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Bill balances custom and function when he tackles a working 2023 Ram that needs to deliver on the road and stand out at the tow show; a new client plans a surprise customization on her dad's '49 Ford F-1, which is more rust than wrecker.
Bill Carlton and his interior guru John Burgess are happy to take a trip down memory lane transforming an '89 Bronco II super low and extra loud; the team builds a custom frame for a '49 Ford truck with independent rear suspension.
Like a lot of kids growing up, one of Bill Carlton's favorite cars was the Pontiac GTO, so he's more than excited to put his spin on a 1968 GTO; one of Ekstensive's biggest builds, the '52 tow truck, finishes super strong.
It's not every day Ekstensive Metalworks gets to customize a 2005 Ferrari F430, but the entire team must pull out all the stops to make this Italian sports car one of one; the '68 GTO gets a new, handmade coilover suspension setup.
Bill and his team hand make a one-of-a-kind engine bay for the 1968 GTO out of steel and aluminum; Ekstensive gets its first chance to customize a 2022 Bronco Sasquatch, starting with a custom lift.
Bill Carlton and his fabricators face a new challenge with a four-door 2023 International MV, with a big Cummins diesel engine.
Bill Carlton and his team strategically customize a '23 Mustang for a world-record-breaking attempt at most donuts in a single ride; the fabricators create a modern setup for an old-school '49 Ford truck.
After months of metal work, Bill and the fabrication team reach the final sprint on a one-of-one '68 GTO, built for two brothers; a 1931 Ford truck throws the team a major curveball right out of the gates.
Bill Carlton looks for the balance between handmade metal work and the designs of two Ford trucks; the team makes a 1931 Ford tougher, while overcoming a crucial design challenge on 1949 Ford, one of their biggest ground-up builds.
Bill and his team of fabricators hand make a custom coffee shop on wheels, designed to match the classic look of a diesel 1931 Ford truck.
With dozens of awards on their walls, crowds of adoring fans, and a long waitlist, Bill Carlton and his Texas team always have their hands full of rowdy customers, challenging builds and tight timelines.
A while back, a customer asked Bill to rebuild a rusty '49 Ford truck as a gift for her dad; the team has given it their all to finish a one-of-one, hand-built masterpiece with a Coyote engine -- and one of the best presents a dad could ever imagine.
A pristine '60s Willys transforms into something bigger, meaner and louder.
An antique 1953 tanker tests the team as one of their biggest builds to date, while a family golf cart gets radically remade into a wheelie poppin', high-speed electric demon.
The crew takes a fully customized '37 Ford Coupe back to the factory look.
A beloved '64 Rolls-Royce with a rusty secret rolls into the shop; the team finishes final fabrication as they prepare to ship out the '53 tanker truck.
Bill loves a good challenge, especially when it's a build he and his team have never done before; while they transform a one-ton 2022 F-350 into a Baja-style Raptor, they rebuild a 1964 Rolls riddled with structural damage from the ground up.
The team upgrades a '72 'Cuda's interior and tears down a '52 GMC wrecker.
Bill is hard on his trucks, and that's especially true of his Baja-style 2017 F-150 race truck; after one too many jumps, Bill is ready to wake it up one more time; the team designs a one-of-one suspension for a 1952 wrecker truck.
A '22 Ford Lighting becomes the shop's first all-electric custom air ride.
Builds include a smashed '22 Gladiator and a Polaris Ranger side-by-side.
The Polaris mini-truck continues, along with metalwork on the '52 wrecker.
What was already one of Ekstensive's biggest ground-up builds ever goes even bigger on the '52 tow truck, as Bill and his team fabricate a custom hot rod wrecker truck unlike any other; the team takes the stock out of a 2023 GMC Denali.
John Cena surprises the shop with parts of an iconic '37 Bugatti Type 57; it's Bill's turn to surprise John with an audacious design choice; a stock '23 GMC Denali goes bigger, badder and dually.
Bill and the gang split a '60 Willys Jeep and overhaul a '98 AMG G-Wagon.
After John Cena makes a surprise appearance at the shop, Bill and the guys begin to customize John's small 1969 MGC to be a perfect fit; a new customer wants a handmade lifted suspension on his 1920 Denali 2500 as a gift for his wife.
Bill is tested by a '28 Ford Rat Rod, a '42 Ford pickup and a '75 C10.
The crew blends old and new to radically redesign a client's '74 Eldorado.
Bill and the team work their magic to customize a brand-new 2022 International wrecker; now that the pristine 1960s Willys Jeep has been quartered, they use imaginative fabrication techniques to make it whole again.
An Ekstensive favorite, a 2001 Hummer H1, needs some serious reinforcements; Bill changes things up on his completely custom, all-tube buggy by borrowing technology from monster trucks; Bill puts his daughter to work customizing her 2020 Challenger.
John Cena is amazed by the transformation of his British classic '69 MGC.
With dozens of awards on their walls, crowds of adoring fans, and a several-months-long waitlist, this Texas team always has their hands full of rowdy customers, challenging builds and tight timelines.
The Houston Astros enlist the services of the Ekstensive team; Bill works his magic on a 1968 Chevy C10.
A '68 C10 gets over-the-top fabrication and an epoxy river bed.
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; the '60s Willys Jeep overcomes a major hurdle, as the team must fabricate a wider front end by hand.
The team custom builds every part for the heavy-duty, 1,500-hp buggy.
A long-time client wants to improve upon a near-perfect '68 Ford Ranger; the team is up to the task with an all-new custom chassis, handmade interior, rebuilt bed and Coyote 5.0 engine swap; the guys check off new custom upgrades on a '75 Bronco.
A 1996 Impala throws the guys for a loop when they discover it's an imposter; the team makes it better than ever, with custom body fabrications, rear subframe and handmade interior.
Truck builds tend to get bigger than originally planned, so it's no surprise when a 1971 Suburban goes even bigger with a custom lifted air suspension and interior; a nearly finished 2006 Kodiak needs just one more custom upgrade.
Bill and his team make one of their longest custom chassis ever for a new 2020 Denali, and Ekstensive gets a diesel pro-mod drag car back on the track.
Ekstensive turns a stock 2020 Denali dually into a frame-dropping, show-stopping work truck; as a final touch, Bill hand makes articulating speakers for the bed; Bill takes a family's minds off their brush with a custom 2019 Polaris Ranger.
The guys bring a 1964 Lincoln back with a late-model Coyote engine and handmade interior; the Sling-Ray is a custom automotive sensation, but Ekstensive has what it's been missing.
A 1971 Suburban returns to the shop for "phase two," wanting more power and custom metalwork; when a client finds parts and pieces of a '68 C10, Bill and the crew set on a new course for a ground-up build.
Bill gets déjà vu on a 1985 Chevy C10 square body; a handmade chassis; after a close call, Ekstensive makes a 1923 T-Bucket street safe.
Rocker Ted Nugent brings in his beloved '74 Bronco; Bill and the guys make an all-terrain beast unlike any other; With his creative sparks flying, Bill gets going on a build he's dreamed about for years: a handmade, all-tube, off-road buggy.
A local client wants the teams help to surprise his dad with a custom 1946 Ford Coupe; Bill goes for a mix of both classy and supercharged when working on his wife's 2021 Escalade.
Ekstensive needs a new shop truck, Bill and the guys go sky-high with a lifted '21 F-450 King Ranch capable of hauling over 20,000 pounds; with most of the '46 Ford Coupe body beyond repair, the team has no choice but to build from the ground up.
The guys hit the home stretch on the '46 Ford Coupe "Blue Thunder."
Bill and the team try to outdo themselves with a radical redesign of 1950 Ford F5 COE, starting with a bed unlike any they've built; the shop begins its first shot at remaking a '69 Corvette Stingray.
The team goes bigger on the yearlong 1950 Ford F5 COE build when the client asks for a last-minute Cummins diesel engine swap; a twisted graphic wraps up a months-long 2001 Ford F350.
Bill knows all too well that families are the lifeblood of the custom truck scene; a customer wants to transform a 1965 Ford Falcon Club Wagon into a fully custom family cruiser; a 1966 Cobra replica gets reinforced.
Bill and the team fix another shop's mistakes when a 2017 F-350 is hauled into the shop broken due to a botched lift; a client insists on the ultimate tailgating BBQ trailer with custom everything.
Bill looks to the year 2073 when the owner of a '73 El Camino challenges the shop to transform his vehicle into the Ride of the Future; the city wants a custom bumper on a 2020 Freightliner tow truck.
A 1937 International Harvester gets a big old Cummins 12-valve diesel engine that's as heavy as the truck itself; a 2005 Chevy Colorado gets a new lease on life as a nitrous-infused drag truck.
Bill and the team get their chance to finish a 1968 Chevy C10, which they turn into a unibody by welding the body and bed into one piece; an old dump truck rolls into the shop as the biggest truck the team has ever customized.
A 1996 dump truck is the largest truck the shop has ever customized; the guys go extra heavy duty to create a military-styled megatruck; a lowrider enthusiast wants a custom air ride and LS swap for his pristine 1934 Buick.
Hall of Fame running back Earl Campbell arrives with the body and parts of a 1949 Cadillac, and the crew is honored to create a ground-up build for the local legend; a 1940 F-100 build snowballs into a much bigger job.
NFL Hall of Famer Earl Campbell made a career mowing down defenders, so the guys take the same hell-bent approach to rebuilding his 1949 Cadillac; they also customize a van for a disabled motocross rider so he can drive again.
The team revamps an old school '34 Buick into a modern day lowrider; after months of rebuilding the body and making a custom frame for Earl Campbell's '49 Cadillac, the Hall of Famer challenges the shop with a last-minute wrinkle.
This year's over-the-top build has Bill and crew lifting a 2020 Chevy Silverado 5500 more than a foot with a custom heavy-duty air suspension; the guys also prove their Texas mettle by radically overhauling the utility bed.
A client wants Bill to set the bar for custom SUVs with a 2018 Yukon Denali; the guys get busy with chassis, body mods, interior and twin turbos; Ekstensive goes full gangster with a 1948 Mercury, remaking a legendary car from the inside out.
Bill and the guys have built a lot of trucks, but never a Ford Bronco.
A Camaro ZL1 gets performance upgrades and a GMC Sierra drops to the floor.
The crew squeezes the '18 Camaro ZL for more power with an engine rebuild.
Bill and the guys take a good C10 to a hundred with custom touches from inside to out including one of one interior and bed; Ekstensive makes a dream come true by modifying a 2018 Dodge Demon for an under ten-second quarter mile run on the track.
A crumbling '52 Ford F4 milk truck becomes a dazzling diesel street rod.
A C10 gets new custom touches, and a Dodge Demon needs mods for the track.
A '70 Suburban is transformed, and an F-150 build will benefit charity.
Bill pushes the shop's creativity with his own build of a 2018 Yukon Denali XL; the luxury SUV is their tallest build ever with a custom lift, straight axles and a supercharger; the '70 Suburban gets a custom chassis and body with a fourth door.
Converting a 1940 truck into a mobile barbecue pit tests the team's skills.
Bill and the guys customize a 2017 Ford F350, lowering it with their handmade air ride and adding a one-of-a-kind gooseneck hitch; the owner of a 2014 Porsche 911 wants her sports car to sound as good as it looks.
A purple '55 Chevy truck that was remodeled in the 1990s is in need of a modern update; Ekstensive creates a timeless and classy truck with a modified hood and scoop, a handmade interior and new wood bed.
A local restaurant owner asks Bill to customize his '61 Cadillac.
When a local restaurant owner asks Bill to customize the '61 Cadillac he purchased at auction, the crew provides a fully customized interior, suspension, wheels and tires; an eye-catching 1963 Chevrolet C-10 gets its twin turbo engine all fired up.
The owners of a run-down '63 Grumman bread truck want it transformed into the ultimate t-shirt vending machine; Bill and the crew drop the giant truck to the floor with custom body modifications and a bar-themed interior.
Hip-hop artist Slim Thug wants his rusted '59 Cadillac brought up to the dress code of the rest of his car collection; the Ekstensive crew creates an eye-catching, black-on-black-on-black Cadillac roadster that would make the Batman jealous.
A longtime customer wants to make a statement by lifting his stock 2017 F250 Platinum 4x4; the boys from Texas are happy to oblige with a handmade 22-inch lift on 42-inch custom tires.
Bill and the guys transform a wrecked 2017 Ford F-150, turning the hunk of parts into an angry-looking, one-of-one prerunner; the crew builds a custom air suspension bike trailer for a longtime customer.