Bitchin' Rides: Road To The Ridler

The crew starts the aluminum Ridler build by creating a fiberglass buck.

The fabrication process begins, and the team begins to see how difficult building a car out of aluminum by hand will be. Each panel needs to be hand crafted to perfection, and some of .. show full overview

After almost a year of fabrication, the team starts assembling panels into the shape of a car.

The body and chassis are merged with mock-ups of the car's major parts.

Fabrication is done for the Ridler build, and the client is amazed by their progress. Dave agonizes over the color, since that's the first thing most people notice. The previous five .. show full overview

The Ridler car's engine and transmission are married for the last time and installed, and the team moves on to the wiring and other systems. As the car is prepped to fire up for the first time, a dent threatens to stop the whole build in its tracks.

The team finishes the Ridler build and loads it for the trip to Detroit.