The market niche populated by hardcore monster trucks is a small and narrowly specialized one. In most cases, getting one implies buying a stock off-roader and tuning it to taste. Jordan, from Canada, went the extra mile to build his from the ground up.
It took three years and $100,000 USD to complete despite Jordan’s best efforts to cut corners at every single step. He started things off by designing the frame, then fabricated it, and then put a custom cabin on it together with a roll cage.
While most monster trucks out there rely on gas or spirits for propulsion, this specific example runs on a torquey 6.6L Duramax V8. The engine connects to the wheels through a dual-range Powerglide transmission built for racing. The tuner admits he had to rebuild the transmission five times before it stopped breaking down.
The finished truck is 5.5 meters (18 feet) long, 2.75 m (9 ft.) wide and nearly 3 m (10 ft.) tall. It weighs in at 4,760 kilograms (10,500 pounds). The bodywork looks like it could have been borrowed from a half-a-century-old Chevy C/K Pickup, but this probably doesn’t matter. In hardcore off-road driving, bodywork is something expendable that you just replace if it doesn’t buff right out for some reason.