The INSANE saga of Rob Dahm's 4 Rotor RX-7
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2020
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@RobDahm's 4 Rotor Mazda RX-7 project is one of the most viewed project cars on RUclips. Here's the story of the car.
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If I were him, I'd take UPS to court for loss of the engine, lying about losing it, then get them on fraud for selling HIS engine to someone else... Then add on loss revenue for all the days of potential video uploads during the entire mess. Then more for denying the insurance claim for lost goods in the first place!
Gromitz101 that’s straight theft as well as fraud, get another 4 rotor for your troubles Rob!
If he had recorded that phone call with UPS, he had them confessing to grand larceny
I bet they do this type of thing a lot.
@@jewelscoop3570 he should, with the money he would win he could do an awd supra lol
ToxicTanking unfortunately UPS is a union shop so there’s a lot of red tape to fire the guys who’re doing it.
And he didn’t even go into the whole clutch theft saga. Man is humble. Project is insane.
Thats for real
im only here for #clutchsaga
No matter what has happened with this build my man has been humble the entire time great job Rob Dahm's
Or how ups lost it as well.
Passion and determination
Man, at 9:21 you can see the heart break and the lip quiver when he says "I still don't have that engine running." That's true dedication and love for cars
that's so sad dude. i feel soo, soo bad for him. especially knowing he's such a happy guy
… na, he got the car running with a different engine.. he’s fine thats the way he spoke through out the whole video
I bet that 1000 all wheel horses feels sooo nice on acceleration
One of the Best VinWiki stories in the history of VinWiki stories.....
69th like xD
Yessirrrr
4 Rotors, 4 Wheels Driven, 4 Bars of Boost, and 4 Insurance Claims. It is officially Car 4444.
@@Karl_Kampfwagen rob needs to see that comment 👌🏽 and what mod you runnin lookin for a new dual 18650
@@Jamestlr20 I'm SubOhmHunter on IG, and would love to chat on there. To be brief: I'm using triple 18650 mods (Wismec DNA-250, and Wotofo Twisted Tripple), and a quad-18650 (Laisimo F4 360W).
Forgot the part where UPS lost his clutch as well
his spare clutch also got stolen and he bought it back in person from the person who stole it.
Sounds the money is endless... and a lot of free time
"Lost"
@@boxr_4214 did they arrest the dude who stole it
@@snoopysmx5257 he bought it back from the lady who stole it..
UPS used to have their own E-bay seller called BargainLand where they'd sell anything and everything they failed to deliver. Very shady. Personally I'd never use UPS.
That is shady from the ground up. Thanks for the knowledge Hyde.
I bought a set of aluminum luggage boxes off Amazon for my motorcycle and UPS lost them when they arrived at the local UPS garage. I went to the garage and waited two hours while everyone searched for them, but they had gone like a fart in the wind. I had to wait two weeks for Amazon to consider them "lost," and then I received a refund from Amazon. I've no doubt that a UPS employee stole them.
@@NYCZ31 Many of the delivery companies seem to have shady employees. I used to have Gamefly way back when and even that shit was getting stolen at my local USPS sorting facility. I had to investigate that shit myself as a teen, USPS didn't care and Gamefly couldn't figure out wtf was going on lol
That's what happens when companies try to save money by hiring the lowest common denominator in order to pay them the minimum. Nothing but undesirables work at those places.
@@KP-hm1dn its called "falling off the back of the truck" and has been going on for decades. Thiefs have been driving up the cost of doing business for honest folks forever.
Almost 3 years later... and here you are Rob, pulling 9-10 times a day on a 1300hp monster with the Hoonigan team. You're a hero.
And within the last day, he might have accidentally hit near 2000.
Robs learning through being screwed over and disappointed by shops over is exactly the same experience I have had in the car audio world . By the time I decided to start taking things into my own hands , learning new skills , buying tools , etc I finally managed to achieve success in the competition format I was in back because I did it myself . And that's the whole philosophy of my RUclips channel and my build series: "built not bought ". Thanks Ed and Rob , you have both been and remain huge inspirations to me !
absolutely same here.
Checking out your channel now
This is one of those builds that I hear about but kind of ignore because I could never spend enough time to go through the whole backstory of the car and all the steps. I really appreciate the abridged version here.
Seriously, I felt the same way. Glad I know the story now it has been condensed for people that came late.
He even left some of it out, Such as what was mentioned elsewhere in the comments, His Clutch being lost by UPS.
Well said!
I feel the exact same way. Would like to see the whole build but It would me impossible to catch up on.
kinda like project binky?
Rob seems like such a genuine guy. Like he just really wants to make something special for people to see, not out of pride, but just to push the envelope on what can be engineered. Respect to Rob. Thanks VinWiki for having him on!
I always wondered how trump became president and how people could be so stupid as to be tricked into thinking because he is rich he cares or is capable. You people never cease to amaze me with how stupid you all are.
Is that you Joe Biden?
@@joemaddoxrx7 man... pretty angry there bud. You know that not everything is linked to politics, and some stuff can actually still be enjoyable nowadays. I hope whatever is making you so mad, gets better.
And, for the record, I didnt vote for Trump. Nor did I vote for Hillary. I hate both sides that are on display nowadays.
Joe Maddox do you know him? My best friend for last 20+ years left a senate seat to go work for him and knows him well and says he’s a very genuine person and he loves this country and all he wants is to make it better for all Americans. Everything he’s doing is for us the people.
TheFuZZyOne I did not say it was about politics, I said you were stupid... but you’re too stupid to have realized that.
How could anyone not admire this guy's tenacity and work ethic??
Massive respect for Rob. Most people would have given up after being knocked down so many times. And now seeing him trying to do it all himself, even though it could fail. Huge respect.
160 dislikes? Didn't know that many UPS employees watched vinWIKI
Could be the V8 bois
also never understood why haters cant just watch something els ,this was great .lol already have a hater on my channel and im small lol
Ramgotter man fuck them haters
Angry union fuckbois.
@@RamgotterNucleus 😂😂have you and anyone take a minute to think that maybe they disliked because they disagreed with "UPS" did to him and that maybe the hit dislike button be they disliked what happened and understand him.or ya to stuck in the name that ya dont understand that the dislike and like button have alot of meaning ... also yes there most likely a hater that hit dislike but there also that people that watch the video and disliked the stuff and didn't like and disagreed with what happened and what he was put through. And It not just for haters same for the like button you can like what ya see or like what he says or just like because ya want to help his channel even tho liking in my opinion dont really make a difference one bit but it not just for one purpose it for multiple... just wanted to say so ya know why some people hit dislike button and why it not only for haters it for people that know what the button "like/dislike" are there for and that they understand that it has alot of meanings to different people and it not just one it has alot.....
This is the true definition of a passion project. Rob cares so much about every part on the 4 Rotor that is really shows through. I can't wait to see it finished.
u have 10 years? =))
that car will never been finished. its a perpetual project
Ed Bolian project cars never finished, they evolve.
@@davidhickey8613 no car is ever finished. It keeps getting improved and improved and tweaked over time. Rob will be done before the car is. Same thing for every other auto RUclipsr
Hello mom I 💸
Watching him rip an awd burnout and the burnout yard with the hoonigans was amazing. He looked incredibly happy
Rob's decent into madness and passion to learn/build it himself is really where I kinda said enough is enough with having performance shops do all the work for me. I bought everything I needed to do something that's never been done with an old Audi station wagon and I've loved every second of it; learning how to fabricate, weld, build, etc.
I would've sued UPS so gd hard.
And rightfully so it's a scumbag practice their running
You can't, legally they're allowed to do what they did. When a package has no clear identification on where it's supposed to go they have to get rid of it. Think of how many packages they're sending/receiving every day imagine having to keep a backlog of everything with no visible or readable address you would have millions of packages.
masks bro that package had several grand in insurance. They knew damn well where it was going
If they stamped boxes with ink you wouldn't have that problem
@@MasksOfficial I dont think you understand. I worked at UPS. there are seperate facilities for crate items compared to normal packages. UPS local parcel service will not ship anything over 150 pounds. They have specific buildings where big items and crates are transported. It's not that simple as what you said.
This entire story started all because he lost to a gtr 😂
Just buy a gtr!?
@@brittenv1000 that’s boring
@@Serrrgg i'd prefer to own a Britten V1000
@@brittenv1000 definitely of built not bought
😂
Great story, my first (and only) rotary experience was with a Mazda Cosmo in 1979. I traded a non running 340 duster for it. It became part of my 3 car fleet and I ran the crap out of it until 2 years later it literally melted down. I was a senior in high school at the time, without the funds or desire to rebuild it I sold the strange little car to a junk yard for $100.00
Great episode, one of the best in awhile. Awesome to see this guy overcome all those obstacles to hit his goal. You can tell how proud he is of the car and he should be with all that DIY invested.
Having watched Dahm since before the 4 rotor announcement the biggest thing I've taken away from this saga is how if you want it done right or done at all, you have to do it yourself.
That’s so true, you might make some mistakes along the way but you’ll learn!
the TRUTH
Or at least you need to be heavily involved and know what your having others do.
This man's eyes betray an unspeakable sadness. Coming through with that build at the end, after all he went through, can make a grown man cry.
I remember the drama from Rob’s personal life, he talked about all the other horrible stuff that had happened to him in other parts of his life on his RUclips channel and man, what a strong guy. Huge respect to him to staying motivated and focused and finding success through this. I saw him beginning his channel funded off the back of his software company, and then all the story times with him ranting in the garage, so much tough situations.
Betray? I think you meant portray
The fact, that are strangers who are willing to do even a small part to make someone's dream happen, is pretty cool.
This has my vote for the best RUclipsr car build of all time
Before you cast that vote you really should check out Project Binky, if you haven't already. Their quality of work is off the charts!
I’ll be honest, I couldn’t stand Rob for the longest time. Never gave him a chance, thought he was so pretentious. I was wrong, dudes actually quite humble.
I had the same opinion and I agree with you, I’m glad I watched this!
I watched a few of the rotory corvette vids and just could not stand him.
This video completely reversed that.
We were having a discussion last night about whether or not this was the most viewed project car on RUclips. It has at least 40M views over the years. Other that ChrisFix's Mustang, it may be. What others would beat it?
Leroy
Freddy's Gallardo might be close
How would the project binky views compare?
I would expect one of Adam LZs projects to be close by now.
Big Mike's honda prelude 🙌
I followed the build, but hearing this story is so relatable. 22 years on my build and it’s still aways a few weeks away from being done.
You can tell this guy is a genius and humble as well. good on him for seeing the project all the way through even with all he had to overcome, that's real passion.
I remember buying an engine on eBay that was shipped by UPS through the GSP (I live in Canada). Once it hit their global shipping center it vanished off the tracker. My guess is that someone there intercepted it. I ended up getting a refund for the engine and decided to pick one up myself across the border. The engine now lives in a project car of mine
GSP can't handle items over a certain size / weight, they're not affiliated with UPS though. I tried to ship a large item through GSP to Canada, it was too large for them to process it so they kept it and refunded the buyer out of their pocket.
I shipped a bumper from Minneapolis down to Jamaica. It was ensured. Week by week went by and the 2 months, then 3 months. They said there were no house numbers at that address. Eventually the customer and I worked our way through the insurance process and ended up getting all the money. Never located the bumper which is what the guy in Jamaica wanted in the first place. Took 2 years to locate another one in the condition this customer wanted. Sent it FedEx. More money but it got there.
@@brainslay3r in my case, they 'lost' it and didn't let me know what happened until i asked. I read into it before buying and didn't see anywhere saying about a weight or size limit, although I was a bit iffy about the whole thing. Thing pinged at a nearby UPS depot near the GSP (20 miles) before being 'lost'. Yard I bought the engine from claimed they've shipped other things out. Perhaps they were smaller parts.
Schizophrenic Projection always used fedex for heavier stuff since they are the only carrier that uses rfid to prevent lost freight
This story was the final nail in the coffin for UPS for me. losing orders, being days late, packages marked out for delivery and never come, not letting me hold for pickup...
If I order something online and the only option is UPS, I order elsewhere.
Same here
They have cost our company thousands and thousands in loss.. I refuse to use them for anything. UPS is horrible. They phucking suck.
Amen
UPS is so bad I've paid more for shipping car parts to use another carrier. One time the business I ordered parts from shipped UPS after I selected another carrier, I demanded they do a return to sender on the order and ship with the other carrier. They did, and when they received the parts, the box was damaged and pieces were missing...
I shipped my stuff at the begining of covid with them , I had a tightly set up box that was set so nothing would rattle around and I had my PC in there. They opened up the sealed box and repacked it in a much weaker box with everything loosely in there. Also they opened my PC and tried to pull out the graphics card I know this because external screws were on the inside and my motherboard was damaged in a way that would make no sense unless it was opened. Took them 3 months to pay me back even with insurance.
Rob Dahms rx7 popped up as a suggested video years ago. And out of all the builds I watch, this is by far my favorite. Great job for sticking with it!
I’m glad you put this together! I use AirTags now because of the lies and bs that the shipping companies do at all levels. The low level work that steals it. The corporate person that doesn’t want the bad pr and won’t admit anything. And then the retail side that doesn’t know a thing about how things work outside of their office
Disappointed the video didn't end abruptly in the typical Rob Dahm fashion.
I know eh... He finished his sentence lol
im using sponsorblock so it did for me lol
A friend of many years ago had just started a business and ordered a load of stuff from a US company. Cost was not insignificant, it was shipped in two parts by UPS and the Customs documents showed both arrived here in the UK. But only one was delivered by UPS, who denied all knowledge of the missing one despite the paperwork. Ended up taking them to Small Claims where UPS arrived mob-handed. My friend won the case and on all future orders specified no UPS shipping.
what does mob-handed mean?
@@theninjascientist689 The definition is "in considerable numbers". Here it's used to mean with more people than were needed.
In house attorneys. They are getting paid the same regardless so might as well have a team to enhance your chances.
@@rafaeltorre1643 In this case it worked against them.
Many years ago I took an ex-employer to small claims over the £3k they owed me. Two directors turned up and managed to annoy the judge - I knew I'd won when I raised a finger to indicate I wanted to reply to something and the judge said "No need - they're doing well enough on their own".
@@Graham_Langley You got a great judge. You can tell everything about a person based on their character and it takes a lot of experience and skill to master it. Just by the judges statement, I can tell how good they were. Sometimes it’s what someone doesn’t do that reveals something. I’ve only had to sue once for an insurance company who denied an obvious claim with a cop as a witness. It left a lasting impression of companies motives and ethics. Glad you got justice and didn’t let them get away with it.
Rob is a legend and an American idol of men that can do anything if they want. Ive been greatly inspired by him and thanks isn't enough for sharing. If you get to see this rob your the man.
His combination of humility, passion, and determination are honestly so rare these days. You can see the love he has for the project all over his face.
I think I like Rob the most out of all the car guys on youtube.
Same. He has a great balance of talking 'about' what he's trying to do and actually trying to do it, without any pretension or ego. He is a very genuine person and you can tell in the way he does his videos, he doesn't seem to play things up for the camera either.
@@shred1894 I 100% agree! He humbly dives in and says "Welp, let's see what happens... Cool! I'm not an idiot. It works, sweet!" LOL
Same here, he freely admits that he's no expert and is really open when he's just trying something. It's really fun to be along for the ride when he genuinely doesn't know if something he's done will work
That's cause you haven't meet the tuning giraffe, the man the myth the mullet, Sir Cleetus, bald eagle freedom flying tire melting rubbin is racin, mcfarland !
He seems to be a honest guy.
I remember watching Robs videos years ago and the comment section would be littered with people taunting him and making jokes about the 4 rotor. Now he’s on vinwiki talking about his running awd 4 rotor, unbelievable and truly awe inspiring
By finding Rob's channel a year and a half ago, I've reignited my passion for cars. I want to build something of my own. The best car channel on youtube, with a humble and relatable guy that shows us his goofy sides and just how freaking smart he is! I love his channel. Great story!
I'm not a car person, and barely understand half of what this guy is saying. However I have. To watch to the end because I love the passion and how much he's been fighting to get things done.
Back in the '90's I bought a set of take-off 16" Pony wheels from Saleen. The first two sets were "lost" by UPS. The Saleen rep I wound up talking to basically said "some of those UPS guys must have nice Mustangs with all the stuff they grab".
I finally got the third set.
"Piston engines have a kind of a Y shape" *screams in inline 6*
He means the shape of the block even explains with a drive shaft hooks up and so on so forth but before the drive shaft there's a transmission bellhousing a flywheel LOL but I get what he means
Some I-6 engines can be like that too.
@@GreenJeep1998 if they aren't in a line, then aren't inline engines :P
Honestly i think he is talking about the shape of the engine bay. How the engine bay is sorta y shaped and theres space for suspension components.
@@johnsheikh3831 the engine block itself tends to be y shaped, even on inline engines
One of my all time favorite content creators. He's real, straight forward and will never give up on his dream! We love you Rob! Can't wait to see her "finished"
Following this story was a rollercoaster for sure I’m glad it’s finally in its final steps
Been watching robs journey since before the chassis came home. Doesn't seem like that long ago. But enjoyed every moment, went through the pain of losing his clutch, the joys of his 1000hp awd Dyno session, to the burnyard. It's been a hell of a journey and Rob's accomplished everything so far. I'm in it till the end and beyond
I'm in it until that thing is in the air flying around the country and beyond.
I used to watch him way back when he was working in his tiny garage with the 3 rotor and the "sex sandwich" clutch lol
The lawn can wait, Dahm has a story to tell.
Ahhhh same here lol
Big facts im outside my work in my car watching this
I need to put all of the steering parts back in my truck but it's pouring rain and my garage is full of motorcycles
Hey, thanks for sharing! I was fully pulled into the story. You explained it very well and even I understood the situation and I’m not much of a car guy.
Thats how you do a short, get people engaged and interested to watch the full video
I was given the gift of a lifetime spring 2019 in the form of a ticket to the SEMA auto show. Hands down the highlight of the whole event was Robs 4 rotor. Video and camera does absolutely nothing for the spectacularity of the front end and just how low everything truly is. I really wish I had the chance to meet Rob in person and shake his hand but he was away from the booth when I passed by. A significant goal of mine is to meet Rob and thank him for the hundreds of hours of free entertainment he has given me. Cheers.
The shop rob is talking around is the shop of abel ibarra aka flacoracing
yes, because that roid rage fuck can't keep his word.
Kinda sad because of how notorious Abel is in the community
yea i was thinking it was abel. sucks it had to go that way. didnt that dude from vehicle virgins fuck his car up?
@@hanablemoore8239 Vehicle virgins didn't close the hood on the 3 rotor and destroyed it when it hit the windshield.
Always wondered what happened with Abel cause he just all of the sudden stopped being around and Rob started using other dynos.
I found this from a short, so well done editing old content into shorts. Also, top marks for having a pinned comment in that short with the link to this video. NO ONE does that, and I think it's the best way to revive quality content for discoverability.
Rob starts his story with an admission he actually ruined his RX7 early on....Not many story tellers have his humility and he certainly comes across as a genuine likable guy....thanks for sharing!
This video should have been titled,
"One Man's Descent into Madness", or
"Into and Out Of Hell",
by Rob Dahm!
I dont havent finished the second half of the journey, back out of hell yet haha
@@RobDahm You will get there man and I hope you bring us along to enjoy it with you
Hotel california
There and back again.
Have been watching these videos off & on for some time. Almost unbelievable. Incredible. Rock on !!
They have one of the best shorts I've seen that could actually bring someone in to watch the full video. Since shorts have been out, I've never once clicked on the "watch the full video here" link till I seen the short for this video.
It’s cool to hear Dahm recap all this. I’ve been with his channel through all of these stories. Can’t wait to see what more his channel has to offer.
Love how they added in the “former bachelorette contestant” part 🤣
The dedication to this project is crazy. I already thought it was awesome but now I appreciate the relentlessness of Rob to finish this project.
I've been enjoying the 4 rotor build since the early days, it's been a wild ride. That UPS video that he took down was Epic, wish I could watch it again. Seems like Rob is the kind of guy that does what he says and says what he means. Most guys would have quietly gave up on a project that had that many issues.
Haha, it’s the money pit: “how much longer?”
[unanimously] “TWO WEEKS!”
This car is the fusion reactor of custom cars.
My blood pressure went up just watching this video. I couldn't physically withstand the stress of actually building something like this. It's too much work.
this is the most passion I have heard someone speak about motorsports in while.
Huge thanks for this story. Been watching since he took the car from that other shop. Such a great build!!
Is the cali drag shop he's talking about Abel Ibarra?
Yup.
I was wondering what happened between them. It all makes sense now
Yes. Ables IG has him saying that the shop is no longer associated with the project
Sounds like Abel was fudging around big time... shame. And his rx3 got smashed...karma
Aret What Rob had said was not the whole truth. I remember going to Abel’s to talk about our RX3 and had seen the FD sitting. I’d rather not say the whole story as it really isn’t my business. I’m very happy to see how the FD turned out as it’s frickin badass. Also it was his RX2 that was crashed into which is a damn shame.
When my kids get old, they will say the 4 rotor is almost done.
It's a race to see whether this car will be finished before the James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
Rob's 4 rotor is already running and driving
He's already dynod and made 1000awhp (edit) if you watched this entire video you'd also had seen the clip of him doing an all wheelburny
That comment reminds me of... BINKY!
共匪
Anxiously waiting for today's video of Rob Dahms LEGENDARY RX7 vs the HOONICORN. It'll be History in the making. I'm a huge fan of the RX7 since day one. Word's can't express how emotionally attached i am to the legendary masterpiece.
That's our dyno shop Phatbotti Tuning in Anaheim, Ca. Having Rob and the guys over was a great experience & the amount of views on the videos was incredible in such a short amount of time
“I can’t look at a series of tubes, consider it the Internet or consider it a drag car,” I love this guy
9:34 Can we take a minute to talk about how BUFFED Rob's dad is? 😂😂
lmao he's seriously ripped
Bro I seriously thought that was Alex from car throttle 😂
Dahms dad is the buff horse 🐃
Trt
@@rdj0981 his testosterone level gives the car extra 10 buff horses just by sitting in it lol
Dude, I just subbed. Excellent story.
How do we find your website?
This is an amazing project, especially considering where you started. Cheers!
MAD genius!!!! Nothing beats dedicated passion and perseverance! God bless you ROB!! And also to this channel!!!
I've watched his journey on and off for years, and one word comes to mind and that's TENACITY!
Last time I was this early, the customer's NSX had a few less miles on it.
LOL, I see what you did there ;-)
Thank you for featuring Daddy Dahm and this story.
The world needs to hear it, and (even) more people need to watch this insane ongoing build!
Not to mention the planned 6 rotor!
Awesome car dude! I love it, you done real good, luck to you and your team.
A very humble man, that's what I like with the channel and his focus. Serious project, he is patient and doesn't go crazy too soon with the figures. Very impressive and challenging. Lots of respect.
A true OG of RUclips
True inspiration mate, legendary how you kept rolling with those knockout blows to come out with a win! Kiwi from New Zealand here, we love our Rotor's! And the ride is incredible looks gorgeous you have created a masterpiece!
I lived in NZ for 2.5 years. I remember seeing all the boy racers with their bonnets removed revving those rotary engines.
I tell you: if you want to do anything custom, it's faster to learn the profession in becoming a mechanic than dialing up another mechanic and having them do the job for you. Keep it in-house, keep it with friends.
Rob is a beast. The man taught himself CAD just to make parts in house/expedite the time it would take a shop to fab everything. Taught himself how to tune his car and how it all worked. He never stops learning new things. He's passionate about cars so he's dedicated to learning all he can about how they fit together and work etc. Still one of my favorite car youtubers. He doesn't just send his car off for 6 months at a time to have someone else build it, unless it's required. He got tired of excuses on why shit wasn't done so he learned to do it himself and made friends that could work on the car in house. That's my big thing with cars. I don't feel I can call a car my own if everything done to it was done by someone else. If my own blood sweat and tears don't go into building my car, it's not mine.
Legit my favorite build in RUclips this man is a legend will never forget when he walked up to me at the Hoonigan burnyard bash and congratulated me on my run in the burnout box that's something that just doesn't happen and its something I'll never forget this dude inspires you to never give up no matter how insanely over the top your dreams are 🙏
Great example of determination, gumption, and not letting setbacks deter one from one's goals. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful story! Beautiful vehicle! Love to see more from this! ❤🎉
Didn't UPS also loose his clutch?
No. The clutch was in a box in his car (the Honda Insight?) and someone stole it.
@@douglasburnside Yes, that's true, but he did have issues with the clutch and UPS before it got stolen (which was a month or so later iirc). After UPS got blasted on social media, actions were taken and the clutch was finally delivered.
And i think someone stole it in sema too
He paid extra to get the clutch in time for SEMA, but the package got lost for a while. He made a video and had another one being shipped. As soon as the video gained some traction....the original one was suddenly found and delivered.
@@1216jimmyz rob was impatient he thought he was important enough to have his clutch be given number one priority over every other package
hands down this was the best VINwiki video ever. absolute glued to the screen the entire time. i have a newfound respect for Rob
This was an amazing story!!! Congratulations on your success!!!!! The Rx-7 came out perfectly 👍🏻
I love how humble and dedicated he is!!!
If you all haven't watched Rob's video & heard the beast rip, do yourself a favor and listen to it. Just awesome !
Wait, they lost your motor, sold it and all you get is 1k? How ae they not legally responsible to cover the cost of the item?
Because their a massive company and sadly can get away with shit like that.
The ones with the most highdoller lawyers always win....
KARMA WILL CATCH UP TO THEM OVER THIS
JUST WATCH N SEE
Love this guy hes such a great personality for the car community
Rob seems like such a cool guy. Everybody needs a friend like Rob Dahm.
You have to love Dahm, unless you are the Bachelorette. Then it seems like you can not love him.
"I tore the engine apart to get good at it." What a great line.
I’m not really a car guy tbh but the man spoke with raw passion and enthusiasm to keep me enthralled by car jargon for 20 minutes kudos to you sir
Would have filed a charge back on that eBay purchase 😂😂😂
"Started off very well planned"
Rob, I know FIRST HAND that is a lie. Lmao
Well, you know what’s said about “Best Laid Plans”😉
You son of a bitch. i read the comment then realized who it was hahahaha
Rob Dahm you have the patience of a saint, sir. Respect
I'm only learning about the Rob Dahm 4 rotor. I saw the playlist on RUclips, but never realized it was that crazy
oh boy, strap in. you are in for a treat!
I did not expect to be on the edge of my seat watching a car video today.
In 1980 I was a young guy. A man that I did some business with bought a used RX4 for his son. It had a 2 rotor engine with a huge 4bbl carb. The engine was leaking coolant internally and using excessive oil. The man asked if I thought I could fix it. Though I knew nothing about that engine, I told him that I would check it out. The loaf of bread is a excellent analogy. I pulled it out and dismantled it. I found bad O-rings that sealed the combustion chamber. I installed new O-rings, wipers, and other seals. That thing ran like a top! Smooth and powerful. There was a red light and a buzzer that came on at about 10,000 RPM to warn of over rev. That thing would do 12,000 RPM easily. Thanks for the memory!
This is probably my favorite vinwiki episode to date