I don't know about you, but considering the time and money you've put into the car so far, If I lived only a couple of hundred miles from Steve's shop, I'd have the car at his shop by Monday morning.
Hell, it's only 350 miles from So. Cal to Las Vegas, and I can make it there in 3 hours. If you leave in the morning, you can get there, gamble for an hour, and then drive back home in time for lunch.
