Tex Mex Motors (2023) s01e04 Episode Script

[drill whirs]
[engine revs]
[suspenseful rock music plays]
-[woman] Hey! Hey!
-[Scooter] Oh, oh!
Turn it off! Turn it off! Turn it off!
Turn it off!
[yelling in Spanish]
-What is she saying?
-That we're trying to steal this car.
[woman and Scooter speaking Spanish]
I know what a pissed-off woman looks like.
She's mad.
[in Spanish] This belongs to my friend.
I want to know what you are doing.
Yes, we bought it from Juan.
And we bought another car
besides this one.
Let me see the receipts.
Look, there's the title and the keys.
[woman] Ah, okay.
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] She says
nobody says anything like--
[woman speaking Spanish]
I don't understand.
A shady character like you comes up.
I'd hit you with the shoe.
[in Spanish] Well, I had to come armed.
-I didn't know what's going on.
-[Scooter] Are we good?
-We talked to Juan and everything.
-It's okay. It's fine.
[in English] I'm so sorry, ma'am.
So sorry.
Look, can I get a hug too?
[woman and Scooter speaking Spanish]
-Bye! She didn't like me.
-I don't think she likes you.
I don't think she liked me.
-I don't know why.
-[engine revs]
-All right, Rabbit, we're good.
-It's got brakes.
[Scooter] I'm driving the C10.
[Rabbit] I'm just glad we got out of here
safe and unassaulted.
I'm not sure how we'd explain
coming back with slipper welts.
Yeah, true.
[upbeat music plays]
[theme music plays]
[engine revs]
[smooth rock music plays]
Whoa.
-You know them things ain't cheap, right?
-[chuckles] Yeah, I know.
[buffer whirs]
[Mike] We're putting
the finishing touches on this Cadillac
for the Chuco Town Car Show,
and Chuco Town being Jenicio's world,
he busted his butt
getting this thing looking right.
We're picking over the whole car
for the tiniest dings and scratches
to really make this baby pop.
Having a car like this in this good shape
should be an easy sell for us.
[Scooter banging on shutter]
Open up, guys! Open up!
-Hello!
-What's up, buddy?
Buongiorno. span style="style1"Come on in, conejo.
[exciting music playing]
-That thing's a boat.
-Yeah.
This is awesome.
[Jenicio] What is it? A bus?
[Rabbit] This is a '64 Suburban Carryall.
-You see the '72s, but not the '60s.
-[Rabbit] Not first gens.
-[Mike] No.
-[Scooter] You likey?
I dig it.
[Jaime] What's "Tia Conchita Tours"?
[Scooter] So, this used to be used
as a tour bus in Juárez.
[Rabbit] All in all,
this old girl, she's rock solid.
-It's a pretty good car, guys.
-[Jaime] Is it?
If we build this thing right,
this could be a car show cruiser.
A hot rod vacation ride.
It could be anything.
These cars have always been known
for resilience and reliability.
So it shouldn't be too tough
to breathe some new life
into this people mover,
and hopefully find a buyer
that's not only looking for something
that can haul a load and get the job done,
but look damn good doing it.
-[Scooter] What could we do with this?
-You could do all kinds of stuff.
I think we upgrade the engine
to something with more horsepower,
fine-tune it, and make it roar.
We'll add some new tires and a fresh
tan and midnight blue paint job
that grabs your attention.
But the real fun upgrade
is going to be new suspension,
and I'm not just talking new shocks.
We're going to add an air-ride system.
This way, the car can raise and lower
the body at the push of a button.
That will give our buyer options,
like going higher for hauling
or kissing the pavement at car shows.
-[Rabbit] I think I could get north of 40.
-[Jenicio] Damn!
[Rabbit] Maybe more
if I could tickle the right buyer.
If we can get good money for the Bronco,
we can really do this one super cool.
-You have anybody else--
-I'm still shaking the trees, so…
We need a buyer because we need cash.
I'm sure that he's got
more people on the list, right?
-Yeah.
-So you gotta think positive, man.
We're gonna sell this.
Things might seem a little rough,
but like the song goes,
every rose has its thorn.
You know the group that sang it?
Oh yeah. Poison! I grew up
listening to that band, man. In the '80s.
-You know the drummer? Ricki Rockett?
-Yeah, I know him.
-He's my buddy.
-No!
Yeah. First off, he's--
-Ricki Rockett!
-[Rabbit] Rock star body.
-What is wrong with him?
-Ricki Rockett, man! span style="style2"No mames.
He's a huge car guy,
but I met him through Jiujitsu.
I'm one of the few people that can say
they got their ass kicked
by Ricki Rockett.
-You gonna call him? Like, "Hey!"
-I'm not going to call him.
He's a big collector, yeah,
but the Carryall? That's not his style.
No, but maybe we can build a car
for him in the future, man. Come on.
We could possibly do
something for him in the future.
Yes! [laughs]
We're gonna go out
and find Ricki the perfect '80s car.
We gotta have a future first.
We've got to get paid.
Let's head to the car show
and get this Cadillac sold.
-[Scooter] Tell me more about him, man.
-[Mike] No.
[smooth hip-hop music plays]
[exciting rock music plays]
[Rabbit] When someone
wants to compare the best,
they don't say,
"This is the Pinto of something."
They say,
"This is the Cadillac of something."
So we put in the time
to make this Caddy shine.
We buffed the body
to highlight the awesome dark green tone.
We polished up the original chrome,
so it's like looking into a mirror.
Installed brand-new interior
and upholstery
to give it
that fresh new riding experience.
While painting the wheels
to match the paint.
Sometimes keeping things classic
and letting the car sell itself
is the best way to go.
[Scooter] We have arrived! Chuco Town!
[reggaeton music plays]
In El Paso, there is
a lot of lowrider culture.
My uncle was
one of the original mural artists
in Chicano Park, San Diego.
About 35 years ago,
he decided to turn this
into Chicano Park of El Paso, Texas,
and ever since then,
they've been holding car shows here.
[Scooter] '51 Mercury, right? Nice.
I think that this was the best place
to get a lot of eyes on the Cadillac.
But I figured,
if Rabbit's going to sell to this crowd,
it should look like he belongs.
[laughs]
You're ready to sell it. Look at you.
You're all decked out. [laughs]
-We came dressed for success.
-Yes.
[Rabbit] When you got a car
looking this good
and a guy that looks as good as me,
you can set the bait,
and now it's time to wait.
Beautiful car. Beautiful car.
[Jenicio] Well, I think
I should just get back to the shop.
[Rabbit] Hm.
Tough crowd but we really need a win here.
Hoo.
[fast rock music plays]
-[Mike] Let's just tear it down then.
-[Jamie and Wesley laugh]
[Mike] So far,
the truck looks pretty good.
We got rust in some fender
and dents and dings,
but that's to be expected.
We got a really solid truck here.
One more and the door's off.
[wrench clacking]
-[Jenicio] I hope so.
-[Mike] It's heavy.
[Jenicio] It looks heavy.
Dude, this is the longest bolt ever.
I can't. It's heavy. [laughs]
It's about to come out, it's almost there.
Almost.
-[Jenicio] You're spinning the wrench.
-[laughs]
-Mike, are you being mean to him again?
-[Mike] Nope.
-Yeah, you are.
-[Mike] Okay, it's ready.
[grunts] It's pretty heavy.
[Mike] That's some
good old solid Detroit steel.
[Mike] I like Jenicio.
He gets in there and fixes all the stuff
that you don't see.
I may enjoy giving him a hard time,
and I mean really enjoy it,
but I promise you, it's out of love.
-You'll thank me when you grow muscles.
-[Jenicio] No.
[upbeat dance music plays]
-Hey, guys. How's it going?
-I'm Rabbit. Nice to meet you.
I couldn't help noticing
this beautiful ride here.
-Like it?
-It's the only Caddy here.
You're dressed to kill what…
Just like the car.
-That's right. You gotta look the part.
-Exactly. Gotta look the part.
[Rabbit] Classy car, classy threads.
Check this thing out.
Car's basically all original.
They don't make
anything like this anymore.
[Scooter] They don't.
-[man] Got the original hubcaps?
-[Scooter] Yes.
[man] There's a gas tank in one of them.
-Show him, Rabbit. It's right there.
-There you go.
All new upholstery from top to bottom.
Door panels, seats, carpet, headliner.
Very nice upholstery job they did here.
[Rabbit] There's that overhead valve V8.
Backed up with an automatic transmission.
Look at the original engine valve covers.
[man] There you go.
-How much are we looking at?
-Well, name your price.
Uh…
How about 28?
This is the thing. Sometimes you can
leave money on the table.
Normally, I would take
$28,000 in a heartbeat.
But this isn't a normal day.
We need every penny we can get
in order to get back above water.
It's way too low. We can't do that.
How about $38,000
for the only Cadillac here?
How about 33?
I'll tell you what.
If we could put a deal together today,
I'll take $35,000 for it.
Yes, 35, Mando, think about it.
I'll get in trouble with the wife.
But let's do the 35.
It's easier to ask
for forgiveness than permission.
-That's for sure.
-Yes.
[Rabbit] You're going to love this thing.
I'm telling you.
[Scooter] No regrets.
-[Rabbit] Get riding the green machine.
-[Scooter] By all means, let's go.
[Rabbit] $12,500 in,
netted $22,500 for the shop.
We're still in the red,
but it's a big step
in the right direction.
This was a wonderful idea.
One, it led to a sale.
-Two, we get to…
-Ow!
…do that to him with his suspenders.
-Cabrón!
span style="style1"-This puts joy in my heart.
-My titty!
-I've been waiting all day to do that.
Out on the road again ♪
[intense rock music plays]
-Wanna help me pull this hood off?
-[Jenicio] Yeah, I got you.
[Wes] We're turning this into
a truck with air suspension,
so we literally have to take
the entire body off the chassis.
You got everything unhooked.
I think these two bolts are still…
-There it goes.
-[Jaime] There you go. It was rust.
[Jenicio] Check that out!
[Wes] This is the first time
this thing has been separated
in probably 50-plus years,
since it was brand new.
[Jaime] We're good.
[Jenicio] There, we're clear.
[Wes] Let's roll this thing out
and get the frame on our side,
get the body on a cart,
and send it to Mike.
[Jaime] Okay.
[fast rock music plays]
[Jaime] Our goal is
to make a big impact on the look.
Instead of going tall,
we're going to go low.
So we're installing
an air-ride suspension system.
The air-ride adds
inflatable airbags to the frame
that will raise and lower the truck's body
with a push of a button.
It's pretty complicated to install.
We have to remove
the entire old suspension system
and cut into the actual frame
to make room for the airbags.
So this C-notch hole here allows
the differential to come up
and hug it when the airbag's on there.
So the Carryall will go
super low to the ground.
That's it. If not,
it would only go so far down.
And hit the diff.
And the diff would land
right on the frame.
We're cutting into the frame,
which is one of the main
supporting structures of the vehicle.
So the cuts we make,
the welds we make, have to be good.
These airbags are gonna have to raise
and lower probably 6,000 pounds.
If the welds aren't good,
it could be catastrophic.
The first time
you did a C-notch in a frame like this,
did it freak you out
to actually cut into a frame?
-No.
-No?
Just another day in the park.
-That's why you're measuring and not me.
-[Wes chuckles] Right.
Air-ride suspension
has a lot of moving parts.
The geometry has to be right.
We can't have the suspension
interfering with the body
and the wheel opening.
We don't want
to go down the road sideways.
All right.
[Jaime] So, this is the round piece
that actually holds the airbag
sandwiched in between here.
So when the airbags are full…
-It's down.
-Yup.
Let the air out,
and it compresses the bag.
[mimics air hissing]
Hopefully, it'll lay
all the way on the ground.
[Jaime] Wait, if the math is off…
This thing would go down the road
like a dog with a limp leg.
Okay.
[Wes] We're going to lose time, money
if we had to start over.
-I feel confident. It's going to be fine.
-[Jaime] If you are, I'm confident.
[Wes] Let's get it off to paint
so we can finish this install.
[exciting rock music playing]
[trumpet music plays]
Man, we haven't seen
a good car in a while, man.
Plus, I'm a little hungry.
Let's go to this burrito place.
It's my favorite burrito place
in the world.
You're like a little kid,
"I gotta eat. I'm hungry."
Like, I don't do good unless I eat.
How come you don't do good
when you're full?
-Do you know the story about the burrito?
-No, I don't.
[Scooter] Let me tell it to you.
The burrito came about in 1910
during the Mexican Revolution
by this man known as Juan Mendez.
He was an entrepreneur.
He sold food and he used to have a donkey.
You're killing me, sir.
This is a car show.
We're not shooting a show about burritos.
Yes, but I'm hungry.
Burritos. [laughs]
I feel like I'm trapped in a Mexican
third-grade book report from hell.
Yes. It's 95% true.
I guess so, bud.
It's your story. I'll let you tell it.
["Ready!" by Scott Stallone plays]
Come on in. Welcome to the bounce house.
I'll be right here
Riding high with that flag ♪
Hey, I do this all day… ♪
[Mike] We've come a long way
on our Carryall,
and it has been challenging.
We've had a lot of rust repair
that we had to fix on the doors,
and there's been multiple primes on it,
but finally, we're spraying some paint.
I chose a super kick-ass color.
It's, like, this dark midnight blue.
Sometimes it looks black.
It's got a lot of metallic,
a lot of pearl,
and on a car like that
with a lot of curve,
that color's really going to pop
because when the light
rolls those corners,
you're really gonna see
that blue come to life.
I'm tired already.
[intense music playing]
It's so big.
It's one of the largest vehicles
that you can paint
minus a school bus or a fire truck.
It's gonna take a lot of coats,
and on top of that,
I got to get up there to the roof.
[groans] It's the part I'm just dreading.
I'm not a super tall guy,
so I'll have to use a ladder in there,
be moving the ladder,
not trip over the hose.
Sucks being short!
[trumpet music plays]
Burrito time!
[Rabbit] This doesn't look like
much of a damn restaurant to me.
[Scooter] Liz!
[speaking Spanish]
-[in Spanish] Nice to meet you.
-Do you have the burritos that I like?
-[Liz] Meat burritos.
-Sure. Give me two.
-[in English] A meat burrito.
-[Liz in Spanish] span style="style2"Chillitos?
[in English] Try this, man. Put it
on your burrito when you're eating it.
-It makes it taste even better.
-A dime bag of hot sauce?
[in Spanish] Okay. We'll be back.
-[in English] Let's eat our burritos!
-I don't see how you can eat.
-You're always talking.
-You love me. [laughs]
Like a toothache.
[Scooter] Put the hot sauce in here.
It's kind of hot.
-Here, give me a shot.
-[Scooter] This grows hair on your chest.
Mm. All right, Rabbit?
Why are you turning red?
No mames.
I told you, huh?
I got your lemonade.
That's what the lemonade is for.
span style="style2"Ay, cabrón.
[speaks Spanish]
God, it's…
Ha, ha, ha!
It keeps getting hotter and hotter.
My esophagus is still burning.
-[Scooter] Ah! Ay, Mama.
-[Rabbit] That shit was straight kerosene.
-[Scooter] Really hot.
-[Rabbit] Lord.
Hey, look.
Didn't we see this coming in? Huh?
-Is it an IROC?
-Yeah.
[Scooter] Could be a cool flip for us.
It's not that beat up.
IROCs are really hot in the States now.
What year is this? Like '89, '90?
Uh, something like that.
[energetic music plays]
These cars are getting popular.
The new classic stuff.
-This one's a little rough.
-That's the hot sauce talking.
Let me ask Liz to see
if she knows who owns the car.
My phone's blowing up
over this damn Bronco.
-Blowing up the Bronco. Need to sell it.
-What's going on?
[in Spanish] Liz, do you know
who owns the Camaro?
Yes, a young lady named Ivonne.
I'll leave our card. Tell her to call us.
-We want to buy the Camaro.
-All right.
-Take care.
-Yes. See you.
[in English] I've got
several people interested.
It's all I can do. See you, bud.
-[Scooter] Good to go?
-Let's go.
I gave her the card.
[Rabbit] Dr. Mike, the first guy
to come look at the Bronco,
has been blowing up my phone
seeing if it's still available.
He hasn't committed yet,
but he's also heard we've had
a lot more interested buyers in this.
I think he's feeling
a little regret already
for passing the first time.
[engine starts]
Whoo!
[Dr. Mike laughs]
I'm going to have to pass on this,
because 140 is a lot of money.
Man, those burritos were killer, huh?
God. Killing my damn insides.
-Grow some hair on your chest, Rabbit.
-[Rabbit] Yeah, it'll do something.
[upbeat music plays]
[drill whirs]
[Wes] Today we've made
a lot of progress on the Carryall.
We've got it back from paint.
We started our reassembly.
We've got all of our air-ride in.
We still lack two airbags.
We're gonna get those in,
get them plumbed up,
set this thing
on the ground and test it out.
So how much pressure
do you think these are holding?
[Wes] I'd say
probably 400 pounds per side.
Okay.
I'm scared if I help you,
I'm going to get smooshed.
The measurements and everything
are so important with this.
Chopping up our frame and doing it wrong…
[Wes] Yeah, you could mess up pretty easy.
If everything goes up and down smooth,
it'll be a good day.
-This airbag in? I'll let the front down.
-Yeah.
[Wes] Let's see if it's going to raise.
I am praying that this works.
Let's see
if we get the pressor to kick on.
All right.
Ready?
-Hit it.
-Aim.
[clicking]
We got a problem, Houston.
Wow.
[Wes] Let's see what we've got.
Still don't have any power.
[Wes] There are a bunch of different wires
we have to connect for this air system.
So, hopefully, it's just one wire
that's loose and nothing else.
Oh man, there's, like, nothing here.
[Wes] Let's get checking.
[Jaime] I hope you didn't throw away
the instructions.
[Wes] Ugh.
[quirky music plays]
Thank you. span style="style2"Gracias. Gracias. Gracias.
I got you another burrito.
But this time
I got you the rated G version. Here.
-I don't want it.
-Are you sure?
If you offer me
that burrito one more time,
I'm gonna stick it
where the sun doesn't shine.
I guess I'm eating two burritos today.
So, the IROC owner got in touch with me.
She said that she'd be willing to talk
if the price was right, and she decided
to come over here and meet us, right?
Bet you're a real Rico Suave on the phone.
No, I'm more
of a Mexican Brett Michaels type of guy.
How you doing?
Sell the IROC?
[chuckles]
-Okay, you're creeping me out.
-[laughs]
[Scooter] All right. Oh, there's a Camaro.
-Let's check it out.
-[Rabbit] Sounds good.
¡Hola!
-[Ivonne speaking Spanish]
-[in Spanish] Is this your car?
span style="style2"-Yes, this is my car.
[Scooter speaks Spanish]
[Ivonne] I drive it often,
and it handles well.
[in English] She says it runs and
drives well. She drives it all the time.
-[in Spanish] More or less.
-More or less. [laughs]
[in English] Quit flirting
and pop the hood.
-I'm just trying to get information from--
-You talk too much.
[Scooter grunts] That's why… There you go.
-It's kind of dirty.
-[Rabbit] It's very dirty.
It is a 350 tuned port car,
and that's a good thing.
[engine revs]
[Rabbit] The Chevy Camaro, it's a brand
that's as American as apple pie,
and in pop culture,
it is synonymous with high school cool
and transforming robots.
Chevy brought the Camaro to life in 1967
to compete with the popular Ford Mustang.
But it was the third generation
that introduced the world
to the bitching IROC-Z in 1985.
It became the symbol
of cool for a rebellious Generation X
who are rocking their denim jackets,
aerobic leg warmers,
and way too much hairspray.
For many the IROC-Z encapsulated
awesome to the max.
When these cars were new,
a lot of people couldn't afford them,
and this was their dream car.
Well, now those guys are older.
All your '80s, '90s babies,
they love these things.
I know you know
a lot of '80s and '90s babies.
I am one.
Are you… Really?
Yeah.
I thought you were more like '50s, '60s.
I want this in the shop.
It's got potential.
This car could be perfect
for Rikki Rockett.
Ever since I heard
that Mike is friends with Rikki Rockett,
I've been on the hunt
to find them an '80s car.
IROCs scream '80s, and what better car
for an '80s legend like Rikki Rockett
than a legendary '80s car.
-I'm thinking 4,500 bucks.
-[Scooter] Forty-Five? Okay.
[speaking Spanish]
No.
[speaking Spanish]
She says, "It's not enough."
[Ivonne speaking Spanish]
She wants $6,000 for it.
-Come on, what do we do?
-Who are you working for over here?
I'm rooting for our cause, not hers.
Well… [speaking Spanish]
Don't lie to me. I know you.
-[laughs]
-Fifty-five hundred in cash.
[speaking Spanish]
Fifty-five hundred dollars in $100 bills.
[speaking Spanish]
[Scooter] Shake hands on it.
-Muchas gracias.
span style="style1"-Thank you.
[speaking Spanish]
-All right.
-[Rabbit] Take care. Thank you.
-[Scooter] Bye.
-Bye-bye.
[Scooter] I'm driving the IROC.
Burritos are still hot!
[laughs] span style="style2"¡Ay güey!
["Speed" by Alex Wilson
and MC Magico plays]
-[horns honking]
-[people complaining]
[Rabbit] I gotta say, I'll take this noise
over Scooter's mouth
every day of the week.
[smooth music plays]
[Wes] Let's try that again.
[Jaime] Mm-hmm.
The battery will have to be
grounded to the frame.
Where's the jumper wire?
So, Jaime and I checked our wires
after not getting power to the air system.
Turns out we had a bad ground wire.
Luckily, all we had to do
is source a new one and replace it.
So, this is going to be a ground.
Fingers crossed.
[machine humming]
[Jaime] It just fused.
-[Wes] All right.
-[Jaime] span style="style2"Excellente.
[Wes] All right, Jaime.
You ready for your test ride?
Hop on there.
-Jaime-powered.
-["Get That Money" by Spank plays]
All the way down.
[Jaime] That's smooth. Now, put it up.
-Take a ride ♪
-Take a ride ♪
-Take a ride ♪
-Take a ride with me ♪
-Take a ride ♪
-Take a ride… ♪
[Wes] There it is.
-Take a ride ♪
-Take a ride with me ♪
-[Jaime] Ha!
-[song ends]
[Wes] Next step, I say, we get our tires
and wheels on here.
Start getting our engine assembled,
transmission.
-Okay.
-Then we wait on Mike for the body.
[Wes] A good sign, but I won't celebrate
until I see the air suspension work
under the full 6,000-pound weight
of the Carryall.
It's still a chance
it could spring a major leak.
Part of the risk of installing
these air suspensions.
That's the true test,
seeing it with its wheels,
tires, body on the ground.
Yup.
I'm the GOAT, hey ♪
I'm the GOAT, hey ♪
I'm the GOA
Greatest of all time ♪
I see you got a bunch of wiring done.
-How's it coming along?
-[sighs]
It's painstakingly slow, it feels.
Wiring a dashboard takes forever.
It's just exhausting.
-Is it ready?
-For what?
I want to see it drop.
-See what drop?
-The air-ride. I want to see it slammed.
Honestly, I haven't even done it yet.
-So we probably should check it out.
-[Jenicio] Yeah.
And see how low it can get.
-All right.
-[Jenicio] Drop it like it's hot.
[Jaime laughs]
[air hissing]
Heck yeah, it looks nice.
-[crunching]
-[Jenicio] Whoa. What's that sound?
I just… Look at that.
There's like a big old bubble right here.
-What did you do?
-Nothing. The floor was flat.
[Jaime] This is not good.
We don't have a metal floor here.
This is wood,
so something's hitting it back here.
-Yeah.
-We got to lift this and see what it is.
-I'll lift and you watch.
-All right.
Yeah, we're on.
[lift whirs]
[Jenicio] Front's on.
Oh, yup, there it is.
You see it. You see the puncture point?
-Yeah, right there.
-On the floor?
-Right there.
-So, here's our brake line, Jenicio.
This is our puncture point.
This is what dug into the floor.
So, I'm going to have
to remove this off the differential,
and we're going to have to move
this brake line and reroute it,
so the floor is okay.
-Doesn't look that bad.
-Get a little touch-up paint.
-Yeah, it'll be okay.
-It'll be alright.
A blessing in disguise
that you wanted to see this.
Otherwise, we'd never know
there's a problem until it's way too late.
Yeah, but it's still not
a body shop problem. That's a you problem.
-Ha, ha, ha. Very funny.
-All right, I'll be out in the body shop.
[tool clanking]
[Jenicio] At least it looked good
when it was down.
-[Jaime] Oh, did it?
-[Jenicio] Yeah.
[Jaime] Thanks for your help
with the hard part.
There it is.
This little guy is what buckled our floor.
All it takes
is a little tiny piece of metal like that.
Fingers crossed.
No buckle. I think it's okay.
Mission accomplished.
Now I have way more wiring to finish up.
[Jaime] We've been working
seven days a week
way late into the night
for a couple of months now.
And when you're overworked and tired,
the little mistakes can add up,
which causes way more work.
[clanks loudly]
-[Wes] So, we're way off on this side.
-[sighs]
[Jaime] I am so glad we caught this issue
with the Carryall early,
but I can't wait
until we get this done so we can sell it.
[sighs]
Ugh.
[smooth rock music plays]
[Mike] So, I saw him out here.
Yeah, see? There he is.
-There's our guy.
-[Mike] The lowballer.
-Mr. Hard-ass over here now.
-Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I love it when they come back
on our home turf.
Yeah.
Guess who's back?
I knew we'd be seeing Dr. Mike again
after he walked
on the Bronco a few days ago.
He was sitting at 120k, I was at 140k,
and neither one of us was willing to move.
And now he's coming back to me.
-What's going on, sir?
-Mike, hi.
-Second thoughts, huh?
-[Dr. Mike] I think so.
Discussing the Bronco with my son,
and that's all he kept talking about.
Let's get this cover off.
-Get a better look at it.
-[Dr. Mike] I'd love that.
[Rabbit] You know,
I knew his son loved this Bronco,
and when Dr. Mike found out
that other people were interested in it,
he come running right back.
It is just as gorgeous as it was
when I first saw it.
[Rabbit] And this is looking great
for our asking price now
because we got a little leverage.
Never underestimate the power
of a parent trying to impress their kid.
My son kept hounding me
that I should have gotten it.
Yup, smart kid.
Sounds like it to me.
Can't sleep on these Broncos.
-You'll lose them.
-I know.
Right now this is one of the hottest
vehicles in the collector-car market.
-Price still stands?
-[Rabbit] It doesn't.
We've got other offers on it now.
We're at 150 on this truck.
One-fifty?
Steal of a deal. You've watched
what some of these auctions are doing?
-We're way south of those.
-[Dr. Mike] I've seen them.
[Rabbit] Dr. Mike may be a doctor,
but I'm a teacher,
and I just taught him a valuable lesson.
You think long, you think wrong,
because now it'll cost him more money.
-Maybe we can make a deal.
-I'm all ears.
One colleague of mine is looking
for somebody that can build him a car.
-We can handle that.
-We can do something like that.
-He wants us to find him a car to build?
-That's correct. It's a '59 Rambler.
-[Mike] Okay.
-[Scooter] Whoo.
You knock $5,000 off the price,
I'll give you his name.
That's a lot of money for a lead.
What do you think, Mike?
First off, I love the Ramblers.
Yeah, I've had a couple of them.
They're pretty easy build, so…
If we can get $50,000-$60,000 build,
it's worth it. For me, it's worth it.
Tell you what.
We get the lead, you get this for 145.
I'll write you the check right now.
He's got doctor friends.
-I like that.
-Doctor friends.
-Okay, very good. You got it.
-This one's yours for 145, sir.
[Mike] Good doing business with you.
We just sold the Bronco,
which netted us $70k profit.
This skyrockets us out of the red.
When you factor in
the sale of the Cadillac,
that puts us $135,000 in the green
with just two sales.
This should absolutely
help motivate the team
for the second half of the summer.
I just hope this Rambler lead pans out,
which it better,
because we just paid five grand for it.
[mellow rock music plays]
So the engine and everything's
been installed on this Carryall.
We have a 6.2 Camaro engine in here, V8.
We spent about eight grand on the engine,
but we expect this will help
push the sale price over the 40K mark.
This Camaro engine packs
about 600 horsepower.
It's super reliable and is going
to give this heavyweight some punch.
So now we need to tune it
because we have
so many different components here.
It's not gonna just start.
So, this is super cool technology.
This software calibrates
all the individual computers,
the controls,
the new components we installed,
like the engine and transmission,
so they work together
as efficiently as possible.
It's done programming, Wes,
so let's see if we can get it started.
[engine starts]
[engine revs]
[Jaime] Okay.
[Wes] Sounds good. Gauges look good.
-[Jaime] All registering? Oil pressure?
-Yup.
-[Jaime] How you liking that exhaust?
-[Wes] Sounds good.
He and I will go back and forth
on exhaust all day.
I like quiet, he likes loud, so…
-You gotta be able to hear the engine.
-Ugh.
Let's finish this bad boy up.
[engine revs]
["You Spit Fire, I Spit Gasoline" plays]
[Rabbit] We transformed
this old beat-up people mover
into a fresh, low-riding work of art.
Yeah, I'm spitting fire ♪
I'm spitting gasolinespan style="style1"… ♪
[Rabbit] With a brand-new
600-horsepower V8 LS3 engine,
it's got the power
to pull anything you need across El Paso.
It's riding on new
20-inch wheels and tires,
has a beautiful tan interior
with removable leather seats,
modern instrumentation on the dash,
a sleek midnight blue paint job,
and of course
the air-ride suspension system,
giving this a steady yet low look
for driving smooth and showing off.
This Carryall is absolutely made
for hauling and balling.
What better way
to christen its maiden voyage
than with a tour of El Paso?
The Scooter Tour of El Paso.
How did I get stuck in the back over here?
That's where the bad kids go.
-[Scooter] Yeah.
-[Jenicio] Aw.
[Scooter] These are some of
the most iconic places in El Paso, guys.
-That's the El Paso Chihuahua stadium.
-The Chihuahuas!
-[Scooter] Baseball stadium.
-[Wes] We need to go.
[Scooter] Our next location
is the El Paso Civic Center.
I've seen cool bands here.
Poison was one of them.
Rikki Rockett, yeah! Rikki!
[Jaime] So where are we going to now?
[Scooter] Famous Chico's Tacos.
-I'm hungry, let me out.
-You want out, really?
[Jaime] I'm done with the tour.
-You're gonna regret leaving us.
-[Jaime] I won't regret it.
-You be careful, sis.
-[Jaime chuckles]
Well, too bad for her, man,
but you'll like the place we're going to.
[Jenicio] Man, Scooter, this is
the longest tour I've ever been on.
I'm telling you,
you're gonna like it here, man.
[Rabbit] I hope so. You've been
running us around all damn day.
You guys are not going to be disappointed.
You're gonna love this place.
-Hello, everybody!
-[customers] Hey!
-What's up, guys?
-[overlapping chatter]
Come on in. See, I told you guys.
[playing upbeat song]
-[man] What are you drinking?
-Rabbit's buying.
-Whatever these guys want.
-Yeah.
Scooter may not be the best tour guide,
but this was a great way to celebrate
finishing up the Carryall with the crew.
And with a customer coming by tomorrow,
I hope to be sharing a lot more cheers,
ifspan style="style1" we can land a sale.
[Scooter singing in Spanish]
[Scooter] Whoo-hoo-hoo!
-[song ends]
-[cheering]
-Thank you, El Paso!
-[Wes] Very good. Thank you.
[easy-going guitar music plays]
[phone buzzing]
[Rabbit] How about that?
There's my lead calling.
What's going on?
So, I heard through the grapevine
you are looking for a Rambler.
[Rabbit] Dr. Mike's connection
for the Rambler came through,
and if this guy wants to spend 60 grand,
we are in the money.
Should be able to pick a car up like this
in Mexico for around 3,000.
Maybe even less. You never know.
We'll be swimming in profit on this thing.
I got some of the best builders
in the country in this building.
We can put your wildest dreams
on wheels, bud.
What kind of Rambler are you looking for?
Are you looking for a cool hot rod,
classic, restomod, pro-touring?
-[man talking indistinctly on phone]
-Right?
That's definitely wild.
So, you want a drag car.
A race car.
Can we do it?
There ain't a doubt in my mind
we can do it.
I'll tell you what. Let me put
some feelers out and get this car found.
Let's see if we can't make
this happen, Captain.
All right, man.
Take care, brother. I'll be in touch.
[Rabbit] This is an expensive lead,
and I don't want to waste it.
But then again, are we biting off
more than the shop can chew?
I want to say in my deepest of hearts
that I don't think so,
because my guys are pros.
But we build hot rods, not drag cars.
We're going to spend
a lot more to build a racecar.
We gotta have a fast engine.
We got to have a super nice roll cage.
We've got have
all these things, big brakes.
Oh man, the list goes on and on.
I might have wrote a check
with this mouth that this ass can't cash.
[smooth rock music plays]
Tell you what.
We got to get this thing ready.
-[Scooter] Yes.
-Buyer's coming. Get her all opened up.
-[Scooter] Huh? Nice.
-[Rabbit] Love the interior of this thing.
[Rabbit] We got a buyer coming in
to check out this Carryall.
Since they're coming here,
I wanna give it
one last little walk around
and make sure
everything is absolutely perfect.
-He'll like this when he sees this.
-He's gonna love it.
Check the inside, Scooter.
-Make sure everything looks picked up.
-Yes. Yes, yes.
I'm so excited about this air-ride.
[Rabbit] All right,
time to test this air-ride.
Let's drop this thing like a bad habit.
[air hissing]
[Rabbit] Whoo!
[Scooter] What's that sound?
-Is it supposed to do that?
-[Rabbit] Yeah, if you're letting it down.
Why is only the front going down?
-[Scooter] It's got the hot rod look.
-[Rabbit] Raise it back up.
-Well, it's… it's going more down.
-It's going?
-[Scooter] It's lowering more? Stop?
-Raise it up. Go the other way.
[air hissing]
[Rabbit] It's just getting worse.
-What?
-[Scooter] It's not working.
Uh-oh. Come on now. Raise up.
Raise up. So sorry.
I didn't know it was gonna do this.
This thing's dead in the water.
Customer's on his way.
We gotta get this going.
We're not losing a sale today.
[speaking Spanish]
[Rabbit] We got a big problem here, Jaime.
[closing theme music plays]