I Bought The CHEAPEST Dodge Demon On The PLANET!
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2022
- To the surprise of no one, I've yet again bought another pile of junk project car... a Dodge Demon under $20,000? How could I say no! It may need a little lot of work... but it's time to max the credit cards and build the ultimate American muscle car and what better platform to start with than the legendary Challenger Demon!
After years of buying Scat Pack's, 392's and Hellcat's from salvage auction, I'm thrilled to own my first demon, even if it's completely, utterly destroyed...
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it'll buff out...😉
This car is actually as bad if not worse than Phoenix.
Or just wrap it.
Run away as fast as you can you were gonna get hosed
@@chevelle-pi1bn no it's not this needs a roof and a pillars and maybe an upper cowl diy gang/ Jose needed a complete rear clip inner front aprons he saved the front rail and towers and the cowl engine and transmission the rest went into the scrap pile....this car is an easy fix get a wide body challenger hit in the rear
It looks like the DIYGang engine took more heat and it wasn't destroyed so I think there's a good chance a good portion of this one is useable.
Y’all got a lot of trust in that forklift. Walking under that car
Was thinking the same thing
I agree, Seen those cylinders fail with loads, not pretty!
Yea.. as a forklift operator I've actually seen an accident first hand.. it's not pretty at all
@@Perry.... i watched a guys arm pop like a balloon when he got ran over.
Thats why they say..check your corners when working in the racks of a warehouse.
@@robert9595 yeah i seen a few stickers of wood shatter from the wheels of our forklift. They don’t really drive over them just smash them and stops me forklift from driving
Dude, you are absolutely insane, one for buying it for anywhere near 20k, I wouldn't give someone 1k for it and 2 for being willing to pump in an insane amount of time and money to rebuild it. Good luck my man.
He’s doing it for content. So he’s literally making money to do it
@@carnifex2173 is he making 20k plus all the prices for parts and donor cars? Highly doubt it
@@scottpelton7600 6.5m views. Yes, he made his money back off of views alone.
@@scottpelton7600 yeah, he definitely made his money back. Just look at the size of their garage, you really don't think they know what they're doing?
I'm in awe How lucky was the person who sold it
"Safety is the #1 priority here . . . "
This said after they were standing under the car (and moving stuff around) while it was being held up by a forklift.
Dont repaint it! Clearcoat it and let it tell the story, just add all the components back to it so itll run and drive like normal but dont take its beauty marks away!
... yeah man like my foreskin in a formaldehyde filled jar next to my bed... cause life sometimes leaves you with a little momentous...
I like that idea and might even suggest going topless since the roof looks a little fubar. 🤷♂️
No don’t give him bad ideas
@@yasinninjagoisfun9929 you meant to say don’t give him FANTASTIC ideas right? Because inheritance bank account Billy is gonna try it too after seeing how good it’ll look and blow his whole port.
Nope
By the time you're done with it, I'm afraid it's either not gonna be a Demon anymore or it's gonna cost more than a new one...
Yelp same thing I thought 🤔💭
There's no such thing as a new one, they were discontinued a long time ago they only came out for one year, and it is literally just a hellcat engine, CEO has said multiple times that it is just the hellcat redeye engine but for the hellcat redeye they had to use a computer to tune down some of the powers so that it wouldn't outdo the demon because the demon has to be more exclusive
Probably will be a Dollar Demon! I see buckets of dollars spending on this one!!
Baby demon 😂
@@theshadowking9626 I figured people wouldve just knew what I meant using their common sense, but since I have to spell it out for you.
When I say "new" I don't mean showroom-floor-with-2-miles new.
I mean one that has lower miles, is in good shape, and isn't fucking roached.
This generation of the demon is not even a decade old. So to most people it's a newer car.
If you think 5 years is a "long time" you're clueless.
Haven't watched the engine teardown yet, but I think it might surprise you. I'm expecting rust in the one or two cylinders that had an intake valve open, but I think the long-block will be rebuildable. Supercharger might be toast from the heat though.
Hey there. Your video came up suggested on my feed. Always great to find new content on car resto. Your cinematography looks great. I subscribed and can't wait to see more of this journey.
As a Fork lift Mechanic I’m Shocked About How Much Trust They Have In That Lift😂😂😂
Right?!? We use these in the shop in the daily and I would NEVER trust ours like this! Holy moly.
Right Bru😂
Saw a dodge rebuilt on Graveyard carz worst than that..
Dude as a 10 year experience forklift operator that made my butthole clench up.
how about a time stamp for us people who haven't watched the entire video
Never seen a transmission like that before! My local track Milan Dragway in the Detroit area, a few yrs ago had a red Demon burn down after a burnt out. The tourqe converter apparently over heated. That engine will be fine. I have bought many LQ4 6.0L's from the junkyard, that were burned. They ran,and got sold.
You really do mean “Scrap Life” literally huh? ❤😂
Talk's cheap , fixin this hate crime BBQ job , won't be
The heat compacting the spring reminds me of people lowering their cars in the early 2000s where you'd clamp the springs and apply a blowtorch to mishape them lol
yo honestly I just got to this channel and I already rly like it, thank you for the actual enjoyable content, more pls:)!
It would be amazing to watch you rebuild the chassis. I like watching rebuilds they’re a lot more interesting. Loads of other channels re-shell.
no you can't. you'd be constructing a chassis from scratch. the flames ruined a good 70-80% of the chassis. fire does things you can't see to the metal. i wouldn't trust it.
@@nekowife they raced the hell out of it too
why did it catch fire, im wondering if it didn't have nitrous going through the intake. the block is probably cracked all the wiring is melted im sure what a job... this is gonna be so hard to fix
@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ jesus died a long time ago, get over it
@@nekowife He isn't dead anymore.
Taking into consideration the cars low production numbers I would treat this like a 1970 Hemi Challenger restoration and retain as much of the original car as possible replacing damaged panels and parts with OEM pieces only. It’s nicer than a classic restoration being you can still buy the parts from the dealer.
Exactly my thoughts.
It's a new age computer ran mostly plastic and recycled metal...so I disagree...it's a pile of shit. A money pit
@@dopeman420 You make a strong point. We can only hope that in the future companies sell replacement parts for these machines like they do for the cars of the past. Including the computer modules. I’m restoring a 74 Cuda for a customer right now and you wouldn’t believe how poorly that car was built originally and how much plastic it has.
Couldn't imagine trying to restore a modern challenger to this degree without dealer support, and having to rely solely on an aftermarket. The cost would make a traditional 70's challenger resto look cheap by comparison.
Year one is certified by all dealerships for restoration and can produce every part outside the unibody itself for your needs from metal parts to plastic parts and everything in between. I have used Year one since 1992 and not been told no once for something I needed. Restored a 1971 Hemi Cuda, 1972 Challenger, 1974 Road Runner and a 1970 Dart.
This is a good learning video, it is awesome to see a reconstruction of my dream car. The whole style of the car looks amazing.
Don’t know what you plan to do but, you earned a follow - can’t wait to see this finished!
Really love these kinds of builds, take something destroyed and turn it into a work of art. Thanks for the content
Yap. I'm so used to seeing just nice cars bought. It feels really good to follow a story . Idk of you guys know but the r34 with the r35 guts. That's what hooked me to this
Definitely keep the chassis and engine . Donor car is a must . The car is just to rare to give up on !
Them shitboxes are not rare. Not yet. Can't wait to see them all extinct.
This is a donor car.
@@jeffreycraven8154 🤣🤣
Keep it, for what? 20-25% of that body is useable. It's worthless, it's _trash._
Rare? Lmao. No.
been watching your videos for a while now and love seeing the journey of your builds , got my own build going on and bought a donor and noticed a lot of the cars yall buy are donors so when yo do what you want with them and lets say there is not rear end or no wheels or suspension or especially no drivetrain what do you do with them. see thats were im stuck , no drive train and no rear axles
3:35 made me pucker... walking under a car with it suspended by a forklift... good gawd man, have you never seen a fail compilation?
I m totally in for projects like these! To make it to the end against all odds!
Fun fact... In Greece the chassis is not regarded as a spare part, if your chassis is not fixable (or not economic viable to fix) you write off the whole car...
Aw come on really?
Well you already bought it so may as well go full send! Curious to see how this turns out. When I was in the car business I always made the most money on stuff everyone else was scared of but yikes what a project.
I love this content!! You definitely gained a new subscriber here!
The only problem i know you may have in keeping the chassis is the smell. I worked on these burned cars for Cleveland Power and Performance and it is impossible to get that burned smell out of the interior even when completely removed.
DIY Gang did a burnt Hellcat that was burned worse than yours. It can be done.
As a forklift driver I’m gonna lose my mind if I see you underneath that car for even 1 more second while it’s on a forklift😂
Bro same every scenario that could go wrong went through my head 😂
All it takes is a seal to fail. Crunch.
Agreed! I drove a forklift @FOMOCO in the Dearborn Mustang Assembly plant 30+ years. If a hydraulic hose happened to pop, your talking downward force of about 3ft per sec. I'm glad your safe!
Rebuild it! So much fun watching it.
Money wise it may not sound great. Content wise it is fantastic.
In the final analysis, what you have is a Demon VIN. Find a wrecked Hell Cat to salvage from, or an SXT for body panels, and you may be able to restore a Demon. $$$
Hey men i know it looks bad and unrepairable but i know you can do it im new to the Chanel but im seeing your energy and mennn i see you chasing the project and I really believe in youuuu u can do ittt!!! 😎😎
This is an opportunity to showcase your vision, your skills, your team and your company so we want to see you move forward with the project!
Will the project push and challenge you? Yes, but, you have shown your ability to navigate really difficult builds that separate you from the pack
Tools and knowledge.... all you need kid
absolutely...im sure they will make a nice job...they have passion and skills...with passion you do everything
Got to admit, I appreciate & have mad respect for a man that has bigger balls than brains. Love the content as always !
Sometimes brains get bigger through these decisions where balls being bigger than brains are made.
@@brunovaldez7986 Wut
@@Elohim100 taking big risks = building experience
More like he has more money than brains.
dang i just saw this posted on hellcat facebook page. and it shows up in my youtube recommended. im following this now
Your outtakes were spectacular bud!! If there were any doubts on the support you received on this car, I can safely say No Doubts whatsoever . 😅😂
Wow this is gonna need alot of work. Looking forward to a long series!
Earned a new subscriber, you guys know how to make good content ! Best of luck on this rebuild . And if anything I got out of this vid , I’m happy and ready to join the automotive field and hopefully be able to learn how to rebuild and build any car I lay my eyes on !!!
In essence it’s not even a bad investment if this video is monetized. We basically paid for the car! Lol
@@salvadormoncayo6879 lol we getting those much needed parts for him but i actually am happy to do that for this
3,300 made les keep it dat way! pops just got one this weekend same color as yalls boy, and man is it mint. Cant wait to see this one back on the streets!
That's a rebuild I'd like to see ! Nice grab man !
Honestly, to say you've "out done Tavarish" with this one is an understatement. I'd get a cheap challenger and just swap the engine if I was you.
Same, this car is near gone, a completely foolish buy.
11:04 "It's a solid number 2" summarizes the state of this car perfectly))
As someone who doesn’t know anything about cars, I don’t know how you guys even had any idea where to start on this or how to even repair it. I wish I could work for you guys so I could learn how to work on vehicles and restoring them
You guys have allot of trust on that forklift!!!! You would not catch me under that car!!!! 🤯
bro you should have like 4M subs you deserve it. I wanna see how this demon turns out in a few months
i love the new demon you have the FIRE details are nice lol
That thought process is easy. Safety, Performance and Clear Coat. History needs to be preserved.
Excellent content. Sandblast the chassis black light it and repair any stress cracks. Definitely look salvageable. I would motor flush the motor, get it on an engine stand and give it some fuel spark and cooling, revolve it , change oil like 3x as long as you have strong oil pressure the piston rings may still seal for combustion. Those engines are bullet proof you may get lucky
Frankly I’m less worried about stress cracks and more worried about weakens sheet metal, if anyone has suggestions for portable sheet metal testers I’m all ears! Most of what I found tests 1/2” min.
@@scraplifegarage Just get a donor body. That thing is...no pun intended, toast. In fact, that's a good name for this project. "Toast."
sandblasting + chemical cleaning but anyway cars after fire rust like hell. Maybe a chance to safe it against the rust if use it somewhere in UAE but not sure
@@NaruSanavai donor body, donor engine, donor gears, donor front suspension and interior ;)
You got this! I would estimate it to be a 100/120k rebuild series including your labor. Yolo. I’d do it if I had the skill! Best of luck!
It may have been worth that if didn't have a salvage/rebuilt title to go along with it. That alone cuts the value easily in half.
@@robertpontius1689 if he won’t sell it off after it won’t matter
pov: where cars go after a whistlin diesel vid
Go for it...cant wait to see the process
New to the channel but excited to see what you crazy guys do!!😂
Well this Demon came literally out of the Hellfire 🔥😈
I’m not gonna lie this build and the Tavarish p1 are the builds I’m most excited about
I’m 8:30 into the video and I’m seeing it needs probably 200 hours of body fab plus new panels, new transmission, you have to manual swap it so 50 more hours of labor, full overhaul of the engine, new suspension all the way around with new hubs and axels and to top it all off new electric from the grill to the tail lights. My estimated rebuild time and cost is about 400 hours of labor and approximately 30,000 k in parts. Unless you have a whole sale supply place you use then it’s 400 hours and 15,000 k
Did bro say 20k for this junkyard scrap??!!
You heard bro correctly 🤠
Great video as always guys, The Content lately is on Fire 🔥
The car was also on fire.
U neef brains
you def need to get ahold of junk yard dave. this and the 3000 gt will make a great calab
I’m so glad I found this channel!
The design from the fire on the body is very cool. Buff it down a little and hit it with clear coats ;^)
Repairing a car with a crow bar and a Sawzall LOL!
The engine is EVERYTHING that I would consider
Парни, сильно рискуете : металл кузова после пожара может изменить структуру, произойдёт отпуск. Тут надо очень тщательно проверять все сварные швы и желательно приварить в нагруженных местах накладки - усилители. Ну вы уже большие мальчики, сами всё знаете... 😁
P. S. Подписался. Хочу быть в курсе вашей работы...
Этот хлам и 10долларов не стоит.
Dang man gotta be a masochist to take this on, love it!
Did you get the core charge back for the transmission?
It's guys like you that keep cars like these from becoming just another KIA so props to you for the hard work and determination!!
Never driven a StingerGT2 I'm assuming.
Man seeing that water is funny as shit
👁️👃🏻👁️
I just saw a reel video where some records himself running away from the cops in a dodge demon .
This has got to be it 😂
at that point it might aswell be easier to buy a v6 challenger rental and slap stuff into that
Parts car. You paid too much!
Full restoration would be cool.
Risks to buy vs RUclips revenue.
Well done.
It’s gonna be super expensive to rebuild, especially seeing most demon part have to be purchased through the dealer and it requires approval from cooperate to order demon parts. Even once rebuilt it will have a salvage title and no where worth what it cost to rebuild. Good luck
I see what you did , dodge only sales demon parts to demon owners the vin is worth it 🔥
It takes real confidence to rebuild a car like this
Or stupidity! Don't care if Is is Demon! Not a Mopar fan to begin with. I Was with older not new.
More like foolishness, this car is beyond "rebuild" its build an entire new car.
47 seconds into the video, i subbed and liked 😂😂😂 you got some BIIIIIG ballsssss😂😂😂😂
You know darn well you got that from Cody over at WhistlinDiesel!🤣
i'd be pretty bummed about the trans. but have no idea what kind of internal engine damage could have allowed that much coolant to get in to the system. wow. hope for the best!
clearly the fan was working as intended
i cant believe how much faith yall have in that forklift XD
You just have to give it a good wash and it should be back on the road lol
Couple rolls of Duct tape and some Rustoleum maybe add some plastidip and nice restomod!!! LOL Funny Video man
"only driven by my grandma to church on sundays and for groceries on mondays, no lowballers this car is brand new"
The problem with this is the fire damage. Metal can lose its temperament if it gets too hot making it softer. I wouldnt try to salvage any of the metal parts that were burned.
I bought a scat pack that was burned worse than this years ago for parts. I drained the water out of the engine, put a new intake and valve covers on and have put 20k hard miles on it with no issue. I'm still using the spark plugs that came in the engine actually lol.
Your statement makes no sense. Burnt worse than that and all you did was drain water and add valcovers then put 20k miles on it? Absolutely no interior and all the dash and electronics burnt up? So tell us, was it really burnt worse?
@@shortthrow50 no I believe him I was there , I bought a Shelby GT 500 that same day and it was completely flooded . All I did was put a new intake and change the seat covers
And I’m 15k miles deep hard driven with no issue . I’m still using the car freshener that came in the car lol !
Come on, that clearly BS.
How did you make the car run with a burnt wiring harness ?
@shortthrow50 you must have missed where I said "for parts", I put the engine in another car obviously. Common sense should have been enough to figure that one out.
@@jeepkid8068 common sense people, "for parts" must have been a tough concept for you to understand.
It's crazy but hey as long as that BLOCK is rebuild able 😎I'm for it🙌🏾.
The ultimate kit car build! And you don't have to say the underlying chassis is a Volkswagen lol 🤣
I am new to the channel. But I think you are going to take a financial hit on this. I guess having a good you tube content and showing your skills as car builders you will most likely come out okay. But it is not like it is a holy grail car. Either way I will be back to check out the progress. LOL
You know you could have took that $20,000 and bought a regular standard Dodge Challenger that had all the good parts on it that that one has and then bought some fender flares and a Dodge demon from the dealership and probably still had a good $10,000 left over. I know for a fact that rear spoiler and tail light assembly and gas filler cap is a lot cheaper than $20,000
you do know the heat of a fire like that serverly compromises the strenght of the steel chassis right :)
Just Subscribed.. congrats on 180K
I cant imagine someone buying a demon and not doing burnouts in them
You don't know any thug idiots then.
This car burn out allways yet!
Someone exercised the demon!
I saw that roofline at 7:11 and knew right away that chassis is toast...if you had a fire hot enough to sag the roof, on a unibody car, that thing is gonna be as flimsy as a taco shell...about the only way to make that chassis usable is to full cage it from front to back, otherwise it's gonna slowly buckle and crumple in on itself every time you put power to the pavement...
the left side looks not bad! And the tires are good as new!
If you have the money to buy it and restore it then definitely do it it's going to be worth a shit ton 50 years if history repeats itself from now because they only made 3,300 of them and it was a one year run the problem is it's going to have a salvaged or rebuilt title I would try to buy all OEM Dodge parts when restoring it though! Installing a complete new wiring harnesses going to be a fuckin nightmare! You definitely got your hands full with this one but i subbed cuz I can't wait to see what you do with it! I would love to own a piece of el demonio BTW I make car art out of old parts like camshafts and connecting rods ECT. so I would really appreciate a part from a demon but what I think happened is somebody stole this car and beat the living shit out of it until the transmission blew then they lit it on fire!
It would be worth money in the future but, with it nearly being entirely burnt in a fire (which would have to be disclosed) it would almost be like having an R title car.
That only works with mega exotics example MrBeans F1 crashed 2 times sold for 12 million, this isn’t that rare, nor will it ever be, that’s the issue.
Here’s an idea if you are continuing to keep the original body of that car just imagine real quick how sick it would be if you clear coated and preserved all of that burn rust out aesthetic kind of like how you see a lot of retro, Refab builds keep in the old rusty patina it will contribute to the story of the car imagine demon resurrection how crazy would that be? You could even name it the resurrected and maybe even add a couple crazy futuristic aesthetics as well too it kind a like the terminator type theme added to the paint scheme or some thing.
It would look ugly and dirty. It would look way nicer with a repaint. Not putting a new paint job on your car is just lazy.
You’re just one of those diehard purists and lack imagination
But hey, at least I can say that I rebuilt from the ground up to 1928 model J Duesenberg’s and sold them off at auction as a pair…. What do you have to show for it? 🤷🏻♀️
Most definitely rebuild it! Dodge Demon reborn!!
This is realling interesting keep going
In a burn up like the one you have purchased there is too much structural integrity destroyed by the fire. I would have thought twice! The fire started in the front corner of the driver side. You can see the burn pattern.
If you paied more then 500 dollars for that you are absolutely insane!!!!!!!
That looks like an awesome start for a mad max car
in 1980 a fellow student bought a burn victim hemi cuda 1972 for $75 dollars I kid you not I saw the bill of sale and We completely restored it over a year in autobody and mechanics shop in High School.
Good Luck finding a Demon ECU ,It came in the $1 Optional Demon Crate to unlock the Engine's 840hp. NEW SUB.
U don’t need that ecu to “unlock” the power
Nearly spewed my coffee when he mentioned the price.
I wouldn't have paid much more than scrap metal value for that junker.
But it had a good headlight and Demon badge - so what do I know.
So by the looks of it the car burned down because someone was doing insane burnouts and caught on fire somewhere and the busted wheel claims they hit a curve while at it and by burn pattern and blown trans is a good sign transmission was the culprit