Restoring The Iconic Catastrophic Mazda Cosmo 110s Classic Car Restoration

[@anthonybrand6137]

On this car, even the rust has rust! What a daunting task you have undertaken Ryan, and sorry to say, there's definitely more to come! 😂😂

[@jesscourt9068]

The car is so holy it should be called the Cardinal Cosmo.

[@kimwinthernielsen9434]

A job for papa ryanitus lll.

[@paulsim7589]

I would like to vote - Yes to this car's new name. Although by the end I hope its changed to Sinner Cosmo, as it will no longer be holy :p

[@heinrichreichartz5365]

This car is a nightmare. Absolutely great respect for the work you are doing.

[@richardhunt809]

I’ve never seen so much unmajesticness. But you are the man, Ryan.

[@onebadsavage26]

When I look at the repairs you do... I'd look at it and have no idea where to start. Rust repair is a skill ( almost an art form ) that few can do well. Amazing work.

[@steveworth544]

most people would be overwhelmed by this amount of rust.

[@davidclegg3554]

Overwhelmed? I would have run out of the door screaming.

[@tphvictims5101]

Absolutely a heroic endeavor.

[@alistairuysal1858]

Hats off to you for saving this . I watch loads of car restoration videos, this is by far the worst car for rust I’ve seen. Amazing work 👏👏👏👏

[@nicolaslacoste9367]

A lot of awesome work for a very very nice car

[@colinlawrence7284]

It's amazing work you do👏

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you so much as always Colin! This car will be epic once back on the road!

[@petersutherland2075]

BLOODY HELL . she's in good hands thou. really enjoyed

[@jonathanluce9130]

Wow, really not much left of this one, I suppose you have come this far, may as well see it through! Excellent work on such a complex repair.

[@Baj64]

You guys are artists. Plain and simple.

[@waskier4842]

You MUST save the pile of offcuts. That's going to be an amazing pile of rust. Impressive.

[@restorationandrecovery102]

este proyecto es muy entretenido de ver ,un auto que va a llamar mucho la atencion cuando este terminado!

[@gatouchstone]

One of my favorite cars on this channel. I have never seen one.

[@johnlummis5119]

I do love the technical phrases Ryan , 'swoopy swoop ' being my new favourite lol It's the Boaty McBoatface of technical phrases

[@jamied7643]

A set of rollers and small press break would help you fabricate those small pieces a lot more efficiently. However you do an incredibly job. I’ve been in sheet metal all my working life and did my apprenticeship with a panel beater how could do amazing things with a hammer.

[@lemmy9996]

I think they have both of those items. If they don't use them then I guess they know best.☺️

[@RestoHubAU]

Fantastic work, keep the updates coming 😎🤙

[@damianperalta5827]

Gran trabajo en el mazda, la traducción a español es genial, saludos desde Argentina.

[@jamespowton4596]

Really enjoying Ryans music during this repair 👍😎

[@shoutykat]

There aren't many cars you'd do this for but the Cosmo is a thing of joy and beauty. And I'm not even much of a rotary fan.

[@bz849]

Wow that’s insane what you’ve uncovered at the front corner there

[@rob-nb7oc]

Truly you are an artist and craftsman. Amazing.

[@wandersonmendes803]

O legal é ver tudo sendo reconstruído.

[@JefferyValstaz]

I like this video series. This is the way I make panels. Drawing, scribing, cutting, & bending right in the vehicle. I worked at a shop that brought a kid in that spent his day, drawing everything out in CAD, then running it through the CNC plasma table. Apparently, the shop likes modern technology, so I no longer work there. Oh, we'll. At least I know this kind of fabrication is still being done

[@0utcastAussie]

Makes a change I can watch this all the way through instead of skipping as I work nights and you always seem to release new vids just before I have to go to work ! 20:00 -> 05:00

[@colinlawrence7284]

I hope you feel a sense of achievement and satisfaction once the project is completed 👏

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

I certainly will on this one! I am very much looking forward to turning that key and driving it!!!

[@Ozmercyful]

Very clever piece of work 😊

[@dirkbosse1786]

Nice progress...

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Brilliant as always 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@peterstokes8631]

This one has overtaken Disaster D for being your best series, thanks will be amazing when finished.

[@TheRumpledinkieVintageWorkshop]

That's a daunting task.

[@richardtaylor7199]

Great job.

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

Nice panel repair there, the sills must be the most difficult panel repairs on such a rusty vehicle, because of the door gap and the sill is holding all that weight above. One chomp at a time and the whole elephant will be done......"badda bim, badda ba". Lol🐞

[@michaelhallas6450]

Good Video

[@davidmckinney6577]

Hey buddy bada Bing bada boom 💥 that was an absolute extremely good video buddy 👍 👏 👌 I'm very proud of you buddy

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thanks so much David, we are getting there :) hope you are well my friend!

[@davidmckinney6577]

@yorkshirecarrestoration I'm hanging in there not doing the best but not giving up. Good to hear from you it's been a while.

[@tphvictims5101]

VERY Nice work 🎉

[@JohnMcGillivray-u4b]

Mazda made a lot more of these than people thought, problem was they rusted away before they could get them to the showrooms.

[@francescoemanuelecascio6286]

Non vedo l'ora di vedere come farai a ricostruire quella parte visto che praticamente manca tutto. Buona fortuna 😂

[@moesizlac2596]

So for every 20 minutes of screen time that's like 8 hours of work? Every corner of the suspension supports, both rockers, floors, trunk, fenders(wings), rear quarters, lots of layers...so maybe 150 hours of fab time, that's $15kusd for a completed metal shell. Not completely insane. There is still tons of upside on this little gem! Good stuff!

[@hobbawobba]

Awesome car. But holy moly that shroud needs a clean out😳😳😳

[@bumfie]

the more you do .the less there is left to do. Amazing work bringing a classic like this back to life amazing orange one at Bonhams cars/ sports coupe chasis No l10A-10419

[@ThomasJakob-b9b]

Die Leidensfähigkeit muß bei euch Grenzenlos sein, ich würde das Handtuch werfen.

[@stevehill4615]

Great work Ryan, can i ask, as you've been opening up box sections and multi layered areas it looks like the metal is untreated/not painted in any way, would that be because the cars being mainly hand built no painting or rust prevention happened until the bodyshell was complete?

[@helmutstrap]

Great video. Love seeing all the detailed work, takes me back to the old Suzuki videos. Yorkshire car restttorraations. Can i ask does replacing panels in small sections welded together have any disadvantages over using a one piece replacement panel? Strength etc?

[@Hartmania21]

what a teabag ! :D

[@aa-ue4bw]

C'est du grand art...

[@peterhoulis1184]

Personally when ever i buy a car i obviously check for rust , then treat it using rust converter or fish oil and i check that my drain holes are clear at the bottom of my doors etc youve obviously have the skill to fix it good luck with it

[@humbertojuhasz1475]

This corner has gone in rust, OMG, how will you remake it!!!!

[@paulsim7589]

I think somebody released the Hungry Caterpillar under that front wheel arch.

[@julieblackwell6751]

Fantastic content, why not have an open day, Tim Chesterfield

[@andreasbrunnhofer]

24:00 the moment when you start to double question your decisions 😅

[@gregfrance1548]

Interesting. You don’t see manufacturers using that metal lacework much anymore

[@colinritchie1757]

Definition of a catastrophe, " a collection of holes held together with rust" , Ryan , I wish you the best of luck, you'll need it

[@alexbrueton8503]

Unmajesticness.. love it 😂

[@danmontour8584]

you just make me smile everytime with your comical intro, great channel, just hate to see you not protecting thoses eyes all the time, you need to think more about that..

[@ChrisSchimp]

It almost looks like it lived in Southern Ontario! The rest of the cars here look like that at least! LOL

[@NigeUK007]

Amazing work! Genuine question though, with this level/quantity of patchwork, how likely is it that rust will return again in a significantly shorter time?

[@Pi0rek]

What weld thru primer do you recommend? I bought a copper one and its absolutely impossible to weld with

[@alder200763]

Oh my god - you have to build the whole car - theres nothing left ...

[@Ragnar8504]

One one of the last videos someone commented "Hand-built - twice". I think that's the best way to put it.

[@alder200763]

@@Ragnar8504 i agree

[@tomswindler64]

Nice,trash to treasure.👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@thomasnewton9818]

It's a Sunday car, it's holey!

[@АндрейЩуров-ь4я]

👍

[@jeffhammond8969]

So with absence of structure, will next episode include fabricating bracing on the inside like what you did for the 914?

[@gforcekaras]

At this rate, there might be less than 50% original metal left! Swiss cheese indeed!

[@shortvidz9576]

Seeing this thing makes me think Tim's car wasn't all that bad😂

[@markmulcahy1958]

Its a shituation indeed. You are a brave man

[@lancemillward2462]

the paint is the only thing holding the rust together

[@asmg25]

This is like the ship of Theseus. By the end of the restoration, is it still the same car? 🤔

[@tigjunkie73]

That's easy lol 😂 borderline pepper pot !

[@willemjordaan4108]

I guess it's not just me who knows by now more or less where the balabing balaboom is going to be.. 😂❤

[@neilmchardy9061]

I had an uncle who back in the 80’s boasted he could weld body filler to rust in his business of dodging up old cars. This is a different level of work though

[@NunoxFerreira]

My Lord...soo much Cosmo in that Rust 😅

[@alexandrealex4972]

😍👌

[@guzmangil5476]

24:20 you just found the antimatter. You could build a copy car on the side and change it for this one and would be less work.

[@jwalster9412]

Question: with so much Metal being replaced, is it really still a Mazda cosmo? Or is it like that one boat from the saying where it isn't the original thing anymore?

[@nicholasviney5975]

You should call the car Oliver, because when you open a panel for rust the car shows "MORE"

[@RustyShackleford97]

Are we sure this wasn't the pope's car?

[@IOTWVUVWTOI]

Series title: YCR and the Cosmo Catastrophe

[@Alex.metall]

Так адски могла сгнить только мазда! Даже опель не способен загнить! В шредер ее конечно надо! 😆😂🤣

[@grahamclayton675]

Rebuilding a car 6 inches at a time !!!

[@Leon-jp7ch]

What happened to the BMW E24.....It's been a while since I've seen any updates. I understand that it's not easy to have so many projects going on. It's probably demanding. But the question is. Will we see more of the amazing E24?

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

you should call this car father cosmo as it’s so hole…ly 😂 😂 I admire your drive dude I know this is what you do and you are a top drawer fabricator but you must scratch your head sometimes on jobs like this ..great job 👍

[@benshannon3121]

I thought the Datsun and mats BMW were the worst rust buckets I'd ever seen but I think the Cosmo wins hands down. We totally need T-shirts with a disaster Datsun and catastrophe Cosmo on 😅

[@zaneclone]

Hmm... The Disaster Datsun has a rival lol...

[@geddonmeansome9834]

All this work must cost a fortune.

[@jimjessup2995]

You need a large glass of a good malt whisky 😊 to help with this trauma and some counselling

[@mattmarshall747]

That's a very crusty Cosmo

[@adamcc0000]

The juxtaposition of majesticness and unmajesticness. Of catastropheness and uncatastropheness.

[@martindonderwinkel653]

Catastrofe mazda

[@davefrench3608]

My goodness, this is a terrible car.

[@halldorra]

Basicly you have a blueprint to how to build a Cosmo

[@MS940]

Luckily it is super rare car and probably worth something once finished . If it was anything else it should have gone to the bin.

[@vizsla54]

I hate to think what would have happened if someone had tried to jack the car up.

[@ksouster6839]

Hmmm a thousand piece jigsaw with no picture and some pieces nowhere near the correct shape - but what a picture it will be

[@pl5624]

Memories of the disaster datsun...this is what ycr is all about! More Cosmo...

[@chrislewis4830]

holy shite it looks like paper after the wasps have been eatting it for years

[@Mushypee420]

whens matts bmw e34 back

[@Дмитрий-й1з6э]

Drill holes that are too large to weld in their parts. Take a 4 mm drill bit.🤨

[@vietnammodeling]

I would say around 6mm. He is doing around 10mm, which brings in a lot of heath when welding you don't want.

[@Zeem4]

I've tried using a 6mm drill bit for plug-welding holes, and the welds didn't stick. I've found an 8mm drill bit and quite a high power setting on the welder works quite well. I'm only an amateur though.