Starting my Mazda RX7 For the First Time in 10 Years!

[@Whiskey1920s]

seeing the headlights to a happy dance after coming to life makes me happy. Thank you for saving and not giving up on the rotary. Happy braps

[@Smeedia]

This thing has single handedly turned me into a rotary fan 🙌

[@Whiskey1920s]

@@Smeedia im so happy to see a super clean one on the road again. thank you for all the hard work you put into this, both the STI's, VB and youtube. fantastic content keep up the great work, much love

[@dennis3285]

Sick car and sick sounds. Congrats bud, glad you decided to run the rotary. I don’t think to many people will be concerned with hp numbers. The fact that you saved this iconic car from a scrap yard will be plenty! ☄️

[@ethanmunt]

This thing sounds mental, so happy to see you venture off into something completely out of your comfort zone and get this thing looking and running minttttt

[@Smeedia]

It still has a way to go but so happy with it so far. Sounds way more rowdy then I thought it would 😅

[@ethanmunt]

@@Smeedia i love the sound of it, sounds off its chops and its not even properly tuned yet😤

[@dustinharley4303]

"Tits Mint" lol 😆 as Tanner said

[@hatefunwrx]

Oh so sick, finally hearing her sing is like heaven

[@Smeedia]

Thing aounds so good 😍🎶😍🎶 I have. New found love for these 😅

[@My_Bosso]

Stoked to see this thing run! I’m glad that you decided to stick with the rotary and push yourself outside of your comfort zone. Congrats on the progress broski, keep killing it 🙌🏻

[@Smeedia]

Same, I had my doubts with this engine. But glad I stuck it out to get it running. 🙌 I have a new found love for the rotary 🔥

[@R1Armadill0]

So awesome! Thing def sounds wild! ...again, HUGE shout out to Mel! She is a KEEPER!!

[@Smeedia]

She is literally theee best 🙌🔥

[@raggdude3931]

I have been waiting for this moment since you announced the RX-7

[@Smeedia]

The time has come good sir 🫡

[@edwardmchedlidze2122]

Lokey I was working on a BRZ once and I was taking off a transmission the 3rd time alone and I pulled my lower back and it hurt until I got home but I prayed for my back and it was healed the next day 🙌🏻💯

[@Smeedia]

Be careful my man's, we only got one back 😫

[@edwardmchedlidze2122]

@@Smeedia yupp 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@paulmarsdensr1095]

Good job getting mean green started. 😊

[@Smeedia]

Thanks Paul! 🥳🥳🥳

[@bryanwarren2578]

YAAAAAAAASSSSSS!!! Finally got the braaaaap! Gratz Tanner!!!

[@Smeedia]

Thanks Bryan! Thing sounds so good 😍🔥

[@lilmike1780]

18:48 plzzz tell me you said ganador style mirrors, not the real ones…… I have never seen anything sooooo expensive that only lets you look behind you. I am soooo pumped for this car to be drivable by you and Mel, maybe a puppy in the passenger seat. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Smeedia]

Correct, style. I waint paying $3,000 for some mirrors. I will gladly buy reps 😂

[@seva.luchianov]

I love the voice over in this video, thanks for laying out all the extra details in this build! Have really enjoyed following this

[@Smeedia]

On time lapses I think I may start doing it from now on to help add some context 🙌

[@MrJay-kb8xj]

When I seen Devin started doing it, the videos just started flow like butta🤌🏾

[@deeds1463]

i am so pumped you did not abandon the rotary build. RX7 has been one of my dream cars since the late 90s, will just have to live vicariously through you 😂 congrats on the startup!

[@Smeedia]

Very happy I stuck with it, the sound from the rotary alone has turned me into a fan 😍😍😍

[@outxlove]

Watching this build wrapping up around the same stage as mine and seeing some of the similar struggles is mad therapeutic. Great work!

[@rx7pete769]

Hearing a rotary come to life after a rebuild is the best sound and feeling!

[@DreamLikeLunch]

Thank you for keeping the rotary. I was disapointed when you said you might ls swap it. Sounds gnarly 😊

[@TheSwampDonkey]

Supper happy for ya Tanner. Can’t wait to see it broken in so we can see some driving and rips. Love it.

[@Christosan88]

That mazda is supa JDM its SICKASS

[@Smeedia]

SUPA DUPA 😅

[@jumpnjack808]

CONGRATS DUDE...

[@Smeedia]

Thank you 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@drecrump33]

just binged watch the FD build series looking forward to more vids.

[@jakegackle7398]

Im excited to see it drive. I agree with your decision. Run it until it blows up. Then you get the fun choice of build another or swap it.

[@josephmatuszak3855]

Warm up, burp cooling, change oil for good break in cycle/light load. Keep it richer than leaner at all costs.

[@Smeedia]

I changed the fueling tables a bit to bring idle to around 13.5 to keep her happy 🫡

[@iamchrisdammit]

Richer

[@iamchrisdammit]

Bridgeport. 12:5 idle imo

[@aidanteichert1290]

The headlights heard the braps and got excited

[@Smeedia]

Lmao you right 😂

[@Andrew_kiwi_AF]

Yay it drove under its own power :):):) good shit tanner

[@Smeedia]

Had to at least make sure it would move 🔥🙌

[@justingierl4218]

Congrats!! She sounds great!! I’m stoked for you!! Keep crushing it!!

[@Smeedia]

Appreciate it Justin 🙌🫡

[@88Frank]

This video is such inspiration for me. I will have an rx7 in the next 12 months! So pumped when it started up

[@Smeedia]

What gen are you looking at scooping up?! 🔥🫣

[@88Frank]

@Smeedia FD for sure. Probably import a clean one from Japan to the UK. Need to get one before they double in price... again!

[@braap406]

I've been wanting to say this for awhile.... BRAAP BRAAP BRAAP BRAAP BRAAP!!!!

[@Smeedia]

Thing sounds way more wild than I thought it would 🙌🙌🙌

[@braap406]

thats the best part!@@Smeedia

[@KoryBrooks]

You need one of those pneumatic vacuum canisters like a mightyvac MV7300. I do coolant and power steering, brake fluid, all kinds of things with that thing. If you are creative you can vacuum fill cooling systems with it, and I use it to vacuum air out of steering systems too. Makes a huge difference especially with all the fluid work you are doing on multiple vehicles. Good going on the engine start! All the smoke is mostly all the fuel that was dumped in it when it wasnt sparking lol A full send will clear that mess up!

[@Smeedia]

I had the injectors disabled when cranking it over to find spark 🫡 a lot of the smoke was oil, Vaseline, and assy lube that I had in the rotor housing for lube. 😅 I'll definitely look into one. It would.make life a hell of a lot easier for bleeding things 😅

[@kevind_53]

Our boy did it 🚀🚀🚀 all the proudness on his face at the end👌

[@Smeedia]

So glad to finally hear this thing fire up 😍🔥

[@10till4ish]

Loved the excitement over this start bro!! Glad it came together well for ya!!

[@Smeedia]

So happy to finally hear this thing come to life 😍

[@A-AronWRX]

Hell Yeah man brap brap! It’s aliiiive..it’s Aliiiiive!!!

[@Smeedia]

IT LIVESSSSSSS

[@scotty305]

Congrats, I've had my RX7 for decades and haven't been inside the engine yet. I removed the first engine (coolant seals failure, around 75k miles) but went the easy route replacing with a compression-tested JDM pullout engine back when those were less of a crapshoot. Keep a very close eye on that oil thermostat, I don't trust the way the SakeBomb kit mounts it to the front cover. If you search rx7club you might find a few people who claim theirs have come loose and caused major oil pressure problems.

[@Smeedia]

I'm going to relocate the thermostat. It's already leaking, so thereno sense in keeping it there. And thank you! I'm absolutely excited to see this thing running 🥳 I've always wanted one of these, but with the prices for a clean running FD. It's just absurd 😅 glad that I snagged this one to be able to understand how they work a bit better. This one originally suffered from coolant seal failure too at 85K miles 😅

[@scotty305]

​@@Smeedia today's prices are crazy, I would probably get a different car for $40k USD or whatever people are paying for ready-to-drive FDs with moderate mileage. Price for low-mileage collector ones are even crazier, but I'm not in that market in the first place. Be sure to set up all the engine protection things in your ECU: oil pressure protect, fuel pressure protect, lean O2 protect, and if there's a way to flash a big warning on the dash for crank signal errors I would do that too. I think I've added 20k miles to my car's second engine, so hopefully it's got a few more years left in it. I've got my ECU triggering the fans around 90 degrees C, so it's running cooler than what the first engine experienced. Stock ECU triggers them around 105 degC.

[@tw1st3dw1ll7]

Yessssss!!!!! Dorito goes braap!

[@Smeedia]

ALL THE BRAPS!

[@jacobmayoral7614]

Starts up so smooth!

[@Smeedia]

I'm surprised how quickly it starts up 🙌

[@dustinharley4303]

TANNERRRR YOU DID IT BRO!!! Genuinely happy for you man, it was awesome to see how stoked you were to get her running again after all these years that it took your speaking ability away... I died after Melanie gave you shit for saying "Tits Mint" 😅 It truly sounds freaking insane and loud AF... ALL the Brap, brap, braps! I can only imagine how rewarding that feeling is to put all those long hours, sweat, blood and tears into a new project/platform that you had zero knowledge on. Super proud of you bro and can't wait to see more!

[@Smeedia]

Alqays worth it once we hear them fire up 🎉🥳 very happy with how it's come out so far. Still has a was to go but absolutely huge step forward 🥳🙌

[@grantwoolhouse8625]

This is by far your most exciting build!!! So happy for you!!

[@Smeedia]

I have become a rotary fan now 🔥 I'm excited to see this thing when it is 100% 🙌

[@patrickgarvin2570]

Tits Minty!!!!!! So happy for you, brother!!! I'm glad to see a big smile after having big doubts. Now, some little things and the mean green seveen will be the best gal at the ball!!! :sidebar, keep the original gauges, major bonus to have them intact...✨️💯✨️👍

[@Smeedia]

If I can get the oem gauges working, I'll keep them in there. Right now, the only thing that works on it is oil pressure 😅

[@peytonniendorf1013]

Yesssssss this just made my day, I was so excited for this build since I’ve wanted to do one myself one day and I love the channel man been watching since the taxi Subaru 🤙

[@Smeedia]

Appreciate the continued support Peyton 🙌🫡 if you end up snagging one in the future I'm sure you'll absolutely love it! 🎉

[@peytonniendorf1013]

I’ve only seen a hand full in person but each time the love grows just like my Subaru, I’ve had the chance to own a 2004 wrx and 2011 wrx that’s currently running

[@matthewladd3427]

Big hyped to see it running finally please keep up the great content bro.

[@Smeedia]

Always more to come 🙌🫡 thijg aounds absolutely wild 😍

[@matthewladd3427]

@Smeedia hell ya it sounds dope can't wait to hear it ripping down the road. Love the braps they make. You killed it man

[@josephmatuszak3855]

The relay box full of water... a trick I picked up from a junkyard was putting the wet stuff in an oven on the "keep warm" setting ro around 150 degrees F. Let em sit and evap for a while, then disassemble and clean all connections. Some of the little components are getting harder to find, so just a way to try and save old parts on the fence.

[@Smeedia]

Not a bad idea at all, will keep that one in my mind. Luckily these relays are still mass made and relatively affordable thankfully 😅

[@erickeil8095]

Congrats bro! Now we can start looking forward to the first pull! :)

[@Smeedia]

Little ways out from that but huge step forward 😍🙌

[@jeremyjones2191]

People talk about rotary engines being unreliable but I had an 88 rx7 turbo as a teenager and I never ran any premix because I didn't know you was supposed to and I ran the crap out of it and could not get it to blow up. This would've been around 1999 and I totaled it! Around 5 years later I saw it in a local junkyard and on the windshield it said this engine runs great 😂

[@thisisme379]

Loving the rotary project Tanner! Would you consider rotrex supercharging an EJ25 as your next challenge?

[@seven_sixtwo]

It looks so good, and it sounds even better! Very excited to see how it comes out, imo just seeing one run is so great that I don't even care how much power it makes lol

[@Smeedia]

I'm the sane way, tbh I'll be happy if we just leave it at 400WHP so I can just enjoy it 😅🔥

[@Thechaoscrusadors]

CONGRATS TANNER!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉 Its soooo amazing to see the rx7 turn over!! I am eager to see what all you do to it!! Fb's are readily available and fairly cheap. They are a TON of fun!! I got mine to run!!! It was very loud as its manifold to nothing. Parts for them are fairly easy to find aswell!

[@Smeedia]

I do love me some good FB action 🔥 how's it been running for ya?!

[@Thechaoscrusadors]

@@Smeedia not great 😅

[@t1bmxfbm]

Dude! it sounds so damn good! yes!!!

[@Smeedia]

I'm so happy with how it sounds. Definitely a rotary fan now 😅

[@carloszayas3440]

Wuuuuuu I jump up my seat when it start….congrats 🎉also an FC Turbo II would be awesome but the biggest challenge will be making the rx8 reliable regardless of how levels

[@Smeedia]

An FC would be 🔥 I haven't looked too much into RX8s. I know the renisis engines can be a little funky

[@cd5sircoupe]

Moroso's like 45 min from me, a friend of mine worked there for a long time as a tech and he also did a lot of fluid dynamics. If you find yourself needing help from them for whatever reason try to get in contact with a guy named Thor. Dude's mad smart, met him a couple times over the years.

[@Smeedia]

Eyyyy, for sure. With a name like Thor I don't think that one can slip my mind. Any O ringed pan will be a massive improvement over this factory one.

[@cd5sircoupe]

@@Smeedia But have you tried using HondaBond to seal it? I understand that's pretty much a cheat code.

[@Smeedia]

​@cd5sircoupe not yet but, I don't want to have to keep doing it so I want the O ring pan 😅

[@cd5sircoupe]

@@Smeedia Fair, but it'll probably benefit you if you get yourself a tube for any future projects.

[@woodzy575]

big day! love it. sounds snappy

[@Smeedia]

I love it, I want more rotary goodness now 😅😅

[@woodzy575]

@@Smeedia you could probably do a video just tuning the idle down. Get some nice brap brap sounds

[@Smeedia]

@@woodzy575 wanna vet the oil leaks fixed first, after they all fixed that's the first thing I'll be doing 😅🔥

[@donkyuhbuhts540]

We need dyno vids asap. I want to see some freaking flames baby

[@nickkledis4195]

man, there is NOTHING that sounds like a dorito. so good to hear it fire up finally! congrats!

[@Smeedia]

They've got such a unique sound to them. I'm definitely a fan now 😍

[@STIStuff]

Congrats, sounds amazing 😮

[@Smeedia]

Thanks Matthew 🙌🫡

[@johnlexus1]

That engine shines!!

[@Smeedia]

Thing sounds so good 😍😍

[@brennanthewizard9252]

Excited for you Tanner 😎. Oh sorry I mean’t… “brarrapraprapraprap”

[@Smeedia]

🤣🤣🤣 haha thanks Brennan 🙌

[@christianlynn6997]

Definitely sounds better then a ls motor !!!

[@Smeedia]

I love the rotary sound now, glad I stuck with it 🙌🔥

[@silverphoenix9377]

OMG listening to that thing really gets the blood pumping! Gonna go buy one on Forza right now haha. Tanner... double dog dare you to get personalized plates for the rx7 that says MINTY. or TITSMNTY haha good work as always.

[@Smeedia]

Idk if the state would approve that but I'm down to try 😂😅

[@pharmztko]

BIG BLACK DONGGGGGG

[@Smeedia]

THING IS MASSIVE

[@markiezee6435]

Bravo 🎉 Tanner!

[@Smeedia]

🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@VoxVirtus86]

So stoked for you man - this is a sick RX7

[@Smeedia]

I'm excited to see where this thing goes. For the meantime I'm just happy to hear it's working 🙌

[@HeavyMetalWRX]

The more I watch this RX7 series the more I want to get my RX8 again. I miss it so much.

[@Smeedia]

DO ITTTTT join me 😢

[@HeavyMetalWRX]

@@Smeedia my RX8 will be in working order and a daily with really bad gas mileage 🤣🤣

[@sohctony]

Should be some good sounds for the last dog walk of the night!

[@Smeedia]

Yasssss 🫡🙌

[@chiiimo]

Ohhhh shit you're thinking about an FC now?? Damn bringing me back to my highschool days. I haven't seen an FC in 2 decades 😳 Come over to the Dorito side bwahaha 😂

[@Smeedia]

I have a new found love for rotsrys now 😅🔥

[@makvak2773]

That is one great car man good job!!! (Just one reminder, when it is hot you should Rev it to like 4-5 k rpm and then shut it off because it can get full o oil in the rotors and then won't start easy)

[@Smeedia]

In the future, that's what I'll be doing. I just did not want to spew more oil out of the pan 😅🔥

[@pinktacotuesday4573]

So hyped!!!

[@Smeedia]

🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@BushidoPhoto]

There was a flappy hose that needs to be secured under the coolant funnel.

[@Smeedia]

That's the throttle cable 😅 I'm missing 1 bracket for it lol

[@BushidoPhoto]

@@Smeedia Just looking out for you bro!

[@mcjags06]

Sounds like my dad's old school Evinrude boat motor. Cool as shit bro!!!

[@Smeedia]

Is it rotary also?! I know know I some people use rotsry engines for boats 😅

[@mcjags06]

@@Smeedia 😂😂

[@DavidSmith-mf8ik]

the car saying thank you too you with it headlights it bowing down to you lol well done 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Smeedia]

The Mazda just can't help itself 😅🙌

[@breehernandez9551]

Sound good

[@iamchrisdammit]

13:44 built it first try! Fuck yes!! Lit tidys!!

[@Smeedia]

I'm just glad it actually worked 😅🙌

[@josephmatuszak3855]

Whatcha think of the Idemitsu pre-mix smell. It's unique btw. Most pre-mix have a specific scent profile. Klotz is my favorite, but Idemitsu is a close 2nd.

[@Smeedia]

I haven't noticed a smell with it, I'll have to give it a whiff next time 😅

[@josephmatuszak3855]

@@Smeedia Idemitsu is almost savorylike brown gravy, where Klotz has a little bit of dark cherry

[@josephmatuszak3855]

@@Smeedia Also, the smell is muted by E85, and accented by 93+ Octane Pump.

[@tokirak]

FYI This video isn’t in your RX7 playlist

[@kgthegreatone943]

It sounds so awesome ❤❤❤

[@Smeedia]

Sounds way more rowdy than I thought it would 😍

[@kgthegreatone943]

@@Smeedia definitely I wish I could hear it in person

[@steeveamedee5021]

Nice job love the sound 🫶🏿🫶🏿

[@Smeedia]

Thanks Steeve, thing sounds absolutely insane 😍

[@steeveamedee5021]

@@Smeedia its a proud for me to watch u on yt sens i buy my wrx 2015 i been a fallower so dont give up bros 🫶🏿

[@steeveamedee5021]

Pride

[@delatuned]

That car is beautiful ❤❤

[@Smeedia]

Can't wait to finally see it 100% soon 🥳

[@brianjohnson845]

Use some Honda bond. Works great

[@Smeedia]

I'll order some up 🙌

[@johnk1532]

Cong Bro, well done 🎉 🎊 👍

[@bradgreen987]

She sounds so nasty!! People like, what the heck is that?!😮 So much fun to watch and learn the rotary

[@Smeedia]

Thing sounds like a pissed off jar of bees 😅 I love it 🔥

[@shirokuruma_wrx7]

Hey tanner not sure if you’ll se this but to have faster cranking speed banzai racing sells a 2k starter that hellp spin the motor faster which will help on start up

[@RGHTBrainDesignDrive]

9min Mark = That was me. :)

[@Smeedia]

Yessssssir 🙌 appreciate you and looking forward to working together in the future 🫡

[@RGHTBrainDesignDrive]

@@Smeedia so proud of you building the motor and things are looking great!

[@darrenderousse4804]

At this point because of the headlights you have to name it Herbie 😂😂

[@michaelblades917]

Braps beat LS swap.

[@Smeedia]

Agreed 😅🫡 I'm a rotary fan now

[@alexprovost4921]

Your the man

[@Smeedia]

Appreciate you Alex 🙌🙌🙌

[@DirtyBond]

This is your best car 🤟🏽💪🏽

[@Smeedia]

Huge step forward on it, I'm hyped to see it when it will be 100% 🙌

[@MoJoNinjaGarage]

Man that is super dope my guy! Sooo happy for your progress!

[@Smeedia]

Thank you 🙌 super happy with how this thing had come out so far 🔥

[@rotaryperfection]

1st starts! There's no better feeling in the world after so much hard work. Congrats!

[@Smeedia]

Especially when they work almost flawlessly 😅 super happy with how it's come out. Definitely apunds way more rowdy than I thought it would lol

[@daves5562]

"Fuck yaaa!" 🎉

[@Smeedia]

YASSSSSSS 💪

[@MGA_83]

If you thought warming up a Subaru was important... It should be a priority to get those apex seals expanded before shutting it off. RX7 is a whole new level of maintenance. I should have never sold my FC. Damn, this makes me miss it so much 😢 But grats on your first start up! It takes a lot of commitment. You should feel proud of yourself 💪

[@Smeedia]

Now that I know it works that'd what we will be doing every time 🙌 I'm hoping that rotarys are not as bad as the internet makes them out to be. But either way, im now a rotary fan 😅🔥🙌

[@MGA_83]

@@Smeedia nah, it's not bad. Same as how Subaru isn't bad, as long as you're not lazy. I thought of it like a routine meditation

[@jeffyoung9603]

Even the car is hyped to be alive again popping up the headlights by itself and all😂😂😂

[@Smeedia]

It can't contain its joy 😂

[@SinEvo9]

This is so sick hell yea

[@Smeedia]

🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@sk8mike_1]

Huge huge huge ! Congrats bro ! I can’t wait to see what you continue to bring to the channel .

[@Smeedia]

Thanks dude 🙌 huge step forward on this one 🔥

[@TheCheezSlice]

DAMMIT now i want a damn rotary.

[@michaelclark9446]

🎉 Super excited for you Tanner!

[@Smeedia]

Thanks Michael! Happy to have this thing running 🔥🙌

[@boosTiMon]

It’s amazing. Imagine this car on the cover of Super Street 20 years ago! The evolution of automotive technology is amazing! But ultimately it’s really about the builder. 👏🏽

[@Smeedia]

Absolutely a timeless car 🙌 been a learning curve with this one but a huge step forward 🙌

[@911CARRILLO]

Awesome 👌 👏 👍

[@EdwardSteadfast]

Dude! Yer beards got brap now too! 👏🏼

[@Smeedia]

Thing got thiccccc quick 😅

[@spencerkrasnickm9570]

Use pipe dope or thread seal

[@Smeedia]

Used that on the coolant leak 😅

[@LeeAllen337]

Imo it sounds like a snow machine running lol. Don't know if that's because of it being recorded and it's different irl?

[@Smeedia]

I gotta Google what a snow machine sounds like now 😅 it's a little more throaty IRL

[@followtheornghat]

Hell yeah man! The Braps are incoming to make you smile every time

[@Smeedia]

Dude it sounds so so sooooo good 😍

[@WrexyJoe]

Those are some angry sounding Doritos you got there buddy! 🎉

[@Smeedia]

I'm so about it 😍😍😍

[@Gonin60]

Love it! Wrap looks so good too!

[@Smeedia]

The wrap is failing in some spots due to bad paint which annoys me 😅 might come off and just get resprayed silver again 😅

[@Gonin60]

@@Smeedia sorry to hear that man! Silver and those white wheels will look awesome. You got me liking that combo