"Well, let's go see If we can find any cars." "Hot rod hunter richard rawlings." "And master mechanic Aaron kaufman." "Get all hot and bothered..." "When a 1980 el camino arrives." "At the shop to shake things up." "Earthquake test!" "And aaron gambles To monkey it up in record time." "It's a bet!" "This one will be Blistering fast." "What's over The wall, aaron?" "But as richard Stumbles onto buried treasure..." "Holy cow." "And considers an epic gamble Of his own..." "I could just buy The whole thing, all of it." "The elco build tumbles Head-first into trouble." " Nothing lines up." " Richard's gonna be pissed." "It's a week Where all bets are off." "Here goes nothing." "Will all this monkey business Lift the crew's spirits." "To new heights..." "Yes!" "Or leave them crying..." "Come on!" "We got to make money, dude." "In the dark?" "Good lord." "You have the world's largest Poison ivy farm in dallas." "No, I don't." "Captions paid for by Discovery communications" "I thought Texas was sizzling," "But phoenix is brutal." "100, 115 is hot." "So, we came out To phoenix today," "Which is just one Of my favorite places." "But it's, like, 187 degrees." "And it's miserable hot." "I mean..." "Horrible." "Well, at least I'm in here And not out there." "This is pretty good." "I must be moving up In the world." "I get to get chauffeured around Now to go buy cars." "Monkey chauffeur." "The only reason We're enduring this heat." "Is that I was poking around On the internet the other day." "And clicked on a particular Vehicle for sale." "That both aaron and I Have been wanting to build." "For a long time." "Is that right here?" "This cream puff sitting outside." " God, look at that thing." " That with those wire hubcaps." " I got dibs on those." " That is what I'm talking about." "Kickass." "I love it!" "Man." "El camino!" "Sit tight, america!" "In just seconds, We're going to show you." "A truck we think Is truly amazing..." "The 1980 chevy el camino." "Since they first Popped on the scene in 1959," "Americans have both loved And laughed at chevy el caminos." "Chevy called it a truck." "But it was actually based On a station wagon wheelbase." "So it's a little bit of both Or some of neither." "My parents Actually had a 1980." "But by then, They were much smaller," "Much more square and much Less brawn under the hood." "They're kind of weird, But I've kind of got." "A, you know, soft spot In my heart for them." "Pretty slick." "If this one's in good shape," "It could be a lot of fun To play around." "What's up, guys?" " Hey, sir." " What's going on, man?" "Richard rawlings." "Calvin." " Calvin, how you doing?" " Pleasure." "Aaron." "Nice to meet you." "How you doing?" "I'm charles." "Pleasure to meet you." "Hey, nice to meet you." "So, Your dad Bought this new?" "Brand new." "Right off the lot." " Rad!" " 1980, portland, oregon." "When he passed away 9 years ago, I took possession of it." "And it's been here in phoenix, Arizona, ever since." "That's o.G. Right there." "What is this, velvet?" "At first glance, it seemed to be In pretty good shape," "Especially considering It's over 35 years old." "But we did know Going into it." "That it had An older repaint on it." "One thing that I'm Always leery of." "Is, like, a cheap paint job Maybe hiding." "A lot of damage or bondo." "Was there any body damage When it got painted." "Or did it just get Baked off?" "No, it just got baked off." "Open the hood." "What motor's in it?" "It's probably hot." "This, here, is a 305." "So that's probably A whopping 182 horsepower in it." "On the day it was born, Definitely ain't that now." " I would say more like 80." " Can I take it for a test drive?" "Sure." "Daggone." "The key's hot." "Wait for me." "Did I mention It's about 187 degrees?" "Miserable hot." "Well, obviously, we're Gonna have to fix that problem." "Yeah, it's really, like, More of a cruiser." "Look at that power!" "Not!" "Cruising in the el camino!" "Traffic circle Coming up, want to do it?" "Yeah!" "Let her rip, Tater chip!" "Go, go, go, go, go!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "I tried to do a burnout, Slinging around the corner." "Go..." "Not happening." "Those '14s, they were Sticking to the ground." "Probably 'cause it's So damn hot here." "It's fricking, like, 187 degrees right now." "Come on." "Come on." "Yeah, yeah!" "I think That's about all it had." "That definitely failed The richard-burnout test." "I don't care." "I've always Loved these g-bodies." "Charles is right." "The cool thing about these cars." "Is they're built on The same g-body platform." "As the chevy sedans, like The malibu and the monte carlo," "Which means there's a ton Of after-market parts for them." "It's rad!" "You can't go wrong With a car like this." "Awesome, man!" "Well..." "I guess it is What you said it is." "So..." "How much You want for it?" "I'd like $10,000 For it, richard." "I think she..." "I think she's worth it." "Good god, man. $10,000." "$10,000?" "I would like to sell One of these for $10,000." "So, no surprise, he throws out A pretty big number." "For a car like this, Even in good condition." "So 10?" "I'm not going there." "I know, And this is broken." "Yep." "You know, hit me With a price, richard." " What are you thinking?" " I was thinking about $6,500." "$6,500?" " $6,500." " I can't do it, man." "How about 9, richard?" "Yeah, you're getting there, But I'm thinking 7." "Still a little low." " It's so damn hot here." " I can't even think." " Let's get it over with." " What is it, like, 187 degrees?" "Let's just shake on $8,000." "$8,000?" "All right, We're shaking." "We own it." "I like your style." "Eight grand, I think, Is fair for the car." "I would have liked to have Gotten it a little bit cheaper." "But it's a good car To start with." "Yank out that anemic motor." "And throw something Big and badass in," "Scare women and children, We're good to go." "Let's do some paperwork." "You got cold beer in the fridge?" "Right this way." "Hey, I think You're gonna have to pass." "You got a long way to get That thing back to dallas." "Hope you got Your "Aaa" card." "Really like this car." "Growing up, man, It was one of the cars." "That I always wanted to build." "I'ma put my own little touch On it on the way home." "The el camino Is now the el cimino." " You got to be kidding me." " No a.C.?" "Aah!" "1,000 miles with no a.C. In the summer!" "You all right?" "Sweet!" "You made it back From arizona?" "Man, I would have Had the windows down." " That window doesn't work!" " You want some water?" "Yeah." "Well, here." "Have some." "Well, you need To get up and work now." "You already did the easy part." "You drove here." "I mean, you give a guy What amounts to, practically," "A paid vacation driving through." "The uncharted pass Of our great country." "And what do you get?" "Just complain, Complain, complain." "Wow, it's really Starting to come down out there." "Who cares about that?" "I want to know what you think About my el cimino." "An el cimino, What does that mean?" "Is that, like, A different model?" "It's charles cimino." " Gotcha." " No." "I don't know." "El caminos are, like, Kind of a weird thing." "Somebody has an el camino, You're not real sure about it." "It's like people who own vans With no windows." "It's kind of a different Type of person, right?" "I'm not really big On el caminos." "I've never restored Or rebuilt one." "But it's kind of a cool car." "It's clean." "Earthquake test." "Whoa." "Suspension needs A little work." "That doesn't sound Super well." "Well, the motor's Definitely nothing" "I'd write home about." "Yeah, it's pretty Much worthless." "It's hot an awful lot Of shiny stuff on it." "So what are we Gonna do with it?" "Charles wants to name it El cimino and take it home." "I want to paint it Like a low rider." "I just don't want it." "What about you, sir?" "I want to see it go fast." "Heck yeah." "Gas monkey it up." "So, what are we Gonna do with it?" "Let me ask you A crazy question..." "What do we do With all of them?" "Make them cool." "So here's the plan." "For our little shady '80 el camino." "Basically, It's not really a car." "And it's not really a truck." "But what we're gonna do Is make it so sexy and so fast," "It will stick a smile On your face." "And keep it plastered there For a long, long time." "The first step will be To lower the altitude." "And raise the performance," "Which will yield a ton More attitude." "We will slam it down And motivate it." "With a mass black label Ls3 engine." "Coupled to a t56," "It should produce About 630 horsepower." "Once we increase the rubber Presence substantially," "Add some big brakes To stop all that power." "And update the gauges And upholstery," "This car will have A new lease on life." "And we don't want To mess around." "With the classic el camino look," "Or why start with An el camino at all?" "And since it's black, We're gonna keep it black." "Now, mike, I know That's a lot of work for you." "But too bad." "But we are going to Remove a lot of the bright work." "And then narrow and tuck Those big, wide bumpers." "To clean up the lines." "The great thing is, Is since it's a g-body," "It's on a gm platform," "Which means all the parts for it Should be fairly easy to get." "So I told aaron I would give him 4 weeks." "And $30,000 to get it done." "And you know what he said?" "Four weeks?" "I will do you one better." "I bet I can even have This thing done in three." "Three weeks?" "I mean, only A sucker would pass up that bet." "If you ask aaron What time it is," "He's gonna tell you How to build a watch." "So, I don't know how He's gonna finish a project." "Like this in 3 weeks To his satisfaction." "A g-body?" "Three weeks?" "It's entirely doable." "I just don't see that much that Could go wrong with this one." "This one will be Blistering fast." "It's a bet!" "I guess we can't Play outside today." "We might as well start Tearing this thing apart." "Hey, who needs another motor Since we're taking this one out?" " Whoa!" " Good lord." "What the hell." "Yeah." "Coming up..." "I want to rack it." "Aaron's need for speed." "Hits the skids from the start." "I think I want to play Around with those bumpers." "Knew it was Too good to be true." "So you got Some cars in here." "And tricky ricky goes big..." "Wow..." "Real big." "I will pay you $500,000." "Well, we've got Blue skies, power." "Let's get this show On the road." "Body seems pretty..." "I don't think our job's Gonna be too bad." "Hope not." "Well, at least it Doesn't look that rusty." "Well, cool." "We will make it look good." "Y'all make it run good." "It will be fast." "That's all that matters." "All right." "I want to rack it." "Yeah." "Let's Just pull it forward." "So our humble goal For this 1980 el camino." "Is to lower the altitude, Beef up the performance." "And, thereby, gave it A much meaner attitude." "That lowered it, Like, 3 inches." " Shut up." " Yeah, it did." "With a plethora Of after-market parts available." "For this g-body frame," "I'm willing to bet We can finish this thing." "In a quick 3 weeks." "And I'm willing To bet that, you know," "His mind starts Going on this thing." "And swirls around Out of control," "And he finds a way To stretch this out." "You know... you know What I'm talking about, guys." "Aaron's definitely not Playing around this time." "We are off to a fast start." "We already have parts Coming in for this thing," "And we don't even Have it torn down yet." " Already ready." " And miracle of miracles," "He's even talking About moving it over." "To paint and body Right away, like, today." "So tony and I can have Adequate time, for once," "To finally pull off The flawless paint job." "That this garage is known for." "All right, soon as Those bumpers are off," "Give me a shout, And we will go ahead." "And roll it over To my place." "You know what?" "Let's hold off For a few hours." "I think I want to play around With those bumpers." "Before the new ones Come in." "I knew it was Too good to be true." "Don't get your panties In a bunch, mike." "This won't take too long." "You want to sit up first?" "Here's the deal" "I hate the rubber trim On the factory bumpers," "Which is not really a problem Because john's already found." "Replacement bumpers That don't have all that mess." "But I am planning on doing Some cutting and splicing." "On the new ones." "They're bigger Than truck bumpers." "And they hang off on the ends." "So, I actually wanted To make them narrower." "So they fit the car Much tighter." "I'm thinking instead of rushing This thing on into paint," "Why not take a few hours." "And use the old bumpers As guinea pigs." "To try and figure out What's gonna work best?" "So, what I might do is Find the last place." "That we can make A clean cut here," "Go ahead and..." "And make that cut." "And then, we will start Working the chunk out here." "And start moving it over." "It's simple math." "Spend a little bit of time now," "Save a lot of time Down the line." "Yeah." "Get out here, aaron." "Time and richard rawlings Wait for no man." "Thank you." "All right, I put a fresh shirt on for this." "It better be worth it." "Where are we headed?" "Hold on." "So this, Guy just called me." "And, he said, I guess, His family member died." "And there's a bunch Of cars on the property." "So the rest of The family's out of state." "They just want to sell the cars So that they can sell the house." "So any time you hear about An estate sale," "You can't help But get your hopes up." "That there's A one-of-a-kind car." "That's been hidden away In a garage for years." "Just ripe for the picking." "I said, "Where are you?" Lakewood." "I said, "Well, dude, What's the address?"" "We will come over."" "And this estate Is in, well," "A pretty prominent Neighborhood in dallas." "So, I'm feeling lucky." "Who knows what We're gonna find here?" "Here we go." "Looks a little overgrown." "Absolute pile of doo-doo." "That must be The family's agent." "You steve?" "Yes, sir." "Richard rawlings." "How's it going, man?" "Doing well, man." "Cool." "Steve." "Aaron." " Nice to meet you, aaron." " So, what happened." "To this place, man?" "This place looks like it's, A little run down." "Neglect, abandonment." "So you got some cars In here?" " Yes, sir." " Where?" "'Round back, man." "They're all hidden." "Man." "This is gonna be work." "Wow." "Well, the jeep, Convertible thing here," "That's a hurst edition." "I think they're pretty rare." "We roam all around the property." "And it's..." "It's totally crazy." "Stuff stacked on stuff Stacked on stuff." "Wherever something broke, That's where it was." "Well, the lincoln's worthless." "The 'vette's not bad." "Chrome bumper front and backs, That's, like, what, a '70?" "'71, I think." "Well, that honda's Pretty fricking cool." "And the rolls, What year is that?" "'61." "They built a shed, and then, When they filled it with crap," "They needed a new place to work, So they build another shed," "And they filled it with crap, Then built another shed." "And the sheds progressively Got worse and worse." "Don't... don't... d..." "I don't weigh enough To hurt it." "Now, that's rad." "That's a pretty good Shape king midget." "Mini-van." "Aaron, soon as you get married And have some kids," "Here's your future." "I want to see in the house." "Before I make Any kind of car deal." "Golly." "Is it safe?" "Somewhat, just got to Watch your step, man." "Coming down's A little scarier 'cause that spot where Aaron's standing right now." "Is really not the strongest Step in the world." "Holy crap." "Holy cow." "Sheesh." "The house was Built in 1928." "It is, like, in such a state Of disrepair, disarray..." "Yeah." "He's got a bust Of richard rawlings." "Wow." "It's crazy." "But it wasn't sitting On four wheels." "And that is What I came for." "There's a couple That could be worth some money." "The problem is, Is I can't get to the ones" "I want without getting The other ones out of the way," "And if I'm gonna touch them, I might as well drag them off." "So what's the package deal For all of them?" "Probably 60,000, 65,000." "Really?" "There's no way." "He's telling me $60,000 to $65,000." "I mean, there's $6,000 To $6,500 worth of cars here," "Tops." "High side." "High side." "I mean, not really." "There's probably 20,000 worth of..." "Come on!" "You know, I might Just need something else." "To sweeten this deal." "What's the dealio with The whole piece of property?" "He's looking For investors to buy it." "My mind started Turning and I'm like," ""It's a very historical Neighborhood." "People pay a little extra To be in this part of the city."" "I could just buy The whole thing." "All the cars?" "No, all of it." "Dirt, property, house?" "All of it." "Are you able To make a deal?" "I could give The owner a call." "My number will be low." " I will pay you 500 grand." " 500 grand?" "That's it, in cash." "I can close now." "Don't need Anything but a survey." "And if not 500 grand, I don't even want the cars." " I will just leave." " All right." "At $500,000 It's got to be $700,000." "And it's just like a car." "You just buy it and flip it." "All right, talked to him." "He said he will do it." "Really?" "500k. 500k." "It's yours." "I fully did not expect For him to say yes." "All right." "I don't know that..." "I'm usually excited, But I'm not." "Guess I'm in The real estate business." "This is where I'm usually happy." "But I don't..." "Golly." "I just dished out A half a million dollars." "So speed is Of the essence." "Plan on this is Get in and get out." "As quick As humanly possible." "And my first step Is gonna be." "To try to unload Some of these cars." "Before I even have To move them off the property." "You know what they say." "You don't make your money." "When you sell, you make Your money when you buy." "So since you made About 100k or more," "I'd say lunch is on you." "Did I already make that?" "Sounds like it." "I'm just gonna sit here And enjoy my new porch." "Before it Falls in on me." "Dang, webster, you still working On that back bumper?" "Yeah, it's a little More complicated." "Than I anticipated." "I think it's time to call in Reinforcements." "So you're gonna make me work On the front bumper?" "I was really hoping..." "Well, I'm not..." "You were gonna do Both the bumpers." "I'm not gonna make you." "I'm gonna ask you." "'Cause I've got, like..." " will you help with the..." " A sandwich to go eat." "Yeah, well, will you help With the bumpers?" "Yeah, sure." "So cutting down a bumper Seems like a simple project." "But any cosmetic change like This can open up a can of worms." "For instance, the back bumper That webster's working on." "Has a subtle art to it." "You got to go slow And make smart decisions." "When cutting out a chunk." "Because you still need To preserve the overall line." "But, luckily for me," "On the front bumper, We've got a crown." "So I should be able To take it out of the middle," "Suck it up tight." "And if we can just do one seam," "That's gonna speed up The process quite a bit." "And there were two." "Yeah." "I think it's pretty cool." "Right now, I'm just gonna tack Weld the seam the together." "You want to test fit?" "Sure." "Need a hand?" "To stay on schedule," "We need to get This finished today." "Right here is Like this for me." "But I can't go any further Until a certain someone." "With incredibly high Expectations gives the okay." "Will that happen?" "Hopefully." " I'm hoping so, too." " See what happens." "Yeah, no kidding." "This is what You're going for, right?" "Bingo." "That's the one. 100%." "Got a nice peak in the center, So that works on the front." "Yeah." "Rock and roll." "It's a little bit over On that side." "On the shortening Up on these," "These actually Will slide, you know." "They're adjustable?" "They're collapsible this way If you drill them." "Yep, and then you can Knock it back..." "And then weld it." "Weld it up, yeah." "When we're in the middle Of a modification like this," "My mind's always Going a mile a minute." "Because there's a million little Things that need addressing." "At some point, you have To make the fill piece, too," "Because of the way it comes In and wraps around." "So just because it meets up here Doesn't mean it's done." "Yeah, I wouldn't mind going ahead." "And cutting this And popping this down." "And filling that gap so that The car has one clean slope up." "And everything all fits Real natural, looks real normal." "That's where I tend to get Into trouble with old ricardo." "I want our finished product To look like it came off." "The factory floor that way." "And that's not always Easy to pull off." "This right here, This really doesn't look bad." "Problem is, though, Is it's gonna make this." "Weird little edge on here." "So, we might actually Have to cut it and rotate." "The whole thing, You know?" "Otherwise, you're gonna have This big crease here." "And there's no other crease Down this side of the car." "You know, so that's Really strange." "The edge is kind of tucked a bit More than it is in the center." "It'd be nice if this center Landed appropriately." "On top of the bumper, like, If this right here come down," "If this was just Underneath it," "That would be Really, really nice." "It seems like a pain in the ass And a waste of time." "But believe me, It will be worth it." "All in all, I'm really happy." "With the way the bumpers Are shaping up." "So I think I'm going To push paint another day." "I think it's more important To get this right, right now." "Yeah." "That's a, a, a-okay, man." "That looks really nice." "That's great." "Okay." "Well, That went pretty well." "I mean, hey, at least We don't have to take steps back." "And restart a different idea." "That happens a lot When you're dealing with aaron." "So that's a huge win for us." "Yes!" "Coming up..." "Whoa!" "Don't Go fast, dude!" "Richard tries to flip his new Find onto an old friend." "Price just went up." "Get this thing Into the booth." "And the el camino Build goes dark..." "We don't have No power, dude." "At a critical stage." "Least he can't blame Aaron for this one." "I don't know." "Bet's a bet." "Let's make this quick, guys." "It's frickin' hot out here." " We're going straight in?" " Yeah, go straight in." "Okay." "There we go." "How are you On your clearance over here?" " All right." " Hey, mike." "Got a delivery for you." "Thanks." "Except I was expecting It two days ago." "Hey, Better late than never." "And when you buy This car from richard..." "I ain't buying this car From richard." "You get this motor." "Comes with one horsepower." "Nobody wants that motor." "That's the motor Everybody pulls out." "So, I guess aaron Okayed the plan." "For cutting down the new bumpers Coming in for our el camino 'cause he's finally letting me And tony get our hands on it." "I think this thing's gonna be Pretty cool, actually." "I think once the suspension's on And it's hammered down..." "And it's got that Na-ha-hasty motor in it." "Yeah." "Yep, this thing Will be pretty tasty." "From what I hear," "Aaron really wants to stay On schedule with this 'cause he's got some kind Of bet with richard." "That he can't finish on time Or something like that." "There's not much I can do to help." "Car's staying black, And, as you guys know by now," "You got to work longer And harder on a black car 'cause every Imperfection will show." "We're on "Painter time."" "So it's gonna be at least 3 days Before we get to send to prime." "And another week before They see it on their side." "Come on, dude." "You're supposed To be here by now." "I haven't got all day." "Yeah!" "Claremont, Cerrito, corner house." "There's a broken piece Of the fence." "Just come..." "Yeah, just come through there." "Really?" "So, a couple of days Ago, I came out here to lakewood." "To check out a nest of cars." "And, well, ended up With that nest of cars and a house for $500,000." "I mean, that's a lot of money." "So speed is of the essence." "I got to get off this much money Really, really quick." "You were supposed To park and walk in." "It's a respectable Neighborhood, man." "Doesn't look like it." "Well, not this general Area right here." " What's up?" " What happened here?" "Welcome to my first foyer." "Into massive Flipping real estate." "I don't care about that." "I just want to see the jeep." "Well, there you go." "It's a hurst 4 speed." "Or is it 3?" "You don't know, do you?" "I have no idea, dude." "You're the jeep guy." "I called dennis because There's a jeep commando here." "I know it's rare." "I don't know how rare." "But let's just start The money flowing in." "Well, it looks like It's real just from the paint." "He was right." "It is a hurst commando." "Those are incredibly Hard to find." "What'd they make?" "Like, 200, 300?" "100... when these were On the production line," "Behind the battery box," "They put a crayon mark On what number it was." "So this was number 18." "That's very cool." "Price just went up." "You shouldn't have told me that." "I knew I wanted it, so Here we go on the negotiations." "This thing weighs About 2,500 pounds." "So what does that mean?" "It's probably worth About $2,500." "I'm not selling it By weight, fool!" "You got to start somewhere." "Even though were best friends, And almost everybody knows that," "He always starts high." "I say $5,000." "What?" "Or he thought he did." "He didn't." "$3,500, go on To the next one." "All right, $3,500, it's yours." "Whatever, dennis." "You can have it for $3,500." "Let's move on and see if I can Sell him some more crap." "All right, so what do you think Is cool down here?" "I like the honda." "I'm in for 500 on that one." "This car's A hardtop four-door." "It's too many doors." "Yeah, that's a thomas weeks Special right there." "So, how much is This $1,800 corvette?" "I think $5,000's fair." "We're not going back and forth." "It's $5,000." "That's how much it is." "And if you want it, great." "If you don't, I don't care." "I will sell it to the next guy." "Okay." "I'll do it For $5,000." "Cool." "You got to buy That for $5,000!" "Anybody that's ever had A pre-'73 corvette." "Knows that's a deal." "This lincoln is free With purchase." "So now you own that." "So in the end, I could only talk dennis." "Into taking about Three cars off my hands," "Which isn't gonna make much Of a dent in my bank account." " I got to make money, dude." " I got $500,000 in this." "I think you're just Getting nervous 'cause you have." "The world's largest Poison ivy farm in dallas." "No, I don't." "All right, come on." "So now, the fun part." "Somebody's got to get All this crap out of here." "My guys are here!" "Whoa, don't go fast!" "We're On the back here." "I mean, it's a lot of crap." "All right." "What do you want to do next?" "Yank that lincoln out of the way So we can get the corvette out." "We need to throw the lawn Mower out of the way." "Can we pick it up?" "Where's the strap?" "Just hook it to the jeep." "You came With reinforcements." "There you go!" "If you pull it out As fast as the lawn mower," "You can have it for free!" "See you later." "Later." "Nice doing business With you, sir." "Now, get that stuff Off my property." "I'm trying to keep A respectable neighborhood." "Well, it looks like At least tony was." "Getting something done While you were playing around." "In that lakewood house." "I think we're good to go." "Let's get this thing into The booth and get it primed." "Okay." "Onward." "I'll Start picking up this." "You want to hit the paint booth And get it cleaned up?" "Yeah, we will get That ready and going." " All right, phil." "Thanks, man." " Yeah." "Good god, that's heavy." "Hey, mike." "What's up?" "We ain't got nothing." "Did you..." "It was working The other day." "Well, you ain't got To turn them all on." "It should just be that one." "None of them are working." "We don't have no power, dude." "That ain't good." "So as painter guys," "We don't need much To do our job." "But we do need one thing." "What's going on?" "We don't Have a paint booth." "Has anybody looked At the board outside yet?" "No, it's..." "That's where We're headed next." "Let's go check it out." "Well, see what we got." "The paint booth," "Not only does it provide light." "So we can see what we're doing," "It also provides ventilation." "So we don't die While we're doing it." "So needless to say, It's not a good thing." "That it won't turn on right now." "I'm sure It's just a fuse." "Dude, every single one Of these connectors is burned." "Like, melted." "Ooh, dude, I can Smell that from here." "Dude, yeah, it's bad." "Well, at least you know why Your paint booth's not working." "Yeah Hey." "Wow." "Was it on when We got hit by lightning?" "I think it was running." "Yeah, I bet that's The problem." "Looks like the lightning strike Strikes again." "Well, you know what I mean." "I guess when That lightning strike." "Hit that building the other day," "It didn't just blow the fuses." "It fricking melted them." "That's toast." "Yeah." "Richard's Gonna be pissed." "Shoot, yeah, That's pretty much." "A lot of money Burnt up right there." "This situation's Bad enough." "But what makes it even More annoying." "Is that the lightning Struck days ago." "And if we'd have had any clue, We could have fixed it." "While we were mocking up Bumpers and prepping." "And that doesn't look Like a quick fix either." "We need to get An electrician out here." "We're already, what, 2 1/2 days behind on the car." "And now you got No paint booth." "But as it is, We can't do much else." "With the el camino Until it's painted." "And that's anybody's guess On when it's gonna happen now." "Look, I'm gonna go Let richard and aaron." "Know what's going on Because..." " good luck with that." " That's not gonna be pretty." "Richard can't blame aaron For this one, can he?" "I don't know." "A bet's a bet." "Coming up..." "While charles presses ahead With work on a king midget..." "Got a feeling this is supposed To be attached to the motor." "Let's do that one." "I like that one." "Aaron stalls out On another big decision." "Man, I just hate The commitment level." "The answer when we return." "The answer is "B"." "In march of 2016," "Lady gaga posted A photo of herself." "In her black el camino With the caption," ""Some things Never go out of style."" "Hey!" "Wait your turn." "Dude, where's..." "Where's the pictures?" "There is no pictures." "This book sucks." "All right, guys." "Find something to do." "Let's get the shop clean, At least while we're waiting." "So our el camino build's On life support right now." "Everyone's waiting on paint." "The fuse box that powers The paint booth." "Got fried by lightning The other day." "And it's gonna be A couple more days before." "We can get it up And running again." "That is a dope wheel, Isn't it?" "I love them, man." "I th..." "I..." "I think that is A righteous setup on that." "I want to be able To burst out of the blocks." "As soon as we get The green light." "At least aaron's locked down The look he wants on the wheels." "But he's still got to Decide on paint," "Which, I mean, you think Would be easy." "Because we know what he wants." "It can be any color As long as it's black." " Yeah, as long as it's black." " As long as it's black." "But I was kind of Thinking," "Instead of using a straight Black like we do so often," "What if this was, like, A tuxedo black that's got the." " On there?" " Yeah, yeah, yeah." "We could do a little Light metallic black." "Hold on, I got something." "Yeah, show me." "It's got a brown flop To it, though." "Is it flop brown." "You sure?" " Kind of brown-ish gold." " Brown?" "Of course, with aaron, Nothing's ever that easy." " I know what you're saying now." " See that gold in it?" "That's what gives it That gold-ish brown." "I think it will look Like a root beer candy." "I got black forest." "But that's green." "Yeah." "You might be surprised To know there's actually." "Hundreds of different blacks." "But trust me, aaron isn't." "I bet he's looked at Every single one of them twice." "I just..." "I just don't..." "I just..." "I mean, You know what works." "I forgot that black with Metallic looks like rainbow." "I like this." "It's different enough." "Let's do that one." "I like that one." "Do you like that one?" "Yeah, I like that black." "Man, I just hate the Commitment level to doing it." "You got a quarter?" "Flip it." "61.2." "61.2?" "So this morning, Aaron actually asked me." "For a spray-out Of this metallic black." "With a tiny, Tiny hint of blue." "So hopefully, that means we're Getting closer to a decision." "All right." "Here goes nothing." "I like it." "I like it, too." "I do think it's gonna work, So I'm happy to go with it." "But it makes me A little nervous." "But I say let's do it." "All right." "I like it, though." "I like it, too." "It's different." "So, 16 hours after I asked, We finally got a decision." "For aaron, That's actually not that bad." "Now all we need Is a paint booth." "Still doing All the work." "Yeah, honey." "So, things are getting a Little lackadaisical around here." "While we're waiting On the paint booth." "To get back online." "It's taking $4,000 out of My pocket to fix it, by the way." "Aaron's keeping The guys busy," "Molly-maiding around the shop." "But I need to see some Return on my investments," "And I mean soon, or there won't Be a shop around to clean." "All right, dude." "You ever seen once of these?" "No, what is this?" "Here's your next Little project." "It is little." "This thing's a, - It's called a king midget." "It has some kind of weird, Motor in the back." "Um, and, it was In that collection." "Where I bought the house And everything." "Yeah." "It's almost like A lawn-mower-looking motor." "That's exactly What it looks like." "Runs on a belt, Single-side drive with a chain." "I mean, How ridiculous is that?" "So pretty much a go kart With a body on it, kind of?" "I guess, man." "Who wouldn't want a car." "You could build yourself For the low, low price of $270?" "That was the pitch Behind the king midget." "When it popped up for sale After world war ii." "But measuring 10 feet long On a good day." "With a one-cylinder 6-horsepower engine," "This big idea Never really caught on." "Just under 5,000 were built." "Before this tiny dynamo Dropped off the market in 1970." "But as you guys know..." "Yeah." "I'm not afraid To think small." "It's actually A little more spacious." "Than the, messerschmitt That I had that time." "Test drive time!" "Evel knievel's messerschmitt," "Well, that thing Was pretty small," "Kind of like A three-wheeled motorcycle." "But, as you know, I like small things." "Remember that autobianchi?" "I especially liked that They both made me money." "So now it's time for the midget To step up and do the same." "Chunk a battery in it, Throw some go-go juice." "Down the carburetor, And let's see what we got." "Just to see if it fires?" "Like they say, There's a butt for every seat." "So there's got to be a buyer out There for this king midget also." "You figure it all out." "You get it to run and drive." "Can't we make it A little cooler?" "No, it's as cool As it's gonna get." "It's orange and black." "It's like a halloween King midget thing." "Like a halloween candy?" "Just make it run and drive, Dude, and then we will sell it." "All right." "I got you." "And you will be amazed At what I get for that." "All right, that's done." "So, I guess The engine's not firing." "On this thing right now." "Any time you work On an exotic car like this," "You got to be ready For the unusual." "That's a pretty simple setup." "I don't think it's supposed To be that simple." "Have a feeling this is supposed To be attached to the motor," "Not in the floorboard." "Wow, that was tough." "One probably is, it's actually Too small to fit on the lift." " Good?" " Yeah, try that." " All right." "You're done." " Yep." "This thing literally Is just a go kart." "With a body on top of it." "After getting the starter in, Now it's just a matter." "Of going through a checklist Like any car." "That's been sitting around For a long time." "Once you get fuel, Air and spark," "You should have ignition." "Dang, man, this sucker Fired right up, son." "That's one small step For gas monkey." "And..." "Well, One small step for anybody." "At least something Works around here." "Coming up... definitely orange, Isn't it?" "Richard hopes This small package." "Will bring a lot of good things." "It's got to be worth At least $10,000." "Whoa." "Well, that's A sight for sore eyes." "And the el camino Build's back in gear." "But for how long?" "Nothing lines up." "Yeah, that sucks." "We're just throwing That right in the trash, right?" "Hey, get a running start And just hit your brakes," "See if it will slide off." "Aah, aah, aah!" "I'm going in again." "Yes!" "That deserves A celebration, man." "Too bad you don't Have any more horsepower." "Charles!" "Get your ass over here." "Thanks for getting me In trouble, jason." "Well, that's A sight for sore eyes." "So my bank account's $4,000 lighter." "But at least my paint booth Is working again." "And mike coy can get started." "It's like we're jumping Railroad tracks." "Aaron bet me That he could finish." "This el camino in 3 weeks." "So he's got a lot of Catching up to do." "As for me, I got to get back To the business of making money." "And not throwing it away." "There it is." "Bam!" "King midget." "One king little person." "Come on, man." "It's definitely orange, Isn't it?" "So I picked up This king midget the other day," "Along with a bunch of other cars And a falling-down house." "I stuck it on the 'net." "And, a guy gave me a call," "Said he was gonna come over And check it out." "Awesome!" "Awesome!" "My name's greg westfield." "And I'm from rome, texas, Right now." "A little town north Of fort worth, about 25 miles." "So what puts you In the market for a midget?" "I messed around Restoring old cars." "In the past as a hobby." "And I'd seen these things As a little kid, you know?" "And I've often thought About getting one." "Well, you ever Ridden in one?" " Never." " Well, let's do it." "It's powerful, So be careful." "Seems like he's looking For something to have." "A little neighborhood fun in." "Now, for me, you know," "That's maybe something With 1,000 horsepower." "That does burnouts And scares women and children." "But for this guy, It's king midgets," "Which probably scares women And children, too." "It's a little weird." "Well, you don't got To worry about too much." "Pretty much Like a lawn mower." "Yeah, really." "It's kind of cool," "Driving around a little Bitty car like that." "Well, There's some folks that like it." "Folks are waving at us and Taking pictures and..." " pretty cool?" " Yeah, it is." "Fully restored, These cars can go." "From $4,000 to $7,000." "It's a small-dollar car." "But so is most of the stuff That was in that nest." "This one still needs A lot of work." "But there's not a lot Of them out there, so..." "Running, driving, Doing what it's supposed to do." "It's got to be worth At least $10,000." "Whoa." "I don't know About that, partner." "There is no way..." "No way under the sun I would pay $10,000." "I'd be interested About $2,000, man." "Come on." "It's a running, Driving car." "And it's little." "I'll give you that, It's little." "You can bring it up A little bit," "I'm sure We can make a deal." "Got any interest at 25?" "I got interest at 35." "How about 28?" "Come on!" "How 'bout $3,000?" "Yeah." "I'll take it." "Will do, all right." "Well, let's go inside And do some paperwork." "Okay." "And..." "I would highly suggest You don't." "Get on the freeway With that one." "Okay." "So another car sold." "Only got, like, 14 or 15 more To go out of that nest," "Get those things gone, Get the house sold." "I'm on a roll!" "Now, I just need To win my bet with aaron." "Thing is, if that happens, Well, that means." "He went past his deadline." "And then I'm gonna be pissed." "Woo-hoo!" "Lordy." "So we've already Been working on this paint job." "For over a week." "I'm loving the color Aaron picked out," "But it is black, so we're Taking it slow and steady." "On our sanding and buffing." "Since the goal is to get This thing done in 3 weeks," "We want everything on our side Ready to go back onto the car." "The minute it gets Back from paint." "Look what I found." "The new bumpers are in." "Aaron hated all the trim that Was on the original bumpers." "So we tracked down Some reproduction parts." "We call them repops." "They have a cleaner finish." "But the new ones will Still have to be cut down." "To achieve that tucked look He's after." "Shiny." "We spent the first few days." "Experimenting on the ones That we're ditching." "So, we already know How we're gonna do it." "All we need to do now Is make sure the pieces." "We're keeping fit like they Should and get to cutting." "All right." "What's going on here?" "What the heck?" "Nothing lines up." "The thing about using repops is," "They're supposed to be The exact same shape." "And size as the original." "But that doesn't always Happen in real life." " Hey, webster." " What's up, buddy?" "You know what stinks About..." "Not building your parts." "On the actual parts You're gonna use?" "I don't think The angle matches anymore." "Boy." "So this is up Too high, right?" "The mounting flange is curled Upwards, is that correct?" "Yeah, I..." "I mean, Bolting this thing on the car," "It ain't even Gonna sit right." "Yeah, that sucks." "All that work to Contour to that angle." "And now, we have A totally different angle." "I got two choices..." "Spend a whole bunch of Extra fabrication time." "Making the new bumpers Somehow work." "Or go with the old bumpers." "We already cut down The way we want." "Yeah, but if you Use the old ones," "You still got To have to fill in." "All the holes Where the trim was." "And that's gonna eat up A lot of time, as well." "We're already so far behind, That could put us even further." "And that's if it works." "I know what I think We should do." "But ultimately, There's only one person." "That's gonna make That decision." "Jason's right." "I mean, aaron's the one." "Who made some kind Of a bet with richard." "To finish this thing Fast anyway." "Ultimately, it's his You-know-what on the line." "So what's the..." "Is it the, the..." "The mounting location Business?" "The repop is a complete And utter piece of junk." "When you put this on there, Look at that angle down there." " Yeah." " So..." "And that one's flat Over there?" "We would have to completely." "Try to re-curl The whole, entire surface." "On both of them And then, hope that it's right." "Whereas, I can just weld up." "The holes in the one I've already got." "I really put myself Between a rock and a hard place." "When I said we could get This project done in 3 weeks." "I didn't leave myself Any wiggle room." "For complications like this." "Whichever way I go, it's gonna Be a gamble time-wise." "So in situations like this, You don't want to overthink it." "You just want to go With your gut." "I'm more than happy To have you finish this one up." "It's a little more welding." "But, man, we know it fits." " Yeah, we already know it." " I'm down." "I'm all the way down." "Other than that, Roll it back up." "And throw it in the box And chock this one up to game." "All right." "At this point, we're gonna Need luck on our side." "If we want to finish on time," "Which means no more Lightning strikes or bad repops." "Back to the box." "The last thing that I want." "Is to be eating crow Whenever the deadline arrives," "Especially when you consider Who's dishing it up." "All right!" "Next week, On "Fast n' loud"..." "I think we're gonna need A bigger hood." "As the push to finish The el camino." "In record time continues..." "You're making My fender shake." "Golf clap." "Holy cow." "There's a car in here." "Richard tries To dig up a deal." "On a '68 corvette." "I don't even know How to start." "And spins the gas monkey brand Into a smoking-hot new venture." "But when the air finally Clears..." "That doesn't fit." "The crew finds one problem..." "We got dents." "Are you kidding me?" "After another." "Damn it." "And aaron's bet with richard..." "She's just being difficult." "She will start in a second." "Comes down to one Final moment of truth." "What a mess."