10x11 - The Outlaw Porsche

[bunniefuu]

May all your Porsche dreams
come true.

We have never built...

'59 Porsche...

It gives you this, like,
weird sentimental...

-And we use this
big ole aluminum.
-It's crazy.

It's actually going to be
just a lot of fun.

An extra door handle?

It's not that hard.

I'm not complaining too much,
you know?

It's awful.

[Dave] The whole cheese,
the cheese whiz,
and the crackers.

It's gonna have a lot
of new everything.

It's gonna rip, too.

It's just a Porsche.

I'll bring my team together...

They don't go together
easy like Broncos.

I don't know why he's so mean.

It's not a Volkswagen.

We should check it out.

[sighs] Just gonna take this
in for a second.

[theme music playing]

[Dave] When I look
at a blank canvas,

I see endless possibilities.

As the ideas come to mind,

the lines start
to fall into place.

And before you know it,

we have a Bitchin' Ride.

[tires screeching]

A Bitchin' Ride
has intense color...

[man laughing]
This is gorgeous.

[Dave] ...performance...

[man] It's fantastic.

[Dave] ...stance,
wheels, sound.

[engine revving]

[Dave] There's one thing
that makes our car standout,

ours are Bitchin' Rides.

[tires screech]

- [Kevin] Ah,
it never gets old!
- [man laughing]

[Dave] Oh, baby.

I'm a big fan of these
early 356s.

I cannot wait
to get started on this car

that just came into the shop.

This is a 1959 356 A Coupe.

Now, this is actually
one of my very favorite cars

because it comes off
of the body styling

which was made so popular
by the 1950s speedsters.

And of course, big motors

are kind of prone
to go into these cars,

and they look badass.

In the early 1950s,

Ferdinand Porsche
designed the people's
Hot Rod, basically,

it's the way
I would describe it.

These early Porsches
were actually very renowned
for racing.

They were the precursor
to the 911.

Of course,
the Carreras of today
are almost unbeatable.

This is a great looking car.

Now, I'm gonna find out
what exactly he wants
to do with it.

Hey, man, what's going on?
How are you?

[client] Hey, I'm doing great.
How are you, Dave?

[Dave] I'm doing wonderful.

Wow, the journey now begins,
my friend.

We have the car.

Oh, gosh, you know,
I've been a car fanatic
all my life.

Porsche in particular
has been my favorite.

You already have, you said,
a speedster, right?

What other kind of cars
do you have in your collection

and what brought
you to the 356 A,

what was so important
about this car?

Well, so, you know,
I do have a lot of older


I have a speedster
and a few other pieces,

but I really love the lines
of this car.

To me, it is so classic
from the period.

It's actually
a pretty nice car

with the paint
on it right now.

What do we want to do
with this thing?

Yeah, you know what?

I think cars
need to be driven, right?

I think, I want it to be
something I can drive to work
a couple of times a week.

You know, I love the mix
of new and old,

so I love that old styling.

I love that sort of


But at the same time,
you know, those cars
are a little underpowered.

So, I think
what would be awesome

would be to modernize
the car a little bit.

-[Dave] Okay.
- So, that old styling with,

you know,
an engine that starts

and maybe one that doesn't
leak oil constantly,
that would be great.

Oh, so you want a German car
that doesn't leak
from the 50s...

-Okay.
-[laughs]

[client] In this
particular case,

I want to be able to drive it
to work, enjoy it,
go to dinner

- and not worry
too much about it.
-[Dave] That's awesome.

So, race-to-work,
coming right up.

[chuckles]

There's a style
called an outlaw.

And basically,
in these outlaws,

they have... there's certain
criteria that makes it
an outlaw.

Really, I think
the customizers

that started doing
the Porsche customs

really kind of coined
the phrase.

I always say a car
is a lot more fun to drive
when it's been Hot Rodded.

What they call Hot Rod Porsche
is actually called an outlaw.

We're about to find out

what happens when an outlaw
becomes a Bitchin' Ride.

That's an outcome
I cannot wait to see.

What... So obviously,
in the performance side
of this,

I'm sure you're familiar
with Rod Emory.

- Yeah.
-So, Rod does a really unique

kind of a Porsche build
on these early
vintage Porsches,

and that's where he's using
a more modern engine,

but that engine actually
is taken from a six cylinder
down to a four cylinder.

I think that's like
a 2.5 liter,

and they're usually
about 275 horsepower,

which is a lot for that car.

The flat-six for these 911s
is actually way too big
for the back of this car,

but it has a ton of power.

But if you take out
the two center cylinders,

now you got a flat-four,
this big displacement,

it should rip.

This gives you
the ability to have
a much larger displacement,

a lot better horsepower
in a smaller package.

Amp it up just a little bit
with a little bit more power,

a little bit more
of that sleekness

that I think you find
in modern cars.

-That's exciting.
- We don't wanna
lose that bathtub.

I feel that
we wouldn't wanna lose
that bathtub body styling.

Yeah, that's beautiful.

Should we see if we can do
a five-speed transaxle?

Yeah, that would be awesome.

The shifting is key, right?

Exactly, I totally
agree with you.

Some guys like to have
the gas cap come through
the hood.

What's your thoughts on that?

I mean, that's a very
key thing for an outlaw.

[client] Yeah,
I like the clean line
of a hood.

But I think hiding it
would look better.

Cool, and I say we have to go
with the leather straps
on the front.

Do you agree?

I just, I've always
just thought,

"Well, that kinda,
that's got a whistle

but it looks so cool,
I don't care."

Yeah, I think it's so iconic
of that time period

-in those cars
that have a leather strap.
- [Dave] Perfect.

Bumpers.

You know, I think the bumpers,

they're a little
out there, right?

So, I think
pulling 'em in tight

-would be a nice look.
-Okay.

Maybe, we get rid
of the rubber insert,

and maybe just go, like,
a full chrome piece of trim
on a painted bumper.

I think that would look
really kind of sharp, too.

Do you have kind of
a color combo in mind?

You kind of... Have you seen
something that really kind of
stood out to you?

You know, I find
those cars look great

in a grey, generally speaking,

so some sort of grey in here.

And I love the pop of color,
so maybe a red interior.

[Dave] I see, you're totally
speaking my language.

Oh, I'm getting
goose bumps, buddy.

To fog light or not
to fog light the front,

that is the question.

Ooh, um...

I think no fog light,
I think it's a little bit
cleaner again.

Okay.

No fogs.

I might try and talk you
out of that.

Let's put in the render,
let's just see what happens.

-[Dave laughs]
- All right, fair enough.

In my mind, I like to kind of
start to visualize what it is
we're gonna build together.

By the end
of the conversation,

I'm driving that car
up and down the street

and I'll draw it for you,

so you can see
what I was driving
and I hope you like it.

I would absolutely be honored
to put a rendering together.

I'll send some samples
out to your office.

Man, I'm excited though.

This is gonna be a fun build.

Yeah, this
is gonna be awesome.

[Dave] Well, this
is the first one I get to do,

so I'm gonna
build it for myself,

and then
I'll share it with you.

You can just pay for it,
how's that?

-[both laugh]
- Deal.

[Dave] Awesome.

Well, hey, thanks again
for your time today.

This has been just awesome.

I'm excited
to get going on it.

My pleasure, I can't wait.

-All right, pal.
We'll talk to you again soon.
- Okay.

[Dave] I'm excited
to get going on this car

and more excited
to get it finished.

And to borrow it. [laughs]

Much like Ferdinand Porsche
once said,

he couldn't find
the sports car of his dreams,

so he made it.

And let me tell you, buddy,

I can't wait to get started.

Building this car
into an outlaw,

I don't think is really
the wrong direction
to go with a particular car.

They made more than one
as I always say.

I think that the beauty
is in the eye of the beholder

and what the customer actually
wants to do with the car,

as far as the driving style,

the style that's sitting
in the car collection.

Put the polish on it.

You can kind of tell it really
needs more than just a polish.

And I don't think
you can go wrong

with building an outlaw
with Kindig-it design.

Overall, it looks
pretty presentable.

But to be honest with you,

we're gonna go
and tear this car apart
and get it stripped.

We can't leave anything
well enough alone.

That's what we do around here.

So, there will probably be
some cutting.

[chuckles]

I can say that's
pretty close to true.

[Kevin] It's important
to catalog everything

'cause again, they don't go
together easy like Broncos.

You know what I'm saying?

It's not a Volkswagen.

Yeah, that's not
a Volkswagen, so.

[Roy] We'll definitely
want to know where everything
goes on this.

We're gonna need
all the plugins, probably,

for the lights
and [bleep] like that, so--

-Like your Hebmuller.
-One hundred percent.

This isn't as rare
as the Hebmuller,

but still,
let's treat it like that.

[Jason] Is that a 12 volt
or a six volt battery?

[Roy] Six.

Pictures, lots of pictures.

[Jason] Yeah,
so all of the stuff,
it is six volt.

We're gonna want to,
at least set aside,

so we can change them
to 12 volt.

Wiper, motor, gauges,
all the light, bulbs.

-Probably, do all those
one way or all.
-[Jason] Fenders.

Probably that, too.

[Kevin] The more parts
that we don't have to buy,

if we can just fix,
it would be better.

-Encouraging.
-[Kevin] Cool?

Done.

-And like I said, let me know
if you need anything.
-[Roy] Okay.

I don't know why he's so mean.

It's not that hard.

It's just a Porsche.

[blows raspberry]

[Roy] '59 Porsche.

I've worked on these cars,
absolutely never.

I'm looking to start
with the interior,

get that out of here.

And move along
with the exterior stuff,

get the doors off of it.

Then, go after
the mechanical stuff

and get it ready
to go to the stripper.

Everything has to be removed.

Tagged and bagged inventoried.

Lots of fun.

Tearing down one of these
old cars can be
a difficult task.

It takes time and effort.

We don't do it
'cause it's easy.

Well, we just kind of do it
'cause it's our job.

[exhilarating instrumental
music playing]

Oh, my toe.

[Roy grunts]

This is rusty.

I'm excited to see
what Dave does to this.

Yeah, I'm interested
in that myself.

I wanna see what's going
to happen to this car.

See how you can
hot rod at 356.

[laughs]

I'd be more excited when we
get to put it back together.

[Roy] Yeah,
that's the good part.

Yeah, that's the fun part,
less rust.

Oh, yeah!

Did we ever do one of these?

[Brax] I don't think so.

Not to the extent--

[Roy] I know they did
a Karmann Ghia.

[Brax] Yeah, not like
a full build, I don't think.

There are so many guys
that dedicate themselves

just to these kinds of cars,
you know?

[Roy] Oh, yeah.

[Roy] James Dean
had a Speedster.

[Brax] Yeah, I know,

there's so much
history to this, cool.

It gives you this, like,
weird sentimental feeling

even though
I don't know the car.

[Roy] Yeah, you can.

[Brax chuckles]

Don't keep blowing smoke.

[Brax] You in a hurry or what?

Yeah, I don't wanna
get bit by the dog.

[Brax] Yeah, I'm going slow,
so you get in trouble
with the head dog.

Yeah, I don't want to get bit
by the dog, you can have that.

[Brax laughs]

[whirring]

[Roy] Dang it!

[whirring]

[Brax] You wanna
pull the engine
before we do the front end?

[Roy] Yeah, it will make
the car go balanced.

[Brax] Yeah, I know.
Otherwise, we're just gonna--

[Roy] Get the both
sides of it.

[Brax] Like, the back end
heavy.

[Roy] Make sure
nothing's hooked to it.

[Brax] You wanna
pull the exhaust
before we do any engine stuff?

Yeah, we have to do that.

Okay, I like that idea.

All right, that's a plan.

[Brax] Sweet, right?

[Roy] Somebody's really gonna
go nuts for this, you know?

[Brax] Yeah, it's actually,
it's got a lot of character
to it.

[Roy] It's way old-school.

We'll clean the body,

we'll get it on a cart,

and then we'll go through
all these parts and itemize
everything

and bag 'em and stuff

and make sure
everything is perfect.

[Brax] Yeah.

-[Roy] All right.
-[Brax] Okay.

Now, with the car disassembled
and out for strip,

it's time for me
to sit down at the table

and get with my
Porsche inner self.

What would
Ferdinand Porsche do?

Oh, yeah, color it grey
with red interior.

So, as far as styling goes,

I think going with an outlaw

is exactly what
the doctor ordered.

Hot Rodding around in the USA
in the 50's and 60's and 70's

was really kind of an outlaw
kind of a thing,

so they should have called
those outlaws, too.

This is gonna look
really cool.

Especially, I just love
the early vintage German cars.

The fit and finish was not
the worst out there,

but certainly can be
improved on.

And I think by
adding just a little bit
of the Kindig flair

that we do
on all of our builds,

we can really bring
this car in to just

be a great stylized piece
of worldly custom stuff.

I'm gonna write that down,
that's pretty good.

Porsche has always been known
for its vintage racecars.

And of course,
the silhouette of this car

is absolutely stunning
and it's second to none.

We're gonna do this one
clean and classy

by pulling the bumpers
in a little bit tighter.

We're gonna custom build
the trim on the rockers

on the front and rear bumpers.

Make sure the car's metal work
is completely dialed in.

Of course, we're putting in
the 911 five-speed.

The bigger the motor,
the more custom exhaust,

dual 48s.

You know, we have never built
an outlaw Porsche.

So, I think this is actually
gonna be just a lot of fun

to do something
that we don't normally do
every year, every week.

And I've always been a big fan
of German cars, anyway.

I think this is just gonna be
really something

that will bring
my team together.

This car should be
pretty bitchin'.

The cars back from the strip

and overall,
it looks pretty good.

But at a closer look,

well, the things that
we thought were maybe
a little bit crappy

are kind of really crappy.

Much like
most of the cars that I buy,
it looked beautiful,

and of course,
you never know what you got

until you strip it all down

and just like always...

This thing is just awful.

[Dave] Well, I found myself

with just a little bit
more metalwork
than I was really wanting.

[Howard] Awful, awful, awful.

[knocking]

[Dave] We have completely
stripped all of the paint off
of this Porsche

to reveal exactly what
the original sheet metal
has now become

and it's not pretty.

[Kevin] The hardest part about
tearing this Porsche down

is going to be deciphering
where the rust stops
and starts.

The Porsche
is actually a unibody,

so the suspension
is actually fixed

in the front cavity
of the body.

The rear suspension is also
a major part of the unibody.

So, all of this metal needs
to just be repaired
or replaced.

There's some stuff
that's on back order.

Just trying to get a kind of
a game plan,

kind of see what's
the deepest parts
that are in here,

like how far I got to
peel back and cut in,

see what's the deepest ones

and just kind of see
if it works that way

to kind of work my way
back out or...

Some of the parts
are actually on back order

and those are actually pretty
important pieces that we need.

So, we're gonna go ahead
and start on the parts
that we can get.

[Howard] So,
I'm kind of labeling

what's back ordered.

One frame rail,
but not the other side.

it's so banged up.
It's like ready to start.

Where do you start?

You got billion parts

I may end up like,
kind of working on one side

and then, going back to it.

We'll get a game plan
with Will here in a second
and go from there.

[Will] Howard has a very
difficult puzzle to solve.

We really need
to find a place to start.

So, what about...
you've got both of these?

Yep.

-This panel--
-[Will] These are the outers.

It's the outers, I have those.

Work our way
from the inside to the out.

Yeah, so get a hold
of the beam

and get you
some sort of reference.

Same game.

Get you some
sort of reference,

like this lands here
is whatever.

-Just so I know it will stay
in the same place.
-Yeah.

[Will] When a bunch of metal
needs to be removed
from these cars,

it's a good thing to lock down
all the structure,

so nothing moves.

That's it, then just chalk
the [bleep] out.

'Cause what does it matter?

'Cause at that point,
the body is square.

[machine whirring]

[Will] These unibody chassis,

as with any chassis,

the secret to repairing
the rust

is digging back
through the layers.

Sometimes, you gotta
cut stuff away

to get to that rust,

but then you just replace it
building back upon

where you finally getting
a good structure.

[whirring]

This car is incredibly rusty

and pretty shabby bodywork.

[Howard] Kind of get
to the deepest parts
and then work our way out.

Either break it up
and aside at a time

or just like an area
at a time.

I mean, you know,
when you've taken a car
that's this far down,

there's not a whole lot
that's gonna be
holding it together, so.

Just trying to keep references

and just making sure
that everyone gets back
in the same spot, it's tough.

And everything you put in
to hold it together

is right in your way. [laughs]

It's never,
never an easy task.

You gotta kinda get creative

with how you
hold stuff together

and keep placement
and keep reference,

and it'd be a pain
in the butt,

but if it was easy,
everybody would do it.

[Will] We keep chasing
this rust back.

It's a little farther than
what we were expecting,

but we'll get it handled.

Not good, to say the least,
you know?

Pretty, pretty
[bleep] up, so...

[Howard] There's a lot.

Pain in the paneling.

It's getting better though,

so we'll just keep
working on it, eventually.

There will be no more rust

Almost all the rest
is cut out now,

so just putting in new panels.

Until there's a car again

'cause, you know,
look at the back,

there's not much left.

[laughing] It's awful.

Gosh, there's not gonna be
much left of this car
by the time we're done.

At least, all the inner,
I mean, gosh, all the...

all the what they consider
the chassis parts,

I mean,
that's all gonna be new.

It's gonna have
all new floors,

new rockers, inner and outer.

I mean, it's gonna have
a lot of new everything.

[chuckles] It's crazy.

[Dave] We're working on this


and it's beautiful.

[Jake] Not good
to say the least, you know?

[Dave] They make
all of these panels,

So, we'll go ahead and start
disassembling and replacing.

If I was to cut
everything out,
all at one time,

there'd be nothing left.

I have to kind of do it and...

you know, me and Jake
have to do it in pieces
and parts,

so we can kind of
hold the car together.

[Will] We got great access
to the firewall right now,

needs a couple of repairs.

Ultimately, you have to decide

what's the parent metal
that you're gonna save.

And if you're removing
spot welds on top of that,

sometimes you'll just
grind them off

to keep that
base layer pristine.

Now, with the firewall
in place,

we can get to the hard stuff.

We got a floor to replace,

the tunnel structure...

This will be quick.

[Howard] So, we have the inner
and outer frame rails,

but that center piece

is kind of like
a skeleton part
that they just don't offer,

so we're basically kind of

making a new piece.

[machine whirring]

[Howard] All right.

So, this was here,

but as you could see,
it's so destroyed.

It did...

Some of the suspension
mounting points
were broke out.

I got a lot
of this done, actually.

These are the old
suspension stubs.

Cut 'em out of here.

Located the offset
and the location.

And we burned out
a thicker plate.

So, I've got these
kind of tacked in place
to set my height.

It will eventually
get welded on to here.

So, I gotta figure out

some way to kind of
reference these,

just so I know I'm getting it
real close to where
it was originally

before I chewed
that off there, so.

I need to locate this piece
that's behind it.

Which is right here,

but unfortunately,
they didn't give us our hole.

So, that's what I'm trying
to do right now

is get this hole located.

Once I get that located,

maybe get some
reference points off of here

as far as the orientation
of it.

You know, I might tack
some pieces in place

or something to kind of
get me this plane
and this plane.

Once I do that,

I'll probably peel this off,

and then try to get
this new piece located.

Then, kind of work
my way back up.

[Jake] So, I've just been
cutting out the rust

on these inner wheel wells.

Both these top panels
come in here.

Also, replaced this one.

And then, I... we cut out
the floor of the hood section.

Then, we had to raise it up
two-ish inches

'cause it was showing
below the front of the car.

So, I got that
all mocked up in here,

and I'm just kind of
contour matching

'cause some of the new panels

are different
than the original ones,

just shaped
a little different.

Some of 'em fit pretty good.

If you look at these ones,
they don't fit as good

'cause this little contour
is different,

leaves a big gap here.

So, we have to come in
and beat a bunch of stuff,

so it's flush.

But other than that,
they fit pretty decent

for car from 1960-59.

So, I'm not complaining
too much, you know?

[Howard] Yeah, I mean,
you know, it gives you
something to work with

and a lot of it,

the bend is a little off here,

the bend is a little
off there,

maybe a hole is a little off.

Make sure all the important
stuff is in place.

You know, if A and B
is the important stuff

and they're
in the right place.

All the material in between
doesn't necessarily matter.

As long as everything
is kind of symmetrical

and everything works together,

everything gets
welded together,

structurally good,

then that's all
we're worried about.

[whirring]

[hammering]

It's just not happy.

This side's not too bad.

but we'll fill out
the material.

[whirring]

I'm gonna try to run some
strikes through here,

or give it some
kind of material.

Some of the flanges are,
they're close,

I mean, you know,
nine times out of ten,

it gives you something
to work with.

And most of the time,
that panels can be used.

You know,
sometimes they're really bad,

and then, we'll make
something new.

But so far, I haven't gotten
into anything

that I can't use.

Like I said, it's just
a little off here,
a little off there.

We're not really doing
a restoration type of thing,

it's kind of
a resto-mod thing.

So, just so
it's kinda feel better.

Just too much material
to kind of go through

and we'll probably
shrink some more of these,

and then kind of clean it up,

and then shrink some more.

It's not too bad, really.

It's not bad if that's all
I gotta do in this one,
then that's pretty good.

It's a big chunk.

It will get put in here
and make it look like
I got something done.

[laughs]

I must be doing
something, right?

Just keep going
the way I'm going.

[Dave] We're working
on this 356 Porsche.

The metal work
is right underway

and we're doing a great job.

[metal clanks]

[Will] Working with these
replacement panels

can save you a lot of time,

but you'll also find

that it takes a lot of time
to perfect 'em.

[Howard] All right, Jake,
what do you need?

[Jake] Just smack it in.

I'll line up the back end.

[Howard] Got it,
went right in that time.

Looks pretty good.

This one's really good,
this one's up
just a little bit,

but yeah, it's a little high.

But you at least get a couple
clecos in this top flange.

[Will] The game plan here
is to work both sides,

and then, eventually,
we'll meet in the middle.

Jake's got one side,
Howard's got the other.

You know, there's a lot
of things that we got
to keep square, level.

Chase the measurements...

That's the trick.

But once you get
that squared away,

then it's time to weld.

Hundred spot welds
later, we'll move on
to the next few panels.

[Will] Panels on top
of panels

and a whole lot of welding,

we're gonna get this thing
squared up.

[exhilarating instrumental
music playing]

[hammering]

[Will] Boy, I'm so glad
these guys are knocking
it out,

so I don't have to.

So, you can see,

all these panels are just
kind of flimsy on their own.

But once we structure
them together,

this car is gonna be
rigid as a box.

So, the fitment
to these panels is key.

If we try to pry
these into place,

and there's too much
stress on there,

it's just gonna
misshape everything.

You will take this
down the road,

and eventually,
the whole car will change.

That initial fitment
is hugely important.

It takes a lot of time to get
these panels fitting right,

but it will pay off
in the end.

The door gaps
will stay square,

everything will stay fitting
for a long time.

[Dave] With every worthwhile
pursuit in life,

requires some hard work
and a lot of time.

It's the effort that counts.

In any kind of a thing
you can step back,

once all that effort
has been put in

and realize
all of the hard work paid off.

With all the new structure
and both the front boxes,

the rearboxes
and also the rockers,

this now has the structure
which makes Porsche
such a great car on the track.

The rigidity is really
what's gonna count

when it all comes together.

Now, all is we have left
is the outside skins.

[Howard] It's like,
you're at the point

where there's too many
pieces of the puzzle

that you have to fit.

I'm running
out of car. [laughs]

[Dave] Something
is very important,

anytime you're doing
a restoration

is to make sure
that the metal work
is done properly.

Yeah, just trying to locate
the fender to the door.

The door is where I want it.

But I have some options
with the fender.

So, I need to get
the rocker locked in place.
So I can...

Finalize where I want
the fender.

I wanna make sure
that the metal work
is done properly.

Not only that,
but it's also prepped,

the car is mocked up

and we're able to look
at the overall shape
of the car.

[Howard] Big nasty patch here,

and then, they got
this big weld here,

they got a patch here.

So, kind of knock
everything out.

Even though some of this area
is the original sheet metal,

we can actually fix that

and I prefer to do that
before replacing
the entire piece.

I don't know if there
was a mirror here

that they tried
to fill up the hole or...

I don't know what the deal is,

but there's a big old
tape size hole here

that they just
mig welded together.

It's pretty awful.

[Dave] The guys
have been doing

a great job on the metal work,

but now
they're doing the outside

and they're running
into a couple of snags.

[Howard] Big nasty patch here,

and then they got
this big weld here,

they got a patch here.

They don't make
the full fender,

therefore the nose
must remain.

[Howard] These aftermarket
fenders aren't really
fitting the best.

They originally came
all the way into
the hood jamb,

but all that area
is fairly good,

there's no reason to try
to fight the fender to fit it

when you're just replacing
good steel anyway, so.

[Dave] I wanna make sure
that the door gaps
are perfect.

The fender fitment
to the doors,

the rear quarters
to the doors,

the rear quarters
to the rear deck lid,

and of course, to the hood.

We wanna make sure
that all of our gaps
are perfect.

This way, when it goes over
to the body shop,

they don't have
a lot of extra work to do
or rework as it would be

if they hadn't done it right
the first time.

This car
is coming together beautiful.

Even though some of this area
is the original sheet metal,

we can actually fix that,

and I prefer to do that

before replacing
the entire piece.

[Jake] Yeah, I'm just tipping
the edge back down

didn't line up
with our door gap good, so.

Mark the door gap
on the back of this,

move within three sixteenths.

Now I just re-tip this,
so the gap is good.

[Will] Personally,
I would love to save

every panel on this car.

It's just ultimately smarter

to replace the piece
that's gone bad.

[Jake] I'm just going
for the gap right now

and we're gonna get
the measurements
off the bottom here,

so the wheel is located right.

[Will] Once we get
this edge cleaned up,

we can graft this panel in,

it will be seamless.

Staying true to these
shapes and curves

is gonna guarantee
that we have a very pristine


not something
that you just won't recognize.

[Howard] We'll need all this.

You know, it is a pretty
complex stage here,

so just doing
a big radius here.

Leaving that.

We'll just use
what we need to use

and that's it.

The only downside
to a large patch like this

is it can create some
extremely long welds.

There's two foot.

Four foot [bleep]

-It probably is close
to six feet.
-[all laughing]

God!

It's as long as I am tall.

So, just when you thought
you was done,

you've got this huge
long weld done,

now, there's
a whole another level

of getting it finished out
and trued up just perfect.

[Howard] It doesn't make sense
to try to make it all fit

if it's good steel anyway.

So, we're just trying to use
what we need to use

to fix what we got to fix,

and save us a little bit
of trouble trying to fit it.

With one piece.

We've moved so much
metal around on this Porsche,

it's now time
to take inventory.

[Jake] We're just putting
everything on the car
we got that fits

and make sure
the latches work.

We have a little piece.

Nothing super fancy.

A little bit of a mock up,
you know?

[Will] Now that all the major
repairs have been done,

we're gonna get all the big
components back on this car

just to see how well
it's looking.

Do we have this emblem?

[Howard] Yeah, I have
all the emblems in place.

These Porsches
are extremely rare

and they're very difficult
to find parts for.

Some of this stuff
is not remanufactured.

So, we need to be very careful
with anything that we
get rid of.

What you got?

Reflectors, the holes
are shaved.

[Will] Wow, okay.

-Mirror off the door.
-Ooh, the mirror, well...

Everything going into this
outlaw needs to be addressed.

[Will speaking indistinctly]

An extra door handle?

And this is old,
so how are we doing this,

-so that we don't have to
go through it.
-Pile that we're not using.



[Will] Even though
this is the discard pile,

I need to check it
for each and every piece.

Can we still have
that radio now?

Or these speakers?

Those are the b*mb.

If we get the dust
and junk in there.

[imitates speaker sound]

Make sure we're not getting
rid of that we might
need later.

When we're going
to an electric heater

up underneath the bonnet.

So, you know, this might play

into that whole
ventilation system still.

Door jamb switches

or maybe that's a glove box
jamb switch.

Okay.

Easy enough.

I'm thinking what we need
to do is start scrubbing.

[Howard] It's so amazing

what we start with
and what we end with.

We're to the point now
where we're like,

seems like everything
is on here.

Then we need to like
Scotch-Brite the whole car.

So it's all shiny.

All shiny and looks like
professional and stuff.

As we scrub the car down,

then we will
find out a little,

you know, dents and dings
and whatever.

You know what's next?

-The bumpers, both of 'em.
-[Will] Yeah, bumpers.

Yeah, bumpers.

Well, the thing
that's cool about these

is they're kind of iconic

-in the shape.
-[Jake] Yeah.

-[Will] And so we're not gonna
mess with them too much.
-Okay.

-We're not gonna...
-Cutting them in too close.

[Will] ...cut them
into the car

or anything wild,
like we typically do.

We will true the shape up
and stuff a little bit,

[Jake] Clean 'em up
a little, too.

[Will] Yeah, clean 'em up.

Just make 'em, like,
straighter and nicer.

Originally, this car had
a trim on the bumpers.

What we're gonna do

is we're gonna use
this big ole aluminum.

-Right?
-[Jake] It's pretty thick.

It's pretty thick.

We're gonna basically end up
with an ellipse.

It'll be longer radius
on the top,

then down the sides.

So what do you think,
you can handle it?

Yeah, I can handle it.

I mean, there's a couple
of ways you can go about it.

You know, the slip roller
will get you halfway there.

Whack it on the floor.

Or whatever works.

You've been learning from me,
haven't you?

[whirring]

[Jake] Wow, sweet.

Yeah, right now,
I'm just contouring it.

Yeah, I'm trying
to get it to match.

Almost dead on,
you bend until it gets close.

Try not to put
a bunch of like,
lows and highs in it.

Don't do aggressive,
bends like lots of little
light bends.

Long stretch down there.

And then, after that,

I got to shave out the bottom
a little with diagram

just put a little bit
of crown in it.

to match the bumpers crown.

[Howard] The mount
didn't center,

didn't center the muffler.

So, we just cut the mount off,
made a new one

that made up the offsets

which is bolted
directly to the motor.

They didn't have
V clamps on it,

which is what
we typically use.

They just had,
like, band clamps.

I got it all mocked up,

cut the bands off,

incorporated V bands in it,
so that's what I'm doing now.

It's like exactly the last one
that I got a weld on.

We're basically
purging the exhaust,

so we're sending a gas
through the inside
of the exhaust

just to keep impurities
on the backside of the weld.

We're hooked up here,
It's sending gas in.

It's blocked off here.

It's coming out
one of these other caps.

We do a lot for stainless
just to keep the crystals
down on the inside.

If it gets too hot
and it will kind of
like crystallize

and just be kind of nasty.

Oh, look at that.

It's like it's meant
to be there.

Right in there.

Cool.

Oh, that's it.

Well, look like we're getting
down to the nitty gritty.

Looks like the decklid
came in.

-Yes, Sir.
-It's really cool, it's alloy,

and it has these
really cool vent boxes.

-[Howard] Correct.
-[Kevin] Exhaust showed up.

Looks like you're working
on that.

Yep, we just changed out
the clamps that they had
to the V-bands.

Okay, perfect.

So, as soon as that's welded
that will be done.

[Kevin] Nice.

-E-brake cables.
-[Howard] Yep.

We got that finished.

-[Kevin] And then,
the center console is all--
-It's welded in.

-Welded in, awesome.
-[Howard] Yep.

All ready to go.

And then, gosh, the only
other thing that I know of

is just the hoodstraps.

Yep, I did some searching
on the internet,

and I got some parts
and pieces coming

a couple of different sizes,

so we can kind of mock
something up

-and be good to go.
-Okay, perfect.

Okay, Dave, so we got
these buckles in the mail.

Got some blank leather straps

just so we could see
some sizes and--

[Dave] We'll figure out
what color to dye 'em
a little bit later on.

But let's just get the holes
drilled so that the car is...

You guys are about wrapped,
aren't you?

Yeah, we're getting close.

Just doing some
motor plumbing...

-kind of stuff.
-Okay, very cool.

-[Howard] An inch
and a quarter.
-[Dave] Okay.

-[Howard] An inch.
-[Dave] Okay.

-And this is...
-[Howard] An inch and a half.

Inch and a half.

Honestly, I think that
that one is just...

I think it's too small.

Okay.

[Dave] I think that one
is too big.

I think this one
is just right.

-It's kind of like
the porridge.
-It's exactly--

[Dave] Yeah, you know what,
let's go the inch
and a quarter.

-[Howard] Okay.
-Rocking.

It's looking awesome.
Inch and a quarter, please.

-[Howard] Cool, thank you.
-[Dave] Right on.

[Howard] That was easy enough.

This one's just right.

[Howard laughs]

[Dave] We're embarking
on building

the most bitchin' outlaw
Porsche there ever was,

at least to come out
of my shop.

And now,
for the best part of all,

seeing it all done
in bare metal.

May all your Porsche dreams
come true.

Mm.

[sighs] Just gonna
take this in for a second.

[Kevin] I know that it looks
pretty stock,

but it's beautiful.

Nice quiet shop,
just take it all in.

[Kevin] This Porsche
is stunning,

this thing is stunning.

It takes me back.

And I know that this
isn't the correct model,

but it takes me back to, like,
James Dean

and his Porsche.

Even though it was a race one,

but it's like that same era.

It just screams cool.

Do we even have to paint it?

[Dave] If we didn't
have to paint it,

this would be
a pretty damn nice car.

Just put some oil on it

and just run it the way it is.

[Kevin] Howard k*lled it
with this metal work.

I mean, do you remember it
when it came in?

-There was Bondo
like this on that--
-No, no.

I remember when it came in,

it was patina red car.

-It looked pretty damn good.
- [Kevin] It was nice.

But think about how much
faster this is gonna be

-without all that body filler.
-Without all that body filler.

-Yeah.
-[laughs]

[Dave] You know,
really, the big chore
of this car has just been

getting it back
into good shape.

You know, the condition
of the inside of the car,

the chassis, the rigidity,

all that stuff has been
improved so much

-by just restoring it.
-Oh, yeah.

And then, of course
the upgraded brakes

and suspension
is pretty awesome.

I mean,
this is brand new plus.

This is better
than it came, plus.

[Dave] Right.
It's a plus plus.

[Kevin] Yeah, okay,
as many pluses that
you want to put,

-but I think it's beautiful.
-It's Kindig plus plus.

Beautiful.

[Dave] We pulled
the bumpers in tight,

we closed them in
a little bit.

-Is that custom trim?
-[Dave] Yes.

On the bumpers
and on the rockers.

[Kevin] That looks good.

[Dave] Custom mirrors.

[Kevin] Those are CF1 mirrors,
yeah?

Yeah, the fact that the car
is this down low,

you know, these are not
necessarily the wheels
we're using.

We're gonna do something
kind of cool that's
kind of vintagey.

[Kevin] It's got this
exhaust on it

that's just kickass to me.

-It's just basic.
-[Dave] Yep.

But it's over the top.

When it really
comes down to it,

it still has kind of that
flair of the original.

Of course, much larger
and much improved.

And you know, what's funny is,
we never had the intentions
of doing it

and you really
can't even tell,

but he had actually pulled
that record around about
an inch on each side

-to get the ability to put
a much wider tire in there.
-[Kevin] Exactly.

Which I think is really cool.

[Kevin] And so cool,
we did the alloy...

-[Dave] Right.
-[Kevin] Decklid.

-[Dave] With the added louvers
which is really the trick.
- [Kevin] Yep.

[Dave] And our customer
is gonna be so happy to be
able to just get in the car,

drive it back and forth
to work,

maybe take it to a track day
if he cares, too.

But this car
is just gonna be...

Something is gonna be
very iconic

to see going down the road.

And, of course,
a lot of fun to collect.

And I know
he's a big collector now,

and I think this is gonna be
his centerpiece.

It's gonna rip, too.

I can't wait to borrow it.

And have you seen the engine?

Oh, it's gnarly.

No, I don't think I have.

-We should check it out.
-Let's do that.

[Kevin] Yeah,
check this bad boy out.

-[Dave] Wow!
-[Kevin] Look at that thing.

-Isn't that cool?
- [Dave] Gnarly!

[Kevin] It's like
a Porsche engine.
but like a little baby one.

It's like a Volkswagen
Beetle motor,

-but like of a giant one.
-Yeah.

So, it's got the dry
sump tanks all in,

we got the vents
and stuff all in,

trying to keep it
still look vintage.

The shifter, obviously,
you know that all had
to be reworked

'cause this is a completely
different transmission, so.

[Dave] Upgrading
the five-speed transaxle
of a 911 R.

[Kevin] That's awesome.

[Dave] Dual 48 IDAs.

-[Kevin] That engine is so
cool. - [Dave] Dude,
I'm telling you,

-this thing is awesome.
- [Kevin] The twin
spark plug cylinder.

-[Dave] Uh-huh.
-[Kevin] It's so cool

[Dave] Oh, it's badass.

The whole cheese,
the cheese whiz
and the crackers.

And our guys,
look like they've just done
an awesome job.

It's ready to accept
the rubbers.

[Kevin] Yep,
the rubbers just go in,

the channel is all there
for that.

Like said,
it's just a k*ller install,
it's super cool.

I can't wait to see
this thing painted

and like with some vintage
cool interior in it.

[Dave] Yeah, I'm so excited
to see this thing done now.

That's gonna be awesome.

[Dave] The paint,
the interior,

the engine bay,
all detailed out.

To hear it roar and to
drive it down the road...

Well, I can't wait.

I'm getting goosebumps
as we speak.

And you know what?
The metal work
on this thing looks so good.

I think that the bodywork
should go pretty quick.

[Kevin] No, I agree.

It really knocked it
out of the park.

I mean, they touched
every panel

-just to save the car, so.
-[Dave laughs]

Definitely, everybody
that's worked on it so far
has done an awesome job.

All we got left is what?

Everything else.

-The rest?
-The rest.

Whatever Chris says.

Hey, Chris, please email me
and remind me what
you used to say.

I always forget.

-All that's left
is everything else.
-[Kevin] Touche.

[Dave] I can't wait
to see it painted.

-[Kevin] I know
it's gonna be cool.
- [Dave] This is great.

This is like a Volkswagen
on steroids.

And then some.

It's like a Porsche
on steroids.

[Kevin] I guess,
you could say that.

[Dave] 'Cause it is.