Boy does that bring back memories. I bought a two year old 71 Nordic when I was 14. We lived on a farm in an Island, and during the winter I would ride that Ski Doo across the frozen lake to high school in town. I had to replace the crankshaft seal twice as oil would leak into the mag, and spoil the lighting coil. Also blew one piston, probably running too hot a spark plugs. Running it beside a car, best we could estimate it could make 50mph, but I make no claims of accuracy. It was a fairly common thing to swap in a set of sliders, and remove the bogie wheel suspension. The bogie’s had springs that broke as well as the axle would break too. Naturally a bunch of teenagers getting together, we would run the heck out of these things a jump them and all kinds of crazy stuff.
Wow! What a beautiful job you did. It looks like it came off the showroom floor. I can’t even imagine how many hours it took to complete this but I so respect and admire your knowledge and determination. What an awesome video!
Nice job. I recall those Nordics were the “Cadillac” model sleds in 1970 with their 18 inch track and twin cylinder power. Seems like the slide rail would have been worth keeping.
I started on the 8th of November and had it pretty well done by the 29th of December.. And i worked on it pretty steady not sure of amount of hrs. I am not nearly as meticulous as some are though.. Thanks for looking..
