13x03 - All About the Bass

[bunniefuu]

.

What's up? How's it going? Richard
bought this bike from me last night.

Last night?
Yeah, last night.

I'm Mark Chancellor,
from Nocona, Texas.

He bought this on the internet?
Right off from me. How much?

$8,500. No questions asked.
Deal done.

I bought a chopper at what?

What is this thing?
This is an amazing bike. Badass.

I vaguely remember

maybe talking about
something,

but I don't make deals
sight unseen.

This is a flathead. Check that baby
out. Come on. You can talk to me.

Get out of here.
He's the one that called me, man.

I thought he was
f*cking with me, but...

Hey, he bought it from me,
so it was cool.

How much do you want for this?
$8,500.

You said, 'I'll have $8,500 cash
when you get here.'

I don't just tell someone
to bring stuff to me

and I'll give them cash.
I don't do that.

I know I had a couple of beers
last night, but no way. Here.

Richard Rawlings. Right there.
That's your number, right? Yeah.

I guess I'm paying $8,500
for about $6,000 worth of stuff.

$8,500. g*dd*mn. I just
lost my a*s, Tony. Good job.

Tony, why the hell didn't he just
think I was a prank caller?

Who believes Richard Rawlings
is calling you? Rock star!

'Right now,
on Fast N' Loud,

hot rod hunter Richard Rawlings
and the Gas Monkey crew

brew up a '59 F-100 surprise...'

If you can't find 'em,
grind 'em.

'..as they gamble
their new big build

on a potential big-name buyer.'

I want you to do a project
for us. Really?

'And then...'
Ready to go racing?

'..Richard's back in drag

for a spin at the NHRA
winners' circle...'

That is awesome!
'..before trying to unload

one of the hottest wheels
in the Gas Monkey line-up.'

Take it for a ride?
It's only got one seat.

[SIGHS]

Hey, Richard? [SHOUTS] What?
[SHRIEKS] Haha!

That was funny!
What do you need?

The people from Shiner Bock
are here. Cool.

Send 'em in. Hey, Richard. Sydni.
Richard Rawlings. Nick.

Shiner is a little city
in Texas, but also a beer.

Been around
over 100 years.

How much free beer did you bring?
All you can drink.

Well, there you go!
How much can you drink? A lot.

We wanted to check out
a local company,
as we sell local beer.

Come on. I'll show you around.
No problems. Come on out.

What's really cool about this place
is we really do make these cars.

I mean, it is a working business.

Not only are they from Texas,
they wanted to see the shop.

I try to accommodate as much
as I can. I don't get to do it often,

so why not show these guys
and gals around?

Whoa! No way. You'll recognise
some of the cars we've built.

We're a little low on inventory.
I sold a bunch the other day.

Of course, my Comet from high school.
I won't ever sell that.

So, some of these
you'll sell? Yeah. Yeah.

I mean, at the end of the day,
it's like...

Well, you guys
make beer, right?

Right. Is all this beer yours?
Heck, yeah. But it's for sale, too!

All these cars are mine,
but they're for sale.

So they're digging the collection,
I've got a few cars

that we just finished
and trying to sell,

some cars I've been able
to buy back,

and some just hanging around.
They're inventory.

Here's our latest one.
You might have seen this on TV.

We literally turned it
into this in 40 days.

So, if we were looking for
something fast, you could do that?

Wait. Y'all pitching me,
or am I pitching y'all? I'm lost!

Then they kind of waylaid me.

'We figured we'd talk to you
about business.'

And I went,
'Wow. I like business.'

We kind of misled you. We're not
actually here for a tour. Cool.

We'd like you to do
a project for us.

Really? I like getting pitched
instead of trying to sell something!

Let's go to the office
and talk about it.

Do you know what you might want?
No idea.

How much money you got? I think
we could do about 150. $150,000?

This might be the easiest deal
I ever got. Let's talk some business.

You guys want a promotional vehicle
and you're not sure what you want.

This is for Shiner? We've been
making beer for 100 years,

and at first, we didn't
have delivery trucks.

The people of Shiner
used whatever vehicles they had

to deliver beer.
We'd like to honour that.

Take that, and bring us
something awesome.

But we need to see it first
to make sure this will work for us.

Absolutely. I don't think
there's a deal

unless we see it first
and we're happy with it.

I can't go through
designing something,

sending drawings. So I figured,
this is what we do.

We do it better
than anybody else.

Let me design something and build it.
Here's the thing.

We don't need to see the plans,

but we want to see the car
before we make the deal at the end.

Whatever we build is gonna be badass,
so that's not a problem.

I'll show it to you,
and if you dig it, you dig it.

You're that confident? At the end,
if we don't like it, we're out.

Yeah. I am that confident.
I think.

Richard was telling us some of these
cars only took 30 days.

I want my promotional vehicle
in 30 days.

Put it all out there.
If we don't like it, we're out.

I'll take that chance.
I'm a gambling guy.

$150,000 plus some beer.
There you go. Done. Cool.

Get back to the brewery
and start making some money

to pay for whatever it is
I'll build!

I'm pretty sure I know what kind of
truck will be right for these guys.

But I'm worried that if they don't
like it, they won't pay for it.

After they left, I was thinking,
'What can I build for them?'

Then I realised the answer might be
closer than I think. Here we go.

Where are you taking me?
I'm not a golfer. You never know

what's in your back yard.
There's a guy named Larry

that supposedly has a '59 truck.

Will you get the fence?
I'm bringing Coy

with me on the buy,
but I'm not sure

I want the guys to know
we're building it for Shiner.

As a matter of fact,
I'm not telling Coy, either.

Anyway, Larry says his wife's
getting angry at him

about having a storage unit,
having a truck,

not doing anything with it.
He'll probably sell it. Come on.

I don't want to tell the Monkeys
about it, because this might be

the start of a lucrative relationship
with Shiner. I don't want to jinx it.

Why doesn't he just get rid
of the complaining part of it

and keep the truck? The truck's
not complaining. I know, man.

I'm so happy my wife
doesn't hate my cars.

He's in one of these units here.
There he is right there.

What's up, Larry?
Hey, how's it going?

My name's Larry Mendoza.
I'm from Prosper, Texas.

Thanks for coming.
Cool.

Today I'm having Richard meet me
at my storage place

and see if we can make a deal.
All right.

Let's see what we've got.

Hey. And there she is.
Throw the door open, and there we
go.

The truck is a 1959 short-bed,
big-window Ford, regular brakes.

No frills, no nothing. This is
just a beat-up old work truck.

I was supposed to rebuild it,
but I just don't have the time.

This doesn't have a 392 in it.
Straight-six. Runs.

It looks fairly clean.

Not sure what this coat hanger thing
is doing here. That's been there.

They're here! Ford's F series
started hitting the roads in 1948.

Their toughness and versatility
quickly made them

one of the most popular trucks
out there.

By the early '80s, the F series
was the bestselling vehicle

in America and Canada.
No wonder it seems like

everybody's grandad has one
in the barn out back.

Good-looking truck. I dig it, Mike.
What do you think about the body?

Body's pretty good. It's got
a little bit of Bondo on it,

but it's pretty solid.

I got to feeling around,
checking where you'd find rust,

and I'm not finding a lot. There is
a bit we have to contend with,

but this is probably one of
the better trucks Richard could get.

This is one of the cleanest trucks
you're gonna find.

Come on, man. It's not that clean.
It's nice, but not exactly perfect.

But we'll know after I drive it.
Can I drive it? Absolutely.

Let's go for a ride. Hold on, Momma.
I'm gonna ride in here.

Oh, you're in the back, Jack!
I guess. [ENGINE RUMBLES]

Whoo! I hope that bed's
bolted down.

We buy a lot of old short-bed trucks.
Most of the time they don't even run.

This one's running good. As long as
Mike likes the body, we're golden.

I've just got to be able to get it
for a good price. [CREAKING] Argh!

If you can't find 'em,
grind 'em.

Might as well go through the
rigmarole of taking it for a drive.

Hold on, Mike.
I'm gonna try to go fast.

It doesn't have much power.
It needs a little bit of work.

I think it needs a big,
fire-breathing friggin' V8 in it.

Free on the tree! Nice.

You good back there, Mike?

I wish this thing had enough power
to throw him out of the back.

[LAUGHS]
That'd be funny.

[CREAKING]
Uh-oh. Gears are grinding.

Sounds like something's wrong with
the transmission. Yeah, that's me.

So, how much do you want
for this $3,000 truck?

I'd like to start at $10,000.

I'm glad you said, 'Start at $10,000,
not that you were set at $10,000.'

Can I make it? You can.
A little tight.

[HOWLING]

Wow. Please stop that.
[NOISE STOPS]

Sounds like someone needs to fix
the brake. It's dying.

What is that? It is dying.
A '59 big-window, short-bed.

Nice. I like this.
That's clean. Whoa.

That's awesome. Back inside.
I haven't bought it yet.

I mean, it looks OK, I guess.
A little dirty. Could be better.

Nice truck. Yeah, right?

$10,000 ain't gonna do it.
That's too much. So how about $5,000?

I can't do $5,000. It's been
sitting over there for years,

doing nothing! You've probably
got $5,000 in storage.

How about $8,000?
[EXHALES]

Now you might be thinking, $5,000,
$10,000 for a truck like that?

They are getting expensive.

Short-bed, big-window trucks?
They're going up every day.

If I go to $6,000
you'll go to $7,000.

So how about $7,000
and we'll call it done?

$7,000? Think it'll make
my wife happy.

k*ller, dude! Thank you. All right.
I guess you've got a long walk.

Well, your golf cart's over here,
so... Damn it!

I sold the truck for $7,000.

I guess we might as well stop in here
and get you some money, too.

I feel good about it.
I think it's a fair price.

And the best part?
My wife is gonna be happy,

as I won't be paying
for storage any more.

Thanks for making it easy on me.

'Coming up on
Fast N' Loud...'
The Midas Monkey!

'..Richard tries to reunite
some hot wheels...'

I will gladly buy
the 'vette back.

'..and reveals his plan
for the F-100.'

Down low, but doesn't have
all that psshh-psshh! [LAUGHTER]

[HORN HONKS]

Woo-hoo!

So you got it, huh? No thanks
to y'all, saying how nice it was!

'Look! Good-looking truck.'
We didn't want you buying a turd.

Man. He started at $10,000.
What did you end up paying?

$7,000. That's not bad. I was hoping
to get it for $5,000. A big-window?

Come on, man.
You can't steal 'em all.

I know, I know. But I try.
I like this truck, man. A lot.

Yeah, but I'm tired of doing
air-ride and all this craziness.

I want to do something just nice,
good stance, a little attitude,

Chevy-powered, fuel-injected...
Chevy-powered?

Do we have to? Yeah.

I love Chevy-powered,
but it is a Ford.

It's a six owner. That's
a boat anchor up there. All right.

Here at Gas Monkey,
we've built a lot of trucks,

and some of them
are very, very famous.

So if we can make Shiner happy,
they might be throwing money at us.

I just want a nice, clean truck

that's down low but doesn't have
all that psshh-psshh! No cool stuff?

Are we just rebuilding the chassis
and painting it? I don't know.

You're the chassis guy, Jeremy.
Without doing air,

maybe we could have
a bit more fun with the chassis.

I don't know why we don't just
order one. They're out there.

Coilover set-up, full chassis.
It'll save us a lot of time.

We can have a lot nicer piece
without us k*lling ourselves.

Where we're gonna save
a ton of time and money

is we know trucks better
than anyone on the planet.

The guys always complain
I don't give them enough time,

so I'll give them a new chassis,
custom-ordered.

It'll cost more but save time, and
I need that in the finishing work.

That's what promo
vehicles are all about.

How much time have we got?
Four weeks.

What's the budget? I don't know.
Let's call it $40,000.

I think I can advance it
up to $70,000

or $80,000 when I sell it.
Cool.

The plan for the '59 F-100
is to do what Gas Monkey does best,

which is make it into
a badass hot rod.

Only this time, we'll make it
better and badder

by lowering it onto a new chassis
with an aggressive stance.

It'll sit pretty on new wheels
and tyres to go with it.

This one's getting Chevy LS power
to push it down the road.

Richard hasn't picked a colour yet,
but it's a safe bet

it's not candy cane red and white.
We'll update the interior,

add AC, to make another Gas Monkey
truck ready for the boss to sell.

We're wasting time.
Let's get started.

Try to leave the chassis intact.
All we want is the body.

How's the suspension on it?
Give it a whirl. Let's do it.

Oh, yeah.
Hey!

I said I wanted to save the chassis
if we could. We're testing it!

[LAUGHTER]

How's that?
Slide out the door!

All right. Oh, man.

We're all truck guys here, so we're
excited about this F-100 build.

As always, there's no time
to waste breaking it down.

Let's just take the bed off
the truck, fuel lines, electricals.

Break that loose and lift
the whole thing off.

One, two, three, go.

Atta girl.

Hooyiah.

Suck it up, buttercup.

At Gas Monkey, we don't mind
doing things in unorthodox ways,

as long as it means
getting it done fast.

Got to remember the column is still
in there. I'll jack up the rear.

It'll bring the column up
in the hole.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATION]

The fan's hitting the radiator.
Zip it out. Zippety zip zip.

[DRILLING]
Haha! [SIGHS]

What seems to be the problem?
Oh, just some rust and stuff.

It just figures that's about
the time Richard would show up.

But now the boss is directing,
it's smooth sailing.

You're clear. Go down.

That'll do. Let's get it outside
and let Tony try something.

Look at that. 45 minutes flat.
You guys are good.

Right on!
Dude, the Midas Monkey!

A few years ago, we were fortunate
enough to be chosen by Hot Wheels

to build a Corvette for them.

It's been a year or two
since I've seen this.

If they liked it, they would make it
into a Hot Wheel.

Sure enough, they made it
into an actual Hot Wheel.

[CHEERING] Whoa!
The Midas Monkey.

I'm in the business of building
and selling cars, not keeping them,

so I took this one to Barrett-Jackson
and a guy on the internet bought it.

Hi. Who's the young lady?
My daughter.

I'm Glenn, from Calgary,
Alberta, Canada.

This is my daughter,
Courtney.

Right on, dude.
This thing looks rad!

He's got a few offices
around the nation,

and he's had the Corvette
in Fort Worth.

Looks brand-new.
Have you even driven it?

I've put about 25 miles on it.
Come on, man! If this was my car,

I'd have thousands of miles on it.
I'd be on my third set of tyres!

I decided to see
if he might want to sell it,

as I have the Hi-Po Hauler
we also built for Hot Wheels.

This is something
I was hoping to keep also.

We built the Hi-Po Hauler
to try to get into

the Hot Wheels Red Line Club.
They liked it so much

that it's actually
gonna be a Hot Wheel.

What do you think about this,
Miss Courtney?

This is my favourite car
in his collection. Really?

So there's no way
I'll get it bought back, huh?

My thought process for wanting
to keep them together

is they're built here at Gas Monkey,
both Hot Wheel cars.

Who knows if I'll get
a chance to build another,
but they need to be together.

Can I take it for a ride?
Let's do it.

I'd love to drive it. It's not mine
any more. Wait a minute.

I'm not leaving my daughter
with these guys!

No touching.
Be Texas gentlemen.

[ENGINE REVS]
It's friggin' rad!

The car drives just like it did
when it left Gas Monkey. For me,

that's a testament to the quality
and our craftsmanship.

To him? He really should
drive it more.

[ENGINE ROARS]

I think he was happy to be back
in that car and reacquainted.

[LAUGHS]

Now I've been out on the street
in the Midas Monkey again,

I want this thing back
in my stable more than ever.

We come back from the test drive
and I can see in his eye.

I think he likes this car.

Just like you remember? Heck yeah,
dude. Friggin' rad. Super cool.

I promised Glenn
I'd show him the hauler,

so I had the guys
bring it up front.

I want to see the Hi-Po Hauler.
I'm afraid to show it to you.

I think they both need
to stay together. Come on in.

Boom! That is awesome!

Not too shabby, huh?
Whoo! It's pretty wild.

It's even better than
the pictures,

if that's possible.
Amazing! Absolutely amazing.

We put this together for Hot Wheels
just like we did the 'vette.

They're gonna make
a Hot Wheel of it.

How much horsepower do you get?
D2. About 600hp.

That's pretty good.
I think any more than that,

you'd be getting yourself
in trouble. The thing's a beast.

It's a different feel.
Jump on in there. It's pretty wild.

Open the door and reveal
it's a single seat.

Is there a gauge that flashes
when you're in danger? Yeah.

They're red and blue
and they're easily behind you!

To start it, ignition.
Found the brake?

[ENGINE STARTS]

[LAUGHS]

Wow.

Take it for a ride? Take it
for a ride? It's only got one seat.

I got Glenn here with the idea
of buying back the Midas Monkey.

But you could see
the grin on his face.

He loves it, knows they need
to stay together.

I'm pretty sure
I won't get to keep them.

This thing's a beast!
This thing's crazy!

So my idea turned into
selling a car.

What do you think? I mean,
I will gladly buy the 'vette back

and keep them both here.
Or I'll sell you this one,

if I have to.
They should be together.

I think you should
keep them together

and get the other one. You think
both of them? Both of them.

$123,000 is what you paid
for the 'vette,

so, how about that for this?
I'm thinking around

$75,000, $80,000. No way.
No way, no how.

So he hits me
at $75,000 or $85,000,

and this is the dance you play.
He knows that won't get it bought.

Based on that Red Line car,
I can go to $100,000. No way.

So he bumps up to $100,000
and I'm thinking,

'I'll give it to you for
what you paid for the Midas Monkey,

excluding the auction fee. Call it
$112,000 and we'll make a deal.'

Where is good for you?
$112,000. [EXHALES]

He thought about it,
and sure enough, we got a deal.

All right. I'll go $112,000.
k*ller!

Deal. Good deal. None of that
Canadian funny stuff, either.

Whoo! American. US.

At the end of the day,
I wanted to keep them both.

Maybe he'll call when he's done
with both of them.

Daphne, open the safe!

[HORN TOOTS]

Hey, nice balancing act.

Yeah! Hold on.

The chassis for the F-100
showed up. It's awesome.

Yeah!

Richard wanted to up our game
with this build. He wasn't kidding.

Dude, this is badass.
It's pretty. I know.

I'm gonna so build a clubhouse
out of this. [LAUGHTER]

To avoid a major
amount of work,
we ordered a chassis.

It came quick, so we'll save
a whole lot of time.

They did a great job.
It's TIG welded.

It's got all our pick-up points for
our LS motor, set up for coilovers.

A Currie rear end
already set up in it.

A Wilwood brake kit
should go right on it.

Fuel lines, brake lines.
It already has an in-tank pump.

It ate the budget,
but think of the labour cost.

Manpower costs money.
It's here. Rad!

What do you think? We should
have been doing this all along.

This will cut down on time,
everything.

k*ller. Get it popped open,
get it out,

and we should be jamming. You'll have
plenty of time for paint on this one.

Give me a number. How much time?
I'm not giving you a number!

Let's get to work. Uncrate it.
One, two, three, go.

It's pretty heavy.
Watch your feet.

Watch your toes! One, two, three.
Let it go.

Richard has some mystery buyer.
He's not telling us who.

Makes no difference to me,
as long as Chad keeps
bringing these badass parts.

LS3. 550 horsepower.
With this much power,

we're definitely doing no nuts.
This would decimate all. Uh-oh.

Aargh!
[LAUGHS]

This is gonna end bad.
You look nervous. Oh, yeah.

Come on in.

Getting all that power takes
a transmission made to handle it.

Ta-da! That's a pretty
big transmission. It is.

Sure, we're saving time
being able to mock up

a brand-new chassis,
motor and transmission.

The tricky part? Mating all that
modern stuff to a 1959 Ford F-100.

All right. Bring it down.
Try not to k*ll anybody

and don't break the truck in half.
I don't care about k*lling anybody.

You're gonna k*ll Jeremy first,
or the truck will hit the motors.

We're not gonna pass
the control arms, I guess.

What's wrong? Are you losing control
up there, Mike?

There are bound to be conflicts
fitting our LS

in a space designed
for a straight-six.

Are we even with our body mounts,
right here? Yeah. I'd say we were.

This is where it's gonna be an
issue. Jeremy needs to start cutting

the firewall and the inner
fender wells need a trim.

We got a ways to go. Looks like
there's complicated math. Yep.

Like balancing my chequebook.
I'll go work on that.

A chequebook like mine is easy
to balance. Just a bunch of zeroes.

You guys get to work.
I'm going racing.

[INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENTS
OVER TANNOY]

We're at the NHRA
in Ennis, Texas,

which is basically Dallas, Texas.
This is a giant event for NHRA.

One of the best tracks.
Well, it is in Texas.

Nothing beats a day
at the track,

unless it's a day
at the track, winning.

I'm here to help the Gas Monkey team
to victory lane.

What's up, man?
How are you doing? Good.

You know Alex. He's our driver
and part of the Gas Monkey family.

We had a good, solid pass yesterday.
Now we're number...20.

They only take 16 cars
in this class.

We're at number 16 right now.


The conditions today are better,
and so a lot of people improve.

We need to, as well,
so we can race on Sunday.

We're getting ready
to roll up

for our first round
in a dragster today.

Currently, we are not qualified
in the dragster.

The fastest we've been
is 5:41 at 272mph.

So it's gonna take something
around the 5:30 mark

to be able to make the show.

You got Charles
hustling over there?

Yeah. Get it!
Don't let it whoop ya!

Qualifying for Sunday's race
is what everyone wants.

It takes a ton of money
to sponsor a car,

and every run can burn
over $25,000.

But racing when everyone's
watching here and on TV?

That's when it pays off.
[ENGINE REVS]

Kicking down another door and getting
the Gas Monkey name out there. Whoo!

Whoo! See you on the starting line.
Let's go.

The fastest time he ever rode
in this car was 5:28.

Yeah. So if he can do


He doesn't have to do
his personal best,

only a second best.
We can do that.

You should be able to do
around 27 or 28 right now. Cool.

All right, man. Have fun.
Let's do it.

[MOTOR ROARS]

Yeah!


gonna get it done.

And Alex has only one more shot
at qualifying today.

The fuel pump wouldn't go
all the way around the high side,

which means the nitro
wasn't at full flow.

We've still got another
qualifying round.

Hopefully we'll make the show.

We didn't do real well
on our first A/Fuel run,

and they don't have all day
to fix the car

before Alex is on the line again.

It's gonna be on the next race,
so we'll put this car on the trailer.

All right.

This thing ain't no joke,
son. Yeah.

It's like, what bolt?
Yeah!

Lift. One door. One door.

Charles and I are getting
the doors off the F-100

and over to Mike,
so he can get those started.

We might get lucky
on the rust,

but we haven't opened
everything up yet.

There's a lot of surprises
still yet to be found.

Hm. The whole bottom of the door
is gone. Wonderful. Yeah.

Sure enough, the bottom of the doors
are completely rusted out.

This is pretty...it's pretty bad.
Yeah. This sucks.

The funny thing is,
Mike went with Richard

to buy the truck
and check out the body.

Mike, what do you think about
the body? Body's pretty good.

It's got a bit of Bondo on it,
but it's pretty solid.

Mike Coy redefining
'pretty solid'.

That's not to mention
the rust in the tailgate...

See that? Somebody just
painted over a bunch of rust.

The truck bed...

This truck was gonna save us time.
Not so much. No.

And the cab corners.
Those will be Tony's first fix.

More rust.
[BLOWS A RASPBERRY]

I almost want to put gloves on.
That may have been...

Oh, man. That's tissue paper.

That's got to be a first.

I got some mosquito repellent!
[LAUGHS]

I don't know what else
is in here.

[CHUCKLES] I think the Bondo
was holding it together.

That's not that funny right now.
[GROANS]

That...that's bad.

Another of Richard's solid trucks,
huh? Solid vehicle here.

Oh, my God! [LAUGHS]

That's got the cancer.
Big time!

Almost every truck...
'60s, '50s, even the '40s,

the trucks weren't
sealed very good.

So water and moisture
dropped back there

and there's nowhere
for the water to run,

and when they do make provisions
for water to head out,

when you get all this crap in there,
the water doesn't want to come out.

So this is what happens.

No bueno.
Rust repairs. Never fun.

It won't stop burning!
[LAUGHS]

[HAMMERING]

We find the strangest stuff
sometimes! [CHUCKLES]

Yeah. I'm just finding
all types of stuff.

I didn't know there was a battery
back here. Did you know that?

That's neat. At least
a battery cable. [LAUGHS]

I'm frustrated up to here
with that cab corner for today.

No more treasures.

[ENGINES ROAR]

We're at the NHRA. We didn't do
real well on our first A/Fuel run.

We just had a little problem
with the fuel.

Even Charles is helping to get
the car ready for the next run.

We're a little bit
out of the hunt.

I think we're at number 20.
They only take the top 16.

So right now,
it's do or die.

We've decided to change
a few things on the car,

work on the clutch, and figure out
what's going on with that fuel pump.

This is the most important pass
of the day,

because this is the last chance
to make the show.

We've got to make this one count.

[ENGINE ROARS]

I'm concerned
about the A/Fuel car,

because we've got to trim three
or four one-hundredths of a second.

We either do our personal best,
or we wait till next time.

[ENGINES ROAR]

[STARTING p*stol FIRES]



Looked stronger than that.
Live to play another day.

I'm bummed we didn't make the finals.
We'll be in the running soon enough.

This is our first season in that car,
so, you know, we're still doing good.

I like the positive attitude.

Heck yeah. I love positive.
[LAUGHS]

We've got to get back to Dallas.

It's hot. Don't you need a beer?

It is hot. I need a beer.
That is what I need.

[GRATING AND CLANKING]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! What exactly
is going on here, man?

Uh, fixing this.
But you always say,

'I'm just a painter.'
You're doing metalwork?

The guys don't know
this truck is for Shiner.

It's not stopping Mike from spreading
his wings just to get the truck done.

Somebody's got to do it.
Can you do it right? It's metalwork.

I can do it right now.
You're making the metal, too?

Were you getting it prepped?
No, I've got to make the piece.

[LAUGHS]
That's what I said!

I'm gonna go get a chair.
I've got to see this.

Oh, great. I need an audience.

This is gonna be interesting.

Fixing the rust on this
mystery build of Richard's

will really set us back.
Jeremy's already got his hands full

fabricating a new firewall
and trans tunnel

so that the new motor will fit.
Hope I don't run out of time on it.

That leaves me doing metalwork.
I don't see what the big deal is.

A couple of bends, a bit of
hammering. How hard can it be?

I know it shouldn't bow like that
like a friggin' banana.

Pretty effin' hard.

Should be wearing
your safety glasses.

You're judging me
when you could be doing it.

I'm taking a break to relieve
frustration from my own piece

by some comedic relief. Frustrated
with your own piece? Of course.

Is it working?
Oh, that's annoying.

Some stopping power right there.

Richard isn't saying
who the F-100 is for.

All I know is we still have to
get it done on time.

It's not about functional. It's
about how cool it is on the truck.

As always, the plan
is divide and conquer.

While Mike's tackling the rust,
I'm getting the brakes set up.

Sassy, sassy.

Meanwhile, Jeremy is still wrestling
with the clearance of the firewall.

What are all these shenanigans?
Could you change that for me?

I think that one will have
better clearance here.

We're upgrading with a new intake
manifold and fuel injection system.

It'll boost performance
and look cool.

Mucho better.

Plus it fits better
against the firewall,

and that'll save Jeremy
a lot of time.

Thanks, Charles.
I'm here for you.

[INDISTINCT SHOUT]

Jeremy, we left the truck over
at the body shop. What are you doing?

Well, we're gonna make
a filler neck,

or whatever you want to call it.

Basically, an insert for the bed.
Oh, yeah?

What I need to do is make
a cone-shaped aluminium piece

that fits over
the F-100's filler neck,

which connects the gas intake
to the gas tank.

On this truck, the fuel tank's
under the payload bed.

If I can turn it out of it,
I don't have to make a top ring

and a centre section
and bottom section

and mould it together
and finishing that.

Think you've got time
to do that? Well, yeah.

I don't want to give up craftsmanship
for things like this,

especially something so visible
in the bed of the truck.

You know? I'm just worried.
Time, time, time.

Yeah. But hey.
Do what you're doing.

First, I've got to do
the broad strokes by removing

the bulk of the aluminium
to give it its cone shape.

So now I've got this shape.
Now I've got to take out the inside.

Then I bore out the hole
where the filler neck connects

and where the gas
gets pumped in.

Jerz?
What's up?

How's it looking?

Well, it's getting closer.
Yeah?

I mean, the inside is starting
to take the shape of the outside.

Happy with it?
Looks pretty snazzy.

Yeah. It's getting close.
Awesome.

A lot of material out of there,
but it's getting close.

I think that's the third time today
I've tried to tighten this.

That's not too bad. Hm.

All right.

You've come a long ways.

From this to this. Hm.

Now let's just try fitting this
on the brand-new tank.

Well, ain't that special?

Now we screw on the gas cap
nice and tight.

There we go.
Bam.

Done.

Jason and I are hanging
the tailgate for the F-100,

so I can get to paint. That's
an easy item to check off the list.

I think we've got the wrong side.
Side or size?

Maybe that is the right side.
It's the right side.

But you've got to come over...
[LAUGHS]

Got to what? You failed
at holding this tailgate!

OK. Go ahead and start your bolts
an' all. I'll hold this in.

That don't look right at all.

Hey, is that really
where your mounting hole is?

This is the wrong tailgate.

See a problem here?
Well, there's...OK.

Something doesn't look right.
It's not even close.

I still have an inch and a half.

Unless this is a new device.
Where's the old tailgate?

You got it in the paint room?
No. It's over there, somewhere.

On my side? Yeah.
Sure? Yes. Positive.

Positive? You positively sure?

I bet this...
This says 'stepside'.

Way to go, Chad!
You want to go and get Chad?

Yeah. Yeah. I'll go
and wake him up this morning.

Yeah. Chad?

Oh, Chad.

OK. So we found a problem...

What's the problem?
..with our tailgate.

Oh, great.

What do you think?
See anything wrong with it?

[CHUCKLES] He already knows.

No problem at all!

No problem at all.

Yeah. That's not what I ordered.

And if you look at the invoice,
it even says it's not a stepside.

Could you get us a fleetside? Mm.

If not, just order
a tailgate stretcher.

Oh, yeah. Or you could
just cut it and stretch it.

I have faith in you. Our fabricator
has all kinds of extra time.

Right? I'll go order it.
All right. Let's go.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Some things
I'll never understand.

Tony? Yes?
Come here. Look at this.

Richard had me do a bunch
of spray-ups. And this tells me

either he can't make up his mind
or he's just losing his mind.

He had me do that. OK.

He had me do that.
I think it's better.

This. I can live with that.
That's not bad.

This. [CHUCKLES]

Are you ready?
Yeah.

[LAUGHS]
That's very eclectic.

Richard's not saying
who this build is for,

but I hope they're colour-blind.
This is not making any sense to me.

Those the spray-ups I asked for?
Yes. Rad. We're trying to figure out

what's in your head
here, because...

Those colours don't make sense.
Some of these don't jive.

They don't realise
Shiner has used

these five colours for over


Paint the truck their colours.
It's not green and black.

Five colours on one car?
That's a lot.

Do we need to call a doctor?
Are you sick?

I'm not gonna lie.
It's not something...

It's not a group of colours
you typically see together.

I've got a customer
that is looking for a vehicle.

So I'm gonna make sure
they want this one. OK.

I think I want
the body this colour,

then the accent on the roof
that colour,

the whole back kind of cab,
along the body line in the back

going to the front fender all the way
to the other front fender brown,

then we'll use these as
accent colours, including wheels.

You want all five of those colours
on this truck?

You don't know
till you try, brother.

They probably think
I've lost my mind,

but the Shiner deal
could be very lucrative.

I'm keeping them in the dark. Tough
bananas! Or something like that.

This is what we call salesmanship.

These people don't even know
they want this till I show them.

Do they have golden arches? No, they
do not. Just make it happen, dude.

You're the boss. No, not really.
Y'all usually tell me what to do.

But this time, it looks like
I'm winning. [LAUGHS]

Daphne's really the boss.
Very true.

Hey, Jason. I got
something for you.

Sweet. OK. We'll set this thing
on the truck.

Tony, want to help
with this endeavour?

Mike's got the bed primed,
so we'll set it up

on our new chassis and see
how everything lines up.

We've got to make sure the rear end
and the clearance for the bed floor

is right, that
the bolt holes line up,

that the tyres fit, not sticking out
or too far under.

We need to go forward.
But we can't?

Can we?
Can we go forward?

Yeah. Right there.
I'm perfect.

Something's not right.

There's a major issue.
The brakes and the end of the axles

are underneath the bed, basically.

What the...? Yeah.
See how narrow our rear end is?

Our wheels aren't gonna fit.
They're not gonna fit at all.

Did they build us a rear end
for a stepside?

Our '59 F-100 is
what's called a fleetside.

The bed sides are smooth,
and the rear fender wells

are tucked inside the bed.
A stepside has a more narrow bed,

with the fender wells
on the outside.

The difference for us
is this rear end

is too narrow to fit the wheels
inside the fender wells.

Right here is where your wheel
is gonna mount and roll in.

sh*t. That's a problem.

It looks like it will need
some major modification,

which we don't have the time for
and I was not expecting.

Houston, we have a problem.

Major problem.
That's a major problem.

It's pretty bad.
We're already behind.

Do we got to tug this? Yeah.

But there just wasn't
any time set aside for that.

Yeah, that's a major problem.
Richard may have

a master plan
for this mystery buyer,

but it doesn't look like he planned
when he ordered this chassis.

'Next week
on Fast N' Loud...'

Pick it up.
What the f*ck?

'..when the F-100
gets out of line...'

That's not gonna fly.
'..Richard wants
first in line...'

Good grief.
'..to get his hands
on an Indy 500 legend.

Then Richard
rockets down to Florida

to try to break
a 300mph speed record.'

It's a very colourful truck.
[LAUGHS]

'But as pressure mounts
to finish the big build...'

You digging these colours yet?

'..will Richard's clients
take a shine to the F-100?' Whoa!

'Or will his colourful gamble
fail to impress?'

We're not getting any oil up here.
Guess what?