POWER WHEELS BIGFOOT

Dan Runte

Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT 14, made its debut at the New Orleans Superdome in January, 1994. Running as POWER WHEELS BIGFOOT, the truck took 1st Place in the 1995 Special Events Penda Points Series, after finishing 2nd in 1994. Sporting the traditional BIGFOOT blue graphics, 14 also took 2nd in the USHRA Points Series in 1994. In 1996, BIGFOOT 14 & driver Dan Runte took their 2nd Championship together after winning 8 of the 13 races! The new world record outdoor long distance Monster Truck jump belongs to Dan Runte & BIGFOOT 14!!!

VEHICLE: 1999 FORD Super Duty F-Series, Extended-Cab, Fiberglass Pickup body with DuPont Paint, originally fabricated and assembled by BIGFOOT 4X4, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri in 1993-4 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 C-6 with BTE race converter Alabama Bands, Hurst shifter and an aluminum transfer case with quick change gears AXLES: ZF Axles with internal wet brakes and planetaries SHOCKS: 8 Nitrogen charged Trailmaster Shocks TIRES: 66X43X25 Firestone Flotation Tires FUEL TYPE: Methanol - Jaz fuel cell HEIGHT: 10' WIDTH: 11'9" WEIGHT: 10,200 lbs.

The first set of pictures are what I took in Bloomsburg, PA. 1994.

Bigfoot 4x4 let me use this shot. www.bigfoot4x4.com

This is a model I built of the Power Wheels Bigfoot. It was built using a Bigfoot model. COST TO BUILD: $17.00 TIME TO BUILD: 53 hours SCALE: 1/25 th Features: built straight out of the box. Completely hand painted except for the grill decal.

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