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Hey guys, who all saw Monster Garage on the Discovery Channel last night?
I saw both episodes. In the first one they transformed a Ford Explorer into a garbage truck, complete with hydraulic roof and robotic can dumper. In the second episode they turned a limo into a fire truck. Honest to God the thing shot water 130 feet out of a pop up turret on the back of the limo. And not just a little water either, they had enough pressure and volume to knock one of those big trash dumpsters all the way across a parking lot. Then they got to go put out a fire with it.
I enjoyed the concept. They get a team of fabricators together and give them 7 days and a budget to complete a project. In the fire truck episode, they started with a limo and $3000 bucks and had to figure out how to go from there.
In the 4th episode they turn a Mustang into a lawn mower. Check here for details: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/monstergarage/episode/episode_04.html Hey, at least it's a late model and not a vintage car they're tearing up!)
I give the show a big thumbs up. I still like junkyard wars a lot too, but lately it's seemed so contrived. I mean they just "happen" to find all of this stuff in a junkyard that is absolutely critical for their designs? I don't know. The fireboat episode where both teams pumps completely failed and they ended up putting out their fires with buckets of water was probably the lowest point. If one of the teams would have made a 4 man canoe, they would have won hands down.
In Monster Garage they have longer to work, they can get parts from anywhere as long as they don't go over budget, and the fabricators seem to be a lot more qualified. I thought it was a fun show. Check it out if you get a chance.
Phil
I saw both episodes. In the first one they transformed a Ford Explorer into a garbage truck, complete with hydraulic roof and robotic can dumper. In the second episode they turned a limo into a fire truck. Honest to God the thing shot water 130 feet out of a pop up turret on the back of the limo. And not just a little water either, they had enough pressure and volume to knock one of those big trash dumpsters all the way across a parking lot. Then they got to go put out a fire with it.
I enjoyed the concept. They get a team of fabricators together and give them 7 days and a budget to complete a project. In the fire truck episode, they started with a limo and $3000 bucks and had to figure out how to go from there.
In the 4th episode they turn a Mustang into a lawn mower. Check here for details: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/monstergarage/episode/episode_04.html Hey, at least it's a late model and not a vintage car they're tearing up!)
I give the show a big thumbs up. I still like junkyard wars a lot too, but lately it's seemed so contrived. I mean they just "happen" to find all of this stuff in a junkyard that is absolutely critical for their designs? I don't know. The fireboat episode where both teams pumps completely failed and they ended up putting out their fires with buckets of water was probably the lowest point. If one of the teams would have made a 4 man canoe, they would have won hands down.
In Monster Garage they have longer to work, they can get parts from anywhere as long as they don't go over budget, and the fabricators seem to be a lot more qualified. I thought it was a fun show. Check it out if you get a chance.
Phil
