13x04 - SEMA Dreamin'

[bunniefuu]

Whoo!

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

Boom!

...Hot rod hunter
richard rawlings

and his band of monkeys dash
to take the checkered flag

with a replica '37
buick indy racer.

Jason: This could we one
of the sketchiest things

we've ever done.

But as richard
drops the hammer...

That's 100%
the wrong color.

-No, come on.
-What did you do,

just drop the paint g*n,
and it went everywhere?

Narrator:
...The monkeys hit a wall.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

-You got a leak?
-Yeah.

We're pouring fuel.

Narrator: And then...

This guy is wanting
to come by today.

...The '75 datsun 280z
hooks a buyer...

I could sell ice
to the eskimos, brother.

...And has richard
seeing green.

Demetrios: Oh!
[ speaks indistinctly ]

whoo!
[ laughs ]

holy...

You're good.

How are we heighth-wise?
You're good.

You can roll right there
where you're at.

That chain
will stay on the back

on the end
where your hand is?

Yeah. Yep.
Okay.

Richard:
It's all hands on deck.

We're in the middle
of the '37 buick indy car.

And over at the paint shop,

mike is fixing to put
a deep burgundy maroon

on the 345 straight-eight motor

that's gonna complement
the british racing green

that's going
on the rest of the car.

I bought the '37
buick from dave coker

for what ended up
being 100 grand.

The '37 buick shows
to be "unpaid."

oh [bleep]

but only after I got
on the phone with dave

and settled up.

How about 75 grand?

No, I don't want to give you
125 grand for it.

How about I just
send you 100 grand?

Deal?
Alright.

I need the title.

It's an exact replica
of a shafer 8,

which ran in the indianapolis
back in the good ole days.

Anyway, tony taylor's old boss
in savannah, georgia,

a guy named dale critz,
wants to buy it from me.

I like sweet deals.

Yeah, he'll pay
all the money for it.

Dale is a niche-market buyer
with deep pockets,

so I need to move fast
if I want to get top dollar.

Whoa!
Coming in hot.

I gave the monkeys
a 6-week deadline,

and I budgeted 20 grand
to make it absolutely k*ller,

but the build has taken
a couple of caution laps.

-Oh!
-Oh!

-Oh, dude!
-[ laughs ]

richard: Bass busted
a one-of-a-kind spinner.

Holy crap.
That sucks.

And I should also point out
that he ain't at the shop today.

Richard doesn't know
anything about this.

Nothing!

Richard:
Anyway, removing the old paint

was a toxic nightmare from hell.

Mike:
I can't talk. I can't breathe.

I got to go get my mask.

Richard: But the one thing
that put the brakes on the build

was the original hardware didn't
make it out for nickel plating.

We have no bolts.

Not only does the look of
the car need to be authentic,

but we have no way
to bolt this car together.

What's the deal on the hardware?
How long is that gonna take?

It's still gonna be
tomorrow afternoon.

That costs us a day
of actually hanging parts.

We're behind.

Jason: With all the hustle and
bustle of getting the parts out

and getting things done,
the hardware got left on a table

sorted and prepared
to go to the plater,

it just didn't go to the plater,
which is a huge problem

because we have all this
pretty plating.

We got a brand-new chassis,

all these new panels
that are painted,

and we have nothing
to assemble with.

So I have to come up
with a plan,

and I've got to come up
with it quick.

I made a decision.
Okay.

So the hardware was
gonna be an issue,

so I decided stainless
was the way to go.

Josh: Okay.

It'll give a good contrast

with the nickel
and the chrome,

and it'll do what we want
to pretty it up,

and I've got every size
that we need.

I went through
all the old hardware.

I got extras
of everything.

I just want to get it
done, so...

Josh: Alright.
Let's sort that out.

Jason: Well, we got a solution
for the hardware.

If you were to put
a nickel-plated bolt

into a nickel-plated plate,

it gives you a kind
of a uniform look

that doesn't look like
we detailed it.

The thought process now is
we're gonna go

stainless everywhere in there.

That gives it another color.

Cool.
Nice.

Get that stuff organized.

I hate these guys.

Richard: So like I said, bass
isn't at the shop today.

A funny thing happened
this weekend that caught me

and russell by surprise.

Dude, this place is rad!

Thanks, man.
Pictures don't do it justice.

It's huge.
It's been a lot of work.

What's up?
Russell, how are you?

Richard: This is where bass
has been all morning

instead of at
gas monkey garage,

so today we're zipping out
to bass' new house.

He's had his old shop
for, like, 15 years,

and we've been there
a bunch.

It's really, really cool,
but it's cluttered,

and it's full of crap,

and he says he's finally
moved out of it

because his house
has a shop at the back.

So bass invited us over
to sneak a peek at it

and share some news
with us.

It's been a lot of work,
but I'm really stoked on it.

And you can come to work
straight from the bedroom!

Yeah.
Alright.

Let me give you
the full effect here.

The full effect?
Wah!

This is awesome, dude.

Holy cow!
Do you do any work in here?

It looks so clean!

It's a working museum.
Let's call it that.

That is
freaking rad, dude.

When he raised that door,
I mean, when he said

he had a shop
in the back of his house,

I'm thinking, "okay, he's got
a two-car garage or whatever,

and he's converted it
into a shop."

no, that's a shop.
It's, like, 3,000 square feet,

stuffed full
of all the cool stuff.

Speaking of museum,
I wanted to have the effect

of an old speed shop.

This stuff
was in the old shop.

It just piled up,
and you could never see it,

so I wanted to be able
to see it now.

And appreciate it.
Yeah.

You probably found stuff

when you were moving,
like, "holy cow!"

yeah, believe it or not,
yeah, you're right.

There was lots of stuff there
I didn't even remember I had.

I recently got a new shop
after being at my old shop

for 15 plus years.

I bought this place and decided,

"hey, I want to have, like,
a new lease here on life.

I can actually do something
that's a lot nicer

and match the quality of cars
that I want to build."

and I know you remember that car
because you sold it to me,

and you really kind of put
the britches on me on that one,

but not many people my age
have a '41 willys coupe.

Yeah,
this is super cool.

And you're right,
I could make money on it now,

but I never have time
to work on this stuff.

Oh, I get it.
I just finished this chassis,

and this car here
is ready to go get paint.

Is this a customer?
Yeah.

There's four customer cars
in here, and...

Wow!

...Honestly that's kind
of the problem.

Problem?
What problem?

What's this?

This is a track-t,
and a track-t is a model t

that was used to race on,
like, dirt tracks

or even land speed racing,

and I built this one to do what
they call the race of gentlemen.

Russell: Right.
Out the shore in jersey.

Where they race on the beach,
yeah.

So this one is getting
pretty close to being done.

I can actually go race it.

The stuff he's got in there,
super cool.

I kind of get why he jives
with the gas monkey feel.

He's got a lot of the same
taste, a lot of the same stuff.

Richard: What did you
want to talk about?

Brian: The thing about working
at gas monkey is that

I do all this at night
and on weekends now.

It's really wearing me down.

I figured he had a reason
for inviting us over, so...

You can kind of see
what I'm dealing with.

I've got a lot
going on, man.

I've been struggling with
how to tell you this,

but I don't think
I can really keep doing both.

I have to pick one
or the other.

And if I have to pick
one or the other,

I've got to pick my own shop,
my own thing,

and I think I'm gonna have to
bow out of gas monkey.

Damn it, man.

Yeah, I know that's not really
what you want to hear, but...

Because we really had
a good thing going, but...

No, I get it. I mean, I get it.
You can't do both.

I know this is his gig.

I know it's what he loves.
He's right here.

His kids can run around
and be swimming in the pool.

If I've got to concentrate on
one thing, it's got to be this.

It's got to be
my own thing.

I get it.
Um [bleep]

brian: You know,
and some of the cars

we built together at gas monkey
were really awesome.

We built a really cool '34 ford
that got a lot of notoriety.

We built this really cool
'33 ford shop truck.

Whoo!

The '52 chevy, nascar-style.

You don't get to do that
every day.

Everything we did together,
I'm really proud of.

You know, hopefully those guys
have the same feeling,

and they can look back and say,
"you know, when bass was here,

we really built
some cool stuff."

I figured it was coming

when you told me
you were changing shops.

Russell: It's smart.

You can't fault a guy
for wanting to advance.

Richard: Bass is one hell
of a designer and mechanic,

but now that he's
in the rearview mirror,

I'll keep my eyes
on the road ahead

as gas monkey moves onward
and upward.

Well, hell, do you want
to go get some lunch?

Yeah, man.
Let's get out of here.

I heard there's a pho place
around the corner.

Well, I spent all my money
on this, so can you buy?

-I can buy.
-[ laughs ]

richard: Well, there you go.

Another monkey bites
the dust.

We need to tell the team,
and I'm hoping

they don't take it too hard.

[ whistles ] look at that.
They're actually working.

Everybody gather around!

Man: What's up?
What's up?

So russell and I went to check
out bass' shop this weekend.

-Oh, wow.
-Oh, nice.

It's cool.
It's some shop.

But the news that he wanted
to give me

was that now
that he's got that set up,

he's not gonna be
a monkey anymore.

-What?
-Really? Whoa.

-Bass flew the coop?
-He's not coming back.

Jeremy: Bass up and quit?

♪

♪

-best news of the week!
-Whoo!

Just kidding, bass.

You're a badass, and we
loved you and having you here,

and we wish you luck
in your endeavors.

He loved being here,
but he's got a bunch of work,

and, I mean, we've got
a great crew anyways,

and I wish him luck.

I hope he does well.

Not everybody can handle
our kind of timeline.

Well, he said he was tired
of carrying you guys.

That's what he said.
He was doing all the work.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Speaking of that, though,

what about all the little
projects he's got going on

on this racecar?

-Yeah.
-Is he coming...

Is he at least gonna
finish this one out?

It doesn't sound like it
if he's not here.

I've got to look
at the bright side.

That's one salary I don't
have to pay anymore,

and everybody else,
get back to work!

Jason: Well, that sucks.

Deadline is looming,
as usual.

I've got a question
about this gasket.

Yes, sir.
Are we getting rid of this?

Are you putting a new valve
cover gasket on it?

Yes.
That one we can get.

No problem.
Okay.

Mike: To state the obvious,
this is a huge-a*s motor,

and that makes it
a huge-a*s cleanup job.

The guys have been so slammed
that they hadn't had a chance

to clean it and prep it before
sending it over to me for paint.

Another thing is, I've got to
paint this motor right here

in the middle of the shop where
it hangs from the forklift.

It's too big and too heavy
to put inside the paint booth.

Richard wants the motor done up
in a burgundy maroony-type vibe

with only the chrome parts
being left alone.

The upside is,
for all this hassle,

it's a color
that richard picked and liked.

It's wet.
I know, but look.

-Don't touch it!
-Yeah.

Touch the tape.

We just went
through this.

Yes, if you feel like
touching something...

But the tape is sticky, too.

-Don't touch it.
-Don't touch that.

It's still soft.

That's 100%
the wrong color.

Oh, come on.
That's the color you picked.

That is not the color I picked.

You can't do that every time
we paint something.

You can't.
You can't.

That is the color
you picked.

Are you being serious?

This is a lot of pause.

First off, I only did one color
of spray-out for that motor,

which was the maroon
that he put his little shiny,

blinged-out finger on and said,
"that's the color I want."

so where he's saying it's wrong,

there's too many
miller lites involved.

Well, number one,
I wish we hadn't painted

the brand-new water pump.

We should have left it raw.

Same with the pulley.

Is that real gold?

-Yeah.
-It's pretty sweet.

Yeah, I get it from doing things
the correct way,

not just painting
the whole thing.

It matches
your bracelet.

Damn.

Can we get it off the pulley

and can we get it
off of the water pump?

We can take the water pump off,
and I can reshoot it.

-What color?
-Black!

God.

Damn it.

Sure, I picked the burgundy.

My fault, but as far
as the water pump,

it should have been left alone,

and I'm sure that mike can
paint the flywheel black,

and that'll be
a little bit of a fix,

but at the end of the day,
this car has to be

absolutely flawlessly perfect.

Right now, I'm not feeling
it at all.

I'm leaving. Fix it.

I painted what you
told me to paint.

Where's the book?

No [bleep] way.

What did you do,
just drop the paint g*n,

and it went everywhere?

No, jay said paint it!

One of these days, you guys
are gonna realize

that I actually know
what I'm doing.

Do I need to bring aaron kaufman
back in here to help me?

-Oh!
-I don't care.

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

This could be one
of the sketchiest things
we've ever done.

...The monkeys tread lightly
with a heavy antique.

-Are we ready for this?
-Whoo!

Narrator: And richard burns
rubber to make a big sale.

Whoo!
[ laughs ]

demetrios:
That gets the blood going.

Hey, guys!
Check it out.

Wheels and tires are here
for the '37 buick.

This has been a long time
coming.

Straight from dayton.

Remember how ugly red they were?

-Oh, dude.
-Oh, damn.

They look brand-new.

Richard: We've got two weeks
left on the indy car build,

and I've got a line

on a really rich guy out
in savannah, georgia,

that collects these kind
of vintage racecars.

The problem is,
I can't let him slip away,

so we've got to get it done
and get it out there.

Those are slick.

Everything
completely redone.

Every spoke trued up.

Ready to rock.
All new rubber on the inside.

Wow!

And I went up one size
in the tires.

Where's the cap?

I want to see something.
Okay.

Hold on.
The lock.

Oh, you mean the knockoff?

Yeah.
Yeah, the knockoff.

-Wow, slick.
-Yeah.

Okay, so the question is,
do we put...

Green.

...Green right there
just inside this?

Burgundy, motor color.
Tie it in.

Burgundy or green?

I think the burgundy
would look good.

I think burgundy, too,

to kind of set it off
a little bit.

I like the burgundy better.

Even though it's a dash of paint

in somewhere you're probably
not gonna notice,

it's that little touch of detail

that's gonna make
this the most awesome

buick on the planet.

Alright. Cool.
Let's put the burgundy on there.

Let's get these mounted
and balanced,

and the car should
be finished, running,

driving perfectly
in two weeks.

-Yeah. Two. Two.
-Alright.

♪

josh: Are these motors
easily replaceable or no?

Jeremy: Not today.

Alright.
I'll be careful.

Yeah, don't drop it.

If he drops it, I don't think
there's anybody ready

to give us one to replace it.

No, you're probably right.

Jason: Last week was a week
of spinning our wheels.

We didn't have the hardware.
We were trying to get parts

in the right place
that go together.

Getting a motor back
and painted,

so it was
a very frustrating week.

But the key today is to start
getting the car together,

get the suspension built,

get the motor transmission
dropped in,

get the cage
to the dash area in place,

if we have any chance of getting
this car together by next week.

Jeremy: You're good.
Come on in.

Watch that chain...
Yep.

...So it doesn't drag
on the frame.

I see it.

Oh, am I supposed to move it?

The first hurdle --
dropping and mounting

a one-of-a-kind irreplaceable
straight-eight engine.

Keep going.
Stop.

We're gonna have to do
a serious balancing act,

which you know.
Yeah. Yeah.

This could be one of
the sketchiest things
we've ever done.

Josh:
This motor is from 1937.

There just isn't any of these
sitting on a shelf somewhere.

If we drop this one or damage
it, it's game over.

Jason:
This is a really sketchy idea,

with a motor this heavy,

to have to balance it,
per se, to get the chains

out of the way
of our mounting positions.

It's gonna be very risky.

We're gonna use two jacks
to support the engine

while we remove the chains.

One misstep, and this 750-pound
beast drops,

blowing out a crater
in this garage floor.

I'm trying to get it up
high enough

that I can relieve the chains
so I can take the bolts out.

We'd also damage the frame,
not to mention a monkey or two,

and I wouldn't want to even
imagine richard's reaction

to a pile of vintage
'37 rubble on the floor.

Jeremy: Alright.
Are we ready for this?

You go slow.

Tell me when I get close
so I can reposition.

Hold.
Okay.

I'm coming down.

We're gonna go
into final position.

Are you ready?
Yeah. Hold.

How are you
looking over there?

Good.
Touching.

Okay.
How much more do you need?

-I can't see that.
-We're there, pretty much.

Yeah, we've got, like,
half an...No, a quarter inch.

-Move it down?
-Okay.

Josh: There you go.
We're in.

Jason: Alright.
I'll just leave it.

Hey, let's go ahead
and finish the car.

♪

[ whistling "la cucaracha" ]

♪

jason?
Rocket launcher!

[ imitates expl*si*n ]

you're aggressive today.
What's up?

I know.

Look at that.
Cool.

Shocks are still lined up.

I'll just build it
on there.

It will be a little more
difficult,

but at least we can build it,
and we can build it right now.

Do you want to...

So I'm gonna take it
like that.

Josh: We have to attach
and bolt the transmission

to the engine
and then drop it all in.

Do we have a seal in there yet?

Yeah.
The seal is in place.

All this has to happen
before we can even think

about putting
on the body panels.

Would you jack that
one time for me?

Oh, only one time?
Is that all it takes?

[ laughs ]

-get yourself in there.
-Oh, we're close. We're close.

-Right here.
-And there it is.

Jason: Alright. It's okay.
I'm gonna rotate it over.

That's it.

Josh: Alright, guys.

I feel like I'm doing
all the work here.

Yeah, you did it.
See?

Nailed it.

You came over, and, bam,
there it is.

Some of the parts we're waiting
on to finish

the build
are starting to arrive.

Things are finally
going according to plan.

Hey, josh!
Yeah, buddy?

I've got you a surprise.

Cool, man.
Wow.

Those are bitching.

Josh: We're trying to keep
all the parts

as period correct as possible.

The gauges are new, but they're
exact replicas of the originals.

Yeah,
I'm pumped on these.

They'll look good in here.

Before I build and mount
the dash, the fire wall

and the cage need to be put in.

I'm trying not to scratch
that motor.

I'm trying to be
gentle.

Yeah. It's good there.
Cool.

I think this slides
into this. Yep.

I mean,
I didn't tape this part,

so I'm just
kind of guessing.

Go ahead and line yours up,
and then I'll do this

so I'm not trying to fight
you the whole time.

Leave them there.

They're just simply
because it'll slide off.

Oh, yeah.

That fire wall
looks good in there.

It's a little dirty yet,
but, yeah.

It's gonna look
really good.

It's amazing what one piece
makes it look

that much further
along than what it was.

Jason!
Yes, sir?

I've got a present.

Oh, yes.
Let's do it.

Josh: I've got the driveshaft
and differential ready to go.

Getting them installed means
that the drivetrain is done,

and we can check it
off the list.

♪

sinjin:
That z that y'all built,

this guy is blowing up
my e-mail

trying to find out
about it.

Mike:
Does he want to come buy it,

or what's he want?
Yeah!

Richard: I'm doing my thing
in the office, and sinjin,

he's all excited
about something.

Richard! Richard!
Hey, so...

Hey, whoa!
Sinjin,

why am I coming to you
and not the other way around?

Well,
you're walking around!

I figured I'd knock out
two birds with...

Sinjin is excited, and I'm like,
"slow your roll, man.

Just calm down. Use your words.
You went to college."

this guy is wanting
to come by today.

Can we sell it?
Are we good to?

Slow down there, kemosabe.
Calm down, dude.

Golly!

How much
are you selling it for?

I'd like to see around
60 grand for it.

Yeah.
Yeah, get him to be here.

Okay!

You get to watch
the master at work.

I could sell ice to
the eskimos, brother.

I get a piece
of this sale, right?

You do not.
You get to keep your job.

I'll tell him to come by.

♪

wow.
It's exactly what I thought.

Yeah!
It's nice, man.

This car is dope.

Holy crap.

You guys went all-out.

We literally did
a complete restoration.

It turned out amazing.

He actually thinks
he's a salesman now.

Woman: Oh!
Go, sinjin.

Yeah, well,
it ain't happening.

I can't wait to hear
this thing go.

What's up, sir?
Hey, how are you?

Richard rawlings.
Good to meet you.

Demetrios limbas.
Pleasure to meet you.

-Demetrios, how you doing?
-Demetrios limbas.

I'm at gas monkey garage here
today to buy a car.

This car was a 13,000
original-mile car.

I got it from, like,
phoenix-scottsdale area,

but the guy ordered
it new in new york.

Richard: The 1975 280z was
gas monkey's first detour

into the import tuner cars.

Whew!
Whoa! Rad.

We found it in scottsdale
with just 13,000 miles on it,

pristine, one owner,
all original,

and I got it bought
for 8 grand.

You got it.

That is super k*ller, man.

It's a cool car, huh?

We brought in big mike
and went at it.

There's $40,000 in parts alone
on the car, but when we're done,

it's a shining green star
on the floor at the sema show.

Now it's time to sell it.

Sinjin: The guys did a great job
on this car.

I mean, it's the style on it,
everything.

Maybe he might let me
sell this car.

You never know!

I got this.
Don't worry about it.

He's just learning.

He just got out of college,
and he's getting to hang out.

Sinjin is not the salesman.

Sinjin drives a bmw
and has forever,

like a really old [bleep] one.

I don't think he knows a lot
about old cars.

I think a lot of people
cringed

when we did everything
that we did to it.

Damn!

Pushing maybe 500
is horsepower right now.

It's just unbelievable
how flawless the car came out.

Flawless.

This car has already been
featured in a couple magazines,

and, of course,
you saw it at sema.

So you think we could do
some doughnuts with it?

I'll let you buy it
and do doughnuts with it.

I will take you
for a little bit

of, what I call,
a hell ride.

Sinjin, do you want
to get that door?

Well, I thought I was getting in
the back seat for this drive.

No, that's not happening.

I'll get the door.

[ laughs ]

richard:
So after showing him the car,

it's time to take it
for a test drive.

Now, this car isn't
a doughnut car.

This is a straight line,
super fast,

let that turbo spool up,
and that's exactly what we did.

♪

whoo!

[ laughs ]
how do you like that, man?

Nice!

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

I can't do $45,000.

...Richard gets
shown the money.

You know how to get to a guy,
don't you?

Now we're moving fuel.

And the buick racer
turns into a gusher.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

-Got a leak?
-Yeah.

-We're pouring fuel.
-Yeah.

♪

whoo!

[ laughs ]
how do you like that, man?

Oh, my god!

Richard: Right now, I'm in the
middle of taking demetrios

for a test drive
of the '75 datsun 280z,

and he's looking to buy.

That gets the blood
going.

That's worth all the money
right there.

Demetrios already knows
what he's looking at.

I mean, he's paid attention
to the car.

He's seen it in the magazines.
He's seen it at sema.

He just wants to check it out
in person and go for a ride.

This might be the easiest sale
we've ever done.

I just hope it makes profit.

Wow. Wow.

That's gonna be
a head-turner.

Well, it can be yours if
the price is right, so to speak.

I really think it should
bring $70,000, $75,000.

Demetrios: I'm thinking, like,
"wow, $70,000?"

that's a lot of squid
for that kind of car, you know?

Can we do $45,000
and a coin toss?

No. I'm not doing any more
coin tosses.

I'm out on that.



That's a lot of money,

but this is
a super-extra-special nice 280z,

and I've got
a lot of money in it.

I can't do $45,000.

I mean, it's just
too perfect of a car.

Well, cash is king,
you know?

Oh, you've got cash?

Cash.
Cash money.

How about $60,000?

$55,000?

Money right now.

Right now?
Right now.

$55,000 cash.

You know how to get to a guy,
don't you?

At the end of the day,

I've got right
at $60,000 in the car.

I don't want
to lose too much,

but at the same time,
we over-built the car.

It's too nice,
and it's only gonna bring

what it's gonna bring,
so, dude, I've got to take it.

I never turn down a man
with cash.

So did I make money on this car?
Probably not.

I mean, worst case,
I probably lost a few grand,

and I was really expecting the
car to bring a lot more money,

but from the business side,
absolutely k*lled it.

It was the star of sema.

It's been in several magazines.

It blew up on the old
social medias.

Everybody knows this car

and knows what we can build here
at gas monkey garage.

So it's our first import tuner
and we didn't break even, well,

we didn't lose a whole bunch
either when you talk

about the advertising
dollars that came in.

And I'm willing to sell it
for a loss because,

well, it did its job,
and I've got a ton of inventory,

and I need to move
this thing out of here.

That's rad.

Sinjin, let me go show you how
to do paperwork with this guy.

I don't even get to hold
the cash?

No.

♪

we don't say,
"stay through the night."

we say,
"we're ordering pizza."

or, "work second shift."
right.

No,
"we're ordering pizza."

josh: It's crunch time
on the '37 buick.

We need to install the rest
of the c*ck, the panels...

It always looks like
the tail of an airplane.

...The wheels and the floor,

so that we can
finally fire the motor.

Go!

Classic instruments made us
these bitching gauges here.

They've got, like,
a dome finish to them.

Really easy to see
like a racecar would be.

Just got a couple switches
to put in

once we figure out
the placement on them.

I'm gonna go set this thing in
place, see what it looks like.

-That looks pretty sweet.
-It looks good.

I mean, it's the simple
straight line.

It looks good.

Are you ready to do this?
Let's do it.

Mike: Oh! Oh, god.
That didn't sound good.

Hey, why don't you not watch
and help?

There's really
not enough room

on that piece
for three guys.

Mike, seriously, we need you
to watch the fuel tank

so we don't
scratch anything.

You're miles away
from the fuel tank.

That's it.
Put it down.

Alright. We're hanging on.
Hold on.

-There it is.
-Oh, yeah.

-That's it.
-Oh, yeah.

Look at that!

[ whistles ]

with the rear panel on, you can
really see the car taking shape.

I think richard will be
pleasantly surprised

with our progress.

-Yeah, maybe I'll look for...
-I noticed that.

-Okay, that's not done!
-Yeah, you're right.

I was supposed to be done
when I got back.

-Close, though.
-Well, you're early.

We haven't even started
our night shift yet.

When do we ever leave
on time?

Right?
-Yeah.

-All the time.
-This is looking good.

What about,
"this is looking great.

I really like the color,"
stuff like that.

-I do like the color.
-Alright.

I like everything
about it so far.

-How about the detail?
-It's about time.

Mike: Are you sure
it's not the wrong color?

Hey, I know you like to take
credit for this stuff,

but I picked the color.
I know!

You pick all the colors
that you say are wrong.

Richard:
The gauges I love.

What do we plan on doing
with the dash?

-Uh...
-Black.

It was suggested black
and then navy.

-No.
-What do you want to do, then?

I don't want it
to be black.

I think it needs
to be turned.

Everything down here
is chrome and turned

and/or just flat,
so it needs to be either

just highly polished
and/or turned.

The edge around here,

I'm fine
if it's either body-color

or blends into black
like here.

-Okay.
-Okay.

I'm fine with either
way of that.

So turned-in here,
flat out here?

Yes.
Okay.

-Cool.
-That'll happen.

Richard: I dig what the monkeys
have done

with this '37 buick so far,

but I've got to push them
on the tiny details

to push this car
over the edge.

I've got a fat cat buyer
out in savannah, georgia,

and I've got to get it out to
him before he changes his mind.

So everybody find a spot
to work.

Let's get this thing
wrapped up.

Jason: Dayton wire wheels

hooked us up
with four new spoked wheels

that go perfect
with the cleaned up

and shiny original knockoffs
that were already on the car.

Locked in.

That is so nice-looking.

While we continue
the final assembly,

jeremy is gonna engine turn
the aluminum dash panel,

as richard requested.

Jeremy:
It's doing the thing.

Josh: Turning, or engine
turning, as it's called,

is when you lightly engrave
a concentric swirl

into the surface of the metal
about the size of a quarter

in an overlapping pattern.

That's the look
that richard likes,

so that's the look he'll get.

Jason: Dude, that dash
turned out outstanding.

Josh: Yeah, my buddy jeremy
built it.

Yeah.
No, you built it.

He turned it.

But I really was not a fan
of the thought of the green,

but actually now seeing it,
that is really a good call.

I like that.
I like it a lot.

It's much better
than the black.

♪

do you want to come up?
I'm just -- there we go.

Just get it
underneath there first.

Josh: Alright.

We only have 24 hours
left before the '37 buick

indy racer ships off
to savannah, georgia.

Now, all that's left
is the floor...

There we go.

I like it.

...Front c*ck panel...

-Are we good?
-Yep.

Don't scratch
the paint and...

Did you scratch it?

-What?
-Did you scratch it?

I did.
You scratched it?

You guys are just
paint department.

You guys can handle it.

There's more of an indent
than a scratch.

Is there clear left?

Um...

Josh: ...And a few other odds
and ends.

I think we're just trying
to stick anything

we can on this thing.

It makes it feel like
it's closer to being done.

Where do you want me?

Then we'll be close to firing
the engine for the first time.

-Let's fire it up.
-We're getting ready to.

-Not like the show, though.
-Bone it.

Hey, watch that hose.
Would you, tony?

Right here.

Just make sure that doesn't
leak when it goes in there

because I'm going
to man the brake.

Middle underneath.
Switch it.

-There we go. Now I hear it.
-That sounds a lot better.

-There we go.
-Now we're moving fuel.

-Here we go.
-You guys ready?

I'm not trying to get...

Stop. Stop. Stop.

-Got a leak?
-Yeah.

-We're pouring fuel.
-Where are we at?

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

Looks like the top gasket.

...The buick racer
opens the floodgates.

-What?!
-And...

Holy cow!

...Richard says goodbye again
to an epic gas monkey build.

Good thing
he's got insurance

because
I already got my money.

-Switch it.
-There we go.

-Now I hear it.
-That sounds a lot better.

-Now we're moving fuel.
-There we go.

Josh: Right now, we're trying
to fire off the original

straight-eight 345 motor
in the replica '37 buick

so we can finish off this build.

Once that's done, we can send it
on its way to a niche buyer

that richard has lined up
in savannah, georgia.

Richard wants to make
big money on the sale,

so the car needs to be done
asap while the car is still hot.

Cano: Stop. Stop. Stop.

-Got a leak?
-Yeah.

-We're pouring fuel.
-Where are we at?

I've got it.
Right there, yep.

It came out of the top
thingy-thing.

And this one.
Which one?

Yeah, and this one.

I thought I saw
a drop coming...

Josh: For some reason, we have
fuel leaking

from several spots
on the carburetor,

and that sure as hell
isn't good.

Maybe that's the reason
why the motor won't fire.

By the way, in case
you were wondering,

a carburetor provides
the correct air-fuel mixture

for creating combustion
inside the cylinders.

It looks like we need
a flathead.

It looks like
the top gasket.

Yeah, it's just
pushing past the seals.

Jason is gonna give
the screws on the carbs

just a few extra turns
so the fuel

will stop leaking
past the gaskets.

It's a precision torquing tool.

Yeah.
It's all in the torque stick.

Mm-hmm.

Josh: Ironically, you don't want
these screws too tight

or the gasket won't create
a proper seal,

so we probably had these
a bit too loose,

creating some leakage.

The gasket needs enough space
to expand and block

any gaps where fuel
would seep through.

-I've got it.
-Alright. Here we go.

Jason: I'm gonna just go ahead
and cycle it again real quick

and get some fuel running
through the carburetor.

[ engine sputtering ]

okay. The rest of the fuel
system is dry.

We don't have
any leaks here.

We know that the pump has
more than enough to get

the fuel there, and so next step
is to try to fire the engine,

and if it doesn't happen,
we're screwed.

Do it!

[ engine starts ]

-where do we want it?
-Yeah, I told you.

It sounded way too smooth.

That's amazing.
Don't jinx us.

Let's get this thing together.
Great job, guys.

-It's a super power.
-Whoo!

-Nailed it.
-Oh, my god.

-Finally.
-Yeah.

Now let's throw this thing
together

and get out of here
before richard freaks out.

Alright, I'll get
everything back on the front.

That was way, way too long
of a process

to make that thing turn over.

It's always the little things
that cause the biggest problems

when we're trying to get
our builds out the door

and hit our deadlines.

Anyways, the only thing
left to do

is pop on the hood sides
and add final details.

Since tony taylor was the one
who located a buyer

for the '37 buick, we thought
we'd give him the honor

of applying the period-correct
racing number, 26,

and the classic buick badge.

The buyer owns
a buick dealership

and owns another vintage racer
with the number 26 on it,

so these decals
will add the ideal touch.

After that, the '37 buick
will be shipped out

to savannah, georgia,

where richard,
russell and tony taylor

will meet the buyer
and hopefully make a k*lling.

Richard: I always have
a cold beer

on my way
to the airport, tony.

Taylor: Oh, is it that time?

Alright. So this buyer
of yours better be real.

Richard: Finally, tony,
russell and I

are headed out
to savannah, georgia,

to sell my replica '37
buick indy racer.

Tony's old boss is the guy
who wants it,

and I heard from tony
that he's got deep pockets,

so I'm hoping to make
a lot of money on this sale.

So I've got to sell it,
or I ain't coming back.

That's right.
That's what you told me.

You won't be invited back.

[ cellphone chimes ]

no freaking way.

What's that?

Holy cow.

Russell: Is that something
you're gonna buy?

I'll give you one guess
as to what that is.

It looks like
an old nissan.

A 280z.
Burned to a crisp.

Not a 280z, ours.

Is that the one we built?

What?

Richard: You know that kickass
'75 datsun 280z

that was the darling of sema

that I just sold to a guy

named demetrios limbas
for 55 grand?

I never turn down a man
with cash.

Well, this is what
happened to it.

Yep, burned to a crisp.

Apparently, the semi trailer
that was transporting it

to demetrios caught on fire

and burned up all the cars
inside it, including the 280z.

You ever wonder
what $55,000 in cash

looks like as a pile of ashes?

Now you know.

Holy cow!

He says don't worry.
He's got insurance.

I'm like, "why am I worrying?
It's your car."

yeah, it's paid for, so...

Because
I already got my money.

Richard: Man, this sucks, I
mean, to see such a super car

like this go up in flames

and all of our hard work
just burned up.

It kind of breaks my heart
a little bit,

but at the good side,
nobody got hurt,

and demetrios had the insurance
to cover his loss.

Oh, well.

♪

♪

♪

pre-w*r vehicles have always
had a soft spot in my heart.

♪

that's why when I saw a chance

to build a badass '37
buick racecar,

well, I had to do it.

I really wanted to pay respect
to the traditional look

and feel of the '37 buick,

but also wanted to
bring it up-to-date just a bit.

I bought this car off
david coker for 100 grand

and told the monkeys
they have six weeks

and $20,000 to get
the build done.

Even though bass left,

and I say, bass or no bass,
my guys kicked a*s.

-Cool little seats, right?
-Yeah, it is.

Richard: Now, the build,
it wasn't without issues.

-Oh!
-Oh!

Mike: It says,
"harmful to swallow."

it clears my sinuses.

Richard: Right from the start,

the red paint
was a pain in the a*s.

Mike: I can't breathe.

Richard: And once we got rid
of the bright red,

coy and brian bass
created this badass green

that truly brought out
the lines of the car.

♪

one of the coolest parts
of this car is the motor.

I had the monkeys pull, rebuild
and repaint

the original shafer 8 345.

This wasn't an easy task
in the time frame we had,

but the work
was well worth it.

This racecar purrs like
something out of the 2000s,

as opposed to 1937.

♪

we saved the original wheels
and had the spokes rewired,

and now they look better
than new.

Nailing the anterior of this car
was key.

We absolutely k*lled it
with classic instruments,

period-correct gauges
and dashboard instruments.

Now, you pair that with
the saddle brown leather,

the interior kicks a*s.

Tony taylor told me
about a friend of his

who collects vintage racecars

and has deep pockets,
so I figured

it was time to knock
the dust off this old buick

and build it
into a vintage racer.

With these cars
being such a niche market,

I knew that if we nailed it,

I could try to sell it
to the guy for some major cash.

I always like to challenge the
monkeys with something different

and something
they haven't done before,

and this '37 buick
was definitely that,

and they hit it.

It is absolutely one of the
best cars gas monkey ever built.

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

Dale: Wow!
Look at this thing!

...Richard's buick racer sports
a little southern charm.

Let's go!

But will it fetch top dollar?

What are you thinking?

I kind of think $135,000
is more like it.

God.

There's not a...No.

What's up, josh?
What's up, mike?

How's it coming?
How's it going over there?

We're done.
Yeah?

Yeah.
Come and help us.

Come and help you?
Yeah, why not?

Jason:
The floor needs to be swept.

No. No.

Let's give him something
more important to do.

I can actually help
y'all with that.

Keenan!
You said you needed help?

-Hey, those are my tools.
-We have to do it.

Mike: Get out of here!

No, you're supposed to help,
not make [bleep] worse.

We are helping.
Get out of here!

No, you said
you needed our help.

Dude, those are my drills!

Those are, like, 4 bucks!

You guys suck.
Are we done?

-Yeah. Hey, thanks.
-I guess so.

Thanks, guys.

Anything else y'all need help
with, just let us know.

Cool.
I'll remember that.

I guess that's what I get
for asking him to sweep.

It's a beautiful day
in the south.

When we get done,

we can go have some pie
and collard greens.

Some sweet tea,
southern sweet tea.

As long as
it's got beer in it.

Look at this!

Wow.
Look at that truck.

Taylor:
I like his old truck there.

That's, like,
an old '49, '50.

Richard:
Russell, tony taylor and I

are out here
in savannah, georgia,

to sell and hopefully fetch
top dollar for my replica

'37 buick indy racer.

Tony's old boss,
a guy named dale critz,

owns this car dealership.

Dale has a thing for
collecting vintage racecars

and wants to get
his mitts on mine.

So now we're going
to meet this fella,

and then go show him
the merchandise.

Check out this '58!

Russell: And it's blue!

-Hey, guys!
-I like that.

-Dale!
-Tony!

-Good to see you.
-We made it!

How are you?

I'm doing well.
How are you, dale?

Richard, dale critz.
Good to see you.

Richard rawlings,
how are you?

-I'm doing great.
-This is russell.

Do you like this thing?
Hey, russell.

How are you, sir?
Nice to meet you, dale.

Yeah, I was just
checking it out.

This is a fairly rare car.



Same age as me.

Hi, I'm dale critz jr.

I'm president
of critz auto group.

Let me show you
some other neat stuff inside.

Oh, I love neat stuff.

-Wow!
-Super cool.

Now, these are rad.

Dale: Yeah, those are pretty
special right there,

especially that one.

It's a 1911 emf.

-That's pretty cool.
-That is cool.

This is a bmw.

This is
a 1935 frazer nash bmw.

So in 1952,
it was the fastest

formula two car in
great britain.

How much
is this car worth?

I bought it
for $175,000.

Well, there you go.

Golly, the detail on this
is so cool.

So far we've seen two pristine
classic cars

and two impeccable
vintage racecars.

That tells me dale is a serious
niche market buyer

with some serious cash,

and that means I need
to get his eyes

on the '37 buick quick

so I can close this deal
because rich guys,

they decide they want
something else real fast.

Well, obviously you like
vintage racecars.

Absolutely.

We've got a bmw
for the bmw showroom.

We keep the emf
in the mercedes showroom

because it actually raced
against a mercedes in 1911.

-Awesome.
-Very cool.

And so I wanted a buick
for the buick dealership,

and so where is it?

Richard: Glad you asked.

I had it dropped off just down
the way at the racetrack

so we could take it
for a spin.

Does that sound good to you?

Absolutely.
We'll take this with us.

Dale goes, "I'll have my guys
pack up one of mine,

and we'll have some fun."
I'm like, "perfect!"

and you can ride with me
in the buick.

Oh, that's super cool.
Let's roll.

I'm down with that.

Wow!
Look at this thing!

Well, let's get this thing
out of here.

Man, look
at that exhaust!

Dale: I could see the green tail
of the car,

and I was getting
really excited.

[ engine starts ]

when they hit the starter
and those four carburetors

fed those eight cylinders,
you could really feel it.

How cool is that?

Man!
[ laughing ]

I love it.

Boy, what a great sound!

When I saw the car
for the first time,

obviously I had seen
some pictures,

but it was even better
than the pictures.

I was really, really
fired up about it.

I love it!

You can drive this every day
if you wanted to.

It's k*ller.

What's really cool
is it's title-able.

You could actually put
a plate on it,

drive it on the street
and have a lot of fun.

What did you have to do
to the engine?

Basically on the motor,
we pulled it,

checked everything
and wanted to make sure

that everything
operated as it should,

and it had great compression
and was good to go.

Kind of the same
with the transmission.

Dale: Wow!

We did all the carbs all the way
around and reset those.

-It had four carbs.
-Painted and detailed.

Taylor: It had four carbs
set up, yeah.

It looks better than I thought.

It looks right, so if it drives
right, I'm gonna buy it.

Russell, do you mind
holding this jacket?

Oh, absolutely.
It might be a little easier.

He makes
a pretty good usher.

-What size is this jacket?
-Oh, there we go.

[ engine starts ]

hop in!

I usually get to do
the driving on test drives.

Richard: I'll sit in the
passenger seat for once,

and I'm pretty confident
that he's gonna like it.

Taylor: Richard looks good
sitting in the passenger seat.

Man, I'll tell you what,

that car looks
dynamite moving, though,

free as it is.

This thing is rad.

♪

here we go.

Dale: It's got
a real throaty sound.

It's got a lot of torque.

You've got plenty of pull
in first and second.

In fact, I imagine you'd have
to be going 80

or 90 miles an hour
before you

really should shift
it into third.

What do you think
about that?

Wow!
I like it.

Top switch first.

Just forward.

There you go.
There we go.

-What did you think?
-I like it.

It's freaking rad.
Alright.

Richard: Test drive is done
and dale is digging the car,

so it's time
to make a deal.

I'm pretty sure
he's gonna buy it,

I've just got to get him
at a good price.

Originally I bought the car
for 100 grand.

Then I put 20 grand
into parts and labor,

so I'm already in it
120 g's.

I need $175,000.

I've got a little room there,
but I'll give it a shot.

Well, I saw your dealerships
and all your toys,

so I know
you've got the money.

And I took a chance
bringing it out,

but, tony, what did you
tell him, $175,000?

I told him, like, $175,000
was where we needed to be.

What are you thinking?

I kind of think $135,000
is more like it.

God.
There's not a...No.

Everybody thinks
they're gas monkey now.

I give them a price,
and they're like,

"I'll just cut
that in half."

I'll come down
to $160,000.

[ sighs ]

make it $155,000,
and you've got a deal.

I can do that.

I ain't gonna argue
over 5 grand.

You need this
for your wallet?

That's super cool, man.

Well, we'll get this loaded
back up and get it back

over to your shop
and get some paperwork done,

but first, do you think we could
take a ride in that thing?

We settled at $155,000,
which is good for me.

It's great for gas monkey.

-Look at that.
-There you go!

It's like they're sharing
a sleeping bag.

The only thing
that sucks is,

now I don't have
my '37 buick,

but I've got
a pocket full of cash.

Whoo!

Cool.

Dale: Alright.

Get you some of that!