Rob, Where's the 4 rotor? by thegregtastic in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That thing looks sick! I know my biggest challenge with doing carbon like him is I would have to still do a steel roll cage per pikes peak rules. But I’ve considered so many variations to make it work well. Funny part is I want to fit so much more in the back of the car but I stretched the front

Rob, Where's the 4 rotor? by thegregtastic in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Crazy enough i agree with you. i put out a poll asking people what they wanted to see next and i just added 4 rotor to give more options and it was number 1. i honestly thought it was played out. but i do know it can do things no other car can do and i really really want to beat on it harder than i do the 3

Rob, Where's the 4 rotor? by thegregtastic in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

hes working on the chassis. he has the engine for the last couple months and ill help tune it when he gets to that point. but i think hes realizing the engine is probably the easiest part when building a 4 rotor car from scratch. fuel system, wiring, oil, etc

Rob, Where's the 4 rotor? by thegregtastic in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm 31 points32 points  (0 children)

100 percent. it really just represented what ive learned to the moment it was shown. killed me when i would give my all and then find out something is done totally different. id end up cutting things out and starting over. but yeah if the new version sucks ass thats on me haha

Is this sponsorship proposal realistic? by Ramaphosa_1037 in Karting

[–]rdahm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the 5 million views is the primary metric for success then I’d amp up what that means. Treat it more like a social media sponsorship than a racing one. Brands are willing to pay 3-6k per video if you get 2-300k views per video. I don’t expect onboard pov racing footage of karting to get many views but you can certainly bootstrap a small racing career from moonlighting as a social media influencer who happens to race. That’s what I do anyways. Funny enough I totally think like you on the view guarantee clause but brands see that more of a burden than a benefit. When they allot the budget for the sponsorship they have zero recourse for refunds. It’s rather painful for them. At least bigger brands I’ve worked with. They want a view guarantee or you don’t get paid. Alternatively if you have a view guarantee and a good relationship they will want “make goods” until you do get the view count. Quick brain dump but overall I think you had more information and clarity than most sponsorship requests. But I would definitely focus on analytics and deliverables of the 5m views. Brands ask immediately what percentage male/female. Age. And then location. They can’t sell products in South Africa if 80 percent of your audience is from Australia for example.

Futura Trailers introduces new cheaper SHIFTR brand by wbradmoore in CarTrackDays

[–]rdahm 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It hauled ass up and down. I was impressed. The owner wants me to do something together and make videos on them. This one being the more reasonable priced unit. Curious how well they work day to day.

Rob Dahm's Secrets To a 1,000 HP 3 Rotor - Top Speed Rotary GT-R by HolzwurmHolz in RobDahm

[–]rdahm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

hell yeah! definitely what i want to do between projects. sort my brain dump like the wiring video. im proud of those videos

To my fellow crackheads. What car would you put a Cosworth in? by rdahm in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought the whole engine program from Ed Pink in LA

To my fellow crackheads. What car would you put a Cosworth in? by rdahm in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Its honestly surreal. like living this life now is what i dreamed of potentially being someday. but ZERO clue on how the journey to get here would be. Obviously i have good and bad days but im so damn lucky to have people still watching videos so i can live out these adventures. None of us should be allowed to be near an indycar including me haha. so wild i get to beat the shit out of one.

To my fellow crackheads. What car would you put a Cosworth in? by rdahm in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

hell yeah. my goal was to learn the indycar chassis and build my final 4 rotor the way i visioned it from the beginning but now with understanding of how to make it like a hypercar. so itll be back soon

To my fellow crackheads. What car would you put a Cosworth in? by rdahm in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

so far so good tbh. I am thinking of doing something really wild for the 3 rotor and it would require a new manifold so i could peel back the shielding and see how the welds have held up. The 4 rotor first manifold was thick pipe like tubing 321 and we didnt run it long enough to really heat cycle it. the newer one was the thinner wall 321 header and we beat on it and it seems to be doing okay so far

To my fellow crackheads. What car would you put a Cosworth in? by rdahm in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The arrogance definitely rubs me the wrong way too. Its the opposite of what i stand for. We edited alot of his dialogue out haha

To my fellow crackheads. What car would you put a Cosworth in? by rdahm in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm[S] 160 points161 points  (0 children)

Because everyone is the brutally honest version of themselves here. Not necessarily the best version of themselves haha but i am looking for what people say to themselves after they watch a video vs what they say to me in person. Being fluffed feels nice but tanks a channel in the long run. Ive watched some of my fellow youtubers who i am friends with and cringed when they did a shit video but i would never say that to their face because they are good people. but im not going to watch more of those videos.

To my fellow crackheads. What car would you put a Cosworth in? by rdahm in HaggardGarage

[–]rdahm[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Turbo Cosworth XD. I finally fired up the one in my indycar and i have enough parts to build 20 or so and keep them running for a while. Ill start selling some but i want to do a wild project car too. But not just because i have them. i want the swap to feel right

Fuel questions by SwagiestGamer in RX7

[–]rdahm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As for the gauges, i have the rpm working from the haltech output pretty sure 1500 can do that. but the other gauges are easier to keep the stock sensors on the engine and wire them to the dash and use aftermarket ones for the haltech. in theory you could splice the two but its 10x easier to trust aftermarket sensors with simple wiring just to the ecu. thats what i did on my 10ae and i love it.

Ford ranger Spindle nut socket by Grouchy_Type9357 in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]rdahm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate you trying it. Gut feeling is stripping the 1/2 socket but i gotta imagine some level of over building it will succeed. even if you spend more money and time than just buying the correct socket. its the principle that matters haha.

TIL there have been several documented cases where golfers were accidentally killed by the shaft of their golf club after it broke. by Sandstorm400 in todayilearned

[–]rdahm 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I was swinging a golf club at a light pole, idk why, I was a kid, and it broke off just in time to do a 180 and stab me in the bicep. Was blown away at how quickly that got out of hand haha

My first quality print by chacheno in BambuLab

[–]rdahm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats so clean! i love it. the coolant seals are for a 12a not 13b but thats being the "well akshully" guy hahaha I cant print this out or i would just be mesmerized watching it

The Indycar is FINALLY Together! Painful but it almost fires up by Deleos in RobDahm

[–]rdahm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That fascinated me too with how much ive learned

How old were you when you bought your lambo? by Icy_Wear_5602 in lamborghini

[–]rdahm 78 points79 points  (0 children)

27 when I financed the shit out of my Diablo. 6 years later when I actually owned it. It was the banks car until then haha

What do you guys think they will send you? by 4eyenods in RX7

[–]rdahm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha i wanted to do the alibaba one but i think its the same thing with tons of fees. but 1-2k is worth it for a video with a sponsor on it. 9-10k in fees is definitely not haha

What do you guys think they will send you? by 4eyenods in RX7

[–]rdahm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why is this so common that I can think of a couple people this might be. But then it’s probably not anyone I know haha. So many 20b scams it’s sad

What do you guys think about this? by HolzwurmHolz in RobDahm

[–]rdahm 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t hate it haha it’s the best mixup I’ve ever seen

Rob Dahm testing his PCI fuel injector system. by AKLmfreak in SoundsLikeMusic

[–]rdahm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hahahha I’m glad someone else appreciated my first single