I worked as a flatrate mechanic in the mid 70's in a Pontiac dealer. Occasionally a "Sprint" came thru the door and in my stalls for repair.....I road tested everything I worked on and lets just say that the era was not a real good one quality or performancewise for GM.....I did work on a lot of Banditmobiles.......some had Olds motors.....some had Ponchos....many were black with T-Tops and they came std with leaks and rattles too.....
So your car went from having a lot of assembly details unfinished to done in a day! And your going to California from Ohio by way of Texas to make some runs first....Hmmmmm is all I can say.......