Car Masters: Rust to Riches (2018) s05e06 Episode Script
Abandon Ship
1
[tense dubstep music playing]
She's a solid car.
Only thing is, it's a theft recovery.
That's why part of the stuff is missing.
Okay.
[Shawn] So, here's a big question.
It's theft recovery,
but what about the title?
Is it salvage title?
I've got no paperwork on the car.
The guy that dropped it off
to me on consignment
bought it at a police auction,
and he's still waiting
to get all the paperwork.
I just wanted to make sure
you guys seen it first.
Obviously, there isn't
a lot of parts missing,
so they didn't get too far
in stripping it down.
That's a good thing.
[Mark] What's the price on what's left?
Right now, he wants $60,000 for the car.
So, 60 grand.
Is that contingent on a clean title?
Sixty grand's contingent on a clean title,
but we're gonna have to wait
about two weeks
till the guy gets the paperwork.
If it comes back clean, it's golden.
[Nick] Graham selling this car
on consignment for another owner
makes this deal slightly muddy.
He's obviously still waiting
on some important information.
Plus, even though
Graham is acting as the broker,
the owner of the car
will have the final say over the sale.
But 60 grand's a steal for a Ferrari.
And if we can make all this work,
profit margins on a project like this
are gonna be insane for us.
[music building]
[clicking]
[whirs]
[engine stalls, revs]
So, obviously, what's left of the car
is in really good shape,
but it definitely has
a couple hiccups in it
that could be potentially pretty big.
So, uh, do you mind
if we just have a sidebar real quick?
-I understand. Let me know.
-We wanna have a short conversation.
Well, that's a tidbit of information
that goes a long way.
[Nick scoffs] Just a little bit, huh?
Look, Ferraris are my world, but I
Salvaged titles, theft recovery,
that's that's not my thing.
On a car like this, man.
That's the big if right here.
I mean, we don't know
the history of this car.
You know, this car could've came
from a chop shop.
This could've been owned by a drug dealer.
We don't know.
[Mark] Look, I can see both sides to this.
These theft recovery vehicles
can be a gamble.
I can look for other Ferraris.
I can find something similar,
but 60 grand is a steal.
I mean, it is a steal.
[Mark] But if this title comes back clean,
and that's a big if,
this could potentially be
the most profitable car
we've ever built and sold at this shop.
I mean, when it's all said and done,
we might be able to make
100 grand on this project.
I think the best thing to do
is just ask Graham,
"Can we have first right of refusal
on this car?"
And then we just make it
contingent on it's a clean title.
To me, that's worth holding out for
and at least waiting to see
how this all plays out.
[Graham] So, where you at, mate?
Well, we love the car.
You know we're gonna love the car.
-But the big deal is the title.
-Understood.
If it comes back clean,
we're absolute buyers.
Can I ask a favor?
Can you hold the car for us?
Give us first right of refusal?
When you get the paperwork in,
if it's clean, we own it.
With a consignment deal,
I don't have 100% control
over what the seller does with the car,
but I'll do my best.
That's all we can ask for,
if you do your best.
-All right.
-All right.
You got a deal.
[upbeat music playing]
[Mark] Even though
we're unsure about whether or not
this Ferrari deal will go down,
I still wanna be ready
if and when it happens.
Sixty grand is a smokin' deal
for a Ferrari,
but 60 is just to acquire the car.
If we're gonna modify it
and put our thumbprint on it,
that ain't gonna be cheap.
-Thank you.
-[Graham] See you.
[Mark] I'm guessing,
when it's all said and done,
between the purchase of the car
and what it's gonna cost
to finish the build,
we're gonna have
about 100 grand into that build.
So, rather than go out of pocket
for the whole thing,
I wanna help fund
this potential Ferrari project
by building another car.
Fortunately for us,
we still have vehicles left over
from that massive Tesla trade
that we did a few weeks ago.
62-5 would have to be my final price.
-You got a deal.
-Good deal, man. Thank you.
And one of those cars, a '69 Chevelle,
is already primed and ready
for a Gotham Garage overhaul.
Come on. Let's get this thing
back into the lift area.
Lift. There we go.
It rolls pretty nice.
[Mark] Yeah, it's a pretty damn good,
rock-solid car.
-What's up, you guys?
-Hey.
All right, so,
what are we doing with this?
Right now, it's not about this car.
It's really about something else.
It's way cooler than the Chevelle,
even though the Chevelle's pretty cool.
Nick found us a Ferrari.
-Get outta here. A real one? A Hot Wheel?
-Really?
No, no. It is a Ferrari 360 Spider.
It's a great car, great condition
-[Caveman] But
-[Constance] There's a but coming.
It's, uh, missing a few parts.
It was a theft recovery vehicle.
This whole deal is contingent on that
the title comes in,
and it's clean and clear.
And he said that'd probably take
about, what, two weeks?
About two weeks, but the price is good.
It's $60,000.
-Wow. For a Spider?
-[Mark] That's an absolute steal.
But that's still a lot of money, $60,000.
I've never bought a Ferrari, but
That's why we got this Chevelle.
'Cause the Ferrari deal,
it's not a sure thing.
But if it happens, I wanna use
this Chevelle to fund that project.
So this car has gotta be worth
at least 60 grand when we sell it.
Plus, this Chevelle will be a safe bet.
So, we build this car,
and if the Ferrari deal doesn't work,
then everybody's still gonna get paid out
on a $60,000 build.
It's a nice Chevelle
and everything, but 60 grand,
that's gonna take a lot of high-end work.
[Mark] Absolutely.
That's why I'm gonna
turn this car into a badass RestoMod.
Oh yeah.
[Mark] Ever since we brought this car
into the garage,
I knew it was screaming to be a RestoMod.
A RestoMod is basically a classic car
that looks vintage on the outside,
but on the inside,
it has all of the creature comforts
that you would get from a new car
straight from the dealership.
It's like the best of both worlds.
And RestoMods are one of the most popular
and valuable cars
on the restoration market today.
To get 60K for the '69 Chevelle,
we're gonna start
by modernizing the inside.
We're gonna rip out
that old dash from 1969
and replace it with a dual screen,
digital touchscreen dash,
one of the most advanced touchscreen
devices you can buy for this car.
We'll also freshen up that 383 motor,
so it'll drive like a dream.
On the outside,
I want this Chevelle to have
completely sleek and streamlined angles.
We'll shave down
all of the metal tip to tail
and make it look like a bullet.
Then we'll add
a super sporty rear diffuser in the back.
Then in the front,
we'll give it a race-inspired chin spoiler
coming off the bumper.
And, of course,
we'll slam it to the ground
and give it big old wheels and tires.
And then, finish it off with a clean
and glossy royal blue paint job.
In order to make that happen,
Tony and Constance, I want you guys
to take the lead on this car.
You guys know this world.
You know exactly
what a buyer's gonna want.
-We got this.
-[Mark] And, Brian,
you stay here and help them out
with any fab work
they're gonna need on this car, all right?
Sounds good.
Since all the profit from the Chevelle
is gonna get poured into that Ferrari,
we're gonna need another project
to get everybody paid in the meantime.
So, Jake, Caveman, and Shawn,
meet me over at Gotham
and I'll line you out on our next project,
and you're gonna love it.
It's gonna fill your sails with joy.
What? Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
I don't think I like this at all already.
[Mark] You're gonna love it.
[upbeat rock music playing]
[music ends]
[Caveman humming]
-[Caveman grunts]
-Are you kidding me? Not again.
[Caveman barks]
What are we gonna do with this?
-[Caveman] Come on, Shawn.
-Oh, I'm in.
-[Shawn] You weren't here last time we
-[Caveman] Oh, that boat was cool.
[Shawn] In the back of my mind,
I knew this was coming.
This pontoon boat is another vehicle
that Mark grabbed in the Tesla trade,
and he was just waiting
for the right moment
to dry dock it
in the middle of the shop and tick me off.
[Mark] Caveman, give me a hand here.
[Caveman] Now I gotta go to work.
Bye, guys.
It's not that I hate boats.
I just don't like selling boats.
We did a Corvette-inspired boat
a few years back,
and even though
I eventually tracked down a buyer
Shake his hand, will ya?
-You're on the water, and I'm on the way.
-[chuckling]
we made a deal by the skin of our teeth.
[creaking]
-What's up with that?
-Two-for-one sale.
I thought were just building a boat.
Nope. We're gonna take a car and a pontoon
and we're gonna make a cartoon boat.
It's a car and a pontoon. A cartoon.
-[Caveman chuckles]
-[groans] You're serious, right?
-Dead serious, Shawn.
-[Caveman laughs]
Right now, we need some money
to start coming in real quick
until we get
the big return on that Ferrari.
No, no. Wait a minute.
It's never that easy.
-It's always that easy.
-I know No, no, no.
No, you're confusing it with
that Corvette theme boat we did.
That's a whole different
kind of clientele.
These people that love these pontoon boats
like to go on the water and party.
And the whole thing is
who's got the baddest one out there?
The one that's not the same
as everybody else's.
Shawn, he's still traumatized
from the Corvette boat,
but this is gonna be
the easiest sale of his life.
This boat's practically gonna sell itself,
and something tells me
Shawn knows exactly where
to get a buyer for a party boat.
I've seen you in action,
you cruising this thing around
with some beer in the cooler at the lake,
trying to find somebody to buy it.
That's gonna be a rough day in your life.
-[all laughing]
-Wait a minute.
[Mark] Does he not look like
the kind of guy who spent the better part
of his twenties and thirties
on a party boat?
Hell, I think
he even lived on a party boat
at one point in time in his life.
This is his world. Trust me.
This is a vehicle we already own.
Would you rather we go out
and buy another car right now?
That's what I thought.
This is gonna be a lot easier to make,
and guess what?
You could sell it
all day long for 35, 40 grand.
Pontoon boats have always been
a staple at any lake,
but nowadays,
they're some of the hottest party boats
you can buy.
People will pay good money
for a tricked-out pontoon,
anywhere from 30 to 40 grand.
And, lucky for us,
the crazier the pontoon,
the more money you can get.
To turn this pontoon boat
into the ultimate party boat,
we're gonna rip off that roof
and mount the VW bus body on the deck.
Then, to fit the car body,
we're definitely gonna have to relocate
the boat steering console.
We'll move it to the front,
so it looks like it's driving the VW bus.
We'll also give the boat a new interior
for a super comfy party experience.
On the exterior, we'll give it
a classic Volkswagen paint scheme
to make it
a one-of-a-kind cartoon pontoon.
The longer we stand here
and talk about it,
the more time
you're taking off my clock to get it done.
[chuckling] I think this is gonna happen
whether I like it or not,
so I'll, uh, call around
a couple of my old lake buddies,
see if I can sell this thing.
Alright, why don't we
get this thing torn down.
The only thing we're not gonna deal with
is the steering console.
We have to figure out
where that's gonna get moved to and all.
But everything else, let's get some tools
and get this thing torn apart.
Cool.
[heavy rock music playing]
[Caveman] I think this build
is gonna be super cool.
I just love these weird projects
that Mark dreams up.
[Mark] It's gonna be so cool
with a Volkswagen bus on it
motoring around on the lake.
Then Shawn's gonna eat all his words.
But it ain't gonna be
as easy as Mark thinks.
I mean, we're putting a VW bus
on top of a pontoon boat.
What could possibly go wrong?
[tool whirring]
-[Jake] Whoa, whoa!
-[Caveman] That'll wake you up.
[producer] All right. Everyone okay?
[Caveman] Dang, what a ride!
A project like this, will it go smooth?
Will it work?
It'll work. I guarantee it'll work,
but will it go smooth?
Let's pray to the car gods that it does.
-Not bad for a half day's work.
-Yeah, I'd say so.
All we gotta do now
is get that bus body mounted up on here,
and that's gonna be the task for tomorrow.
Cool. So, can I throw Shawn off the boat?
[Mark] You can't throw Sean off the boat
because I'll do it first.
[Caveman] So, it's a race
to throw Shawn off the boat?
-[Mark] That's the game.
-[Caveman laughs]
[music fades]
[Tony] You guys see what I got?
-This is the AEM digital dash.
-[Brian] Does everything.
So this is about the most advanced dash
that you can get.
It's not exactly plug and play,
so we have to figure out how to make
the sensors talk to this digital dash.
But first, I have to figure out
how to fit it in the car.
So I'm gonna design up a new dash insert,
and I need you guys
to start on the sensors.
Okay.
[Constance] This isn't gonna be
the Tesla all over again, is it?
[Tony] In theory, no.
We actually have instructions
for this one.
Plug to question mark?
That's pretty funny.
I hadn't seen that page.
-Plug to question mark.
-[all chuckling]
[Constance] Chevelles are super popular
muscle cars when it comes to collectors.
So turning this car
into a RestoMod is a great idea.
[Brian] How's this one go in?
-[Constance] What is it?
-It says "fluid."
[scoffs] Which fluid?
I don't know.
But because RestoMods
have kind of exploded in popularity,
there is such a high standard
for this style of build now.
People go absolutely wild on RestoMods.
And to make this car worth 60 grand,
it's really gonna have to be on point.
-[Brian] Ugh
-Ooh!
-Did it get you? Shoot! Totally got you.
-[laughing]
[Constance] We have to create something
that's worthy of that price tag,
but Mark really wants this car finished
by the time they hear back
on their Ferrari paperwork,
so we only have
about two weeks to pull it off.
It's a pretty typical
Gotham Garage dilemma.
[Tony] Let's do some math.
Fourteen, three point five.
[Constance] Tony, how's that dash coming?
[Tony] Pretty good. I just have a couple
more pieces to design on the computer.
-And then I can start cutting.
-Cool.
[Tony] For this digital touchscreen,
we can't just install it
in the original '69 dash
and call it a day.
One, it won't fit.
And two,
that '69 dash is just super-outdated.
[machine hums]
[air hissing]
So I'm custom designing and building
all new aluminum dash inserts for the car.
This new dash needs to be
the definition of the RestoMod style,
a modern look that seamlessly integrates
with the old-school aesthetic
of the Chevelle.
Nice. This dash works perfectly.
So, tomorrow, we've gotta
actually wire these screens up
and get them to work with the car.
[Constance in sing-song] Sounds good.
[exciting heavy rock music playing]
[music fading]
[Shawn] Lefty, check this out.
Pontoon boat
with a VW bus right on top of it.
-[Lefty] Come on.
-Is that crazy or what?
And that's why I thought about you,
and I'm thinking, man,
who would this boat fit more perfectly
than Lefty, the partier of all partiers?
[Lefty groans]
-Are you
-Respect. I appreciate that.
Now, look. It's true. Back in the day,
I used to frequent the lakes around here.
We all used to go to this one crazy spot
called Skinner's Cove.
And let's just say, they used to call
old Shawny Boy the skipper.
If we had this kind of boat
back in the day, we'd be loving it.
Oh my God.
You got my wheels spinning now, sir.
[laughs]
-Yeah, some fun stuff.
-Too much fun.
So, I'm figuring,
if I call a couple of my old lake buddies,
that'd be the easiest way
to unload this pontoon party boat.
I mean, does that sound like
something up your alley or what?
I hung up my captain's hat
a long time ago.
Oh, Lefty.
Life's changed quite a bit.
That guy just, uh He only comes out
when the full moon is out.
If you're talking about a floating party,
you're wanting a boat like this,
am I right?
Uh, I don't know, Shawn.
Forty grand for a boat.
That's a huge chunk of change.
I don't know if I can do it, brother.
I'd probably get killed by my wife, man.
-Married? Oh my God.
-[upbeat music playing]
I figured
I'd have this thing sold by lunch,
but, clearly,
this ain't gonna be that easy.
-[Trevor] Hello.
-Hey, Trevor. What's going on?
It's the skipper.
[music stops]
The skipper Who?
-Shawn. Shawn Pilot.
-[music resumes]
Right now, Skipper's having a hard time
getting the boat out of the harbor,
if you know what I mean.
We're only talking about a 40 grand boat.
I don't know if I'd even have time
for a boat like that.
[Shawn] But I'm selling this boat,
come hell or high water.
So my next step is to hit the road
and go straight to the source.
[anthemic music playing]
[music ends]
So, the big task for today
is to get that VW body
mocked up on top of that boat.
And then we can figure out
where everything else needs to land.
-[Jake] Cool.
-[Mark] Especially that steering console.
-[Jake] So let's just get after it.
-[Mark] That's what we do.
-[Caveman chuckles]
-[upbeat rock music playing]
[Mark] Let's hope the bow don't break.
I don't think that the original
manufacturer of this pontoon boat
ever thought someone would be crazy enough
to mount a Volkswagen bus body on it.
Needless to say, we'll have to make
quite a few adjustments.
[Caveman] Oh, my toes! Just kidding.
[Caveman chuckling]
[Mark] But if we can pull this off,
a VW bus is the perfect vehicle
to transform this pontoon
into a cartoon pontoon.
-[Caveman] How you doing, Captain?
-Yep, this is the perfect height
to cruise sitting down.
I'm happy with where everything is.
I'm gonna put all the marks on the floor,
and then we can get this body off of here.
[Jake] Cool.
VW buses are super popular right now.
If we can marry
these two vehicles together,
we should be able to maximize
the value of this thing.
-[music ends]
-Okay, this is perfect.
This is exactly where
I want the steering console to sit.
All right. Well, that's a
-[chuckling] problem.
-[Jake] A little short?
[Mark] The steering cable
is not gonna reach the outboard motor.
So can we just get a longer cable for it?
I don't think they make a longer cable.
The whole point of my design plan
was to make it look like you're sitting
in the driver's seat of the bus.
But when we moved up the steering console,
the steering cable ended up being
way too short to reach the outboard motor.
If you can't connect the two,
you basically don't have a working boat.
I think we're gonna have to make
some kind of custom extension
off the original cable.
It's gonna be some kind of funky thing
to make this thing turn.
Do me a favor and go turn
the steering wheel to the left.
[mellow music playing]
All right, so left is pull.
I think we all knew
that the steering might be an issue,
but I know Mark.
It's gotta pull to go that way.
Push to go that way.
He's like the garage version
of a MacGyver.
So what I'm thinking is,
I need a a cantilever, right?
And then that cable will hook to here.
He's very determined
to figure out a solution.
To turn left, this pulls,
which will make that go this way.
And that's how you make the boat go left.
-[Jake] Cool.
-All right. See, you know, uh,
I'll get Tony to make me this.
I'll get a few measurements.
And then we'll just meet back here
and continue forward.
-Let's do it.
-Cool, cool.
-[Jake] Sounds good.
-All right.
[upbeat rock music playing]
Got everyone's favorite toolbox.
Oh no.
[chuckles]
It's wiring time.
All right. We have our dash built
and our sensors connected to the engine.
So what we have to do now
is hook everything up to talk
and make sure
it all is connected and runs,
but there are a lot
of freaking wires in there,
so we're gonna have
our work cut out for us.
Yeah, you know,
wiring, that's my thing now.
[Tony] This dash we're installing
is one of the most advanced dashes
that you can install in a '69 Chevelle.
All right, so here's the one
for the temp sensor. It's white.
[Tony] Okay, I got it.
It has the ability to track sensors
on every part of the motor and the car.
-[Brian] You ready?
-[Tony] Yeah.
Got it.
And this touchscreen stereo
is gonna give us a ton of modern upgrades.
It's got Bluetooth.
It's got hands-free calling.
It has all the features
that you would want in a brand-new car.
Half of these are hot,
so I was testing them.
They're not capped off.
So this is fireworks waiting to happen.
What we could do is just hire
the guys that stole that Ferrari.
I bet they're good at this stuff.
Go for it.
[Constance laughs]
[Constance] Obviously, the intention
with this Chevelle is to sell it
and use that profit to fund
our potential Ferrari build.
But that's really the key word
is potential.
[mellow music playing]
We don't know anything
about this car's history.
I mean, Mark, Shawn, and Nick
don't even know if the title is clean.
-[engine rumbles]
-[Mark] That actually sounds really good.
[Constance] Listen, building a Ferrari
would be really cool for the shop.
Not only would it end up
making us a ton of money,
but it would also be
a big step in the right direction
with Nick and this new business venture.
Alright, I got those two.
We only got 400 more wires to go.
-No. No, no, no, no, no.
-[chuckles]
[Constance] The good news is,
if it doesn't work out,
we still have a very desirable car
to sell with the Chevelle.
It will be a super slick RestoMod,
and that itself will have a ton of value.
[Tony] All right. Let's see if it works.
[power humming]
[Constance] Is it working?
Nice. I got a I got a gauge.
Display's live. Stereo's live.
[Constance] Well, that looks cool.
[funk music playing]
-Good deal, guys. We got it working.
-[Constance] Yeah.
Uh, I just have to get this
tidied up a little bit
and put the dash in, and, uh,
we can get started on the body mods.
But first, Mark asked me
to cut some steering pieces
for the boat on the water jet.
Then I can jump back over here
with you guys and finish this up.
-[both] Sounds good.
-All right. Good job, guys.
[exciting rock music playing]
[music fades]
Today, I'm on the hunt for a buyer
for our pontoon party boat.
So I'm heading to
my old stomping ground, Skinner's Cove.
Now, look,
I haven't been down there in years,
so I have no idea what it looks like now.
But this used to be the spot.
I'm figuring if I go down there,
shake the tree a little,
something's got to fall out.
I just hope it doesn't get too out of hand
because, uh,
when old Shawny boy sets sail,
things get rowdy, if you know what I mean.
Hey, I got a question.
Is there anybody here interested in
taking their aquatic partying
to the next level?
Maybe upgrading a boat?
[man] Anybody?
-[people] No.
-[Shawn] No?
Now, even though I spent
my fair share of time partying on boats,
selling boats isn't exactly my cup of tea.
And I think it goes without saying,
Skinner's Cove isn't exactly
the youthful party destination
it used to be back in my day.
I work at this hot rod shop.
We built a party boat.
This used to be party boat central.
You know?
-Oh, long time ago.
-[woman] Years ago.
Yeah, you're probably
20 years in the past.
Things have changed here quite a bit.
We had the partying crew here.
You guys ready to go out
and do a little partying?
-Am I right?
-Mm. I don't know. Got a new hip.
But when it comes to Mark's crazy ideas,
I've learned that all it takes
is one interested buyer.
And if you sell it hard enough
and overturn enough stones,
you can find 'em.
You got a lot of people on that boat.
You know what you could use?
Another boat.
[people laughing]
[Shawn] You wouldn't
happen to be interested in
a party bus pontoon boat, would you?
-No.
-[boy] Nope.
I'm with a hot rod shop
around the corner here,
and we took a pontoon boat
and then put the body of a VW bus
right on the deck of it.
-Yeah?
-I don't think so. Probably not.
-No.
-No market for that.
Mm. Yeah.
You don't have 40 grand you can toss
towards a nice little party boat?
-[woman] Yeah, we're
-Fixed incomes, buddy.
Fixed income.
That's not what I wanna hear.
I'm not in the market right now,
but my brother-in-law, Danny,
he just sold his boat,
and, uh, he's an old hippie,
so this Volkswagen
-No way.
-theme sounds kind of interesting.
Really? Now we might be onto something.
This isn't just a regular boat.
This is like the ultimate party boat.
Is that something he'd be interested in?
Yeah, he's sitting on some cash.
-Oh! Sitting on
-[man chuckling] So
-He sounds like my dream buyer there.
-Yeah!
Right now, I need to get on the phone
with this Danny guy ASAP
and see if I can get him down to the shop
and check out our party boat
once it's finished.
How am I gonna contact him?
-I'll make it happen.
-Yeah?
I'll get ahold of him,
and we'll get you together.
-That's my man, Perry.
-[chuckling] All right, bud.
So my little excursion at the lake
might just work out after all.
-[Perry] All right.
-Okay? My work is done here.
-Party on, my friends. Party on.
-[all chuckling, cheering]
[exciting drumbeat playing]
[drumbeat ends]
All right, so I got Tony to cut
these pieces for me with the water jet.
Here's the articulating arm,
and here's the other end
that connects to the motor.
So I have a pillow block.
So this goes into the pillow block,
and then this arm
gets bolted into that end.
And this gets bolted onto the motor.
And they all gotta swivel.
Caveman, I need you to cut me the DUM
-once you get down there.
-Mm-hmm.
-You wanna take a half inch off of that?
-Yep.
[dramatic electronic music playing]
[Mark] The whole point of this project
was to build something very quickly
that could get us
a solid payday for the crew.
We're trying to get
somewhere around 40 grand for this boat,
which is pretty standard
for a tricked-out pontoon,
but we're not gonna get
40 bucks for this thing
if we can't get it to steer.
If this doesn't work,
I'm gonna be in trouble.
I don't have another idea.
[both chuckling]
Plus, Shawn just texted me
that he may have tracked down
a solid boat buyer.
Danny, if you love
that old-school hippie stuff,
this will be the perfect boat for you.
Then he's got the audacity
to send me a follow-up text
with a picture of him sitting by the water
with a beer in his hand,
staring at the sunset.
The last thing I need is
for Shawn to come through with a buyer
and then me not be ready
to deliver the car.
There ain't no way in hell
I'm gonna let that happen.
[music fades]
All right. Go ahead and turn it.
Look at there. Okay, go to the right.
-Look at that. Bingo bada bing.
-[Jake] Good job, Mark.
[Mark] Something worked right.
Hey, it works the first time around.
Check that out.
All right. Well, it all works.
So, now that this thing can steer,
I'm gonna paint the Volkswagen bus body,
we'll mount it up,
then we can finish this thing off.
Cool.
[upbeat rock music playing]
[Mark] Originally, I was planning on
painting this boat
with a classic VW paint job,
but the buyer that Shawn's been talking to
has some pretty unique taste.
Apparently, this buyer, Danny,
is like a new age hippie.
And he actually used to
travel around with the Grateful Dead.
So I'm giving this boat
a super groovy tie-dyed paint job.
So what do you think?
[Jake] Far-out and groovy.
Craziest paint job I've seen
come out of this shop. I like it.
[chuckles]
-Well, we still have a little ways to go.
-[Jake] Okay.
So just start grabbing some stuff
and installing it.
Even though this boat was only supposed
to be a quick payday for the crew,
whenever we get an excuse to build
something that's
totally out there and unique,
we always gotta jump on it.
Such a pretty bus.
Reminds me of the good old days.
The hope is,
when Danny sees the boat, he trips out
and is more than willing to open up
his wallet and pay handsomely for it.
That way, we can get everyone
some money in their pockets,
and then we can go all hands on deck
on that Chevelle
until we hear back
on the status of the Ferrari.
[Jake] How many people
you think are gonna fit in there?
[Mark] Ten, at least.
But first, we definitely
gotta put this boat on the water
and see how hard she parties.
Cool.
[music fades]
[upbeat music building]
[people cheering]
[engine revs]
-[all cheering]
-[music intensifies]
[Mark] To make the ultimate GG ride
for the lake,
we started with two things that
thought they'd seen their last party days.
A totally generic pontoon boat
and an old, rusty, gnarly VW bus.
We joined 'em together
and gave 'em the acid treatment
[all cheering]
a trippy makeover full of color
to make the ultimate good vibes vessel.
This one-of-a-kind
Gotham Garage mash-up cartoon
is a lake-loving hippie's dreamboat.
-[Tony] Bon voyage
-[Caveman] Bon voyage.
[Constance] Bye.
[music fades]
[Shawn] Ahoy, Cap'n.
[Mark groans]
Don't even start.
-[chuckling]
-What? This thing looks amazing.
[Mark] What do you think the buyer'll say?
-What's he like?
-Oh, I mean, he fits this boat to a tee.
-Yeah?
-[Shawn] So here's the thing about Danny.
He's obviously got a little hippie in him,
but he also has some deep pockets,
and he just recently sold his boat,
so he's in the market for a new one.
See? I told you you'd find somebody.
I knew it wasn't gonna be a big deal.
Trust me. It wasn't as easy as it sounds.
Oh, that's him.
That's him. He's out front.
-I'll grab him.
-Oh, sweet.
Look, Danny knows that we're trying to get
in that 35 to 45 grand range.
And he wasn't exactly vibin'
over that price on the phone.
But I figure, once he sees this thing,
I think we'll be able to get him on board.
-No problem.
-On board? Really, with the boat puns?
[stifling laughter]
[chuckles]
-Hey, Mark. Danny. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you, Danny.
-So what do you think of that, man? Yeah?
-Wow. Look at this.
-[Shawn] Is that crazy?
-[Danny] That is wild.
That brings me back to my youth.
I actually spent a little time
following the Grateful Dead and, uh
-Whoa.
-This is like Jerry Garcia resurrected.
[psychedelic rock playing]
Well, just write the check now
because you know you're buying it.
-You know this is real, right?
-[Mark] Yeah.
-Oh wow. No way.
-Yeah, that ain't fake.
That's a Volkswagen bus.
That's a real steel
-All steel? That's awesome, man.
-All steel, yep.
[Mark] Let's go walk up the ladder
and get up on it.
So this door actually slides on the side.
You probably got seating
for seven people tight and cozy.
[Danny] Nice.
[Mark] And I'm sure you've noticed
this giant sun deck that's on the roof.
[Danny chuckles]
-[Shawn] Is this sweet or what?
-That looks good.
Do you know how many people
you can get partying up here?
[all laughing]
-Let's go check out the back
-[Danny] Okay.
where the power plant is
and all the other brand-new stuff.
You got two brand-new,
five-gallon, stainless steel tanks
and, of course, you got your 454.
[all chuckling]
[Danny] That's pretty cool.
So, Shawn, how much do you want
for this $30,000 boat?
$30,000 boat?
That is the funniest one
I've heard all day.
-There's a lot of work went in this boat.
-[chuckles]
You get everything here for 48 grand.
-[tense music playing]
-Mm.
You gotta come down a little bit here.
You really do.
Well, tell me, what are you thinking?
I'm thinking more like, uh,
maybe, you know, uh, 35.
[music stops]
-Thirty-five?
-Thirty-five.
Thirty-five's not gonna happen.
-[suspenseful music playing]
-I ain't gonna lie, I do like the boat,
but you probably don't have
a whole lot of buyers lined up
for something this,
you know, extraordinary.
So, uh, 35, and that'd be my
Okay, you're right.
I don't have a ton of buyers
for this boat,
but if I can find you,
I can find somebody else.
Uh
I hear you. I hear you.
I can come up a little bit,
and I can do 37-5.
Oh
37-5?
37-5.
I tell you what. I know you like the boat.
42-5. That's That's all I can do.
That's That's our rock bottom.
I'm not I can't do any better than that.
Otherwise, we're keeping this boat.
I do love the boat, Shawn.
Hmm
42.5 plus a case of beer.
You got yourself a deal.
We can live with that.
-[upbeat music playing]
-Look, this boat is perfect for Danny,
plus, we made really good money
on this deal.
All told, you guys spent about 17 grand,
and that includes
the value of the pontoon boat
plus the VW bus body
that we acquired in the Tesla trade.
So at 42-5, we're taking home
over 25 grand from this sale.
I thought I Didn't I tell you so?
How did I know this was coming?
-Yeah, because I told you so.
-Good point.
-Let's go do some paperwork.
-I'm gonna get this thing ready to float.
Thank you.
[heavy rock music playing]
[Tony] Check it out.
Yeah, so we got the AEM set up.
It's all wired in.
-The touchscreen stereo's wired in.
-That's pretty cool.
So you got your Bluetooth hands-free.
So now I just have to do the programming.
That's French for
I need the rest of the day.
[Tony] It's not fast.
-No, it's not fast.
-Yeah.
But there is a whole lot more fabrication
on the outside that we need to get done.
And that's why
I brought everybody over here. So
Brian, I'll need you
to start shaving door handles.
And Constance, I'm gonna have you
take the front bumper off
and then grind it down to bare metal.
Jake, Caveman, and I,
we'll get started on the rear bumper
'cause the faster
we get this thing ready to paint,
the faster we can all be ready
to focus on that Ferrari
if the deal works out.
-Yeah.
-So let's get going.
All right. Let's do it.
[Mark] Now that Tony, Constance, and Brian
got the new dash installed
on the Chevelle,
it's time to make this car pop
on the outside,
not just on the inside.
[exciting dubstep music playing]
[Mark] So what we're gonna do to this
is put a diffuser in it.
That's kind of like
way RestoMod on steroids.
-[Jake] Cool.
-So if you wanna grab your
-Cutting wheel?
-[Mark] And get going.
[music continues]
We expect to hear back on the Ferrari
from Nick's buddy, Graham,
in about a week.
So, in an ideal world,
this Chevelle is done and finished,
and then we can funnel
all of our resources into that Ferrari.
[phone ringing]
What's up, man?
So, listen, it sounds like
we might have a problem with the Ferrari.
Yeah, you have a what?
Hey, Brian, Brian. Hold on a second.
You have a You have a problem?
What do you mean a problem?
We have a problem with the Ferrari.
We always knew
there was a distinct possibility
that the Ferrari deal would go south.
Yeah, so the deal's
not looking too good right now.
What What's the problem?
It's kind of complicated,
so you should just come down here.
I mean, the car is a theft recovery,
and that's always a coin flip
to whether or not
the car has a clean title.
Meet us in the office,
and we'll talk it through.
All right. I'll be down there in a minute.
I'm just holding out hope
this isn't the bad news
that we were all trying to avoid.
Well, I gotta go.
-What was that about, exactly?
-There's an issue with the Ferrari deal.
I gotta go talk to Shawn
and sort it all out, I guess.
[closing theme music plays]
[tense dubstep music playing]
She's a solid car.
Only thing is, it's a theft recovery.
That's why part of the stuff is missing.
Okay.
[Shawn] So, here's a big question.
It's theft recovery,
but what about the title?
Is it salvage title?
I've got no paperwork on the car.
The guy that dropped it off
to me on consignment
bought it at a police auction,
and he's still waiting
to get all the paperwork.
I just wanted to make sure
you guys seen it first.
Obviously, there isn't
a lot of parts missing,
so they didn't get too far
in stripping it down.
That's a good thing.
[Mark] What's the price on what's left?
Right now, he wants $60,000 for the car.
So, 60 grand.
Is that contingent on a clean title?
Sixty grand's contingent on a clean title,
but we're gonna have to wait
about two weeks
till the guy gets the paperwork.
If it comes back clean, it's golden.
[Nick] Graham selling this car
on consignment for another owner
makes this deal slightly muddy.
He's obviously still waiting
on some important information.
Plus, even though
Graham is acting as the broker,
the owner of the car
will have the final say over the sale.
But 60 grand's a steal for a Ferrari.
And if we can make all this work,
profit margins on a project like this
are gonna be insane for us.
[music building]
[clicking]
[whirs]
[engine stalls, revs]
So, obviously, what's left of the car
is in really good shape,
but it definitely has
a couple hiccups in it
that could be potentially pretty big.
So, uh, do you mind
if we just have a sidebar real quick?
-I understand. Let me know.
-We wanna have a short conversation.
Well, that's a tidbit of information
that goes a long way.
[Nick scoffs] Just a little bit, huh?
Look, Ferraris are my world, but I
Salvaged titles, theft recovery,
that's that's not my thing.
On a car like this, man.
That's the big if right here.
I mean, we don't know
the history of this car.
You know, this car could've came
from a chop shop.
This could've been owned by a drug dealer.
We don't know.
[Mark] Look, I can see both sides to this.
These theft recovery vehicles
can be a gamble.
I can look for other Ferraris.
I can find something similar,
but 60 grand is a steal.
I mean, it is a steal.
[Mark] But if this title comes back clean,
and that's a big if,
this could potentially be
the most profitable car
we've ever built and sold at this shop.
I mean, when it's all said and done,
we might be able to make
100 grand on this project.
I think the best thing to do
is just ask Graham,
"Can we have first right of refusal
on this car?"
And then we just make it
contingent on it's a clean title.
To me, that's worth holding out for
and at least waiting to see
how this all plays out.
[Graham] So, where you at, mate?
Well, we love the car.
You know we're gonna love the car.
-But the big deal is the title.
-Understood.
If it comes back clean,
we're absolute buyers.
Can I ask a favor?
Can you hold the car for us?
Give us first right of refusal?
When you get the paperwork in,
if it's clean, we own it.
With a consignment deal,
I don't have 100% control
over what the seller does with the car,
but I'll do my best.
That's all we can ask for,
if you do your best.
-All right.
-All right.
You got a deal.
[upbeat music playing]
[Mark] Even though
we're unsure about whether or not
this Ferrari deal will go down,
I still wanna be ready
if and when it happens.
Sixty grand is a smokin' deal
for a Ferrari,
but 60 is just to acquire the car.
If we're gonna modify it
and put our thumbprint on it,
that ain't gonna be cheap.
-Thank you.
-[Graham] See you.
[Mark] I'm guessing,
when it's all said and done,
between the purchase of the car
and what it's gonna cost
to finish the build,
we're gonna have
about 100 grand into that build.
So, rather than go out of pocket
for the whole thing,
I wanna help fund
this potential Ferrari project
by building another car.
Fortunately for us,
we still have vehicles left over
from that massive Tesla trade
that we did a few weeks ago.
62-5 would have to be my final price.
-You got a deal.
-Good deal, man. Thank you.
And one of those cars, a '69 Chevelle,
is already primed and ready
for a Gotham Garage overhaul.
Come on. Let's get this thing
back into the lift area.
Lift. There we go.
It rolls pretty nice.
[Mark] Yeah, it's a pretty damn good,
rock-solid car.
-What's up, you guys?
-Hey.
All right, so,
what are we doing with this?
Right now, it's not about this car.
It's really about something else.
It's way cooler than the Chevelle,
even though the Chevelle's pretty cool.
Nick found us a Ferrari.
-Get outta here. A real one? A Hot Wheel?
-Really?
No, no. It is a Ferrari 360 Spider.
It's a great car, great condition
-[Caveman] But
-[Constance] There's a but coming.
It's, uh, missing a few parts.
It was a theft recovery vehicle.
This whole deal is contingent on that
the title comes in,
and it's clean and clear.
And he said that'd probably take
about, what, two weeks?
About two weeks, but the price is good.
It's $60,000.
-Wow. For a Spider?
-[Mark] That's an absolute steal.
But that's still a lot of money, $60,000.
I've never bought a Ferrari, but
That's why we got this Chevelle.
'Cause the Ferrari deal,
it's not a sure thing.
But if it happens, I wanna use
this Chevelle to fund that project.
So this car has gotta be worth
at least 60 grand when we sell it.
Plus, this Chevelle will be a safe bet.
So, we build this car,
and if the Ferrari deal doesn't work,
then everybody's still gonna get paid out
on a $60,000 build.
It's a nice Chevelle
and everything, but 60 grand,
that's gonna take a lot of high-end work.
[Mark] Absolutely.
That's why I'm gonna
turn this car into a badass RestoMod.
Oh yeah.
[Mark] Ever since we brought this car
into the garage,
I knew it was screaming to be a RestoMod.
A RestoMod is basically a classic car
that looks vintage on the outside,
but on the inside,
it has all of the creature comforts
that you would get from a new car
straight from the dealership.
It's like the best of both worlds.
And RestoMods are one of the most popular
and valuable cars
on the restoration market today.
To get 60K for the '69 Chevelle,
we're gonna start
by modernizing the inside.
We're gonna rip out
that old dash from 1969
and replace it with a dual screen,
digital touchscreen dash,
one of the most advanced touchscreen
devices you can buy for this car.
We'll also freshen up that 383 motor,
so it'll drive like a dream.
On the outside,
I want this Chevelle to have
completely sleek and streamlined angles.
We'll shave down
all of the metal tip to tail
and make it look like a bullet.
Then we'll add
a super sporty rear diffuser in the back.
Then in the front,
we'll give it a race-inspired chin spoiler
coming off the bumper.
And, of course,
we'll slam it to the ground
and give it big old wheels and tires.
And then, finish it off with a clean
and glossy royal blue paint job.
In order to make that happen,
Tony and Constance, I want you guys
to take the lead on this car.
You guys know this world.
You know exactly
what a buyer's gonna want.
-We got this.
-[Mark] And, Brian,
you stay here and help them out
with any fab work
they're gonna need on this car, all right?
Sounds good.
Since all the profit from the Chevelle
is gonna get poured into that Ferrari,
we're gonna need another project
to get everybody paid in the meantime.
So, Jake, Caveman, and Shawn,
meet me over at Gotham
and I'll line you out on our next project,
and you're gonna love it.
It's gonna fill your sails with joy.
What? Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
I don't think I like this at all already.
[Mark] You're gonna love it.
[upbeat rock music playing]
[music ends]
[Caveman humming]
-[Caveman grunts]
-Are you kidding me? Not again.
[Caveman barks]
What are we gonna do with this?
-[Caveman] Come on, Shawn.
-Oh, I'm in.
-[Shawn] You weren't here last time we
-[Caveman] Oh, that boat was cool.
[Shawn] In the back of my mind,
I knew this was coming.
This pontoon boat is another vehicle
that Mark grabbed in the Tesla trade,
and he was just waiting
for the right moment
to dry dock it
in the middle of the shop and tick me off.
[Mark] Caveman, give me a hand here.
[Caveman] Now I gotta go to work.
Bye, guys.
It's not that I hate boats.
I just don't like selling boats.
We did a Corvette-inspired boat
a few years back,
and even though
I eventually tracked down a buyer
Shake his hand, will ya?
-You're on the water, and I'm on the way.
-[chuckling]
we made a deal by the skin of our teeth.
[creaking]
-What's up with that?
-Two-for-one sale.
I thought were just building a boat.
Nope. We're gonna take a car and a pontoon
and we're gonna make a cartoon boat.
It's a car and a pontoon. A cartoon.
-[Caveman chuckles]
-[groans] You're serious, right?
-Dead serious, Shawn.
-[Caveman laughs]
Right now, we need some money
to start coming in real quick
until we get
the big return on that Ferrari.
No, no. Wait a minute.
It's never that easy.
-It's always that easy.
-I know No, no, no.
No, you're confusing it with
that Corvette theme boat we did.
That's a whole different
kind of clientele.
These people that love these pontoon boats
like to go on the water and party.
And the whole thing is
who's got the baddest one out there?
The one that's not the same
as everybody else's.
Shawn, he's still traumatized
from the Corvette boat,
but this is gonna be
the easiest sale of his life.
This boat's practically gonna sell itself,
and something tells me
Shawn knows exactly where
to get a buyer for a party boat.
I've seen you in action,
you cruising this thing around
with some beer in the cooler at the lake,
trying to find somebody to buy it.
That's gonna be a rough day in your life.
-[all laughing]
-Wait a minute.
[Mark] Does he not look like
the kind of guy who spent the better part
of his twenties and thirties
on a party boat?
Hell, I think
he even lived on a party boat
at one point in time in his life.
This is his world. Trust me.
This is a vehicle we already own.
Would you rather we go out
and buy another car right now?
That's what I thought.
This is gonna be a lot easier to make,
and guess what?
You could sell it
all day long for 35, 40 grand.
Pontoon boats have always been
a staple at any lake,
but nowadays,
they're some of the hottest party boats
you can buy.
People will pay good money
for a tricked-out pontoon,
anywhere from 30 to 40 grand.
And, lucky for us,
the crazier the pontoon,
the more money you can get.
To turn this pontoon boat
into the ultimate party boat,
we're gonna rip off that roof
and mount the VW bus body on the deck.
Then, to fit the car body,
we're definitely gonna have to relocate
the boat steering console.
We'll move it to the front,
so it looks like it's driving the VW bus.
We'll also give the boat a new interior
for a super comfy party experience.
On the exterior, we'll give it
a classic Volkswagen paint scheme
to make it
a one-of-a-kind cartoon pontoon.
The longer we stand here
and talk about it,
the more time
you're taking off my clock to get it done.
[chuckling] I think this is gonna happen
whether I like it or not,
so I'll, uh, call around
a couple of my old lake buddies,
see if I can sell this thing.
Alright, why don't we
get this thing torn down.
The only thing we're not gonna deal with
is the steering console.
We have to figure out
where that's gonna get moved to and all.
But everything else, let's get some tools
and get this thing torn apart.
Cool.
[heavy rock music playing]
[Caveman] I think this build
is gonna be super cool.
I just love these weird projects
that Mark dreams up.
[Mark] It's gonna be so cool
with a Volkswagen bus on it
motoring around on the lake.
Then Shawn's gonna eat all his words.
But it ain't gonna be
as easy as Mark thinks.
I mean, we're putting a VW bus
on top of a pontoon boat.
What could possibly go wrong?
[tool whirring]
-[Jake] Whoa, whoa!
-[Caveman] That'll wake you up.
[producer] All right. Everyone okay?
[Caveman] Dang, what a ride!
A project like this, will it go smooth?
Will it work?
It'll work. I guarantee it'll work,
but will it go smooth?
Let's pray to the car gods that it does.
-Not bad for a half day's work.
-Yeah, I'd say so.
All we gotta do now
is get that bus body mounted up on here,
and that's gonna be the task for tomorrow.
Cool. So, can I throw Shawn off the boat?
[Mark] You can't throw Sean off the boat
because I'll do it first.
[Caveman] So, it's a race
to throw Shawn off the boat?
-[Mark] That's the game.
-[Caveman laughs]
[music fades]
[Tony] You guys see what I got?
-This is the AEM digital dash.
-[Brian] Does everything.
So this is about the most advanced dash
that you can get.
It's not exactly plug and play,
so we have to figure out how to make
the sensors talk to this digital dash.
But first, I have to figure out
how to fit it in the car.
So I'm gonna design up a new dash insert,
and I need you guys
to start on the sensors.
Okay.
[Constance] This isn't gonna be
the Tesla all over again, is it?
[Tony] In theory, no.
We actually have instructions
for this one.
Plug to question mark?
That's pretty funny.
I hadn't seen that page.
-Plug to question mark.
-[all chuckling]
[Constance] Chevelles are super popular
muscle cars when it comes to collectors.
So turning this car
into a RestoMod is a great idea.
[Brian] How's this one go in?
-[Constance] What is it?
-It says "fluid."
[scoffs] Which fluid?
I don't know.
But because RestoMods
have kind of exploded in popularity,
there is such a high standard
for this style of build now.
People go absolutely wild on RestoMods.
And to make this car worth 60 grand,
it's really gonna have to be on point.
-[Brian] Ugh
-Ooh!
-Did it get you? Shoot! Totally got you.
-[laughing]
[Constance] We have to create something
that's worthy of that price tag,
but Mark really wants this car finished
by the time they hear back
on their Ferrari paperwork,
so we only have
about two weeks to pull it off.
It's a pretty typical
Gotham Garage dilemma.
[Tony] Let's do some math.
Fourteen, three point five.
[Constance] Tony, how's that dash coming?
[Tony] Pretty good. I just have a couple
more pieces to design on the computer.
-And then I can start cutting.
-Cool.
[Tony] For this digital touchscreen,
we can't just install it
in the original '69 dash
and call it a day.
One, it won't fit.
And two,
that '69 dash is just super-outdated.
[machine hums]
[air hissing]
So I'm custom designing and building
all new aluminum dash inserts for the car.
This new dash needs to be
the definition of the RestoMod style,
a modern look that seamlessly integrates
with the old-school aesthetic
of the Chevelle.
Nice. This dash works perfectly.
So, tomorrow, we've gotta
actually wire these screens up
and get them to work with the car.
[Constance in sing-song] Sounds good.
[exciting heavy rock music playing]
[music fading]
[Shawn] Lefty, check this out.
Pontoon boat
with a VW bus right on top of it.
-[Lefty] Come on.
-Is that crazy or what?
And that's why I thought about you,
and I'm thinking, man,
who would this boat fit more perfectly
than Lefty, the partier of all partiers?
[Lefty groans]
-Are you
-Respect. I appreciate that.
Now, look. It's true. Back in the day,
I used to frequent the lakes around here.
We all used to go to this one crazy spot
called Skinner's Cove.
And let's just say, they used to call
old Shawny Boy the skipper.
If we had this kind of boat
back in the day, we'd be loving it.
Oh my God.
You got my wheels spinning now, sir.
[laughs]
-Yeah, some fun stuff.
-Too much fun.
So, I'm figuring,
if I call a couple of my old lake buddies,
that'd be the easiest way
to unload this pontoon party boat.
I mean, does that sound like
something up your alley or what?
I hung up my captain's hat
a long time ago.
Oh, Lefty.
Life's changed quite a bit.
That guy just, uh He only comes out
when the full moon is out.
If you're talking about a floating party,
you're wanting a boat like this,
am I right?
Uh, I don't know, Shawn.
Forty grand for a boat.
That's a huge chunk of change.
I don't know if I can do it, brother.
I'd probably get killed by my wife, man.
-Married? Oh my God.
-[upbeat music playing]
I figured
I'd have this thing sold by lunch,
but, clearly,
this ain't gonna be that easy.
-[Trevor] Hello.
-Hey, Trevor. What's going on?
It's the skipper.
[music stops]
The skipper Who?
-Shawn. Shawn Pilot.
-[music resumes]
Right now, Skipper's having a hard time
getting the boat out of the harbor,
if you know what I mean.
We're only talking about a 40 grand boat.
I don't know if I'd even have time
for a boat like that.
[Shawn] But I'm selling this boat,
come hell or high water.
So my next step is to hit the road
and go straight to the source.
[anthemic music playing]
[music ends]
So, the big task for today
is to get that VW body
mocked up on top of that boat.
And then we can figure out
where everything else needs to land.
-[Jake] Cool.
-[Mark] Especially that steering console.
-[Jake] So let's just get after it.
-[Mark] That's what we do.
-[Caveman chuckles]
-[upbeat rock music playing]
[Mark] Let's hope the bow don't break.
I don't think that the original
manufacturer of this pontoon boat
ever thought someone would be crazy enough
to mount a Volkswagen bus body on it.
Needless to say, we'll have to make
quite a few adjustments.
[Caveman] Oh, my toes! Just kidding.
[Caveman chuckling]
[Mark] But if we can pull this off,
a VW bus is the perfect vehicle
to transform this pontoon
into a cartoon pontoon.
-[Caveman] How you doing, Captain?
-Yep, this is the perfect height
to cruise sitting down.
I'm happy with where everything is.
I'm gonna put all the marks on the floor,
and then we can get this body off of here.
[Jake] Cool.
VW buses are super popular right now.
If we can marry
these two vehicles together,
we should be able to maximize
the value of this thing.
-[music ends]
-Okay, this is perfect.
This is exactly where
I want the steering console to sit.
All right. Well, that's a
-[chuckling] problem.
-[Jake] A little short?
[Mark] The steering cable
is not gonna reach the outboard motor.
So can we just get a longer cable for it?
I don't think they make a longer cable.
The whole point of my design plan
was to make it look like you're sitting
in the driver's seat of the bus.
But when we moved up the steering console,
the steering cable ended up being
way too short to reach the outboard motor.
If you can't connect the two,
you basically don't have a working boat.
I think we're gonna have to make
some kind of custom extension
off the original cable.
It's gonna be some kind of funky thing
to make this thing turn.
Do me a favor and go turn
the steering wheel to the left.
[mellow music playing]
All right, so left is pull.
I think we all knew
that the steering might be an issue,
but I know Mark.
It's gotta pull to go that way.
Push to go that way.
He's like the garage version
of a MacGyver.
So what I'm thinking is,
I need a a cantilever, right?
And then that cable will hook to here.
He's very determined
to figure out a solution.
To turn left, this pulls,
which will make that go this way.
And that's how you make the boat go left.
-[Jake] Cool.
-All right. See, you know, uh,
I'll get Tony to make me this.
I'll get a few measurements.
And then we'll just meet back here
and continue forward.
-Let's do it.
-Cool, cool.
-[Jake] Sounds good.
-All right.
[upbeat rock music playing]
Got everyone's favorite toolbox.
Oh no.
[chuckles]
It's wiring time.
All right. We have our dash built
and our sensors connected to the engine.
So what we have to do now
is hook everything up to talk
and make sure
it all is connected and runs,
but there are a lot
of freaking wires in there,
so we're gonna have
our work cut out for us.
Yeah, you know,
wiring, that's my thing now.
[Tony] This dash we're installing
is one of the most advanced dashes
that you can install in a '69 Chevelle.
All right, so here's the one
for the temp sensor. It's white.
[Tony] Okay, I got it.
It has the ability to track sensors
on every part of the motor and the car.
-[Brian] You ready?
-[Tony] Yeah.
Got it.
And this touchscreen stereo
is gonna give us a ton of modern upgrades.
It's got Bluetooth.
It's got hands-free calling.
It has all the features
that you would want in a brand-new car.
Half of these are hot,
so I was testing them.
They're not capped off.
So this is fireworks waiting to happen.
What we could do is just hire
the guys that stole that Ferrari.
I bet they're good at this stuff.
Go for it.
[Constance laughs]
[Constance] Obviously, the intention
with this Chevelle is to sell it
and use that profit to fund
our potential Ferrari build.
But that's really the key word
is potential.
[mellow music playing]
We don't know anything
about this car's history.
I mean, Mark, Shawn, and Nick
don't even know if the title is clean.
-[engine rumbles]
-[Mark] That actually sounds really good.
[Constance] Listen, building a Ferrari
would be really cool for the shop.
Not only would it end up
making us a ton of money,
but it would also be
a big step in the right direction
with Nick and this new business venture.
Alright, I got those two.
We only got 400 more wires to go.
-No. No, no, no, no, no.
-[chuckles]
[Constance] The good news is,
if it doesn't work out,
we still have a very desirable car
to sell with the Chevelle.
It will be a super slick RestoMod,
and that itself will have a ton of value.
[Tony] All right. Let's see if it works.
[power humming]
[Constance] Is it working?
Nice. I got a I got a gauge.
Display's live. Stereo's live.
[Constance] Well, that looks cool.
[funk music playing]
-Good deal, guys. We got it working.
-[Constance] Yeah.
Uh, I just have to get this
tidied up a little bit
and put the dash in, and, uh,
we can get started on the body mods.
But first, Mark asked me
to cut some steering pieces
for the boat on the water jet.
Then I can jump back over here
with you guys and finish this up.
-[both] Sounds good.
-All right. Good job, guys.
[exciting rock music playing]
[music fades]
Today, I'm on the hunt for a buyer
for our pontoon party boat.
So I'm heading to
my old stomping ground, Skinner's Cove.
Now, look,
I haven't been down there in years,
so I have no idea what it looks like now.
But this used to be the spot.
I'm figuring if I go down there,
shake the tree a little,
something's got to fall out.
I just hope it doesn't get too out of hand
because, uh,
when old Shawny boy sets sail,
things get rowdy, if you know what I mean.
Hey, I got a question.
Is there anybody here interested in
taking their aquatic partying
to the next level?
Maybe upgrading a boat?
[man] Anybody?
-[people] No.
-[Shawn] No?
Now, even though I spent
my fair share of time partying on boats,
selling boats isn't exactly my cup of tea.
And I think it goes without saying,
Skinner's Cove isn't exactly
the youthful party destination
it used to be back in my day.
I work at this hot rod shop.
We built a party boat.
This used to be party boat central.
You know?
-Oh, long time ago.
-[woman] Years ago.
Yeah, you're probably
20 years in the past.
Things have changed here quite a bit.
We had the partying crew here.
You guys ready to go out
and do a little partying?
-Am I right?
-Mm. I don't know. Got a new hip.
But when it comes to Mark's crazy ideas,
I've learned that all it takes
is one interested buyer.
And if you sell it hard enough
and overturn enough stones,
you can find 'em.
You got a lot of people on that boat.
You know what you could use?
Another boat.
[people laughing]
[Shawn] You wouldn't
happen to be interested in
a party bus pontoon boat, would you?
-No.
-[boy] Nope.
I'm with a hot rod shop
around the corner here,
and we took a pontoon boat
and then put the body of a VW bus
right on the deck of it.
-Yeah?
-I don't think so. Probably not.
-No.
-No market for that.
Mm. Yeah.
You don't have 40 grand you can toss
towards a nice little party boat?
-[woman] Yeah, we're
-Fixed incomes, buddy.
Fixed income.
That's not what I wanna hear.
I'm not in the market right now,
but my brother-in-law, Danny,
he just sold his boat,
and, uh, he's an old hippie,
so this Volkswagen
-No way.
-theme sounds kind of interesting.
Really? Now we might be onto something.
This isn't just a regular boat.
This is like the ultimate party boat.
Is that something he'd be interested in?
Yeah, he's sitting on some cash.
-Oh! Sitting on
-[man chuckling] So
-He sounds like my dream buyer there.
-Yeah!
Right now, I need to get on the phone
with this Danny guy ASAP
and see if I can get him down to the shop
and check out our party boat
once it's finished.
How am I gonna contact him?
-I'll make it happen.
-Yeah?
I'll get ahold of him,
and we'll get you together.
-That's my man, Perry.
-[chuckling] All right, bud.
So my little excursion at the lake
might just work out after all.
-[Perry] All right.
-Okay? My work is done here.
-Party on, my friends. Party on.
-[all chuckling, cheering]
[exciting drumbeat playing]
[drumbeat ends]
All right, so I got Tony to cut
these pieces for me with the water jet.
Here's the articulating arm,
and here's the other end
that connects to the motor.
So I have a pillow block.
So this goes into the pillow block,
and then this arm
gets bolted into that end.
And this gets bolted onto the motor.
And they all gotta swivel.
Caveman, I need you to cut me the DUM
-once you get down there.
-Mm-hmm.
-You wanna take a half inch off of that?
-Yep.
[dramatic electronic music playing]
[Mark] The whole point of this project
was to build something very quickly
that could get us
a solid payday for the crew.
We're trying to get
somewhere around 40 grand for this boat,
which is pretty standard
for a tricked-out pontoon,
but we're not gonna get
40 bucks for this thing
if we can't get it to steer.
If this doesn't work,
I'm gonna be in trouble.
I don't have another idea.
[both chuckling]
Plus, Shawn just texted me
that he may have tracked down
a solid boat buyer.
Danny, if you love
that old-school hippie stuff,
this will be the perfect boat for you.
Then he's got the audacity
to send me a follow-up text
with a picture of him sitting by the water
with a beer in his hand,
staring at the sunset.
The last thing I need is
for Shawn to come through with a buyer
and then me not be ready
to deliver the car.
There ain't no way in hell
I'm gonna let that happen.
[music fades]
All right. Go ahead and turn it.
Look at there. Okay, go to the right.
-Look at that. Bingo bada bing.
-[Jake] Good job, Mark.
[Mark] Something worked right.
Hey, it works the first time around.
Check that out.
All right. Well, it all works.
So, now that this thing can steer,
I'm gonna paint the Volkswagen bus body,
we'll mount it up,
then we can finish this thing off.
Cool.
[upbeat rock music playing]
[Mark] Originally, I was planning on
painting this boat
with a classic VW paint job,
but the buyer that Shawn's been talking to
has some pretty unique taste.
Apparently, this buyer, Danny,
is like a new age hippie.
And he actually used to
travel around with the Grateful Dead.
So I'm giving this boat
a super groovy tie-dyed paint job.
So what do you think?
[Jake] Far-out and groovy.
Craziest paint job I've seen
come out of this shop. I like it.
[chuckles]
-Well, we still have a little ways to go.
-[Jake] Okay.
So just start grabbing some stuff
and installing it.
Even though this boat was only supposed
to be a quick payday for the crew,
whenever we get an excuse to build
something that's
totally out there and unique,
we always gotta jump on it.
Such a pretty bus.
Reminds me of the good old days.
The hope is,
when Danny sees the boat, he trips out
and is more than willing to open up
his wallet and pay handsomely for it.
That way, we can get everyone
some money in their pockets,
and then we can go all hands on deck
on that Chevelle
until we hear back
on the status of the Ferrari.
[Jake] How many people
you think are gonna fit in there?
[Mark] Ten, at least.
But first, we definitely
gotta put this boat on the water
and see how hard she parties.
Cool.
[music fades]
[upbeat music building]
[people cheering]
[engine revs]
-[all cheering]
-[music intensifies]
[Mark] To make the ultimate GG ride
for the lake,
we started with two things that
thought they'd seen their last party days.
A totally generic pontoon boat
and an old, rusty, gnarly VW bus.
We joined 'em together
and gave 'em the acid treatment
[all cheering]
a trippy makeover full of color
to make the ultimate good vibes vessel.
This one-of-a-kind
Gotham Garage mash-up cartoon
is a lake-loving hippie's dreamboat.
-[Tony] Bon voyage
-[Caveman] Bon voyage.
[Constance] Bye.
[music fades]
[Shawn] Ahoy, Cap'n.
[Mark groans]
Don't even start.
-[chuckling]
-What? This thing looks amazing.
[Mark] What do you think the buyer'll say?
-What's he like?
-Oh, I mean, he fits this boat to a tee.
-Yeah?
-[Shawn] So here's the thing about Danny.
He's obviously got a little hippie in him,
but he also has some deep pockets,
and he just recently sold his boat,
so he's in the market for a new one.
See? I told you you'd find somebody.
I knew it wasn't gonna be a big deal.
Trust me. It wasn't as easy as it sounds.
Oh, that's him.
That's him. He's out front.
-I'll grab him.
-Oh, sweet.
Look, Danny knows that we're trying to get
in that 35 to 45 grand range.
And he wasn't exactly vibin'
over that price on the phone.
But I figure, once he sees this thing,
I think we'll be able to get him on board.
-No problem.
-On board? Really, with the boat puns?
[stifling laughter]
[chuckles]
-Hey, Mark. Danny. Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you, Danny.
-So what do you think of that, man? Yeah?
-Wow. Look at this.
-[Shawn] Is that crazy?
-[Danny] That is wild.
That brings me back to my youth.
I actually spent a little time
following the Grateful Dead and, uh
-Whoa.
-This is like Jerry Garcia resurrected.
[psychedelic rock playing]
Well, just write the check now
because you know you're buying it.
-You know this is real, right?
-[Mark] Yeah.
-Oh wow. No way.
-Yeah, that ain't fake.
That's a Volkswagen bus.
That's a real steel
-All steel? That's awesome, man.
-All steel, yep.
[Mark] Let's go walk up the ladder
and get up on it.
So this door actually slides on the side.
You probably got seating
for seven people tight and cozy.
[Danny] Nice.
[Mark] And I'm sure you've noticed
this giant sun deck that's on the roof.
[Danny chuckles]
-[Shawn] Is this sweet or what?
-That looks good.
Do you know how many people
you can get partying up here?
[all laughing]
-Let's go check out the back
-[Danny] Okay.
where the power plant is
and all the other brand-new stuff.
You got two brand-new,
five-gallon, stainless steel tanks
and, of course, you got your 454.
[all chuckling]
[Danny] That's pretty cool.
So, Shawn, how much do you want
for this $30,000 boat?
$30,000 boat?
That is the funniest one
I've heard all day.
-There's a lot of work went in this boat.
-[chuckles]
You get everything here for 48 grand.
-[tense music playing]
-Mm.
You gotta come down a little bit here.
You really do.
Well, tell me, what are you thinking?
I'm thinking more like, uh,
maybe, you know, uh, 35.
[music stops]
-Thirty-five?
-Thirty-five.
Thirty-five's not gonna happen.
-[suspenseful music playing]
-I ain't gonna lie, I do like the boat,
but you probably don't have
a whole lot of buyers lined up
for something this,
you know, extraordinary.
So, uh, 35, and that'd be my
Okay, you're right.
I don't have a ton of buyers
for this boat,
but if I can find you,
I can find somebody else.
Uh
I hear you. I hear you.
I can come up a little bit,
and I can do 37-5.
Oh
37-5?
37-5.
I tell you what. I know you like the boat.
42-5. That's That's all I can do.
That's That's our rock bottom.
I'm not I can't do any better than that.
Otherwise, we're keeping this boat.
I do love the boat, Shawn.
Hmm
42.5 plus a case of beer.
You got yourself a deal.
We can live with that.
-[upbeat music playing]
-Look, this boat is perfect for Danny,
plus, we made really good money
on this deal.
All told, you guys spent about 17 grand,
and that includes
the value of the pontoon boat
plus the VW bus body
that we acquired in the Tesla trade.
So at 42-5, we're taking home
over 25 grand from this sale.
I thought I Didn't I tell you so?
How did I know this was coming?
-Yeah, because I told you so.
-Good point.
-Let's go do some paperwork.
-I'm gonna get this thing ready to float.
Thank you.
[heavy rock music playing]
[Tony] Check it out.
Yeah, so we got the AEM set up.
It's all wired in.
-The touchscreen stereo's wired in.
-That's pretty cool.
So you got your Bluetooth hands-free.
So now I just have to do the programming.
That's French for
I need the rest of the day.
[Tony] It's not fast.
-No, it's not fast.
-Yeah.
But there is a whole lot more fabrication
on the outside that we need to get done.
And that's why
I brought everybody over here. So
Brian, I'll need you
to start shaving door handles.
And Constance, I'm gonna have you
take the front bumper off
and then grind it down to bare metal.
Jake, Caveman, and I,
we'll get started on the rear bumper
'cause the faster
we get this thing ready to paint,
the faster we can all be ready
to focus on that Ferrari
if the deal works out.
-Yeah.
-So let's get going.
All right. Let's do it.
[Mark] Now that Tony, Constance, and Brian
got the new dash installed
on the Chevelle,
it's time to make this car pop
on the outside,
not just on the inside.
[exciting dubstep music playing]
[Mark] So what we're gonna do to this
is put a diffuser in it.
That's kind of like
way RestoMod on steroids.
-[Jake] Cool.
-So if you wanna grab your
-Cutting wheel?
-[Mark] And get going.
[music continues]
We expect to hear back on the Ferrari
from Nick's buddy, Graham,
in about a week.
So, in an ideal world,
this Chevelle is done and finished,
and then we can funnel
all of our resources into that Ferrari.
[phone ringing]
What's up, man?
So, listen, it sounds like
we might have a problem with the Ferrari.
Yeah, you have a what?
Hey, Brian, Brian. Hold on a second.
You have a You have a problem?
What do you mean a problem?
We have a problem with the Ferrari.
We always knew
there was a distinct possibility
that the Ferrari deal would go south.
Yeah, so the deal's
not looking too good right now.
What What's the problem?
It's kind of complicated,
so you should just come down here.
I mean, the car is a theft recovery,
and that's always a coin flip
to whether or not
the car has a clean title.
Meet us in the office,
and we'll talk it through.
All right. I'll be down there in a minute.
I'm just holding out hope
this isn't the bad news
that we were all trying to avoid.
Well, I gotta go.
-What was that about, exactly?
-There's an issue with the Ferrari deal.
I gotta go talk to Shawn
and sort it all out, I guess.
[closing theme music plays]