Bite your lip and take the trip.
It will be fun... if you have problems, it just makes the story more interesting.

First trip in my 40, started it on Friday evening, Sat morn left for 2500 mile jaunt. Found out the wipers did not work, gas guage never read anything, and I had put a new intake on without an oil filler - valve covers did not have holes either - if I needed oil, it was going to be poured into the dipstick tube. So, didn't really have much problems. Again, go for it.