This truck features a radial engine taken from an airplane. Of course, such a development requires tons and tons of custom tech work. The job is handled by a shop in Spokane, Washington and they’re building a transfer case in order to slip the transmission in. This is where the details stop for the moment, so we don’t know what airplane the engine is coming from. Regardless of that, the resulting sound alone should be more than enough to set this contraption apart.
Chris Daley and TP Certified Hot Rods
Best Fabrication is an insanely difficult one to judge and while there were shops with insane race cars, trucks and street rods, total DIY project dreamed up and executed for the love of the hobby. Chris, talked about the work it took to cram a highly polished rotary air-cooled airplane engine in as if it was a SBC swap... right, just toss it in! The reality is that the planning required to cram this thing in the truck AND allow that everything can close up like stock was a feat of its own! On top of the obvious ridiculous drivetrain swap, Chris designed and built his own rear suspension, changed the angle of the front end a few degrees, extended the hood, suicided the doors, built a custom dash, and designed and built his own wheels for the truck! This is just scratching the surface, we could look over the truck for hours and see new modifications!
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