The American Dream - My Knight Rider KITT Project :-)

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The dash looks great, I hope you can dim the lights at night otherwise it's gonna be like an 80's night club driving down the road

 

[FatRS]

All being well I can't see that being a problem hope it's a bit closer to home than this years lol otherwise would cost a fortune in fuel ha ha

I'm sure we'd pitch in to ensure it was there.

 

[Knight_Rider]

The dash looks great, I hope you can dim the lights at night otherwise it's gonna be like an 80's night club driving down the road

Nope can't be dimmed lol. It's weird though it's not that bad to drive with lol. Countdown on the top is bright but you sort of look through it and can manage he he. Most distracting part is the voice box as it moves and "talks" to music lol and even worse when Kitt is actually talking ha ha

 

[Knight_Rider]

I'm sure we'd pitch in to ensure it was there.

Very kind of you much appreciated! Hopefully by CSS the car will be totally totally finished. All consoles in and functional and in the next few weeks he will have a PA system installed so bystanders can also hear Kitt talking

 

[Knight_Rider]

As promised a couple of quick videos

http://youtu.be/LbXRubhseu4

http://youtu.be/eNewKpEsVxg

 

[Badbuzz2]

Once of the best build threads ever well done

 

[Rob]

That dash! Wow!

Makes quite a noise too

 

[northy]

you need to get them wheels silver mate

 

[Corby G]

My dad had a trans-am once upon a time.. god awful on fuel! But that looks sweet as a nut!

 

[Knight_Rider]

Well off to pick up some rear seats for KITT on wednesday, ones that will match the new PMD's and then i will have a spare set.... they are a freebie so may as well.
Painted the switchpods today, but need another coat or 2 before I can fit them!
Next on the list will be order the lower console and then the interior will be pretty much done and dusted!

 

[Al_G]

Awesome mate, awesome!

Keep up the good work.

 

[Knight_Rider]

Finally got the switch pods in today, tidies up the look no end desp need to get a lower console now!

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Finally got the switch pods in today, tidies up the look no end desp need to get a lower console now!

Looking good!!!

 

[Knight_Rider]

Thanks mate the dash really transforms the car can't wait to get the final console in and have the KITT interior virtually finished! Pmds need recovering then they can go in too!

 

[Russ_16v]

looking great - dare I ask how much it has cost to get the dash to that level?!

 

[Knight_Rider]

Ummmmm you don't wanna know! Put it this way I could have bought a good 182 for the same money he he

 

[Knight_Rider]

A pic of the dash taken on a mates proper camera!!!

 

[realnumber 1]

That looks mint!

 

[Knight_Rider]

Kitt has been stripped of his front seats today and thoroughly cleaned ready for his pmd screen accurate seats being fitted on Monday!

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/31/ybe4eved.jpg

Fitted the new leather rears
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And these will be going in on Monday (collecting em Saturday!)
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[DaveDreads]

They weren't leather in the show.

 

[Knight_Rider]

Not ENTIRELY true. There was ONE episode in season 2 where Michael jumps from a truck onto kitts bonnet and you see leather seats through his windscreen lol. So TECHNICALLY...... I'm still screen accurate lmao

 

[DaveDreads]

LOL, whatever helps you sleep at night.

Are we going to see it at CSS this year?

 

[Knight_Rider]

The episode was "The Topaz Connection" and here is a screen grab

 

[Knight_Rider]

And yeah hopefully so! All things going to plan of course lmao!

 

[Knight_Rider]

As soon as I know the venue I will know if it's a viable distance to come lol

 

[Knight_Rider]

PMD seats fitted! Correct doeskin tan much better!

 

[Jekyll]

Seeing this has inspired me to watch some knight rider tonight!

Untitled by Dr-Jekyll, on Flickr

 

[Knight_Rider]

He he good man my work here is done lmao

 

[Knight_Rider]

Well thanks to my new job kitt has been neglected to f**k recently. Finally got to give him a wash and rotary polish today. Still nowhere near perfect but looks better than he did and is at least protected now!

 

[DaveDreads]

I really want to sit in it and press all the buttons.

 

[Daz.]

I really want the wheels silver

 

[Knight_Rider]

I'm planning on replacing the wheels at some point for silver turbocasts. The ones I have on are virtually identical but are turbofins so the outer rim is slightly thinner and obviously not gold so these will do for now as proper ones are 1000 pounds ha ha

 

[DaveDreads]

Are you going to be at CSS this year,
am I finally going to see this thing and get to play with the buttons like a child?

 

[Alastair.]

So fricking cool!

 

[Daniel]

This is absolutely HEROIC!!

 

[wozzaa]

Looks epic.
Should get yourself on V8UK and look at signing up for the UK power tour.

 

[Knight_Rider]

Here's a few from a recent car show I did. Hopefully soon I can get his rust free hood painted and on the car as the one that's on is starting to look shabby! Eventually gonna look at having another respray I think of the whole car

 

[Knight_Rider]

 

[DaveDreads]

Darth Vader definitely suits it more.

 

[Rob]

Really is 100% amazing!