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BIGFOOT |
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A TRUCK BORN TO CONTROVERSY |
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Bob Chandler |
Jim Kramer |
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Andy Brass |
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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." Today Bigfoot 8 is still touring. |
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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.
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I took these first shots in Weedsport, NY 1990. |
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Scott Stephens in his jams. |
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Andy Brass on the jack |
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Andy Brass putting on the tonue cover. |
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Qualifing |
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Shot from the "Tango and Cash" movie. |
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Don Sheehey sent me this one. |
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Rear suspension. |
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This is a model of Bigfoot 8 that I built before a model came out on the market of it. It was built using the second Bigfoot model with leaf springs. Cost to build; $17.oo Time to build; 70 hours Scale; 1/25th Features; hand fabricated frame/cage, and suspension. Completely hand painted. |
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