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On Mai 1st the new season for K.I.T.T. opened. Since I was not at home this weekend, I finally took him back on the road today. Season 2009 - we're back!

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I just created a little videoclip about "K.I.T.T. at the AMI":

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The scenes were filmed on April 4th 2009 - one of the few days, when the dash electronics were turned on and K.I.T.T. was speaking. The voice comes directly from the car.

Kevin Schröder, a visitor of the AMI fair, sent an image of K.I.T.T. in High Dynamic Range.  Thanks a lot! I guess, I'll have to make some more images like that in summer, when K.I.T.T. got his new frontnose...

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As mentioned before, German Newschannel "N24" made a little interview with me last Thursday at the AMI. The clip is now available online:

» Report at N24 (Videoclip excerpt with K.I.T.T.)
» complete videoclip at N24.de

» Making-of photos

» Report at AMI-Online.tv (Videoclip excerpt with K.I.T.T.)
» complete videoclip at AMI-Online.tv

» Podcast-interview with Krafthand-Verlag (MP3 Audio 5,91 MB)
» more Interviews at KrafthandVerlag.de

On March, 26th 2009, I brought my K.I.T.T.-replica to the AMI fair in Leipzig. A camera team of N24 did some shots and a small interview with me. The car can be seen from March, 28th to April, 5th 2009 at the AMI fair in Leipzig.

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Before K.I.T.T. can be exhibted at the AMI 2009 fair, some little work was necessary. The power windows have been repaired, the black scanner cover was removed and the interior of the car was cleaned by covering all visible cables.

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My K.I.T.T.-replica will be part of the "Filmstars"-exhibition of the famous Auto Mobil International fair in Leipzig, Germany. The car can be seen from March, 28th to April, 5th 2009.

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I originally decided to get the 3rd-season-frontnose from Knight Passions, but the pre-owner of my car already installed a 4th-season-frontnose from Custom Projects. So I first kept that nose. Now, I finally decided to get the Knight-Passions-front for a perfect look, which arrived today.

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Just at the end of 2008, I was able to fetch K.I.T.T. from Hamburg. The motor runs fine and had no problems during the 400 kilometer trip. The reason for the starting problems was a fault in the air-mass flow sensor, which has been solved now. So 2009 will become a better season. It starts on May, 1st...

Unfortunately, K.I.T.T. still does not run. So I decided, to take the car to a professional garage for American cars in Hamburg. Let's hope, those guys will bring K.I.T.T.s engine back to life now.

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After a few more weeks, K.I.T.T. is still in the garage. I decided to let renew the enginge by Breka-Tuning. After that it will be like new.

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At the moment its motor has been partly disassembled. One of the cylinders lost its compression. Two cylinderheads are given a general overhaul. I hope, the car will be ready again soon.

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Over the past 3 days, we mounted the dashboard into the car. So the interior is completed, too!

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Today, I got my Dashboard, the gullwing steering wheel, the speaker covers and the TV frame back from the paint shop. All parts have been painted in silk-matt black.

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