I spent a couple of days in Geralds garage to do some more restoration work on the Pimperado. I finished the restoration of the continental kit. All the parts were chrome and gold-plated and repainted. I put everything back together and mounted it on the rear bumper. Its in perfect condition now. Compare it to the “before” pictures further below on this page to see the difference.

I also started to reinstall the rear automatic leveling system. I already installed the correct original rear shocks and rebuilt and refurbished the height sensor to like new condition. The ALC compressor is at the chrome plater at the moment and will be another piece of art when finished. Now I waiting for a lot of parts to arrive from the States. When they will be here I will continue with the work.

the restored continental kit!

Tags:Continental Kit

I spent the last 3 days in Gmunden doing lots of car work with my friends. First we repaired a friends Buick Park Avenue which was in a crash and then the Pimperado kept us busy. I decided to completely restore my continental kit to show condition. I disassembled it and everything will be chrome- or gold-plated and get a new paint job. Some parts will have to be refabricated as they were too rusty to repair. Lots of work ahead for this season.
The other project was to convert the original head lights to BiXenon HID headlights. It was pretty easy to install and works perfectly now. We also installed the ballasts of the HID on a hidden place so everything still looks stock.

The new BiXenon headlights

the hidden HID ballasts under the frame of the radiator

working on the headlights

working on the headlights

the continental kit after I took it off the car - before the restoration

Tags:Xenon, Continental Kit, Gmunden, Restoration