Texas Metal Season 5, Episode 3: From the Ground Up

Jeep Splits and Foreign Whips

Bill and the gang split a '60 Willys Jeep and overhaul a '98 AMG G-Wagon.

50 min

Mom-Ster Truck

The guys begin to custom fit a '69 MGC for wrestler and actor John Cena.

50 min

Root Beer Cadillac

The crew blends old and new to radically redesign a client's '74 Eldorado.

50 min

Bigger, Badder Wrecker

The team works their magic to customize a brand-new International wrecker.

50 min

H1 Hummer-Dinger

Bill changes things up when a 2001 Hummer H1 needs serious reinforcements.

50 min

MGCena

Actor John Cena is amazed by the transformation of his British classic '69 MGC into a custom-built masterpiece with all-American trimmings. Also, the team has to get creative building a chassis and bed for a '60s Jeep Willys entirely from scratch.

45 min

Across the Block

The Mecum Auction comes to town, and Bill runs four vehicles across the block with shocking results. The team starts their next monster build, a custom all-tube buggy. Building an indestructible cage requires all their fabrication skills and then some!

45 min

Hometown Homerun Van

When the hometown Houston Astros ask for a custom van that brings the party, the Ekstensive team swings for the fences on their 2022 Ram ProMaster van. Bill gives an unfinished '68 C10 one of their most innovative suspension and chassis designs to date.

45 min

Ram Tougher and Louder

Bill takes the '68 C10 into uncharted territory with over-the-top fabrication and an epoxy river bed that tests their skills like nothing before. A 2018 Ram dually can't handle heavy loads, so the team comes up with a unique setup to get it back to work.

45 min

C10 to End All C10s

Bill refuses to hold anything back on the '68 C10, as it finishes in a Texas-sized flourish looking unlike anything they've ever customized before.

Bill's 1,500-HP Diesel Buggy

The team custom builds the buggy of Bill's dreams, a 1,500-horsepower vehicle, entirely from scratch.