A JDM legend hits the desert as Jake O'Donnell reveals his Nissan Silvia trophy truck to Larry Chen for the first time since it was just a rough-running concept. When Jake bought this Nissan Silvia, it had already been chopped up and modified to be a prerunner or trophy truck project, so don't accost him for cutting up a perfectly good S14. Jake walks Larry through the highs and lows of this project and how he accomplished it all himself—despite not even knowing how to weld at first—as well as the unique engine build he paired with this truck… or car.
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