"Like when you got sand In your butt crack." "And you been Joggin' all day." "Hot-rod hunter richard rawlings." "And master mechanic Aaron kaufman." "Are looking to settle a score." "It's a bet!" "Last week, aaron bragged The monkeys could deliver." "A beefed-up '80 el camino 1 week Ahead of richard's deadline." "You shouldn't be talkin'." "You should be workin'." "But minor problems..." " agh!" "Me." "Continue to turn into Major setbacks." "Ruh!" "And the crew struggles To stay in the game." " Man, that's aggravating." " That's a dome!" "Meanwhile, richard enters A brave, new world" " holy cow." " In hopes of digging up." "A rare '68 corvette." "And it revs up For a smoking new venture." "Now I gotta buy a set of tires." "With pride on the line, It's time to go all in." " Damn it." " Will the monkeys double down." "And take the day?" "Or will richard Have the last laugh?" "I wanna rock!" "yeah." "Agh!" "Sorry." " Dude." "Come on." " Agh!" "I had a lot to eat." "Sorry." "Hey, is that heavy?" " Push it on in, boys." " All right." "Don't get up." "Don't hurt yourself." "Is it a car Or a truck?" " It's black." " It's black." "This is a story of the little 1980 el camino that could." "Well, so far, it couldn't." "Man." "We picked it up in arizona On what had to be." "The hottest day Of the century." "Since it's not really a car, Or man enough to be a truck," "I gave aaron a generous Deadline of 4 weeks." "To kind of give it Some huevos." " Yeah." " But since there are so many." "Aftermarket parts available For this g-body," "Aaron actually manned up And bet me one even better." "He said he could get it done In 3 weeks." "What could go wrong?" "Whoa!" " Good lord!" " Well, first off," "Aaron thought He had so much time." "That he wasted 3 days Reshaping the bumpers." " Got a delivery for you." " When he finally rushed it." "Into paint, He got some bad news." " Don't have no power, dude." " We don't have a paint booth." "Fixing that gobbled up 4 days of his schedule." "And, if he's still Gonna win his bet," "Well, he's gonna have To step it up." "I mean, how'd that quote go?" ""The best laid plans of mice And bearded men."" "The paint looks great, mike." "Man, dude, You guys killed it." "Thank you for Pushin' as much as you did." "To get it done As quickly as you did." "Now we know what we gotta do." "Jeremys, we got a lot of work." "We got less than a week To get this thing together." "And start runnin' it." "And aaron's runnin' A little bit late." "He's tryin' to catch up On one of his own projects." "He's building at home, so." "Hey, can you not lean on that?" "It's fresh paint." "I just wanted to be that guy." "People are always doin' it To me, so I wanted..." "You shouldn't be talkin'." "You should be workin'." " Ooh!" "Ooh!" " Hey, so we need." "To get this thing in the air, Finish the bottom of the car." " Bye, suckas." " We can get a long way today," "So let's get after it." "I know aaron didn't mean it," "But he pretty much put our backs To the wall on this one." "I mean, we basically Have a week to pretty much." "Build a whole car." "Get it on the train." "We deserve a push." "How do you steer This thing?" "At least we did A bunch of the prep work." "For this phase of the build While we were in paint." "Harnessto." "The plan is to go Just full-throttle," "Do everything as fast As we can do it," "And just hope nothing else Gets in our way." "Looky there." "Today, the real fun begins." "We finally get to mock up This badass ls3." "From mast motorsports." "It's gonna give our car Over 600 horsepower." "That oughta move Our little el camino." "Down the road pretty good." "Chop that wood!" "All right." "Ready to come Down with it a little?" " Let's do that." " By the way, aaron called in." "And said he'd be in soon." "He's still tryin' to get his Falcon ready for the next race." "Yeah." "And with the long hours." "We keep workin' To meet these deadlines," "I'm surprised he ever Gets a chance to work." "On his personal stuff." "Like a glove." "Good fit." "Yay!" " Golf clap." " Man." "So we got the motor placed in." "Had a v-8 in there before, Another v-8 in it, no problem." "But the transmission's Gonna be another story." "Our biggest problem's Gonna be stabbin'." "I mean, if anything, It'd hit that pinch weld." "Aaron opted to switch out The automatic for a manual." "And I get it." "We're doin' a lot of horsepower, A lot of suspension." "So it's real important that it Doesn't just drive itself." "We want some driver input." "But the manual transmission Is a little longer." "Aarrgghh!" "And it is gonna sit In a little different way." "Than the automatic." " Hold it." " Okay." " Are you down in?" " Yep." "You can reach All the way up there." "It's kind of a good sign." "All right." "Let me go run the jack." " Pin?" " That's it." "There's not Much more room." "I think we've found a good Stopping point until aaron." "Gives us his thoughts on this." "Christie, bring those invoices You wanted me to sign out here," "And hurry up, 'cause I got somethin'" "You won't wanna miss!" " Goddang!" " I said, hurry up!" "God." "God." "God." "Christie, get in!" "So, as you know, I've been makin' a lot." "Of sponsorship deals lately." "Basically, if you see Somethin' cool goin' down," "Well, I want you to see "Gas monkey"." "Well, there's no cooler thing." "You can do in a car Than drifting'," "So why not sponsor a team?" "What the hell?" "Gas monkey Has a drift car now?" "Yeah!" "Now if you think." "Drifting is sliding' off Into someone else's lane," "Well, you need to watch One of our old shows." "This drifting is when you Purposely oversteer the car," "Losing traction On the back wheels," "Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" "But still getting the car." "To go in the direction That you want it to go." "In a professional competition, You get points for things." "Like speed and style." "And one thing that we know A lot about here at gas monkey:" "Burnin' rubber." "Watch this!" "Whoo!" "Get you some of this." "Now, he can't breathe, Either." "God." "I think there's a bigger-wiener Competition goin' on here." "Okay." "You win!" "Now I gotta buy a set of tires." "When I heard that our driver, Dean "Karnage" kearney," "Was gonna be in town For a drifting competition..." "Whoo!" "I told him to come on by And show us what it's all about." "You win on that one, man." "Yeah, that was pretty sick." "What's goin' on, dude?" "You ready for the." "Big event This weekend?" "Yeah, I'm all ready For it." " Killer car, man." " It's pretty sick." "1,100 horsepower Or somethin' like that?" " Just over 1,100, yeah, 1,150." " Dude, this thing is sick!" " Rad!" " It's pretty badass." "'Cause it's got a monkey on it." "Yeah." "Well, let's do." "A couple of rides In the parking lot, then." "I'll go for a ride." "Let me get my hellcat Out of the way." "Hey, don't hit my building." "Drifting is an extreme sport." "It's dangerous, But not crazy-dangerous." "It's about big impact And bein' in your face," "Makin' loads of smoke And bein' superaggressive." "It's absolutely badass." " That's insane." " Yeah!" "Okay." "That was pretty damn fun." " Whoo!" " It was fun." "Yes." " That was rad, dude." " That was pretty cool." "You didn't hurt your Paint-gun finger, did you?" "Yeah." "I might." "That's worker's comp." "No worker's comp on that." "Well, dude, man, good luck." "Thank you very much." "I know you gotta get out To the track." "Thanks for takin' Everybody for a ride." "So there you go, Another badass motorsport." "With the gas monkey stamp on it." "The only problem?" "They may not see the logo With all the smoke." "I really didn't think This through." "I think I have tires in my eyes." "Okay." "So we didn't Have the mount on this side." "So I've got a jack Stand holding' it." "There's plenty of room up here." "It's just right here, This is tapering' downhill." "And our transmission Is straight." "But other than that, Though, it looks." "Far more happy Than I expected." "Yeah." "So look at..." "Look from up there At the clearance comin'" "Down the firewall." "It's beautiful." "Charles is checkin' The headers right now," "Make sure all that's gravy." "Grab this other one real quick." "When I decided to install A manual transmission." "With a modern engine," "I knew there would be Some adjustments to make." "And so far, it looks like We're not gonna have." "To make a new Transmission tunnel," "Which we were prepared to do." "All right, man!" "You know, sometimes you think Everything's gonna work out." "And it doesn't." "No, don't say that!" "But that was kinda the idea." "You know, Known quantity, you know?" "This cute little header." "That's you know, I'm pretty Happy with everything." "Yeah, you can't be mad At where we're at so far." "No kiddin'." "And, you know," "It's got the clearance Is absolutely great on it." "So that's exciting that Everything's just working." " Yeah." " Ready for the a/c?" "Let's get that in there." "Wanna get on the inside?" "I'll feed it to ya." "The original a/c in this car Is pretty intrusive." "To the engine bay, By today's standards," "But it's still In pretty good shape." "So we hope to not Have to replace it." "It would not only save us time." "It'll save us a lot of money." "We can just do some repairs To it, put it in, and go." "I'm gonna let you steer And I'm just gonna hold." "Hold on." "We're catchin' Somethin' here at the top." "Nah, it's hittin' the bottom." "It's hittin' here, So can't get that turned in." "This is gonna be A little tricky, though." "Basically, this car Has the smallest dash," "So all of the heating And a/c unit." "Is actually outside, In the engine bay." "And our new performance engine Is eating a lot of that space." "How far back has that Side gotta go?" "It might help you clear." "It's tight." "It's gonna get worse." "The further it goes that way, It's gonna go." "So that doesn't fit." " None of it's happy." " That bein' the case," "We're gonna need to cut And modify the box, then." "Boop." "Ready?" "Got that." "To and fro." "It's still so tight." "Even if we get it in, We're not gonna be able." "To service Anything very easily." "Yeah." "I don't think This is gonna work." "I think it's a dead end." " Aaron kaufman." " Yeah!" " Well, it does appear to be in." " It don't like nada." "It don't like it." "So you wouldn't be able." "To service the valve cover To check the valves." "And it's planted Against this," "So there's Not gonna be room." "To put your fiberglass Back in." "Son of a bitch." "All right." "So we know This isn't gonna work." "Let's ditch this And let's build a box." "We're gonna run into too many Issues, yeah, headaches," "So at this point, It's just a better option." "To throw away the a/c That was in it," "That's all big and outside, And go with an aftermarket one." "And build the firewall out Just enough to fit it." "Let's go ahead and make A template for the ring." "And then, um," "Let's get an a/c Unit out of a box." "All right." "Aftermarket we go." "With the aftermarket a/c," "I'm gonna have to actually build A new sheet metal firewall." "To come out and encase it all And still clear the motor." "So it's a lot of work." "And it's definitely putting A lot more on my plate." "Time is time," "Especially when we're gettin' Down to the wire, here." "So unfortunately, That's kind of a setback." "Are you kidding me?" "That's a dome!" "Richard goes back to the future To dig out buried treasure." "I don't even know how To start." "And the el camino Piles on the problems." "Dents." "This car's cursed." "You've been starin' at that For a while, aaron." "You see somethin' You don't like there?" "It's hard to hard to put." "A clutch Master cylinder there." "That's a bit of a problem." "Yeah." "It's gettin' busy Real quick over here." "That's kinda..." "I got some other business Goin' down." "We'll figure it out." "So it's taking a little Longer than planned." "To get our new Mast black label ls3 engine." "Mocked up In our '80 el camino." "Since our el camino was Originally an automatic car." "And we're making it a manual, I'm having webster cut." "Into the existing trans tunnel To make room for the shifter." "And since there's No provision for mounting." "The clutch master cylinder On the firewall," "The next job for me Is to fabricate a bracket." "That will do just that." "I think this one Will fit really well." "On top of that, our bigger motor Crowded out the original a/c," "So we're gonna have to go With a smaller, newer unit." " Yeah." " Dude, you're there." "That means we can't Finish mocking' up." "Until I fabricate a box to mount The a/c to the firewall." "We were hopin' to have this Motor mocked up 2 days ago." "Sound familiar?" "Yeah." "Been there, done that." "All right." "It looks like We're makin' some progress." "What about the a/c?" "How do you feel about all this?" "I got one more line I'm tryin' to figure out." "We need a few more fittings." "Beyond that," "Everything is sittin' Where it needs to sit." "Yeah." "Considering The growing problems." "When we first dropped it All in here," "I think we've got 'em All handled pretty good," "If we can just Keep that rhythm up." "Let's pull everything And get it over to mike." "Right on, right on, right on." "Right now, the motor and tranny Are taking' a little side trip." "Over to the paint booth To get a little makeover." "All right." "Here we go." " Watch your toes." " Stop!" "My god." "After I get 'em primed," "I'm gonna finish 'em out With a matte charcoal." "And that will really complement That black, metallic exterior." "This is back when They made cars." " Out of real metal?" " 1980." "Were you even born then?" "Not '80." "At least mike's already Got the bumpers painted." "And I'm loving the smoother, Tucked look," "But there's no time to stop And admire our work." "Even though it may Seem like it on tv," "A finished car doesn't Just magically appear." "There's a thousand details That need to get done." "They're not all interesting, But every one is vital." "Let's see how magic works." "Watch your head." "It's comin' down." "You ever get that Shrinking feeling?" "What's goin' on here?" "La porte, texas." "Are we there yet?" "Almost." "You've been sayin' almost For 3 hours, man." "I thought this was gonna be An easy trip." "I thought we'd jump in The sprinter van, stretch out." "Can't drink any beer 'cause I gotta make sure" "I'm makin' smart decisions." "This is rough." "Well, probably about 10 or 15 minutes." "So, today, I had To head way down south." "To houston to check out a car." "And, since it's Such a long haul," "I grabbed my buddy dennis And said," ""Hey, let's go in comfort."" "Unfortunately, comfort Doesn't go that fast." "Are we there yet?" "About 5 more minutes." "I'm bored out of my mind Back here." "So what are we Goin' to look at?" "This is a 1968 big-block, Four-speed roadster corvette." "That, this gentleman Was in the service," "Came back from vietnam, I guess, And he bought it brand-new." " Wow!" " It's sittin' in his garage," "Where it's been its whole life." "And I'm like "It's got to be In great condition, right?"" "I mean, this has the potential To be a great find." "We seem to be Slowin' down, mater." "Are we there yet?" "We're pretty close." "Is that his house?" " That one right there." " My gosh." "Are you kidding me?" "That's a dome!" "This is it." "Who lives in a dome house?" "That's rad!" "So when we pulled up, there's..." "Well, it's an igloo." "There's a freakin' Igloo in la porte, texas." "What's goin' on?" "Doin' good, sir, Richard rawlings." "I spoke to one of you On the phone, I guess." " Yeah." "Dane mccormick." " Dane, how you doing?" " Scott." "I'm his brother." " Right on." "How's things?" "I live next door with my wife." "And a couple bitches." "Right on." "So this is a dome." "Yeah, it's a dome." "Did you make it Or order it or...?" "I ordered it out of one Of those magazines." "And you keep a big-block Corvette in here?" "Yeah, 427." "Holy cow." "My god!" "They say you can't judge A book by its cover." "Well, apparently, that goes Double for an igloo man-cave." "I mean, this place is a mess." "It's hard to imagine." "There might be a car Underneath all that." "Is it okay if I lift some Of this stuff off of it?" "Throw it off." "Throw it anywhere." "Holy cow." "I don't even Know how to start." " Throw it anywhere?" " Yeah." "So we do a little digging." "And sure enough," "We can see there's definitely A corvette in there." "So is this a single?" "A single four-barrel car." "You bought this brand-new?" "You're the original owner?" " Brand-new, right." " Wow." "That is cool." "Do you have any of The original paperwork?" "There you go." "That's owner And protecto plate." " That's what I was askin' about." " Bam." "Outstanding." "Look at that shizzle." "There are so many fake Big-block corvettes." "Out there, It is unbelievable." "That's huge To corvette guys." "They wanna see paperwork." "Here's the other Corvette manual, dennis." "That's great, yep." "It matches." "This car's got Some cool provenance." "In that he's the only owner." "And, I mean, it basically Never went anywhere." "It hung around here and, You know, parked in the igloo." "We're golden." "And I want it." "Gol-ly!" "But it's also got rust." "It doesn't run." "So, you know, what's it worth?" "Well, hopefully, It's worth as little." "As I have to pay for it." "So you were Tellin' me on the phone." "That you were thinkin' Around 10 or 12 grand" " yeah." " And I can't pay you that." " Come on." " There's no way." "I mean, it does have." "Some rust problems." "Yeah, it's got A lot of problems." "How about 5 grand?" "Come on." "You can do Better than that." "What about $9,000?" "How 'bout $7,000?" "$7,000?" "Unhhh..." "How 'bout $8,000?" "Man, it's gonna be a chore Just to get it outta here." "Well, if you can get it Out, how 'bout $7,500?" "Shake his hand, dennis." "We got a deal." "Deal." "So we settled at 7,500 bucks." "He got a fair deal." "And we had to do all the work, So, you know." " Actually, we didn't." " Well, mater and me." "Those two guys and mater Did most of the work." "Yeah, they did." "Thank y'all very much." " Yep." " Greatly appreciate it." "Look at all that room You got in the garage." " Thanks for the deal, sir." " All right." "Appreciate it." "Y'all have a great day." "Numbers matching', high-option," "Big-block four-speed With great paperwork." "Now I'm kinda wishin' I'd picked this car up myself." "You want it for $12,500?" "No." "But I'll take it For $8,500." "Nah, I can't do that." "Come on, man, $8,500?" "I'll even pay for the gas To get it home." "Dennis, your lips are movin', But I can't hear ya." "Mater, are we there yet?" "Whoo!" "Just put it right here." " Kinda back where it was." " Okay." "I think it came out Pretty good." " Yeah." " I really like it." "Yeah, me too." " Sick." " Yeah." "Up against that black fender Wells and stuff." "Once I get the hood Over here, I'm almost done." "Shh!" "Don't jinx us, mike." "Bye-bye, now." "So we're down to 3 days On the el camino." "And today it's very important That we get many," "Many things done." "All right." "Let her down." "Keep goin', keep goin', Keep goin', keep goin'." "Look at that." "First, charles has got to get." "The motor and transmission Back in the car." "Urgh!" "You've been workin' out." "I said, "You must Be working' out."" "You wanna get in shape?" "You gotta come over to our side." "Every day's a workout, man." "At least it's in there For good this time." "We don't have time To pull it out again." "Yeah." "Once we get everything locked Down and bolted into place," "We have to complete The fuel, brake lines," "All the hookups for Our power steering lines." "We gotta do all the plumbing, Get it all done." "Charles, since this car's up," "I'm gonna go ahead And get started on the exhaust." "It's a kit, so it should Start bolting' on." "Ooh, yeah." "Got that premade x-pipe." "That's what I'm talkin' about." "That's what I'm talkin' about." "We need at least 2 full days To run the car;" "Go through the cycles;" "Get the wheels and tires here," "Which we still don't have;" "Get the radiator back in," "Coolant, check for leaks." "Okay." "That's the one we'll use Right there, guys, okay?" "Got that?" "We still have a long way to go." "We are behind the 8-ball, Tryin' to get it done." "We're running out of time." "It's still possible," "But if we stumble today," "It could cost us the project Bein' done on time." "Hood's done." "Whoo-hoo!" "Looks nice and wet." "Think we've got An issue, though." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Dents, we've got Two of 'em." "Me." " Yeah." " I see 'em." "They're supersmall, But they're there." "So the hood was always In pretty good shape." "It's hard to tell in primer, Sometimes," "On exactly how straight it is Or if you're missin' somethin'." "And we move at such a fast speed That it's even harder." "So I sprayed the hood Yesterday, roll it out." "Sure enough, it's got A couple problems on it." "Are you thinkin' What I'm thinkin'?" "Yeah." "We blocked and blocked And blocked this thing." "It's that glue." "Dude, it just sucks." "Yeah, it's the glue That holds the structures." "Don't put no more Dents in it." "This isn't gonna Put dents in it." "Hey, man, That looks really good." "Except for we've got A couple..." "So you know, When they glue the..." "On the newer ones, How they glue." "The inner structure To the outer structure?" "Well, when you sand it, It presses down." "And that glue doesn't move." "So it's kinda sands Over it, right?" "And then, when you Let pressure off," "It makes it look like a dent." "Shouldn't do That next time, though." "What do you mean?" "This was..." "We meant to do that." "This is a test panel." " Yeah." " It was a test spray." "On the test hood." "We were using A pretty heavy block." "So what caused the problem Was our error, really." "It's not really a dent." "Nothing landed on it." "Nothing hit it." "It's just we just screwed up." "I don't think this thing Wants to be finished." " This car's cursed." " Yeah." "It's got a voodoo hex on it." "It does." "We're gonna have To call a preacher." "It sucks, but what are we Gonna do, you know?" "We gotta fix 'em." "Our only option Is to strip it down." "And pretty much start From scratch again." "Luckily, they're not Quite ready for the hood," "So we still have A little bit of time." "To make up for our mistakes." "But we got a ton Of interior pieces." "That also have to Be painted, too." " Ughhh." " So we're really gonna have." "To hustle to get it All done in time." "That's the boat we're in." "Just roll it over there." "Agh!" "Get this demon Truck out of my life." "I need this car." "Richard plays hardball With dennis." " No." " Come on." "While the el camino build Still can't catch a break." "So." "I don't know why you're Buggin' me about this thing." "I told you I'd get to it When I get to it." "Well, you still haven't Sold it." "You haven't done." "Anything to it yet." "You haven't even washed it!" "I don't know why you're Bustin' my balls on it." "I'll get to it eventually." "So the moment richard Closed the deal." "On the '68 numbers-matchin' 427 corvette the other day," "I knew I wanted it." "I tried to buy it From him that day." "But he just wouldn't Do the deal." "I offered you a 50% Profit that day." "You could've Already sold it." "You did not offer me $14,000-somethin' for it." "I paid $7,500." "You offered me $10,500." "I said 50% profit." "Okay." "Well, there you go." "Well, I still want it." "That's why I'm here." "I'm gonna push him to sell it." "I need this car." "You're gonna have to Up your bid, man." " Dude, it's rougher than..." " How about 15 grand?" "It's rougher than A stucco bathtub." "Look at it." "You liked it when We went and got it." "I still like it." "I love it at $10,500." "I don't like it there." "I'll let that thing sit here." "$11,000." "Come on." " No." " Okay." "Think about this." "In the last 4 years, I have bought every corvette." "That you've bought, Except for two." "So you're My go-to corvette guy." "How 'bout $12,500?" "No!" "You know how much It's gonna take," "Just to make this run And drive?" "So he's arguing' about how it Doesn't run or drive." "Or anything else like that." "I said, "Dude, this thing moves."" "Like smooth sailin', brother."" "You wanna take it for a spin?" "So you have worked on it." "I'm not tellin' you anything." "You wanna go for a ride or not?" "I'll go for a ride." "It's kind of dirty," "But I'm in." "Let me go get the keys." "There's no way That drives." "I'm gonna close this deal Like I do every other one:" ""Get in." "I'll take you for a ride."" "Check it out, dude." "Smooth." "Can't even hardly Feel the engine runnin'." "It is pretty quiet." " That is for sure." " Rad!" "I mean, it's a little bit breezy With no windshield," "But we can fix that." "I think it's fine." "I think it's great." "Like I said," "The corvette's smooth." "Can't even hear it runnin'." "Yes, sir." "So what are you Gonna up your bid to?" "I need more money, dude." "I'm already in At 11 grand." "I don't know how much More I could pay." "Bein' that it's Such a good car," "I'm gonna take that. $11,500." " Really?" "Outstanding." " Bam." "It's yours." "I probably could've made." "A little bit more money On this 'vette." "I could've spent Another couple of weeks on it." "And maybe made $6,000." "I mean, it would've cost me $2,000 to make that, so," "I'm probably doing' good." "Hey, go ahead And take us home now." "I got his money." "So that's what it's like To have money." "You know, The alignment's all good." "I am 100% happy." " Cool." " So." "Yep." "As a matter of fact, I couldn't be happier." "That'll do it." "Good deal." "So we can actually Almost see the finish line." "On our el camino build." "I've managed to squeeze all." "Of the clutch components Onto the firewall." "And locate the clutch-pedal Assembly in a viable location." "As soon as charles finishes Assembling the driveline," "We can test-power the engine." "And we should be home free." "Just like I said From the beginning, easy peasy." "Right now, I've gotta get The harmonic balancer." "Attached to the crankshaft." "It's a little tricky." "Because there's not a lot Of room to work down there." "The crankshaft turns a piston Inside the engine." "But it's metal on metal," "Which could create a lot Of unwanted vibration," "Which could damage Or destroy the crankshaft." "So you put a vibration dampener, Or harmonic balancer," "On the end of it To absorb the vibration." "The thing is it takes A little muscle." "To actually get it tight Enough to stay on there." "That's why I always like To get a couple of reps in." "Before I start." "Rrragh!" "So close." "If we keep up this pace," "We should be able To finish in like 2 days." "And that's gonna Make good on the bet." "That aaron made with richard," "That we could finish this car In a blistering 3 weeks." "And if aaron wins, The rest of us monkeys win, too." "So we're just as anxious To pull this off as he is." "There went that." "Now, hopefully, I can get that outta there." "What was that, Charles?" "The rod I was using to tighten The bolt snapped off inside." "Hell, no." "It's gone." "That sucker's gone!" "Ahem." "I did it." "I jinxed it." "I shouldn't have Said anything." "I shouldn't Have said anything." "The other end Of it's in the crank." " Damn it." " Yeah." "This may seem like A little annoyance," "But it's not." "We have to find a way." "To get that little piece out Of the end of the crankshaft." "Without taking the motor apart." "Because that could set us Back as much as 2 days." "Bet or no bet, That would piss me off." "So a little jb weld On the end of this." "And stick it on there And hold it and then." " Back it back out?" " No." "The chance of gettin' jb weld On somethin' else." "Is too high On the inside of it." "An easy way to fix this would Be stick something in there." "With a bonding agent On the end of it." "And then try and back It out that way." "But if the bonding agent Got on the crankshaft," "It could cause further trouble." "Like how it busted off." "The other end Of it's in the crank." "I was thinkin' that I could have that catch it," "Just spin it back." "Ooh!" "Maybe." "Because the way it broke." "Right there, you might Catch that one edge, yeah." "Charles is gonna try and line up The two broken pieces." "And see if he can Drill it out." "Nope, nothing." "It's just not catching." "Man, that's aggravating." "All right." "Wait a second." "I think I have an idea." "Machine down a piece Of aluminum." "That just barely Fits in there, right?" "And then let's put a dome On the back of it." "So we decided to try utilizing A bonding agent, after all." "Aaron had the idea To get a piece of aluminum," "Dome out the inside of it." "We're gonna put Some like jb weld." "Or some sort of Bonding agent in there." "If we can keep the bonding Agent inside the cavity," "Then we won't gunk up The threads." "Bonk!" "Stick it on there, Let it cure," "And then just spin it back out." "This better work." "How long do you think I should let it dry?" "I'd give it At least 4 minutes." "Ahem!" "Let's see what happens." "All right." "It's time." "Here goes nothin'." "Come on." "Come on." "You can do this." "You can do it." "Come on." "Whoa!" "Mic drop." "Man, I'm gonna hug..." "I wanna Go hug uncle aaron right now." " What's that tell ya?" " Look at that." "He's obviously Been there before." "Just that little bit Of pooky, man." "Back to square." "Awesome." "I can't tell you How relieved I am." "I mean, we went From a defcon level 1." "Down to a defcon level 5." "Uncle aaron Is gonna be so happy." "In fact, I am gonna find him And give him a hug." "The el camino keeps Fighting the monkeys." "We are sorely Out of time." "Which hit movie's main character Drove a 1982 el camino?" "As it a. "John wick,"." "B. "Kill bill,"." "C. "The bodyguard,"." "Or d. "Beverly hills cop"?" "The answer, when we return." "Which hit movie's main character." "Drove a 1982 el camino?" "The answer is c." "Kevin costner drove a 1982 El camino in "The bodyguard,"." "In which he played An ex-secret-service agent." "Hired to protect Whitney houston." "You ready?" "Let's get this show on the road." "I love this motor In here." "Snazzy, nazzy." "But there's a lot left to do." "We are sorely out of time." "Like when you got sand In your butt crack." "And you been jogging' All day." " Yeah." " That kind of sore." "Let's just go ahead And put oil in." "Okay." "Just days left To my deadline." "We're almost ready to fire up Our new mast motor." "In our el camino." "What should've been A quick build." "Has just limped along With nothing but bad luck." "But that's all about to change Because, once it's running," "We can sprint this thing Across the finish line." "And collect on my bet With old ricardo." "Are you ready To fire this thing?" " Yeah." " Yeah." "Okay." "You broke it." "Is that sensor Plugged in?" "Everything looks..." "Everything appears that way." "I got a little backfire On the intake." "That's cool." "That first time We tried to fire it," "You could actually feel The heat in the intake," "Which means it's backfiring'." "Ber-klump, blup-blup." "It's firing The cylinders wrong," "Which means the valves Are open at the wrong time." "It's firing..." "Instead of in the combustion Chamber in the engine," "It's firing in the intake." "Yep, bigger problem." "Makin' this deadline Is kinda not lookin' good," "Which is gonna suck." "Nobody likes to fail here." " Um..." " I think it's coil-related." "It very well could be." "It sounds like An ignition problem." " Here." " We tried double" "And triple-checking everything." " These are..." " There it is." "I couldn't see that plug For a second." "The firing sequence looks right." "But bad luck or not, It seems like there's always." "A little electric voodoo Splicing a new harness." "Into an old car Like this el camino." "The systems are so much More complex now." "Red, green, blue, purple." "Try and coax it along." "Pbbt!" "I mean, it sounds Ignition-related." "But it doesn't mean it's not." "Did I screw up Something in the wiring?" "I don't know." "No one's pointing fingers." "But the heat Is all on me right now." "Just tryin' to figure out." "The wiring, make sure We got it right." "Before I go And try to start it again." "We're pullin' our hair Out a little bit." "This car just seems to Have something else come out." "Every time we get Two things fixed," "Three more break, it seems like." "It's just that kind of vehicle." "But it's very frustrating when You're trying to wrap up a car." "And you keep bumpin' your head Against things like this." "We keep running into problems." "That are unforeseen And shouldn't be there." "Can't get frustrated At this point." "You can't lose your mind." "You gotta focus, search your Problem out, get it done," "Because if we panic At this point," "We go back 2 or 3 more days That we don't have." "Just make sure all my pluggy Pluggies are plugged in." "You got like A whole internet highway." "Of wiring goin' on Back there." "Hang on." "I think I've got it." "It was definitely off." "The firing order was off." "One more time." "If it doesn't fire This time, I quit." " Hey-ey!" " Whoo!" " Whoo-oo-oo!" " Whoo-oo!" " Hee-hah!" " It's alive!" "Sounds good." "You can kill it." " Go, me." " Yay." "It was all my fault, though." " What happened?" " America," "I just want you all to know." "That I take full Responsibility." "The coil packs Were wired backwards," "But, hey." "Hey, hey, a huge relief." "But we're not out Of the woods yet." "The car's running." "Basically, what We've got left to do." "Is we've gotta Put the interior in," "We've got some last-minute, You know, buttoning up of," "You know, fluids and things Of that nature." "Then we're gonna get The hood put back on it." "All the things that are Gonna put it on the road." "Are the things That we need to do." "The el camino rocks Its grand debut." "Let's make some money." "And meets its adoring fans." "It's freakin' rad." "Tony." "Charles can clear this." "Yeah, why does this Feel so sketchy?" "Is this tony hawk Or tony talk?" " There it goes." " There he goes." " It's the trick." " There's a box!" "Mic check one." "Mic check two." "How now, brown cow?" "So do you guys know Where richard." "And aaron are?" "They're always late." "I have no idea where they're At, but I am ready too." "All right." "Let's go, ricky!" "Come on, ricky!" "I'm comin'." "I'm comin'." "Come on, ricky!" "Get you some of that." "Dude, we're late." "The boys are Gonna be pissed." "I had to get my hair Right, man." " And it is right." " Yes." "All right." "You guys ready to rehearse?" " We're outta here." " What are you leavin' for?" "I had to do my hair." "See?" "He gets it." "He knows." "Well, guys and gals Out there in tv land," "If you haven't guessed yet," "We build cars At gas monkey garage." "And sometimes, We build trucks." "This time, We built a car-truck." "It's called an el camino." "When we first decided that we Were gonna build an el camino," "We were hellbent On finding a good one." "And snapped up A 1980 square body." "We found baking' in the sun." "I didn't wanna Change it too much." "G-bodies are popular And that's really what this is," "Just less seats And more room for plywood." "But the appearance Definitely needed some help." "First, I thought the trim was A little funky, a little weird." "So I decided to ditch A lot of it," "Including the stuff around The outside of the bed." "The next thing was the bumpers Were atrocious." "They were trimmed out In ugly black rubber." "They poked out a bunch." "So one of the exterior Modifications" "I wanted to make was actually Narrowing and tucking them in." "I ordered a replacement." "But in the meantime," "To make sure that Everything was gonna work," "I had the guys take The factory-original bumpers." "And actually narrow Those up to make sure." "That we knew exactly What we were gonna do." "When the new ones got in, They sucked so bad," "They went straight To the garbage," "But the cool thing Was the original attempt." "Worked out flawlessly." "It was already Better to look at." "Next, we just had To make it fun to drive." "When we bought the car, It had a v-8 in it." "But it was anemic." "I mean, richard and charles." "Couldn't even got a solid Burnout in phoenix." "Come on!" "Come on!" "So we had to fix that." "Man." "Look at that." "We figured the mast Black label 416 motor." "Would get the job done, Especially when we switched." "From an automatic To a manual transmission." "And hooked it up to a tremec t56 From american powertrain." "And with all that power," "We needed to not break The stock rear end." "So we went and put A currie 9-inch rear end." "But tabbed all For a g-body suspension." "So that we could install Our ridetech suspension." "Front and rear tube upper And lower control arms," "Drop spindles, Big disc brakes by wilwood." "To complete the package, I went with budnik wheels." "It's a lot of tire For this body style." "And they absolutely rock." "Now when it came to color, We wanted to stay blackish," "But I also wanted to brush All the aluminum trim." "That we were keeping on the car, Which is a massive undertaking," "And then matte-clear everything, Along with the wheels." "And a couple of other Components on the engine." "So the car was Incredibly cohesive." "So I needed something Metallic and something sharp." "It would work with that." "I was exceptionally happy." "When I finally Saw everything painted." "I love this color." "The trim on the car, The wheels on the car," "It finally started To make sense." "Inside, we gave The dash a fresh look." "And we basically took The stock seats." "And rebolstered them, Changed the pattern on the seats." "The way the inserts were done," "Reworked the door panels Completely." "And this thing Was ready to rumble." "So initially, I gave the guys 4 weeks to do the build." "And aaron was so confident." "That he said he could Do it in three." "Whoa!" "Things looked pretty grim." "When the hand of god reached out And destroyed our ability." "To run the paint booth Via lightning strike." "We ain't got nothin'." "And later, when we had Everything done." "And it didn't start." "But the guys busted their ass And they got it done." "And you know what that means?" "Aaron won." "And you know What that means." " I have no clue." " Me either." "I was drinkin' during the bet." "What did we bet?" "I'm not sure." "I think I was drunk, too." "Whatever." "No matter what," "I still win Because I tricked aaron." "Into gettin' the car Built that much faster." "All in all, I think this thing," "From license plate To license plate," "Has come together perfectly." "The thing sits right." "It looks right." "It makes the right noise." "Thing's built to move you." "And haul your friend, too." "And, since I couldn't Do a burnout in arizona," "You know what I wanna do, aaron?" "Tell me what You wanna do, rich." "I wanna rock!" "Pff!" "Whoo!" " Let's make some money." " I'm in." "The big car of the day's Gonna be." "The el camino, right?" "Yeah." "There we are," "Right there on the front row, Man, on the front row." "That's a rad-dude car." "It's a rad dude." "So we're at the 2016 Leake auction sale." "It's just a local Car-guy auction." "Anybody can buy anything here, So I brought the '80 el camino." "Let's see what happens." "Six-speed, cold a/c, Deleted all the trim." "How's it drive?" "It's freakin' rad." "I bought the car for 8 grand." "And to get it To what it is today," "It took about another 30 more." "Toss in the lightning strike That took down the paint booth," "I'm in for 42 grand." "What do you expect To get out of this?" "What do you hope?" "Between 50 and 75 grand." "We'll know in about an hour." "Let's go watch." "All right, Ladies and gentlemen," "Comin' at you next, A 1980 chevrolet el camino." "What do you say, 25,000?" "$25,000." "Now $50,000. $25,000. $50,000." "$25,000's in, Gonna be $50,000 here," "$25,000. $50,000." "Now $75,000." "So the bidding starts An, d right away," "I notice a pretty Familiar face on the floor." "My name's jim west, From hope, arkansas." "Couple of years ago, my wife And I bought the rolls-royce." "That richard and the crew built, The troll's choice." "And then we also picked up The '69 riviera," "Both great cars." "So I had to come and look At another gas monkey creation." "Are you on it at $50,000?" "You need to own it." "Bid $52,500." "Here we go. $50,000." "Damn it!" "Needs to go a little higher." "No, it don't." "Yes, it does." "I'd already had my bid in." "And he was tryin' To get me to go up." "I think he was wantin' me To pull a richard." "And drink too much and then Overspend for the car." "$51,000 here before we go." " Son of a bitch." " $50,000." "Last call." " Let him have it." " Gonna be $51,000 right here." "Sold!" "Ud"..." "Like when you got sand In your butt crack." "And you been Joggin' all day." "Hot-rod hunter richard rawlings." "And master mechanic Aaron kaufman." "Are looking to settle a score." "It's a bet!" "Last week, aaron bragged The monkeys could deliver." "A beefed-up '80 el camino 1 week Ahead of richard's deadline." "You shouldn't be talkin'." "You should be workin'." "But minor problems..." " agh!" "Me." "Continue to turn into Major setbacks." "Ruh!" "And the crew struggles To stay in the game." " Man, that's aggravating." " That's a dome!" "Meanwhile, richard enters A brave, new world" " holy cow." " In hopes of digging up." "A rare '68 corvette." "And it revs up For a smoking new venture." "Now I gotta buy a set of tires." "With pride on the line, It's time to go all in." " Damn it." " Will the monkeys double down." "And take the day?" "Or will richard Have the last laugh?" "I wanna rock!" "Captions paid for by Discovery communications yeah." "Agh!" "Sorry." " Dude." "Come on." " Agh!" "I had a lot to eat." "Sorry." "Hey, is that heavy?" " Push it on in, boys." " All right." "Don't get up." "Don't hurt yourself." "Is it a car Or a truck?" " It's black." " It's black." "This is a story of the little 1980 el camino that could." "Well, so far, it couldn't." "Man." "We picked it up in arizona On what had to be." "The hottest day Of the century." "Since it's not really a car, Or man enough to be a truck," "I gave aaron a generous Deadline of 4 weeks." "To kind of give it Some huevos." " Yeah." " But since there are so many." "Aftermarket parts available For this g-body," "Aaron actually manned up And bet me one even better." "He said he could get it done In 3 weeks." "What could go wrong?" "Whoa!" " Good lord!" " Well, first off," "Aaron thought He had so much time." "That he wasted 3 days Reshaping the bumpers." " Got a delivery for you." " When he finally rushed it." "Into paint, He got some bad news." " Don't have no power, dude." " We don't have a paint booth." "Fixing that gobbled up 4 days of his schedule." "And, if he's still Gonna win his bet," "Well, he's gonna have To step it up." "I mean, how'd that quote go?" ""The best laid plans of mice And bearded men."" "The paint looks great, mike." "Man, dude, You guys killed it." "Thank you for Pushin' as much as you did." "To get it done As quickly as you did." "Now we know what we gotta do." "Jeremys, we got a lot of work." "We got less than a week To get this thing together." "And start runnin' it." "And aaron's runnin' A little bit late." "He's tryin' to catch up On one of his own projects." "He's building at home, so." "Hey, can you not lean on that?" "It's fresh paint." "I just wanted to be that guy." "People are always doin' it To me, so I wanted..." "You shouldn't be talkin'." "You should be workin'." " Ooh!" "Ooh!" " Hey, so we need." "To get this thing in the air, Finish the bottom of the car." " Bye, suckas." " We can get a long way today," "So let's get after it." "I know aaron didn't mean it," "But he pretty much put our backs To the wall on this one." "I mean, we basically Have a week to pretty much." "Build a whole car." "Get it on the train." "We deserve a push." "How do you steer This thing?" "At least we did A bunch of the prep work." "For this phase of the build While we were in paint." "Harnessto." "The plan is to go Just full-throttle," "Do everything as fast As we can do it," "And just hope nothing else Gets in our way." "Looky there." "Today, the real fun begins." "We finally get to mock up This badass ls3." "From mast motorsports." "It's gonna give our car Over 600 horsepower." "That oughta move Our little el camino." "Down the road pretty good." "Chop that wood!" "All right." "Ready to come Down with it a little?" " Let's do that." " By the way, aaron called in." "And said he'd be in soon." "He's still tryin' to get his Falcon ready for the next race." "Yeah." "And with the long hours." "We keep workin' To meet these deadlines," "I'm surprised he ever Gets a chance to work." "On his personal stuff." "Like a glove." "Good fit." "Yay!" " Golf clap." " Man." "So we got the motor placed in." "Had a v-8 in there before, Another v-8 in it, no problem." "But the transmission's Gonna be another story." "Our biggest problem's Gonna be stabbin'." "I mean, if anything, It'd hit that pinch weld." "Aaron opted to switch out The automatic for a manual." "And I get it." "We're doin' a lot of horsepower, A lot of suspension." "So it's real important that it Doesn't just drive itself." "We want some driver input." "But the manual transmission Is a little longer." "Aarrgghh!" "And it is gonna sit In a little different way." "Than the automatic." " Hold it." " Okay." " Are you down in?" " Yep." "You can reach All the way up there." "It's kind of a good sign." "All right." "Let me go run the jack." " Pin?" " That's it." "There's not Much more room." "I think we've found a good Stopping point until aaron." "Gives us his thoughts on this." "Christie, bring those invoices You wanted me to sign out here," "And hurry up, 'cause I got somethin'" "You won't wanna miss!" " Goddang!" " I said, hurry up!" "God." "God." "God." "Christie, get in!" "So, as you know, I've been makin' a lot." "Of sponsorship deals lately." "Basically, if you see Somethin' cool goin' down," "Well, I want you to see "Gas monkey"." "Well, there's no cooler thing." "You can do in a car Than drifting'," "So why not sponsor a team?" "What the hell?" "Gas monkey Has a drift car now?" "Yeah!" "Now if you think." "Drifting is sliding' off Into someone else's lane," "Well, you need to watch One of our old shows." "This drifting is when you Purposely oversteer the car," "Losing traction On the back wheels," "Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" "But still getting the car." "To go in the direction That you want it to go." "In a professional competition, You get points for things." "Like speed and style." "And one thing that we know A lot about here at gas monkey:" "Burnin' rubber." "Watch this!" "Whoo!" "Get you some of this." "Now, he can't breathe, Either." "God." "I think there's a bigger-wiener Competition goin' on here." "Okay." "You win!" "Now I gotta buy a set of tires." "When I heard that our driver, Dean "Karnage" kearney," "Was gonna be in town For a drifting competition..." "Whoo!" "I told him to come on by And show us what it's all about." "You win on that one, man." "Yeah, that was pretty sick." "What's goin' on, dude?" "You ready for the." "Big event This weekend?" "Yeah, I'm all ready For it." " Killer car, man." " It's pretty sick." "1,100 horsepower Or somethin' like that?" " Just over 1,100, yeah, 1,150." " Dude, this thing is sick!" " Rad!" " It's pretty badass." "'Cause it's got a monkey on it." "Yeah." "Well, let's do." "A couple of rides In the parking lot, then." "I'll go for a ride." "Let me get my hellcat Out of the way." "Hey, don't hit my building." "Drifting is an extreme sport." "It's dangerous, But not crazy-dangerous." "It's about big impact And bein' in your face," "Makin' loads of smoke And bein' superaggressive." "It's absolutely badass." " That's insane." " Yeah!" "Okay." "That was pretty damn fun." " Whoo!" " It was fun." "Yes." " That was rad, dude." " That was pretty cool." "You didn't hurt your Paint-gun finger, did you?" "Yeah." "I might." "That's worker's comp." "No worker's comp on that." "Well, dude, man, good luck." "Thank you very much." "I know you gotta get out To the track." "Thanks for takin' Everybody for a ride." "So there you go, Another badass motorsport." "With the gas monkey stamp on it." "The only problem?" "They may not see the logo With all the smoke." "I really didn't think This through." "I think I have tires in my eyes." "Okay." "So we didn't Have the mount on this side." "So I've got a jack Stand holding' it." "There's plenty of room up here." "It's just right here, This is tapering' downhill." "And our transmission Is straight." "But other than that, Though, it looks." "Far more happy Than I expected." "Yeah." "So look at..." "Look from up there At the clearance comin'" "Down the firewall." "It's beautiful." "Charles is checkin' The headers right now," "Make sure all that's gravy." "Grab this other one real quick." "When I decided to install A manual transmission." "With a modern engine," "I knew there would be Some adjustments to make." "And so far, it looks like We're not gonna have." "To make a new Transmission tunnel," "Which we were prepared to do." "All right, man!" "You know, sometimes you think Everything's gonna work out." "And it doesn't." "No, don't say that!" "But that was kinda the idea." "You know, Known quantity, you know?" "This cute little header." "That's you know, I'm pretty Happy with everything." "Yeah, you can't be mad At where we're at so far." "No kiddin'." "And, you know," "It's got the clearance Is absolutely great on it." "So that's exciting that Everything's just working." " Yeah." " Ready for the a/c?" "Let's get that in there." "Wanna get on the inside?" "I'll feed it to ya." "The original a/c in this car Is pretty intrusive." "To the engine bay, By today's standards," "But it's still In pretty good shape." "So we hope to not Have to replace it." "It would not only save us time." "It'll save us a lot of money." "We can just do some repairs To it, put it in, and go." "I'm gonna let you steer And I'm just gonna hold." "Hold on." "We're catchin' Somethin' here at the top." "Nah, it's hittin' the bottom." "It's hittin' here, So can't get that turned in." "This is gonna be A little tricky, though." "Basically, this car Has the smallest dash," "So all of the heating And a/c unit." "Is actually outside, In the engine bay." "And our new performance engine Is eating a lot of that space." "How far back has that Side gotta go?" "It might help you clear." "It's tight." "It's gonna get worse." "The further it goes that way, It's gonna go." "So that doesn't fit." " None of it's happy." " That bein' the case," "We're gonna need to cut And modify the box, then." "Boop." "Ready?" "Got that." "To and fro." "It's still so tight." "Even if we get it in, We're not gonna be able." "To service Anything very easily." "Yeah." "I don't think This is gonna work." "I think it's a dead end." " Aaron kaufman." " Yeah!" " Well, it does appear to be in." " It don't like nada." "It don't like it." "So you wouldn't be able." "To service the valve cover To check the valves." "And it's planted Against this," "So there's Not gonna be room." "To put your fiberglass Back in." "Son of a bitch." "All right." "So we know This isn't gonna work." "Let's ditch this And let's build a box." "We're gonna run into too many Issues, yeah, headaches," "So at this point, It's just a better option." "To throw away the a/c That was in it," "That's all big and outside, And go with an aftermarket one." "And build the firewall out Just enough to fit it." "Let's go ahead and make A template for the ring." "And then, um," "Let's get an a/c Unit out of a box." "All right." "Aftermarket we go." "With the aftermarket a/c," "I'm gonna have to actually build A new sheet metal firewall." "To come out and encase it all And still clear the motor." "So it's a lot of work." "And it's definitely putting A lot more on my plate." "Time is time," "Especially when we're gettin' Down to the wire, here." "So unfortunately, That's kind of a setback." "Are you kidding me?" "That's a dome!" "Richard goes back to the future To dig out buried treasure." "I don't even know how To start." "And the el camino Piles on the problems." "Dents." "This car's cursed." "You've been starin' at that For a while, aaron." "You see somethin' You don't like there?" "It's hard to hard to put." "A clutch Master cylinder there." "That's a bit of a problem." "Yeah." "It's gettin' busy Real quick over here." "That's kinda..." "I got some other business Goin' down." "We'll figure it out." "So it's taking a little Longer than planned." "To get our new Mast black label ls3 engine." "Mocked up In our '80 el camino." "Since our el camino was Originally an automatic car." "And we're making it a manual, I'm having webster cut." "Into the existing trans tunnel To make room for the shifter." "And since there's No provision for mounting." "The clutch master cylinder On the firewall," "The next job for me Is to fabricate a bracket." "That will do just that." "I think this one Will fit really well." "On top of that, our bigger motor Crowded out the original a/c," "So we're gonna have to go With a smaller, newer unit." " Yeah." " Dude, you're there." "That means we can't Finish mocking' up." "Until I fabricate a box to mount The a/c to the firewall." "We were hopin' to have this Motor mocked up 2 days ago." "Sound familiar?" "Yeah." "Been there, done that." "All right." "It looks like We're makin' some progress." "What about the a/c?" "How do you feel about all this?" "I got one more line I'm tryin' to figure out." "We need a few more fittings." "Beyond that," "Everything is sittin' Where it needs to sit." "Yeah." "Considering The growing problems." "When we first dropped it All in here," "I think we've got 'em All handled pretty good," "If we can just Keep that rhythm up." "Let's pull everything And get it over to mike." "Right on, right on, right on." "Right now, the motor and tranny Are taking' a little side trip." "Over to the paint booth To get a little makeover." "All right." "Here we go." " Watch your toes." " Stop!" "My god." "After I get 'em primed," "I'm gonna finish 'em out With a matte charcoal." "And that will really complement That black, metallic exterior." "This is back when They made cars." " Out of real metal?" " 1980." "Were you even born then?" "Not '80." "At least mike's already Got the bumpers painted." "And I'm loving the smoother, Tucked look," "But there's no time to stop And admire our work." "Even though it may Seem like it on tv," "A finished car doesn't Just magically appear." "There's a thousand details That need to get done." "They're not all interesting, But every one is vital." "Let's see how magic works." "Watch your head." "It's comin' down." "You ever get that Shrinking feeling?" "What's goin' on here?" "La porte, texas." "Are we there yet?" "Almost." "You've been sayin' almost For 3 hours, man." "I thought this was gonna be An easy trip." "I thought we'd jump in The sprinter van, stretch out." "Can't drink any beer 'cause I gotta make sure" "I'm makin' smart decisions." "This is rough." "Well, probably about 10 or 15 minutes." "So, today, I had To head way down south." "To houston to check out a car." "And, since it's Such a long haul," "I grabbed my buddy dennis And said," ""Hey, let's go in comfort."" "Unfortunately, comfort Doesn't go that fast." "Are we there yet?" "About 5 more minutes." "I'm bored out of my mind Back here." "So what are we Goin' to look at?" "This is a 1968 big-block, Four-speed roadster corvette." "That, this gentleman Was in the service," "Came back from vietnam, I guess, And he bought it brand-new." " Wow!" " It's sittin' in his garage," "Where it's been its whole life." "And I'm like "It's got to be In great condition, right?"" "I mean, this has the potential To be a great find." "We seem to be Slowin' down, mater." "Are we there yet?" "We're pretty close." "Is that his house?" " That one right there." " My gosh." "Are you kidding me?" "That's a dome!" "This is it." "Who lives in a dome house?" "That's rad!" "So when we pulled up, there's..." "Well, it's an igloo." "There's a freakin' Igloo in la porte, texas." "What's goin' on?" "Doin' good, sir, Richard rawlings." "I spoke to one of you On the phone, I guess." " Yeah." "Dane mccormick." " Dane, how you doing?" " Scott." "I'm his brother." " Right on." "How's things?" "I live next door with my wife." "And a couple bitches." "Right on." "So this is a dome." "Yeah, it's a dome." "Did you make it Or order it or...?" "I ordered it out of one Of those magazines." "And you keep a big-block Corvette in here?" "Yeah, 427." "Holy cow." "My god!" "They say you can't judge A book by its cover." "Well, apparently, that goes Double for an igloo man-cave." "I mean, this place is a mess." "It's hard to imagine." "There might be a car Underneath all that." "Is it okay if I lift some Of this stuff off of it?" "Throw it off." "Throw it anywhere." "Holy cow." "I don't even Know how to start." " Throw it anywhere?" " Yeah." "So we do a little digging." "And sure enough," "We can see there's definitely A corvette in there." "So is this a single?" "A single four-barrel car." "You bought this brand-new?" "You're the original owner?" " Brand-new, right." " Wow." "That is cool." "Do you have any of The original paperwork?" "There you go." "That's owner And protecto plate." " That's what I was askin' about." " Bam." "Outstanding." "Look at that shizzle." "There are so many fake Big-block corvettes." "Out there, It is unbelievable." "That's huge To corvette guys." "They wanna see paperwork." "Here's the other Corvette manual, dennis." "That's great, yep." "It matches." "This car's got Some cool provenance." "In that he's the only owner." "And, I mean, it basically Never went anywhere." "It hung around here and, You know, parked in the igloo." "We're golden." "And I want it." "Gol-ly!" "But it's also got rust." "It doesn't run." "So, you know, what's it worth?" "Well, hopefully, It's worth as little." "As I have to pay for it." "So you were Tellin' me on the phone." "That you were thinkin' Around 10 or 12 grand" " yeah." " And I can't pay you that." " Come on." " There's no way." "I mean, it does have." "Some rust problems." "Yeah, it's got A lot of problems." "How about 5 grand?" "Come on." "You can do Better than that." "What about $9,000?" "How 'bout $7,000?" "$7,000?" "Unhhh..." "How 'bout $8,000?" "Man, it's gonna be a chore Just to get it outta here." "Well, if you can get it Out, how 'bout $7,500?" "Shake his hand, dennis." "We got a deal." "Deal." "So we settled at 7,500 bucks." "He got a fair deal." "And we had to do all the work, So, you know." " Actually, we didn't." " Well, mater and me." "Those two guys and mater Did most of the work." "Yeah, they did." "Thank y'all very much." " Yep." " Greatly appreciate it." "Look at all that room You got in the garage." " Thanks for the deal, sir." " All right." "Appreciate it." "Y'all have a great day." "Numbers matching', high-option," "Big-block four-speed With great paperwork." "Now I'm kinda wishin' I'd picked this car up myself." "You want it for $12,500?" "No." "But I'll take it For $8,500." "Nah, I can't do that." "Come on, man, $8,500?" "I'll even pay for the gas To get it home." "Dennis, your lips are movin', But I can't hear ya." "Mater, are we there yet?" "Whoo!" "Just put it right here." " Kinda back where it was." " Okay." "I think it came out Pretty good." " Yeah." " I really like it." "Yeah, me too." " Sick." " Yeah." "Up against that black fender Wells and stuff." "Once I get the hood Over here, I'm almost done." "Shh!" "Don't jinx us, mike." "Bye-bye, now." "So we're down to 3 days On the el camino." "And today it's very important That we get many," "Many things done." "All right." "Let her down." "Keep goin', keep goin', Keep goin', keep goin'." "Look at that." "First, charles has got to get." "The motor and transmission Back in the car." "Urgh!" "You've been workin' out." "I said, "You must Be working' out."" "You wanna get in shape?" "You gotta come over to our side." "Every day's a workout, man." "At least it's in there For good this time." "We don't have time To pull it out again." "Yeah." "Once we get everything locked Down and bolted into place," "We have to complete The fuel, brake lines," "All the hookups for Our power steering lines." "We gotta do all the plumbing, Get it all done." "Charles, since this car's up," "I'm gonna go ahead And get started on the exhaust." "It's a kit, so it should Start bolting' on." "Ooh, yeah." "Got that premade x-pipe." "That's what I'm talkin' about." "That's what I'm talkin' about." "We need at least 2 full days To run the car;" "Go through the cycles;" "Get the wheels and tires here," "Which we still don't have;" "Get the radiator back in," "Coolant, check for leaks." "Okay." "That's the one we'll use Right there, guys, okay?" "Got that?" "We still have a long way to go." "We are behind the 8-ball, Tryin' to get it done." "We're running out of time." "It's still possible," "But if we stumble today," "It could cost us the project Bein' done on time." "Hood's done." "Whoo-hoo!" "Looks nice and wet." "Think we've got An issue, though." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Dents, we've got Two of 'em." "Me." " Yeah." " I see 'em." "They're supersmall, But they're there." "So the hood was always In pretty good shape." "It's hard to tell in primer, Sometimes," "On exactly how straight it is Or if you're missin' somethin'." "And we move at such a fast speed That it's even harder." "So I sprayed the hood Yesterday, roll it out." "Sure enough, it's got A couple problems on it." "Are you thinkin' What I'm thinkin'?" "Yeah." "We blocked and blocked And blocked this thing." "It's that glue." "Dude, it just sucks." "Yeah, it's the glue That holds the structures." "Don't put no more Dents in it." "This isn't gonna Put dents in it." "Hey, man, That looks really good." "Except for we've got A couple..." "So you know, When they glue the..." "On the newer ones, How they glue." "The inner structure To the outer structure?" "Well, when you sand it, It presses down." "And that glue doesn't move." "So it's kinda sands Over it, right?" "And then, when you Let pressure off," "It makes it look like a dent." "Shouldn't do That next time, though." "What do you mean?" "This was..." "We meant to do that." "This is a test panel." " Yeah." " It was a test spray." "On the test hood." "We were using A pretty heavy block." "So what caused the problem Was our error, really." "It's not really a dent." "Nothing landed on it." "Nothing hit it." "It's just we just screwed up." "I don't think this thing Wants to be finished." " This car's cursed." " Yeah." "It's got a voodoo hex on it." "It does." "We're gonna have To call a preacher." "It sucks, but what are we Gonna do, you know?" "We gotta fix 'em." "Our only option Is to strip it down." "And pretty much start From scratch again." "Luckily, they're not Quite ready for the hood," "So we still have A little bit of time." "To make up for our mistakes." "But we got a ton Of interior pieces." "That also have to Be painted, too." " Ughhh." " So we're really gonna have." "To hustle to get it All done in time." "That's the boat we're in." "Just roll it over there." "Agh!" "Get this demon Truck out of my life." "I need this car." "Richard plays hardball With dennis." " No." " Come on." "While the el camino build Still can't catch a break." "So." "I don't know why you're Buggin' me about this thing." "I told you I'd get to it When I get to it." "Well, you still haven't Sold it." "You haven't done." "Anything to it yet." "You haven't even washed it!" "I don't know why you're Bustin' my balls on it." "I'll get to it eventually." "So the moment richard Closed the deal." "On the '68 numbers-matchin' 427 corvette the other day," "I knew I wanted it." "I tried to buy it From him that day." "But he just wouldn't Do the deal." "I offered you a 50% Profit that day." "You could've Already sold it." "You did not offer me $14,000-somethin' for it." "I paid $7,500." "You offered me $10,500." "I said 50% profit." "Okay." "Well, there you go." "Well, I still want it." "That's why I'm here." "I'm gonna push him to sell it." "I need this car." "You're gonna have to Up your bid, man." " Dude, it's rougher than..." " How about 15 grand?" "It's rougher than A stucco bathtub." "Look at it." "You liked it when We went and got it." "I still like it." "I love it at $10,500." "I don't like it there." "I'll let that thing sit here." "$11,000." "Come on." " No." " Okay." "Think about this." "In the last 4 years, I have bought every corvette." "That you've bought, Except for two." "So you're My go-to corvette guy." "How 'bout $12,500?" "No!" "You know how much It's gonna take," "Just to make this run And drive?" "So he's arguing' about how it Doesn't run or drive." "Or anything else like that." "I said, "Dude, this thing moves."" "Like smooth sailin', brother."" "You wanna take it for a spin?" "So you have worked on it." "I'm not tellin' you anything." "You wanna go for a ride or not?" "I'll go for a ride." "It's kind of dirty," "But I'm in." "Let me go get the keys." "There's no way That drives." "I'm gonna close this deal Like I do every other one:" ""Get in." "I'll take you for a ride."" "Check it out, dude." "Smooth." "Can't even hardly Feel the engine runnin'." "It is pretty quiet." " That is for sure." " Rad!" "I mean, it's a little bit breezy With no windshield," "But we can fix that." "I think it's fine." "I think it's great." "Like I said," "The corvette's smooth." "Can't even hear it runnin'." "Yes, sir." "So what are you Gonna up your bid to?" "I need more money, dude." "I'm already in At 11 grand." "I don't know how much More I could pay." "Bein' that it's Such a good car," "I'm gonna take that. $11,500." " Really?" "Outstanding." " Bam." "It's yours." "I probably could've made." "A little bit more money On this 'vette." "I could've spent Another couple of weeks on it." "And maybe made $6,000." "I mean, it would've cost me $2,000 to make that, so," "I'm probably doing' good." "Hey, go ahead And take us home now." "I got his money." "So that's what it's like To have money." "You know, The alignment's all good." "I am 100% happy." " Cool." " So." "Yep." "As a matter of fact, I couldn't be happier." "That'll do it." "Good deal." "So we can actually Almost see the finish line." "On our el camino build." "I've managed to squeeze all." "Of the clutch components Onto the firewall." "And locate the clutch-pedal Assembly in a viable location." "As soon as charles finishes Assembling the driveline," "We can test-power the engine." "And we should be home free." "Just like I said From the beginning, easy peasy." "Right now, I've gotta get The harmonic balancer." "Attached to the crankshaft." "It's a little tricky." "Because there's not a lot Of room to work down there." "The crankshaft turns a piston Inside the engine." "But it's metal on metal," "Which could create a lot Of unwanted vibration," "Which could damage Or destroy the crankshaft." "So you put a vibration dampener, Or harmonic balancer," "On the end of it To absorb the vibration." "The thing is it takes A little muscle." "To actually get it tight Enough to stay on there." "That's why I always like To get a couple of reps in." "Before I start." "Rrragh!" "So close." "If we keep up this pace," "We should be able To finish in like 2 days." "And that's gonna Make good on the bet." "That aaron made with richard," "That we could finish this car In a blistering 3 weeks." "And if aaron wins, The rest of us monkeys win, too." "So we're just as anxious To pull this off as he is." "There went that." "Now, hopefully, I can get that outta there." "What was that, Charles?" "The rod I was using to tighten The bolt snapped off inside." "Hell, no." "It's gone." "That sucker's gone!" "Ahem." "I did it." "I jinxed it." "I shouldn't have Said anything." "I shouldn't Have said anything." "The other end Of it's in the crank." " Damn it." " Yeah." "This may seem like A little annoyance," "But it's not." "We have to find a way." "To get that little piece out Of the end of the crankshaft." "Without taking the motor apart." "Because that could set us Back as much as 2 days." "Bet or no bet, That would piss me off." "So a little jb weld On the end of this." "And stick it on there And hold it and then." " Back it back out?" " No." "The chance of gettin' jb weld On somethin' else." "Is too high On the inside of it." "An easy way to fix this would Be stick something in there." "With a bonding agent On the end of it." "And then try and back It out that way." "But if the bonding agent Got on the crankshaft," "It could cause further trouble." "Like how it busted off." "The other end Of it's in the crank." "I was thinkin' that I could have that catch it," "Just spin it back." "Ooh!" "Maybe." "Because the way it broke." "Right there, you might Catch that one edge, yeah." "Charles is gonna try and line up The two broken pieces." "And see if he can Drill it out." "Nope, nothing." "It's just not catching." "Man, that's aggravating." "All right." "Wait a second." "I think I have an idea." "Machine down a piece Of aluminum." "That just barely Fits in there, right?" "And then let's put a dome On the back of it." "So we decided to try utilizing A bonding agent, after all." "Aaron had the idea To get a piece of aluminum," "Dome out the inside of it." "We're gonna put Some like jb weld." "Or some sort of Bonding agent in there." "If we can keep the bonding Agent inside the cavity," "Then we won't gunk up The threads." "Bonk!" "Stick it on there, Let it cure," "And then just spin it back out." "This better work." "How long do you think I should let it dry?" "I'd give it At least 4 minutes." "Ahem!" "Let's see what happens." "All right." "It's time." "Here goes nothin'." "Come on." "Come on." "You can do this." "You can do it." "Come on." "Whoa!" "Mic drop." "Man, I'm gonna hug..." "I wanna Go hug uncle aaron right now." " What's that tell ya?" " Look at that." "He's obviously Been there before." "Just that little bit Of pooky, man." "Back to square." "Awesome." "I can't tell you How relieved I am." "I mean, we went From a defcon level 1." "Down to a defcon level 5." "Uncle aaron Is gonna be so happy." "In fact, I am gonna find him And give him a hug." "The el camino keeps Fighting the monkeys." "We are sorely Out of time." "Which hit movie's main character Drove a 1982 el camino?" "As it a. "John wick,"." "B. "Kill bill,"." "C. "The bodyguard,"." "Or d. "Beverly hills cop"?" "The answer, when we return." "Which hit movie's main character." "Drove a 1982 el camino?" "The answer is c." "Kevin costner drove a 1982 El camino in "The bodyguard,"." "In which he played An ex-secret-service agent." "Hired to protect Whitney houston." "You ready?" "Let's get this show on the road." "I love this motor In here." "Snazzy, nazzy." "But there's a lot left to do." "We are sorely out of time." "Like when you got sand In your butt crack." "And you been jogging' All day." " Yeah." " That kind of sore." "Let's just go ahead And put oil in." "Okay." "Just days left To my deadline." "We're almost ready to fire up Our new mast motor." "In our el camino." "What should've been A quick build." "Has just limped along With nothing but bad luck." "But that's all about to change Because, once it's running," "We can sprint this thing Across the finish line." "And collect on my bet With old ricardo." "Are you ready To fire this thing?" " Yeah." " Yeah." "Okay." "You broke it." "Is that sensor Plugged in?" "Everything looks..." "Everything appears that way." "I got a little backfire On the intake." "That's cool." "That first time We tried to fire it," "You could actually feel The heat in the intake," "Which means it's backfiring'." "Ber-klump, blup-blup." "It's firing The cylinders wrong," "Which means the valves Are open at the wrong time." "It's firing..." "Instead of in the combustion Chamber in the engine," "It's firing in the intake." "Yep, bigger problem." "Makin' this deadline Is kinda not lookin' good," "Which is gonna suck." "Nobody likes to fail here." " Um..." " I think it's coil-related." "It very well could be." "It sounds like An ignition problem." " Here." " We tried double" "And triple-checking everything." " These are..." " There it is." "I couldn't see that plug For a second." "The firing sequence looks right." "But bad luck or not, It seems like there's always." "A little electric voodoo Splicing a new harness." "Into an old car Like this el camino." "The systems are so much More complex now." "Red, green, blue, purple." "Try and coax it along." "Pbbt!" "I mean, it sounds Ignition-related." "But it doesn't mean it's not." "Did I screw up Something in the wiring?" "I don't know." "No one's pointing fingers." "But the heat Is all on me right now." "Just tryin' to figure out." "The wiring, make sure We got it right." "Before I go And try to start it again." "We're pullin' our hair Out a little bit." "This car just seems to Have something else come out." "Every time we get Two things fixed," "Three more break, it seems like." "It's just that kind of vehicle." "But it's very frustrating when You're trying to wrap up a car." "And you keep bumpin' your head Against things like this." "We keep running into problems." "That are unforeseen And shouldn't be there." "Can't get frustrated At this point." "You can't lose your mind." "You gotta focus, search your Problem out, get it done," "Because if we panic At this point," "We go back 2 or 3 more days That we don't have." "Just make sure all my pluggy Pluggies are plugged in." "You got like A whole internet highway." "Of wiring goin' on Back there." "Hang on." "I think I've got it." "It was definitely off." "The firing order was off." "One more time." "If it doesn't fire This time, I quit." " Hey-ey!" " Whoo!" " Whoo-oo-oo!" " Whoo-oo!" " Hee-hah!" " It's alive!" "Sounds good." "You can kill it." " Go, me." " Yay." "It was all my fault, though." " What happened?" " America," "I just want you all to know." "That I take full Responsibility." "The coil packs Were wired backwards," "But, hey." "Hey, hey, a huge relief." "But we're not out Of the woods yet." "The car's running." "Basically, what We've got left to do." "Is we've gotta Put the interior in," "We've got some last-minute, You know, buttoning up of," "You know, fluids and things Of that nature." "Then we're gonna get The hood put back on it." "All the things that are Gonna put it on the road." "Are the things That we need to do." "The el camino rocks Its grand debut." "Let's make some money." "And meets its adoring fans." "It's freakin' rad." "Tony." "Charles can clear this." "Yeah, why does this Feel so sketchy?" "Is this tony hawk Or tony talk?" " There it goes." " There he goes." " It's the trick." " There's a box!" "Mic check one." "Mic check two." "How now, brown cow?" "So do you guys know Where richard." "And aaron are?" "They're always late." "I have no idea where they're At, but I am ready too." "All right." "Let's go, ricky!" "Come on, ricky!" "I'm comin'." "I'm comin'." "Come on, ricky!" "Get you some of that." "Dude, we're late." "The boys are Gonna be pissed." "I had to get my hair Right, man." " And it is right." " Yes." "All right." "You guys ready to rehearse?" " We're outta here." " What are you leavin' for?" "I had to do my hair." "See?" "He gets it." "He knows." "Well, guys and gals Out there in tv land," "If you haven't guessed yet," "We build cars At gas monkey garage." "And sometimes, We build trucks." "This time, We built a car-truck." "It's called an el camino." "When we first decided that we Were gonna build an el camino," "We were hellbent On finding a good one." "And snapped up A 1980 square body." "We found baking' in the sun." "I didn't wanna Change it too much." "G-bodies are popular And that's really what this is," "Just less seats And more room for plywood." "But the appearance Definitely needed some help." "First, I thought the trim was A little funky, a little weird." "So I decided to ditch A lot of it," "Including the stuff around The outside of the bed." "The next thing was the bumpers Were atrocious." "They were trimmed out In ugly black rubber." "They poked out a bunch." "So one of the exterior Modifications" "I wanted to make was actually Narrowing and tucking them in." "I ordered a replacement." "But in the meantime," "To make sure that Everything was gonna work," "I had the guys take The factory-original bumpers." "And actually narrow Those up to make sure." "That we knew exactly What we were gonna do." "When the new ones got in, They sucked so bad," "They went straight To the garbage," "But the cool thing Was the original attempt." "Worked out flawlessly." "It was already Better to look at." "Next, we just had To make it fun to drive." "When we bought the car, It had a v-8 in it." "But it was anemic." "I mean, richard and charles." "Couldn't even got a solid Burnout in phoenix." "Come on!" "Come on!" "So we had to fix that." "Man." "Look at that." "We figured the mast Black label 416 motor." "Would get the job done, Especially when we switched." "From an automatic To a manual transmission." "And hooked it up to a tremec t56 From american powertrain." "And with all that power," "We needed to not break The stock rear end." "So we went and put A currie 9-inch rear end." "But tabbed all For a g-body suspension." "So that we could install Our ridetech suspension." "Front and rear tube upper And lower control arms," "Drop spindles, Big disc brakes by wilwood." "To complete the package, I went with budnik wheels." "It's a lot of tire For this body style." "And they absolutely rock." "Now when it came to color, We wanted to stay blackish," "But I also wanted to brush All the aluminum trim." "That we were keeping on the car, Which is a massive undertaking," "And then matte-clear everything, Along with the wheels." "And a couple of other Components on the engine." "So the car was Incredibly cohesive." "So I needed something Metallic and something sharp." "It would work with that." "I was exceptionally happy." "When I finally Saw everything painted." "I love this color." "The trim on the car, The wheels on the car," "It finally started To make sense." "Inside, we gave The dash a fresh look." "And we basically took The stock seats." "And rebolstered them, Changed the pattern on the seats." "The way the inserts were done," "Reworked the door panels Completely." "And this thing Was ready to rumble." "So initially, I gave the guys 4 weeks to do the build." "And aaron was so confident." "That he said he could Do it in three." "Whoa!" "Things looked pretty grim." "When the hand of god reached out And destroyed our ability." "To run the paint booth Via lightning strike." "We ain't got nothin'." "And later, when we had Everything done." "And it didn't start." "But the guys busted their ass And they got it done." "And you know what that means?" "Aaron won." "And you know What that means." " I have no clue." " Me either." "I was drinkin' during the bet." "What did we bet?" "I'm not sure." "I think I was drunk, too." "Whatever." "No matter what," "I still win Because I tricked aaron." "Into gettin' the car Built that much faster." "All in all, I think this thing," "From license plate To license plate," "Has come together perfectly." "The thing sits right." "It looks right." "It makes the right noise." "Thing's built to move you." "And haul your friend, too." "And, since I couldn't Do a burnout in arizona," "You know what I wanna do, aaron?" "Tell me what You wanna do, rich." "I wanna rock!" "Pff!" "Whoo!" " Let's make some money." " I'm in." "The big car of the day's Gonna be." "The el camino, right?" "Yeah." "There we are," "Right there on the front row, Man, on the front row." "That's a rad-dude car." "It's a rad dude." "So we're at the 2016 Leake auction sale." "It's just a local Car-guy auction." "Anybody can buy anything here, So I brought the '80 el camino." "Let's see what happens." "Six-speed, cold a/c, Deleted all the trim." "How's it drive?" "It's freakin' rad." "I bought the car for 8 grand." "And to get it To what it is today," "It took about another 30 more." "Toss in the lightning strike That took down the paint booth," "I'm in for 42 grand." "What do you expect To get out of this?" "What do you hope?" "Between 50 and 75 grand." "We'll know in about an hour." "Let's go watch." "All right, Ladies and gentlemen," "Comin' at you next, A 1980 chevrolet el camino." "What do you say, 25,000?" "$25,000." "Now $50,000. $25,000. $50,000." "$25,000's in, Gonna be $50,000 here," "$25,000. $50,000." "Now $75,000." "So the bidding starts An, d right away," "I notice a pretty Familiar face on the floor." "My name's jim west, From hope, arkansas." "Couple of years ago, my wife And I bought the rolls-royce." "That richard and the crew built, The troll's choice." "And then we also picked up The '69 riviera," "Both great cars." "So I had to come and look At another gas monkey creation." "Are you on it at $50,000?" "You need to own it." "Bid $52,500." "Here we go. $50,000." "Damn it!" "Needs to go a little higher." "No, it don't." "Yes, it does." "I'd already had my bid in." "And he was tryin' To get me to go up." "I think he was wantin' me To pull a richard." "And drink too much and then Overspend for the car." "$51,000 here before we go." " Son of a bitch." " $50,000." "Last call." " Let him have it." " Gonna be $51,000 right here." "Sold!" "Right on, man." "You're gonna like That thing, yeah." "You got the trifecta." "Outstanding, sir." "He ended up with this car For 50 grand," "Which I think was Absolutely stealing it." "You got a good deal." "It's a bad dude." "If you ever want To sell it, call me." "You killed it." "Excellent!" "Well, we're done." "Trifecta." "Outstanding, sir." "He ended up with this car For 50 grand," "Which I think was Absolutely stealing it." "You got a good deal." "It's a bad dude." "If you ever want To sell it, call me." "You killed it." "Excellent!" "Well, we're done." "Captions paid for by Discovery communications"