The Original BigFoot Lives! - Truck Tech Season 2 Episode 9
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- Опубліковано 11 гру 2024
- On this episode of Truck Tech, it's all BigFoot! After 23 years in retirement, original BigFoot monster truck comes alive with new transmission and blown engine!
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PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE
Aeromotive Inc.: Phantom Flex Stealth Fuel System
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ARP: Header Bolts, Hex Head, 3/8 in. Wrench, Stainless Steel, Polished, Chevy, Ford, Set of 16
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Koul Tools: Hose Assembly Tool, EZ-On AN Hose Press, Each
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Loctite: Threadlocker, 242, Medium-Strength, Blue, 36 ml, Each
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Loctite: Sealant, RTV 5920, Silicone, Copper, 80 ml, Each
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Meziere Enterprises,Inc.: Flexplate, 164-Tooth, SFI 29.2, Ford, Big Block, Each
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Royal Purple: Motor Oil, XPR Racing Oil, Synthetic, 20W50, Quart, Each
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Summit Racing: PIT PAL,Engine Lifting Sling, 22 in. Long Straps, Steel/Nylon, Each
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TCI Automotive: Transmission Fluid, Max Shift, Dexron, Mercon, 1-Gallon, Each
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AutoZone: Autozone / Antifreeze And Coolant
BigFoot Monster Truck Racing Team: BIGFOOT 4x4, Inc. - Monster Truck Racing Team
Blower Drive Service: Rebuilt Original Supercharger
Kundel: Overhead Crane System
Mickey Thompson: High Lift Jack Mount, JK, S1 Blk
Mickey Thompson: Rear Bumper, JK, S1 Blk
Mickey Thompson: Tire Carrier, JK, S1 Blk
Predator Performance Products: Rebuilt Original Predator Carburetors
Summit Racing: Summit Racing Equipment is the world's largest mail order automotive performance equipment company, with thousands of performance parts, aftermarket accessories, tools and garage equipment, collectibles, and stock replacement parts to choose from
System 1 Filters/Pro Ignition: Rebuilt And Retrofitted Original MSD Magneto
TCI Automotive: Custom Built Tci Super Street Fighter C6 Ford Transmission And Torque Converter For Bigfoot
The Industrial Depot: Fasteners, Hardware, And Shop Supplies
I'm sure there's a lot of people now who have no idea why this truck matters but it brings a tear to the eye to know that this big ole beast is still around. It's a piece of history and this thing is the grandfather of high performance trucks. I thought this piece of automotive history was melted for scrap years ago. I hope it makes people learn about it's history because this truck started a whole industry.
Agreed!!
I once got a picture inside the tire of #12... that same one now sits in a amusment park in Florida instead of where the picture was orignally taken.
My 4yr olds first Rc truck is the Traxxas Bigfoot. He loves that thing.
I grew up in St Louis and I watched this truck start it all I've known Bob and his crew all my life spent many hours at Bob's shop and spent many hours at car shows at his shop standing right on top of this and its infancy was extremely awesome and to watch it grow into the industry that it did unfathomable congratulations Bob and crew
It's so weird to see this truck in HD after only ever seeing it as a kid on grainy VHS tapes, it's like seeing Space Mountain at Disney World with all of the lights on.
i actually saw space moutain with the lights on one year when they were repairing it.
We are all showing our age!! Lmfao.
Hey, at least Bigfoot events were performed in color, unlike 40 years earlier, during world war II which was fought in black & white! Imagine being a soldier in Europe back then, wondering why the war couldn't be in color, and without all the graininess! Where do you think they got the cliches, like "things aren't always so black and white, there are also many shades of grey"? Lol
@@PistonAvatarGuy
Geez Louise dude, it was a joke! That should've been obvious, even if I hadn't have left an "Lol" at the end. But I DID leave an Lol, as a disclaimer for people who can't discern obvious sarcasm. Obviously that clue wasn't even enough!
Next time before you decide to lash out at people with personal insults related to their mental health, learn about sarcasm and humour! Did you really think I was being serious when I said that "world war 2 was fought in black & white"? 😒😏
@Indo Surfer I'll admit, I didn't actually read his comment, I just skimmed it and assumed that he was one of those people who want there to be another world war, just so they can watch war videos in HD, but now that I've read it, it's the dumbest joke that I've read in a LONG time.
It was a privilege to watch the Big Foot fire up again. Really enjoyed the engine rebuild video. Great job fellas. From Melbourne Australia.
This truck and its siblings were the centerpiece of my young Motorsports fandom as a child in the 80's. It just seemed like Big Foot was unbeatable when i was 8 years old. There are very few individual vehicles in motorsports history as celebrated and instantly recognizable as Bob Chandler's blue ford.
I grew up in Ferguson Mo. down the street from Midwest 4WD where Big Foot lived. There was a big rock out front that they parked one of the front wheels on. One day a friend and I got his dads FJ 40 stuck in the woods. Rode my dirt bike to MW4WD and Bobby Chandler came and pulled it out. I will always remember following Big Foot through the woods on my dirt bike while it was throwing mud 30 feet into the air.
They actually brought one of the Bigfoot trucks to pull you out? I would think maybe they would bring one of their personal use 4X4's or shop trucks, but it probably cost them $200 in racing fuel to drive an actual Bigfoot truck out the wilderness and back just to pull out a stuck FJ40.
William Nottbusch
That’s an awesome story. Thanks for sharing.
When did they move to Pacific??
Nathan McDonald This was back in the 70s and the truck at that time was still street legal. They drove it every day.
Nathan McDonald not so long ago it was a different world. Bigfoot/mw4wd was owned by BC and like many other company owners of the day, they did as they saw fit. No worries about being sued or pissing off shareholders.
Ah man that sounds cool! Tnx for sharing and giving the little boy in me a big smile! I'm Norwegian and been driving a lot of tractor in the woods. And when you said "mud 30 feet in the air" It took me straight back with you.
What's more impressive than Big Foot is the collection of pens that he has in his top pocket!
As soon as I heard that motor fire, I was flooded with memories. I’ve heard that motor first hand. I’ve seen it rattle the ceiling panels off in Veterans Memorial Coliseum. After the show, when I was checking it out, I got trapped underneath by the crowd, and had to crawl under the front axle to escape.
one of my most favorite weekends of all times , to be able to play in that big foot , went to school with bobs nephew and was able go do a bit mudding in that monster .... mud and smiles all day for a 17 year old in an iconic grand daddy of all monster trucks .... cool to see her back up and going ..... can i go for a ride again .....
I remember seeing this truck in action in the 90s and meeting bob. I am so happy to see this going to good home.
I remember when Bob would store BF at our shop when he came to town. I didn't know Big Foot or Bob at first. I recall him leaning up against the wall outside as I walked by him and his truck when he asked me what I thought of it. I just shrugged my shoulders and said "it's okay" and kept focused on my job, which was working on other large but not as large 4 x 4's. Later on, I recall how BF could spin all four of those tires on dry pavement. Never took the chance of seeing it perform. Still chuckle to myself about it. To this day, I drive a '79 F350.
Man, thank you for this episode, this truck was bigger than life when I first saw it on TV when I was a kid, I blown away at how cool it looked and sounded, smashing through all those cars, it's an awesome piece of my childhood! Thank you for taking me back!
I was mesmerized by the truck as a kid too. Till this day I still like the ones that look like trucks and not animals or cartoons.
I loved the Real metal body monster trucks and Bigfoot was the OG. Great video
It's because they were actually trucks. A lot cooler then what they got now.
@@Meekerextreme trucks now aren’t made of metal?
@@colbybarbour9990 nope
Agreed they aren't trucks no more,they did the same thing with nascar
Definitely.
Bigfoot is the reason I grew up a ford fan. Still a fan to this day.
I wouldn't of told anyone that
jack hook why? Fords a company to get behind. What do you got against ford?
@@SVTJD Found On Road Dead...F.O.R.D
Mac Gyver found off road digging a Chevy out
Latnlvr because there’s people out there that don’t care and just say they’re junk no matter what.
I remember when that truck came out,it swept the nation,I had the toy truck from Tonka,today I have my dad's 79 Ford with a big block in it same year truck still love the Big Foot truck and Big Block Ford motor!
I was lucky enough to see that truck run in bc place in 1988 and the sound of it in person is absolutely incredible. I really miss all the old monster trucks they were so much more creative I remember one with 8 tractor tires I think it was the first blood truck, or the tank tracked trucks they were all so awesome.
I miss when monster trucks were real trucks.
Same here.
Same with NASCAR. It doesn't hurt that this was just a beautiful Ford body in general. If you want today's equivalent you'll find it in high end custom mud trucks which are more or less the same thing that the original Bigfoot was.
That's why mege trucks are becoming so popular. Lots of different styles and drive lines
I got to agree when they used a real truck body that really made the "Monster" truck a real thing. They are not trucks now and I haven't watched any Monster truck shows since I was a kid in the 80's. They just don't appeal to me now.
I saw that truck run at the Tacoma dome in Tacoma Washington in the late 80s I was around 10 and it was awesome!! I agree these new trucks are not the same thing! This got me into off-road and inspired me to lift my truck when I turned 16!!
I have to be honest, i was born in the 80s and during the 90s, I called every modified off-roader "Bigfoot" without ever wondering where the term came from, and now I know. :) Thanks for sharing.
I liked hearing the engine drown out dudes voice. Best part by far. Zipties ffs.
I was 10 years old when BoB drove this truck down the street in Florissant Missouri I watched the progression of this truck growing up in the same town. And BoB was the coolest guy you could ever have known he took me for a ride in it and let us just hang out at the shop.
If you didn't get happy when they started that engine you're watching the wrong video
Guy immediately goes for the ear plugs XD
you meant to say get hard right?
Def one of the most violent start ups I’ve seen
So much history here.... Turn the volume up at the end. Motor sounds like heaven....
Lester Showout Walls As soon as they turned that key my volume went all the way up!
I saw the truck when it was about one year old and gotta say it was overwhelming. We've gotten desensitized to these but when this industry was brand new it was hypnotizing and nearly unbelievable.
FORD set the Standard as always!!! I was at the Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan and got a chance to be up close to the original Bigfoot and talk with Bob Chandler because it was the only Bigfoot at that time. Great guy.
Man, I remember going to the Big Foot shop about 20 years ago as a kid and seeing the trucks. About the only fords I’ve ever liked, nice to see it being rebuilt!
great presentation, very interesting to watch. I love seeing the old classic steel body of the original BigFoot, brings back many great memories and makes me smile. enjoyed this presentation very much ! :)
I remember watching a Bigfoot VHS tape as a kid in the early 80s. My brothers and I would watch it at least once a week. Had a variety of Chandler's creations from this truck to that Ford Aerostar minivan on tank tracks. The suspension's were crazy stiff back then. I remember very hard landings and seeing the driver's heads slam forward. They've come a long ways.
Yeah, I think this era of Monster trucks are infinitely cooler than what we have today, BUT I can't argue with how much safer they are today either.
"It's a little bit easier than I thought" said no one ever... 😆😂🤣
Usually followed by some breakage, much profanity, a shrug, then a sheepish" well, seemed like a good idea at the time." Then you and some buds have a good laugh, then you jump back into it, and things work out.
I remember as a kid on a trip from Georgia to Wyoming one summer in the early 90s, Im monster truck fan from them, BigFoot was my favorite of course, but going through St. Louis we stopped and visited the BigFoot race shop when it was in Hazelwood, I was so impressed and had a great time there.
There's only 1 BIG FOOT! The beginning, The legend, The BIG FOOT!
When zip tyeing a woven hose to a solid pipe, the vibration from that big motor will eventually rub a hole. Racecar guys cut a piece of 1/2" rubber hose- 1/2" long. Place it between the two items to be tied. Run a "Figure 8" with a zip tie around the pipe, through the hose piece and lastly, around the woven hose. Tighten as tight as possible. Use as many as needed for a solid, secure installation.
Or use a metal clamp. They sell them...
@@carstuff4u942 Yes. The tip tie method is more of a raceday/trackside fix. (After you get a leak from not supporting it in the first place.)
Aw man i love the sound of a super powerful engine and when they sound like they barely staying running but thats how they supposed to be omg idk gives me goose bumps love it!
This entire Bigfoot series was epic! Bigfoot is THE legend. I still have my Bigfoot toy truck with the key and red/yellow control levers on top.
Paul M ....I still got the same Bigfoot toy I got when I was 6yrs old!! Still have 3 "Stompers" little battery operated 4wheel drive toys too (remember those) lights and all, and everyone of these toys work just like they did 39yrs ago....goddamn I'm gettin old....lol
@@branon6565 I also have the box because the drawing on the front was awesome. I too have my Stompers. I cannot remember if the two Peterbilt trucks were also Stompers. I have a white Datsun, a blue Toyota, a GM something, and a military truck. I remember changing the tires fron the sawtooth rubber to sawtooth foam. The smell of the tires - I swear I got high on the fumes being 6 or 7 years old. My nephew played with them 4 years ago. I also remember the switches on the bottom testing my fingernail's attachment strength to my finger!
Nostalgia I’ve got pictures when I was a kid sitting in the wheel at a Monster truck event so nice to see it up and running
I remember when I was a kid, and seeing Bigfoot 1 in the movie "Take this job and shove it" w/ Robert Hayes & Barbara Hershey
I remember seeing ot.on TV as a kid also, I finally bought it on DVD and only watch the race part of the video LOL
@@superdutyscaler6823 I used to piss my dad off by asking him to rent take this job and shove it every single time we went to the video store video store when I was a kid and he would say no because all I would want to do is fast forward it to the race and sometimes just the end when they're in the mud
Can't forget road house
Awesome job! Growing up in hazelwood in the 80s, Bigfoot and midwest performance at lindbergh and 270 was a landmark. Still own my blue 77 f150 on 40" groundhawgs that i took to their annual car show.
Number 1 is the greatest truck off all time of any kind.
If you look it up on google, the original bigfoot is apparently a 74 f250. But Ford changed to the "original" bigfoot design in 78. I've never seen a 74 bigfoot, but I'm just going off the internet.
@@pontiacattack249 I'm not sure if it was a Ford decision or Bob's own custom touch but number 1 is a 74 with a 79 front grill treatment. I owned a 75 F series and the parts are all fairly interchangeable in that generation of trucks.
Grave Digger Would like to have a word with you!
Metal Retard you are correct, it was a 74 but they couldn’t put a 78-79 grill in until 78 because they weren’t made yet.
Dang, what a journey…I literally grew up with BIGFOOT. I went to the races at the ASTRODOME, watched the cartoon, had the toys. It’s really cool to see it get a second go round.
priceless engine.
talking about engine builders "one of the best in the business"
8:20
You mean like using the nos system as a place to hold yourself up...
Cool to see this thing again! Had the little 4wd Big Foot toy truck as a kid. :D
It's pretty cool that I can say I've followed Big Foot from the start. It also says I'm getting old.
Same here
nah, you're not getting old. you've just seen a lot of cool shit in your lifetime.
Thought the same thing seen it when it first came out in 79 I was 8 now I'm 47 time flies
@@sean6077 Thanks brother. I've definitely seen and owned a lot of cool shit, yes. My son who's 25 and also a mechanic always says that I'm lucky that I got to work on, and own a lot of really cool cars and trucks. I gotta agree with him. With the exception of a handful of vehicles, there really isn't too much out there that gets me excited or interested anymore.
Makes two of us. I saw the original article on Bigfoot 1 in April of 1979.
Bigfoot and the moster X tour is actually here in Hawaii this weekend. Was one of the first to buy tickets and pit passes for the family. Cant wait!!
Im honestly surprised to see someone other than the Bigfoot team work on it. I know Bob Chandler through my dad who also drives monster trucks, and he is very protective of the original truck. As far as I know, no one outside his company has ever driven this truck.
And I wouldn't blame them. You've got this putz working on it who literally scratched the fucking thing when he fell at ua-cam.com/video/hhXkq4G2CJc/v-deo.html There is no way in hell I would have that idiot work on any of my vehicles.
As a kid in the 90s i had a RC bigfoot...12v
This video series brought me back and learned me allot...thanks...amazing.
Btw that smile on that dudes face when the motor turned on...only wrenchmonkeys know that feeling.
Wow...these shows are something else. An old truck with not a spec of dirt or grease on it, all pre-assembled brand new parts, they didn't even get their gloves dirty !
flyinwalenda I’ve never seen any of these tv mechanics actually dirty. Someone else does the actual work I assume
When shadetree mechanic was on the air in the '90's Sam&Dave were believable and got their hands kind of dirty.
Honestly it surprises me that Bigfoot was an automatic a truck that age I thought would be a manual. That would be a sight to see for sure. Been a Bigfoot fan since I was a kid now 34 this is a treat.
Most monster trucks are automatic powered. It would be very hard to shift in the air or driving over crushed vehicles. Lol
I grew up with big foot love it!
Then why not call them on the "original" blown 640 engine they used here? The 1975 Bigfoot had stock power train, and even the 1979 military conversion used a milder engine than this one here. 600plus inch engines did not even exist in the 1970s, and Bob Chandler was low budget at the time.
EPIC... SATURDAY MORNING CHILDHOOD MEMORIES..... THANKS FOR THIS!
This episode would have been a lot cooler if you would have brought Bob Chandler on the set to do an interview I always like listening to what Bob Chandler has to say
To me Bob Is a Self Center Arrogant Jerk..Im Bob Bigfoot so we are suppose win Every Show we Do ...Friend mine use to Do The Tracks And Thats What he Said They Cry Bitched And Protested if The Didnt Win ..Thats Pretty Sad
@@jefffloyd3480 If you hate Bigfoot and Bob Chandler so much why are you even watching this? He doesn't want to compete in monster jam because its scripted. Go back and watch your WWE on wheels.
@@nathanmcdonald610 Your Stupid Its Scripted Really How in the Hell Can it Be Scripted And if its Scripted Stooge Im guessing Bigfoot Shows are too Dumass Quit Whineying Just because SOMEBODY SPEAKS the Truth Its Kool Truck and All But ..I DONT CARE WHAT U THINK !! AND I DONT REMEMBER SAYING I HATE BIGFOOT OR BOB SO ....
@Dave Micolichek im So Sorry Stooge i didnt Win Spelling Bee Or Get Straight As In Grammar Asshole
I have loved this truck since the first time I saw it, I used to get magazines many years ago with the monster trucks in them,finally when I was an adult finally got to see the monster trucks in person and look forward to take my grandsons to the shows when they are old enough, thanks for the video's
Kinda nice to see a Bigfoot video that deals with reality.
Like using the "original" blown 640 engine Bob used in 1975 as claimed here? What crap. 600 plus inch engines did not exist in the 1970s. Bob used stock powertrain in 1975 and even the 1979 military powertrain conversion did not use a blown mountain motor. Reality my ass. Welcome to the world...please drive thru.
HUGO FUGUSEV I was referring to the mythical creature.
@@hyperluminalreality1 they had 472 and 500 cubic inch engines in the 70s..at least GM did..biggest Ford had was a 460..could be possible that this motor is bored and stroked out of a 460..
@@russellbluewolf6427 That's a Allan Root shotgun Hemi Ford. Original had a iron block 460.
@@hyperluminalreality1 They stated in the first episode that this engine was put in this truck around 1985, not 1975.
Just to work on a legendary vehicle, omg! JEALOUS!
Broken Medic They have no idea how lucky they are.
1000hp engine with an 800hp rated trans sound like a recipe for disaster.
@billyfromtheusa he said it's 1000hp with out nitrous so it's still a bad idea. Pending on the kinda hit they are giving it. Also drive line lose is to the tires the trans is directly connected to the engine and takes all the abuse of the power.
In the video he said this trans is custom built but "based" off of the 875hp rated super street fighter. It isnt an off the shelf SSF.
@billyfromtheusa lol.....trans is part of driveline loss.....
Also in the first video they said the NOS was never needed and used.
They arnt racing it anymore, it runs and it idles just to move it around, even if they crawled over a car at a car show that TCI will hold tight.
What was the old tranny rated at that's the original standard.
I wish Bob could have been there when you initially fired it up. I would've loved to have seen the look on his face! Bigfoot 1 ALIVE 🤘. All in all it was a great series and I appreciate y'all sharing it with everybody.
I remember it when I was a kid in the late 70's. I had a USA1 and Bigfoot Iron-on T-Shirts...
I just remember that and had completely forgotten about that. You bought the iron on decals at the show and brought them home to help your parents make the shirt.
Mine wasn't licensed it just said Monster Ford but I wore it out.
16:35. No matter who you are Chevy, Ford, dodge, you have to admit that there is no other sound as beautiful as that
That was a awesome video man thanks for bringing back the old school big foot. 👍
I grew up with this truck , brings back a lot of memories , DAD even took me to see her once lol
My first truck was a jacked up 1979 ford 4×4 , the thing was a tank , but you could watch the gas gauge going down at full throttle .
P.S. jacked up means lifted for all the kids watching
Historic monster truck,that engine sounds amazing 😎👍💪💪
Anybody remember that movie this truck was in? "Take this job and shove it" haha great movie and I always loved this truck.
ole johnny paycheck
I'm a real bigfoot fan. I love the og truck.
If you do then why don't you would ask WTF on the "original" blown 640 engine. That is the engine Bob used in 1975 huh? Even the 1979 military conversion had a smaller engine.600 plus inch mountain motors did not exist in the 1970s.
I thought that this truck was older than og
@@hyperluminalreality1 I noticed that too. The original had a 460 in it. 640 didn't come along till the late 80s, early 90s. Allan Root wasent even in business yet in the 70s.
@@hyperluminalreality1 I believe in "Part 1" they explain that this was originally purposed as a boat motor that got modified with Allan Roots parts? Could explain why it never showed up in any vehicles.
@@hyperluminalreality1 Also, Jim kramer does mention in Part 1 that the first motor was the 460 (I think) then was replaced with this one, so they do indeed acknowledge that it wasn't motor number 1...you are correct.
Talk about an American icon . There's nothing like being the first of a kind.
I loved when they started it up and every tesla fan from Kentucky to Nebraska ran for cover
alpal7 shnikers If there's a Tesla fan in Kentucky, he moved here from some other state.
Tesla's are wicked fast
@@hyperluminalreality1 HAHAHAHHAAHA!!!!!
HUGO FUGUSEV Grow a pair.
HUGO FUGUSEV fucking triggered
Blast from the past. Awesome.
I'd like to see Bigfoot come back and start touring around with monster jam
He Couldn't do that He would Have His ASS HANDED TO HIM ON A GOLD PLATTER OF MAX D AND GRAVEDIGGER THEIR SELFISH THEY THINK THEIR SUPPOSE WIN EVERY SHOW TRUE STORY THATS WHY THEY DONT DO MONSTER JAM THEY GOTTA BE THE SHOW NOT GRAVEDIGGER OR ANYBODY ELSE ..
@@jefffloyd3480
Your CAPS LOCK is stuck, should really get that fixed... idiot
@@jefffloyd3480 You're just ignorant Jeff. Bigfoots newest trucks are fully capable of competing with the likes of Grave Digger and Maximum Destruction, if Bigfoot were to join Monster Jam they would absoultley steal the show from Grave Digger and Max D, I can already see the advertisement that the Monster Jam officials would promote Bigfoot under. The REAL reason Bigfoot won't join monster jam is because their race's are scripted AND you have to basically sell the rights to your name to monster jam, Grave Diggers not really Grave Digger anymore. Monster Jam is literally just wrestling on wheels and the monster trucks are the wrestlers. You probably thought WWE was real to haha.
@@jefffloyd3480 you probably don't know this little fact but when monster truck racing first started, Bigfoot did win every race so the racing organization started making Bigfoot reduce engine power, shock travel and a host of other restrictions in an attempt to slow Bigfoot down so others could compete. Bob Chandler had had enough. He was tired of being punished because his truck was so dominant. That's why you don't see modern Bigfoot's racing in Monster Jam. The truth is Monster Jam is scripted, look it up yourself.
@@delemerson9306 You Probably Didnt know i DONT Care..Bob Told Dennis Anderson He Would Never Make it EITHER DAMNIT GUESS HE WAS WRONG ...IMAGINE THAT ..
Amazing truck. Dam. The builders who put this together did a phenomenal job. That motor screams.
I love the sound of this 640! Nice piece of nostalgia. On a side note, who talks like this guy?
As a kid I saw Bigfoot with large military wheels and tires and struggling to drive over a cars ,he broke a hub. He got three wheel on top of the cars at that time it was the cool truck ever. It was my birthday gift, two tickets to the Super Dome tractor pull. 1983 or 1984 it was an one truck show case.
Torqued to 80 foot pounds? Don't you mean, 80 _bigfoot_-pounds? :P
OG Bigfoot is epic :D
I see what you did there! It was good ‘cause I laughed!
Back in 1985 I had a remote control toy in 1:12 scale of this. It was looking exactly like the original and offered 4x4 drive. I really loved it and got an 1:10 scale remote controlled model of the USA-1 monster truck in 2000 which I ran for 10 years!
That weld @2:50 is rank
Looks like a gob of peanut butter that has been painted over.
What the absolute fuck...
Wow you guys did a great job restoring this engine. I remember as a kid watching this truck in action with a another truck called heavy metal it was a red van
I have the first Bigfoot model the ones that you paint and glue still sealed in a box from 1983 it’s hard to get now, I’ve been looking around just to see how much it goes for now
Had it myself, they are pretty expensive these days. $150+ for the last one I seen.
Gawd I must be old...... What else kinda models were there. Lol
Big Foot is doing it IN THE AIR!!
fredmackay I remember that game! 😂
Amazing truck engine sounds sooooo good great job guys 👌
Saw this truck at the Pontiac silverdome in Michigan when I was a kid. Have a picture of my brother and I sitting inside the wheel. This was in the early 90s when it had the giant white rims.
you forgot to tell us who made the razor blade you used to cut the zip ties
otherwise well done on the total advertising slot
That's all any if these shows are. Just pure product advertising.
Dark Passenger and yet they still stick in 4 UA-cam ads in between. Tho, lulz, looks like they are demonitized already
@@jamesbizs Bigfoot 4x4 probably smacked em with a DMCA they arnt doing anything good for the brand
Hahaha I was thinking the same thing. Fuck advertising.
Same thing with the manual valve body transmission in a monster truck. Because when your rattling around in the seat you want to be worried about shifting.
I love the Big Foot trucks! I have a 1987 Big Foot cruiser f-150. and it has the 351 engine, and it's pretty bad ass
AutoZone coolant in a mixed metals build that’s going to a museum? Ouch. Corrosion coming soon. Why not Evans Waterless Coolant for this beast?
Grant Arnold Doesn’t matter, the engines already been taken out and put on a stand in Bigfoots showroom. If they ever put it back in the truck for a museum, it won’t have any fluids.
I like how you give pressure settings and torque specs so I can build my own Bigffot at home. 😜
Maybe its just me but something feels strange seeing the ribbed side of the belt riding on a flat tensioner pully....
I'm no expert but that seemed odd to me too
Seen it before in big diesel, isn't a issue but yes looks weird.
Lol I was like what the hell are you doing man, but glad I wasn't alone haha
Pretty much how every Gilmer drive is setup.
@Brandon Bell As you can see from the other comments, the ribbed side is 100% riding on the flat tensioner. So if you want to say thats normal, ok. But to try to claim Im not seeing it correctly is idiotic.
I think they made a mistake giving Bigfoot over to these guys. They've changed parts inside the motor and out, and now installing a different transmission. All that history and its like they threw it in the trash. Some true history buff in the future is going to be like 'wow, the original transmission' and some curator has to be like 'well, no, its a rebuilt transmission from 2019'. 'Well at least the motor is all original, right?' Curator: Hey why don't you step over here and look at the paper mache cavemen with all your nosy questions.
You had me till zip ties on the fuel line.
You’re better than that.
zip ties are lighter
Nothing wrong with zip ties.
Zip ties are used in alot of profesional motorsports.
@@jacksontrebuler4544 They're also used in OEM harnessess.
Devin Mackenzie my whole truck is ziptied together
I was a big fan as a kids in the 80’s an can’t forget about USA1
I’m pretty sure that this is the engine that was sitting in the lobby at Bigfoot 4 x 4 in Hazelwood.
It is
I have to admit, I grinned a little bit when that Big Block Ford came to life.
1st thing to go will be the transmission
It is the same transmission the truck had before, and Bob put this truck through hell between the sand drags, hill climbing and mud bogging. It's built to take it.
Big Foot is one of mine favorite Monster trucks.
Zip ties are you freaking kidding me. That stainless braided line will eat those NOS lines from vibration alone. Get some proper line holders. Damn TV show Hosts.
What I liked was the village idiot`s rapping the new motor washing down the cylinders with fuel ,that`s the way you break in a new motor WTF
@@rumplestiltskin1056 Well there you go another arm chair quarterback
@@rumplestiltskin1056 That`s rich ,the Maytag repair man and a And a know it all Troll to boot lol
Title alone ,O.G Bigfoot! love it.
16:21 engine started
great to see the Bigfoot Truck back in the ring!
I see dentside bigfoot, I click.
Same
Truth
What the fuck is dentside bigfoot
73-79 Ford F Series pickups are sometimes referred to as "Dent Side" because of the body lines on the body...
Wow! This is so awesome, I remember when Bigfoot first came out and it was so exciting and then all of a sudden they were more and more monster trucks and then it became a big thing it when I was a child in 1985 they came out with a Matchbox car called superchargers that was a Bigfoot and several other types of monster trucks at the time and every child wanted one every kid one and one so I had one and I also got Bigfoot for the first truck I got it was better and bigger than any Matchbox or monster truck 4x4 that had been made so far so the tires were better the way it was built was better and the paint colors were better it was awesome so for my childhood and for many other childhood out there who made children happy all over the world thank you big foot for starting a revelation and a new way of life for 4x4 Lover's God bless you and your family, after all that you've done for people everywhere Bob Chandler is a real hero in the 4x4 world!
I did some engines for that at Jack Roush' place. About 82 ish.
You made me proud Bigfoot brought back from the dead
ZIPTIES?!?!?! They sell clamps that would look better....
Zipties is how you get into the Smithsonian Museum
The old Alan root was a monster back in the day.
Still the best sounding beast. Right next to #8
My 2 favorites
700 degrees? Won’t the header flange get a lot hotter than that??? Just curious
under load...yes.. but this truck just idles around
BreWstEr’s
: Yes, it's not uncommon for exhaust temps to exceed 1200 F at wide open throttle.
Should last two 3 minute runs before tear down.