I Bought a K swapped FD RX7

I know this is going to cause some controversy, but I've wanted an FD for years now. The rotary engine's are awesome, but they come with a lot of different ownership duties that I don't want. LS swaps are pretty crude and rough. So why not K swap an RX7?
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[@andresmontefusco6840]

"K-Swapped RX-7" This is some different flavored heresy

[@totalmadnesman]

We gotta purge them in HOLY FIRE!!

[@Brosephu_Brostar]

Honestly, it's not as bad as an ls swap. Still a high revving low displacement japanese engine. Definitely not as unique as the rotary but still.

[@andresmontefusco6840]

Brosephu Brostar ngl I like the swap, don't get me wrong. I never expected it tho

[@JessInThe999]

@@Brosephu_Brostar ideally if youre gonna swap it Id go with a boxer, still fairly unique

[@samcumby]

@@andresmontefusco6840 😘

[@tavarish]

Most beautiful Japanese car ever made.

[@royjaber571]

Help him finish this project

[@pratmak]

Yess tavarish

[@Big-man-aman]

POP UP AND DOWN HEADLIGHTS

[@theofebro6195]

yes

[@alextoossi6081]

Hi

[@Lucas-kj5kv]

"I don't want a 13b because I don't know how to work on a rotary." "Here's my Honda mechanic who will be doing pretty much everything for me."

[@alansmilealot]

Lol

[@JaySwift]

Shhhh he’s a car guy 😭

[@chrismaguire4771]

He’s doing the swap for him not maintaining the car lmao. Ur probably one of those ppl who just hate on ppl when they got something you can’t obtain instead of just enjoying something different lol

[@JaySwift]

Chris Maguire nah it’s just funny

[@cheukfungwu7944]

As a car guy, it's very difficult to understand that....

[@hotwire96]

Montego blue is such a beautiful colour on stock (or close) body FDs, suits the shape and the era of the car so well too. Would be a shame to paint it something else

[@Eunos_FD3S]

hotwire96 as a FD owner with stock montego blue paint, its a pain to find a confident painter that would retouch my car. man... it needs to be retouched. I’m now 80% willing to pull the trigger for championship white.

[@maxpower7774]

Not a fan of that colour myself, years before I acquired my Brilliant Black FD I saw one in MB from a distance, thought, nice black RX7! That's what I want! Then I got close and was like what the... it's a weird dark green?? And I've never seen another one since in that colour for sale or in the flesh. To be fair, even though I love my BB 7 it doesn't show off the nuances of the flowing lines of the car as well as red or the super rare yellow does.

[@landonlupfer5358]

Ben: Rotarys are fine but here’s everything that sucks about them Me still wanting one: *brap brap brap brap*

[@slipmoto317]

i literally heard the brap brap brap of this comment

[@Simon-fre]

True

[@KeenanStyles]

😂😂

[@incursio9884]

Same Ahahahahaha

[@WarriorsPhoto]

They are good engines and if a person learns the platform well, they are very reliable. I would say this is RE Amemia is in existence. (:

[@Love2Cruise]

When FD, RSX, and S2000 had a love child.

[@chinchy111]

Or just buy an s2000

[@maksim.7361]

@@chinchy111 true

[@Sumpula]

Im an S2000 owner but i really have a soft spot for FD RX-7. Theyre just so purrdy at the rear. Not saying that my AP1 hasn't a purrdy rearend.

[@marquisethomas5611]

Its not the same motor but close

[@chinchy111]

At least his is turbocharged i guess

[@RobDahm]

haha Only correction. the core block is way less than 400 lbs i compared them apples to apples with the ls and a 2 rotor short block, intake manifolds and aftermarket turbo is high 200s. but thats with an aftermarket steel exhaust manifold vs the stock cast iron one. but still more than 100 lbs less than an ls6 which is aluminum.

[@GearsandGasoline]

I've been trying to find concrete numbers on the weight of all the 13B-REW items, and they don't look too heavy. I'm not sure why my FD is so much lighter tbh. Even with full interior, and fluids in the engine, we weighed the car at just over 2400lbs on a different calibrated scale.

[@michaelgomez4994]

the ls3 weighs less then a ls6.

[@Barry.ONeill]

I was littrily just thinking where can I find cheap fd to put k20 in and then this popped up 🤣👌🏼🤙🏼

[@bigbothoee8617]

Rotary slag lol

[@TC9700Gaming]

After this is done, you should compare it on track with an S2000. Would be really interesting to hear your opinions.

[@moparboi420rochr8]

Somebody i would never expect here.

[@_clutchbite]

+Mopar boi 420 Rochr Yeah..

[@aimi1724]

b3 ase2v@@_clutchbite ŕr 3vvrbrb

[@melbgrk6725]

Here comes more Ktuned parts ... lol

Yeah Im not looking forward to this build if he does get sponsored by Ktuned again..

[@LonelyPlatinum]

@RespectFreeSpeech GiveMeMuhFreedom Amazing? They make rebranded china junk lol.

@@LonelyPlatinum Its bizarre to me so many people think Ktuned parts are good... Like Ive been in the RSX Type S scene for over a decade.. And people STILL to this day are shocked that Ktuned is absolute shit even after there is just years and years of threads of how bad their parts are with tons of evidence..."But they look so good and look how much their parts cost!"... Yeah Ktuned does a great job of marketing and making their parts LOOK good, but fact is, they are terribly made in Asia and have terrible quality control.

[@LonelyPlatinum]

@ Bro I am in the 8th gen si scene and people praise K-Tuned until it breaks and then they bitch on FB about it.

[@ButteredUpToast]

RespectFreeSpeech GiveMeMuhFreedom k tuned parts are absolute shit. Surprised that sponsored youtubers havent had shit experiences with them yet. (Or they just dont post it)

[@robertandrade9898]

I think I'm in the minority when I say that I love tan interiors and if I were to buy that rx7 I would make the interior even more tan

[@colinfriend4995]

Tan interiors look amazing if everything is tan and it stays clean but one stain ruins it

[@fotomotoxxiii]

I'd leave it tan.

[@keithxiong4863]

Facts bro

[@marvingulanes5577]

im with you on that one

[@jamescagle5208]

Agreed. I'm a fan of the tan.

[@Slfxo]

Ben: I don't like RX-7 tan seats and interiors. Me: I just wish to drive one someday.😔

[@eastoakland-S65feen]

Right they can be pink with flames on it just let me drive a sequential turbo 13b one time. Rev it the fuck out👌

[@closery]

Same here :( Here in my country there is like 2 or 3 FD's out there and they worth crazy amount of money

[@rathesungod4606]

You will bro !! Speak it to existence and you’ll own one !!!! This is my dream car also! Can’t wait for the day I get my hands on one !!! Dream BIG!!!

[@dadaking]

Man, you smiled throughout this video. I can legitimately tell how happy you are.

[@BlasianBuilt]

First time ever hearing about a k swap rx7😂

[@gav240z]

A white 1 in Australia.

[@vangattan]

A lot of people do that

[@wills.junks7]

Theres a another K swapped RX7 in red, search it up. It was quite controversial (for a very obvious reason) but imo its unique. Someone never had the huge balls to do a K swap FD

[@FajriSiddiq]

lmao same, i just heard rwd civic

[@nyusufffff]

Yeah i've heard about f swapped but not k lol

[@79ped]

It was a pleasure meeting you. I'm sorry that I wasn't able to get it running, but I'm sure that you'll figure it out :) Can't wait to see the result. Enjoy it

[@ericstern5450]

the man himself

[@13THPR0PH37]

@@ericstern5450 the man, the myth, the legend!

[@traviswolf6136]

What a king for selling this beauty to our boy Ben

[@lawrenceyancy3364]

Legend!!

[@GearsandGasoline]

Hey there! If you are the previous owner, could you reply back to my facebook messages? You've ghosted me for weeks now.

[@ChrisP576]

Please please keep it Montego Blue, such a beautiful color. I'm repainting my Miata that same color a la the '94 M edition

[@johnathanlitts9978]

he's so giddy dude, like a kid showing his friends the cool stuff his mom got him for christmas

[@joshc606]

I also like the tan!!!! Ever single car from 2000-2020 is black.

[@clayduval1255]

Tan interiors are 1000% better than black interiors! I don't get why people like coffin interiors

[@andrewt6566]

im gonna agree on the tan... I kinda like the tan interior lol

[@harveywhite3001]

Love tan

[@AnthonyGraber]

I used to own a black S2000 with black interior. I was able to score tan carpet, floor mats, door cards, interior trim. Left the seats black. Looked great!

[@superchessmachine]

Grey cloth interiors are also good, black is just dark hell

[@Stevestech]

Ben: "This chassis is solid." Three weeks later* Ben: "We found Rust."

[@matthewadkins9810]

100%

[@GearsandGasoline]

I've owned the car for 4 months actually, given it a good look over and the chassis is still solid. No rust. Follow up ig for more up to date updates

[@obtainedlight4745]

Gears and Gasoline so what your saying, is that it’s been collecting dust for 4 months. Oh and also I like the Montago blue.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

@@GearsandGasoline This is good to know especially on a 30 plus year chassis. (:

[@fckurcouch]

@@WarriorsPhoto its a 93 so 27 years lol

[@jacobenglish5940]

“I don’t like tan interiors” Me with 2 cars with tan interiors: 😐

[@sammills2422]

Honestly blue and tan is a great combo imo, could be really cool

[@bhagvedsingh2147]

Haha yeah tan interiors look amazing

[@hairpintv4403]

I think an RE Amemiya rear "ducktail" spoiler would look incredible and clean.

[@SkellerART]

"Lets talk about the drawbacks" It doesn't run

[@rascalszx2]

And the tan interior. Don't forget about the tan interior. 😂😂

[@GearsandGasoline]

🤣🤣😅

[@capyfanvok]

@@GearsandGasoline love your content

[@obtainedlight4745]

I mean the Tan interior I CAN NOT HANDLE. It running is not tooooo bad. That’s Ben’s perspective

[@Man_About_Town_]

"If you want the LS buy a Corvette" I love you guys but there's a tiny bit of hypocrisy there lol 😂😂😂

[@comradeneoklis9157]

Holy sh....imagine a rotary swaped vette

[@austinb5821]

@@comradeneoklis9157 Rob Dahm did it.

[@cathat9622]

@@comradeneoklis9157 Rob Dahm has done it once and hes doing it again

[@PITMGN7]

i don't like LS RX7s already, at least with an LS you can make way more power, K swap seems like a downgrade...

@@PITMGN7 How is the K-series a downgrade? K-series can make 1000whp pretty easily nowadays and can make 500-600whp on stock blocks. And he already said he wants to drive this everyday. He's not looking to build a 1500whp v8... Like he said, the k20 saves a lot of weight and is less "crude", as he calls it. Yeah if he was looking to make 1500whp it might be a downgrade, but he's not.. THe K series is easier and cheaper to work on and is smaller and lighter. There are pros and cons to both Kseries and LS swaps but in this case, the K is def not a downgrade.

[@isabellab617]

I love the idea! K series are perfect for the RX7's, i'd consider vq's too

[@azyinc]

Sad to see the forrester go, absolutely adored that car. One of my dream cars. But happy for you to get your dream car.

[@bruyere7]

*see's k swap RX7* Rob Dahm: dies a little

[@kshitijsinha2029]

Takahashi Brothers: Start digging their graves

[@PolishedMobileDetailing503]

K swap cooler than his 1,000,0000,00 billet build 🙄

[@maahingupta2424]

@@PolishedMobileDetailing503 uhhh....maybe not

[@robertlizardi9544]

@@PolishedMobileDetailing503 not really lol

[@lupineee]

Let me correct u see's k swap RX7 Rob Dahm: dies a LOT XD

[@darius2640]

idk ben i kinda like tan interiors, looks classy

[@stephenrohrbacher5919]

And your rear end doesn’t roast in the summer time.

[@ewhit5160]

I knew it couldn’t be the only one that likes the tan

[@cleezcs]

Don’t mind it but my car’s interior is all black with a tan headliner. That’s my tan hatred

[@NormanBoulder]

I love the tan interiors too. More sophisticated and cooler in the heat. They especially look good on black and dark blues and dark greens.

[@vinixherculano]

i LOVE tan interiors, its classy, cooler in the sun, and different

[@lamboguy59]

Keep it montego blue. It's such a good color when it's clean.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Hey Ben, keep the factory color. That's a gorgeous color and it'll look sick if you are planning to keep the car stock-ish looking. As for the BLACK interior to each their own. I like the Tan and Black combo a lot and it's extremely tasteful. For wheels and upgrades the skies the limit for you. What I am glad to see is that you have already swapped the engine to a K series. That's a great platform and congratulations on the find. Oh and especially such a clean example. ;)

[@tenoki]

I thought that I was in the minority for liking the peanut butter interior. The comments on this video shows that the Tan has many fans.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Anthony Sinette Exactly! It’s a good color option depending on the exterior. (:

[@lilporshe]

Brown instead of tan would b better

[@WarriorsPhoto]

lilPorshe Like a nice set of leather belts or shoes. Yeah good point. (:

[@jeffreyrose4240]

Rob Dahm has left the chat....

[@jax1079]

I saw "K swapped RX7" and I was like CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK! 😂

[@jax1079]

And I say that as someone who would absolutely LS swap an RX7 😎

[@itsyaboiwan6416]

Same lmao

[@phuhoang4678]

I think this swap is killer

[@antoniofowler2898]

Honestly, this is such a cool project car! I've wanted an RX-7 since I first saw one, that was 15 years ago. I'm still working on that dream, but it's so cool to see somebody else going for it and making it happen! The K series is an awesome swap and I love it. I remember the first time I saw it in Super Street roughly around 2010 and I remember thinking how cool it would be to do that! I can't wait to dive into this series and see how it went!

[@KamiKitsuneVA]

Honestly when I clicked on the vid I was like "WHY?", but now it honestly makes sense and I hope the journey to fix up your dream car is a smooth and fun one :)

[@adrianaustegard8928]

Use SEM interior paint on the panels and roof and change the seats to some bride low max and you have saved alot of money :)

[@WarriorsPhoto]

This was my thinking as well. Unless of course he has to have the stock interior. LOL.

[@googleleavemynamealone9145]

And he should use RIT Dye for the black Carpet.

[@sixldoesstuff5566]

I’ve been following this build on the instagram it’s been great! P.S. honestly Ben is some secret Honda fanboy

[@hazdaz8578]

Congrats Ben! It may not sound like much but I also bought one of my dream cars last week, a red 1997 Miata with 65k miles and no rust at all. I love it so much, I even have the original window sticker for it!

[@TheEqualizer1]

This dude is starting to like and understand Ks. It’s fantastic!

[@drive8241]

Personally, I like how the interior contrasts blue paint

[@eresuplays]

tbh i like it too

[@zingzach]

I love tan leather interiors. They don’t work in every car, and the shade of tan dye matters, but they look great in the FD. I’d definitely keep that interior as is. If anything, I would consider a black headliner.

[@exitmud]

Yeah, me too. His interior is a nice rich golden tan.

[@broke_miata]

My Miata came with a tan interior and I ended up loving it so I wouldn’t mind it in an rx7 fd

[@creed7970]

same

[@backbenchers9282]

Already know what's coming next.. roadtrip to Alaska in a 350z and rx7... Mann.. can't wait for that to happen...

[@squiga4263]

He sold the Z

[@cathat9622]

@@squiga4263 Link proof

[@mal3762]

@@cathat9622 check out their instagram

[@Slifer13xx]

@@cathat9622 it's true. Instagram. Now, the exiting thing is; What did tall Ben buy?

[@tiagopessotti4875]

Love the spoilerless look, and if it was mine I would keep it blue.

[@T3HR3PP4]

I respect the confidence in buying someone else's incomplete project car. I'll definitely want to see updates as you make it yours.

[@puertoricanboy100]

People used to be crucified for this back in ancient greek times

[@TrVlogs82]

Yea it sucks. It's their car let them do what they want. That's what wrong with the car community.

[@FadelessSpade]

Tr Vlogs Car Life people try to be different, but everyone wants some cookie cutter shit. the car community is about diversity and family; if every cars the same then what’s the point?

[@vtecjeff]

@@FadelessSpade I don't think you realize he's saying that it's sucks that people in the car community are so hateful of others builds.

[@ziadkabbani4479]

I still think it's sacrilege but hey not my car and as long as he likes it who cares lol

[@ziadkabbani4479]

That and wingless FDs

[@BigTurboLos]

imagine hating tan interior 😭

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Was this a joke???

[@leefhead1]

i love the tan in this car

[@ravenreader4772]

Love the tan ad well

[@13THPR0PH37]

Tan is not bad... If paired with the right color it could even be better. Just saying.

[@jorgito1330]

for real

[@wanderrust4300]

Would love to see some shots of the sub frame, steering rack and mounts!! I’ve been tempting with the idea of taking the 1jz out of my FD and swap a K24 instead.

[@jasonsantoso7609]

why would you swap the 1jz engine out?

[@johnjerizlopezignacio3891]

I don't know man, but this guy deserves a TV series. I watched some of his vids including the K swapped EK series and I'm surprised how detailed the videos are. Everything is perfect, nothing to complain.

[@gav240z]

Tan interior is rare in the rest of the world. Keep it. Just make it clean!

[@charlessprinkle2494]

Agreed. Alternative: get tan seats recovered in a darker tan. Swap headliner to black, swap/recover door panel in black.

[@themilkman3392]

He can sell the tan and get black stuf

[@Badmudaphucka]

Let the rest of the world pay a premium for it

[@quest8795]

I've got a tan interior in my car, and I like it. Besides, how much time do you spend looking at the seat you're sat on? If it's comfortable and supportive, that's good enough imo

[@caglioso]

Agreed!

[@rickybobby7660]

Tan interior was good enough for Dom🤣🤣

[@jaydenmackay6439]

Not for tommyfyear 🤣🤣🤣

[@vincyking3]

Best engine swap ever

[@sidaliirki]

It's so beautiful, I wish if you just paint the wing as the car original paint and just give here a good detailing session, the car will be happy . Because changing the color a horrible thing anyway can do .

[@MastermindT17]

I think for a rare engine swap like this, a nice yellow paint (like on S2Ks) with some nice wheels and clean ex- and interieur would be perfect.

[@nayrmahlik4967]

They look mint in yellow

[@tabishahmedparkar9734]

Yeah boi , that sunburst yellow looks amazing AF

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I like your thinking as well. (:

[@sofakingdom3076]

Not that rare. K swapping the Rx8 is common too. It weighs almost as little as the 13b MSP.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

@@sofakingdom3076 Oh really??? I like the sound of a K engine in an RX-8 instead. (:

[@0ttoman]

As some who owned 2 FCs and a 20B swapped FD: I'm sad to see a piston engine the the car, but A) I'm glad it's not an LSx B) its better to have a Kswapped FD on the road then a rolling chassis that rusts into the ground/ gets thrown away/ parted out

[@98Kentuckian]

Someone finally said it

[@WarriorsPhoto]

@@98Kentuckian Exactly.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I heard to swap a 20B is a massive undertaking. Is this true?

[@13THPR0PH37]

Truth!

[@linuxafrica2584]

same man, but this channel seems cool and the guy is positive idk the more I learnt about rotaries the more I got sad seeing pistons in rx7s

[@Tactical_Pterodactyl_Knives]

I wholeheartedly agree, they are hands down the best looking car ever built and my ultimate dream car since I drove friends back when I was just out of highschool. I am looking so forward to this build.

[@DriversSide]

K swap in an FD is a good idea! It might not make the rotary people happy but it will be a better/ more useable engine in the long run

[@harrier1830]

Ben playing it safe with explaining his reasons for the k swap 😂😂

[@brandongao3675]

I mean... He wouldn't just leave us wondering why

[@harrier1830]

@@brandongao3675 naah man I think he wanted the haters to understand his reasons 😂 internet ppl these days be salty and jumping into shit real fast

[@PliskinHK]

@@harrier1830 people on the internet love to act like they have a say on other people's cars that they will never see in their life

[@harrier1830]

@@PliskinHK exactly. What I don't get is why the content creators make ppl think that they have a say😅

[@VS666]

DAMN!!!!! this is going to be such a sick project

[@capyfanvok]

i agree

[@machina_spirit]

So jelly! As soon as I saw this pop up on my feed i was like dam this dude really living the Grab Turismo lifestyle. First a super clean K swapped EK now a K swap FD, again super jelly!!

[@flipflop7577]

My 97 Miata has the same color! I'm kind of proud that it comes from an Fd. 😅 code is M8

[@asyrafsaaet5088]

What about tall Ben? Where's his car projects? 👀

[@marquisethomas5611]

Ben is boring 😂

[@polishKGB]

...I like the tan interior

[@Still-Sitting]

With the right exterior color, nothing beats it. Totally agree

[@southchum101]

Only way to pull off a tanned interior is with a Ferrari red paint job.

[@IhateYoutube]

@@southchum101 Or BRG

[@TheJMedia]

So excited for the FD rx7 build series! It needs some TE37s on it!

[@stkrbombd]

What separates you and Tall Ben from the rest of the KZbin car world is your A/V craftsmanship when it comes to telling a story, no matter how insignificant it may seem. Please don't ruin that for us! Skip the vlogs. Skip the "tell me what you think". Just do it! We're along for the ride, not driving the bus! I hope to see this thing running soon!

[@fadhliyusri6652]

i don’t mind that it’s a k swapped, it is still an fd 😍

[@benpearson1825]

Just not an RX7

[@ryosuketakahashi1749]

@@benpearson1825 true

[@MrMirofl]

what about repainting it in the original color? Btw i love this car, great choice. Have fun man and enjoy working on it and eventually driving ofc :)

[@rcsubject9844]

I can’t believe the forester is actually gone.

[@j_white1305]

That's a really neat and unique build, it will be a great addition to your channel. I wanted to buy your Forester so bad but at the time my new car was only six months old and I couldn't afford a second vehicle. I love your channel, it is by far one of the best automotive channels out there, keep up the good work! And you better move those TE37's or you are going to drop a tool and scratch one!

[@augustorocha9906]

K-swapped FD "Thomas has never seen such bullsh*t before"

[@fr0ggy220]

Why? Weight distirbution is just a hair off from stock 50/50.

[@augustorocha9906]

@@fr0ggy220 o was just kidding lol, the 13b has such a gorgeous sound that for me is like a sin to swap it, same with the 4age of the 86,but I understand it's difficult to maintain it

[@DuBstep115]

@@augustorocha9906 And If I would swap it, the engine would be some good sounding interesting like BMW I6 S52 or V6TT from RS4 B5 Who swaps 4 banger honda engine to rwd classic that usually gets LS swapped

[@augustorocha9906]

@@DuBstep115 I would definitely try a 1J swap

[@joshe2420]

@@DuBstep115 I would just try to keep the heart japanese nvm I would still keep the 13b

[@The_One_Over_There]

for the paint i suggest a dark green metallic. i've seen an RX-7 in dark green Metallic once, And i haven't found something i liked more than that so far. that's just my 2 cents though :)

[@lakeshoresubtleties]

The factory dark green ish color is actually called Montego Blue Mica. 👌🏼

[@tijmenberends242]

imo this or red like Dom's FD in FNF1

[@christopherjohnston6343]

Dark green metallic that came on the NB is super nice

[@beno9679]

Mazda Grace Green, looks really good in person in direct sunlight.

[@mazdafreakmx6]

Im so excited for this project! Finally a KZbin channel that has a k swapped rx7, if you don’t wanna do a full paint job. Just do a respray of the Montego green, that color of beautiful when in good condition. With the mix of green and blue in the paint it just looks stellar on the rx7’s sensual curves. For a trunk spoiler just do a flush rear lip spoiler. Clean and simple. And for wheels some gram light 57dr in a gold looks killer on them. Can’t wait to see more content, imo the k swap is the best swap on fd’s simply because it’s power band is so similar to a rotary, but with a ease of maintenance that is a Honda 4cylinder.

[@TeckMonster]

At least it's not another LS. I look forward to following this build. Best of luck!

[@drdremd]

Check out using the 12 volt power steering pump from an MR2. May help you out on your A/C + power steering desire.

TBH he should go full on electric... Electric AC and PS... AC from a Prius and EP3 power Steering.. No load on the engine, will just need a sufficient alternator. And not hard to do.

[@SkylineLofe]

@ this. Ben NEEDS to see this

[@alexstromberg7696]

@ by doing that the alternator needs to pump out more current. Which is more parasitic losses

@@alexstromberg7696 Still better than running off a belt. The losses from AC pull on a motor are substantial and make the motor run like shit. My friend runs his electric AC on a separate battery in the trunk just for the AC, so the draw from the AC on the alternator is very little and there is no drain on the main battery. I have driven his car dozens of times and the electric system has never had an issue and there is no power loss.

[@TheSKDKNG]

Power steering pump fits, I did this conversion 10 years ago

[@Kingjay814]

I mean...at least it can rev high. I personally love the rotary, but I'm a firm believer that you should drive what drives you. I think it's definitely different from the norm and it's got potential for an awesome build. Just don't put a freaking wing on it. The oem spoilers look so good on that car.

[@kerryeff407]

As a Honda fan, who has built a couple of proper track spec Civics, and a massive FD fan, I love your K Swapped FD. I am definitely looking fwd to the build series.

[@CaptDorkington]

I really dig the idea of a lightweight smaller engine in the front vs something like a V8, kudos for thinking outside the box, can't wait for the series on it!

[@DubstepDevil123]

RIP Ben's wallet

[@henlolneh]

if it was a 13b yeah but its a k20z1 . he's already sponsored by a lot of great companies who make k-series parts ( ie his civic ) so this was a wise decision for him to get a k-swapped FD to save huge $$ while rocking the shell of his dreams . in my opinion , the rotary is what made/makes an rx7/rx8 but to each their own with their money .

@@henlolneh well, "great companies" is def not Ktuned, but yeah there are some decent companies he's gotten sponsorship from in the past..

[@henlolneh]

@ lol you can say what you want about ktuneds reputation but i think youre just a little jealous my man. these guys are getting to build very solid cars for practically free. and they do it for a living. i think all if not most of us would be dreaming to be doing the same...

@@henlolneh Jealous? Jealous of what? I have been building Hondas for 20 years now. I have first experience with Ktuned parts and I install them ALL THE TIME on customers builds. Has nothing to do with their reputation. I have first hand experience. Their parts are junk made in China. the craftsmanship is bad, the welds are shit machine welds, and the quality control over in China and Asia is shit. Its why the parts never fit properly. If he wants to use Ktuned because he gets free parts, thats on him, I personally wouldnt recommend it as their parts fail. I have had numerous opportunities to be sponsored by Ktuned, but turned them down.. My current Dc5 build had a partial sponsorship offer from Ktuned as their owner is a regular on our RSX forum on Facebook. You can check out my build on my IG #dc5hark.. Just started this car this year. Will have a g25-660 turbo setup, and already has a built transmission. Im doing my ITR Brembo setup next, then once I have my fuel system and get my Custom Momoso pan, ill be doing the turbo install.

[@ryan-cl3ko]

Me and my family saw it on facebook and we were debating as if it was sacrilegeous to not put the rotary because were puertoricans and we love rotaries😂😂

[@tiondrayhartsfield]

Your own people would eat you alive. 😂😂😂

[@ryan-cl3ko]

Daffy Fox fr yo don’t even know i’m a honda guy but for me rotary is life and in my family I grew up arounde them so yeah

[@ryan-cl3ko]

They would eat me alive😂😂

[@tiondrayhartsfield]

The struggle is real.😂😂😂

[@T3HR3PP4]

I respect the confidence in buying someone else's incomplete project car. I'll definitely stay tuned to see how this turns out. Keep us updated and best wished on your build.

[@jinmannn]

Glad you were able to find something that you like! Congrats man, it's been really fun following you along with your cars and videos!

[@wtfchazpwnt]

Looks like an expensive project. Can't wait to see how it comes out.

[@jayscrogs810]

I love tan interior it looks so amazing haha I wonder why the hate on that... I prefer the tan

[@petescarport]

I agree. Honestly peanut butter interior is what is hard to find in many cars and people pay top dollar for it in classics

[@jayscrogs810]

Right my mx5 looks so great with the peanut butter interror.. my Audi s4 is black and I wish it wasn't haha

[@EbolaSquirrel]

black always looks solid. A brightish yellow RX7 is my dream car.

[@hydrolics5449]

I never thought about a k swap rx7, can't wait for the quality content you guys are going to bring. Keep up the amazing work!

[@quest8795]

I'm so glad to see a K swap FD! It has a similar High rpm nature to a rotary engine, just with improved reliability (albeit without that distinctive rotary noise). For the time being, get it running and wrap it, enjoy it for a while, then paint it in the future. I wrapped my car and I have no regrets, very glad I didn't spend loads on paint. I think a nice deep red could look good, a bit of a homage to Toretto's FD from the first fast and furious. Really looking forward to more!!

[@quest8795]

Paint is great, but it's the price that stings. When you've stripped the car back to a bare shell, sure, paint is obviously the best bet. But when the car is (mostly) together, and you want it all to be one nice colour, quickly and easily? That's when a wrap is good. For ~£500 in material costs, it's really good :)

[@quest8795]

@@maiy8786 yeah, it's certainly not as permanent. I wrapped a couple of my cars while at home and 3M guaranteed the wrap lasts 5 years, and when there's no labour costs because I'm doing it myself I see it as good value I did have to redo a panel though, but there wasn't any kind of residue left from the vinyl. Perhaps that depends on the vinyl used, what brand were you removing?

[@quest8795]

@@maiy8786 huh, I can't say I've heard of them. If you get the chance try working with some 3M 2080 vinyl though, it's an amazing material. No noticeable residue, great to work with, and the end result looks great too

[@quest8795]

@@maiy8786 haha, yeah I'm sure knowing a painter makes things easier ;) Well, good luck with whatever project you have next 👍

[@catch22frubert]

Love the FD and the K swap. It's perfect and light and beautiful. When it's done, it will drive like a dream at 2300 lbs. It's gonna be so good. 400 HP with a quick spooling turbo will feel amazing. So many benefits to having a light car. I say skip the wrap and wing for now, and repaint the original color. You can always wrap it later to change up. I tend to take the kiss approach to car building (keep it simple, stupid), because the less complicated things are, the more time you actually spend driving it. Your civic build was one of my favorite KZbin builds to follow and see complete. I love the EK chassis and K24 swap and NA powerband, and I'm thinking this is going to blow that away when you are done. Good luck! This should be amazing!

[@BboyMobster]

This car will completely change this channel in a good way.

[@gumballgilly1432]

Dude Congrats on the RX-7! But I have to say I am a little disappointed that there isn't a rotary under the hood. I have been around the FD RX-7 all my life, went on my first ride when I was 2 because my grandpa has one(He got lucky because he bough his in like 95 the car is a 93). Its Big turbo lowered Custom stainless steel exhaust. been tuned, and the mods list goes on I recently help him rebuild the rear subframe. I love the fact that it is like a sleeper in the sense that the exterior is completely stock(has a different front bumper though). The dang thing has a turbo line leak so there has always been something it has needed we are going to paint it again for like the 7th time I am now. but I got to tell you man whenever it does work the way you want it to and it runs its great. 13 and love the rotary so I was a little disappointed that it is K swapped but I understand your reasons. Nevertheless, Congratulations take care of it they are awesome!!😁😁😁

[@thatsilverwagon1883]

Is this the one Jimmy Oakes started to build?

[@autofill124auto9]

It is indeed

[@marquisethomas5611]

I commented the same thing 😂

[@thatsilverwagon1883]

Marquise Thomas was a lot of comments to go through when I did 😂🤦🏻

[@marquisethomas5611]

@@thatsilverwagon1883 i figured it was because the color, youtubers buy & sell each other cars all the time so it made sense

[@thatsilverwagon1883]

Marquise Thomas it was sold a good while back so was curious. Him and Brian put some serious work into the subframe to make it fit. Even went back and checked the video on his channel to make sure was it😂

[@rnvsinha]

When you do an engine swap and get no torque increase. Seriously though, a 4 cylinder swap is perfect for the FD. Even a 6 cyl would be too heavy. Makes me think how amazing it would be drive if it was designed from the factory to fit a flat 4.

[@weasle2904]

what are you talking about, The RX7 has really good weight distribution and can afford to have a heavier engine. People have been LS swapping them to great success

[@quest8795]

@@weasle2904 an LS in an RX7 is never a success lol Besides, having a slightly rearward biased weight distribution gives an advantage when exiting corners, and if this does make 400+hp, it'll need all the Advantage it can get for traction :)

[@rex_s80]

So what about an aluminum 5 cylinder 😉

[@quest8795]

@@rex_s80 it'd be cool, but you'd have to cut the firewall more in order to move the engine back far enough to maintain good weight distribution

[@arifdianprakasa3086]

@@weasle2904 ls swap disrupts the balance and ethos of rx7, cornering speed

[@-Sirens-]

Please repaint it the same color, maybe add some small flake and high gloss and it would look amazing 👌🏻

[@wmunsayac]

I’m hella late to the party but I love this series. Literally watched it in reverse but damn, gorgeous car and platform!

[@stevenb4799]

He sold his forester to a guy in my town. I've seen it

[@nbtholl1]

Ask him how much he bought it for. That thing was sweet and I wanted it, but it wasn't in the cards at the time

[@normalrat]

@@nbtholl1 it was sold on BringATrailer for around $24k IIRC

[@loficampingguy9664]

@@normalrat I thought it was closer to 30k but I'm not sure.

[@AlphaLlama]

Oh man, can't wait for the FD content 👌😁 oh and as for colours, I'd go for Spirit R yellow, white, british racing green or like candy red. All seen before but the colours work!

[@MWRotary]

I'm the only one who thinks that a Spirit R should come with blue?Damn,that Mazda blue is so gorgeous.

[@phuhoang4678]

Yo you play rise of kingdom?

[@kennethcarr2449]

Looks like a fun project to follow . If people don’t like the K swap engine. It’s simple, go out and find your own Rx and put whatever engine in it that you want.

[@KaikkiRahatMenee]

I'm rotary lover and got Fd with singleturbo build 13b. But it's your car and you can build it how you want it. I respect all builds. Hope its going well!

[@Happymali10]

Two things: First: Look into electronic power steering. Far less complicated than a conventional system. Second: Please don't cut/drill rust-free fenders, the poor car didn't deserve that.

[@jeldibye]

"I don't want an LS cuz its crude & takes up the whole engine bay & I want something that works". Buys a car with an engine swap & turbo that doesn't run.

[@tylerbuhite5432]

A dream does not come complete. Its something you create.

[@miguelcuriel8480]

Definitely was surprised by the title, but damn i wanna see her run...will be watching for sure. Good job man👍

[@W33_Wolfae86]

Someone just outside Edinburgh in Scotland did a boosted K20 swap on an RX7 and everyone seems to love it! And so do I it’s an amazing engine with great reliability and power gain. I’m not 100% sure but I think he’s pushing around 700bhp

[@richATTK1]

Interested to see where thjs goes, I have an LS swapped FD, originally built from a roller for drifting but been turning into a more street car the past few yrs. I'm not opposed to any swaps or even rotaries. What type of motor mounts or is an aftermarket subframe is used in the kswap like my FD?

[@arevo8702]

Dude put the ls in the bin

[@SkylineLofe]

LS swapped RX7?!??!!? Suffer

[@kieranmaharajah6933]

@Tyler Morgan from East Enders "built from a roller"

[@justawaterbottle1505]

Nice ls swapped rx7,ignore the fanboys

[@richATTK1]

@@kieranmaharajah6933 thank you yes, I never had a rotary in the first place.

[@m0ahh]

That's a different swap!

[@vangattan]

A lot of people do this actually

[@fireangel1067]

@@vangattan still less common than LS swap

[@TheAppleman352]

Why do you have the car throttle Miata as your picture

[@m0ahh]

@@TheAppleman352 because I love Phil and my aim is to get one

[@amircisneros4400]

Dude, everything you say on this video makes so much sense...

[@markwestdijk1882]

Royal purple for body paint. Black interior for sure. If the front bumper/fenders and the wheels are agressive enough, no need for a big spoiler. Have fun with it!