The next Saturday, they all met at old Ben's place and started work on the Vette. Andreas Sr. gave Ben some money he'd scraped together. Ben protested he didn't need to pay anything yet! He trusted them for the money and was in no rush. But Andreas had his pride and insisted, so Ben took the money. Ben directed them to where to park the car. They jacked it up and pulled off the tires, then lowered the body onto some solid timbers Ben had laying around for the purpose. Ken told them they needed to pull the engine and transmission because he could tell both were badly worn. Neither Sr. nor Jr. had ever worked on a vehicle before, but they had a strong desire to learn. As work progressed, Ken was sweating so he pulled off his tank top to reveal a rather well developed physique. Jr. couldn't help but remark and admire Ken's build saying he wished he knew how to work on his build. Ken said he'd help Jr. with a program later if he was serious. Sr. was pleased that Jr. was taking an interest in improving himself and nodded is approval of the idea. After several hours of scraping caked on dirt and grime and twisting bolts, they were ready to pull the engine and tranny. Ben's barn had a solid I-beam along the rafter above where they were working. It had been placed there for heavy lifting. They installed a chain hoist on the I-beam to pull out engine and transmission as a unit. It took quite a lot of jockeying but they finally got it out of car and onto a solid workbench. They separated the transmission from the engine and placed it on the floor. Then Ken began removing various engine parts and peripherals. By this time, Sr. was played out watched in fascination as Ken did his magic with his tools. Ben hadn't been much help except to comment from time to time on their progress. Ken enlisted Jr. to hand him the various tools he needed. Jr. was glad for the learning experience. Before long, the engine was stripped down to where Ken could start to take some measurements for wear. The car had seen some pretty hard use over the years. Ben said he knew of at least two previous owners, but he hadn't hadn't gotten any history from them. He hadn't cared much. He knew he could replace the engine and tranny. The important thing was the basic car was still intact. By this time it was getting late. Ken felt they had made pretty good progress. He asked Ben how long they could use the barn. Ben said not to worry. He wasn't using the barn and they could take as long as they needed. He was just happy someone was taking on the project and he wanted to see the end result. They all felt pretty good about the days accomplishments. Ben told them to come into the house. He had some supper about ready for them. They tried to protest but he wouldn't hear of it. He said he rarely got company and his feelings would be really hurt if they didn't humor him. He had made a first class meal for them. Steak, baked potatoes and lots of fixins. They all ate like starved wolves and couldn't praise Ben enough for the fine meal. After cleaning up the dishes and putting them all away, they couldn't thank Ben enough and told him the next meal was on them. It was agreed they would meet the next week. As they went out to their cars, Ken asked Jr. if he wanted him to workout a weight lifting program for him. Something he could do at his school's gym. Jr. smiled from ear to ear and said 'sure!'. Ken said he would have it ready the next time they met. Everyone parted company with big smiles on their faces. Thank you for taking a peek! Your support is greatly appreciated! Andreas character morphs, both adult and youth versions, free, from Leije, here at 'osity! Thank you, Leije, again, for your kind generosity in sharing these fine character morphs!