Monster Garage
A team of professionals headed by expert mechanic Jesse James specialize in transform cars. The clock is ticking as they attempt to turn ordinary vehicles into 'monster machines' in just a week.
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Episodes (24)
Quarter-Mile Cadillac
Project vehicle: 1981 Cadillac Fleetwood This time, build team not only has to convert a car into a drag racing machine, but the team only had 4 days to complete the job. Design team: Lamar 'Ceemack' Jasper (as Ceemack) (Cadillac Fleetwood donor), Jim ? (chief of Jesse's top fuel dragster), Feng Zhu (concept designer from Los Angeles, California) Build team: Rex Buxton, hod rod builder from Laguna Hills, California Kurt Forqueran (as Kurt 'Wookie' Forqueran), custom car fabricator from Phoenix, Arizona Bret Hankins, drag racer and custom bike builder from Sonora, California Paul Dowing, hot ron fabricator from Fresno, California Todd Simmon, journeyman machinist from Brea, California Lamar 'Ceemack' Jasper (as Ceemack), Jesse's pal
Miata / Jet Ski
The gang tries to convert a Miata convertible into a personal watercraft.
Gorillamobile
The team of builders turns a pickup truck into a gorilla transport for Koko, a gorilla that understood over 2000 words and communicate with sign language.
Dodge /.44 Magnum
A Dodge Magnum RT is turned into a speeding train.
Pikes Peak Hill Climber
Project vehicle: 1988 Chevrolet Blazer A truck was converted into a racing vehicle to climb Pikes Peak. Design Team: Larry Ragland (Pike's Peak racing record champion), Patrick Janicke (vehicle artist), Randy Ruyle (Pikes Peak International Hill Climb director of competition) Build Team Randy Ruyle, Pikes Peak local from Cascade, Colorado Rhys Millen, Racer/Pikes Peak champion, from Huntington Beach, California Sarah Grenier, Engineer/mechanical specialist from Manchester, New Hampshire Doug Evans, Mechanic and hot rod builder from San Marco, Texas Mike Cook, West Coast Choppers special project director from Huntington Beach, California
Firetruck Brewery
Build Team: * Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif. * Lee Chase, head brewer, Stone Brewing Co., San Diego, Calif. * Ron Krol, wine- and brewery-tank manufacturer, AAA Metal Fabrication, The Dalles, Ore. * John Legnard, brew master, Sandlot Brewery, Denver, Colo. * Otto Petersen, welder and fire truck mechanic (retired), Jackson Heights, N.Y. * George Plumlee, firefighter and fabricator, Marshall, Texas
Rolls-Royce/John
A 1969 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow that symbolizes high class luxury was reassigned to do the lowest line of work ever done by an automobile: cleaning portable toilets. Can the classy Rolls-Royce survive a work day too low down dirty even for common folks?
Old-School Chopper
Project vehicle: 2004 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Last time, Jesse made motorcycle from a truck; this time, he goes back to his roots by customizing a motorcycle. Sounds too easy? Not if Jesse wanted to prove himself to a build team of motorcycle legends that had help started Jesse's bike building career. Design team: Mark Rowe (motorcycle frame builder) Don Hotop (custom bike builder) Carl Morrow (engine specialist) John Reed (motorcyle pioneer) Keith Ball (motorcycle builder and journalist) Jamie Seymour (sketcher) Build team: Mark Rowe, motorcycle frame builder from Seabrook, New Hampshire Don Hotop, Don's Speed and Custom Cycle owner and custom bike builder from Fort Madison, Iowa Carl Morrow, engine specialist from Daytona Beach, Florida John Reed, motorcyle pioneer from Morgan Hill, California Keith Ball, motorcycle builder and journalist from Wilmington, California
Army Tractor Pull
How To Monsterize Everything
Combining the talents from Monster Garage and Monster House, 6 items from a home owner's house were taken to the Monster Garage for monsterization. Design team: Jarri Schwartz (Monster House decorator), Gadget (Monster House/BIG! builder), Big Schwag (Monster Garage commentator), The Pizz (artist) House owner: Miles Build team: Michael Gump (Previous work: Fright house (door frame)), artist Dan Danknick (Previous work: Geo Tracker balloon), electrical genius Nikki Giovacchini (as Nik Giovacchini) (Previous work: Mobster house), monster veteran Chuck Mignacco (Previous work: Geo Tracker balloon), welder Mike Massingill (Previous work: Fire house), carpenter/firefighter Mac Sufuentes (Previous work: Low bull rider), lowering expert Ian Roussell (Previous work: Mad scientist house (mad scientist bar)), welder/fabricator Ed Robinson (Previous work: Remote control car), circus performer/mechanical expert
Honey Bee Drift Car
All-Girl Build: Dirt-Track Racer
Project vehicle: 1975 Chevrolet Camaro Design team: Michelle Christensen (auto artist), Sherri Heckenast (race car driver and dirt track owner), Kathy Pierson (dirt racer) Build team: Candice Burris (23), auto body technician from Prunedale, California Carolyn Coquillette, mechanic extrodinaire from Oakland, California Emily Ericksen, welder and mechanic from Lake in the Hills, Illinois Tiffany Wesson, parts specialist and Camaro queen from Rancho Palos Verdes, California Sherri Heckenast, dirt track owner and race car driver from Frankfort, Illinois
Open-Road Racer
Project Vehicle: 1964 Lincoln Continental A luxury cruiser was converted into a race vehicle to run in open road. Design team: Dave Golder (expert open road race car designer), Craig Jull (race car builder and fabricator), John Caswell (automotive designer) Build team: Matt Goodsell, race car fabricator from Orange, California Brian Haynes, hot rod builder from Jamesville, California Craig Jull, fabricator from Bellflower, California Dave Golder, open road race driver and mechanic from Highland, California Pat McElreath, race car designer and old timer from Portland, Oregon
Belly Tank Lakester
Project vehicle: Phantom F-4 fuel tank Jesse James competes in the fastest challenge ever by building a vehicle from a fuel tank. Will the transmission fail him this time? Design team: Bill Burke (world's first lakester builder), Al Teague (fastest lakester speed record holder), Jason Wilbur (artist) Build team: Robert ""Stainless"" Steele (as Stainless), Boeing technical support specialist from Wichita, Kansas John Gowestski, retired air force machine builder and fabricator from Littleton, Colorado Charlie Hamilton, lakester expert, mechanic and fabricator from Lake Tahoe, California James Iiams, welder and fabricator from Cypress, California Tim McNees, race car fabricator and builder from Salt Lake City, Utah Al Teague, the king of speed from Brea, California
Ultimate Surfmobile
NYC Hot Rod
Jesse and his builders convert a 1929 Ford Model-A into a hot-rod in New York City.
D.C. High-School Build
The team builds a Chopper Kit with six high-school students. Derrick Butler - auto-shop teacher, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, D.C. Mark Hargrove - student, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, D.C. Andre Lee - student, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, D.C. Chris Merriweather - student, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, D.C. Genieva Robertson - student, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, D.C. Charles Stotts - student, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, D.C. Timothy Williams - student, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, D.C. Duane French - assistant auto-shop teacher, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, D.C
T-Bucket/Snow Cat
Peel Trident Micro Car
A 1964 Peel Trident is rebuilt with a go-cart frame and four-cylinder engine.
Logsplitter
For this build it was "goodbye, crash helmet" and "hello, wool cap," as Jesse and the crew created a log splitter out of a 1982 powder-blue Zimmer Golden Spirit, a car made famous in the early '80s for an over-the-top, pimped-out luxury style. The plan: to cut the Zimmer in half, extending the car; after a log was dropped in, the car would come back together via a couple of hydraulic cylinders and thus split the log.
Mobile Fun House
Jesse James and crew transform an RV into a mobile fun house.
Folsom Prison Low-Rider
Monster Garage has always been known for its tight deadlines, sure, but this is the first time its builders couldn't leave the set ... literally. Because in this episode, a select group of Folsom State Prison inmates � many of whom learned their mechanical skills while behind bars � joined Jesse in transforming a rusty 1969 Chevy Impala into the ultimate low-rider.
Flying Car Part 1
Monster Garage is known for accomplishing unbelievable tasks in five days. To build a flying car, Jesse and his nine-man team go all-out, converting a $100,000 Panoz Esperante sports car into a flying mobile.
Flying Car Part 2
The goal is to match the distance of the Wright Brother's first flight. The elite car's interior includes a used propeller engine mounted in the trunk, a 15-foot fuselage secured rear tail, and 36-foot handmade wings mounted in the center of the car.
