
YEAH. YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE?
[ Laughing ] NO!
RICHARD *** ABOUT THE SAME THING.
STRAIGHT BACK. [ WHISTLES ]
MAN, YOU'RE GOOD AT THAT.
WELL, CLEARLY I CAN'T COUNT ON K.C. TO PULL HIS OWN WEIGHT,
OR PUSH IT FOR THAT MATTER,
BUT AT LEAST THE GUYS ARE BACK AT THE SHOP
KICKING *** ON THE BIG BUILD, RIGHT?
WRONG.
WHAT'S HE DOING?
WE'RE HAVING A CASTER-ISSUE PROBLEM
'CAUSE THE FRONT OF THIS FRAME WAS NEVER INTENDED FOR I.F.S.,
SO IT'S FRONT FRAME'S ACTUALLY POINTED DOWN.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING,
OR WHAT DUSTIN'S DOING RIGHT NOW,
IS ACTUALLY LIFTING THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME RAIL,
MAKING IT FLAT.
IT SOUNDED KIND OF LIKE WHEN CHARLIE BROWN'S MOM TALKS.
YEAH. I FIGURED AS MUCH.
I WAS JUST GONNA SEE IF YOU WERE GONNA MELT DOWN.
I WAS JUST WAITING ON YOU TO TELL ME
THAT, YEAH, EVERYTHING'S JAMMING.
HONESTLY, I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES.
I MEAN, I WAS EXPECTING TO SEE A TRUCK,
YOU KNOW, MAYBE TOGETHER WITH SOME WHEELS ON IT.
THIS THING DOESN'T LOOK ANY DIFFERENT THAN IT DID
DAYS AGO WHEN WE TOOK IT APART.
SEE THE PIECE OF THAT FRONT FRAME RAIL'S A LITTLE LOW?
THAT'LL HAVE TO GET POPPED UP.
ONE OF THOSE THINGS, SOMETHING PROBABLY
A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD OVERLOOK
'CAUSE YOU COULD JUST BOLT IT ON,
BUT THE TROUBLE IS...
AARON KEPT YAMMERING ON,
AND HONESTLY, ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS ONE THING.
I COULD TELL THIS WAS TURNING INTO ONE OF THOSE BUILDS.
YOU KNOW, THE KIND THAT LEAVES ME
WITH A SKINNY WALLET AND A BIG, FAT HEADACHE.
I KNOW WE'RE A LITTLE BEHIND SCHEDULE,
BUT I THINK THE FRUIT OF THIS LABOR'S WELL WORTH IT.
TIME IS MONEY. MONEY IS TIME.
DAYS AND MONEY, THAT'S WHAT I'M RUNNING OUT OF, BROTHER.
SEE YA.
THE DODGE BUILD.
WELL, IT'S NOT EXACTLY GOING AS PLANNED.
AND THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT I CAN DO
EXCEPT FOR TWIDDLE MY THUMBS AND PESTER AARON,
SO I'M GONNA DO THE NEXT BEST THING.
I'M GONNA FOCUS MY ATTENTION ON ANOTHER GAS MONKEY PROBLEM.
WHAT'S GOING ON, RYAN?
NOT MUCH, MAN. WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I NEED HELP WITH MY FRONT SPACE.
IT LOOKS LIKE [BLEEP]
OKAY. LET'S GO LOOK.
SO, MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE HAPPY
WITH JUST GETTING A NEW, BIGGER BUILDING,
AND IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME OR GAS MONKEY GARAGE,
JUST CAN'T LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
SO I GOT MOVED INTO MY OFFICES.
I HATED THEM. I DIDN'T LIKE THE FURNITURE.
I DIDN'T LIKE ANYTHING.
[BLEEP]
SO I CALLED RYAN.
HE'S THE GUY I GOT THAT '64 DODGE FROM.
HIM AND HIS PARTNER STEVE,
THEY TAKE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE CONSIDER GARBAGE --
OLD BUILDING MATERIALS AND RECLAIMED WOOD --
AND THEY USE THAT STUFF TO TURN SUCKY SPACES
INTO SOMETHING REALLY BADASS.
I LIKE WHAT HE DOES.
IT KIND OF MATCHES OUR FLAIR.
SO I CLEARED ALL MY CRAPPY FURNITURE OUT,
AND I'M HOPING RYAN CAN HELP US
GET A LITTLE GAS MONKEY MOJO GOING IN OUR NEW SPACE.
SO, THIS IS IT.
DANG, DUDE. YOU RAISED IN A BARN?
I GOT A BIG BUILDING
AND THE AIR CONDITIONING BILLS AND KINDS OF STUFF NOW.
ALL RIGHT. DAMN. HOLD ON. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
I GOT THIS -- WE'LL WALK THROUGH IT --
BUT I GOT THIS JUST EMPTY, KIND OF BORING AREA.
IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I'D MOW EVERYTHING DOWN
AND JUST DESIGN IT MY OWN WAY,
BUT I'M KIND OF STUCK WITH WHAT I GOT.
AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY,
BUT I WANT TO TRY TO MAKE IT KIND OF KITSCHY COOL.
YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME MORE WINDOWS
TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT TOWARDS THE SHOP,
MAYBE A COUPLE OF COUCHES IN HERE.
THIS IS MORE LIKE LOUNGY, COOL AREA.
WHAT I'M SAYING ABOUT MY OFFICE IS, "IT SUCKS."
AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF I LIKE
BEING ABLE TO SEE OUT THERE OR NOT.
'CAUSE THAT PISSES ME OF.
I SEE EVERYBODY NOT DOING ANYTHING,
AND THEN I WANT TO GO BACK OUT THERE AND SCREAM, YELL, AND HOLLER,
STUFF I DON'T NEED TO DO.
BUT I HATE THE DROP CEILINGS ALL THROUGHOUT THIS PLACE.
DROP CEILINGS SUCK.
WELL, THE OFFICE SPACE
IS JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER OFFICE SPACE
THAT YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.
THERE'S NOTHING COOL ABOUT IT.
I THINK SOME TANKER DESK WOULD LOOK GOOD IN HERE,
MIX THAT IN WITH INDUSTRIAL,
JUST EVERYTHING AMERICAN-MADE, STEEL FURNITURE.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
'CAUSE THE STUFF THAT I HAVE OR THAT I'VE LOOKED AT DOWN HERE
FOR SALE AT THE OFFICE-SUPPLY STORE IS BORING.
WELL, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO FIND COOL STUFF AT A STORE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE GO OUT AND FIND IT ALL AND PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.
SO, WHAT HE'S FINDING IS JUST OLD, JUNKY STUFF,
RE-PURPOSING IT,
AND MAKING IT COOL, AND MAKING IT INTO FURNITURE.
IT CAN'T BE THAT EXPENSIVE.
JUST GOT TO GET UP A PLAN. I GOT TO MAKE A BID.
IT'S JUST MONEY, MAN. JUST GET STARTED.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE A HOME. I DON'T HAVE A DESK.
I DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO BE,
AND I GOT A BUSINESS TO RUN, SO JUST GET AFTER IT.
SEE? THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I DON'T LIKE THE WINDOW.
WHAT IF I WAS LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW,
LOW-GRADE *** AND TAKING CARE OF THINGS?
[ CHUCKLES ] WELL, ALL RIGHT, MAN.
SO, WITH THE GARAGE REMODEL
AND THE DODGE JUST SUCKING MY BANK ACCOUNT DRY,
I GOT TO COME UP WITH SOME CASH,
AND I GOT TO COME UP WITH IT FAST.
I THINK I FOUND A BUYER FOR THE '32 FORD,
AND I'VE GOT THE PERFECT NEGOTIATING STRATEGY
TO MAKE SURE HE COMES UP TO MY PRICE.
WHERE THE HELL'S EVERYBODY AT?
HM.
RICHARD CALLED ME UP AND SAID HE HAD A GREAT '32 FORD ROADSTER,
SO I CAME OVER HERE, AND, LIKE, NOBODY'S HERE.
HM.
RICHARD!
YOU AIN'T RICHARD. WHERE'S RICHARD AT?
HE'S NOT HERE.
WHAT?
HE TOLD ME YOU WERE COMING, THOUGH.
HE'S IN A MEETING.
HE HAD A MEETING WITH ME.
HE'S NOT HERE.
ME.
OH, MY GOD. SERIOUSLY?
HE TOLD ME YOU WERE COMING, BUT HE'S NOT HERE.
RICHARD'S ALWAYS DUMPING HIS DIRTY WORK ON ME.
WHY SHOULD TODAY BE ANY DIFFERENT?
THIS IS THE CAR.
NORMALLY WHEN I COME OVER HERE TO BUY A CAR,
HALF THE FUN IS HAGGLING AND WORKING WITH RICHARD.
SO, HOW MUCH DOES THIS DEAL COST ME, ANYWAY?
$40,000?
BU--
HOLY COW.
THIS IS GONNA BE A TOUGH SALE RIGHT HERE FOR ME.
OH [BLEEP]
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, KILL US?
Narrator: WITH THE SKY FALLING
IN THE GAS MONKEY GARAGE...
DeLeon: OW!
...THE CHEVY ENGINE REFUSES
TO FALL IN LINE WITH ALL THE OTHER CAR PARTS.
YOUR OIL PAN'S NOT GONNA WORK.
Kaufman: WHAT A PAIN IN THE REAR.
Narrator: DODGE D SERIES TRUCKS
WERE ASSEMBLED IN ISRAEL UNTIL THE 1980s.
Brimberry: SO, I'M AT THE GARAGE, HOLDING DOWN THE FORT,
AND THOMAS COMES OVER TO LOOK AT THE '32 FORD.
ONLY, WHEN I TELL HIM WHAT RICHARD WANTS FOR IT,
HE GETS PISSED OFF.
SO, HOW MUCH DOES THIS DEAL COST ME, ANYWAY?
$40,000?
BU--
WELL, LET ME -- I NEED TO SEE THE TITLE.
'CAUSE I GOT TO CHECK THE VIN.
OKAY. DO IT.
THANK YOU.
TO ME, SELLING A CAR
IS ABOUT THE SAME AS CLEANING A TOILET --
YOU JUST HOLD YOUR NOSE
AND STICK WITH IT UNTIL IT'S DONE.
I CANNOT BELIEVE HE DID THIS.
WHERE'S THE VIN AT?
THE FENDERS ON A '32 CLIMB OVER THE TOP OF THE FRAME
AND THEN NOBODY'S EVER NOTCHED THAT OUT.
THOMAS, I DIDN'T BUILD THE CAR.
I'M SORRY, DARLING.
I AIN'T TRYING TO GET ON YOU.
IT'S JUST THAT RICHARD SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE,
AND NORMALLY ME AND HIM, YOU KNOW,
WE HASH THIS KIND OF THING OUT.
MM-HMM.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
TOLD YOU.
GREAT CAR. GREAT COLOR.
YOU GONNA GO FOR A RIDE WITH ME?
THERE WAS JUST NO NEGOTIATING WITH HER.
I MEAN, IT WAS $40,000 AND THAT'S ALL IT WAS.
HOW MUCH IS IT?
IT'S $40,000.
$40,000.
I'M THINKING $35,000.
I'M THINKING YOU'RE CRAZY.
YOU CAN GET IN YOUR TRUCK AND GO HOME. $40,000.
SHE TOLD ME TO GET IN MY TRUCK, FOR GOD'S SAKE, AND LEAVE.
SO I JUST HAD TO BUY THE CAR AND BE DONE WITH IT.
OKAY. $38,000.
$40,000.
$40,000.
$40,000.
ALL RIGHT. $40,000. NO PROBLEM.
THANK YOU.
DID YOU COUNT IT?
OKAY.
MAMA ALWAYS SAID, "COUNT YOUR MONEY."
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SWEETHEART.
BYE BYE, NOW.
Kaufman: WE'RE A FEW DAYS BEHIND ON OUR BIG BUILD
THANKS TO A BENT FRAME AND TRICKY FRONT SUSPENSION,
BUT TODAY WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT BIG STEP.
THAT'S GONNA BE PUTTING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TAHOE MOTOR
IN OUR '64 DODGE.
WE ANTICIPATE ABSOLUTELY ZERO PROBLEMS.
NONE AT ALL.
AND THE GUYS, THEY'RE TICKLED
JUST TO BE DONE WITH CHASSIS WORK.
GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA-GA.
OH, YEAH! YEAH!
CHECK MY OIL. GOOD! YEAH! WOW!
WOW-WOW-WOW-WOW!
OH! GET IT, JORDAN! GET IT, JORDAN! YEAH!
RRA! RRA! RRA! RRA!
BOO!
Butler: WELL, ME AND DUSTIN ARE STICKING THE MOTOR
IN THIS OLD, RAGGED PIECE OF [BLEEP]
SO WE CAN SEE IF WE GOT TO CUT THE CROSSMEMBER OUT.
WE'RE HOPING THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO,
BUT IT'S LOOKING NOT IN OUR FAVOR.
OW!
ALL RIGHT.
[ GRUNTING ]
COME ON.
HOLD ON.
DeLeon: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CUT IT OUT.
IT'S GOT TO COME OUT.
IT'S GOT TO COME OUT.
WHY?
'CAUSE IT'S RESTING RIGHT ON THE PAN.
WE GOT THIS DODGE MOTOR IN THE TRUCK.
IT'S ALL MOCKED UP,
BUT, LIKE NORMAL, WE HAVE ISSUES.
THE OIL PAN ON THE CHEVROLET ENGINE,
IT'S HITTING THE CROWN VIC FRONT SUSPENSION
THAT'S SITTING ON THIS OLD, PIECE-OF-CRAP DODGE FRAME.
SO WHY IT DOESN'T FIT, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT NOW I GOT TO GO IN THERE AND FIND AARON
TO LET HIM KNOW THAT IT DOESN'T FIT.
AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO HEAR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
YOUR OIL PAN'S NOT GONNA WORK.
I WISHED IT WOULD. IT'D MAKE LIFE EASY.
MNH-MNH.
SO, JORDAN AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE FITMENT ISSUES
THAT WE'RE HAVING ON THE DODGE PICKUP TRUCK.
GETTING THIS LS MOTOR AND THE CROWN VIC CROSSMEMBER
AND THE '64 DODGE PICKUP TRUCK TO FIT
IS CAUSING A LITTLE, COUPLE ISSUES HERE.
WHAT A PAIN IN THE REAR.
YEAH.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO RIGHT NOW IS JORDAN AND DUSTIN
ARE ACTUALLY GONNA CUT A SECTION OUT.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE ABOUT AN INCH OFF THE TOP OF THAT CROSSMEMBER
BETWEEN THE TWO MOTOR-MOUNT TOWERS,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BOX IT ALL BACK IN, WELD IT ALL UP.
Butler: I DIDN'T KNOW THE OIL PAN WAS GONNA BE AN ISSUE
UNTIL WE PUT THE MOTOR IN.
DO YOU KNOW WHY WE HAVE TO CUT IT?
DeLeon: PROBABLY 'CAUSE IT DOESN'T FIT LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE.
Rawlings: SO, THINGS AREN'T GOING TOO SWELL
HERE AT GAS MONKEY GARAGE, BUT ONE BRIGHT SPOT --
RYAN'S COMING IN TODAY TO GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE
ON WHAT HE'LL NEED TO DO THE WORK IN MY OFFICE.
SEE? THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.
DUDE, YOU GOT ME SCARED NOW
'CAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE LIKE A FREAKING MESS.
NO, MAN. IT'S NOT GONNA BE THAT BAD.
I MEAN, IT LOOKS GOOD UP THERE.
WHAT, DO YOU THINK THAT'LL ALL CLEAR OUT?
THEN YOU'RE JUST GONNA PAINT IT BLACK, OR WHAT?
YEAH, WE'LL GET IT ALL FLAT BLACK. SHOULD BE FINE.
YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE WHAT HE'S DOING.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE THAT BIG OF A MESS.
YOU KNOW, WE'LL JUST GET IT ALL CUT OUT.
SHOULD BE FINE.
[BLEEP] IS THIS A HARD HAT AREA?
YOU TRYING TO KILL US?
I HOPE I DON'T NEED THAT ANYMORE.
NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA USE THOSE ANYMORE.
NONE OF THAT MAKES SENSE. IT'S JUST THIS WASTED SPACE.
WHO IN THE HELL INVENTED THIS CRAP, ANYWAYS?
WELL, YOU GOT TO HAVE THAT FOR RATS AND ALL THAT TO RUN ON.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEAL THAT PART OFF
SO I DON'T GET THE FUMES AND EVERYTHING FROM THE GARAGE.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I DIG IT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GONNA LEAVE Y'ALL TO IT.
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO JACK WITH THIS.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. WE GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
Taylor: SO, THIS IS A REALLY CLEAN, LITTLE '65 MUSTANG
THAT RICHARD AND K.C. FOUND AND BROUGHT BACK YESTERDAY.
WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME PICTURES,
PUT IT ON THE INTERNET, AND FIND SOMEBODY
THAT JUST HAS TO HAVE A '65 MUSTANG.
ONCE I'M DONE TAKING THESE PICTURES,
I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER TO TOM.
HE'S GONNA MAKE SURE IT'S RUNNING AND DRIVING.
[ PANTING ]
WHY AM I OUT OF BREATH?
BECAUSE I WAS LISTENING TO THIS FUNKY MUSIC,
AND SOMETIMES IT JUST GETS AHOLD OF ME AND I CAN'T GET RID OF IT.
AND I EITHER HAVE TO GO WITH IT OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES.
AND THE CONSEQUENCES IS MY SOUL IS NOT HAPPY.
SO I HAD TO MAKE MY SOUL HAPPY,
AND I HAD TO GET WITH THE MOVE AND BUST THAT GROOVE
'CAUSE THAT'S THE WAY NATURE INTENDED
'CAUSE MUSIC WAS MADE TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.
I WAS GLORIOUS DANCING, AND I WAS HAPPY.
DON'T YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY?
OF COURSE YOU DO.
MISTER ROGERS, HE'S PROBABLY OUT THERE SOMEWHERE GOING,
"THIS AIN'T WHERE I WANTED TO GO WITH THIS."
AND HE'S BURNING THAT LITTLE, BLUE CARDIGAN SWEATER OF HIS.
I'M SORRY, MISTER ROGERS, THAT I DID YOUR THING LIKE THAT.
AND I HOPE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEREVER IT'S AT IN HEAVEN,
IS A WONDERFUL NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALL RIGHT, TOM. QUIET TIME.
YOU GOT ANY IDEAS YET?
YEAH, MAN. I'VE COME UP WITH SOME STUFF.
I'M SITTING OUT HERE IN MY CRAPPY DESK
IN THE MIDDLE OF MY SO-CALLED HOT-ROD SHOP,
'CAUSE I CAN'T EVEN STAND TO SIT IN THERE.
IT'S UGLY.
WELL, I GOT SOME IDEAS.
FAN, RIGHT THERE.
MAKE A FAN COFFEE TABLE,
MAYBE A PLATFORM OUT OF SOME RECLAIMED WOOD
TO MAYBE PUT A BIKE ON.
ANOTHER BIG INDUSTRIAL CART LIKE THE ONE YOU SAW.
I GOT THAT ONE DRAWN IN RIGHT THERE.
ALL RECLAIMED, INDUSTRIAL, AUTHENTIC MATERIAL.
WHAT'S THIS GONNA COST?
WELL, IF I HAD TO THROW OUT A NUMBER --
I KIND OF ALREADY GOT A FIGURE FOR THE FRONT IN MY HEAD,
AND THEN WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE BACK...
I'M GONNA SAY ABOUT 40,
AND DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH EXTRA STUFF YOU WANT,
WE COULD GET UP TO 50.
DOLLARS?
NO. THOUSAND.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO MY WORLD HEADQUARTERS TRAILER.
Narrator: COMING UP,
WITH THE BIG BUILD SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL...
AARON'S GOT ME BENT ON THIS, MAN.
TOO MUCH MONEY, TOO MUCH TIME.
[ WHISTLES ]
...WILL THE DODGE'S RUBBER
EVER MEET THE ROAD?
YEAH.
IF YOU HIT A BUMP AND YOU WERE TURNED,
YOU'D GET IT.
LAST NIGHT, I HAD A COUPLE BEVERAGES,
AND THEY MAY HAVE BEEN ENRICHED WITH ALCOHOL.
IT'S 9:00 IN THE MORNING.
I MAY NOT BE ALL HERE,
BUT I HAVE TO TEST THIS WIPER MOTOR.
I'LL GO RIGHT HERE,
ACT LIKE I GOT A WINDSHIELD IN IT,
SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
HELLO! UH-OH.
OKAY. WE CAN TAKE THAT OFF THE LIST.
AND NOW WE ONLY GOT 3,000 MORE THINGS TO DO.
COME ON, BATTERY, LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
Taylor: ALL RIGHT, SO, THIS IS A '65 MUSTANG
THAT RICHARD BOUGHT FOR $6,000.
WE GOT IT RUNNING, PUT IT ON THE INTERNET.
A COUPLE PEOPLE SAW IT AND JUST HAD TO HAVE IT,
FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
THEY'RE DRIVING DOWN NOW FROM OKLAHOMA,
AND THEY'RE GONNA PICK IT UP HERE,
SO WE'LL GET THIS ONE OUT,
DOWN THE ROAD, NEW OWNERS.
GAS MONKEY GETS PAID.
HOW Y'ALL DOING?
DOING ALL RIGHT. HOW 'BOUT YOURSELF?
GOOD, GOOD.
BUSTER?
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
MY NAME'S BUSTER. THIS IS MY WIFE CHRISTIE.
WE FOUND THE CAR ON THE INTERNET
AND JUST DECIDED TO DRIVE ON DOWN.
SO, CHRISTIE, I HEARD THIS CAR'S FOR YOU.
IT IS.
I'M THE BIG FAN OF MUSTANGS. BUSTER'S NOT.
HE DOESN'T LIKE THEM, SO IT WAS MY CHOICE TO BUY IT.
[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]
IT'LL WORK.
YEP.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD DEAL.
WE PAID $7,500.
I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PRICE FOR IT, SO...
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW, THIS ONE, BEING A SIX-CYLINDER,
I FIGURED THIS WOULD
BE A PERFECT, YOU KNOW, CAR FOR A WOMAN TO DRIVE.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE WRONG THING TO SAY.
[ LAUGHS ] SORRY.
HM.
SO, THE DODGE BUILD'S WAY BEHIND.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO GET THE GAS TANK FIGURED OUT,
HOW I'M GONNA MOUNT IT IN THE FRAME.
AND I GOT TWO PROBLEMS.
FIRST, THE GAS TANK'S TOO TALL.
IT'S GONNA STICK UP OUT OF THE FRAME TOO HIGH.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO DROP THE TANK DOWN INTO THE FRAME.
AND THE TANK'S NOT WIDE ENOUGH
TO HIT EACH SIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO BUILD TABS OFF THE FRAME,
OVER TO THE TANK TO MOUNT IT.
KIND OF SUCKS 'CAUSE I WAS HOPING IT WOULD JUST DROP IN.
THAT WAY WE COULD CATCH UP ON SOME TIME.
BUT MY SECOND PROBLEM IS WITH THE BOSS MAN, AARON.
99% OF THE TIME WITH AARON,
YOU HAVE TO FINISH YOUR JOB WITHIN AN HOUR
BECAUSE WITHIN THAT ONE HOUR, HE'S GONNA DISAPPEAR,
AND AS LONG AS IT'S DONE BEFORE HE GETS BACK,
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
BUT IF YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT,
REAL CLOSE TO BEING DONE,
HE'LL STOP YOU AND TELL YOU, "HEY, LET'S CHANGE THAT UP.
I DON'T LIKE IT NOW."
SO WHAT I'M GONNA TRY TO DO IS *** THIS THING OUT
BEFORE AARON CAN POP HIS HEAD IN HERE AGAIN.
WHOA! HANG ON THERE, COWBOY.
OH [BLEEP]
HAPPENS TO ME QUITE OFTEN.
THAT'LL WORK, WON'T IT?
I'VE ALREADY GOT THE BOTTOM STRAPS GLUED.
[ Sighing ] OH.
THIS RIGHT HERE WILL FAIL.
WHAT YOU DO IS ROLL IT OVER,
TAKE A PIECE OF TUBING, ROLL IT OVER IT,
SPOT WELD IT BACK SO THAT YOU HAVE THE TWO TABS ON IT
AND YOU CAN PUT A BOLT THROUGH IT
SO YOU CAN DROP THE STRAPS OFF OF IT.
OKAY.
AARON COME IN AND LOOKED AT MY TANK.
HE LIKES THAT I'M PUTTING STRAPS ON IT.
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
HE DON'T LIKE THE WAY I'M MOUNTING THEM.
SO NOW WE'RE GONNA CHANGE IT ALL UP AGAIN.
MIGHT GET DONE WITH IT BY TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY,
MAYBE THE NEXT DAY.
LONGEST TANK INSTALL EVER.
WELL, I'M KIND OF GLAD RICHARD HAS
HIS LITTLE REMODEL PROJECT TO KEEP HIM HAPPY
BECAUSE AT THIS POINT,
I THINK I'M THREE DAYS BEHIND ON THE DODGE BUILD.
AND TO TOP IT OFF, I JUST GOT SOME BAD NEWS.
ALL RIGHT. GOT THE WHEEL ON.
LOOKS FREAKING BADASS.
BUT...IT HITS.
Kaufman: OH, IT'S ALL OVER IT.
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YEAH. REAL CLOSE.
IF YOU HIT A BUMP AND YOU WERE TURNED,
YOU'D GET IT.
SO, THE INNER FENDERS ON THIS,
EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE MODIFIED
TO GO AROUND OUR UPPER SUSPENSION,
THEY'RE STILL NOT GONNA WORK
BECAUSE WE HAVE TIRE-CLEARANCE ISSUES.
THE TIRES ON THIS TRUCK ARE VERY, VERY WIDE NOW.
THEY'RE VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSE TO IT.
YOU JUST WANT TO BUILD NEW ONES NOW?
I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO, BUT --
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS I DON'T WANT THIS
TO TURN INTO THE BIGGEST PROJECT ON A TRUCK --
PUTTING INNER FENDER APRONS ON.
LET'S GO GET SOME MATERIAL AND GET ON THIS.
AND IF IT STARTS TO BE TOO MUCH, STOP.
IF YOU'RE STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT,
JUST HOLD UP,
AND JORDAN OR I WILL HELP YOU OUT WITH IT.
ALL RIGHT. THAT'S THE NEW PLAN.
HEY, RICHARD.
I'VE GOT A BUYER FOR OUR '65 MUSTANG.
HOW MUCH?
IT WAS $7,500.
YEAH.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE '64 PICKUP?
'CAUSE I DON'T REALLY GIVE A [BLEEP] ABOUT THE MUSTANG.
OOH.
HADN'T HEARD FROM ANY OF THEM
ON THAT ONE, BROTHER.
DUDE, I GOT TO GET RID OF THAT THING.
AARON'S GOT SO MUCH DAMN MONEY AND TIME TIED UP IN IT,
I'LL NEVER GET MY MONEY OUT.
Rawlings: YOU KNOW, USUALLY ABOUT THIS TIME,
I START PUTTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE BIG BUILD,
AND SEE IF I CAN'T GET SOME NIBBLES,
BUT NOT THIS TRUCK.
I MEAN, I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT THESE DODGES ARE SO RARE
BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS THEM.
AARON'S GOT ME BENT ON THIS, MAN.
TOO MUCH MONEY, TOO MUCH TIME, TOO MUCH EVERYTHING.
AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A BIG NUMBER ON THAT TRUCK,
SO DO WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO.
I MEAN, HIT UP LIKE SOME OF THE WEBSITES
FOR SPORT TRUCKING OR SPORT TOUR TRUCK.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'D CLASSIFY THAT THING AS.
LOOK UP P.O. [BLEEP] SPORT TOURING.
I KNOW I'M WAY OVER BUDGET. I'M WAY BEHIND ON TIME.
AND THIS JUST IS STARTING TO SUCK,
BUT I GOT TOO MUCH MONEY IN IT,
SO I'M NOT GONNA LET IT GO FOR 20 GRAND.
IT'S GONNA HAVE TO GO TO A HIGH-END BUYER
THAT WANTS A BADASS TRUCK AND HAS A WHOLE LOT MORE CASH.
GET THAT THING SOLD. I NEED THE MONEY OUT OF IT.
I GOT A COUPLE IDEAS.
LET ME GO TO WORK HERE,
AND THEN I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT I FIND OUT.
OKAY.
SO, AFTER A FEW GREAT WEEKS AT GAS MONKEY GARAGE,
WE HIT A SKID.
OH.
WAY TOO MUCH TIME, WAY TOO MUCH MONEY.
WELL, YOU ONLY PAID 750 BUCKS FOR IT.
I IMAGINE YOU COULD HAVE EXPECTED SOME TROUBLE.
THE TROUBLE IS YOU.
AND THEN I JUST GOT MY ESTIMATE
FOR THE REMODEL OF THE OFFICES UP THERE.
YEAH?
AND I HAD THIS GRAND ILLUSION I WAS GONNA TURN IT
TAJ MAHAL.
...GARAGE IN THE WORLD.
EXACTLY, UNTIL I SAW THE PRICE TAG.
SO, TUNE IN NEXT WEEK. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WILL THE DODGE TRUCK GET DONE? WILL I DO MY REMODEL JOB?
WILL RICHARD CONTINUE TO BUY CRAP FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
THAT YOU SOLD AT YOUR GARAGE SALE?
I HAVE NO IDEA, BUT AT LEAST RIGHT NOW,
I STILL HAVE MY BEER ASSISTANT.
AND I EVEN GOT ONE FOR AARON.
BUT HE DOESN'T DRINK, AND I DO.
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