Vehicle Owner

Member ID: KITT350

Location: Ames, IA

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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

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Borla Exhaust 

Car Audio & Video

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Last updated: Jun 13, 2008

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Scott’s Pontiac Firebird
“KITT”

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When i finally got the nose and scanner for my car, I decided to take a week off just so I knew I had enough time to get it done.

First thing I had to do was get the front end up off the ground so I could work.KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

After I got it up in the air, the first thing that had to come down was the air dam. You can see in the pic that it is just hanging under the car.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

After I was able to get the the front nose bolts, i was able to remove them from both sides and the top and I removed the nose revealing the honeycomb that covers the impact bar.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Here is the nose removed from the car.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

It took a couple of hours to get the holes to line up but i finally got them lined up to where i thought the nose actually look pretty good on the car. As you can see from the pics, the hood needs some work done on it to get rid of the surface rust that has formed on it.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
Here is a close up of the scanner opening without the scanner.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

You can really tell the diference between the factory nose and the KITT nose. As you can see from the pics, the honeycomb had to be removed to make room for the fog lights.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

There wasn't really much for mounting the scanner. I just had to make sure that it sat right up next to the nose and marked where the mounting holes needed to be drilled. I had it mounted fairly quickly and quit for the day.

The following day i started mounting the fog lights. I used three sets of fog lights. Two sets for running lights and one for turn signals because the nose covers up the factory turn signals. I got the first set mounted then i got the second set mounted.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

I got them wired up so i decided to see what they looked like for the first time. I also turned on the scanner as well. You can see it in the daytime it is so bright. Wait until you see what i used for the switches for everything.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

After i got them mounted and working i decided to tril fit the nose to see what it looked like when i have the nose on.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

I noticed that once I had the nose on, the fog lights had to be moved towards the fenders a bit for them to look right. I did this and mounted the last set for the turn signals and finally mounted the nose for the last time. It doesn't really match right up to the fenders exactly but it works for now.

Here are a few pics of it finished, for now, with the scanner off.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Here are a few with the scanner running. You can see the hood still needs work. The roof is the same way.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

I also decided to take some night pics. Sorry about the quality. It is hard to get a clear shot with a digital camera at night.

KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird


KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird


KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird


KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Here are the switches that I used for the the scanner and fog lights. I thought they would go great with KITT. I got them from Summit
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

Here is how KITT looks now. I did a little work on the hood and roof. It looks better than what it did before.
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird
KITT350's 1989 Pontiac Firebird

I will update this again once I get some more done on the conversion.

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

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mavrickf1613  

Posted by: mavrickf1613

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