Great. My story doesn't have a happy ending. When I was about that age or a year or two older, a neighbor had a 1951 Merc. flathead V8 that needed an engine overhaul. 2 or 3 of us convinced him that we could do the job. We did but put it together DRY!!!!! Figured the oil pump would take care of oiling; and having done valve jobs and all, my first complete overhaul.
Lived on a gravel road and the plan was to get it out and pushed up to speed, shifter in 1st, pop the clutch and she should start right up, which is what we did on engines that didn't want to start (but not having been just "overhauled"). The tires were locked up tight and all we did was make ruts in the gravel.
In short, he had to hire somebody to tear it back down, replace the damaged parts and put it together with the proper lube during assembly. The owner was our friend and he didn't bash us much about it. He had a good job, was living at home with parents and had adequate income to blow it off.
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