I also attended auto shop in High School around 1968. I had an old '62 Rambler American that just needed a head gasket[flathead 6],but instead we put a 289 Ford engine and 4 speed transmission in it. Needless to say,I had a sleeper that was really fast. All I wanted was a motor that would stay cool,really liked the 6 cyl. motor with overdrive with the"three on the tree' shifter. I tried to get my Son to watch me when I worked on my work vans when I was a contractor,but he just said that when he grows up,he'll pay someone to do it for him. He recently told me that he got a great deal on brakes on his Pontiac,$500 to change pads and rotors! Kids these days don't have the curiosity that I had and still have about how things work.