Nothing can beat a father & son project :D

@johnlongstick4002

8 ай бұрын

I get it

@josephmoorison2200

8 ай бұрын

Facts

@cubanian385

8 ай бұрын

I wanted to work on a 57 Chevy Bel Air 2 door with my dad. Sadly he passed 2 years ago and that never came to be. Now I want to source one to honor his memory.

The FC is still the greatest version of the RX7 easily... love the RedSuns vinyls, really brings me back to my childhood watching Initial D religiously. Always love to see a fellow FC enjoyer out there enjoying their ride, love the excitement and the energy of this man

@JB-sv5pr

8 ай бұрын

Rx7 was my life as a kid I was in obsessed with all three gens of rx7 Got lucky before the boom To owe a 85 fb and 86 turbo fc I had red sun decals Barley anybody knew what initial d was :)

@i.-.n

8 ай бұрын

If you wanna live on that nostalgia and you didn't know, Initial D's sequel started airing a couple of weeks ago. It's called MF Ghost

@StellarGale

8 ай бұрын

Gotta love having 0 steering feel and million vacuum hoses

@LuckyCharms777

8 ай бұрын

As someone who witnessed each generation of RX7 when they were new, I didn’t like the SA/FB, the FC was an improvement, but the best looking generation is by far the FD. I remember the first time I saw an FD. It was outside a nightclub in 1993, when they first came out. It was all black. I was blown away by its looks. It’s one of the best looking car bodies that was affordable by regular people in the last 30 years.

@atheosxgaming

7 ай бұрын

I literally own one.. And im still gunna say nah, it isnt. If the world allowed me a trade for an FD, id turn it down. only because i like the FC more. But i know the FD as a car is better.

I love how proud he is of that bond and what the car did for father and son. Well done brother

What an incredible project/story. I felt like a cool Dad just showing my boys how to fix a flat, jump start, change oil, and change brakes. You and your son are at a entirely different level. So awesome! Thanks for sharing

I’m 24 and I’m on my third FC3s, my first one was a basket case, but man, every I went people went nuts, not many around where I live, sometimes it’s hard to be motivated to keep up with maintenance and stuff, but then I think to myself “what about the kids that have never seen one”? And that keeps me motivated, I often get asked why I don’t buy more expensive and powerful cars, my answer is simply “honestly, they don’t mean much to me” and people look dazzled and confused hahaha

@Ethan-yd9mg

8 ай бұрын

Just bought my first rotary, a REPU, at 22. The truck hasn’t ran since ‘01, but I’m ready to resto! Gotta keep the rotaries alive!

@nowiecoche

8 ай бұрын

@@Ethan-yd9mg I've never seen rotary pickup on the road yet. You got a real gem now!

@Ethan-yd9mg

8 ай бұрын

@@nowiecoche Yessir! I’m just missing one piece of chrome, and a few pumps and electric components in the engine bay. I hope to have it on the road in like 2 years. Gotta redo all the wiring myself with no experience. It’ll be an uphill battle but totally worth it!

@tsherwoodrzero

7 ай бұрын

@@Ethan-yd9mg What's going on with it wiring-wise? I have pretty much every vintage rotary wiring diagram book out there, including a bunch of Japanese ones and a few I translated for the Eunos Cosmo. And I've already built a 20B FC years ago, so it can't be too hard to sort out a REPU. Hate to brag, but nobody has a better arsenal for oldschool brappers than the White Comet of Akagi. me.

one of my great regrets, is that me and my dad never got to do this. from the age of twelve onwards me and him always talked about building a classic car together, but money was always too tight, and he had to work too many hours to make ends meet no regrets, but more than just a bit of envy

Initial D is the best series ever, your son is super cool lol. Initial D is the only reason I even care about cars and drifting. My dad and I now work on my 90s JDM car on the weekends. It’s nothing impressed if it’s an accord, but it was my grandmas, his moms, and it’s special.

@LuckyCharms777

8 ай бұрын

Inherited cars are the best kind. Enjoy it.

Nothing is cooler than Ryosuke's FC. The white comet of Akagi... in Texas!

@EDV8ZR1

8 ай бұрын

His Brothers Yellow RX-7 A Close Second for some people.

@JETZcorp

8 ай бұрын

@EDV8ZR1 Gotta love Keisuke's car too. But that FC is legend.

@EDV8ZR1

8 ай бұрын

@@JETZcorp I can't forget there were R32s and R33s. Initial D was a total classic timeless.

@sayeedalsifat1308

8 ай бұрын

​@@EDV8ZR1most of the jdm culture revolves around supra and r34 tuning, and even tho rotary is terrifying for most people they like fd's, ryosukes aura with that menacingly beautiful fc is awe-inspiring

I wish I had a father like him, mine left when I was 3 and I can't help but feel a bit envious of his kid but at the same time, take notes for when I get my own kid.

@sayeedalsifat1308

8 ай бұрын

make sure to do a build like that with your kid

That's the first VINWiki story that made me tear up. Great story! Car lover's equivalent of playing catch.

I remember when the FC first came to America, it made National news because dealerships were demanding "above sticker" premiums, and people were paying them. I'm sure it wasn't the first vehicle that dealers did that with (I know some dealers did that with limited production vehicles, e.g., Corvette "Pace Car" models, etc), but I'm pretty sure it was the first car that had that level of attention paid to the practice.

@Zzus321

8 ай бұрын

I drove one back in the day. Man would Thay REV 😎

@JB-sv5pr

8 ай бұрын

Turbo 2 is the best model imo out of all three gens

I bought a set of wheels from this guy and he showed me around all his cars. Super cool guy and it was a crazy craigslist deal like meeting a celebrity. Its so cool seeing him on here.

@LuckyCharms777

8 ай бұрын

Is that the DFW area in the video?

@darkdrakex

8 ай бұрын

@@LuckyCharms777 Honestly no idea, i bought the wheels when he was still in California.

@LuckyCharms777

8 ай бұрын

@@darkdrakex Gotcha. I wasn’t subscribed to him, so I hadn’t seen one of his videos in a long time. I thought I remembered he was out in California so it surprised me when he said Texas. All these damn California mthrfckrs are moving to Texas making it more crowded over here and clogging up our roads. 😢

Steve is one of my favorites on VinWiki. Today's story is a great example of why he's a favorite. Thanks for sharing Steve, & VinWiki.

This reminds me of my childhood. My dad and I built a 2wd 4 cyl 1988 ford ranger and grafted in a 302/C6/gear drive NP205/Dana 44/Ford 9” on 12 inches of lift and 35” tires. Started it when I was 14 and was able to drive it to school when I was 16

What a beautiful story. I wish I had more pictures of my old mustang I did the same thing with my dad in the late 70s.

@adamt3332

8 ай бұрын

And most of us will never have such thing with cars if we go with electric cars

@gregorymaupin6388

8 ай бұрын

@@adamt3332 it is truly an awful thing if we do go electric ⚡️ especially when we have the abundant resources to make better gasoline engines and more efficient and powerful ones.

I love Steve & have been subscribed to his channel for few years. He's always so full of positivity & does his best to show that & be happy & motivate people.

Without a doubt one of my favourite stories on VinWiki. You’re awesome Steve!

I loved my 1980 R-X7 and got it because my friend Walt Bohren was driving for Racing Beat in IMSA GT-U. And I brought it from another friend and fellow Cannonball alum the and owner of Z+W Mazda in Princeton NJ. I know the brap brap well hearing the race car wailing down the straight at 10,000 rpm with no muffler, just a megaphone exhaust throwing flames out back when he lifted off the throttle.

@JB-sv5pr

8 ай бұрын

Nice story

That is a great story. There are car enthusiasts and then there are the hardcore enthusiasts. Those hardcore car enthusiasts are known as rotards. I have a Rx7 Fd. My son and I spend a lot of time together riding to car events in it. We do go to all kind of car events including entering it in autocross events. I love expensive exotics but that 700 dollar son and father relationship, in my opinion is worth more than those beautiful, high performance exotics . Brap on brother

Love how proud you can tell he is of his son. W's all around

My dentist had the same story, only a nomad with bees in the glovebox 🐝 🔧

Here for the initial D references

Cool story, and the father and son project makes it priceless IMO. Very awesome! Even has the 'Redsuns' livery from Initial D. Makes you wanna race Takumi to the Fujiwara Tofu shop! Hehe 😂 Its a clean and tasteful FC. Nice work 👍😁

Initial D is my favorite car anime and to see you and your son bring that car to life is the greatest....and you actually put the Red Suns Sticker .. NICE

Enjoyed your story. My father and son project was a, 1967 Volkswagon beetle. My father purchased it for, $500.00. We brought it home from, Scholfield Barracks in Hawaii. The next day it all began. We didn't have internet back then. I chose a lacquer finish of, Triumph Blue it looked really nice when it was finished, with the back bubble windows that gave you extra head room. It took about, 6 months to finish. Just like your broadcast, we did everything ourselves. I learned alot about engines and the building proces of cars and the, Science behind of, how the things worked. It was fun bonding with my father over that project. All children seem to want to learn directly from their parents. Enjoy teaching and working with my own children. Aloha and Mahalo for your channel. About 10 years later my father sold the 1967 volkswagon for, $5000.00 to a family friend. The gas mileage was great, and living in, Hawaii everything is expensive especially gasoline. 🌺🌼🌴🏝🌊❤️🇺🇸

Watching some kids jaw drop when you just drive by in your clapped out FC has gotta be one of the best feelings in the world, I definitely remember when I saw my first 2nd Gen Rx-7 just driving by

You guys were the ones who bought this dam car. Ae86 owner here! Friend of mines saw it said it was too much for him

I deal with dentists on daily basis. Since he can do stuff with his hands he’s 70% there and have a potential to be a great dentist.

What a wonderful story and bonding moment for a father and son!

Steve POV is a great channel. Respects to this guy!

Steve's a cool guy, nothing but respect for the Ganbare (Japanese for "do your best") put into this. My FC from 2011 was a budget build too, but went a different direction by setting the record for the most ambitious low-cost build ever. It's the only sub-$8000 20B build to ever be finished as a running and driving car. And one of maybe 3 that actually got the sequential turbos working properly too. Ended up learning Japanese because of it, now the entire world of brappers has me on speeddial, and quite a few other groups too. It was on a Hold My Beer dare that I tracked down discontinued a/c lines and axles for a R32 Skyline. That and writing the manual for the 20b Cosmo, and finding a ton more Japanese manual for fun.

😆😆😆😆😂😂😂😂😂😂I could image the old lady’s and her noise 😂😂😂😂😂that had me dying with laughter

Love that build series. So cool seeing the father son bond throughout it. I'm building a FC as well and hope to run into Steve one day here in TX. ✌️

The ultimate bond between father and son when it comes to cars. Hoping to do the same one day soon. 🙏

Stories like this really touch me cuz my father passed away before I was born and I only wish I had him around to do things like this

@adamt3332

8 ай бұрын

Many of us who has a father or had never had such connection... you need father and son with the same hobby to have such connection...

brap brap brap brap brap brap... burburbur... rrrrrrRRRRRR !!!!!111One1 thats why we love rotaries. "an beautiful automotive nonsence"

GM everyone

That looks almost exactly like my sister in law's old car. 86 base, champagne with a dark red interior. It was a fun car stock, not as fast as my 87 5.0 Mustang, but it could handle. Great job!

Me and my Dad wanted to build an RX7 for years. Mainly a first or second generation. But we never got the chance unfortunately, we couldn't afford the asking prices at the time and we never had the room for one in the first place lol. But it would've been a fun bonding experience for us.

Congratulations to Steve and his son - very special

What a cool story, thank you for the inspiration!

You sir is an inspiration to all dads.... you are living the dream!!! PS... I too am a dad and an FD owner...Thanks Vinwiki for the video

My FR-S was the inspiration from Initial D. The show defines the heritage and character behind the AE86. I still have it going on 8+ plus years owning my FR-S

Hell yeah this video is great. Definitely need this guy on the channel more

I loved my 1988 Mazda RX-7 GTU. It handled beautifully on track, allowing me to run with higher hp cars, and out brake them into corners. What better car for a father-and-son project? Likes, views & street cred an added bonus!

I talked about working on my NA Miata for my dental school interviews! 3rd year now, its a great time

Great story and Initial D is a classic💪🏾

That’s what it’s all about!! Power to the father/son connection.

I needed this inspiration, going to build a Mk1 golf with my son. It's his dream car.

I love Mazda, and the RX7. Super cool, and the FC is underated for sure. Awesome story!

Love the back story of the build

This is the project I got hooked on Steve's channel! I love FC by all the means, but I wish my dad will have this chance with me tho. He is just too busy I guess

Had a 87' turbo II, man the memories haha

Thats so cool. I want an RX7 now.

Good day to all. Wish nothing but the best for you !

Initial D!!!!!!!! Excited to build up a project car with my kiddos!!! Congratulations, that’s gotta be the best!

Paid 700 for my 97 k1500 5speed during corona,still have it as my daily all this time later.

What a gorgeous car and beautiful story. I also love Initial D and that RX7 is my favorite car of the show.

Love this story

I cried. Great Story.

Thats an awesome story! I wish I'd have a kid and do that! 🥰

Ed in a RHD Shadow! Cannot wait for whatever this becomes!

Turn a cheap car into something and as a father and son project. This is beautiful. You deserve to have your channel grow for this

Take a drink every time he says $700. Have 9 & 1 pre dialed...

It's fantastic, I would have this type of rapport, thi attachment this type of passion that bring our together with my dad, but i know i never have it . Thankfully i have my uncle to share my passinon with

I saw this RX7FC for sale on marketplace and i was close to pulling the trigger but wow

Cant wait to do this with my son. To bad it will be a long time. Hes not due until the end of November 😂. I did get his initials to spell out RPM.

@RichRotorhead

8 ай бұрын

😂❤

Wish I had a relationship like that with my Dad.... my Dad is a big hater and would only see a money dump. Love the work you guys did!

It's the headlights for me, miss that style

Great story as a car guy and father with about to be a 13 year old son. This is a great video. I am trying to get my son into cars. He is autistic have not been able to get him to even ride in my modified show car in years.

*I invested about $2200 in an FE, about 3 months ago...* It's been extremely fun.

I somehow missed Initial D until 2021, but even as an adult, I enjoyed it. I would’ve enjoyed it more as a kid, but I still got some kid left in me that enjoyed it.

"Father's are important." Jesse Stone

This story is so beautiful

Miss my fc turbo II !

drinking game, take a drink Everytime he says $700

Amazing story!

This feels like a gilt trip for me I need to finish the truck me and my dad started to build together

Sorry, I didn't quite catch it, how much did they buy the car for?

Awesome story!

I love initial d🔥

Another great anime which mentions initial d( great anime ) is mf ghost and there’s one more it’s wagan midnight I believe it’s called !

To be really honest here you can't put a value to it because it's stuff that you can't purchase you have to like acquire it and modify it and in that process you end up gaining it so I personally think you can't put a price to it because you can't base that price because it's sentimental now

12:07 What car is Ed driving? Cool interior.

@bwofficial1776

8 ай бұрын

A Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow or a Bentley T-Series. The C-pillar mirrors are iconic RR/Bentley and the dome lights seem to match.

@somenygaard

8 ай бұрын

@@bwofficial1776 thanks

Great story!

Re rotary god in Japan. Rob Dahm rotary god in the west!

Me and my dad picked up a MK3 Supra from a coworker for free. The thing didn't run and everything was mangled. We fixed it from a bottom up for 10 months. We run it up and down the coastline every few weeks. I wouldn't ask for any other father and I wouldn't sell that car for a trillion dollars.

Well for anyone who drinks and is looking to get completely obliterated drunk; Then just take a shot every time "$700 Car" is said during this almost 13 min video....CHEERS!!

I clicked on this video because I saw the redsuns decal lol

Black bird vs little rotary

Rotarys >

I wonder how much it cost

I SEE FC RX7. I CLICK

I was born in east la - Cheech Marin

It’s great being a dad

Wow, cool story!

How much did he pay for the RX7?

I dream of doing this with my sons... granted, they are currently ages 3 & 6 so who knows what the car availability is going to be like in 10 to 13 years

Hopefully his son has discovered Wagan Midnight.

rotary engines 🤠