Online automotive culture has allowed plenty of gearheads to find all the parts, knowledge, and inspiration they need and get to work building their dream cars. From Supra-swapped pickups to stanced-and-bagged JDM imports, all the way to modern muscle car restomods, there's never been a better time to get to wrenching in the garage. But what all the forum threads and reality TV shows usually don't show, however, is just how much work goes into building a custom car. Not so on YouTube, however, where a wide range of streamers keep fans apprised of their every move—in some ways, channels like Hoovies Garage even serve as reminders that not everything will go smoothly. Another interesting series of documentation videos comes courtesy of YouTuber Rob Dahm and his four-rotor, all-wheel-drive Mazda RX-7 that proves how difficult sorting a wild project can actually be.

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The chronicles of Dahm and his Mazda have been well-documented series of ups and downs. In previous posts, the build has shot flames while putting out over 1,000 horsepower on the dyno. In this one, he's sorting through some little fixes to get his belts and pumps working, which requires some custom work that most gearheads wouldn't be able to do in their own garages, to say the least.

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Mazda RX-7 Four Rotor
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Dahm loves his rotary engines, though anyone who knows anything about the format knows his love must include a bit of self-loathing, since the car is likely to burn fuel and gas at obscene rates once it's actually completed.

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A Little Smoke Never Hurt

Mazda RX-7 Four Rotor 2
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In the latest 20-minute clip, the car doesn't shoot flames but it does sound pretty beastly and puts out what even air-cooled Porsche fans might consider a worrying amount of smoke at startup. By about 15 minutes in, he's worked late into the night and is still trying to get the intake manifold working properly. But such is the way things go when you're ensconced a labor of love.

Source: Youtube

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