Texas Metal's Loud and Lifted

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.
Velocity Raptor
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The Wells family contends with 50 years of rust on a 1973 Peterbilt 352 COE; Josh, Mark and the Mod Mafia team give a 2018 Ford VelociRaptor a custom, high-performance overhaul.

Handmade 6-Door F-450
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The Wells family at 1 Way Diesel Performance goes extra mile to transform a stock 2022 F-450 into a lifted six-door mega cab; Dave and Daniel get the greenlight to build a one-of-one '90s Chevy race truck at wide open garage.

90's Hummer and Chevy OBS
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Mod Mafia flips the script on a '97 Hummer by swapping in a bigger, tougher military grade Humvee chassis and a rare P400 diesel V8; the father son team at Wide Open Garage hand-build the 90's Chevy Truck into a race truck with a turbo 400 LS engine.

'93 Burban and Firebird Smoke
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The Wells family at 1 Way Diesel Performance overhauls an old friend's 1993 Chevy Suburban; At Wide Open Garage, Dave and Daniel build a 1997 Pontiac Firebird.

Mega Denali and H1 Tough
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Daniel Donnan's creativity is tested when a new customer wants to turn his four-door 2006 GMC Sierra truck into a cool off-road truck; Mod Mafia tricks out a 2001 Hummer H1 with a brand-new performance setup.

Diesel '75 Trans Am
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Two classic American muscle cars roll into two very different Texas shops; the Wells family puts Duramax diesel power into a 1975 Pontiac Trans Am; Mod Mafia overhauls a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner in critical need of a modern facelift.

The Fox Body, the Scout and the Silverado
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A 1991 Mustang is turned into a diesel race car; the Wells family restores a 1969 International Scout; Mod Mafia builds out a 1992 Chevy Silverado as a gift for a customer's wife.

Diesel Little Red Express
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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.

Samurai and the Gladiator
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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.

'47 Ford Turbo
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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.

Fishing, Hunting Chevy Truck
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Looking into what happens if a Cummins diesel engine is put into a 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo; a customer wants Wide Open Garage to turn an old, rusted Chevy truck into a lifted, all-terrain truck on huge 74-inch tires.

Cummins Diesel in a Lambo
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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.

Defender and Bronco
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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.

Hummer H1 King
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Social media star Liver King not only wants Mod Mafia to beef up his prized 2001 H1 Hummer's performance, he wants to customize it for his primal lifestyle; the team at Wide Open Garage must build a custom off-road truck completely from scratch.

Big '88 Silverado, Bigger '82 C10
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The team take an old-school '82 C10 square body and create a one-of-one show truck, monster truck.

'48 Power Wagon Supreme
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1 Way Diesel Performance is thrown a mega-curveball with a classic '48 Dodge Power Wagon. In a race pitting garage vs. garage, a 2,700hp diesel truck hits the line against a turbocharged first-generation Camaro.