Overhaulin' show

[aussiemuscle]

Just re watched the one where they foosed up a lime green *edit* challenger. Glad it wasn't my car or i'd be like WTF  
i preferred the 'before' stock style. i wonder if anyone's ever been disappointed by their overhaul?

Anyone else feel the same?

[69bronzeT5]

That's a '71 Challenger I love that car....it's way cooler than the orange/silver & black '72-'74 they did.

[MoparManJim]

I say get red of those wheels and put some american wheels on that thing and it would look nice then.

[Hemidog]

-More rubber.
-Less rims.
-Switch out the green with red.

[superbirdtom]

I have to take those shows with a grain of salt.  first the time crunch deal is soo overplayed. then the end product if youve ever seen one up close is a lot to be desired. waves sandscratches and such ,  but it is still pretty good for a quickie. gettin tired of the two toners though.

[tan top]

yeah , messed it up for sure !!  was 100% better before he foosed it ! looked a nice challenger before   

[aussiemuscle]

That's a '71 Challenger I love that car....it's way cooler than the orange/silver & black '72-'74 they did.

this one?

[nh_mopar_fan]

They took a guys 65 T-Bird hardtop and made it into a roadster.

Man, I'd be really pissed off if that was my car.

[Ghoste]

I haven't cared for the show right from the very beginning.  Now that he has essentially done the same thing to every car he gets I care about it even less.  He has achieved one thing, now you can tell someone that a car is "all Foosed up" and they know just what you mean.

[BrianShaughnessy]

I haven't cared for the show right from the very beginning.  Now that he has essentially done the same thing to every car he gets I care about it even less.  He has achieved one thing, now you can tell someone that a car is "all Foosed up" and they know just what you mean.

Pretty much what I think...   not a big fan of 2 tone and bling.  Whatever.   

I thought the gags sucked and the whole premise of getting it done in a week was kinda nutty.

But c'est la vie... the show has run it's course.    It's reruns only now.

Of course what the show really needed was A.J. AND Courtney .... with less clothes.

[Magnumcharger]

That particular show was the worst one ever. The look on the owners face when he saw what was done to his ONE OWNER, MATCHING NUMBERS ORIGINAL PAINT Challenger R/T was shear mortification.

[ODZKing]

They did one a while back on my second favorite 71 Road Runner.  Completely destroyed it as far as I'm concerned.
They went as far as taking the side markers off and filling them in because they said (and I quote) "they are too hard to find".  It was sad   

[moparstuart]

They did one a while back on my second favorite 71 Road Runner.  Completely destroyed it as far as I'm concerned.
They went as far as taking the side markers off and filling them in because they said (and I quote) "they are too hard to find".  It was sad   

that would be that barry white dudes show wrecks to riches 

[Rolling_Thunder]

James (the owner of the black and green Challenger) loves his car. I had done work on is after the show to correct a few things that were overlooked on the show. The tired 383 (they had just repainted) was removed and we built / installed a 440 and new 727. Last year we added air conditioning.

I do have to give a shout out to Chip Foose for being one of the nicest guys I know. Car designs aside - James and his wife had a baby about 2 years after the show - Chip found out about it and made him a custom covered baby seat to match the seats in the Challenger...      that just shows class     

[Ghoste]

And make no mistake, I'm not slamming Chip Foose the man.  I just absolutely do not share his taste in what looks good on a car.

[TruckDriver]

I say get red of those wheels and put some american wheels on that thing and it would look nice then.

I somewhat agree. I liked the rear spoiler too, and it sucks they shaved the door handels. I never liked shaved door handels at all. Otherwise, it looks great. But I agree about classic torqe thrusts.

[Cooter]

Good 'ol Chip did do ONE vehicle with the classic Wide Whites on it....The Little Roadster lookin' Hot Rod T-bucket truck/car thing...


Got 'em from "Corky" Coker...Not a big fan of His Bling wheels, but it IS his show and he has to promote HIS wheels somehow...

[Belgium R/T -68]

Have seen a couple of episodes of overhaulin and I think the other one is something like "West Coast Customs" and my question is,
how realistic are they? Any quality in their job? Obviously they are making money to keep shops and crews like that.

Per

[69bronzeT5]

That's a '71 Challenger I love that car....it's way cooler than the orange/silver & black '72-'74 they did.

this one?

[NGC414]

I like chip foose and most of his style with cars, but the show is horrible.
I enjoy any restoration type show, but the pranks and sceemes they come up with when they take the car is just way too cheesey for me. The bad acting when they pretend to be the police reporting the theft is just corney as hell. The played out deadlines get old as said before.
They should just keep it simple and stick to the footage of the work and fabrication they are doing on the car.

[GreenMachine]

They did a 1950's Cadillac that didn't get "all Foosed up". They brought it mostly back to original, I was shocked.

[Rolling_Thunder]

Have seen a couple of episodes of overhaulin and I think the other one is something like "West Coast Customs" and my question is,
how realistic are they? Any quality in their job? Obviously they are making money to keep shops and crews like that.

Per

Shops are donated and the crews are all volunteers...         

The quality of the work is very good overall - but building a car in 7 days does cause some things to suffer - the Challenger had some suspension problems (clearance issues) as well as some electrical issues that I later fixed when the engine swap was done.  Overall pretty good work though   

[Ponch ®]

Have seen a couple of episodes of overhaulin and I think the other one is something like "West Coast Customs" and my question is,
how realistic are they? Any quality in their job? Obviously they are making money to keep shops and crews like that.

Per

I know a couple of people associated with WCC and from what they tell me the stuff they do for the TV show is just that, for the TV show (meaning that some of the drama is overplayed somewhat). The majority of the work they do is more ordinary - stereo installs, wheels/rims, etc. As far as the quality of their work, the cars I've seen in person are really well done. It's nothing extraordinary or mind blowing (unless it's one of their shop cars that they take to shows or something they build for a celebrity), but at least they're not hacking up the jobs like those clowns from Unique Whips. WCC trades on it's name/reputation more than anything, since they were one of the first shops to start doing the big blingy stuff in the 90's for rappers and athletes like Shaq (and then they blew up with the TV shows). So some kid will go there and get his windows tinted just so he can say they worked on his car, he'll buy a t-shirt and a hat, and put the WCC license plate frame on it.

[BIRD67]

One of the things that I really hated about Overhaulin' was the fact that nearly every car that had a manual transmission was going to be changed with an auto..

WCC, I never liked them at all, but I saw a few episodes of their show, "Street Customs" , and I like the shop they opened in Berlin.

Unique Whips, I hate that place! I've been there just to look around and the work is half assed! An interesting thing I saw on their show was that Will, the owner, fired an employee because he thought that the work was being done half assed

[Ponch ®]

Unique Whips, I hate that place! I've been there just to look around and the work is half assed! An interesting thing I saw on their show was that Will, the owner, fired an employee because he thought that the work was being done half assed

There was a thread on some car forum a couple of years ago (the thread has since been taken down) about an SUV that was done by Unique. Don't exactly remember why, but the owner had to take apart some of the interior and found out that his super expensive Unique job was a hack. Duct tape, wood screws, that sort of thing. He ended up having it redone elsewhere for a small fortune.

EDIT: I did a search and found a thread about the thread. It's got a couple of pics to give you an idea:
http://www.motownmuscle.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52040

[BIRD67]

Ponch, thanks for the link!
That is just sad, who can do that kind of stuff and then get their own tv show!? Thats just sad!

[bull]

I think if a guy could ficure out a way to get the car "stolen" by the Foose possie, have them do all the rust repair, engine/trans work and then steal it back before he had a chance to paint it and screw with the interior he'd be a hero.

[bill440rt]

I say get red of those wheels and put some american wheels on that thing and it would look nice then.

Well... I, uh... LIKE those wheels... 

[Neal_J]

I've always marveled at how the project cars invariably lack serious rust. 

I wish I lived in THAT world...

[69bronzeT5]

I've always marveled at how the project cars invariably lack serious rust. 

THAT'S why they never got back to my dad when he submitted my Charger years ago

[superbirdtom]

the funniest thing is when the car is in the spray booth and its gettin shot  the next scene is of this blocked out and polished masterpiece,  they leave out the whole colorsand and buff segment as if you just shoot a car and it comes out so perfect no sand and buff is needed ,,yeah right!  I would like to see what they do to buff out carr and what products and methods are usded,

[Ponch ®]

I wish I lived in THAT world...

It's called California. There's a reason why almost every single car on that show (with an exception or two) was local.

[Smokey Bear]

You guys have to remember this is TV. Even the stuff that seems like it's reality is not. With Overhaulin, just like the time crunch at the end, and all the other "drama", it's all scripted to be interesting. Even if they do "steal" the car, you know they pick only a certain profile of person, and that they have done a ton of research with the car owners family and friends to figure out likes and dislikes before they move forward.

As far as Unique Whips... I agree, there is something that just doesnt feel right at that shop. Besides, they don't really seem to do much more than the stereo shop down any street in a big City other than they work on important people's expensive cars.

Personally, my fav is Pimp my Ride. The cars are mostly already crap - so who cares what they do with them, everybody is having a fun with it, and the car owners usually have no money, job, or plan, so it's nice to see them get what they consider to be a lucky break.

[Belgium R/T -68]

Have seen a couple of episodes of overhaulin and I think the other one is something like "West Coast Customs" and my question is,
how realistic are they? Any quality in their job? Obviously they are making money to keep shops and crews like that.

Per

Shops are donated and the crews are all volunteers...         

The quality of the work is very good overall - but building a car in 7 days does cause some things to suffer - the Challenger had some suspension problems (clearance issues) as well as some electrical issues that I later fixed when the engine swap was done.  Overall pretty good work though   

OK Are the parts sponsored by the vendors or is the TV sender who pays the total bill?

Per

[Ponch ®]

Have seen a couple of episodes of overhaulin and I think the other one is something like "West Coast Customs" and my question is,
how realistic are they? Any quality in their job? Obviously they are making money to keep shops and crews like that.

Per

Shops are donated and the crews are all volunteers...         

The quality of the work is very good overall - but building a car in 7 days does cause some things to suffer - the Challenger had some suspension problems (clearance issues) as well as some electrical issues that I later fixed when the engine swap was done.  Overall pretty good work though   

OK Are the parts sponsored by the vendors or is the TV sender who pays the total bill?

Per

as far as I know, in Overhaulin' a lot (if not all) of the parts were "donated" by the vendors...but as you may have noticed, they made it a point of mentioning who provided what, and also there were banners of the vendors on the walls of the shop. So it was good promotion for them.

[mauve66]

i really think most of the people that get their cars done love them, maybe not every piece of trim or wheel, but still love them, its a car that for the most part was 10 years or more from getting fixed and as far as leaving things stock, that would ruin the show, the whole idea is to have something different than the other 50 + stock looking cars at the drive-in of the same make and model

what irks me the most is that half of the "insiders" don't really have a clue as to what the "mark" wants done to their car, so Chip is left with "he likes blue" and has to create something that will be instantly recognized which brings attention to the show which helps with sales of commercials which keeps the show on the air. i wish they would do "reverse gags" where the owner of the car gets to help and choose things while the family thinks the car is gone or the owner went off the deep end with the credit card or something......................

i would damn near bet my house on the fact that NO ONE HERE would watch a show week after week where a guy like Galen (for example only, i know how some people are about him) went around going "that inspection mark should be yellow, not green", "the decal on a 68 RR is black and white while the later RR's are color due to licensing issues", etc

[Ghoste]

Actually I would really watch a show like that. (week after week)

[71ChallengeHer]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971-OVERHAULIN-CHALLENGER-CHIP-FOOSE-DESIGNED_W0QQitemZ330380740010QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item4cec3a05aa 

[aussiemuscle]

well, i guess he won't be on the next reunion special 

[Ghoste]

I wonder what it's going to bid to?  Six figures seems like a lot in this economy but it is a pretty well known car.

[Mike DC]

I'd like to watch a show where the Foose shop's personal cars all get jacked and rebuilt in some funky way.   

[Belgium R/T -68]

Why did they swap engine after the show?

Per

[Ghoste]

I'd like to watch a show where the Foose shop's personal cars all get jacked and rebuilt in some funky way.   

They could paint them in a monotone.

[Tilar]

We have an appraisal in hand that puts this car at an appraised value of $295,000.

How so high? Just because it was on TV?

[tan top]

That particular show was the worst one ever. The look on the owners face when he saw what was done to his ONE OWNER, MATCHING NUMBERS ORIGINAL PAINT Challenger R/T was shear mortification.

yeah his dad was the original owner ! if i remeber correctaly ,  if he had not shaved the dooor handles , would be fairly easy to put back to looking stock , quick wet flat , coat of sealer !!  sublime ? or was it sassy grass
 nothing against foose & his mob , do some  clever stuff , considering the time frame they work in !!   but  thinking not for mopars  , leave it for the chebby  , blue belly buttons  etc  followers

[moparstuart]

i hated the 69 road runner convertible he did and put the dual stripes on the trunk like a GM product .

[HITMAN 149]

my fave was the 67 chevelle he did.... nice n simple!! a nice silver w a slight black bottom.... nice wheels (not 22" spinnys from the hood!! lol) and  502 big block!!! that came out sweeeeeet!!!!

[superbirdtom]

i WAS WONDERINGABOUT ELECTROLUMENECENT.        i DID SOME FOR MY SOFFITS IN MY KITCHEN IT TORNED OUT GREAT IT IS GREAT STUFF.

[mauve66]

i WAS WONDERINGABOUT ELECTROLUMENECENT.        i DID SOME FOR MY SOFFITS IN MY KITCHEN IT TORNED OUT GREAT IT IS GREAT STUFF.

you should get a 1st gen now also, its so much better than later lighting in cars

[Armudster]

 I kinda like the show, I don't like some of his mods, including two tone paint and giant wheels, but he do a lot of hidden custom work on the body that really look good, the bumper fitment for example, Foose is a talented guy and a great person, I've met him once.
The way I see it is that he is an artist, he put his vision to the cars, not everyone has to like it, it's just his style, I don't like it, but for some reason I think it fits 50's cars and Hot Rods really well, look at the Foose P-32 for instance, it really is cool.
If you play close attention, you'll see that he is not doing a lot of two tones anymore, his style are getting more mature and subtle, and that is good, if you watched the last season of Overhaulin', you'll see that he does his prank first, and then tell the owner he got his car, before anything got done, and the owner tells him what he really wants, that's a great improvement. IMO, he's a lot better than Boyd Coddington ever was.

[Silver R/T]

they sure put out some good looking cars