After two straight weeks of hurdles we are able to post our first test run. This is far more complicated than we ever imagined. With each problem that we solve it seems to create a new one. The time involved with a truck like this is incredible. Don’t ever ask me to put down on [...]
Happy Birthday, Derek!
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Back on Track
Stewart has been working on the new truck everyday for the past month. He and Ronnie have re-done the steering and rear nessie arms. Our first try revealed several problems with the uniballs on the arms- portions of the mounting on the rear axle hit the frame. There were many problems with both the front [...]
Project Solid Ground Update
He had a chance to meet with Dave Whitehead, the engine builder on Friday. Enjoy the video. Click photo to enlarge.
The Baja 1000 Blues
Everyday for the past week I have woken up and wished I were in Baja. The Baja 1000 started today. I am not sure what I miss the most the name recognition of the Baja 1000, the beauty of a surfside village like Loreto Bay, the undevoloped views of mountains, desert, and the ocean, a [...]
Week 5
Our meeting with Dave Clark went great. He spent an hour and a half telling us about our truck and how he built it. There was a lot of emphasis on SCORE rules using the old 2002-2006 Rulebook. There has been many changes since then. That could be why the truck was never finished. I [...]
Week 4
Well it’s rolling (literally) again after we had to take a 1 week break from the new truck to focus on the Silverstate 300. I worked on it Sunday for 6 hours, replacing A arms and making ride height spacers that fit in the shock mounts. Monday I ordered wheel bearings and races from the [...]
Week 2
Not too much work done this week on the new truck. We picked up more parts from GT; bearings, trans, third member. We are still missing parts and we’ll go back the first of October to pick up what is left. Most of our time has been spent getting ready for BITD‘s Silver State 300. [...]
Week 1
Well, it took 4 days to just get the truck off the trailer. First we had to get it down to Wicked Sand Toys to get Shawn’s and Ronnie’s opinions on the new truck and to go over what they thought they could help us out with. We picked the wrong day! They have been [...]
