The WORST episodes of Texas Metal
Every episode of Texas Metal ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Texas Metal!
Specializing in one-of-a-kind custom builds, Bill Carlton and the crew of Houston's Ekstensive Metal Works deal with rowdy customers, challenging projects and tight timelines while working on everything from muscle cars to monster trucks.
#1 - 440 'Cuda Overhaul
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2023
When the outside doesn't match the inside on one of Bill's favorite muscle cars, a 1972 'Cuda, the team hatches an innovative plan for a modern, handmade redux; Bill and the team tear down a 1952 GMC wrecker to build it into a tow and show truck.
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#2 - Ram Tougher and Louder
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/15/2022
Bill takes the '68 C10 into uncharted territory with over-the-top fabrication and an epoxy river bed that tests their skills like nothing before. A 2018 Ram dually can't handle heavy loads, so the team comes up with a unique setup to get it back to work
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#3 - Custom Cut F430 Ferrari
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2024
It's not everyday Ekstensive Metalworks gets to customize a 2005 Ferrari F430, but the entire team must pull out all the stops to make this Italian sports car one of one; the '68 GTO gets a new, handmade coilover suspension setup.
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#4 - Tale of Two Fords
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/25/2021
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. Plus, the guys check off new custom upgrades on a '75 Bronco.
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#5 - F-350 Raptor Build
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2023
Bill loves a good challenge, especially when it's a build he and his team have never done before; while they transform a one-ton 2022 F-350 into a Baja-style Raptor, they rebuild a 1964 Rolls riddled with structural damage from the ground up.
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#6 - Imposta to Impala
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2021
A 1996 Impala throws the guys a curveball when they discover it's an imposter. The team makes it better than ever, with custom body fabrications, rear subframe and handmade interior. Also, Bill gives back a fully-custom 2019 Ram to a Northside neighbor.
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#7 - Texas Sized International Truck
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/6/2024
Over time, the trucks coming out of Ekstensive Metalworks keep getting bigger and bigger. This year, a new four-door 2023 International MV, with a big Cummins diesel engine, sets even greater heights for Bill Carlton and his fabricators. The team creates a meaner, more custom look with handmade body mods.
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#8 - Custom Sasquatch Bronco
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/28/2024
In what is one of the most intricate metal projects they've ever built, Bill and his team hand make a one-of-a-kind engine bay for the '68 GTO out of steel and aluminum. Ekstensive gets its first chance to customize a 2022 Bronco Sasquatch, starting with a custom lift.
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#9 - Low and Loud
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2021
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.
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#10 - Denali Lift and Hot Rod Wrecker
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/26/2023
What was already one of Ekstensive's biggest ground-up builds ever goes even bigger on the '52 tow truck, as Bill and his team fabricate a custom hot rod wrecker truck unlike any other; the team takes the stock out of a 2023 GMC Denali.
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#11 - Mini Truckin' UTV
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/19/2023
Bill goes back to his roots building mini-trucks with a 2023 Polaris Ranger, adding a custom camper and dancing bed; Ekstensive has built its share of ground-up builds over the years, but nothing like the metalwork on the 1952 Wrecker.
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#12 - Rolls On In and Tanker Away
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/8/2023
As Bill says, you never know what new build is going to roll into the shop. This time, it's a beloved 1964 Rolls-Royce with a rusty secret. Meanwhile, the team finishes the final fabrication as they prepare to ship out one of their biggest builds ever, the '53 tanker truck.
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#13 - Coupe de Tanker
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/1/2023
A new customer challenges Bill with his fully customized '37 Ford Coupe, which he wants restored to its factory look; as one of their biggest builds yet, the '53 tanker proves again and again that the bigger the truck, the bigger the build.
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#14 - Cab Over Custom Part 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2020
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 F350.
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#15 - I Can't Drive This '55
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/14/2017
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.
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#16 - Jeep Gladiator Steel
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/12/2023
Bill sees a custom-made opportunity to turn a smashed 2022 Jeep Gladiator into a one-of-one custom truck. The side-by-side scene has exploded in Texas, and Ekstensive gets a shot to show what they've got with a brand-new Polaris Ranger XP 1000.
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#17 - Jeep Willys and the Hellcat
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2023
Some builds are just worth the wait. A 1960s Jeep Willys rolled in as a pristine classic truck, but with a longer, wider cab, custom everything and a 6.2 Hellcat, Bill and the team finish strong by transforming it into something bigger, meaner and louder than anything on the road.
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#18 - The Caliente Cadillac
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/2017
A local-restaurant owner asks Bill to customize his auction-bought '61 Cadillac. The guys at Ekstensive bring the heat inside and out with fully-custom interior, suspension, wheels and tires. An eye catching '63 C-10 gets its twin turbo engine fired up.
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#19 - '89 Bronco on Blast
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2024
Bill Carlton and his interior guru John Burgess are happy to take a trip down memory lane transforming an '89 Bronco II super low and extra loud. In a shop first, the team builds a custom frame for a '49 Ford truck with independent rear suspension.
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#20 - Big and Bigger
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2021
Bill's no stranger to truck builds getting bigger than originally planned, so it's no surprise when a 1971 Suburban goes even bigger with a custom lifted air suspension and interior. Plus, a nearly finished 2006 Kodiak needs just one more custom upgrade.
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#21 - Bill's Baja Is Back
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2023
Bill is hard on his trucks, and that's especially true of his Baja-style 2017 F-150 race truck; after one too many jumps, Bill is ready to wake it up one more time; the team designs a one-of-one suspension for a 1952 wrecker truck.
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#22 - Root Beer Cadillac
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2022
Bill has never really liked the body of the 1974 Cadillac Eldorado. But when a client wants hers radically redesigned, Ekstensive blends old and new to make it cooler than the rest. The guys make short work of a big problem on a 2021 Silverado 4500 HD.
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#23 - Missouri Tanker
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/25/2023
Ekstensive Metalworks knows how to go really big, but what happens when they need to go extra small? An antique 1953 tanker tests Bill and the guys as one of their biggest builds to date, while a family golf cart gets radically remade into a wheelie poppin', high-speed electric demon.
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#24 - Ford Lightning Fast
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/8/2023
Bill thought he'd done it all until a 2022 Ford Lightning rolls in and becomes Ekstensive's first custom air ride with an all-electric drivetrain. The team stays old school by dropping a classic '52 Wrecker to the floor with a supercharged LT4.
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