Bigfoot #8
Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT 8, completed in July, 1989, is one of the first totally tubular frames, dedicated racing Monster Trucks. It is the first monster truck completely designed and blueprinted with the use of an AUTOCAD computer program, a process which took Bob Chandler some six months. The vehicle has a unique nitrogen shock/cantilever suspension which gives it about two feet of suspension travel. The concept and design ideas have been awarded a U.S. Patent, another first in the monster truck racing world. It is significantly smoother riding, faster, and easier to control, making it safer for both participants and spectators. In 1990, BIGFOOT 8 captured the TNT World Championship Monster Truck Racing Circuit, by winning an unprecedented 60% of the 40 races in which it ran. It was the Monster Truck Racing Association's 1990 "Truck of the Year."
BIGFOOT 8 - TRUCK SPECIFICATIONS
VEHICLE:
1999 FORD Super Duty F-Series, Extended-Cab, Fiberglass Pickup body, with DuPont paint, originally fabricated and assembled by BIGFOOT 4X4, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, in 1989
FRAME:
Computer aided design complete tubular frame and cage
ENGINE:
572 CI FORD with an 871 BDS blower, fuel injection, Isky Cams, Wiseco pistons, Total Seal piston rings, MSD ignition, K&N air filter, Mr. Gasket gaskets, RJS fire system, ARP fasteners, Milodon oil pan, and Racor oil filter
TRANSMISSION:
FORD C6 automatic with Alabama Bands, a Hurst shifter, a BTE race converter and an aluminum transfer case with quick change gears
AXLES: ZF axles with internal wet disc brakes and planetaries
SHOCKS:
8 Trailmaster Nitrogen charged Shocks
TIRES:
66X43X25 Firestone Flotation Tires
FUEL TYPE:
Methanol - Jaz fuel cells
HEIGHT:
10'6"
WIDTH:
11'7"
WEIGHT:
10,700 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 FORD Heavy Truck L Series Tractors and Aeromax Tractors and uses Vulcan restraints in the race trailers.
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