Chuck, I was referring to the fact that Nick's R seems to get everyone's vote by default, so if you could pull the front drive shafts and convince people to vote for it in RWD instead of FWD/AWD, it would win.
Break down of what it takes to win IPD by category in my opinion:
FWD/AWD: having the right car to begin with, doing the "right" mods that everyone else likes, and being well known/popular.
Classic: having the right car, condition of the car, NO mods, being well known/popular.
RWD: innovation and execution of mods, being well known/popular
So your definitely in the right category to have a chance at winning. Make sure its got a big impressive looking turbo, thats a basic staple. Use your fab skills to add tasteful details that no one else could. Swedish import models to pose on it maybe?