While Bill Carlton is still the reigning champion in Texas' custom truck world, some up-and-coming shops on the Northside of Houston are trying to make their name with a new generation of jaw-dropping monster machines.
EPISODE 1
Diesel Little Red Express
Building a 1979 Little Red Express from a Cummins diesel on out, including compound turbos; down the block from Ekstensive, the father-son team at Wide Open Garage builds a Samurai lake crosser from the ground up.
EPISODE 2
Samurai and the Gladiator
The father-son team at Wide Open Garage have their hands full converting a rusted shell of a Suzuki Samurai into a rock-crawling mega-truck; a customer arrives at Mod Mafia with a big problem: their Jeep Gladiator isn't safe to drive.
EPISODE 3
'47 Ford Turbo
A request about a 1947 Ford truck becomes 1 Way Diesel Performance's next ground-up build; Mod Mafia jumps into uncharted territory with a Viper ACRX race car.
EPISODE 6
Cummins Diesel in a Lambo
Putting a twin-turbo Cummins into a 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo is a monster build unlike any other for 1 Way Diesel Performance. YouTube's "Unspeakable" star Nathan Graham asks Mod Mafia to help him out of a jam with his all-terrain, amphibious SHERP.
EPISODE 7
Defender and Bronco
The 1991 Land Rover Defender is known for ruggedness and simplicity; Mod Mafia does a reboot of a tired, old Defender with modern performance, power and custom luxury; Wide Open Garage takes an old-school Bronco monster truck into overdrive.
EPISODE 9
Big '88 Silverado, Bigger '82 C10
Wide Open Garage’s mega-truck build gets even bigger as they take an old-school 1982 C10 square body and create a one-of-one show monster truck.