What a lucky kid. Most of us had no one with your collection of knowledge, let alone skills. And he has a truck most of us can only dream of. That's a once in a lifetime truck.
I couldn't have been happier than to donate those two hoods to this young man's project as another opportunity to help the next young generation of car nuts get their start...... I had an uncle that would come and get me when I was 10 to help him work on his 1956 F100 that he was frame-off restoring.....He was the cool uncle that bought me car magazines and tools for birthdays and Christmas.....The last thing he did in life was re-restore that pickup with his son-in-law....I wrote out a eulogy to him where I expressed what our car guy interactions meant to me as a young kid and expressed my desire to build a pickup with my 12 year old son, which I did over 2002-2005......We used the best pieces from four donors to build my son's 63 shortbed fleetside big window truck.....These two hoods were the last leftovers from that project...The car hobby dies if guys like us don't do our part to mentor the next generations of car guys.....I don't need Wes to buy me an ice cream, but hope that when he's the dad of a teenage son, he remembers the investment that everybody that donated to this project made in him!.....Rock On Wes!
awesome story and awesome donation! I have a feeling Wes will pass his knowledge and excitement along. Thank you for being a part of this. Wes still wants to get you an ice cream because that means he'll be out here again for sure!! ❤
Damn near brought tears to my eyes when he said, “The price is gettin’ ‘em out of my yard.” Way to look out for the younger generation and perpetuate the love for these old vehicles. This content is awesome, love your channel and appreciate your work!
Merlin, thanks for ALL of the lessons you provide for not only Wes but us, the viewer. The Wentworth wrench was a bonus lesson to behold! We love what you do!!!
Actually he was a little mistaken on the name. They're called Whitworth, not Wentworth. The difference is, Whitworth has a 55° thread pitch compared to 60° thread pitch on metric & sae. Also the sizing is on the shank of the bolt for Whitworth, whereas with sae & metric is measured by the head of the bolt. Whitworth is still widely used in the UK & some other countries.
@@timothygeiger8271 What you say is correct, but what I would also add is that Whitworth is a course thread and BSF (British Standard Fine) is the fine thread. Also where Metric is referred to by Dia. and Pitch, Whitworth and BSF are sized by Dia. and TPI. (Teeth Per Inch)
Taught my daughter standard in an empty parking lot . Downhill till she could start without stalling. Then uphill same thing. Went around until her leg hurt but she drove it home.
Compared to what a lot of kids are doing these days to get into trouble, a heavy right foot with a manual transmission in a vehicle 3 or 4 times older than him is really not trouble. Just my opinion. Go Wes!!!!
Whitworth is almost totally obsolete. I think that it may still be holding on in some obscure pneumatic and plumbing applications. You've got to love old stuff. Best wishes from North Wales,U.K. 🇬🇧~🇺🇸~🇨🇦
That's a good size bonnet. The old one becomes a bonnet sled in a paddock behind the truck once get it going. Be able to fit 3 people on that bonnet lol.
When I was learning to drive, my mom would keep her left hand behind my head (no headrests) and she would slap my head when I did something she didn’t like. Talk about a motivator to learn quickly
This is a great video my son's 8 years old and he wants a C10 to build so that when he's old enough to drive that'll be his first truck that he built with his dad I just can't find one that I can afford maybe someday great job 👍👍 God bless
Nothing like helping to put that ear to ear grin on a 15 year old! & not giving, but mentoring him thru the process, to give him lifelong skills that he in turn will give to others! Sure wish there were more selfless folks that were willing to give to all the generations! Thanx !
My dad taught me to drive in a 1960 Ford Fairlane with 3 on the tree and overdrive. He gave me many of the tricks to good clutch control you were teaching. When it came time for my sister to learn how to drive it was a disaster. He threw the keys at me and said I give up you teach her. On the second or third lesson she went from first into reverse. I yelled don’t let out the clutch. We pulled over and when we got home I threw the keys to my dad and said I’m done. That weekend he bought a Plymouth Fury with an automatic and she finally learned how to drive.
I taught myself how to drive a 3 on the tree when overdrive when I was 15. All my cars with the exception of the last one has been a standard. I hated to give it up but age and my leg couldn't handle the clutch anymore. Took me a long time to get use to the automatic. I gave up trying to teach my kids how to drive a standard so passed that unto my hubby. He didn't have much luck teaching them either so they have always driven an automatic. He never was a fan of standard transmissions even though he drove them for years. When the automatics came out, he was one of the first in line😀.
I was a Pennsylvania farm boy in the 1950s-60s with no father, he was taken in 1958 from the DDT exposure. So at the age of eight I was pushed into the driver's seat of a 1960 Chevy C60 7+2 and became the family hauler. By the age of twelve I weighed 165 pounds and driving a 1958 B75 Mack truck. Back then it was common to see child truck drivers on the highways.
Man, what a horrible death your father must've had. Hope he went quickly and didn't suffer. Was it from insect treatment on the farm if you don't mind me asking?
@@hustlinghard8081 state and federal officials sprayed everywhere, farms, schools, towns, reservoirs, orchards and forests. My father was 42 and one day just dropped to the ground dead.
3:47 “Brakes are optional”, says the young man with a learner’s permit! LOL😂 My first truck was a 66 Chevy Shortbed stepside C10. Although I was 27 when I got it, it was my first truck love. I had blood, sweat and tears invested in that truck just as Wes does with his. He will respect it for that reason alone. He may still abuse it a little, but he will cherish it nonetheless.
Teaching a younger generation how to save on a rebuild. Repurposing, restoring, looking for donor parts, scalping from multiple vehicles. Having support friends who know and are connected. Wes learning to drive stick, Desiree as an instructor. Taking advice from the best. Thanks for good neighbors.
Merlin and Jimmy are making Wes’s dreams come true! You all are truly Old School! I have an 10 year old soon and we will be getting a project vehicle soon!
I've been watching parents that does everything for their children and then the children does not really appreciate it. Merlin, your son will remember this truck for the rest of his life because he put the work into it. Great mentor, great student!!!
that button cluch won't allow him to have bad habits. they hook up as they touch the flywheel. other than riding with his foot on the peddle he'll be good
I've got a 12 year old daughter that has feel in love with old late 60's to early 70's ford.. so I'll be building one of them for her here soon.. love to see the younger kids getting into the older vehicles. I'm 43 and my first car was a 67 2 dr impala.. so my hats off to the young man.. my first stick was a 63 coment elite 289 hypo engine..
I made my son learn to drive a manual when he was learning to drive; now he's one of 2 guys in his shop who can drive a 13 speed Mack. Everyone else is completely out of their depth when a clutch pedal enters the picture. Sad, when even the truck drivers are completely dependent on automatics. Maybe a stretch cab.... I've seen a couple custom ones, and they ARE cool! But it would add a few more months to build it. But the best part is the geezers helping the kid get started on a life 'wasted' on cars! I love it!
A few of your viewers know exactly what Whitworth spanners/wrenches/sockets are! Some of us actually use them too! Thanks for investing the time to make these videos MErlin.
What a fantastic group you have in AZ. Every kid needs kind, considerate humans in their life as mentors. And of course, thank you for bringing us along!
My Grandfather had a “66 C10 with a 327 swapped out from something. I can still smell the cigar smoke and it’s been at least 50 years. Amazing what you can remember after all these years. It was a great old truck - sure wish I had it today.
I am sure a lot of us remember the first shaky passes with a clutch. I to drive in a 50 Ford F-1 with a Flatty that had a swapped in granny gear 4 speed. The flathead was rather tired, and if ya didn't get the rpm just right it would die. Great memories. Merlin you and the people you surround yourself with are shaping the lives of young people like Wes and in so doing are making the memories they will cherish forever....and keeping our hot rod hobby alive in the process. Well done. Wes...keep an eye on that rear view mirror....
Been waiting for this video to complete Wes's truck build.💥 The kid is great and growing up fast. Big thanks to Merlin, Jimmy and all who donated time, knowledge and parts for this epic project build. Keep on truckin' Wes! ❤
I certainly recognize a great learning experience, Wes you hit the absolute motherload of knowledge with this group! I’m older than they are and I learn still from this group! Rev the engine, pop the clutch, smoke the tires, Generally excite the neighbors ❤️🙏😎🤙🛻💨
Being mid 70's years old I FINALLY learned why when helping my neighbor with his triumph motorcycle. I could never get right tools. As soon as video over will call my friend and tell him to view and subscribe ! Thanks for this old man's lesson of unknown to me knowledge.
Hi all who reside near LONDON BRIDGE. being English I grew up with WHITWORT, BSF, AF spanners (ok wrenches) but European METRIC arrived many years ago. So I have toolboxes for old Landrover spanners and tools, and toolboxes for Metric spanners and tools. Let's face it, lots of American-built cars now are Metric due to the Japanese Influence.
Yea Land Rovers can have a right mix of threads. I've got a 1989 Range Rover and most of the mechanical bits are still imperial sizes but the body work is all metric. I'd have loved to see the looks on the faces of the German engineers when BMW bought land Rover and they found out how they built cars.
@@keithrushforth4019 LOL. I had a real Landrover, a 1991 3-door early Discovery 200 DTI as a daily driver for 10 happy years, so I did everything that needed doing in my ownership. Tough as old boots that was but sadly my left leg became too much of a problem for the "Mans" clutch peddle In heavy traffic (I am 75 and now disabled) so sold it to a collector miles away from mine. 5 hours after it went I got a call from the guy (my first thought was OH NO something may have gone wrong) but he phoned to say it was the best driving Discovery of that type he had purchased and one that went very well compared to others. Just made me smile. I have had a BMW turbo diesel-powered Landrover Freelander HSE auto that's been my daily driver for the last few years, It's "ok" but will never be a "real" Landrover. I don't drive as far now as I once used to, so for me, its ok, age catches up eventually. I must admit to keep looking for an EX Japanese market reimported back to the UK for sale, a nice everything built in rust free example as a nice vehicle. - One day eh.
When I was learning to drive back in the 70’s the car was a 3-speed column shift. My brother was teaching me and every time I would either slip the clutch or forget to do something he would knuckle punch my right leg. Other than having a brushed up leg I learned pretty damn fast.
Wes is very lucky to have such awesome mentors. Happy to see a young person have interest in fixing the old stuff. All of you please Keep up the good work
Merlin Calvin kid did a damn good job I’m impressed especially for the kids nowadays. It’s nice to see someone follow through with something. Have a great day bless y’all.
Reminds me of when my dad bought my first truck out of a farmers silage pit, 1962 Ford F100 4X4. I was 14 when he bought it and we rebuilt the 223 six cylinder and painted. Made it all the way through high school!👍
It’s awesome that you are teaching the younger generation and having him hands on plus teaching him how to drive a manual transmission. Very cool hopefully he gets a bunch of his buddies into the older cars also.
Congratulations Wes! And kudos to Desiree for being an excellent instructor! I learned how to drive stick in an old Chevy grain truck that the synchros were out in. So I had to double clutch...
As bad as it is I learned to drive manual by watching my dad drive for a couple of wks and then stealing his truck at night to go hang with my friends bc I was grounded at the time. The driveway was directly in front of my parents bedroom window at the bottom of the drive which was a hill. I only stalled once and was able to back up the hill. I was scared to death i was gonna roll into the house and their bedroom window but i didnt, thankfully. The things you can do as a kid when you really want to. 😂
@@blackbuttecruizrnot that time but it was a regular occurrence when I was 15 and I got busted a couple times. I had a rebellious stage from 15 - 17 before I decided that I'd rather not spend my life in prison so I settled down and ended up finding Jesus which was the best thing ever for me and my future.
Don is the man!! I also believe you take care of the younger generations. When I do something for them, they ask what they owe me. I tell them to pass it on when they are in a position to do so. Don, I hope we inspire them to pass it on down the line.
When I started working on cars 50 years ago , I was giving my grandfather's old tools . The wrenches and the sockets were all standard sizes . One exception was that they were sized by 1/32 . They start at 3/8 11/32. 7/16 13/32 1/2 15/32 and so on until 7/8 . They work on everything. 13/32
The smile on the kids face priceless . you know He's going to tell his friends that he has the coolest uncle's ever . When his friends see that truck there going to laugh at it thinking its a peace of crap then He's going to smoke the tires off it . You go wes. 🇺🇸🤘🤘👍🚓⚒️🏴☠️
Merlin you're such a great mentor..Thanks so much for being a cool ass guy helping out less with parts and giving that kid the postive direction that all kids these days need. Im 47 yrs old and got my first engine built @ 11 yrs old because of good guys like you willing to teach the next generation..I feel that it's important to help keep this next generation interested in building..Have a wonderful holidays everyone thanks for reading this..👍
Excellent loved watching you teach a young guy. A lot easier to just do it yourself but much more worthwhile letting him learn with instruction. Well done.
Wes must have amazing parents. You can tell he is a good kid just by the way he looks the guy in the eye when he shook his hand. Wes, don’t lose that sense of humor. You Merlin and Jimmy are like three peas in a pod 😂. I can see why Merlin and Jimmy like helping him out. 👍. Great video Merlin and editor(Merlins Daughter?). Hope all had a great Thanksgiving!
When I was 15, I bought my first truck (second vehicle though) a '65 Chevy C 10 long box, small back window, 327 3 speed standard on the floor and big wide tires all the way around. That truck didn't loose very often and I went against anyone who wanted to go; I could get rubber going into third gear at over 70 mph. My mom and dad bought me new tires for my 16th birthday but the rear ones only lasted a month. What a fun truck to drive!! Wes' truck is similar and he better be careful or he'll loose his license. I never did but I came close a couple of times.
Merlin, what a legend! Thanks for putting out this channel and sharing your knowledge with the next generation. This is what it is all about, doing and being what we were designed to do by Father God. I’m smiling ... and hope to meet you someday, just to shake your hand and tell you well done. Blessings to you and your family. Regards Dan (from Cape Town South Africa)
Don is a true car guy! And Merlin is right .. passing it on is easy .. finding those younger "kids" to pass it on to is the hard part. Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
I learned how to drive a stick from the Dean of RISD air flight school. The instructor wouldn't let me focus at all on shifts infact he shifted for me by the passenger side. So he shifts for me and gives me a pass or fail on feathering the gas & clutch in only first gear. When I pased clutch control, then we went to learn the shift patterns beyond 1st gear.
That was a very impressive first time burn out with a stick shift….good job WES!!!….my father had a ‘66 c/10 swb fleet very similar to that when i was a kid altough his had the small back window and a built sbc 355 with m-22 four speed…..that truck was badass
What a lucky kid. Most of us had no one with your collection of knowledge, let alone skills. And he has a truck most of us can only dream of. That's a once in a lifetime truck.
I couldn't have been happier than to donate those two hoods to this young man's project as another opportunity to help the next young generation of car nuts get their start......
I had an uncle that would come and get me when I was 10 to help him work on his 1956 F100 that he was frame-off restoring.....He was the cool uncle that bought me car magazines and tools for birthdays and Christmas.....The last thing he did in life was re-restore that pickup with his son-in-law....I wrote out a eulogy to him where I expressed what our car guy interactions meant to me as a young kid and expressed my desire to build a pickup with my 12 year old son, which I did over 2002-2005......We used the best pieces from four donors to build my son's 63 shortbed fleetside big window truck.....These two hoods were the last leftovers from that project...The car hobby dies if guys like us don't do our part to mentor the next generations of car guys.....I don't need Wes to buy me an ice cream, but hope that when he's the dad of a teenage son, he remembers the investment that everybody that donated to this project made in him!.....Rock On Wes!
awesome story and awesome donation! I have a feeling Wes will pass his knowledge and excitement along. Thank you for being a part of this. Wes still wants to get you an ice cream because that means he'll be out here again for sure!! ❤
You are quite the mentor, Mr. Merlin! Thanks to you and Ms. Desiree for getting this young man the right start!
What a nice young man Wes is, so nice of all of you to help him out with his project. Need more young men like Wes.
The world needs a whole lot more of this.
Nice Build .the Young man will always cherish the kindness showed to him.
So good to see Wes's face doing first drive, thanks to you and Jimmy for encouraging his interest
Wes has no idea how lucky he is to have a uncle like Jimmy and a friend like Merlin. 💪👍🏼
Thats real cool Merlin, Desiree, Jimmy, Brian & Don for teaching Wes what ya did. My hats off to you.
The world needs a lot more of Merlin teaching young men.
Damn near brought tears to my eyes when he said, “The price is gettin’ ‘em out of my yard.” Way to look out for the younger generation and perpetuate the love for these old vehicles. This content is awesome, love your channel and appreciate your work!
Supporting the next generation of enthusiasts,very important to keep the community going!
Hands down, my favorite “Merlin” video. Nothing better than passing it on down the line.
Merlin, thanks for ALL of the lessons you provide for not only Wes but us, the viewer. The Wentworth wrench was a bonus lesson to behold!
We love what you do!!!
Actually he was a little mistaken on the name. They're called Whitworth, not Wentworth. The difference is, Whitworth has a 55° thread pitch compared to 60° thread pitch on metric & sae. Also the sizing is on the shank of the bolt for Whitworth, whereas with sae & metric is measured by the head of the bolt. Whitworth is still widely used in the UK & some other countries.
@@timothygeiger8271 What you say is correct, but what I would also add is that Whitworth is a course thread and BSF (British Standard Fine) is the fine thread. Also where Metric is referred to by Dia. and Pitch, Whitworth and BSF are sized by Dia. and TPI. (Teeth Per Inch)
You old uns. Teaching the kids your naughty ways. You'll never learn.
Absolutely the best watch in RUclips this month.
Someone taught them, gotta pass it along….
@@KrisD007 absolutely.
The smile on Wes's face is priceless.
Taught my daughter standard in an empty parking lot . Downhill till she could start without stalling. Then uphill same thing. Went around until her leg hurt but she drove it home.
the lad has grown well. confident and willing to learn.
So nice to see blokes willing to help out young fella who is willing to work & learn ! Awesome 🇦🇺
😂😂😂. Merlin you created a monster. Good job. Be safe.
Its an honour to watch your vids along with the Utah fellas and let's not forget Derek's vids
Entertainment of the first order
Thanks to all of you
Compared to what a lot of kids are doing these days to get into trouble, a heavy right foot with a manual transmission in a vehicle 3 or 4 times older than him is really not trouble. Just my opinion. Go Wes!!!!
Whitworth is the British bolt size... and it's great that you're teaching Wes the skills he'll be so happy to have! What a guy, Merlin!!!
Whitworth is almost totally obsolete. I think that it may still be holding on in some obscure pneumatic and plumbing applications. You've got to love old stuff. Best wishes from North Wales,U.K. 🇬🇧~🇺🇸~🇨🇦
I had a set of Whitworth tools when I had my MG-TD. It was my first classic.
That's a good size bonnet. The old one becomes a bonnet sled in a paddock behind the truck once get it going. Be able to fit 3 people on that bonnet lol.
When I was learning to drive, my mom would keep her left hand behind my head (no headrests) and she would slap my head when I did something she didn’t like. Talk about a motivator to learn quickly
This is a great video my son's 8 years old and he wants a C10 to build so that when he's old enough to drive that'll be his first truck that he built with his dad I just can't find one that I can afford maybe someday great job 👍👍 God bless
I love the way you guys treat this young man he will always remember all of you!
One of the luckiest 15 year old ever!! congrats wes and merlin! my heart is happy.
As a grandfather,I hope to pass on my hot rod heart to my grandchildren,watching this gives me smiles,ear to ear!
Nothing like helping to put that ear to ear grin on a 15 year old! & not giving, but mentoring him thru the process, to give him lifelong skills that he in turn will give to others! Sure wish there were more selfless folks that were willing to give to all the generations! Thanx !
My dad taught me to drive in a 1960 Ford Fairlane with 3 on the tree and overdrive. He gave me many of the tricks to good clutch control you were teaching. When it came time for my sister to learn how to drive it was a disaster. He threw the keys at me and said I give up you teach her. On the second or third lesson she went from first into reverse. I yelled don’t let out the clutch. We pulled over and when we got home I threw the keys to my dad and said I’m done. That weekend he bought a Plymouth Fury with an automatic and she finally learned how to drive.
I taught myself how to drive a 3 on the tree when overdrive when I was 15. All my cars with the exception of the last one has been a standard. I hated to give it up but age and my leg couldn't handle the clutch anymore. Took me a long time to get use to the automatic. I gave up trying to teach my kids how to drive a standard so passed that unto my hubby. He didn't have much luck teaching them either so they have always driven an automatic. He never was a fan of standard transmissions even though he drove them for years. When the automatics came out, he was one of the first in line😀.
I was a Pennsylvania farm boy in the 1950s-60s with no father, he was taken in 1958 from the DDT exposure. So at the age of eight I was pushed into the driver's seat of a 1960 Chevy C60 7+2 and became the family hauler. By the age of twelve I weighed 165 pounds and driving a 1958 B75 Mack truck. Back then it was common to see child truck drivers on the highways.
Man, what a horrible death your father must've had. Hope he went quickly and didn't suffer. Was it from insect treatment on the farm if you don't mind me asking?
@@hustlinghard8081 state and federal officials sprayed everywhere, farms, schools, towns, reservoirs, orchards and forests. My father was 42 and one day just dropped to the ground dead.
Wes innocent kid and merlin is showing him the right way. And great people along the way. Don is Badass !!!!
3:47 “Brakes are optional”, says the young man with a learner’s permit! LOL😂
My first truck was a 66 Chevy Shortbed stepside C10. Although I was 27 when I got it, it was my first truck love. I had blood, sweat and tears invested in that truck just as Wes does with his. He will respect it for that reason alone. He may still abuse it a little, but he will cherish it nonetheless.
Teaching a younger generation how to save on a rebuild. Repurposing, restoring, looking for donor parts, scalping from multiple vehicles. Having support friends who know and are connected. Wes learning to drive stick, Desiree as an instructor. Taking advice from the best. Thanks for good neighbors.
Merlin and Jimmy are making Wes’s dreams come true! You all are truly Old School! I have an 10 year old soon and we will be getting a project vehicle soon!
I've been watching parents that does everything for their children and then the children does not really appreciate it. Merlin, your son will remember this truck for the rest of his life because he put the work into it. Great mentor, great student!!!
I grew up in central Ohio, (up to the 70's) and there was plenty of wild and crazy stuff to get into there! And for Mr. Don what a nice thing to do!
Paying it forward. There is nothing better.
Wes will definitely learn to control his clutching. It means more driving and practice.
that button cluch won't allow him to have bad habits. they hook up as they touch the flywheel. other than riding with his foot on the peddle he'll be good
I've got a 12 year old daughter that has feel in love with old late 60's to early 70's ford.. so I'll be building one of them for her here soon.. love to see the younger kids getting into the older vehicles. I'm 43 and my first car was a 67 2 dr impala.. so my hats off to the young man.. my first stick was a 63 coment elite 289 hypo engine..
Very Happy to see the mentorship you show the "KID"! Good On you Sir!! This world needs more of that!!!!
Wes is a lucky young man to have the guidance of such great people. Bitchin truck young man!!!
Way back in the early 80’s my highschool auto shop teacher told us about Whitworth but I’ve never seen any that I’m aware of.
I made my son learn to drive a manual when he was learning to drive; now he's one of 2 guys in his shop who can drive a 13 speed Mack. Everyone else is completely out of their depth when a clutch pedal enters the picture. Sad, when even the truck drivers are completely dependent on automatics.
Maybe a stretch cab.... I've seen a couple custom ones, and they ARE cool! But it would add a few more months to build it.
But the best part is the geezers helping the kid get started on a life 'wasted' on cars! I love it!
Dose my heart good to see the old timers doing this. My best friend was in his 40s and I was 12 when I got started. Thanks guys for passing it on .
Keep the burnouts coming!!!
Wes was speechless when he got the hoods! Loved it.
A few of your viewers know exactly what Whitworth spanners/wrenches/sockets are! Some of us actually use them too! Thanks for investing the time to make these videos MErlin.
An LS and a 5 speed manual trans, I like this young man already.
Good looking trucker teaching others are good lessons
Very nice of your neighbor to give those hoods away! 👍👍
Thank you Merlin for teaching this young man the correct way of working on his truck.
After that burnout, I was smiling at least as much as Wes. 😅
What a fantastic group you have in AZ. Every kid needs kind, considerate humans in their life as mentors. And of course, thank you for bringing us along!
My Grandfather had a “66 C10 with a 327 swapped out from something. I can still smell the cigar smoke and it’s been at least 50 years. Amazing what you can remember after all these years. It was a great old truck - sure wish I had it today.
I am sure a lot of us remember the first shaky passes with a clutch. I to drive in a 50 Ford F-1 with a Flatty that had a swapped in granny gear 4 speed. The flathead was rather tired, and if ya didn't get the rpm just right it would die.
Great memories. Merlin you and the people you surround yourself with are shaping the lives of young people like Wes and in so doing are making the memories they will cherish forever....and keeping our hot rod hobby alive in the process. Well done.
Wes...keep an eye on that rear view mirror....
Best way tostart my Friday morning with MOSG. WOW Wes got tall & his permit going to have fun in his truck.ptetty lucky kid..
Been waiting for this video to complete Wes's truck build.💥 The kid is great and growing up fast. Big thanks to Merlin, Jimmy and all who donated time, knowledge and parts for this epic project build. Keep on truckin' Wes! ❤
Don is a nice man. It is wonderful to see that there are still people who are willing to help a young guy.
I certainly recognize a great learning experience, Wes you hit the absolute motherload of knowledge with this group! I’m older than they are and I learn still from this group!
Rev the engine,
pop the clutch,
smoke the tires,
Generally excite the neighbors
❤️🙏😎🤙🛻💨
I drove a 1964 c10 short bed step side in high school. Great rear suspension on those old trucks.💯👍
Being mid 70's years old I FINALLY learned why when helping my neighbor with his triumph motorcycle. I could never get right tools. As soon as video over will call my friend and tell him to view and subscribe ! Thanks for this old man's lesson of unknown to me knowledge.
Wes looks as happy as a 2 peckerd puppy
😂😂😂😂😂
Hi all who reside near LONDON BRIDGE. being English I grew up with WHITWORT, BSF, AF spanners (ok wrenches) but European METRIC arrived many years ago. So I have toolboxes for old Landrover spanners and tools, and toolboxes for Metric spanners and tools. Let's face it, lots of American-built cars now are Metric due to the Japanese Influence.
Yea Land Rovers can have a right mix of threads. I've got a 1989 Range Rover and most of the mechanical bits are still imperial sizes but the body work is all metric. I'd have loved to see the looks on the faces of the German engineers when BMW bought land Rover and they found out how they built cars.
@@keithrushforth4019 LOL. I had a real Landrover, a 1991 3-door early Discovery 200 DTI as a daily driver for 10 happy years, so I did everything that needed doing in my ownership. Tough as old boots that was but sadly my left leg became too much of a problem for the "Mans" clutch peddle In heavy traffic (I am 75 and now disabled) so sold it to a collector miles away from mine. 5 hours after it went I got a call from the guy (my first thought was OH NO something may have gone wrong) but he phoned to say it was the best driving Discovery of that type he had purchased and one that went very well compared to others. Just made me smile. I have had a BMW turbo diesel-powered Landrover Freelander HSE auto that's been my daily driver for the last few years, It's "ok" but will never be a "real" Landrover. I don't drive as far now as I once used to, so for me, its ok, age catches up eventually. I must admit to keep looking for an EX Japanese market reimported back to the UK for sale, a nice everything built in rust free example as a nice vehicle. - One day eh.
Amazing!!! Pay it forward comes by education and money. But the best way for people is education!!! Merlin and jimmy great job helping Wes😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
When I was learning to drive back in the 70’s the car was a 3-speed column shift. My brother was teaching me and every time I would either slip the clutch or forget to do something he would knuckle punch my right leg. Other than having a brushed up leg I learned pretty damn fast.
Our 62 Ford Wagon had a three on the tree, with an overdrive in all three gears.
Thanks Merlin, I was yelling at the screen telling him to take his foot off the clutch. lol
Wes did a awesome burnouts!
Wes is very lucky to have such awesome mentors.
Happy to see a young person have interest in fixing the old stuff.
All of you please Keep up the good work
Merlin Calvin kid did a damn good job I’m impressed especially for the kids nowadays. It’s nice to see someone follow through with something. Have a great day bless y’all.
Reminds me of when my dad bought my first truck out of a farmers silage pit, 1962 Ford F100 4X4. I was 14 when he bought it and we rebuilt the 223 six cylinder and painted. Made it all the way through high school!👍
It’s awesome that you are teaching the younger generation and having him hands on plus teaching him how to drive a manual transmission. Very cool hopefully he gets a bunch of his buddies into the older cars also.
The Judge wants to thank you for video evidence making it so easy. Tickets in the mail. 🥳
😂😂😂😂 sure!
Congratulations Wes! And kudos to Desiree for being an excellent instructor! I learned how to drive stick in an old Chevy grain truck that the synchros were out in. So I had to double clutch...
As bad as it is I learned to drive manual by watching my dad drive for a couple of wks and then stealing his truck at night to go hang with my friends bc I was grounded at the time. The driveway was directly in front of my parents bedroom window at the bottom of the drive which was a hill. I only stalled once and was able to back up the hill. I was scared to death i was gonna roll into the house and their bedroom window but i didnt, thankfully. The things you can do as a kid when you really want to. 😂
@@hustlinghard8081 did you get busted?
@@blackbuttecruizrnot that time but it was a regular occurrence when I was 15 and I got busted a couple times. I had a rebellious stage from 15 - 17 before I decided that I'd rather not spend my life in prison so I settled down and ended up finding Jesus which was the best thing ever for me and my future.
what a project and learning experience for wes. it came out great. hope "he doesnt go to jail" and the tires last
Wes s lucky to have a uncle merlin the magnificent
Hi Merlin you made my day with the release of Wes and his truck build you have a heart of gold to help this young man thanks again
CAR PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TRULY AMAZING!!!
Merlin your bringing back Fond memories, Wes your being given a wonderful torch to carry and using Your drive for the future to carry it. my2cents
Don is the man!! I also believe you take care of the younger generations. When I do something for them, they ask what they owe me. I tell them to pass it on when they are in a position to do so. Don, I hope we inspire them to pass it on down the line.
When I started working on cars 50 years ago , I was giving my grandfather's old tools . The wrenches and the sockets were all standard sizes . One exception was that they were sized by 1/32 . They start at 3/8 11/32. 7/16 13/32 1/2 15/32 and so on until 7/8 . They work on everything.
13/32
The smile on the kids face priceless . you know He's going to tell his friends that he has the coolest uncle's ever . When his friends see that truck there going to laugh at it thinking its a peace of crap then He's going to smoke the tires off it . You go wes. 🇺🇸🤘🤘👍🚓⚒️🏴☠️
Merlin you're such a great mentor..Thanks so much for being a cool ass guy helping out less with parts and giving that kid the postive direction that all kids these days need. Im 47 yrs old and got my first engine built @ 11 yrs old because of good guys like you willing to teach the next generation..I feel that it's important to help keep this next generation interested in building..Have a wonderful holidays everyone thanks for reading this..👍
I like it. The combination of all the junk to make a nice ruck. Good one Wes, look after it and it will last a long time.
Kids learning to do things with their hands and learning how things work. What an amazing video. Five stars Merlin, Jimmy, Wes everyone was so awsome.
Awesome job teaching the youngster
His first burnout Wes is a natural.
This kid is so blessed to have these two great men teaching you. Cherish the time and learning process
Excellent loved watching you teach a young guy. A lot easier to just do it yourself but much more worthwhile letting him learn with instruction. Well done.
Love seeing that young man doing work on his cool ass truck
Wes must have amazing parents. You can tell he is a good kid just by the way he looks the guy in the eye when he shook his hand. Wes, don’t lose that sense of humor. You Merlin and Jimmy are like three peas in a pod 😂. I can see why Merlin and Jimmy like helping him out. 👍. Great video Merlin and editor(Merlins Daughter?). Hope all had a great Thanksgiving!
When I was 15, I bought my first truck (second vehicle though) a '65 Chevy C 10 long box, small back window, 327 3 speed standard on the floor and big wide tires all the way around. That truck didn't loose very often and I went against anyone who wanted to go; I could get rubber going into third gear at over 70 mph. My mom and dad bought me new tires for my 16th birthday but the rear ones only lasted a month. What a fun truck to drive!! Wes' truck is similar and he better be careful or he'll loose his license. I never did but I came close a couple of times.
Merlin, what a legend! Thanks for putting out this channel and sharing your knowledge with the next generation. This is what it is all about, doing and being what we were designed to do by Father God. I’m smiling ... and hope to meet you someday, just to shake your hand and tell you well done. Blessings to you and your family. Regards Dan (from Cape Town South Africa)
Now that was an awesome build with Wes. Top notch instructors through the whole process, even the driving.
Merlin, you and your family are some of the best out there! Keep being you!
That is cool helping young guy the best love it
Don is a true car guy! And Merlin is right .. passing it on is easy .. finding those younger "kids" to pass it on to is the hard part.
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
I learned how to drive a stick from the Dean of RISD air flight school. The instructor wouldn't let me focus at all on shifts infact he shifted for me by the passenger side. So he shifts for me and gives me a pass or fail on feathering the gas & clutch in only first gear. When I pased clutch control, then we went to learn the shift patterns beyond 1st gear.
Hahahaha. You are the best “uncle”Merlin ever!!, 33:20
Don gets a pass to go to heaven! Nice guys finish first!!! Look at Merlin boiling the hides, frying the bolognies. Some kids never grow up...LMAO
That was a very impressive first time burn out with a stick shift….good job WES!!!….my father had a ‘66 c/10 swb fleet very similar to that when i was a kid altough his had the small back window and a built sbc 355 with m-22 four speed…..that truck was badass