I now have the video of the "Mostkost Kustom Meet" (see entry below) online which was shot by the local TV station BTV. It features a couple of cars and an interview with me.

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Today we visited a small local meeting near Gmunden in Atzbach. 30 Cars showed up and it was a nice evening. I was even interviewed for a local TV-station which did a report about the event.

during the interview

a nice 56 Eldorado Rat Rod

I spent another weekend at our friends Geralds and Afra´s house in Gmunden where my Eldorado is stored. Today we changed the belts and did some interior cleaning. It was amazing how much dirt we could extract from the carpet and floor mats. They look like new now.

installing new belts



wet cleaning the floor mats

Cruising night!

Later it was time for another great cruising evening with my friends from Gmunden. Again we had 4 cars cruising around the lake. Here are some impressions:

Geralds 67 Cadillac


Richards 65 Impala


Alex´s 63 Buick Riviera

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Today it was time to repair the power window on the passenger side. My buddy Gerald and I found out that the window regulator was dead. So we had to disassemble the whole door to get the motor out. It came out pretty easily. Then we had to drill out some rivets and replace the motor with a new one. Putting everything back together took some time as it was not very easy to reassemble everything again. Eventually we made it after a lot of sweating and cursing. Now the window works perfectly again.

After we finished working it was time to go cruising. We met Richard and Alex with their cars and Gerald did some professional filming for our next video. It was a picture perfect sunset and we got some great shots.

Tonight 3 friends and I had a nice cruising night in Gmunden as it was a really warm and perfect night. It also was the first cruise for my 1981 Eldorado which was finally finished and now is fully drive-able. In the afternoon I replaced one of the brake hoses which caused the brakes to be stuck. The other cars in the cruise night were Alex with his 63 Buick Riviera, Richard with his 65 Impala and Gerald with his 67 Cadillac.

After a long day in the garage repairing my Cadillac, my buddy Gerald and I sat together and we were discussing what we achieved during the last 6 months since I brought my car to Gerald´s garage were my Eldo has its new home.

And here it is - things we repaired since December 2006

• repairing the electronic problem with the ECM took us 8 weekends
• repaired error code #25 and #71
• repaired the cause for the check engine light to come on all the time
• repaired electronic diagnostic system
• repaired AC with new compressor, dryer and everything else, found out that the connector at the clutch was wrong,
• repaired heater
• repaired Theft Deterrent System
• repaired the switch for the moon roof
• changed front lights
• repaired continental kit
• complete new rear brakes with complete overhaul of pistons
• re-chromed door sill scuff plates
• changed ISC motor
• complete detailing of rims, wheel-housings and interior
• changed fuel filter and housing and fuel line fittings
• complete rebuild of power steering pump
• adjusted hood and replaced shocks of hood and trunk
• repaired the leather hood insulation
• adjusted some moldings
• repaired inflatable rear shocks
• new HEI ignition coil
• new tires
• new radiator
• steering alignment
• and much more little things...

There are 11 points left on our "to do list" which we are planning to do before the Cadillac BIG Meet at the end of August

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