Car stories....and I mean stories

The transmission mount on that car rusted out where it attached to the main frame.....twice.

The first time I heard a clunk and then the fan started hitting the shroud.

All I had was a coat hanger.

I actually managed to lift the engine/trans enough with my bare hands to get the stretched hanger wrapped around end of the trans cross member and drove it home.

Took it to school and drilled/tapped/bolted in a length of C channel.

The next weekend the other side let go.
This was the driver's side and I actually used the hanger I had (hey, be prepared, right?) to twist the engine/trans back up into place without even getting out of the car.
That's right, still seated and bent over the rocker panel.