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My Trans Am

Post by ScottyMan82 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:01 pm

I got a 1982 Trans Am like KITT. Except it has black interior but it has the original wheels . I lost the front right hubcap unfortunately. I'm trying to find an original cap to replace the missing one. It's hard and it's expensive too. Anyone know anywhere online where I can find one for a good price?

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by MrSmith » Sun Jan 27, 2013 12:48 am

have you tried eBay?

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by OKC KNIGHT » Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:12 pm

Do you have 14 or 15" Turbo Cast on your T/A ??

I have 2 15" GM caps on the way.

What's your budget ?? And take in mind these are getting EXTREMELY hard to find !!!! :shock: :shock:

So if your on a TIGHT budget,Then aftermarket caps might be your only choice :good:

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by ScottyMan82 » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:37 am

I actually found 1 original cap on ebay and a bunch of replicas too. I might go for the original and find a way to make it stay on the wheel. Are zip ties my only option?

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by MR2NR » Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:22 pm

lol @ Zip Ties. Wheel hub caps are the hardest thing to attach to the wheel and unless they are metal zip locks I doubt they will last very long as the plastic breaks pretty easily over time and sun exposure. I would look into tapping into the wheel lugs and screwing them on with nice stainless steel button top screws or something that can make sure you never loose it without a huge amount of effort. It can be time consuming but I can bet zip ties are not the way to go. These hubcaps are getting hard to find because they fall off and when they go at speed they goooooooo. I think Chevy also makes threaded lug nuts that you can screw cap screws on but you will have to get sizing info and do some hunting. Good luck!
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Re: My Trans Am

Post by buckolaci » Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:06 pm

Hey, do you have any pictures of your Trans Am. Would love to see them
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Re: My Trans Am

Post by ScottyMan82 » Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:31 am

How do you post pics on here? I seem to have trouble finding a way to do it.

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by ScottyMan82 » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:31 am

Got the replacement cap. Just got it yesterday. Bought it off eBay. Now just gotta wait till spring and I can take my Trans Am out of storage.

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Re: My Trans Am

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Re: My Trans Am

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by jim010 » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:05 pm

I love your T/A! Been wanting one myself for a very long time. I just don't have space for play car.

Very nice.

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by AppleMacri1980 » Sat Apr 06, 2013 6:50 pm

nice car friend,

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by ScottyMan82 » Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:57 pm

I even got 2 videos on youtube. I'll try and send it here.

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by Dave Knight » Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:13 pm

ScottyMan82 wrote:[youtube][/youtube]
you need to put the link to the video in between the youtube tags like this:

1: take the link you wanna use for example this link to KITT in the GE commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6tAgUcuNN0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

2: remove all of the URL from the 'equal sign' back like this: M6tAgUcuNN0

3: copy paste the shorter part of the URL in between the youtube tags: [youtube]M6tAgUcuNN0[youtube] but with a '/' in the 2nd youtube bracket ([/youtube]). if correctly done, you will see a screen shot of your video with a PLAY icon over the middle, if you click on it and the video plays, your good to go, just like the one below:


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Re: My Trans Am

Post by knightfever » Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:32 am

It's Michael Long's Trans-Am!! :good: Honestly, that's a beautiful Trans-Am. Is it a well kept original or has it had some restoration work done to it?

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by ScottyMan82 » Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:54 am

It's all original paint. It hasn't had any work done to it but the paint is starting to crack a little bit. I might wait a couple of years and get a new black paint job. Thank you guys again for the nice compliments. :D

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by Hand-Schaub » Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:41 am

It's a great start for a KITT but a nice car in its own right!

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by T.A.H.O.E. » Tue Apr 23, 2013 3:23 pm

damn! nice.
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Re: My Trans Am

Post by ScottyMan82 » Sat May 04, 2013 1:03 pm

Just got my Trans Am out of storage finally. Time to put the replacement cap on and get a wash done. :kitt2:

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by RicardoRibeiro2000 » Sat May 04, 2013 2:50 pm

Now you need to convert it into a Kitt replica!

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Re: My Trans Am

Post by T.A.H.O.E. » Mon May 06, 2013 12:05 pm

as silly as it sounds, j.c.whitney does have a nice plasma light set up that'd be a good fit for k.i. scanner lite/eye as for the sound...I dunno but there are those from this site who can hoelp...if you are going that route...best of luck,keep us posted/ pix and all !
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Re: My Trans Am

Post by knightroto » Thu May 16, 2013 12:34 am

does your t/a have the original radio? never seen how its supposed to look factory. can you show us?

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