The 10th ann. RX-7 has better compression than I do!

[@broncobill392]

@rob yes I am embarrassed by the wiring but I was in my twenties and working on limited knowledge and budget…….a lot of it is very cringe worthy today. Also that Ground control suspension setup was always a pain in my ass…..I’ll be glad to see it go. 😁.

[@ichoozjc]

Nice car! Yeah, I'd never want Rob going over one of my builds. This dude's OCD has OCD. Probably pretty cool seeing one of the rotary gods take your ride to the next level, eh?

[@hahaha12345678993]

wait, was this originally your car?

[@Yoko_Grim]

@@hahaha12345678993 Yes. It was confirmed in the video Rob made of getting the 10AE, both Bronco Bill AND his wife commented. This is for SURE the owner.

[@devon5078]

looking forward to hearing your personal experience with this car in the comments throughout the build !!

[@broncobill392]

@@devon5078 I never miss a video…..I’ve been along time wankel guy. 👍🏽

[@KirsiKitten]

Its nice to see Rob being fiscally responsible by getting a shirt he can wear forever.

[@puntachu]

😂😂

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

You know how many heads that will fly over? lmao

[@guscarrillo5497]

Fiscally?

[@rodgersb1248]

Fiscally?

[@mixxedboyybuilds8273]

When I read this comment he was wearing the "gorilla grip" shirt 😂

[@rotaryboots]

It's the original arm rest Rob, no worries about finding another. The taller version would have been an option. (10ae owner)

[@blksrsil]

I got rear ended in my FC, you don't want to put the surge tank there. It will 100% get crushed if you have a rear end impact. I was lucky that my spare tire was in there to prevent the rear beaver panel from completely crushing, but that was the only thing that stopped it and that was a low speed impact, maybe 20mph.

[@Murgledoo]

Yeah I think the the spare is there for safety. And to have something between the back of the car and the fuel tank to absorb the impact. May want to rethink removing the spare or perhaps find something that can absorb the impact in its place.

[@Group_Anonymous]

They can build another support structure underneath the rear bumper shroud if they are keen

[@griptopia]

awesome suggestion... most people i know fitting a tank, will have that in mind and fit a protection system of some sort.. I might get run over by a bus tomorrow.. but that doesn't make me wear decent underwear.. :) xx

[@SixSpeedSeven]

Would love to see you and the original owner link up for him to drive it after it’s finished! Edit - For those who don’t know: Bronco Bill (he’s commented here and the other video and confirmed he was the OG owner, rob has replied).

[@jakelong4271]

Throw some thick steel tubing around the surge tank spare tire area, either inside or outside under the bumper, so you don't have to worry about a rear impact igniting your perfectly kept hair

[@rezzerwrecked]

Ah the joys of looking at a previous owners wiring that's the exact same thing you've done at 2am when you just want to get done and trying to convince yourself that you never actually did that.

[@ichoozjc]

Lol. And you say to yourself that you will get around to fixing it right... eventually. But never do.

[@snilloc5689]

im so happy youre doing an fc, its my favourite 90's pop up headlight car

[@joeysgarage7963]

"Cries in Mr2"

[@michaelhoneycutt1837]

This is an 88 so not a 90s car

[@mittens9326]

@@michaelhoneycutt1837 cringe take

[@92Jdmsupra]

@@joeysgarage7963 "Cries in MK3 Supra"

[@skeletor2034]

@@92Jdmsupra "Cries in AE86"

[@Cameron_B]

Just wanted to say that the suspension on the car was Ground Control's Coilover adapter kit. Allows Oe replacement struts with optional height adjustment. A surprising number of people praised them back in the day for AutoX and mild track use. I never understood why they didn't include a zero rate or helper spring for a full droop situation.

[@broncobill392]

Yup, it was my car…….it also has the ground control caster camber plates.

[@broncobill392]

I think I purchased some zero rate springs but I’m not sure what happened with to them over the years. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@PainterFRO]

I'd definitely go up to 2000 on the wet sand. So much easier to buff out.

[@mertyMcfly]

3000 trizact pads, easy work

[@PainterFRO]

@@mertyMcfly needs some cutting before trizact.

[@WoWBeater]

I had one of those lithium jump packs (not that brand but similar size), used it on a dead battery on an 08 civic every day, and it started every time without fail, in Wisconsin through a very cold winter, still had 2 out of 4 lights on the charge meter at the end of the season when I replaced the battery and hadn't charged the jump pack once. Those things are amazing.

[@princepsregem4006]

They work great. One of those lithium jump packs was able to start a 2008 1500 with the magnum V8. What makers it impressive is that the battery was dead, and it was -45°C out.

[@billvincent368]

I just want to thank you for the videos you put out. I'm not a "car guy" but I'm a big DiYer and love how you actually go through what you're doing rather than just showing the finished product. Thanks from a non car guy.

[@WeenieHut901]

I love the time travel that happens in Rob's videos. I have just been watching the progress on the rear glass go from untouched to finished and back to just starting through out the video lol. but love the videos and excited to see where you lead us with this new girl

[@fairguinevere666]

Surely do a stock++ twin turbo setup, for that reduced lag. Especially if power isn't the main goal.

[@markkoranjr6426]

One of my good buddies had a 10ae, it was my first experience with a rotary engine. I kind of helped him build it. Street port, Hal tech, 76mm, nice wheels and suspension. That car was a rocket ship at the time!

[@basithph8958]

The FC is one of the cleanest cars ever made

[@zachniedfeldt]

I love my FC. Wont ever let it go. Ill live in it before i sell it

[@CU-bg5jz]

@@zachniedfeldt same here. Cant ever bring myself to let my 10th ae go

[@jacobdevereux207]

When I cleaned the carpets on my truck I rented one of those nice carpet cleaner machines and I spent about 6 hours total on the front and back carpet to get all of the staining out and then I put them back in the truck while they were still damp and ran my dehumidifier inside the truck for about 24 hours and it pulled about 2 gallons of water out of the carpets and they were completely dry and they look brand new.

[@trusted_traveler]

I have something similar to the micro start (hand held lithium Ion battery) 1200 amps. It's started my 6.4L Turbo Diesel with 2 dead batteries. Absolutely insane technology, a must have for any person who have a battery powered automobile. 🙏🤙

[@EzaleyFredericSauhi]

I had 2 FCs (87 coupe and a 89 convertible). Rob! You are the owner of a gem and one of the best of not the best car I’ve ever driven in my life. I am struggling to find another one. I hope that I can get back into an FC very soon.

[@Carlos.Rivera]

Hey Rob, about wet sanding start with 2500 grit 1st. Sometimes you could getaway the orange peel and have more clear coat on the car

[@kdahm1]

2 out of 3 brothers are capable of compacting enough snow to hold the 3rd still. Those luscious yellow eye brows looked so gratifying.

[@aydenkennedy6768]

My God I love FC's thank you Rob this car is beautiful, once your finished I'd love to see you take it to the track and throw those rear wheels out

[@Mickeyt57]

So happy Rob you're getting me fired up to finish my TII!!!!!

[@tylergates772]

Awesome project Rob. I picked up an 88 Turbo II a few months back myself. I can't wait to see your 10AE when it is done

[@serfillustrated4018]

Those popup headlights are beautiful. I used to use mine even with the headlights off as a driving aid. Id line the white line of the road up to certain sections of them as a gauge to know how close i was the the edge of the road.

[@Fa5Squad]

I remember seeing a black one just like this it was so nice had a exhaust,lowered,bov, intercooler. It was 2004 or 5. Ugh I loved that thing.

[@zachniedfeldt]

They really aren't on the road. I have an FC and in the Facebook group for RX7s/Colorado basically they do a meetup or two a year, and half cant make it because of the state of their cars.. A little sad as mine also doesn't drive atm.

[@Viknlonslong]

Thank you Rob for being so dedicated to this stuff! You are even giving me inspiration to get back into my build even though I am station halfway around the world. Sadly I am not closer to do more but eventually I will get back to the passion! I would love to do the dowel method as well and will probably do similar in future to bulletproof my REW s4 rotating assembly Frankenstein block. I will be ordering this Fuelab kit same as yours but probably stronger pumps to support 600hp+ with E85+. Thanks for the great content! Keep it coming!

[@hyper8545]

I wonder if Rob has met the zinc gods yet 🤔

[@Jordan_Rush]

I don’t think so. We would see the bald shiny head of TommyFYeah if that was the case

[@samuelvazquez7018]

They met at the original youtuber car challenge. Remember rob had his 3rotor and Tommy had his og grey gtr, Matt Farah had his Foxbody mustang and Mr. Spaghetti had his vett and it caught on fire

[@SkyMine911]

Dowls

[@capnthepeafarmer]

Makes me thankful that I had the opportunity to buy a really clean TII. Even though it's stock it's still had a lot of hands on it over the past 35 years. I don't drive it much only about 1000 miles a year. I drive it on track about three times a year and I enjoy the hell out of it. And You're a man after my own heart, I have an engineering and machine shop where I make a lot of parts for the FC. We're a small community, keep up the good work!

[@nullofthenull]

Rob your so close to 1 mill congratulations man I love the videos and you really sparked my interest in rotory engines

[@ML-yk5zj]

Can't wait to see how this turns out! Hope your eye feels better too

[@gjgcars]

Just got an 87 Turbo II, so excited for this series!!

[@1993kawasaki]

i love this kind of content, so keen to see the wiring & plumbing video of the surge tank and fuel system!

[@Jumpnjahosofat]

I used to own a 1990 Turbo II. It has always been my favorite car to drive. The handling is insane! It also had the shortest throw shifts of any thing I've owned. I loved how accessible the plugs and oil filter were. Made it very easy to maintain. I sold it and then spent years trying to find something that compared to it as far as power and handling. I ended up settling for an FR-S ultimately. My turbo II would still jerk a knot in the FR-S though.

[@araybeezy1653]

" jerk a knot" wtf

[@Jumpnjahosofat]

@@araybeezy1653 Perhaps I'm a bit old. In other words, my RX7 was much stronger than my FR-S. It had 10hp and about 60 ft/lbs more torque.

[@jackc5293]

Kinda funny the sound of disappointment in rob's voice to learn that the stock engine is cherry and now needs to come up with a new excuse to pull it and open it up.

[@gabrielecossettini2923]

Just build a new one out of spare parts and keep the original on the shelf

[@sirmonkey1985]

just gives him another excuse to buy something else to put a rotary in.. :P

[@53066bootleg]

I drove a Savanah Red 87 TurboII in high school and miss it so much. Someday will have one again.

[@feenyx6394]

So much love for this build

[@R3IMU]

Damn 30 minutes of daddy Dahm. We are blessed!

[@sdrawssakcabfrog13]

Finding this car and knowing you'll be reviving it! My favorite style Rx... Now I want another one dahm

[@sdrawssakcabfrog13]

Can't afford the kit... But it's hella nice

[@isaacescoto7939]

Rob, next time you have old tint that you need to take off - grab a black trash bag (big or small whatever fits application) and 409.. spray the 409 over the window then proceed to lay the trash bag over the window - close all the doors and let it sit for over 45 mins. after it has sat for 45 mins remove the trash bag then slowly peel one end and BOOM like butter, brings all of the tint and glue with it.

[@2rueblue]

I'm glad to see you fulfil your dream of picking up this car, some reward for all the hard work, plus it proves my saying " good things happen to good people" you are happy found one of your dream cars and going by your Instagram pics found someone who makes you happy well extreamly happy. One thing that won't make you happy will be if you get a ding on your door when you have it on the lift, I wish they would sell these things with padding, some foam pipe insulation and duct tape or I'd ypu want it to look good you could glue some magnets into the foam so you could move them around, you could also use pool noodles as it's the same materials. Protect your investments sir.

[@tedheierman1181]

A very nice fuel kit and setup! Love the FueLab products.

[@israelcardona5170]

4 rotor needs to get back running because the hoonicorn is back and you need to get that W!

[@Fnyx_BodyWorks]

Where did came back???

[@israelcardona5170]

@@Fnyx_BodyWorks it was announced a couple not days ago on the hoonigan Channel that it's back

[@dougbarr8421]

When I was a teen I saved 2 grand and bought myself a 91 rx7... At the time I hated the fact It wasn't a 93 body style. But the rotary cool factor alone is what made me part with my cash.. as an adult watching your enthusiasm over this one here has made me realize, my car wasn't all that bad. And I do miss it. But when you are 18 and blow a water jacket on a 13b, and your dad laughs at u for buying "Japanese junk" u kinda lose hope.. but I will never forget the joy of hearing brapbrapbrapp..

[@0xadada]

15:59: "aww, a baby" i lolled when he pulled the spare tire

[@joshuagies4900]

The vacuuming and carpet cleaning was surprisingly satisfying. 👍

[@Vgk36]

Rob my favorite car nerd on the Tube. Love the FC!! Let's go!

[@Gearbhall]

This makes me miss the 88 FC I had 15 years ago.

[@BoostandBadHabits]

That Fuelab surge tank kit slick 🔥🔥🔥

[@bobwarpath2395]

Love that fc rob, funny enough I'm encountering a ton of similar issues on my Del sol (especially with the paint) that you are going through. Stay with it! I had to have the master and slave cylinder replaced a 2nd time today since shop did it wrong

[@Grant82gc]

Haha yes, I have that same microtec manual from my old 12a turbo RX7. Here in Australia microtec was the "go to" ECU for about a decade. The adaptor and cables came with the microtech handset.

[@Grawlix7]

I had a microtech LT10S back in the day for my FC. It worked very well for the time period!

[@brokewheels5]

The 9 pin serial adapter is funny. 90% of the commercial HVAC controls still have a rs232 connection.

[@JerryC25]

18:40 you can also blink people without raining them 😍

[@AndrewBoothOfficial]

Honestly that's the thing I like to show off the most on my FC. The mechanism is interesting in how as the lights go up and down the lamps always face forward

[@JerryC25]

@@AndrewBoothOfficial I had an 86 GXL and an 87 T2 that I miss dearly. I used to love flashing people at intersections without pulling the lights up lol 😍

[@cramstick]

You can use your shopvac to clean carpet, just remove the filter and its ready for wet use. The carpet cleaner is just a fancy shopvac. Just get some cleaner and wet the area to be cleaned and then agitate it by hand or with a brush and then suck it out, repeat as necessary.

[@Jimboslicevr]

Yo you on The smoking tire was awesome. Love the content man!

[@Xantosh82]

ugh, i hate when people post music vids claiming they are ASMR and it isn't heavy metal! to me that shit is relaxing as heck!

[@M-PASTA]

liked the vid for the solid ad integration 👌

[@stormy6953]

Joel: But How will they know? Rob: *tries making rotary braps* Me watching: *dying on the ground probably*

[@anthonywalters7434]

That is very close to my actual dream car. Idk if I’d ever be able to afford one but the FC is my favorite out of all of the RX7’s

[@omega1575]

you had a pretty good barn find here

[@77936fief]

After watching your videos for 3 years, i'm still waiting on you to finish a project 100% before moving on to a new one. i think you have 5 projects going on since then, and all of them between 40%and 80% complete.

[@maaduece5132]

To be fair the four rotor is an expensive project, it also takes a long time to learn the skill s to build the vehicles to the desired level

[@77936fief]

@@maaduece5132 I Agree, it's not often you find something you love and make money out of it, i think it would be more satisfying to finish a project 100% before going to another. but ey, it's my personal opinion.

[@maaduece5132]

@@77936fief yeah for sure but some times opportunities don't turn up when your ready , The 3 rotor and 2 rotor corvette are as finished as they can be for unfinishable projects , as they can be constantly added to for as long as he feels like doing it The 4 rotor is moving forward probably ready for next year s sema

[@Matty.Hill_87]

Watch his vin wiki episode and it will explain why that is

[@77936fief]

@@Matty.Hill_87 thx, will do

[@cbk-te7ru]

I could watch you play with that car for hours.......... how i miss my 2nd gen rx7's

[@DavidClark081]

I saw it was resprayed in your first video, but in saying that it's still mint and I like you love that car and model

[@Ultimatewarrior13b]

I have a 88 fc and have been waiting for the day you det one and do it up. Yeewww. 🤙

[@scene24man]

Just watched Kevin of KSR build and explain a surge tank on his channel. Neat!

[@blkdna748]

now it's getting more awesome rob. FC !

[@zacslaman3851]

Love being early. Thanks for the consistent quality content rob.

[@RobDahm]

I don’t like putting out a video with fluff. I try to make them all have substance. Got some amazing ones coming up!!

[@potatostudios3550]

dude why did she have to do this under your comment

[@zacslaman3851]

@@RobDahm can’t wait. Keep it up. You have a lot of amazing projects.

[@ValentineC137]

As a part of the group of people who like the normal OEM stuff, I'd vote for saving the stock engine

[@Zesserie]

Yes, The compression seems solid and fairly even for sitting a period of time( without lubricating it before hand to inflate the numbers a little bit ;) ) Now I'm not the owner of the car and hey, I know I don't have any say whats happening to it, but I would be more happy to see a new "built"-ish 13B in it. Like what most people would want to do if they had a cooked motor or wanting to be able to revert it in the future :)

[@waybous]

Glad they are going to finish the Dexter story line.

[@Flyingdinosaur69]

Man taking me back, I ran microtech in my FC3S!

[@chestrockwell8328]

Miss the simplicity of my FC, building a RX8 now. And yes, bronze window tint was something special...at least I thought so back then and still.

[@Shorebreak_]

I’m loving this new series with this car ❤️

[@zachedwards3586]

Hey Rob we used to run those spares on our second gens as drag fronts back in the late 90s early 2000s...lol they where made by Enkei I think..

[@AndersVestlund]

That surge tank is pure segs. 🔥

[@daviddetweiler7658]

i say drive it with its setup, stock motor with that port job and then do a modern streetport, with an EFR turblown setup to compare streetability and power curves.

[@00GhostSlayer00]

Points for that seamless keeps transition!

[@billypettit7132]

My buddy did used the stock spares with his rx7 when he would run at island dragway, then throw them back in the trunk with the rest of the tools and drive home

[@2exiw]

Great work on working that keeps add in love it.

[@dnukem1722]

Hearing you and your brothers laughing at the same time is pretty trippy 😂

[@potatostudios3550]

the joy of having working popup headlights

[@lucaswooldridge8810]

“Im looking at you, you’re looking at the car” @0:38 …no dahm daddy, im lookin at you

[@Joeboost8805]

preferred? The kinda comment that u like? Not a real Fans?

[@lucaswooldridge8810]

@@Joeboost8805 what?

[@auke1031]

he was so close to "assessing the rear end for stress factors" (driving over curb in reverse at high speed) (Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas reference)

[@diji5071]

13:13 well it's probably already in the car by now but you can use shampoo and a round brush on a drill to reaaaallly get the carpets in brand new condition

[@dantespiro6224]

Really nice car Rob I hope you enjoy it

[@BIGH05S]

You can use Awsome cleaner not distilled to remove window tint glue.

[@snoopy5736]

L.A.'s totally awesome

[@joetaki750]

Love the content and variety of cars Rob but I think I can speak for the majority of your audience when I ask for more 4 rotor content !

[@leepantsify]

The same thing happens to me in all of Rob's videos.... About 1/3 of the way in and I'm really enjoying the content,, then he reminds me I'm bald with the Keeps ad - reminds me that I'm so bald Keeps won't Keep nothing.

[@arrivendrive6831]

I used to drive my buddies white turbo 2 back in 1999. I would lend him my 93 rx7 and I would drive his turbo 2. I loved driving that car also.

[@braddahl7586]

Sir, if you were closer to Indiana hahahaha but seriously of you were I'd clean all of the interior and detail whatever else you needed done, and the cost would be free for you so that you know it was done right. Have a good one and enjoy some Thanksgiving too!

[@JavierMayol]

@16:10, every Puertorican in the planet has done this at least one time 😆

[@pavmik1]

Classic Rob Dahm title. Love it

[@SoundBoy808]

"We're going to make it into a track weapon!.. Step one .. we're going to put the big heavy OEM carpets back in..." Uno reverso!

[@_Pepsy_]

My mom and I have a steam cleaner we always put some laundry detergent in it and I used it to clean my pickup it felt next level clean

[@cinnamonrollypoly]

I am so jealous that you got an FC. I've wanted an FB or an FC RX7 for years.

[@racerx2084]

Anything with ammonia eats the tint. I’ve used invisible glass on my car’s glass so I wouldn’t have an issue later on. Plus it works really good.

[@alexdixon822]

Hey rob, when are we gonna see the rotary powered c8 build?

[@Kingcadillac816]

That spear tire location is sick I'm putting a 15 gallon cell in my 1g dsm awd man it's no where close to that kinda space saving actually opposite and I now need to be fabricator to fix the old tire mount now that it's cut out

[@38tech]

My first fr drive in a car w as a 90 turbo. I was 17...loved it. Then the fd hit....omg. well out of my price range now. Actually more out of what my wife would tolerate range. Lol

[@francogodro9691]

I wasnt jealous of any of the previous cars, but now that is my dream car ahah