DURALINER GIANT

Kirk Dabney

OWNER; Kirk Dabney and Rick Stuart of Fayetteville, NC.

BODY; 1988 Ford F-350

ENGINE; 1987 610 cu.in. Ford

CARBURETION; 2 Predators atop a 6-71 BDS Blower

HORSEPOWER; 1,000

TRANSMISSION; Ford C-6

RUNNING GEAR; two 2 1/2 ton Rockwell transfer case, 5 ton Rockwell axles with 20 ton Clark planetaries and Detroit lockers

SUSPENSION; custom Triangle Spring Works 12 leafs and 44 Trail Master Invader N7 shocks

FEATURES; Lund visor, triple roll bar with emergency flasher, and a unique scissor lift and tilting bed.

TIRES; 73X44X32 inch Firestone Flotation 23's

WIDTH; 12 feet 6 inches

HEIGHT; 13 feet 9 inches with bed down, 23 feet with it up.

WEIGHT; 22,000 lbs.

COST TO BUILD: $200,000.00

This truck became Kentucky Thunder.

Trading Cards

I scanned these shots from Bill Holder's book "The Ultimate Book Of Monster Trucks". Photography by John D. Farquhar.

I scanned these pictures from Magazines that I purchased.

I built this one for Kirk Dabney in may 1989. It was built using a Bigfoot and a Krusher model.

COST TO BUILD: $25.oo TIME TO BUILD: 35 hours SCALE: 1/25th

Features; Hand fabricated frame, windshield visor, roll bar, and 3 stage bed lift. Completely hand painted.

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