1933 Dodge STARTS for the FIRST TIME Mini Semi - Episode 4
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Watch as Merlon starts the 1933 Dodge Mini Semi for the first time. The glass is delivered and final touches bring the truck together. Thanks for watching! Share, like and subscribe for more content!
whenever I'm adding or changing fluids I start off by pouring some on the ground just to get it out of the way and then I proceed with the task at hand 😆
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I highly respect this
I dump it all over the exhaust manifold then let it run onto the ground, less frustrating if it's already covered in oil.
Could not wipe the grin off my face watching you fire this up and pull it out of the garage. Merlin this is friggin awesome!
Really cool old truck. It's turning into a SUPER COOL truck!!! You certainly do some extraordinary work Merlin!!
Merlin, it's always nice seeing the Boss give you a hand. Great job Merlin and you have your other Boss Ryn with you large and in charge.
What a super cool build this is, you are a man of many talents.
A man of all trades Merlin really like that Truck!!!!!!
Another creation of Dr Frankenstein & his 33 Dodge mini semi fricken awesome.. Once again love how your mind works Merlin. & being a ex Marine I enjoy the American flag always there. ✌ 💘 😊
That vintage film was AWESOME! HT to your editor. "Dog is my copilot"
You one a man is great
Yeeee Hawww, Merlin!!!
Let 'er Buck!!! What a great build!!
As you said, "a childhood dream"...
(and has now come to life!!!)
Keep on keepin' on!!!😍😍
Your truck is beyond awesome! Beautiful, job !
Glad your Cuz led me here. Love your videos !
Truck is looking good 👍👍👍
When you were moving it outside, I flashed to the old Dennis Weaver movie "Duel", too cool!!!
Thanks Merlin and production crew we do appreciate the work that goes into putting a video together. And when you get real good at that upholstery we can be friends LOL.
Central California watching
I can’t wait to see the design of these tandem axles how they will be coupled up👍
I'm with you!
With his other cool ideas and designs, it's going to be killer!
I think it's gonna have to be a custom billet diff cover with reverse pinion on the top and CV axle so close together like that. A couple custom companion flanges to bolt the cv axle in.
Just a beautiful old truck, damn nice job!
I've a special love for these old girls
That is truly a thing of beauty to watch it go from a dream to driveable is a privilege I'm grateful for.
You look good in that thing Merlon, looks like a dream come true!
Great build. Please post more of what your doing. I love these old school rigs with new tech power.
That is how America was built. Never done it, don't know anything about it, get out of the way I'm going to do it!! Nice build. The one thing for sure is it will turn heads and be fun to cruise.
Great video, look forward to every upload!
Man. That is one sweet hotrod.
Wow, I am just so taken with this build.
I've rebuilt and restored 1930s cinema organs, and 1970s sailing yachts.
The range of skills, pride in the attention to detail, I see here on display, plus the imagination and fearlesness to even conceive of attempting it in the first place. 🤩
If I wore a hat, I would enthusiastically doff it to a kindred spirit.
Huge respect to you, from me here in Bonny Scotland. 🏴👍
I met Merrlins OSG after the boat restoration. Looking at these old pages I am more and more impressed with the skills and knowledge displayed. But the most impresive is the nice relaxed down to earth presentation. A great site. Please keep going. Between you, Chads Fab, Fab Rats and Matt's off road and the other wrecker drivers it became the highlight of the weeks tubing
For pass thru holes in the upholstery, you can make grommets from the vinyl by cutting a circle 1/2" larger than your hole, then pie slicing from the center to the almost the diameter of the hole. Fold the pie slices to the hidden side and sew it down.
I will try that thanks for the tip 😊🏁
Oh my hot rod.. such a rad job on the fire wall.
Sweet truck! Looks and sounds awesome! And congratulations to the editor!
I hate your struggles.. love your triumphs. Thanks for sharing.
I love that I can learn when I watch your videos. One day soon I will have another p-pump 12v or maybe even an 8.3.
That was so rad of seeing the old black white truck tests🤣🙏👊🥰 they were thrashing
Man, you run that Consew like a pro!
That Tow Rig looks almost unstoppable. Wish I could make
it to the Wrecker Competition coming up.
Good Luck with it..
This is good, flying V//S driving across the U.S. Jimmy in the air and Merlin in the Honda. Having driven and flown across the country myself I feel right like I am right there with each of them. I worked for an aviation company for twenty-eight years and I have chased the sun and sun rise in the old car. Cessna 150 air time in Alaska for a little while. Thanks
Thanks for sharing with us. This mini semi has to be my current favorite TH-cam build.
Just started following you and really enjoying it. I appreciate your talent and the lack of bs.
Wow she is coming together so beautiful. Keep up the good work and stay safe out there.
I have really enjoyed watching this build. Thanks for the new video!!
Definitely love the craftmanship! Reminded me of some things dad showed me (he was a master builder, started in '29 outta HS, but grew up on a farm). & as an old wood butcher myself, know the importance of a great pattern. You sure make a nice finished product, can't wait to see this one thru...
I assume you know the trick with silicone clean up Is alcohol on a cloth or Windex with a squeegee. Thanx for the lessons & chuckles !
You build the coolest things!
I can't wait to see this all together with the trailer
Mr Merlin that a beautiful truck Sir
The Old Dodge Brothers truck looks Great. Love the tandem rears..Great Job And Video..
Totally awesome! You will be "East bound and down" in no time!
Merlon! That is a bad ass rig. I can’t wait for a ride.
That thing is coming out awesome! I absolutely love it! Can’t wait to see it done.
Quite possibly one of the coolest rigs I've ever seen.
You are amazing
I can't wait to see how the rear differential gets connected.
this is art what this man dose
looking good every little piece gets her closer nice job well done
Merlin is a master of alllllll trades.
He may be but Merlon is pretty good too.
Love the build Merlin, thank you from 🇦🇺
This has to be one of the coolest projects i have seen. Man I love this stuff.
Watching the B/W intro, i could feel my vertebrae crunching with every jump they took..
🤣🤣😊
Super good-looking ensembled right there.
That's kind of like my dream build I'm going to start soon. But now think I'm going diesel! Thanx Merlin.
You really do incredible work!
Right on! Ride on!
a very clean job
Love the colors. You did right by that truck.
That is already a awsome truck and not even done yet you have alot of cool toys I could only dream
Excellent truck ,all the best
That is one damn SWEET ride !! Over the top awesome !
Wow! Just Wow! You are an amazing craftsman.
When I was 10 , I took a locked up 3 speed transmission , broke it apart with a sledge , took another apart, and used the best parts to build 1 for a 52 Chevy pickup, was converted to a 235 , I got white and black paint given to me , painted by a brush
sewing machines are fun been teaching myself how to sew .. and collected a few machines along the way ,,now I need a whole room or a garage to set up all my machines lol .. just keep the fingers back from the needle I got close a few times , the machine can't tell weather it's fabric or fingers .. can't wait to see the driveline set up for the rear axles ,,Great video ..
Good advice keep that finger out of the needle
Truck is looking good can't wait to see it pulling your new trailer
she's a keeper very nice truck well done sir
You can bring that beauty up to my place in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦 and I will make sure it gets to a pile of car shows and cruiseins this summer
When Merlin busted out the upholstery machine...i was like...."damn man...we all don't have a shop around?"
That's Awesome. Thank you for your video's.
It is looking great. My grandfather had a stakebed just like the one in the Dodge Brothers video, on the farm.
I am over the top in love with everything about this truck! Except: (please keep in mind, this is personal opinion) the choice to leave the outside rusty. Now I am not against a good old weathered rig (please notice I did not use the word "patina" (god am I sick and tired of that damn word!)). But, I feel a rig of this caliber and effort deserves at least "hot-rod black" to go with the rest of the build. Mixing the two, nice colored paint (the red, not just chassis black) and rust, does not work in my opinion. Again, this is MY opinion. You do what you want! It is your beast! This is just a super cool build regardless of what I think. Love it!
The only reason I’m leaving at old and rusty on the outside is because I don’t have a shop or a garage large enough to store it inside and I would be selling the truck or disgusted with it when it burnt up the paint in one year the sun here in Arizona is brutal
@@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage Living here in Pennsylvania we have to live with the rust and the changes of seasons. I would love to come out there sometime. I am a chemical engineer but I really dislike it anymore. I have been putting together a machine shop and the equipment needed to do fabrication and body work. Also I purchased a couple of engine drive welders and a Ford Ranger XLT that I put a flatbed on to mount a Welder and a crane. 18 Months ago I was hit on my 1957 Harley Panhead and was crushed and smashed against a telephone pole.It has taken all these months in physical therapy and blood thinners to get rid of the blood clots and get back to walking. I am doing pretty well now and hopefully I will get to ride out and see you o n my way out to Steve's adn then Temekula on my way to the Baja for the El Diablo Ride. Love ya brother. Keep up the great work.
Where I live🏴, 'patina' can go straight through to fresh air over one winter.
Like the great Hank Williams wrote: the tyres & tubes are doing fine, but the air is showing through! 😜
@@MerlinsOldSchoolGarage I get it Merlin. I know all about the AZ sunshine. I am just outside Phoenix in Gilbert. And have a serious amount of money invested in shade structures on my property, LOL. I bet I have plenty of room to store that beauty for you! As long as you leave the keys, HAHA!
@@Biokemist-o3k well brother sorry to hear your misfortune, glad to hear you are getting better and wish you all the best for you and your loved ones
So cool coming together 🙏🐺
Man you are awesome! Love the truck and the channel. Hope to see alot more videos. Keep up the awesome content! Happy Easter to you and yours.
“I’m eating Top Ramen so I can build that too”. Best quote
Love it she’s looking good my friend
The little puffs of dust coming out of the door handle lock hole as they were hammering the door spoke volumes.
i really would like more detailed videos of this build, its sweet and i love your style... editor is doing great too
Great build Merlin, sitting on the edge waiting for the next one. I have a deuce and half that I would like to do the same with, also plan to use a 5.9 coupled up to a RockWell 10 speed. Thanks for the effort to record the build.
Great job Merlin!
Man that thing is so frickin cool! Love to see you have a channel going, saw you on Fab Rats, and came up in my youtube recommendations, so you must be doing something right! Glad I found ya!
That’s one fkn cool looking truck merlin jack of all and master of none merlin the Cummins whisperer 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪✊😎🇬🇧🏴☠️
Love it, and I love that you are not afraid to edit out t cause words
I want my channel to be real and every once in a while I lose my mind and I got a cuss at it a little If you cut the truth out then what else are you hiding right
Simply amazing!
Merlin is a master thanks for the videos...
Can't wait to see you build the out drive on the front differential. Always wondered how to do that. Gonna be a great episode. How much did you beef up the 5.9?? Truck looks fabulous.
Me too! been looking for that!
Love the dodge bros Mini semi
That is one beautiful Rat truck I,m about to start looking for the bones to build my own rat truck
Video was awesome watch great job on the fire wall padding
Chrysler Sled Qld Australia 🇦🇺
OMG! That is truly awesome!
Thats a really nice, really cool truck you got there. I'd drive it if it was mine.
Great work A nice looking truck
OMG that truck is awesome love it👍
Another great video Sir
AWESOME build!! I would like to ask for more details on the front drive axle center chunk. this type of build has been a dream of mine for a long time. Just not sure how to drive the rear tandem.
Thanks from down in Louisiana. Love your channel.
Amazing work!
That truck is VERY cool!
That was cool , Love that truck .
Great truck love the build series its great to see the progress
So cool, can’t wait to see it around!
awesome you made your own upholstery