Image via Giles Vessey/YouTube
A lot of people just love old Mazda RX-7s, so to see a 1983 model get restored from a real rust bucket into a running, beautiful machine is super satisfying. The guy who resurrected this rotary sports car from the grave decided to give the condensed version of the process for anyone curious about what it took, and the result is amazing.
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Just the fact the guy tackled something with that much rust is impressive. We’ve known any people who restore cars for a living who would’ve just scrapped a car like that. But this guy persisted, finding a way to replace floorboards that looked like graham crackers left in a bowl of milk. His determination is admirable.
He comes across other difficulties, but one we thought was especially interesting is how he had the car stored outside during part of the process. You see the RX-7 buried in snow and sitting in the elements. Eventually, the guy pulls it into a plastic tent, which works but surely wasn’t ideal, although it beat being completely exposed.
You can tell the guy feel accomplished and he should. The ’83 RX-7 looks great at the end of the time lapse footage, so good we think most wouldn’t believe what a rusty piece of junk it was in the beginning.
Restoring a car is definitely a labor of love. Especially when a ride is as bad as this RX-7 was, the process is anything but quick. Expect what you think will take a few months to stretch into multiple years. If you have little experience restoring vehicles, it’s a trying time but we recommend taking on just such a project if you’re curious enough.
\What you learn in the process will make you so incredibly familiar with the car, it will be like you’re best of friends by the time you finish. Or you’ll never want to look at the thing again.
Image via Giles Vessey/YouTube
