tamatt27

I finally got KI3T back from the paint shop today. The hood pins came in the mail and will be installed tomorrow along with the scanner. Here's a preview!

cdynaco

Looks perfect!

WTCV6Stang

Just curious but are you planing on doing anything with regards to the badging. Im not saying slap cobras on the side but i think itd be cool to debadge it. It would really make people question what exactly it is.

tamatt27

Finally got the hood pins and lenses/diffusers mounted this morning. Scanner and 'surprise' will be revealed tonight! :twisted:
Here's a preview:





Sorry, the car's filthy BTW.
Yes I will be taking the GT emblems off, however I won't be using the 'Snake' emblems. I've got a special touch in mind!

TheDarkSide

I missed most of the thread for the building of this car. But which hood pins are those? I've been trying to find them to add to my own mod list. BTW, the car looks gorgeous. Can only imagine how hot it'll be when finished.

tamatt27

They're the same hood pins used on the GT500KR '08 and '68. I got mine from Trufiber.

tamatt27

UPDATE:






VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBgUiuyUJk8

TheDarkSide

Thanks for the reply. And again. Amazing! Its so sick looking with the lights on. Like right out of the show.

purplepony

Where did you get the center caps for the wheels? What size of rubber are you running? How did you attach the twist locks to the rad support? Do you have pictures with the hood up? Thanks!

MELLOWYELLOW06

Looking sweet. U really got the RIM, didnt you? Looks great but drop that mother sucker and inch or so.

unnoticedtrails

That looks so good!! I love Knight Rider, too bad it didn't get a second chance!

Deric

Looks awesome man. Can you slow the scanner down a bit so it matches the show car?

tamatt27

-The center caps came with my GT500 replica wheels. I purchased a custom 'Knight' vinyl to put on them. Sadly, however, they won't fit the Alcoa's.
-The hood pins/twist locks are attached to the hood at all times using a spring, a set of washers, and a c-clip. They twist into brackets that bolt on the radiator support just above the headlamps.
-I'm running 255/35ZR-20 all the way around so I can rotate the tires for best tread wear.
-Yea Mellow, I put the rim on just to take the pics. After I uploaded 'em, I ordered another one.
-I can slow the scanner down, as well as have other effects too. See my youtube page.

purplepony

I've wanted to purchase a tru-fiber hood for such a long time but not being able to find the right hood pin set up using the twist version has prevented me from doing so. Your set up sounds intriguing. Could you snap a few pics of the pins and receivers with the hood up?

Much appreciated.

jcthorne

Just an FYI, you went to this much trouble so thought I'd let you know.

Those twist locks should line up straight front to back when locked, IE when being driven.

Andretti1

You are 100% correct about the twist lock position when they are locked and how they are 'suppose' to point.

Personally, mine dont point front to back and I couldnt give a rats. They match, they look good, and they function. Thats all I needed and all I wanted (and they dont point front to back).

Do what you want and how you want it. If you want and can go this route (if you can come up with the resources) for your pins. This is a link to a guy on another mustang site that came up with a unique way to have the pins lock AND inables you to position them in the position you prefer when locked.

http://mustangforums.com/forum/s197-...enom-hood.html

I still intend to do the exact same thing when time allows, but as of yet havent. Also, my hood seems to be a 'bit' shorter somehow so my bracket will have to be installed a few mm closer towards the firewall than he installed for his setup. Hope this helps.


Andretti

pegasusphototx

Can you post a good side profile of your car with the new wheels on it? I'm considering these wheels for my car, and would like to see how they look on a black car.

Thanks,
-danny

Knight

Whew its a good thing shelby doesn't sell the parts for the SS. Nobody else could ever make those parts.

MELLOWYELLOW06

Here is you SuperSnake Version twin

tamatt27

Just put Mellow's wheels on it, and it'll be KARR, haha.