Yep bjuice, I get your point and have some of the same memories as a young and driven lad myself.
I can remember my first header installation, The guy from Larry Lampert Auto Centers said They would bolt right on in just about 20 minutes.
That easy bolt on project took me three days and nights in my buddies barn. I think between the both of us we had a cresent wrench, a pair of pliers and a kerosene lantern.
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How times change and the memories just keep getting better and better.