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Eccentric Shaft
Приєднався 29 бер 2008
This little channel (formerly Metrognomen) first featured mountain videos and live music clips. Then the classic car hobby took over. The move from piston Ford to Old School Rotary Mazda led to a name change (the eccentric shaft is the core of a rotary engine). The Channel now focuses mainly on the Three Rs: Rotaries, Rocks and Randonnée.
The oldest clips were shot on a non-HD Kodak. Poor quality rendered most early vids obsolete, so they had to go. A Nikon compact followed, with HD, but bulky, unsteady and with flat colours. Then came the Olympus SH2, an excellent little camera. Last year saw the arrival of a little GoPro Hero9... So: more high-res updates on the Mazda (and other classic cars) can be expected. Mountains and skiing are making a return. Stay tuned.
If you like mountains and skiing, you can also check out my channel on vimeo: vimeo.com/user34632752
The oldest clips were shot on a non-HD Kodak. Poor quality rendered most early vids obsolete, so they had to go. A Nikon compact followed, with HD, but bulky, unsteady and with flat colours. Then came the Olympus SH2, an excellent little camera. Last year saw the arrival of a little GoPro Hero9... So: more high-res updates on the Mazda (and other classic cars) can be expected. Mountains and skiing are making a return. Stay tuned.
If you like mountains and skiing, you can also check out my channel on vimeo: vimeo.com/user34632752
Horkentreffet 2024
One of the highlights of the arctic classic car season, Horkentreffet is held annually near Finnsnes in Troms, Norway. An amazing variety of cars turned up this year. Thanks to the organising club Gammelhorken for another memorable event, held in perfect weather.
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1968 NSU Ro80 - First start in a year
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My friend starting up his early model NSU Ro80 after a year in storage. No inane* "will-it-start" headlines here. Of course it does. And how! This is a very early 1968-model with the black engine bay. *(If the question is "will it start?" the answer is always: "yes it will". It just depends how much time, money and effort is put into making it start. And if it still won't, that headline is the ...
King's Lynn & District Motor Club’s 46th Annual Rally
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What's better holiday entertainment than stumbling across a local classic car event? Sometimes small is better. Great diversity of cars (even a Eunos Roadster twin to P321 OHE) and many gems out in the very British summer. Shame that most owners were unavailable for a chat, but to be fair, Lewis Hamilton was just about to win the British GP.
Noriaki S3E3: A Good Run (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Noriaki Season 3, Episode 3. A proper blast up and down the mountain passes is the best cure for creaks and squeaks caused by months of storage. On our narrow and bumpy Norwegian B and C-roads it's a good job the steering and suspension had a full overhaul.
Steinskartind 817
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Classic or cliché? In late spring, Steinskartind (817 m.a.s.l.) is the last easily accessible ski mountain on Kvaløya. Can get crowded, but has a few good alternative lines on offer. norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1002&zoom=13&lat=7731006.14&lon=639126.57&markerLat=7730691.439905668&markerLon=639203.2598384217&p=searchOptionsPanel
Andersdalstinden 1221
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If you don't mind carrying your skis a bit, the north-facing bowl of Andersdalstinden (1221 m.a.s.l.), just across the community border into Balsfjord, offers slushy snow way into the summer months. Beware of seasonal avalanches in May following snow-rich winters. norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1002&zoom=12&lat=7706583.57&lon=665647.57&markerLat=7706620.592133694&markerLon=665652.86...
Noriaki S3E2: Officially Recommissioned! (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Noriaki Season 3, Episode 2. Finally! The Arctic Rx2 is back on the road with a fresh MoT. Steering, suspension and brakes sorted and approved.
Noriaki S3E1: First Spring Chat (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Noriaki Season 3, Episode 1. The Arctic Rx2 is out on his brand new springs. Looking mean and handling superbly.
Vågtinden 847
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A small, under-rated peak in Malangen. Nice steepness and alternative lines. Tromsø and its bridges visible in the distance to the North. norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1002&zoom=14&lat=7711454.45&lon=648509.14
Skarlitinden 857
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A trip to Skarlifjellet (847 m.a.s.l.) near Tromsø. Same route as to Skarlitinden, minus a mile of flat skiing. There's a spectacular alternative descent on offer (see opening shots), but conditions were a bit icy on this occasion, so we decided to return for that another time. The ascent to Skarlifjellet/Skarlitinden is the first open valley WSW of Breidalfjellet (see previous video). norgeska...
The Jiehkkevárri Traverse
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Jiehkkevárri (1834 m.a.s.l.), Saami for "Glacier Mountain", is the tallest Lyngen Alp. On this fabulous spring day (2 May 2016) we did the full traverse of 2,500 altitude meters with Espen Nordahl and the MSM guides. The traverse starts in Holmbukt and ends in Jøvika. In addition to Jiehkkevárri itself, It includes the summits of Holmbukttinden (1668 m.a.s.l.) and Kveita (aka "Kartkveita" 1751 ...
Breidalfjellet 889
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A nice powdery trip to Breidalfjellet (889 m.a.s.l.), Tromsø mainland. Plenty of space and opportunities for steep lines. norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1002&zoom=12&lat=7733438.52&lon=672190.70
33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 6/6
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The final chapter starts where the Cortina was sold in 1966 and 1985 and ends where it changed hands again. In the meantime it roamed the North. Tinkering, repairs and upgrades, an engine change (standard spec pre x-flow GT), road trips, car meets, supporting role in a music video, and more tinkering and repairs. In the end it was time to try something new. The Cortina moved on. It found a good...
33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 5/6
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Showtime! Cortina ver 3.0 is launched, tours the car shows, and prepares to head back home. In hindsight, the only regret is that the engine was left as is. Should have taken the opportunity to put a 12A rotary and 5-speed in it.
A Question of Degrees
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Some say ski helmets just fill up space in your backpack. I'd say they're rather practical. As when you land on your head halfway through a surprise 360. Might not have needed a helmet on the first 700 trips, but this time it prevented a nasty concussion. Need a new camera foot, though... norgeskart.no/#!?project=norgeskart&layers=1002&zoom=16&lat=7732141.33&lon=632994.89
33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 4/6
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33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 4/6
33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 3/6
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33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 3/6
33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 2/6
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33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 2/6
33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 1/6
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33 yrs with a Mk1 Cortina, Chapter 1/6
Season's Greetings from Noriaki! (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Season's Greetings from Noriaki! (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
Northern Rotaries Revisited: Mazda Cosmo HB, Rx-7 FD, NSU Ro80
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Northern Rotaries Revisited: Mazda Cosmo HB, Rx-7 FD, NSU Ro80
1997 Mazda Mx5 1.8 iS - Soft Top in a Wash-Out
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1997 Mazda Mx5 1.8 iS - Soft Top in a Wash-Out
Noriaki S2 E10: Rear End Upgrade (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Noriaki S2 E10: Rear End Upgrade (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
Noriaki S2 E9: Front End Upgrade (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Noriaki S2 E9: Front End Upgrade (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
Noriaki S2 E8: Five Mazda Rx-2 Features We Love! (マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Noriaki S2 E8: Five Mazda Rx-2 Features We Love! (マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
Noriaki S2 E7: An NOS Surprise! (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Noriaki S2 E7: An NOS Surprise! (Mazda Rx2 マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
Noriaki S2 E6: Putting stripes on the Mazda Rx-2 (マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
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Noriaki S2 E6: Putting stripes on the Mazda Rx-2 (マツダ カペラ ロータリー クーペ)
爽快❤ロータリーサウンド🎉
Yes, it's good music! 👍
Stunning car, it's styling about 30 years ahead. Occasionally I've seen them in the background of new car adverts where the advertiser wanted to avoid depicting a rival manufacturers contemporary vehicle.
Wer aus Berlin steckt hinter diesem Exemplar. Ich habe 1 fertigen und 2 Restaurationsobjekte. Aber zum ersten Start sprühe ich immer Bremsenreiniger in den Luftfilter, das schont Anlasser und Batterie.
Thank you for your advice, I will bring it on to the owner. The Berlin license plates are just for decoration. This is one of the very first cars that were imported to Norway. And keep up the good work on your restoration jobs!
This car is perfect as it is! (rx7 fc owner) 😁
UNLIKE the other commentators - I live the NSU Ro80
See! Now we're talking! :^)
@@xntrcshft Maybe you need to have seen one in the flesh to appreciate them...??
@@piccalillipit9211 I think you have a point there, yes. A few things look a bit odd on photos, but look perfectly adequate in real life. Take the steering wheel for example.
The wankel engine was really crap on wheels in any point of view. A prototype out of the box with too many problems.
Hmmm. We were trying to keep a positive tone here...
When they were in production, owners would greet others by holding up their hands showing so many fingers to indicate how many replacement engines their car had received.
@@chrisst8922 More precisely: After 1970, each finger signified one time the owner had drained the car of oil to provoke an engine seizure a few hundred miles before the warranty expired. NSU received thousands of seized engines, coincidentally with mileage just under the warranty limit and topped up with fresh engine oil. The initial problems seen on early engines was solved, but the generous warranty meant customers preferred using that warranty from running their cars without one. In the short term a handy way to get a new engine, in the long term an efficient way to bankrupt a small, creative auto manufacturer. ;^)
In my mid 20’s I had one of those. I had a 76 RX4: 13B, 5-speed, stainless steel header and exhaust. What a great car. Mine was a bronze exterior with brown interior. I like the blue; amazing looking car.
Yes, that bronze colour was stunning, too. These cars really benefit from metallic paintwork.
ugly car.
Sorry, mate, you got that wrong.
i don't see much a problem with it, looks fine to me
Let's just agree that it is quirky, unusual, and an acquired taste. 😇 We like avoiding negative comments.
It is extremely beautiful!
@@xntrcshft ok so why dosnt it sell for over 100,000 dollars like rotary mazdas do? its simply not attractive in its styling, it has no character, it dosnt look tuff or cheeky, its bland. it has no racing history like rotary mazdas do, nobody relates to them, as the car they got "hooked" on rotaries on a first ride, its nothing.Rotaries are known for anoying the normies, being fast obnoxious and loud, nsu ro80 is none of that. nsu rotaries are not as collectable as mazda rotaries, they just dont cut it. i know nsu was the first , i know all about rotary history, but it was mazda who perfected them.
Flott bil! Bor du oppe i nord? Min far hadde en 929 coupe fra 77-81, men med den relativt slappe 1,8 literen på 83 hk. Vi skremte den opp i 165 km/h på Autobahn sommeren 1979 med en takgrind med mye på taket og full bil som må sies å være imponerende. Hadde vært morsomt og prøvd en slik doning en gang.
Hehe, mener å huske et lignende forsøk med 616 med 1586cc ga omtrent samme toppfart. Med tanke på at 1800'n ble lansert på 60-tallet var den vel ikke så fryktelig slapp? Rx4 ble ikke importert til Norge, så denne bilen er opprinnelig svensksolgt. 929 coupé begynner endelig å bli ettertraktet den også. Wankel-Mazda er absolutt en opplevelse. Spesielt de utemmede variantene fra 70-tallet.
Window shopping, I was window shopping 🎶
Right on! 👍
Music ruins it all
It's the silent express. Need to mike up the exhaust for the full effect. See my latest upload if you want more sound. ;^)
Masya allah .. thats sound was beauty
Yep, it's music 🎼♫ 🙂
Love this car had one , My first car 1974 RX4 same color but white interior
Fargen ligner veldig på aquatic Jade som er en ford farge, flott bil, hvilken landsdel havnet den i ?
Det er helt korrekt! Den fargen var tilgjengelig bare i 1969, så litt nyere, men fortsatt sekstitalls. Bilen har gjort møring av seg og er i gode hender.
@@xntrcshft Min bestefar hadde en cortina mk2 i den fargen, den var en 69 model ;)
@@stephenhowell5611 beste fargen! 👍
😊👌👍🏼👍🏼go lyd I rx'2'n
Skal bli enda bedre med ny Nikki! 👍
What is the car at 0.22?
That is a US-spec Rx-3 automatic with the late model big ridiculous US bumpers.
What are those wheels on the Ro80?
Good question! Give me a few days & I'll find out.
I said "good question" and it was! Those wheels come from a guy in Belgium, who ordered a test batch from China. So they're pretty rare.
@@xntrcshftHa. Yeah they’re an odd stud pattern shared with Porsche I think, but Porsche offsets are all wrong for it. So essentially there is nothing out there for them apart from the stock wheels.
Always good to see the RX2 out and about🔥
Thanks! Hopefully, this season will be all about out and about. 🏁😎
Naice!
Det umulige tar bare litt lenger tid. 🇯🇵
ロードペーサはルーチェ、センティアの生まれ変わりの車なのかな見たことはあるけど乗ったこともないし、さわったこともないよ
The Mazda Roadpacer is an Australian Holden body with a 13B rotary engine and Mazda gearbox. Plus a lot of luxury extras, such as a refrigerator in the trunk. So it is not related to the Luce or other Mazda cars.
Stunning Rx4 same model as my coupe on my page
Yours is no less stunning. Great colour, too! 👍
hi, whre can i get the front and rear springs
I got mine from PacPerformance in Australia. They are 1,5" lower and about 40% stiffer the originals with those dampers. Apparently, you can have other specifications made, too.
Tks
hi, need you help to tune my enginr, mainly the distriburatores. Can you help
Hi there, Always difficult to do from a distance, but there are a couple of good manuals out there on the internet as pdf files. They are both better than the Haynes manual. If you can't find them, let me know and I'll have a look for you. 👍
Here you go, try this: foxed.ca/rx7manual/manuals/RX-2%20FSM,%20Small.pdf
Tks
Where can i get the front break discs?
@@manuelbonalsilva7919 Pac have overdim ones. You could try phils rotaries for original spec ones. He has a store on ebay. Discs are the same as on the 616 capella.
この頃のロータリーは規制かかってないので 生き生きと 回るエンジンだと思います 大切にしてあげてください😊
Thank you. Yes, I'll do my best. 👍
From Australia: I had a HB 4 door 12a turbo as my first car in 1991.. Loved it! (Japanese import)
Wow! That makes you a member of a very exclusive club! This one belongs to Noriaki's engine builder. It is the only one in Europe, and quite possibly the last surviving unmodified car.
What colour is finished pls?
It is a UK Ford colour from 1969 called "Aquatic Jade Metallic". Some Capris, Mk2 Cortinas and Escort Mk1s came in this colour, but it's pretty rare.
54位前にプレスト、サバンナ、ルーチ~乗って居ました懐かしな~❤😂現在74歳です~発進時に背中がシートくい込んだのを思い出しましたよー❤🎉
Mazda accelleration is the best accelleration 👍
MAZDA RX4 LUCE GS-2 12A WAS MY CAR A LONG TIME AGO.
Great! 👍Then you need to see this (if you haven't already). A Scandinavian spec, 13B Rx4: ua-cam.com/video/gOWK_h1SEw8/v-deo.html
サイコーです🎉RE🤤 コスモはワシの青春そのもの〜♬
A fair point. Apparently, the 12A turbo is the best engine Mazda ever made.
懐かしい💦 これのルーチェジェンテールリミテッドバージョン乗ってました👏
Top man! 👍
ua-cam.com/video/BJpxKNspePA/v-deo.htmlsi=R2VOxI2LBICObEQx Here's a video of mine with the racing beat complete system installed.. cold start
ロードペーサーで一人旅に出掛けたい😃
Good car for a long trip. It even has a fridge in the back! 👍
Lovely car I bought a rusty one for £10.00 when I was 17 in early 80s I bought the new suspension strut plates to weld on and was told why are you wasting your time on that , I was ridiculed , and ended up letting it go I'm 59 now and retro cars are all the rage. I wish I had it now
You're right. Nobody valued these cars back in the 80s. There were so many, and people had happily moved on to faster and more comfy rides. Classic car enthusiasts didn't think the Cortina was classic enough. Only by the late 90s did people start smiling and giving the thumbs up when you were out driving. Took some time to realize they were responding to the Cortina. I remember wondering why everyone suddenly seemed so happy. 🙂
The estates were very cool cars. I discovered and sold on two barn find 1500 estates in the early 90s. One from 1966 and a very early one, built in June 1963. Good solid cars. Probably both long gone now. If you don't mind a LHD, you can still find a mk1 in decent condition for around five grand in Scandinavia.
I was offered one from a friends scrapyard for £5 same colour blue, mended boot floor and got good few years motoring from it.
@@davidpatterson9107 👍
That's a real bargain. Paid £185,50 in 1985 money and exchange rate. 2,5 times what the breaker's yard would pay for it at the time.
Whats your whole exhaust setup?
Bought a complete stainless system from Racing Beat. You find it here: www.racingbeat.com/RX7-1975-1985/Complete-Exhaust-Systems/16417.html
@xntrcshft I've been looking to get the same setup, but a lot of people say that it's kinda quiet but it seems like it's loud. Can you do a updated video also maybe driving it?
@@jgfontanez8873 Sorry, I can't make a new video, cause I swapped that car for an Rx2 a few years back. I wouldn't call it quiet. It's got a good rasp and people hear you coming down the road well before they see you, but it's still reasonably civilised. That is until you give it some proper beans uphill in 2nd. That's more like taking off in a small plane. A very literal conversation stopper, if you want. My partner was not so keen on those noise levels. I thought it was the perfect compromise. Not too exhausting (sic) on a long drive either, and I did a few. And excellent build quality, too. Recommended!
@xntrcshft Thank you so much for the information. This really helps me ill definitely be getting the same setup for my 84 rx-7 .
@xntrcshft I just ordered it. Question: Did it come with any block off plates ? Racing beat said it does, but I didn't see it in the description, so I figured I would ask.
Amazing to see the interior of a 50 year old car looking like it just came off the showroom floor. Must have cost a small fortune hunting down all the NOS parts! Also interesting to see two vacuum advance diaphragms hanging off the distributor at 0:37 instead of one. I recall reading somewhere that some models have 3 sets of points packed inside the one distributor.
We have a magician who specialises in Mazda interiors. (He will do Noriaki's dashboard top, too, soon). Owner told me the Rx4 front seats have new vinyl on the sides, stitched to the patterned centers. Looks factory. Truly amazing work! Engine was built to original spec. I'm not that familiar with 13Bs, but will ask about those diaphragms...
The early non-electronic distributor 13B engines had one distributor and two sets of points. One for the trailing plugs and one for the leading plugs, as one set fires just before the other to help get an even burn. The early 10A and 12A engines actually had two distributors with one set of points in each.
@@streddaz What you're describing is the normal setup on a normal old 13B, but I was refering to a bizarre setup in some 13B engines that had *three* set of points in its distributor. Re-checking just now the workshop manual of this odd version shows the ignition system is described as "one is normal leading point, another is trailing point, and the other is leading retarded point" (This description is from page 5:2 of the manual "RX-4 FSM 1975", which I see is still available in PDF version via Google). Anyone know the reason for the extra (3rd) breaker point? My guess is it's something to do with the emissions/pollution controls of that era.
@@PartTimeLaowai I hadn’t seen that setup before. Only ever seen distributors with two sets of points. Must be for a specific region, and as you said, maybe an emissions thing.
The car was sold new in Sweden, famous for various (sometimes odd) measures to protect domestic car production against imports. For example, the 818 (808) coupé came with the Rx3 front, because headlamp wipers were obligatory. But the engine was restored in Norway. I'll see what I can find out.
HI DRIVE GLC FOR 30 YEARS
As they say: a Great Little Car. If Mazda had put a 12A rotary in it, it would have been the F(abulous)LC. ;^)
Litt sånn Grand Tourisimo musikk! Very stylish
Akkorat sånn Gran Turismo-musikk. Fra GT6, faktisk. ;^)
Woao it is icredible!!.
Yep. Those kei cars made me wish I was a foot shorter...
Is there a female involved with the of selling your car?!
No gender stereotypes apply. It was just time to part with it and try something else. ;^)
Meny-musikken fra Gran Turismo jo 😊
Jepp! Passer bra til gammelbilvidåi.
20B 😮
470 bhp. Neck still hurts...
@@xntrcshft so jealous 🙄
J’ai acheté une 616 en 1974 même modèle en vert pomme !moteur 1600 cc
Superbe voiture, la 616. Notre famille avait une berline vert foncé de 1971 et une rouge de 1977. 40 chevaux de moins que la Rx2, mais très amusante aussi.
hey, nice 5 part series! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it & thanks for watching all 5! 👍
たぶんカペラは10A でしたねbyeジンナマThanks☆
Thanks. It's a 12A. That 12A died. Had a new one built! :^)