Vintage 1971 Ski Doo Nordic Snowmobile Restoration Barn Find

AJ goes in search of a classic barn find and comes across a vintage 1971 Ski-Doo Nordic which has a restoration story just as intriguing as the sled itself.
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[@shawnsleds6011]

that kid will be flipping sleds for the rest of his life. Awesome!

[@MrHugawa]

wow, nice... it blows me away that a 14 yr old today will/can do that... pretty impressive.

[@wayneh8767]

Thats awsome, great kid and good on you AJ for supporting a great effort by the lad.

[@alaskarailroad3996]

Awesome..... I started out at age 14 also..I'm now 51. Thanks for supporting that young man.

[@ML-lg4ky]

I absolutely love this kind of content! Thanks for sharing!!

[@ernieferguson9513]

SnowTrax needs to hire that kid. Truly enjoyable. Thanks

[@wtfbuddy1]

That's a gem AJ - Dad has a 72 Olympic 399 and back then good on a trail but sucked in deep snow. Better lock her up or your Dad will be out cruising around on it. Cheers and thanks for sharing.

[@frankpavan7865]

Congratulations to the young man who found the way to make like new again !! I owned a 1967 Nordic. Always loved the sound of the engine.

[@johnstephens8449]

this episode makes me happy to the core.....AJ and Luke should take that young man on a ride and feature it on a future episode....eh??

[@sledcrazy9805]

So nice to see enthusiasm for restoration projects!

[@russhfan]

Our first family SkippyDoo $1095.00 brand new. It's out in the barn,beat to crap but lots of fun and memories.

[@coolthingsdude]

Cool video man. Recently bought a '98 ski Doo touring e in good condition that I'm restoring, which I consider vintage! Those old ski doos will not die if you take care of them! Really like that mechanic

[@glenmallory9982]

So nice to see videos like this. Good job.

[@COJones43]

Awesome. Boy does this bring back memories. My Dad bought me a used Nordic from our neighbor I think in 1974. I don’t remember what year it was but it was probably a ‘69 or ‘70. It looked like yours with the hidden headlight but I remember the sides of the hood being black around the air intakes. We lived in Northern Michigan and I had a blast on that sled - when it ran. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

[@MrAudirs8]

very cool

[@quincee3376]

Very cool vintage Doo!!! Hey A.J. you most likely had a 335. Very common rotax. I don't remember a 355. Unless you meant a different brand.

[@denisbrisebois7658]

That’s so cool, thanks for sharing AJ … 👍👌😎.

[@todddenio3200]

This young man did an amazing job on that Nordic for being so young and hopefully he continues to find and restore other vintage sleds. This one brought back memories of one I have currently rotting away. Several years ago, I acquired a pretty nice 72 Nordic 399E. It had a 440 swapped into it but the 399 came with it. It had 1 tear in the seat but otherwise was in great shape. Unfortunately I lost my storage space and had to move it to a friends house for outdoor storage and where he put it a tree fell on it destroying the immaculate hood and original yellow windshield, cowling, and shredded the seat and rear compartment but the neither the engine or tunnel were damaged. I haven’t had the heart to touch it ever since.

[@joeorciani9691]

Nice machine, beautiful sled, brings back great memories, I grew up riding that exact same model sled, 71 Nordic, 399cc, 18 in. track 24 HP, hope your enjoying it

[@johnvail3280]

Excellent video!! That was a great restoration!! I have a '69 Nordic 371/e that my dad bought the year I was born, and learned to drive on, that I'm wanting to restore! Parts are hard to find and would appreciate any avenues of where I might find some!

[@shadowspace99]

Perfect

[@MikeHongisto]

Nice! That snowmobile (1972 though) marks the beginning of my snowmobile addiction. The carburetor was awful and would spit gas on your suit, plugs would foul, the muffler would break from vibration, the gas tank split down the center seam, a ski spindle broke and I watched the ski depart to the right (way right), the electric starter broke off the engine, the headlight retract mechanism broke, the hood broke at the latch attachment... Good times.

[@scottwilson4079]

We use to have the exact same sled when we were kids. My dad bought it new. It was used at our cottage it’s whole life. He would get pissed at us if we got it stuck in the bush. Not because of the long walk in the bush,but because it was sooo heavy and hard to get it out lol. He gave it away in the mid 80’s I believe

[@stevenorander8288]

Funny we used to think this sled was heavy. It is so much lighter than modern sled.

[@camarors4314]

Absolutely heartwarming! Now buddy’s got it for sale on Kijiji for $3000

[@snowman1695]

My first sled back in the day!

[@andrebondu7790]

Very Nice kid

[@DaleTerry]

Boy does that bring back memories! When I was 14 I bought a 1970 Nordic 399 wide track with my ice fishing money. I put new front cogs on her and away I went. Eventually the nordic engine was transplanted into a 72 TNT 640. I wish I had both of them now. Great story! I need a hat lol. Where do I get it?

[@TheMuskokaman]

I remember being that kid 40 some years ago. Nice sled, I had the exact same make model & year. Only difference is they weren't vintage back then & parts could be had at your local Canadian Tire store.

[@jonl2938]

I saw this on Kijiji. Sweet restoration!

[@case188]

I had a 1971 ski doo nordic the original engine was wore out so my dad bought a good running 340 Polaris engine and replaced the track and enjoyed it for years

[@Corpse1984]

More vintage sleds!

[@HuckThis1971]

I was born in 71 and looking for a sled of same year!

[@gregfleenor9654]

Cool. We had a ‘73 or ‘74. I think a 16” track. 640 fan. 2 tone brown color. Fancy unit back in the day. Couldn’t keep from fouling spark plugs however. It went back to the dealer numerous times. I’ve seen online posts where others had the same problem and fixed it by changing the carb. Thank goodness for EFI. One thing I still like is the flip up hood. Even today. We switched to Cat in ‘75 when they came out with the slide rail suspension. That ole Nordic was a memorable sled tho.

[@todddenio3200]

Cat was using slides back in the 60’s (I think either 66 or 67). The last bogie wheel cat that I know of was the 68 Cougar which was a 1 year only offering and there were only 1 built per dealer and the dealers weren’t supposed to sell them until the end of the season. I have only seen 1 in person and a few pics of them. Most of them are long gone with only a handful still in existence and most of those are basket cases.

[@toddcoon6734]

For purposes of an absolute show restoration, the skis on this Nordic appear to be a 1970 version. The 1971 version was yellow and all-new; Ski-Doo then changed the ski color to black for subsequent model years through 1979. Also, the seat was pleated with a slick embossed vinyl surface, however the seams did not last and in 1972 Ski-Doo returned to using the vinyl seat material (sort of a pebbled grippy texture) it had used on the 1970 models (Olympique and Nordic). Otherwise, a very clean 1971 Nordic 399! As I owned a 1971 Olympique back in the day, I can attest to these details as we also used a 1970 Olympique. Two very different sleds! A neighbor had a 1972 Olympique, again can trace those design changes year by year.

[@stevenorander8288]

And t should have a yellow windshield.

[@toddcoon6734]

@@stevenorander8288 Yes- that's correct too!!! I had forgotten about that detail!

[@drive9997]

smells good lol

[@briansilcox5720]

We had a ‘69 318e Olympic… I drove it to near destruction. I always thought the Nordic was the ultimate, until the 640 TNT came out.

[@russhfan]

Got one that I might have slightly trashed as a kid in the barn

[@sheddski2942]

my first snowmobile was a 1971 nordik i bought it in 1982 for 300.00 rode it around and got rid of it in 1983 300.00 bucks and bought a 1980 SRX 440

[@richardfuerst5286]

My dad bought one new. A Cadillac in it's day!

[@Playsinvain]

My ol man had a 72 Nordic…maybe bigger than 399 …can’t remember

[@starfoxnerd88]

Iam a simple man i see vintage sleds i click

[@rodneyjweltham150]

Well that was a great video right up to almost the eight minute mark when that awful velocity envelope music started period it sounds like a headache feels. By the way, I had a 78 skidoo. Absolutely reliable. Slow. But that doesn't matter. Great video!

[@jamieboothby8398]

I live in Perth

[@UBAYBE]

You cannot kill those old machines... they just work.... i recall them taking your arm off when starting....i owned that exact model...I recall spraying gas in the carb to start it on a wood block....

[@birgithrdlicka3047]

Great sled I have 1971 tnt 440 looking for 18inch track / slider suspension. Any info would be appreciated

[@snowtrax]

Maybe try Fullerton's PAC.

[@JBinMaine1]

Very cool!

[@jamieboothby8398]

Did he say perth

[@russhfan]

Oops I commented earlier.

[@jamieboothby8398]

Where r u from?

[@nathanmciver6496]

They shouldn't cost so much!

[@Gfthce3426]

Whatdyupay ?

[@starfoxnerd88]

First