Tommy I can not say anything regarding the rest of your life style. But I will say this regarding your life style on the love for your hobby you have your head on straight in my book. The only one that has to be happy with your build is you. This is one thing that I see at car show all the time. Is you will have a 100k car sitting some what close to a 6k car and the guy with the 6k car is just as proud if not more so then the guy with the 100k car because he has worked hard to get where he's at. He may not win anything but he is still proud of his ride and will just say I'll get them next time. So I say you are spot on with your post and glad to know you.
Zip you too have some great points. I would just like to say that the almighty just gives you one pass. You don't get to make round two so you better make it a good one. So from a long time ago I said to myself after I have seen my first 4.99 1/8 mile pass I said thats what I want to do. Now I was so close with a 5.24 but you know yourself that .25 is quite a ways off but could have done it on the juice but just was not in the cards that time. This time I am holding the deck and I am going to do my best to meet my goal but not at all cost. If I dont make it I can go to my dirt nap saying I gave it one shot and my best shot. I will live with what ever time this car brings. I am sure after my build I will need lots of help from qualified people in all fields to meet my goal.