Gear Dogs

Mechanic Nate Boyer's community garage is off to a great start, so he decides to take a bigger risk for a bigger payoff. He and his crew help restore a '67 Belvedere, adding killer suspension mods and a powerful engine.

Chris and his friend are camping at night at the Dog House, and by day restoring a Chevy C-10. When his pal flakes out, Chris struggles to finish and flip the truck with Nate before his time runs out.

Tensions rise when Nate works with a client to restore a classic 1948 GMC bread truck. Mechanical problems slow things down, and Nate and the client both decide they want to keep the truck for their own businesses.

Nate teams up with a longtime Dog House renter to tackle a Hemi swap on a rare '80 Jeep Honcho. The problem is that they have never swapped out an old motor for a modern Hemi and may have bitten off more than they can chew.

A full-time tool and die maker is convinced that his 1957 Chevy 210 wagon is a goldmine, so he partners with Nate to restore it to its former glory. But things go downhill when the rusty car literally falls apart on the lift.

Nate takes on his most-expensive flip ever, investing close to $50,000 to restore a 1956 Chevy Nomad. But huge paydays come with huge risks.