Mazda RX7.....
 

What happens when a 21-year old takes a first generation RX7, throws out the rotary engine, puts in a V8, and makes a whole bunch of other questionable modifications? You get this: Corbin Goodwin's amazing RX7 hot rod. Holy crap nuggets is this thing cool.


Corbin is 21 (Matt heard 19, somehow). He lives at home. He built this car in his parent's driveway. It's ratty. It's an automotive Frankenstein of parts from various other cars. It has hilarious phrases on it. It looks like it could catch fire at any minute. Suspension tuning was done by driving it on a road a few times.

And that's why I love it. It is a showcase of ingenuity and passion. It looks worse than every RX7 on the road ever, which actually makes it look better somehow.

Matt Farah says this car is a reflection of its owner. After listening to Corbin describe his car and passion, I couldn't agree more. It's a combination of his work and blood and sweat and burnt skin and pizza delivery money that formed this wild automotive creation.

I wish I had something like this. And after you watch this, you'll wish that you had it too.


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AWESOME video, Thanks for sharing LOL!

American Hot Rodding hepled make this country great, nice to see it still exists in southern California. DP

I prefer a reflection of my work to look a damn site better than that.

Pretty nice work by the kid, somewhat of a Mad Max theme. He doesn't take himself too seriously but he had a goal in mind. Not the typical Malibu youngster.
Jim

First Gen RX-7s with cheap V-8 swaps make effective Chump-Cars! :D

Modern rat rod.

I used to see garbage like that at the import cruise nights all the time. Nothing special.

But good on him for building it and doing it himself. I'm sure he learned lots about cars AND himself while doing it. And that's what counts.

LOL-The Guy says "owned by somebody who's probably dead now."

Doe's this hippie use this thing for pizza delivery.

He's 21...right??

Well done. I commend his innovation and hard work. Looks like a fun car. Not for me, but a fun car nonetheless.

Love it.

Very cool, the ultimate in form follows function. The kid used quality parts for the stuff he cared about, you can't say that about the usual teen.

I sure hope so.

He found out more about how thing work and could made them superior if he had the resources then most men twice his age. Hats off to him. How the hell does he get it smog?

Clever guy.


Will be a leader in business and or design.

I'd hire the kid after engineering school. He'll make a better engineer than 90% of the engineers I know.

Hell yes. Turning wrenches should be REQUIRED as part of engineering curriculum. Lack of applied knowledge is a huge issue that I see daily in engineers. It's something that bothered me as a student, and it now bothers me as a manager.

I could be the "dead person" that owned that car. I had a graphite 84 with red interior in 85. I hated that car but that one I like. He is well spoken and obviously quite smart.

I must have the, "My other ride is your mom" sticker!

I'm with you on this one, Sook. :)