I will start with one (of many)....
This will be 32 years ago now (darn). I was 26. Local junk yard would have this special day (maybe once a month) where you paid $25 to get through the gate and you could have anything you could carry out. They had this flagged exit area marked off and you had to carry all your stuff about 10 yards to a finish line. Thing is, you had to carry everything, including your tools. Luckily a guy told me that as I was going in with my toolbox, so I turned around and picked out the basic tools I figured I would need and wrapped them in a cloth.
I saw a guy pay for six people to go in and they attempted to carry a whole car out. They failed to get it all the way across without sitting it down.
Anyway, back then I had an old 1979 4x4 Subaru wagon. I needed a MacPherson strut and other assorted things. I roamed around the yard, scoping out the Subarus. There were a few. One had an engine that looked pretty good. I was like, I have always wanted to rebuild a Subaru motor. They are all aluminum block and heads, but water cooled opposing cylinders, unlike the air cooled VW. I don't know the weight, but not like a cast iron block. Still, heavy enough.
I unbolted the engine, got everything disconnected, removed the hood, stood on the wheel wells, grabbed the intake and lifted the engine out of the car. Got it down on the ground. Cut the seat belts out of the car, flipped over the hood and made a sled. Sit the engine on my sled. Removed the strut I needed. Found two Jackman wagon wheels. Started across the field to the exit area. Got over there after a bit of a grunt.
Piled some old tires up very close to the starting line and then sit the engine on the tires, thinking then I don't need to bend over. Tied my tool sack to the motor. Used the seat belts to sling the wagon wheels and strut over my shoulders. Then I picked up the engine. There is a guy standing there with a clip board watching me. My legs were really feeling it and it was a struggle, but I slowly walked to the finish line. As I went the guy with the clip board started cheering me on "Come on, you can do it!". I made it across, turned around and asked "This all mine?". Guy says "Yep, most I have seen anyone carry out for $25".
I did rebuild that motor and put lots of miles on it.
This will be 32 years ago now (darn). I was 26. Local junk yard would have this special day (maybe once a month) where you paid $25 to get through the gate and you could have anything you could carry out. They had this flagged exit area marked off and you had to carry all your stuff about 10 yards to a finish line. Thing is, you had to carry everything, including your tools. Luckily a guy told me that as I was going in with my toolbox, so I turned around and picked out the basic tools I figured I would need and wrapped them in a cloth.
I saw a guy pay for six people to go in and they attempted to carry a whole car out. They failed to get it all the way across without sitting it down.
Anyway, back then I had an old 1979 4x4 Subaru wagon. I needed a MacPherson strut and other assorted things. I roamed around the yard, scoping out the Subarus. There were a few. One had an engine that looked pretty good. I was like, I have always wanted to rebuild a Subaru motor. They are all aluminum block and heads, but water cooled opposing cylinders, unlike the air cooled VW. I don't know the weight, but not like a cast iron block. Still, heavy enough.
I unbolted the engine, got everything disconnected, removed the hood, stood on the wheel wells, grabbed the intake and lifted the engine out of the car. Got it down on the ground. Cut the seat belts out of the car, flipped over the hood and made a sled. Sit the engine on my sled. Removed the strut I needed. Found two Jackman wagon wheels. Started across the field to the exit area. Got over there after a bit of a grunt.
Piled some old tires up very close to the starting line and then sit the engine on the tires, thinking then I don't need to bend over. Tied my tool sack to the motor. Used the seat belts to sling the wagon wheels and strut over my shoulders. Then I picked up the engine. There is a guy standing there with a clip board watching me. My legs were really feeling it and it was a struggle, but I slowly walked to the finish line. As I went the guy with the clip board started cheering me on "Come on, you can do it!". I made it across, turned around and asked "This all mine?". Guy says "Yep, most I have seen anyone carry out for $25".
I did rebuild that motor and put lots of miles on it.