MOST CARS COME FROM THE FACTORY.
MINE COME FROM MY IMAGINATION.
Man: THERE'S NOTHING OFF-THE-SHELF ABOUT CHAD.
HE'S IMAGINATIVE AND REALLY CREATIVE.
CHAD'S STYLE IS COMPLETELY UNIQUE.
Chad: I DON'T WANT TO DO EXACTLY WHAT SOMEONE ALREADY HAS DONE.
I WANT TO GO TO THE FUTURE.
Man: CHAD DOESN'T DO THE SOCIAL MEDIA
OR SURF THE INTERNET
OR EVEN HARDLY LOOK AT CAR MAGAZINES.
IT'S ALL JUST FRESH IDEAS OUT OF HIS MIND.
Chad: YOU NEVER KNOW I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU,
AND I NEVER KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO MYSELF,
BUT IT'S SOMETHING FUN.
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**
WE'RE AT THE EXHIBITION IN RIDGEWATER.
THERE'S LIVESTOCK HERE.
THERE'S GAMES, THERE'S RIDES.
YEAH, THEY MAKE ME SICK, MAN.
I GO AROUND THE CIRCLE TOO MANY TIMES, I'M DONE.
RALPH!
OH, THERE'S GUY, THERE.
WE'RE HERE TO SEE A GUY NAMED GUY MIESTER
TO BUILD A CAR FOR HIM.
GUY IS ALL ABOUT ADRENALINE.
GO, GO, GO!
YOU KNOW? HE LIKES THAT SPEED AND POWER.
HE LIKES THAT ATTENTION, I THINK,
AND HE'S A REAL HUSTLER.
HE LIKES TO HAVE FUN AND MAKE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME,
AND HE EVEN GIVES RIDES IN A MONSTER TRUCK.
HI, I'M GUY MIESTER.
I'M KIND OF KNOWN FOR BEING LOUD AND OBNOXIOUS.
WE ALWAYS DO DEMOLITION DERBIES.
EVERY TIME I COME HERE, I GET $600 OR $1,000.
THEN WE STOP AT KFC ON THE WAY HOME AND SPEND IT ALL, SO...
**
THAT WAS AWESOME. THAT'S CRAZY.
SO YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT GETTING A CAR DONE, EH?
YEAH. WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR:
THE KIDS, LIKE, THEY HOARD AROUND THIS THING, RIGHT?
OKAY.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT ANY BETTER
IS TO HAVE SOMETHING NEATER.
OKAY.
I THOUGHT IF I COULD EXPAND A LITTLE BIT AND HAVE A CAR,
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO BUY TICKETS
PROBABLY JUST EVEN TO SIT IN IT.
OKAY. BUT IT'S GOT TO BE DIFFERENT.
IT'S GOT TO BE LOUD. IT'S GOT TO BE DIFFERENT.
IT'S GOT TO BE LOUD. LOUD, AND, YEAH...
IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU DO RIDES ON LIKE THIS ONE?
YEP. HE'S INVENTIVE AND JUST LIKE ME.
I CAN THINK LIKE A 10-YEAR-OLD.
HE CAN THINK LIKE A 10-YEAR-OLD, RIGHT?
GUY WANTS TO DO MORE RIDES THAN JUST DOING A MONSTER TRUCK,
AND IT INTERESTS ME BECAUSE I CAN GO FANCY WITH IT,
AND I'M A KID AT HEART, SO I SHOULD DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB.
YEAH, SO WHAT KIND OF BUDGET ARE YOU THINKING?
IF WE COULD KEEP IT UNDER 30.
I'LL DO 30 IF YOU WANT TO DO 30. YEP, YEP.
THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT US TO BUILD SOMETHING SO ECCENTRIC.
OUR NAME IS GOING TO BE ON THAT BUILD, SO IT'S AWESOME.
HE'S A PERFECT CUSTOMER, I THINK.
WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU SLIDE FOR NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AWAY AND MAYBE GET SOME FRENCH FRIES.
YEP, I GOT TO GRAB SOMETHING.
SO YEAH, WE'LL TALK TO YOU IN A BIT.
OKAY, YEP. COOL. SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE COOL,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
I JUST WANT IT LOUD.
IT'S GOT TO BE LOUD, PERIOD.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO BE A KID WITH THIS BUILD.
THIS IS COOLER THAN DANG IT. I'M TELLING YOU.
**
THIS THING DRIVES PRETTY COOL.
SEEMS BADASS.
IS IT ONE OF THE FASTER ONES?
SO I JUST KNOW IT'S GOT, LIKE, 400 POUNDS,
500 POUNDS OF TORQUE.
IT'S BETTER THAN HORSES ANY [BLEEP] DAY.
COLTON AND I ARE GOING TO GO OVER THE WHITNEY'S,
SEE IF WE CAN FIND A CAR TO USE ON THE BUILD FOR GUY.
HORSES, YOU HAVE TO FEED THEM.
THEY'RE EXPENSIVE, AREN'T THEY?
THEY ARE.
THEY [BLEEP], WORK, AND EAT MONEY.
THEY DO, DON'T THEY?
WE'RE TAKING THE GREEN GOBLIN.
THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL A SHOW CAR.
THE ENGINE IS IN THE BACK. THE STEERING IS IN THE FRONT.
EVERYTHING WAS JUST BACKWARDS.
FIRST TIME HE'S EVER DRIVEN IN MY CAR.
YOU'RE MISSING LOTS WHEN YOU DON'T LIVE WITH ME.
I'M IN MY 40s, AND HE'S IN HIS 20s,
SO WE'RE JUST STARTING TO LEARN EACH OTHER.
I COULD BUILD ONE. DO IT.
HEY, MAN...
LISTEN, IF YOU'RE CRAZY ENOUGH TO THINK THAT YOU CAN DO IT,
YOU PROBABLY CAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
HEY, IF YOU THINK YOU CAN DO IT, YOU PROBABLY CAN.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A COUPLE MISTAKES ON THE WAY, THAT'S ALL.
DOESN'T MATTER, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THAT'S HOW YOU LEARN.
GLAD THAT YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN BUILD IT, MAKES ME HAPPY.
THAT'S THE FIRST STEP.
WHAT KIND OF IDEAS YOU GOT THERE?
GUY MIESTER ASKED ME TO MAKE A WILD-LOOKING RIDE,
SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A DRAG CAR.
YEAH.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A STRAIGHT AXLE GASSER.
GASSERS ARE DRAG CARS THAT RUN ON GASOLINE
INSTEAD OF RACE FUEL.
THE STRAIGHT AXLE WAS TO LIFT THE FRONT END OF THE CAR.
THAT WAS A POPULAR LOOK FOR THE '60s AND '70s.
**
WE'RE AT WHITNEY LEVY'S JUNKYARD.
HE HAS A BUNCH OF CARS HERE.
I GIVE HIM MY JUNK STUFF.
I COME OVER AND PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT I LIKE.
DO THE BARTER SYSTEM.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS EXACTLY... WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
WELL, WE WANT TO BUILD A GASSER OUT OF SOMETHING.
YEP.
AND I SEEN YOU HAD THAT ON THE LINE.
IT'S WOOD GRAIN.
IT'S GROOVE AND TONGUE.
WHO SLEPT WITH WHO TO GET THIS?
LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY TOOK A BEATING IN THERE.
WOW. EVEN GOT A SHAG DASH.
YEAH, LOOK AT THAT.
A LITTLE FLAT-NOSE VAN, THEY'RE PRETTY COOL.
WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT'S GOING TO THE JUNK,
I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT FIRST.
WHO BUILDS A GASSER OUT OF A VAN?
YOU HAVE TO SURPRISE PEOPLE.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT AROUND HERE?
THERE'S SOME V8 CARS THERE.
LOOK AT THAT OLD WAGON OVER THERE, COLTON.
HEY, HEY. GOT THE OLD WAGON.
EVERYBODY LIKES A WAGON, DON'T THEY?
LET'S GO LOOK AT IT, SEE WHAT IT IS.
IT GOT AN ENGINE IN IT? I THINK SO.
POP THE HOOD THERE. A COUPLE SHARK BITES IN HER.
WE CAN FIX THAT.
WHAT IS THAT TUCKED BACK THERE?
HUH?
IT'S A MILK TRUCK.
LOOK AT THAT, THERE NOW, WOULD YOU?
WHAT'S THAT GOT FOR AN ENGINE? 302.
THAT'S A SHAGGING WAGON RIGHT THERE.
GOT HEADERS ON IT.
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE UNDERNEATH?
I'M LOOKING AT A 302 HIGH-OUTPUT ENGINE,
AND I'VE DRIVEN MANY MUSTANGS, AND THEY'RE GOOD.
THESE ARE TAILLIGHTS, AREN'T THEY?
WHOEVER DRIVED RIPPED THE DRIVESHAFT RIGHT IN HALF.
I SEE THAT.
WOW.
WHAT DO YOU GOT BACK THERE? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
SIDETRACKED, LOOKING AT THE MILK TRUCK.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, COLTON?
YES, BROTHER. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
THIS BABY.
I FOUND SOME FUNKY TAILLIGHTS.
LISTEN, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, COLTON, COLTON, COLTON.
LET'S BACK UP HERE FOR A MINUTE.
STAY ON THE PROJECT HERE. I'M GOING TO CHUCK THESE BACK.
DON'T CHUCK THEM BACK. YOU WANT ME TO SET THEM BACK?
YEAH, SET THEM BACK AND TREAT THEM NICE.
NOT YOUR [BLEEP].
I WANT TO LOOK AT THE WAGON.
I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE THAT THING THE GASSER.
COME THIS WAY. MAYBE NEXT TIME, LINDA.
HIS BRAIN IS THINKING JUST LIKE MINE WAS.
IT'S KIND OF FUNNY TO WRANGLE HIM BACK, YOU KNOW?
WE GOT TO GET ON THIS ONE. WE'LL DO THIS ONE.
THEN WE MIGHT COME BACK AND TAKE A LOOK.
LOOK AT THAT. IT'S EVEN GOT AIR CONDITIONING ON IT, BOY.
WE NEED THAT. WE NEED THAT.
WOULD YOU TRADE US FOR THE JUNK THAT WE BRANG IN YESTERDAY.
IF YOU WANT TO TRADE, YEAH. AWESOME, WE'LL TAKE IT.
WE'LL TAKE IT. WE'LL DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
I'M THINKING A STATION WAGON OR A DRAG CAR WOULD BE COOL.
I DON'T KNOW. IT'D BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I'M TAKING A FAMILY STATION WAGON
WITH THE KIDS AND ALL THE...
BACK TO ALL THEIR GROCERIES AND THEIR FOOD AND THEIR TREATS
AND WENT ON A LITTLE TRIP WITH THEIR FAMILY, YOU KNOW?
THIS IS GOING TO BE A TRIP DOWN THE RACETRACK.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? WE'LL CATCH YOU OVER THERE.
YEP, I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
COOL. IT'S FUNNY, YOU KNOW?
YOU GO TO THE THE JUNKYARD, AND YOU BRING HOME A BUNCH OF JUNK.
THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES THOUGH.
AYE.
CAN YOU GUYS ALL COME OVER HERE FOR A MINUTE?
YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THIS ONE.
GUY MIESTER, HE WANTS TO HAVE A DRAG EXPERIENCE,
SO HE WANTS TO MAKE A CAR GO DOWN THE TRACK,
AND HE CAN TAKE SOMEBODY WITH HIM.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT FAST,
SO IT GIVES THE PERSON EXPERIENCE
OF WHAT A DRAG CAR WOULD FEEL LIKE.
I WANT FULL VISION OF SEEING WHAT'S GOING ON,
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO...
THE BUBBLE IS GOING TO COME IN.
I WANT TO BLOW A BUBBLE FOR THIS THING.
OH, WOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THE CANNING KID WAS THE FIRST BUBBLE CAR THAT I EVER MADE.
IT TOOK ME THREE TRIES.
THE CANNING KID DOES NOT HAVE A BUBBLE ON IT ANYMORE
BECAUSE WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND, IT WAS A BIT...
VERY, VERY HOT, AND I DECIDED TO TAKE IT OFF.
I PUT A WINDSHIELD ON IT.
WE'RE GOING TO BLOW A BUBBLE. THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN.
NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE A STATION WAGON.
NO, NOT AT ALL.
WE WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK FUTURISTIC.
BLOWING A BUBBLE COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT,
AND I'VE SEEN THEM BREAK.
IT'S HARD TO DO.
I WANT TO HAVE IT JUST THE DRIVER AND ONE OTHER PERSON,
HAVE ONE IN FRONT AND ONE IN BACK.
I WANT TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE YOU'RE... LIKE,
WHEN YOU LET ON THIS THING, YOU'RE GOING TO THE MOON.
WOW. IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE AN AIRPLANE.
YEAH.
THIS IS SOMETHING PEOPLE ONLY DREAM OF, YOU KNOW?
FIRST I'M GOING TO CUT THE ROOF OF THIS RUSTY, OLD WAGON.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT WINGS
SO IT FEELS LIKE IT'S TAKING OFF.
WE'LL BUILD A WOOD FRAME AND BLOW THE BUBBLE
WHERE THE ROOF USED TO BE.
FINALLY, WE'LL EXTEND THE HOOD OVER THE HEADLIGHTS
AND GIVE IT THAT ONE-OF-A-KIND LOOK.
WE'LL DO SOMETHING FUNNY WITH THE PAINT ON THIS ONE.
THINK HOT WHEELS. THINK HOT WHEELS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? LIKE...
WELL, WE SHOULD MAKE IT FAST, FAST, FAST.
THIS IS WHAT I GOT FOR YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE TIME TONIGHT AND GO ON THE OLD
GOOBTUBE AND LOOK AROUND AND SEE...
YOU GOING TO GIVE ME THE VISA TOO?
NO, I'M NOT DOING THAT, NOT A CHANCE.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW YOUR WORTH FIRST.
YOUR JOB IS TO FIND THE PIECES TO MAKE IT GO FAST.
OKAY. PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
**
BLOWING A BUBBLE, I WOULDN'T HAVE THAT THOUGHT, BUT HE WOULD,
AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL SORT OF FOLLOW HIS LEAD ON THESE THINGS.
WE WANT TO MAKE IT IN AN OVAL.
YOU'RE SITTING HERE AND THEN ONE PERSON BEHIND YOU.
THE TIME LINE FOR THE BUILD IS A MONTH.
IT'S 30 DAYS, AND IT'S AGGRESSIVE,
BUT THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
JEEZ, HOLD YOUR BREATH.
IT SMELLS IN THERE.
FIRST, I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW LONG WE WANT THE BUBBLE.
WE WILL CUT IT OUT OF A PIECE OF PLYWOOD, THE SHAPE THAT WE WANT.
THIS IS A PRACTICE BUBBLE,
AND I MADE IT FIRST TIME I BLEW A BUBBLE.
I TOOK A LITTLE PIECE OF PLYWOOD,
HOLE IN IT, PIECE OF PLYWOOD WITH THE SHAPE CUT OUT OF IT.
I PUT PIECES OF PLEXIGLASS IN BETWEEN
THE TWO PIECES OF PLYWOOD, SANDWICHED IT WITH VISE GRIPS.
I PUT IT IN MY KITCHEN OVEN, ACTUALLY, IN THE HOUSE.
I DID THIS RIGHT IN THE HOUSE FOR A TEST PILOT.
I THREW IT IN THE OVEN, 375 FOR A HALF HOUR, PULLED IT OUT.
I HAD A LITTLE AIR PEG WITH ME.
I PLUGGED IT IN LIKE THAT AND TURNED THE AIR PEG ON,
AND THAT'S THE BUBBLE I MADE.
COOL, EH? STILL GOT IT.
SO TO ME, THE BUBBLE COULD START AT THE FRONT OF THAT SEAT
IS BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE SITTING THERE,
AND IT'S GOING TO COME UP A LITTLE BIT AND OVER YOUR HEAD.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LAID RIGHT BACK.
I'M HOPING THAT WE'RE LAID RIGHT BACK.
I WANT TO SEE THE SKY WHEN WE'RE DRIVING THIS THING.
ABSOLUTELY.
SO YES, AND WE NEED THE BUBBLE TO COME ALL THE WAY TO BACK
I THINK TOO. THAT'S 6 1/2 FEET.
LET'S GO 6 FEET.
SIX FEET? SIX FEET.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD NUMBER TO ME, 6 FEET LONG.
FORTY-FOUR, SO THAT LEAVES US 2 INCHES EITHER SIDE.
EITHER SIDE? YEP.
WE WANT 6 FEET LONG AND 44 INCHES WIDE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.
SO IF WE CAN MAKE AN OVAL OUT OF THAT.
I'VE NEVER BLOWN A BUBBLE THIS BIG.
YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED.
ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. I'LL GO AT IT.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A PIECE OF PLYWOOD.
WE HAVE TO CUT A HOLE IN IT,
THE SHAPE THAT YOU WANT THE BUBBLE TO COME OUT.
**
BLOWING A BUBBLE.
YEP, BLOWING A BUBBLE, HARD TO BELIEVE.
**
I WANT TO CHECK THIS THING OUT AND SEE IF IT STARTS.
[ ENGINE TURNING OVER ]
HOW MANY CARS YOU SEE WITH A BUBBLE ON THE TOP?
IT'S KIND OF THE JETSON THING.
YOU GOT IT HOOKED UP ON, AARON?
IT'S ON.
SHE GOES.
THAT'S THE CASH COW RIGHT THERE.
I WENT WITH THE WAGON BECAUSE IT HAD A 302
HIGH OUTPUT ENGINE IN IT,
AND I'M HOPING THAT THAT ENGINE IS DECENT.
THAT'S THE BAD BOY, BUT A LOT OF WORK WE GOT TO DO.
I WANT TO CHECK THIS THING OUT AND SEE IF IT STARTS.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE. THERE'S COBWEBS OVER TOP.
OH, WOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOT ABOUT
3 YEARS OF SQUIRRELS LIVING IN IT.
WELL, LET'S CLEAN IT OUT SOME THERE, BOY.
[ AIR HISSING ]
THIS WAS MORE THAN A MOUSE HOUSE.
THIS WAS A [BLEEP] HOTEL OF MOUSES.
TOO MANY LIVING IN THE [BLEEP] CAR.
YEAH.
I'D LIKE TO GET IT RUNNING BEFORE WE TAKE IT OUT.
IF WE CAN TAKE IT OUT TODAY, THAT'D BE AWESOME.
AH, YEAH.
YOU SEE THAT HEADER THERE IS NOT STOCK,
AND YOU CAN SEE THERE IN THE BACK HEADER,
IT GOES AROUND THE STEERING, SO THAT SORT OF STUFF
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU GET OFF A STOCK CAR.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT WHEN I SEEN THAT.
IT KIND OF TOOK ME BACK FOR A SECOND.
WELL, THEY WANTED TO MAKE IT GO FASTER,
SO I'M JUST BETTING, IN MY OWN BRAIN, THAT HEADER...
THE DRIVESHAFT WAS TWISTED OFF TOO.
SHE MUST HAVE BEEN WORKING HALF GOOD
WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT TWISTED OFF.
WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT OUT ANYWAYS, RIGHT?
I WANT TO PRESSURE WASH IT, CLEAN IT,
MAKE IT LOOK THE BEST IT CAN.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COOL-LOOKING ENGINE PART ON THIS.
-YEAH. -YOU READY?
HOLY MOLY, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
HIT HER.
[ ENGINE TURNING OVER ] JUST A SECOND!
WHAT DO YOU THINK, AARON? THAT THING GOING TO TAKE OFF?
WHAT? HUH? I DON'T KNOW.
IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TURNING OVER, IS IT?.
ALL RIGHTY. HIT HER AGAIN?
YEP.
[ ENGINE TURNING OVER, RUMBLES ]
NO WAY. ALEX KNOWS. HE HEARS.
HERE WE GO. YEP.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
WOO!
[ RUMBLES, DIES ]
GO TO GAS.
HOW 'BOUT THAT? WOW!
I THINK WE LUCKED OUT.
IT ALMOST MAKES YOU WONDER THOUGH SOMETIMES.
PEOPLE HAVE CARS LIKE THIS AND HOW EASY THAT GOT TO RUN,
LIKE, WHY DID IT SIT LIKE THE WAY IT DID.
IT'S KIND OF MAKING YOU THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF STUFF
THAT WE THROW AWAY IN LIFE, MAYBE WE SHOULD STOP.
THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.
YEAH.
BEFORE WE CUT THE ROOF OFF THAT CAR,
WE'VE GOT TO REMOVE ALL THE GLASS
AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OUT.
**
WOO!
**
JEEZ.
THAT'S WHY PEOPLE BREAK THEIR HANDS
WHEN THEY PUNCH THE WINDOW AFTER A GOOD NIGHT IN THE BAR.
THEY GET A PIECE OF GLASS LIKE THAT.
Man: TRUE TO FORM, CHAD HAS FIGURED A WAY
TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT'S BORING AND MUNDANE
AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING.
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS NEXT COUPLE WEEKS
TO SEE WHAT KIND OF SHAPE THIS THING TAKES ON.
IT'S GOING TO BE... IT'S GOING TO BE A RAD ONE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THE RECIPROCATOR SAW
AND START CUTTING THE ROOF OFF IT.
YOU EITHER HAVE TO BE BLIND OR FOOLISH
TO MAKE THIS INTO A RACE CAR, BUT HERE WE GO.
I'M WORKING ON SOMETHING.
I HAVE GOOD THINGS IN MY LIFE LIKE THE CARS THAT WE DO...
KEEP YOUR EYES ALWAYS ON IT.
WE WANT TO KEEP THE TOP OF THIS DOOR,
IS WHAT WE WANT TO KEEP.
ABSOLUTELY. YEP, OF COURSE.
...THAT REALLY KEEP ME GROUNDED.
AS A YOUNG MAN, YOU KNOW, I LEFT SCHOOL EARLY.
I WAS BAD CHAD, YOU KNOW?
COLTON, WHAT ABOUT THIS HERE?
COME UP ON THIS ONE HERE.
YOU GET CAUGHT UP IN THE DRUGS,
AND YOU GET CAUGHT UP IN THE WHATEVER.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO GET CAUGHT UP IN IN LIFE.
I DID A LOT OF THAT STUFF...
BUT NOW, I'M FULFILLED HERE --
AND FOR MY SON TO BE HERE.
DOWN BELOW THAT.
DOWN BELOW THAT, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO CUT THAT PIECE OF METAL.
WHY NOT DOWN BELOW? GO AHEAD.
I'M JUST HOPING THAT HE CAN GET THAT SAME FEELING
TO MAKE HIM HAPPY.
THERE SHE IS, BOYS.
THE ROOF HAS BEEN RELEASED.
HERE WE GO, HO, HO, HO. LOOK AT THAT.
LET'S KEEP GOING RIGHT OVER IN FRONT OF THE JUNK PILE THERE.
**
THE TOP GOT CUT OFF GOOD THOUGH.
YEAH, IT DID. IT DID.
WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS BY LOOKING AT IT?
NO, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT WAS A WAGON.
I'M ON BREAK RIGHT NOW, AND I SPEND MOST OF MY BREAKS
IN MY LITTLE CIVIC, AND I'M JUST DOING
A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH ON THIS SUPERCHARGER.
BEEN WATCHING SOME YouTube VIDEOS,
I'M DEBATING WHETHER, YOU KNOW, SUPERCHARGE,
NOS, TURBO, POSSIBLY TWIN TURBO IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT.
I GOT SET OUT TO DO THIS,
AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH,
BUT FROM WHAT I CAN READ AND WHAT I CAN SEE,
A 302 MOTOR WITH A SUPERCHARGER ON IT IS A MEAN MACHINE.
AND THE SOUND, THE SOUND OF SUPERCHARGERS, OOH, BABY.
THE LOOK OF THAT CAR IN THERE,
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY OTHER BETTER UNIQUE NOISE
THAN LISTENING TO A SUPERCHARGER SQUEAL UNDER THE HOOD.
A BRAND-NEW KIT, A BRAND-NEW SUPERCHARGER IS,
LIKE, OH, MY GOD, THEY COME UP TO, LIKE,
$7,000 FROM WHAT
I CAN FIND ON THE INTERNET, AND THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
WE DON'T... I GOT THREE GRAND TO BUY ONE, NOT SEVEN.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING,
BUT ALL I CAN DO IS KEEP LOOKING EVERY DAY.
WE'RE BUILDING A BUBBLE CAR RIGHT NOW.
HOW MANY CARS YOU SEE WITH A BUBBLE ON THE TOP, YOU KNOW?
IT'S KIND OF THE JETSON THING.
COULD THAT PIECE OF PLYWOOD SIT IN THERE?
-IT MIGHT REACH. -YEAH.
WE FIRST STARTED TO DISCUSS THIS DURING THE DESIGN MEETING.
I MEAN, MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS,
"WHY ARE WE GOING TO USE A STATION WAGON?"
Chad: WE'RE GOING TO TAKE... WE BROUGHT A PIECE OF METAL
FROM THIS TO THE SQUARE TUBING THAT WE MAKE IN THIS SHAPE.
Aaron: SEEING IT NOW, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU REALLY WIND UP
WITH SOMETHING PRETTY IMPRESSIVE BY USING THAT BODY.
Chad: OOH! THAT WAS CLOSE.
WHAT I'M THINKING IS WE'RE GOING TO SIT IN THE CENTER
OF THIS BAD BOY, ANYWAY.
BABE, BE CAREFUL. THERE'S GLASS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY? GLASS IN THE ASS.
GET UP IN HERE, JOLENE.
ALL RIGHT.
WATCH YOURSELF WHEN YOU... ALL RIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO SIT AND PUT YOUR LEGS BEHIND ME, IS WHAT I WANT.
YOUR LEG THERE.
YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET ENOUGH
FOR A STEERING WHEEL OVER... OH, YEAH.
I WANT THAT LIKE THAT,
AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE ROLLING, JUST LIKE THAT.
I DON'T WANT IT, LIKE, THAT HIGH.
SO IF WE STUCK THAT UP THERE, HOW HIGH WOULD YOU MEASURE
THAT UP, AARON?
WHAT WOULD YOU NEED, LIKE, A FOOT, 18?
I'D SAY 12 WHEN IT'S IN THIS POSITION.
OKAY, SO THAT BUBBLE HAS GOT TO BE A FOOT IN THE AIR, EASY.
OH, YEAH. OKAY?
BLOWING A GLASS BUBBLE OF THAT SIZE,
THAT'S KIND OF AN ALARMING ELEMENT TO IT.
Chad: THAT'S WHAT SPACESHIPS LOOK LIKE TO ME.
THEY HAVE THE BUBBLE ON TOP.
THEY HAVE THE WINGS, AND THEY HAVE THE BIG SPARK IN THE BACK.
THAT LOOKS GOOD, DON'T IT? EH?
THAT WILL FIT IN THERE GOOD.
JUST IMAGINE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR RACE CAR
AS LIGHT AS AN AIRPLANE.
SIX HUNDRED FOR EVERYTHING.
WHAT? SEVEN HUNDRED.
IS IT GOING TO BE FAST? I'M NOT SURE.
GUY DON'T LIKE IT, I'LL SELL IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
IT'S A LONG WAYS OUT HERE.
I SUPPOSE HE HAD TO FLY TO GET HERE.
WE ARE GOING TO AN AIRPLANE JUNKYARD.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND.
I'M KIND OF EXCITED.
YOU KNOW, AS WE GET BUILDING THIS CAR,
IT LOOKS FAST SITTING THERE, DON'T IT?
YEAH.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK SPACE AGE, RIGHT?
YEAH.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN GET OFF THAT AIRPLANE
OR AIRPLANES, WE'LL GET IT.
DO WE NEED SOME WINGS ON THE BACK OR CUT A WING OFF
AND PUT IT ON THE SIDE OF HER, STABILIZE HER?
PUT ONE STRAIGHT UP IN THE MIDDLE IN THE BACK.
YEAH, I'M KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HE GOT.
HELLO?
HOW YOU DOING?
I SEE A LOT OF GOOD AIRPLANES IN THE YARD HERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WELL, IT'S ALL FOR SALE.
IS IT? WOW.
SO YOU CAN JUST GO HAVE A LOOK, HAVE A LOOK AROUND.
JUST ALLOWED TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING?
YOU DON'T CARE? YEAH, YEP.
OKAY. LET'S GO DO THAT.
**
JEEZ, A LOT OF STUFF UP IN HERE.
THAT WAS A BAD DAY RIGHT THERE.
LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF BAD DAYS.
THIS MUST BE AN OLDER PLANE.
YOU KNOW WHY? IT'S GOT AN ASHTRAY IN IT?
IT'S GOT AN ASHTRAY.
LOOK AT THOSE PEDALS. THOSE ARE FREAKING HUGE.
MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE ONE FOR A GAS PEDAL.
YOU'D NEVER MISS IT. I KNOW.
WHAT? SERIOUSLY.
THE BIGGER THE GAS PEDAL, YOU'D NEVER MISS IT.
A HELMET, ALEX.
CHAD IS LIKE A KID IN A CANDY STORE.
YOU'RE CARRYING MY HELMET, ARE YOU?
HUH? I'M CARRYING YOUR HELMET.
LOOK AT THAT.
HERE IS SOME STEERING WHEELS RIGHT HERE.
OKAY.
THAT'S COOL, ISN'T IT? HUH?
I FEEL LIKE I'M DRIVING A DRAGSTER ALREADY.
HE SEES SOMETHING, AND THAT CATCHES HIS INTEREST.
YOU DON'T SEE HIM BECAUSE HE'S OVER THERE LOOKING AT IT.
THAT'S MINT. LOVE IT.
LOOK AT HOW EASY THAT'S BUILT, LIKE, RIGHT OVER THE HUMP.
HUH? CAN IT? WE CAN BEND IT ACROSS THERE.
IS IT LIGHT?
WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND MUCH LIGHTER.
I WANT TO MAKE THE CAR AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE,
AND WHEN I THINK OF LIGHTNESS, I THINK OF AIRPLANE.
AIRPLANE HAS TO BE LIGHT TO GET IN THE AIR.
I KNOW. HUH?
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND A LIGHTER GAS TANK THAN THAT.
NOPE.
JUST IMAGINE YOU CAN MAKE YOUR RACE CAR
AS LIGHT AS AN AIRPLANE.
IMAGINE HOW FAST IT WOULD BE THEN.
THAT'S GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO DOWN AND SEE THE MAN.
**
WELL, BOYS, WHAT'D YOU FIND?
I GOT A STEERING WHEEL, TWO SEATS.
THEY'RE IN THAT CONTAINER, FOUND A GAS TANK.
YOU HAVE A PRICE IN MIND, OR, LIKE,
DO YOU WANT TO SELL THIS STUFF FIRST?
OH, YEAH, EVERYTHING IS FOR SALE.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
SIX HUNDRED FOR EVERYTHING.
SIX HUNDRED, WHAT?
I'LL GIVE YOU $100.
SEVEN HUNDRED.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
SEVEN TWENTY FIVE.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
ED, HE'S A PRETTY...
LET'S JUST SAY HE'D BE A GOOD BLACKJACK PLAYER, RIGHT?
THAT'S ALL I COULD SAY.
YEAH, 500 AND THAT'S IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.
MAYBE I'M IN THE WRONG PART OF DODGE.
ALEX, HELP ME.
FIVE HUNDRED.
BECAUSE IT'S ON AN AIRPLANE,
DOES THAT MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE?
JUST THOSE SEATS ALONE, PROBABLY ARE WORTH MORE THAN $500.
OH, IS THAT RIGHT?
OH, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THEN.
YEAH, YEAH.
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS.
**
FIVE HUNDRED, AND I'LL INCLUDE THE TAX.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SETTLE FOR ANY LESS, ARE YOU?
NOPE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
**
WE GOT THE CAR STRIPPED DOWN.
AARON MADE THE RINGS TO HOLD THE BUBBLE.
NOW I CAN CONTINUE ON WITH
THE ROUND ROD AND MAKE THE WINGS.
WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS CAR, IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE
IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE FUTURE.
**
IS IT GOING TO BE FAST?
-HOW YOU DOING, GUY? -IS IT GOING TO BE FAST?
YOU JUST WALKED IN ON ME RIGHT QUICK.
YEP.
JOHNNY BE QUICK. JOHNNY BE FAST.
OH, WAIT, LOOK, THERE'S GUY.
GUY MIESTER IS CRAZIER THAN THE BIRDS.
THAT THING IS NUTTIER THAN A SNICKERS BAR.
WHY DO YOU THINK WE'RE BUILDING THIS DAMN THING?
YOU'LL SEE.
IT'S A SHAGGING WAGON.
IT WAS A WAGON. IT WAS A WAGON.
THE TOP PEELED OFF IT, AND THE DOORS CUT OFF IT AND STUFF.
IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER
TO DO A WHEELIE, BUT...
THAT WOULD BE FUN IF IT COULD.
WHY DON'T WE JUST MAKE WEIGHTS FOR THE BACK
THAT WE CAN CLIP ON.
IT'D BE EASY TO DO IT.
YOU COULD ALWAYS DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
OKAY.
WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE AN ODD-LOOKING THING.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW. WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
IT'S GOING TO BE AN ODD-LOOKING THING.
ALSO, I'M THINKING ONE ROUND TAIL, LIKE A JET PLANE,
SOMETHING COMING OUT OF HERE LOOK LIKE
FIRE IS COMING OUT OF IT.
IT SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL. WOULD THAT BE A POSSIBILITY?
IT BLOWS FLAMES OUT.
WELL, AS LONG AS YOU'RE PAYING. YEAH.
I'LL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT WHILE I'M WORKING.
SO I SHOULD COME IN EVERY NOW AND THEN AND...
FOR SURE.
CHANGE THINGS AND [BLEEP]. NO. NO. NO. NO.
NO.
GUY DON'T LIKE IT, I'LL SELL IT TO SOMEBODY ELSE, YOU KNOW?
IT'S GOING TO BE COOLER THAN DANG IT.
OKAY, COOL.
WHAT ABOUT A TRAILER HITCH?
SEE YOU LATER.
YOU GOT TO STOP GIVING ME TOO MANY DAMN...
SEE YOU.
HOPE WE GET IT BUILT BEFORE HE GETS BACK.
HE'LL CHANGE HIS MIND.
WHEN I MAKE THE PANELS FOR THE WINGS,
I'M JUST GOING TO PUT IT THROUGH THE ROLLER AND GO
FROM THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT ROLLS UP LIKE THIS.
WHEN I PUT IT THROUGH THE ROLLER,
I WILL GET THAT SHAPE.
ONCE IT'S TAGGED ON, THEN I CAN GO THROUGH
AND TRIM ALL THE EXCESS OFF, FIT IT ON THE CORNERS.
YOUR CORNER IS GOOD. MY CORNER IS GOOD.
IT'S TACKED IN THE MIDDLE.
RIGHT THERE IN THAT CENTER.
RIGHT THERE IN THAT CORNER. YEP.
THAT'S WHERE IT LIES, BANG, BANG.
THEN WE CAN START WELDING IT ON.
READY? ON THE ROD.
ON THE ROD IN THE MIDDLE, YEP.
RIGHT HERE? READY?
COME ON.
DOWN HERE AND WELD IN THE CENTER FROM THE...
ON THESE TWO?
NO, JUST WHERE YOU WELDED THE OTHER ONE.
CHAD IS... YOU KNOW, HE'S HARD ON COLTON.
HOLD IT IN PLACE. READY?
-YEAH. -HE'S JUST A KID, YOU KNOW?
HE'S LEARNING. -AWESOME.
AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S LEARNING GOOD.
SPOT THERE, YEP.
Chad: I GOT COLTON WELDING JUST AS FAST AS HE CAN,
ONE DOT AT A TIME.
I'M JUST LIKE THE OLD LADY THAT SIT ON THE COUCH,
YOU KNOW, KNITTING HER GRANDSON A PAIR OF SOCKS.
READY?
IT'S ONE STITCH AT A TIME, AND THAT'S HOW WE WELD OUR CARS,
ONE STITCH AT A TIME.
BECAUSE YOU START DOING MORE STITCHES
THAN THAT, YOU START WARPING THINGS.
WE DON'T WANT TO WARP THINGS.
BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL.
I'M HAPPIER THAN A CLAM IN HIGH WATER.
LOOK AT THAT, NOW, WOULD YOU?
DAMN. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, ME SON, COME HERE.
I WANT TO DO A COUPLE THINGS HERE.
ONE STEP CLOSER TO HAVING A BUBBLE,
YOU KNOW, BE BLOWN, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN, FUN AND ANXIETY
BECAUSE YOU WANT IT TO WORK, RIGHT?
YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY ON A BUBBLE THAT...
DON'T WORK?
...THAT DON'T WORK, BUT LET'S FACE IT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR IT.
THAT BUBBLE HAS TO HAVE A FRAMEWORK.
WHAT WE GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS,
WE'RE BRACING THIS CENTER RING.
WE'RE GOING TO PULL THAT PLYWOOD OUT,
GET A PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS TO FIT THAT PIECE OF PLYWOOD,
AND WE'RE GOING TO BLOW A BUBBLE FOR IT,
AND IT'S GOING TO FIT THAT EXACT HOLE.
WE'RE LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD, AND IT'S LOOKING THE WAY
I WANT IT TO LOOK.
THERE'S SO MUCH WORK LEFT TO BE DONE.
THERE'S THE FRONT. THERE'S THE BACK.
THERE'S THE BUBBLE.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO THAT... I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
BUT WE'LL JUST KEEP GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD.
**
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE SHAPE OF THE BODY.
I WANT THE BODY TO FEEL, LIKE, FAST.
I LIKE TAKING THINGS OUT OF PROPORTION.
YOU HAVE TO SURPRISE PEOPLE.
[ TOOLS CLANGING ] MORE COWBELL.
MAKES THEM THINK AND USE THEIR BRAIN.
IT TICKLES THEIR BRAIN, YOU KNOW?
I LIKE TICKLING PEOPLE'S BRAINS.
IT'S FUN.
THE RINGS GET WELDED TO THE PANELS
THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE WING, SO IT ALL BRINGS IT AS ONE.
WE WANT IT TO HAVE STRUCTURE.
WE WANT IT TO HAVE BUOYANCY,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE A PANEL OUT OF IT.
THEM FINS, YOU GOT TO BE COUPLE OF THEM THINGS.
THEY STAB YOU.
I WANT TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE AND LOOK AT AND MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
SIT YOUR BUM RIGHT THERE.
AH! JUST GO EASY NOW.
WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HOP OFF THE FRONT.
TO THE MOON.
THAT'S GOOD.
THERE YOU GO, BREAK YOUR WRIST.
THAT WAS FUN. WAS IT?
YEP. FELT LIKE A PRINCESS ON A FLOAT.
YEP.
IT'S KIND OF FLAT IN THE BACK WHERE THE FIN IS COMING OUT.
WE NEED TAILLIGHTS.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A SQUARE COME OUT TO A CIRCLE,
SO I'M GOING TO PUT A CIRCLE HERE,
A PIECE OF ROUND ROD TO THERE, TO THERE, THERE TO THERE,
AND THEN WE'LL CASE IT IN, HAVE A CIRCLE,
AND THAT WILL BE OUR TAILLIGHT.
**
AND THEN IT WILL LOOK LIKE A CAR.
IT WILL LOOK LIKE A JET CAR.
HOT DIGGITY DOG!
FOR BUILDING A ROCKET, I'M THINKING THAT THE TAILLIGHT,
WHY NOT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT'S ON FIRE,
AND THAT'S WHERE THE EXHAUST IS COMING FROM...
WE'RE COOL.
...JUST BECAUSE WE CAN.
LOOK WHAT I FOUND.
THAT'S PERFECT.
OH, COOL.
CAN THAT GO IN THE CENTER OF THAT?
WE COULD MOUNT THAT ON TOP OF THAT,
MAKE IT ONE TAILLIGHT, RIGHT?
THAT LOOKS GOOD. LET'S DO IT.
DRILL A HOLE IN THAT, SCREW THAT TO THAT AND MOUNT
THAT RIGHT ON TOP OF THAT.
**
BEFORE AARON PUTS ON THE NEW TAILLIGHT,
I'M GOING TO COVER UP THE OLD ONES.
I'M JUST MAKING A PATTERN
FOR PUTTING OVER THE TOP OF THIS TAILLIGHT.
THAT'S WHERE THE TAILLIGHT WAS.
DOO, DOO, DOO, DOO, DOO, DOO.
COOLIO. WE NEED TWO OF THEM, CHEERIO.
THIS IS THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BACK END FOR THE DRAG CAR,
PROBABLY THE ONLY STRAIGHT, FLAT PIECE IN THE WHOLE VEHICLE.
BASICALLY PUTTING A HEM ON THE BOTTOM OF IT,
KIND OF STIFFENS IT UP AND MAKES A NICE TRANSITION.
IT'S KIND OF GOT A BIT OF A RADIUS IN IT.
THAT'S GOING TO COME RIGHT UP AGAINST THIS RAIL.
Chad: COOL.
THE TYPE OF WORK THAT CHAD DOES IS NOT YOUR NORMAL,
EVERYDAY CAR WORK, OR I PROBABLY WOULDN'T DO IT.
I MEAN, I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE AN ARTIST,
AND TEAMING UP WITH HIM AND WORKING ON THESE PROJECTS
IS RIGHT DOWN MY ALLEY,
DOING STUFF THAT VIRTUALLY NOBODY ELSE DOES.
[ CHAD WHISTLING ]
WE'VE BENT OUT THE BACK. WE'VE COVERED IN THE TAILLIGHTS.
WE'VE COVERED IN THE BUMPER.
COLTON, COME TAKE A LOOK.
IF THEY DON'T NOTICE THAT,
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM.
[ BANGING ]
[ WIND HOWLING ]
Chad: IT'S ALMOST TIME TO START THE BUBBLE,
BUT WE GOT A LOT OF BODYWORK TO DO YET.
RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST KIND OF ROUGHING UP...
WE'VE WELDED ALL THIS HERE,
WELDED IT SOLID, WELDED IT SOLID THERE.
WHAT I'M DOING IS ROUGHING IT UP BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PUT A
LITTLE BIT OF FIBERGLASS ON IT, AND YOU ROUGH IT UP FIRST.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S SO MUCH HUMIDITY IN THE AIR,
AS SOON AS YOU TOUCH THAT BARE METAL,
WHEREVER IS NOT COVERED WILL FILL WILL TAKE OFF
RUSTING AGAIN.
FIX ME UP SOME FIBERGLASS, PLEASE, COLTON, PLEASE.
IT'S TIME FOR SOME MUD.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR MUD.
PUT HARDENER IN HER NOW?
GIVE HER BOLOGNA, MAN.
DAD?
YEP, JUST WANTED TO SHUT THE DOOR, KEEP THE HEAT OUT.
SCRAPE ME OFF.
LOOK AT THAT NOW, WOULD YOU?
MAKE SURE YOU... WHAT?
THAT'S VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY,
VERY FRUSTRATING WHEN THE BOARD ISN'T CLEAN,
AND I GO TO PUT SOME BODY FILL ON SOMETHING
AND THE DIRT DRAGS THROUGH IT,
LIKE, IT JUST, LIKE, DRIVE YOU CRAZY.
THE CHALLENGING PART ABOUT BEING A FATHER
STARTING AT THE AGE OF HIM, 20, AND ME, 47,
IS THAT I HAVE DONE WHAT HE'S GOING THROUGH,
AND I'M EXPECTING HIM TO BE WHO I WANT HIM TO BE.
DAMN IT!
ALMOST MAKES YOU WANT TO CRY, DON'T IT?
[BLEEP]
HOW MUCH HARDENER DID YOU PUT IN IT?
I DON'T KNOW, NOT MUCH, SAME AS I WOULD ANY OTHER TIME.
I GUESS THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT SO WELL, PISSED ME OFF.
IF IT'S GOING TO DRY THAT FAST, MIX ME HALF AS MUCH.
JUST HARDENED UP QUICK.
[BLEEP].
Colton: HE'S MORE INTIMIDATING THAN OTHER PARENTS, I GUESS.
MIGHT GET WORKED UP A BIT, BUT JUST PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN
AND KEEP WORKING IS ALL THE SOLUTION THERE IS TO THAT.
Chad: WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THAT RESIN,
WHEREVER THAT RESIN IS AT.
TAKE A PEAK.
SLOW THE PROCESS OF THIS DRYING THE FIBERGLASS
DOWN A LITTLE BIT, AT LEAST LET US GET IT ON THERE.
IS THIS IT? YEP, WHERE WAS IT?
JUST SITTING OUTSIDE ON THE GROUND.
WITH NO COVER? NO, THERE'S A COVER ON IT.
I THINK WE MUST HAVE USED IT TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN ONE DAY,
AND IT JUST GOT LEFT OUT THERE IS MY GUESS.
THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE FIBERGLASS RESIN.
THAT'S WATER.
THERE WAS A COVER ON IT.
WELL, DUMP THE WATER OUT OF IT.
POUR WATER IN THE CUP HOLD.
I'M TRYING TO BREAK THIS [BLEEP] UP.
I THINK IT'S [BLEEP] IF YOU ASK ME, BUT WHO KNOWS?
**
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I WANT TO SHOW DAD THAT YET.
WE'LL FIND OUT.
Chad: I DON'T KNOW MY SON.
I'M STARTING TO, BUT I DON'T KNOW MY SON.
I KNOW THAT HE WAS A COCKY LITTLE FELLER
WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. HE WOULD SAY ANYTHING.
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I WOULD TRY TO STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT,
BUT, YOU KNOW, 2 WEEKS OUT OF A YEAR
IS NOT THE TIME TO STRAIGHTEN, YOU KNOW?
THAT'S WHAT WE GOT FROM THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S... IT DON'T LOOK THE SAME.
WANT TO PUT A LITTLE BIT IN IT?
IT'S GOT WATER IN IT, BOY.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS LEFT OUTSIDE
WITHOUT A COVER ON IT.
WELL, THERE WAS A COVER ON IT, BUT --
LEFT IT OUTSIDE WITHOUT A COVER ON IT, HAD TO BE.
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY UNLESS YOU COME UP HERE
WITH A CUP AND DUMP WATER IN IT.
I [BLEEP] PROMISE YOU.
SO IT HAD TO BE OUTSIDE WITHOUT A COVER ON IT.
IT HAD TO BE. I PROMISE THAT COVER WAS ON.
I CAN'T LET THAT GO BECAUSE THERE WAS A COVER ON IT.
IT HAD TO BE LEFT OUTSIDE
WITHOUT A COVER ON IT FOR THERE BE WATER IN IT.
OH, YEAH, THAT, I THOUGHT MEANT, LIKE, WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN.
YOU KNEW WHAT I [BLEEP] MEANT.
YOU JUST WANT TO ARGUE WITH ME.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WANTS TO DO THAT.
I KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT SOMETIMES. I'M NOT THE BEST AT IT.
WHAT WE'LL ON THIS FOR THE CAR HERE,
WHERE IT HAS A BUNCH OF STRAIGHT LINES ON THIS CAR
AS WE FILL THIS CAR OUT.
IT HAS A BUNCH OF STRAIGHT LINES.
WE'LL DO ALL --
**
HE DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
HMM?
NOTHING. YOU WERE TALKING.
I DIDN'T... I THOUGHT YOU WERE EXPLAINING.
THERE'S NO SENSE NOT TRYING TO TEACH THE WILLING.
THERE'S NO SENSE TRYING TO... YOU KNOW, I CAN LEAD YOU
TO WATER, BUT I CAN'T MAKE YOU DRINK.
IF I TELL YOU HOW TO FILL THIS CAR
AND THEN HOLLER AT YOU AND SAY, "I TOLD YOU HOW TO FILL IT OUT."
YOU'D SAY, "NO, I DIDN'T." WELL, YOU JUST WASN'T LISTENING.
I'VE ALREADY EXPLAINED TO HIM AS A PARENT
THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE TO LIKE ME,
AND I DO NOT HAVE TO LIKE HIM.
YOU HAVE TO RESPECT EACH... SHOW RESPECT TO EACH OTHER.
IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN FROM HIM TO ME, THEN I DON'T DO WELL.
PERFECT.
HEY.
SEE WHERE YOU RUBBED THAT?
IT AIN'T EVEN GROUND YET.
GET OUT OF HERE. GET OUT OF HERE.
THAT'S CALLED NO PAY ATTENTION.
**
[BLEEP] ALMIGHTY.
**
TODAY IS THE DAY WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO BLOW THIS BUBBLE.
I'M EXCITED TO BLOW A BUBBLE.
IT'S NOT CHEAP. WE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
WHO KNOWS? WHO KNOWS?
IT'S ALL TRIAL AND ERROR, MAN. WHO KNOWS?
Chad: THE CANNING KID WAS THE FIRST BUILD
THAT I WANTED TO PROVE THAT I COULD BLOW A BUBBLE
AND MAKE A BUBBLE CAR.
THE CANNING KID STARTED OUT AS A 344 THAT WAS CUT IN HALF,
PAID $350 FOR IT, NO CHASSIS, NO NOTHING.
THAT WAS THE FIRST THING I EVER WELDED TOGETHER
AND STUCK A BUNCH OF MUD ON.
SHE'S NOT PRETTY UNDERNEATH, BUT SHE DOES LOOK GOOD ON TOP.
THE CANNING KID IS ALL PIECES OF A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STUFF.
IT'S GOT A '62 CHRYSLER DASH IN IT.
**
THE RING GOES AROUND THE OUTSIDE.
THAT WAS HANDMADE.
IT'S JUST ONE OF A KIND, AND IT'S MINE.
Chad: TODAY IS THE DAY
WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO BLOW THIS BUBBLE.
WE'RE IN THE RIGHT SPOT, ARE WE?
HEY, HOW YOU DOING? HOW YOU DOING?
MY NAME IS CHAD. HEY, CHAD.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN? NICE TO MEET YOU.
WE WANT TO BLOW A BUBBLE.
IF WE CAN. SOUNDS GOOD.
THIS MUST BE YOUR OVEN, IS IT? IT IS, YEP.
THAT'S A POWDER-COATING CURING OVEN.
THE OTHER DAY CHAD GAVE US A CALL, AND I KNOW
CHAD FROM BEING IN THE AREA,
AND I KNOW THAT HE BUILDS CARS AND SUCH,
AND HE DOES A LOT UNIQUE STUFF.
SO HE CALLED AND WANTED TO BLOW A BUBBLE
USING SOME OF OUR EQUIPMENT.
WE'VE GOT A LARGE OVEN FOR OUR POWDER-COATING PROCESS.
CAN WE BRING OUR STUFF RIGHT IN
AND JUST START ROCKING AND ROLLING?
YEAH, LET'S GET HER DONE.
**
WHERE'D YOU LEARN HOW TO DO THIS, BABE?
TRIAL AND ERROR. REALLY?
THREE PIECES.
WE'RE A SMALL SHOP, AND THIS IS KIND OF
A BIG PROJECT TO TAKE ON,
SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF IF WE CAN ACCOMPLISH IT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO SANDWICH THE PLASTIC IN BETWEEN.
YEAH.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO USE AIR TO...
BLOW IT OUT. BLOW IT OUT?
WELL, WE CUT A SHAPE OUT.
OKAY, SO THE THE BUBBLE WILL FOLLOW THE SHAPE.
YEAH, SO IT HAS TO COME OUT THAT SHAPE.
THAT'S COOL.
WHEN THE AIR COMES UP THROUGH, IT'S EQUAL ALL THE WAY AROUND.
GOT YOU. HOW'D YOU FIGURE THAT OUT?
TRIAL AND ERROR.
IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE I'VE BLOWN A BUBBLE.
THE FIRST TIME I DONE IT, I HUNG THE SHEET OF PLEXIGLASS.
WENT OUT THE DOOR, IT WAS ON THE GROUND.
IT WAS MELTED.
ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, I PULLED IT OUT TOO EARLY,
SO WHEN I WENT TO BLOW, IT ONLY CAME UP HALFWAY.
ON THE THIRD TIME, IT WORKED FOR ME.
SO THE AIR WILL COME UP THROUGH THIS.
THAT'S WHAT I'M KIND OF WONDERING, YEAH.
IT MUST, YEAH.
YEAH, IT MUST.
WE GOT SOME TRAIL AND ERROR GOING ON TODAY.
YEAH, I HOPE IT GOES... YEAH.
THE AIR WILL GO THROUGH THAT, NO PROBLEM.
I'M EXCITED TO BLOW A BUBBLE.
I'M NOT SCARED TO BLOW A BUBBLE, YOU KNOW?
COME OUT HERE AND TRY TO BLOW A BUBBLE,
I'M NOT SCARED OF THAT.
ABOUT $368 A SHEET, SO IT'S NOT CHEAP.
GUY IS ONLY GIVING US $30,000 FOR THIS CAR,
AND WE'VE ALREADY PUT IN $15,000 IN PARTS AND LABOR,
SO WE CAN'T AFFORD ANY MISTAKES IF WE WANT TO MAKE A PROFIT.
WE GOT TO GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
TRYING TO CLAMP IT DOWN AND TRYING TO KEEP IT SECURE
FOR WHEN THE AIR BLOWS.
IT HOLDS.
NO SUCH THING AS TOO MANY CLAMPS.
WHO KNOWS? WHO KNOWS?
IT'S ALL TRIAL AND ERROR, MAN.
WHO KNOWS? LET'S DO IT.
COME ON, JOLENE, PUT YOUR BUM INTO IT.
**
SET HER DOWN.
BRING IT BACK, YEP.
COOL. COOL.
GET OFF.
IT'S ALL GOOD?
[ OVEN ROARING ]
JEEZ.
SWELTERING HOT, SUITABLE FOR MELTING PLASTIC AND PEOPLE.
I THINK THE TOP OF MY EAR GOT FROSTBIT.
BURNT THE BACK OF MY LEGS.
SET HER UP FOR 25 MINUTES.
YOU SURE? HALF?
YOU WANT TO DO HALF? HALF AN HOUR?
HALF HOUR.
OKAY. HE'S SCARED.
JUST DON'T WANT TO BURN YOUR COOKIES.
YOU GOT ME ALL PARANOID ABOUT TIME NOW.
IF WE BLOW IT UP TOO MUCH, IS IT GOING TO POP AND, LIKE,
STICK TO OUR SKIN, LIKE, AT 375?
I HAVE NO IDEA.
LIKE, IT'S KIND OF, I DON'T KNOW, SCARY, I GUESS.
HE'S GOING TO LET US KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME.
**
CROSS YOUR FINGERS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO,
A, GET MORE AND, B, COME BACK AND DO IT AGAIN.
IT ALL COSTS MONEY TO BE HERE, SO WE KIND OF HAVE TO NAIL IT.
WE HAVE AIR IN THIS LINE RIGHT NOW?
YEAH, DO WE HAVE THE AIR ON?
SO YOU DID 30 MINUTES LAST TIME?
30 MINUTES I THINK.
I THINK. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
I'M THINKING. I'M HOPING.
LISTEN, I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.
I WANT TO STICK WITH WHAT I KNOW,
AND THEN WE'LL BE SAFE,
AND I GOT ONLY ONE PERSON TO BLAME, AND THAT'S ME.
HOW MUCH IS THE SHEET?
I'M THINKING 150.
NOT TOO BAD.
HOW MUCH WAS THE SHEET?
$368. A SHEET?
$368 A SHEET?
**
I'M LIKE A GRASSHOPPER IN A CHICKEN HOUSE.
HOW'S THAT? I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN.
THAT'S HOW I FEEL.
HOW MANY MINUTES LEFT?
WE'VE GOT 4 AND A HALF, 4 MINUTES.
FOUR TO GO? WE'LL DO THE 4 MINUTES.
OKAY.
WE'LL DO THE 4 MINUTES JUST TO MAKE SURE.
I NEED TO NERVOUS PEE.
OH, NO.
I'M NERVOUS.
I GOT TO NERVOUS PEE.
ONCE WE GET THE PLEXIGLASS OUT OF THE OVEN,
WE'VE ONLY GOT 60 SECONDS BEFORE THE PLEXIGLASS STARTS TO HARDEN.
WOW.
HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. HERE WE GO.
READY TO ROCK AND ROLL?
ALL RIGHTY. HERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT.
[ OVEN ROARING ]
**
LET'S GET IT FLAT. GO ON AND PUT YOUR SIDE DOWN.
GET YOUR SIDE DOWN. GO.
GOT IT HOOKED UP FINE, AARON?
GOT IT HOOKED UP? IT'S GOING.
THERE SHE GOES.
-TAPE MEASURE, TAPE MEASURE. -TAPE MEASURE.
HIGHER?
JUST LIKE OPENING A CAN OF SMASHED ASS[BLEEP].
FERRETS DON'T HAVE NOTHING ON REAR END JUICES.
IT'S GUY MIESTER.
I'M GETTING NERVOUS. IT'S COMING.
RUNNING? NOT THIS SECOND.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER, DIES ]
THE ENGINE STARTED FINE BEFORE.
[ CRANKING ENGINE ]
GUY WANTED A RACE CAR.
[ CRANKING ENGINE ]