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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Inspecting The Replacement Glass

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Today I stopped in at Mario's shop to drop off the trunk lid we removed yesterday and check on the scratch in the donor hatch glass. :(...

A Good Friday To Remove The Trunk Lid

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After finding out from Mario that the trunk lid on the donor hatch glass I found was rusted in several spots, I decided that I wanted to us...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Rebuilding The Rear End And Painting The Transmission

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I stopped in at Troy's shop yesterday to see the progress on the rear end. I took a few pictures of everything laid out where he was w...

Replacement Hatch Glass Is Here!

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I finally found a replacement hatch glass. The glass is in good shape overall, but does have a couple of deep scratches between the defrost...

A Few More Painted Parts

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Yesterday Mario dropped off a few more painted parts. He brought over the slam tray, front bumper support, window triangles, and the hood hi...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Mario Brought Some Parts Back In Black

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Yesterday Mario sent me a message saying he had some more painted parts to bring over. He brought back the spoiler/wing, side view mirrors, ...
Saturday, March 23, 2013

In With Hood & Fenders, Out With The Doors And Bumper

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Mario stopped over this afternoon to drop off the fenders and hood and pick up the doors. I decided that I also wanted him to paint the fro...
Friday, March 22, 2013

KITT's Rear End Picked Up For Reassembly

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Troy called today and said he is ready to work on assembling the rear end this weekend. He sent Joel over to pick everything up. I plan t...

Gutting The Doors, The Finale

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Today after work I wanted to finish up the doors so Mario can pick them up tomorrow. I needed to remove the armrest brackets from both dr...

Gutting The Doors, Part 5

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Wednesday after work I started by scribing the outline of the door hinges on the driver side door. I really do not see any adjustments or...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Plastics Thrown Everywhere

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Yesterday morning did not start out the greatest. When Sara left for work and put the garage door up, one of KITT's interior plastics f...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Gutting The Door, Part 4

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I had to work late today and had plans this evening, but when I got off I still had just enough time to get the rest of the components out o...
Monday, March 18, 2013

Gutting The Doors, Intermission

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Mario called tonight to let me know that he has the underside of the hood and the fender jams painted and they are ready to be brought back ...
Friday, March 15, 2013

Gutting The Doors, Part 3

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I was planning to work in the garage most of the night, but for some reason I could not get the garage to warm up. I worked out there for a...
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment Series

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I have been searching the local stores for the Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment version of KITT which came out in early December of last year,...
Sunday, March 10, 2013

Gutting The Doors, Part 2

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I only worked on the car for about an hour today, but I did manage to get a few more things off the driver side door. I started with the ex...
Saturday, March 9, 2013

Gutting The Doors

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It seems like ages since I last posted, but in actuality it has only been a week. It was a long, busy, tiring week at work though and to be ...
Sunday, March 3, 2013

Installing KITT's Subframe Connectors

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Today Sara and I installed the Alston subframe connectors we purchased for KITT. We started with the driver side. Once in position we used...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013

And Now For The Rest Of The Order

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As I noted in my unboxing video, the ring and pinion gear set I ordered was left out of the shipment I received from Drivetrain America . ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Mario Gives The Door A Thumbs Up!

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Mario stopped over to take a look at the door I picked up. He agreed with me on two points...1) it is not the best door in the world, and 2...