Monster Garage

This time, Jesse and the team are tasked with transforming a Mercedes ML320 into the ultimate handicap-accessible vehicle. Their goal: Make the car accessible to anyone in a wheelchair via a ramp in the back and a passageway to the driver's seat. This is also the first episode where we're treated to the new Monster Garage and the new rules for Season 2.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Warren Chalker, welder and fabricator, Prime Engineering, Lancaster, Calif.'' Scott Deacon, engineer and fabricator, Advanced Mobility, La Canada, Calif.'' Stuart Klein, technical trainer, Mercedes-Benz USA, Southern Calif.'' Mike Montenegro, automotive designer and owner, Montenegro Designs, Hesperia, Calif.'' Ray Paprota, fabricator and race-car driver, Birmingham, Ala.'' Ed Sandoz, mechanical engineer, Upton, Mass.moreless

What is figure 8 racing? It's racing around a track shaped like ... well, a figure 8. As you can imagine, the possibilities of collision (at speeds of 60 mph or more) at that center intersection are super high, so the cars, much like demolition-derby cars, are built to take a beating.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Bruce Berkey, animator and former Ford Motors designer, Pasadena, Calif.'' Scott Burson, rental-equipment service and repairman, San Bernadino, Calif.'' James Hollan, special-effects artist and mechanical fabricator, Tujunga, Calif.'' Mark Nelson, manager, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Rod Proctor, restaurant owner, Riverside, Calif.'' Jeremy Stets, pipe welder, Carlisle, Pa.'' "Barefoot" Billy Ziemann, tow-truck driver, Bloomington, Calif.moreless

This mostly all-cop team converted a squad car into a mobile doughnut shop complete with coffee maker and pastry display case. The most inspired build yet? Or a misguided (if not defamatory) one? "It would be cool not to have to leave your cruiser to have a doughnut and a cup of coffee," said one wide-eyed visiting Long Beach officer. "But it's still wrong."''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Brian Armstrong, police helicopter pilot, Long Beach, Calif.'' Alan Dively, food technologist, Dunkin' Donuts, Braintree, Mass.'' Jay Hillebrandt, doughnut-equipment technician, Belshaw Bros. Inc., Seattle, Wash.'' Jason Hulst, hot-rod and custom automotive designer, Pasadena, Calif.'' Mike New, sheriff's deputy, Chesapeake County, Va.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' John Pytlovany, police chief, Scotia, N.Y.'' Frank Torres, police officer, Long Beach, Calif.'' Randy Villata, firearms dealer and former motorcycle officer, Los Gatos, Calif.moreless

This is Discovery Channel after all, and in honor of Shark Week, Jesse and his Monster mechanics tackled the challenge of turning a 28-foot Kayot pontoon into the ultimate party/shark-observation boat, complete with cage.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Robert Fletcher, industrial designer, Lum Design Associates, Irvine, Calif.'' Chris Gregor, yacht engineer, West Palm Beach, Fla.'' Shannon Michaels, welder/fabricator and personal trainer, Newport Beach, Calif.'' Eddie Paul, design engineer, E.P. Industries, El Segundo, Calif.'' Dick Reynolds, truck customizer and bike builder, Lake Havasu City, Ariz.'' Eric Simon, high-performance outboard builder, Simon Motorsports, Alpine, Calif.moreless

Hey, if Jesse and his team are going to create a souped-up, mud-spitting off-road dragster, they're going to start it off right: with a 1973 Corvette whose engine is nothing other than a 454 Chevy big block.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' John Best, Corvette mechanic, Brea, Calif.'' Dave Collier, electrician/desert racer, San Marcos, Calif.'' Chuck Courty Jr., national mud-bogging champ, Pittsburgh, Pa.'' Dick Guldstrand, race-car racer/builder/designer and Corvette expert, Guldstrand Engineering, Burbank, Calif.'' Bobby McCurdy, fabricator, Henderson, Nev.'' Mike Stapleton, head mechanic, Wilson Motor Sports, Bellflower, Calif.'' Don Vierstra, freelance artist, Buena Park, Calif.moreless

When you think of a Cadillac Deville, what do you think of? Resevoir Dogs? Mary Kay Cosmetics? Aretha Franklin tunes? Try a butt-kicking demolition-derby car designed, built and driven by an all-chick (well, except for Jesse) team.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Maria Alvarado, welder, Wilmington, Calif.'' Erin Enderle, metal sculptor, Westminister, Colo.'' Lt. Mustardseed, welder/fabricator, Los Angeles, Calif.'' Juanita Myers, welder/fabricator, Los Angeles, Calif.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Cindy Regimbald, demolition-derby racer and service adviser, Jeep/Isuzu, Rutland, Vt.'' Crystal Stern, bartender and drag racer, Clearlake, Calif.moreless

After it's voted on by viewers, the producers of Monster Garage put into motion a Ford Bronco to be turned into a Rock Climber''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Mike Allen, editor, Popular Mechanics, New York, N.Y.'' Mike Duncan, owner, FourXDoctor, Burbank, Calif.'' Brandon "The Knife" Gillen, owner, Anarchy Offroad, Sandy, Utah'' Ryan "Lindy" Lindberg, owner, Strictly Broncos, Los Angeles, Calif.'' Andy McCloskey, attorney, San Diego, Calif.'' Steve Rumore, owner, Avalanche Engineering and Avalanche Ranch, Bayfield, Colo.moreless

Jesse and his crew of New Yorkers take a NYC Hot Dog Cart and transform it into a 1,000 horsepower dragster.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Tom Betar, senior master tech, Ford Dealership, West Nyack, N.Y.'' Steve Bonge, classic customizer, New York, N.Y.'' Mike Desmond, custom-car designer, MAD Machines, Southern California'' Louis Di Raimondo, hot-dog cart manufacturer and owner, All American Hot Dog Carts, Miami, Fla.'' Dan Ferrazzano, mechanic, Ferrazzano Service Center, Philadelphia, Pa.'' Indian Larry, motorcycle builder, New York, N.Y.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Dave Tucci Jr., street-rod fabricator, Tucci Engineering, Marcy, N.Y.moreless

Will Jesse and his team which includes pro skater Tony Hawk successfully turn a 1987 Winnebago Itasca/Suncruiser into a skate ramp?''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Chris "Body Drop" Artiaga, skate-boarder and fabricator, San Luis Obispo, Calif.'' Nigel Benjamin, former lead vocalist for a British glam band turned music studio designer, Toluca Lake, Calif.'' Steve Cadena, creative consultant, Gaylord's Kustom Trucks, Long Beach, Calif.'' Tony Hawk, pro skater, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.'' Jason Jessee, pro skater and motorcycle fabricator, Santa Cruz, Calif.'' Jeff King, skate rail and ramp builder, San Diego, Calif.'' Joe "Leaf Eater" McCluskey, custom-car builder, Hemet, Calif.'' Mike McIntyre, skate ramp engineer and builder, SITE Design Group, Tempe, Ariz.'' Rick Thorne, professional BMX freestyler, Santa Ana, Calif.moreless

The name of this Mazda RX7-turned-sand rail? Doom Buggy. Yup. That sounds about right.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Lil' John Buttera, hot-rod designer and builder, Lil' John's Place, Los Alamitos, Calif.'' Jason Conant, car builder, Mazda Recycling, Elk Grove, Calif.'' Mike Ferguson, sand-rail builder/racer and owner, Big Chicken Bar Stools, Tempe, Ariz.'' Cole Foster, car and bike customizer, Salinas Boys Customs, Salinas, Calif.'' Anthony Luera, graphic artist and bike builder, West Coast Choppers, Glendora, Calif.'' Jim McKenna, technology services manager, Morrison & Foerster LLP, Alameda, Calif.'' Art Osborne, designer, Honda Acura, Pasadena, Calif.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.moreless

If Jesse was truly psyched about the Wheelie Car monster, his reaction to the Wood Chipper was .. less than enthusiastic. As in, "This is like someone coming to my shop and asking me to build a moped."''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Johan Bakker, mechanical design engineer, Unisys, Brighton, Mich.'' Pete Finlan, custom painter, car builder and artist, Vista, Calif.'' Mick Gifford, tree-chipper expert, Morbark, Inc., Winn, Mich.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Erich Woodall, certified and master welder, fabricator and street racer, Edgewater, Md.'' Matt Zabas, artist, engineer and fabricator, 13 Choppers, Cardiff, Calif.moreless

This is all we need to say about this episode's transformation: Built in November 2002, it is Jesse's favorite monster so far.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Josh Brown, graphic designer and custom-car fabricator, Hemet, Calif.'' Mike Desmond, custom-car designer, MAD Machines, Southern California'' David Dyson, paramedic and custom-parts maker, Fremont, Calif.'' Darrell Ferguson, cell-phone company field engineer and builder/driver of the "world's fastest muscle car," El Sobrante, Calif.'' Richard Pauza, fabricator and custom-hot rod builder, Gilberts, Ill.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Richard Schroeder, wheelstander (wheelie-car) expert, Diamond Bar, Calif.moreless

Race-car driver Kyle Petty helps to transform a stock car into a street sweeper and to test it at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Anyone who's seen Jesse behind the wheel knows how much driving at extreme speeds bums him out. Not!''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Kyle Petty, CEO, Petty Enterprises, and driver, Sprint Dodge car, Level Cross, N.C.'' Jon Babek, R&D engineering specialist, Petty Enterprises, Level Cross, N.C.'' James "Bobby" Brock, engineer, TYMCO, Waco, Texas'' David Jones, industrial artist and custom fabricator, New Design Customz, Walker, La.'' Laura Parker, art teacher and welder, Sacramento, Calif.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Jim Reeves, vice president of operations, FAA repair station, Carollton, Texas'' Albert Yu, artist, designer and teacher, Pasadena Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Calif.''Honorary Team Members'' Troy Martin, head R &D fabricator, Petty Enterprises, Level Cross, N.C.'' Corey Sain, finish fabricator, Petty Enterprises, Level Cross, N.C.'' Scott Spellman, finish fabricator, Petty Enterprises, Level Cross, N.C.moreless

No, this machine shakes nuts (and fruit) from trees. Using a hydraulically powered clamp and rotating mass device, this harvesting device latches onto a tree, shakes vigorously, then collects the falling nuts in an umbrella all without damaging the tree. Able to shake up to three trees a minute, this machine has revolutionized the agricultural industry.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Russ Angold, agricultural engineer, San Luis Obispo, Calif.'' Tim Beghoefer, hydraulics technician/ journeyman mechanic, Milwaukee, Wis.'' Mike Pittinger, mechanical engineer/underwater welder, Baltimore, Md.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Dan Robinson, farm equipment repairman/welder, Omaha, Neb.'' Ralph Westerhoff, service manager, Orchard Machinery Corporation, Tulare, Calif.moreless

In October 2002, Jesse and his team hunkered down to see if they could redefine "off-road" ... literally. And in the process, they learned that you're not supposed to throw certain items such as bowling balls out of hot-air balloons. Bummer''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Chris Brown, custom-car designer, Brown Auto Design, Fullerton, Calif.'' Chopper Dave, motorcycle builder, West Coast Choppers'' Dan Danknick, software engineer, Orange, Calif.'' Martin Harms, designer, Aerostar, Sioux Falls, S.D.'' Chuck Mignacco, welder, Oakland, Calif.'' Dave Park, attorney and motorcycle builder, San Diego, Calif.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Jerry Schell, balloonist, Tucson, Ariz.moreless

In September 2002, Jesse James and the Monster crew set out to turn a 1998 Mac Tool truck into the "ultimate" delivery truck. Now, you might be thinking that's pretty ho-hum for this garage ... but have we mentioned that the transition involves a crossbow, cannon and catapult? Let's just say that you do not want Jesse James delivering your new 19-inch TV. The truck was equiped with the following: dual air cannons, a single 6-inch barrel air cannon, a ballista, & a trebuchet''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Paul Campbell, surgical nurse for Stanley Frileck M.D., Santa Monica, Calif.'' Jim Farley, truck mechanic and hot-rodder, Reno, Nev.'' Dais Nagao, artist /motorcycle designer, Honda, Pasadena, Calif.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' David Norris, owner, Sky Signs, Phoenixville, Pa.'' Ron Toms, entrepreneur and medieval weaponry expert, RLT.com Enterprises, Los Angeles, Calif.'' J'me Whitlock, fabricator and artistic welder, Southern Californiamoreless

Imagine It's August 2002, and you've acquired a 1989 Ford 20-passenger school bus. What to do. Well, why not turn it into a pontoon party boat? Ah, if only Gilligan had had Jesse James and his team of monster mechanics around.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Charlie Conn Jr., bus technician, A to Z Bus Sales, Riverside, Calif.'' Jim Day, metal fabricator/sculptor, Inglewood, Calif.'' Steve Furnish, fabricator, Wolff's Customs, Long Beach, Calif.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Darren Shurig, engineering fabricator, Fountain Valley, Calif.'' John West, owner/designer, Ultraboats, San Diego, Calif.moreless

Death was certainly the theme of this mission: the transformation of a 1973 Miller Meteor Cadillac hearse into a formidable car-crushing beast. Because it marked ''the first failure and destruction of a Monster vehicle.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' George Barris, custom-car designer (including the Batmobile, Kitt from Knightrider, the Munsters' Koach, and the DeLorean from Back to the Future)'' Tim Conder, mechanic and motorcycle customizer, Seattle, Wash.'' Jose Gonzalez, motorcycle customizer and forklift repairman, Yale/Chase, Long Beach, Calif.'' Bart Grande, dyno shop owner and racer, GodSpeed Dyno Works, Oceanside, Calif.'' Doran Hirschkorn, Bobcat manufacturing engineer, Bismarck, N.D.'' Steve "Tombstone" Sterle, horror-prop manufacturer, Hollywood Tombstones, San Fernando Valley, Calif.moreless

Golfers beware! This is no ordinary range-picker. It's a 1984 Porsche 944 that Jesse and company transformed into a player-harassing, ball-snagging monster back in August 2002.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Alex Anderson, custom-car builder, Temecula, Calif.'' Mac Gillum, former drag racer and range-picker builder, Different Designs, Stanton, Calif.'' Pete Pepe, creative designer, Disney Animation'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Eric Scarlett, custom-car builder/shop owner and former U.S. Navy SEAL technician, Ventura, Calif.'' Wendy Schmidt, animatronics specialist, Los Angeles, Calif.'' Jay Skwarlo, bicycle mechanic/builder and hot-rodder, Long Beach, Calif.moreless

In 1996 it was born a Chevy Impala Supersport clone. In 2002 (July 2002, to be more exact) it mutated into a monster capable of smoothing out the roughest of frozen surfaces. Welcome to the story of Freezer Burn.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.'' Bob Van Der Brink, retired high-school shop teacher, Chino Hills, Calif.'' Stuart Fuller, hot-rod designer, Downey, Calif.'' Ken Hoffman, self-employed fabricator and welder, Simi Valley, Calif.'' Renee Newell, sculptor, Santa Monica, Calif.'' Dan Padilla, artist'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Tad Yenowine, set-builder, Los Angeles, Calif.'' Richard Zamboni, president, Frank J. Zamboni & Co. Inc., Paramount, Calif.moreless

In Switchblade, Jesse and his team are challenged to turn a 1990 Mustang GT convertible into a fiber-slashing, awe-inspiring monster mower''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, Long Beach, Calif.'' George Beers, "parts guru," Stuart, Fla.'' Bob Cleveland, lawn-mower engineer and racer, Locust Grove, Ga.'' Mike Contreras, oil-rig mechanic, Long Beach, Calif.'' Mike Desmond, custom-car designer, MAD Machines, southern California'' Bill Dodge, custom-bike builder, Long Beach, Calif.'' Carol Hodge, TV commercial director, Seattle, Wash.'' Billy Lane, custom-bike builder, Melbourne, Fla.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.moreless

Before he started work on this VW Bug, Jesse happened across a TV show on how to survive if your car plunges underwater. Lucky coincidence ... or totally irrelevant?''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, Long Beach, Calif.'' Ricky Hsu, car designer, Gardena, Calif.'' Brian Jendro, car customizer, Temecula, Calif.'' John Krawczyk, welder and sculptor, Malibu, Calif.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' J.D. Streett, special-effects supervisor, Shadow Hills, Calif.'' Christy Sumner, special-effects technician, Los Angeles, Calif.'' Ronnie Thibodaux, boat designer/builder, Centerville, La.'' John Uribe, auto-mechanics instructor, Reseda, Calif.moreless

Jesse and his team of designers, welders, fabricators, and mechanics transform a Lincoln Town Car stretch limousine into a fire truck''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, Long Beach, Calif.'' Vini Bergman, custom-limo builder, California'' Ed Blanford, car designer, Southern Calif.'' Steve Dennish, hot-rod creator, La Mirada, Calif.'' Wink Eller, custom-bike builder, Wink's Performance and Machine, Orange, Calif.'' Rick Goodell, fire-engine engineer, Wisconsin'' Paul Johnson, mechanic, Artesia, Calif.'' Lisa Legohn, welding instructor, Los Angeles Trade Technical College and Compton Community College, Los Angeles, Calif.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Michael Shrout, fireman, Long Beach, Calif.moreless

Jesse and his crew are challenged to transform a Ford Explorer into an actual, functioning garbage truck.''''

Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, Long Beach, Calif.'' Brent Davis, bike builder, Brentwood, Calif.'' Nick De Avila, offroad truck mechanic and racer, Hermosa Beach, Calif.'' Jay LaRosa, customizer, Carson, Calif.'' Ivan Sanchez, graphic artist and "parts guru," Long Beach, Calif.'' J.P. Schoenbeck, tattoo artist, Highlands Ranch, Colo.'' Tom Prewitt, custom painter, Damon's Motorcycle Creations, Brea, Calif.'' Thom Taylor, hot-rod designer, Laguna Niguel, Calif.'' Gregorio Urueta, mechanic and sanitation-truck engineer, Harbor City, Calif.moreless