Vegas Rat Rods

A hot rod lover from California looking for his first rat rod challenges Steve to transform a 1931 Ford Model A into a salt flats racing machine. Turning this pile of junk into a WelderUp special will take every ounce of Steve's talent.

Steve digs back into his Montana roots to build his cowboy buddy J.R. the ultimate ranch truck by Frankensteining together a pair of vintage Dodges. Steve has to scramble to track down a vintage mini bike for another client.

Steve's client Jonathan Mills wants him to turn a 1928 Buick into an electric car. The creator of the world's first automatic emergency brake, Jonathan wants the car to promote his company at SEMA, the largest car show in the world.

A Texan house mover brings Steve his 1938 big rig Mack Truck cab. Stuck with a cab one step from the grave, the crew has its work cut out for them. When Steve blows out the engine on WelderUp's signature car, his head's not in the game.

Steve trades in his trademark rust for a shiny paint job when he tackles a 1965 Lincoln Continental for a flashy bartender from L.A. Steve's two sons are in town and plan to build a "rat quad" go kart.

Steve yanks a 1949 Ford F1 out of a farmer's field and battles to transform it into an eye-popping promotional vehicle for a couple of his dad's old friends. Tensions mount with the WelderUp crew as shop jobs get outsourced.

When a California fruit farmer brings Steve a 1954 GMC coe truck, he decides to take it over the top. With a 1,200-horsepower engine mounted behind the cab in the flatbed, the crew begin their love affair with the baddest truck ever made.

Steve's younger brother Dusty has flown in from Montana. He's always wanted his own rat rod and brings Steve a limited budget and a dream. Steve decides to take one of the Model A's from his yard and build a ground-up creation.