Well, to be honest I mostly stood around and helped every once in a while. It was pretty awesome though, I don't usually get to be on the mechanical side of the business, but i'm always excited when I do get the chance. now if only it was my own car...  

What kind of motor was it? and more importantly what are you putting in?!?!?!?!  

how hard is it to change a 305 1991 camero enggine with a 350vortec  

is it a lot of work and is it costly to put a 350 vortec in the car and take out the 305 has rod knocking just put the engine in went 35 miles motor blew  

Nothing like the real deal to help your perspective on things.  It's good stuff - lots of fun.  I dreaded the first time I had to change the clutch in the Falcon (originally a 3 speed / 289 car) - didn't have a clue.  But since I drove it pretty hard my experienced mechanic friend said "you gonna break it, you better learn how to fix it".  I've fixed a lot in the last 30 years  

Gone from this in the 70s:

To much more comfy in my old age:
 

Yeah thats definetly a step up in garages. At least you have a garage, all I have is a crummy parking space at my crummy apartment    

And probably a landlord that yells "no working on cars here!".  I consider myself very fortunate to have a place to work on the cars.  Spent my share of time changing clutches in the driveway, installing shift kits with one set of tires up on the curb, etc.  "Best" repair was one Sunday morning after a really late party, had to take a friend to work early.  It was about 35F and I just grabbed some shorts and a T-shirt.  On the way back, the shifter fell off the three speed.  I got one wheel up on a high spot on the side of the road and managed to get one bolt (found it laying in the road) back in enough to limp home.  By the time I got home, my hangover was all gone.  

haha that sounds pretty rough...

.yeah if you have your hood up for more than 3 minutes, they come out and yell like it's the end of the world