The Original BigFoot Engine Build Part 1- Engine Power Season 2, Episode 4
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- On this episode of Engine Power, Pat and Mike get the honor of rebuilding the 640 inch blown nitrous injected V8 from the original Big Foot monster truck.
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I'm not a Ford man, but I won't lie this brought a tear to my eye. Childhood memories are priceless. Legend created by legends.
As a kid, I got to ride in that truck. My older brother took me and my sister to see this new thing called monster trucks. They ran over cars and thru a mud pit. One lucky ticket holder got a ride in Bigfoot. My sister was the winner. Loving her little brother, she let me go for the ride instead. I was given the choice between over the cars or thru the mud. I asked why not both? With a grin, we did both. The sound this thing made was without description and the vibration shook everything. Was a memory and a smile I'll never forget. Love ya sis
My mom had to work a ton of overtime in the early 80's, along with my dad... They bought me an original big foot power wheel for christmas. Hands down the best gift ever!!!
Dan Lyons I had one too. Probably 1989 or 1990
Dan Lyons Had one to! Thanks mom and dad for the awesome memories!
JadXtreme ស,៥ ,,បុំ៊យ
I went through 3 of the original bigfoot power wheels. Was my favorite toy of all time. Me and my mom went to the monster trucks 23 years in a row starting when I was 2yo. Big foot is and will always be my favorite.
I had one too. They were sharp!
I won't lie, even growing up in Australia in the early 80s I remember there was a time where even just from watching tape after tape of rented VHS videos of Monster Trucks, we knew all about these and loved watching them, and Bigfoot is still part of my childhood, just like the WWF.
the original bigfoot looks way cooler than modern monster trucks
Yes sir it does they sure don't make em like that anymore
Ken Bush ya is that a steel truck
I agree! I wish I could see this running the track in person. I think for most us truck guys we could connect and relate more with an actual production truck vs tube chassis.
@@TheAnonymous1oneno doubt about it I like the real steel
I was just going to post this, but you beat me to it.
The one Ford that could get Chevy & Mopar fans cheering.
Yep I can testify to that
Well
It has a Hemi engine
@@Leatherface123. Ford made hemi's not just dodge
@@markvilleneuve8609 ford didn’t build that engine
@@Leatherface123. neither did dodge, but thats beside the point.
I grew up with that ancient technology son. We wouldn't be here today without it.
I was at the Bigfoot shop many years ago thanks Bob and Jim and the rest of the crew for giving me a great tour everyone was so kind I regret missing out on the monster truck ride but it was broke still had a great visit
As an engine guy, I truly appreciate this! Bigfoot was my favorite monster truck when I was a kid.
Task: Engine rebuild
First thing's first: Put the big tires on it
the STAR has to look good for it's close ups, but I hear ya.
At least they have their priorities in order!
bruh your complaining about something that took 2 sec
@@joshclark7034 it's not the time it took that made it stupid. Obviously we can all fast forward right past it.
@@joshclark7034 is the type of person who looks at a map and says its only a inch away
Bob Chandler is a great example of "speak softly and carry a big stick". Top bloke without even a hint of arrogance.
Side note, this show is also pretty effing awesome, never thought I'd say that about an American automotive TV series.
I’m 40 years old and growing up in the 80s it was AWSOME to go see BIG FOOT at our local fair ground or Civic Center. This was my favorite Monster Truck ever and the very reason I’m a Ford to the core💯💯
This brings back a ton of good memories for me. I really loved monster trucks back in the 80s.
monster trucks, and race cars, were so much cooler back in 60s-80s
They dont back flips and front flips like they do now lol
They're just all so homogenized now
No Way all about looking. That’s all. Our 80s freestyle bikes were champ than nowadays bikes.
Our 6 cylinders turbo in 80s 90s were champ than nowadays,
Gmc Syclone are one of the example.
I know what you mean, but they are still just as cool.
I like every era from 60s to now. Different but still amazingly cool.
This brings back memories for us 80s kids, owning big foot toys and remote control trucks back in the day.
I had the honor of meeting Mr. Chandler a couple years ago at Arches National Park, walked out with him from the delicate Arch and got to talk with him for quite a while. Really nice guy
I met Jim Kramer a few years ago and he saw I have a tattoo of a guitar and we talked about guitars for a couple minutes 🤣
This is history. How can anyone Dislike this???
Dont ever sell it. This os a masterpiece. Belongs in a museum later.
Big foot is an American icon.
@@michaelholyk9938This engine is now in the Bigfoot Inc. Showroom. The truck is still on tour with a 460 in it.
“BigFoot” Most legendary truck in history ❤️
Facts
Amen
The undisputed king of the beasts
To bad the owners are rude to there fans. I parked next to them in a truck stop and the driver got mad at a couple for taking pictures of truck (in public). Then saw 2 fans try to get a autograph and the driver just told them to leave.
Wow!!! The tech used on that engine is mind blowing for 1985. Awesome.
Only the best was used.
My families business was right next door to the Bigfoot shop in St. Louis, seen this truck everyday, until about a decade ago the shop closed and haven’t seen it since. This is cool!
What happened?
FLACKO UPTOWN I dunno, they was sitting on a very expensive piece of land, I guess they sold the land and the building, now it’s a huge Nissan dealership
Now I feel ancient, I’ve actually seen this truck with that engine run in person. Brings back great memories.
Alter Egos-DITTO!
I remember seeing this truck in the pontiac silverdome when i was a kid. People were just blown away the place was so loud everyone cheering when he drove on top of the cars the camera flashes just blinded you. Bigfoot 1 still around the silverdome is long gone.
I haven't followed anything monster truck-related for years. It's strange how quickly it all comes back. Bigfoot is still my favorite.
I like how they talk about this engine being a complete artifact at over 20 years old. Like when a meteorite hit the earth and killed the dinasors or at the time of Moses and the great flood or something.
Clearly Clever or even Noah and the great flood!
Keep in mind, the engine remained as is since the 1970's with probably some minor modifications until the 1980's when it sat until now. Since then, it hasn't been modified so technically, it remained the same for almost 50 years!! That's a long time and yes, it's really an artifact in the car world.
You have to have big tires to clear that water.
I get what you're saying, but I think it's the significance of the engine to this style of vehicles history. It's not like they are talking about a random 302 out of a 70s era vehicle.
I'm not sure how old you are, but clearly you just have no idea
Thank you for posting this video. I remember Bigfoot and heavy metal and orange blossom. I saw them as a kid in the Bronx over 25 years ago. Those trucks are WOW!
The King of Kings, there’s only one
Black kid from the projects in NY and I remember seeing this truck in 89. The nostalgia of this is crazy. Something's have a universal language. In 14 I started restoring a 58 ford pickup with a friend so I'm in heaven seeing this icon from this POV.
Predator carbs! Haven’t seen those in years! And I work in a racing engine machine shop! Bad ass!
Man big foot and bear foot just amazing Jim and Bob two legends.
Don't forget Everett Jasmer and USA-1!
I had the RC equivalent of this as a child. Fond memories playing in the yard with it.
JIM IS ONE OF THE NICEST GUY. WE MEET IN THE 1985 WHEN I WORK FOR FORD IN OKLA. HE PUT MY DAUGHTER SHE WAS 4 OR 5 AT THE TIME IN BIG FOOT AND SHE TODAY TALK ABOUT IT, MY GRANDKIDS ALL LOVE BIG FOOT. AGAIN THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT MEMORIES .
Its funny that so many of us are die hard loyal to a brand of truck yet when talking about the old body style trucks you just cant help love them all. New trucks dont have that same feeling.
I used to check out books in the library as a kid on bob chandlers trucks and got to learn the start of it all. Black and white pics of all the different trucks he went though and how passionate he was about his business.
YES SIR BOB CHANDLER FERGUSON MO, THE ORIGINAL SHOP ON LINDBERGH AVE FORD THE ONLY WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to know what happened to that camshaft. I want
Big foot was my childhood hero I think I became fascinating my trucks from this truck and by the dukes of Hazzard for cars and evel kneivel motorcycles
Same here! I love all that stuff from my childhood. I grew up jumping my bike and playing in the woods. Not staring at screens.
Y'all just described my childhood, and what a great one it was.
I wish they'd swallow their pride and compete in the Monster Jam series. Seeing Grave Digger and Bigfoot side by side would the most epic thing ever. I get it- Bigfoot was the original- but monster trucks in general are larger than bigfoot itself now. It's time to join the gang for the fans.
I disagree, I'm glad Bob didn't ever sell out to Monster Jam, I'm glad to see Bigfoot staying in pure racing even if it means less exposure for the truck. Grave Digger isn't owned by Dennis Anderson anymore and nor would Bigfoot by Bob and his family if they chose to compete in Monster Jam. I don't blame him for keeping the business to himself, I'm glad to know he's truly in it for the betterment of the sport and not just to make as much money as possible.
That Alan Root engine is so cool. As a fan of the 385 series (429/460) this thing is one of my favorite engines.
Dont ever sell it. This os a masterpiece. Belongs in a museum later.
That is one awesome looking truck for real. The original Bigfoot and USA 1 are the coolest moster trucks of all time.
I must say that I really like Howard’s Cams. They make good stuff and are often cheaper than their competitor’s comparable items. The last item I ordered was a set which included the cam, lifters and valve springs. That particular grind made a big difference in power/torque, worked well, and was probably $50 cheaper than Comp or Crane for a similar set in those brands. Others are great too but I’ve just always been partial to Howard’s I guess. Everyone reading this have a great day and God bless!!
I got to sit in that truck in 1982 when I was 13 years old. It was at an autorama show in cleveland and I was working there as a sidekick. Was also able to sit in the original General Lee. Dream come true for a kid at that time.
the original bigfoot is the most beautiful monster truck ever! Perfection.
CaptainSmith23
Yes, beautiful to watch!
Always wondered how it evolved.
Loved that style Ford.
Yes, a super cool truck.
Grave Digger was awesome too
Most noting the truck as iconic. It was the driver that was iconic, BigFoot was just along for the ride. Without these classic drivers monster truck interest just faded.
TRULY ONCE I TRULY SEEN THE MONSTER TRUCKS AS A KID . TRULY I TRULY WANTED TO HAVE ONE OF MY OWN . TRULY I TRULY REALLY TRULY HAVE THE EXTREMELY TREMENDOUSLY EXTREMELY PERFECT NAME FOR A MONSTER TRUCK .
Oh god…… This was the finest big foot truck of my childhood…….
You had weirdo big foots with crazy slim very high wheels, or other strange trucks… And you’ve got this one.
That was the ULTIMATE one, the perfection.
You watched it and directly felt THIS IS THE ONE.
INSTANT CLASSIC.
You’ve got that feeling that was the definition of a big foot / monster truck.
And then we had a ton of different legendary RC big foots inspired by this one: Tamiya, Kyosho…………
I miss my eighties so much.
And big foot/monster trucks got REAL car bodies at this time and it changes EVERYTHING.
Big salute 🫡 from France, I was a little kid fascinated by these beautiful monsters.
ViNZ.
Dam feeling old as dirt. Grew up building these engines. How I met my first wife. Putting a new cam and tunnel rams on my Nova in the parking lot.
I think he needs a few more pens and pencils in that shirt...wow
Foreman once told me the more pens in your shirt the more important you look!
I'm glad this is the top comment I was thinking the same thing I see a pocket screwdriver so you know he's legit
fat sharpie, fine sharpie, bic pen, pencil, soapstone, scribe, pen light, shank, etc..
Look at the belt too
lol the dude is a major dork
My uncle Ron God rest his soul had a 74 F100 with the big suspension and big tires. It was white and blue and I called it Big Foot. He would mood bog in that thing nothing but fun.
Bob was rolling thru my home town in Woodland California way back when 40 some odd years ago.They stopped at the local pizza place to get a bite and there it was sitting on the trailer.I stopped to say hi and Bob and I talked for about 20 minutes and I couldn't have met a nicer man.A way cool dude!I was in my 20s then and now 64.Good memories.Thanks Bob
Bigfoot was the Monster Truck of My childhood totally wicked
Big Foot and Grave Digger by far my favorite two of all time
Man Bigfoot is the most outstanding monster truck ever and best of all it was born in St.Louis Missouri.
I miss the Bigfoot monster truck I used to watch him when I was a kid that's what got me started watching monster trucks I wish the original Bigfoot monster truck would make a comeback
Bigfoots still around, they just don't participate in Monster Jam.
What's cool to me is that I still have an 8 by 10 black and white of the VERY first Bigfoot version, before the Monster tires, when he had 44 inch Mudders on it! LOL! Shows him 'driving over' a 'kid's' car. ;) I got it a car show in Chicago way back when he was there with the truck. ;)
All these old trucks still Living on! CLASSIC *Not Plastic*
I have this truck mine is a 78 with a 351 and it starts up every time I turn the key
Mom used to shake her head in bewilderment when I go crazy over BigFoot on Tv....
sighs... good ole days...
Hell yeah 😁
Remember seeing this truck getting towed to the Pontiac Silverdome in the early 80's, I miss those times everybody seemed to be a lot happier
my grandpa had a chance to drive this truck. Never met him because he died before I was born, but I’ve seen tapes of him driving around monster trucks over vehicles jumping dirt-bikes and other crazy stuff
You watch videos from back in the day and life just looked fun.
I'm so happy that they opened up there new shop in Eureka Missouri. I remember there original shop in Bridgeton MO. that looked like an old airplane hanger with the murals painted above the door,
Still remember the first bigfoot , grew up in the 70s 1/2 Mile from the original small shop , lindbergh and the train overpass , way before he became a legend me and my dad would stop in there and talk to him something I'll never forget.. thanks Bob 🍻
Now this is a cool off-road duo. Barry writes, "Hey TFL and TFL Fans, Love the recent videos featuring the Land Rover and the Tesla issues. I wanted to show two of my trucks. One is a 1975 Land Rover Series 3, and the other is a 2019 Suzuki Jimny. Both vehicles are perfect for my current location of Vientiane, Laos. Our road infrastructure makes traveling over 50mph dangerous. Both trucks suck at highway speeds. The short wheelbase makes parking and navigating narrow streets a breeze. The best part of the Land Rover is the police never stop me because they think I'm a soldier or that I'm poor.
I can't wait until the new Bronco comes out. It's like the Series 3 and the Jimny had a child. Too bad the 2.7L doesn't come in manual.
Keep up the great vids,
Barry"
would love to see this at the Lemays Car Museum in Tacoma!
love this. grew up watching bigfoot race
Hey guys. Just an old mechanic trick. Those screens aren't there to catch debris or broken parts. They're there to help atomize the fuel for greater horsepower. In the days of carbs we knew that fuel under high demand just splashed into the cylinders usually the ones closest to the carb. By adding a screen one could atomize the fuel making it spread to other cylinders and producing a mist of fuel (think poor man's fuel injection) producing better burn and and in turn more power. Learned that at auto trade school from an old school mechanic who used to race dirt track cars.
I saw that truck run at the Houston astrodom back in the 80's with my father. My dad had smash up derby cars during those events. I remember it like yesterday. Very cool to see this on yalls channel..
...better than running into your high school sweet heart 🌹🌹😙😍😙😍 35 yrs later
So Awesome. Amazing story as well. Can't wait to see this rebuild
I remember rooting for Bigfoot when I was 5. Always been my favorite monster truck!!
I can't believe people came up with engines. I mean, we just made all this stuff up out of thin air. It blows my mind every time.
The one and only BIGFOOT! the best! 💪🏼
I remember going to see them at reunion arena. The good ol days.
this has to be 1 of the best episodes ever seeing how they did things back in the 80's was cool
My First vehicle was BIGFOOT. Christmas 1989. I’d drive that baby around the apartment complex & around town. I was The Baddest 3yr old in San Antonio rock’n my BIGFOOT Power Wheels 🤘🏽😎🤘🏽
“ why don’t we quit talking about it and get to work “
And that’s what it takes to become successful, and in some cases create/ change the world of Motorsports.
Jason Cardoza That didn’t seem organic to me. I feel like the producer had them do that.
1stCorinthians 2:14 these shows are scripted I’ll give you that, but considering the amount of editing they do those guys probably stood there and talked about the engine for quite some time. Successful business owners don’t want to talk, they want to see progress. But from experience chandlers demeanor is just as it shows. He’s almost always in front of cameras so it’s just another day for him
Jason Cardoza I think you’re right that they did talk about the engine for quite some time.
I build the electronic controls for the machines that build those floater tires.
Cool!
Wow!
When I was a kid in the 80's my dad and I would watch monster truck races on TV on the weekends and it seemed like nothing could ever beat Bob Chandler's big blue Ford. Big Foot was unstoppable!
I grew up by the guy that owned that truck.. coolest thing in the morning riding past the big foot trailer on the way to school.
The funny thing is I already remember seeing this on TV when they were on Spike
goes to smithsonian..... hi, we were looking for any evidence, findings, artifacts that you guys may have collected on the existance of "bigfoot"...
smithsonian- sure.. over here, we actually have bigfoot.....
I grew up watching this truck and usa1 go at it in the silverdome.
USA1? That brings back memories.
I remember passing the shop on Lindbergh Blvd. going to work at McDonnell-Douglas across the street.
St. Louis, Home of the original Big Foot, F-15, FA-18. We build kick-ass trucks and Jet Fighters!
Lol, I have a Polaroid picture with this thing as a child. Those heads, and entire engine for that matter are bananas. Even by today's standards.
Where's my RadioShack bigfoot replica? Ahhh the memories
Where's RadioShack?
goes to smithsonian..... hi, we were looking for any evidence, findings, artifacts that you guys may have collected on the existance of "bigfoot"...
smithsonian- sure.. over here, we actually have bigfoot.....
Big Billy Goat Gruff 🤣🤣🤣
One of Don Garlits dragsters is in the Smithsonian.
Bigfoot is just as famous as Garlits.
Ha, nice one :D
that would be cool if they recreated the blurry picture with the truck this time, i would chuckle a little=)
@@JeremiahDouglas lol
When I was a kid, the thing that impressed me the most was some monster trucks had airplane engines. That fact blew my mind as a kid.
This brings back such nostalgia...
That truck would be Awesome Kong, V22 aircraft engine
The Bigfoot monster truck started my love and passion for fast cars and trucks! And a childhood hero! Thank you so much bigfoot for giving me a passion that I've carried long into adulthood
But how many pens do you really need in your shirt pocket? :) :)
Actually about half of them are tiny flat head screwdrivers. As a mechanic we will use all of the pens and screwdrivers.
@@johnsumner2987 awesome cheers mate, and hello from Adelaide Australia 😀
There's probably a slide rule in there
John Sumner naaaa man, I always have 3..flathead, Philip, and a pen..maybe a marker if the computer is down to print oil change stickers. That man has a whole pack of pens in his pocket 😂
@Matthew Williams, Lol 😂
We will treat it like its our own is the last thing i want to hear from an engine shop guy with my engine
He also swapped out the grill and lights for the 78-79 with square headlights. My personal favorite look of the 73-79 series. Rememver seeing bigfoot in town when i was like 5-6 ish in 83-84. This truck changed alot of little boys and girls lives from playing army to wanting horsepower and big tires. Thank you guys for creating this monster
I remember I was about 6 or 7 and my Beautiful grandmother brought this to me in the 80s about 88 89 I was so happy take my hat off to ma man
Dear recommendation,
Thank you for recommending at least one good video today lol
I'm not a Ford guy But still a classic an one of my favorites of all time
I loved this stuff back in the mid 80's when I was 5-7. Big Foot, Carolina Crusher and King Crunch ruled the roost in those days!
What about grave digger
Everett Jasmer, another monster truck pioneer, ran an ultra rare 513 CID Can-Am aluminum Chevy motor in his original 1970 USA-1.
3:02 dont you just hate it when your supercharger slides of the top of your engine block
Wth?
missed that in post production ... someone is FIRED!
Was looking for someone else that noticed that.
Yeah I usually just bust out some duct tape and slap on there lol
They metal gauze in the carbs aren't "catch screens" they are flame arrestors. They should be removed if the engine isn't going back into a boat.
I have never seen carbs like that before ,all i can say is they are bad ass ,im going to have to google them so i can understand whats going on here
also have you seen the new 7.3 liter big block ford is putting out ? Chevy is putting 4 cylinders in their trucks and ford said lets bring back the big block !
Carl Butcher they are predator carbs.
Maybe they left them in there as a parts catcher, the engine and truck worked back in the day and I'm sure they knew what they were doing so why be a CZcamsr comment warrior?
Wrong!
This ford is breathtakingly beautiful
I've got an Odyssey with a 750 Yamaha off some unknown 80's motorcycle. Bought it with a seized motor full of water a couple years ago and I have yet to swap it, but you've given me motivation to get it done lol.
It was common in the 1980's to include a swivel on the blower base as seen at 3:02.
I know, this shit is so fake, That is not the engine that was in it, FORD MUST OF PAYED THEM TO SAY IT HAD THERE ENGINE IN IT. Because when you look at some of the old video's on You tube you can clearly see it has a big block Chevy in it.
Lester Awalt let’s see those links then bud.
Best thing about it?? ITS A FORD!!!
Lol...
Lol
being repaired as usual...everyone else out driving my friend
@@1jtwister you must drive a shitvy. Or a didge
Maybe the body
I'm not a Ford guy But Bigfoot 1 is a God to me Shes unreplacible & She means more to me then any truck I have ever had She's Absolutely Beautifuly stunning 4WD Perfection in every way There are meny trucks in the world But there will only ever be One Bigfoot#1 She's Absolutely A Beautifully perfect Masterpiece it truly warms my heart and brings me great joy to see my old friend again 💯😎🤘🤙✌️🏆🏁
I met bob chandler and the original Bigfoot at the 4x4 off road jamboree years ago!!! Was awesome when I was a kid to sit in the wheel