I Found an Affordable Cab for my 1940 Chevy Truck Project

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  • Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2024

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  • @mattlamb4691
    @mattlamb4691 Год назад

    Great video... I used to live in Alamo. 70's. Great little town. Many memories..

  • @charlesalden9167
    @charlesalden9167 2 года назад +5

    Dr Frankenstein your mind is at it again with another creation. Crazy how you & your cousin Paul always carry 4 inch tools in your pockets. Must be from your dads & in the blood. But best part none of you gave up on the old engine & when it came alive the look on your face was like a little boy who won his first prize. Prayers are always with you & your family

  • @jdhfarms3596
    @jdhfarms3596 2 года назад +2

    YES! I have carried a 4" crescent in my pocket since about 12 years old in the early 80's. I lost a Diamond brand, had a cheap one stolen and currently have a crescent brand. It's polished pretty good from living with a jackknife and a metal case tape measure 7 days a week. I love the truck builds. In Michigan we have such humidity and salt on the roads that we just don't see things like that in the wild.

    • @What_Willy_Do
      @What_Willy_Do Год назад

      A 4” crescent is of equal value to my knife and wallet when walking out the door!

  • @diesel46809
    @diesel46809 2 года назад +9

    You find the best trucks and the best projects to be working on. Great job, keep up the great work.

  • @donaldhalls2189
    @donaldhalls2189 2 года назад +2

    Old Chevys never die awesome old truck make a great rod, all the best to yous and your loved ones

  • @TheOldaz1
    @TheOldaz1 2 года назад +6

    Amazing to find one of those without serious rust-through. Great stuff, diamond in the rough looks the part.

  • @lopin890
    @lopin890 2 года назад +2

    Another SCORE Merlin!!🥰🥰
    ..... And NO RUST!!!WOW!!
    Can't wait to see what becomes of THIS beauty!!
    Always good to have friends with cool 💩 they're willing to part with!!
    Stay Frosty....
    Keep your powder dry and your head on a swivel....
    Safe travels, friend❣️❤️❣️

  • @chazdahl1112
    @chazdahl1112 2 года назад +3

    Man that was cool!! I love the grill style of that ol dump truck..

  • @thejackofalltravels8267
    @thejackofalltravels8267 2 года назад +2

    I love the desert. Growing up in upstate NY before cable TV we would go to the local pub called The Bucket and watch cars rust. Needed a blue wrench for everything below the door handles.

  • @larrylytle6482
    @larrylytle6482 Год назад

    Cord knows where all of the good stuff is!
    Larry

  • @blackbuttecruizr
    @blackbuttecruizr 2 года назад +5

    Sweet score!!! Can't wait to see what you build with it.

  • @lynndraughon6961
    @lynndraughon6961 2 года назад +2

    Great wrench, I have carried a 4 inch Diamond adjustable wrench in my pocket for over 55 years, couldn't be without it. Love it. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

  • @marklar7551
    @marklar7551 2 года назад +1

    That bumper looks like an awesome sound bar shelf!

  • @jenniferbatten8975
    @jenniferbatten8975 2 года назад +1

    I love that Diamond T at the end. I also thought it was very funny spraying the valves with citrus! It started and smelled nice too :) I've done stuff like that

  • @mrheart4242
    @mrheart4242 2 года назад +1

    If you can get 2 of the bumpers or a front and rear. Bolt them together put on some legs and a glass top for a coffee table.

  • @harveystephens6115
    @harveystephens6115 Год назад

    U can start about anything. Enjoyed

  • @papayork1907
    @papayork1907 2 года назад +3

    Awesome, Merlon! Cords got a cool place there! Nice finds!

  • @RuralTowner
    @RuralTowner 2 года назад +1

    The ending. OLD SCHOOL way of finding neat old rigs in the days before Craigslist, the MarketPlace, countless other online sources, or even when local White Sheets did little to help.

  • @1944chevytruck
    @1944chevytruck 2 года назад +2

    More Repurposing good deal!...more yard art!...I love starting old engines!...thanks 4 video. be kind.

  • @markbork5634
    @markbork5634 Год назад

    I carry a 4 inch crescent with me and have since I was 16 years old. 52 now started alot of vehicles jumping the contacts on the starter solenoid of many vehicles

  • @e.s.bryant765
    @e.s.bryant765 2 года назад +4

    Heck yea! I love all your content. Keep them coming.

  • @nope4239
    @nope4239 2 года назад

    Sweet
    Every time I find something like that it someone's project

  • @thman6453
    @thman6453 2 года назад +1

    Man should make a great hotrod 👍 that diamond T at the end was pretty cool 😎 👌 👍

  • @bc6967
    @bc6967 2 года назад

    Man bro the knowledge you got is priceless on these motors and old vehicles bad ass

  • @albertdehn8381
    @albertdehn8381 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for sharing 😀😌

  • @desertd2609
    @desertd2609 2 года назад +2

    Another rad ride in the works, nice find!

  • @allenlicher6653
    @allenlicher6653 2 года назад +3

    Cool Truck Mr. Merlon, can't wait to see what you do with it. Keep the videos rollin' always good stuff from the Old School Garage!

  • @b.s.adventures9421
    @b.s.adventures9421 2 года назад

    I Love Nevada.
    So beautiful. So much space.

  • @johnkranz4004
    @johnkranz4004 2 года назад +2

    Excellent video Merlin

  • @What_Willy_Do
    @What_Willy_Do Год назад

    I wish I could have found that whole truck before you got that cab. I would have loved to rebuild it and have a badass dump truck

  • @rescueinoldraggedy7407
    @rescueinoldraggedy7407 2 года назад +1

    Nice old truck , cant wait to see what you do with it ,

  • @ponypwr
    @ponypwr 2 года назад +2

    My man Merlin is so Oldskool! "This bed will be repurposed on a "modern" truck like this one" (points to a 1960s truck)! Lol love it!

  • @skipman8yard
    @skipman8yard 2 года назад +2

    Great vidj merlin wow some cool trucks there 👍👍👍👍👍✊✊✊✊✊💪🇬🇧😎🏴‍☠️

  • @markjennings-principals.p.5870
    @markjennings-principals.p.5870 2 года назад +2

    "desert fresh" That got me goin'. ;)

  • @lorenmeyer5290
    @lorenmeyer5290 2 года назад +1

    AWESOME find! Love all that old iron!♡♡♡♡

  • @evolgenius471
    @evolgenius471 2 года назад +2

    Desert Gold!!!! Dig it!

  • @frederickmcconnell547
    @frederickmcconnell547 Год назад

    Merlin, I'm so glad I found your channel while watching Paul. I really love your videos!

  • @chevyfan82
    @chevyfan82 2 года назад +1

    Nice find 👍

  • @gregb76
    @gregb76 8 месяцев назад

    Nice video Merlin checking out some of the old ones I thought I had watched them all.

  • @ko84b
    @ko84b 2 года назад +1

    Hey! I used to live in Alamo some forty years ago. There were Higbees around then too. Didn't know (or don't remember) Cord, if he was even born. I have a brother who lives there still. Actually, I suppose he lives in Richardville, but still consider that Alamo.

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +1

      Cord is not as old as he looks and I don’t mean that in a bad way he’s pretty young

    • @ko84b
      @ko84b 2 года назад

      @@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage I just mentioned this video to my brother, and he said that he was jealous of all the old vehicles that Cord has. Didn't know what he would do with them, but just the same....

  • @davidbeach6947
    @davidbeach6947 Год назад

    😱 my dad had a diamond T water truck for his sprayers and cotton picker in the 50’s

  • @John-ve3gg
    @John-ve3gg 2 года назад

    That's some cool stuff!!! Excellent!!

  • @79tazman
    @79tazman 2 года назад

    When a low compression engine won't start just feed it 24 volts and some ether it will fire right off. It has always worked for me

  • @royfrank7101
    @royfrank7101 2 года назад +2

    I seen a gent put a first generation Dodge Cummins in a early 80's Chevy 4 door, he and his partner would rebuilt auction cars and ship them to Europe and thier trailer would haul 2 to4 cars depending on size and had a rack on the truck that could carry 2 or 3 more cars

  • @edpoints1127
    @edpoints1127 2 года назад +2

    Whoa Merlin!!! You're on the content freight train and killin it! Great to see you putting out more videos. Great video!

  • @Thomas_jefferson69
    @Thomas_jefferson69 2 года назад +2

    That's a cool truck

  • @dentfixer5968
    @dentfixer5968 2 года назад +1

    Cool Stuff !! 👍

  • @joeh1940
    @joeh1940 2 года назад +2

    How about a video on that chevy hauler....

  • @carmudgeon7478
    @carmudgeon7478 Год назад

    6" Knipex, 6"Crescent, 11-in-one Klein screwdriver, Coast Px15r flashlight and an Olfa knife stay in my pocket. Even at church.

  • @SpeedingguyDrake
    @SpeedingguyDrake 2 года назад +2

    Much better audio editing this time, the quality is improving every episode! Good job!

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +3

      Yeah we’re growing like crazy we have a way better camera system now to thanks

  • @ambrosemackinnon8314
    @ambrosemackinnon8314 2 года назад +1

    It's a horrific nightmare to destroy that very nice old truck ..I wish someone somewhere would buy that truck and lovelingly restore it back to its former glory

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +1

      Don’t worry it became a donor to a half ton and it will be restored to its beauty the dump truck would’ve ended up in a museum and probably never appreciated

    • @ambrosemackinnon8314
      @ambrosemackinnon8314 2 года назад

      @@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage thank you ...great..

  • @bernhard8540
    @bernhard8540 2 года назад +1

    how you can tell diesel oils life span is over when you wipe the dip stick with your finger and when you go to wipe your finger off if your finger is stained black then the oil needs changed and is no longer doing its job as a detergent, if your finger wipes off clean then it still has detergents in it and it's ok :) just a helpful tip for anyone newer to diesels and wonders why the oil gets so black :)

  • @christopherconrad4156
    @christopherconrad4156 2 года назад +2

    If you could mail that bumper and brackets to nova scotia ... I have the truck to bolt it on.😆

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +2

      Yeah so you know how hard they are defined as the first one I’ve ever owned that’s complete

  • @justinsane7128
    @justinsane7128 Год назад +1

    I knew I wasn't the only one carrying mini tools in my pocket

  • @christophersanders5007
    @christophersanders5007 2 года назад +1

    I know where this is. I use to live up this way in Panaca.

  • @Coalblack79k10
    @Coalblack79k10 2 года назад +2

    Man this channel needs discovered your content is bad ass you will boom watch and see I’ll back you the whole way 👍🇺🇸

  • @crbrepairmotorcycles6608
    @crbrepairmotorcycles6608 2 года назад +3

    I didn't think it would run with the sound of low compression

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +3

      Believe me I didn’t think it was going to run either but after it finally came to life and we got some RPMs out of it it sounded better by the time we were done

  • @dennisdixon6344
    @dennisdixon6344 2 года назад +3

    Good job...good content...keep the videos coming & you'll get more viewers...you're right on the verge of getting hundreds of thousands of views...

  • @KB-gs8zi
    @KB-gs8zi 2 года назад +5

    Hey Merlon !! You are getting more projects to work on

  • @georgebryan6019
    @georgebryan6019 2 года назад +1

    old fat finder car great the best looking cars ever

  • @chasemcmurray3737
    @chasemcmurray3737 2 года назад +1

    You should drop a Cummins in that. Like on Vegas rat rods.

  • @morgansword
    @morgansword 2 года назад +2

    If people only knew how many still exist as they did make hundreds of thousands of them.. I have seen them run into a crusher and near cried as they were still running driving rigs with so little to fix yet the state wouldn't budge... I gave someone who's name remains anonymous a fair some of money and then they were gone for a few hours to come back and find a rig gone... maybe as there were so many he said. I drove it into a box van and took it home where I got a abandoned title. Fixed a few things on it to make it safer.... a thirty five ford cab forwards with its original v8 engine, just touch the starter and it was running like it did so many years. I found it a good home with enough money to help me suffer its going away/LOL,. I found rigs in every state, the oddest one was a older fellow liked what I did so he has me come over to his shed garage that was falling apart. In there was a fifty six ford pick up, a old indian bike, a few extra parts and then he said at his house was one more... I went and there sat a packard clipper in sweet shape like well cared for. I told him I had not near the money for all these fine toys of his... his response was to me, sign that you too will care for them and they are yours! Those rigs are very personal to the original owner and don't care to see just trashed. Not all are nice as they think an some are much better than one could hope for.

  • @timothymorrell4023
    @timothymorrell4023 2 года назад +3

    Well i got a new word to use now.... "TEETERY" That cab is amazing! Maybe i will get to meet you when i win that sweet car from "fab rats" hahaha =) MR WIZARD STARTS ANOTHER ONE!

  • @RonSales
    @RonSales 2 года назад +2

    I got a 265 chevy UPS truck motor sitting in my garage that would repower that truck.

  • @williamjones9099
    @williamjones9099 2 года назад +1

    Sweet truck cream puff

  • @clydebethatway7485
    @clydebethatway7485 8 месяцев назад +1

    You had a complete truck dump truck even would be nice if he kept it together

  • @av.nedelcu5910
    @av.nedelcu5910 2 года назад +2

    I got a thing for old yellow truck/ cars. And so do you I think…so, can’t wait to see if it grow into a hotrod… one question : Cummins or Ls?

  • @LoneScout1
    @LoneScout1 2 года назад +1

    shake hands with danger on the box removal boys

  • @bbland2750
    @bbland2750 Год назад +1

    Please post a sorce or link to Cummings Vertical A/C mounting bracket. Thanks.

  • @wendellharker6690
    @wendellharker6690 2 года назад +1

    How long has he worked for LVP I worked there for 17 years last year was 2011. I was a mechanic now I live in Wisconsin thanks for letting me watch. Wendell Harker

  • @geoffreyfox7618
    @geoffreyfox7618 2 года назад +1

    Well if I remember right Dodge brothers made parts for all GM, Ford, so they would have stayed similar

  • @steveo7767
    @steveo7767 2 года назад +1

    You need a profile pick maybe an old school logo on one of your trucks as your RUclips pic.

  • @timcanizares5240
    @timcanizares5240 2 года назад +1

    Merlin... can we get a link to that alternator/AC compressor bracket

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +3

      I will try to do a video on that there’s an accessory place that actually makes it

    • @timcanizares5240
      @timcanizares5240 2 года назад +1

      @@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage 10-4 thank you sir...

  • @jesterofatlas5749
    @jesterofatlas5749 2 года назад +1

    Can't wait to see the cab get used. What did you have to do to get it to run?

  • @bryanfelt4681
    @bryanfelt4681 Год назад

    So Merlin, what did you end up doing with the 40 Chevy cab and front clip you picked up.

  • @chasemcmurray3737
    @chasemcmurray3737 2 года назад +1

    What happened to the show Vegas rat rods?

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +1

      It’s over discovery Could not come to an agreement to renew the season

  • @rjdinnini6249
    @rjdinnini6249 2 года назад +1

    Is that the cab for the worlds biggest off road wrecker?

  • @ccrockyhorses98
    @ccrockyhorses98 2 года назад +1

    Merlin you Cummins swap those old trucks

  • @SteveKing84
    @SteveKing84 2 года назад +3

    12v ain't doin it, push it to 24, lol

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +3

      I told him 36 was next we were going to start that motor no matter what

    • @SteveKing84
      @SteveKing84 2 года назад

      @@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage I was anticipating another battery, haha

  • @kevbev1524
    @kevbev1524 11 месяцев назад

    Put LS in it and run it

  • @charlesmecum5009
    @charlesmecum5009 2 года назад +1

    How much can u earn on you tube I know based on subs but what does 28k subs generate

  • @littlegeorgegeorge2139
    @littlegeorgegeorge2139 Год назад

    That's despicable

  • @jerryb1234
    @jerryb1234 2 года назад +1

    Dodge don't build, design or own the Cummins engine Merlin, and Cummins has put there engines in plenty of other vehicles other than Dodge for as long as I can remember, smh, so please quit wishing out-loud.

    • @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage
      @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage  2 года назад +1

      But I have the big three under contract Dodge is the only one that has ever put a Cummins in their pick up line I know the Cummins is a module engine however Dodge has used it for 25 years now as their staple diesel engine none of the other big three have done such a thing