[chris vickery]

Rob, you said that your bren got very warm, what about you?
Jordan, as an aside, I have a similar tale for the books. I think we all do and could almost start a thread on " What not to do"
Anyhow, shortly after getting my 12 cab half done, engine was installed and decided to take her for a spin. Now, all the nice new paint had been applied, details done etc. 2 minutes into the quick spin and there's smoke and oil all over the place. Note to self: make sure to tighten up things like the oil filter cover lid.
End result: a sticky oily mess from stem to stern on my freshly restored cmp chassis and several hours of work to clean it up.

Story number 2. Never try to dis-assemble a Ford flathead water pump bearing, as they're not meant to come apart. A few good wraps with a ball pein hammer and you've got yourself a hand grenade going off. Lucky for me safety glasses saved the day although there were pieces from one end of the shop to the other and me with a large cut on my face. Note to self: if you don't know what you're doing, don't do it or proceed cautiously and use common sense.

We've all been there before, some worse than others. I must say though, that usually as we get older and more experienced, the mistake quotient is supposed to get lesser.