Caravans to the MidWest Classic Options

[seanery]

who's doing what when & where (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[aircooledboy]

Alas boys, my MWC plans may have been derailed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Last friday, my wife and I flew out to Georgia, and bought John Thomas's really, really well done custom CSB V8 conversion. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

Unfortunately, the trip home was not a smooth one. We broke down in Atlanta, and 4 painfully hot and sweaty hours on the side of the road and 150 bucks later, I sorted out a bad alternator connection, and we were on the road again. Made it all the way to about 100 miles from home, when the custom Wild Bill CSB with 7000 miles on it ate a bearing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) 450 more unexpected clams later, and the car was brought into my shop on the back of a flat bed (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

My problem now is twofold: I never intended to drive my 1.7 to MWC. I was initially going to trailer it with a friend's truck. But, when I decided to buy John's car, I told my buddy I didn't need his truck. Well, he has since agreed to let somebody else use it this weekend. I'm not sure the old girl 1.7 would make the 500 mile round trip, and I have spent enuogh time on te side of the road for a while (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Part two here is I lit nearly 1000 unplanned bucks on fire getting the 8 home, I still need parts for what ever repairs will be required, and I am not sure I can justify another couple hundred bucks on 914 related "fun" at this point. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

I need to lick my wounds and feel sorry for myself a bit here, then I will get my head out of my ass and think on this some. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) It is an outside chance I can get the 8 running in time for the weekend, but that is a long shot at best. Maybe I will find another truck, maybe I will just drive the family truckster, or maybe I will be here laying under my new 914 fixing the damn thing. But for now, I am a ? for the MWC (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)