How do you know if you're a RX7Club original? If you remember BOOSTD 7!

It's been forever since I've been around, after creating and growing the site with the help of some other dedicated and talented people, it's felt like being estranged from your child this time I've been gone. For over a decade I put everything I had mentally, physically, financially into this website. I lived and breathed rotary, created RX Tuner magazine and lost a lot of money in the process, but had an incredible time doing so.

I've really missed being a part of all this. There was a long period of life where ALL my friends and acquaintances were people I met through rx7club, now it's a memory. But I do still have some good friends from it all, people I know would be there for me if needed.

So why am I back? Well, timeframe isn't certain due to circumstances beyond my control, but I think inside of 6 months I'm going to get to finally realize my dream build. Back in RX Tuner magazine days, and even before, I had a nasty habit of getting screwed over by builders. Honestly getting bent over so many times was a big factor is my leave of absence, it just left to much of a bad taste in my mouth. This time around, things are going to be different, I'm only going to work with the best to create my vision.

And oh do I have a vision! The build that's in my mind will be like nothing seen before, literally Detroit Autorama/Ridler Award level of customizations. I'll be working with 3D Modelers to render the bodywork ideas I have, and then create them from scratch with 5-axis machines and 3D printing. Everything tip to tail will be custom and new, keep the FD cues but modernize it all. Interior, I'll give Gordon Monson nightmares thinking he needs to rip his out and start over. Chassis work I have ideas, going to start with a fresh acid dipped shell and seam weld it all, maybe 3/4 chassis with inboard front suspension. Power is probably my big current unknown, and I'll be depending on the people I work with to help with the decision - but either 4-rotor NA or 3-rotor turbo.

There will be a lot of decisions along the way, and I plan on chronicling every step here. I'll depend on all of you as well to make smart decisions. And I plan on dumping the appropriate amounts of $$$ into it so that things move along quickly.

Some of you probably heard, and remembered me, when my wife tragically passed away almost a year and a half ago. For the entire 10 years we were married she'd hear me occasionally talk about my 3rd Gen, and how I wish I could do something with it. But I never made it a point, because our life was happy, and I didn't want to bring anything negative into our lives. So I tried as best I could to put it out of our minds. It was about 2 months before she died that she, out of the blue, brought it up in conversation how she wanted us to try and get it back together. She knew what it meant to me, knew how I'd suffered the time and time again of being taken advantage of. She was an amazing woman and was willing to sacrifice things she wanted like vacations or improvements to the house so that I could have my dream. Like many things in life, it was strange, the timing of it. And this build will be dedicated to her. Her looking down probably won't give a shit about the car, but she'll enjoy seeing me having fun! To my friend here, sorry for just disappearing the way I did. But I'm looking forward to getting back in the swing, and catching up on how our lives have evolved. Cheers to all!

Ryan Scott