05x14 - The Bitchin Coronet

[bunniefuu]

Officially been working

At the shop
for 37 hours straight.

[ Cackles ]

[ Sprayer hissing ]
aaah!

We got to go all-out.

This is vinnie massaro's
dream car.

Like, it's going fast.
Right on.

Put it back together now.

That's gonna be
the challenge.

Are you talking
about me again, kris?

Did I say that out loud?

Who's ready to paint a car?!

-Scream if it hurts.
-Movin' on up!

-I just like holding you, dude.
-I know.

You can't reach the pedals?
You're that short?

I couldn't even see over
the dashboard.

Dave: clean...

Custom...

Bitchin'.
My name is dave kindig.

Designing and building custom
cars is my life's passion.

With the best mechanics,
technicians,

And fabricators in the business,
quality is our only focus.

We build bitchin' rides.

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Last time
on "bitchin' rides"...

This is my last build
of my young life.

We got to go all-out.

This is vinnie massaro's
dream car --



He wants the baddest mopar
ever built.

And he's not gonna settle
for anything less than the best.

We jumped in and tore
right into this coronet.

This is a cool one.

This one's set up for really,
really wide tires.



With the new chassis and floor
in place,

The customizing has begun.

All-new front fascia,
headlight assembly,

Custom air intake,
and grille.

So far, so good.

Voilà.

Everything's been rockin'

Right up until we got
to the chop top.

Funk!
There it is.

Yeah, what's up?

Right now it looks a little,
um, mad max.

That roofline and windshield
angle has always bothered me.

With a pie cutout
of that rear seat pillar,

We were able to drop down
the roof

About an inch and a quarter

And lay a couple degrees
back on the windshield.

Now I just got to stand back
and see if I like it.

So...

I'm never one
to complicate things, but...

Really?

Can we get the wheels on it
and set it on the ground?

Jason: we're right in the middle
of a chop.

Moving the car around
is probably not

The best idea right now.

[ Laughs ]
I'm just asking.

I figured, but it doesn't
hurt to ask.

Because at that point
you get a better visual

Of what the car's stance looks
like, sitting on the ground,

'Cause I know you guys
have this car

Leveled to the planet, right?
-Yeah.

I mean, I can visualize
it right now.

Having a creative eye
really does help me in the shop.

It's not just for drawing up
on my desk.

Yeah, it just looks cool.

Now imagine the car
sitting down with its stance,

'Cause you're sitting level
right now.

Imagine that little bit
of attitude

With the 20s stuffed in there

And the 24x15s stuffed in there,
down on the ground.

What I thought would be
a simple chop

Was a little more difficult,
but my guys handled it.

I've been staring at this car
for a long time,

And that heading uphill
was just messing with me.

This is fixing my problem.

See how much more, like,
it's going fast.

It looks way better.

Huge difference with
the small amount of movement.

-Didn't take much.
-No.

Just want to correct it
and give it

A little bit
more of a sleek look

Without taking away
from what the car is,

So I think that's
on the money, guys.

-Cool.
-Keep chopping.

Put it back
together, now.

If only welding it back up
was as easy as cutting it apart.

That would be awesome.
We'd be done today.

-Yeah.
-Boy, wouldn't that be awesome?

What we're looking at now
is we got the front frame

For the window put back in place
where its original position is.

You can see the difference
of the chop,

Where it's been dropped.

So what we're gonna have daniel
doing now

Is bringing the top edge
of this window,

Laying it back
until that can lay down

And meet the roof
where we got it now.

It sounds easy, but it's not.

We're gonna pawn this off
on our new guy, daniel.

It's like a welcoming present.

As of now, it's just kind
of a finesse game,

Getting those pieces
to lay together

The way we want them to.
-Thank you.

Daniel: I've been working in
fabrication for 5-plus years.

But this is the first day
at kindig, first chop,

So there's a lot of pressure.

I'm gonna pull a half inch
out of it

'Cause it's obviously
a big discrepancy,

And then go probably like
eighth, a quarter after that.

See how far it gets.

I'm kind of just trying to
get it to step down

Each time I cut,
so I can get it to see

How much of this
we have to get rid of.

I'm assuming the whole thing,
but I don't want to cut that far

Right away and then have
to fill it back in later.

I think
you're gonna have to

Take a little bit out
of this, for sure.

And then, as you start
running out of room here,

You're gonna start
taking out of the side.

Okay, cool.

It's just gonna be
sneaking up on us.

Just gonna take a lot of time.
-Yeah. Thank you.

Yeah, it's getting there.

Probably gonna start pulling
metal out the back side now.

Dave: it's really important
that the guys cut

Just enough metal off
but not too much.

This roof structure is important
to connect back

To the laid-back windshield,

And that way they can
put the skin back on it,

And it should look perfect.

Being that it's my first day,
I really don't want to cut off

Too much and create
more work for everyone else.

So, there's a lot of math
going on on this chop.

And we need to make sure
that we're taking out

Just the right amount
of material

Because we don't want to have
any gaps on the top

Or the bottom
of the window frame

Because then it'll make
the whole roof warp.

So we need to remove exactly

The right amount of metal
on this roof.

Dave: all right, this is
the moment of truth for daniel.

Did he cut too much?

Daniel: almost.

I'm getting scared
of this hole right here.

This car's been through
a ton of metal fabrication,

But we're not out
of the woods yet.

Kris is gonna put
the cherry on top

With this new hood design.

Kris:
what I'm supposed to do here

Is make this hood
look like this hood,

And the main difference
is where it's low,

It needs to be high.

Where it's high,
it needs to be low.

Sounds easy.

We'll have it done by --
what? -- 4:30,



There's two parts
of this hood --

The skin
and the understructure.

The understructure needs
a lot of modification

So we can get
the hood to shut.

I had to remove
all the structure

That was in the way
of the hood closing properly.

And it's made the thing
very weak.

Let's see.

What am I trying to do here?

So, first I need to make a die

Because I need to make
a different piece

Of the understructure
to clear the engine.

Better look up the
melting temperature of kirksite.

I can't remember.

Melting temperature of kirksite.



Kirksite has a low
melting temperature.

That's why we use it.

Not only that, that's what's
used to build body panels.

That's what they make
stamps from.

I want to have this same profile
right here,

So I built
a little dam around it.

I'm gonna pour some kirksite
in that little dam

And build a die
for the pullmax.

Is it running out?
Nope.

Ta-da!

Whoa! Look out!

That'll work, won't it?

So, clean the edges of these up,
but basically there you have it.

Okay, let's run something
through and see what it does.

Just like that.

With this die, we can make
a new structure piece

That matches
with the factory piece,

And you won't even be able
to tell anything was done.

Made the new pieces.
Got them all welded in.

Now it fits perfect.

And with the added structure,
it's stronger than ever.

Now that I have the
understructure all figured out,

I need to focus on the skin,
the top of the hood.

I need a three-dimensional
template to work from,

So I think
I'm gonna use some foam.

Got to get this stuff in here,
get it solidified.

Once it does that,
I can shape it

Into the form that we're after,

And then I'll use that to build
the sheet metal off of.

Sounds easy, huh?

We'll be done by 4:30.

Dave: a lot of time has gone
into shaping and molding

This mopar
into one bitchin' ride.

Now it's time for kris
to finish up on the hood.

Kris:
I just did a little at a time
so it didn't get ahead of me.

-Yeah. Paint it.
-It's all done.

I have that electrical
foam cutter.

Do you? Sweet.

Let's dig it out.
-Yeah, all right.

So, you got to string it
like a bow.

It's like a gee-tar.

Like a gee-tar,
one string.

Kris:
with a dangerous tool like this,

It's always wise to read
the directions first.

Do not touch the hot
cutting wire.

I'm glad
you're reading this.

I feel like you were about
to use this in the rain,

Be touching the wire.

You always learn
something important

From reading directions.

How do you tell
when it's ready?

Do you
just touch it?

Whether you follow them or not,
you know, it's up to you.

There you go.

Boy, it doesn't take long
to be ready, does it?

Yeah.

Sweet.
Hey, that does a nice job.

-Yeah.
-Okay.

I'm just gonna carve it
into the shape

I think it needs to be
and then we'll go from there.

We'll see if it looks too big
or too small.

This definitely needs
to be sanded down

And sculpted to get
the shape that I need.

I'm gonna take this over
to the body side

So I can make a mess over there
instead of in my work area.

Did I say that out loud?

Now comes the hard part --
the shaping.

I'm just gonna knock this down
into the rough shape

I want it to be.

It's gonna take a while.

It's going pretty good.

Still a lot of work to do left.

Got to get both sides
looking the same.

I'm just flying by the seat
of my pants.

That's how they turn out.

One thing I know for sure --
when this hood's done,

It's going on the car,
not on the wall.

I build a piece for this,

A piece for this,
and a piece for that.

Shaping metal really
hasn't changed over the years.

You still use the same tools --

The english wheel,
hammer and dolly.

Just go at it.

I'm gonna build this hood skin
in three or four sections

Just because
it's easier that way.

That's exactly what we want.

The bottom two pieces
are fitting nicely.

Now I'm moving on
to the top piece.

I'm gonna weld these
two pieces together,

Unless somebody
has an objection.

Nobody.

Probably the biggest problem
with a large piece

Is controlling it when you have
it in the english wheel

Or in some other type
of machine.

Now that I have my three pieces
welded into one piece,

I'm gonna make a little tool
to mark out

Where this


Is going to be between
the raised part of the hood

And the original piece.

This is gonna be a challenge
because each side

Has to be identical
with its curves and shapes.

And the hardest part about
making this

Is gonna be
going from zero to --

What is that --
about an inch up there.

Getting these two married
together with this piece

And still maintaining
a 35-degree plane here.

That's gonna be the challenge.

So I'm going to transfer this
line on to a piece of metal,

And then I'm gonna tip it
to 35 degrees.

I'm shrinking and stretching
both sides of this

To follow this tape line.

Almost got it fitting
how I want it.

I'll put some clecos in it,

And then we'll come along
the top and scribe that

And fold the top over,
and that'll give us our piece

And a good place
to weld it on both sides.

I got the 35-degree angle
locked in.

Looks good.
Time to make it permanent.

The further I get
with this hood,

The more that hangs
in the balance.

It's my job
to anticipate problems

And make sure none
of that happens.

When you weld a large piece,

It's just like welding
a small piece.

You need to make sure it's where
you want it before you weld it.

And might have to stretch
out across it,

Not lean on it,
things like that.

Other than that, it's the same
as a small piece.

Now that I have the pieces
all welded up,

I need to create
an insert piece.

Here's our flange
for the insert.

I'm gonna cut most of it away
and then flip it back over

And drop this through the top,
and then that's it.

So we got some fitting to do,
but that's the idea.

With the insert in,
I got to get everything straight

And as flawless as I can get it.

Welding the final pieces
onto this hood

And nearing the finish line,
that's good

'Cause I'm ready to be done
with this hood.

The hood is complete
and attached to the car,

But will it close?

Dave: kris did a really great
job on this hood,

And it really pays off when
you stand back and look at it.

This hood is really
something special.

Good job, kris.

Just like that,
it took 10 minutes.

[ Laughs ]

Dave:
vinnie's 67 coronet rt

Has come a long way
since it got here.

The last piece of business
is to wrap up this chop top.

Definitely getting closer.
I like that.

Yeah, it's getting
a lot closer.

We're almost there.

And actually the angle of the
roof doesn't look bad either.

Anytime you chop a car, there's
a lot of work that goes into it.

Everything's looking
really good so far.

Daniel's doing a great job.

So, the goal now
is to line this up

And get this sitting flat
right on top of that one.

Cool. Excellent.

Doing awesome, daniel.
-Thank you.

-Thanks.
-Yep.

The guys are really close
on this chop,

But they got to get
both sides of this metal

To line up perfectly.

Yeah, we want that to,
like, miter right up.

I think we just have to do
a couple last little things

To get it sit exactly
where we want.

-A lot of back-and-forth.
-Yeah, no doubt.

Take away a little bit
at the bottom of that.

And let it slip in?

The windshield looks great,
but it's just a little bit high,

So they'll have to make
some adjustments

At the bottom
of the "a" pillars

And the cowl panel
to make it fit perfect.

The idea is to keep
the stock glass,

And that'll be key
for this chop.

-Right on.
-It's looking good.

-It's getting there.
-Yeah, yeah.

Okay, so, we got -- we got
this thing where we wanted it,

And during our meeting,
we had everyone look at it

And make sure that no one
saw any discrepancies.

But, yeah, everything's kind of
where it's gonna be permanently.

We're getting ready to weld
this whole top edge

Is what we're gonna do next.

We're gonna pop this thing out.

Get ready to scribe the line.

So, we want to deburr the edges
because we don't want

Those little burrs
hanging on the bottom side.

It'll mess with the weld.

We got those corners marked
where we're gonna hammer it out.

We'll hammer those corners,
we'll file this edge,

Clean it up,
deburr it, deburr the holes.

It's a little tricky,
but I think we can get it.

The corners are all done,

And it looks like we got
this edge sharpened up.

Looks like we're ready
to scribe this thing.

We got this thing
in the right spot,

So we'll scribe it,
then we'll pull it back out.

We're gonna cut that line.

Cool. All right,
let's pull it back out.

All right, now we know
exactly where

These two pieces
are gonna join up,

So we're gonna go back, cut that
back exactly on the scribe line.

So, the line has width.

Now go to this side of the line,

And then I'll file it back
to the other edge of the line,

And it'll give us, like,
a ten-thousandths gap

Between the two pieces,
so when you're welding,

You never want to have
the pieces butted up, you know?

It's all fitting up
really nicely, so I think,

Once we get it cut back,
it should be pretty easy.

We should have this whole piece
welded up this afternoon.

The guys made their cuts
very carefully,

And hopefully this is the last
time you see the car apart.

Flip it over
and then we'll get --

Just make sure
it's totally deburred.

Cool. All right.
Got it.

Cool.
It's looking really good.

I want to make sure the panels
are lined up exactly.

There's a few spots that I think
are a little tighter

Than I expected,
but should lay over.

I can move it around a little
bit when I'm welding it.

It is crucial that these panels
are exactly in the right spot

Before we go ahead
welding this thing.

If these things aren't lined up,
I mean, it's gonna be permanent,

So we got to make sure
it's right.

Right on.

Jason: greg's really good
at the skin, tigwelding,

So I'm gonna have him work with
daniel, take the lead on it,

And show him how welding skin
is supposed to be done.

Oh, this is gonna be
such a nightmare.

Oh, I'm all trapped in here.

There we go.

This is the most
important visible weld

On this chop, is right here.

I'm gonna be able to work
the weld out to the outer sides.

Starting here
will kind of ensure

That everything works out.

We're gonna be
tacking across this.

I'm gonna be tacking it,
and then I have to hammer it

Because it'll shrink
a little bit.

And then I'll do the next tack
about an inch away,

Do the same thing.

Basically on any material,

You should melt the base metals
first and then add filler.

Yeah.

Gap's looking good.

So you can see a little bit
of light through it.

When I'm mating these pieces up,

I want to leave
a very small gap.

This'll just ensure
that they line up perfect

And the weld will be strong.
It'll be good.

So, you kind of work the stress
out of the panel

As you go across.

This seam is super long,
so I'm just gonna have to

Keep trucking on this thing
and get it done.

There's no shortcut
when it comes to welding,

So you got to do
the same process

Over and over and over again.

Dave: after all this tedious
work, greg made the weld

All the way across this panel,
and it's perfect.

With all the tack welds in place
on these two pieces,

It's time to do a full weld.

Regulating the temperature
on this panel is super important

Because if I heat up
certain spots

But not another spot,

I might get this thing
just warping and going crazy,

So the compressed air
ensures that every single weld

Heats up and cools
off the same amount.

This will ensure that everything
works out smoothly.

The top is all welded back
together,

And the chop looks perfect.

Now they just need to do
the final touches,

Dress the welds,
and make it smooth.

While greg takes
a well-deserved break,

Daniel's gonna finish it up,
grind it down, hammer it out,

And make it nice and smooth.

Dave:
the chop looks amazing.

It's almost like
we were never there,

And that's how it should've been
in the first place --

From the factory.

Dave: the metal work on the '67
coronet is moving right along.

Excellent.
Doing awesome, daniel.

Thank you.

The roof line is exactly
where I wanted it,

And that hood --
it looks awesome.

That's the idea.

Now, we just got
to finish the rest.

Almost the entire crew
is over here.

Last day we're supposed to have
the '67 coronet.

Supposed to go to the body side
in the afternoon.

Trying to get all
the last things done.

I'm in the last stages of trying
to get these window templates

To be a good thing
we can send away

And have some nice glass made.

You didn't hear anything I said.

Just know the car
is going to body later.

Bryce: at last, the coronet body
is over here on the body side,

And we are very excited
to turn this metal masterpiece

Into a beautified vehicle.

Honestly, the metal guys
k*lled it on this car.

This thing was straight, smooth.

It was just looking awesome.

My first favorite thing in this
world is pepperoni slices.

My second favorite thing
is when the metal shop delivers

A vehicle with the metal
as perfect as this is.

You've got an epoxy.
Metal's sealed.

-The body is ready to go.
-Okay.

I think from there, we're really
gonna be able to see

Where we're at with it.

The first couple stages
of bodywork are complete.

There's only a few more things
we got to get done,

And then we're finished.

-Keep getting dirty.
-All right.

Bryce:
while the guys continue to put

The finishing touches
on the body,

Dave and I have
a few things to go over.

-Dave: hey, bryce.
-Got a minute?

-Yeah, of course.
-Awesome.

At last it's time to make
a final decision

On the color for the coronet,

And hopefully I can
channel my inner vinnie.

These are the three colors
that you had initially

Given me to do
spray-outs on.

Basically dave gave me
a couple colors to start from,

And then I just took them
and made a bunch

Of different color variations,

Hoping they might be what he's
looking for, so good luck, dave.

But I think I got
the one you want.

What do you think
of that one?

Wow, okay.

Wow.
Throw your light on it.

Let's see what we got.

Oh, yeah.
Look at that flop to the blue,

And then that dark.
-Yeah.

The size of the pearls
are k*ller.

It's like an emerald pool.

Color should be one of
those things on a car like this

That should take
your breath away,

And then you know you've hit it.
-This one's cool.

I think it's gonna
really show off

All the body lines on the car.
-Yeah, and this is --

I think gonna be one
of my favorite colors.

Isn't it funny how every time
we develop a color,

It's our new favorite color?
-Always.

Now that the bodywork
is completed on this vehicle,

We're gonna go ahead
and get it prepped

To drop it onto the rotisserie

So we can get it finished
and ready for paint.

This is the '67 coronet
chassis box.

Hey, don't look at it.

Don't tell him if I spelled
"chassis" right.

From bagging and tagging
and labeling

And making sure that everything
is in its proper spot,

There is a lot of work
when it comes down to it.

You want to know what the best
part about this situation is?

I'm not gonna go home,
take a nap,

Or leave before this thing
is painted and finished.

All right, team meeting.

We're gonna rock this sucker
with some waterborne,

Anti-static, and m-600!

And a pre-treatment wipe
if needed.

Bryce has been here
well over 24 hours,

And it is definitely showing.

This is a very involved
paint job.

Things are about
to get interesting.

Do we have any questions

Regarding the
following procedures?

I got into work at 6:00
yesterday

And have not left.

It is now almost 11:00 a.m.
The next day.

Matthew!

Who's ready to paint a car?!

Honestly, I don't know where
all this energy is coming from.

I just hope bryce doesn't crash
in the middle of the paint job.

I have been up for...

...33 hours.

At work for 32 straight.

Straight.

Step one -- lay down the sealer.

Four cups.

Three gallons.

Two amigos.

One g*n.

Success and epicness.

We got to go ahead and make sure
that the sealer is full coverage

Over the entire vehicle
so it's uniform

And it looks consistent
and good.

-Good?
-Yeah.

Sealer is down.

The fumes only seem to be
making him crazier.

Fully extended.

Touch.

I'm on it.

The time for color has arrived,
and this color is so translucent

That I'm gonna have matt
do a few different spray-outs

To see how many coats
we need to stack

To get it the color
that we want.

-I like this one.
-Yeah, it looks awesome.

We just had to do two
heavy covering coats

And then two little slower
and further away,

And then we did
the flow coat real even

To get it
looking like that.

-You ready to replicate it now?
-Yep.

-Okay.
-On an actual car.

Let's do it.

Five coats of base coat,
six coats of clear, super shiny,

Glossy, awesome, clear coat,


I don't think
I've ever seen bryce

Or anybody get this excited
about a color on a car.

Officially been working at
the shop for 37 hours straight.

And I think, if you were
to ask anybody in here,

I have not changed in any way.

I have no comment.

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

Ya-hoo!

Panel by beautiful panel,
layer by beautiful layer,

We are giving this car
the color

That it needs to be
brought back to life.

Well, I'm on to my fifth wind.

I'm feeling pretty good.

We just got the coronet painted.

We do have a little
tradition here.

This, I either like to call it
the wall of shame,

The wall of fame,
or the wall of stupid.

And right now I'm kind of
leaning towards

The wall of stupid on my end,
per se.

So, what I've done is --
brian --

He put in 24 hours
and 20 minutes.

Mike -- he put in 35 hours,


But I think we have
a new record holder,

So I'm gonna go ahead
and put that up there.

You know, I just don't know
if I should be proud of this

Or ashamed or feel
like a complete idiot

That I just worked


But whatever emotions I have,
I don't care

'Cause the only thing
I'm thinking about right now

Is sleep,
so I'm out of here.

[ Laughs ]
employee of the week.

Hey, buddy, look at that.

I think it'd be cool if
you could just even clear that.

That's a cool look.

Kevin: I'll have to say,
dave came up

With a pretty
solid idea right here.

Did you meet employee
of the week yet?

What?

I already gave
the award out.

Where'd -- did you
just put it on my desk?

No.

Just because you burn us
a couple of pieces doesn't --

I'm going golfing.

He works for a half-hour in
the shop, and now he's leaving.

Yeah, it only took me
a half an hour

To become employee
of the week.

Just because you work
for a half an hour

Doesn't mean
you're employee of the week.

That's ridiculous.

Okay, hold on.

Just to be fair,
let's see what the shop thinks.

You know, hands down,

I think I should be employee
of the month.

I mean, I've been working
really hard,

And I smile when people walk by,
and sometimes I crack jokes,

Make them laugh,
stuff like that.

And that's what's
most important.

I would nominate will.

He's doing a really good job,
and --

Are you talking about
me again, kris?

See? Great attitude.

[ Both laugh ]

I can think of somebody
who's been outstanding.

Shines extremely bright.

That's this guy.

Well, yeah, of course.

That would be myself.
I'm pretty much the [bleep]

Do you think anybody here
deserves employee of the month?

I would say myself, but there's
a cash -- cash reward?

Well, yeah, if there's some sort
of incentive for that reward.

But I don't
think there is.

Prestige is about the last
thing anyone should ever seek.

Dave just works
a 30-minute shift,

And he thinks that he gets to be
"employee of the week" now?

I just worked a 41-hour shift,
and I think I deserve, like,

Employee of the year
or something around here, okay?

I got to get back to work.

Right now, we're calling
this color virtual viridian.

But whatever it ends up,
I'm gonna call it beautiful.

Now for the next phase
of this '67 coronet.

We're gonna take the car
off of the rotisserie

And start putting it together.

This one is nice
'cause we reunibodied it,

So there's no frame
to put on a body.

It's basically all there,
so we just have to start

Hanging suspension
components on it,

And we'll have a roller
in no time.

Up she goes.

With so many complex systems
in this car,

It's all hands on deck.

I'm gonna basically go through
all of the parts

That have been painted,
clean off some surfaces,

Make sure that everything
sits together.

Tap and die, basically just get
everything ready

So they can just stay focused

On putting the stuff
on the coronet.

Go ahead and go down.

Scream if it hurts.

Okay, good.

Getting the wheels
and suspension on to this car

Is worth every minute
of uncomfortable crampness

Under this car.

Okay.

♪ Movin' on up! ♪

♪ To the east side! ♪

♪ To a de-luxe apartment
in the sky! ♪

Hold up.

Wheels look good.
Car's coming together.

I just got a little something
on my mind.

Let me ask you guys
a question.

What do you think
about this beard

I'm trying to grow
here, dude?

I think this is about
all I can get.

They say the camera
adds 10 pounds.

But can it add facial hair?

I'm trying to grow a beard
because lane told me that

If I grow a beard like him,
I can become wise.

Me and your beard's
about the same, dude.

I can't grow it here, though.
At least you got an advantage.

I got dirt chops.

And then let's film
the bearded crew over here.

Beard, beard.

Don't ever touch
a ginger beard.

I'm ready to keep the beard,

But the beard's just not
ready to grow.

This is the hood insert
for the coronet.

I think it turned out
pretty awesome.

Two-day print on it.

It's the nylon 12-cf, so it's
the carbon-fiber-filled nylon.

It's pretty strong stuff.

Clearly the underside of the car

Is not the only thing
coming together.

Let's see
how it fits here.

This is one of those sneaky
pieces of the front end

That has to be just right.

Looks like it's a touch
thick in the center.

The coolest thing about this
printed hood piece

Is that it's adjustable,

So we can sand it down
and make it fit perfect.

It's really lightweight.

It's mostly hollow, but then
on the outer ring,

We were able to design it

So it printed totally solid,
so any trimming I had to do,

I'm not gonna be
cutting into the honeycomb

Or anything like that.

And these stay nice and light,

So it's not a heavy piece,
you know?

Dave: at this point, it's all
about trimming, sanding,

And fitting
until it looks awesome.

That looks awesome.

At last, it's time to turn
this tattered, old interior

Into vinnie's dream interior.

The idea for the design
of this interior

Was to use the original seats,
modify them

So they're a little deeper,
and just make it look like this

Is the way it would've
come from the factory.

Overall, I want the interior
to be very understated

But extremely custom.

All right, justin, let's see how
that thing sits in there.

Let's do it.

Making this interior pretty
is one thing, but making sure

Vinnie fits,
well, that's the most important.

This feels pretty good.

You're about the same height
as vinnie.

-Is that a height joke?
-It might be.

Here, why don't you
jump in here?

From seat height
to steering-wheel position

To pedal position,

Everything has got
to be just perfect.

I couldn't even see
over the dashboard.

Short and sweet
and hard to beat.

-Hey.
-I like that, man.

-Hey, you're welcome.
-What do you want?

Just a nice
christmas present.

Yeah, I bet.

All I want for christmas
is to make sure this fits right.

Here's where I'm at.
I think that the seat height --

We're good on height,
so we can stay rolling.

If we got to --
-adjust as we need to

For front to back, but I think
for now, we're fine.

All right. Cool.

Okay, we'll have these done
by the end of the day.

[ Laughs ]

Will:
very loud in the shop today.





I swear these lights are built
to nasa spec.

I'm constructing this headlight
from multiple l.e.d. Light bars.

All I have to do is wire these
l.e.d.s perfectly.

I mean, what could go wrong?

So, now get them
all locked down,

And we can solder them together.

Man, this is not gonna be easy.

Let's just try to get
all this hardware in here.

Getting there.

It's a good thing for screw g*ns
these days, holy cow.

Okay.

Now we can solder.

Guess I got to wrap my head
around that part.

Come on, little guy.
You can do it.

Hmm.
Weaksauce.

Butane's not hot enough.

We're gonna try the plug-in.
It's only 40 watts.

These soldering irons
don't even want to touch this.



I got one last option.

We go steel-lane soldering iron

And get these
all wired together.

What's this one rated at?

Two amps, so that's a good chunk
more than 40 watts.

There we go.
That's much better.

Bzzt. Bzzt.

I'm just gonna try
to methodically get this

All taken care of,
then we'll test it.

I got this first batch of
l.e.d.s wired.

Time to make sure my process
isn't flawed

Before I wire everything.

Problem being you can't
tell which side is positive.

Trick with l.e.d.s are, though,
if they go the wrong direction,

They won't light.

It doesn't like either way.

What have I done?

[Bleep]

Dave: the shop is ready

To light up this coronet.

Hopefully will is, too.
-Will: it's grounding out.

Grounding somewhere.
It shouldn't be.

I figured it out.

There was a couple items
messing with me --

The use of some
window urethane

Instead of
electrical-grade silicone.

Great.
So, that wasn't working.

Another thing was a little bit
of sloppy soldering on my part.

It was really cool that
we tested this one section

And worked out those bugs.

Now it's working.

Hopefully pretty soon
we'll be able

To light them up,
blind ourselves.

Dave: redesigning the entire
front fascia of this coronet

Has turned into a huge project.

Will has done a fantastic job

Making this whole design
a reality.

Now we just got to try
and get it on the car.

So, I got the light bar
all ready to go.

I'm gonna stick these grommets
in here.

A couple little spacers,

And we're gonna mount this
on the car.

Lane, put this on.

You built it,
you install it.

Hey, jordan, put this on.

Nobody really wants
to help will, so I'll step in.

Go feed those wires
through on that side.

Lay it back.
Put the bottom in first.

-I can't wait to see...
-All the stuff around.

...all the grille around it
and everything.

It's gonna change
the whole thing.

Mm-hmm.
I think it looks rad.

Extremely different,
and it's really cool.

A truly rare entity
in the chrysler world.

It'll do, donkey.
It'll do.

Will is very excited
about his creation,

But there's
one thing left to do.

I'm ready to see them.

This is it.

Wow. Need some sunglasses
or something.

It's hurting my eyes.

Dave:
the coronet is finished.

It looks amazing.

Vinnie's on his way down here,
and hopefully this is

The end-all,
be-all mopar for vinnie.

Vinnie: I'm ready.
I've been ready.

I'm vin massaro.
I'm from massachusetts.

I'm here to see my beautiful
mopar that dave built for me.

Dave: I know I'm k*lling ya.
Light it up, boys.

Holy [bleep]
look at that.

That's the same response
I always have.

Stunning.
It's beautiful.

Let's bring up
the lights, guys.

Man, I don't want to swear,
you know what I mean?

But it is friggin' nice.

This is the same thing
I dropped off?

It's gorgeous.

Seeing it in person
was incredible.

Well, you gave us a goal.

We set out to build
the ultimate mopar.

So many quality one-off parts
on this car.

It's just absolutely insane.

I love the front.
The whole front is sinister.

I could stay and look
at this all day.

Just to have it all hidden
and then the lights

Go all the way around it.

I never seen anything
like that before.

The original hood was inverted
on this body line right here,

So it went down.
-Right.

Which was kind
of counterproductive

Because we have
a supercharger under here.

It's over the top.
It's incredible.



He nailed it.

Did you bring
an extra pair of socks?

Because I'm about to blow
the rest of them off here.

-Show me.
-Come check this out.

This color on this
is called virtual viridian.

The color just blew me away.

I just can't get over the paint,
how beautiful it is.

One minute it's blue, it's
a little green-ish in there.

It's an incredible color.

Did an excellent job
picking that.

Dave:
and it just looks striking,

Especially with the contrast
with the red-lined tires.

And how wide the tires are,
the back two.

-It's a monster.
-Wow.

It is.
This stance is --

It's just sitting
low, mean,

And the tires
are overwhelming.

So, a couple of things
that are noticeable

If you have a stock coronet
sitting next to it.

We took an inch and a quarter
out of the front of the roof

And laid
the windshield down.

This car has
a nice, sleek line,

But it still looks like
a '67 coronet.

It's subtle
and beautiful.

-Less is more.
-Right.

How do you get this stuff
out of that head of yours?

Check out the interior
on this thing.

-Should I take my shoes off?
-No, it's your car.

You can keep
your shoes on.

Wow!

Color from the inside
and outside,

How it matches and just flows
is -- it looks tough.

So, a lot of the patterns
are based on the original.

In fact, the dash --
this is all 3-d printed.

Yeah, they hit the mark
on the inside.

It's still got a coronet
feel to it, but really updated.

It gives it kind of
a muscular look

Without going
too far overboard.

This car will still be in style


Let me show you the magic
under here.

With no further ado...

You ready?

Wow.

Now, this is the baddest mopar
I've ever seen.

Under the hood, we got
a third-generation hemi.

This is putting out


Based on the hellcat.

This is absolutely
the baddest.

You see all the work they've
done on the inside

Of the engine bay here,
so all of that's been

Smoothed out, very organic.

There's more than enough
in there.

I mean, 835, 850 horsepower --

It's gonna get up
and it's gonna move.

I know we're not gonna be able
to take this out

'Cause it's snowing out there,
but I got to hear it.

Let me fire it up
for ya.

-Awesome.
-You're gonna love this.

[ Engine starts ]

Whoo!

That is bad.

And if you don't want to listen
to the supercharger whine...

[ Engine revs ]

That's what I want to hear,
yeah.

Boy, when you open up
those zoomies, it is party on.

[ Engine revs ]

Wow, what an engine.

It's gonna be the terror of the
town when it goes to the shows.

I told you, if I didn't have
a crew back at home,

I might get emotional,
but I can't do that right now.

So I really appreciate it.

Hey, vinnie.

I got a good friend out of this,
and I got a bitchin' mopar,

Probably the baddest one
on the planet.

Over the top, sick --
whatever word you want to use.

Dave:
the stance, the color,

The interior contrast,
the front fascia --

I mean, there's so many aspects
of this car

That are so simple and clean

That it just makes
this car look like,

Well, this might be
the next american muscle car

That everybody's got to have.

It's one hellacious,
bitchin' ride.

Good way to end the season
with a beautiful car like this.