12x03 - Shining Up a '59 F-100

[bunniefuu]

Richard: whoo!

Narrator: right now on
"fast n' loud,"

Hot rod hunter richard rawlings
and his gas monkey crew

Are turning up
the heat...

-Oh, yes!
-Hey, a*s-monkey!

You got to come up with
a new catchphrase.

...as they try to complete
the scout to hell.

Richard: we're going low to slam
this scout to the ground.

That's a truck I can sell for
maybe twice what I put into it.

Narrator: but the 707-horsepower
hellcrate engine

Has everything screeching
to a halt.

It's two-beers bad.

-That's not funny.
-Then...

-It's a '63 corvette.
-Split window, brother.

Man: dude, this is
a cool-a*s car.

Narrator:
...richard finds a rare classic,

And wants to
keep it that way.

I just want to have it ready
to sell if somebody walks in.

But a pumped-up collector
has a different plan.

I want to give it some
testosterone.

Make it black.

You want to do what?

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♪♪

Man:
ah, it's a heavy box.

Heavy box.

What do you got there?

Over-nighted parts for --
since, apparently, the stuff

We got yesterday
wasn't correct --

Oil pan and everything --
this one should be.

Richard: the monkeys are deep
into the build on the scout,

And some critical parts
just arrived.

And I hope they work,

Because the guys are totally
under the g*n.

Now, how'd they get
under the g*n?

Well, let me take you back.

It all started when brian bass
and I went to check out

A '79 international scout ii.

I love the interior.

Brian: yeah, if this thing
has one thing going for it,

It's the curb appeal.

The orange paint, the stripes --
it's pretty cool.

It was already cool,
but I thought,

"Hey, why not make it a k*ller
one-of-a-kind car

That no one's even had the guts
to dream up yet."

Man: what is that?

So, I paid 12,500 bucks for it
and gave the monkeys 75 grand

To finish it,
and three weeks to get it done.

This is gonna be down,
dirty, fast.

So, you're not going up.
You want to go down with this.

I want to get rid of
the four-wheel drive.

What I had in mind was a sleek,
slammed cali cruiser

With the same '70s dna
of the original scout,

But it packs a 707-horsepower
hellcrate engine

Capable of
racetrack speeds.

But the monkeys thought
we were building a drag car.

I did not ever say,
"build a drag car."

Who the hell would pay
six figures for one of those?

But they soon caught on
to my idea.

Once I had a hard look at those
sweet rims from revo forged,

The custom,
high-performance chassis

From chris
alston's chassisworks,

And the k*ller hellcrate
motor...

Freaking rad.

...i realized I could probably
sell the beast

For more than 200 grand.

And I would soon call this
monster the

"The scout to hell."

Ooh, I like
the sound of that.

But things did a nosedive
when the monkeys realized...

This front sump pan
is not gonna clear.

It'll put our motor, like,
through the hood.

Our driveshaft
will be too high.

Sump pan that came stock
with the hellcrate

Was gonna hit
the front crossmember

On our custom-built chassis.

So, today, the correct-fitting
rear-facing oil pan

And the [indistinct]


Have just arrived,

And I'm hoping
that'll get us back in gear.

John:
it sits in place.

Oh, so you have to bolt the pan
on first,

Then, this bolts over top.

So, there's four bolts
that go in here from here

To the block of the motor.

Waiting on parts,
even if they're over-nighted,

Causes delays
we don't need.

So, john's gonna go ahead
and get the rear sump oil pan

And the collar
married to the hellcrate.

Then, he can get it all bolted
to the transmission.

Then, we can see how it all sits
on our custom chassis

From chris alston's
chassisworks.

-Got it?
-Mm-hmm.

Once that's all done,

We can do a mock stab
of our hellcrate motor

And see how that actually fits
in our scout engine bay.

Yo!
Jason, I need the forklift.

Well, hey, uh...
Do us some good --

Bring that motor
over here first.

Just drop the motor,
and I can have this?

Yeah, absolutely

Russell: ah, the forklift --
my first love.

Well, no, not really,
but it rates up there.

You know, when the monkeys
are trying to keep

A really tight pace,

I'm always willing to do
what I can do

To help them stay
on that pace --

You know, like,
use the forklift.

An individual as skilled as me
on the forklift

Can do things
super quick.

♪♪

Jeremy:
you certified?

I've had many, many hours
clocked in

On forklift operation
and execution.

Whoa.
Drop.

Down, down, down,
down, down.

Down, down.
Down, down, down.

That's a lot of motor
to go in there.

-Yeah.
-Down, down, baby.

Jeremy: can't really appreciate
the size of this motor

Until you see it fall
into the engine bay.

It is ginormous.

But that's how you get


So, size really does matter.

It looks pretty good.

Wow. That's cool, man.
That went right in.

It looks really good.

Josh: and the motor actually
fits really well.

As far as aesthetically,
it fits beautiful

In that engine compartment.

It looks like our radiator's
gonna fit.

But looks can be deceiving,
so we'll double check

How everything
is positioned in the car.

Jerms, how's that rear
sump oil pan look?

Jeremy: it's hanging
way too low, honestly.

Okay.

The rear sump pan
that we went to,

It's hanging a little lower
than the cross member, which --

As low as we have
this front end -- is not ideal,

But we'd like to be able to know
if there was a crown

In the road,
or a speed bump, or anything.

We'd actually hit the
crossmember, not just the pan.

We don't want to
rip the pan open, so...

As long as we got
the hood clearance,

I'd like to see
the motor sit higher.

Are you gonna be here
for a while with this?

-Yeah.
-I thought so.

-Thanks, russell.
-Hey, my pleasure.

Hey, that's
a big help, man.

Russell:
always happy to help.

[ Engine sputters ]

Josh: going up.

Up, up, up and away!

Keep going.

We're getting pretty tight
to the firewall now.

Things are starting
to crunch.

It's stable. Do y'all want to
put the hood up there?

Watch your hands.

Jeremy: that hood opens
the other way.

Oh, it does,
doesn't it?

That's right!

That's cute, but...

See, I can still
fit my hand in there.

I can still go up
if I need to.

Really?yeah.

How's that pan look,
since you're down there?

Uh...

Pretty flush.

I like it.

What a relief.

We're able to get
the sump pan

To clear the crossmember
and still close the hood.

Next up -- fitting the motor
and transmission mounts.

Let's just divide and conquer,
now, in making this happen.

♪♪

Richard:
hey, what's up, man?

There he is --
drinking his coffee.

What up, big chris?
Did you bring breakfast today?

I did.

So, I just dropped off a car,
and had an ev trailer,

Had some cash in my hand.

Figured I'd stop by dennis'
'cause I was in the area,

And he's always got a bunch
of stuff laying around the back.

Dennis: well, I got one of your
favorites, right here --

Short-bed ford.

Pretty clean.

It runs and drives good, too.

Original radio
still in it.

A.m.?
Little rusty over here.

Why don't you focus on the good
stuff, and not the bad stuff.

Dennis: I love with richard
drops by,

Especially if he happens
to bring his trailer.

It usually means I can lighten
my inventory and his wallet.

Richard:
I don't know, man.

I need something cool.

Alright, here's
the cool stuff --

'69 Camaro,
'68 charger,

'68 Fastback,
and a '63 split window.

So, we roll up to
a '69 camaro,

And dennis gives me a hard sell.
And I say, "no way."

Then, we roll up
to a '68 charger.

Chris: you remember the scene
in "bullitt"

With the black charger?

That was one
of these, dude.

Passed on that.

These are, like, rougher
than a stucco bathtub.

You've felt worse.

I didn't see anything
I liked...

What's up with the vette?

...until I saw the corvette.

'63, Two-owner,


Now, a '63 corvette
was the first year

For the stingray
body style.

And what's even more
unusual about it --

It's got
an automatic transmission.

The 1963 corvette
split-window stingray

Is the ultimate
vintage vette.

Why?
Because it only lasted one year.

The signature two-section rear
window was a headache to produce

And, it turns out,
hard to see out of.

I think the fact that gm knew
all that, but went ahead

And built them anyways, is
exactly what makes them so cool.

It's the reason die-hard
collectors have to have one.

Does everything work on it?

Uh...
Got a screwdriver?

You don't have a key?

Get a flathead
screwdriver?

I bought a new ignition switch.
It's sitting in the back.

And somehow, lack
of communication --

Which almost never happens
in an automotive shop --

It didn't get installed.

Oh, look at that.
That's special.

Just stick it in there,
and hope for the best?

Turn it to the right
like you know what you're doing.

Can you see that far?

I don't think
he can see.

I could get it if it had
some hair on it.

Does it bark?

No. I can't even find
the little slot.

Here, get out of there
for a second.

My car-boosting skills
are rusty.

You do it.

[Bleep]

I need a bigger
screwdriver.

That's what she said.

I'm just failing on this.

Finally, dennis called in
the cavalry -- his mechanic.

Alright, cool.
Purring like a kitten, buddy.

Enjoy.

Well, I like the screwdriver
for a key, but...

I got my key right here.
See that?

You want to go fast?

I could use the air.

At least my
window's down.

No kidding.

You know, there's a lot of stuff
on these cars in '63.

They were '63 only --

Like, this glove box door's
fiberglass instead of steel.

It's a one-year-only hood.

They only made
about 10,000 coups,

And only 1,000
had automatics.

Isn't it cool?

It still runs good.

So, the car drives
really well.

The window doesn't work
on my side, so it's hot.

But other than that,
the brakes feel good,

The steering feels good.

The suspension
and everything's tight.

I mean, it drives like
a 12,000-mile corvette.

I know this is
a valuable corvette,

But if dennis can float me
a buddy deal on it,

I might just be able to make
some sweet green on the flip.

Alright,
how much is it?



Why $71,000?

Chris:
it's better than $72,000.

So, I started
with 71 grand

'Cause I kind of
looked around --

That being the average for
project cars, believe it or not.

I think more like $50,000.

I figured that's what
you were gonna think.

-How do you figure $50,000?
-It's pretty easy.

It's $21,000 less
than what he said.

I say $50,000,
he's at $70,000.

I know we're going
to $60,000.

It's just how long it's gonna
take us to get there.

I mean, you already hung me out
on the pantera

That I built
for kurt busch.

I did pretty good on that.

Oh, I know.
And I was in a deep spot.

I had to have it.


It's worth it.

No, I still haven't
gotten over the raw deal

Dennis cut for me
on the pantera.

And that's why
I'm bringing it up.

You didn't do me a buddy deal
at all, man.

So, I need a favor, here.

Give me this for $60,000.

I think this car's $70,000
all day,

But I'll let you have it
for $60,000

'Cause I hung you
on the pantera.

Cool deal.

Chris: done, sir.

What are you doing,
just standing in the sun?

Yeah, I am.

Why don't you stand over here,
and block it for me.

-That's a good idea.

Whoo!

Narrator:
coming up on "fast n' loud"...

I don't think I want
black leather.

...richard's choice
turns the monkeys pale.

I think I want white.
Ohh...

-And...
-Hey, a*s-monkey!

...richard stands off
against an old nemesis.

How much is this
gonna cost me?

-5 Grand.
-No way.

Richard:
oh, look at this.

It's the merging
of awesome minds...

-Look at this.
-...including y'all's.

Ooh, this looks great.

I believe it's time
to start thinking about

The interior
of our hell scout.

I mean, the top's
gonna come off,

We're gonna be cruising,

And it's got to be
clean and funky

And complement
the outside of the vehicle.

Okay, so, check this out.
This is what I want to do.

We do the lower seats
like this, similar pattern.

I want leather here.
I want leather here, and up.

And all of this,
and all the backs

And the sides,
to be leather.

And then, here, I want to use
that exact plaid.

Follow the plaid.

Follow the plaid.okay.

Black carpet,
black bottoms here,

Plaid just like that sewn in
the same pattern as on here,

You know what?

I don't think
I want black leather.

-No.
-Uh-oh.

I think I want white.

-White?
-No...

What's your reason for white?
Why, all of a sudden, white?

Because, to me,
this car is tops off,

It's down low, you're cruising
in a major boulevard.

It's not black.
It's not sinister.

Russell:
where do you put the life
preservers -- under the seat?

Hey. Hey.

Don't you have something
to go fix, fixer?

Somebody needs to keep you
from making mistakes.

I think white's
a mistake.

I agree.

Kickass.
White it is.

Blinding white leather,
plaid, and orange?

Sounds like a jacket he might
be wearing saturday night,

So we need to talk him
out of this.

I can do with or
without the white,

But at the same time,
then, it becomes this dark

Kind of sinister interior
with this bright,

Crazy, fun exterior,
and it doesn't make sense.

No, it matches the crazy motor
we just put in there,

And drivetrain --
freakin' rad.

Well, we could go back
with the original straps --

Had a little bit
of gold in it, right.

-Yes.
-Yeah, that might even be cool.

So, then, we change the gold
to a tan,

And we pick a tan
that matches the leather.

Tan works really well
with orange, usually.

That actually is like a saddle
tan, not like a...

Yeah, I actually don't mind.
Tan over the white, for sure.

Richard:
then, saddle it is.

I'm glad that this
is a democracy,

And y'all have realized
that I am correct.

So, I'll call sue.

You made a great decision.

As long as he thinks it's his
idea, we're in good shape.

That's all you got to do,
is steer him that way.

♪♪

[ Horn honks ]

Who's honking?

-Somebody.
-'Sup, chad?

Got you a floor.

Cardboard?

Who ordered cardboard?

Oh, these are the
top rails, huh?

Alright.

One more.

We're probably setting
a gas monkey record

For fab and mod on the scout,
payoff in the end.

But meanwhile, even the stock
pieces, like this floor,

Need to be modified to fit.

♪♪

All those points have to hit,
and lay flat.

So, depending on how true
I set the first piece,

We could derail
the whole thing,

Or everything could
fall into place.

So, it's very important that,
as I go along, here,

I make sure everything's true
and square and flat and level,

And take some measurements,
draw some lines,

Make some marks --

That way, the next piece
can go in the same way,

And we're not
just guessing.

♪♪

And attach them with braces

Where there's not
a crossmember for support.

Did it line up?
-Yep.

Well, would you
look at that.

Then, we weld it
to the chassis.

♪♪

Josh: okay, so, we got
the floor in place.

Brace, obviously,
is already welded in.

And then, we can seam
weld that middle.

Yeah.

Uh-oh, robin's racing.
Robin's racing! Coming back!

Damn.

John: these are actual tires --
just showed up.

Slightly difference in size.yeah.

We got some big, wide meats
we're putting in the rear,

But we'll need to do
some modifying

To the original wheel tubs
to fit them.

We've got to add about...



We'll make the thing
almost 16 inches.

Ah.
There it is.

I've just got to re-trim
the hole a little bit, here,

Slide this over.

I'll just seam-weld
all of it,

And then, it's a matter
of going underneath,

And actually
closing it back in.

That's it.
Done.

What exactly
are you doing?

Super fabricator.

You look like
an action figure.

[ Twangy rhythm ]

[ Twangy rhythm continues ]

[ Beatboxes ]

[ Rhythm continues ]

I can't do
this [bleep]

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

-Look at that.
-Hey!

How we doing?hey, a*s-monkey!

You got to come up with
a new catchphrase.

What catch?
a*s-monkey.

You got the best back.

What does that mean?that mean I'm the best.

I still don't
understand.

After seven years, I don't
understand what you're saying.

Seven year?

Ah, sue.

I got no seat...no seat.

...no top.okay.

Her custom
auto upholstery business and I

Go way back to the early days
of gas monkey garage.

-$10,000.
-Discount.
-He gonna pay!

But we haven't seen her much
since she priced herself

Out of the market.

Besides that, she tried
to k*ll me a time or two.

But I can't always say
I blame her.

[ Chainsaw whirs ]

a*s-monkey.

[ Laughs ]

Okay, check it out.
I need some seats done.

Okay.

Richard called me to come over
to look at the seat.

These are the new seats
that we're gonna put in.

-Okay.
-Alright?

So...

For all intents and purposes,
what I want to do is,

I want to leave this smooth
and rolled over,

And this one smoothed
and rolled over,

And then, this middle section,
here, I want to do in the plaid.

We will give you
a headrest.

But I want to redo it with nice
leather, nice everything.

-Yeah.
-How much is this gonna cost me?

Two door panels, two seats,
and carpet for the whole truck.

-How much?
-Mm-hmm.

I'm thinking 5 grand.

No way.

Yes way.

Mnh-mnh.
Yes way.

If you want to do the business,
you got to come down

To the price
that everybody else does.

You got to help sue sometime.come on!

You just drove up
in a range rover.

Come on!

I'll give it to you for the same
price that the other people'll

Do it for, which is, you know,
definitely $2,500 or below.

$4,000.

I'm not doing it.

Why is $2,500?

That job takes 5 grand
to do it,

And he being
the cheap a*s-monkey.

If somebody else will do it
for $2,500,

And you want $4,000 or $5,000,
where would you take it?

He want this, he want that,
but he don't want to pay.

You always treat sue
like that.

No, not really.
$2,500.

Come on. Come on.

You can do it
for $2,500.

Okay, I'll do it.okay, cool.

Good.just for a*s-monkey.

Good.just for cheap a*s-monkey.

That's good.
I'm earning my title.

I'll bring you the stuff
later on today.

♪♪

This thing is an absolute ton
of fab work.

This is more fab work than
we've taken in a long time.

As far as the details,
and...

I love how they think back there
they got all the pressure.

And we're the ones
building everything.

Shut the [bleep] up,
and work!

'Cause we are behind.

It's late.
-Oh, I know it's late.

That's why everybody's
right here.

Well, I see everybody
standing around.

It's gonna be b.a.

Richard: it's gonna be
freaking badass,

But I'm a little pissed off
about the timeframe.

Yeah, but it's
all the details

That make a truck badass,
really. You know what I mean?

Oh, I know.
I actually coined the phrase

That "cheap ain't badass,
and badass ain't cheap."

But it does have
to be timely.

Let me break it down
for you.

I want 200 grand for this scout,
and there's some fresh faces

In here
that don't really realize

What the goal
of gas monkey garage is.

And it's never changed.

Build a car, and sell it
for the most profit.

-Everybody's up here working.
-I get it.

I'm not bitching,
but I am bitching.

I need it in paint,
and I need to sell it.

I know.
Trust me.

-Get it done.
-Okay.

-He's a habitual bitcher.
-I feel like he was bitching.

-Whoo!
-Coming up on "fast n' loud"...

Man: oh, yeah.
That is a badass car.

Narrator: ...richard rolls up
in a classic ride.

-It's a '63 corvette.
-Split window, brother.

And...

That doesn't look good.
That doesn't look good.
That doesn't look good.

...the scout's paint job
isn't lining up.

[Bleep] sucks.

♪♪

Mike: ♪ we're gonna make richard
happy today ♪

♪ Happy today, happy today ♪

We're getting close
to the deadline

On the build of our '79 scout,
so it's crunch time.

Word around the shop
is that richard's lining up

A buyer with some deep pockets.

So this buyer may be
the golden ticket.

I don't have the car yet,
but this is absolutely

My favorite part of the build.

Today's the day I try
to please richard rawlings.

So I got three different oranges
for him to choose from,

And I got two different whites
for him to choose from.

Cool vanilla.

[ Hissing ]

I'll lay down the whites first
and then mask off the stripes

So richard can see them
against the oranges...

Ca-hool vanilla!

Ow!

And when you're a kid
and you got creamsicles

And you're, like, super excited

Because it was an
orange-flavored popsicle

With vanilla ice cream
in the middle?

It's kind of what I'm going for.
I'm going for that.

And then I'll sh**t
the three oranges.

One is color-matched to
the original factory color,

Omaha orange.

Tony and i, well,
we mixed up the other two.

Daddy like this one.

We all have our favorites,
but the only opinion

That really counts is richard's.

-You got sprayouts or what?
-I do. I have your three.

There are your factory color
and your factory white.

I went with a cream
just to see what you thought.

-That's not factory.
-That's factory.

-Nah.
-Yeah.

That's tennessee whatever
football team.

This is whoever beats them
most of the time and...

[ Laughs ]
and that's factory.

This got too much brown in it,
and that's got too much red,

And I don't even know
how much --

That's probably yellow
or something.

I got to split
the difference here.

Okay, so you want me to
take some of the brown out

And add a little bit
more orange to it.

-Slight.
-Are we compromising right now?

Oh, I'm leaving.

We're compromising,
aren't we?

-Nope.
-Did we just have a moment?

Not talking to you.

We had a moment, richard!

We had a moment.
Feels good. Feels good.

[ Sizzling ]

Alright. Who wants fajitas?
I got the grill ready.

♪♪

♪♪

[ Horn honks ]

-Oh. Finally, a nice car.
-Oh, yeah, that is a badass car.

-What is it?
-It's a '63 corvette.

-Split window, brother.
-Dude, this is a cool-a*s car.

See, you get a pass for the rest
of the month for this one.

Richard:
but this is the key, though.

You got any papers
on this thing?

Yeah, I don't know
if I stole it or not.

But 12,000-some-odd
original miles.

How in the world
did youend up with it?

Dennis found it
in a collection of cars,

And I was over there
buying a couple of cars,

And I talked him out of it.

I'm not sure really what I want
to do yet, so let's do this.

The clock thing here
has a problem.

-Okay.
-Doesn't want to stay.

And I need an ignition switch.
And give it a baby tune-up

'Cause it seems
to run and drive great.

I just want to
have it ready to sell

If somebody walks in or
if we put it up for sale.

-Okay.
-That's awesome.

We build a ton of cars
around here,

But a car this rare and cool
needs to stay just as it is.

Ooh. Oh, no!
[ Laughs ]

It's just like a fine wine,
so we'll give it an oil change,

Repair the dash clock,
and hopefully upgrade

The ignition key from a
screwdriver to a real key.

Okay, so, you got
the actual ignition switch,

And then you've got
the key bezel

That goes into it and turns.

The problem with it is since
they've decided to use

A screwdriver the last year,
it looks like,

They've wallered out
that plastic

Where this whole piece fits in
and doesn't function any longer,

So we need a full
new ignition switch.

Chad!
We have a newproblem.

♪♪

-No, no, no!
-Only over the body filler can.

What are y'all doing?

Testing the strength
of bondo.

Alright, well,
I'm ready to paint,

So I'm gonna have to throw
that first color on and then...

Right. We'll let you know
how this goes out here.

-Don't break a leg.
-We'll be here.

Mike: right now, I'm gonna
sh**t the body and panels

On the '79 scout
a delicious creamsicle

That me and richard
kind of hashed out a bit ago.

So, that's what this is.

♪♪

After the orange base coat
dries, tony, keenan, and myself

Are gonna get busy
painting the stripes,

That is, of course, if they
haven't k*lled themselves

On that damn skateboard yet.

Here, let me get
on this side of you.

Here's how you do a perfect,
kick-a*s stripe package.

You do it all painstakingly
by hand

To get the lines straight
across all three panels.

In this case,
we're gonna have three colors.

We're gonna have the orange
from the base coat,

Tan, and white.

See, in the '70s,
folks liked their stripes

The same way texans like their
chili -- beefy and chunky.

So we're gonna go a gas monkey
take on the wide-stripe package

That came stock on the scout.

The way you create stripes
is by masking off the area

You want to stripe
with fine-line tape.

The main visible layer will be
the white, so that means

I'll start by painting
the olive tan

Over the masked
orange base coat.

The next layer will be the white

Since it'll be
the most prominent.

After that,
we peel back all the tape

To find
a fresh batch of stripes.

-Hopefully nothing's wrong.
-But before we clear coat,

We need richard
to give us the thumbs-up.

Richard: oh, you better
look scared. Daddy's coming.

I love it when you
call yourself "daddy."

Look at the other side.
It's untaped.

Am I supposed to like it?
That doesn't look good.

That doesn't look good,
that doesn't look good,

That doesn't look good.
That doesn't look good.

I mean,
the overall design's fine.

We wanted the
stock pattern, right?

Yeah.
More or less.

But the lines themselves
look like crap.

You do it. I don't even...
Want to talk about this.

Are you that upset?

No, it's just, uh...

When richard
sees it on tv...

Oh, well,
I don't give a [bleep].

So that b*stard
came in there, right?

We knew we had some flaws in the
paint that were going to address

Before it ever
got to clear coat.

And of course,
he comes in there,

And the first thing
he finds is all the flaws.

I mean, look at all
these little chips.

Mike: the thing that's got
richard's panties in a bunch

Are these tiny, little dots
on the edge of the stripes,

But we're gonna
smooth those out anyways.

Now we're gonna have to make
double sure that all these lines

In the stripe package
are flawless,

Or else richard's
gonna come in here

And pick it apart
all over again.

[Bleep] sucks. I don't know
how you're gonna fix it,

But I ain't dealing with it.

That ain't coming out
of the shop looking like that,

Not for the kind of money
I'm charging.

It's like this. If you just
bought a brand-new porsche

And you realize the paint
was really crappy,

Well, you'd be pissed off.

If I'm gonna be asking north
of 200 grand for this bad boy,

It's got to be perfect.

I think he just wants
to make it hard.

He does.
He's just being a [bleep].

♪♪

-Whoo!
-Coming up on "fast n' loud"...

I want to put, you know,
the new engine in it.

Narrator:
...richard wants a buyer

That will keep
the corvette stock, and...

We got a problem with the scout.

Narrator:
...bad news lead to cold brews.

Two-beers bad.

♪♪

There he is.

Are you kidding?
Low t?

Sit back and watch
the master work.

We made the basic repairs
to the corvette,

And it runs and drives
like it should,

So I called my buddy mike,
who owns low t center.

Now, he's got a big collection,
and he's been looking

For one for a long, hard time.

[ Horn blaring ]

I'm-a sell this guy a car.

-Which car?
-That one.

Oh, my god.
I love that car.

You better be getting
a lot of money for that.

-I like it.
-What's up, boys?

Hey, richard.
How are you?

Haven't seen you in a while.
This is russell.

-Hey, man, how are you?
-Russell, hi. Good to meet you.

Sisk: I'm mike sisk out of
flower mound, texas.

Yeah, I met richard a couple
of years ago at a bar,

And we just got to talking
and hit it off.

And he's a car guy,
I'm a car guy,

And I came out and bought
a grateful dead bus from him.

This thing is just
unbelievably cool.

I love one-of-a-kind things,

And this is definitely
a one-of-a-kind thing.

-I'll give you $50,000.
-Cool.

Here we are,
buying something else today.

Well, here you go, man.
You told me to save it for you.

You're the first guy
to put eyeballs on it.

Yeah, that's -- I've been trying
to buy this car for years.

I've been to auctions and
just can't find what I want.

Well, this is 100% stock,

Number's up,


It's a low-horsepower
small-block.

But it is an automatic.


-That's amazing.
-So what's the deal?

Yeah, so, I just bought
that new zr1, right?

So, I've got
the newest stingray.

Now I want
the original stingray,

But I want to make it black,
I want to make it green,

I want to make it just,
you know, fast and loud.

You want to do what?
See, I don't know.

I mean, this car...

It might be the best one out
there as far as a survivor.

I mean, do you want
to tear it up,

Or do you just want
to have a '63?

Man, you know me.
I want to put, you know,
the new engine in it.

I want to get rid
of that automatic.

I want to give it
some testosterone, man.

I want this thing to be like
everything else we drive.

Oh, come on, man. Let's at least
take it around the block.

All right.
Let's do it.

Before you go messing up
a good car.

Basically, there's not a lot
of these original cars left,

And if there's one begging to be
kept original, this is the one.

♪♪

So, literally, you could put
some new tires on this car.

And, I mean, you show up
at a corvette meet

And you'd be "the dude."

-Well, car's straight.
-I mean, dude, 12,200 miles.

This is a great car.

-It is a great car.
-I think it would bring --

I think just running it
across the auction block

With some original wheels on it,
this thing might bring rain.

But you're wanting
to do it all up.

Man, I want to do it up.

The corvette purists
might freak out.

Oh, they're gonna
freak out, but, you know,

I'm the one
writing the check.

That's right. Whoever has
the money has the power.

That's the golden rule,
isn't it?

See, you don't want to mess
with perfection like that.

Well, see, that one definitely
proves everything I've said.

We got to upgrade
that engine.

It's just
a nice driver, man.

Needless to say,
after that test drive,

He's gonna do whatever
he wants to with this corvette.

But when the purists
of the corvette guys

Come a-knockin', well,
it's gonna be on him, not me.

-You take $50,000 for it?
-No way.

How about --
how about 85 grand?

That's where
I need to be.

You drive it, put it
in your collection,

And then don't change it.



-Ah...
-And a free cold beer.

Alright, let's close
the deal right there.

There we go. Kick-a*s.

So, I bought the car
from dennis for 60 grand,

I sold it to mike
for 85 grand,

And with the costs
that we have incurred,

It's still a nice profit
for gas monkey garage,

But something tells me
I haven't seen the last

Of this '63 or mike.

You need to leave
that car alone.

-[ Laughs ]
-it's beautiful.

Richard:
yeah, don't mess with it.

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪

-Look at that.
-There it is.

-Alright.
-Look how shiny that is.

That thing looks great.

Mike: we're finally done
with all the paint,

And I could not be happier.

Not only because
it came out really good,

But now the other guys, theyget
to deal with richard's wrath.

This is definitely gonna be
the baddest scout out there.

Yeah, it's gonna be awesome.

So let's get
this thing started.

Josh: right now, we need to
install the control arms,

Spindles,
and steering shaft...

-Feel that?
-I think you nailed it.

Yeah, that's
not bad at all.

...and then finally stab
the hellcrate engine

For the last time.

Come my way a little bit.
Kick it a little bit, jeremy.

♪♪

-We're good.
-That looks good in there.

Hey. My eyes are up here.
Stop looking at my rear end.

Now with that stuff
out of the way,

We need to install the brakes,
but the big question

On everyone's mind is --
will the engine fire?

Yeah, look at this.

-Dude.
-So sick, right?

So, wilwood hooked us up with
these badass 14-inch rotors.

You got a lot of go-fast,
you need a lot of stop-fast.

These things are gonna make sure
that this thing stops on a dime.

It's almost all systems go here.

I'm ready to turn that key.

I'll go grab richard so he
can see this thing fire up.

You got a second?

Well, I'm trying to approve some
new merchandise, but what's up?

This is important.
We got a big problem.

-What do you mean?
-Got a problem with the scout.

-I don't need any problems.
-I-i -- I get it.

I tell people not to
bring problems up here

'Cause y'all are supposed
to fix them back there.

That's why they sent me,
but we -- we got a problem.

Great. After all
the time and money

I put into this car,
an actual serious mike coy

Tells me there's
still a problem.

This is the last thing
I need to hear.

I mean, a serious mike coy?

Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead
and get you another one.

It's two-beers bad.

-That's not funny, man.
-Let the nerves go, joe.

-It's like having a baby.
-Do it.

[ Engine starts ]

[ Laughter ]

Oh, never mind.
We don't have a problem.

-Right there!
-You guys k*lled it.

I got to -- I cannot --
you guys k*lled it.

So that's why they always say
"always have beer"

Because in victory, you deserve
it and in defeat you need it.

-Exactly.
-Let's k*ll it.

-k*ll it.
-Whoo!

How'd it sound
from back there?

'Cause it sounds good
right here.

It sounded real good.

[ Engine starts ]

-Oh, that's sounds good.
-Rev it up.

[ Engine revs ]

[ Laughter ]

-Oh, my god.
-This thing's insane.

Really, really freakin' cool,
guys. Good job.

This brings the motivation
back up, for sure.

Mike coy, you do that to me
again, you're fired.

Alright, give me
five minutes, guys.

I'm gonna pack my [bleep].

[ Laughter ]

Well, there you go. The
hellcrate motor fired right up,

And this is officially the most
badass scout on the planet.

Now the monkeys just need
to wrap up all the loose ends,

And this scout will be ready
to raise some hell.

Hit it!

[ Engine revs ]

[ Laughter ]that's awesome.

It's not a lot of adjustments,
so that's good.

-Alien blinkers.
-Got the blinker.

♪♪

-[ Laughs ] nailed it.
-Not bad for a first try.

♪ Do-do-do-do ♪

Line it up
out back, chad.

-How's that front look?
-Pretty good.

I love it way more
with the roof.

-That makes it.
-[ Laughs ] sick.

It definitely looks like
it's ready to go fast.

-Holy crap!
-Sounds good, looks good.

Now we have to see
if it drives good.

Whoo!

Narrator:
coming up on "fast n' loud"...

It's like an
amusement-park ride, man.

That was only about
half throttle.

...will the scout sell
for more than richard thought?

I got to tell you, barry,
this is 250 grand.

-Mr. Jeremy. Err!
-What do you got?

Some kick-a*s wheels, dude.

-Dang.
-That's beautiful.

♪♪

[ Grunts ]

-There.
-Working on it.

Working on it.

Alright. One down.

-Whoo!
-Yeah. Heck yeah.

-That looks good, man.
-Good choice.

[ Whistles ]
pretty tight fit.

But it's clear.

It's supposed to fit tight
like butt cheeks.

-What?
-Most people's butt cheeks.

Sorry, jeremy.

At my age, my butt cheeks
ain't that tight.

-I disagree.
-Oh!

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

[ Engine revs ]

♪♪

Richard: whoo!

When I first had
the big idea to turn

A 1979 international
harvester scout

Into a one-of-a-kind scout
to hell,

It was ambitious,
to say the least.

♪♪

I love the interior.

Yeah, if this thing has
one thing going for it,

It's the curb appeal.

The orange paint, the stripes --
it's pretty cool.

When bass and I went to see
the scout, I was like,

"I can flip this right now
and make some quick cash."

But you know what?
I'd like to make a lot of cash

And I was thinking
outside the box.

♪♪

So, I paid $12,500
for the scout,

I gave the monkeys
a $75,000 budget

But a timeline of only
three weeks to get it finished.

So you're not going up.
You want to go down with this.

I want to get rid
of the four-wheel drive.

Big meat in the back.

When I got the scout
in front of the monkeys,

They didn't really
understand my plan.

Hey, california cruising, pro
touring, whatever you call it.

You know what?
It doesn't exist, buddy!

♪♪

I was thinking low and lean
and a boulevard cruiser

That could look cool
but also go to the drag strip.

♪♪

So, my vision for the scout's
a risky one

Because it's never been done.

♪♪

We have a motor.

-Dude, took up the whole crate.
-Nice.

Now, as far as I know,
no one in the world

Has ever put a hellcrate
engine into a scout.

So that's 707 horsepower
ripping down the boulevard.

To keep this car cooled down,
we went to ron davis radiator.

That engine sucks a lot of gas,

And you got to have
a good fuel system

Pushing it in,
and that is aeromotive.

♪♪

When it came to stopping
on 707 horsepower,

Wilwood brakes did the job.

♪♪

For the suspension,
we definitely needed to go

With chris alston's
chassisworks,

And we slammed it front and back

Along with a four-link,
coilovers all the way around.

And when it came to the wheels,
these are one-off,

One-of-a-kind, designed by us,

And made by revo forged wheels.

When it came to the interior,
I really wanted to stay

With some of the
original appointments,

Especially the plaid.

Kind of tipped the hat to what
they did back in the '70s.

And to keep the inside cooled
down, we went to vintage air.

♪♪

Now, when you're building a car
with this much horsepower,

You think, "well, maybe we need
to take the top permanent."

Absolutely not.

This thing's a convertible,
and it's staying a convertible.

As far as paint goes, there was
no question in my mind --

Keep it orange,
do the factory stripes,

Just beef it up a little bit
and make it pop.

So, we got it all done up.

Now all I got to do is find
a buyer with a ton of cash,

And hopefully
I can sell this scout

For something
north of 200 grand.

♪♪

Wait till you see this.

Well, you really can't see it
because, well, it's not here.

It was right there.
Well, that was embarrassing.

I found a buyer
for the '79 scout,

And I don't even know
where it went.

I flew a long way
to get here.

My name's barry richards.
I'm from amherst, ohio.

I'm here in dallas today
at gas monkey garage

To try and make a deal
on a car with richard.

-Is this gonna get better?
-Yeah, it's gonna get better.

Richard:
barry runs one of the biggest

Travelcenters/truck stops
in america,

And they got a lot of them,
and he's got a lot of dough.

I mean, if we were at a poker
table, he would be the whale.

Well, I'm the house,
and I make the rules.

♪♪

-How's that?
-That is awesome.

Just needed to top off
the gas tank.

That is a fun ride.

Barry: this thing shows up,
the stance is just perfect.

It's mean, it's aggressive.

It's everything a car enthusiast
would want.

Here's the fun part, sir.

We decided it might
ought to have some power.

Oh, no, you didn't.
Look at that.

That's a 2018 hellcrate
motor. 707 Horsepower.

Barry really likes the scout,
but I got to take it for a ride.

I mean, the hell scout,

That should shake every quarter
out of his pocket,

Which should amount to about
a quarter-million bucks.

[ Tires screech ]

♪♪

[ Laughs ]

That didn't take long.

Oh, it'll get on up there
realfast.

Barry:
I'm pretty sure he's gonna want
an outrageous price for it,

And we'll see what happens here.

Richard: alright, my man.

So, I feel like barry's
pretty much sold on the scout.

Is it fast? Hell yeah.

Is it cool-looking?
Hell yeah.

Is it one-of-a-kind?
Hell yeah.

This is probably one of the
best cars we've ever turned out.

It's definitely
in the top three.

So, as far as the price goes,
I got to tell you, barry,

This is 250 grand.

And that's cheap, really.

Did you just say "that's cheap"?
That's what you said.

$250,000.
That's a little rich.

No, I'm bigrichard.

We can bargain a little, or you
could just give me $250,000.

You know it's worth it.

Or...i could
give you $180,000?

Hmm, I couldn't do --
I couldn't do that.

There's no way.

My number does not start
with a 1.

Richard: so, here's the deal --
I paid $12,500 for the scout.

I gave the guys
a budget of 75 grand,

So that puts me at $87,500,
all-in, done.

And there's no way that
I'm gonna sell this thing

For only 180 grand.

My number
starts with a 2.

I just can't do $250,000.
I mean...

That's your corporate jet,
isn't it?

$225,000.

I really need to be
at $200,000.

We can sign this up,
walk away today.

Daggum, now you're
selling the salesman.

Come on. Come on,
come on.

-Alright, $200,000 it is, man.
-That's fine.

Right on. Kick-a*s. That's
really cool for gas monkey.

Wait till
the crew finds out.

Well, it wasn't the $250,000
that I wanted,

But barry stepped up
and made the first number a 2,

And 200 grand is nothing
to sneeze at,

And gas monkey wins again.

One-of-a-kind.
Finished, done, sold.

See ya next time!

You're getting a good deal.
I'm happy with it.

-Let's go do some paperwork.
-Alright.

-Got any beer in here?
-Yes, I do.