Thursday, August 27th TV listings for Discovery Turbo USA
Roadkill Garage Dyno and Drag in the Crusher Impala!
Freiburger and Dulcich tune up the supercharged big block in the '69 Crusher Impala at Westech's dyno before hitting the road and the dragstrip. The guys run the Impala's fastest time in the quarter mile, but discover some new Roadkill-level issues.
Roadkill Garage Off-Road Challenger and Subaru Rally Course!
Steve Dulcich and Wiley Stevens up the cam game on the Off-Road Challenger, while also seeing if Wiley's '06 Subaru can be made into a rally-capable daily driver with suspension and airflow upgrades.
FantomWorks One Mad Mustang, Part 2
The crew finishes the build of the ultimate Mustang Sleeper for Antonio and Andres - a California Special powered by a Coyote Aluminator; Phil wants a '49 Chevy pick-up like the one he rode in as a child, but the truck is a disassembled puzzle.
FantomWorks Against the Grain
Chris asks FantomWorks to breathe new life into a 1951 Mercury Woody that was sitting in a chicken coop for thirty years; Dan's 1970 Mustang Boss arrives with a long list of problems and the speed of a sea slug.
Junkyard Empire Old Mustang, New Muscle
When Andy gets his hands on an '85 Mustang SVO, he attempts to transplant a modern Ford EcoBoost engine into a car built around an outdated 2.3 liter motor; the guys get started on a tribute to Andy's favorite car from the 70s: the 1970 GTO Judge.
Junkyard Empire Hellcuda Unleashed
Andy's new school meets old school Barracuda build keeps hitting setbacks; Dave can't catch a break and morale hits a new low; Tommy's bringing some retro-cool to a junked helicopter; a '71 Chevy Blazer gets a big power boost.
Bitchin' Rides Not So Subtle
With the whole team in agreement over the body mods, the crew must make the designs into reality; their list of tasks include bulging out the fenders, creating a spider-shaped exhaust, executing the stretch and getting the car to body.
Bitchin' Rides Now That Is a Bitchin' Ride
The Pantera is almost done, but nothing is simple with this car; Dave and Kev get a chance to upgrade their semi rig.
Bitchin' Rides: Road to the Ridler Riddle Me This
Dave and the crew start their all-aluminum Ridler build by creating a fiberglass buck; Dave realizes there may be a problem with the roof.
Bitchin' Rides Aluminum, Aluminum and More Aluminum
The fabrication process begins; the team begins to see how difficult building a car out of aluminum by hand will be; each panel needs to be handcrafted to perfection and some of the lines in Dave's drawings look virtually impossible to replicate.
Bitchin' Rides Too Late to Turn Back Now
After almost a year of fabrication, the team starts assembling panels into the shape of a car; the chassis is also made of aluminum and after a painstaking frame-design process, the two shapes are melded together for the first and last time.
Bitchin' Rides Come Together, Right Now...
The team passes a big milestone in the Ridler build as the body and chassis are merged with mock-ups of the other major elements of the car; for the next step, the body shop matches every panel, gaps the car seamlessly and fixes any flaws.
Bitchin' Rides One Chance for a First Impression
The pinnacle of the custom car world is the Don Ridler Award, given out every year at the Detroit Autorama. Dave Kindig has always had a Ridler-sized itch he needed to scratch, and has finally found the right client and idea to make it a reality.
Bitchin' Rides Ready to Run
The Ridler car's engine and transmission are married for the last time and installed, and the team moves on to the wiring and other systems. As the car is prepped to fire up for the first time, a dent threatens to stop the whole build in its tracks.
Bitchin' Rides Everything But the Kitchen Sink
As the workshop buzzes with activities, the latest CF1 becomes a new challenge for the team, as Dave makes alterations to the original.
Bitchin' Rides Road to the Ridler
The Ridler build arrives at the Autorama and at the initial drive test, Dave and Kev scramble to fix a transmission problem; the next day, the show opens to the public and the judging begins; it's also their first chance to size up the competition.
Bitchin' Rides Ready to Run
The Ridler car's engine and transmission are married for the last time and installed, and the team moves on to the wiring and other systems. As the car is prepped to fire up for the first time, a dent threatens to stop the whole build in its tracks.
Bitchin' Rides Everything But the Kitchen Sink
As the workshop buzzes with activities, the latest CF1 becomes a new challenge for the team, as Dave makes alterations to the original.
Bitchin' Rides Road to the Ridler
The Ridler build arrives at the Autorama and at the initial drive test, Dave and Kev scramble to fix a transmission problem; the next day, the show opens to the public and the judging begins; it's also their first chance to size up the competition.
Bitchin' Rides One Chance for a First Impression
The pinnacle of the custom car world is the Don Ridler Award, given out every year at the Detroit Autorama. Dave Kindig has always had a Ridler-sized itch he needed to scratch, and has finally found the right client and idea to make it a reality.
Bitchin' Rides Too Late to Turn Back Now
After almost a year of fabrication, the team starts assembling panels into the shape of a car; the chassis is also made of aluminum and after a painstaking frame-design process, the two shapes are melded together for the first and last time.
Bitchin' Rides Come Together, Right Now...
The team passes a big milestone in the Ridler build as the body and chassis are merged with mock-ups of the other major elements of the car; for the next step, the body shop matches every panel, gaps the car seamlessly and fixes any flaws.
Misfit Garage Wrestling With Disaster
Fired Up brings in a rusty, decrepit 1961 Ford Econoline pickup, but when Tom discovers a hidden treasure, he goes searching for legendary Mexican luchador Blue Demon Jr. and uncovers more than he bargained for.
Misfit Garage Truckin' It with Trejo
Fired Up attempts to sell the Econoline to the notorious Danny Trejo; Tom takes on a legendary Latino wrestler.
Garage Squad Buick Regal's Engine Go Boom
A friendly street drag race went horribly wrong for the owner of this '87 Buick Regal turbo; the Garage Squad pulls out all the stops to get this beauty back into competition shape.