The Drop with Frank and Brian: Recent Episodes
Brian Goude
Two guys who are passionate about the custom truck scene. Please go check out our YouTube channels. Brian's channel is Grindertv (GTV) and Frank's is Kustom Life. We travel to truck shows all over the country, and sometimes world.
Brian headed to Avila Beach for the annual SLO Down C10 show and then we both headed up to the first annual NW Mini Truckin Nats. Two great shows, two great weekends.
We sit down with long time friend Steve Wilk. Steve has built a lot of amazing vehicles through out what seems to be a short career so far. But time does fly and we talk about how our Mini Truck clubs tied us all together in the early years.
Brett Oakes is one of the founders of Severed Ties. They are one of the largest Mini Truck based clubs with chapters all over the world. Brett has a ton of fun stories so we hope you enjoy.
We are taking a break in between some really great guest episodes to catch up on things.
Lindsay Freeman (Pretty Low Apparel) sits down with Jessica Maticic. Jessica has been involved with the custom automotive scene for quite a while, traveled the world, and owns multiple rad vehicles.
We bring back Trevor from Panda Fabrication. Since he was last on a lot has happened with his shop and his builds. Lets talk about it.
We sit down and talk to one of the partners throwing the Northwest Mini Truck Nationals. Tanner has his hands on a lot of things in the custom truck world and we talk about it.
We are both a little depressed as shows have been few and far between. Lets talk about it.
We talk about some new camera gear that is hitting the market including the Go Pro Mission Series and DJI Pocket 4.
Frank went to see No Doubt at the Sphere, Brian went to a comic con, and we both went to our clubs cruise night that is not a cruise night.
We sit down just after Midnight on Saturday and recap our 2026 Mini Nats Trip with friends.
So much happened over the weekend...we hosted our annual club show in Laughlin, Frank dropped a video and talked about his new chassis purchase, and Brian brought his freshly painted truck out for the first time.
We talk about the truck that Forbidden Fantasy is giving away at their upcoming show. Frank is dropping a new shirt at Forbidden.
We sit down with our good friend Alan Farias and learn about how he started in the custom paint business.
We sit down with Andy of Hells Gate Hot Rods. We learn about his Engineering background and how he is now developing a Chassis for Toyota Trucks and more.
We asked you some questions over on our IG page. We want to do this more so make sure you are following us on all Social Medias.
We talk more about the Severed in the Southwest show and Brian hit up the Sunset Kickin it at the Park Show.
We watched game 7 as we also were vending the Day of the Dead festival in Downtown Riverside. It was a great weekend.
Both of us cruised our Tacomas up to Cruise to The Pines in Prescott AZ....and Brian did a thing!
We discuss Frank and his marketplace adventures, Brian is a mechanic now, and will he sell the Maverick?
Brian and Joey headed to Linkin Park in Phx, we talk about AI, and answer some questions.
We took a road trip to C10 Intervention, San Francisco, and Frank uploaded his Mini Nats Video. Also Brian dropped a new shirt design.
Brian went to C10 SLO Down and he talks about his recent video upload of C10 Red Rock Retreat.
We finally get to a bunch of backlogged questions from you guys. If you have questions please send them to our IG page.
We talk about hanging out at the Unfinished Business Show, Frank went to Wu Tang, and dive into facebook marketplace.
Daniel is a custom painter out of Florida. His shop, Smithworkx, has put out a ton of show stopping paint jobs. He has some fun stories and we go over them in this episode.
We sit down with a very special guest, Mr Phil Fowler. He is a long time Mini Trucker who has contributed a ton to the scene.
We are currently at Mini Nats so we recorded an episode about our new designs and how they came to be.
Brian is getting ready for the Forbidden Fantasy Show and we answer some fun questions.
We talk about The Reunion Show and sit down with our good friend and club member Brent Eckman.
Frank is at Brians house and they went on a cruise in the Tacoma. We are headed to LST and it is going to be a cold one.
We talk about how Barret Jackson 2025 Scottsdale went down for a few of the vehicles we were following.
We went out to Corona Ca and attended the Detour Show hosted by Kalacas Car Club. It was a great time. We also answer some pretty great questions.
We had some Australian friends staying with Brian for a few days between Sema and Dinos so we put them in front of the Mics and let them talk it up.
The Dodgers win the world series, Frank went to the Parade, Brian got work done on his Tacoma.
Frank uploaded his Mini Truckin' Nats video, Brian edited some Japanese Mini Truckin' Footage. We talk about making the most of our time.
We headed out to Noel Missourri for Sparks In The Ozarks. It was our first time at this event and we had a blast.
Frank cruised down the the SCMTC Run and Brian road tripped to C10s in the Park...lets talk about it.
We met up in LA for a Dodger vs Cubs game, did some exploring, at some food, and then we talk about trucks.
We headed up to Northern California for C10 Intervention and Nor Cal Toyotafest just happened to be going on down the road.
We sit down with our good friend Angelina Alcantar who is a teacher at the Riverside City College in the Automotive Dept. This is a great episode that we have been wanting to do for a while. We hope you enjoy it.
We sit down with our good friend and fellow club member Eric Almeida. He has owned some pretty rad vehicles and is just a down to earth car guy.
We sit down with Ronnie Wetch who has been hosting C10 Talk for over 10 years now. He is a super fun guy to be around and we had a blast just talking Chevy Trucks and Road Trips.
We sit down with our buddy Ben Tirpak. Ben has his own youtube channel so make sure you go check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/@skillset_ben
We sit down with Nick Crouch and talk about his art work, his passion for design, new wheels, his present and past vehicles, and much more. He also made us home made pizza which was amazing.
We had no idea what to talk about. We haven't been to many shows at all recently so we are winging some of these.
We talk about our adventures from the previous week and dive into the new Mini Truckin' Magazine.
We headed back up to Saint George Utah for the 3rd annual Rollin in The Red Rocks show. Great friends, Great Trucks, and Great Scenery.
We talk more about Franks new Tundra, Brian wants a new truck too...and we answer some questions.
Once again we trekked across the country to Mini Truckin Nationals. This time we went on some adventures, roller coasters, and the best thrill ride East of the Mississippi.
We sit down with our friend Lindsay Freeman of Pretty Low Apparel. Make sure you check her IG and Website out.
We are both gearing up for the FFF Show in different ways. We also both uploaded new youtube videos.
We sit down with our friend Jason Mulligan. He has worked for many publications and media companies and tells us some interesting stories from behind the scenes of these.
After 4 awesome guest episodes it is back to just Frank and Brian. We talk about our new merch so after this episode make sure you go to our websites and pick some up.
We sit down with Oliver Porter. We talk about his iconic Toyota Tacoma, Domination the Video, traveling, and much much more.
We sit down with our friend Trevor aka Panda. This was a great episode and we learned a lot about Trevor, including one of the best stories about how he got into his truck club, No Regrets.
Will Freeman is back...we talk about him making videos again, future travel plans, his 720 updates, and much more.
Lets kick off the year with some questions and answers from you guys. If anyone has a question or topic you want us to discuss please message our IG page @thedropwithfrankandbrian
We talk about the FFF Christmas party that Brian ended up ghosting...and some baseball talk towards the end.
The 3 of us have had some crazy road trips over the years. We also have seen each other grow our businesses from nothing to something. This was a great conversation.
Our first episode from the infamous Compound. We talk about our experience at the Riverside Community College event we attended and much more.
We talk about Severed in the Southwest 2023 but we get extremely distracted while doing so. Frank is going to buy a new truck so we discuss how and why dealership finance offices are terrible.
Its Thanksgiving weekend which means Black Friday is upon us...and we talk about it. We also answer some listener questions.
Our truck club celebrated a big milestone at the Day to Remember Show in Primm NV. We also talk about the Mini Truck Hall of Fame, Brian's Tacoma, and Franks Lug Nuts.
John Oro is the ring leader of what is known as "The C10 Club" The club consists of people from all over the world...a club with "no rules and no dues". Its a great story from a great guy.
We sit down with our good friend Carlos and discuss his journey so far. From selling items on Instagram to building vehicles on his YouTube channel as well as living on both coasts...we talk about it all.
We sit down with our friend Chris Dunlop. He is one of our favorite automotive artist and just a great all around person.
Brian headed to the Mini Truckin Showcase in Los Angeles and Frank did not...we talk about it. We also hit up Knotts Scary Farm for their 50th annual haunt.
Frank flew for the first time out to Tennessee and we talk about The Forbidden Fantasy Show being back at the Avi.
Forbidden Fantasy members Joey Hernandez and Glenn Moss join us for some great conversation.
We sit down with our buddy Donald who has been in the Mini Truck Scene for a long time. He has a lot of interesting stories from his Tacoma to his current passion of woodworking and 3d printing.
We had a very long weekend of vending the Cruisin for Cancer show, recording 3 podcasts in one day, and Brian did a bunch of photo shoots.
We get sent a lot of great questions and the future of modifications was a great topic.
Brian went on a crazy 9 day adventure to get his Toyota Tacoma and Frank took his kids to their first punk show...all this and more in Episode 69.
We take some questions and mostly get into the topic of how shows come up with their artwork.
Frank went to the Neptunes Cruise and Brian went to the C10 SLO Down...so we talk about it.
We sit down with our buddy Mike Millan. He tells us about his new build and a bunch of other current Mike Events.
We sit down with the founder/owner of Switch Suspension, Seth Mcatee. He talks about his past employment and how Switch got its start.
Brian went to Classic Truck Throwdown in Texas. Frank went up to Nor Cal and was a lake bum for the 4th of July Weekend.
Frank is all wrapped up in softball with his family and Brian went to Salt Lake City for C10 Nationals.
We talk about keeping a project a secret or releasing progress online. We also answer more questions.
We attended the Unfinished Business Show at Lake Perris Fairgrounds...we talk about it and more.
Utah was a great time. The show as super chill and the cruise was awesome. We also answer more questions.
We are about to leave for Rollin in the Red Rocks. Brian went to Texas for C10 Nationals...and we answer some questions.
Brian and Mike Milan cruised the Nissan Hardbody project up to Cruise to The Pines in Prescott AZ....and we talk about it.
Frank tells us about his trip to Havasu Meltdown and we talk more about making it one year of weekly uploads.
We talk about our Mini Nats experience as well as our one year anniversary of doing The Drop
We talk about what a "Cruise Night" is and discuss plans for our Mini Nats Trip. We also answer some questions.
Frank sits down with Shane Marckstadt who is hosting a unique Truck and Music event in Lake Havasu.
We had a great time at the Forbidden Fantasy Show in Laughlin Nevada. Both of us are members of the host club and we may be biased, but it is one of our favorite shows.
We talk about the upcoming Forbidden Fantasy Show as well as answer some more questions. Have a question for us? Send us a DM on our Instagram. @TheDropwithFrankandBrian
Frank drops in at Brian's house on his way to LST and we discuss a few topics including how long is to long to keep your truck at a shop.
We ramble on about T-Shirt Designs, cameras, computers, and just mostly things we find interesting.
We start off talking about making money from social media and then go into answering some viewer questions.
There used to be a annual Mini Truck Show every year just before or on New Years Weekend...Resolutions....it was insanely fun, full of memories, and we talk about them.
Find out what annoys us about each other and other interesting things as we answer some listener questions. If you want to ask us questions please DM us on our instagram @thedropwithfrankandbrian
We go over Severed in The Southwest and answer a bunch of questions. We also get into the touchy subject about getting and not getting trophies at shows.
Victor is the man behind the Instgram page "Mini Truck Revival". He puts together events in the So Cal area which draw hundreds of awesome trucks from all over the country.
We sit down with our very good friend and club member Roulette. He as been a staple in our truck community on the West Coast since the 90's. We talk about his beginnings, middles, and the future.
We talk about our road trip to Louisiana for Last Resort, being sports fans, and how sharing other peoples work is becoming an issue.
We have gone corporate...Switch Suspension is now the official presenting sponsor of The Drop with Frank and Brian
We talk about Franks get up for our React Spindle Giveaway and Brians Limo Ride to Cruise to the Pines.
In this episode we talk about cheap and low quality merchandise vs more expensive stuff.
We got our new logo from Paul @vandagraphics in Melbourne Australia and we are beyond excited. Brian talks about his trip to C10s in the Park and Frank tells us about his new pet cat.
We go off on a few different things in our 20th episode but finally we talk about what modifications we like and don't like.
We love answering your questions and discussing topics you bring up. If you have any questions please send them to our Instagram "The Drop with Frank and Brian"
We hang out with our good friend Jaime Silva out of So Cal. We talk Tattoos, Custom Wheels, Mini Truckin, and just everything in between.
We sit down with Georjah and we talk everything Social Media, Marketing, Her move from Canada to So Cal, and everything in between.
For more details and social media links please visit
www.linktr.ee/Georjah
We talk about the past, present, and future of the Forbidden Fantasy Show. The show is hosted by the Truck Club we are both a part of. Brian has been in charge of throwing the show since 1998. It has gone through many changes and we have some recent obstacles to over come. Thank you for listening.
We do some more recap on last weekends C10 SLO Down and we talk about why we give things away on our websites.
We headed up to San Luis Obisbo for the C10 SLO Down. Brian and Mike headed up to Franks house and then up to the event. It was a great weekend with a lot of fun people. Then we sat around Sunday Morning and talked about it.
We sit down with our friend Will Freeman. Will is a Mini Trucker out of Phoenix AZ who is part of the Surface DVD Crew. We talk about how he got into custom cars, the modified vehicles he has owned, and his current Nissan 720 project.
We get a lot of questions sent to us so we decided to dive into a few of them. If you have questions please send them to our IG @thedropwithfrankandbrian
We discuss our thoughts on current trends in the social media and YouTube world and we answer the question...Are We Lazy YouTuber's?
We talk about some of our favorite truck builds and we touch on the hot topic of Built vs Bought.
Joey Hernandez is one of our fellow truck club members and just an all around fun person to be around. In this episode we talk about his history with our club and how he got in. Plus we talk about his rad Toyota Tacoma.
We take a deep dive into what Mini Truckin means to us. We also talk about the truck club we belong to and touch on some of our experience coming up in the Mini Truckin World.
We always get asked about what sort of camera gear it takes to start filming shows and starting to create content. We also talk about why sometimes it takes us a while to edit videos...and we answer a few more listener/viewer questions.
We talk about our trip to Rollin in The Red Rocks Truck Show in Utah and we answer your questions. If you want to ask a question please send a DM to our Instagram @thedropwithfrankandbrian.
We discuss our travels around the country to truck shows, our personal projects, and why we haven't bought new trucks yet.
Join us as we discuss the plans we have and the plans we don't have as we start our journey into podcasting.