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Would love to see sam fix one car to completion........

Sam needs to hire someone who edits these videos, pump them out quick and and on to the next, these projects take way too long to get to us, not complaining but Sam’s channel has so much more potential if he pushes content properly

Sam, that "fuse box" you've replaced is called a CEM and it's programmed to each Volvo that it comes from, they're a nightmare to crack but using VDash and Vida, you can crack the PIN and re-program it.

All your content is great, Sam, but I'm really interested in this project. I'm hooked and the only thing that stinks is how long we have to wait between episodes. Keep up the good work!

I just think it was weird how Rich Rebuilds was photographed along the levee system just before it failed, flooding this previously-pristine Aston.

good job Sam ,I've got a tip when I'm working on flood cars,I use a Batt Terminal Cleaner It does a great job of neutralizing the green Crustys just pour it into a pump spray bottle and spray ,it works great.

All I could think of was taking a pressure washer and some anti corrosive/salt cleaning chemicals and just powerwashing the interior and electronics. After removing the carpet and seats of course haha, probably has some drain plugs you can take out so would drain. Would make working on it a lot more better.

Great editing on that disassembly also hats off to your creative and not awkward sponsor plug. Seamless!

woooooo... what an ending. Always happy to see a Scott and Sam crossover.

@00:26, is it possible to remediate, repair and replace severe salt water intruded electronics? I'm Retired US Navy Aviation Electronics Technician, a chunk of my time was addressing salt water related corrosion on and in avionics systems. The #1 thing that can be done to mitigate salt water damage? Immediate flushing the area and electronics with fresh water, if able remove the electronics boxes, remove any batteries on the boards or in the boxes before hand and toss those batteries and then literally dunk the electronics and electricals in fresh water, open the boxes, dunk the boxes/boards/panels several times, agitate the water, if the water gets cloudy or just use constant flow of water (fill at the top, drain from the bottom because salt water is heavier than fresh), use a plastic soft bristle tooth brush and... I think the old NA01-16-540 US Navy Avionics Corrosion Control Manual is on the internet someplace. That tome is filled with information on how we do that job.

Saltwater cars... you guys crack me up! Its bad enough on the outboards I restore... and those are designed from the ground up to be used there, but this is just hilarious. Hope you got it really cheap!

The corrosion we saw in the last episode made me want to see this one. How is Sam going to get out of this one? Stay tuned to find out.

If you ever have to use that seat motor trick again, see if you can get a drill chuck around the motor shaft. Then you can get the drill to spend the motor instead of your hand doing it for 15 plus minutes. Usually, you probably won't be able to fit a drill, but you could get one of those flexible extensions for a drill and get a small chuck on the shaft that way. Even a flexible extension on a Dremel meant to hold drill bits for example.

Awesome! Can't wait for Sam to work on this for a few weeks, get tired of it, park it unfinished in the field and never hear about it again!

Some very innovative techniques in this video. Glad to see you don’t give up. Awesome you got friends to help you as well. I’m usually in the garage alone cussing at KZfaq for making it look so easy.

Glad to see you got a great sponsorship.

Freakin awesome you got such a huge sponsorship Sam!! Thank you for the free entertainment and you deserve it more than most!

Can't wait to see how this ends up. I enjoy when out of towners stop by and lend a hand.

Wonder if you could have gotten a drill chuck on that motor spline? Have to be a small drill.

freaking addicted to this rebuild!! keep them coming Sam!!!

ive done countless flood cars, along with vintage audio gear. buy deoxit D5, its expensive, but corrosion just melts away

glad sam does projects that we all relate to. my grandmother drives a flooded Aston Martin

Haha great cliffhanger - nice to see another familiar face! Can't wait to see more of this repair!

Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ride at the salt water express 💦💦💦 Good Luck Sam

Ayyy Matt! Good buddy of mine! Did work on my integra years ago! Glad to hear his name and shop shout out on here!

Instead of turning the motor by hand, you could have done it with your small hand drill with a socket near to shaft size and either pack it out and wedge it, or use a Blutak type product just to tack it temporarily.

Would it have been possible to attach a drill to the end of the motor shaft?

Sam--you truly have an inhuman amount of patience AND optimism to take on these projects! We may complain about how long it takes for you to release content but nobody is as willing to take the risks associated with potential diamonds in the rough, as you. Who says too much of a good thing can't kill you?! Godspeed and good luck on this and all of your projects.

Your optimism is great. I really hope you succeed and prove the critics wrong.

in the flood vehicle i got from ian besides changing about 27 controlers i noticed wires thst would of been constant power seem to corroded the worst in plugs similar issues come pins broke right out

"Could possibly be contaminated with mold spores" continues to touch,pat and breath in 😂

would you hose everything down with fresh water so that the salt can wash away and not eat any further

Sam, just about every one of your picks is the best and most relatable on the internet. Glad to see Scott return and hopefully turn this AM around! Your too close to the finish line on too many cars! LoL.... BTW~ whats that Mercedes 'Black' behind the AM?

I'm curious if salt water migrated into the wires from the terminals and if so how that affects the conductor's resistance. Should the wire harness be replaced?

10:59 Immobilizer is situated in the bcm. Key data wont match, if steering lock does not unlock ignition wont turn on

Samcrac was sounding like Kermit the frog there for a minute😂

Did you consider using your cordless ratchet attached to the seat motor shaft to rotate it, rather than rotating it by hand?

Looking forward to the next update! Just picked up a supppsedly eun and drive from Copart. Got it home and the muffler is full (gushing and sloshing) of water! Did you have that? How to get it out?

I bought a Hyper Tough tire pump. I've used it almost daily (long story) for 2 years. It's still going!

I wonder if it’s the same as the other Volvos and has that alarm sounder unit with a battery in it which dies after time?

Im hooked. Hope to see more videos on this Aston!

Hey Sam , Just experiencing the same issue. no power for me as well , removed the Bcm on F-pace its destroyed with salt water. One possible solution that MAY work looks as follows. If you still have the dedicated bcm , you can try to send it out to the electronics board repair shop and try to swap memory module from original bcm to the new one. If the memory part is not damaged , you may get lucky and run the car with no problems. Regards from Georgia . Really looking forward for this project.

I love that even after not being able to fix the flooded Viper, Sam is ALL IN to give it another go with a flooded Aston. Man, I know the feeling of excitement and enthusiasm to want to buy the next project and hopefully have it turn out great! SO many beautiful flood cars that seem like they have great potential. Some actually run and drive but have a certificate of destruction. I was really excited about that $250k 2019 GT3 RS flood car that just sold for $63k! So tempting but like Sam said, it could need an entire new power train. That's quite the gamble but SO tempting! Tavarish just couldn't resist buying that P1 and so far NOBODY has told him he got a killer deal. But, maybe it will end up as a killer deal. I hope this car ends up as a killer deal for Sam. Great content, Sam! Keep inspiring me NOT to buy a flood car!😁

Nice to see proper use of jackstands on grass!

Can you solder the chip that was removed from the AM board and put it on the Volvo board?It would have all the codes in it already.

Most of the time you buy a bucket but you make good content out if it its real huge respect!! You take that level of projects I love your video’s ❤ Sam i wish you a awesome day 😊

I love watching people moving or removing seats. What you need to do is turn them so the base is vertical and the bottom of it towards the front of the car - then it is easy to just turn the seat around the pillar to get it out.

Yes, it's just a matter of how much money you have to spend. This would likely need a complete wiring harness plus any fuse block that got any water on it. Also, the engine may need rebuilt if the water got inside. Would also likely need new exhaust and catalytic converter if they were under the car where water could flood it.

It is not a surprise that you found Ford and Volvo parts in the Aston. Ford used to own the Jag, Volvo, and Aston back in the 2000's. When I was an intern at Ford Global Purchase, Ford sourced their parts to be interchangeable in their product lines (economies of scale to push the parts price down). Even if the genuine parts are not available from Ford, you might be able to find an after-market compatible part. Good luck, Sam, and looking forward to the next video.

Whoooo what an epic ending! This is the best collaboration, don’t call Rich here, he just bragging and not helping, not mentioning to finish at all. Rattarosa is the man!

Nice Tip Matt!

5:15 Good to know what the tool kit would cost if I lived in Beverly Hills 90210!!! 🤣🤣🤣

It really fun to watch you guys figure it out 🍿😊

0:20 SWEET, great work! Thanks 😬👍

Can you put the front wheels on dollys then tow it to your car lift ?

I'm following this Aston Martin story. Why can't you buy a ecu and matching paired key from a wrecked db9 from a salvage yard. Since the issue is programing?

So there is no form of manual backup on those seats?

Sam is the king of sponsorships. You offer that man money, he'll take it!

Another OOPS! Hopeful to see it up and running ....soon? Keep up the great work.

hahahaha Scott pops up again, whats he imported this time🤣🤣🤣

Love this! Thank you Sam!

It seems like you should have sprung for an extra $40 and bought the Walmart HyperTough electric drill and hooked it to that seat motor shaft and zipped that seat forward in no time. Just a thought.

I did the same trick with the seat motor on a 330CI BMW a couple years ago, I bet they share the motors.

Why that seat has no mechanical backup? at least for moving front and back

Loving this one. I’m doing a v12 Audi also flooded but not as bad

There was not room to put a socket on the seat motor, then use an extension and ratchet to make it easier and quicker to get the seat forward?

The wiring harnesses has to be toast. If salt water was able to wick in because of the stranded wire, that car will be a nightmare a few years from now. I know some of the pinball guys actually place old wiring harnesses in the dishwasher to clean and the results are pretty amazing. Granted, not from salt water damage, more about decades of grime.

That CEM or Relay box as you calls it, is also part of the immobilizer and a lot more in one. It needs to be reprogrammed in order to work. Probably not possible as it is not a virginized unit. 😫

Hope it comes to life, lot of investigating you will have to do- but Sam knowing you you will get it going . GOOD LUCK NICE CAR MAN.

Nice vid, interesting to see what Tavarish has to come with his P1

Hey Sam great video,,, take a wide rubber elastic slide it over the shaft of the electric motor and over the chuck of your battery powered drill add tension and the electric motor should spin,,, just like a serpentine belt spinning all the pulleys on your engine.....

Sam that is an amazing car but the flood damage looks heartbreaking!!! BUT you are getting loads of experience eh!!!

Love your videos Sam ! The (amount of) damage I saw with the salt on the electrics, I would rather flip the working parts (on the rest of the car) than to restore the whole car. :) Cheers!

Enjoy your candor and your hard work.

It’s looking promising! , update on the Srt-10 please !

This car is gorgeous. I'm excited for you Mr Crac!

Nice to see Scott ! Love the content Sam

Are the Hart tool set tools made from chinesium?

Epic timing on the ad breaks... 🤣😂🤣

I love these videos. I just wish that someone would have told him about the manual seat release built into the headrest on these things, would have made life so much easier... it's a hidden leather strap in the passthrough. Accidently found it on my db9.

Sam being sponsored by walmart is so fitting congrats Sam for the huge sponsorship

Awesome. Can't wait for the next installment.

Bro never give up, I see you got pain with the seats that's just crazy not surprised that no one wants work on this vehicle's

No fair! Too short, and leaving us on a cliffhanger like that! :D

Any update on this project. Would be nice to see you fix it despite all the challenges

Try using battery terminal cleaner spray on all of the terminals, it's better to use contact cleaner after

I got all excited when the alarm went off. Feeling was short-lived.

Crikey that Hart tool kit's had some use Sam. 😂

Dude you did not need to cut the wire, there are joiners that you can get that can be used without cutting. Keep up the great work mate from New Zealand.

Holy smokes...frickin wally marte.. 🎶movin on up!!!

Lol bro put it back on the trailer and then back the trailer up to the barn 😂

this beautiful car of yours was built in the UK. i guess over in America your car alarms work different to the UK. our alarms shut off after 30 seconds and then goes off again 15 seconds later.

Good to see Ben!

Every time Scott comes it’s lovely that guy is a Top man

Never change Sam your channels perfect as is. 1.32 million subs is no joke.

Great content!👍

Not sure about the tool box, but I’m definitely going to give the Electric 1/4” ratchet a shot for that price! Even cheaper than the harbor freight ⚡️ ratchet. I’m not working on anything industrial just car DIY stuff. Sh!t the snap on guy quoted me over $600 for a snap on 1/4” with 2 batteries! Wth

??? 😶What about a tough rubber band stretched a bit snug, and battery-operated drill with an extension to turn that seat motor?

When are u going to update us on the Ferarri manual swap