Those guys don't seem to look up when building these cars. When they showed shots of Jr. driving it, the headliner looked all yellowed and stained. Maybe it was just the lighting, I don't know. It looked crappy. They also never showed the chassis done. They do show body and paint work being done with a rusty nasty frame. They are fun though!
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I noticed a lot of pitting on the chrome pieces of the interior. The "V" where the speaker and clock are mounted on the passenger side were a notable example. Noticed the ignition switch was in pretty poor condition as well. These are all easily available parts, I'd been embarrassed to post a $26,XXX profit and left off these relatively inexpensive parts.
I cringed a little as they were stripping the top. Won't those rotary sanders mess up the body lines in the top of the Nomad?
I had the guy that appraised that Nomad for the show come and appraise my Volvo X build, and he honestly didnt have a whole lot of nice things to say about it.. They left all the tired trim and interior pieces in place, so alot of that was yellowed or cracked, and the fit and finish wasnt any good at all. It isnt like Mountain Dew wouldnt have paid for fresh catalog pieces.. LOL
That is a total catalog car, so there really isnt any excuse for so much to be left undone, because I am sure most of it could have been overnighted. I can see where Jr. would be happy overall due to what is in his garage. If you look at the other cars they have done with Self Imposed Deadlines, there are so many things left undone and reused, but I guess that is cool if you can get away with it.. I can understand on some of the quick flip freshen ups, but not the crap he is expecting top dollar at the auction for. LOL
How hideous was that AC/Console piece, and not to mention the fact how unfuctional the touchscreen stereo was in its position, which is common oversights with their builds.. The bigges joke though, was the show that came on right after that.. LOL It seems that they are trying to find more of these shows that might catch on, so they are giving these off the wall people shows while hoping that their personality is a hit like Duck Dynasty and Fast and Loud. It really isnt about what they are doing, it is more about the social dynamic of their operation and lives, and that is why there have been several recent shows that only have a few episodes made without being picked up..
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Forgot to mention - all that stainless trim put in a pile. Why make more work for yourself and scratch it up worse? I've buffed and polished miles of those pieces for Tri-5s for our and other people's cars. I'd always ask to please keep it separated. Half the time it was brought over taped together "per side" = way more scratches from the rough areas and brackets and tiny dents. It would have taken more than 10 days to polish that pile of parts out correctly by itself.
Then, saw them "popping in" the pieces with their fists. Next show you're at, check out the trim on Tri-5s with tiny dents every 18" or so - from popping it in with a fist. Why bother if you're just going to damage during installation?
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