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Member ID: KITT350

Location: Ames, IA

Vehicle Info

1989 Pontiac Firebird

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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Scott’s Pontiac Firebird
“KITT”

  • Currently 3.225 /5 Stars.
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Well, I finally got around to getting my car painted. A friend of mine offered to help me paint my car so I took him up on the offer.

Here is where we started by getting her jacked up and the wheels taken off.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

and taking out the tail lights, spoiler and side marker lights.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

We had to put the wheels back on and back it out of the booth to do other work on it first.

JJ filled in the factory holes for the factory spoiler by welding them shut and pounding them down a bit.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

He had to do a lot of work the the roof to make it better.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

and putting bondo on a few spots.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

I got the nose pulled off and the fog lights as well.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Now comes the sanding and masking gettig ready for primer
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

After we got primer on the parts that needed to get primered.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Now come the time to wet sand everything and use the tack cloth to get everything cleaned up for painting and to mask everything off.

KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Here is what it looked like inside the booth while painting.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Here are the parts and the car after getting about 3 coats of paint on them
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Now comes the time for the clear coat. He shot about 3 to 4 coats on the car. The first couple pics are of what it looked like inside the booth when shooting the clear coat.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
Now what KITT looks like with the clear all shot on the car and the parts.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Now KITT has been put back together and pulled outside to take a few pics. The car will be sitting for about 4 days so the paint and clear can cure a bit then it will be wetsanded, buffed and glazed. I think it looks awesome. I will take more pics when I get it buffed and everything. JJ, you did and awesome job on the car. Thanks a lot for doing this for me.

KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Page 1 Introduction
Page 2 Nose and scanner Installation
Page 3 Silver reverse glow gauges install
Page 4 Borla Cat-Back Exhaust
Page 5 New Hood
Page 6 Car Show Excitement
Page 7 4th Gen spoiler Install
Page 8 Center Console
Page 9 Nose re-fit
Page 10 Engine Bay
Page 11 New Scanner Lenses
Page 12 Clear Side Marker Lights
Page 13 Neons
Page 14 Audio Equipment
Page 15 Lighted Gas Pedal
Page 16 New Summit Parts
Page 17 New Wheels and Tires
Page 18 New Paint

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11/20/2008 03:54PM

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caminokid  

Posted by: caminokid

09/19/2007 08:00AM

Nice car. Check out my rides! 5 stars!

Rick1805  

Posted by: Rick1805

03/03/2007 09:21AM

WOW lot of work looks good!!!!!

VendettaV6  

Posted by: VendettaV6

12/04/2006 01:26AM

Nice car, Looks really nice! Come Check out my firebird sometime..... Make sure you tell me what ya think! And please rate me too! Thanks, and Good luck with your car!

Trans11779  

Posted by: Trans11779

03/02/2006 12:02AM

hey great pics...good job on your car. If you got more pics love too see them..

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Member ID: KITT350

Location: Ames, IA