Coming from the aerospace industry, I believe you really need to start with a block diagram and making proper schematics for the wiring. You can lay out some component plates with wire pathing. With the correct use of nice MS connections, you will have the option to remove said component plates for ease of access. But ill reiterate, proper schematics will be key for you. I would recommend something like Visio or Kicad.
I built my own lighting harness for a dirt bike dual sport conversion. My schematic was super useful during assembly and any future troubleshooting will be cake. Can't recommend enough to draw it first
Unless your like rob or me or most of the rest of the world. And that schematic gets drawn 17 times, ends up being reworked 38 times, and in the end gets redone again. With the schematic right there. Because we don't have 97 engineers engineering the crap outta everything before it's even started. Why because we can barely find the peanut butter and jelly and mtn we were just eating a few steps ago
not to knock down the professionalism youve grown to have and handle, but its still just insane to think that this is just one dude (ableit a team with him) figuring out all this crazy shit and how to make it all work and preform way beyond expectations until the expectations can become calculated and pin pointed. The progress made and continuing to be made is truly astounding and amazing. From a guy who wanted to build a crazy thing to a crazy guy who is making his own billet parts with such tight tolerances its just all crazy
You'd love to be an engineer then. It's incredibly stressful when you can't figure something out for weeks but the most rewarding thing in the world when you finally put things together
working in aviation, all of these connecting terminals are indeed challenging to work with. Pinning and depinning these terminals will make you realize that any error will cost more time and money just to fix and get right. Godspeed Rob.
I work on cnc machines for a living….. I know exactly what it takes to keep something like this running…. The machines I work on make the parts for this car and every vehicle on the planet…. Engineers just copy and paste from others, service engineers fix your mistakes! Rob has done nothing but brought dreams and valuable knowledge to every willing to watch….
I love when Rob gets the crazy scientist hair in his mad rotor lab haha. The last year or so the channel has really come along man, love every min of vids you post. Cheers mate
I took a job working on cables and thought it would be simple. I was so wrong. Cables are the unsung hero of any system. They have to be durable and flexible, hard parts, soft parts, mechanical and electrical connections, data lines, impedance, shielding, peak and constant current ratings, and temperature ratings. They are last part anyone things of but needed before you can test a system. The stuff MIL parts are rated for us no joke and I look forward to seeing the art of the final harness.
So how many RPMs is redline? Missing firewall, a fuel regulator in the cabin, and I keep thinking "ahem, .. ballistic shield, ballistic shield. I thought these were a requirement on drag racers above a certain RPM? You do not want to be near a flywheel disintegrating at 11,000 RPM. Rob, I'd like you to be around for a while! Now that safety is out of the way, I love seeing the wiring work that you are doing, and the new Haltech Nexus R5 is very interesting!
@@eriklarson9137 bro why are you so salty? Rob himself is a humble guy and acknowledges he doesn't know everything. but he'll try something, if he fucks it up it's a learning process and he does it again the right way. don't know why you gotta dick ride the guy so much and act like he's some perfect genius when even he doesn't feel that way lmao
@@michaelmoline7058 they doing it for fun and learning even his car still in shit stage he didn't claim to be a pro, he is just a mad guy with vision to became a better person i'm not licking his ass but he is getting better overtime its not a car made by multi million team but a self-learning workshop they will get there just give them time
@@順番配給 No I definitely know that, he's not made any claims and is learning as he goes, my comment before might seem harsh, I do like his work on the wiring and pretty much everything, just don't want to see a transmission grenade in his lap, he's pretty much reaching into unknown limits with that car.
Before adding the firewall, a solid mid-plate would give the whole drivetrain a bit more lifespan. With a light engineering, it could also mount a bearing for the front drive shaft. Just to take some stress from the transfer case. Those cases don't grow on trees no more.
Hey, can you show some of your build videos where you have employed such a setup? Oh, you've never done a thing in your life? Well for sure give advice to one of the best car builders out there.
@@eriklarson9137 "One of the best". Firstly Rob has always welcomed useful feedback in the comments and occasionally even benefitted from it. Secondly have you seen any of his videos? He's constantly making mistakes and not doing things right and learning from it. To act like he knows everything and is some master is misinformed at best and downright ignorant at worst.
@@eriklarson9137 I can't show you any of my builds for legal reasons, but I can assure you that I have more than enough of experience on how to build winner setups that can last a whole season, not just one race.
@@eriklarson9137 -dude, chill. this was just some friendly advice.- NVM, I saw you pop up in other replies like Rob's hostile emotional bodyguard. Yikes, dude.
I'm going through one of the worst break ups I've ever been through. I truly feel like I've lost a huge part of myself and life and seeing your video pop up in my notifications has made this day a little better. Thank you for the knowledgeable and fun content Rob. Edit: I didn't expect to really get any likes or comments on this but to everyone trying to cheer me up and stuff. It means a lot and I really appreciate it. So thank you all and I hope you all have great days.
Cable management is fun when everything is new, but when you working on a old server and you need to manage the old shit with your own new cables it aint so fun.
I think Rob is the most interesting car guy in the world right now. It’s the end of an era for petrol cars and this guy is going to reach the absolute pinnacle of what’s possible for petrol cars before it’s over. I’m so happy he shares this stuff with us, it’s going to be a very special car when it’s completed.
@@dylancarther9627 do you even watch his videos? Hes going for as close to his perfect vision as possible...not a quick and easy finished car that just drives.... Hes made his own car for all intents and purposes development time takes forever and then he still has to produce or outsource everything and hes got a life and other cars
@@dylancarther9627 Duh cause it’s not finished yet. Patience is a virtue eh? If you want to see finished cars all the time and not see the process then you’re lost bro. This isn’t the channel you are looking for.
THIS is why having an IT guy doing the wiring for a car just makes sense, Rob you of anyone will understand and appreciate the beauty of cableporn done right! I swear, cabling up a rack or datacenter uniformly is therapeutic and extremely satisfying.
Have to admit, wiring is very intimidating to me and the olde rats nest is looking super neat and tidy here. Getting closer to 1M subs which is also very cool.
I am currently doing the wiring harness for my small block Chevy and I take great inspiration from you Rob. I may not have the budget you do but I look carefully at what you do and try to apply to my build as much as possible within my budget. I like how you think ahead of time to remove the engine so you put connectors to easily remove it and I also plan on doing the same. Thanks for doing what you do Rob
I really enjoy how you’re not bashful about letting everyone know what you do and do not know. Also how you explain everything as you go like a real mentor would. As someone who is finding they are diving deeper in their own little projects, this kind of mentorship is hard to come by
I've really enjoyed all the side projects, its kept things fresh and fun and I'm guessing its kept things from getting stale for yourselves but I'd really love to see the 4 rotor all buttoned up this year!
DUDE... I thank you for showing the straight facts and details in these builds and teach what you know and learn openly. I have learned so many skills to apply in just general life from watching you over the years. Thank you for being such a positive influence to my creativity and inspiration. So much respect
Preach on brother. Your stuff keeps me motivated on working my ProSpec Audi Drift car. I know as long as I keep chiseling away one piece at a time, I'll get it done.
Your on the right track!! I've been an electrician on jets for 13 years and I cringed at first. But then I was amazed you were able to peice that together with software differences. Canon plugs are awesome. Look up EMI sheilding for your signal wires? You can run power next to signal wire without disrupting your signal!! The aerospace engineers that commented I have had many WTF moments fixing issues with your schematicts without ever seeing the plane in person. Hes living my dream!! Seen every video of build since 2019 and didnt realize how bad it was watching you do it 1 obstacle at a time. Get a firewall first thing to burn up is you then wires!!!
Thanks rob I really am first of al for showing other ways to approach a project I am 17 now and my biggest/ baddest habbit is that I want to do things to fast and you talking about doing things step by step made me realize why I want to go to fast. I always try to make my own projects and do them the best I can but I do them in a fast mind set and in that way I have lost expensive things by making simple mistakes. Thanks man I really love u no homo and u showed me the beauty of a fd3s rx7
It's good to see you stepping up. If I had that project and a reasonable budget, I would have started with as much custom harness as I dared. When I would go to clean it up later I wouldn't have such a big job ahead of me but I have more wiring experience than you started out with. I have a feeling your next big project is going to start fancy.
Rob, I just got home from a 10 hour day of messing with a low voltage wiring rats nest and 0:48 is what I come home to. Love all the builds but thanks for the light laughter over my mini panic attack. xD
You've inspired me. I'm going to build my own swap harness to put a different ECU in my car. Trying to figure out if I want the ECU under the cowel (it's an OEM ecu off a similar but newer engine) or in the cabin.
@@Brother2Jis_27s4 The ECU I'm putting in is completely sealed and the connectors are completely sealed too. It would be fine, just trying to figure out what will be cleaner.
@@boostaddict_ what kind of car? Some are more prone to leaves, pine needles, and dirt/water accumulating in them. Even though they may be "sealed" I've seen many factory/aftermarket ecus suffer from constant exposure to water whether in the engine bay or cowl. If you can get it behind the glove box or dash imo it's always a cleaner look without worrying about something happening to it
I really look up to your method and trial and error method. I've been taking a swing at making my own wiring harness, granted mine is for a snowmobile, not a car, the school of thought is the same. Thank you for showing all this, it really helps the confidence of the home garage guys!
Was about to play some Xbox, checked YT on my phone. New Rob Dahm video, hopped onto my desktop to watch. One of my favorite creators. Always excited to see a new video drop, and a FOURTY MINUTE VID? Oh man.,,
having made milspec wiring i'm glad to see you doing this properly. I had some nightmares with backshells. Are you using breaded steel screening over the main trunk?
I lot of youtubers gloss over the real technical stuff, and tend to make the builds look easy, but Rob is wanting to actually help and teach other builders. Great content Rob keep it up
I watched the video where you made that harness just an hour or two ago. The full hour and a half of it. So painful to see all that work cut out, haha. I admire the work and effort you clearly are putting into this, as well as not letting your past achievements tie you down. Will check out the rest of your videos.
See... a lot of people would look at your old harness and think "wow... that is the worst job I have ever seen"... meanwhile, you KNOW what everything does despite how all over the place it is. What I see is a mad genius... anyone who has had to trace a custom harness will know how hard it is to understand what goes where and what everything does... even if your the one who made it. Meanwhile, your here looking at this and you have pretty much every function memorized and know what does what exactly. You are so much more knowledgeable than a lot of people give you credit for.
Damn Rob! You guys have an insane amount of wiring and meticulous connections to make! Doing that kind of work is fun to a point! But man I don't envy what you're going to have to go through to get that finished and dialed in! BUT... with that said, that is going to be one badass mofo when it's finally complete! Looking forward to your upcoming videos Man! Good luck and be careful!!
A great example of a mill spec car is some of the earlier tesla roadsters, there was so much care put into the wiring that it's just beautiful to work on, that's the beauty of mill spec, the satisfaction of working on it
My favorite part is that Rob is a mad scientist doing all the trial and error to build the path for everyone who is crazy enough to walk in his footsteps. Not a rotary guy, but am a firm believer in pushing forward, one step at a time. Bravo, Rob.
From watching you from Michigan with your rotor engines to the 4 rotor and now cleaning it up with newer tech shows you know what you was doing to get it to run. I hope you challenge the Hoonunicorn again when you finish. That’ll be the greats rematch to see.
We chronic health folk see the whole picture of multi-faceted problems in front of us each day. Accept that doing a small something is better than nothing. It appears insurmountable until you look back at how far you’ve come and see how easy it is to take baby steps, Bob.
When I saw you cut the wire it reminded me iv got a lume to do for my m54b30 turbo e46 bmw ...how do you eat an elephant,one bite at a time😜 .that is one of the greatest prep talks iv ever heard...I'll be telling myself it when I'm about to cut Thanks for the content. I enjoyed it fully
Everyone commenting on the wiring and I am over here just glad there is going to be more sheet metal between Rob and the engine. Hopefully a trans tunnel will be fabed up soon.
That is what the industry seems to call "prototype and development wiring" lol. So glad you are fixing it. But, we all knew it was inevitable. Especially since the car was in a "development stage" until you had data..... so cool to see this milestone in the build. Keep it up!
props to you for doing that. I wouldn't have the guts to do that in my car, starting from scratch. It makes sense why you're doing it but still, great work.
I'm guessing you really only needed to cut like 20ish wires but the shear joy of getting to cut about a 150 was too much to pass up. Makes for good content Rob, the idea of a perfect remap of the wiring schematic also is fun to watch. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
I'm sure you have a ton of people commenting on what you should do and shouldn't do, but as some one who works in aviation and installs these "mil spec" connectors on a daily bases I would get rid of those cheap plastic insert extract tools and get the metal ones, when I de-pin and re-pin 1 30 pin connector I tend to go through a handful of the plastic tools and by the end of it I'm tearing my hair out wishing I would of gone and got the metal extractors, just FYI, love seeing the progress on this build! Keep it up!
I thank you so very much for all your hard work with videos of this type because of you I can start my build and know what I’m doing the first time even tho it’s not the same engine wiring wise it’s all similar
I always do stuff in a bit of a hacky way to get builds running and then go through and refine stuff, costs a bit more but what you learn by doing it even once is worth it.
Keeps..making you look like a mad scientist in 2022 😄 . Its actually good timing I'm rewiring my car and everytime I look at what I did before I'm embarrassed but it's progression not obsession nobody starts perfect rob keep up the good work
You’re right about project cars, there’s a lot of people thinking about SEMA quality builds with limited budget and high expectations, however, the rapid iteration is one of the most easiest ways to get shit done and working properly.
Rob you are an ispiration, your videos make me courageous to finish my 1973 Toyota BJ-40 Land Cruiser project, (or in brazilian lands Toyota Bandeirante) thank you.
What I typically tell anyone who asks, I say "nothing is difficult, just time consuming" I think you can relate to that. Whether it's fabrication, body work, engine building or wiring. Slow and steady wins the race.
tinkering and working with alot of wire, I've never bought any, I just harvest it from old things, but seeing yall throw this away makes me cry a little bit, especially knowing that you used the good silicone wire in the early harness build
I am at 36:27 and I HAVE to write this comment now before I forget because Rob just said "the coolest thing, and yet the most boring thing to see on camera" which is pretty much a perfect phrase for everything electtrical ever xD
Coming from the Spaceship tech high general, I believe you really need to start with a block diagram and making proper schematics for the wiring. You can lay out some component plates with wire pathing. With the correct use of nice MS connections, you will have the option to remove said component plates for ease of access. But ill reiterate, proper schematics will be key for you. I would recommend something like Alientech or something.
rob's hair gets more "mad scientist" every video
he's abusing his keeps subscription :)
he's slowly turning into the "Aliens" guy from History channel 😂
Thanks to keeps JAJAAJAAJ
straight up looking like he should of been in the cast of the sopranos
I think that’s just being between haircuts
Coming from the aerospace industry, I believe you really need to start with a block diagram and making proper schematics for the wiring. You can lay out some component plates with wire pathing. With the correct use of nice MS connections, you will have the option to remove said component plates for ease of access. But ill reiterate, proper schematics will be key for you. I would recommend something like Visio or Kicad.
Engineer here. Kudos to this.
I built my own lighting harness for a dirt bike dual sport conversion. My schematic was super useful during assembly and any future troubleshooting will be cake. Can't recommend enough to draw it first
I'm pretty sure that's what he was alluding to at the end of the video.
You must be new to the channel…. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Unless your like rob or me or most of the rest of the world. And that schematic gets drawn 17 times, ends up being reworked 38 times, and in the end gets redone again. With the schematic right there. Because we don't have 97 engineers engineering the crap outta everything before it's even started. Why because we can barely find the peanut butter and jelly and mtn we were just eating a few steps ago
not to knock down the professionalism youve grown to have and handle, but its still just insane to think that this is just one dude (ableit a team with him) figuring out all this crazy shit and how to make it all work and preform way beyond expectations until the expectations can become calculated and pin pointed. The progress made and continuing to be made is truly astounding and amazing. From a guy who wanted to build a crazy thing to a crazy guy who is making his own billet parts with such tight tolerances its just all crazy
You'd love to be an engineer then. It's incredibly stressful when you can't figure something out for weeks but the most rewarding thing in the world when you finally put things together
Shonen evolution mate xd
working in aviation, all of these connecting terminals are indeed challenging to work with. Pinning and depinning these terminals will make you realize that any error will cost more time and money just to fix and get right.
Godspeed Rob.
I work on cnc machines for a living….. I know exactly what it takes to keep something like this running…. The machines I work on make the parts for this car and every vehicle on the planet…. Engineers just copy and paste from others, service engineers fix your mistakes! Rob has done nothing but brought dreams and valuable knowledge to every willing to watch….
I love when Rob gets the crazy scientist hair in his mad rotor lab haha. The last year or so the channel has really come along man, love every min of vids you post. Cheers mate
I took a job working on cables and thought it would be simple. I was so wrong. Cables are the unsung hero of any system. They have to be durable and flexible, hard parts, soft parts, mechanical and electrical connections, data lines, impedance, shielding, peak and constant current ratings, and temperature ratings. They are last part anyone things of but needed before you can test a system. The stuff MIL parts are rated for us no joke and I look forward to seeing the art of the final harness.
Yes well I put an excavator bucket through a 100+ pair. Old folks at retirement village were passed.
I didn't realize you could see into the engine bay from the passenger seat until you said firewall. You should probably make that a priority. Lol
Good thing you pointed that out. Rob had no idea and never mentioned that 5 times in this video. Good lookin out.
And then you think of the times he's been driving and having oil spewed out all over himself, and what would've happened if a fire broke out. Ouch
So how many RPMs is redline? Missing firewall, a fuel regulator in the cabin, and I keep thinking "ahem, .. ballistic shield, ballistic shield. I thought these were a requirement on drag racers above a certain RPM? You do not want to be near a flywheel disintegrating at 11,000 RPM. Rob, I'd like you to be around for a while!
Now that safety is out of the way, I love seeing the wiring work that you are doing, and the new Haltech Nexus R5 is very interesting!
@@eriklarson9137 bro why are you so salty? Rob himself is a humble guy and acknowledges he doesn't know everything. but he'll try something, if he fucks it up it's a learning process and he does it again the right way. don't know why you gotta dick ride the guy so much and act like he's some perfect genius when even he doesn't feel that way lmao
The work you do is just insane. You're doing professional quantity of work AND making videos. You're a huge inspiration Rob.
Quality- yes
Quantity- not a chance
Well I guess it depends on the shop, but he doesn't do customer cars, so I don't see it.
@@nickflewelling4052 Multiple Cars and off-camera work.... He may not have a QUANTITY of uploads, but he does the work brotha
Professional would be putting a trans tunnel and firewall in it before racing the hoonicorn
@@michaelmoline7058 they doing it for fun and learning even his car still in shit stage
he didn't claim to be a pro, he is just a mad guy with vision to became a better person
i'm not licking his ass but he is getting better overtime
its not a car made by multi million team but a self-learning workshop
they will get there just give them time
@@順番配給 No I definitely know that, he's not made any claims and is learning as he goes, my comment before might seem harsh, I do like his work on the wiring and pretty much everything, just don't want to see a transmission grenade in his lap, he's pretty much reaching into unknown limits with that car.
Before adding the firewall, a solid mid-plate would give the whole drivetrain a bit more lifespan. With a light engineering, it could also mount a bearing for the front drive shaft. Just to take some stress from the transfer case. Those cases don't grow on trees no more.
Hey, can you show some of your build videos where you have employed such a setup? Oh, you've never done a thing in your life? Well for sure give advice to one of the best car builders out there.
@@eriklarson9137 what's the bitterness for? He's suggesting something that may or may not help, and it's not up to you to decide that
@@eriklarson9137 "One of the best". Firstly Rob has always welcomed useful feedback in the comments and occasionally even benefitted from it. Secondly have you seen any of his videos? He's constantly making mistakes and not doing things right and learning from it. To act like he knows everything and is some master is misinformed at best and downright ignorant at worst.
@@eriklarson9137 I can't show you any of my builds for legal reasons, but I can assure you that I have more than enough of experience on how to build winner setups that can last a whole season, not just one race.
@@eriklarson9137 -dude, chill. this was just some friendly advice.- NVM, I saw you pop up in other replies like Rob's hostile emotional bodyguard. Yikes, dude.
I'm going through one of the worst break ups I've ever been through. I truly feel like I've lost a huge part of myself and life and seeing your video pop up in my notifications has made this day a little better. Thank you for the knowledgeable and fun content Rob.
Edit: I didn't expect to really get any likes or comments on this but to everyone trying to cheer me up and stuff. It means a lot and I really appreciate it. So thank you all and I hope you all have great days.
Live for yourself my guy, I’ve been there. Do what you want to do hang out with friends and get out the slump. You can only better yourself!
Bro you are not alone we are here for you 🙏🤜🤛
It will be okay eventually bro. Stay strong.
*Dont get attached to one, its a girlfriend.*
You dropped this 👑
loving the 40min content, great job, keep them long
@@wedaktofi9939 Go away bot
Cable management is my favorite thing to do. Especially the making the custom wires and harness processes.
Cable management is fun when everything is new, but when you working on a old server and you need to manage the old shit with your own new cables it aint so fun.
@@funkymarco4411 I don't know how you have the patience for that, how do you even figure out where to start? 😂
@@Matty.Hill_87 i got paid good money and i just started by labelling.
I think Rob is the most interesting car guy in the world right now. It’s the end of an era for petrol cars and this guy is going to reach the absolute pinnacle of what’s possible for petrol cars before it’s over. I’m so happy he shares this stuff with us, it’s going to be a very special car when it’s completed.
Why this car has not been finished yet??
@@dylancarther9627 do you even watch his videos? Hes going for as close to his perfect vision as possible...not a quick and easy finished car that just drives.... Hes made his own car for all intents and purposes development time takes forever and then he still has to produce or outsource everything and hes got a life and other cars
Since the 3rotor rx7
Don't want to be rude
I love his video but go a bit bored
Because it's been so long
@@dylancarther9627 Duh cause it’s not finished yet. Patience is a virtue eh? If you want to see finished cars all the time and not see the process then you’re lost bro. This isn’t the channel you are looking for.
Seeing wiring always stresses me out to my deepest core, like I can feel it in my heart it stresses me so much
I feel you! 😁
Thank you for the content Rob. It truly is top notch to watch your builds progress.
The fact that he still doesn’t have a intro to his videos is awesome…… just right to fun stuff!!!!
and somehow even less of an outro, just pure knowledge.....cliffhanger, love this channel.
THIS is why having an IT guy doing the wiring for a car just makes sense, Rob you of anyone will understand and appreciate the beauty of cableporn done right! I swear, cabling up a rack or datacenter uniformly is therapeutic and extremely satisfying.
Every video I watch of Rob I become more impressed. The passion for the projects is incredible.
Have to admit, wiring is very intimidating to me and the olde rats nest is looking super neat and tidy here. Getting closer to 1M subs which is also very cool.
Lovin the hour long videos on this car man. Diggin ever second🤘🏻 I can’t wait to see you make the harnesses for the 4 rotor
MODULAR!!!
Rob! It is going to take a ton of time, but it will 1000000% be worth it once it is all done.
Love this
I am currently doing the wiring harness for my small block Chevy and I take great inspiration from you Rob. I may not have the budget you do but I look carefully at what you do and try to apply to my build as much as possible within my budget. I like how you think ahead of time to remove the engine so you put connectors to easily remove it and I also plan on doing the same.
Thanks for doing what you do Rob
Can’t wait to see what it looks like with new wiring
I really enjoy how you’re not bashful about letting everyone know what you do and do not know. Also how you explain everything as you go like a real mentor would. As someone who is finding they are diving deeper in their own little projects, this kind of mentorship is hard to come by
I am an aviation maintenance technician working on 757s, and we use those "cannon plugs" literally everywhere on the planes.
Now it makes sense, to a plumber like me .
@@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 same shit different toilet
Dude, you teach me every single video. This advice is applicable to everything in my life. Plan, Do. Improve. Repeat.
I actually love this stuff. Just wish I had the funds to do it all right. Slowly building my wiring tools collection.
This is 100% my most favorite car channel on YT. Rob always takes us along while he learns, and then teaches us what he learned.
I've really enjoyed all the side projects, its kept things fresh and fun and I'm guessing its kept things from getting stale for yourselves but I'd really love to see the 4 rotor all buttoned up this year!
DUDE... I thank you for showing the straight facts and details in these builds and teach what you know and learn openly. I have learned so many skills to apply in just general life from watching you over the years. Thank you for being such a positive influence to my creativity and inspiration. So much respect
I'm loving seeing all this getting finalised now you've proved the concept works
Rob you are moving up a level wow I have loved this journey watching you and thank you for taking us with you
Wayne from the UK
Preach on brother. Your stuff keeps me motivated on working my ProSpec Audi Drift car. I know as long as I keep chiseling away one piece at a time, I'll get it done.
Your on the right track!! I've been an electrician on jets for 13 years and I cringed at first. But then I was amazed you were able to peice that together with software differences. Canon plugs are awesome. Look up EMI sheilding for your signal wires? You can run power next to signal wire without disrupting your signal!! The aerospace engineers that commented I have had many WTF moments fixing issues with your schematicts without ever seeing the plane in person. Hes living my dream!! Seen every video of build since 2019 and didnt realize how bad it was watching you do it 1 obstacle at a time. Get a firewall first thing to burn up is you then wires!!!
You are the modern-day Doc Brown!! Never stop with rotary love!
Your hard efforts will be rewarded. Thanks for all the great entertainment. Maybe consider a master kill switch on the exterior of the vehicle?
Thanks rob I really am first of al for showing other ways to approach a project I am 17 now and my biggest/ baddest habbit is that I want to do things to fast and you talking about doing things step by step made me realize why I want to go to fast. I always try to make my own projects and do them the best I can but I do them in a fast mind set and in that way I have lost expensive things by making simple mistakes. Thanks man I really love u no homo and u showed me the beauty of a fd3s rx7
Thank you for taking the time to do all this. It is very inspirational. You're the man, Rob!
It's good to see you stepping up.
If I had that project and a reasonable budget, I would have started with as much custom harness as I dared. When I would go to clean it up later I wouldn't have such a big job ahead of me but I have more wiring experience than you started out with.
I have a feeling your next big project is going to start fancy.
The indy car with the 6 rotor will be crazy 😅
Rob, I just got home from a 10 hour day of messing with a low voltage wiring rats nest and 0:48 is what I come home to. Love all the builds but thanks for the light laughter over my mini panic attack. xD
You've inspired me. I'm going to build my own swap harness to put a different ECU in my car. Trying to figure out if I want the ECU under the cowel (it's an OEM ecu off a similar but newer engine) or in the cabin.
Cabin. Cowels can invite problems, unless it's going to be straight racecsr and you aren't planning on it having long term moisture exposure...
@@Brother2Jis_27s4 The ECU I'm putting in is completely sealed and the connectors are completely sealed too. It would be fine, just trying to figure out what will be cleaner.
@@boostaddict_ what kind of car? Some are more prone to leaves, pine needles, and dirt/water accumulating in them. Even though they may be "sealed" I've seen many factory/aftermarket ecus suffer from constant exposure to water whether in the engine bay or cowl. If you can get it behind the glove box or dash imo it's always a cleaner look without worrying about something happening to it
I really look up to your method and trial and error method. I've been taking a swing at making my own wiring harness, granted mine is for a snowmobile, not a car, the school of thought is the same. Thank you for showing all this, it really helps the confidence of the home garage guys!
I am proud to say, me and my boy Richard used to watch your videos years ago. And now he’s working on your wide body kit. Feels good man.
Looks so clean, can't wait to see more!
Was about to play some Xbox, checked YT on my phone.
New Rob Dahm video, hopped onto my desktop to watch.
One of my favorite creators. Always excited to see a new video drop, and a FOURTY MINUTE VID? Oh man.,,
having made milspec wiring i'm glad to see you doing this properly. I had some nightmares with backshells.
Are you using breaded steel screening over the main trunk?
I lot of youtubers gloss over the real technical stuff, and tend to make the builds look easy, but Rob is wanting to actually help and teach other builders. Great content Rob keep it up
I've loved watching you and your channel grow over the years. It motivates me to take on my own car projects.
I watched the video where you made that harness just an hour or two ago. The full hour and a half of it. So painful to see all that work cut out, haha. I admire the work and effort you clearly are putting into this, as well as not letting your past achievements tie you down. Will check out the rest of your videos.
Rob.... hi your amazing have a great day! Literally so happy your coming up brother!!!!!!!!
The wiring on this car is going to be amazing. such a clean way of wiring. that is goals right there.
Love how much planning and thinking time went into the wiring, hope to see more
See... a lot of people would look at your old harness and think "wow... that is the worst job I have ever seen"... meanwhile, you KNOW what everything does despite how all over the place it is. What I see is a mad genius... anyone who has had to trace a custom harness will know how hard it is to understand what goes where and what everything does... even if your the one who made it. Meanwhile, your here looking at this and you have pretty much every function memorized and know what does what exactly. You are so much more knowledgeable than a lot of people give you credit for.
You really give me motivation to take on my own projects thanks brotha!! Keep on truckin
Damn Rob! You guys have an insane amount of wiring and meticulous connections to make! Doing that kind of work is fun to a point! But man I don't envy what you're going to have to go through to get that finished and dialed in! BUT... with that said, that is going to be one badass mofo when it's finally complete! Looking forward to your upcoming videos Man! Good luck and be careful!!
The quality of work you're able to achieve now compared to when you started this project is incredible, you should be proud mate
A great example of a mill spec car is some of the earlier tesla roadsters, there was so much care put into the wiring that it's just beautiful to work on, that's the beauty of mill spec, the satisfaction of working on it
Cable management and drawing your own schematics for the wiring will make it easier for future improvements.
Super informative & honest / Dig your style
The fisheye lens makes your hair look HUGE!! / Good stuff Rob & co
How does Rob still not have a million subs?
My favorite part is that Rob is a mad scientist doing all the trial and error to build the path for everyone who is crazy enough to walk in his footsteps. Not a rotary guy, but am a firm believer in pushing forward, one step at a time. Bravo, Rob.
From watching you from Michigan with your rotor engines to the 4 rotor and now cleaning it up with newer tech shows you know what you was doing to get it to run. I hope you challenge the Hoonunicorn again when you finish. That’ll be the greats rematch to see.
Its not about the money, its about the experince and knowledge you've gained. Life is not a race, it's a journey. Keep with it Rob Dahm team!
We chronic health folk see the whole picture of multi-faceted problems in front of us each day. Accept that doing a small something is better than nothing. It appears insurmountable until you look back at how far you’ve come and see how easy it is to take baby steps, Bob.
Guys, get Rob to 1m subs, he deserves it LETS DO IT!!!
I can't believe I watched a 40 min vid but still feel like I need to learn more. I can't wait for the next vid!
i really like the long format videos, very educational! Makes me want to get into electrical!
Super excited about the next video, this one was really great too. I think your wiring video was one of your best videos for information so far
Can't wait till the 4 rota awd rx7 is a 2000hp beast. And the cosworth is running. And 6 ROTAAAAA.
When I saw you cut the wire it reminded me iv got a lume to do for my m54b30 turbo e46 bmw ...how do you eat an elephant,one bite at a time😜 .that is one of the greatest prep talks iv ever heard...I'll be telling myself it when I'm about to cut
Thanks for the content. I enjoyed it fully
0:04 the more into madness Rob goes, the bigger and puffed up his hair gets. He is the "aliens" guy of rotary engines.
Everyone commenting on the wiring and I am over here just glad there is going to be more sheet metal between Rob and the engine. Hopefully a trans tunnel will be fabed up soon.
I don’t know if it is just me being precise person but when you said everything it going to be cleaner it made me happy
Your the only channel i still get on youtube for honestly well you and then some how to videos when working on stuff but yeah lol
That is what the industry seems to call "prototype and development wiring" lol. So glad you are fixing it. But, we all knew it was inevitable. Especially since the car was in a "development stage" until you had data..... so cool to see this milestone in the build. Keep it up!
props to you for doing that. I wouldn't have the guts to do that in my car, starting from scratch. It makes sense why you're doing it but still, great work.
28:30 this music makes me want a 24hr garage sounds ambience
Please keep the long videos coming! The longer, the better!
I'm guessing you really only needed to cut like 20ish wires but the shear joy of getting to cut about a 150 was too much to pass up. Makes for good content Rob, the idea of a perfect remap of the wiring schematic also is fun to watch. Can't wait to see how it turns out.
We know Rob can't just make a single cut into sheet metal or wires.
I'm sure you have a ton of people commenting on what you should do and shouldn't do, but as some one who works in aviation and installs these "mil spec" connectors on a daily bases I would get rid of those cheap plastic insert extract tools and get the metal ones, when I de-pin and re-pin 1 30 pin connector I tend to go through a handful of the plastic tools and by the end of it I'm tearing my hair out wishing I would of gone and got the metal extractors, just FYI, love seeing the progress on this build! Keep it up!
I thank you so very much for all your hard work with videos of this type because of you I can start my build and know what I’m doing the first time even tho it’s not the same engine wiring wise it’s all similar
I always do stuff in a bit of a hacky way to get builds running and then go through and refine stuff, costs a bit more but what you learn by doing it even once is worth it.
Keeps..making you look like a mad scientist in 2022 😄 . Its actually good timing I'm rewiring my car and everytime I look at what I did before I'm embarrassed but it's progression not obsession nobody starts perfect rob keep up the good work
0:48 Was that Peter Griffin from Family Guy?! 😂 🤣
While your at it you should go full Rob Dahm spec and make a billet intake manifold 😍 love this project, keep it up!!
You’re right about project cars, there’s a lot of people thinking about SEMA quality builds with limited budget and high expectations, however, the rapid iteration is one of the most easiest ways to get shit done and working properly.
Gotta say I would need to be alone doing that wiring. Love it!
I can't wait for the six rotor. Awesome job man.
Rob you are an ispiration, your videos make me courageous to finish my 1973 Toyota BJ-40 Land Cruiser project, (or in brazilian lands Toyota Bandeirante) thank you.
What I typically tell anyone who asks, I say "nothing is difficult, just time consuming" I think you can relate to that. Whether it's fabrication, body work, engine building or wiring. Slow and steady wins the race.
I can’t wait to see what the 4 rotor becomes especially from where it was ❤️❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻🤘🏻🔥💯
Cars are art, but you get a do-over if you want it. Its a nice feeling when you go back and do it better.
You are an artist, my guy.
Seriously enjoy your wiring videos.
tinkering and working with alot of wire, I've never bought any, I just harvest it from old things, but seeing yall throw this away makes me cry a little bit, especially knowing that you used the good silicone wire in the early harness build
I am at 36:27 and I HAVE to write this comment now before I forget because Rob just said "the coolest thing, and yet the most boring thing to see on camera" which is pretty much a perfect phrase for everything electtrical ever xD
Coming from the Spaceship tech high general, I believe you really need to start with a block diagram and making proper schematics for the wiring. You can lay out some component plates with wire pathing. With the correct use of nice MS connections, you will have the option to remove said component plates for ease of access. But ill reiterate, proper schematics will be key for you. I would recommend something like Alientech or something.
That was some really good advice, thank you.
You're a MAD man, Well done Sir> makes my little project seem that much more do able
What's your little project
@@nullofthenull putting a piston, valve seals in an old Yamaha Xt350 lol >
Watches a Rob Dahm video to relax after work. Sees dozens of things I use at work daily. 👀
You started my obsession with rotaries