many Corvettes throughout the garage. (The CSOC team always has so many projects going on simultaneously, it's a wonder they had any time for the GS.)

Laurent was our "co-host" for the day since his specialties are auto body and paint. After we set up the lights and prepped the cameras and audio gear, I corralled Dan and Laurent, gave them some direction, and then yelled the director's favorite word... "Action!"

Immediately, Laurent's casual demeanor vanished. He was a man on a mission--and if you didn't know better, you'd think he had some sort of 'Vette vendetta.

Front bumper, rear bumper, rear fenders... gone! Rear window... gone! Seats, door panels, stock sound system... gone! If it could be replaced with a unit of higher quality or covered in leather or suede... it was wrenched out and cast aside.

Once the day's whirlwind of activity subsided, Laurent returned to his calm, jovial self, sparked up a cigarette, and told us he was looking forward to our return to record the fabrication of the back end of the vehicle. Our first shoot day was a success.

We returned a month later to capture the progress of the GS. Laurent's main body technician, Rudy Castro, had spent the previous several weeks applying fiberglass and filler to the rear end of the GS, building it up and shaping it. It became evident to me this was going to be a very long process.

It was looking good, though, and the GS was truly coming along. Laurent had already made molds for the upper and lower rear end, collapsed the tub to allow for the creation of a lower profile rear end, and fastened it all together. The day was a crash course in applying fiberglass. Dan received a very good education... and can now probably make his own minor fiberglass repairs to his Bricklin, the vehicle built on season four of Chop Cut Rebuild.

As for me, I think I'll stick to making television shows.

In the next installment of this series, producer/director Edward Peghin will cover the joys of upgrading the mechanics of the Corvette Specialty of California GS, including a trip taken to the Edelbrock factory for a new supercharger.

Season 7 of Chop Cut Rebuild (ccr.tv) airs on SPEED Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. EST. Watch the last three seasons everyday throughout the week as well. Learn more about CSOC at CorvetteSpecialty.com.