Stop in for a cup of coffee

Actually that is incorrect. I'm getting so old I forget things. When I was 15 years old my father had a 64 MG 1100 he brought home from Austria. Had a transverse mounted four cylinder and four speed. The engine needed to be rebuilt. I told Dad I thought I could do it. He bought the service manual for the car and told me to read it front to back and he would let me do it. So I did. I did take the block in the crank and the Pistons to the machine shop for service. But I did assemble the engine and install it in the car. But it didn't run. Couldn't figure out why. Finally found out that I had the distributor stabbed in 180° out. Lol. Ran for many years after that until my younger brother wrecked it. Lol
I like your dad sounds like a good one.