ROLLIN' THUNDER

Jim Oldaker

OWNER; Jim Oldaker

BODY; 1972 Dodge 300 Tradesman Van

ENGINE; 671 cu.in. Detroit Diesel

TRANSMISSION; Fuller 5 speed

RUNNING GEAR; 5 ton Rockwell transfer case, 5 ton Rockwell axles

SUSPENSION; the original frame is spring mounted to the 2 1/2 ton water truck frame, leafs from the water truck and 16 Rough Country shocks

FEATURES; color TV, Stull Tube grill, 4 Stewart Warner lights on the light bar, chrome double bumper in the rear, and chrome triple bumper in the front with a brush guard.

TIRES; 66X43X25 inch Goodyear Terras

HEIGHT; 12 feet

WIDTH; 12 feet 6 inches

LENGTH; 20 feet

WEIGHT; 18,000 lbs.

TIME TO BUILD; 7 months

Jim sent me the next 42 pictures below . There are alot of them but it is worth the wait, so sit back and enjoy the shots. Thank you Jim and I hope you like what I've done with it. I also hope you enjoy the model I sent you.

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That's all of Jim's pictures.

I scanned this shot from Michael Benson's book "Monster Trucks". Photography by Mike Bargo.

I scanned these pictures from Magazines that I purchased.

Watch the video.

Don Sheehey sent me these pictures.

Jeff Bates sent this shot.

I built this truck for Monster Truck Madness 2 game. Click Here.

I built this model for Jim Oldaker using a Dodge Van, a USA-1, and a Fire truck.

Cost to build;$79.oo Time to build; 32hours Scale; 1/25th

Features; Hand fabricated frame, nerf bars, rear bumper, front bumper and the placement of the Fire truck's diesel engine. Completely hand painted.

This is one I built in 1989. I couldn't find the right body so I built it using a Ford. (Sorry Jim) It was many years before I found the right body.

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