-We have a fresh new project.
-I think they're gonna fight.
-[Will] Yeah.
-[Kevin] Yeah. Charity's...
-Yeah. I know.
-pushing it down the stairs.
-[Will] Uh-huh.
-Just trying to get this thing
nice and tight
and fit right.
Attention. I found
a megaphone.
-Watch what you're doing.
-Is that the plan?
Just tap. Tap it in.
Ooh, I do like it all black.
-That's what we're doing.
-Text through to the bottom.
Make sure this is good
and straight.
Oh, still no wheels, huh?
What is going on?
Oh, come on, you guys.
So sit in it
and see what you think.
You think we can roll with it?
Perfect.
-[man] Let's do it.
-[Dave] Boom, baby.
[man] Okay.
[rock music playing]
[narrator] When I look
at a blank canvas,
I see endless possibilities.
As the ideas come to mind,
the lines start
to fall into place.
And before you know it,
we have a bitchin' ride.
[car engine revs]
[narrator] A bitchin' ride
has intense color...
[man] This is gorgeous!
[narrator] Performance...
[man] It's fantastic.
[narrator] Stance,
wheels, sound.
[car engine revs]
[narrator] If there's one
thing that makes
our car stand out,
ours are bitchin' rides.
[man 1]
Well, it never gets old.
[man 2 laughs]
[Kevin] Once upon a time,
in an episode
not too long ago, there lived
a king and a queen
that happily ruled the land
of restomods.
What do you call that?
-Autocrossing?
-Yes.
-You would...
You would like to trade--
-Yeah.
-You would?
-Yeah.
Well, that excites me.
Now, he wished to use
the treasury
to right a wrong done
to the queen
a very long time ago.
[Dave] Back in the day,
Charity and her dad
built a 1967 Chevelle
two-door hardtop.
We couldn't afford
the gas in the car
and I happen
to be into Volkswagens,
so I sold the Chevelle
and bought the Beetle.
For many years,
the queen lived
without her beloved Chevelle.
This car's beautiful
just like you.
I can't walk away from it.
This car's going home with us.
It's yours.
[Kevin] Now,
he's made it right, so--
-I know.
-I mean, his points have
definitely gone up, for sure.
[laughs]
The king had a reputation
for designing the cleanest,
the classiest,
and the most custom cars
the land has ever seen.
-820 horsepower LT4...
-Right.
automatic transmission,
Roadster Shop chassis.
The king and the queen's
dreams did not match.
Hey, but I want it all black.
I don't want chrome.
Black, everything.
-Huh?
-[Charity] Black.
Yeah, let's just cut
the music.
This isn't... This is not even
close to a fairytale.
-Black isn't trendy like that.
-I'm trendy.
-That doesn't look good.
-Yes, it does. It looks great.
The House of Kindig
is divided.
Chrome.
It's my car.
Nope. Nope.
Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.
Everyone's been on edge
a little
since this feud started.
Chrome bumpers.
I think
chrome looks way better.
Black.
I will paint a chrome bumper
and not feel bad about it.
You'll feel bad
when I get a hold of him.
[man] Um...
-[chuckles]
-I'm for all-black bumpers.
Chroming, I think,
is just a lot more work,
a lot more cleaning,
a lot more--
You could ruin a car
pretty easy
by just slapping black
bumpers on it.
I prefer simple,
so I would go black.
Ooh, I do like it all black.
It's gonna look right
at home with chrome.
I think you'd...
-All black.
-I'd black it out.
I think you'd pretty
well ruin it
if you put black bumpers
on that car, so--
Black bumpers.
Chrome is...
Chrome's kinda not my thing.
-Black them out.
-You're talking
to the wrong guy, man.
I'd chrome the whole car.
I'm old-school.
How about this,
I'd do black chrome.
[laughs]
I like the black chrome.
Black. [laughs]
[laughs]
I'd chrome everything
in the car
that I possibly could
except for the back,
to be exact.
[Kevin] Charity knew
that she had to convince
one person to go her way.
Unfortunately, it's Dave.
What I think you really need
is some of this.
Yes.
[Charity] Look at how happy
we look.
Well, this is a lot
to take in.
Not even Dave's daughter
and her badass drawing
could change his mind.
Okay. Well, we'll just do
what we would like to do.
-Okay?
-Oh, okay.
I've been around
Dave and Charity for a long,
long, long time.
Probably more than
anybody here in the shop.
And I only have one thing
to say.
Good luck, Dave.
I think they're gonna fight.
I don't know.
[Will] Yeah.
-It's too bad.
-[Steve] Another broken leg
or two.
Yeah. Charity's pushed him
down the stairs.
Uh-huh. Uh-huh.
She's tired of asking twice.
You know what I'm saying?
[dramatic music playing]
I don't know
how this is gonna end,
but if I were Dave,
I'd watch my back.
[Chris] All right.
Well, after a little
bit of thought,
I guess we'll trust
your design eye
and go
with what you're thinking.
Really?
Yeah. You can win this one.
-For real?
-[Charity] Yeah.
What made you
change your mind?
I don't know.
So you're gonna
let me... Okay.
'Cause I was just gonna
show you more pictures of--
Well, I'm gonna put my trust
in you like I always do.
I'm sure it'll be beautiful.
Thank you.
You had me worried there
for a minute.
I thought you were
really gonna like poke
both my eyes out.
[laughs] No.
Okay. Well...
you are the most beautiful
thing I've ever seen...
-Oh, please.
-and you'll be by far
more beautiful than anything
in this whole shop
and that car,
-especially, so--
-[laughs]
-Thank you.
-Okay? I love you.
I'll make sure
that I have nothing
but the finest chrome
for you too.
-Oh, okay. Good.
Well, I'm sure--
-Okay.
At the end of the day,
I trust Dave fully
and I know he'll make it cool.
-Thanks for trusting me.
-Mmm-hmm.
[sighs] Thanks
for not making me black
-all that stuff out.
-[laughter]
I was like,
"You gotta be kidding me."
Tell Baylee
she did a great job too.
Okay. All right.
-Well, thanks.
-Yeah.
-Love you.
-Love you.
Charity's gonna hate me
for saying this,
but I prefer chrome
over the blacked-out bumpers.
I feel like the blacked-out
bumpers are cool
but they're a little bit
on the trendy side.
Nothing says
a classic Chevelle
like a chrome front bumper
and rear.
Well, we're almost ready
to separate
Charity's Chevelle.
We've been thrashing away,
trying to get all the plumbing
and all the little things done
so we could get this chassis
going to powder with
one of the Corvette chassis.
We're right there where
we're gonna lift the body off
and then we're gonna get
this chassis out
and get it all stripped down,
take all the little pieces
and parts apart so
that we can send it to powder.
That's what we're doing.
[Jake hums]
Okay. So we're just going
right on the pinch weld.
-[Steve] Yeah.
-[Jake] Yeah.
-Is that the plan?
-[man] Yeah. It's the only
place to begin, really.
-[Jake] Yeah.
-[Will] Bring it up.
-[Jake] Good?
-[Will] Yeah.
Yeah, this side's coming up.
Did it act like it's just
being slow back here or what?
[Jake] It's gonna be heavy
in the a*s.
The front is lifting up
but the trunk is not moving.
-Go ahead.
-It's just gonna be heavy
in the a*s end, I think.
[Will] The trunk has a little
bit of a weight problem.
-Um--
-[Jake] Oh, we gotta
move these arms like way back.
[Will] Well, yeah, we do.
Okay. Let's set this down.
Yeah, why are
we not stretched out here?
We can teeter these cars
on the lift a little bit
but not too much.
[sighs]
Our number one priority
is not to drop Charity's car.
We need to get this holding on
way back to the back
of this rocker.
If you look at...
From the lift
to the back of the car,
the whole car's back here.
We weren't reaching back here
far enough, so...
Yeah, we're fine. We're fine.
Okay. Let's try this again.
[Jake] We're up.
Body off the chassis.
On to round two.
Okay. Go ahead.
Oh, the...
There's a little tab
on the lift arm
that just got into the frame.
Yeah, I'm not...
You gotta come down.
I'm barely
not on the pinch roll.
[Will] Bring it down
a little bit
so we can flip
this wood around.
Okay. Bring it up.
[machine whirring]
So, uh, let's get some straps.
A little extra precaution.
[Will] Let's go see
how that feels now. Okay.
Hit the button.
[Jake] Hey,
we gotta come down.
-[Will] Why? What's up?
-[Jake] I'm hooking
a fuel vent line.
Okay. We're good.
Okay. Bring it up.
[machine whirring]
Awesome. Then we just
gotta clear a spot
out the front there
so we can get this chassis out
where we can work on it.
[Kevin] That was easy.
[Will] So... Well, kinda.
Get the engine out of the way,
get your fuel line in,
round up all of the rest
of the stuff
and get the gas tank out.
-I'll take care of the rest.
-[Will] Okay.
Well, so now we have
a fresh new project.
We have this whole chassis.
It's just some little mods.
You can see we've got
some line on here.
We gotta build the fuel line.
Just some of the things
that we couldn't do
while the car was together.
[Kevin] And then what...
We got...
Do we got plans for this?
-[Will] Yes, we do.
-[Kevin] Just the 90?
-[Will] Yes, we do.
-[Kevin] Okay.
[Will] No,
we're gonna move it.
-Okay.
-[Will] We got...
We got plans to move it.
You make sure
that that gets marked
and done,
-because this housing
will go to powder.
-[Will] Yes.
So that has to be done today.
-Yeah.
-[Kevin] So... Cool.
[Will] Yeah. Cool.
Last call, this chassis needs
to be stripped down,
ready for powder.
[Will] The goal
with this now is basically
have this, the chassis,
and the...
Any accompanying parts
in the trailer on their way
to powder this evening,
this afternoon.
So kinda all hands on deck.
We're gonna knock this out.
Yeah, it's a good day.
It's a good day
when we're stripping down
and send it out,
'cause the next thing...
The next time you see it,
it'll be all glossy
black and super nice.
Then we'll be able to just go
crazy on the chassis,
get the tank out,
get the exhaust out.
Yeah. Yeah.
Pretty soon, we'll have
a big empty rolling chassis.
With the chassis now
out for powder coat,
now it's time to tackle
the body work
that we need to do underneath.
Hey, so...
Like this is the first time
you got to put one
of these on a rotisserie,
have you?
[Jake] Yeah.
So we're just trying to get
Charity's car
mounted on the rotisserie.
Hopefully, it'll go
really swift.
We're not painting
the exterior of this body
but the rest of this car
needs some paint.
Only problem is,
I got two guys
that are new
to this rotisserie process.
Good thing Eric's here
to offer a helping hand.
[Eric] A little wounded.
[groans] It's my whole
[bleep] body.
I went sliding down the road
at 20 plus miles an hour
on my skateboard. [chuckles]
He's a little injured,
but we'll take
what we can get.
Ow.
You know,
the car's all painted, and...
we don't wanna mess it up.
All right, kids, listen up.
Class is in session.
Down close and squared away
on this rotisserie
and centered.
And then those two there
are the ones
you're gonna be building to.
So like this is gonna need
to come forward.
And then we can set
it down real close.
And then these can
just butt up
and that can just land here,
We want a, like, a inch,
inch and a half overlap
on that center.
Just use a tape so we know
that it's squared
and centered, okay?
It's just that easy.
Nothing to it.
As far as center
on a rotisserie,
you just mean like
this like to the front
and then the rear body
like to the front?
-No.
-No?
-Like centered here.
-Oh, yeah, yeah.
-and square...
And square here.
-Yeah. Yeah.
Let's see
where we're at with that too.
The guys
have their marching orders.
Let the games begin.
Yeah, I'm just gonna make sure
this thing's right
where we want it
and have a good height
and square.
Just get it where you like it.
I reckon there.
Eighty-eight.
This goes over 30.
I don't know.
It looks good to me.
-What do you think?
-It's close. Close enough.
[Eric] That's good enough?
Weld her up
and send it on its way.
[Will] What
are you guys doing?
-You're just standing here?
-[Steve] Yeah.
[Eric] Just standing around.
[Will] So how do you think
it went?
It should be good.
We'll find out
when you spin it over.
-It should be good?
-Yeah.
-You haven't spun it yet?
-No.
Well, then
you're not even done yet.
You're sure it's not
gonna fall off here, right,
'cause I've had issues.
I was hoping I was gonna
be in a different building,
somewhere else when you guys
took this off the wheel.
[laughs]
Well, that's not gonna be
the case.
You're gonna
be holding on to one side.
We'll be holding
on to the other.
[Jake] It should be good.
We'll find out when
you spin it over, you know?
-[Will] It should be good?
-[Jake] Yeah.
-You haven't spun it yet?
-No.
Well, then you're not
done yet.
This is the first time
Jake and Steve has worked
with a rotisserie
and it's making me
a little nervous.
You're sure it's not
gonna fall off here, right,
'cause I have had issues.
As long as they've done
everything I asked,
we'll be all good.
All the measurements
are square.
According to the tape measure,
everything should be
equal distance
from the center line,
-so it should be all right.
-[Will] Yeah.
But you're not nervous at all?
No.
[Will] Maybe a little bit?
[chuckles]
Okay. Well, the real test
is gonna be when we get
this up on its side.
-Yeah.
-[Will] You guys ready?
-Yeah. Sure.
-Yeah
Someone holding it,
or the lift's gonna
keep it good?
[Will] Yeah,
the lift's got it.
Are you loose?
-[Jake] Yeah. I'm loose.
-[Steve] Yeah.
-[Jake] You loose back there?
-[Steve] Yup.
[Will] I don't love it.
It feels super light.
Doesn't it feel
like it wants to go over?
-[Steve] Yeah. Driver-heavy.
-That way. Mmm-hmm.
Well, I thought you guys
got this on your square.
-It's kind of sitting
on one side.
-No, we did good.
No, it should be square.
Where's your tape at?
I mean, it doesn't take much.
Taking this to wander
to one side.
Hmm, it's off a good ways.
About three-eighths
of an inch off-center.
I prefer to be closer
to the center,
but there's honestly
something more concerning.
You know what I'm seeing?
I'm thinking this thing
needs to come down.
Just looking at it, to me,
it needs to come down.
You know,
here's our pivot height.
Looks like most of
the weight is above that.
I don't love it
with all the glass in it.
It makes it very top-heavy,
all of this glass.
Let's just bring it down
like all the way.
-That's all the way?
It's at both ends?
-[Steve] Yeah, it is.
Yup. Yeah.
[Jake] Yeah,
they're the same too.
[Will] So pull the arms out.
So let's just see
how bad it is.
There's hardware
in the car in the back.
[Steve] It's inside
of the car.
[Will] I mean, it kind
of wants to go that way.
Nothing too new.
You know, kids,
when you tell them
to cross-measure
something, they try.
Yeah, it's just
not gonna be perfect.
I think it's a good
learning experience.
[Steve] C+?
Things get degrees.
Is it...
It's kinda nerve-racking.
I mean, I've went through
the ringer
with these kind
of rotisseries.
This is the main thing.
This is where we're gonna make
a nice big mirror
and do most of the work, so...
Next time you see this car,
it's gonna be gloss black
and going back
together and running.
Maybe not
running immediately...
but running.
And the throttle will work
and we can go fast.
All right, guys. I like it.
Didn't drop the boss' car.
-Good job.
-[Will] Yeah. Bonus.
[upbeat music playing]
[Dave] First,
we'll feather out the rest
of the metalwork on this,
get a smooth gout,
get a primer painted,
polished, and start
going back together.
The firewall really
is the largest section
that we had to modify
in the engine base,
so we're gonna go ahead
and spend a little bit
of extra time
to make sure
it's perfectly smooth,
since it will be pretty much
like a mirror showing
the back of the motor.
Then we'll feather
everything else out
and get it caught up.
So the plan
is to get the interior sealed.
And we just put
black sealer on it
because we put down a matte
over the top of it.
Just give it a layer
of protection
so it can't rust.
And then after
we get all that sealed up,
we're gonna seal the bottom.
Texture the bottom.
Putting down some texture.
That way, we don't have
any rust or any...
Nothing can
get wet, contamination.
I really appreciate everybody
that's working
on the car in the shop.
I know they're gonna do
a great job
and we're gonna put
something together
that's gonna be super fun.
[upbeat music playing]
Speaking of fun, I think
it's time for everybody
to take a break from the shop
and go unwind a little bit.
A little reward, if you will,
for working on Charity's car.
Attention. I found
a megaphone.
How did you find a megaphone?
Uh, they're attracted to me.
They're attracted to you?
Yes.
You know, we work
with all sorts of tools
all day long, I thought
maybe we switch it up
and use
a little different tool.
Like a weapon.
We've randomly
picked teams here.
Because that wouldn't
be team building
if you are not out
of your comfort zone.
[man] Oh, man.
This is just like darts,
just bigger and
a little bit more dangerous.
So I will go
through safety with you first.
[voice sped up]
Now, that's all there
is to safety.
Everything else
is common sense.
I can't teach you that.
You signed a waiver
saying you have some.
Perhaps this was not
as good of an idea
as I thought it might be.
Almost.
It took a little while, but,
you know, these are
Kindig-It Design people.
These are
pretty quick learners.
[Kevin] Good job, Baylee!
Nice job, Brad.
Nice job!
Tonight is all about
not working,
but just being together
as a team and as a family,
and enjoying
each other's company.
You know,
that's how we used to eat.
-I'd k*ll squirrels
with an axe.
-With the axe?
I thought he was
gonna be the weak link.
I'm not gonna lie.
A bunch
of employees with axes?
Whose idea was this?
[man] Three, two, one!
[cheering]
[Dave] We're taking a much
needed break from the shop
to play around with some axes.
It does seem
safe enough, right?
[cheering]
What is going on?
Dave and
I are on opposite teams,
so pride is on the line.
We're like 20-something.
Yeah!
[bleep].
It looks like we're kind of
eating them alive
at this point.
You know,
this is supposed to be
like a team building exercise.
-[man] Oh.
-Or not.
Throwers ready.
Three, two, one!
[man] Oh, man. Missed one.
Tonight is about winning
and kicking a*s.
[cheering]
Shop bragging rights
for the taking.
This is an all-out w*r.
[man] Brad, Brad.
[man] You can do one or two.
Here we go.
-Oh.
-[cheering]
That's some BS.
We're tied.
We're tied, Brad. We're tied.
Terrible. [laughs]
-I just need a bull's-eye.
-[man] Yup.
Oh, hell, yeah,
that's my [bleep] right there.
You know what,
this really can go either way
at this point.
[man] Oh, dang.
-In your faces!
-That's okay. That's okay.
[man] Three, two, one!
[cheering]
[Will] The pressure.
Oh, the pressure.
[man] That is good.
[cheers and applause]
Woo!
Good job! Best job!
Woo! Good job!
Hey, if anybody
in the shop's winning,
we're all winning, okay?
That's what losers say.
After my team smashed
Dave's team,
we competed individually
to see
who is the best of the best.
[cheering]
[Kevin] The competition
was fierce.
[laughter]
[cheering]
-[man 1] Good job, boo.
-[man 2] Oh, yeah.
-[man 1] That's fine.
-[man 2] Air force.
[man] Now, he learns
how to throw.
[laughter]
[cheering]
[man] My bad.
[woman] Okay.
In the end,
there was two left standing.
[man] Are you ready to rumble?
Six throws, top score wins.
[man] Okay, let's go.
[cheering]
[man] Got it. All right.
[man] Oh.
Whoa.
[man] We got two throws left.
You can cut the tension
in this room with an axe.
[all] One!
[cheering]
That's a tie. There's a tie.
[man] Oh, a tie.
These guys are
actually really good at this.
[man] Throw them again.
Let's do it. Go!
[cheering]
Good job, man. Watch out.
Don't piss off Kyle.
He's a ace with the axe.
And in a very close second,
so is Kip.
So watch what you're doing.
I'm so proud of the team
and all of the great work
they do.
And this was a blast
to just go and unwind.
I think this was priceless.
Let's just keep having fun.
This has been
a great time, guys.
I really do love
and appreciate each
and every one of you.
You guys are doing
an awesome job.
Let's keep it going.
[cheers and applause]
[uplifting music playing]
[Kevin] I can't believe it.
The day has actually arrived
when we're putting
Charity's Chevelle
back together.
[Dave] We painted
the engine in a slightly
darkened bubbly.
I wanted to add just a little
bit of darkness to it,
and then, of course,
with the flat matte finish,
it's gonna look beautiful
in this black car.
[Kyle] We're gonna get
the engine plate adaptors
bolted on the block,
get the rubber
isolators put on there.
And then we'll go ahead
and drop it in the chassis,
you know, make sure
everything's sitting
where it needs to.
It's pretty straightforward.
You know, the Roadster Shop
does really good job
setting up
these chassis, so...
I mean, you order it
with LT4 mounts,
and it pretty
much drops right in.
[Tim] Looking like
it's straight down on my side.
[Kyle] Tim's side
is about right on.
-[Tim] Right there. I'm in.
-[Kyle] That's it?
[Tim grunts]
[Kyle] Is that it?
-Yes.
-Bolts are in.
-We're ready to rock.
-Sweet, dude.
-Go, team.
-[Kyle] Yeah.
That's what I like.
It's almost like
it was meant to be.
Someone designed
it to work? Wow.
-What?
-[laughter]
[Dave] The shop just seems
a lot happier, you know?
everybody's walking around
with smiles on their face.
[Kyle] We got a little
bit on the rear-end still.
Probably put
the wiring harness on
and get it all
routed permanently.
Start putting
the rest of it together.
Exhaust, headers,
whatever comes after that.
So, yeah, try to do it
all the easy way.
[Dave] Charity's Chevelle
body is now back from paint
with a beautiful, smooth,
shiny firewall.
Let's just keep
the easy train rolling.
Beautifully-polished
stainless exhaust,
chassis looks beautiful,
but wait until you see
these wheels.
Kinda looks like our arms
are gonna be in the way.
Just watch me really close.
Okay. Let's stop right there.
Let's see if we can get
the rest of this stuff in.
Let's see here.
We're gonna wanna go after
the big ones first
and then the small ones
after that.
So all of these big guys
should feed first.
Here's the starter.
[Kevin] Oh, hold on.
I think we missed one.
I moved this to the fuse box.
[bleep].
No easy train here.
It's a battle every day,
every car.
-[Kyle] That big one?
-[Kevin] Yeah.
[Kyle] Take that apart
or is it still together?
Either that
or we gotta pull them all out.
[Kevin] Oh,
you gotta pull the...
[Kenny] Well, if we pop
the relays off...
[Kevin] Pop the relays
and pull the...
Yeah.
[Kyle] Yeah,
there's two flatheads on there
[Kevin] There's always a way
to get the job done.
Two... I think
there are two flatheads.
We have two flatheads.
Small, very small.
[Kevin] Focus on the solution
and not the problem.
[Kenny] Let me feed
this trans harness down.
-[Kevin] No, we're good.
-[Kyle] Are you...
-[Kevin] I'm just kidding.
-[Kyle] Oh.
[laughter]
Add a few jokes along the way
and you actually might
enjoy yourself.
I think the only thing tricky
about these ones is that...
This frame is like
a exterior main rail,
so the rail sits real close
to the pinch weld right here.
[Kyle] Quarter inch
right there.
[Kevin] It's gonna be
tight there, for sure.
And that's where he picked
the car up.
So we just really
have to watch
all of our arms and everything
because the frame is so close
to the outside of the car.
We need to tap the board
out off the pinch
so we have room
to move it around.
We probably need
to do that on both sides.
Just tap. Tap. Tap it in.
-Taperoo.
-[man] Tap, taperoonies.
[tapping]
[Kevin] Now move the arm.
Every little bit counts.
Just move the arm
straight back.
-[grunts]
-[Kevin] Go ahead.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
See how it's starting to tip?
Yeah.
[Kevin] You guys
gotta be careful.
We're right on
the verge there.
-Throw me that hammer.
-Yeah. I'm clear now.
Gonna be close.
Let's bring her down
to try and kind of see
how close we are
on both sides.
Somebody needs to watch
that board on the other side.
Keep an eye on it.
If you see anything,
yell stop.
[man] Good.
[Kevin] Everyone's got
a eye on something?
[man] Yup. Go down real slow.
We gotta watch these bolts
on the engine.
That's our biggest thing.
-Everything else
look good, Cole?
-[Cole] Yeah.
[man] I got like
an eighth up here.
We didn't paint
much of this car,
but we did paint the firewall
and I don't wanna scratch it.
-Okay. You ready?
-Yup.
[Cole] Coming down.
Oh.
[rubber creaking]
[Kevin] Is that the wood?
We're putting Charity's
Chevelle together.
It's a tight squeeze.
[rubber creaking]
Is that the wood?
It's the rubber.
[Kevin] Okay, I'm down there.
Grab that. Let's get the board
out of the way.
Did you get yours out?
[man] I got it.
-We should be good to roll.
-Okay.
I think we're good.
Go ahead and lock it down.
And let's get the doors on it.
First thing...
First things first,
so we're...
They're out of the metal shop
and then business as usual.
The assembly guys
are moving along.
The exterior panels
are going on.
This thing will be wrapped up
in no time.
There's only one thing
I wanna modify
on the outside left to do,
and that's the front bumper.
[Eric] Just trying to get
this thing nice and tight
and fit right.
It's a re-popped bumper
and those never fit perfect,
so we got the license plate
and all the hardware shaved.
It's one of the big things,
just getting these gaps
tightened up
and even on the sides here.
I've already brought this side
in a good,
I don't know,
three-eighths of an inch.
So usually they're hanging out
in the wind here pretty far.
Yeah, I think I'll be able
to pull these off now.
Get some help from ol' Austyn
here though,
'cause he's my bumper buddy.
-[Austyn] Don't give up.
-[Dave chuckles]
Do you wanna
come help me
pull this bumper off?
Appreciate it, man.
He knows the technique.
When working on a bumper,
it's nice to have a buddy.
I'd like to give you
the hard side.
When we get out past the lip,
that should do it.
Come straight down.
Nice.
-Thank you, sir.
-[Austyn] Eh.
[Eric] Let's go sh**t
the sparks.
Your favorite part.
Little slice and dice action.
I'm gonna kinda
get this kinda even
and then we'll see
what Dave says.
I think I saw him
just pull up, so...
Cause the worst part about it
is you make one little change
and then you gotta go bolt
this big b*stard
back up in the car.
A lot of borrowing Austyn too.
Hey, bumper buddy.
[chuckles]
I could come up
with a new nickname,
if you don't like that one.
Honestly, I've been called
a lot worse.
[Eric] Sorry.
It's just kind of just like
one little tweak at a time
and then bolt it back on.
[chuckles] Cool.
The shop can get a little
boring from time to time,
but having a bumper buddy
makes it a lot better.
We're gonna get wrist bands,
bumper buddy wrist bands,
so everyone knows.
With Eric?
Gosh. It's a privilege.
Do you remember
how to boondoggle?
What are you talking about?
It's been a while for me.
I don't know
what boondoggle means,
but if Eric's down, I'm down.
-Cool.
-[Eric] Right on.
-Thank you, sir.
-All right.
Ah, still no wheels, huh?
Hey, that's not my department.
I'm gonna talk to whoever's
department that is.
I'd like to see
the wheels on this thing.
Well, check out this
bumper instead.
Oh. Hey, man.
That looks pretty darn nice.
I love having that flat
section for the plate gone.
Yeah, cool.
So, the fitment is kind of
what I got going on here.
Right now, we got about
a three-quarter inch gap
through here.
[Dave] Okay. Let's get tricky.
So, what if...
what if we shorten it up,
hold it in
into the crevice right here?
So, you'd have to take about
an inch of length off,
and just tuck that
in front of the fender.
That makes sense?
You see what I mean?
Land in front of the fender?
[Dave] Land in front
of the fender.
-[Eric] Yeah, short.
-Do you think that...
Do you think
that's a doable idea?
Should take a little bit
of the length
out of the bumper,
and then push it out?
[Eric] Do you
think proportionately
that's what we're gonna...
You think that'll be--
[Dave] It might
look too short.
[Eric] Kind of, like,
too skinny this way, yeah.
[Dave] But I think...
Yeah, looking at it
from the side,
do you think it'd be
not enough depth this way
for how tall the bumper is?
Do you think
that'd be an issue?
No, I... Honestly,
I think you have
a very good eye
for this type of stuff,
but I think
unless you have another stock
one right next to it,
you're never gonna
notice that.
Yeah, yeah. I'm just being
the devil's advocate here.
I'm hip. Okay.
[Eric] And I'm the one
that's gotta do it, too.
-[laughs]
-[Dave] Yeah. Yeah.
I don't think it's really
gonna change it enough.
I don't think most people
would even notice it.
Okay. I'll make some moves,
and then I'll holler at you
when I get a little something
to look at.
Sounds good.
You know, something else
that might help you
to really kind of, you know,
determine that stuff
would be to put
the damn wheels on.
[laughs]
I'll get that guy right on it.
Yeah.
Gonna have to have
the wheels on,
make sure
these bumpers fit, guys.
-[laughter]
-[Kevin] The wheels on?
The wheels on?
The wheels on? Wheels on?
You put the wheels on?
Putting the wheels on?
We're gonna put the wheels on
when we're ready.
Come on, man,
I'm jonesing to see 'em.
You know me.
[Kevin] I think
you're just jonesing to see
if they're gonna fit,
actually.
I'd love to see if they fit.
It'd be really a bummer
if we wait
until the last minute
and see if they fit, and then
we find out they don't fit.
[man] They are jacked up
on the axle.
The jack is on the axle.
That is not gonna work.
-You good?
-[man] I'm good.
[Kevin] Let's try it again.
Now, is the lift arm
in the way?
[man] Maybe.
[Kevin] Probably.
Hey, I think we're gonna go
with some jack stands.
Let's grab some jack stands.
We'll just bump this up
and set it onto the jack.
Do we have any left?
I knew this wasn't
gonna be easy.
It's always something.
[Kevin speaking]
What do you mean?
Why do you keep saying,
"What do you mean?"
Well, I measured this [bleep].
How does it not--
[Kevin] First time
that wheels don't fit a car?
First time I ever measured one
that didn't.
[Kevin] Shut the [bleep] up.
No. Actually, it's just...
There's one other.
[Kevin] One?
Hey, Dogg, can you bump
that lift up a little?
[Kevin] Yeah.
I can kind of tell Kevin's got
a lot on his plate
and having a little
bit of a rough day.
So, I think
I'm gonna stick around
and see if I can support him.
Oh, I know why it didn't fit,
'cause the lift's in the way.
[laughs]
[man] But we're good
right here.
[Dave] Make sure you take
those washers off.
Do you want rags
on top of those or no?
Do you want a rag?
[Kevin] We have plastic pieces
on here.
[Dave] Oh.
Put me down, Justin.
[Dave chuckles]
Dave really isn't helping
right now.
He's just messing with me.
Real tight to the outside.
-Hopefully, you don't--
-[Dave laughs]
Hopefully, you don't grind
the red stripe off there.
What?
You got a mile.
[Kevin] Until you go
through a ditch.
[grunts] Time will tell.
Here you go, Dave.
Now, leave me alone.
[Dave] That'll do, donkey.
Yup. They're all on there
and they fit for now.
[Kevin] Yeah.
He got it.
He actually landed this one.
I think he really took
some extra time
and measured the back spacing
on these wheels because of...
If he didn't,
he'd be sleeping on the couch.
[rock music playing]
Don't go in the ditch.
Guy goes to the doctor, says,
"Hurts when I go like this."
Doctor says,
"Stop going like this."
I can't roll 'em
any harder than that.
[chuckles]
See? Just like always,
a couple of Dad Dave jokes,
well, that's all
the doctor ordered.
One of my other kids
rolled their eyes to me once.
Once. [clicks tongue]
[chuckles]
Does a bear [bleep]
in the woods?
[Kevin] Ah, I have to imagine
they probably do.
[Dave] That reminds me.
[man] Sound like a bear, dude.
[Dave] This bear is sitting
there taking a [bleep],
this rabbit comes down
the aisle
or down this little trail
next to him
and he goes, "Hey, Rabbit."
The rabbit just like scared
[bleep], stops in his tracks
and the bear says,
"Do you have a problem
with it sticking to your fur?"
And rabbit says,
"No, not really."
He goes, "Good."
But, hey, Kev,
the wheels went on.
Woo-hoo!
-Oh, I know, I put 'em on.
-[Dave] Oh.
Well, thanks, man.
They look awesome.
[man] You got any more
of those?
I'd buy you an ice cream,
but looks like
you already got one, so...
I treated myself
after I put your wheels on.
[Dave] Well, thank you.
Send me the receipt.
Already done.
[laughs] You already used
my credit card to buy it?
-What? I gotta go.
-[Dave] All right. Never mind.
It's all right.
That's all right.
I cannot wait to see
my beautiful wife
driving this
beautiful Chevelle.
But first, I gotta tackle
and finish up this bumper.
[Eric] Made a mark
of where the fender is
where Dave wants this thing
to return.
I'm gonna go ahead
and cut that off
and put it back on the car
and we'll go from there.
[machine whirring]
Except for making
a bunch of cuts
and changes on this bumper,
the only way we can tell
if it's gonna fit right
is to put it back on the car.
All right. Back on the car.
All right. We bolt this on.
Taking this bumper off and on
is slowly becoming
my favorite part of this.
Just like that.
You're all good
with that same technique.
I'll kind of hold it
where I like it.
You can install it...
somewhere there.
Thank you, sir.
So, I'm just kind of looking
at how far this bumper
is wrapping around.
Let's see if it hurts
the eye too bad.
Dave was talking like
he wants it tucked in
back behind there.
But man,
it's only gonna give you...
just a little tiny bit
of bumper here.
Maybe that's all right.
I'm just following
what Dave is telling me to do.
And these bumpers are starting
to look a little skinny.
So, I need Dave to check
this bumper out one more time
just to make sure
he's happy with it.
[Dave] What's up, Eric?
-Ooh.
-What's going on, Dave?
Oh, wait a second.
[Eric] What's wrong?
The wheels are on.
-[Eric] Oh. [laughs]
-What happened?
Well, let's talk about
this bumper.
All right.
I'll get that in a second.
Let's just take it in
for a second.
I've been waiting weeks to see
if those damn things
actually fit.
-They fit.
-Woo.
Ah, gosh.
Let's talk about
this bumper though.
Okay. Yeah. All right. Yeah.
-Check it out.
-Did you see those wheels up?
-Oh, sorry.
-[man] I see those wheels.
-Okay. So--
-I got the bumper on,
-still need some adjusting.
-[Eric] Yeah.
I'm trying
to get this to, like,
roll in a little tighter
to the body,
and then have a return.
[Dave] I don't think
that looks bad
being slivered out that way.
-[Eric] Yes.
-I think it's cool.
Let's just pull it in,
let's leave it to where it has
enough radius and recess,
so it still looks like
the original bumper.
[Eric] Yeah. I think
we can make that happen.
So nice and thin.
Obviously, when I make
this return here,
we'll get it nice and soft
and all that.
-Right on.
-[Dave] Okay. Sounds good.
Dave doesn't seem too
concerned about the end,
so that's good.
-It's not too bad.
-[man] What?
Turns out Dave's right.
Looks pretty decent.
I think we could roll with it.
Whatever he wants to do,
I'm down.
The world's skinniest
bumper ends coming right up.
[upbeat music playing]
Eric's working
on the last modifications
to the Chevelle.
He's gonna bring
the outer edges of the bumper
inward towards the fender
so it closes up the gap
and looks a lot tighter.
I'm gonna make
a couple pie cuts
and pull it into place.
It's gonna kind of sneak up
on it by pulling it in,
putting a tack,
test fitting it on the car,
and then continuing that
until I'm happy with it.
I'm gonna start with that.
This bumper
was a little extra tricky
just 'cause of all
the different angles
that were going on
and trying to keep the stock
look of a Chevelle,
but also keep it nice
and tight and tucked
and sleek and cool.
I kind of wanna sneak up
on this thing.
I'm nervous
of cutting too much out,
so I might tack it
in place there,
get the other side dialed
in a little bit,
double-check my numbers
and make some more cuts.
I'm trying to find the perfect
balance of original style,
like what Charity used to have
with her '67 Chevelle
and just a little bit
tighter fit to the fender
so it looks like
what we build these days.
You know what?
Eric's a complete all-star.
I'm not worried
about his work a bit.
[Eric] That nice pie cut
out of there now, and we'll...
suck 'er down in there
and see how much
we get out of this.
Heat this thing up and
manipulate it a little bit.
But if I can get the major
bend in here to start,
we'll be pretty happy
with that.
So, after a lot of heating
and beating,
I got those bumper ends
dialled in.
But when you do
one more sign off with Dave,
this little tab kind of fits
in between the lip here.
Oh, look who just rolled down
from their design studio?
[laughter]
-Hey.
-Check it out.
Yeah, look at that.
Man, that is so clean.
That's so clean.
How did we do getting it to...
[Eric] Yeah,
that's the best part.
Oh, money!
[Eric] It's...
Yeah, it's pretty tight.
Just hugs.
That is beautiful.
Eric, that's perfect.
Oh, my gosh.
Man, I like that.
Yeah, I think it turned
out pretty good too.
Wow.
I think it should match
the car
and match the backroom
pretty well, so...
[Dave] You know, honestly,
all of the stuff
that we've done to this car,
I mean, it just really adds
to the car...
Just cleaning.
back to the way that the car
was original with,
-you know, Charity...
-Mmm-hmm.
and her experience
with her dad building it.
-Yeah.
-This is awesome.
I think it turned out.
[Kevin] Well, it's gonna drive
a lot better too.
[Dave] Well, yeah,
with those wheels.
No, with this chassis
and that engine.
Oh, yeah, the chassis
and the engine too.
-Sure. But the wheels...
-[Kevin] Yeah.
I'm gonna send it
to the chrome shop then.
[Dave] Okay.
That sounds great.
Get her triple plated, baby.
-Okay. Thanks, bro.
-[man] Yeah, you got it.
[Dave] Thank you.
It's checked off, T.
This Chevelle
is almost ready for
my beautiful wife, Charity.
Justin's getting going on
the seats
and I'm gonna swing by
to check 'em out.
-All right. Let's take a look
at this thing, huh?
-Let's do it.
[Dave] Oh,
that foam looks great.
Great shape.
-I think
that's a great shape.
-[Justin] It's got good shape.
So, sit in it
and see what you think.
It's slid
all the way back right now.
Okay.
[Justin] But I also
want you to sit--
[Dave] Should we just
put those in and just--
Yeah, let's put those in
and just see what it does.
'Cause it seems like every
time you upholster a car,
you add, like,
[Justin] No. Your hair...
Or 2 inches thick of leather.
Your hair grows
and you don't cut it.
Is that what it is?
[laughter]
[Dave] Oh, yeah.
It's perfect.
It's comfortable too.
I think this is great.
And that's how it'll be.
What you're feeling
right there
is exactly how this will be.
No. This is... This is...
It feels really good, man.
-Good to go?
-Good height, yeah. Yup.
-Okay. Squeeze it...
-[Dave] Classic.
with French seam
to match the red.
I think French seam instead
of a low cord, don't you?
-Yes.
-Awesome.
-Yup. Okay. Perfect.
-[Dave] Sweet.
Well, that's what
we wanted to hear.
-[Dave] Good job.
And all that foam.
-Let's get it done.
I like the bolster
buildup, too.
-It feels really good.
-Okay.
I feel like I'm gonna get
locked into this.
You're in,
sitting in the seat.
I feel like I'm not gonna roll
across the seat.
Okay.
Now that we know
that the seats fit
physically in the car,
now I gotta make sure
that Justin understands
what I want them to look like.
Hey, Justin,
is this Charity's seats?
Yes, they are.
Matter of fact,
getting ready to set this up,
-get some measurements.
-Okay.
Let's do smooth
on the perimeter.
French seam on the outsides.
Come from here with
the French seam, end it here.
We'll roll this over,
and then we'll have
the hard back.
Hard back. Good.
And you have chrome
for that hard back, right?
-Correct.
-Good, good, good, good, good.
Correct.
I'd like to do the tuck
and roll,
but I wanna do, like,
about right here.
But I wanna push
this section in.
-Okay.
-Let's do a seam
across here through,
you know, going horizontally
across the tuck and roll.
Let's go just about
like this then.
Off the center, that's six,
we'll go two, four, six.
-2 inch?
-Yeah.
-I think about 5-inch?
-5 inches off of that guy.
And a nice steep channel
right there.
-[Dave] Yeah.
-How's that?
-[Dave] Perfect.
-And then let's run these.
Let's go like this.
Two, four.
Yeah.
That's totally good.
Let's just...
Let's go with that.
I think that's money.
Perfect.
Let's do it.
-Boom, baby.
-Okay.
[mimics air swooshing]
Okay. This is where
it gets pretty important.
More time on the front end
will make your job better,
might take a little bit
of start.
Make sure this is good
and straight.
Okay. One insert.
I'll tuck and roll
right there.
Did the math, as you can see,
once that's laid out,
I wanted those at 2 inches.
It's right at 2 inches.
We're good to go.
Gonna run
with the rest of 'em.
[upbeat music playing]
You know, this has been
such a long journey
from the time
that I sold her car
to being able to replace it,
and then actually put it
to where I would like
to drive it
and where it would be
really more fitting
to our lifestyle now.
We are so close to being
finished with this car.
I'm so excited for her
to see it done
and to drive it.
[Dave] The story
of the Chevelle starts
at this point.
As I promised, I promised you
I would make up
for the mistake I made
over 30 years ago,
selling the Chevelle.
Today, we are here
to see my car.
I think
I'm about to get to where
you'll forgive me
a little bit.
-Oh, good.
-[Dave] Okay?
-Good.
-I can't wait.
I am excited to see what Dave
came up with on the car.
You know, all of the pictures
that we've tried to find,
apparently, the only ones
that were really around
was the one where you guys
were working on it still
when it was blue
in the driveway right here.
You know, Charity
and her family have been
so important to my life.
And to be able to bring
the car back here
where those memories started
with this particular Chevelle
and, of course, her dad
and the amount of time
they spent together,
so I thought that
this would be a perfect place
to bring the car back
and show you
what it looks like.
And here he comes now.
[Richard] Oh, look,
something's coming.
[Dave] Man, that looks good.
Oh, it sounds amazing.
[Richard] Yes, it does.
Looks just like it did
back in the day, you know?
-[Dave] It does.
-[Charity] Yeah.
[Richard] It shines.
[laughter]
Wow.
When I first saw the car,
I was blown away.
I felt like
I was a teenager again
watching my car come up,
but only better.
It looked cooler, so...
So, yes, it looks great.
[Charity] Shiny paint and all.
What do you think of that?
-Beautiful. [laughs]
-It is beautiful.
-[Richard] Yeah.
-[Charity] Looks great.
[Dave] Good morning, Dogg.
May look the same,
but she drives amazing.
[Richard] A little more noise
in the 283, you know?
-[Kevin] Right, right.
-[laughter]
You know what?
Everything is perfect
about this and why?
Because the trim is chrome.
I apologize.
But obviously,
the bright work
I went chrome on.
I had to do it.
And I don't know how you...
You pick your battles, okay?
'Cause I would've been like,
"Whatever you want, babe."
Moving on with
the rest of my life, so...
-It's easier to do it--
-Way to stick to your g*ns.
Okay. I think you were right.
It did need chrome.
Oh, I appreciate
you letting me do that.
[Charity] Dave was right.
It makes it more defined
and more looking like
a classic car.
It's great.
The chrome is beautiful.
[Kevin] I'm gonna
have to agree
and I might pay
for this later,
but the chrome
was the right way to go.
Yeah. Thanks. Thanks.
[Charity] So, he was right.
It's fine.
[Dave] It looks like
a '67 Chevelle still,
not like...
a '67 Chevelle
with black trim.
Eric did a great job
on the front bumper,
pulling it in nice and tight
and, of course, the tubs
and the stance on the car
just looks k*ller.
New chassis,
Wilwood disc brakes,
aluminum wheels that look like
the original steel wheels.
-[Richard] Mmm-hmm.
-[Dave] And the hubcaps
just I think was very fitting
'cause that's what you had
on the original car...
-Right.
-Mmm-hmm.
[Charity] So,
I love how low it is
and I love the wheels
they've picked out.
It's very nostalgic.
It looks just like my old car.
Let's show 'em
under the hood here.
-Okay.
-Yeah.
Oh, I wanna see.
-Let's see it.
-[Kevin]
Oh, it's gonna be great.
Wow! It looks so pretty.
Wow.
[laughter]
[Charity] So, when
we opened up the engine bay,
it looked amazing.
Team Kindig It did awesome
as they always do.
It's all smooth and nice
and pretty, easy to clean.
I love it.
[Dave] So, this is
a 2017 Corvette Z06 LT4.
By the time the horsepower
gets to the back wheels,
we should do about 680 horse
to the rear wheels.
[Charity] Awesome.
And just over 600 foot pounds
of torque.
I'll have to borrow it, huh?
[Kevin] Well, I--
[Dave] You can totally
borrow it.
You need to see
if you fit in the car.
Do you wanna...
You wanna sit in the seat?
Yeah. Yeah.
Not you, her.
[laughter]
Yes. I wanna sit in it.
Ooh. I love it.
When I got in it,
it was not like my old car.
It was new.
It brings back
so many memories.
It doesn't smell
like my old car.
-[Dave laughs]
-[Charity] It smelled new.
I'm excited for AC
and a heater that works.
[Dave laughs]
It's gonna work awesome.
[Charity] That would be great.
-[Dave] Do you wanna hear it?
-[Charity] Yes, I do.
Go and fire it up.
[engine starts]
Ooh.
I love it.
Look, it starts right up.
You don't have
to pump the gas.
Today is the best day,
to be able to reveal it to me
out here at my parents' house.
Probably won't overheat
this time.
-Oh, yeah.
-[laughs]
[Charity] Let's hope.
Are you ready for this?
[Richard] Let's do it.
Let's do it.
[Charity] All right.
Let's do it.
Where we originally built
the car back in the day.
[Richard] Well,
we'll have to do something
in one of these days.
[Charity] Yes. Let's go
on a tour, on a road tour.
[Richard] Yeah.
I'm game.
Let's do it.
[car engine revving]
[Charity] To be able to share
the moment with my parents
was amazing.
[Dave] To have that car
out here
and have the family
all back together
looking at this thing
and remembering
the old times, priceless.
[Charity] I was telling dad
we should do a road tour
with his Corvette.
[Dave] Oh, yeah.
You could take your car.
I could take this car.
It was special to me
to be able to, um,
give back to her
for all of the hard times,
the good times, the bad times.
I'm so happy for you.
I'm so happy.
Awesome.
[Dave] To be able to go back
where we started,
it just means a lot to me.
It really does.
Yeah. This is kind of cool
to be able to relive
the old days.
[Charity] Yes.
So much fun.
I have one bitchin' Chevelle.
Dreams do come true.
[laughs]
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10x13 - Labor of Love
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Reality show featuring Dave Kindig from the Salt Lake City, Utah-based company Kindig It Designs as they show their process of restoring and rebuilding vehicles.
Reality show featuring Dave Kindig from the Salt Lake City, Utah-based company Kindig It Designs as they show their process of restoring and rebuilding vehicles.