Some Newish-Old-Schoolish BF Shots

[KD58]

[MCMsports]

wow trucks look great, great decaling job on #5 kyle

[rocktoy]

do they still have the fake dual quads on bf1?i saw that years ago and was like why?had a single carb bigblock but fake carbs on the hood.

[KD58]

The carbs on the hood are actual Preadator carbs, but they are not in use on the truck. The truck has what I call a "parade motor", a single-carb 460ci mill. The Predators complete the look of the truck (and fill the opening in the hood) but are not user-friendly for the kinds of gigs BF1 now performs...charity events, parades, the occasional ride arround for a sponsor, diginitary, contest winner, etc. The truck is no longer counted on to perform in events...it is counted on to start and run flawlessly every time, for extended periods of time. Trying to tune/maintain multiple Predators and use them in that sort of environment just wouldn't work well. BF1's 640ci all-aluminum triple-Predator mill still sits in the showroom, and could be dropped back in if ever there was a need.


Hope this clears it up a bit. It isn't a sham or a fraud, it is simple a comprimise between looks and driveability/reliablity. Trust me...the gigs I've taken it to since joining BF (Auto Meter Parade, SEMA, a couple displays, Atlanta NHRA, etc) have made me a believer in the setup. I'd love to see a blower motor under the hood and hopefully we'll have the time someday to make something like that a reality, but for now what the truck has works well.


-kd

[Muddy]

dear god, the old girl is GORGEOUS. Truck looks mean as heck in the photos.

[rocktoy]

thanks for repliying,was not meaning to degrade bf at all.i was just very surprised when i saw it the first time like that.makes perfect sense for what the truck does now.i am a huge bf fan always have been and always will be.in 1995 my best friend and i drove from N.H. to st louis just to see the shop and bigfoot.

[KD58]

That's cool. You ought to try to make it to the open house one of these years.

[skytruckerjr]

can they still put 66's on bf1 if they wanted to.

[modeltruckshop]

Originally Posted by skytruckerjr

can they still put 66's on bf1 if they wanted to.

Yes, they can. These are a few pics. I took of it last summer. Kyle, where were those pictures taken? Steve

[modeltruckshop]

Here is the induction setup that was asked about. To the casual observer walking by you would never notice it. It was actually pretty tough to photograph. It looks ok and the motor is a whole lot simpler this way. Steve