BIGFOOT #4
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Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT 4, built in the summer of 1984, debuted at the New Orleans Superdome in 1985. It was the first monster truck to use planetary axles and the first to perform a wheel-standing sled pull. It was featured in a series of Ford Trucks TV commercials in 1985. Converted to a race truck in 1988, it finished second on the TNT Motorsports racing circuit, and was the 1990 champion of the Special Events Monster Truck Triple Crown Series.
BIGFOOT 4 - TRUCK SPECIFICATIONS
VEHICLE:
1999 Super Duty F-Series Extended Cab Fiberglass FORD Pickup body, a custom chassis and DuPont paint, originally fabricated and assembled by BIGFOOT 4X4, Inc.(formerly Midwest Four Wheel Drive, Inc.) in St. Louis, Missouri in 1984.
ENGINE:
540 CI FORD, with an 871 BDS blower, 8 port injection, Wiseco pistons, Total Seal piston rings, Isky Cams, ARP fasteners, MSD ignition, K&N air filters, and RJS fire system
TRANSMISSION:
FORD C6 automatic with Alabama Bands, a Hurst shifter, a BTE race converter and an aluminum transfer case with quick change gears
AXLES:
5 ton military with planetaries and Detroit lockers.
SHOCKS:
4 Trailmaster Nitrogen Charged Racing Shocks
TIRES:
66X43X25 Firestone Flotation Tires
FUEL TYPE:
Methanol - Jaz fuel cell
HEIGHT:
10'6"
WIDTH:
11'4"
WEIGHT:
12,400 lbs.
OTHER FEATURES:
Hydraulic front and rear steering, Hedman Hedders and Auto Meter gauges. BIGFOOT is also sponsored by MAC Tools, Lawson Products, Race Rock restaurant, Intercomp Scale Co., Hayden Inc., Ringer high performance gloves, and Taylor cable. BIGFOOT is transported by L Series Tractors and Aeromax Tractors, and uses Vulcan restraints in the race trailers.
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