The Designer of the RX-7 taught me things I did wrong with the 4 Rotor at Sevenstock 

This man just made Rob tear this thing down once again 😂

The designer was a genius, it's such a timeless design and all the lines flow so well.

The way that designer explains things, you can tell he's worked with clay for YEARS... What an honor.

I think this is the first time I've ever seen the OG designer of a car AT A MEET. Not only that, ACTIVELY critiquing and giving advice on custom builds. What a world we live in.

I cannot imagine the sheer emotion of having the designer of the platform you begin on, giving you the little, tiny bits of insight into how you can just get that nth percent closer to perfection with your project. Seriously, you asked him "Hey I've done my best to respect, emulate, and build on your design. I feel like I CAN do better, could you help me understand how?" and he said "For sure my man, right off the bat I see two or three things; little, little things, that you can plus up and be gucci as fuck". Legendary Rob. Absolutely legendary.

Totally Amazing having input from "The Designer" himself. It is so obvious that he ONLY wants the BEST for Rob! AWESOME! I hope to see it come to pass!

That man's mind is a gold mine. Sounds like we need a new project car. Complete custom body to his homage. That man has waited 30 years plus to have a conversation like this . The fact he opened up to you is a crystal clear indication , he highly respects your skills and artwork.

What's striking to me is how eyes wide open Rob is to the input from the designer, goes to show how much respect he has for trying to keep the strength and integrity of the original FD design. Really love to see that but man...yeah! Curious how the front being longer gives such a different vibe to the car. More E-Type than stubby (which if I recall, the designer owned and cherished)

That is sooooo freaking cool that the OG designer was willing to pass on some of his knowledge and experience into you. See him willing to do that almost made me tear up a bit.

My favorite part of all his videos is him figuring out how to join his aftermarket ecu and factory dash and them work together. Diving into all the intricacies of how the tach and gauges work and keeping them oem+++

Haha this is great. Tom Matano is the best. I studied under him in transportation design, and he was not only a great instructor, but a great inspiration and awesome guy in general. His influence was what pushed me to the level to get a job as a car designer. Even though I have been out of school for years, I still talk to him now and then. Always Inspired!

Hearing the man who designed the fd body talk about rob's work was easily some of the best content on this entire channel it represents the culmination of all of robs work for the body meeting the philosophy that went into making the original fd body This is something that car people like myself only see in the wildest of dreams and getting to experience it on youtube is phenomenal.

It's crazy how as soon as he finished explaining what could change and why, I can't look at this car anymore without seeing the same things he pointed out. I'm so excited to see what Rob dreams up in his software renders

To see him compliment what you did, but be so humble in his thoughts on what to change speaks volumes of how much of a true enthusiast he is.

Revometer 🤣 That bodywork design discussion was class BTW. love it. If you make the changes you talked about with him, you need to show him again somehow!

I love his form of constructive criticism. What a humble guy who gave away some of his life’s secrets. Way go go rob and team

So much wisdom is being passed down from the creator to the student to reimagine the future of the rx7. Love it!

Rob is the definition of epistemophile, watching him absorb, process and store information with such passion is a treat, it's no wonder he has accomplished everything that he has set his mind to.

Those fuel and temp guages use bimetal strips. They expand asymetrically as they heat up by the voltage passed through them, causing that metal strip to bow and move the needle.

Seeing the designer giving you so many and honest thoughts on how you can improve it, was a treat I would never expect seeing. I truly hope you get the chance on implementing his feedback in the future. Don't get me wrong, the car looks astonishing, and you have done an amazing work so far, but I'd love to see what you will do with it Rob! Extremely enjoyable moment. Thanks!

As a car guy watching rob and the designer talk about his fd just put a smile on my face. I can only imagine how rob felt

I can’t imagine what it is like to talk to the guy who built the foundation of which your building of off. So cool!

Lol i mentioned the RX7 designer a few videos ago... now i know why rob didnt say anything to me. He already had a video responce planned.

I bet you could've talked to him all day about the RX7 design. You have to admire his honesty and creative ideas.

Literally look at the intensity which Rob is listening to the advice from a genius that was behind the FD, absolutely stunning.. To see how he's internalizing what he's being told and taking it all on board is fucking epic. Rob, this is an inspirational project and I will continue to watch relentlessly. Kudos my friend.

Dude to have a conversation like that with the guy behind one of the most spectacular looking cars ever made.. What a thing. Thanks for sharing.

Man that's AMAZING! So glad finally someone complained about the wide front and small lights, even more importantly this genius shared insight about how to do it better! Love it! Getting better and better!

Listening to masters describe the nuance of their work to someone who can follow what they're saying, with an example in front of them, is always fascinating and this is no exception. These are the moments that make the world go 'round.

What an absolute treat to talk to a master. Must've been such a memorable experience.

Dude that was such a cool conversation to watch. He has such an eye for detail. The 7 was already incredible with the new body but this OGs input was 👌🏾 🔥 this is so sick.

Him talking about how a piece of the quarter panel plays a big part of a roof and having so much passion for the builds is good to see

That was amazing to watch! What an amazing experience to have one of the original designers of the FD talk to you at this extent about it.

The FD designer part was great and he was super cool about his critique and possible suggestions.

These builds just keep on getting better and better, just like what he said at the end! So stoked for what's to come for the future

The people that expect you to do that amount of custom work and do it quickly doesnt realize how much work it is and how well you have done it. Congrats on an amazing build Rob!

30:50 im glad you had this experience finally. Always remember this humble moment from one grand architect to another. Due make sure to pass it on to others in ur travels. The Dream!

it's always humbling when an old man who knows his shit comes over and with one look, clocks exactly what you wanted to do, what you got wrong, how you can fix it or make it better and then watching them decide if you're worth the patience to explain it to you. more often than not, these men remain quiet, so you got lucky, here, Rob. what a privilege.

The amount of absolute priceless and wholesome knowledge just given touched my heart. What a kind man, you can really see the love he put into such a timeless design.

Wow, what an emotional time to meet the creator /designer of the FD and getting tips from him in such an inspiring conversation. You deserve every bit of it. 👍🙏💫💖

It's awesome that he is so humble and takes the time to talk with you about small design tweaks. It's an amazing car to be sure, but sometimes little stuff can make your project just right

Rob, you gotta invest in a digital oscilloscope to meter the original dash inputs. It will tell you exactly what those gauges need to run perfectly.

Holy cow, that "interview" with the designer was incredible. And from my personal experience, this guy shares a certain kind of "technical artisan" personality, that are just the most interesting people to talk to. You are not a design expert, but in your own small way you tackled the same kind of technical design challenge that was this guy's whole career, so he really seemed interested in what you were trying to do. Amazing!

Legendary. Having the ability to meet and discus the design process with the original designer is something that is more special than most people will ever understand.

Rob, I appreciate your videos and content on builds. Thank you. My cat passed away just couple nights ago, and it has been rough and heartbreaking losing him so unexpectedly so it is heart warming see your cats on cam and through the videos you make. Keep it going bru. Much love from Seattle.

13:37 If anyone actually think Rob's milking it with the RX-7 I would really like to see them build something never done before on this level without millions & millions of dollars in funds. As someone who's done some fairly unique builds & engine setups I can tell you that when you're doing ANYTHING this sophisticated that hasn't been done before it's 10x harder because you have no references to fall back on. It's just your imagination and fabrication skills. Keep up the great work Rob.

I think we need a full uncut version of your time with him. Both for our enjoyment and so you have a place to reference when you are cutting the car up again.

0:57 Rob squinting in the sun while wear a hat. Cute.

I love how Rob's RX7 is so different from the stock one but somehow keeps everything that makes it an RX7. Like at first glance you're like "RX7 is RX7" when it's so much more. It also makes the stock RX7 look like a miata next to it🤣

Amazing to see that one of the men that designed the FD was able to give you insight on perfecting your dream. This is absolutely amazing Rob. Can’t wait to see the revisions because I know you are a perfectionist and want your dream to come out exactly how you imagined it! 🖤🙌🏽

One of the most beautiful cars in the world. Its looks will never age. To hear the man critique the design of your car sounds like he is ready to jump back on the wagon with Mazda. The level of attention he pays to the smallest details is amazing. To those that say Rob is milking this thing. I have fallen out of watching other youtubers because they put out too much content that's made for people with ADD. It's always a different car every week. It always has to be something different to keep viewers engaged. These other youtubers are like comic books, short and fun. But you guys are more relatable to an epic book series. You make me wonder, laugh, cry and appreciate the long journey that is this car. Watching you guys work on this machine over the years makes me feel that I can work on my dream car too. The pace is more realistic and comparable to how long it would take me to do a simple engine swap with no past experience. Not being able to understand 90% of what you talk about makes me want to grab a wrench and get stuck in the same conundrum. Thank you all for the hard work and sharing of your wisdom. Keep doing you, it's working and many viewers appreciate it.

That was beautiful! I'm so happy you got such good input on your build and I can't wait to see more bodywork videos!

Love seeing you enjoy the fruits of your hard labor, best project I’ve been able to keep track of. Honestly, you took failure and learned from it. Congrats, I’ll be watching your path with great excitement.

At the risk of repeating myself, you've knocked it out of the ballpark, the four rotor AWD widebody rex was a moon shot, but you nailed it, and I'm delighted to see that it came to fruition for you.

The amount of pure restraint man, I can see just how much you wanna floor it and bang through some gears every time you are behind the wheel. That pure excitement. Whew I cannot wait till this thing is ready to absolutely THRASH. I think we are going to need a 10 minute video of only car audio tho... no commentary, no music, maybe a static shot or just B-roll footage and pure sound, Especially if you can just do some laps with a mic placed in the middle of an empty race course. just to hear the sound of it howling in the distance uninterrupted for 10 or 20 minutes. Am I the only one that wants that?

God it’s amazing to see how much this stuff means to Rob and the team. This is possibly one of my favorite videos on your channel man, this just made me smile the whole damn tile seeing you enjoy this. Love it man.

As others have said, it's amazing to see you getting advice and design input from one of the original designers of the car. Talk about PRICELESS, that was some extremely valuable input. Just some subtle reworking for huge improvements. I thought it was looking good now, can't wait to see what these changes bring.

You're not milking it man, mechanical principles transfers over, suck squeeze bang blow. I love you're technical breakdowns

I can't imagine your luck happening to stumble upon the coolest person in your specific car's community that you can learn so much from, awesome!

Now Rob's gotta embark on a new renewal quest for the 4rotor. IMO, the chassis is the thing that lets the car down the most. The team has worked wonders with the drive train and engine package. It's time for the chassis to be up to spec.

simpler the better, lookin' clean man, one of my favorite builds off youtube

what a treat to see a master at work.. his finger print on your fender, the red ink of a teacher's pen

The hardest part of a cohesive design is probably the tiny changes that really pull it together. With a car that had to be changed so much to work, getting it accurate to the original vision seems like pure guesswork. Getting to talk to the design director *and* getting input on the little things is the coolest thing ever. I am in awe that I got to watch it on video, what a time to be alive.

Must be so fulfilling seeing your build being appreciated by the masses after this long journey, keep it up!

Finally got to meet you and Isiah at SevenStock! Keep up the hard work guys!

tom matano! my industrial design teacher and a huge inspiration to me in the automotive world to learn under his wing! absolutely as excited too see you talk to him as much as i looked up to him in school!!!

Man, I cant even imagine to build something like this and then the original designer be able to give you tips and pointers to get you to where you wanted to be. All little things he thought of and can see with 30 years of experience. Totally awesome, amazing and humbling! Congrats Rob! Super super cool. I hope you got his info..maybe you can send him some pictures of the car and have him draw a couple of models for you to choose from?!?!

we need a millionare to commission a Mazda Furai recreation and put Robs 4 rotor in it

I think it looks sick the way it is, you’ve done great rob! No need to change it

I love that guy I have watched a few videos with him and he always loves to talk about car design. I have always felt that the 3rd generation RX7 is the last mass production car designed by artists.

The respect he shows to the man who started this platform. Wow.

This is such a great video coming from "The Designer" himself instructing you for realizing your dream for this car. I love that he also gets annoyed at anything straight or flat lines lmfao. Japanese traits really kicks in from all of his perspective about the "Flow" where it is much peaceful at most in a Zen state in his idea of the design of the car.

I would love to take an internship under these guys for a few years, it’s incredible how innovative and intelligent Rob is

When you put the amazing amount of time and effort into projects like you do good things always happen.

The insight gained, and then shared through the medium that is RU-vid is just phenomenal. Thanks for making videos and sharing such a cool conversation. Was absolutely amazing to watch the old gentleman talk about his craft. He just oozes knowledge and understanding.

I am so pumped just hearing you talk with the designer, I can't imagine how you feel getting his input. Fantastic.

I am not at all telling you what to do but if I were you after talking with him about the way the body looks and how you could do it on a computer I would just invite him to my computer and have him help me design it sitting right there together. I would love to see what RU-vid could create for the 4 rotor

Utterly priceless advice, can’t wait to see how it’s implemented……. After he finally fits a firewall!😅😂🤘🏻

The thing I love about Rob is the pursuit of continuous improvement and allowing input from others. Truly inspiring.

Gosh Rob you are a genius dude. Huge inspiration to my future builds. You’re the reason why I do what I do for a living. Hopefully one day I could sit and talk to you🤘🏼

--For the speedometer you've got running as digital and analog, with my very limited experience, I've found using gun oil works rather well with lubricating the gears and moving parts, keeping things running smoothly - but be careful not to over-lubricate it (I did it to mine, and had to clean it and start over). -Btw, If anybody else knows more about these, I'd love suggestions & advice on them as well~

Awesome Rob. Simply awesome. Go stare at the sky, and know you won life....

Getting advise from the man himself, wow! That guy is a genius as he was describing stuff I already was having a mental picture of the things he pointed out.

I loved watching Rob's face brighten up like a little kid while talking to the designer.

I loved every second of this video

thats actually insane

The designer is actual mad man. You can see how good he is, really cool video once again, Rob

this man, is a "tule love simbol" of the whole car culture so nice, so kind, so lovely and happy Thank you Rob Dahm, for being what you(and not only) are

Hey Rob dude ive watched all your videos and so many of them loose sound please have your editor check it love the channel

I still can't believe that you made a AWD 4 rotor RX7, you and your rotanimal is a monster!

Funny on the Outro. When people as me "How are you?" My pat answer is always, "I'm doing better all the time!" As Always, May God Bless you and yours!

The reason for the digital speed output from the mechanical gauge is for cruise control. There is generally just magnets on one of the gears in the gauge that cause the pulses. This meant none of the drive-train had to be redesigned to fit a speed sensor. The crazy thing is there are some early 90s stuff with mechanical gauges with digital outputs for cruise control, that also have ABS.

So im guessing were awaiting a minor redesign on the bodywork on the car soon eh!

Just a history lesson Rob from a former rotary magazine writer: 767B - 20B 787B - 26B They attempted LeMans with the 767B but it wasn't powerful enough to compete with the Nissan R89C, Sauber C9 and the Jaguar XJR-9. Hence the swap from the 20B to the 26B. The rest is history, 787B wins in 1991. 👍

I love how the RU-vid automatic closed captions just display [Music] whenever a rotary revs or idles. It is literal music to my ears!

Older generations of us have such a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion, much of which can only ever be learned in person and through showing appreciation of the feats they have overcome and accomplishments they've achieved. you find and hold that knowledge that few will ever find and fewer still appreciate that knowledge. Really, I find the older someone is the more they can teach. Always revere these people because all of them can teach us more than we could have imagined. I really appreciated The segment in the video listening to the the older gentleman's wisdom🙏

Looks like a Viper now, i prefered the old color and body style, it was awesome.

Talking to the designer highlights a massive point about personal vision, in that it demonstrates that you're not going to "impress" a designer by compromising with their design when you adapt it. So cool to get such direct feedback in an honest and encouraging spirit, there wasn't a hint of criticism.

Openness and being humble gave you an amazing encounter. Very cool to hear and see the craftsmanship in his pointers.

Probably one of the best videos ever. Nothing like having the source of truth critique and admire your work. Congrats Rob and Team!

Sooo rob... Been following your channel since I was a weee boi. You made me love rotaries even more. Eventually, you made your car and I somehow made it as a powertrain engineer at Mazda. Congrats to both of us for having so much passion for the rotary. Keep on brapping ❤️❤️❤️