REBUILDING A 2018 HELLCAT WELDING, CUTTING UP DONOR QUARTER PANEL Part 3 

Leave it! Looking Great 👍 👌 I'm 70 retired. 50 years in the automotive repair, and body work. You inspire me to do a project like that. Great work

Depends on what you want to do with the car when it’s done but for me, I’d want a whole new quarter over a pieces together one. To each his own though. 👍

It's a salvage car. You are giving it a second life and saving it from the crusher. Keep going. Anyone buying a salvage car expecting perfection is delusional. Great video!

You should have replaced the whole quarter panel from the get-go. You had it.

Man, I just couldn’t do it like that. You’ve got all the parts to make it right, take the time. I’d rather change a complete quarter and weld up the drill holes, then weld across the panel like that..

I am just going to come right out and say it, if that was my car i would have insisted the whole inner and outer structure be changed. You had the parts use them.

Hey, we all make mistakes. I would fill it and leave it. It's absolutely fine! Top tip: where possible when butt welding flat panels together leave an overlap, fit the new section overlapping the remaining original part, and then cut through both panels together at a 45 degree angle. This will close the panels together perfectly in a 45 degree butted join.

Your work ethos and craftsmanship is second . to none. If the “mistake” does not compromise the structural rigidity of the vehicle then fill it and work your magic on it. If you hadn’t have revealed your mistake and went ahead and completed it then nobody would know any different. Love the videos, very addictive! 👏

Yeah I'm with the rest of the clan fix it the right way this is a good car and deserves good work.

I’d personally fix it right just for my own peace of mind of not feeling like I pulled one over the customer. It’s not like you can’t get a quarter panel pretty cheap for these cars as they’re not super rare or old. Keep up the good work guys!

As a total inexperienced viewer with no body work experience l am disappointed at the path you choose. But you guys do great work, and l enjoy watching.

Accidents happen! Even though it's more work, replacing the rear quarter panel is the best route.

I would so love to see the critics cars and builds

I would've like to see you change the whole quarter but & I may speak for others here as well, lets see how it comes out. The quarter doesn't look bad but like others just peace of mind to change the whole quarter.

Leave it and keep going. It is turning out great! It's a salvaged car not a restoration. Great video, thanks for sharing.

Outstanding!! I did i body work for one year after coming home from the military. This reminded me of a daddys little girl prelude we had, she got tboned and the insurance company totaled the car. Daddy came out of pocket to repair the car since she didnt want to let it go. We had half a Prelude come in on a flatbed cut straight down the middle. We cut and spliced that Honda, it was amazing. When we were done with it it looked real nice i was in awe of what i experienced/learned as an auto body apprentice. Great work fellas, i cant wait to see the end result.

I think Ivan you did a dam good job. Stay safe.

Thanks guys for sharing the 2018 Hellcat Rebuild Update. Now for you there is nothing impossible. After the rebuild of the Silverado and the RV, there are no impossible. Works to another level of perfection.🥇👍

Looks great !! Get that Bondo going !! That's why they make it !

Cheesy repair, but you probably already feel bad enough about it. At least you are confident enough to show your mistakes. After bodywork and seam sealer, you will never see it.

That old Cat ain’t never gunner be Purr feckl 😂😂😂😂😂

Keep going when you're finished it's as good as new

Awesome build Guy's. I love the channel and how you overcome problems with a positive attitude! Keep up the great work!

New drinking game, everytime you guys say "hopefully" chug!!

Fantastic series & videos. My only complaint is the videos come out every few days instead of everyday like before, still amazing.

Great Job, I am impressed how strong that glue is. Everyone makes mistakes many will not admit to them. it is just part of learning. you must love doing this kind of work I am sure you have years of experience to make it look so easy

I’ve always wondered, why try and reshape the inner wheel well and reuse when you have a perfect one from the parts car? The reshaped piece will never be 💯

It is easy for me to say but I did think you had cut it too short Ivan. Mistakes happen but I think I would have replaced the whole thing anwway up to the window. You could have drilled out the spot welds in the door shut and have less problems. Just my opinoion. Thanks for the vdeo brothers.👍👍

Realy Nice job friend

I have been a subscriber for some time now,I truly enjoy your videos. The way you fix the quarter panel is within acceptable. But this calls for a complete repair,you need to do your welds out of sight. No welds showing or exposed in time they will show. Still I enjoy your projects.

should have replaced the pieces instead of shaping them,you have the parts...weld them in

Just keep going with it ... It has a budget and with your excellent bodywork and eye for detail it will come out restored beautifully . Well done fellas i watch daily here in England and you are nothing less than amazing !

If you did that in the UK, you'd be hauled over the coals. I would do it properly, and replace the whole quarter panel. Besides, with so much power, there may be some flex in the body/chassis. So over time it, may break your fix and filler and mean the purchaser is left with a hefty bill

Hey guys I enjoyed the video. I would leave it as it is and just finish it off. You guys do amazing work and we all know it will be done right. Stay safe and God Bless.

Yeah the club 10 minute videos

Measure twice cut once you guys are professionals 😎👍🏾

You guys are so Inspiring! Great work ethic, hard working humble brothers. You guys deserve the Best! Keep up the Great work and Thanks for sharing!

Love you guys

If your a pro, sure do it right. But for someone like me who is never going to sell, I’m ok with whatever will get my car looking good and back on the road. Got quoted $7k to fix the damage on my car. Car isn’t with that so I’ll do what this guy did. Great job!

You even said it was a mistake you guys do such excellent work and if you keep it or sell it eventually that will show especially in quarter panel with all that Torque from that motor through unibody

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It'll be fine. Not ideal but fine.

Mistakes happen,but you done a fine job and rectified that.That in all good job.

Well, hats off for you're actually showing your mistake... You had so much of the donor car that you could have replaced all the damaged parts which could have made the car a lot better and more valueable..

Looks good so far keep going.

Fix it again it will eventually show Do the seems in door jams and original quarter panel seems

Looks good. Just keep going it’s not a big deal

U made it look original it's safe no harm gitter done

If youre going to sell it, Just leave it like that as long as the body work is clean and cant tell in the end. Or if you add wide body the fender flairs will hide most of the imperfections if any are left behind.Good job on the progress. Every job you learn from your mistakes. Next time measure twice cut once.

I've been following your channel for some time now. Your standard of repair is always high in my opinion. I don't see that quality here. Why not replace the inner fender and the other part behind the wheel arch? I would always replace the entire rear panel. It's more work, but putting it all together with bondo also takes a lot of time. This is a car that still has a good trade value, so I would put more time into it and repair it to OEM standards. Other than that you have a great channel and I always enjoy your exotic purchases and repairs.

I would have used the inner structure of the quarter panel as well , looks good tho …..

Great Vlog ............ Bless

Nice work guys 😀

It’s a salvage car, keep going it will still be solid an look good!

WOW boys changing a cars color completely is a pain in the butt! All inside panels need to be worked and prepped for the color change trunk walls and under the truck on the out side! Lots of work time and money! Unless you want to keep the car for yourselves I would paint it original and clean it up and sell it! With gas at 6 bucks a gallon or more for premium you might have to hold on to it for awhile! I have a Hell Cat and if you drive it easy you can squeak out 20 on the Hwy but in town it drops to 11 or 12 depending on the stop lights.. Notice the rear tires!!! Good job and have fun with it.

It look's Nice leave it alone .. Nice video 👍👍👍

Not trying to knock your work everybody has their own style but you guys had every part to replace every damaged piece on that car but you did shortcuts you guys can do better work than that keep putting out the content and keep being you

Came out really nice no big deal great work guys

This is good 👍 just little body filler apply and its straight like arrow 🏹

It happens guys.. But you solve it nicely... Keep going.. Greatest from Dubai

Why don't you guys get a SPOT WELD DRILL KIT? It would be much better then what your are doing with a regular drill. Less the $25. Also, with all the ose air tools you have you need a air chisel with some nice long shaft chisels bits.

Hey man Dont worry about the centre peice you put in shit happens but your repairs a gaps look good when it's all finished you won't even see the extra fill in peice it will be right yes I know what I'm talking abouts I used to do all of them accident repairs stuff when I was a young guy cheers man love your show keep going you'll get there

Wow, thats some other level hell of a work

Keep going with it.

A properly welded patch is probably stronger than the original flimsy skin from the factory. If it's undetectable with a skim coat, keep it and move on. People forget you started on the easy end of the car!

Looks awesome

Nice work on showing all of the detail on taking the old qtr panel apart to get the piece to put back on the car. No comment on how to fix the patched together part. You will make the right decision on how to make it work.

Do the right thing 🤔

Usually I love your chanel and the work you guys do, but what gets me with this, is that you had all the parts to make a proper safe repair, that once complete would have been difficult to notice even with an intrusive inspection, instead you've used maybe 25% of the donor rear quarter and made a right hash of it. Over here in the UK these types of repair are called "cut n shuts" and they are illegal simply beacause they are unsafe, Having said that I guess you guys are not hiding anything and whoever might buy this car can watch the videos to decide if they want to or not.

Great job guys,gutted for you cutting it short but even you guys make mistakes and you've overcome it,look forward to the next few videos on it,cheers

Guys you need to RUN from this car as fast as possible. This car was owned by a member of the Street Demons car club in Baton Rouge. All they do is close off intersections and do donuts and abuse their cars. I can almost guarantee that engine is blown. The doors are off another car because his were not damaged in the accident. The wheels were taken off. I think if you dig into the car you will find all the airbags have been removed also. You need to send this one back to auction and wash you hands of it.

Why don't you do like vtuned? Overlap then cut bot pieces. Seems more fool proof short-cut =))

Goony boyz also did a partial quarter panel repair similar to this to their quarter panel on their hellcat. This is a huge disservice to the Hellcat. Maybe if it was a v6 it would be ok. Dont dissapoint your fans and fix it right!

You only a human being we all make mistake it will look better at the end day ☺️

just because you had one little "OOPS" now that it is together leave it , fill it, grind it and paint it!

Knowing me, I would fix it , cause leaving it would drive me crazy every time I looked at it to the point where I would rip it all apart and do it all over again

I would leave it as long as it is structurally sound and cosmetically looks fine. Can’t believe it looks as good as it does considering how badly it was messed up.

I would do it again for sure!!

looks good leave it be.

Love your content!

That happened ! No one is failure free. Like in the Bible that one is failure free throw the first stone. Try to stabilis with Zink this way i learned it from my Master in Reconstruktion . That you don't need the bondow . The rest you make so good work. Don't waist money time and materiel . Greetings from Germany

Got a tough one this time!

Good afternoon guys, it's looking great, put the body filler to it. No one will ever see it. Steve from N.B Canada

Car body flexes and it usually cracks where he welded., but they will probably sell it before it happens. I would just replace whole quarter panel

It's a salvage title car. I personally would have done the whole quarter replacement but what you have will be good enough. My eyes aren't that good but when you started the cut I said to myself , that looks too short LOL.

Just live it a long

We all make mistakes. You guys have always been about quality work. I'm sure you'll can get another panel quick. Look forward to take two.😉

You had the parts to change the whole quarter, inner and outer, why didn’t you?

Boy, tough call. If I was going to keep the car for myself I definitely would replace the quarter panel correctly. If I was just going to flip it I would just leave it as is because it's not unsafe it's just not as good quality repair as a complete quarter panel replacement.

Leave it! Just smooth it out and seal it up tight and it will be fine.

Beat that quarter flat . It will be painful to block it out . You have to weigh out you pain levels, what hurts your body more replacement or repair?

You need to eat Hubble pie and buy another quarter panel and do the job the correct way!😃

Measure once cut twice, I like it lol... anyone who builds a lot of cars has done the same or just won't admit it. Having the filler piece makes little difference when your sectioning it anyways.

I think you should fix it completely

You are doing a great job... forget about the snobby viewers claiming to do it all over. It looks great and will not even be noticed in the finished product.

Holly crap panel job😢

Been watching your videos for a long while and like you guys' work. Unfortunately I can't agree with you guys in the route your are taking with this project. I understand u have a budget per project but these rebuilt cars have you name it. This Hellcat having over 700 HP should have the panel replacements done right for structural rigidity. Rear body panel should be completely replaced, not sectioned. Same thing with the quarter panel. Some short cuts should not be taken as they take more time in the long run for it to repaired properly. Good luck ✌️✌️

Leave it alone, it looks great!

Ivan, nice shoes

The motor and transmission is what scares me... I hope it turns out well...Lon from Ohio..