1956 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Resto Video 67 

I mean you could probably get a modern power seat to work just as well, but alas no quality of electronics will ever outlive proper manual adjustments.

I could install one of those, but it would be cheaper just to take off the negative batt cable.

@@dukeman7595 Italian electrical systems are at best temperamental, and prone to melting down for no reason.

@@wanderinggentile can attest

@@wanderinggentile i can agree from experience

@@yamahonkawazuki Why do Italians drink warm wine? They have Marelli refrigerators.

I don't know what GM was thinking by putting the battery there. I'd be setting up some kind of hoist!

I had no idea. I thought that design came out in the 80's.

@@discerningmind Pontiac started that in 1954.

Charges at 13.5-13.6 volts

@@TheCorvetteBen : I was thinking the same thing Michael Cook said. I remember back then 12v was plenty sufficient. You might try turning it down to 12.5

@@TheCorvetteBen Nothing wrong with that. I guess I should have known you had already checked it.😁

No worries, did that many videos ago

@@TheCorvetteBen By the way... that power seat set up was very interesting. Great video!

Sorry long gone

Oh wow, a Peugeot 505, can't remember the last time I heard of one of those, let alone seen one. Mine's still a "daily" driver, as in it's my only car but I only drive it like 3 times a month, and the battery is going good for at least 4 years, even with a bad alternator that didn't charge for who knows how long.

Glam Stachee: Peugeot of America keeps track of the remaining 1,500+ Current Registered Peugeots in North America (which I am of);for the second assault attempt on America which is too occur on our shores within a years time. And if your do in fact have a Peugeot,I suggest you buy a rebuilt/used old-school 60s-80s GM alternator from a chain auto parts store or a junk-yard for $20-$59.00...all you need to do (with a file) is shave off about 1/16+ of inch(off a GM donor alternator casting) for a perfect fit. No clipping of/or cutting of Peugeot wires is necessary,if your Peugeot is XN6 powered,you just flip the tension-er bracket. GM alternators provide a good 14.00-15.3 volts(and higher amps) when the engine is warmed-up far better than the French or German alternators ever delivered. Make sure you snag/get a GM style pig-tail connector and solder a male adapter to connect to the Brown Peugeot Wire exciter wire(from alternator) which trips the alternator to charge and turn-off idiot light once engine is running. Belt size change may be necessary if its a Diesel or Gas Turbo. For the record,anybody that knows anything about ,old-school GM alternators;they are the choice regardless of car brand.....Iv'e even seen a Rolls Royce with a 75-amp GM alternator on it, bearing and regulator kits are dirt-cheap and easy to replace if and when that time occurs.

@@dmcnamara9859 Well I'm in Europe, so GM isn't really a thing apart from Opel. And I got another alternator....which of course didn't fit because there are like 10 different alternator types, so I had to take both the old and new one apart to change the guts out. Mine's also a 309, probably the rarest of the 80's Peugeots, less than 15 still exist in my country.

Glam Stachee: I had a 405 MI-16 which I regrettably gave to my friend's son's girlfriend (that thing gets around 40mpg+ around a 65mph cruise)....it has a 80s-90s Mazda 626 alternator....all I did when I had it,was add a couple of washers to alternator for it to line-up with the idler pulley. Peugeot then and the few outlets that sold NEW replacement parts wanted $400.00+ USA bucks,get one at Pick N Pull (junk yard from a Mazda 626)..........cost $20.00 plus $5.00 core charge GM and Toyota Nipponenso alternators are cheap to rebuild..........you don't need to replace the alternator if the : brushes,regulator, or bearings go south even in Europe.

@@dmcnamara9859 Didn't know the Mi-16 got that good gas mileage, my poor little 1.4 liter gets around 43 MPG combined, maybe around 50 highway, but it's still fast enough where tiny non-turbo diesels still reign. And yeah I thought about rebuilding the old alternator, but the entire thing was just fried from the inside, yet even this "new" one is starting to make bad bearing noises not 2 weeks after installing it, so that'll have to get fixed. My main issue now is the busted radiator I have. Doesn't overheat but drips coolant ever so slightly. No OEM replacements exists for my particular car as the radiators are one of the few things not shared with the more common 205. Found one for only 15 euro, we'll see how good it is once it arrives.

Noodle !

Although you add water to those types of batteries. At least, when I was younger everyone did. It was regular maintenance. They would evaporate over time and you added water to keep the plates covered.

@@aliceshaw8265 Ben had more into this car than it's worth 3 years ago. I'm just puzzled as to why a new, yet correct base/clear paint job hasn't been applied. I'm sure he'd make the money back in RU-vid views alone. It's a gorgeous Cadillac that needs to be painted IMO

*IMHO

1. Time, it would take a week straight just to prep the car and remove all the chrome, let alone paint 2. Money, why take all the time to prep if your not gonna do it right and go cheap with Rust-Oleum? If it's gonna get painted, it'll be a nice paint job.

@@TheCorvetteBen Hahahaa you reminded me of Derrick on the vice grip garage. "Do the RIGHT thing and a fella gets a can of rustoleum..."

Love that show