Name: Texas Metal
Uploaded: 2025-05-01T02:47:32.000Z
Description: With dozens of awards on their walls, crowds of adoring fans, and a long waitlist, Bill Carlton and his Texas team always have their hands full with rowdy customers, challenging builds and tight timelines.

With dozens of awards on their walls, crowds of adoring fans, and a long waitlist, Bill Carlton and his Texas team always have their hands full with rowdy customers, challenging builds and tight timelines.

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Bill and the guys customize a brand new 2017 F350. They lower it with their handmade air ride and add a one-of-a-kind gooseneck hitch. Then, the owner of a 2014 Porsche 911 wants her sports car to sound as good as it looks.

Low Down and Dually

After a remodel in the 90's, a purple '55 Chevy truck is in need of a modern update. Ekstensive doesn't disappoint, creating a timeless and classy truck with a modified hood and scoop, a hand-made interior and new wood bed.

I Can't Drive This '55

A local restaurant owner asks Bill to customize his auction-bought '61 Cadillac. The boys at Ekstensive bring the heat inside and out with fully-custom interior, suspension, wheels and tires.

The Caliente Cadillac

The owners of a run-down '63 Grumman bread truck want it transformed into the ultimate T-shirt vending machine. Bill and the guys drop the giant truck to the floor with custom body modifications and a bar-themed interior.

We Drop Them Low

A big Impala guy from Houston wants to take the old shell of a '66 C10 and combine it with the best of a '60s Impala. It's a ground-up build with a completely hand-built chassis, body mods, 6.2L engine and a hydraulic bed.

The Impala Truck

A long-time customer wants to make a statement by having his stock 2017 F-250 Platinum 4x4 lifted and made off-road ready. The boys from Texas are happy to oblige with a handmade 22-inch lift on 42-inch custom tires.

Houston, We Have a Lift Off

Bill and the guys transform a completely wrecked 2017 F-150 into an angry-looking, one-of-a-kind prerunner. They also build a custom air suspension bike trailer for a long-time customer.

Bill's Baja Truck

Hip-hop artist Slim Thug wants Ekstensive to bring his rusted '59 Cadillac up to the dress code of the rest of his car collection. The result is an eye-catching, black-on-black-on-black Cadillac roadster.

Black on Black Cadillac

A client wants to set the bar for custom SUVs with an '18 Yukon Denali, with handmade chassis, body mods and interior plus twin turbos. Then they go full gangster with a '48 Mercury, remaking a classic from the inside out.

Denali Drop

Bill and the guys have built a lot of trucks, but never a Ford Bronco. They transform a rusted '68 roadster into a high-powered off-roading truck with an 8-inch lift, supercharged engine, roll cage and waterproof interior.

Buckin' Bronco

The 2018 Camaro ZL1 is already a high-performance sports car, but Bill and the guys make one even badder, starting with a handmade aluminum chassis and interior. Also, a new client wants his Sierra Denali frame dropped.

Beyond ZL1

The crew is back under the hood of the '18 Camaro ZL1 to rebuild the engine, adding as much power as they can before a visit to the dynamometer. Plus, they try to transform a patinaed '49 GMC pickup from a sleeper to a keeper.

Beyond ZL1 Part 2

The team revives the wrecked '70 Suburban hauler as a long-bed, four-door, crew-cab dually, complete with a 5.9 Cummins diesel engine and custom chassis. A '65 Plymouth Belvedere II gets some extra muscle with a Mopar crate Hemi.

The Grand Finale

Rusty and riddled with bullet holes, Bill's neighbor hands over the crumbling shell of a '52 Ford F4 milk truck. The guys unleash their fabrication skills, and turn this 60+ year old wreck into a one-of-a-kind diesel street rod.

Street Rod Milk Truck

Bill and the guys take a good C10 to 100 with custom touches inside and out, including one-of-a-kind interior and bed. The crew makes a dream come true by modifying a 2018 Dodge Demon to run the quarter mile on a track.

C10 to a Hundred

The wrecked shell of a 1970 Suburban car hauler tests Bill's metal geniuses as they transform it into a diesel, long-bed, crew-cab dually. The team creates a lifted and loaded F-150 for Boots for Troops, a military charity.

Hauler Back

Bill pushes the shop's creativity with a 2018 Yukon Denali XL. The SUV is their tallest build ever with a custom lift, straight axles and a supercharger. The Suburban gets a handmade chassis and body with a custom fourth door.

Extra Large and Supercharged

Bill's team is known for their custom metal work, but the transformation of a 1940 International Harvester water truck into a mobile barbecue pit tests their skills. A 1986 C10 is an heirloom that's remade for future generations.

International Truck of BBQ

Bill and the team try to outdo themselves with a radical redesign of 1950 Ford F5 COE, starting with a bed unlike any they've built. The shop begins its first shot at remaking a '69 Corvette Stingray by building a custom chassis.

Cab Over Custom

In Texas, you don't just go big, you go bigger. The team does that on the year-long 1950 Ford F5 COE build when the client asks for a last-minute Cummins diesel engine swap. A twisted graphic wraps up a months-long 2001 Ford F-350.

Cab Over Custom Part 2

Bill and the team fix another shop's mistakes when a 2017 F-350 is hauled into the shop broken and undrivable due to a botched lift. Plus, a client insists on the ultimate tailgating BBQ trailer with custom everything.

Re-Dually

Bill knows all too well that families are the lifeblood of the custom truck scene. A customer wants to transform a 1965 Ford Falcon Club Wagon into a fully custom family cruiser. A 1966 Cobra replica gets reinforced.

The Family Falcon

Bill looks to the year 2073 when the owner of a '73 El Camino challenges the shop to transform his vehicle into the Ride of the Future. The city wants a custom bumper on a 2020 Freightliner tow truck that can push 45,000 pounds.

Bolt-On Is a Dirty Word

Bill and the team get their chance to finish a 1968 Chevy C10, which they've turned into a unibody by welding the body and bed into one piece. An old dump truck rolls into the shop as the biggest truck they've ever customized.

100 and C10 Percent

A 1937 International Harvester gets a big old Cummins 12-valve diesel engine that's as heavy as the truck itself. A 2005 Chevy Colorado gets a new lease on life as a nitrous-infused drag truck.

Big Diesel and Drag Truck

A 1996 dump truck is the largest truck the shop has ever customized. The guys go extra heavy duty to create a military-styled mega-truck. A lowrider enthusiast wants a custom air ride and LS swap for his pristine 1934 Buick.

Dump Truck to Show Truck

This year's over-the-top build has Bill and crew lifting a 2020 Chevy Silverado 5500 more than a foot with a custom heavy-duty air suspension. The guys also prove their Texas mettle by radically overhauling the utility bed.

5500 Lifted, Texas Edition

Hall of Fame running back Earl Campbell arrives with the body and parts of a 1949 Cadillac, and the crew is honored to create a ground-up build for the local legend. Plus a 1940 F-100 build snowballs into a much bigger job.

Earl Campbell's Custom Caddy

NFL Hall-of-Famer Earl Campbell made a career mowing down defenders. The guys take the same hellbent approach to rebuilding his 1949 Cadillac. They also customize a van for a disabled motocross rider so he can drive again.

Earl Campbell's Custom Caddy 2

The team revamps an old school '34 Buick into a modern day lowrider. After months of rebuilding the body and making a custom frame for Earl Campbell's '49 Cadillac, the Hall of Famer challenges the shop with a last-minute wrinkle.

Earl Campbell's Custom Caddy 3

A long-time client wants to improve upon a near-perfect '68 Ford Ranger; the team is up to the task with an all-new custom chassis, handmade interior, rebuilt bed and Coyote 5.0 engine swap; the guys check off new custom upgrades on a '75 Bronco.

Tale of Two Fords

A 1996 Impala throws the guys for a loop when they discover it's an imposter; the team makes it better than ever, with custom body fabrications, rear subframe and handmade interior.

Imposta to Impala

Truck builds tend to get bigger than originally planned, so it's no surprise when a 1971 Suburban goes even bigger with a custom lifted air suspension and interior; a nearly finished 2006 Kodiak needs just one more custom upgrade.

Big and Bigger

Not many shops would try to drop a new 2020 Denali dually all the way to the floor. To get it done right, Bill and his team make one of their longest custom chassis ever. Plus, Ekstensive gets a diesel pro-mod drag car back on the track.

Low and Loud

Ekstensive turns a stock 2020 Denali dually into a frame-dropping, show-stopping work truck; as a final touch, Bill handmakes articulating speakers for the bed; Bill takes a family's minds off their brush with a custom 2019 Polaris Ranger.

Show and Go Dually

A '64 Lincoln has been collecting dust for years. The guys bring this classic roadster back with a late-model Coyote engine and handmade interior. Plus, the Sling-Ray is a custom automotive sensation, but Ekstensive has what it's been missing.

Beantown Continental

A 1971 Suburban returns to the shop for "Phase Two,' wanting more power and even more custom metalwork. When a client finds parts and pieces of a "68 C10, Bill and the crew set on a new course on a ground-up build unlike any they've ever done before.

The New Old School Suburban

Bill gets dÃ©jÃ vu on a 1985 Chevy C10 square body. After a long history of custom C10s, he and the team try to outdo themselves with a handmade chassis and air ride, interior and bed. After a close call, Ekstensive makes a 1923 T-Bucket street safe.

Texas Square Body

Rocker Ted Nugent brings in his beloved '74 Bronco; Bill and the guys make an all-terrain beast unlike any other; With his creative sparks flying, Bill gets going on a build he's dreamed about for years: a handmade, all-tube, off-road buggy.

Rock'n Bronco

A client wants to surprise his dad with a custom '46 Ford Coupe. Starting with little more than a car skeleton, the team builds it from the ground up. Plus, Bill surprises his wife when he goes classy and supercharged with her 2021 Escalade.

Blue Thunder Coupe

Ekstensive needs a new shop truck, Bill and the guys go sky-high with a lifted '21 F-450 King Ranch capable of hauling over 20,000 pounds; with most of the '46 Ford Coupe body beyond repair, the team has no choice but to build from the ground up.

450 Reasons to Go Bigger

The guys hit the home stretch on the '46 Ford Blue Thunder, its once-rusted shell now rebuilt into a one-of-one showstopper; Bill is surprised when John Cena drops off a '69 MGC.

Texas Metal

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