Part 1: My 76 Mazda RX-5 Cosmo Restoration - Initial Cleanup

[Edgardocelectric007]

I am so glad to find this, I am about to watch it from the start, I have a 20B I am unsing for my aircraft project and this will be so very helpful thanks for posting it

[davemiii]

Hey Aaroncake, found your vids when I was researching undercoating for my 70 Triumph TR6, watched #18. Now I'm circling back to start from the beginning. Cool vids, thanks for posting all the detail.

[aaroncake]

@davemiii Perfect timing since I just posted part 19 this morning. Glad you are enjoying the build. 

[blacktravis5]

i have this same car! Rare As!!!

Fully restored mine as well and they look great when they are done!

[axm203]

When a guy vacuums the engine bay before a resto, you know he's serious... sub'd

[aaroncake]

@axm203 Haha, thanks. :-) I was concerned with stinging or biting insects, which I should have mentioned in the video. It really ruins your day when you reach into some dark are of the engine bay and shove your hand into a sleeping wasp nest. Or you happen to find a Brown Recluse under a leaf. Black Widows are also common in my area and are...unpleasant.

[fcguy7]

I think your awesome and have contributed so much to the rotary world ... but please, lose the 'code blues' (jean shorts)

[aaroncake]

@fcguy7 They're just an old pair of shorts I use in the shop. I'm from the '80s.

[Dude13450]

so how much did it actually cost?

[aaroncake]

@Dude13450 I paid scrap value for it. At the time, around $500 and they delivered it to my storage area.

[Tucks4Eva]

your hell funny emtying the glove box.

[aaroncake]

@Tucks4Eva Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all night. Don't forget to tip your waiter on the way out.

[LeviathanGuero]

PINK FLOYD!!! Supertramp...

What a badass.

[sunnyjason]

its like a trip down to someones memory lane.

[XxX1rW1nXxX]

u love working with rotarys..

[emomotorgeek]

Two of everything means less parts searching for you.

[breaktobroken]

haha the glove box part was my favorite!!!!

[Sylwek1091]

When can I observe sixth part ? ? ? ?

Please answer ;p

[Kielliger]

Nice project. Keep up the good work.

[Kielliger]

Good luck with your COSMO project. Sounds like a nice job. 

[Kielliger]

Good luck with your project..!

Looks like a nice job.

[yerboogieman]

I think someone just dissasembled the car for paint, and never got around to putting it back together.

[blopeezy]

everytime you said something it reminded me of waynes world pink floyd!!!! excelent!!!!!!!!

[rotarax]

bring on part 2 mate...best of luck with the front guard... very hard to find big rims with the rare 120 pcd stud pattern too...

[yerboogieman]

Finally Aaron! Actually looks like a decent interior, which means less time with that, more time on important stuff. I have yet to see an engine being taken out or being put in on video. This will be a cool series of videos.

[aaroncake]

@yerboogieman For the condition of the car, the interior is OK. The dash will need to be recovered and every piece of trim resprayed. I'll need to recover the seats and replace the carpet...Hmm, maybe it's not so OK. I'm hoping to start editing the engine removal video tonight.

[1SWEETRX7]

I cant wait to see this project progress! I have always liked your projects.

[durtled]

dude sweet bout time...i may have to ask u to come down to ny in the middle of winter and help me with my na s4 to Tii s5 swap :D

[noob5000000]

w00t! Nice to see this thing finally going somewhere, haha. I look forward to seeing more videos of you doing stuff to the car, I was thoroughly entertained. Hopefully we'll get to see some of your fabrication skillz in action.

- 'need RX7' from the forums

[mazdarx7head]

very coo vid. keep em coming. looking fwd to seeing more. anything on tiina???

[aaroncake]

@mazdarx7head Tina is for the most part done at the moment. If I get some time I will make some more dyno pulls this year but until I make a decision as to what I am doing with the body (leave it stock, or not) the car is "done".

[MN12BIRD]

Wow given its age and the fact you found it in a junk yard.... it doesn't look all that bad!

[aaroncake]

@MN12BIRD 70K on the clock. The underside is beautiful. Even better, I just took apart the engine and it is perhaps the best condition used rotary I have ever seen. I'd consider the housings and irons to qualify as having less then 1000 miles on them.

[PrestonWolff09]

business in the front. party in the back! nice hair!

[Grappler130]

I think you have a few extra pieces :P

[aaroncake]

@Grappler130 Oddly yes. There are a few pieces where I have duplicates. I have 2 sunroofs, 4 door panels, and doubles of some interior trim. Considering how rare these cars are in North America, I find it shocking that the original owner had more then one to take apart. I'd really like to find out the story behind the car, and why it was left in the state that it was in with only 70K on the odometer.

[oldsoulyoungbody]

no 16' wats? I'm saddened....

[aaroncake]

@oldsoulyoungbody Ah, come on! Picture this thing in deep metallic blue, slammed on air, tucking 18s with just a sliver of tire. No one makes an air suspension for a '76 Cosmo, so I'm going to have to call up Air Ride with measurements and then fabricate the rest. But the bolt patter is going to make finding wheels a bit hard.