BIGFOOT

Gene Patterson

Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT 9, was completed in 1990. It debuted on February 10th in Dayton, OH. It is based on the same concept as BIGFOOT 8, but with variations and new innovations. In 1994 it toured extensively through England and Malaysia and visited BRAZIL in 1998. However, shortly after loading the truck into a container to be shipped back to the US, BIGFOOT #9 was lost in a customs debacle. To this day, this fiasco has not been resolved.

VEHICLE: 1997 F150 Fiberglass FORD Pickup body, with DuPont Paint, originally fabricated and assembled by BIGFOOT 4X4, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri in 1990 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 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' WIDTH: 11'9" WEIGHT: 10,900 lbs.

Bob & Marilyn Chandler's BIGFOOT 10 is the product of more than 700 hours of computer design work, with the engine placed behind the driver, and a redesigned suspension that can be adjusted for up to 30 inches of travel. It is one of the lightest trucks in the fleet, weighing just over 10,000 pounds. The truck debuted at the St. Louis Arena on January 31, 1992. BIGFOOT 10 captured the 1992 World Championship of Monster Truck Racing in the Special Events Penda Points Series. In 1993 BIGFOOT 10 took 2nd Place in the Series.

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 1992 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 disc 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: 10,000 lbs.

The first pictures are some that I took in Bloomsburg, Pa. July 1992 and July 1993.

Tommy Lee Byrd sent me this one.

Charles Miner sent the next 2.

This is a model sent to Army Armstrong from Bob Chandler. Then Army asked me to put it together for him. Cost to build; $8.oo Time to build; 25 hours Scale; 1/25 I used the decals that came with the model.

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