07x03 - Cutlass Lowrider, Part 2

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Right now on "fast n' loud"...

Hot rod hunter Richard rawlings

and master mechanic
Aaron Kaufman pick out

the next Jewel
in gas monkey's crown.

Can we go for a ride?
We sure can.

A 1967 Cadillac convertible.

It's kind of like riding
a marshmallow on top of a cloud.

Richard bets on
this big, red beast

in one of the biggest risks
in gas monkey history...

People are expecting more
from us.

True.

But is he ready
to pay the price?



And the arrival
of a sporty Swede...

Hey, keep pushing.

...has the monkeys calling for
a translator.

Smells like pine-sol.

With the Caddy build
headed for trouble...

Richard and Aaron
make like connoisseurs

to snag a couple of
classic jags.

Very cool.

Will a gamble on this
Cadillac pay off big-time...

Wow.

...or will another golden
opportunity turn into rust?

Why isn't anything ever easy?

That sucks, dude.

Oh, I hate this job.

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export, Pittsburgh,
those are two different towns.

I guess it works, though.

'Cause they call it
Dallas-fort worth

and those are damn sure
two different towns.

So this... this can be
export-Pittsburgh

if you want it to be.
Whatever. Pennsylvania.

Aaron's always told me
that he wanted to build

a big '60s Cadillac.

And well, when the guy
from Pennsylvania called

and said he had
a '67 luxury package,

near-perfect body,
figured that might be it.

So the only thing to do...
Grab the bearded wonder,

some cash, and head up north.

Finding a decent one is
not very easy.

You can find them and everyone
thinks they're nice,

but they're not.

You know, they're all tore up
and windows don't work,

tops don't work,
what have you.

This one is supposed to be
pretty clean.

He wants a lot of money for it.
I think he's said, like,

$22,500 or something, but...

I would say $22,500 is
a little steep.

It's better than
buying one for 10 and having to,

you know, do everything.
Well...

So, why would I ever come to
this part of the country

from Texas to buy
a convertible Cadillac?

Well, I tell ya, convertibles
usually bring top dollar.

Well, this isn't exactly, uh,

convertible weather here
in export-Pittsburgh.

So maybe I can
knock this guy in the knees.

The cars up here scare me
though. Rust.

Yeah, they scare me, too.

Here we are, the international
motorcars of Pittsburgh,

limited.

* k*ller *

hey.
Hey.

Richard rawlings.
Hi, Steve apter.

We talked on the phone
about a Cadillac.

I'm Steve apter,

I own international motorcars
of Pittsburgh.

And I'm trying to sell Richard
a 1967 Cadillac convertible.

Here we go.

'67, red.

Ah, I guess
he's gonna pull it on out.

Awesome.
Let it rip, tater chip.

That is
what I am talking about.

I mean, that is


Oh, maybe right now
it's Pittsburgh steel.

The 1967 Cadillac
used the phrase

"standard of the world."

I think "the beast of luxury"
would have been more like it.

You ever drive 90 miles an hour
down the freeway on a couch?

That is what I'm talking about.

This particular model is
top-of-the-line

with really cool options
like v8, power steering,

air conditioning, door locks.

And you know what
that adds up to?

A lot of really cool cars that
are still on the road today.

I've never seen one
with bucket seats.

It looks pretty cool.

Yeah, I haven't had one
that had bucket seats in it.

Tell us what you know about it.

Well, I bought it from
a gentleman who's owned it

since 1989.

I thought it was a nice car.
I liked it, so I bought it.

So no crazy stories of
your childhood

and having the sex in
the back at prom

or any of that good stuff?

Went to a prom...
Went to my senior prom

in a '67 sedan deville.
Oh, okay.

So does every work that you know
of? Windows, lights, horn?

Far as I know on the car,
everything works.

Antenna goes up and down.
Windows work.

Actually,
it's a pretty sharp car,

but they always have
a little bit to hide.

This car used to be white?

This car used to be beige.

Oh, so,
we've had a color change.

Yes, we have.

Turns out that a collector guy
owned it since the '80s and, uh,

took good care of it.

Uh, it had already been
color-changed

when that guy got
a hold of it.

How those front fenders look,
Aaron?

Both front fenders
have been fiberglassed.

The front fenders had
had some rust damage

that had been repaired.

Not in a way that I would be
happy about, but truth matters,

we're gonna rebuild the car.
So, it's not a big concern.

The... the fact that the rest of
the car is a good car kind of

outweighs that little...
That little hiccup.

Power steering,
power breaks, a/c...

Factory air.

Rare in a convertible
in '67, air.

I would imagine it would be.
Yes, it would.

That's a big bonus
for a convertible...

Having bucket seats
and factory air.

Can we go for a ride?
We sure can.

Want to drive?
Heck, yeah, I want to drive.

This thing do burn-outs?

Guess not.

What do you think, Aaron?

Ride all right back there?
Yeah.

You know what,
I think the ride is Cadillac.

Rides just like
a Cadillac should.

Kind of like riding in
a marshmallow on top of a cloud.

This is a tiny, little town.

We're gonna buy her gas,
that's Lou's.

We'll just cruise through
and honk.

Hey, Lou's.

Oh, yeah.

Those burn-outs.

Man, there is nothing like
an old-school Caddy.

I mean,
this car is pretty rad.

It's in great shape.

And I'd like it to be
our next big build.

Pretty rad.

Everything seems to work.
Does what it's supposed to do.

You like it, Richard?
Yeah, we came a long ways.

Um, but you're asking $22,500?

You know it's worth that.

You never seen one
with bucket seats before,

and it's red.
Yeah.

Well, yeah.
But it used to be beige,

that kind of bothers me.
Yeah, but it's red.

And it's got bucket seats,
it's a Cadillac convertible.

Resale red and the top is down.
Yes, sir.

Top goes down, price goes up.

You know,
we get down to price.

And I'm havin' to
bargain with Steve.

And he's a dealer, and you know,
I'm a dealer and we know...

You know how it goes.

Golly.

Where you gonna find
another one like this?

How 'bout 15 grand?

He offered me 15, which was
$7,500 less than what I wanted.

No, I can't.

I mean, we're gonna tear it...
I-I cant.

All apart and redo it.

Can we meet somewhere
in the middle?

How 'bout $18,500?

Ah, man.

Well, that's a good jump,
he jumped by, uh, $4,000 there.

Yeah, I'm trying.
I can take it.

I mean, want...
Want to make a deal.

Well, I got to get it back, too.

So, um, how 'bout 17 grand?

He offered me $17,000 and he was
willing to pay me cash, today,

right now.

So, I decided to
make a deal with him.

Deal.
Excellent.

You got it. Thank you.

We've got ourselves a Cadillac.
All right.

You gonna drive it home?
I will.

All right, well,
you get started.

I'll go in here and do some
business with this guy.

I'm just kidding, man.

I already called tow mater
and told him to come get it.

Don't drive it!
You're gonna break it!

What else can we sell ya?

**

So a lot of times I can't sleep
'cause I'm always thinking about

what am I gonna do with
the gas monkey next?

What's the next thing?

So sitting on the plane on
the way back, I'm thinking,

how do we keep ourselves,
you know,

hot in the market place?

What do... what sort of risks
do I have to start taking

to keep gas monkey on top?

What's up?
Same old, same.

Why you backing up?

I feel like we have to push
ourselves hard and build bigger,

better, you know,
spend more money.

And then, I'm still balancing
out, is that worth it?

If we... if we build the same
car over and over again,

well, "a," everyone's interest
will start to wane.

And then not to mention
the more cars out there,

the less valuable cars
at that level are

because there's more of them.

So here at gas monkey, we're not
afraid of buildin' anything.

The problem is,
I want to dominate everything.

So we're gonna push ourselves
harder and harder every time.

You know, we're working on our


Just over 3 years.

When it was just me and you,

we were buying and selling
some stuff,

throwing some wheels on it.

And now I feel like
I'm just being pushed

that all of our stuff
has to move up a notch.

You know, just better.

I think there's a bunch of
high-end buyers out there that

I want to start aiming for.

Now, the risk will be
a lot more,

but I think the rewards
will be worth it.

I don't think it's problem,
you know,

to... to... to step up.

Because everyone here would
like to build better cars.

You know, we're just,

we're saddled with such
oppressive timelines.

I mean, that...
That's the biggest thing,

is there's only so much
custom we can do

in a short amount of time.

And I know that Aaron
and the guys

love to be challenged.

So different kinds of motors,
different kind of paints,

different kinds of interiors.

These are the things that would
be a lot more cutting-edge than

the rest of the norm.

I mean, there's a lot of
eyeballs on us now.

And, uh, it's time to just to
keep stepping up our game

till we fall off
the other side of the cliff.

By then, I hope I land nice
and cushy in a pile of money.

Hey, Richard.

There's a guy up front
trying to deliver a Volvo.

Did we buy a Volvo?

What did I tell you about
steppin' up our game?

Yeah, we bought a Volvo.
Right on.

Okay.

And we'll make it
the coolest damn Volvo ever.

K.c., coy.

This is what I'm talking about,
right there.

That there, son,
is a Volvo p1800.

The p1800 was born
in the late 1950s

when Volvo was itching to
make a sports car

that could compete in
the U.S. market.

With a top speed of
around 110 miles an hour,

it wasn't the fastest car.

But it was cool enough to star
in the hit TV series,

"the Saint."

With my favorite bond of
all time, Roger Moore.

So when I got an e-mail
from a guy in California

that said he had a 1966 p1800

and wanted to know
if I wanted it?

I said, "heck, yeah."

And I scooped it up
for 8,800 bucks.

It's supposed to run and drive,
but it's been a while.

Everything you buy is supposed
to run and drive.

Now this p1800 hadn't ran in


But it's in great shape.

And the market, well,
it's only going up.

All the guys have to do,
get it running and driving.

I flip it.
We all make money.

Figuring if I can put it back on
the net, say, "runs and drives,

"does what it's supposed to do,
needs a little tuning,

rock and roll."

Then we can make a couple
thousand bucks

on it and roll on.

So you got two painters out here
working on a Volvo that

we've never worked on before.

We don't have anything
to paint right now.

So I can send you home
with no pay

or I can give you
something to do.

I like this thing.

You want to try some
mechanic-ing?

I love volvos.
Yeah, that's what I thought.

Oh, my gosh,
it would be so awesome

if somebody opened
the door right now.

It'd be so great.

Maybe about now?

What?

Check it out, man.
That's awesome. Thank you.

Coming up on "fast n' loud"...

We're going a little
over the top.

When he hires
a new upholstery guy,

Richard pays the price.

Are you kidding me?
No way.

And when Tony turns mechanic,

something smells funny.

Smells like pine-sol.

What the
is up with you and pine-sol?

I'm not supposed to get dirty.

Tow mater!

How was the drive, brother?

It was a long one.

Looks like you got here
in once piece.

Hey, guys, Cadillac's here.

Caddy backs in, uh,
we go out and check it out.

It's a big, old boat.
Huge car.

It's what I like to see.

Are you sure you
bought this car?

Yes, sir, $17,000.

That's a pretty clean car.
It matches my shoes.

This is what gas monkey
does best.

All-American, classic,
big style.

Me and Aaron have been doing
this for 12 years together

and we've never
built one of these.

So here we are.

We can do these caddies all day
as far as I'm concerned.

Yes, I... believe me... hey.

These are mine, these are mine.

Did you almost just die?
That could have been a problem.

You tried to fist bump...

He tried.
He tried to punch me.

My master plan is to really step
up our game on this Cadillac.

And to do so, I'm gonna have to
throw in a little extra money

and pay attention
to the other stuff.

Which means bigger motor,
different suspension, wheels,

tires, really,
really nice interior.

But we're still gonna have to
get it done quickly

or the plan's a fail.

And I don't like fail.

So here's the plan.

Step one, we're gonna remove
the anemic 429 motor

and put in an heavy-powered
Cadillac 500 and a transmission

that can back it up.

Step two, we're gonna bag it
and slam it on the ground

with air-ride suspension and put
Detroit steel wheels on it

because it fits the car
pretty gosh darn good.

Step three, ditch the black top.

Redo all the interior
with some really,

really nice white leather,
no-brainer.

Step four, we're gonna replace
the existing crappy paint job

with a deep, crisp red that has
a show-car quality shine.

And step five,
my favorite part, of course,

sell the car
for a mighty, tasty profit.

I-I think this thing is
gonna be awesome.

What do you think, y'all have it
done by the afternoon?

It'll definitely look different.

Well, get after it.

I'm gonna enjoy some of
this bright Texas sunshine.

So I'm giving Aaron three weeks
and 30 grand for this Cadillac.

It's a lot of cash for this car,

but I still think I can
double my money

because I think there is a lot
buyers out there

that might pay well north of


built by gas monkey garage.

Can you tell if I'm straight?

Well,
I guess let's get into it.

This car is nice.

I don't think you can go wrong
any day, any year, any month

without backing Cadillac,
especially a big convertible.

I love hard tops, but I mean,
convertibles are a lot of fun.

To make this Cadillac fit in
Richard's time frame,

everything has to work out
just right.

And even though
we got the car out of

the rust-belt of Pennsylvania,

the body's actually
in really good shape.

That's key because the paint,
it's gonna demand a lot of time

to come out the crisp,
deep red this Cadillac deserves.

I'm glad we got all the help,
today.

Hey, keep pushing.

Richard just bought a '66 Volvo
and I don't think anyone knows

when it was last running.

How long has it been sitting?
Do we know?

And since we're waiting
on the Cadillac

over at the paint shop,

Richard wants Mike and I
to get it running.

Ooh, both red, huh?
That's... that's safe.

Excuse me, mack.

I don't know what
these things are.

Luckily we got someone
in the office

that knows a lot about volvos.

Spray some more
in it.

Sorry, but it's not christie.

All right, so...

Yeah, it's Tony.

And I don't know what got him
going on this.

Maybe it's 'cause he dated
a foreign exchange student.

But he sure knows
his Swedish cars.

Needless to say,
they're a little foreign to us.

Of course I know a thing
or two about volvos.

I love volvos.

This should fire up as long as
we don't have any fuel leaks.

All we need is about
a cap full of gas.

That's plenty of fuel.
On the Tony scale.

I don't know what these paint
and body guys are all afraid of.

I mean, it's just nuts
and bolts, it's a motor.

Try that.

You need fuel, air, spark,
and you get fire.

We're not getting any spark.
How do you know?

'Cause I don't...
Huh... what?

Spark?
What?

I don't think we have any spark.
Who doesn't?

You don't have any spark.
This car doesn't?

This car does not have spark.
How do you know?

'Cause I can tell it has gas.
It has air. It has compression.

What's missing? Spark.

Do we got a bad coil?

Well, dude, there's no wire
connected here.

The wire's not connected down
here at the condenser.

Quit it.

Try crank it now.

- Like a sewing machine, man.
- Well.

Like a sewing machine,
it doesn't sound like that.

So there's a spark,
we're needing fuel.

Why's it smell like pine-sol?

Smells like pine-sol.

What the up
with you and pine-sol?

I don't know, I've never smelt
it like pine-sol before.

I open up the fuel reservoirs

and they're full of
something funky.

And it ain't gas.

What is that?

Is that tomato soup?

This is the bisque and this is
pine-sol, I swear.

I swear this is pine-sol.
It's crystallized.

That's disgusting.

Once these guys clear out
the fuel system,

the Volvo should be
good to go.

But I've got to get back to work
and get this thing listed

so gas monkey gets paid.

Well, we'll clean the tank.
Thanks for your help, Tony.

Hey, anytime, man.
Y'all just let me know.

Where do ya'll
wash your hands at?

I'm not supposed to get dirty.
Over here.

So this project is, uh,
our '67 Caddy.

We're going a little
over the top,

so we wanted to kind of
jazz up the interior.

I'm gonna take the Cadillac
reputation for comfort

and luxury
and I'm gonna turn it up notch.

The sad part is,
I don't think sue is

the right one for the job.

Are you kidding me?
No way!

I've always had a soft spot
for the old dragon lady.

But frankly,
I think sue's out to get me.

I feel I k*ll him.

Hold on.
Pull the trigger, I don't care.

She's gonna stab me, Aaron.

a*s monkey.

So I put a call into the best
leather guy I know, Kyle Hicks.

He's one the who did
the c10 interior for us

just a while back,

and he crushed it.

And the Cadillac, well,
it's right in his wheelhouse.

We just wanted your style,
your take on things, you know.

Because, let's be honest,
this is a Cadillac.

We want nothing less than
Cadillac-level work.

A lot better materials and, uh,
keep the black dash,

black carpet.
Right.

And then all white.

We want to keep everything very
fashionably appropriate

for the car.

Yeah, I would think we would
pretty much just replace

everything that's wrapped with
a really nice, white leather.

Add some French seams,
some better stitching.

A lot better material.

And I think
it'll be great in here.

I know it's a lot of work,
i-i-i won't stick you to it,

but what... what ballpark
am I in on pricing?

Um, it's gonna be well over 20,
between 20 and 30, I would say.

When I said Kyle was gonna crush
it, I didn't mean my profits.

We're gonna... gonna basically
build these seats from scratch

just, uh, using the frames.



And not to mention,
with a convertible,

it's as big a feature of
the car is anything else.

Yeah, that's true, too.

My entire budget for this build
was around 30 grand.

And Kyle just doubled that.

And then you add the 17
I paid for the car originally.

That means I'm going to be in
this car for around 75 bucks.

If I'm going to attract
a top-shelf buyer,

then I got to splurge
and spend the money.

Wow.

Dude, thanks for coming out.
Yes, sir.

That's a lot of do-re-mis,
but you're the guy for the job.

Cool.

I'm gonna go drink a beer
or something.

Now, I definitely got to find
a big fish to buy this Cadillac

or I'm done for.

Christie, get me a beer,
and a buyer for this Cadillac.

Coming up on "fast n' loud"...

Whoa, sucker!

For one monkey, a new
motor might be a bad fit...

If it works, it was my idea.
If it doesn't,

it's you're fault.

Very cool.

And a pair of classic jags

may prove to be
the right vintage.

Cheers, brother.

**

One Cadillac motor.

Motor.

For you.
For me? Awesome.

Whoa, sucker.

The Cadillac 500 motor showed up
this morning on a crate.

Looks awesome.

It's carb to pan,
completely done.

So they tell us that with
a slight modification

to the motor mount,
we can drop it right in.

Wow, that is a huge motor.

This is a great upgrade from
the less than illustrious 429

that we took out.

So we're gonna put a big, giant


You know what?
It doesn't come cheap.

It took $14,000
out of our budget.

But you know what?
It's worth it.

And now all we have to do is
get it in there.

Let's call it 30 inches.

All right. Right there,
that's 30 right there.

Okay.

So I've taken all
the measurements of

our new motor
versus our old motor.

And it looks like
it's going to hit everything.

But I've been in the business
long enough to know,

where there's a will,
there's a way.

A little bit more.

It's like the "jaws" theme song
would play in the background.

A little bit more.
Come forward a little bit.

We're gonna have to,
but we're all over this

a/c stuff back here.

This booger is longer.

We're hung on the accelerator.
Took out the throttle.

All right,
it's behind the head, now.

Okay, watch your fingers.

One could get cut right off.

**

Whoa, right there.

We're gonna need a bigger boat.

So technically,
the motor is gonna fit,

it's just going to be
really tight.

We have to be really careful
about positioning,

so that we can still accommodate

the radiator
and the transmission.

So thinking going out forward.

Not forward. Locking it down
right here in the factory hold.

So the plan is
to place the new motor

exactly where I have it
right now.

All Jason has to do is
make some plates that adapt

the motor mounts on the motor

to the existing motor mounts on
the frame.

And we got the plan right on
time between Richard is

going to drag me out to
California wine country

to look at few cars.

Have at it, Jason.

Don't it up.

**

Man, wine country, dude.

We need to just hang out
up here for a couple weeks.

Hang out my butt, man.

I think what we need to do is
move the shop.

Yeah, move the shop here?
Yeah.

I can be down on that.

We're here in wine country to
see a man about a couple of

foreign cars that really caught
my attention...

Two Jaguar xk140s.

The thing is is I really watch
the market whether it is

domestic or foreign.

And the foreign car market
right now is really hot.

So I grabbed Aaron by the beard,
ran up the giant hill here in

wine country to scoop these cars
up before somebody else did.

We won't even have to do
anything to 'em.

They need restoration
and everything,

but they'll sell like that.
They'll be gone.

If nothing else,
at least it's a nice trip.

I talked to the gentleman
on the phone.

He's ready to sell them and he's
got a lot of action on them.

So I told him, I said,
"the best thing I can do is

be there tomorrow."

And sure enough, we jumped
the plane and here we are.

I hope
I don't have to go home.

No kidding.

Hey, what's going on?
How are ya?

Doing well.
Nice to meet you.

Richard rawlings, John,
we spoke on the phone.

My name's John Dayton.

I live in geyserville,
California,

and I live on our vineyards here
in, uh, northern California.

So you make wine or what?

We sell grapes.
Oh, so you sell the grapes?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

The wine's a little bit
too ambitious.

Yeah, leave... leave that to
other people.

Exactly,
leave it to the experts.

So uh, you got some cars
or what?

Yeah, yeah,
I'll show you the cars.

I love this part, it's like
what's behind door number one?

I let the door go slow
for the more drama.

That's right.

So this is a '56 and a '57,
you said.

So here they are.
Very cool.

He opens the garage door
and I'm like,

"that's pretty cool."

To have a full-on roadster,
that's a wicked car.

And then the drop head coupe
was uh, you know,

actually a little
better condition.

Both very, very cool cars.

This is the '56 roadster.

They're both California cars.

They were uh, sold here
originally, made for the states.

How many were...
Were brought to this country?


Really?

Yeah, they're, uh,
they're real unusual.

This is a great looking car,
both of them are.

Freaking rad.

After the end of world w*r ii,

Jaguar was claming that
their xk engine

was the engineering marvel of
the century.

The Jaguar's xk could do


And it came with a lot of
really cool luxuries

like a cigar lighter,

so you could fire up a stogie
while blowing the doors off.

This is a lot nicer car.

Yeah, that one's, uh,
in good shape.

This is a good car, Aaron.
This car is...

This one looks like
it's drivable.

The cars are in really,
really good shape.

Especially
the red drop head coupe.

It's complete, it's there,

the... the leather is
still is soft.

I mean, I think that car is
a day of tuning away

from being a running,
driving nice car.

That is pretty cool.

Dual side drafts on
a dual overhead cam motor.

This really is uh,
a reproduction of a race car

that has some interior
and some creature comforts.

And so, it's a very exotic,
very, you know, high-horse,

high-rpm motor for the time.

And then I've always been
impressed with what rubber

actually turns into
with enough time.

Yeah, it looks all sticky
and goopy.

It looks like... it looks like
volcanic puke, you know.

How much?

I'm thinking
for the pair 120 grand.

Jeez.

John comes in at $120,000
for both cars.

I don't think
he's too far off.

But in order for me to get them
back to Dallas,

hopefully get them
running and driving,

I've got to get them
a lot lower then that.

I'm thinking more, like,
probably 35 a piece.

You know, it's 70 grand.

Yeah, I can't do that.

I'd... I'd go to 100 on them.

Yeah, here's where I put it.

I mean, I got to get them back
to Dallas, see if they'll run,

and, uh, get them
cleaned up a little bit.

How about, final offer,


uh, for both of them.

So Richard threw out
the number of 80

and frankly I had only 27
into both of the cars

so I had to, uh, stay calm.

Yeah, I think I can do 80.

k*ller. Excellent.
Thank you.

Thank you, sir.
Thanks, Aaron.

I appreciate it.

You'll look good behind
the wheel of this one.

I look good in everything,

but I'd really look good
behind the wheel of that one.

Well, there you go.

I can see the beard
flowing in the wind.

Probability like this,
in my face.

Well, I'll get christie
to send you some money.

We're gonna get back to
the airport

and get Aaron back to work.

Well, perfect. Thanks, fellas.
Appreciate it. Whoo!

Got me some jaguars.

Cheers, brother.

Whoa, that's a big-a*s bumper.

Jonathan showed up right on time
with a new monster transmission.

And it is awesome.

Dude, that thing is
pretty clean.

Got a turbo 400.

So Aaron went with the new
transmission to bolt up to

the Cadillac 500 motor
because the old one

just wasn't going to cut it
with all that power.

Good lord.

So Aaron and Richard are off
buying the cars

in northern California.

While they're gone,
it's up to us to get the motor

and transmission
into the Cadillac.

It's got good clearance
all the way around

so it can live happy
right there

if we can make motor
work with that.

Your motor mount pads
and where the holes are

are 2 inches away
from each other.

We have an absolute
major problem.

Hey, man.

Aaron measured everything out
and gave us the plan.

But now that we have
the transmission in place,

it's not fitting like
we thought it was going to.

And the motor,
it's gonna have to move.

We have to make a motion today
to do something.

Aaron asked us to get this done.

And we're under a really
strict deadline.

So, we've made some adjustments
to the works

so we can get it done
before he gets back.

So, I went ahead and fabricated
a set of plates

that would allow us
to move the motor

where we need it to be.

When all else fails, hit it.

You know, for whatever reason,
we haven't heard from Aaron.

So I've got to make
an executive decision.

Move the motor and transmission
forward on the Cadillac

so I can
make this thing work.

And, just for the record,
if it works, it was my idea.

If it doesn't, it's your fault.

Whatever,
as long as Aaron likes it.

Coming up on "fast n' loud"...

I hate this job.

A tight fit puts Jason
at the end of his rope.

And Richard and Aaron stumble

onto a rare wine country find.

A chopped '32.

The answer when we come back.

The answer is "c,"

Roosevelt rode in Capone's


deliver his "day of infamy"
speech after the bombing

of Pearl harbor.

So Aaron and I closed
the deal on the jaguars.

And, uh, even though I like
staying up here

in the beautiful wine country,

it is time to head back
to the airport.

A '32.
Dude, that is a '32 Ford.

Look like it's chopped, too.
Wow.

Just a chopped '32 body
right there.

Yep.
That's ridiculous.

Who leaves one of those
just sitting outside?

Apparently this guy.

Oh, that's rad.

Right there on the other side
of regular fence is

a chopped '32 Ford,


That's a model a body
right next to it.

That's my kind of stuff,

that's things
that I want to buy

and I want to get back
to the shop.

Well, it's fenced off
so it's not this guy.

These bodies, these go up
every single year

since gas monkey started.

So this building, you think?

And they're just getting harder
and harder to find.

So when you spot one, you got to
jump out with a wad of cash.

How you doing, sir?

All right.
How are you doing?

Doing good, doing good.
Uh, Richard rawlings.

Eric, Eric Compton.
Eric, how're you doing?

My name is Eric Compton,
I run healdsburg hot rods.

It was pretty unexpected
to see Richard and Aaron

walk into my shop today.

...street, and there's
a-a couple little bodies

back there I was gonna see if
you guys wouldn't be interested

in selling.

Yes, as a matter of fact,
they are for sale.

Really?
Let's go take a look.

I'm down.

And sure enough he says, "yeah.

"You know, I'd probably sell it
if the price is right.

And let's go take a look."

Man, I got to buy all this
air conditioning

to make my shop feel like this.

You just move it
to northern California.

Exactly.

Man, you got a bunch of stuff
out here.

Yeah, I've been collecting
a while.

Yeah, the bronco looks cool.

Yeah, I promised that
to my son when I die.

When you die?
When I die.

Why's he got to wait?
Well, that one's mine.

That's you Aaron, a corvair.
The corvair is not me.

Oh, you could rock that.

Oh, I can rock anything.
Not my choice, though.

Then we rolled right up
on this beauty

that I saw through the fence.

Chopped '32.

To tell you the truth, this
actually looks really good.

So, we get back there and sure
enough, '32 Ford five-window.

Nice chop, well done,
way back in the day.

Does it got a deck lid?
It's got a deck lid, steel.

The model a body
looks really good.

It's clean.
It's not dented.

It's not rusted.
What is it, one more time?

Clean, not dented...
And what is it? Not rusted.

I just wanted to make sure
I heard that.

Now, the model a coupe,
all-complete, all-original,

everything there, body only.

And that's perfect 'cause nobody
wants the rest of

the model a
most of the time, anyways.

And then what's this,
a '32 truck?

A '32 pickup.

And then, the '32 Ford truck,
eh, I really don't need it.

But if I can make a package
deal, you know,

maybe I can make
my money when I buy,

piecemeal them off later on.

So what's the deal?

What kind of money are you
thinking on, uh, this stuff?

With the... the three bodies
and associated parts,

I was looking to get around 25.

How about, like, 12 grand?

Uh, we're looking to sh**t
a little higher, more around 22.

I can come up a little bit,
how about 15 grand?

All three, everything that
goes with them.

How do you feel about
$19,500?

I don't feel good about that.
No?

I still got to move 'em.

I can go to 18 grand,
cash, done.

Yeah, I think we can do 18.




Cool.

Now, how do I get out of here?
Squeeze.

Richard came in at 18,
cash offer.

That was solid enough to shake
hands on and do a deal.

You know, at 18 grand
I don't think it's a steal,

but it's a fair deal
for both of us.

And I know I can get them back
if I do a little gas monkey

action on them and, uh,
make some money.

How about that, Aaron?
Back to Dallas.

Yeah, the boys should have
the Caddy motor in by now.

I think I owe them a call.

**

Ready to go in? All right.
Let's make it happen.

All I got to say is that
I'm really sick of

taking this motor
in and out.

There, captain. Easy, turbo.
All right.

Aaron went out of town,
leaving Jeremy and I the job of

getting the Cadillac 500 motor
and the transmission to fit.

Ready?

That depends,
how fast you gonna go?

After several attempts,
we finally got the motor to fit

and the brackets in place.

And just in time because Aaron
is on his way back

to inspect the work.

Watch it, everybody.
Clear.

Here it goes.

Hey. What's up?
What do we know?

Well, we found a happy home
for our transmission.

Yeah?
And our, uh, motor.

Yeah?

Headers are a little close,
we were looking at that,

you know
maybe put some indentations

in 'em or something, maybe.

It's very close when... once we
get the gaskets in there.

Uh, radiator's gonna have to
definitely come forward.

It's, uh,
those might be a problem.

Well, your trans pan
and your oil pan

are lower than the frame.

This... this setup here
may not go.

Bear in mind,
that may be an issue.

Yeah.

We got a correction for that,

we just were trying to get
everything else in place.

How much further
did y'all move forward?

Three-quarter inch
from that factory spot.

Y'all, this may not... this may
not be a reality, here.

When I left town,
the boys had one job...

Install the motor
without moving it forward.

We're two and a change
inches forward,

we're almost 3 inches forward.

We have two, uh,
where we started with...

Two and 5/8, two and...
Two and...

Yeah, probably.

The guys where so focused on
the fitting in issues

right under their noses,

they forgot to look at the ten
steps ahead that they needed to.

The bottom line is, moving
the motor that far forward

eats up so much room
for the radiator, condenser,

hood, et cetera.

We are just way too far forward.

And that's the reason
when I left the other day,

I was like, we had the motor in
there where it fit.

But y'all ran into some
sheet metal issues

and moved the motor forward.

You got... y'all got
the motor hanging out

the front of the car.

I was really angry, you know.

Uh, we spent a lot of time
trying to get the motor

and transmission to fit.

We came up with an idea
we thought was best for the car.

We put a lot of time
trying to do this right.

Aaron comes in, says "it was
absolutely wrong, get it out."

And, uh, I took it personally.

I just, you know...
Don't be frustrated.

I feel like I get kicked in
the nuts as soon as

I walk in the door.

This is big, this is big
Legos, man.

Just pull it out, and
were gonna reassemble our Legos.

We're just gonna assemble them
further back.

I hate this job.

I really went light on the guys.

They completely messed up
putting the motor in.

And that ate up a lot of time,

and that's the one thing Richard
won't give us.

Oh, this is.

That is how it always.

**

You got the gas cap open,
still?

That's not a good sign.

Ah!
Ah, you...

That's a pimple
from hell there, man.

After Tony showed us just how
gunked up the fuel system was on

the Volvo, we just went into
cleaning it out.

This one is definitely vomit
and this is oil, that's after,

uh, spaghetti Tuesday poop.
Yeah, exactly.

Mike sucked all the vomit-y crap
out of the fuel bowls,

and then blew out the fuel pump.

Last chance for romance.

K.c. Pulled the gas tank
to clean it out,

but he must of cleaned out
whatever was plugging the holes

in the bottom of it.

It was fine till you
with it.

Oh.
Oh, man.

We'll send that tank out.

Just for a few bucks,
well, have a liner put in it.

Fire it up, fire it up.

And until then, we're just gonna
run it off a gas can

so we can make sure everything
we've done is good

and don't have to backtrack.

Yeah.

Nothing a little carrot juice
won't fix.

And Richard can get this thing
sold and Mike and I

can get to painting
on the Cadillac.

Volvo.

Coming up on
"fast n' loud,"

two big cats roll off
the trailer.

I swear, dude,
it smells like cat piss.

- What is all this?
- Holy.

And a last-minute discovery

puts the Cadillac build
in jeopardy.

That sucks, dude.

You need me to stab it?

Yeah, get it.

It's heavy.
I told you it was heavy.

I didn't believe you.
It's way heavy.

Your gloves aren't going to
make a good gasket,

neither is your shirt.

God!

Quit it.

My shirt is stuck.
I know.

Quit it. Quit!
Quit what?

Damn it.

That's where it wants to sit.
Well, that's not it.

Son of a b*tch.

Ah, that irritates me.
Going up.

I thought for sure the 15th time
would be the charm.

So my j-team of j.C.
And Jeremy have been working

like a pair
crack-smoking monkeys

to get this Cadillac motor
mounted properly.

Cool.
This is... this is,

we're heading in the right
direction now, guys.

The motor is
where I want to see it now.

Hit the door, thanks guys.

Good news, I found a buyer for
the Volvo, got $12,100 for it.

And Tony send it on his way.

All right. Cool.

I'm gonna go get some waffles,
man, thanks.

Man,
that is a cool little car.

More news.

The jaguars we bought out in
the California wine country,

well, they're here.

'56 roadster
and we got a '57 dhc...

Nice.
Which is convertible.

How you doing?

I'm doing good,
this one is ready.

Does it run and drive?

Pretty much,
you just have to start it.

Oh, don't go in the puddle.

We brought back a bunch of wine
from our trip

to the wine country,
I mean, who wouldn't?

But that's just an aperitif on
what's going on.

See, we also brought back
a couple of really cool

xk140 jaguars from the 1950s.

Get in there.
I'm not getting in there.

Man, I ain't getting in there.
Fall through the floor.

It's too cold to get in
that car.

b*tch, b*tch, b*tch.

I paid 80 grand for that
yellow roadster

and it's little brother,
the '57 drop head coupe.

Think this guy had cats?

I bet if we open this up,

there's a cat in there
somewhere.

He took away their home.

The cats were all over it,
and you took it.

Yeah.

God dang, this is worse
than the other one.

Need help?
Of course.

I got to finish what I started,

that's right.

We might not get there.

I haven't had a chance to figure
out what to do with these

jags yet,
but they're going up in value.

They're kind of like
a fine wine,

they just keep getting
better with age.

It smells like cat piss.

The jaguars are here, Whoo!

We get the parts and stuff?
Okay, cool.

Yeah, we got spare tire,
the breaks,

there's a bumperette.

I'm not real sure
what to do on these.

I think that the red one
may fire,

I say we get it cleaned up, uh,

and let's just work them
over one at a time.

This one here, I don't know.

Tony, I'm... I'm half tempted to
just sell this one as is.

Do you even want to wash it
or just leave it like that?

I say we barely get under here
and pop that out as much

as we can.
Pop that up, yeah.

Let's do that.

With the Cadillac budget
out of control,

my knee-jerk reaction
is to just flip these cars.

But I know that it is better
just to put them on ice

and wait for the right buyer
to come along.

All right. Cool. Got it.

Wow, y'all are so motivated
today.

It's cold.

I need somewhere to push.

It's nice and wet.

I swear, dude,
it smells like cat piss.

Ready?

I don't think an entire
new car weighs this much.

So to make up for
some lost time,

we're go ahead and get
the deck lid and the hood

started over in the paint shop
with k.C.

I guess that's where
they want them. We're good.

And then sick keke
on whatever rust spots

there are on the fenders.

Hey, k.C., come here.

What do you think about that?

Holy.
Ah, crap, that's rusty mess.

It rusted through,
then they pop-riveted it.

And that rusted through.

And then they wrapped this over
and welded it on top.

A couple layers of junk here.
A couple inches, yep.

Wow.

We thought it was a good car.

All right,
I better go tell Aaron.

This looks like a good time
to take a vacation.

When I first looked at
the Cadillac in Pennsylvania,

the rust problems
were fairly obvious.

But whomever did the cover-up
did such a good job,

I didn't realize it was

the whole back half
of the Fender.

Right now, the rust is worse
that I imagined.

Ay, caramba.

Here we got the... the small bit
of rust that the car had.

And whoever fixed it before just
cut a chunk of metal and...

And put over top of it.

So, we're gonna cut this out and
actually replace the metal

instead of just covering it up.

There's a reason the paint
and body shop is walled off.

It's because, well,
let's face it,

paint and body work is
dirty, dirty, dirty business.

Okay, what is all this?

'Cause this isn't on
the paint side. Golly.

How you doing?

I'm not doing real well because
we're doing really nasty,

crappy work over here on
the machine shop side.

What's up?

We're trying to make up
a little time.

Well, yeah, but it's screwing up
everything in here.

Yeah, it's getting
pretty dirty in here.

That's about $120,000 car.

That probably shouldn't be
in here right now.

That probably shouldn't be here.

It's bad enough that they are
getting dust and dirt and crap

all over my Shelby.

But what I really got to worry
about is getting this Cadillac

done and sold.

Why isn't anything ever easy?

I-I stepped up and paid big
money for a good car to

start with.

You know, I dug the first hole
when I threw all the money into

the interior that we were going
to use for the whole build.

And then these guys are just
taking that much more time,

which is the second hole.

And I'm pretty sure those holes
are going to combine

and I'll never be able
to get out of them.

That sucks, dude.

I know I'm the one who said,
"let's turn it up a notch,"

and "let's take a risk and put
more money into these builds."

Well, the upholstery guy
basically doubled my budget.

Aaron said we had problems
getting the motor in.

And, to top it all off,

the car that I thought wasn't
that rusty, well, it's got rust.

We don't like rust.

Under there is no good.
No Bueno.

'Cause we're wasting a lot of
time and money on this,

you might want to sell it to

somebody who's got
a lot of money.

Well, that was the goal,

but all the lot-of-monies are
going to y'all now.

So, now I'm sweatin' it.

I got 75 grand
into the Cadillac.

I got 80 grand into the jaguars.

And then you add in the 18 grand

that I got for those bodies
I found in California.

And this whole idea of, uh,

putting in more money
and more risk is...

Just not feeling too good
about that right now.

Beer assistant!

Always makes things feel better.

Next week on "fast n' loud,"

when it looks like the Cadillac
build is crumbling...

The hell, dude?

One monkey packs his bags...

You can't have any time off
right now.

My wife and kids will k*ll me.

Forcing another to suit up

and face the big monkey's wrath.

It's your a*s if it's not right.

Dude, where we going? Golly.

Then,
Richard heads for the hills...

Look at that.

And makes a backwoods
discovery...

A freaking Ferrari
sitting in a barn.

That leads to
his biggest cash buy ever.

It's awesome.

But back at home,

the new Cadillac motor makes
a stomach-turning sound.

We have a little bit
of a problem.

And instead of sitting pretty...

Richard could be
left high and dry.

Ah, this sucks.