1964 vw bug,
i took the engine out about 20 times and fooled around with and put the whole thing back together about 10 times. took the rods apart, slit the case in half put it back together,

the whole car ran fine, got it for 400 bucks back in 1989. i learned alot, actually how a basic engine works... isnt that what our first cars are for? to fix it ourselfs and learn from our mistakes...... it was fun...