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00:00Once you see the reaction of somebody, they're holding a title, they're holding keys, they're
00:10holding freedom in their hand to do it again and then again and do more and more because it's such
00:16an amazing gift, the paramount change and really a big step in the right direction for these people
00:21and families.
00:29Hey gang, check it out, we are out of the shop and I am so fired up because Willie's been
00:34doing a side gig for years called Cars for Christmas and we get to share that on our show
00:39and with you guys.
00:40It's going to be awesome.
00:41Now you can see we're at Willie's house, it's really more of a compound.
00:45Now back in the back, you got his field of dreams, his car he wants to build, but all up
00:49in here are all these cars that we're going to kind of transform for people.
00:54Yeah, we give cars to needy families, I get them donated, I buy them, I got a couple dealerships
00:58in Colorado I work with, but we get cars, we fix them up, refurbish them and we basically
01:02just give them to needy families.
01:05It's a process and you guys get to see a little inside of it because we got some really cool
01:09cars including, well, this one right here, all right, we'll be working on this car, several
01:14others, let's take you inside the shop, we'll show you what we're giving away and what we're
01:18turning wrenches on today.
01:20All right, we're in the first bay here, we got a Mini Cooper, which is a pretty common
01:25donor, right?
01:26Yeah, man, I've got a great relationship with a BMW Mini Cooper place up north and they
01:31give me a lot of these because they don't like working on them.
01:34There was a certain year range where these were a particular problematic sort of car to
01:38work on, but we've got a few tricks and a few, you know, we've done enough of them where
01:42we know how to get around some of the issues.
01:44But look, all the cars that come in, you can guarantee they need five things.
01:48They all need brakes, battery, wipers, tires, and an oil change.
01:52So that's where we start.
01:54We go from one bay to the other.
01:56Now this is a Grand Prix and this Grand Prix, we got donated, but let me tell you, man, this
02:00Grand Prix needed everything.
02:02Need a full on suspension all the way around it, so struts, the shocks, brakes, new calibers,
02:07new rotors, new pads.
02:09We're getting all kinds of stuff as far as leaks done on it.
02:11Obviously, I can't do all of this myself, so behind me, you'll probably see a great
02:15team of guys that over the years have donated their time.
02:18Like I said, we start in August working on these cars.
02:21We go August through January, so I got a great group of great friends that are tearing it
02:26apart.
02:27Last night, we got the subframe out of the car, which is what you saw me watching earlier.
02:31So we get that thing cleaned up.
02:32We dropped it out.
02:33The engine's still hanging in it, so that way you could adjust oil pan, training pan, things
02:37like that.
02:38Things that were leaking significantly.
02:39Things that were going to move to the top of the engine.
02:42Yeah.
02:43Normally, these things would just end up in a salvage yard.
02:44Yep.
02:45Right?
02:46But now they're going to get a new life, and they're going to give people a new life.
02:47And we've got a couple of guest builders today, so it's going to be awesome.
02:50Yeah.
02:51I think I'm going to take the Mini Cooper over here.
02:52You guys on this one.
02:53Sure, you can get that one.
02:54We'll get this one.
02:55Let's meet some of our guest builders today, our guest helpers.
02:58I can't believe we got them, but I'm stoked for you guys to meet them.
03:01All right, so here we are at our little bench top.
03:05And man, I got to tell you, with Cars for Christmas, we were really lucky this year because
03:09we had Federated come on board, huge partners of ours.
03:12And whenever Federated comes on board, that means Kenny Schrader comes on board, too.
03:16It's great to be able to turn wrenches with a hero of yours.
03:20Kenny, my man, how are you?
03:21How you been?
03:22I'm doing good, Willie.
03:23I don't turn many wrenches because I hurt myself when I turn wrenches.
03:27Man, I'm amazed at what you got going on here and how much work you're doing to all these
03:32cars.
03:33Yeah, it's wild.
03:34We do about 30 to 35 cars every year.
03:37Like this car that we're working on today, it needed a rack and pinion.
03:40So obviously, we leaned on you guys when you said you wanted to help us out this year.
03:43You sent us a great rack and pinion.
03:46Love Moog.
03:47I remember when we went out to the Moog plant, Moog is great.
03:49Better than OE stuff.
03:50So I know these tie rod ends are going to work great.
03:53We have a set up here so we can get, you know, kind of close on the tie rod ends so the alignment
03:57is going to be close.
03:58We drive and get them aligned.
03:59But it's a lot of work in all these cars, man.
04:01A lot of, you know, a lot of elbow grease.
04:03But they're nice when we give them away and it makes a world of difference to the families
04:07on the receiving end.
04:08You guys do a lot of that stuff.
04:09I know you guys are huge with Toys for Tots and a lot of programs.
04:12Well, Federate, you know, obviously the support you like to have here.
04:15They've supported Toys for Tots for years.
04:18They just, they care.
04:19You know what I mean?
04:20Yeah.
04:21Everybody wants to make a dollar.
04:22You want to sell good parts and have good partners.
04:25Yeah.
04:26Yeah.
04:27Well, good parts and good partners is what it's all about.
04:29These are great parts and great partners.
04:31And I know you didn't come here to work, but you don't get your hands dirty.
04:35I do.
04:36I've got them dirty.
04:37All right.
04:38Willie and his crew, they've got the whole Grand Prix really rocking.
04:41The subframe is out.
04:42Got it all cleaned up.
04:43They've got the new rack in there, the new control arms on it, going back in the car.
04:47We're going to take a quick break.
04:48When we come back, I'm going to be jumping on this 2013 Mini.
04:52We were sharing a car and actually I was doing public transportation quite a bit and riding
05:03a bicycle.
05:04So being a Mason, it was very hard to get material or tools anywhere.
05:09And the truck was an immense help, man.
05:11It still is till this day.
05:12I look at it and I'm like, Willie gave me this truck.
05:15Hey gang, welcome back.
05:19We're at Willie B's compound and we're all putting in some helping hands, right?
05:23On cars for Christmas.
05:24My boys are really cranking out the front of the car.
05:27Everything from battery, air filter, spark plugs, coils, wires.
05:31We've got a whole bundle of parts from Federated.
05:33Now back here from Monroe, we've got our quick struts.
05:36And what I like about these, you can see the old one, right?
05:39Worn out, got no damping left in it.
05:42And you can start to see some corrosion on it.
05:43But overall, we're going to replace it with a brand new complete setup.
05:47So we don't have to fight with the spring.
05:49It already comes with it.
05:50Bushings are all brand new.
05:51Dampers are all brand new.
05:53It's got a coating on it.
05:54It's going to last better than the original.
05:56So it's not going to have this rust and corrosion over time.
05:59And what you're going to get to like, you don't always think about just the spring.
06:03It's a steel spring.
06:04You think it lasts forever, but they actually fatigue out and you'll get one to break every
06:07now and then.
06:08So all new is going in here along with the brakes.
06:10So let me finish getting this one out with a couple of bolts.
06:13The new one in and we'll move on to the brakes.
06:17All right, jumping on the front of this 2013 Mini.
06:20We're going to get this engine running better again.
06:23So we're going to place the spark plugs and the coils.
06:25Now, if you look on modern engines, right?
06:27They're trying to get rid of that spark plug wire.
06:30It's trying to get the coil as close to the actual spark plug as you can get.
06:34And this doesn't get any closer.
06:36It's actually made it together.
06:37That's about as good as you're going to get.
06:39So before we drop the spark plugs in there, we're going to gap them.
06:42Now, Carlisle has been a great help on this project.
06:45They're really jumping on board, providing a lot of tools.
06:47This is a real simple one.
06:48So we've got a lot of specialty tools here.
06:50This is checking your gap.
06:52Most of the time they're going to become pre-gapped.
06:54It never hurts to double check, especially if it gets bumped, tapped or dropped.
06:59So we'll take our little wire here.
07:01We'll find the right diameter.
07:03And you just want it to sneak in there.
07:05Just a little snug fit.
07:07We know it's good.
07:08We're going to get this engine running smooth again.
07:10So we're going to place the spark plugs and the coils.
07:12So from Federated, we've got NGK for bulk.
07:15This thing's going to be running like a top here in just a minute.
07:18OK.
07:25So you bring your daughter back, get out of that bad situation.
07:29Yes.
07:30Start, like, grinding away at all the challenges life is going to throw at you now.
07:35I want to get back on my feet just for myself, too, so.
07:38And what would a car mean for you to be able to do that?
07:41It would mean the absolute world to me.
07:44Hey, how about that gift out back, Christmas gift?
07:46We don't have a bow on it, but we'll let you ride in it if you want.
07:50So you do realize this is ours, right?
07:53Like, we're driving home in this?
07:56This is ours?
07:58Yes, honey.
07:59It's perfect.
08:01And I want a free buddy.
08:05Most of the people that get these cars, they don't know the first thing about wrenching
08:09or working on it.
08:10If we're fortunate, we'll find somebody that knows a little bit.
08:13That's why we try to give them these cars with a pretty good foundation.
08:17And a lot of them take pride in learning it now, too, because when you give them a car
08:22and they've not had one before, all of a sudden their sense of pride and ownership
08:26and they like it and they're passionate about it.
08:28Like, hey, I got to take care of this because it's taking care of me.
08:30So it's pretty cool to watch.
08:32The amount of cars that you're giving away and stuff to people.
08:37It's insane.
08:38I'm getting goosebumps.
08:39It's neat.
08:40Well, you know, it's funny because I was going to show you, man.
08:43This is like a trimmed down number of applicants.
08:48This is just from a couple of years ago.
08:49This is about 1,000 and we normally get about 3,000 plus entries for, you know, 35 to 40 cars.
08:57It's amazing what just a couple of parts and a little bit of sweat equity can do, right?
09:02Yeah.
09:03Well, the parts are what's key, man, because, you know, we got fundraised to get money for these parts.
09:07We have a great company like Federated come in who can help you and help the community.
09:12It allows it to, you know, exponentially grow.
09:15So something like this and this partnership is great.
09:17You know, back to the basics.
09:19Every car that comes in needs five things.
09:22Batteries, brakes, tires, windshield wipers, and an oil change.
09:26Well, speaking of all those parts, this is the next round to go on this Grand Prix.
09:31So, again, from Federated, we got a whole setup, you know, rotors, calipers.
09:35We got all the hardware pads.
09:37We're going with low dust.
09:38These are all stainless steel guides and keepers.
09:41So this front end and rear end is going to be all tip top again.
09:44So we're going to put this one in line with all the rest for another round for another family.
09:50So this really means freedom, big time help for another family that gets affected with cars for Christmas.
09:57Hey, man, I appreciate you turning some wrenches.
09:59Yeah, I didn't do a whole lot, but I supervised some.
10:01I made sure they were working.
10:02This is one incredible consultant right here, Kenny Shader Hill.
10:05All right, well, let's check out.
10:07We've got a family that just showed up.
10:09Recent recipient, well, from a couple of years ago.
10:11So we're going to get a little bit of background on how that's affected them and where they are today.
10:15Yeah, man.
10:18Yeah, I was still going through school.
10:20I was working my job and dealing with some self-harming issues and ended up, you know, you gave me the car.
10:27He surprised me with it.
10:29What was it like that day?
10:31What was that moment like for you?
10:33It was a little overwhelming.
10:34I didn't know quite what to, like, feel at that point in time.
10:38It definitely helped me in that point in time, though.
10:42Definitely needed that.
10:43So where's the car now?
10:45What happened?
10:46It lasted me for about five years.
10:48I ended up donating it to another friend that needed it because I was getting a new vehicle.
10:53So I ended up donating it to them, and it's still going with them as well.
10:56It's still going to this day.
10:57Yeah.
10:58You can see that cascade happen.
11:00We pay it forward.
11:01They pay it forward.
11:02If we all pay it forward, man, it would be a lot better place.
11:05Yeah.
11:16All right, we've got the brakes buttoned up on all four corners of both cars.
11:20We're going to take a quick break.
11:21When we come back, we're going to start looking at the tire selection for these rides.
11:25All right, guys, welcome back to my home garage where we really spent about six, seven months
11:37out of the year working on cars for Christmas.
11:39So you've seen a little bit of it today with the Grand Prix and the Mini.
11:43We're almost done wrapping those cars up, but we do have a Santa Fe and a Honda Odyssey
11:47minivan we've got to work on today.
11:49But one of the cool aspects about Cars for Christmas is meeting the people that get the
11:54cars right around Christmas time.
11:56We have one right here.
11:57My man, John.
11:58How you been, man?
11:59How are you?
12:00How's things?
12:01I'm great.
12:02Tell me about Reggie.
12:03Now, Reggie was a re-gifted 4Runner.
12:05You can't get on the bus with a whole pack out and go do some plumbing.
12:10Right.
12:11So, yeah, I got up that hill.
12:12So having your truck, right, allowed you to show up with tools, everything necessary,
12:16do the job and do it right.
12:17Yeah.
12:18It was an amazing gift and I'm glad it served you well and I hope it serves you for years
12:22to come.
12:23I couldn't be any more thankful for it.
12:25Yeah, man.
12:26It got me up the mountain.
12:27Four-wheel drive.
12:31Man, really cool to hear some of the stories about, you know, the recipients of all the
12:35hard work, right, these guys are putting in.
12:37Now, Tommy, you've been out here for about four years, right, volunteering your time.
12:41What does it mean to you to work on these projects and see the results of all that hard
12:45work?
12:46Yeah.
12:47Yeah.
12:48Yeah.
12:49Yeah.
12:50Yeah.
12:51You can do it.
12:52Every car needs a couple things here and there.
12:54And people who don't have some, they receive a car, they can go to work, they can do their
12:58job, they can support their families, they can change their lives.
13:02Now, at one point you received a car, is that right?
13:04Yep.
13:05Yes, I did.
13:06And you're now giving back.
13:07Absolutely.
13:08I believe in paying forward.
13:09So just continuing the cycle.
13:10Absolutely.
13:11Absolutely.
13:12Well, we got a lot of great sponsors and help.
13:14PriorityTire.com is donating a lot of tires for these vehicles.
13:18We're going to put on the Evo Lux here.
13:20This is their Capricorn HP.
13:21It's an all season.
13:22There's a lot of people running around with unsafe setup.
13:25Yep.
13:26So an all season tire, brand new on this thing.
13:29It's going to get them rolling for years to come.
13:31So hopefully we'll get the whole car rolling as fresh as these tires.
13:35Yeah.
13:36So you want to give me a hand?
13:37We'll mount these things up.
13:38Absolutely.
13:44These are going to be great tires for the happy new owners.
13:46Now, Priority Tire, they've been in business for 20 years, so it's free shipping to all
13:5048 states.
13:51And these are going to last for a long time.
13:53They're 45,000 mile tread wear warranty.
14:01We got right here another answer to one of these problems, right?
14:05Exactly.
14:06So we got a minivan.
14:07We got a Montana.
14:08Now, this one, right, we had a little bit of an exhaust.
14:11Yeah, stud broke off.
14:12Stud broke off, right?
14:13So do you replace the whole pipe or can we do some fasteners?
14:17Yep.
14:18Now, typically, like on our show, right, we're doing ARP on, right, doing some dress up, performance.
14:23Well, you know what?
14:24They're providing a whole lot of hardware.
14:26Which is awesome.
14:27Such cajuns.
14:28So instead of the stud, we're going to do a nut and bolt.
14:30So a little bit of overkill, but we're going to call it done.
14:32So we can get another car out the door.
14:34Yeah, man.
14:35And at the end of it, it's another family.
14:37It's getting a ride.
14:38It's another gift of mobility.
14:39Another big impact.
14:40Thanks to, you know, ARP and great people helping us out.
14:44That's right.
14:45All right, let's get this one bolted together.
14:46Let's roll this one back out and get another one in here.
14:49Exactly.
14:53All right, you guys, man.
14:54Here we are working on our mini.
14:56The biggest thing we fight is mice, right?
14:59My man, Matt here from Mouse Parker.
15:01Let me tell you, he was the first guy to believe in cars for Christmas.
15:04A, I'm so thankful for that.
15:06B, your product is the best defense against the worst problem that we have.
15:12It's another thing to fight what a mouse can do in there.
15:16And it's severe damage.
15:17They go for wiring.
15:18They go for every headache you could ever imagine.
15:21And you, my man, have the ultimate defense for that.
15:24And I'm thankful for it.
15:25It's pretty impressive.
15:26It's awesome.
15:27My products are protecting the cars, but you're changing people's lives, man, building these cars.
15:32I appreciate just being part of the program and being able to help.
15:37That's what Mouse Blocker is about.
15:38A check engine light or the car going down because of a simple mouse.
15:41That's crazy.
15:42Yeah.
15:43So protecting these things, being, like, number one, like, as a part of insurance.
15:48Seriously, this is what Mouse Blocker is about.
15:50Since day one, they stepped up.
15:52And let's take a look at some of these families and how a car, the gift of mobility, has 180 degrees for their life for the better.
15:59Check this out.
16:00Check this out.
16:01Thank you so much.
16:02Thank you so much.
16:04Thank you, Lily.
16:05I appreciate it.
16:06Yeah.
16:07Let me get a hug.
16:08Thanks, mama.
16:09How about a high five?
16:11Yes.
16:14I really appreciate it.
16:16It's made the world of difference.
16:18I'm sorry.
16:19It's made a world of difference.
16:21It's a huge relief.
16:23I don't have to rely on just random people to take me places.
16:26And I can take my son to the doctor and I can take him where he needs to go.
16:29And it's a huge relief with work because I work 30 minutes away from my house.
16:34And...
16:35Out back are two cars.
16:38And we're going to give you your choice.
16:40When you step out back, we'll let you go to car shop.
16:43I love it.
16:44Oh, my gosh.
16:45It runs so smoothly.
16:47And it doesn't make any weird noises.
16:50I don't know, mom.
16:53I don't know what to do.
16:55This is going to be a hard decision.
16:57What car are you taking?
16:59I think I might have to go with this one.
17:02This one?
17:03This one.
17:04The Ford Escape.
17:05Yes.
17:06All right.
17:07The Ford Escape.
17:08You good with that?
17:09I am.
17:10We're going to do some paperwork.
17:11And you're rolling out of this thing.
17:12Yes!
17:13Dave.
17:14This is yours.
17:15Yes!
17:16High five, keys in hand.
17:17I get a high five.
17:18Let's go.
17:19Come on.
17:20I think that is the best part of the give and the best part of what we do.
17:25In a sense, independence and freedom.
17:33We've got the mini knocked out, so it's out in the field, ready to go in the queue.
17:37We've got our Santa Fe in here.
17:38This one's not too bad.
17:39It's going to get the usuals, right?
17:41The battery, the oil changes, filters, et cetera.
17:43So, we've got a couple of inner outer tie rod ends, coils, filters, belts, you name
17:48it.
17:49Pretty easy stuff.
17:50And then big this year was the addition of AMSOIL.
17:53These guys brought everything to the house and some cool ones, too.
17:56Yeah.
17:57They brought us not only these ultimate oil change kits, which we're actually going to
18:00leave in the cars for the new owners.
18:02Well, show them what's in there, man.
18:03That's super cool.
18:04You've got your oil change, right?
18:06And it's vehicle specific.
18:07We ordered this for the Santa Fe, so you get everything you need.
18:10From the glove to the next oil change recommendation sticker.
18:13And you've got a little funnel in there.
18:15Yeah.
18:16You get a funnel, the oil, and a filter.
18:18So, we're actually going to leave these in the car, because let's be honest, when you
18:21get a car, especially on this side of the coin, you're passionate about it.
18:25You want to take care of it.
18:26You want to, you know, these people wash it and they love it.
18:29So, part of that is maintenance.
18:31When a pallet of AMSOIL shows up at your shop, it's like Christmas Day, because we've got
18:36power steering fluid.
18:37We've got some brake clean parts.
18:38We've got brake fluid.
18:39So, all of these cars on all the fluids are getting upgraded from AMSOIL.
18:43So, that's a big give this year, man.
18:45We've got everything now that we've got to do.
18:46And start, well, diving in, draining, and changing, my man.
18:50That's what we're doing today.
18:51All right.
18:52Draining and changing.
18:53You know, a lot of times when you're trying to get through the oil filter,
18:55it's kind of in a tough spot.
18:57Luckily, we got hooked up with Carlyle, and they gave us this little multipurpose oil filter tool
19:01that can really get in tough spots and help out with that.
19:05You just throw it around the filter, get a little bite on it.
19:08Little clicks will eat it up and get it to where you get your hand on it.
19:24All right, guys.
19:25Let's recap here.
19:26We've got kind of two days in this thing.
19:27Yeah.
19:28We're on three cars ready to come out of the shop, get in line up to go give to some needy
19:33families.
19:34Now, where are you guys at in your process?
19:35How many of you already processed through?
19:37We probably have about eight or nine done in that realm.
19:40This is, you know, you're looking at 10, 11, 12.
19:43We have another Honda we're going to do today.
19:45So, car number 13, we're aiming for 40, trying to get there.
19:49We'll see.
19:50But really, it comes down to the crew, the guys, the great partners that showed up.
19:55You know, this has been fantastic.
19:57For us, a big blessing.
19:58Everybody here, you know, when you have a pallet of parts show up and we're like, whoa,
20:03it's amazing.
20:04So, big give, big opportunity for us to go further this year than we have in several years.
20:08No doubt.
20:09This guy's been grinding for a long time, just kind of building to what it is.
20:12But you know what speaks louder?
20:14What's that?
20:15Is a little bit of extra pocket change, man.
20:18Yeah.
20:19So, this is from all of us at Bren Productions, man.
20:22This is for you, dude.
20:23Five grand.
20:24Five grand.
20:25To help fill all the gaps and the cracks.
20:27That's awesome.
20:28Hope this can help elevate another couple of cars, another, you know, higher level.
20:33That's big for us, man.
20:34It's amazing what a life-changing gift mobility is.
20:38And you see that in some of the gigs.
20:39And this is going to go a long way from making that impact even bigger this year.
20:43So, thank you.
20:48All right.
20:49So, we're doing one of many, typically, test drives here.
20:53So, we've done a ton of work on this car.
20:55Yeah.
20:56So, how's your feeling so far?
20:57Yeah, man.
20:58You noticed all the things before kind of fixed?
21:00Yeah.
21:01And this is one of those cars that had a little exhaust leak.
21:03Obviously, needed fluids, needed tires, needed brakes.
21:06But that's easy compared to what we, you know, most often times do.
21:09You've seen us welding on cars, making tools, kind of figuring out certain problems this week.
21:14And that's what we face.
21:15Every car has its own set of challenges.
21:17But this one was on the easier side.
21:19All right.
21:20So, I think this one feels like it's about on its way into the lineup.
21:24Yeah, man.
21:25This is car number 13, 14.
21:27Signing off is what we're going to do right now, too.
21:29We hope you guys enjoyed the show.
21:31You guys take care.
21:32We'll see you in another Two Guys Garage.
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