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00:00Oh, man.
00:02Look like it's finished.
00:03Yeah, that's a beauty there.
00:04Our truck is a 1955 Chevrolet big window.
00:08You need us just to wash it?
00:10We want to do some upgrades.
00:13This is always the fun part right here.
00:15Penny and Danny's truck has been all show and no go.
00:18That's just the best.
00:19Damn, dude.
00:21It's time to get this truck on the road.
00:24Hey, Mike.
00:25No scratching, brother.
00:26Damn, I'm already getting nervous.
00:29A little bit more.
00:30Woo!
00:31Woo!
00:32Damn it.
00:33Oh, I knew I should've stayed home.
00:34Stayed in bed.
00:36Joe and I are going to hit the road and head out west, baby.
00:41We brought our 65 Riviera.
00:42We're going to stick it in the event and see what happens with it.
00:4565 youth Riviera, of course, built by Martin Brother Customs.
00:48We'll know tomorrow if we win something.
00:50What do you mean this?
00:51Come on, Joe.
00:53What's happening, guys?
00:54We made it.
00:55You guys want to come take a look?
00:57I'm ready.
00:59Woo!
01:00Oh, my God.
01:02I'm Joe Martin.
01:03I've been building cars and bikes since I was just a little kid.
01:07My team hunts down rusted wrecks.
01:10Are we going to work today, Joe, or what?
01:12We knock out the ugly and put in the cool
01:16and turn these buckets of rust into street art.
01:20This is Iron Resurrection.
01:29So we got a call from Mr. Clay.
01:31Some of his friends, Danny and Penny Cobb, have a really cool 55 Chevy Stepside truck.
01:37It's been sitting in their driveway for a while.
01:39It's time to get this thing on the road.
01:41They're going to bring it to us.
01:42We're going to take a look.
01:43We'll go for it.
01:47Got to get the body off the frame.
01:49You know, Mr. Clay, he's basically become part of the shop.
01:51So if they're friends with Mr. Clay, I'm sure they're going to be friends of the shop.
01:54I can't wait to hear this anymore.
01:56Man.
01:57Woo!
01:58There you guys are.
01:59My name's Danny Cobbs, my wife Penny.
02:02We got this truck unloaded.
02:03What's going on, guys?
02:04Hey.
02:05Hey, Penny.
02:06Hey.
02:07How are you?
02:08And our truck is a 1955 Chevrolet big window that we've been working on for a few years.
02:13So you got this truck unloaded?
02:14Yeah.
02:15We're ready to do some work on it.
02:16All right.
02:17Well, man, I remember this truck looking pretty good.
02:19We bought it online.
02:20Online.
02:21And we started from ground zero and repainted it a whole different color and went from there.
02:27Won some kind of award at Marksville.
02:29Yeah.
02:30Yeah, it won Best of Show the year before last.
02:31Oh.
02:32So...
02:33We got it to a certain stage, and at this time we want to do some upgrades.
02:36I can't imagine it needs too much.
02:38Right?
02:39I can't need a whole lot.
02:40It needs a Martin touch.
02:42They want to upgrade the motor and go to an LS3.
02:46Oh, it needs motor.
02:47And brakes.
02:48They're sad.
02:49To say the least.
02:52Danny talked about bigger rotors, bigger brakes.
02:55Hydroboost.
02:56We'll probably do a wheel change.
02:57So a lot of cosmetic things, but, you know, the motor's going to be the main thing.
03:01Basically, you guys got this investment that you can't enjoy.
03:04That's right.
03:05Let's get it out on the road and let people see it instead of riding in a trailer because
03:09it won't run.
03:10Well, let's go get a look at this thing.
03:11Yeah.
03:12All right.
03:18Oh, man.
03:19Look like it's finished.
03:20Yeah, that's a beauty there.
03:22Well, thanks.
03:23I was very impressed with it.
03:25That color's awesome.
03:26Mm.
03:27It's brandy wine.
03:28It sure is.
03:29Doesn't look like it needs any work.
03:31You need us just to wash it?
03:33Yeah.
03:34And the interior looks great in the scene.
03:36It looks easy to work on, Joe, but it's going to be hard because it's so nice.
03:39You know, on this build here, I don't know if I'll be doing anything.
03:42Yeah, you better keep me away from this, man.
03:44I'm kind of like a bull in a china closet.
03:46Man, the truck's got a lot of the hard work's done.
03:49Yeah, the motor's just, it's tired.
03:51The 5 has a 400 small block in it.
03:53It's slobbering water, smoking on the left bank.
03:56That's not good.
03:57They're kind of prone to overheating.
03:58It's time to charm it up.
04:00Yeah.
04:01Charm it up, man.
04:02That's a good word for it.
04:06Yeah.
04:07Well, man, it looks nice in there.
04:08The 400's a good motor.
04:09They make a lot of power, a lot of torque.
04:11But, you know, we've been putting these LS's in, and they're nice because they're the modern engine, and they're just dependable, a lot of power.
04:18Can you imagine an LS after that little lazy 400?
04:21Yeah.
04:22Can you imagine an LS?
04:24Yeah.
04:25Oh, man.
04:26The horsepower on this is going to be extremely different than what I have now.
04:29It has a 400 small block, which is peppy, but it's not compared to what we're doing.
04:34I don't know what you'll have to do radiator-wise.
04:36Right, right.
04:37You'll have to swap that with the LS.
04:38We probably would, yes.
04:39The transmission will be an upgrade, as well as the exhaust system, and some custom work under the hood.
04:46What size wheels do we got on here?
04:48There are 18s.
04:4918s all the way around?
04:50Yeah.
04:51Okay.
04:52You know it would look sharp on this truck.
04:53I mean, you got big fender wheels on here, so you get a 19 in the front, and we go to a 20 in the back.
04:57Kind of gives it that big and little look.
04:58Okay.
04:59I knew he was going to want to stagger them.
05:00Just give the truck kind of a new appearance.
05:02You know, when I look at the color of this truck, and in the interior, I got a wheel in mind.
05:06The bronzy one?
05:07Yeah.
05:08There's a Budnick wheel.
05:09They make three or four styles, I think, would look killer on this truck.
05:12Been like this for five or six years now, and he wants to just kind of give it a new look.
05:15So I think a new set of wheels will definitely set it off.
05:18We got one key thing we're going to revolve on this thing.
05:21Don't scratch it.
05:22Oh.
05:23Uh-huh.
05:24Man, I don't even want to touch it, Joe.
05:25We do not want to scratch it.
05:26We've got to be very careful working on this thing, because we do not want to touch up candy brandywine paint job.
05:32It's very difficult to touch up.
05:34So that's going to be the top thing.
05:37We've got to be very careful with this paint job.
05:39Look, I appreciate the opportunity to work on this thing.
05:41Sure.
05:42We thank y'all.
05:43And we'll get it in the shop and start tearing it down, guys.
05:46Awesome.
05:47Thanks.
05:48I appreciate it.
05:49All right.
05:50This truck's really nice, and I think if they can enjoy it and use it comfortably, dependably,
05:53I think, you know, obviously it's going to make it that much more of an enjoyable ride for them.
05:57All right.
05:58So after talking to Danny about his 55 Chevy big window, he decided he definitely wants to do an LS conversion.
06:13So first thing we're going to do is send it over to Zach's, get the old motor out, get the other one mounted in.
06:17All right, Zach.
06:18This thing's looking killer already.
06:20Yeah.
06:21Yeah.
06:22I mean, yeah.
06:23Truck looks nice, man.
06:24So the new engine going in this big window truck is a 6-liter LS engine.
06:27It's going to make a lot more power.
06:28It's going to be a lot more reliable than that old small-block Chevy.
06:31Get some better drivability out of it.
06:33I think so, man.
06:34More power.
06:35Just an all-around better motor.
06:36I think it'll be a better fit for this truck in the end.
06:38Hopefully we don't have any issues with the firewall.
06:41Yeah.
06:42Or the transmission tunnel.
06:43I hope not.
06:44You know, these trucks that come in look like that, sometimes they're harder to work on than one that's not looking like that,
06:49just simply because you can't scratch them.
06:51You know, it's tight in there, but I don't know.
06:54Hopefully it'll fit.
06:55It'll fit.
06:56It's damage control.
06:58That's right.
06:59So we'll wrap this thing up like a little present and be real careful.
07:02Knock on wood.
07:03Don't knock on the truck.
07:04Oh, yeah.
07:05Knock on wood.
07:06Hope it'll fit.
07:07Simple deal.
07:08Ready to throw down on it?
07:09First thing we're going to do is get the hood off of it.
07:14All right.
07:15Now we're free.
07:16All right.
07:17There it is.
07:18That wasn't too bad.
07:19Yeah.
07:20No scratches yet.
07:21What do you want to do next, Zach?
07:22Let me get the jack out.
07:25Do we have some blocks or no?
07:26We have a jack.
07:27We sure do.
07:28We're trying to get it to the spot where we can get the motor out of it.
07:31Well, it's on air, so when it comes down to you.
07:32You better get up there and help you out.
07:33Mm-hmm.
07:34Mm-hmm.
07:35Mm-hmm.
07:36You lose it, Jack.
07:37Whoa!
07:38Damn it.
07:39You lose it, Jack.
07:40Whoa!
07:41Damn it.
07:42How'd that slide off that?
07:43Pop the rack.
07:45It's on air, so when it comes down to you.
07:47We're going to go get up there and help you out.
07:48Mm-hmm.
07:49You lose it, Jack.
07:50Whoa!
07:51Damn it!
07:52You lose it.
07:53Yeah!
07:54Whoa!
07:55Damn it.
07:56.
07:57How'd that slide off that?
07:59Pop the rack.
08:01Okay.
08:02It's on air, so when it comes down to you.
08:03The cast, the body of the rack.
08:07It's all right, racks are cheap.
08:11Put it, Joe.
08:13I'm pleading to fit right now.
08:15Oh, I knew I should've stayed home, stayed in bed.
08:17How about those Packers?
08:19Something's creepy with it.
08:33What I'm doing right now is drawing Danny and Penny's 55 Big Window Truck.
08:37The style of them, to me, is spot on from the factory.
08:43And the design's cool, especially the big back window,
08:45because back then you had an option.
08:47You had a little tiny window in the back,
08:49or you had this big panoramic rear window.
08:51It just gives the truck this really cool open-air kind of look.
08:55It's a crowd pleaser.
08:59You know, it's one of those things you look at it and they got the design right on.
09:03And I mean, this thing was supposed to be used as an implement.
09:06Back in the day, a truck was something you used on the farm,
09:09or maybe just used in the business.
09:11Fast forward all these years and get this killer-looking truck,
09:15and everybody wants to customize them now.
09:19You don't have to do much to them.
09:20You get a nice stance, some wheels, maybe a frame, big motor.
09:26The truck really, the appearance isn't going to change much.
09:28I mean, the paint job's got nice paint jobs.
09:30Really nice truck.
09:32So we're going to do a wheel change.
09:33But the main thing is Danny wants to do an ALS center.
09:35He wants a little more power.
09:36He wants dependable power.
09:38Just some minor body mods.
09:40We got a few little cosmetic changes maybe under the hood we're going to do.
09:43Just little details.
09:44I think we'll bring it up to the next level.
09:47You know, Danny's kind of in a tight timeframe.
09:49He wants to enjoy this thing.
09:50He's been working on it for five or six years.
09:52But he's ready to get it back on the road.
09:53So take it from there.
09:56Let me catch up with you.
09:57Man, this truck's cleaning up underneath.
09:59Yeah, it's brand new.
10:00One more.
10:01Wee!
10:02Okay.
10:03Hopefully that was the hardest thing that's going to be on this project.
10:04Holy .
10:05Man, it's easier to put the motor in.
10:06There it is.
10:07All right, Zach.
10:08It's all yours, man.
10:09I'll take over.
10:10Zach can go to work on it.
10:11Unhooking the hoses, electrical stuff.
10:12Just draining the rest of it.
10:13Just draining the rest of it.
10:14Let me catch up with you.
10:15Man, this truck's cleaning up underneath.
10:16Yeah, it's brand new.
10:17One more.
10:18Wee!
10:19Okay.
10:20I'll take it.
10:21It kind of makes it tough when they're like that.
10:22You could probably take that.
10:23Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:24Hopefully that was the hardest thing that's going to be on this project.
10:25Holy .
10:26Man, it's easier to put the motor in.
10:27There it is.
10:28All right, Zach.
10:29It's all yours, man.
10:30I'll take over.
10:31Zach can go to work on it.
10:32Unhooking the hoses, electrical stuff.
10:33Just draining the radiator.
10:37One thing to be real careful about is it's painted.
10:40How's it coming, Zach?
10:41What's it coming along?
10:43Everything's finished on this truck.
10:44I'm only here for moral support at the time being.
10:46I'll take it.
10:47It kind of makes it tough when they're like that.
10:49You could probably take this off, too.
10:50Yeah, this is coming all the...
10:52I might pull the grill.
10:54So just being real careful with the paint and the chrome
10:56and all the other stuff around it.
11:01Here we go.
11:02You got it?
11:03I got it.
11:04Yep, one piece.
11:06Since it's bigger or heavier,
11:07it'll take a few of us to get the motor.
11:09Man, you're going to have to do some truck driving
11:11when we get it in there, Josh.
11:13To protect the firewall and the fender wells
11:15and the grill and stuff.
11:17Okay.
11:18Up.
11:19Yeah, up.
11:21That's probably good.
11:22Right there.
11:23Okay, whoop.
11:24You're hitting the tunnel.
11:25We're close.
11:28We're loose.
11:29That was close.
11:30All right, let it drain for a minute.
11:32It's puking out the back.
11:33Oh, is it?
11:35Easy, Zach.
11:36Easy, brother.
11:37All right, keep going up, Joe.
11:39Go up, Joe.
11:41Okay, come out.
11:43You got it, Zach.
11:44I got it, Mike.
11:45Lord have mercy.
11:46Oh, you're clear.
11:47All right.
11:48Well, that's good work, boys.
11:49I say we call it a day.
11:50Yes, sir.
11:51Get the rationale in the morning.
11:52I don't think you can go into an argument about that.
11:53You can argue about that, Mike?
11:54No.
11:55I'll take it.
11:56I was ready to go before we started it.
11:57Damn.
11:58Oh, man.
11:59You getting figured out, Zach?
12:00Oh, I'm getting there, Mike.
12:01Today, Zach wouldn't be working on the big window truck.
12:02What's your next step, brother?
12:03You got to get these motor mounts cut on out of here and make way for that engine.
12:21So we got to do new motor mounts because the mounting points on the LS versus the old
12:26small block Chevy are going to be a little different.
12:28And, you know, these new motor mounts are a little bit better in design than the ones
12:31that are currently on the truck.
12:33Okay.
12:34Yeah, you get that and I'll grab Ken.
12:35Hey, more hands are better.
12:36Yeah.
12:37It's just going to give, you know, better vibration inside the cab.
12:39It's going to fit right.
12:40They'll just be all around better deals.
12:51We're going to go in there.
12:52I'm going to cut out the old motor mounts.
12:54They're not going to work with this new style motor and we're going to want to move it
12:57to a slightly different position, kind of make it more ideal.
13:06We don't do a lot of finished painted trucks like this one, so it's, you know, a little
13:10scary working around it, trying to keep the paint nice.
13:17Once the old motor mounts get out of the way, we can get the new motor and then we can start
13:21mocking up and fabbing some new motor mounts for this engine.
13:24With the template on the plasma cutter, I'll go ahead and map all those points out in the program.
13:30The plasma table will follow those lines and get these things cut out nice and perfect.
13:37These new motor mounts are going to look pretty nice.
13:43We're going to do a little bit of an upgrade from what this thing had before.
13:53So it's going to be a little bit stronger.
13:55It's going to look a little bit more cleaner.
13:58Nice and smoky.
14:02Daniel delivered this new LS engine to us.
14:05I think it's got some performance goodies in it.
14:07Nice looking motor.
14:08I think he's going to be happy with it.
14:09We just got to get it color changed, get it set in the truck.
14:17The first thing Brian's going to do when he paints this motor is we're going to put a sealer coat on it.
14:22Use the black sealer because it's going to protect the metal.
14:26It's going to give something for the paint to bind to.
14:30Once Brian gets a sealer coat on there, it's going to go with the bronze color.
14:34Danny wanted to do bronze, something to match the wheels that are eventually going to be on here.
14:38And so it's just going to kind of contrast the rest of the components of the truck.
14:49All right, so Brian just finished painting this new LS for the 55 big one in the truck.
14:52I hope he likes the color.
14:54Straight up, it's a joke.
14:56Zach's reassembling this thing.
14:58Now we get to put it in the truck.
15:01All right.
15:02You're going to have to do some truck driving or something.
15:08You're clear, Joe.
15:09All right.
15:10This is a straight up bobcat move right here.
15:13Damn, I'm already getting nervous.
15:15All right, straight in.
15:17All right, down.
15:19Slow and easy.
15:21All right, come to me a little bit, Joe.
15:23Watch your connectors.
15:24Whoa.
15:25Whoa.
15:26Whoa.
15:27Hold on.
15:28Hold on, hold on, guys.
15:29I know.
15:30I know.
15:31By now we're installing the engine in the big window truck.
15:32I am on a motor mount.
15:33Well, hold on.
15:34I don't want to get jammed.
15:35Well, I'm not doing it.
15:36Hey, Joe.
15:37Can you just give it a touch up?
15:38Up?
15:39Just a touch.
15:40So we got the new motor mounts fabbed up.
15:41Got everything painted up.
15:42Need a pry bar or something.
15:43How big is it?
15:44How big is it?
15:45How big is it?
15:46How big is it?
15:47How big is it?
15:48How big is it?
15:49How big is it?
15:50How big is it?
15:51How big is it?
15:52How big is it?
15:53How big is it?
15:54I'm not doing it.
15:55Hey, Joe.
15:56Can you just give it a touch up?
15:57Up?
15:58Just a touch.
15:59So we got the new motor mounts fabbed up.
16:00Got everything painted up.
16:01Need a pry bar or something.
16:02How big?
16:03I need something to line this hole up with, Zach.
16:06This?
16:07That's it.
16:08We don't want to scratch the motor.
16:09We do not want to scratch the firewall or the fender
16:11wheel.
16:12So let's get very careful getting this thing inside.
16:14Hey, Mike.
16:15No scratching, brother.
16:17Well, careful with that back.
16:20Yeah.
16:21No scratching.
16:22I think we've got to go up with that.
16:29I think it needs to slide this way.
16:31Come back up?
16:32Yeah.
16:33Yeah.
16:34Here we go, boy.
16:35It's always critical to get these angles right,
16:38getting these motors in.
16:39Each vehicle kind of poses its own difficulties.
16:42It's getting hooked up.
16:43It's resting on the motor mount, Joe.
16:45I don't know.
16:46I can't see the hole.
16:48Might need to pull this bolt.
16:49Unfortunately, this 55, we've got a tall core support.
16:51We've got to get over.
16:52And we've got to put it at a drastic angle.
16:54And it's always nerve wracking because that engine's
16:56kind of hanging in there.
16:57Hey, Joe.
16:58Yeah.
16:59Let it down a little bit.
17:00All right?
17:01Coming down, brother.
17:02The whole thing's twisted.
17:03.
17:04We've got to be real careful here.
17:05We need to lower it down, reset the straps,
17:07pick it back up, and reset the motor.
17:09Careful now.
17:10We're on jack stand.
17:11That's close.
17:12And by the way, also, try not to scratch anything.
17:15There it is.
17:17Damn.
17:21Damn, Mike.
17:23You know how it is, Joe.
17:24I know how it is, man.
17:25You know, these things never just drop right in perfectly.
17:28We had a little hang up where the engine got a little cocked
17:30on the motor mount.
17:31So we had to, you know, get Mike under there with his legs
17:33to bench press it out of there.
17:34But, you know.
17:35So this is how these things normally go.
17:36You know, they've got a couple hang ups here and there.
17:38But overall, it's a good install.
17:40We hooked up now, boys.
17:41All right.
17:42The motor wants to swing back, so.
17:44So now this is in.
17:45I'm going to go ahead and get these brakes finished up,
17:47do some plumbing.
17:48Zach's left by himself.
17:50Hey, don't worry.
17:51I'll take it from here, guys.
17:52Get the wheels and tires ordered up for it,
17:54and then we should be pretty close.
17:55I'll finish it.
17:56Damn, Zach, got it looking good, man.
17:58Yes, sir.
17:59Got it all blown off.
18:00Yeah.
18:01Gave it a good once over.
18:02I think it's good for the show.
18:03Well, today we're packing up for the Good Guys show
18:05in Scottsdale, Arizona.
18:06Looking good, man.
18:07Well, hell, that's loaded, Zach.
18:08Last year we customized a 65 Riviera
18:11for our really great customer, Butch.
18:13Oh, wow.
18:14Oh, my God.
18:15Look at that color.
18:16Oh, my God.
18:17Oh, my God.
18:18Oh, my God.
18:19Oh, my God.
18:20Oh, my God.
18:21Oh, my God.
18:23Oh, my God.
18:24Oh, my God.
18:25Oh, my God.
18:26Oh, my God.
18:27Oh, my God.
18:28Oh, my God.
18:29Oh, my God.
18:31Oh, my God.
18:32This car was so loud.
18:33It was ugly, so loud.
18:35My father drove it around.
18:36It was like, your dad view it.
18:38Now it's like a sinister, mean-looking creature.
18:42I mean, it changes the color as you look at it.
18:45Look at the bud mix.
18:46Wow.
18:47Beautiful.
18:48It's low.
18:49It's got a tire.
18:50It's sleek.
18:51Every line on the car is perfect.
18:53This year, it's going to good, guys.
18:56The Good Guys show is really cool.
18:57It's a national car event.
18:59The Good Guys seems to bring out some really top-notch cars,
19:01some really top-notch talent.
19:05All right, looking good, Zach.
19:06Come on up.
19:08At the Good Guys event, there's a lot of awards,
19:10different classes, that sort of thing.
19:12Let me go look real quick, Zach.
19:14So we'll put the car in the builder's row there,
19:17and maybe it'll get picked or something.
19:25Whew!
19:26Joe and I are going to hit the road and head out west, baby.
19:28You always tell me where y'all want me.
19:39Which way are we going?
19:40I'm an assistant.
19:41Now that we've got the motor installed,
19:43the next big thing is to get the transmission hooked up.
19:45We're just going to have to wing this, man.
19:47You know, in a situation like this,
19:49the more hands and more eyes you got,
19:51the better off it is, and we'll get it knocked out.
19:53One, two, three.
19:54Once the transmission's in and all hooked up,
19:55we can get the exhaust on, the brakes, the wiring,
19:57and get this thing ready to go down the road.
19:59All right.
20:00You ready, Zach?
20:01Yeah, I'm in position.
20:02All right, coming at you.
20:03So normally we opt to do the engine and transmission install
20:05as one piece, clear as long as you don't...
20:08But because this is a finished show truck
20:10and we didn't want to do any scratches or anything unnecessary...
20:12Oh!
20:13Quarter inch, bruh.
20:14It worked.
20:15We went ahead and separated them,
20:16so we put the engine in first,
20:18and now we just got to get that transmission in.
20:19We always save the crap to do at the end of the day.
20:22Yeah, so it's going to be a little bit more work,
20:24a little extra steps, a little finicky,
20:25but we should be able to get it.
20:26There, we're going to run into the engine,
20:28so we've got to start going up with it.
20:29You can be there, Dave, so...
20:31We've got to be getting close, bruh.
20:33We're hitting something.
20:35That motor's going to have to come down just a notch.
20:37Yeah.
20:38Now you've got a quarter inch.
20:41We're pretty good right there.
20:43Oh, wow.
20:44You got this in.
20:45I ain't playing.
20:46I've done this before, bruh.
20:47That's installed.
20:48Well, that was easy enough, fellas.
20:49I hate to say it.
20:50That went in pretty smooth.
20:51I'm happy with that.
20:52No scratches, no dings, no nothing.
20:53We're good.
20:54I'm done here.
20:55I'm done.
20:56Hey, I appreciate the help, guys.
20:57I'm done.
20:58Tell me when you need me.
20:59Yeah, I'll keep at it.
21:00So we're really excited here.
21:01We're at Scottsdale Good Guys event, and we brought our 65 Riviera.
21:02We're going to stick it in the event and see what happens with it.
21:07There's a lot of nice cars here.
21:09Be some stiff competition, man.
21:10So, we definitely hope it'll play in the event.
21:11We'll be able to play in the event.
21:12I'm done here.
21:13I'm done here.
21:14I'm done.
21:15I'm done.
21:16Hey, I appreciate the help, guys.
21:17I'm done.
21:18Tell me when you need me.
21:19Yeah, I'll keep at it.
21:20So we're really excited here.
21:23We're at Scottsdale Good Guys event, and we brought our 65 Riviera.
21:26It'll be some stiff competition, man.
21:28So, we definitely hope it'll place.
21:33A lot of times when we come to the show, it's just me and Amanda and Blue.
21:36Hey, guys.
21:37Hi.
21:38But this time, we got the owners of the car, Butch and Linda.
21:42How you doing?
21:43Good to see you.
21:44How are you?
21:45Yes, sir.
21:46I'm Butch Umali.
21:47My wife, Linda Umali.
21:48We're from Long Island, New York.
21:49Wow, look at that.
21:50What do you think?
21:51It gets better every time you see it.
21:52I know.
21:53We love our Riviera so much.
21:54The sunlight does a lot to it.
21:55It has sparkles in it.
21:56It changes colors depending on the angle you're standing.
21:58Beautiful car.
21:59It is.
22:00You can't stop looking at it.
22:01I'm sorry.
22:02I know it.
22:03And it's just, it's beautiful.
22:04You're not going to say glistening?
22:05It's glistening.
22:06OK.
22:07So we're hoping it's going to win for sure.
22:10Come on.
22:11We hope it wins something.
22:12I don't see anybody better than this.
22:13Come on.
22:14We want to win the Best in Show Award, or the Best Builders Award.
22:18Because Joan Martin deserves it.
22:20Look at all the hard work you put into that car.
22:22It's, it's get some eyes on it.
22:24Everywhere you go.
22:25Forget about the money.
22:26Nope.
22:27You have to have hands to do that kind of work.
22:28And he does.
22:29We'll see how it does, man.
22:30Hand built.
22:31Beautiful.
22:32Beautiful, beautiful car.
22:33Oh my God, beautiful.
22:34Today, I'm installing the brakes on the 55 big window truck.
22:46Well, these are drum brakes.
22:48We're switching to disc brakes.
22:49Disc brakes are going to be a little bit more efficient.
22:51They're going to be less weight.
22:53Nice.
22:54Cool.
22:55Do this brake swap.
22:56We have to get some axles out of the housing.
22:58And the only way to get the axles out is to pull these clips in the center of the differential.
23:04So this is a GM-12 bolt.
23:06And with these axles, the way you retain them is with something called a C-clip.
23:11and with that you have to take off this differential cover pull the spider gears
23:19out to actually get access to the c-clips so we can pull the axle out of the
23:25differential housing all that holds your entire axle wheel on the car
23:41that's it so I got all the old brakes off laid up next to the new ones the next step is just to
23:52clean off the old ones and get these new ones ready to go look like it's gonna fit it all
23:57why did they put a BOP rear axle on this thing that's what they had laying around I guess yeah
24:04little patterns right that doesn't the register is different so it turns out we ordered the wrong
24:13style of brake for this rear axle here ish so we're 200 thou off initially we thought that this actual
24:21might have been a beautiful Pontiac 12 bolt which is gonna have a different style bearing but actually
24:26what happened is this is a six-bolt axle that got converted to a five lug and two sizes that's gonna
24:33change up things the bearings a different size the hub registers different one's a 12-volt 10-volt
24:39small hole in the center this one's bigger so we have to get the one that is a correct size so I
24:45guess I'll just go ahead and I'll find the new backing plates and I'll I'll get those ordered
24:49cool I'll get plugged in the front brakes in the meantime alrighty fun cool
25:03okay that's done
25:14it's always nerve-wracking bringing a car to an event especially you know this far away from home
25:24I want to go check out some of the other rides well it's always good to check out the competition
25:29yeah keep us on our toes yep that's killer isn't it uh-huh you know the good guys they bring out a
25:42lot of really cool cars this is a roaster shop bed yeah that's awesome a lot of high-end cars 66
25:50Chevelle's killer you know you're gonna see a lot of talented builders is this your car is
25:55custom no customers car we built it for a client at a right here local in Gilbert the judges walk
26:00around and they'll make their picks that's killer man for sure yeah we hand machine the grill bars
26:06um I think some other builders walk around and make the picks
26:09so it'll be interesting to see it's a little nerve-wracking so you know that you're trying to win
26:19something you just like fingers crossed you hope you win something we love stainless exhausts so
26:31the 55 big window truck needs some exhaust work to tie the new motor in the new headers into parts of
26:36the old exhaust system so I'm putting my man Dave on it actually I think I'd like to take a little bit
26:40out of that yeah Dave will definitely make new sections that tie into the new exhaust manifolds
26:44good news is we can salvage some of the existing exhaust system I like that save a little time
26:52save a little money I think I can make that work but we have to use the new pieces to tie
26:56everything together we're building the puzzle backwards so we'll cut some pieces and fit them up and
27:13and pack them together and then we'll fully weld it some of that fits nice I do say so myself I think the
27:25exhaust system is going to work great now sounds good it's going to work good it's going to make make
27:28power I think it's going to work great with a new motor so at the good guys show they always have an
27:40incredible swap meet yeah like collecting these hood ornaments are cool we're going to see if
27:45there's anything that we need to put our hands on and take back with us I don't know if we're ever
27:49going to find another one of these as we're walking through the swap meet something catches my eye
27:53there's a unique it's a story with this thing man it uh hung on Hollywood Boulevard at the the Walk of
27:59Fame this one really cool old Hollywood Boulevard vintage streetlight it was built in the 40s it was
28:07taken down in the late 80s if I can get my hands on this thing for a good price it's going home with us
28:12the cars that drove down Hollywood Boulevard I can imagine in that era I just I don't know if we
28:19brought that much money make me a reasonable offer it's all a game and you know this I know thousand
28:26wouldn't get it that's not how you ask you get you're getting warmer I shot real low hoping we
28:32wouldn't get it I knew that's what you're doing how about you buy me dinner we make it 1200 that is a
28:38very unique piece take 1100 deal what I can't believe you bought it that is thank you maybe you
28:46should be the one buying cars so the customer wanted this battery to be relocated because you
28:56can see through this fender well into that battery and it just doesn't look good on a show truck so
29:01what we end up doing is we're gonna rotate this battery to tuck it more inside and I'm gonna build
29:06a nice cover for it so you won't even see it so first thing I got to do is got to get a piece
29:11of metal to work with probably gonna make it out of aluminum so it's a bit more lightweight I'm gonna
29:17take it back to my template scribe all the lines on it that I need cut off the excess and start bending
29:27my goal with this box was to keep it nice and simple but also staying nice and visually appealing
29:37so I'm gonna go ahead and add a couple bends I'm gonna add a couple b-rolls into it that'll add
29:42complexity but I'm hoping to still keep it nice and simple so I got my battery box all formed up here
29:51now it's got to weld it up and move on so the battery box is done you can see how it really
30:03tucks that battery up close so I'm on the home stretch I can see the light at the end of the
30:08tunnel and I'm really looking forward to getting this thing out go ahead and get this thing taken
30:12off just gotta get this thing over to Brian he can paint it black all right Jack you got ready
30:21to fit a tire huh yes sir so on Danny's truck we're gonna put some new Budnick wheels on there
30:25got this thing all set up ready to go I think the 20 and 22 combo is gonna look killer on it's gonna
30:29fill the well up yeah it's gonna be considerably larger than what he had on yeah it's gonna give
30:34this thing a whole new face look we can only get this thing thrown up there I guess so man let's
30:38see what's gonna do use our measuring tool literally mount the tire to the tool and adjust
30:44your offset very critical we measure correctly because these custom set of wheels once you order
30:53them you make the mistake order them wrong you own them all righty nice man a lot of times they
30:58can't be corrected it's tight but it's clear man it will clear got clearance for our brakes now yeah
31:05that's the big problem those old wheels they couldn't clear those calipers especially in the
31:08front so we got everything in there we don't want anything to rub anymore at 22 it's perfectly that
31:13size fender well man oh exactly so that was the reason we wanted to take our time make sure we got
31:18the correct fitment uh correct tire size I'm happy with it if you are I'll get Nick to go ahead and order
31:23these up for us that's cool but now that we can safely say things are have the clearance we need
31:28we're gonna go ahead and get the wheels coming appreciate it good yes sir one more step yeah get it on the road
31:33almost there all right all right all right here we are it's the last day of the good guys Sunday
31:49Scottsdale event first one of the year we brought a 65 Riviera to show so we'll see what happens here
31:55hopefully it wins something what do you mean it come on so man and I are walking back to the car
32:03and strolling around a little bit and lo and behold we got this nice surprise waiting for us damn we got
32:10a sticker damn the Riv made custom ride of the year finalists I was hoping that'd be the case so that's
32:18it's basically the best award that we could have gotten at this show well I mean it came in late
32:23in the day but better late than never yeah because it's an award that says you're up for the top eight
32:29or nine or ten cars that you know we're gonna see all year long yeah that's awesome don't feel it
32:35off man that's a pretty nice circle to be in that's cool yeah it is real cool I'm just gonna be excited
32:43damn the feeling is beyond good because this is a car that went from being almost in the garbage to
32:55being a number one car in Scottsdale Arizona how could you be better it's gonna be amazing I'm gonna
33:04drive the car to the winner's circle and claim our award and put it up in the air and tell everybody
33:08I'll be at number one
33:1565 Yule Riviera of course built by Martin Brother Customs
33:18we beat everybody here this car is great Martin Brothers are great and I can't thank them enough we won that's great
33:24a lot of heart and soul went in this car so it's cool for us to be able to do these things
33:30kind of live vicariously through our customers so we're pretty proud of it
33:38what's going Zach what's going on Joe Zach doing the finishing touches on this 55 truck well man
33:47I got kind of a last-minute request Danny and Penny there really want to put a core support cover on
33:52this thing it's kind of like this little showpiece for their new engine it's kind of like the little
33:56jewel when they open up the hood man yeah I like that I'm in a time crunch they want to pick it up go
34:01to some shows I can draw it out better and I can explain it so I'm gonna see if we can collaborate
34:05on something and get it knocked out for them here's kind of what I'm thinking the design idea I think it'd be cool
34:10kind of goes with the flow of the truck really so you can almost make this and this is one piece right
34:15of a break right in here you know the trucks got a lot of radiuses kind of round and bubbly
34:19something like this man keep it clean little metal finish it'd be simple but it looked cool it'd look killer man
34:27hopefully means that could come up an idea plan fits under the hood and looks cool 42 and a half 43
34:33make sure we're on the same page dude what if we did something like that just a slight little roll roll
34:39it down start cutting some metal it's gonna look good man
34:46it's all smooth now what's going on Zach looking good dude yeah he's gonna dig that it's really
35:04gonna make that engine bay look clean that's just the best damn dude that was definitely worth the
35:10effort man this is always the fun part right here got the wheels and tires in for the big window truck
35:22today that means you're close Zach yes sir you get those thrown on then off to the dyno well here on
35:30the big one you know Zach's got this thing all buttoned up looking good it really fills that gap a lot
35:34better than the last one did put the wheels on it primo it's just what it needed can't see any of the
35:39brakes it's actually kind of cool look I'm sure the owners will be impressed you like a wheel man
35:45you could be a NASCAR wheel man that looks beautiful it woke the truck up God I like that wheel let's
35:52take a look see if it on the ground Zach people don't really believe that when you say wheels wake up
35:56something but when you see a car and say damn look at that car well look at the wheels on it
35:59because that's got a lot to do with the way the car looks I like those caps on there
36:05yeah that looks way better that changes the whole look of this truck yeah it sure does wakes that
36:11kind of thing it does and it's gonna go with the engine and the interior no Joe sees it long as
36:16it's sitting low he's gonna love it that's badass Zach how's it going Zach so Joe I heard it was
36:25ready Zach's been working on Danny and Penny's 55 truck yeah I think we're about ready to give it a
36:30fire up oh yeah I've been wiring everything up so he thinks it's ready to run let's hear it brother
36:34man it make sure it's in park oh it's in park all right my foot's on the brake damn you ready for
36:42it yeah let's hear it brother so I've been plugging away on this motor got all the wiring and plumbing
36:51done I think it's ready to start up you ready for it yeah
36:54sounds good man yeah you never really get tired of that no so Zach just fired up this motor in his 55
37:09truck sounds great good good wolf of that thing yeah so we swapped from a small block Chevy to a LS
37:24motor I smell it you love that smell smell it very similar but they are different that ain't bad for
37:29startup sounds pretty good this one's gonna be more modern have more power more drivability oh man I
37:34think Danny's gonna be pretty excited there I think so and just overall more reliable versus that older
37:39motor I'll be really excited the next thing we'll do is we'll take it for a ride good work Zach sounds
37:44good brother sure does
37:46good brother sure does
37:46good
38:08What do you think?
38:18It rides pretty good, doesn't it?
38:20Yeah.
38:20Definitely the engine swap was the main focus on this project.
38:26I like it.
38:27The motor he went with was a 6-liter LS.
38:30Pretty strong.
38:31It sounds great.
38:34Wow.
38:35Just the way it drives, you know?
38:38It's not often you get to work with bones this good.
38:40Yeah, I know.
38:42There's another list Danny provided to us,
38:45the kind of wish list he wanted to do with the trucks.
38:48We did the battery box.
38:50Zach made a really trick cover for that.
38:52Get some upgrading components.
38:54Uh-huh.
38:54Made some trick stainless exhaust.
38:56Four support cover, which we can't see from here.
38:58Yeah, and then the last cherry on the top was a wheel change.
39:00I'm loving the wheel color combo with this paint color.
39:04It looks really great.
39:05Well, the wheels are going to be a game changer.
39:07It just kind of ties everything together.
39:08It does.
39:09Looks great.
39:10Sounds great.
39:11I think they're going to be stoked.
39:20Danny and Penny are in town.
39:21They're going to come by the shop, check out their 55 truck.
39:24What's happening, guys?
39:25We made it.
39:26How's it going?
39:26Good to see you.
39:27How are you?
39:28Well, Danny and Penny haven't seen the truck in a while,
39:30and they dang sure haven't heard it fire up.
39:32So we're excited about this.
39:34Well, we're glad you guys came by.
39:36Of course, you know, we've got the new motor in there.
39:37I can't wait to hear that.
39:38It's burning turn.
39:40We somehow managed the last minute.
39:41Danny built you a nice core support cover.
39:43That was one of Danny's top of his wish list besides the motor.
39:46Unfortunately, it wasn't painted yet.
39:47So we're waiting on a few things.
39:48So we had a bare metal, so he could see it,
39:51see how it was going to look.
39:51We just saw it.
39:52You know, you guys come and sign off on it.
39:54See what you think.
39:54Also, we wanted him to pick out a color on the core support.
39:57Get a little motivated for the final day you guys get this thing.
39:59You guys want to come take a look?
40:01I'm ready.
40:02We're definitely excited for them to see it.
40:04You know, it's kind of nerve-wracking at the same time,
40:06but I think they're going to dig it.
40:11Oh, my gosh.
40:13Look at the truck.
40:14I just love seeing the reactions.
40:16Looks as good as you remember it, huh?
40:17Oh, gosh.
40:18Yes, Joe.
40:19It looks so good.
40:20No matter what the build is.
40:21I forgot how pretty it was.
40:23I mean, this thing's awesome.
40:24It's about the person, and it's that excitement.
40:27It's amazing looking to me.
40:29Well, it is.
40:29The old wheels look great on the truck,
40:32but the new wheels look awesome on the truck.
40:36Bigger.
40:37Look at the brakes.
40:38Yeah, look at those brakes.
40:39Yay!
40:40With the bigger brakes.
40:41See the bigger brakes?
40:41Those are pretty killer.
40:42It's pretty.
40:43They did a great job.
40:45Well, what do you guys want to see first?
40:46Ah, we've got to get under the hood.
40:49That's where the jewelry's at.
40:51Yes, let's look at it.
40:52We're ready.
40:54It's been a long time coming for Danny.
40:56Oh, look at that.
40:57Sweet.
40:58He's been wanting that motor in there pretty bad.
41:00That looks like he just was built with it.
41:03So I think they were pretty excited.
41:05It's awesome.
41:06Look, the motor is bronze.
41:08It is, isn't it?
41:09Match your wheels.
41:09Match your wheels.
41:11Match your interior.
41:12This is sweet.
41:13It looks really good.
41:14Good job.
41:15So there's the cover there.
41:16That looks great.
41:17Yeah.
41:18I think it did a great job.
41:19Looks like it just was built with it.
41:21I know.
41:21That's the thing.
41:22It's got a factory look to it.
41:23Yeah, it does.
41:24Yeah.
41:24It just kind of blends, flows.
41:26Yeah.
41:27Never seen one like that because he blended it into the natural metal.
41:30Yeah, you know, I see it.
41:30Good time to figure out what color this cord support would be.
41:34So we kind of wanted to get your opinion.
41:36On the motor, we did the bronze color to kind of go with the interior and stuff.
41:38Yeah.
41:38You know, you open up the hood, it's going to be kind of a little jewel in the engine bay.
41:41Oh, I really think the bronze would look killer.
41:45Hey, killer's a good, good way to...
41:47Yeah, the bronze on...
41:48Killer's a positive to me, man.
41:49I take it.
41:50Yeah.
41:50It's going to make the engine pop.
41:51It's going to make the wheels pop and the interior all kind of, you know, tie in together.
41:55Will it start?
41:57Sure will.
41:58Yeah.
41:58All right.
41:59Make that happen.
42:00That's the purest form of excitement, is when the customer sees their vehicle.
42:05Jump in there, fire it up.
42:06All right, awesome.
42:07To hear the motor is like cherry on top.
42:12I am.
42:12I'm like antsy.
42:14They can listen to it and they can check that out.
42:16Yeah, fire it up, fire it up.
42:19What do you think, girl?
42:20I'm ready.
42:21Yeah.
42:21Crank it.
42:26The motor sounded great.
42:28The way it rumbled, it was good.
42:31Got a little thump to it.
42:34And just seeing the look on his face was worth it all.
42:38Yay!
42:39Woo-hoo!
42:40We've never heard it run.
42:42That is just way...
42:43Sounds pretty killer, huh?
42:43It sounds great.
42:45So today was an awesome day, for me anyway.
42:49Golly.
42:50I can't wait to cruise it.
42:52I just can't wait.
42:53I was just...
42:54I couldn't believe it.
42:54I mean, it looks outstanding.
42:55Thank you, thank you.
42:56Glad you'll make it.
42:57They did a great job.
42:58The big old wheels with the big old brakes.
43:00Yep.
43:01It was just beyond what I expected.
43:04Well, let's get out of this hot shop, man.
43:05Yeah.
43:05Oh, yeah.
43:06Come on out.
43:08Our truck is going to be on the show circuit.
43:13This LS, this new transmission, it's going to be great.
43:17I'm ready to roll this puppy.
43:18Yeah.
43:19And we're going to cruise it.
43:22It's going to...
43:23We're going to drive it.
43:24We're going to drive it.
43:24We're going to drive it.
43:26That is so sweet.
43:27We're going to enjoy this truck.
43:28Woo-hoo!