My first VW engine rebuild. I didn't know jack squat about auto machanics, but the manuals you could get where so informative you couldn't lose. And then of course the guys at the auto parts stores were another endless source of knowledge. I think most of them back 20 years ago were usually retired from actual garage work. Now going to an auto parts store is like going to Home Depo, just try to ask one of the kids that work in the plumbing department for a half to quater inch reducer in copper and watch the blank look come across their face. Any way it was really exciting when that first engine came to life.