I dreamed of building a car like this

[@Tabletop-Newtype]

At this point in time I'm more invested in the Rob - Isiah banter/bromance even more than rotary content

[@donsummers5678]

Brokeback Rotary.

[@jackpowell9276]

Amen brother, i don;t even know what the fuck they're talking about, its all in the bromance.

[@marcbuchel4873]

They're pure gold 👍👍

[@windigowhispers]

Came for the braap stayed for the bromance

[@Matty.Hill_87]

They could make content about anything, just as long as that banter is there it would be worth watching

[@xj_overlander]

Gauge ideas: windshield washer fluid gauge, ambient air AFR, and spare tire pressure gauge

[@mod.ts76]

Ejection seat charge pressure

[@slartbarg]

Blinker Fluid Temp

[@rotorhead5826]

The FC has a washer fluid level sensor. One of the most reliable sensors on the car...

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

Analog clock. Barometric pressure. Exterior humidity.

[@H3110NU]

I was thinking KZbin subscriber count.

[@joshuakwayiba7603]

Even by Rob’s standards, that ending was atrocious!😂

[@kodielance6731]

agreed

[@elyasrasti8943]

Karma is gonna hit him so hard

[@senorspahrtan]

I always wonder how the cuts are gonna be, this one takes the cake 🤣

[@youngabrudawg]

truee

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

It's called the Dahm cuckhanger for a reason.

[@MRIIMKII]

That editing at 4:50 Applaud for giving us a closeup up that TECHNIQUE! Learning from the best. Also that model walk Dahm was magnificent.

[@ihatepinkfloyd]

Blue steel

[@luislopez995]

Isaiah is the best buddy/partner anyone can have…. You guys compliment one to another so good…. Best TEAM WORK on KZbin

[@eiho]

that's a classic rob dahm ending right there

[@anthonyrowell7853]

Gets me every time

[@i-_-am-_-g1467]

Ahh yes, the Dahm Cuckhanger served extra cold.

[@dankolicious10]

My first experience with a rotary was driving my Mom's brand new 1987 GXL. Still love rotaries to this day. You need to add a 1 rotor to the stable. You have a 2, a 3 and a 4. Build a 1 rotor Turbo RZR or cart.

[@northwesttrails7176]

1 rotor turbo rzr or x3 would actually be sick

[@NorthernPerformanceGroup]

He has a 6 rotor to

[@isickofit]

Drag bike..

[@Rupan-rx]

I’ve owned a 87 gxl since 2004. Wish I could have driven it when it was new.

[@rotorhead5826]

@@Rupan-rx I've had an '88 GXL since '06. I've been in one that was a time capsule with less than 60k miles and garaged it's whole life. Quiet, smooth, and luxurious.

[@tunatuna8877]

Man this brings back memories. In 2006 I was 16 and bought a white 1990 gxl for my first car and it had 67k miles on it. Seeing you work on it is like looking back in time. Love it.

[@quad_jake904]

ALL THAT TECH!! Dahm's FC really is going to be a track weapon. As if he gets enough track time to collect and analyze the data then use it... please do, we all love the race track episodes!

[@SetAlecFree]

As if

[@capnthepeafarmer]

Those shifter bushings look upside down. It should have two bushings that sandwich the big ball on the shifter. Early S4 shifters didn't have a nylon cup like miatas and FD transmissions, it's metal on metal, S5 changed to nylon cup. The spring, which is amazing is still there, the ball has to go inside of the top hook, it allows the shifter to return to neutral when out of gear, otherwise it's sloppy.

[@GermanEliteTuning]

The cars tuning out great. I’m glad I stayed till the end for the cool parts.

[@davidshaw164]

And the ending lol

[@kaioshine]

Rob, you have such a beautiful engineering mind. I love how you explore the unknown, then start to understand how everything is connected. Keep up your passion!

[@Petrospect]

"They did say it was impossible...we did it anyway" I love it.

[@ValentineC137]

I’d put an AFR and Voltage guage because of the general usefulness of AFR and the fact that my FC had an alternator fault when I got it that caused it to run at over 17V without any clear symptoms

[@LifeInJambles]

Yeah but the alternator he's got is beasty tho, right? Kinda seems superfluous.

[@ValentineC137]

@@LifeInJambles i feel like the bigger the alternator is the worse it would be to lose the voltage regulator

[@LifeInJambles]

@@ValentineC137 I thought those alternators had built-in overvoltage protection though. I could be misremembering.

[@ValentineC137]

@@LifeInJambles I hope so :D

[@WallyHojo]

Stroke action on that wrench was phenomenal. A little bit turned on.

[@Tobias-dp7xh]

You could put a clock in one of the gauge holes, like the ones in the center of a Porsche

[@BoostedBrando]

4 gauges I recommend 1- Oil Pressure 2- Oil temp 3- AFR 4- Good ol Boost Gauge You can get oil temp and pressure in one and boost on other, always nice to see needle move and hit X amount of boost lol

[@plugglifee]

I love the way you wrap things up at the end.

[@zachniedfeldt]

Over time I appreciate it more and more

[@PwnOsaur]

You could potentially try and find something about the size of a smart watch screen and use one gauge pod for navigation and the other gauge pod as a lap timer? No idea if that's even possible 😂

[@MRIIMKII]

That's actually a good idea!

[@seventeenroses]

I know it's already been said but DAMN that's a good idea.

[@PwnOsaur]

If this isn't a thing ima start a kickstarter 💀💀

[@trentmeyer23]

Isiah compared 2 completely different types of fittings. One was a cutter style, the other is a PTFE style. Most companies make both of those. Speedflow is good quality though.

[@charleshunkler6371]

I was working on a mazda rx8, and I learned how important the eccentric shift position sensor is the hard way. My friend bought a 2004 mazda rx8 6 speed on a brand new rebuild for $300 because it didn't run. We troubleshooted for weeks, going through ecms, esps sensors,, tunes, even looking at the teeth at the eccentric shaft, only to find that the jack the esps sensor was replaced (and the sensor being a Halifax sensor) and the wires in the jack were flipped. Great vid, I love fc's more than anything

[@beardedkachi]

Rob, get a new shifter bushing, but get a brass one, it'll make your whole shifting experience way better on the factory transmission.

[@91CBR86VFR]

For the A-pillar, considering your profession, how about a GoPro and a light to film driving exploits without needing a huge windshield suction cup mount?

[@masterian1]

Glad Rob mentioned the lack of steering column adjustability in the fd. The bane of my ownership lol. Guess it could be worse. Love what you guys are doing. Thanks for entertaining us.

[@91CBR86VFR]

I can hear Yakov Smirnoff now: In perfect sports car, it doesn’t adjust to you, you adjust to it!

[@562LBLegend]

Dammit Dahm. The typical Rob ending cutoff actually got me this time.

[@anthonyciccariello8089]

7:35 I would have oil pressure and oil temperature in the cluster. Cuz those are pretty much the most important things you need to know in a rotary engine. From which you have taught me.

[@MyNameIssaSimon]

When I used the driveshaft for speed I had to angle the sensor towards the bolts to get some spacing between the pulses.

[@clintonlangerak7972]

Actually there is probably no need for this at all. You can just pick off the cruise control signal coming from the speedo. I have the cruise control speed signal wired to the Haltech in my FC. From speed vs rpm it knows what gear you're in. Only issue is the speedo cable is now 30yrs old and getting a bit erratic. I'm changing it to an electronic speedo from a Honda Integra (almost a direct fit using the Mazda gauge face) with a Toyota sender that bolts straight in to the gearbox where the cable comes out.

[@wizardofhyd]

Rob, I like that you are going to log the brake pressure and tire temperature. I’d like to see how you use that data to adjust engine output and adjust traction. Nice thinking outside the box!

[@TurboSixxSpeed]

on gauges: Oil Pressure and Oil Temp. Coolant Temp is there was a 3rd slot. I dont care if those things are also on the factory display, aftermarket displays, on a laptop, etc. those are things id rather have redundant in case one isnt working. showing those things in 2-3 places increases your chance of noticing a problem sooner. outside of the "safe" stuff, shift light is another good one in most applications.

[@shoominati23]

Just a pointer, if you use kevlar braided hose, it is 60% lighter than the steel braided stuff .. could be a decent weight saving if youre plumbing your entire car with it .. Not cheap though.. Try 2nd hand NASCAR parts shops

[@Sir.VicsMasher]

Cant wait for the [Billet Everything] build. You could really use a full time machinist/ 3D modeler. Maybe sell some cool machined merch to support their salary, I'm a sucker for titanium.

[@nobodyspecial5026]

It’s going to need a much higher count toothed wheel in order to get an appropriate speed reading off of the driveshaft. The u-joint ends won’t have enough resolution; only 4 points per revolution.

[@timkirk3736]

Come on...we all know Rob's going to put three selfie cameras into the gauge openings. lol. Kidding of course, loving the build and can't wait to hear that blowoff.

[@modernvisionscc]

I used the air pump on my n/a to open the secondary valves on the intake.

[@matt2m]

Honestly my favorite build I grew up in a red rx7 turbo 2 only good memory I have of my dad. It’s what got me into cars him ripping that thing around the hills of Jamaica.

[@Quake_Masta]

Nice wrist motion at 4:50.

[@rylan71]

if you like the look of the pod but dont care for the gauges themselves, some a-pillar speaker pods can be made pretty thin and lightweight to hold a small 2-3 inch speaker. a complete sounding stereo doesnt have to weigh 3k lbs. love the channel.

[@DamonMcLean1]

Could do a G-force circle gauge for one of them. Could also do a true boost gauge but just digital. Great video!

[@danielpeck6269]

21:55 A faster way to unscrew that nut is to make an okay sign with one hand and move the fitting in a circular motion around inside your thumb and forefinger to smoothly and quickly unscrew it.

[@fatal3sgte]

Love the need for speed underground sounds in the beginning. The banter is the best, keep this shit up!

[@BobbyB910]

I always run 2 gauges…..oil pressure and coolant temp I build cars kinda OEM but a better aftermarket parts. Right now I have a 2009 Subaru Outback sport that I’m doing a STI swap on it but I’m doing my best to keep it looking like a normal Outback sport inside and out

[@dacasman]

for the A-pillar pods: Oil pressure Air/fuel ratio very crucial gauges at a quick glance.

[@greysinclaire]

4:50 Who did him ditty like that? 😂

[@chandlerfrazier]

Get a little analog clock for one of those A pillar spots. Could have a little weather station kind of thing in the other. Dumb stuff but itd be neat.

[@zaklingenhammer2149]

Digital Air/Fuel ratio sensor, knock sensor or boost gauge. It’s cool to have a boost gauge because it’s a boost gauge.

[@MoonRammer]

Put a clock and battery voltage on the a pillar. That would be sick

[@CriticoolHit]

Personally I like the ending. I just close most videos as they yap on at the end anyways. I think this is far more satisfying and efficient.

[@agenericaccount3935]

Tbh for the A-pillar pods just slap a couple gauges in that monitor stuff that twiddles around a lot. It’s just kinetic eye candy at this point.

[@iamnickdavis]

You could put like a GME stock ticker on the a-pillar, maybe TPMS wireless signal strength?

[@justyngilliam4051]

I use a pillar gauges for oil pressure and oil temperature.

[@beahydrated]

Seeing as your ECU handles all that data now, Id put a small screen in one for navigation/GPS data, and an outside temp sensor/weatherdata is what id have in the other. Id have human based data in the gauges now, especially because the ecu handles all the car based data now

[@evanmorgan6483]

lap timer as one of the gauges

[@kylerx7]

If you're using adaptronic use some can bus gauges. I love my BTI can bus gauges

[@illPickle]

Make a fun meter for your A pillar. Take a boost gauge and change the face plate to say funometer.

[@diabolicgoldfishable]

maybe i am oldschool but boost and oil pressure are what i put on the A pillar. even when i had a holly dash analog gauges are just cool

[@TheManglord]

hi rob,im watching diligently, as currently im making a rx7fc ...ahhh single turbo and work lol, my goodness down here in nz, stuff is SO HARD TO GET lol, been about 5 years in the making finding all the bits and bobs..hopefully it doesnt grenade...because after watching your tear down...i want to do that too xD, open the keg and investigate, story time- back in the day i did about 1000miles in travel just to gather the interrior...ALSO..if you run into a LOUD ASS buzzer...its in the speedo at the bottom (4 soldier points to remove)

[@Gilliatt83]

This car is becoming a research vessel, XP-FC1. keep it up man

[@danschrieber7938]

Defi oil pressure and water temp or boost for sure in the guage pods

[@lyndonscott4262]

Autometer have a electronic speedo drive. gm, Chrysler, hall effect sensor . thats fits fc and other mazda's so you can run it straight from the gearbox to your aftermarket ecu if need be 👍

[@MattsFC]

This build is coming out beautifully God I'm excited to see it through.

[@tkskagen]

The "Surge Tank" was the BEST Idea to make this FC a ride to enjoy!

[@nexustotus]

For the gauges, do a push stem for rpm and speed. A push stem gets pushed but never returns so you can record your highest rpm and speed and have awesome gauges

[@dalaw6600]

3D Print some “Pod Picture frames” for the piller and put pictures of your cats 🐈 in it 😹🤣 That would be a hard flex 💪

[@SB-pf5rc]

I was thinking analog clock and EGT sensor. Lean in to the oldness.

[@LiamMargary]

Hey Rob, make a trigger wheel for your driveshaft and sandwich the plate on the output flange?

[@julianfair9077]

Always a blessing when I get notified when you post

[@ABeans07]

@22:30 nice cut there, AN hose's are a pain no matter how they are made. Unless premade.

[@thman6453]

I really appreciate you putting so much effort into a FC 👍

[@TheMindofBean]

Being that I am from the era… An analogue clock & a compass would look AMAZING in the A pillar holes!!!

[@Boostedjasper]

I’d put AFR and EGT. 2 essential’s for a boosted rotary. Also, as the ex-owner of 10th ann. #1423, i LOVE this project. Great choice! 👍

[@reallyanti]

You mentioned the lens upgrade, but what lens were you using and what did you update to?

[@orangefoxx9939]

If you are planning on doing a bunch of monitoring and logging on everything it would be cool to see if you could use a Banks data monster on your A pillar.

[@racer193wr]

In an rx7 I would put a boost gauge and a pyrometer or 2 pyrometers.. just for show.. or some checker plate floor plates and a manifold pressure gauge...... or you yourself could just get two blank gauges that light up a silhouette of your face in the dial.

[@rhemedynz4194]

Mount a Samsung smart watch in the gauge holder it'd be a great utilization. And the other one could be a magnetic wireless charger for a phone.

[@LoudGuitar14]

Are there small rounds versions of the screens that could display all the info from the ECUs that could be placed in those pods? Then you could toggle through a lot of good info

[@nyakio5511]

A pillar pods should be a compass and thermometer: why? Because it needs to be filled and it’s sum that looks cool

[@tdgritter]

The end was even more savage than usual lmao keep cranking it out dahm!!

[@jhawk1985]

I would put Afr and boost pressure on the a pillar

[@Vspartan0803]

Things like that aren't necessary once you have a proper tune. They're variables that aren't going to change so why bother with having gauges for them?

[@jhawk1985]

@@Vspartan0803 how do you know that the afr or boost wont change. Have you ever heard of a boost leak ? Or a fuel pump go bad and your engine run lean....🤷‍♂️ maybe im missing something

[@Vspartan0803]

@@jhawk1985 You can usually tell by driving if you're down on power and hook up a laptop to check your fuel and boost maps. Besides a smart ECU will flag the issue immediately.

[@ashskyline32]

you could use tpms valves you get pressure and temperature data off one sensor autel do some nice ones

[@cozearares1513]

In the a pillar I would put a "fun meter" gauge connected to boost presure.

[@joemiller3739]

The 4 rotor with the wing and wide fenders 😍

[@catxx5480]

U seen the exhaust off a rotary that filter area above the exhaust needs some shielding asap

[@greasemonkeygarage1896]

Widebands or pyrometers (egt) in the pillar pods

[@NathanielSalzman]

For the A-pillar pods: oil pressure in one, and a Beeline low key GPS in the other.

[@timmytblack128]

Bruh.... A 2 to 1 merge for the wastegate for the dump pipes would be pretty dope. Never seen one of those before. Point them at each other and dump it to the ground.

[@SupraUK_]

Put a clock and outside air temp reading on the pillar gauge pods

[@bumblebee4245]

Boost pressure and oil temp on the a pillar

[@andrewlangford88]

Nice that you're supporting a few good Australian companies :)

[@TunedbyTony]

Oil pressure and coolant pressure on pillar if you have no Bluetooth display or digital dash

[@tkskagen]

Did you keep the Rollcage? Just for future Developments...

[@Olme1225]

Would put a clock and outside temprature in the gauge holes

[@alexaguero9300]

The two gauges on the a pillar are meant for a boost gauge and a lean/rich gauge… the oil filled analog ones

[@dylanbrandt72]

A-pillar needs gauges for Smiles/gallon as a function of average acceleration and fuel consumption.

[@NONo443]

I think the first mod I do with any car now is the gauge pod delete, it's unnecessary when the ECU has proper triggers and can log the issue.

[@VR6NAVYVW]

guage ideas: most important oil pressure, vacuum/boost, maybe air intake temps for at a glance info. or maybe even EGTs

[@Gardiel787b]

For the pillar widewand and oil pressure

[@Bloodrisesx]

Could do 1 "boost" gage that is always at 100psi as a joke. Or try and find small round LCD screens you can customize to show what ever data you want on them.

[@rosafonseca2865]

I’d do AFR AND BOOST or oil pressure just because it’s nice to have something turn eye blinding red due to something not being right.

[@AngelGonzalez-vi8bt]

Thanks for being so chill..

[@Trekulations]

boost and afr for the gauge pillar

[@bohica2night]

So close to 1 million I hope you get there soon.