Just the thought of a bug-eyed Sprite and I can feel the pain. One of my fraternity brothers had one and manage to throw out a thrust bearing in his transmission. Being a cheap group of engineering students, we couldn't afford to rent a cherry picker or A-frame. Instead, we decided that with 6 of us lifting on three ropes under the engine and transmission, we could just pick it up out of the car.

As we started the lift, we realized that the engine was not balanced left to right. I started to roll in the rope sling. The other two lifters on my side let go, unfortunately, I had a loop of rope around my hand and couldn't. The engine rolled over my hand and my typing has been miserable ever since.