Building a Destroyed 2018 Challenger Hellcat Widebody in Minutes

This was a fun build turning a car that was wrecked after only 1200 miles with a fate headed to a scrap yard for part out. I saved her and made her as beautiful as she was off of the showroom floor. That being said I ran into plenty of setbacks from shipping companies, dealerships, etc I was able to push thru and get her finished. Along the way I had some good fun with friends and at the drag strip with more to come. This Challenger Hellcat Widebody is so much fun to drive and for having 500HP and 707HP it is the best of both worlds when driving. I did do a few upgrades along the way from the addition of the Redeye intake, and ram air hood to the drag wing this thing is nuts. I just can't believe she is finally finished after all of the hard work, a labor of love!!!
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[@Hylfi]

I like that this dude knows everything about automobile what goes where and shit. He is like the superman and lex luthor combine all together to become the greatest automotive professor. Thats incredible.

[@williswhatchutalkinbout4367]

Lol it’s rebuilding a car. Not heroic work. A skill anyone with a little common sense and knowledge can do if you just try and stick with it.

[@Hylfi]

@@williswhatchutalkinbout4367 I know, im not saying its heroic. Well it might be in some ways but, Im reffering to he is a genius in building cars. Btw, your point is right tho. With effort everything can be achieve. I envy this guy.

[@kevinleonard62]

i watched and waited for the most important and technical part of the whole operation and they skipped over it ... the rest is just bolt off and bolt onn

[@Hylfi]

@@kevinleonard62 which part is that dude?

[@kevinleonard62]

@@Hylfi the lining up and welding of the new chassis rails... wanted to see how they lined it up and welded it considering this one powerful car well able to do 200+ mph

[@ColinPrince]

Dave, that has to be the build of the year. It looked so difficult when the film was speeded up. I think that I would have sat in the corner and cried my eyes out to see all of those pieces! Enjoyed it very much!

[@DRDRE-ex6yg]

I absolutely love how you pay attention to detail, nothing is just thrown together! And your mechanical abilities are superb!!! Really enjoyed this video! I was in awe! Thank you

[@krazie4819]

Original Owner : This Hellcat is totally wrecked. Dave : Hold my Beer

[@Scania__]

It was totally wrecked. He just fixed it. 🤨

[@tecno8335]

It just needed some love ❤

[@hamae]

It's easy to forget just how much work you guys put into things when we watch it happen over long periods of time. But seeing videos like this really puts it all into perspective. You start thinking about all the hours and the blood, sweat, and splitting headaches. Something that I don't think a lot of KZbinrs hear is, thank you for choosing this as your career. Thank you for persevering through all the negative comments and low view counts. Corrupted video and missing audio. We are glad every time you choose to get up out of bed and film.

[@getsome1384]

How in the hell do people remember where each individual nut and bolt go upon putting these projects back together?

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Idk I just know I can remember the bolts for projects I took apart 10 years ago

[@jamarrisanders3638]

if you have a bad memory what me n my dad do is take zip lock bags and label them

[@Trapperent]

@@Junkyard_Dave u bad like that aye Dave

[@jimbob6228]

Photographie Brain .

[@b16ej84]

A couple left over nuts and bolts never hurt anything

[@fyodorshestakov6462]

I really love videos like this. In every move, in the way he looks at the car and call this Hellcat "She"... It shows how much he loves what he is doing. This is really awesome, thank you for such great videos! Good luck!

[@felixramos3078]

After watching this video, I learned one thing, that it's a Hell of a Challenge, to take over a Destroyed Challenger Hellcat. Oh, and you most have some serious deep pockets, to accomplish that project!

[@thewatcher5934]

Clever word play “hell of a challenge” but I agree

[@Tunegarage12]

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[@manuelg.cortesv.4981]

Hi men, I'm from Colombia and let me tell you that you did a great job. Here it's very difficult to have a car but I would like to do the same as you. Congratulations bro :)

[@sherwinaaron7512]

This build is what that brought me this channel...keep up the work dave

[@markbath2844]

Holy crap Dave. What a transformation. Awesome rebuild. Loved it. Hopefully you have many awesome years to come with that car.👍🏻

[@blitzroehre1807]

Excellent going there, huge thumbs up! Just over 30 years ago I did EXACTLY the same procedure with a BMW 635 CSI, using the complete front end of a rear-ended 628. I swapped the roof skins too because the donor had a sunroof :-) Keep up the good videos, greetings from Germany.

[@Zionsol777]

loved the reaction when he asked her how she liked it when he first got it...lol I get the same reaction from my wife when I show her cars/trucks I'm gonna buy off salvage auctions. I'm all excited about a "great deal" and she just looks at me like I am the one that is confused... lol great video man.

[@sedhendo4177]

Fantastic job! You went all out dude.

[@geraldwallsjr8380]

Watching this make me appreciate what you all do and the much more thank u this was very educational

[@citizen23606]

Nice dude. Its always very satisfyingly great to see a car that someone says is totaled repaired and given a second chance at life

[@JensenJamie]

Dave, one of the best videos ever. I enjoy listening to you describe your work but this was a nice change. Go back to the old way now. J.

[@paulschmidt1644]

I’m not Mopar guy but I very much enjoyed watching you save this beautiful American muscle car.

[@christianmelero164]

A total savings of a 2% off of a new one. Still great video for quarantine life + house arrest. Next one please 2 hours. For real I loved it.

[@drodriguez1724]

Once factoring in all the labor you put in, you're probably better off working some overtime to buy a new one.

[@cre8tivegarage157]

Car is rad definitely loving the channel vibes 🥂🔥🔥

[@elvergalarga3182]

Doing an oil change is hard enough, can't imagine doing all that work without any help. Amazing job sir.

[@matthewshaw9078]

An oil change is hard?

[@TheOneALV]

Matthew Shaw lollll

[@robnichols9400]

Oil change is easy lol

[@garyashdown5376]

Dave if I had to score it out of 10 I'd give it 💯. For a build that had its ups and downs and more twists than a who done it book, the result speaks for itself absolutely staggering. Well done cupcake onwards and upwards. 👍👍🤗😃🌿. Gary..... England 🇬🇧

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Thanks

[@Der8cho]

Back in the 90's I worked at a shop that did this type of work. It was reallly fun. Nice to see high performance cars come back to life!

[@tigtrager6923]

Love the passion. Just pulled the 6.4 out of my 16 SRT 392 BACK IN January. So $20k later, she's making a little over 900 to the wheels and 760 ft lbs of torque on E85. Satera Tuning, near Chicago, did a great job with the tune. Happy motoring to you, man.

[@mikefuller6732]

#1. Amazing journey Dave!

[@guhhsilva110]

😳

[@marcosmarcao8234]

Congratulations , Beautiful work , , Big hug from friend Marcos Polux Brasil 🇱🇷🤜🤛

[@marcussmith588]

I love fast videos..there is a wealth of knowledge...if he tried to explain to me over the phone how to do these things I would give up...but seeing someone do it is totally different...i can always slow the video down also...great job.

[@PAULOTAVOLILLA]

The best build! I am here watching all the attention and care you put into rebuilding this car. You did a great job.

[@CharlesDickinson-hw1wd]

Can you answer in more detail?

[@hullihendrobert]

I am just AMAZED at the whole rebuild. Hats off to you Sir! You know what you got.

[@thebroster6782]

You actually inspire me to buy salvaged cars and fix them but I don’t know anything about fixing cars

[@ohlookachime]

Same dude... I feel ya

[@bryanhampton6135]

Do an apprenticeship at a bodyshop

[@Games4youCommunity]

vai a guardare gonsquad e impara ;)

[@vallynwolfe]

To see that beautiful piece of machinery smashed up in the beginning broke my heart. But seeing you pour your soul into that beast made everything better. That car is gorgeous. I love that color! Amazing work, man. Kudos.

[@01hotbone]

Excellent job taking it all apart getting rid of all the damaged parts , Excellent work putting it all back together with new parts and parts from the Scat, Excellent Video.

[@mgsdmagnum3309]

I love your channel dave, wish I had your knowledge of this car stuff, in the future I'm looking forward to putting challenger insides on my magnum RT, I love yours great work

[@hankmoody6996]

MGSD Magnum he has me doing the same, well when I have enough saved up. Post vids I’d watch !

[@mgsdmagnum3309]

@@hankmoody6996 that'd definitely my plan man, I cant wait to see it bro

[@katolee2723]

This was awesome, very few could ever did what you have done.

[@willyford]

ALL the Respect! for making this awesome car like new again😍 it does take time effort money give this car the Love he deserve😊 i do love dodge challengers❤️👍🥰

[@angelcamacho8711]

You did an amazing job transforming her ,she is beautiful, keep up the good work bro

[@camcappe353]

WOW that is a beauty! you did an amazing job and it must feel incredible to own such a magnificent car!

[@2jzfox...]

4.1 million Congrats Dave.

[@joedutkofski7738]

I've enjoyed watching your rebuild. Just wanted to tell you GREAT JOB!!!

[@SECULARDEVELOPMENT]

That was amazing,thanks for filming the entire process

[@vwanted2200]

Bought a beaut back from the grave, awesome 👏🏽

[@luciomativojr1153]

Wow just wow salute to sir, its a long process but dammm its soo look good💪💪💪,, new subcriber here sir keep grind this kind of content.

[@jasonhergert7573]

Super Cool Build Mate. Nice save, it feels good to rescue something destined for destruction :). I wish we had these released in Australia. I would purchase one for sure. Cheers :)

[@bigchi7635]

Dave the way the wife frowned at the car At the beginning of the video, Everyone will be glad to take a ride in the HELLCAT NOW!!!!!👌 American💪🏽😁

[@dennissawyer8496]

Man great job. I own a 18 hellcat and can see how big of a project this had to be. Would of loved to hear you talking during the rebuild though.

[@bigmanbze5636]

Agree i love it too

[@ankymelander1874]

Jepp

[@stevensreejith3041]

by heart i am really feeling awesome to watch this challenger coming alive , may god bless u bro

[@mauriceclark6093]

Dude you are freaking amazing for all that you did on your own like that is crazy what you did with something that was basically a parts car in anyone elses eyes!

[@ericl3936]

I watched you rebuild the hellcat from start to finish... and it was still enjoyable to watch this video.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Thats good to hear thanks

[@richardbarreto6205]

Congratulations on your new Toy, you did an amazing job. The attention to detail and patience is extraordinary. I have a question and I am sure everyone else has it too. How long did it take to rebuilt and how much money? I ask because this may inspire many of us that cannot afford or want to spend a whopping $72, 000 plus for a New car out of the dealership. Thanks for sharing this video, it was pretty cool.

[@carlkwasnjuk9518]

Excellent video. I enjoyed being able to watch one of these rebuilds in the same sitting. Would you be willing to reveal what you paid for the Hellcat as well as the donor and how much you had to pay for all parts etc? Did you find that it was worth your time and money or would it be cheaper to buy a non-wrecked Hellcat?

[@evisionlifestyle7283]

Grate ..I really love videos like this. This is really awesome, thank you for such great videos! Good luck!

[@marlinezell643]

Great job! Don't know if I would have done that kind of undertaking. I took automotive technology in college years ago and I probably still wouldn't have that kind of project. Would have taken me wayyyy too long to finish. Again fantastic job on the restoration!!

[@jimraptis5382]

Awesome job bro!! Looks amazing!! Might of looked nice too with a flat black hood...did that on mine and gives it a totally different look. 😁👍

[@Junkyard_Dave]

I like the paint match I almost paint matched the lip and skirts but decided not to in the end

[@frankie072]

That's the one thing I wish mine didnt have is the factory satin hood,I'd prefer the color match hood with stripes,but the price was right so I got a black hood

[@smell5118]

You did an amazing job 👏 at first I was like no way then I continued to watch. Moper or no car

[@carlusmoore1366]

Dude you did a hellva job bring her back to life, from one fellow car enthusiast to another I know the feeling you get when all your hard work pays off. You inspire me to do the samething because I want another sports car but I don’t want to pay $100k for it but I am blessed with a good sense of mechanical aptitude so I give you two thumbs up 👍 👍 and I look forward to seeing more of your builds on your channel.

[@j.t.6700]

Your praticle knowledge is off the charts. Insane amount of quality work. WOW impressive.

[@jeffv2650]

Great job bro!!

[@leytonmartinez7658]

Truly Amazing how You brought that Beast back to Life. Awesome journey & Extraordinary Talent and Skills.

[@kadenroberts5599]

Well I just watched 18 parts in less than 2 days. Might go buy my own rebuild project. LOL. Amazing job!

[@Z0RDR4CK]

how in HELLcat did that engine survive that crash? amazing work and great vid.

[@DanielSilva0160]

é tao lindo ver as pessoas fazendo as coisas por amor.

[@michelfortier9563]

That was an incredible amount of work this guy did. What was a jaw dropper for me was when he pulled into the Chrysler dealership. Across the street was Phil Long Ford where 50 years ago when I turned 16 years old, my dad took me there to buy a Ford Maverick. As I kept staring at this video, I was asking myself how did 50 years fly by so fast and what did it do with it......

[@ericwang604]

It's lots of work and patience bro. Respect, keep going.

[@lbb-ridge482]

I'd give anything to have your drive and mechanical acumen... I'd love to find a muscle car and do this to it.. Awesome build!!!!

[@oukachaaliane9745]

LB B-Ridge وززدان

[@oukachaaliane9745]

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[@jonathanhubbold2824]

Totally amazing job achieved well done fantastic, all the best Jon in the UK

[@elmansi6902]

What a work man 💕 Congratulations

[@keepout7439]

That was one Hell of a Amazing job you did with that Awesome Hellcat, Octane Red, it blended in perfect 💯. I hope you have a great time enjoying that car, top notch craftsmanship there brother 💯🏁, I hope you can sell a lot of parts from the donor car you bought 💯👍, Fantastic job brother, Congrats to you man, I loved every second of that video for sure 💯😁, Peace brother.

[@tywatson2094]

Great jog bro I need you to come work on my magnum! Great job on both tho

[@arthaitu7430]

On paper this car is salvaged, in life its a reborn beast...

[@carlosbolanos5361]

Battle wounds is the proper word !!!

[@PagrarianSidneyea]

absolutely love how you pay attention to detail.

[@sttm1283]

thats the sickest hellcat ive seen. well im sure there are others out there that people believe are sicker. but this really appealed to me. the color, stance, everything. awesome work of you Dave

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Thanks

[@Stuntmannetje]

That is the proper way to rebuild that front damage like that,straight up replace all steel so no fu** up's with measuring and straightening. All but respect how you did it.

[@fixitcorrectly7301]

Do you have a huge game plan when disassembling cars down this Far? How do you stay so organized and get everything back into the correct spot? Lots of pictures or a certain way to organize while things are apart. It’s pretty impressive the amount of detail you put into your builds, it’s one thing to build a drift car or race car and be able to remove stuff and toss it but tearing a car down and bringing back to factory new condition is a tuff task. Once again Dave good job.

[@Junkyard_Dave]

I have a really good memory not photographic but I can usually remember how things go if I take them apart, my biggest issue with the project was it not coming with the frontend parts so I had to figure out how everything went back together.

[@trueinnovations]

Really great video brother!....................Very exciting and made me wanna watch in full.

[@lr43068]

Incredible amount of hard work but even more impressive results! Just outstanding dude!

[@Fujifilmable]

Thanks for the masking tape pouring trick.

[@daviderimonti2725]

Absolutelly #$@%&*@ amazing video.. my favourite so far. Great video. Great music... unbelivable patience and skills. And obviously what an amazing machine!! Well done..you have made the internet proud!

[@JorgejRodriguez23]

Just plain beautiful, great work brotha

[@enzocree515]

Being new to the mopar scene this rebuild is absolutely awesome

[@yungBitta291]

I just love that car and what is that buck cherry 🍒 just beautiful one of my favorite cars

[@Junkyard_Dave]

The color is Octane Red

[@dancurrier6421]

what did you have to tear the inside of the car out

[@redbug3777]

I thought the color was Liquid Ruby or Maroon . 😆. But it's Octane Red. Great video man! Burnout one for me! (2 lane blacktop)

[@sonata4219]

2:00 + that’s the sound of a HELL CAT!

[@markdlate]

Wow that was nice to see. I forgot how much work you put into it.

[@Poshoo]

Good job Dave! Is awesome!! 👏👏

[@h.s1987_]

13:31 mustang fastback ❤️

[@racerxion88]

When you reved and she jumped I laughed so hard hahaha remindsme of my chica lol

[@JeffersonSilvaEDITS]

21:06 That sound is AMAZING

[@theodoredemopoulos5066]

Kudos to you my friend. its a damn shame you are over there and not here in Sydney Australia, because if you were you would become my very best friend.

[@devangamerz1175]

Anyone think that the rear spoiler is nice in black colour? Effort 100% Satisfaction 100% Editing 100%

[@sneakytaniwha1941]

It’s an amazing rebuild, great job

[@faithunsaid]

Great work Dave

[@calinperucho5458]

Me too I really enjoyed this video you have a Américo hand 🖐 you really look for all details this means your are professional.

[@MrCombs234]

I literally cannot imagine having that much knowledge on how to fix a car. Lol

[@jorgeprado3783]

Is that you Emilio at 12:43 😂😂

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Yeah Emilio and Kyle

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@Junkyard_Dave don't let her ride....she didn't believe in it

[@hustlegame5069]

I would’ve been so lost trying to put this bk together. Good video. I enjoyed it.

[@barrycudauk232]

Great video. Superb work Dave. You are very skilled and talented.

[@garystoltzenberg7619]

very impressive,I have a 1969 SS/RS Camaro that has taken me years and i still isn't together yet

[@vancovio]

Quit slackin' 😂

[@garystoltzenberg7619]

@@vancovio Gimme a chance Vance I have enough with the wife riding me to get rid of it. I'm 64 and been to hell and back. I even had to hunt the car down after a neighbor of mine recommended someone to work on it. He had a 69 Chevelle that the guy worked on so I thought I'd give him a shot at it and he disappeared with it. After tracking down his movements I found it being held in a shop with 6 other cars for failure to pay 8 months back rent. So now I had a problem with the landlord. After back and forth with him, he gave me a 3 hour window to retrieve the car, I got a friends pick up with a winch and dragged the car through 4 foot weeds behind an apartment building. I discovered 6 other cars this guy snatched for work, a 69 AMX, 69 Ford Maverick GT, 70 Mustang ,70 GTO, 69 Chevelle SS and mine. It was sickening, after dragging the car out I called a flat bed to bring it back to my home.

[@keepout7439]

I'm watching this video the 2nd time almost a year later and it's just as exciting as it was the first time 💯😂😂😂👍 , I hope you have had a lot of fun with the car , would be interested to hear your thoughts about it 💯👍 , thank you brother 🇺🇸

[@thebigfut]

I still think you changing the rear spoiler was the best individualizing mod of the car. It just looks cleaner and more appealing to me.

[@heneral3851]

Youre So Amazing Sir!God Bless And keep it Up!!!

[@GETn2UNED]

Gained a subscriber with this one. 👍🏾

[@Junkyard_Dave]

Welcome aboard!