Double Driveshaft Explosion while Launching the AWD 4 Rotor. More torque than expected...

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[@aronjanssen5702]

Theres a reason nhra and other dragracing association require shielding for drivetrain

[@petersandgren3192]

At least he has loops

[@laborawashere]

Or idk maybe at least a finished floor.

[@92camarodragcar73]

Shield for transmission

[@psygnale]

Just mentioned to someone that he needed sheet metal and/or a kevlar blanket over that driveline area.

[@extec101]

@@petersandgren3192 it needs more loops as its just luck that rob dont got hurt from the one hitting just beside his seat.

[@YungAntoine]

"whos seen a rotary break both drive shafts" Whos seen a rotary with more than 1 drive shaft is the real question.

[@Aeroswine1776]

Thanks, I was thinking the same thing

[@iBeast_M0de]

There have been AWD 3 rotors just no AWD 4 rotors apart from Rob’s and one other guy. Doesn’t make it any less special though. Love this car

[@rotor13]

Rod and Steve Millen and anyone who've seen them compete with their AWD RX-7s

[@therealpodge]

Friend of mine has a rally FB with awd 12a PP

[@eriklarson9137]

@@iBeast_M0de This is a due that just straight tries too hard.

[@pakneger5878]

This is why everyone wants you to cover transmisson and everything up

[@RCTanksTrucks247]

Glad you are safe bro! Love the content. This is why I watch every video. Honest and hard work!

[@Mile-long-list]

Dude get a scatter shield installed you're so dahm lucky

[@sdrawkcabmodnar]

HaHAAa

[@deancannon127]

Yeah can’t agree more.

[@hamsterwolf]

Been saying this for a while. This car needs a trans shield and a fire suppression system.

[@arnavdeol5951]

he posted in his insta that he's building one

[@SMTMOTORSPORT]

Fire wall be handy also 🥴

[@miata9916]

Rob: almost dies because of a driveshaft that broke Also rob: the car was hauling ass

[@internet_internet]

Priorities

[@scottmk5]

Inner child that never grew up

[@internet_internet]

@@scottmk5 AKA priorities

[@mitchellmortenson2481]

Yeah usually that’s why cars have uhhh..oh floors

[@emenesu]

@@mitchellmortenson2481 This ain't a car tho. This is a rocketship.

[@redsteel7292]

Rob: almost dies Also Rob: atleast the car is fine. Let's figure out what went wrong.

[@SigTheSauceMan]

Mythbusters-level stuff.

[@panjiyudha669]

And i'm now understand, why someone in europe wrap their gearbox with a kevlar...

[@jacob.s3619]

Same here in Australia, very rare to see a sub 10sec rotary drag or race car with out Kevlar and 1/2inch alloy plate over gear box and drive shaft area.

[@alouisschafer7212]

yeah when you do this this type of stuff oyu gotta take saftety seriously

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

I'm glad you show this stuff and people get to see some of the trials and tribulations of trying to prepare a car last minute for an event. Doesn't always go perfect!

[@FDB77]

Greggy!

[@khawajadotd]

Greg! watching you prep this week, I was pretending you were Rob's secret competitor. I guess this means you won by default!

[@TheCarPassionChannel]

@@khawajadotd 😂 He'd smoke me if his car was running on 1 rotor

[@ianm432]

Kreig!

[@pieflies]

Pretty dangerously last minute though. Seems very silly and dangerous to be rushing things so much, on so little sleep, and then doing your unfinished car testing at what seems like almost full throttle, on the street. While I enjoy these videos and Rob seems like a genuinely nice guy, this whole recent set of videos of rushing to finish has seemed like a bad and irresponsible idea from the start.

[@Lucaw128]

If that had been worse, at least his name is already robbed arm.

[@emmanuellehuu8818]

Damn... I mean... dahm...n

[@Velocitist]

Probably two of the best puns I’ve encountered so far

[@Sam_888]

Underrated comment

[@spkspkspks]

Extremely underrated comment

[@spongebobsquarepant5543]

under rated comment on a comment

[@FU-Utube]

The amount of engineering in this car is amazing, much respect for putting this monster together

[@DussyINC]

Tough break but I’m happy you’re okay I’ve been watching this car grow and it’s so exciting even to see it have problems, I think it’s just impressive to see it break because of its sheer potential

[@xeone1920]

Three things to note here: 1: I’m sad that Rob is not going to race. 2: I’m happy that Rob is alright and his hand is okay. 3: I’m excited now even more because the car has so much potential.

[@xeone1920]

You got this Rob. You really do. Im glad you’re okay fr

[@nathanzondlo7393]

I think he said it's just being postponed for a month.

[@emenesu]

@Max Power Yeah I told your mom to let you know.

[@biertijdbroeder]

First minute in: Yeah, everyone expected this.

[@gp8666]

I didn't expect it to explode I was more nervous about it crushing his arm

[@dtdeathmaster]

Lmfao! After the last video I was waiting for it! It was my only thought throughout the last video.

[@troublesomez24]

@@gp8666 He's too stupid to have such a powerful car.

[@lanceivor]

Its a miracle he’s alive honestly

[@dtdeathmaster]

@@lanceivorright, the smallest things with a few hundred/thousand rpm behind it can be deadly as fuck.

[@esteemedenergy]

Transmission seized, both driveshafts blown, mounts gone, yet “everything is fine.”

[@yurrgee]

All are easy to replace. Compared to the engine block, etc.

[@masonhales]

engine is fine, that's the big thing haha

[@anthonywimberly4567]

As a electrician, that wiring made my head hurt. Nice build though, excited to see the outcome

[@fredericduwe9920]

You have to put a kevlar shield around this before you got killed by this thing if something goes wrong

[@guidoheeling1179]

or at least some kind if a trans tunnel, because there is nothing...

[@Twitch760]

I agree he's a Dahm fool to be driving that thing in the condition it's in. He could have easily gotten severely injured or killed.

[@fredericduwe9920]

@@Twitch760 the fact that he got hit with a ring and was so casual about it bothers me. I'm happy he already installed the one hoop a little while ago or it might have been uglier

[@randomwordbot]

@@fredericduwe9920 the first launch video I was cringing waiting for it to break right behind the hoop and destroy rob and the car

[@guidoheeling1179]

ofcourse this is just tempelerairy (i know i totally butchered that) and for low speed use, but a little more safe never hurts

[@lexus_offroad_adventures]

Was half expecting rob to come on screen with his right arm missing like “hi, I’m Rob Dahm...”

[@Twitch760]

"and this is Jackass."

[@trentonwelch9506]

@@Twitch760 *Jackass theme starts to play*

[@Lucaw128]

I guess you could say he was almost RobD of his Ahm

[@aserta]

It's a meme at this point. Half expecting Rob to pop out at the corner of a street. "Hi, I'm Rob Dahm, and these are my wares..."

[@rickybarlow5918]

🤣🤣🤣 "Rob Dahm with no arm" 🤣🤣🤣

[@williamlacina5042]

Never heard of you but stumbled across this rotory build and you got this for sure. I only have small builds under my belt but I know how they go. Im currently working on my first humvee build with a 5.9 and a allison 1000 6 speed and hoping i don't run into to many expensive issues. Keep it up man. Definitely a great inspiration for all builders young and old alike

[@css172]

1:12 I thought the flux capictor had kicked in and Rob was going back to 1985!!

[@romagrigorenko]

For how detail oriented Rob is, I’m shocked he doesn’t cover the exposed driveshaft that literally 2 feet away from him.

[@ethandelafontaine]

few inches**

[@vombsmotorsport]

he dosent even have a simple air filter on the turbo, come on anything could just fly in there

[@BGJohnson]

I was shitting myself on the dyno runs in top gear

[@calvinlim9485]

Super dangerous

[@captainbarge]

Maybe he is an idiot, who knows

[@KooKL4]

Some friendly advice: In racing, I've never used those lock washers you're talking about, and sadly you found out why. I flat out don't use lock washers, but instead I use threadlocker and paint markers on everything. The threadlocker you only need maybe a half drop of it for each bolt (a full drop if you really want to make sure it's in there). My favorite stuff so far is OEM Honda threadlocker from Honda Motorcycle dealers. I use the high temp red stuff if I know a lot of vibration is going to be involved or if it's a critical part, and the low-strength blue for everything else. Otherwise for the most part I don't trust any lock washer. Paint markers are some GREAT stuff that I 1,000% recommend you start using for driveline and suspension parts. If you see new cars from the factory, they often have paint going from the head of the bolt onto the part it's tightening against. For race cars, this lets you know the bolt hasn't moved so you can quick glance around at stuff without having to worry about it or retorquing things all the damn time. Sorry to see that this happened, but I'm glad to see it happen now instead of on the track, and happy to see you and everybody are okay and the car didn't get hurt too bad! In racing this sort of stuff happens to everybody so welcome to the club, don't worry about it because we're all still here for you.

[@hedhunta52]

The proper way to do it is safety wire. That's what they use in top fuel cars and jet engines when vibration is an issue.

[@MickeyC3040]

Any engineer that deals with fasteners HATES those split washers. They don't do anything you want them to do really. There's are tons of articles online why they don't work and the test results with a junker test which would simulate the vibration of a real racecar very well

[@opossums-will-sing]

Came here to say exactly this. I apprenticed with a bunch of ex-race guys, working on a bunch of vintage rally cars, and we had a paint marker color each so not only could you tell that stuff was torqued down properly, but you could tell who did it, too (super useful when there's an apprentice around). Speaking of torquing things down, I'd have been burned at the stake if I ever reassembled anything with a gun like that chap did to the attesa box; where's his torque wrench??? Haven't heard of that Honda stuff, we'd use loctite of some variety on most things.

[@opossums-will-sing]

@@hedhunta52 Yeah, safety wire or split pins, depending on the situation. If you get used to split pins, they don't add much time to planned disassembly and they completely stop unplanned disassembly.

[@Pheatan]

Absolutely! good ole Honda bond is one of the greatest threadlockers out there. Not to mention that carbon driveshaft is rated for 3000 p/ft but the impact of a complete lock up like this could easily double that at a great enough speed.

[@alexrodriguezrx7]

Dave is one of the biggest OGs Rotary/Drag racing mechanics dating back 25 years ago. Back in those Atco Pan American drag days. Typical Dave he will take his shirt off his back if you need it. One of the greatest and last true race car mechanics that doesn't get credit. I am happy to see him helping you brother. PS Dave sorry I still haven't fired up the GTR but when I do you will be the first along with Steve to get a shout out. For those of you just seeing this man take apart a transfer case .......25 years ago he would be the guy who would pull a motor at the track ,rebuild it just so they could make a final pass.

[@christianvascot5101]

Rob. Those that are just mad at you, pissed at you and hate you for missing the race really don’t understand what you are doing. You are breaking the limits of what we know about Rotaries. You like most of us that are car junkies want perfection. Not anything close to, just perfection. I myself have been rooting for you because you arent like everyone else thats like “lS sWaP tHe wOrLd” are are doing something that takes everything you got and then some! Keep working hard brother because nothing thats easy in the end is worth it! 🤘🏽

[@ShawnDickens]

YOU MUST USE NORD LOCK WASHERS! Posted to cover that a while ago so he didn't get hurt. Love the proof of rotary torque, and the follows to explain the center diff was locked causing that.

[@MrSchulkiller]

Yeah he lucky af that it didnt happen at the dyno at 10000rpm or sum, i dont get why he and his team are so iresponsible for what could happen

[@vipereagle7446]

The transmission broke and locked up and the ground and momentum broke the drive shafts. Not the 4 rotor

[@CorruptInfinityOfficial]

@@MrSchulkiller you got it twisted bud

[@powerlitep17]

lockwire would be excellent throughout the car.

[@gabew5117]

Nordlocks are the only functional lockwashers

[@PhilSTUDIOSS]

How much Torque do you want? Rob: Yes

[@davidglidewelljr]

all of it lol

[@Leonidae]

Driveshafts: "So, you have chosen.. Death."

[@jlehm]

"Once in a lifetime" sounds like you're racing against the hoonicorn.

[@fabiofoltran4361]

i saw today the hoonigan video of the mclaren vs the hoonicorn and i think this rx7 is a worthy opponent to the hoonicorn , i mean that thing is a beast but so is this rx7

[@JTKK9]

@@fabiofoltran4361 better look at today vid

[@fabiofoltran4361]

@@JTKK9 you mean the Audi? That thing is a monster

[@JTKK9]

@@fabiofoltran4361 yes its a beast but in the end there was rx7 4rotor but now its not a secret i guess :D

[@skipper3979]

ching chong i like cheese

[@Syscrush]

It's good to show this stuff, the highs and lows that come from breaking new ground. That said, how did you get to 2020 without learning that lock washers don't do anything? How did you get to 2h before your big race without installing a scatter shield? I'm glad you weren't hurt. Good luck with what comes next, but start putting more care and foresight into what you're doing. That includes getting sufficient rest before wrenching on systems your life depends on.

[@izzieb]

And now, the conclusion to Rob Dahm blue-balling us all...

[@powcar91]

its the lift

[@powcar91]

nevermind

[@Otie64]

that's what he gets 😂

[@willpestka2745]

My balls are a shade bluer

[@WastedWhiteBoii]

He beat on the shaft pretty damn hard.

[@jordy894]

*breaks a driveshaft* Rob: Yeah, but it was hauling ass GG

[@Matty.Hill_87]

Every cloud and all that 👌🤣

[@mitchsmith3814]

Hauling ass😂 about like Rob saying it launches hard🤦

[@8089kyle]

Dafuq you beating on this thing with no scatter shield or floor in the car? Smarten up dude.

[@rickylafleur5823]

yup he could of been killed.

[@j.w.vanderhorst736]

I thought during watching his earlier videos about this happening.

[@TessellationRow]

Seriously. All these comments cheering on a dude who’s building a death trap of a car that will mame or kill him

[@VettVQ]

I don't think he cares

[@BATworkshop]

I work in a factory. When we have bolts/screws we don't want to back out we use nord lock washers. They work extremely well but are ONE TIME USE. Once you tighten them. The only way to loosen them is to rip the teeth off the washer which destroys them. I strongly encourage you to use these. We use these on things that take big impact loads or high vibration stuff in the plant.

[@Tonkata-fo4ek]

So that was the accident the patreons were talking about the other day

[@briankuhn7396]

Someone didn’t listen to the “Danger to Manifold” warning!

[@SMITESHSURESH]

Woah now that you've mentioned it, it actually does look remarkably similar to that scene 🤯

[@WiscoMTB37]

I love how a random ass floor plate flys off. The nitrous time warp backed out the rivets. When I was 12 I thought your car would fall apart if you use nitrous hahaha

[@quietone610]

"Oh no, my engine is about to explode! Shutting this laptop will surely help." "annnd I lost."

[@kristinewilson5353]

"Dude I almost had you"

[@jackvearncombe9892]

@@kristinewilson5353 you almost had me? you never had me, you never had your car!

[@juliansommer1029]

Absolutely love your content man. No need to excuse yourself or defend the rest of the team. We know you're far down a path noone has ever walked before. Great people have great haters, though. But that's what you guys are, a great and incredible team. Never stop!

[@elwin_tjustice45]

Hey Rob just FYI, you always want to be sure you are holding with at least 1.5x the diameter of the bolt worth of threads. That is where you begin to get maximum holding strength. Good rule of thumb. I absolutely love this project, amazing ingenuity and engineering! Keep it up brother!

[@josephwhitley1963]

Cue Jeremy Clarkson yelling. “Some poo has come out!!”

[@JGuraan]

"Many poos just shot out if my anii!"

[@JR-kf5op]

-endless poo!

[@IhateYoutube]

Cue Hamster "How are ye gonna use it again!?"

[@aserta]

This is what happens when you press F in the chat, driveshaft turns into driveshat.

[@bigboost4]

Dahm, i can't imagine the level of stress this must be for you given you're now going to miss the race. you know all of us stand behind your decision, but dude wish i could give ya a hug. :(

[@stoker20]

Saws half way through driveshafts to avoid further embarrassment. If he knew a guy he couldn't get shafted??

[@fatninja987]

Rob: who has ever seen a rotary break both driveshafts Me: who has every seen a rotary with more than one driveshaft

[@Kyle-xv5kv]

Glad you made it out in one piece. Your attitude to this build, your composure and honestly really is something to admire. Can't wait to see it blow up again and learn something else about this monster of a car.

[@weakestkeebs1944]

I knew this would happen and I've been seriously wanting Rob to make a trans cover already to protect him from his drive shaft and trans if and when they explode/malfunction. We don't want you dead Rob, please PLEASE add some more safety nets Edit: Some people in drag racing even go as far as add a kevlar transmission cover on top of having a strong ass trans cover/shield

[@johndc2998]

We all told him before it happened he didn't listen.

[@MySalsaSingle]

"The problem is this pulled out... I don't know much about doing that" These are the kind of jokes I'm here for

[@thomasmeade4490]

every single time you post your story its an inspiration to so many people out here and I can't thank you enough for allowing us to be part of your journey through this life

[@stingr9137]

Oh dude. Don’t even worry about it Rob. Whoever you were scheduled to race was the lucky one. It’s cool you’re humble still but don’t even fret man. You absolutely did the right thing.

[@d3amonicus]

That was going to happen sooner or later.. Always gave me shivers down my spin seeing you ride around like that😖

[@allang9349]

Daddy Dahm makes you shiver 😳😜

[@d3amonicus]

@@allang9349 Oh yes! The manliest man on the face of the planet! The man who makes you question everything about yourself🙏😏

[@adityachafekar2667]

Whatever you do, Make sure you stay safe Daddy Dahm

[@kickbuttowskii]

Or bhi kai indian dekhte h videos. Ye daddy daddy krta rehta h chutya lgta h tu

[@auddioduck6492]

gotta say, I don't speak for all, but I definitely support you. Gods plan, you know? Im so blown away by this monster. It deserves to not be rushed in any way. Its such a serious machine. And your safety is tantamount. Best wishes Dahm :)

[@tji1396]

When I watched the previous video I thought to myself, "He's going to put in a transmission tunnel before he tries to launch it though right?". Rob I understand the excitement but please be safe! Have you put in a pedal box yet? Watching the dyno video I kept seeing something moving out of the corner of my eye. It was your feet! Hot fluid exploding on your street shoes is going to hurt like hell! Again I'm the Chief of technical inspection for the IRDC which follows the SCCA rule book. Please feel free to contact me for safety/rule questoions. And for God sakes be safe!

[@pumba4963]

We all saw this coming

[@ricketycricket3242]

100%

[@MyrKnof]

Had me so worried last vid...

[@TestarossaF110]

He did say it in the last video's comments. So we didn't see it coming... we read it.

[@CorruptInfinityOfficial]

driveshaft tunnels are a must, literally a requirement for the upper drag racing classes.

[@randyd9414]

@@TestarossaF110 people before that vid were saying it lmao, im not people but people were

[@Zarrex]

Watching the last video: "Jesus Rob that uncovered driveshaft makes me nervous" Literally hours later:

[@mtschoenrock]

Glad you're safe dude, safety first! Even though the race is postponed it's worth the wait

[@leomele1369]

I'm glad and happy that nothing when wrong. And that you're not afraid of showing your Downs. Keep it up bud

[@chezrayrodney1480]

Do you see the need now for a tunnel cover

[@velyse]

Ahhh what's an arm or a leg in the pursuit of speed? Blood is fine outside the body.

[@cortniesmith3138]

Yes! Finally a lift! Finally I’ve been saying you need one for as long as I’ve watched

[@RadDadisRad]

I’m so stoked that you have so much support from brilliant engineers.

[@kasuraga]

Safety equipment at work! Agree on adding the second loop to protect the passenger. Glad you weren't injured even without anything covering the tunnel.

[@Ben_Biggers]

"the expensive part is ok" Carbon Fiber Drive shafts: rip

[@nathanpollaro479]

Glad you're alright, it's been awesome to watch this build come together.

[@AdRiAniiiiiiiJeFfReY]

this guy will never finish the car. I've been watching his videos for a long time now and shit always break lol.

[@tuesday_audio_operations]

Ok

[@Antmattroman]

so glad you were ok and had the team to be there when it happened. crazy shit man

[@lilfattyb]

We love you Rob, it doesn’t matter what anyone says, we’re proud of you and it’s amazing what you’ve accomplished, keep it up

[@TNTHammer]

Ahh yes. The classic Rob Dahm™ ending

[@onefastslimjim]

Well, it usually ends with

[@mod.ts76]

@@onefastslimjim Yeah. Most of the time it ends with

[@natehydro3886]

Im sorry for the problems you are having i think most will agree, we are behind you and you do a great job. keep it up ill keep watching.stay positive!

[@bryanlam8656]

An absolute mad man! Glad you’re fine and minimal damage was done to the vehicle! Time to get that floor/shield in ASAP

[@internet_internet]

Having those spinning u-joints & driveshafts exposed is pretty dumb.

[@sskkuuddrraa]

about to write down the same thing!

[@G_Ozare]

HOLIHELL... when I saw the damage on the tubing @4:40 that is located by your right elbow right by the seat bolster, I got chills. THATS SHIT IS GNARLY

[@aSinisterKiid]

I'm glad you are safe and didn't damage yourself in any way. But I genuinely hope this is a moment you don't take for granted and you cover those driveshafts up. You need to put them in a tunnel. And you know you need to do it. Please take the time to make it safe.

[@grapenutz5931]

Lucky to still have a arm. I have a buddy who lost one when a promod drive shaft leg go in the early 2000s. Loops and tunnels are a must glad your good keep up the good content.

[@dakotafrench9001]

who else is constantly checking video length as to know when to expect the video to be over?

[@scoob66]

*sudden stop*

[@Duggie.Douglas]

My heart been broken too many times with these Cliff hanger endings to fall for them again 💀💀💀 definitely me

[@riderzinc]

I respect Robs Patience and positivity, I would of set it on fire by now

[@actuallyokay6155]

Same - I thought my VW was bad 😓

[@ifgezroxy]

Passion. He wants to see his vision come to life. He is so close now, that he knows that there is nothing that will stop him from achieving that. That I think, keeps him positive. :)

[@riderzinc]

@@ifgezroxy Could be cocaine lol

[@akdsjgalksdfjg]

but he expects this type of stuf tho.

[@ajrestivo]

I've never wanted to see a car make a pass more in my entire life. But I do want to see it done safely. Take your time Rob. Its not like we aren't going to click that video with you jizzing in the driver seat in the thumbnail. 👍

[@frijolee]

Registered PE mechanical engineer here. Check out Nordlock lock washers. It's a two-piece hardened washer that uses cam ramps to prevent loosening. They're used on roller coasters and other high vibration environments. Split lock washers and star lock washers do very very little. Nordlock is different. No affiliation but I thought you should know about them given this failure.

[@hypefight8260]

I’ve never seen someone so excited about snapping two drive shafts at once 😂

[@jhonelmarania7094]

Im just glad that rob is okay and healthy after the accident. Imagine if that happened in the race. If Rob see this comment, Rob, Im just glad you’re okay. Keep taming that 4 rotor beast! We the community and rotary enthusiasts supports your magnificent piece of artwork you are making!! ✊😁

[@scoutsapp5624]

Remember, Rob, the most important thing we as subscribers need is not content per se, but your safety, so that if we miss out on something spectacular, it won’t matter, because you’ll always be around to do something even better down the road. (For heavens sake stop test driving it without the driveshaft cover) 😂😅❤️

[@freestratproject7065]

Any good engineer takes the time to investigate failure. It's how success is made. Use "acceptable" rather than "perfect'. Dahmmit. All machinery eventually fails. It's a game of tolerance(es) until failure is achieved. Great progress!

[@joebarra1010]

"There is some fuckery afoot." Never change Rob.

[@scoob66]

what was the timestamp for that lmao

[@joebarra1010]

@@scoob66 I'm not sure i watched it earlier, but if you watch the whole thing you will hear it 😂

[@williamantcliff129]

10:24

[@joebarra1010]

@@williamantcliff129 thanks

[@itrashpanda]

The moment you get a notification that there's a new 4rotor episode you immediately leave the DDE vlog to watch it 🤣🤣

[@wernerbrandon84]

The fact that you even watch DDE makes me cringe.

[@itrashpanda]

@@wernerbrandon84 I just wanna see the twin turbo FF that Aaron Koffman is currently building finally finished

[@ischwhit6747]

@@wernerbrandon84 both dde and stradman are incredibly annoying on camera

[@asylumental]

I love how much information you give about the inner workings of these mechanical components...I live for this stuff. I may not be a rotary guy but this is much more than just a rotary channel. Disappointed it's taken me so long to find my way to your channel, but I'm here now!

[@marlonreynolds7899]

I like how rob get to the point..... driveshaft broke..... first thing shown driveshaft exploding. Good job no suspense no leading on.

[@jtspetersen]

You are a crazy man with open driveshafts spinning without covers..... please cover so we don't hear about you losing an arm.

[@davidglidewelljr]

we are changing things and adding drive shaft loops as well as other stuff stay tuned

[@guidoheeling1179]

These kind of situations are not worth riskin your (or someone elses) life for, you did the right thing. And for the nuts sake i suggest using racing wire or something incase anything vital shakes loose again, that is wat it was designed for after all.

[@NiSE_Rafter]

I'm very surprised that there's no safety wire used for something of this scale

[@davecolwell725]

The car was never going to make the race it’s completely untested I don’t understand how he’s agreeing to race without any testing it’s just silly.

[@guidoheeling1179]

@@davecolwell725 it is not completely untested. I am not saying it is dailed in in any way, but the car is not untested!

[@pieflies]

Did the right thing? I don’t think pulling all nighters to meet an unrealistic deadline and testing an unfinished car with full power launches on a public street is the right thing.

[@joelyounger]

@@pieflies that sounds like racing Btw... Not full power

[@nevoyu]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking safety into consideration over making it to the race.

[@Nultic]

I think most of us could not care less about if you make the race or not. This is the most impressive thing i've ever seen on KZbin and love how you've gone above and beyond to learn everything about fabricating the perfect RX7. I can't wait for this to be 100% dialed in and see how insane it is.

[@EstasLaVida]

Happy you ain't hurt Rob. The series continues 🙌🏽

[@zubayrpetersen464]

21 Savage: How much torque do you want? Rob: A lot.

[@charlie1832]

21

[@winstonzhang3111]

dude this man just grazed hell and he's back to it... damn man

[@insane4deadpool468]

Seriously glad you're safe man! It is unfortunate that you had another setback, but like you said it failed in the best way possible

[@shred1894]

"More torque than expected..." I assume you were expecting none? I kid. I love you rotary daddy

[@grant2410]

Rob breaks parts and then he's back with the keeps ads😂

[@bradleyewoodworth]

They keeps paying for his broken car!

[@wesley8599]

To be honest, it's the best sponsorship of all KZbin that I've seen. If only they had something to keep the drivetrain together

[@adamtheninjasmith2985]

Glad you're OK! That's why we build safe first, fast last 👍

[@shaunpc2512]

Holy shit brother that scared the shite out of me, I’m so glad that you didn’t get badly hurt as are many other people that follow you. Please can you make sure that you wear suitable protection in the future as I would be truly devastated to see you get seriously injured by anything like this happening in the future.

[@gavinxlucas]

Is this “RACE” for Netflix’s fastest car???

[@davidglidewelljr]

Stay tuned you might be on to something lol

[@Brokengearsgaragunedited]

I suspected that since he first mentioned it.

[@ricardoaguilar474]

This was my thoughts too, but if that’s the case then it sucks that he did miss it but everyone’s safety is definitely top priority, especially Dahm’s

[@davidglidewelljr]

@@ricardoaguilar474 stay tuned

[@normanguzman417]

I thought he was going to race his brother that has a Nissan GTR and beat him a few years ago.

[@Randombodyshopguy16]

Last time I was this early I ended up with a kid

[@RENO_K]

Top comments god

[@neilcasar1711]

Legend 😂

[@216malc]

😂😂😂

[@mikescherrer4923]

Nancy still talkin’ to John Redcorn, Dale?

[@Randombodyshopguy16]

@@mikescherrer4923 she has been getting more migraines then usual lately

[@thefitoi]

Rob, thanks for not doing what the rest of youtube does and putting the thumbnail clip in the BEGINNING of the video rather than making us wait over 15 minutes to see it at the end! 😁

[@rileyalexander5372]

Rob dude you are only human. Hope you get her all sorted. What you are building is a 1 of 1 and stuff like this will happen.

[@actuallyokay6155]

"There's some Fvckery" afoot" - Rob Dahm 2020

[@tomiman89]

After people commenting on every test drive video and now this close call: Get the Dahm transtunnel and kevlar shield! The next one might not be a close call.

[@glengrandy2378]

We never doubt the team, they are doing their best to tame a monster 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Love the car

[@1-Six-dee]

I am so sorry u didn't make the race u have built beauty and the beast all in one it is mechanical art at its finest this is the Mona Lisa of the car world and u r the artist, u r building something Noone else ever has so can't be mad at this progress