Original subtitles

[dramatic music playing]

[Shawn] Hey, Jason!

-[Jason] What's up? -How you doing?

-Good, man. -Huh?!

-Good to see you. Always a pleasure. -You too, pal.

-Oh, my goodness! -What do you think of that?

Is that blue enough for ya?

-[Jason] It's not subtle. -[Mark] No.

This Mako Shark 2 inspired Corvette is a super custom,

six-figure build for Jason Oppenheim.

Let's pull it off the trailer for him, so you get the real effect.

[off-screen] Jason is the type of client we've been after for years.

-[clanking] -[Mark] There you go.

[Shawn] But he's been very hands-off throughout the process,

and this is the first time he's seeing the finished car.

[engine starts]

We're obviously confident in the work,

but if we could get a glowing seal of approval

from a client as prestigious as Jason,

it could be huge for the shop.

Now you wanted custom, and we gave you a custom.

[Mark] Yeah, we tried to go big.

So this is all carbon fiber fiberglass and steel, the whole car.

-Looks like you guys lowered it a bit too. -A lot.

So we tried... I tried to think about form and function.

The feel I tried to give you was that "old meets new" like we talked about.

Power windows, power seats, air conditioning, everything you wanted.

It's all like a brand-new car underneath with all the new technology.

Go ahead and open up the door.

[Shawn] It's a custom fit.

You just press this engine start button?

[Mark] Yup. You turn the key on, hit the button, and it fires right up.

[Shawn] Fire it up.

[engine rumbles]

Give it a little rev!

[revving engine]

It'll move.

Very much of a muscle car sound.

Yeah.

You said you wanted efficiency, and you got it.

It's reliable and it's comfortable to drive.

So the big question is,

did we hit the mark or not?

[Jason] Well, guys...

[tense music playing]

...I wanted like a really cool hot rod,

and you guys really knocked it out.

Super one-of-a-kind, super custom.

-You guys... -Thanks, man. I appreciate that.

-Seems like a kid again, doesn't he? -That means a lot to me.

-It's really gonna be just a fun car. -[Mark chuckles] Yeah.

Jason is the kind of guy who's seen everything.

All the high-end cars, luxury builds, exotic builds.

-I wanna show some of my agents. -Cool.

Hey, guys, check this 'Vette out.

So for him to look at this car and be this excited about it,

that's really what we've been looking for from these high-end clients.

[agents] Wow.

[Shawn] This is Jason's new toy.

Yup.

And at a 100 grand budget, we take home 55 grand in profit.

That is a huge payday for us.

I guess I gotta wire you guys some money now.

You said this was a cash deal, I don't know.

-That's why I gave you the bargain, huh? -[laughs]

[whirs]

[revving]

[mellow rock music playing]

[Constance] Ooh!

[Caveman and Tony] Oh!

-Big box. -[Constance] Oh.

Get a razor blade and open it up. Pull in what's out, like Christmas.

That's probably a really bad idea.

[Constance] Why do we let him handle power tools?

[Caveman] This is fine. Oh, look it! Oh, yes!

-[Mark] Look at that, man! -It's Christmas!

-[Mark] I knew that would make him happy. -[Caveman] I want toys! Toys!

Caveman, I hope you know you're cleaning all that up.

[music stops]

-Yeah. -[Mark chuckling]

Now that we've delivered the Corvette to Jason,

it's time to focus all of our attention on moving this Lincoln Zephyr forward.

[Tony] I like this front suspension, man. This is really nice.

This is race car stuff here.

[Mark] This build is for Speedway Motors,

and it's set to be unveiled at the Goodguys Southwest Nationals,

which is about a month and a half away.

But so far, we're feeling really good about hitting that deadline.

Me and Tony, we've already finished all of the major fabrications.

We've modified the body

and turned it into a super unique parts delivery vehicle.

Plus, we've sent Joe, at Speedway Motors, some updates,

and he's loving the progress.

But the next stage of this build

is all about getting the car running and driving.

Is there anything else in there, Caveman, but Caveman?

-There's just a Caveman. -Just a Caveman. Okay.

Send it back to the North Pole.

First step is adding this badass suspension to the Zephyr.

-[Tony] I'm gonna need some tape. -[Constance] Return to sender!

[Caveman] Hey, hey!

[chuckling]

[Caveman] Hey!

-[all laughing] -He got away!

[Mark] Houdini escaped the box.

Now all we gotta do is put it together and weld it in.

[Tony] Some assembly required.

[Mark chuckling] Lots of assembly required, apparently.

In talking to Joe, at Speedway Motors,

they've never taken one of their G-comp suspensions

and put it on a Zephyr.

So me and Tony had to work very closely with their team

to get full specs on everything.

Joe's actually gonna be stoked at how it goes together.

[Tony] He's gotta like it, and I guarantee they've never seen another car like this.

[Mark] This suspension is used mostly on muscle cars and race cars,

so to put that on this car, it's gonna be badass.

It'll be a Sedan Delivery on the outside,

but it'll handle like a race car underneath.

[Tony] Dang, those are some big ol' brakes.

Look at those rotors.

[Mark] This is just another way to get this car to stand out

at the Goodguys Car Show.

But after this, our next big goal is to get the motor installed.

I wanna go super custom with that motor,

so if we can get it in and get it fired up,

that'll be a huge milestone for this build.

The motor is gonna be here in the morning,

so everybody get here nice and early and be ready to rock.

This Zephyr is gonna handle like a full-blown race car.

I don't know about that, it's kind of long.

-[chuckles] -[Tony] Well, you know what else is long?

-This day. -This day?

[all laugh]

[intense rock music playing]

Yeah.

-What do you want? -Hey.

Okay, li... listen. Okay, so...

[meows]

So, obviously, the Corvette build for Jason went great.

And more importantly, our shop's name is getting out there

in the elite custom car world.

So everything seems to be going as planned.

However, I just heard about a totally different kind of deal

that I think Mark's gonna wanna hear about.

So look, I know you're itching to get

more of these high-profile clients in the shop,

but I came across a vehicle that I think you'd be very interested in.

-I can't wait to hear what this is. -No, no. We're talking really cool.

Well, spit it out.

I have a lead on a '57 Kenworth big rig.

Really?

Yes.

[Mark] A '57 Kenworth is the same style of truck

that my dad used to drive when he was a trucker back in the day,

and I've been trying to hunt one down for a very long time.

And you're sure it's a '57 Kenworth?

I'm absolutely sure it's a '57 Kenworth.

So here's the thing, the relationship my dad and I have

is a very complicated one.

I didn't really know my dad when I was growing up.

He wasn't around.

I just remember the '57 Kenworth being parked down the street.

You know, the few times I saw it down the street,

I knew that my dad was gonna be at our house visiting.

It wasn't the best situation,

but over the years you start to grow up, you start to mature,

and we've actually got a pretty good relationship now.

And it's evolving into a better relationship,

which is why I want to get a '57 Kenworth and build it and restore it.

Because it's kind of a parallel of the relationship with my dad.

You start with something that looks like you could never fix it,

but then it turns into something really good.

Yeah, I figured you'd be a little interested in this deal.

-But you know what everybody's gonna say. -Mm-hmm.

You're doing it for your dad and everything.

I will make this abundantly clear to everybody that this is not a keeper.

I just want to get the experience of building it.

I wanna show it to my dad,

and then sell it so that the crew can get a really good payday.

-Hmm. -In the end, it's a win-win for everybody.

-I think that works. -So tell me about this Kenworth.

Obviously it's available, or you wouldn't talk to me about it.

Yes. It is available.

I've been talking to this guy named Brian,

and he's actually getting cash offers on it,

but he's interested in doing a trade.

He's looking for a tricked-out Chevy Blazer

that he can cruise around in.

But since he's getting these cash offers,

we'd have to move really quick on this deal.

The owner of this '57 Kenworth, Brian,

is jonesing for a 1980s Chevy Blazer.

He's a huge fan of our shop,

so he wants us to take that old Blazer and turn it into a badass cruising truck.

If we can do that, he'll pass on those cash offers,

and then we get the keys to a '57 Kenworth big rig.

Then Mark gets to do a dream build for his dad.

Plus the shop gets to cash out in the process.

Now, look, Brian knows what he's got in that Kenworth,

but if we can build him a really cool Gotham Garage ride

that matches the cash value of that big rig,

I think we can make this happen, but we gotta move quick on it.

So now that we've made up our mind,

I'm gonna go on the search for an '82 Chevy Blazer

to get this trade started.

I think this is a really good deal.

So do I have your permission to go work on the Zephyr?

Can I go do that? Can I please do that? Can I have your permission?

Wait. Wait.

-I don't need your permission. See you. -Hey!

I track you down a Kenworth and this is how you treat me?

Who's running this show here, for God's sakes?

[mellow rock music playing]

[Tony] What do we got here?

I knew it!

-[Tony] Oh, it's the big dog! -[Mark] Big-Block Chevy 502.

-[Caveman] Daddy's home. -You guys can all leave now.

[Constance and Mark chuckle]

[Mark] Even though we feel really good about the timeline on the Zephyr,

we're gonna feel a whole lot better once we get this engine in and fired.

[exciting rock music playing]

-[Caveman grunts] -[all] Whoo!

[Mark] This 502 Chevy Big-Block,

it's one of the biggest motors that Chevy makes.

It's 502 cubic inches of raw power.

-[whirring] -It sounds like my brain.

[Caveman imitates engine rumbling]

The thing about this motor is it's so big, and a Zephyr is one of those cars

that has a big enough engine compartment to fit a 502.

-[Constance] Too much. -Too much?

And even then, it's still gonna be a snug fit.

-[Caveman] Putting a baby in the crib. -[Tony] Look at how slammed that is.

-[Caveman] That thing's badass. -[Tony] Yup.

We need to get all of the stuff that goes in front of the timing cover on there.

Then we can start hooking up the radiators and the fans...

[Tony] It's time to accessorize.

-Accessorize! -[Mark] Yes. It is time to accessorize.

The beginning of the bling.

[ethereal music playing]

[Constance] The goal on this build is to be super creative,

so Mark has really big plans for this motor

to really give it the rowdiness that it deserves.

He wants to create a completely one-off intake and carburetor setup

for the top of this engine.

[Mark] So these things are badass.

[Constance] That means that Tony's gonna have to

design and cut custom intake adapters to connect it all.

Well, that's a tight fit, isn't it?

And with our timeline,

going that custom with the motor is pretty scary.

I mean, we're a creative shop and that's what we do,

but we don't have any time for trial and error.

[music fades]

Why don't you turn it up and let fuel pressure build.

-Moving fluid! All right. -[Caveman laughs] Yeah!

-[Tony] See the blood flowing? -[Caveman] A sci-fi movie.

That's pretty badass. Tony, you ready to fire it up?

[Tony] Yep. Here we go.

-[Mark] All right. -[engine sputters]

-[Caveman groans] -Why not fire it up and not break it.

[Caveman] Breaking stuff already?

[engine sputters]

[tense music playing]

[engine rattles]

[Mark] This is not good.

-[Tony] All right, well... -[engine rattles]

[Caveman] Again?

[Mark] One more time?

-No. Guess what just came apart? -[Tony] Uh-oh.

[Mark] All right. You ready? Go ahead.

-All right. Let's fire it up. -[Tony] Just...

-[Caveman] Crank it! Fire it! -Fire it up.

-[Tony] Here we go. -[Mark] Let's do it!

[engine rumbling]

Ooh! It lives!

[upbeat rock music playing]

-That's music! [chuckles] -Now that is a Big-Block.

-[Caveman] That's music! -[both] Nice.

[Mark] So let's get this buttoned up and cleaned up.

Then, in the morning, I want everybody here bright and early

because, uh, Shawn and I have a little surprise.

-[Caveman] Right on. Let's do it. -[Tony] Back to it.

[exciting rock music playing]

[music fades]

[horn honks]

They're back.

-[Caveman] There's the boss. -[Mark] Perfect.

-[Tony] What is that? -[Constance] Um...

[Tony] Brown town.

-[Constance] I'm confused. -[Caveman] So am I.

-[Constance] Towing it for someone? -No.

Let's get this thing off the trailer and we'll tell you all about it.

[Mark] It's not surprising to me

that the crew is shocked to see another build rolling through the door...

That interior is sweet.

Wait until you see the driver's seat.

-[Constance laughs] -[Tony] Here it goes.

...but I think after we explain to them what this new build is all about,

it will all make sense and they'll get it and understand it

and be okay with it.

So why do we have this Blazer in here?

This truck is an upgrade and trade to get a vintage Kenworth.

We already found a Kenworth, but to get to that truck,

we got to trade him this Blazer all Gotham Garaged out.

The deal is gonna be a pretty good penny for an old truck.

That's great we got a good deal, but why are we trying to pull it off now?

Shouldn't we kick this down the road a little ways until the Zephyr's done?

[Mark] The problem is he's getting a lot of cash offers on that Kenworth,

so we need to get this done

to trade it for that Kenworth, to get it before it goes away.

[Shawn] So the plan is to pause on the Zephyr

for a minute while we knock out this Blazer.

Then, once we get our hands on that big rig,

we'll move back to the Zephyr.

Are you trying to get a Kenworth like your dad's old Kenworth?

[Mark] Yes. It's just like his old truck that he used to have,

but I'm not gonna be keeping it.

So this is, we're building it. It's business, we're gonna sell it?

Upgrade, trade, sell the Kenworth. That's what we're doing.

[Constance] All right. So what's the plan for this build?

So we're actually gonna make a dually out of it.

We're gonna slam it on 20s.

The trick to this deal

is gonna be building a vehicle that we can knock out quickly,

but also to deliver him a slick Gotham Garage ride

so the deal goes down as planned.

We're gonna start this build by doing an axle swap in the back

and giving it a heavy-duty dually rear end.

From there, we'll take a super wide set of dually fenders

and graft them to the rear of the Blazer.

There is nothing more badass than that.

We're going custom with the interior.

We're gonna put red leather and suede.

We'll finish it off with a set of super slick wheels and tires,

plus a bitchin' paint job with a ton of intricate details.

Right now, we're gonna get this thing blown apart

so I can give him a master list, and then he can go find it all.

[Shawn] I got this covered, all right?

[Mark] Let's get the lift and get the top off it.

-Then we can blow it apart. -Sounds good.

-[mellow rock music playing] -[grunts]

-[Tony] All right, coming up. -[Caveman] Up, up, and away!

-Out and off, Caveman. -[Caveman] Oh, man.

I know Mark's been wanting to get his hands on a Kenworth for a long time,

and it's great if we can get a payday in the process.

[Constance] No way. There's a can of beer in here.

[Constance and Tony chuckle]

[Tony] But the Speedway Motors project is a huge opportunity for this shop,

and even though we're on schedule right now,

any setbacks could knock us off course.

-[clicking] -[Caveman] Whoo! Hot potato. Watch this.

Hot potato.

[Tony] I know Mark said we have to work quickly and efficiently,

but there's just so many ways

that this trade could derail everything around here.

All right, well, now that we got the teardown done,

I'll get the parts list for Shawn

so he can get us the parts we need to get this job done.

Soon as the parts get here for the Blazer,

I want to dive right back into this project

so we can get it out the door and get it traded.

[mellow electronic music playing]

[music fades]

[Shawn] Hey, Jack.

We've been talking a little while now

about setting you up with a Gotham Garage truck.

-And... -Yes, we have.

...I think I found you the perfect truck.

A '57 Kenworth big rig.

I know we still have a ways to go before we get our hands on that Kenworth.

We're in the process of acquiring this truck right now.

And let me tell you, the truck is beautiful.

But I wanna start spreading the word now,

because the market for a restored big rig is very limited.

Unfortunately, right now I'm just not in the market for something like that.

We're talking about an incredibly specialized vehicle.

The thing is, it's a specialty vehicle,

and you can only do so many things with it.

However, if I can find the right buyer,

a truck like that could bring in really good money for the shop.

Potentially six figures.

There's a whole subculture of collectors out there

who take these blinged-out trucks to Big Rig shows.

The challenge?

To find the right person who's willing to throw down cash right now.

All right. I need a big rig guy. Who's the Kenworth guy?

Curtis.

Curtis. What about Curtis?

[suspenseful music playing]

[line ringing]

-Hello. -Curtis?

-Hey. What's up? -Hey, buddy.

This is Shawn from Gotham Garage.

-How are you? -Doing pretty good, man.

-How about yourself? -Oh, pretty good. You know what?

I happened to come across a truck

that I think you're gonna be really interested in.

A '57 Kenworth big rig.

No way.

It's gonna end up being a blinged-out show truck here.

I mean, are we talking blinged, or bling-bling-blinged?

Oh, we're talking triple bling right here.

Man, I am tickled that you called me on that,

but here's the catch.

I've been looking at several other trucks as well.

Hmm.

I'm willing to hold off on one of those other trucks,

but I need to know how soon we're looking at getting this truck done.

You're talking about a timeline?

Yeah, man. I really wanna pull the trigger on this project of yours,

but I don't wanna miss out on these other vehicles.

I can talk to Mark to see

if we could put this in front of everything else.

If you can get this Kenworth done quickly, I'm your man.

[Shawn] I know prioritizing the Kenworth build

isn't the ideal situation,

but when you've got a willing buyer at the table

for such a specialized truck like this,

you gotta bend over backwards to make it work.

Once we finish the Blazer,

we'll just have to move this Kenworth build

to the front of the line.

Plus, we'll still need to keep moving that Zephyr forward

so we don't miss the deadline for Speedway Motors.

It's gonna all be really tight, so we definitely need to move fast

to make this all happen.

All right, Curtis.

I'll be in touch with you very soon, actually.

So I'll get back to you, buddy.

-Awesome. Totally. -Okay. Take care.

[chuckles]

Curtis is a go.

[mellow rock music playing]

[Mark] All right, now that we got this torn apart,

we'll get the front suspension back on it.

We'll get the dually wheels on it,

set it on the ground,

and then figure out how much to stretch these back fenders out.

So it's a bit of work, but it'll all be worth it.

All right.

The biggest change that we're doing to the Blazer

is swapping out the axle, and we're making it a dually.

But turning this truck into a dually is a major modification.

-[clangs] -[Constance] Easy does it.

[Caveman laughs]

[Tony] A dually is a heavy-duty type of truck

that has two wheels on the back on each side.

[Constance] Tony is using his entire body for whatever they're doing, so.

[Tony grunts]

We have to literally remove the whole rear end out of this truck.

Okay. It's not letting me...

And put in a new axle that's gonna fit

the dually tire setup.

[Mark] Pull it, Tony.

-[clanking] -[Mark and Tony] Whoa.

[Tony] Perfect.

And there is gonna be a lot of work on the back end of this truck

to make it all fit together.

-[clangs] -[Caveman] Wow.

[Mark] All right. So we have to install the dually fenders.

So let's grab the fenders over there.

Constance, if you wanna grab those cardboard templates.

The concept of "what a pattern does."

[rasping on ground]

Uh, Tony, will you get me a tape measure real quick,

so I can figure out where the middle is.

-[Tony] Thirty-five. -[Mark] It's 35. So, 15. 17 and a half.

Close enough for me.

-All right-y. -[Tony] Center-ish.

Before we screw this up,

will you take the center of that wheel straight up on the quarter on both sides?

Yeah.

[Mark] I really appreciate the crew going above and beyond

to knock out this Blazer so we can trade it for the Kenworth.

Constance, will you grab that roll of tape?

Thirty-four and a half is 15.

And according to Shawn, he's already got a buyer

who's ready to go on that big rig.

But when it gets here,

we'll have to move it to the front of the queue

in order to keep him on the hook,

so I wanna double-time it on this Blazer to make that happen.

We're gonna do a lot of drilling holes. You wanna pilot them? You follow him.

[whirring]

-Got a little dimple. -[Constance] Yeah.

Even though we plan on selling that big rig when we're done,

I still get to build it, and that's the payoff for me.

I'm finally gonna get the opportunity to honor my dad

and celebrate the relationship that we have now.

And emotionally, for me, I'll check that box off in my bucket list.

A lot of cutting.

Self-tap these to Tony. Don't go through the original holes.

Just make your own holes with the little washer head self-tappers.

-Okay. -Just copy exactly what he's doing.

This is something I've thought about since I was a little kid.

It's like the biggest, longest dream I've had in my life,

and just to know

that I'm one step closer to gettin' my hands on that Kenworth,

it's just gonna be one of those projects where I won't want to go home.

I'm just gonna wanna live, eat, sleep on the floor,

and then get back to work.

I think this is the most badass Blazer on the road today, man.

-Those dually fenders came out awesome. -Yeah, it's looking good.

-We're close to getting that Kenworth. -[Tony] Yeah, we're almost there.

Thank you for helping me get this done to get to that truck and get big money.

[Caveman] Whoo!

[Mark] So right now, this thing's gotta get painted.

So let's get it up to Hot Dog's, and me and Tony can spray it down.

-Last one out cleans the floor. -[Constance] What?

[Caveman] Whoo.

-[Tony] I'm out the back door. -[Caveman] There is none.

[all chuckling]

[exciting music building]

[Mark] Up to this point, we've kept this build simple and straightforward,

but if we want this trade to go down without a problem,

we have to take this paint job over the top.

It's the smartest way to add immediate value to this truck.

So me and Tony, we're gonna tag-team this paint job.

I'm gonna put down a black base coat,

and then Tony is gonna lay down some badass ghost flames.

This is gonna end up being

one of the coolest paint jobs Gotham Garage has ever done.

[music fades]

[Mark] Look at that thing.

All right, so let's get this thing put back together.

Everything that's not on it, basically,

we just need to stuff it all back on there.

We can get it polished up and get it out of here.

Now that this truck is coming to life,

I think that everyone is believing in this Blazer-Kenworth trade.

[exciting music playing]

-Just put the screws in here. -[Constance] Okay.

[Mark] You can't beat this thing from front to back.

It's got the biggest hood scoop you can put on a truck like this.

I mean, it's got three light bar headlights on it with a custom grill.

It doesn't get any cooler or any radder than this truck.

[Caveman] The bumpers have to go on?

[Mark] But you never know.

He's getting a lot of cash offers on that Kenworth,

so we're not gonna find out till we set this truck in front of him

and figure out if we're gonna take that Kenworth home.

[music fades]

[mellow Western music playing]

Bringing in this truck wasn't exactly

the most popular decision I've made at this shop,

but I think the end result turned out wicked.

[exciting music playing]

We took a bland 1982 Blazer

and turned it into a badass cruising truck.

Swapping it to a dually gave it that super-wide look in the back.

And the rest of the touches we gave it complement that look perfectly.

The wheels and tires, the interior,

that killer paint job.

Not too shabby for a down-and-dirty truck build.

We don't know how this trade's gonna go down,

but we are one step closer to that Kenworth,

and I'm one step closer to building my dad's old truck.

[music fades]

[mellow rock music playing]

[Shawn] Man, that Blazer looks amazing.

But remember, it's not a done deal until we shake his hand

because he's still got those cash offers on the table.

So this thing has to blow him away.

Any time you're doing a deal with someone that's fielding cash offers,

makes you feel a little nervous.

There's always a chance the deal could fall through at any minute.

And the fact that we already have

a potential buyer lined up for the Kenworth

makes this trade all the more important.

'57 Kenworths don't come along every day, especially one that runs and drives,

that's all complete.

You know, I just hope we did enough to this Blazer

to convince Brian to do the deal.

[Shawn] Well, he asked for a custom Blazer,

and that's what we're giving him.

[upbeat rock music playing]

Here we are.

-Hi, Shawn. How's it going? -Hey, Brian!

-Good to see you. -Hey, Brian. Good to meet you.

-Likewise. -Check that out, huh?

Is it nice enough to get it off so you can look at it?

[Brian] I think so.

[Shawn chuckles]

I personally think we built a badass truck.

[engine rumbles]

-There we go. -[Brian] Ah, it sounds good.

So at this point, we've done everything in our power to make this trade happen.

Exactly! Now it all comes down to Brian.

Huh?

Yeah!

So, what do you think, man?

I think it definitely has the look I was hoping for.

Tony did some pretty cool artwork with the airbrush.

We got the big 22-inch wheels on there.

We had to widen the rear fenders five inches

to get all that rubber underneath it.

That's awesome.

[Mark] Why don't you hop in there? Fire it up.

[engine rumbles]

Oh, man. She purrs!

-[Shawn] Sounds good, huh? -Yeah.

[Mark] Rev it up once or twice.

[revs engine]

It's got a little 350 in it.

It'll get you great gas mileage,

but you still can romp it up and down the highway.

So, what do you think, man?

[Brian] It's a beautiful truck.

[Shawn] This is better than cash. You got to admit that.

So, what are you thinking?

We got a deal?

That's what I was looking for, ultimately.

So I... I think that, uh...

I think we got a deal, Mark.

Awesome, man. Thank you very much.

[Brian] I appreciate it, man.

All in all, I think this is a really good deal

that worked out for everybody.

Brian gets a truck that he's gonna get a ton of use out of,

and we finally get our hands on a 1957 Kenworth

that we've been looking for for a while.

-Let's do some paperwork and swap titles. -All right. Let's make it happen.

[Shawn] We'll have to call a tow truck for that.

-[Mark] Yeah. -[Shawn chuckles]

[intense rock music playing]

[honks horn]

[Constance] Hey, hey, look. Empty trailer.

[Tony] Empty trailer?

-[truck horn blares] -[Caveman] Oh, dude!

-[Constance] Ah. -[Caveman] No wonder the trailer's empty.

-Hell yeah! -Right here!

The trailer was empty because this doesn't fit.

[Caveman] Yeah, this is badass.

[Mark] You like that? '57 Kenworth.

[Caveman] '57, huh?

-[Mark] Ready to get this inside? -[Shawn] Yeah.

-I don't think it's gonna fit in the shop. -[all laugh]

[Mark] We're gonna find out.

[engine starts]

-[engine rumbles] -[Caveman] Wow!

-[Shawn] Yeah! -[Caveman] I wanna hear the horn!

[honks horn]

[all laugh]

[Shawn] Seeing this big rig pull in here,

I'm feeling like this could be the ultimate Gotham Garage build.

Look at the roof.

-[Constance] That's a big rear end. -[Shawn] Damn.

-[Caveman laughing] -[Tony] We got a stowaway!

[Constance laughs]

I'm sure Mark's got a crazy vision for this truck.

-[hydraulics squeak, hiss] -[gasps]

-[chuckling] -[Mark] Geez, Caveman.

-Wasn't me. [laughs] -I can hear it all the way inside.

And it doesn't get any bigger or over the top than this Kenworth.

-[Caveman] Damn. -[Tony] Look at that turbo.

-Huge! -[Mark] It's the best part of this truck.

All right, so what are we doing with this big monster?

It's gotta be stripped down to bare aluminum.

Brand-new everything.

[dubstep music playing]

We're gonna start by blowing this whole truck apart.

Every piece of metal needs to get sent out in chrome.

We'll take this old rusty frame and this old rusted cab,

and we're gonna put spit and shine on it and make this thing gleam.

And then we'll go full custom on the interior.

New leather, new gauges, new everything.

We'll slap on brand-new wheels and tires all the way around.

And then give it an in-your-face paint scheme.

And last but not least, we'll take all that freshly chromed metal

and bolt it back on to make this old truck shine.

[Caveman chuckles]

[Mark] It's gotta be a show truck when we're done with it.

It's a big job with a big payday.

Good thing is, we have a guy on the line for this truck when it's done.

I feel like there's a "but" coming at the end of that, though.

The "but" is we gotta finish this truck ASAP.

Yeah, he's not gonna sit around and wait for us to get this done

because he's out there looking right now for another truck.

So we have to move on this truck, unfortunately.

The hardest thing we need to find is the time, man.

I just don't know how we're gonna get the work done.

We have to do it while we're doing that Zephyr.

-[Tony] We'll put in some overtime. -[Mark] Get some wrenches.

-Go tools! -[Mark] Start ripping it apart.

[exciting rock music playing]

[Tony] This project is gonna be a ton of work,

especially if we're gonna finish it alongside the Zephyr.

[tools whirring]

-[Caveman] Okay. Go. -[Constance] Yep.

[Tony] We've never built a big rig before.

Oh. Yep. It's out.

So there's gonna be a ton of unknowns

and a lot of stuff to figure out on the fly.

[metal creaking]

[Caveman] Right on!

-[metals creaks] -[imitates creaking]

So if we're gonna finish this Kenworth and still finish the Zephyr,

we're really gonna have to hustle.

Do you think that's got a million miles on it or less?

[Mark] It looks like a dog got to it.

[Caveman] It wasn't me. I wasn't that hungry.

[all chuckle]

Well, not a bad start for starting late in the day.

So let's meet back here in the morning, and we'll all get lined out on the Zephyr.

Let's call it a night.

[Caveman] Last one out the door!

[music continues]

-[music fades] -[birds chirping]

Maybe we should remake this thing and give it an up sweep.

No, 'cause then it'll have a "waka-waka" in it.

-You don't like the "waka-waka"? -I don't like it.

[both chuckling]

[Mark] Now that we have that monster motor installed in the Zephyr,

it's time to move on to all the other crazy Gotham Garage features.

Now all we have to do is engine-turn the whole thing

and then, uh, candy purple it.

The Goodguys Southwest Nationals are about a month away,

but I think we've timed out everything perfectly

to juggle this build and that Kenworth

and still get to the car show on time.

Hey, Mark. Can you gather everybody around?

Hey, Constance, Caveman. You guys want to come over here?

-Ooh! We got invited somewhere. -[Constance chuckles]

I've got Joe, from Speedway Motors, on the phone.

They've got a little news that they wanna share with us.

Okay, Joe, why don't you, uh, tell everybody what you were telling me?

So we have really loved seeing the updates on the car.

It's creative, and kind of gave us an idea that I wanted to run by you guys.

We were thinking that it would be a really cool car

to feature on the cover of one of our catalogs.

[Shawn] Huh?

-Is that an honor or what? Wow. -[Constance] Wow.

-That's pretty cool. -Yeah.

[Tony] Being on the cover of a Speedway Motors catalog

is like an athlete winning the Olympics and being on the Wheaties box.

This doesn't happen every day.

Well, what do you guys think of that?

-We think that's pretty cool. -[Constance] Cool!

-Yeah! -That'd be awesome!

It's a pretty select group of builders

that's been on any cover of any parts catalog,

let alone Speedway Motors.

The only problem is this comes with a little catch.

You know, our catalogs we have to have out to the printer,

and the deadline to have this cover shot

might move the deadline for the project forward a little bit.

-[Mark] How much is a little bit? -[Shawn] Yeah.

So the photo shoot for this particular catalog cover

would have to be done two weeks before the car show.

[Mark] First of all, thanks for the opportunity.

I mean, I'm flattered that you'd want a Gotham Garage car on the cover,

but we kind of have another big giant project in the shop right now,

so just give us a little bit of time here to mull this over. If that's okay?

Yep, that sounds good. You guys talk it over and let me know.

-All right, brother. -Thanks, Joe.

-Thank you. -Thanks, Joe.

Obviously, we've got a big decision to make.

-Two weeks? -[Mark] There's a lot on the line, man.

It definitely means taking that Kenworth and pushing it aside.

It's gonna take everything we got to get this car done.

Everything. And remember, when you push that Kenworth aside,

you gotta go into this knowing

you're kicking your next paycheck down the road.

[Shawn] This guy is very impatient.

He's got his eye on a couple other trucks,

and I told him we'd move that Kenworth to the front of the line for him.

If we put that build on ice, even just for two weeks,

the guy'll be gone, I can guarantee that.

Look, I know we're gonna lose my buyer if we decide to put this Kenworth on ice.

But it's a tough call.

On one hand, we have an opportunity with Speedway Motors

that would get this shop global recognition.

This can be a long-term effect.

The cover of a magazine is an advertisement for the shop.

Yeah. Finding a buyer for a car could take a while,

but that's much easier than potentially getting another opportunity

to be on the cover of a magazine.

On the other hand, we could finish Mark's dad's truck

and get the shop a huge payday in the process.

All right, so what does everybody want to do here?

[off-screen] But we can't do both.

And unfortunately, there is no easy answer here.

[tense music building]

Mark, what do you think about that?

[music fades]

[closing theme music playing]