My first car....... at least I beat the 2 Mustang GTs I was racing when I did it, lol

Ouch

Before the accident, as you can see, even then I was into the all black look. I didnt even get to finish taking off the gold stripes :redface:

wow it looks like something chewed on the front



mike

I tried changing lanes but was a bit late, at least I didnt hit him head on. The car drove away amazingly. I was going to pick a race on the way home but the car looked like ******* junk at that point. That was back in 1989 mind you.

did they fix it? it doesnt look too bad



mike

thats what happend to my malibu a couple months ago. looked just like that

I had no money, no insurance for collision, plus I hit the guy from behind/side so it was my fault.

I ended up taking the drivetrain out and putting it in a Cutlass that my friend was going to junk becuase he had blown the 6cyl engine in it.

I drove the Cutlass for year or so with that engine, then I took it out, rebuilt it and put it in a 1980 Z-28 that I bought with no engine in it, and a new 454 went in the Cutlass.

Hers the specs on Robs car after the wreck...







: Technical information about KITT

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I received the following specs sheet from Amy Martin, David Hasselhoff's niece, via e-mail a few years ago. She copied it from a brochure which she had. This is Amy's copy exactly as I had received it:



KNIGHT INDUSTRIES TWO THOUSAND

------------------------------



VEHICLE TYPE: Front engine, rear wheel drive, two

passenger, two door coupe

DIMENSIONS: Wheel base(101 in.) Length(189.8 in.)

Width(72 in.) Height(37.2 in.)



ENGINE TYPE: Knight Industries turbojet with modified

afterburners



TRANSMISSION: 8 speed microprocessor turbodrive with auto

pilot(needs no driver)



STEERING: TYPE> Modified rack-and-pinion

TURN-CIRCLE> 2ft. with rocket assist

BRAKES: Type- Electromagnetic hyper-vacuum disc



CHASSIS/BODY-- TYPE>Unit construction

BODY MATERIAL>Classified(compound is

virtually indestructible)



PRICE NEW: $11,400,000 est.



ACCELERATION: 0-60mph>.2 seconds with power boosters

Standing 1/4 mile>4.286sec.@300mph

BRAKING: 14ft.(70-0 mph)



FUEL ECONOMY: Classified(to avoid heart attacks in Detroit)



ACCESSORY FEATURES: Operationally controlled by the Knight

Industries 2000 microprocessor. Features include: Auto

Cruise, Auto Pursuit, Auto Collision Avoidance(with

over-ride option), and Emergency Eject. Knight 2000

microprocessor is equipped with a computer "voice," known as

"KITT." Complete audio/video in-dash entertainment/

surveillance capabilities,including radar,sonar,and x-ray.





http://www.knightridermovie.com/misc/newsweek.jpg

Almost right except it had a back seat, wasnt a 2 seater.

Engine was a 350, over .30, 11:1 compression, 64cc heads 2.02/1.60 valves, .580/.600 lift Crane cam, Edelbrock performer manifold ( all I could get to fit under the hood ) with a 750 Holley double pumper, HEI ignition with MSD 6, Edelbrock headers with 3" Gale Banks exaust.

Car still had 2.73s or something like that in the rear, the top end was incredible, I was messing with a vette on the highway a few weeks after the car was done, my throttle stuck open, thanks to that small ******* air cleaner, when I was in front of him, I had no choice but to shut the car down. I pulled over, and so did he, he told me he was doing 145 and he was maxed out. I had no idea being as my car speedo only went to 85, and that was with a Turbo 350 tranny which was only a 3 speed.

damn going 145, u have to be ******* insane

I forgot to add that I was only at 4300 RPM and it redlined at about 6000

KITT was the ****..I remeber when we got out 84 Firebird back then ..people thought it was the ****..

It was red...with charcole insides...My mom loved that car..

to bad it was on the 6 cyl..I think, I know it wasnt an 8..

I dont care much for the 80s trans ams and firebirds..BUT the GTA is the ****..



My uncle had alot of old school hot rods..and hes full Asian...One of my favorites was his 68 or 69 FireBird..dam I loved that car..and his early 70s Pontiac Lemans..all his cars back then had tires wide as ****..probally like 275/50/15



He even had a Mach 1 ..which was the shittiest car to raise in the rear cause you cant see out of the back window..

rob used to be big pimping.... i dunno how he can go from all those V8's to a NA vert and be happy LOL :smirk:

Must be the age.....hahahah https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

yah, i know. he must have left his need for speed in the trans am



mike

now he has the need........ the need for a house https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

i have that too, but i also have this need not to have a morgage for the next 30 years



mike

jeebus that guy was skinny... must have been all the crack

i have the need for FC's. If i was a multi-billionaire id buy up all the FC's in the world and hoard them. :twisted:

if i was a millionare id make you keep them all running



mike

KITT, no you bastard !! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...O_DIR#>/11.gif



:rant:

If you knew how much I paid for my vert 7 years ago you would understand why I have the car. I didnt look for the car, it was offered to me at a deal I couldnt refuse. Plus I used to get PAID to take care of the car until the woman died and left it to her son so I knew the car its whole life.



Originally I bought a 1985 RX-7 GS solely for the purpse of having a car I would have ZERO desire to mess with and it served me well for like 3 years. I didnt put a dime into the car except normal wear and tear when I felt like it, never broke down, and I sold it for $300 more then I bought it for, lol. Didnt paint it or nothing.



I had my 1981 Z-28 at the time, very very nice car, I have pics of it, and had just gotten rid of my 1983 Z-28 and my 1978 Trans Am. I had WAY too many cars, the results of making a good living and having my own shop to park them, living on my own with no one to bitch to me about having too many cars.

But after my Cutlass with the big block got stollen, I lost ALL desire for cars and my sole car was the 1985 RX-7, and I had my Kawasaki ZX-11 as well.



The kid who had my vert at the time, who had got it from his mom when she passed away, ended up going into re-hab, I did work for his uncle who had his shop across the street from mine and he offered me the car, so thats how I ended up with the vert.



Renting apartments for almost 13 years has gotten old to me, its time for me to buy a house, but dont worry one day Ill build something VERY nice again.



A little bit of history for you guys, so yeah I been there, done that, seen too many people say "im going to build this, and Im going to build that", and they never do. I never thought I would see the day where I would be sitting on such a large amount of cash and have the restraint not to blow it on stupid ****, lol.

Why did I write all this crap anyhow?