I never understand why step dads are such douche bags.

 

^mine isnt. i have never seen him upset about anything. hes usually the coolest mofo. he lets me have parties at my house and crap. hes chill as fuck, but for some reason he doesnt want me to swap engines at my house.

 

home owners association??? maybe? they will fine your ass hard

 

nope. i already checked. they dont care about having an engine in a garage. but if you leave it in a driveway or on the side of the house where it is visible THEN yes; they care. but other than that, no.

 

Most of my neighbors borrow tools from my dad so they never give me crap about working on my car.

 

i had to do a motor swao in the dirt/grass. try moving an engine lift thur that. lol

 

i have actually. two days ago. when i went to go pick up my KA, the car was in dirt. tons of fun that was the hoist wheels' were dug into the dirt. we tried 9534875834573 ways to get the engine on my friends truck. we ended up putting a board through the chains, then my friend and this other guy picked it up and we some how managed to get the motor on the truck.

 

...been there done that..4 or 5 times.

 

it sucks.

 

and KA's are heavy, too. I can pick up a full SR shortblock (no accesories) by myself, and I'm not exactly the strongest guy ever. When I pulled a KA out, my brother an I together almost simultaneously had hernias while unloading just the shortblock.

and then there was the time I pulled an auto KA. I though the hoist was going to snap in half.