12x06 - Trouble in the Galaxie

[bunniefuu]

[ Tires squeal ]

Whoo!

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

Boom. Whoo!

...hot rod hunter
richard rawlings

And his crew of monkeys
are cranking up.

I've seen lots of weird
stuff on these cars

And this one's kinda
blowing my mind.

Narrator:
as richard turns up the heat

On their '33 ford built...

I'm really, really
freaking pressed for time.

To keep it from flaming out.

-Stop.
-Got something going on.

And then...

She's wearing a beer
assistant shirt,

This is not gonna go
good for my negotiating.

Narrator:
...richard jumps for joy

Over a '72 econoline...

[ Laughing ]

Whoa, it's dusty now.

...before taking a run
at son-uva digger

In the monster jam world finals.

I wanted to win, I wanna
be first place every time.

Yeah!

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Well, well, well, is
that all our parts?

Damn, that's some
power coats.

What'd ya say?i call it power coat.

You see how color can be
laid down slick and shiny?

No, the paint looks
better than this.

Look at that, you call
that slick and shiny?

Brian: the '33 shop truck
is moving right along.

We just got our suspension
parts back from powder coat,

And mike painted the
frame a matching green.

For the rest of the truck,
richard wants to keep

The old patina, and I think
that's the right call.

When I bought the truck,
I envisioned it

As being sort of this crusty,
beat-up hot rod truck,

Which would have
a fresh, new frame.

A nice looking engine,
a rebuilt suspension,

And really that's what
we're doing to it.

It was a back-burner job for me,

Until richard came by my shop.

This is a '33 ford
pickup, and actually--

That's where richard
fell pretty hard

For this '33 ford model b.

No kiddin'.i bought it for myself,

Just to build
as a shop truck.

This thing's pretty sweet,
and you know I like green.

Uh, oh, well, it's
not gonna be cheap.

Here's the tricky trick,
I've got an h&h flathead,

All built, in the box.

Well, that'd bolt right
in there, just about.

Mm-hmm.you're money's green here.

Hell, yeah.

$15,000 Later,
richard owns my truck,

And I get to build
it on his dime.

For me, that's like having
my cake and eating it too.

Plus, I'm remembering
why I fell in love

With this truck,
in the first place.

So, I hope richard doesn't
turn around and sell it.

Richard:
this is a great deal for me.

Brian did the hard part
by finding the '33,

And pulling it out
of somebody's barn.

Plus, he's already got a
solid plan for it in his head.

That's why he's here, to
bring his vision to the build.

The fords that came out
in the early 1930s are what

Kicked off american hot-rodding
right after world w*r ii.

These had the first v8s
that just about anybody

Could afford and
modify as they saw fit.

The trucks had the advantage
that they could haul a*s,

As well as haul
just about anything else.

What do you think
of my glass?

I think you went a
little overboard.

[ Laughs ]
we're not using it.

He figured
you could sell it.

I been thinking
about keeping the '33

As a shop truck, but,
seeing the build come along,

I'm thinking it might
be worth a lot of money,

So, everything's for sale.

Brian wants to hold on to it,

Because he's an artist,
but, y'all know me.

It's all about the benjamins.

What's the deal with the bed?

'Cause I saw it has a rip in it.

Yeah, the bed floor
is kinda trashed.

Brian: originally my idea
was to coat the bed

With some kind of liner, just to

Protect cargo from
the rust and crap.

But, I think it's
gonna be too cool

To be just a parts
hauler, or something

You throw dirty old
parts in the back,

But, that's a catch-22
because if it is

The hot rod shop truck,
we all get to maybe

Drive it every once in a while.

But, if it's too
cool for that then

It's gonna get
sold down the road

And we'll never see
it again, probably.

So yeah, that's a tough one.

What's that hole for?

You put a penny down there and
it starts the truck up.

Brian: richard set a
deadline of two weeks,

And gave us $10,000.

With the flathead
richard already bought,

And supposedly ready to bolt in,

That wouldn't be a big issue.

But, as soon as we uncrated it,
I realized we had a problem.

Uh, wait, this
isn't gonna bolt in to

Our truck the way it is.

No, that is not gonna fit
without

Changing some stuff.that sucks.

All we're trying to do is
get it on the engine stand.

That will work in
our truck, but,

To make it work in
our truck we have to

Change everything on
the front of the engine.

Water pumps, timing
cover, distributor.

All that stuff's in the way.

There's not enough room
to clear the radiator.

We're gonna change all
that to make it fit,

And that's gonna
add a lot of time, but,

This is the engine we
gotta use, we gotta do it.

Swapping out those parts
includes changing the cam,

Timing gear, and
the crank pulley.

This is a seven ton
job right here, man.

It takes a bunch of time,
and a little brute force.

So, this is the one
we took off,

This is the new one,
dye has to go outside.

I like the flathead ford motors,

I have one in my own
car, now I don't know

If I would have chosen
this exact engine.

But, that said, we're building a
very traditional hot rod pickup,

And I'm just stoked about that.

Boom, right there.

I'm letting jason
apply the muscle,

Making this fix.

Ugh, I knew that
was gonna happen.

Ooh, I see a little mark,
ooh, you're gonna bleed.

Did you hit your finger?he hit his hand.

[ Hammering ]

I think you got it.

I can't believe he hurt
himself doing your job.

[ Laughing ]

I'll leave you be.alright, thanks.

♪♪

Where are we anyway,
scottsdale?

Yeah.
Love this town.

So, check it out, '72
van and this guy's name is

Van dave, he told me about
this shorty a few years back,

And he's just not
going to get to it.

So I thought, shorty, full
size, ford van, '72.

Please tell me
it's yellow.

Oh, yeah, it's
all yellowed and --

Is it really?dave is like,

The van dude,
he's the van connoisseur.

He's the guy that
lived in the '70s,

Always had vans his whole life,

Even when vans weren't cool.

'70S vans are hot right now,

And a lot of people
are building 'em.

Which means I gotta pounce
on all the vans I can

While there's still
time to make fat stacks.

It's how I keep the gas monkey
business growing and on trend.

You're actually on the
wrong side of the road.

I wanna build a true
'70s "good times" van.

So, we have to park
over there,

But you can't park in front
of the fire hydrant either,

You'll get a ticket
for that as well.

Okay, let's just go see the van,

And hopefully this
van could be the one.

You can't drive for [bleep].

Man, this is pretty
nice, this van

Might be expensive.

How do we know we're in
the right spot, though?

I don't know, man.

What in the hell
are you two doing?

I'm trying to see!looking for a van.

[Bleep]
van dave!

This is the right
place, trust me.

Relax, I don't want
you hurting yourself.

Hey, can I help you guys?

Right on,
richard rawlings.

How ya doin'?

You must be dave.dave good.

My name's dave good, I'm
from the phoenix area.

Hi, dave, dennis collins.dennis.

Bought the van
about two years ago,

And had plans to restore it.

As I'm getting older,
it's getting harder

To restore vehicles.

I don't think I got the
energy to do this one.

She's wearing a beer
assistant shirt,

This is not gonna go
good for my negotiating.

[ Laughter ]

So, what do you got for me?

I've got some stuff
behind here.

Bam!
Here we go, wow!

'72 Short wheel base,
factory 302,

Pop-out windows,
original paint --

Never been in a wreck,
arizona vehicle.

Original paint, dude!

This van is original
paint, never been wrecked,

It's a v8 already, you can't
get any cooler than that.

[ Horn honks ]

-And the horn works.
-Oh, yeah.

It actually looked really new,

But that's because it's --

How do you say aluminum?

Ala-min-yum.

Ala-min-yum.
God.

That doesn't
make any sense,

It's aluminum, it's not
even spelled like that.

Alright, cool, so can we
take it for a drive, dave?

Yeah, we can let you
take it for a drive.

Wanna go with us?of course.

Well, get in the back,
dennis, not dave.

[ Engine starts ]

-There ya go.
-Man, this is badass.

This is so rad.

Pretty cool little
time machine, isn't it?

I had one just
exactly like this

When I was 16, 17, and 18.

How was that for dating
in high school?

[ Laughs ]

I think I made my first kid
in that one.

[ Laughs ]

Man, this thing's solid.

I love it, I love the fact
that it's all original.

-Hey, richard?
-Sir.

Big chris: just remember
we're back here, okay?

Don't do anything...

How's it do off-road?

We can find out.

Dennis:
oh, you've gotta be kidding.

Hold on!this is a bad idea.

[ Laughter ]

I told you this was
gonna be a bad idea.

Big chris: oh, my god.
The sand's comin' in here, dude!

Richard: cruised around
the neighborhood,

Which is very nice,
but then I've got

A big giant sand lot to play in.

Whoo!

It's dusty now. [ Coughing ]

You know me and donuts, so.

Where's your house?

It's like call of the wild.

Freakin' rad!

Alright, well we passed
the donut test,

And the driving test,
now we gotta talk money.

Yes, sir.

After taking this thing
for a drive, it is solid.

And the market right now is
so hot for these things,

If they're in good shape.

I could probably even
just flip the thing

And make a bundle, if I can
get it for the right price.

Alright, so, what's
it gonna take, dave?

Well, seeing ya
got her all dirty,

Probably can't
sell it now.

[ Laughter ]

I'd like to get


[ Scoffs ] it's a van
from the '70s.

Exactly,
that's what I'm saying.

He immediately says
he's gonna want 10,

And I almost told him okay.

You used to could buy this thing
for $1,000 bucks, ya know?

Yeah.so, how 'bout 5 grand?

$5,000 Ain't gonna
work, '70s vans are hot.

Alright, how 'bout $6,500?

I'll go $6,500.[ Sighs ]

Nope, nope.

I'll work with you
a little bit, but --

Well, show me a little bit.that's not a little bit.

What's a little bit?i'd say probably 9 grand.

That's definitely way more
than I wanted to spend,

But, whether I build it
or flip it,

I think I'm still
gonna make money.

Plus, I don't think
I'll find another one

In better condition out there.

I'm gonna pull the trigger.

Alright, I really thought
I was coming out here

To buy this thing
for about 5 grand,

But how about $8,000?

$8,000
And it's gotta be cash.

[ Laughs ]cash?

Is there any other
form of payment?

Not in this house.

Not in this house
either, brother.

Alright.that is super rad.

While we had fun,
I got my van bought.

I know you guys don't like it,

You're out, you're
dirty, you're all dusty.

Somebody over there on
that side of the camera

Decided that it'd be cool
if we were sitting

On a rock waterfall,
now that we've got

The scenic view out of the way,

Let's go find out if
this guy's got beer.

Whoo!

Let's go seal the deal,

Get ya paid,
do some paperwork.

Ya got any beer here?i do.

Here's my beer assistant.

Nice.

Richard: hey, van dave,
you mind if we take

A quick dip in the pool
and wash this dust off?

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

This one's kinda
blowing my mind.

...the '33 ford starts buggin'.

It's a ginormous wasp nest.
Yah!

Narrator: and richard banks
on the big payday.

So, what is the real hurry?

You know me, man,
once it starts looking

Good like this, I
start thinking dollars.

Maybe we sell it,
so, giddy up.

What'd I tell ya.

♪♪

[ Groan ]

[ Laughter ]what are ya doin'?

Isn't that how you hug?no.

I thought that was
how you wanted to hug?

No, that was like
trying to tackle me.

You guys do things
different around here.

Yeah, I guess
apparently we do,

That was kinda
violent, I like it.

Brian: today we're trying to
get back on schedule

With the '33 shop truck build.

Richard may have
saved money using

The flathead he already
had, but we spent

Extra time making
changes so it would fit.

[ Hammering ]

One, two, three, go.

The suspension parts are
all back from powder coating,

And if all goes together
smoothly,

We'll be back on track
and have a rolling chassis

By the end of the day.

What are you doing
way up there?

I'm going with a different rear
end, I'd say, for this truck.

It's another part I tossed in
to the deal with richard.

It has a higher gear
ratio that's a better match

To the power our flathead
should be putting out.

[ Grunting ]

Keep that, there we go.

I think you got this
with, like, one hand.

There we go.

Back in its day, the
model b's top speed

Was maybe 50 miles an hour,

But with the added power
of the flathead,

And a higher gear ratio,
this old truck

Will easily do 75.

We're triple teaming this
thing to get it done fast,

While charles is
assembling the front end,

Jeremy and I are
putting together

The hubs and the
brakes in the rear.

Well, that's not right,
what's going on here?

The hub on one side
was rubbing bad,

But okay on the other,
so, I measured both sides

And somehow one axle was
shorter than the other.

How's that possible?

I don't see how it
could be any shorter.

Doesn't make any sense.

I'll double check
and measure it again.

Right at five inches,

And over here
we're at 4 and --

So, we're seven-eighths
difference.

How is that even possible?

We can put the engine
and transmission in it,

But if we have to take
the rear end back apart,

Then that's really
gonna slow it down.

A pain in the -- yeah.

I've seen lots of weird
stuff on these cars,

And this one's kinda
blowing my mind.

It's never easy,
it's gas monkey.

We could probably
run it this way,

It probably went down
the road just fine,

But, the right thing
to do is fix it now.

All we can figure, is
somewhere in this truck's life,

Something in the rear end broke,
and an axle got replaced

With one from a later year.
And that was a different size.

This thing has apparently been
bastardized through the years.

You have to think
too, even though this truck

Has been sitting
for probably 30 or 40 years,

They used it for 30 or


So who knows what
happened in that time.

Call me a hoarder,
but there's a reason

Why I never throw anything away.

Our solution, well,
it's out in the back.

That's the original
'33 rear end.

I'll let tony handle
the dismantling...

Alright.

...because I'm just
after the axles.

Alright, that's all we need.

Merry christmas.

What's up, guys?

We're taking a couple
steps backwards right now.

Why are we taking
a step backwards?

It's got two
mix-matched axles in it,

And none of us caught it
when we had it apart,

So, we're working
to find that now.

We're talking a half
inch difference.

So, if we don't take
care of it now,

It's gonna cost us
more time later.

I get it, I'm just
really, really

Freakin' pressed for time.so, what is the real hurry?

You know me, man, once
it starts looking good

Like this, I start
thinking dollars.

Richard: I know brian loves
his hand-crafted,

Original, artisanal
parts but, you know me.

I'm just about the cash,
and anything that'll

Keep gas monkey blowin' up.

Which means we can't
be wasting time.

Maybe the flathead
surprise was mine,

But this rear end,
is all on brian,

And that makes us even,
so, giddy up.

All we gotta do is
get the old one out --

See, ya can't tell
that half inch

Difference like this.no, you can't.

Yeah.
Okay.

Put new axles in it,
stick it back together,

Jam it back in
and we'll be done.

♪♪

It has been over a month since

Richard has taken a look
at any of this stuff.

♪♪

Maybe we can corner
him, it looks

Like he just pulled up.yeah.

Come on, boo, little peepee.

Oh, wait, he's coming in.

We have a bit of a
project for you, sir.

You've sloughed this off
for about a month.

Why am I reading all this
right now, it's morning.

Everything is open,
and ready to go.

Can't I get a cup of
coffee or something?

That's what you
tell us every day,

And nothing ever happens.

You're gonna have to figure out

What to do with all this mail.

Richard: we got a lot going
on at gas monkey,

So when I'm not out
growing the brand,

Or building cars,
or buying vans,

I gotta stay on
top of my fan mail.

The more you get, the bigger
you're gettin' right?

That's pretty rad.

There's 10 bucks in here.

High five on that.yeah.

We got the land of lincoln,
what's the land of lincoln?

Nebraska. No?
No, it's not.

What is that?

Hey, squirrel.let's look at the cool stuff.

Give me the little richard.

I've been trying to give
you the richard for years.

Oh, god,
give me the damn thing.

Shut the hell up,
and just read 'em.

Alright, alright, alright.

This is from just
a couple weeks ago.

[ Cellphone rings ]

Hold on,
that could be my phone.

Yeah, I've got stuff
to do guys.

Hurry up.

You're not done yet.

[ Laughter ]

Alright, alright,
give me a solid?

Tap out!alright, tap out.

Alright,
that's what I thought.

You some kind
of judo boy, what?

Do you know judo?jiu jitsu.

I did jiu jitsu
for a few years.

Yeah, apparently
I didn't.

I need to work on that.

♪♪

I have an idea, but I guess
I need to run it by everybody,

Because it seems like
it'd be a good idea,

If everybody was
on the same page.

If you're really gonna
use this as a shop truck,

I think having all
this dirt here, to transfer

On to whatever you put in here,
is a bad idea.

So, I think we need
to put something down,

Just so it's a clean
surface for hauling parts.

We've built
shop trucks before,

And the only thing
that happened,

They never got used
as a shop truck,

They got sold.okay.

That's exact same thing
that's gonna happen with this.

I know richard's always
looking to make a sale,

But I'd much rather
the truck remain here

At gas monkey, as a cool
piece of utilitarian art.

It's not his build,
it's our build, so,

It's a democracy, I say
we leave it like this.

I like it like this, if we
clean it up or whatever,

And just get the rust
off of it that's cool.

Everything on this
truck is area specific.

Okay, what's your opinion?

Leave it the way it is.

What's your opinion?
-My opinion,

Jeremy: I like the bed liner
for the shop truck thing,

But I do agree that
it is way modern,

For what we are building.

I want it to look
right, and you guys

Are all telling me that
bed liner won't look right.

I'm on board with that,
but the other concern

Is I want it
to be functional.

If they want a new car they'll
just go and buy a 2018 car.

So, are we gonna agree
to satin clear it,

After we get done
with the repairs?

Yeah, we can totally
satin clear it,

That's easy.alright, there.

Brian: I said my piece and
the monkeys have spoken.

Repair and clear
the bed it shall be.

So, that means
jeremy can move on to

Welding up the tear in the bed.

Jeremy: I'm gonna do a really
crappy repair here,

'Cause I want it to
look like it's one

Of the old repairs that
was done a long time ago.

The whole rest of the
truck is a rat rod patina

Kinda thing, so I could
spend all day trying

To repair this, or, I
could just make it look

Like the rest of the truck,
which is more fitting.

I actually want
this to look like

Old boy was working on the farm,

He accidentally
messed up his bed,

He just went in, took
the stoke welder,

And fixed up his bed and
carried on with his work.

Brian: the '33 build
is a different kind

Of an animal than the
monkeys are used to.

We'll make the
running gear and motor

Like brand new,
while keeping

The crusty shop truck
look on the outside.

You'd think that'd be easy.

Got you something.

But the truck still has
to serve its purpose,

Hauling stuff from the
parts store, or whatever.

Jeremy: this is the kind of
repairs I do, man.

It's heavier than it looks.

It's that water-logged wood,
man.

That's what it is.that old wood is heavy.

My new plan is to seal
the rusty stuff with clear coat,

But first, it
needs to be cleaned up.

Oh, my god. [ Laughs ]

It's a ginormous
wasp nest.

That's a housing complex
for dirt-dobbers.

It's like a time share.ew!

I guess they start as little
bugs and end up as wasps?

I don't know.

Just glad there's no wasps left.

Here! Ah!

[ Laughs ]

Brian: tony gets the pleasure
of sanding down the bed.

Get it done, and
if time is money,

I'm an hour past paid, buddy.

Brian: and I apply a loving
coat of clear.

It'll darken the metal
some, but still keep

The 85-year-old look,
without being so damn crusty.

One little adjustment,
we'll need to notch it

To accommodate new shock mounts.

Need some clearance clearance.

Let's burn some wood.

♪♪

-That smells terrible.
-[ Laughing ] whoo!

I feel like I'm watching
you do a burn out.

Oh, yeah, I feel like it.

[ Tires squeal ]

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

This is what you get!

Narrator:
...richard hits sin city.

Takin' you guys on.

Are we betting money on it?
It is vegas.

But, the '33 ford...

There's gotta be
something wrong.

...hits a losing streak.

According to my calculations
this [bleep] ain't gonna work.

Yeah, that's gonna be
a pain in the butt.

-Got it?
-I got it.

Tony: I heard you whispering,
didn't know

If you needed a
hug or something.

-Nope.
-Brian?

You wanna hug?somebody handing out hugs?

Brian: nope.are you afraid?

I'll take a hug.

I got personal boundaries.

I think brian needs a hug.

And I think I see
a distributor

That just arrived,
this is a brand new

Stromberg electronic
distributor,

Came all the way from england.

These are actually,
the timing is right

For a flathead, and
it bolts right up.

It's really a nice piece, I'm
glad we were able to get it.

I need to make quick work
of buttoning up the motor

Because the goal today
is to get it installed.

Along with the transmission
and the drivetrain.

What up, what up?
Oh, this lookin' good.

Yeah, this turned
out really well.

Richard: I've gotta jet out
of here pretty quick

For the monster jam
event in vegas.

We've got a monster
jam muscle car

With the gas monkey name
all over it out there

To compete in the 2018
monster jam world finals.

It's one of the
many ways I create

Brand recognition for
gas monkey garage.

But first, I've gotta
make sure that the '33

Doesn't go off the
rails when I'm gone.

-The wheels look fine.
-Yep.

What about the bed?
Oh,

That turned out better
than I thought it would.

Jason: yeah,
that's what we thought.

And we're gonna try to
match the seat to this.

What's up with this color
on the dashboard here?

That's the same color
that's on the motor,

It's just blocked.where's the motor?

Oh, rad.right there beside you.

Like it?
Yeah, yeah.

Did you tear in to it,
brian?

Brian: yeah, so I had to take
it all the way apart.

We have a different
distributor set up now,

That entitled taking
the entire thing apart,

Pulling the cam,
changing the cam.

So it's all back
together now,

It's got a better cam in
it than it had before.

Okay.i think it was a good move.

Kick-a*s, it's different.

You know, as far
as all the colors

We've got going on here, it
really does work together.

Yeah, it is kinda
clown colors.

That might be your
target audience here.

This clown's been making a lot
of money, for a while.

-This is true.
-I'm outta here, man.

Y'all get goin'.

It's a good thing
when richard's happy,

Because then he
stays out of our way.

But happiness also gets richard
thinking about making dollars,

And I'm not hot to
sell the '33 ford.

But anyway, now we just
have to bolt the drivetrain

To the motor, drop it in,
and we're home free.

Line it up and start
bringing it down.

There we go.

But I spoke too soon,
turns out the engine mounts --

They aren't the right size.

It can never be easy.

This mount hangs over
the front across from her,

To get it where it
needs to be it needs

To come back two
and half inches.

Yeah, that's gonna be
a pain in the butt.

It'll work.

Well, our motor
mounts are brand new,

Off the shelf, and
as usual, we have

To modify more stuff
to make it work.

So we're about two
and a half inches

Too long on the motor mount.

Hey, is there some special
nut

That goes back here?

According to
my calculations,

This [bleep]
ain't gonna work.

Yeah, four castle nuts,
they're probably laying

On the floor around
here somewhere,

So you'll have to go find 'em.

Having trouble
putting on your nuts?

Having trouble
getting the nuts on?

-Jason?
-What do you want to know?

We need the castle
nuts that go on this.

They're around here somewhere.

I didn't think you
did, 'cause you're

The one who's yelling at
us for not bagging stuff.

Jason: yes.

I took this apart after
it was on the floor.

Okay, do you know
where those --

Yes, they're in
a bag over here.

If I'd lost those
nuts at my shop,

You can rest
assured they'd never

See the light of day again.

But, not around here.

They'll be in a bag,
alphabetized and stuff.

Each nut, this one was
top left, top right.

What did I label that
as, driveshaft, under d.

When I took it off,
it was torqued to, uh,



Reason I forgot I found
'em is when I took 'em out,

I sandblasted, prepped 'em,
and put what torque they're at.

How did you know?

Because
he always does this.

I like that you got
all the torque specs

On each one of 'em, wow.

Can you imagine what his
underwear drawer looks like?

Oh, dude, I don't
need that visual.

♪♪

How did we do yesterday?i don't know.

We'll go find bj and
if the car's still

In one piece I guess
we get to race tonight.

Richard:
so, it's the 2018 world finals,

We're out here in vegas.

And this is an event I haven't
gotten to go to before,

We've had the monster
truck on the track

For a couple years
now, and it just

Didn't work out
with my schedule.

This is friggin' crazy.

But here we are, our
car's still in one piece,

So I guess we're gonna
be racin' tonight.

Sup guys and gals, and bj?

What's up, buddy?
I'm bj johnson,

I drive monster jams.

Gas monkey garage
monster jam muscle car.

How'd we do last night?we did alright.

Hit the wall, come up a
little short in second round.

You know bj and
gas monkey team are

Kicking a*s this year,
we're in the finals.

It's our freestyles
today,

We're running
about half way in the pack.

Tonight, it's freestyle,
winner take all.

You get two minutes to do
whatever nuttiness you wanna do.

Are you gonna do
this crazy trick

You've been trying
to tease me about?

Yep, as long as we make it.

If I can make it to the end,
I'm gonna pull it off.

Do it, yeah.this is the last

Event of the season,

We've gotta go out with a bang.

What about son-uva digger dude?
Is he here?

Yeah, he's here.
He's been over there

Running his mouth,
like always.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, I just
heard you talking about me.

[ Laughter ]

From all the way over there?

I didn't have the
best night,

But --we didn't either.

Richard: the thorn in our side
all season long

Has been son-uva digger.

Announcer: dennis anderson
and grave digger!

Richard: our biggest competitor
used to be dennis anderson.

There goes grave digger.

But he stepped away from racing,

Now his son ryan
continues the legacy

Of black and green
wrecking machine.

Tonight,
I'm taking you guys on.

$100 Bucks on the two trucks,

Whoever does better.deal.

That's a good one.alright.

Well, I'm gonna go
tighten up everything,

'Cause I'm gonna --alright, you go

Tighten up everything

And I'll go loosen it.alright, man.

Good to see ya, man.

Yeah, man,
good to see you too.

Now that we've got
braggin' rights

On the line, it's
time to go for broke.

We're either gonna win or blow
it and brake, and what have ya.

But either way,
tonight's the night

To get all the monster
jam fan eyeballs

On the gas monkey name.

What's up, vegas?

This is richard from
gas monkey garage,

And this is monster jam!

Whoo!

Get you some of that!

Rad!

Freestyles scored on
two minutes of all-out,

ba*ls to the wall
truck crashing crazy.

After last nights
finish, bj needs

All the points he can get.

It's the end of the season,
and everything's on the line.

There goes son-uva digger.

We really need to
crush it, because

We entered in to a bet
with son-uva digger.

So, I got up there and watched
a couple trucks go for it.

This is crazy man.

No one's holding anything back.

♪♪

[ Laughs ]

♪♪

♪♪

[ Cheers and applause ]

Bj's absolutely
crushing the freestyle,

His jumps are huge, the
audience is getting in to it.

Hell, I'm getting into it.

[ Cheering ]

Come on!

But, I'm also
wondering about bj's

Super secret trick
he's gonna pull off.

I mean, if he crashes,
then we're done.

That would suck.

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

Come on!

Richard's monster muscle
car hits new heights.

Yeah! [ Laughing ]

But the '33 ford
spirals downward.

[ Engine sputtering ]

Stop, we've got
something going on.

That is no bueno.

Announcer:
here comes bj johnson.

Richard: I'm here at the monster
jam world finals,

Watching my man,
bj johnson, compete

In the freestyle event.

Come on!

Bj's crushing it with his run,

But I'm getting anxious
because I see him

Heading to the back flip ramp,
to perform a special trick.

Oh [bleep], he's
gonna do a corkscrew.

[ Engine revving ]

Come on!

Hey!

Come on!

Yeah! [ Laughs ]

Woman:
let's hear it for bj johnson

And gas monkey garage!

Hell, yeah, that
was a bitchin' run.

Richard:
we had a strong run, but we have
to see how the points stack up.

If we can finish top-5 here,
tonight,

We'll be in the top


Out of 50-something trucks.

So I'm hoping we
don't get dinged

Too hard for our
corkscrew attempt.

For gas monkey garage,
it is a 7.571,

Your new leader is
gas monkey garage!

We're in the lead!

So, bj didn't
complete the corkscrew

But we're in first
place with a 7.571, so,

Hopefully that's enough to
keep us at around anderson.

♪♪

Man, after a handful of runs,
we're out of first place.

But, you know what?

As long as we can come out
ahead of son-uva digger,

I'll call that a win.

It's time for ryan anderson
in son-uva digger!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Richard: I'm not wishing
for him to wreck

But if he does I make 100 bucks

And a year's worth
of bragging rights.

Pretty cool.

For ryan anderson,

Son-uva digger, it is a 9.182!

Dang, he beat us.

Your world finals
freestyle champion.

Yeah, so son-uva digger
won and rightfully so,

But hey, we ended
up in the top ten.

I'm a competitor,
I wanted to win,

I wanna be first
place every time.

But as long as I can
be near the front,

That's a good place to be.

Plus we didn't completely
destroy our truck.

The bad news is I gotta find
ryan and pay him 100 bucks.

Well, there you go.
I think we did alright.

That'll put us in the hunt
for next year.

♪♪

♪♪

Eh, eh, eh, eh.

I gotta go work, I ain't
got time for y'all.

Russell: ahh, there it is, I bet
mike will join me for a spin.

Mike!
Mike: yo?

Come here for a sec.

You're not
super busy are you?

Yeah, why what's up?

So, with everything
sitting here,

This is one
I want to drive.

Russell: you know, I've been
really dying to hop in

That 1972 econoline van
that richard bought last week

Just to kind of
see how it feels.

Whoa my goodness.

I feel like we're gonna
go solve a mystery.

Maybe perhaps
do a donut or two?

You know, richard's
been saying that vans

Are the hot thing
right now and I want to

See what all the hype's about.

We're not even doing
donuts, we're doing circles.

Yeah, but circles
we're gonna tump over.

Oh, you think we're
gonna flip it?

I don't know,
I bet you can't.

[ Tires screeching ]

It won't go to two
wheels, you know why?

Why?i'm the counter balance.

Well --oh, what's up, larry?

Whoa!
Get in!

Just hop in!

My name's larry mendoza
from prosper, texas,

And today, I was across the
street in my storage unit

And I heard a bunch of commotion

So I came over here to
see what was going on.

You like this van,
don't you?

-I do like it.
-Everything works fantastic,

And if not --
-it's got great acceleration,

Plus this color,
construction yellow.

How do you beat that?

I know I can flip this.

It's gonna land on my side.

Yeah, but it's --go the other way.

[ Laughter ]

A while back, I sold
richard my '59 f-100.

Bam!

Throw the door open
and there we go

How 'bout $7,000,
we'll call it done?

I think it'll make
my wife happy.

k*ller, dude!

Which they turned
around, rebuilt,

And sold it to shiner bock.

And that's how I
know these guys.

Russell:
so you like the color?

I do, I like it, I think
it's a great project.

It's awesome.it's only a project.

It's an incredible project.

Let's take a look.

Mike:
they are very desirable.

I think we can talk
about an offer?

Look I found park,
let's look.

I don't know that you
really ever found park.

You don't think
it's in park?

No, I mean, let me
get out on this side.

No, no, you're good.

Alright I'll get
out on this side.

Larry: I think I want the van.

Reminded me of the one
that we grew up with,

My father had one.
I knew immediately

That it was a project that I
probably wanted to take on.

Larry, what's up, man?how you doing?

I didn't see you
in the mix here.

I was across the
street and I heard

The guys out here
running this thing

And I came over
and we just took it

For a little test drive.

What?yeah, you said

You sell everything on
the test drive.

He's not allowed to buy
cars, his wife told him

He had to get rid of cars.

It's true when I snaked --
I mean -- bought

The f-150 from larry, he was
probably motivated by the fact

That his wife is always
pissed off because

He's paying for storage on
all these old cars.

If she kicks me out, I've
got somewhere I can sleep.

What are you
mike coy now?

I slept in a lot of vans.

Man, your wife
said no more cars,

That's why you
sold me the truck.

I did very well on
that, by the way.

I hear.i'm not the one

That's gonna get
beat up by your wife

Or kicked out, so
I'll sell it to ya.

What are you asking for it?

These things
are really popular.

Especially the short
ones like this.

I think
the "good times" van

Are making a comeback.i think so, too.

I know larry's still
reeling from the fact

That I made bank on
the shiner bock truck

Which I bought from him
for only 7 grand.

So he's probably
gonna try to get

Back to me and play
hard ball on this one.

So 15 grand.

Oh, that's a good deal.

I'm not gonna pay the $15,000.

That's a little
out of my budget,

I was thinking more
like $12,000.

-No way.
-Look at those rims, come on!

Thing about larry
is he is a car guy,

Which means I know he
can't keep his paws

Off a classic car for more
than about five minutes.

I can go up to $13,000 but
that's -- that's my limit.

Richard: basically, I'll be
making 5 grand

Off of larry on a straight flip.

And you know what I always
say about a bird in the hand,

Well, I'd rather
have 5 grand.

I'll take it.

Thank you, deal.

You want me to call your
wife, or you gonna take it?

I'm gonna put it in my storage
unit across the street,

And my wife's not gonna find
out about it for a while.

Perfect!lets go in and

Do some paper work and
you can give me some cash.

Russell: yeah, what's our
commission on that?

Mike: where's ours at?
We split a grand?

-Now I need people.
-It'll take more than

Just me and you.
-You guys ready?

-Question is are you ready?
-Born ready.

Brian: today's a critical
day because the plan

Is to get all the big pieces
of the truck back together.

If there aren't any
major hiccups, we can get

Her fired up and make
richard's deadline.

I like it man, I
think it's cool.

Oh, so it goes in?

I just want to get you to
hold the inside if you would?

-Yeah.
-Mike's had little paint work

On this old truck
so I've got him helping

With final assembly.

Richard:
see, that's the right idea.

Put mike's big self down
there to keep the bolts down.

Well, what do you think of
it with the cab on it, man?

I'm digging it, man.

Paint on the frame
looks better with it on.

Yeah.
I was busting your ba*ls

The other day about
it not matching

But I think it's
good when it's on.

Well I'm gonna go rest.

Okay, take a break.
Lay off the miller's.

Don't y'all worry about me.

Hey, what's going
on over there?

I don't know, we gotta
come over this way.

-What are you doing?
-This might be a problem.

-Oh, my god.
-Yahtzee.

Brian:
the truck's looking good,

But there's still a ton
of stuff left to do.

-Oh, yeah.
-This gon' be a cool

Little truck, man.
-Oh, yes.

I've had the guys focused
on buttoning up the wiring

And plumbing so we can
get the motor running

By the end of the day.

With the fluids topped off
and the fuel system primed...

Any leaks?not that I see.

Brian: ...we're ready to
give it some spark

And see if she'll bust off.

Let's see what happens.

[ Engine sputters ]

Almost!
That was pretty good first blow.

[ Sputtering continues ]

Stop.got something going on.

Something.

I don't know, the belt
broke or something.

Oh, we broke
the crank pulley.

I guess the belt was
a little too tight,

That's really weird.

It happened because the belt
we put on was too tight.

[ Laughs ]
yeah, thanks, captain.

I think you schwarzeneggered
that belt on there didn't you?

-Dude.
-But for a motor

That richard bought site on
scene, off a truck in a crate.

Fired up within the
first five seconds.

-Yeah.
-Yeah, of all things

To break, the crank
shaft pulley was like

The last thing I would
think we would break.

Well guess what, it
was the first thing.

We're gonna have
to weld that up.

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



...it's back to
the good old days.

I don't know,
you tell me,

What do you
think the truck's worth?

But can richard
sell the '33 ford?



You know it's worth
more than that.

Don't look.

You totally made it.
Did i?

I didn't even look,
I'm good.

So, no look.

[ Laughs ]
that wasn't even close.

Did I make it?
No.

No?
Not even close.

Damn it.
You know everybody

At home was like
he's gonna make this one.

Yeah.

Nope.
Damn it

You are really
bad at this.

[ Laughs ]

♪♪

♪♪

Time for some go-go juice.

[ Bell rings ]

♪♪

♪♪

You guys got service here?

Sure do, sir, got full
service around here.

Okay, sir, you're all set,
they'll help you inside.

Nice truck daddy-o.

Hello, sir,
that'll be $2.62.

Per gallon?

No, sir, that's your total.

That's like 19 cents
a gallon.

What kind of fancy
adding device is that?

It's a phone.

You got change
for a hundred?

Sorry, sir, we can't take
that board game money here.

Here's three bucks,
keep change.

But -- but, sir,
that's like 68 cents.

Yeah, you can have it.

Can I -- can I interest
you in a free map?

[ Door shuts ]

-Have a good day, sir.
-Yeah.

Thanks, I think.

[ Engine starts,
car door closes ]

♪♪

There's not a lot
of sure bets in life,

But one thing I put
my money on

Time and time again is trucks.

They'll always be cool.

When we dragged this '33 ford
out of brian bass' shop,

We knew we had something cool.

We just didn't know
how cool at the time.

I'm gonna call mater,
and have him come get it

So you have a lot of [bleep] to
move to get it out of here.

That's not part of the deal.

I think these guys need to
stick around and help me.

No, no, unh-unh, we're not
getting money for that.

Our initial plan was
to build a functional

Period-correct shop truck.

The first thing we
wanted to do was

Put some power into the truck.

So we replaced
that old tired motor

With a badass flathead v8 that
I had laying around the shop.

With this flathead v8,
we needed to get some

Carbs over to us that
could handle the power.

The strong bird '97 carburetor,
well it did just that.

♪♪

Whoo!

Now, as far as the
exterior of the truck --

It looks so cool from
the get-go that for

The most part we wanted to
keep it just like that.

The classic look but with
a touch of hot rod cool.

You know, gas monkey style.

The original paint -- well, it
was patined into perfection

Which took nature years to make.

That being said, I wanted to
dress up the truck exterior

Just a bit, so we added a
little touch of nickel plating

To break up the patina.

That combined with the larger,
commercial headlights

We stole off a big truck,
and the paint we splashed

On the wheels, well, this
truck's really set off.

Keeping most of the original
look of the exterior

Was the right call,
but the rest of the truck

Was a different story.

We updated the chassis
and interior to make this

The most comfortable, badass
driving '33 truck around.

I've said it many times before,
I wish I could keep them all,

But I've also said many times
before that I gotta sell

These cars to keep
the business going.

So it'd be cool to
keep this '33 around

To use as a shop
truck, but you know

What's even cooler than that?

A fat stack of cash in my hands.

Sorry monkeys, no
'33 truck for you.

You ever seen a guy
dress that way?

You think he's
from the future?

Nah, I think he's one
of them city folk.

I bet he sips champagne
while he's eating tacos.

What are tacos?
Man...

What's wrong with you?

My wife makes them all the time
you should come over.

♪♪

Richard:
I paid 15k for the truck
but I had the motor already,

So I've got maybe


But most importantly, I
think I've got a buyer.

My buddy, shawn, from
minnesota is here.

Sorry brian bass,
but business calls.

What's going on?
Not too much.

It's rad, dude!

I mean h&h flathead.

Looks like
everything's brand new.

My name is shawn nolan, I'm
from annandale, minnesota.

For a hobby and stuff I
buy and sell old signs.

Richard:
for some reason, I've gotten
into collecting vintage signs.

And shawn's brought
me a cool one.

You got the pictures?
Yeah.

Oh, very cool.

The sign is 25 feet tall,
it's absolutely insane

Its an old gas station sign.

The last time it was turned on
was 1972

And the gas price
was 23.9 cents a gallon.

What do you want for this?



It's a beat up old sign.[ Laughs ]

It's probably worth
up to $10,000 maybe.

So how much you
want for the truck?

Well, I want like 30
grand for the truck.

So I know it's still
just an old '33 pick up

But everything's new,

Everything's fresh,
k*ller interior.

I'll take you for a ride.okay

Then we can talk numbers.okay.

Richard: I totally dig
the sign, and to make

Sure shawn is just as
hooked on the truck,

It's time for a little
test drive.

♪♪

Heck yeah.

♪♪

So I took him for a
test drive in the truck

Before and flawlessly
he's really into it.

We just gotta make a deal,
there's gotta be

Some middle ground there.
He's at 5 grand on the sign,

And I'm at 30 grand
on the truck.

I don't know, you
tell me, what do you

Think the truck's worth?



We just gotta make a deal,
there's gotta

Be some middle ground there.

I just wanted to at
least be 25 and the sign.

How about 25 and the sign?




That's my offer.
Okay.

Is that a deal?
Yeah.

Alright, man.

Let's go do some paper work
and we'll find some of my guys

To undo this sign.

Basically I had 20 to


And it may be worth 30, now
I've got 5 grand in a sign.

That's probably worth
somewhere around 10 grand.

That's way less
money on the table,

And much more product coming in.

So there you go,