Ultimate Daily Driver Challenge! Citroen SM Part 9!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2018
- We're back with Part 9 of the Citroen SM Daily Driver Challenge! This time we'll tidy up the engine bay a bit more and keep working on the headlight conversion, trying to repair the hydraulic system that steers the lights...
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Coming soon, we have more on the Model A project, and the final installment of the 1951 Chevy Bel Air series... I hope you like it! Also: perhaps a marathon series on splicing the Fury in a week-long thrash with vids every night? Let me know what you think!
All the very best from me and Miss Frankers!
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Frankers rules ! If my friend Marco (from Italy) was still alive he would love this. He was a Citroen fanatic. He came from a family that restored ancient art , statues and fountains over in Italy. He was super great with every little detail when restoring a car. He died in a car accident 6 years ago, age 53.
Yay! More SM footage! In my case (urban, wife, neighbors) a case of FCD would be fatal. I do, however, suffer from FBD (French Bike Disease), with a collection of Motobecanes, Gitanes, and the odd Mercier and Jeunet. My 1971 Gitane Super Corsa is sort of the SM of the bike world. A franco-italian mashup that was an expensive long distance tourer. And French bikes have all the weird idiosyncrasies of a Citroen. Keep posting! Love it.
About 20 years ago I started making wire turning headlight cables for the SM (like on the DS) They have been trouble free.
Wow! A note from the man himself! Much flattered that you would take the time, sir. Well, if I can't get the original system dialed in, I'll very certainly be bothering you again, haha! Thanks so much for the help thus far; I love this car, and can't wait to finish the repairs and go for a drive... All the very best from here!
The complexity of this thing blows my mind. Today, all that stuff would be run by a computer, amazing what you can do with a hundred billion unique parts and some hydraulic fluid. Such an awesome car. You, Dean and Frankers should do a road trip video when it's done.
This is the only channel that I always read all the comments on. Then I realize everything I wanted to say has already been said. If you like your car resto channel to be a mixture of profound philosophical observation, stoner goofiness, masterful craftsmanship, gentle guy (and sometime girl) comaraderie , life in a cold and sometimes mosquitoey climate and canine appreciation, this is the channel for you. Just awesome.
You just said everything I wanted to say too. Although I would have mentioned Scott's hat and Dean because... Dean!
+1
If you want a 1968 Javelin to play with I have one you can have for taking it away. I have too many projects. It's just rough enough to fit in with your stash. I'm at Mannville Alberta. Not too far away.
'What else is left, just everything?' this is the epitome of every single car restoration in the history of car restorations.
Back in 1972 when I was a kid working at a local service station near a hospital the two orthopedic surgeons in town each had a new SM. One of them was white, the other was chocolate brown. The front ends were silver on both of them. Both cars were late 1971 models. Each car stickered at the time at over $10,000.00 bucks.
The old "headlight fluid" joke really does apply to this car. What a marvel of over-engineering. Cool to see how you got it working. Macgyver would be proud.
1 headlight tierod, $39.75...
When Maserati adopted the hydraulic system for use in their Merak, they used it to actuate the movement of the retractable headlights.
The SM was ahead of it's time by making the car so hard to work on the average guy at home couldn't fix it, a below average professional mechanic would screw it up by doing improper repairs to cut corners, and a good mechanic would charge a lot of money to fix it. Of course a great mechanic would never touch it. He'd send you to the dealer, or convince you to get a different car. In that way they're like modern cars, damn hard to work on without a crapload of special tools.
Much respect to you man, you are a great mechanic and a fantastic fabricator. You perform automobile magic in your shop. I bow before your awesomeness. (I hope this comment makes sense. I'm typing it a 2:41 am after being up since 6 am yesterday. Insomnia sucks ass, but you videos don't) Cheers to you, Frankers, and the rest of the agents. *:-)*
looks like a true nightmare... swap it with a chevy 350 :)
A below average mechanic is not a professional.He either works for his dad,has great dirt on his boss or married his daughter.To get the skills Mr.Coldwar has,will absolutely be On the Job training,AND you must have determination in a sensible way.
Not gonna get there working at Mr.Tire
This is one of the greatest channels on TH-cam.
You rub him any harder and you’ll have to pay the Genie when it pops out hahaha!
Just kidding, I love him too!
Not to take away in any way from your amazing skill, but, for those not possessed of your skills there are books on most, if not all cars. This is no different with Citroen, e.g., the D-Series Citroen was the same basic model from 1955-1975. For some maintenance issues, I take my car (1969.5 ID-19) to an area Citroen mechanic (By the way, the national Citroen club had, perhaps still does, a book that identified all of the Citroen repair shops in the U.S). For many other issues within my limited expertise I rely on Autopress. Ltd.'s Citroen 19, 20, 21 - 1966-73 Autobook (Workshop Manual) for the how-to of repairs that I do. Also, surprisingly there are lots of Citroen repair TH-cam videos. My point is that a person with a somewhat above average mechanical aptitude can realistically possess, own and maintain one of these complicated machines and not relinquish control to high dollar repair shops inclined to relieve one of all of his/her wealth.
Dsdcain Try Endep. (Amytriptaline). I had bad insomnia for years. Take 2 or 3 50mg about 7-730 pm and you'll sleep well. Try not to drink with it.
The ending was therapeutic for Dean. Perhaps a whole show entitled "Delving into Dean" would be a hit! Eagerly awaiting my stickers =)
Thanks for the update Scott. You will rightfully be a very proud and happy man when the SM starts cruising down the road. Some people think that restoring an old, basic and ordinary car
is too daunting. We're cheering you on and are excitedly waiting for the finish !! Best regards, Geoff from Merimbula Australia.
Ah, the algorithms. 10 seconds of Ozzyfesr from CWM with Dean and The Tube cues up a clip in my feed of Colbert called, “ Sharon Osborne remembers Ozzie doing ‘crappy things’ “. Good to see Dean survive the frightening moment when looming Superstardom threatened to stifle his naturalness on camera. Frankers carries a big stick to the rescue! The slomo fly swatting while she pokes and taunts is priceless! She really comes into her own here as a full fledged TV star.
A week long super sweet marathon on the Fury is probably the most important act you could do which would benefit all mankind.
A marathon series on the Fury transformation would be great, kinda like Shark Week for cars!!! Thanks for another great video.
Shark Week for Cars! Yes, exactly, haha... Cheers!
I have a feeling this thing will end up nicer than just a daily. Can't wait til she's done! Hi Frankers!
The madness continues! It takes either a Genius, or very demented individual (you choose) to make a daily driver of a French car, with an Italian motor. Rock On!!
The SM is awsome, its so different. Id keep it silver, makes it look spacey, and way cool! Miss Stella!
SM looks like it’s going well, that 750-4 made me cry bringing back fond memories!! Love the Videos!! I miss Stel!!
I find the best guide to figure out when to rinse is when the caustic cleaner starts burning my skin to much to ignore. lol, hello frankers! she's so adorable!
Frankers and the art of tidying.
Coming along great. That’s going to be a stunning automobile once again. Can’t believe the complexity of the manufacturing process on this car. Must have taken a great amount of time and effort to produce! Your patience is unlimited,or really good weed. LOL
It's hard to concieve sometimes that this car has so much engineering.... In just it's headlight system! Love watching it come apart and go back together again. Looking forward to seeing it completed. Hi to Frankers and everyone up there. Thanks for another cool video!
The work is great and goofy stuff with Dean is a highlight...
More SM , awesome...and classic baked Dean ! Great way to start the day
I really love this car. Its got the Mad Scientist Vibe going on! How fitting for Scott! A really cool and rare car, it will make a great daily driver.
Hi been following the Citroen bold and I can remember them from when I was a child, there was a Citroen dealer in the village were I lived here in the UK and I think it was a case of like or hate them or should I say dislike them but they were ahead of there time can’t wait to see it finished, mark UK
Always enjoy seeing this wonderfully complicated and soooo French car. You mentioned the Fury, I wouldn’t miss that project for a free LTD!
Happy to see you progressing on the SM...such skill at the tidy and repair of things! Outstanding In Your Field Scott!
You have a trifecta there...rattle can aluminum PAINT, chrome bath and original silver mirror. Can't believe someone thought aluminum PAINT was a mirror type finish.
If Dean ever figures out a computer, his youtube should be LTDean
When she's running again it'd be awesome to see this beauty at EuroCarsAndCoffee here in Calgary, if you want to make the long trip down.
Great to see you are making some amusing progress with the S&M ..oh wait no that's something else -Entirely. The CITROEN SM, I mean. Coming along really rather well.
From your eyes to your mind and your finished product , your a Professor of knowledge Sir ! Ray in Pa U.S.A.
Nice to see an update on the SM. Good rolling restoration. My pet hate is dodgy headlight reflectors. Nice to have them shiny and new/reconditioned. Breakages are so annoying, but at least they can be replaced. Occasionally I damage things also.
The car museum in Tacoma, Washington where I am a volunteer, just acquired a Citroen SM with a vinyl top. The car is gold with a brown top. It was donated by the glass artist Dale Chilhuly who is widely known in the Pacific Northwest. He also donated a DS 21.
I've been watching these car crusher videos lately, the ones that take an entire car and reduce it to rubble in a couple of minutes. It is terrifying.
There aren't going to be any more classics. Between the fact that everything built today is junk and old cars are being reduced to rubble, the classics we have rescued is all there is going to be.
She's coming together nicely.
Thanks for the update!
Amazing job on the SM so far. Can't wait to see the outcome!
The headlight system of the SM with all the hydraulics and little moving bits seems to be more complicated than my entire car :)
A Coldwarmotors video was posted while I slept -- AND it's about the Citroën SM?!! Definitely a good morning!!
Lol@ your safety box!
Cute!
Great video, and series as usual!
Hey you crafty Canadians!!!!when are fire up the 60 fury you pulled out the field that was owned by the same family for a number of years.DID YOU KNOW that particular car has the "sky high" rear glass option.....thats why the rear window is abnormally tall...any ways LOVE the vids please do a will it run episode on the fury
My Thursday is made... a new video from Cold War Motors 👍👍👍👍👍
Good job on the hydraulics for the lights - maybe it's not what the French would recommend, but it works, & that's what counts.
Spit balls were my thing, got 4 of the best several times ! Cheers from Australia Scott :)
Great work.
Good job as always. Have a good one.
Thanks for the great video. The sm will be awesome.
Loving this! So much tech on this amazing car! Love how those buckets look!
Another informative Citroen SM video and some good improvising to get things to work as they should.
Just Awesome mate
Good Frankers action and Dean too. Will wonders never cease?
Great video love the MS!
Great video, glad to see the SM getting reassembled. Nice job on the headlight slave cylinder rebuild, it looks almost as good as new.
We Appreciate the update on the citroen SM And Your awesome videos with Francine,Aka Franker's CHEERS to all the agents.
Wow engine looks brand new from that cleaning technique. Awesome. Learning lotta tips from your channel.
This is more than awesome, thanks for doing this👍👍
Our standardpoodles Xantia & Saxo says hello to Frankers !
wonderful work please keep it going thank you
great to see an update on the SM
Looking forward to more of the Model A project and the '51 Chevy Bel Air! Thanks for the videos, always love them!
I’m glad you’re back on the Citroen SM project. I really like these cars.
SM update awesome 👍
Looking good.
scott your self made videos are the best! thanks
Hey, thanks for watching them....Cheers.
Man, this vid was a welcome gift at the end of the day! Was wondering what had become of the SM project. The work you have done to reconstruct the front is a tribute to your craftsmanship. Very nice. I had to boil the grommets for my Corvette valve covers to insert them in their place. So I guess from seeing you do it that boiling is an approved shop practice! Hang in there. Beautiful car.
Did they have a bronze (ish) metallic, would look great with tinted windows. I have a '96 Geo metro in GM Maple Mist metallic. I used the extra from a fender repair to paint the bottom half of my Triumph gas tank and fenders. I got lots of compliments from the BMOC members. Great 750four. Frankers is a smart dog. I had an uncle in Oyen, Alta. who loved his Ltds too. I never really saw the appeal. The weirdness of the SM engineering makes it so cool. Good to see the progress. Rock on guys!
Oh hey, a car that actually has headlight fluid... Or at least fluid to make the headlights move. Great work man, the more I look at the intricacies of this car the more I am grateful to drive a simple pickup truck.
Should have had a fan blowing while steaming....come on Scott...get with the program brother!
Yoopee, the SM is back
A really complex solution to turning the lights. You wonder if they had loads of pure engineering guys, they said to them wouldn't it be great if the headlights turned with the steering. Result never mind some rods and levers, we could engineer a system with hydraulics, get me some pipes, solenoids, oh and some levers and rods. Pure genius. I wonder if back when Citroen launched these how "excited" the dealers were about the tech?
The steam cleaning after the oil based scrub down seems to work really well except for the vision issues. Perhaps combine compressed air, possibly a second person which could also be used to blow away any left over contaminants and water, as well as the steam.
That is coming along nicely. Steam cleaning is always a good thing to do especially when oil grease and dirt are covering parts and you can't tell exactly where a leak is at. Looks like its gonna be a great looking and running daily driver.
You sure got patience Sir, great work repairing the headlights.
Andrei Citroen would be proud of you ! Nice you have Frankers to advice you!
I must tell you that I eagerly await every new video on Cold War Motors.It is absolutely my favorite show. The mixture of old cars , hanging out in the shop, making things work with what ever is around , is just the best.!!
I would pay money just to hang out at your shop. I feel like I know you guys because you all are so honest in your demeanor, and just down to earth fun in your subject manor.
I got a lump in my throat when Stella passed and you put out that video to commemorate her . I don't think I could have got through that without breaking down if she was my dog .
Thanks for some great entertainment ...
Hoss58
p.s... tell Dean no more LTD's..switch to American Motors, they are cool.
I grew up 10 miles from the American Motors plant In the Gurnee/Waukegan area of Lake county Illinois. The plant was just over the state line in Kenosha Wisconsin. So there were a lot of "Kenosha Caddilacs " as we called them , in the area when I was young. My dads first NEW car was a 69 RamblerAmerican. Other relatives had a variety of AMC cars over the years .
My first car was a '69 Rambler American wagon .. the high level trim 440 model, it had the chrome luggage rack on top, green with a white painted top. It was a v8 car, 290 2 barrel. There were lots of 'left handed cigarettes' smoked in that car[grin].
Love the "gratuitously complicated" SM restoration. It seems your beard grew three inches while working on the headlight steering hydraulics alone lol. I normally expect every old Fiat I buy to need a complete hydraulics rebuild. Considering the amount of juice in a Citroen, my credit card goes into epileptic shock!
Scott, as a long time admirer of your channel you are a true renaissance man. I wantedto alert you to a new you tube video of 57-59 Plymouth Fury and all it's details, the nameis ( 1957-1959 Plymouth Fury - Best Plymouth Ever?) When you get time lolling around the living room and playing with Frankers and having a bone look this video up, very informative for someone with your knowledge and interest.
I like these episodes when he’s alone with just the dog.
Scott I hope you heard about the Citroën’s on the lawn at Pebble Beach. This years show just ended and it should call a lot more attention to the mark. You might actually be working on a collector car that’s going to climb in value. Regardless it’s cool and deserves more respect.
Thank you .
I have to say, this seems like one of those cars where you ask, "why?". I get that it is a styling benchmark, and that it represents a certain benchmark with MECHANICAL engineering, but, WOW. I guess I'll keep enjoying my XJ jeep for its simplicity
@ 13:20 It is worth looking into home-brew nickel plating. Especially in Canuckistan where the 5 cent coins were 99.9% nickel between1955 and 1981.
Your SM series better than dope! Will shake waiting for episode 9!
Typo - waiting for Episode 10!
Wow, nice work on those hydraulics! I have to admit, I wasn't sure if the silicone would work, but it did the trick!
Thanks for the update... you might want to consider some of the casting techniques to mold the good ones and then cast some lucite copies for safety... the same technique is good for tail and marker light lenses as well...
Thank you for sharing these videos on your SM project - you are doing some amazing work! I'm in the process of going through a '73 SM myself right now and am just about to repair the headlight actuator associated with the vertical movement. FWIW - I believe the headlight fluid is supposed to be a type of antifreeze (not LHM).
Correction: early SMs with euro lights used LHM in the headlight lines - they switched to antifreeze sometime after 1970...
If you ever want a plan B for those headlight actuators, John Titus sells a cable actuator conversion. I don't have any experience with them, but I have his electronic ignition on my SM (and I think so does just about everyone else).
Was going to suggest that to Scott as well. Actually, the swiveling lights on my '68 DS19 (Canadian model) worked with just cables, although there were only the two of four. The other two "regular" lights had a mechanical linkage to the front sway bar to keep the headlights leveled as the car pitched. This was useless and only caused the bulbs to fail sooner from all the shaking they got.
Yes the headlight turning system was over engineered to the extreme. LHM will probably give you issues with adjustment drift as it does not have the correct viscosity. What Citroen used is actually unknown, but people have been using lamp oil and various other liquids.. SM world does have a mechanical rebuild option ala the DS. I would consider that.
But I love the repair :)
PS: Once you start the panel prepping, please make a detailed episode on your right rear panel dent removal. Would love to see a master in work on that. :)
The SM is the only car where you REALLY need to check your headlight fluid!
Hi Scott, great to see an update on the SM the frontend is looking pretty good, nice and straight now. I would say a definite yes to a week long series on the Fury. Dean reminds me of Jim from Taxi do you remember that guy? Reverend Jim I think he was.
I look forward to episode 10!
Scott you have the patience of Job, myself on the other hand is more ADHD. I am restoring a 75 F-150 on a budget and I can't stay still long enough to get anything done. Anyway I hope to order a sticker from you next time so I can put it on the 75 and a t-shirt for myself. Say hello to Dean and of course Frankers. Cheers from Texas.
Frankers has started a new game. Whack-a-Dean.
After the fraser.ash receiver, repair the lens remake 51 Chevy rear lights...I had no dought the SM is gonna be great 😋
I Love the SM vids !
Did you pick a colour yet for the car , assuming you paint the whole thing?
(Return of) FRANKERS!!
(With bonus footage of Dean performing as "Spicoli" in Fast Times at Ridgemont High -
Dean as a thespian? Who would have seen THAT coming?)
Speaking of SM - the sight of Dean being thrashed by Frankers with a stick, well... (insert your own sordid
cheesy adult video title here).
Yeah, I went there. :-)
I must admit I'm one of those who just never "got" Citroens. Growing up in the south in the 60's and 70's,
I just never saw many of them and when we did, they just struck me as - what's a kind word here - odd?
Yeah, I'll go with odd.
(Bear in mind, though - first time I saw an Opel GT, I thought it was a "baby Corvette", so grain of salt...)
The shadetree me that developed over the years took that one step further into the "what the hell were they
thinking?" realm of disbelief as I'd see one at a show. The owners were always - again searching for a kind
word here - eccentric?
Yeah, I'll go with eccentric.
Now, being the true CWM fanatic that I am, I am starting to see the light on these more thanks to Scott.
(Or perhaps it's just early onset Alzheimer's - pick 'em).
The opinion of these cars being "engineering run amok when cost and any semblance of sanity is tossed
out the window" is admittedly being replaced to an extent with a mechanical curiosity and appreciation for
the way Scott methodically (ok, damn near lovingly) goes about doing this one justice.
Well, for lack of any other motivation, you certainly stand little chance of passing another one on a Sunday
drive in the country at least.
Y'all be safe up there. No huffing the two-part urethane!
-Ed on the Ridge
Actually, there are maybe one or two other working SMs in Scott's neighborhood, so the chances of passing another one are fairly high :-).
Wow, really? Birds of a feather, eh? :-)
Yes, it might take a while to re-visit some other CWM videos where they will show up matter-of-factly as Scott visits his nearby classic car owners. Here's a link th-cam.com/video/qCaeNt-8qO8/w-d-xo.html
D E A N ! ! ! Newk from Kentucky
Check out the original " The Longest Yard " car chase with Burt Reynolds .... it is an SM !
Scott, not sure which is more kickass the repair of the swank leather coat.