Where's Waldo - Knight Rider Parts Edition

A few updates - yesterday was a busy day for me (most Saturdays are) in terms of working on FutureKITT. First, a side project, somewhat related to KITT - currently, my 15 inch turbocast rims and caps are on my 1984 stock Trans Am. I have a set of 14's, but in my opinion, they are too small for the wheel openings (and series inaccurate). So I found a set of 15 inch 1984 turbine rims (the ones that look like the turbocasts, but without the hubcaps) at a junkyard for $30 for the set! I sandblasted them and then painted them the same gold color that I used as an accent on my 84 T/A. Once I get tires mounted, these will replace the turbocasts on my stock T/A:





I went to my garage attic the other day and realized just how many KITT and Trans Am parts I have accumulated over the years. See if you can spot the parts!












And, finally, last but not least, I finished priming the car. Behold it's light pink primerness!

Primed

I spent last weekend prepping and priming the front half of FutureKITT, from the doors forward. You can see the results here:







You may notice that the scanner opening is bowed up in the middle - this has been fixed since the pictures were taken. A simple shim did the trick. Looking more and more like KITT everyday!

Powerless

Sorry for the lack of updates - I was without power from Sunday night until yesterday due to Hurrican Ike. More updates soon!

Knight of the Car Parts

Well, I'm back from my vacation and ready to move forward with KITT. I just realized after today's work that I have parts for this car EVERYWHERE. I really need to take some time and organize it all before it gets lost. Here's what I mean:







I removed the front windshield the other day, the HARD way. I don't know how I did it without cutting myself. Here's what was left of it when I finished:



I don't think I covered this before, but this car's body is nearly flawless except for one rust spot...and it's bad. It's hard to believe that the rest of this car's body is pretty much rust free, and then there's this:



No sweat, though...nothing a little welding can't fix. Today, I also removed the CFI and the intake manifold. They look to be in decent shape, just need cleaned up:





This kinda stumped me, though. The rear two ports were sealed off...anybody have a clue why?



And finally, here are some more random car shots. I started priming some parts as you can see:







More to come soon!