This Market Place Find Was a Score!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ก.ย. 2023
- @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage finds a facebook market place score! Luckily he has a bunch of extra parts to get this vehicle all fixed up, which is good because he is going to need them! Can you guess what he drags into the shop this time?
Lot of knowledge in this man's head and I'm loving every minute of it.👍
I watched him for a long and then I found out he is Paul from Fanta cousin, icing on the cake 🍰
Could you imagine the book that man could write about mechanical
Nice part is he doesn't try to be a know it all. He just does his thing and records it. Very pleasant.
Merlin is The TH-cam Wizard of actually finishing projects!
After watching the cross-country trip in the Model A, I feel like Merlin is an old friend, teaching me his trade. Love all of his videos. Uncle Merlin, you are the absolute best!
He's cousin Marlin.
I worked in an automotive repair shop for 25 years and I learn something new on every video you make! Absolutely Awesome!
Old school garage is the man, nothing Merlin can't build love this guy!
I worked at a shop specializing in these for 6 years. The tapered camshaft sprocket works a a great clutch alignment tool. You should also break the camshaft sprocket loose when installing the timing belt. Adjust the shifter with the trans. in reverse for good results.
Seeing Merlin opening the door from the outside made me chuckle. Its not a VW if it don't have a broken door handle or latch.
Funny how I didn’t even notice. Just a regular thing for me too.
On mine, it was the outside handles I'd have to replace every year or two.... That and the window crank.
The operative word here with MERLIN is "School" because you learn so much from him.....somehow you wanna watch over and over again....
Merlin, with the Vdub up on the rack, looking at the front roll pan under the bumper, looks like the bow of a boat... A real man might make it amphibious... Oooooo...😝😝😝
Merlin, you never fail to amaze me with your mechanical skills and knowledge! (Well, perhaps with an exception for an occasional erratic jet ski?) Anyway, you tackled a project most folks would not even have a clue on where to start! And your choice of a substitute 'engine' for the stranded jet ski was priceless!
Nice find for a flip!!!!! More lunch money or a battery for jet ski!!!!! Desiree hope he took you out for supper!!!!
The very fact that Merlin knew about the self-defeating problem of early version VW-engine is impressive.
Small 4-cylinder foreign built, just did not expected this depth. Way back, driving back home from university i experienced just that, the engine started this cycle of sucking in engine oil.
There was nothing I could do other than waiting for my brother to tow me home.
I love that lil truck, I WANT IT!
Merlin, you ROCK🤘😎🤘
Merlin is amazing. Doesn't treat the engine like a "magic box" that you just swap out and hope for the best. First step is, let's pull the engine, go through it and modify it as he sees fit. Great job, Merlin! Really wish he could figure out his to charge the camera battery before it dies...😂😂😂
Natie is hilarious!! I love watching you all! I always liked watching FabRats more for Ben and Shawn than for Paul truthfully. I wholeheartedly support your decision to be home with your family and your channel is thriving already! Keep up the great work!!
Nice find. You certainly were named right as you are a magician. Great channel. Thank you.
As a side note, I want to live out west so bad. Lived on est side of ESA all my life but when i left Marine Corp basic I took a bus from San Diego to Georgia with tons of stops along the way and just had a blast. I pray I get a chance to atleast visit through some day. I'm disabled with degenerative disc disease. The dry warm air helps me a lot. lightens the pain. Cold and humid days make me hurt bad.
You'd love Havasu
Old Merlin can fix anything from a broken heart to the crack of dawn.
Rory needs a spare 454. He blew his up in Mater
I had a 81 Rabbitt ... bought cheap after it had been overheated. I did an in-frame rebuild, new oversized pistons, bearings, replaced the head. Getting it to hold a head gasket was my biggest problem, by the 4th round I could do the job in 4 hours, minus the re-torque procedure. On the 4th round, I changed it up. First, I bought a new S-K torque wrench. Then I took an entire day, starting it, warming it up to operating temperature, re-torque each bolt by backing it up slightly and tighten to spec, let it cool down to ambient. Then do it all again. On the 5th cycle, at the end of the day, the head bolts clocked to the same position when torqued them, so I left it there. That gasket lasted for eight years, up to the last day I used the car for drive-away work. By then, I'd worn out the rebuild I'd done.
I still have that engine, though the rest of the car is gone. I don't miss the ratted out interior, or the fact that it leaked like a sieve and the heater blower was cost prohibitive to replace, or the need to coast for a quarter mile to shift gears ... but I do miss the 40+ MPG.
Keep an eye on the temp gauge until you get it broke in. If it climbs above normal, slow down. I had to do that for a little while.
20 years ago my best friend had on of these trucks. Imagine a hard core biker type with a mini long haired Datsun dog as his running buddy and a copy of the rules of law book on the dash. We used that 4 cylinder diesel truck to pull a full size tractor trailer into my shop up an 8% grade. Tons of fun. Thanks for the video, brings back lots of memories.
15:24 Merlin's wearing the 90s "Big Johnson" tshirt 😂 love it!!
Thats literally the reason i drifted into the comments today... wanted to make sure somebody caught that 😂😂
@@stircrayzy crazy thing is I was telling my 20 yr old nephew about those last night and showed them to him on ebay and he was laughing so hard at them. I guess that's why I immediately recognized it when I saw him wearing one. I had several of them back in high school but they ended up banning them bc they were a "distraction" and were "inappropriate" 😅
So full of knowledge. Love watching you.
Had one of those VW pickups on the farm. Was a great parts runner vehicle.
Nice to see one up running again. Thanks for the memory refresher. 😊
Wow--a perfect rust free arizona body--great find !!!!
Good morning all from Siesta Key Florida
Literally Jimmy's OFF ROAD recovery. Lol
I don't like to comment, BUT I LOST IT WHEN YOU SAID YALL WERE OUT OF BEER! Couldn't have been better!!! My kinda folks. Much love from Tennessee
Mark your calendar! There will be a car show, Ford Model A/T club. September 23 2023. "First for the town". Gregory Street Plaza, 135 Gregory St, Black Hawk, CO 80422
We look forward to seeing you there!
Drew
Wow uncle Merlin that is a straight shooter!!!cool find! Love ya!~
Great 👍 find. Thanks for sharing 😊.
DNR - HEY THATS ILLEGAL THOSE SPIDERS ARE PROTECTED 😂😂😂
I LOVE FB Market!!!!!!Best deals around. I have found that people wasted their money and I get things very cheap. I have purchased a ECO Flow solar generator for 350 buck less. Only 2 charges put on it, since purchased. These last for 10+ years. My second solar generator.
Oh man i love those so much. Cant believe you got it for trade of an ATC. Here in Oregon everyone wants your first born for anything that clean.
Best way to start my Sunday MOSG. Dr Frankenstein brings back another dead one to life. Your knowledge mind blowing . Love your videos very entertaining
Dang Merlin, I haven't seen a Big Johnson shirt in years. Good stuff.
Whelp, as always - your video made me laugh out loud! The "Big Johnson" T-shirt at 15:20 is hysterical! Thank you for your video's!
Wow Merlin. I couldn’t carry your lunchbox. You are a craftsman
Always loved those old rabbit pickups, nice project ✅
Still love your cross country in the 31 FORD model A . Probably on 20 some teen times. It was so beautiful, peaceful & enjoyed the backroads.
Gets out of the recliner now and heads outside to do a couple oil changes....
Thanks for the motivational videos. 😊
Good looking propulsion unit, Merlin...
Enjoy your videos. Thanks for posting
The little tricks that you create to make it possible to work alone are fantastic to watch.
Thanx for sharing your experience with the VW motor
Great Content 💯👍
Have a Great Day 👍
It's a win win an no Black widow spiders dropping out of the head liner, lol !!!! That could have been a scary drive. Me I think I would have sprayed the inside with killer bomb, an maybe ripped head liner down..
Hi Merlin, morning from Portugal 😁 I wish you many happy moments and good health to see you many videos and good projects 🙏
Rory just blew up the big block in TrailMater, got a junk pullout which sorta runs ok, he might want your found motor
TowMater giving 454 to TrailMater what could be better
Thanks for sharing 👍😀
Goodmorning Merlin from the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦 just to the Northwest of you,, great find on the VW,if anyone can fix this Black Widow you can!!! 😉
Outa beer on the lake; that's a travesty! 😂
It's good to have good friends and Mr Merlin has plenty because he seems generous with his time, knowledge & skill.
I'm sure he's helped plenty of folks out over the years.
One of the most generous people I know with those three points.
That 454 sounds like another one in a tow truck owned by Rory.
Your mom and dad name you right. A powerful wizard with making things work.
Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
Love the junk and it will love u. Really love how you bring it back to life. Thanks merlin
👍🏽🇺🇸👍🏽. Always loved these vw trucks. Can’t find them in central Illinois. Nothing but rust here.. awesome job
I drove a gas powered Rabbit Pickup all over North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina for years repairing copiers and printers. Great little truck if you liked the near constant maintenance. Never did let me down. Guess the maintenance was worth it...................Jay
I had a 1980 rabbit, 4 door, diesel, 4 speed manual. It was a good little car., passed every fuel station almost, 40 miles a gallon. If you were on the highway and needed to pass someone, you dropped back a ways and timed it so the oncomming traffic passed you just before you rearended the car ahead of you. You sling shoted around them. If you waited till it was clear, you could never get enough power/rpms to pass the car ahead of you. I was driving from Texas to Missouri in vacation in that car, tryed running with the truckers, didnt work, the car maxed out at 80 mph. 😂
Merlin, you are a mechanical genius!!!
This is tĥe best channel on TH-cam! Hands down.
MERLIN.. A DOWN TO EARTH HONEST GUY THAT HAS GREAT PROJECTS TO SHOW US.. YOU ARE WAY BETTER THEN YOUR OTHER TH-cam BUDDIES...
I couldn't figure out away of saying that! Thank you! I still am a FabRat fan, probably because I like the people he has with him. I used to love Matts Off Road, in fact I think that is how I found Paul and then Merlin. Matt has done somethingthough, maybe gotten too big and forgotten his humility. And his new friend is someone that I just can't take.
YOU ARE CORRECT. THIS HAPPENS TO MOST TH-camRS.. START OUT HUMBLE THEN MAKE SOME MONEY ,GET RECOGNIZED AND FORGET WHERE THEY COME FROM.. EVERYONE REMEMBERS ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERS..@@johnpyle8027
Jimmy to the rescue!!
Always great content Mr. Johnson. Love the diesel rabbits myself.
Merlin, I look forward to Sunday to watch what you're building or creating. Love your knowledge and your willingness to work on camera to share it with us.
Very cool little truck. You are a master putting that thing back together
l had the first edition Rabbit GTI in the early 80s. l miss that car. Love the channel.
I think that Merlin, in all of his magical mastery, is a Tom Waits music fan
I had a '81 VW Rabbit car that was a diesel. It used to get 50+ mpg and nobody would believe me. Great car... sorry I ever sold it.
I worked with a guy with a VW pickup years ago. It had a bunch of miles on it and the top speed was 50 MPH. Great mileage but took him forever to go to work. I think the drive home gave him extra beer time though.
Plenty caddys around in South Afica, They were sold up until the last 2000's.
Stuff like the rear lights etc are widely available, The later models had a redesigned dash and one piece door windows that did away with the vent window.
A VW mini pickup truck. Why do I have a slight deja-vu? ....... Oh right, because Merlin built one not too long ago! 😁😁😜😜
You are just amazing...where did you get all of your knowledge to do what you do...just curious. I loved your trip across America that was beyond fantastic. Enjoyed your river trip with Paul and his family, which is your family as well. Your ability to take scrap and make it run is mind boggling. Just love the way your mind works...thanks for all that you do.
miss my old little VW pickup was even the same color primer white. every time you touched the truck you had white paint on you. was my first lowrider back in the late 90's.
A great site to listen to and learn.
I have owned 3 1972 VW diesel PUs and enjoyed them very much. Used to take it hunting were any 4 X 4s could not go.
i loved them ole trucks like chevey luvs lmao but the ole girl friend no so much just fooling old memories! thx for the vids:}
Nice little shop truck. Interesting mods.
Cool project. Thanks for sharing. Remember everyone Remember Sunday Jesus Christ is the answer ✝️🙏
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys.
What a cool little truck!
This is a nice little project, again. I like the explanations that Merlin gives along the way.
Time laps music is nice too.
Merlin, you are the all things mechanical whisperer. Love watching someone that is head and shoulders above. I never was exposed to fixin, but I love watchin and learnin at age 71. Thanks for your hard work both in mechanicing and videoing. John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee.
Thank you again from Berea Kentucky ✌️😎
VW coco has one in England, little more rust than that one 😢 looks like a decent run around, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
You made your wife push ?????? I like it!👏👏👏
Man I wish I had a little truck like that. I just got a cabinet installer job and that'd be my savior
Oil dripping on the road.
Oh Merlin "HOW DARE YOU" If Greta saw this you'd give her heart palpitations. LMAO 🤣😂.
Great job man I've learned so much watching you! Keep em coming
I had an old rabbit diesel that would run on when I got off the offramp going to work, I directed the hose into a oil bottle and would pour it back into the engine. great mileage on that beast.
I really enjoy watching you work, sir. It seems as though you can fix just about anything.
However, it appears that your yard (front and back) is getting very crowded.
Great to see the little “El Rabbito”, as I used to call mine in the early 80’s. I also put a turbo in mine, but I was always blowing head gaskets. I liked the little truck, but it had so little power that it could hardly get out of it’s own way. 😊
There's a guy near me, who has one lifted with a stack in the bed. Rolls Coal everywhere he goes. It's hilariously awesome.
Very nice. It will be great. Love diesel anything.
I love that restaurant! Bummed we won't be out as planned next month.
I believe those were called Sport Rucks, Sportrucks, the Scirocco motors were the ones that you could hot rod , I had a scirocco some kid who owned it before me had melted the springs to lower it, I commuted from Big Bear lake to Chino hills and had a great time driving while I beat the crap out of my kidneys. With that lowered suspension.
If only they came in an extended cab, a little more seat room, lol. They certainly can run for decades, if ya do the maintenance... Thanx !
Hey Merlin 👋✌️👍🙏🏻❤️
Venomous spiders? pressure wash that lil thing. Nobody puts piggy in the corner lol
Hi Merlin. I plan to visit my mother in Lake Havasu this winter. I'm bringing my remote control crawlers, I know Paul and the boys love their rc crawlers but Matt doesn't like toy cars. Are you interested in visiting Matt with your cousin and nephews to challenging Matt to rc crawler competition? I figured that might be the only way Matt would take his rc banana of the shelf and publicly thank Tomley for building it and sending it all the way from England
As soon as saw that toy truck, it instantly took me back to the late 70's. My best friend use to own a 1976 VW Rabbit. What was so significant about it, was that he put side pipes on it! It sounded like a lawn mower engine on steroids! If I remember correctly, he put a set of custom wheels (Cragers) and tires on it.
My best friend in high school, his dad bought one of those new in maybe 1982. I thought it ran pretty good and it really went through the snow! I was in the process that winter of rebuilding my Cobra Jet Torino. It ran a little better! lol