well, it was the first time it had been driven anywhere except the parking lot infront of the warehouse where it was built. The new engine maybe has a few hours on it. After each run the tech from Red-Line Diesel would make adjustments as the boys jumped in and tweaked the suspension.
as far as the halfshafts, they are all custom and I don't know much about them. I think like the stock ones there is a "c" clip holding one end, and the set screw holding the housing at the hub -- but not sure what holds the end of the shaft to the housing. They are huge! There was so much suspension travel that the shaft itself was contacting the frame (not good). All in all we were very pleased with it's performance and with a few adjustments will do more testing in the upcoming weeks.
another shot of a driveby:
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I coouldn't believe the whoops that thing was cruising over at 30+ mph. Once it's all dialed in we'll try faster and faster. It'll never beat a trophy truck as far as speed/agility, but with it's 4wd, diesel engine, and incredibly stable platform it has other advantages.