The Wait is Over! 1966 Chevy C10 Comes to Life
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- @MerlinsOldSchoolGarage and @jetskijim007 help Wes finish putting his Chevy C10 together! This project has been going for over one year and Wes has grown up! He finally has his drivers permit! Desiree and Merlin teach Wes the do's and don'ts on driving a clutch. Follow along the last leg of this journey with Wes and his 1966 Chevy C10 truck build.
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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 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.
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. 💪👍🏼
Wes looks as happy as a 2 peckerd puppy
😂😂😂😂😂
Thats real cool Merlin, Desiree, Jimmy, Brian & Don for teaching Wes what ya did. My hats off to you.
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.
Paying it forward. There is nothing better.
The smile on Wes's face is priceless.
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!
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!!!!
The world needs a lot more of Merlin teaching young men.
Wes innocent kid and merlin is showing him the right way. And great people along the way. Don is Badass !!!!
Hands down, my favorite “Merlin” video. Nothing better than passing it on down the line.
So nice to see blokes willing to help out young fella who is willing to work & learn ! Awesome 🇦🇺
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.
An LS and a 5 speed manual trans, I like this young man already.
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
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
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 !
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.
I have loved this video, and as a Brit 🇬🇧 stick is totally normal for us, but in all fairness he/Wes is doing well and sending De out with him is a great learning curve as different people have different teaching styles. But self judgement is a good thing as this is how you learn a clutch, I learnt to drive in a ex military 1973 LAndrover 109 and a 70's Nuffield/Massey/Leyland tractor's. They're clutches. But he did good. Go Wes.
I love the way you guys treat this young man he will always remember all of you!
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.
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!
One of the luckiest 15 year old ever!! congrats wes and merlin! my heart is happy.
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.
As a grandfather,I hope to pass on my hot rod heart to my grandchildren,watching this gives me smiles,ear to ear!
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.
Very Happy to see the mentorship you show the "KID"! Good On you Sir!! This world needs more of that!!!!
the lad has grown well. confident and willing to learn.
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....
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)
Good looking trucker teaching others are good lessons
You old uns. Teaching the kids your naughty ways. You'll never learn.
Absolutely the best watch in TH-cam this month.
Someone taught them, gotta pass it along….
@@KrisD007 absolutely.
😂😂😂. Merlin you created a monster. Good job. Be safe.
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.
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..
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 helped an older neighbor bale hay and he kept his foot on the clutch ALL the time while pulling the baler. His son told me later, that he had put 3 clutches in that tractor(770 Oliver) during his high school years. Ya can't make an automatic transmission out of a stick shift.
Olivers with the live PTO were great for baling hay. Dad put a heavy duty clutch in our 66, and as a kid, it was all we could do to push it in.
We had a 66, 77, 88, 880, and 1800.
Amazing!!! Pay it forward comes by education and money. But the best way for people is education!!! Merlin and jimmy great job helping Wes😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
After that burnout, I was smiling at least as much as Wes. 😅
Awesome job teaching the youngster
I drove a 1964 c10 short bed step side in high school. Great rear suspension on those old trucks.💯👍
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.
CAR PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TRULY AMAZING!!!
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
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. 🇺🇸🤘🤘👍🚓⚒️🏴☠️
Wes was speechless when he got the hoods! Loved it.
To be a kid again. With a good friend. I was lucky to find a few of them in my life. What a awesomely beautiful thing
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
what a project and learning experience for wes. it came out great. hope "he doesnt go to jail" and the tires last
Props to Don for gifting those hoods. That is so outstanding.
I guess the same can be said for all the wrenching community that helped on this. Just wonderful. 👍👍
Wes is a lucky young man to have the guidance of such great people. Bitchin truck young man!!!
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.
With this I’m remembering when my dad sold those trucks new. I went with him on a couple of deliveries to new owners. Shifting back to current times they are now relics of the past.
Very nice of your neighbor to give those hoods away! 👍👍
Shifting is important. Even on an automatic. I taught my sister to drive. When we started the three point turn she kept looking down as she shifted between Drive and Reverse. We went to an empty parking lot to develop muscle memory. Shifting is all about eye-hand coordination.
The kid is a natural at stick shift burnouts
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'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!!!
For a new driver he's not doing too bad. But you are right he needs to loose the bad habits.
I learned how to drive a clutch in a 1966 Toyota with a 3 on the tree. That was 50 years ago. It's a very short list where we experience that fear, frustration, angst, and elation all in the same time span. Good job guys!
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
Don is a nice man. It is wonderful to see that there are still people who are willing to help a young guy.
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
His first burnout Wes is a natural.
I think it’s great that you teach this kid things. Because of this he want to be a mechanic or a mechanical engineer. Who knows but I think it’s great. Kids need opportunities like this.
Wes is Permanently smiling
The Judge wants to thank you for video evidence making it so easy. Tickets in the mail. 🥳
😂😂😂😂 sure!
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.
A helpful way to learn clutch control is practice starting out with no throttle and not stalling.
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!
Thanks Merlin, I was yelling at the screen telling him to take his foot off the clutch. lol
Teach Wes how to parallel park uphill backwards. That is Soooo fun for twenty years in a row.
Best way tostart my Friday morning with MOSG. WOW Wes got tall & his permit going to have fun in his truck.ptetty lucky kid..
Well you guys are something else man. I wish that I had somebody did stuff like that for me. I grew up with my grandfather at the age of five.
Can you spend a lot of time picking myself up off the ground of the floor. And it was worse around other people just to prove a point how you should raise your kids. Bad part about it you never raised his own.
But I learned to drive and they were all stick shift standards.
And yes I used to ride the clutch.
Just cuz I thought it was cool to put your foot up there for a footrest. The age of eight I was driving about a 47 8 ton flatbed truck on the ranch. Took out a few small trees. Picking brush.
Can I can reach the clutch and a break at the same time should I just dug itself on the ground or up against a tree.
So that job didn't last too long.
Valentía 13 and 14 I drove an old Reno flatbed truck on the ranch sometimes on the back roads. I was 14. Unfortunately I didn't learn much in school. I couldn't ask him for help. And I wouldn't cuz I had to hear that humiliation. Decided to move from that ranch should I grow up on. So I quit school at accurate school at 14. How to wait till I was 18 to get a license. At 15 average driving for Southern California Orange County to Northern California.
Yes standards of fun if you know how to use. Later in life.
After my construction work.
I got a job driving semi trucks.
Then again I started kicking my foot on the clutch. How do I get rid of that have it quick.
Drove a lot of cabover that's when I first started. 13 speeds.
Then I only use the clutch the first time. Then it was all about floating the gears.
How is getting to the point where I can't shift with the clutch.
I can float a gear on any standard. All about the ear in your foot.
Merlin you're alright I don't care what Paul .🤷🏽♂️👍🏽😊😎.
And your wife's pretty cool too.
🙋🏽♂️🌲🌲.
Good to see the sweat equity Wes put into this build. He should enjoy this rig for many years. BTW that is Triumph G. D. 3 for us old-timers.
Desiree is an awesome instructor by the way
Merlin nice to see you help the younger generation out. I think you will teach him bad habits. I am sure you have had your fair share of tickets that's what you and Paul have in common. I think you both did a great job teaching him how to shift. Really nice job on the truck.
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.
Cool old truck, Wes done a good job
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.
Thank you Merlin for teaching this young man the correct way of working on his truck.
Your endless supply of sarcastic training is always amusing as well as personally identifiable! 😅😅😅
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
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.
So, while in England getting their drivers license, I learned they expect you to keep in gear(downshifting is ok), until you almost stop then disengage the clutch. If you push it in to coast to a stop they consider it a lack/loss of vehicle control and will fail ya. 🤷 I did what I had to to pass, then proceeded to drive like an American driving clutch after without incident 😅
And of course in the UK you have to take your test in a manual to be allowed to drive one. I've only known one person who had an automatic only license.
Wes did a awesome burnouts!
Gonna need some heater controls in Ohio. Nice looking rig, reminds me of my 62.
Don is a really cool dude !
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.
Merlin, you and your family are some of the best out there! Keep being you!
awesome show an happy thankgiving to you guys
Good job Wes
Thx Merlin
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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!👍
Thank you Don!....So hard to find any kids who are willing/interested going hands on with a vehicle nowadays.....
Love seeing that young man doing work on his cool ass truck