Quarter panel install on the 70' junkyard nova rescue

We repair the inner wheel house, replace the trunk extension and outer wheel house and install the new quarter panel on our junkyard 1970 chevy nova rescue project. Can you do this job with zero experience? The answer is yes just take your time and test fit over and over and over.

[@brian2359]

Great job!!

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks!

[@happydayz5321]

Looking Good !

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks!

[@Charlie_Prinz]

Excellent work. Doing things yourself can turn out great if you take your time and think it through. Very cool. 2 thumbs up!!! 👍👍👌👌😎😎

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks!

[@kevinwilliams7979]

Great job kiddo 👏

[@RaysGarage]

Awesome job man, you are taking on more work than most would even attempt, very well done!!!

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks Ray! Up until a few months ago I never would have had the courage to tackle a project like this. So glad I decided to give it a shot tho I have learned so much by starting with these projects that were so far apart.

[@talesofanasphaltjockey]

looking great !

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks!

[@clunkersandclassics]

Not bad for a rookie. Looks good!

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks! Feel free to give me some tips and tricks/pointers if you spot anything I could have done different. I’ve seen your videos and you have wayyy more experience with body work then I do.

[@clunkersandclassics]

@@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997 as long as the welds are strong and it's protected against rusting it should be fine.

[@slowshedgarage7409]

Looks like you did a really nice job. Man that metal and body work takes so much patience and time. I don't enjoy any of it but try to do some to save a lot.

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks it’s 100% a labor of love haha. There’s times I enjoy the body work and other times I absolutely hate it.

[@KrishnaDraws]

Nice work on the quarter panel! Looking forward to seeing your progress!

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks! Much more in store for this project for sure!

[@briansherrets4648]

Looks like you did a fine job.

[@mercedesmaintenance.6339]

Great job mate!!

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks!

[@miguelgonzalez3414]

Thanks for the update😊

[@black88coupe]

Nice job. I replaced the roof skin and complete floor pan on my 85 Mustang. First time doing it and it came out great. Just took my time.

[@nowherefastgarage]

Nice job! For being your first time, I’m very impressed. You’ve got a great channel! Very entertaining to watch.

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks! I was definitely happy with the way it came out. Glad you enjoy my content! Thanks for watching

[@henrycopeland133]

Dude you are the fastest welder I have ever seen, lol, keep up the great work , looks good.

[@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025]

You know how many of these we threw away back in the day! What you build we would not have gave it a second thought. That's just my point. I wish we had thought about them before we threw them away and kept them. I drove novus and some of the guys asked me when I was going to get a real car. After my screaming yellow Nova left them in the dust, I'm simply asking one question ⁉️❓. Oh you must mean a real car like yours? Yeah I know I started my comment out on way but it's amazing how much love these cars get nowadays. I just didn't know I was a trendsetter so many years ago. I'm glad you really enjoy building these cars. We definitely save them from becoming kias and toasters.

[@dette-envers-les-animaux]

GOOD JOB. For those who wish to restore classic cars. There is one thing to know : to be definitively efficient against rust, you should put grease everywhere. grease is the only thing very efficient against rust. put grease between metal and carpet, inside door, behind metallic bumper, under the vehicle, behind the repairs you can make (everywhere inside the body - hidden erea - instead of using paint), hollow areas (necessarily hidden, so no need to be aesthetic). For rear wings unreachable with a paintbrush, use an extender and poor old oil everywhere each year. rust always comes from the inside and welds. Handyman Experience - 35 years. From france

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Rust is definitely a killer! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!

[@JonjHoffman]

Wow! Are you ever gorgeous man. I mean really handsome!

[@martinspurlock3142]

When I find me a 1970-72 Pontiac Ventura ll, I could use some help & any ideas for a portable garage.

[@georgespangler1517]

Take it all out and put inter and outer wheelhouses together and put them in as one and screw it just to hold it don't weld anything until you fit quarter panels

[@zach9515]

Put a LS and a tremec in that baby.

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Definitely gonna do something rad. Not totally decided yet.

[@NicholasMiller-g1p]

What cart do you have the body sitting on????

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

@@NicholasMiller-g1p it’s the Eastwood body cart. It came with a car I purchased a few years ago

[@martinspurlock3142]

I'm praying that when I find my Pontiac Ventura ll it's not like this.

[@frankgomez1965]

Mini tub it.

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Not this one. I’ve got plans for this car already. Maybe a future project for sure

[@lr7633]

2 years try 2 1/2 and still not completed

[@randyhallaway3525]

Cut and but

[@georgespangler1517]

Take the whole inter wheel house out your making yourself extra work trying to save Time and work and it's not worth it if you have all new

[@gunnywill20]

Nice!

[@hatchsrecreationalengineer1997]

Thanks!