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!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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!
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!
Friday, September 19, 2008
Powerless
Sorry for the lack of updates - I was without power from Sunday night until yesterday due to Hurrican Ike. More updates soon!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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!
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!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Labor Day Weekend...Labor
I have spent most of yesterday and today getting the body of the car sanded. Still have a ways to go but you can see it's coming along. I also removed the heavily cracked front windshield. It took me about an hour to get it off!
With the fenders inspected and repaired where necessary, I re-installed them and the front nose:
Almost ready for primer!
With the fenders inspected and repaired where necessary, I re-installed them and the front nose:
Almost ready for primer!
Friday, August 29, 2008
More Disassembly...
I made a slightly unpleasant discovery when I removed the driver's side fender on Tuesday...turns out that it's a replacement fender. My first clue were the patches of fiberglass on the back...they hid extra mounting holes that usually come with reproduction fenders. Also, there was no factory date stamp:
However, the biggest clue that this wasn't a factory fender:
That's right! Made in Taiwan. Notice the amount of rust on the inside of the fender. It's only surface rust so it can be easily fixed...however, before this fender goes back on, I am going to coat every square inch of it to help prevent future rust. Or, I may try and find a replacement original GM fender.
Moving on from that, you can see that progress has been made on the sanding front, still a long way to go. Also, here's a shot of the dead engine that's getting ready to be pulled:
More to come!
However, the biggest clue that this wasn't a factory fender:
That's right! Made in Taiwan. Notice the amount of rust on the inside of the fender. It's only surface rust so it can be easily fixed...however, before this fender goes back on, I am going to coat every square inch of it to help prevent future rust. Or, I may try and find a replacement original GM fender.
Moving on from that, you can see that progress has been made on the sanding front, still a long way to go. Also, here's a shot of the dead engine that's getting ready to be pulled:
More to come!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Disassembly...
A few week's back, I began disassembling the car, starting with the front stone deflectors:
Most people don't realize this, but the screen used K.I.T.T. cars DID NOT have these deflectors with the exception of ONE car...the original Pilot Presentation car...you know, the one with the odd front nose? This one:
...So I sold them on Ebay. More disassembly:
As you can see above, there's some minor surface rust - nothing major though! A quick sanding and priming of those spots and we're good to go.
And, finally, test fitting the front nose for the first time. I was even able to copy the infamous season 2/3 "droopy" turn signal indentations:
More to come soon!
Most people don't realize this, but the screen used K.I.T.T. cars DID NOT have these deflectors with the exception of ONE car...the original Pilot Presentation car...you know, the one with the odd front nose? This one:
...So I sold them on Ebay. More disassembly:
As you can see above, there's some minor surface rust - nothing major though! A quick sanding and priming of those spots and we're good to go.
And, finally, test fitting the front nose for the first time. I was even able to copy the infamous season 2/3 "droopy" turn signal indentations:
More to come soon!
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