Realizing that the wheelbase of the Stampede Bigfoot body is much shorter than that of the TRX4, I realized some serious kit bashing was required to get the job done. So to make things more complicated and difficult for myself, I used two steer axles so I could give it Bigfoot #1вЂ™s realistic 4-wheel steering action. From what I understand, the real-life Bigfoot #1 had four-wheel steering (4WS) incorporated into it back in 1979 and Bigfoot was billed a 4x4x4. I loosely assembled a rolling TRX4 chassis from my parts bin to give myself a foundation to start with. I got them ordered up from and began sorting out how I should get the build going.ДЄs with all custom projects, things rarely go smoothly. After locating the body, I did a little research and found out that replica Bigfoot wheels were also available from Traxxas. Traxxas made the licensed version of the Bigfoot Classic on a Stampede platform, which is a very popular RTR kit for the company. I searched around my workshop for a Traxxas Stampede Bigfoot body that I knew I had but was afraid to put on the Stampede knowing it would just get thrashed. Speaking of RC trucks, letвЂ™s get back to the build.

ThatвЂ™s sounding like what we do to our RC trucks. ThatвЂ™s how itвЂ™s done! Interestingly, Bigfoot #1 has evolved over the decades and has seen 18 different tire and wheel combinations. Branding our monster truck loving minds with the ultimate image of what a monster truck is meant to do, Bigfoot #1 was also the first monster truck to drive over cars for an audience in 1982. Well, needless to say, the truck drove right over the top of the cars, and the rest is history. In 1981 Chandler drove Bigfoot up and over a couple of junk cars, just for fun, to see if he could do it. The highly modified F-250 Ford pick-up is probably one of the most famous trucks in vehicular history. Originally created as a way to promote his 4Г—4 shop, Bob Chandler, continually modified the truck from 1974 through the 80s. And to a little boy growing up during that time, it was (and still is) an amazing sight to behold. It made its debut at a time way before events such as Monster Jam even existed.

If you grew up in the 80s, youвЂ™ll know that Bigfoot was the original monster truck. I have to say that as a kid the one truck that stands out and ultimately got me hooked on monster trucks was the iconic Bigfoot #1.

Having previously built rigs that featured all the available TRX4 bodies Traxxas offered, I wanted to make something different. While I was digging through my Traxxas box, I noticed that I had what looked like the foundation for a вЂњspare partsвЂќ TRX4 build. IвЂ™m sure there are much better ways to organize parts but this is how I do it and it worked for my Legos as a kid so I figured why not do the same with my RC parts? Keeping things organized allows me to quickly dig through the box for what I need. ThatвЂ™s how I ended up with a big вЂ™ole box of Traxxas parts. When you are constantly building and upgrading your vehicles, itвЂ™s inevitable that you end up with a box of spare parts, and if you are like me, you keep them organized in some way, for me it is by brand.

Traxxas sound control module