Part 53: Again With The Intercooler?! - Part 2 - My 76 Mazda RX-5 Cosmo Restoration
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2022
- In part 53 of my '76 Mazda Cosmo restoration, I finish the rework of the water to air intercooler I started in episode 52. With the ideal position established, all the tubing needed to be changed to match. And if I was doing that, well, I figured I may as well ditch the pedestrian silicone couplers and clamps for something much more awesome. This is another episode filled with cutting, grinding and TIG welding. The final product is exactly how it should have been from the start!
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I am glad Aron is still not giving up on this. I watched your very first Episode dude; 11 years ago. Keep going man.
same here
Don't worry, I won't give up. It just takes the time it takes.
Why would he give up? I'm sure had other things to do.
Same, I can remember watching his first ever video the day it came out 😂 and I got hooked!🚗
well Aaron, it's just a coincidence there was a cosmo in Toronto at that time. its very unlikely this is your Mazda. there was tons of cosmos sold in Ontario Alone in 1976 , even though it was originally silver. which in itself is a very common color
I am so glad I found this channel years ago.
In 1992?
@@smoll.miniatures lol
@@smoll.miniatures yes of course
That's like 8 years before RUclips. Impressive!
@@aaroncake listen guys, I used to dial into the internet with my VIC20
I'm ok with this taking longer than binky. Its always good to see some progress.
The lads behind Binky also aren't single handily renovating a house...or at least I'd assume.
@@aaroncake it's all good man. The first episode I ever watched was the megasquirt install when I was installing on in my car and wanted some pointers. Ended up getting hooked and binge watched the series multiple times.
@@muttenmagroo I hope it was helpful. Definitely DIYAutoTune got their monies worth when they gifted me that MS3-Pro.
@@aaroncake absolutely, helped a ton. Between you and Matt from sloppy mechanics videos the install went smooth as Buddha.
I don’t remember the last time I clicked on a notification this fast.
It’s been a while, I was glad to see it too
Looks great man! To see you keep at it like a warrior helps me stay motivated too
Hearing stuff like that keeps me motivated!
YES! I look forward to these videos so much, my wife and I make them a special occasion. Getting cozy now
She sounds like a keeper.
13:14 Technically, that's the _bung hole,_ not the bung.
_laughs in Beavis and Butthead_
I hit 👍 before it even started! Only RUclipsr I’m always on the lookout for 😎
He’s back baby!
I love scanning the background of movies and TV shows for interesting cars
Some of my friends think it's hilarious how I always notice background things in shows. Ever noticed how many lamps rooms in movies and TV shows have? A large number of lamps.
Oh baby! Already looking the video
Alright Part 53 !
Nice to see you back Aaron.
It seems every time I think about this project, a video turns up a few days later :)
We can rework anything to our own liking, but your self is the hardest.
I want project binky. We have project Binky at home- project binky at home ^
but no joke happy to see another episode XD
I'm waiting for the next Binky as well. Especially after their Instagram teaser.
I will have grand children but still here to see next episode
I'm pretty sure I grew up watching this build. Like a classic sitcom
this dudes using windows vista, absolute madman
Windows 7. I just prefer the taskbar set to small icons and never combine.
You've been through a ton over the course of this build. I appreciate you continuing to make these videos. When I bought my first car (FC RX-7) back in 2006, your website and posts on the RX-7 club were a massive help. Thank you and keep up the good work Aaron!
Seriously, thank you. I'm glad to hear it. I haven't posted on the forum much for various reasons but still lurk.
12 years on and the camera still drifts aboot.
There's a long standing firmware bug in Panasonic Lumix cameras which causes the auto-leveling feature to try and "level" the picture even though it is disabled. Very irritating.
Always love seeing updates from you Aaron, Keep it up man. I Hope one day we see this thing burning rubber. You should hit up Deboss Garage some time and do a video with them, for funzies.
I think those guys are local to me. In fact I think I have a friend who knows them...
You know it's gunna be a good day when a new Cosmo episode comes out 👌🏻
Dude ..awesome. please keep it up
Been waiting for this!
so am I
You've no clue what a joy forever, it is to see your face in the subs. :)
12:36 I, too, have given this reaction occasionally upon inspecting the hole.
Great fab skills!
Wow, I'm glad to see Aaron still at it. It's been over 7 years since I've owned anything with a Wankel in it but at the end of the day we're all still in our shop playing with electricity. Keep them coming Aaron!
Love the videos. As a 76 Cosmo owner I’m super excited every time one comes out. Can’t wait to see it done
Was so happy to see a new vid pop up. Keep it up.
Let’s hear the engine run man
Let's goo!! Glad this one got me on my holidays!
Thank you as always Aaron!
Been watching your channel for over 10yrs man. I'm always waiting for more videos. I wanna hear this thing run!
Awesome Work Dude :)
yay! really enjoyed binge watching these during 2nd lockdown. Good work Aaron!
nice work aron good to see a video of the build again
Great job, glad to you back working on the car.
Not sure why exactly why I enjoy AC's videos... but I do.
Nice fabrication, have watched this for a while now, keen to hear it run !
Nice work🛠👍🏻
Nice to see you back Aaron!!! :) Awesome vid!!!
I’m always surprised and delighted to see these videos pop up in my notifications!
👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎 glad to see another episode !!!
Glad to hear from you man!
Thanks for the video! 💪
Great video Aaron , I always enjoy your videos and watching the Cosmo progress.
I started watching your videos in 2015 and was surprised to get this new video on my feed, very entertaining great content 👍 thanks for keeping it up
Awesome to see you on YT again Aaron. from New Zealand
Always have enjoyed your videos mate, been watching them since the start. You're getting there....
Super content de te revoir restaurer ta Mazda sa fait des année que je te suis .
Thanks for the video! Now i am going to watch. I am sure it won't be disappointing.
Nice to see you back Aaron. The welds look sweet!
And just like that a new video is uploaded!
Great progress buddy! 😊👍🏻
Looks really good now!
one day we will see the most OCD Cosmo ever built,
As usual I´m very happy, thats my most wanted notification!!!
Nice work, it really worth it, becomes stunning nice! I hope you could go faster in the project, but I have to say, you are a perfeccionist!
🍰 CakeTime!
Thank you for video!
See you in a couple of months again!
Great fabrication work Aaron. Always nice to see a competent craftsman and electronics guru as yourself back at the car. On to the next instalment.
Holy crap i have been waiting a long time again so not a single sec skipped
LET'S GO AACAKE🏁
Geez! Man, where you been? We miss you awful, glad you're fine.
Beautiful work, as always. Thank you for the video, Aaron.
I just love a sealed flange
Mannnn..... Welcome back!!!!! Hope all is well 😎😎
Always a pleasure to see a new video; used to read your posts on RX7 forums back in the early 2000s
Haven't been on the forum much due to lack of time but have been meaning to get back.
I am on the same time zone with my project as yours....great to see continued progress and changes like this that happen after you could have let "good enuf" do. Starting in on the wiring harness on my 13B. You have taken the fear out of the electrical potion of my project and let it continue to the learning project that I intended it to be.
So glad to hear that! And yes, things take the time things take because of pesky things like day jobs and in my case buying a stupid fixer upper of a house.
29:20 If that movie was released in 1983 and Mazda Cosmo/Rx5 was released in 1976-78 in N.America, that would mean that the car in the pic is at most 7 years old (if we are to go by the avarage, 6 years old at the filming), and would most likely not need a rear muffler replacement, why is this important because the rear muffler and tip does not look like one of the original rotary ones rather piston powered variant the Mazda 121.
Another hint is the wheels, allow wheels which the rotary engined variant came out with, but the one in the pic lacks.
Also, we can see the roof is vinly in body color, (this time I am assuming) the piston versions had not the rotaries.
One final note, considering the burnt oil with fuel is normal for rotaries, the rear tail lights above the exhaust outlet does not seem too discolored, but maybe this might be a small 'evidence' as the car in the pic was merely 5-7 years old, but it could also be another proof that it was the piston variant.
I owned and modified a Cosmo/Rx5, and still dream of building another in metallic blue.
Honestly, I can't make out the exhaust in the video. Maybe if I paused it frame by frame. My Cosmo clearly had the Landau top judging by the rust lines and condition of the roof. As long as I've driven rotary vehicles I have never seen discoloured tail lights from exhaust except for those cars poorly modified. So the the mystery remains.
@@aaroncake I had an original exhaust when I bought my automatic original one owner 50k miles Cosmo, so if I'm not mistaken the exhaust on that does seem like a small piece, unless of course it's on the wrong end of the car, as the pic may be flipped?
Regarding the smoke, many owners in N.America who were newish to rotary engines could and would ruin the corner seals in a short time, and considering the size of Mazda's a lot of the new owners were female and we know how well they top up the oil. : )
About the landau top, I'm not too sure if the rotary versions had them, it may be something for the N.American market.
However, your build is legendary enough anyways Aaron :) , loving every episode, and wish you all the best success with it.
I really want to see how this motor setup runs. I have been contemplating doing something like this with my GXL.
happy we got a new vid! woohoo
He is risen
YES!!!
Glad to se your still at it :)
Oh, and dont forget to clean out that IC good, from all that metal shavings going in to it from the machinework.... ;)
Yes, I did blow it out quite thoroughly. And it will go through several more cleanings before the car is started as it needs to be painted, etc.
It's so good to see you again. Is there anything we can do to get more frequent uploads lol
That water to air IC looks great! I wonder why more builds dont use them.
I did it for two reasons. One, I had never set up a water to air intercooler so figured I would. And two, I didn't think I could get pipes through the front due to the position of the rad supports, huge hood hinges, headlights and future A/C related plumbing.
This mans drill never dies 😂
It was one of the first Li-Ion tools available at the time and was not cheap. Even on sale, the kit with two batteries and charger was nearly $500. Care for your batteries and they last a long time. Incidentally the battery packs just use generic AA cells so they can be easily rebuilt when the time comes.
I am interested in the revival of Cosmo and am looking forward to seeing it.
Are you busy these days?
I run a small town factory in Japan, but I want it to revive even if it takes time!
I commented as a fan! !
Hey, glad to see you're still working on it!
Any time you think this is taking too long... I took my 10AE off the road about when you got this car, and I'm *sure* you'll be finished working on it before my 10AE gets on the road again!
With projects like these, it just takes the time it takes. Because we all have a life, jobs and other things which take our time.
First time i cut a housing i was sweating bullets, i even borrowed a bigger saw so i could jig it up and not mess it up. Still messed it up. :))
whaaaaaatstttt Ho My mother this is a new video??? noooo wayyyyyy
Always a good day seeing a new video from you. And bonus Cosmo spotting too. BTW, the anime series Urusei Yatsura has a few Series 2 CD Cosmos in it in the second season. It came out in 1981, but the manga began in 1978. Plus, flying electric alien waifu. :)
Well then, I have a friend into that stuff so I will ask her. Watch to the end of this one for a surprise Cosmo.
@@aaroncake Yep, I spotted it the first time. Those lights are hard to miss. And it reminded me about Urusei Yatsura. A few scenes show a classic Beetle and other cars, but the CD Cosmo caught my eye more than anything.
@@aaroncake So I was thinking about what Cosmo was in The Dead Zone and it gave me an idea. Have you considered contacting John Ficarra? He used to be in the Film Car business and he might be able to find out whose Cosmo it was. Here's a funny story from his days doing that:
ruclips.net/video/IrdMjH5aNIk/видео.html
The infinite Cosmo project, love it !! Maybe time again for some female asistance?
Well, I've been considering a shop tour as I don't think I've ever actually shown anyone around the new shop. So obviously I would need a co-host.
So many projects have come and gone for me in the time you have been posting about this thing. Makes me wish I just kept one and stuck with it for 10 years. Considering the price of anything cool these days. Would of been ahead. Enjoy seeing the videos still
Ugh, don't get me started on prices. I'v e been saving on and off for my dream car since my 20s and now as I see it a few years in my future, the price skyrockets over the past 24 months.
@@aaroncake Ooo, what car is that, if you don't mind sharing?
I'm not going to say the name because every time I do the price increases but I bet if you poke around my website you'll figure it out. I almost bought one as my first car, but instead got my RX-7. Which in retrospect was probably the best choice.
Finally!!!!!!
I like the bars on the doors, hope they stop the crooks next time
I hate them. They are a pain to deal with and every time I have to stop and remove them I am reminded how I just can't live my life and instead it is controlled and effected by the worst of society. We all have to bend to them and change our lives to protect ourselves. It is really starting to wear on my patience.
Ya'll should check out this new thing called the "metric system". You'll be amazed!
So I tend to use whichever measurement system is most convenient. If something is 1 1/4", then that's what I use. If something is 55MM, then that's what I use. Confuses the hell out of people. The whole system of expressing measurements by ridiculous fractions is bizarre.
I'm definitely going to see this one day in real life
Something tells me I'll be doing a cross-continent tour.
@@aaroncake all the time and work, why not show it off?
It will be funny because I bet most people at car shows will just walk right by it. Because it's not a 34 Ford, Mustang, Camaro, Chevelle, etc.
@@aaroncake I'm sure you're correct, but I also think it depends on the show and/or crowd. I hope you'll post on Instagram if you do decide to take it on a little tour when the time comes.
Glad to see you are still hard at work on this!
Are you going to do the interior or the bodywork/paint first?
The rough bodywork can be done at any time, however the paint will be almost last. Trying to figure out when to do the interior actually because it also is tied in with audio. Hopefully soon.
I watch all episodes I'm waiting project to finish
Me 2 I'm afraid pass away before this project finished.
LFG!!
Glad to see you back.... Needs more puns though
I know. I've been slipping lately. Honestly I'm just tired.
@@aaroncake no worries man. Hang in there
@@aaroncake That's what she said...
I started watching when I was 13, I am now 26 🤣 gunna be cool when done
And I started working on this thing when I was 30 with a girlfriend. Now almost 43 and single.
@@aaroncake mental! Love this series, so much attention to detail, cant wait for it to be finished!
Great video showing great work once again. I was thinking that such long pipe sections need a rubber or silicone peace to dampen vibrations and equal out shrinking and expanding from heat? Why am I wring here? ( I don't have any experience with this kind of car work)
Most of the intake tract is aluminium a well so expansion should be rather constant. And keep in mind that the couplers do have some play. It doesn't look like it but they handle misalignment. I am eventually going to support the cold side of the intercooler tubing with a bracket from the engine however I am waiting on that because I think other things will be integrated into that bracket (like the oil filler tube).
I think we need aaron to do a video showcasing the whole car briefly and show us how the RX7 is doing. We need car updates here aaron. I subscribe to multi million sub channels and this is the one I wait for and watch secretly while I'm at work, shh don't tell anyone. 😉 I know your a single person doing some incredible stuff on the car and doing other stuff humans do in their normal daily life. Is there an approximate timeline on which you'll have the cosmo running and moving under its own power? Idc if it's done, I just want to hear those doritos chopping.
Yeah, maybe at some point I'll do a fractional episode and just summarize what I've done so far, and what I still have to do. Regarding the RX-7, nothing really to report. Other than the fact the body is showing its age and at some point I will have to make a decision about what to do. No timeline on the Cosmo. It will be done when it is done and starting the engine will be one of the last steps.
That's awesome Aaron. Thanks for the reply.
That's what she said 😉
I know of someone who plumbed engine coolant to their air-water intercooler.
Ha! Water to air interheater.
Damn
Damn man I can't believe you still wanna finish this car 😅
Not sure why I wouldn't. Because it is taking a long time? That's just the nature of a project.
@@aaroncake yea man I respect you for that and omfg the care of details. Me and alot would have quit on the project already. Anyway good luck with the build I seen all the episodes of the build and will stay wait for the next ones.
I’m looking at one of these for my project, but how do you get rid of the air pocket in the upper side of the cooler when filling? Fill off the car? Bleed nipple?
Ultimately I plan to add a small bleed at the highest part which will plumb back to the reservoir. It's kind of going to go into a "misc" episode later on.
Every time I see a video come out on your channel, I reminded of the fact that when I started watching this I was a... teenager I think?
Maybe that's a slight exaggeration but certainly early 20s. I'm getting older I don't like it