The Wildest RX-7 Build Ever? Visiting Rob Dahm's Rotary Palace

Some of you may remember @RobDahm when he visited us here in the studio for Hertbreak - or you may know him as the man who's been working on one of the wildest RX-7 projects we've ever seen attempted. We're talking about all wheel drive, sequential, four-rotor turbo havin', 2000 horsepower pushing madness. Along with some other past, current, and future builds Rob is working on. Either way, we're always hyped to squad up and roll out to our buddy Rob's place to see what he's up to.
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[@HertLife]

That’s a Dorito hand signal, the universal sign for rotaries. I don’t even know what the Illuminati is so stop coming at me with that crap 😂

[@Rickmon01]

HertLife doritonati then?

[@macj6845]

@@Rickmon01 more like the illumarito. Also--- the illumarito (aka the world's first glow-in-the-dark burrito) would be an awesome food truck item at music festivals. Who wants to go 50/50 with me onan illumarito dorito-powered food truck? Hey, Rob!

[@TheHoonigans]

How do you make that with your hand?

[@ivegonemad]

HertLife but that’s what everyone in the Illuminati says...🤣

[@user-cm9ft5bg7i]

HertLife get a four rotor hert copy his as$

[@HertLife]

If you’re reading this it’s too late, my lady already killed me.

[@tannershanksftw]

Rip

[@tannershanksftw]

Congrats though hert!

[@ryanmalin]

Trade you lmfaoooo. Hert, you a real one.

[@Matty.Hill_87]

I'd do the same though man.. I'd throw my lady in with the deal if it got me that motor 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrislomicka]

F.

[@TheHoonigans]

What will happen first: Hert building a 4 Rotor or Scotto finishing the Nova?

[@afilleduptaco]

Hoonigan we’ll die before either of those happen

[@Andrewlang90]

We will establish a colony on Mars before Scotto ever touches the Napalm

[@georgebull-mclean5044]

The heat death of the earth when the sun explodes.

[@connoisseuroftigolbitts]

Obese Taco scotto’s Nova would probably be done first Sorry Rob

[@AutomotiveAnatomy]

The likelihood of hurt finishing the project is the same as him not breaking builds haha

[@JumpeFurby]

Hert had a baby? I thought he lost weight, little did i know i was right! gratz man!

[@danielfajardo5249]

“I’ll trade you” 😂 congrats Hert on having a baby

[@HertLife]

Daniel Fajardo 🙏🏿

[@707_caddy9]

@@HertLife what's the baby name man

[@Rickmon01]

Don’t have a baby of my own but will trade one for that 4rotor

[@infernalGotYou]

@@707_caddy9 Garrett

[@taylorscott3150]

Love the new VHS way more, the content is on point

[@iminyourhousebro]

Much agreed

[@TheHoonigans]

🤟

[@taylorscott3150]

@@TheHoonigans I'm from nz an didn't know how good our rotary status was! Keep up the sick content 👌

[@hillbillyhippie597]

Loving the VHS 80’s theme you guys got going

[@ifeelit4448]

wouldnt call it a theme, more or less a 15 second clip with a ffilter on it every odd video

[@connorwebb8358]

That FD is possibly the most beautiful car I have ever seen

[@trill-taco]

I've been watching Rob for years I've been watching the hoonigans for years so this may be my new favorite video on KZbin

[@austinsomeone]

I'm waiting for a MightyCarMods collab with Hoonigan.

[@trill-taco]

@@austinsomeone that would be a dream come true

[@IRideBarney]

You should go back and do a video when he finishes it, in 3 years.

[@matthewmcclain1316]

That's optimistic

[@oldman1nut759]

Rob will be done that 4 roter by the middle of November

[@kirstysinclair9021]

OLDMAN 1nut No he won’t .

[@oldman1nut759]

@@kirstysinclair9021 probably not but worth a shot lmao ha a ha ha ha

[@oldman1nut759]

@@kirstysinclair9021 and ya rob will have it done befor December. #NOTDOUTINMYMIND he will finish

[@BigGroupHug]

Vargas is such a cheeky gremlin. I love him.

[@kareemDC]

“You can get to this level” lol ok bud thanks for having hope in me

[@martispuhl3216]

Hoonigan: *makes a vid about rob dahm* Outro: piston-powered camera

[@HertLife]

Martis Puhl 😂

[@justinzuniga3828]

Back in my day this used to be called a Field Trip :/

[@ayseededpipol6079]

pepperidge farm remembers

[@SmileForSniper]

Justin Zuniga with tha frizz, no way!

[@adamsmith5913]

@@SmileForSniper lol

[@evancraig11]

Back in my day, the 3 rotor was running :( thry didnt even really show it in this

[@surfside75]

I miss field trips😂

[@baconrunz]

Shout out to all the New Zealanders watching 💪

[@TheHoonigans]

Shout out to all the Rotary Papi's watching in NZ!

[@TyMcAuley]

Respect as a fellow Kiwi. Was it Dodson who manufactured those parts?

[@kandlrex]

Ah good ol New Zealand... the island of no import laws 👌

[@bradpatterson1949]

Chuurr

[@anonymous_suspect_604]

Love from Auckland

[@SHOOTER_J]

Yesss my two favorite channels Hoonigan and Rob Dahm

[@phillipt4800]

Congrats on being a father, Hert! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna finish the other 24 minutes of this video.

[@HertLife]

🙏🏿

[@ifeelit4448]

lol fam the vid is 23 minutes long and hurt havng a kid wasnt mentioned until like 4 minutes in so stop fucking lying

[@nihilus757]

@@ifeelit4448 Its literally in the first 20 seconds 💀

[@wagnermotors99]

I love that herts car is still registered in florida, not street legal in California but good to go in Florida

[@wheeln24-79]

I love that about Florida! Cuz race cars are legal in there lol. It just needs to run and have lights. Big car shows are amazing there! You'll see promods with tags on them.

[@wagnermotors99]

@@wheeln24-79 probably why I will never leave Florida

[@CaptainTyler-xi9zs]

It’s so nice not living in a commie state

[@N1sm0NIC]

"no one wants to live in Florida" No this is a valid reason to live in Florida

[@mayuravirus6134]

@@N1sm0NIC Just becareful of the heat and crocs

[@tomstech4390]

A 9.58643Liter rotary had bad fuel economy? Well I'll be dahmed.

[@calebromero8328]

Toms Tech not quite right bud

[@tomstech4390]

@@calebromero8328 Fixed

[@scottjinx]

yeh, that is a big rotary engine that they designed, pity that they didn't contunue with the developement, big doritoz in that bad boy, you don't buy a rotary for the fuel economy anyways, you buy one for the braps & kickin' some butt on the street hey :)

[@zacht9447]

It's almost 10 liters? I thought it was standard 13B sized rotors which would only be 7.8 liters. Also, it is 4 standard 13B sized rotors I checked. so it comes out to a "Mazda 2.6L" which actually has 7.8 liters of displacement

[@tomstech4390]

@@zacht9447 Corvette prototype.

[@newagecuck]

I've been following rob for a while, had no idea he was on the bachelorette and I laughed out loud.

[@carcrazyasian2498]

YESSS!!! So happy to see Rotary Daddy Rob on here! Especially with new actual daddy, Hert!

[@liamobrandt5115]

I was patiently waiting for Hert and Rob Dahm dorito video and here it is 😍❤

[@HertLife]

Liamo Brandt 😘

[@WiscoGarage]

favorite thing about hoonigan: not only do they have the best tire blowing content, but for all you Audio Bois out there... y’all know how hard the beats kick on good speakers 👀

[@NobleHusky]

How I remember Rob Dahm = “Slayer of the Rx-7 Black Widow Gang”

[@nelsonsilva9260]

when Hert said "Let's talk about this car" (the red fd) with the donut garage in the back, it brought up some good memories from the early days

[@TheHoonigans]

Don't get all emotional on us. The Burnyard has been holding it down!

[@nelsonsilva9260]

@@TheHoonigans we all know it's not the same, but you are doing a great job!!

[@1skys1]

Two of my favorite channels do more stuff like this🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@scottjinx]

yeh, tha rotary dudez should catch up more often hey :)

[@Sully_024]

The amount of respect I have for Rob is ridiculous. This man deserves all the praise possible, I can't even put it into words.

[@zipper125snowputty]

This is up there with my favourite videos of the hoonigans! I really liked its format. The little eductational part, sweet rotary roadtrip footage, collab with a channel i like. Everything was great!

[@fastec5]

I have been following the red FD for awhile now, its genuinely one of the prettiest FD's I have ever seen.

[@SMITESHSURESH]

The cars are so crazy they Totally glanced over the record holding 3 Rotor

[@Joolius.]

Such a genuine down to earth guy. Love his channel.

[@jeffhaire1984]

Very beautiful FD, Really love the fender mounted rear views!

[@Whitehalo117]

Just a casual Diablo Roadster chilling in the backroad lol.

[@alexelrod242]

Hes got a thing for unreliable modes of transportation Edit: like the rest of us

[@thirdpalermo4504]

Its rob dahm's diablo rotary swapped

[@lastnamefirstname9043]

@@thirdpalermo4504 its robs but not rotary its stock lol

[@freedomfox8183]

@@lastnamefirstname9043 atleast for now lol

[@brandonw465]

Its not a roadster

[@bryanp4827]

If only Mazda showed as much love for the rotary engine as you guys...they may have still had a future...

[@jacobwebb8818]

They may not still produce them but believe it or not they are still researching and developing them. Every now and then they'll file new patents for rotary design

[@soraaoixxthebluesky]

Do you even see a video on when 2 mysterious RX-8 testing at Nur past few weeks or so?

[@thejuggathonisreal5828]

Chill Bill hope you know there is a new rx in the worx. Hopefully it has a rotary engine

[@jlo13800]

This will satify my 2 stroke craving for now! Oil injection.

[@LifeofaCar]

The headlight slap on the freeway had me dying! HA

[@TheHoonigans]

🤣 This is why we can't have nice things.

[@wotever99ninynine]

im a kiwi, and we LOVE our rotaries. cant get enough of em. all i know is they sound amazing, are light and very powerful. and they sound amazing. really amazing. awesomely amazing.

[@milestorres5763]

Who ever edited this video did a really good job. The Rollers were dope and music choice was eggselante.

[@joealex65]

OH YEAH! DADDY ROB IS HERE! That Area 51 engine looks soooooo great! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kidd0]

Been following Rob for months and I can't wait to see this 4 rotor come to life!

[@TheHoonigans]

The entire Internet is ready for his 4-Rotor to come to life.

[@TougeGoddess]

Love to see more of Rob here. Great editing BTW guys.

[@TikyTack]

Can we just take a moment appreciate herts forearms in the thumbnail,dang g

[@TheHoonigans]

Swoll Gang.

[@HertLife]

Damn I’ve never even noticed them like that 😂

[@gordogabbanas]

VHS edition is the best

[@christopherkatz9484]

Rob is one of my favorite people lol. He has so much passion and grinds so hard.

[@chapel976]

A wild pack of rotaries appears. This is one of the best sounds to hear on a highway: just a metric butt tonne of rotaries. Nothing else like it.

[@asjmpickle]

Love to john Vargas being humble nz and Puerto Rico both take their dorito seriously but they have been spanking us at drag racing world records hopefully not so long ;)

[@allenlord3679]

Rob's building a legendary "car/spaceship". I can't wait to see it done. 🤯🤑💥🔥 Billit EVERYTHING

[@TheHoonigans]

Not sure if he's actually planning on driving it on the street, or launching it into orbit with the Tesla. Either way, his build is going to be nuts.

[@allenlord3679]

@@TheHoonigans I'm not certain what all his plans are but, I know he plans on calling Cleetus/Leroy out along with a few other big names. He really just wants to shit on the haterz. (And I Love/Respect it). Hope HOONIGAN is the first to video it doing its thing. To think he does all that work in a shop with Absolutely NO Special tools or even a workbench.😂🤣😂 Mad Respect for the MAN,The MYTH, The LEGEND!

[@junk3996]

been following this build for a short time now - frickin insane

[@YellowSmurf2503]

I'm hyped you guys are showcasing this master peice

[@drewp25831]

@6:03 NOT ROB DAHMS CAR!!! THAT'S THE MAZZEI FORMULA 7 OR WHATEVER HE CALLS IT!!! MAY WANNA FIX THAT!!!

[@jmac240sx]

Saw that as well.

[@EarrGasmm]

Yeah but it's Rob's footage.

[@hanse81]

Let's see that 2000 hp dyno test when the car gets done in 2025...

[@TURST67]

2025 is a bit too optimistic I think.

[@steinelgaaen]

2000hp, also optimistic

[@karliskokorevics6902]

@@steinelgaaen Not really, what is optimistic is expecting the engine to be completed before year 3000.

[@ColaFx]

1000hp in dyno but its still cool.

[@NineteenEighty8]

its done and be cant even get it dyno without parts failing. this what happens when you think money buys you mechanic skills.

[@aayeron2675]

I’ve been following this project, I can not wait to see the finished product! Incredible 🤦🏼‍♂️🏎🖤

[@spectrum1com]

Yes I knew hoonigan would get together with you sooner or later awesome

[@mous3203]

NZ represent!!! P.P.R.E built by any chance??

[@patrikpolda]

Me: Hey, Rob got out another video VHS theme starts Me: Wait! This isn't a Rob's video?

[@KennethStaton]

The simple detail of labeling each video 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@GBrai-mu5zy]

This is the first time I'm actually seeing him talk about it this way.god,what an insane amount of work in this car.he puts a new meaning to the phrase "built,not bought"

[@BaseSRKI]

Great great great! @Rob: please make more triangles/crosses on your engine stand:o

[@grimreminder]

Big chur to the Kiwi rotary sector!!

[@TheHoonigans]

We Salute you!

[@teezwilliams22]

I love how happy dude rob dahm gets when he was talking about shit he fucks with I swear that shit cheered me up Atleast 20% instantly!!!

[@ericholton9514]

Im so glad that ya"ll got together. ive been watching his videos for a few weeks and tho whole time i"m like "DAM HERT SHOULD REALLY CHECK THIS OUT!". I rarely leave comments but im so glad that the HOONIGANS got to see this build

[@michaeldundee8300]

The rotary engine just came back this year

[@z-trip5457]

Let's see how long they stay, I don't think it will be too long.

[@yesimhuman]

now this is entertainment

[@Pakg27]

Hert sounded legit pissed/annoyed that Vargas was wearing this sun glasses lol

[@TheHoonigans]

Vargas takes everything, Hert might as well sponsor John. 🤣

[@Daleko1r]

Wooooooow a rare sighting of the one and only hert!!!!!

[@nicktool3256]

Quite the Setup Dr. RJ has with that FD. Break a neck. Fix it. Smart business model.

[@TheHoonigans]

It's Dr. Rj's way of job security.

[@rodolfocarezzato1087]

woooahhhhhh Best crossover

[@thefunbuns1]

This is the crossover i’ve been asking for! Hell yes

[@TheHoonigans]

We told you all that we would make it happen.

[@bocefuss4500]

Best line " drop the clutch and let whatever happens happens " he my new hero !

[@bergrud]

Rob. The master of unfinished and broken cars.

[@1HACKPRO1]

It's a cool build but I'm 100% sure nz has the best rx7 4 rotor builds hands down

[@danielssonsgarage]

Yeah, for years. This guy is just an all money no skill youtuber

[@sp1tf1r3ls2]

Yeah they do no doubt about it.

[@HDVisionsMedia]

Rob's been putting in work! He came a long way as a KZbinr.

[@nicholasfisher157]

It's was cool just seeing yall drive there in a bad ass squad

[@yanuardhana6457]

DAMN, this think insane, may made more than 2000hp?

[@LuxxyHD]

That’s why I’m not leaving New Zealand 😂😂😂 we are the king of rotary

[@sp1tf1r3ls2]

Damm strait!

[@jerrylopez153]

Excuse us Puerto Rico is the very King

[@EC-00739]

Puerto Rico is the home of the newspaper, there is no country like this that has world records in the fastest rotary cars in the world🤷🏽‍♂️💥

[@carlos.75]

So I’m assuming that they have the world records in New Zealand...Nope a little country that’s 100x30 miles hold the record

[@TheElement911]

9:47 PR 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@EC-00739]

TheElement911 la verdadera casa del ritativo💥🤷🏽‍♂️🇵🇷

[@rogerhalt3991]

Been following Robs channel for soooo long. Legend. Can’t wait for this beast to be unleashed. As he said, he’s doing it right, which means time is not taken into consideration :) One question, when does a car stop being the car if left the factory as? For example, this is like a funny car, complete new car underneath but the shell of a regular car

[@Dirt.carver]

Yeeeaaah boiii! New Zealand smashing Puertoricans at the rotary game 🤣🤙

[@HotForgeChaos]

We good, but we ain't that good. Their rotangas are faster than ours, their 13bs are going quicker and faster than Brent Curran's 4 rotor

[@Dirt.carver]

@@HotForgeChaos Pssshhh, buzz kill! I didn't wanna hear FACTS! Leave me with the hope bro 😆

[@teangawarumatetaka6125]

@@Dirt.carver lol crack up

[@Dirt.carver]

@@teangawarumatetaka6125 😆

[@woddow]

8:32 Vargas says the funniest shit

[@londongoddamnit]

FD w tha PA plate 👍

[@thedrvn]

I mean you cannot take away what the man has done to get this far. Love or hate the rotary its nice seeing someone so batshit passionate about it.

[@einzelmotorsport6711]

Never understood how BMW diff up front vs Quick Change out back should work? Also, that power through R32 case? GLWT 😂

[@elijahlawrence8010]

Safe to say the literally hundreds of professionals working on this car for the past 3 years know more than you

[@einzelmotorsport6711]

Elijah Lawrence if it were 'hundreds' that's certainly a recipe for errors. But instead of yOuTUbe FanbOi comments, maybe you care to respond to content?

[@elijahlawrence8010]

@@einzelmotorsport6711 a company made the engine, one made the chassis one is making the custom mounts and what not. That's 3 companies alone off the top of my head who've worked on the car, plus Abel contributing his knowledge and eventually his tuning shop

[@einzelmotorsport6711]

Elijah Lawrence so? Even if God made the engine, how is a QC in the rear gonna work with a regular diff up front?

[@elijahlawrence8010]

@@einzelmotorsport6711 holy shit you're dumb. My point is with all these companies and profesionals working on it do you really think it's going to be an issue for them? Do you think they haven't thought of this and either figured out a solution or figured out it won't be a problem at all. You comment section mechanics drive me crazy! Watches a ten minute video and thinks he knows everything about the damn car. What a little bitch

[@gotbigdreams.5257]

Hert u know what, your fc3s sounds make me obsessed wit rotary. i just bought white fc3s wit *redsuns* sticker at rear fender a couple days ago. now i really enjoy my fc3s in carx drift racing 2. 💦

[@RealityDodge]

I don't know Rob Dahm beyond that appearance on Twitch. I don't have a rotary and didn't even know about the 4 rotor, and this was still SO entertaining. These VHS episodes are all amazing. Congrats Hert!

[@ryanricketts6674]

3:48 "I lIkE tHiS hOoD bY tHe WaY" -Hert Why? Is it because it is still attached to the car?! 😂

[@darius2640]

2, 3, 4 rotor, can you keep stacking them just like that, can you do 5 rotor? 6? 10 rotor?

[@TheHoonigans]

If you have all the correct parts you can build a 20 rotor if you wanted too.

[@TheBeavadelic]

@@TheHoonigans can you imagine what that would sound like!?

[@MING26]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXKch2OopKdraKs 6 rotor build

[@87isbmw]

Imagine just straddling a ten rotor with wheels attached, ultimate motorcycle

[@TheSupermonkeymaster]

Hert should get robs 3 rotor for his FD twerk stallion

[@Matty.Hill_87]

That would be sick

[@HertLife]

Arthur Collins nahhh I’m trying to get my hand on a 4 rotor. No one puts them in FCs.

[@TheSupermonkeymaster]

@@HertLife Rob will have an extra one too. Lol (connection made) wink* wink*

[@jeepTJMurdered]

Its SO NOSTALGIC to have the vhs and 90 s era video production. So fucking cool I love it.

[@AngieCarr]

Love you guys edits, that “Toasty” was 👌🏽🔥🤣

[@gannonb99]

I can't wait to see robs RX7 get finished, I've been watching it piece to gather video by video, also, what's the music at 3:03, I'd like to know, it's a sick beat

[@GwnSerchan]

Btw imo thats what cops are supposed to do let you have your fun but stil tell you the boundaries

[@joeyg29jgjg]

dog the format is on POINT! i love this shit BOI!!!!

[@CmgDeadman]

Congrats Hert ! And thanks for introducing me to Robs channel !

[@TheHoonigans]

You're welcome.

[@ssouthboundpachyderm]

Lamborghini diablo in the background.....can't stop looking at the Nissan 300z head lights....forever ruined that car for me when i first learned that bit of info

[@god8911]

This channel gets better and better.

[@Etienne_Diecast]

Never knew till now Rob Dahm was a contestant from the bachelorette 😂😂😂

[@TheHoonigans]

Crazy right?

[@UpperRobin29]

Rob explaining his builds reminds me of the "Pepe Silvia" meme

[@joelfrancisco3798]

Pretty neat seeing Rob hustling and saving money with the Harborfreight Welder, Welding table, Band saw, Engine hoist, and Air compressor... That's all I could make out from the video, but I'm sure there's more lol. 4 rotor emptied his wallet out hardddd...

[@swerobin1991]

sick build! love it

[@colin55594]

Never knew Chevy had the rotor. Learned a lot thanks guys! Awesome content, cant want to build an rx7! Coming from a 2018 camaro 1le

[@MikeOrkid]

It's rad you gave Rob a VHS as apposed to just a regular episode. 🤙🏻