Steve Darnell and his team of pickers at Welder Up outside of Las Vegas build new cars entirely out of junk. They’ll strip and re-build eccentric vehicles for demanding clients, creating works of auto art in less than five days.
EPISODE 2
Stevel Darneval
The crew transforms a 1958 Chevy Apache into a bad-ass Vintage Dirt Bike Hauler; Steve jumps at the chance to bring Evel Knievel's Formula 1 Dragster back to life.
EPISODE 3
Race and Reveal
With the delivery date for the ultimate Vintage Dirt Bike Hauler imminent, Steve pushes his crew to complete his vision; Welder Up's reputation for building the meanest and fastest rat rods is challenged.
EPISODE 4
Heroes and Villains
Steve is asked to build a scary villain rat rod in three weeks and a vintage-inspired charity bike for military veterans in two weeks; Steve worries when the villain car frame takes longer than expected and the Vet Bike won't start.
EPISODE 5
Joker's Wild
Steve and the crew commit to meeting the original Superhero build time and delivering the Villain Rat Rod in three weeks; with no sign of a transmission, it doesn't look as though the crew will escape the clutches of this perilous deadline.
EPISODE 6
Gassed Up Bootleggers
Steve agrees to build a crazy 1970s-era gasser racecar for a U.S. Navy veteran; Steve tries to make money by restoring and flipping a Prohibition-era bootlegger Model A truck for a Las Vegas police captain.
EPISODE 7
One Big Gas Car
The Welder Up crew scrambles to finish the 1970s gasser, but they run into several problems while testing the car out; Merlon plans a surprise gift for Steve to replace a bike he loved as a kid but lost.
Steve Darnell
Justin Kramer
Travis Deeter
Dave Lefler
Merlon Johson
Chase Darnell
Kash Darnell
Twiggy Tallant
Sandy Jarrell
Bruce Klassen
Suzanne Rauscher