Bill and the guys customize a brand new 2017 F350 with less than 600 miles on it. They lower it with...

After a remodel in the 90's, a purple '55 Chevy truck is in need of a modern update. Ekstensive does...

A big Impala guy from Houston wants to take the old shell of a '66 C-10 and combine it with the best...

A restaurant owner asks Bill to customize his auction bought '61 Cadillac. The boys at Ekstensive br...

The owners of a run down '63 Grumman bread truck want it transformed into the ultimate t-shirt vendi...

Hip-hop artist Slim Thug wants his rusted '59 Cadillac brought up to the dress code of the rest of h...

A longtime customer wants to make a statement by lifting his stock 2017 F250 Platinum 4x4; the boys...

Bill and the guys transform a wrecked 2017 Ford F-150, turning the hunk of parts into an angry-looki...

A client wants Bill to set the bar for custom SUVs with a 2018 Yukon Denali. The guys get busy with...

The 2018 Camaro ZL1 is already a high performance sports car, but the owner wants Bill to make his e...

Bill and the gang are back under the hood of the 2018 Camaro ZL1, rebuilding the engine before a vis...

Bill and the guys are known for their custom metal work, but the transformation of a 1940 Internatio...

Bill and the guys take a good C10 to a hundred with custom touches from inside to out including one...

Ekstensive's built a lot of trucks, but never a Ford Bronco until now; Bill and the guys transform a...

Rusty and riddled with bullet holes, Bill's neighbor hands over the crumbling shell of a '52 Ford F4...

The wrecked shell of a 1970 Suburban car hauler tests Bill and his metal geniuses as they transform...

Bill pushes the shop's creativity with his own build of a 2018 Yukon Denali XL. The luxury SUV is th...

Bill and the team try to outdo themselves with a radical redesign of 1950 Ford F5 COE, starting with...

The team goes bigger on the yearlong 1950 Ford F5 COE build when the client asks for a last-minute C...

Bill knows all too well that families are the lifeblood of the custom truck scene; a customer wants...

Bill and the team fix another shop's mistakes when a 2017 F-350 is hauled into the shop broken due t...

Bill looks to the year 2073 when the owner of a '73 El Camino challenges the shop to transform his v...

A 1937 International Harvester gets a big old Cummins 12-valve diesel engine that's as heavy as the...

Bill and the team get their chance to finish a 1968 Chevy C10, which they've turned into a unibody b...

A 1996 dump truck is the largest truck the shop has ever customized. The guys go extra heavy duty to...

Hall of Fame running back Earl Campbell arrives with the body and parts of a 1959 Cadillac, and the...

NFL Hall-of-Famer Earl Campbell made a career mowing down defenders. The guys take the same hellbent...

The team revamps an old school '34 Buick into a modern day lowrider. After months of rebuilding the...

This year's over-the-top build has Bill and crew lifting a 2020 Chevy Silverado 5500 more than a foo...

A long-time client wants to improve upon a near-perfect '68 Ford Ranger. The team is up to the task...

A 1996 Impala throws the guys a curveball when they discover it's an imposter. The team makes it bet...

Bill's no stranger to truck builds getting bigger than originally planned, so it's no surprise when...

With all its wiring and computerization, not many shops would try to drop a new 2020 Denali dually a...

Ekstensive turns a stock 2020 Denali dually into frame-dropping, show-stopping work truck. As a fina...

A '64 Lincoln has been collecting dust for years. Bill and the guys bring this classic back by makin...

A 1971 Suburban returns to the shop for ‘Phase Two,' wanting more power and even more custom metalwo...

Bill gets déjà vu on a 1985 Chevy C10 square body. After a long history of building custom C10s, he...

A local client wants to surprise his dad with a custom '46 Ford Coupe. Starting with little more tha...

When Ekstensive needs a new shop truck, Bill and the guys go sky-high with a lifted '21 F-450 King R...

The guys hit the home stretch on the '46 Ford "Blue Thunder." Ekstensive powers up Bill's all-tube b...

Bill and the gang split a '60 Willys Jeep and overhaul a '98 AMG G-Wagon.

The guys begin to custom fit a '69 MGC for wrestler and actor John Cena.

Bill is tested by a '28 Ford Rat Rod, a '42 Ford pickup and a '75 C10.

The crew blends old and new to radically redesign a client's '74 Eldorado.

The team works their magic to customize a brand-new International wrecker.

Bill changes things up when a 2001 Hummer H1 needs serious reinforcements.

Actor John Cena is amazed by the transformation of his British classic '69 MGC into a custom-built m...

The Mecum Auction comes to town, and Bill runs four vehicles across the block with shocking results....

When the hometown Houston Astros ask for a custom van that brings the party, the Ekstensive team swi...

Bill takes the '68 C10 into uncharted territory with over-the-top fabrication and an epoxy river bed...

Bill refuses to hold anything back on the '68 C10, as it finishes in a Texas-sized flourish looking...

The team custom builds the buggy of Bill's dreams, a 1,500-horsepower vehicle, entirely from scratch...

A pristine '60s Willys transforms into something bigger, meaner and louder.

Ekstensive Metalworks knows how to go really big, but what happens when they need to go extra small?...

A new customer challenges Bill with his fully customized '37 Ford Coupe, which he wants restored to...

As Bill says, you never know what new build is going to roll into the shop. This time, it's a belove...

Bill loves a good challenge, especially when it's a build he and his team have never done before; wh...

When the outside doesn't match the inside on one of Bill's favorite muscle cars, a 1972 'Cuda, the t...

Bill is hard on his trucks, and that's especially true of his Baja-style 2017 F-150 race truck; afte...

Bill thought he'd done it all until a 2022 Ford Lightning rolls in and becomes Ekstensive's first cu...

Bill sees a custom-made opportunity to turn a smashed 2022 Jeep Gladiator into a one-of-one custom t...

Bill goes back to his roots building mini-trucks with a 2023 Polaris Ranger, adding a custom camper...

What was already one of Ekstensive's biggest ground-up builds ever goes even bigger on the '52 tow t...

After Ekstensive finished his '69 MGC, actor/wrestler John Cena surprised the shop with parts of an...

Bill balances custom and function when he tackles a working 2023 Ram that needs to deliver on the ro...

Bill Carlton and his interior guru John Burgess are happy to take a trip down memory lane transformi...

Like a lot of kids growing up, one of Bill Carlton's favorite cars was the Pontiac GTO, so he's more...

It's not everyday Ekstensive Metalworks gets to customize a 2005 Ferrari F430, but the entire team m...

In what is one of the most intricate metal projects they've ever built, Bill and his team hand make...

Over time, the trucks coming out of Ekstensive Metalworks keep getting bigger and bigger.

Once Bill sets his mind to something, there's no going back.

After months and months of elaborate metal work, Bill and the fabrication team reach the final sprin...

Bill Carlton must find the balance between handmade metal work and the designs of two Ford trucks.

If you're going to get a build at Ekstensive, you can't expect to get your coffee from just any old...

With dozens of awards on their walls, crowds of adoring fans, and a long waitlist, Bill Carlton and...

A while back, a customer asked Bill to rebuild a rusty '49 Ford truck as a gift for her dad. The tea...