Forester repairs after hit and run 

Happy Halloween everyone!!

Sam, you are a daughter a father can be proud of! Don’t ever let the pits in life ever stop you. Your father is truly an example of what fathers need to be. Thanks for sharing.

Young lady you are doing well you are very resourceful and what you're doing and doing it without any help from another person

You are such an inspiration. And so is dad... all fathers should be that supportive of their kids. Good job guys! 🧡🎃🖤

as a mechanic for 35 yrs. , i could never do that on the floor like that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! huge congratulations for a terrific job !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did not think you’d get those folds out as good as you did. Way to go Sam! Keep rockin it girl!

I owned a collision repair shop for 36 years. My daughter was interested at 14 so I let her work after school until she graduated. You so remind me of her and that's rare I see a female willing to do that sort challenge. Proud of the end result on your Forester. Way to go girl. KC

Hey Samantha, glad to hear you’re doing well and you didn’t get hurt in the wreck. You may want to keep an eye on the hitch. After metal is bent and then bent back it can become fatigued and will have a weak spot and that could lead to failure when pulling heavy loads. Great job on the repairs! Be safe! Ron

Great job on straightening the hit & run damage,Sam. With all the work you did on your car before it got hit and the lack of rust in the undercarriage it was smart to buy it back from your insurance company and fix it yourself. The surface area looks like new also. It took hard work to install the new mufflers and doubly so by yourself. Nice to see your Dad pitch in once again as well.👍👍👍👍👌🔧

Can't remember the last time I actually removed an exhaust bolt with anything besides a cutting tool. Props to you for the patience to fight with those bolts!

Yes, another vid from the wonderful Samantha. Keep at it woman. You are way cool

Please don’t take this the wrong way . I am very impressed by what you can do watching you do that panel work was Amazing and now the exhaust, 15 out of 10, only just started following you, I had seen you on Andrew’s channel that I have been following for a few years ,but only yesterday did it give me your channel as a option, I am pleased I joined, your doing great work . Thinking outside the box . Look forward to viewing your history video’s and future video’s. Thank you regards Andy Perth Australia

Sam you have skills and determination most people don’t have! I’m very impressed! Great vid!

My dad was a mechanic-seen him do some of this same work when I was younger. Even had the same wooden jack block seen in the vid. Great job! And inspired to do my own repairs (well, when I buy a car again..lol).

I’ve done a lot of things to repair a car, but you have me beat by a mile! My hats off to you, Samantha!

What a cracking young lady you are. your parents must be so very proud of you. you refiantly take after your dad skill wise. Keep doing these videos going. Lots of love from Wirral uk . Ken Robinson.

re: 26:33 I had an old Dodge Neon that would get water in the trunk. The water would enter through an ill fitting gasket on a tail light bucket. I would have never found out, except for having to change the tail light assembly and seeing the dirt stain on the gasket where the water flowed. It was very satisfying to finally solve that one.

Great job Sam.......came out way better than I imagined

Glad you’re getting the kinks out of your car. It’s a nice little ride.

That's a stellar job, Sam. You can be proud of yourself 💪🏼😃👍🏼

Well done young lady. You did it. Struth and you got your hair done. Nice one Samantha.

OUTSTANDING !! Girl you did a great job. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

I'm surprised at the work you can get done when anyone else would not even tackle it. Keep up the good work and letting us tag along.

Use Rivets and Seam sealer ( comes in a caulking tube) for the seam and plastic plugs with silicone on them for your drill holes.

For whatever reason, it's fun to watch you work. Good skills, coupled with the capacity to learn, plus no fear results in getting shit done. Kudos kiddo.

Hi Sam, you did a great job on the car /spare tire well. I was going to suggest playing a little heat on those creases before pulling in them. Great job girl! Much love from Naples Florida. ❤❤

Great job Sam. I love how interested your dog is in everything you are doing. You are so lucky to have a Dad that is willing and able to help you. Count your blessings.

You did a very good job young Lady.

Well I'm delighted to realize that your tow-bar would have done some serious damage to the car that rear-ended you, Samantha! It may have taken the bottom of his radiator out, AC compressor, or intercooler, theres all sorts of goodies at tow-bar height.

Great job Sam! In my younger days I would buy totals fix them and resell them. Used trees many times to pull things out. Porta Power, hydraulic jacks, chains were all my friends. That Sub was too solid to let it go. Glad to see you take on this repair, knew you could do it.

San, that was an awesome job you did on your Forester, I never thought you would get it that close considering how folded up the sheet metal was, congratulations on a very difficult job you did with some help from good old dad. Can't believe the cost of that half of the exhaust system, WOW.

😇love it your dad is actually helping you instead of running over you. he’s talking to you with helpful ideas and showing you ways. i’m impressed-you go dad- long after your gone she will remember the knowledge your showing her. samantha your great to watch. keep posting your very intelligent... love from missouri💙

Small contribution. 😉 Good job. Thanks.

貴方は本当に頑張りました！素晴らしいスキルの持ち主です👏

you did a real good job and your father did a good job welding, and that young man did a good job with the backhoe.

Always impressed how you repair things, love cheers =)

Your dad is very skillful 👍 Like you 👍😉 and Lena is so cute 😍 Enjoyed this video Thank's a lot 👍👍

Nice job, Sam! I just had to replace the exhaust on my truck and got sticker shock! You did way better than I thought you would on uncrumpling that rear pan.

I had a 2008 Forester 5 speed. I loved it with 170k on it. You did a very good job! You should be proud of yourself! I would do things like that, not always perfect, but good enough!

Surely, if you got a bodyshop to mount your car on a frame and meticulously pull various parts of the frame and body with chain and clamps, they could reform your cars shape and use a portapower kit on the spare wheel tub You are an extremely resourceful and strong young lady. never afraid to try and impeccable problem solving

Nice work Sam! Impressed with the work you did on the spare tire well!!

Samantha, with your determination, you have achieved quite a bit. With your father there to help you and your friend, who came in the end, you have succeeded in your accomplishment. Thank you for sharing 👌 ❤

love the videos! you did a great job and i’m glad you’re okay

Great job plus the satisfaction of knowing how it was done!

@40:47 - I have a set of those bolts in a drawer from my old Forester. Springs and all.

You did great work on that floor pan!!! Now for the hitch… this is a safety concern for those on the road around you. Please make sure that the mere is no chance the hitch can break free and you lose your trailer.

Haven't read early comments but most of the cost of the replacement exhaust is in the cat converter, conversely your takeoff converter should be good for $300-600 as a guess at a junk yard. Hope you didn't throw it away. Further research suggests cat converter scrap value more likely in $50-100 range.

Сэм с руками и мозгами. Уважуха тебе. Молодец!!

Dad's got to get in there and give it a fathers loving touch. Listening to them talk during the time lapse reminded me of the Binocs from the Star Trek TNG.

Great job Sam😊

Awesome repair Sam i think its looks great

Your car has a unibody, and because the hitch was fastened to the frame part the trailer hitch was responsible for the damage. It takes a frame machine to pull out the damage. The damage has carried further to the front of the car more than you think. I am a body man with 55 years of experience .GOOD luck. Watch the back tires for wear, and have someone follow you down the road to see if your car is tracking straight. If it seems to be going sideways that means the frame part is bent badly.

Nice job like it when the dog helps its a job I wouldn't have tackled well done 👍

❤ hasn't seen your helper on your channel in a bit? Love when you and your dad get it done❤

well done sam .. i watch you alot ..

Samantha, fantastic job of overcoming a really bad situation and not letting the insurance company to scrap your ride! Even though it was pricey the OEM exhaust will fit better and outlast any knockoff! Subaru is Japanese for the Pleiades which explains the star emblems. But you are the brightest star on this channel! All the best!

back tape any holes from under car with masking tape... spray with rattle can trunk spatter spray paint....then use Auto body Seam Sealer in a tube and apply on inner side of floor pan....(LEAVE MASKING TAPE ON TILL ALL DRY TO STOP SEAM SEALER FROM OZZING OUT) EXCELLENT FOR NOT LETTING WATER IN.

Awesome job Sam!! Looks great!!

great Job Sam!

I enjoy your videos you are a good worker

Reminds me of an Andrew repair on the hitch. Man musta been a nice cabin in where you hooked the hitch.

Great job hammering, pulling and stretching your trunk into useable space again :)

Guauuuu que laburo hicieron !!!! Chapeau !!!💪💪🙋‍♂️🙏

using the Camarata method of straightening. good on. you

Great job. You managed to show how it’s actually is to change rusty exhaust parts. Lovely video to follow along

Glad you fixed your car and I enjoyed your show

Nice! Fixed it yourself. Good job S.

Very rare these days. I know safety regulations exist for a reason but I just miss the days of repairing stuff instead of replacing it. Good job!

I am curious about road legality and insurance after your insurance company said the car was a write off. Here in the Netherlands, if you car is considered a write off you need to get the car examined and approved by an authorised agent before an insurance company will insure it and that is required before it is again road legal. Is that a similar process in the US?

WOW! Good job SAM!

Always about the angle of the dangle, and leaving all connections loose until they are all together...

hey, I have a honda that used to leak in the back. The sealant on the sheet metal joins in the roof channels gets tiny cracks in it that let water through. I ran some silicone over the old sealant & it's not leaked since. Your dad might try that

You have some serious skills here!

I like the way your mind is working !

Proud of you girl! You did a great job!!😊👍

Hello Sam. You have done a fantastic job! Before you screw on the rear exhaust, you should brush copper paste on the seals, because then the connections do not weld with the center pipe and can be loosened again more easily.

as much as I hate doing exhaust and bodywork work. I give her a lot of credit for doing this job by herself. good job 👍

❤ the video great work ethic. We need more like you !

Remember to always unhook your battery when welding on your car or you could fry your ECM. Good job

*UNREAL & AMAZING* That was a tough job even with proper equipment & *what a GREAT JOB you did* Seriously, you defied a couple "laws of physics" but look at your end result! I buy salvage cars as a hobby and repair them and have a FRAME MACHINE and those FOLDS are tough & how you got them out is amazing. I thought FOR SURE you would tear where you drilled 2 holes. AGAIN - *WOW - Fantastic job & love your DAD* !

Great job Sam ¡ I miss seeing you ann Andrew work together. but keep your videos coming please !!!

Wow! Seriously, great work. I bought a 2005 Honda CR-V that had been totaled. It had been rear ended and a mechanic fixed it. I bought it from him. He also did a great job but some of the rear "seams" leak dust and some exhaust into the car. I've worked on it some and it is much better. Note: I used my hands as hammers for many years and as I've aged I've had two surgeries on each of them!

Hello Samantha bravo super boulot 👍👍👍😉

That spare wheel well gives a new meaning to "Crumple Zone"

Happy Thanksgiving, Samantha and your family

Good job, Sam

HOW I STRAIGHTENED MY HITCH ON MY F25O WAS BY JACKING UP THE REAR END THEN STANDING A CUT OFF SECTION OF A TELEPHONE POLE UNDER THE HITCH AND SLOWLY LOWERING THE FLOOR JACK. TOOK A COUPLE TRIES BUT IT WORKED OUT GREAT

Gasket goes all the way over the old pipe until seated then the new stuff will go on easily. Sorry, I know I was too late to help you! Keep chugging along! We all got plenty of gravel backs and frozen blood fingers before we learned too!

i am so sorry to hear about your accident Samantha , thank god you are ok. you and your dad will fix up your car fine. hope every thing in your life is going ok for you. be safe and keep up the good work.

WOW, awesome repair. I hope you came out ahead on that whole repair…it says a lot for these new cars, very safe. That bridge is a bad spot, I gotta make the left off 385 to go east on the bridge from work…I have seen many fender benders there.

Just discovered your channel. Nice work on that Subaru! Not many people would have tackled that job! I've got a Chevy blazer that needs body work if you can come to the west coast of Canada (BC)! LOL!

The springs on the flange needs to be fully spanned and then back relesed 2-3 turns...

Really good job Sam Pretty Sam. well done. looks really good. And Happy Halloween back at you too. You take care Samantha.

Great job Sam, nice to see you again.

I'm really glad you got it sorted but sorry you had to do it in the first place.

add some washers under the hitch mount points in the front to point the ball up some

I love the dent pulling methods

Good job, Sam! Next time you replace an exhaust pipe you’ll know to hang it from the hangers first, then bolt it up. I’m totally impressed with your results! 👍

Did you take a look at aftermarket exhaust? There are some good ones that are out there for way less. Just FYI. You still saved a ton for DYI work!!

Fantastic job