Went out to the Firebird this morning, after doing a bunch of work yesterday to get the thing ready to run. The good news is I fixed its oil leak. The bad news is its losing coolant and transmission fluid*. Between this and other issues, I think I'm out for this year. Working on it for the next 6 weeks in my spare time would at best result in a car with a middling drag time, middling autox time, and middling concours score. Worst case, it would strand me somewhere on the way to Florida. If this was my first challenge, or it was a novelty entry, I'd probably be willing to push it, but since it'd be my fourth event, the goal was to be competitive enough to make it into the top ten. Mediocrity is not an option this time around.
At least with an extra year of time, and more space in my garage (two non-running project cars in a two car garage at once is a bad idea), the car should turn out better in 2011. Perhaps I'll try to put together a team instead of trying to do most of the work myself.
I'll still be coming down to spectate (need the time off from the insanity at the workplace). Can't wait to see what shows up, and really can't wait to see Wheels's car this year when its done. 
So anyone else who's delaying their car going to come down to watch? Maybe we could start Team Stealth Car, and just claim none else can see it. 
*Maxlife Dexron smells awful when pouring it out of the bottle. Smells just as bad when its all over the floor of the garage.
I 'm bummed Dude.
