Special Edition Vehicles - Finally joined the F-body club... 2002 SOM Firehawk 6 Speed

I have been looking for a nice low mileage 2002 SOM Firehawk or WS6 6 speed for a very long time and I just haven't found the right vehicle till this past weekend. I am a frequent reader here on LS1 tech and always visit the vehicle classified section and came across my new car here on LS1 tech. The car ended up being only 2 hours south of me and I finally have it.

Car is a 2002 SOM Firehawk 6 speed and has 36k miles on her. Build # 797. I haven't taken any professional pictures of it yet so i'll just use the pictures I got from the sellers ad. Without further adoo...

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This is the pic I took with my cell phone after I took it for a test drive
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn200/james8008/2011-07-31201015.jpg

I saw this car listed in the Classifieds, Very Nice!!! Congrats!!

sweet ride..like the color!

I like the color.

Congrats, very clean, and low miles.

From one SOM to another! Congrats on a nice Ride. Looks to be very clean from what I've seen so far.

Congrat's & Welcome a'board'! :cool:

Sat Oct 1st, Sidney, NE, OktoberFest
http://www.cruisenclass.com/#!__home/upcoming-events
Not sure if we'll make it or not this year.

(We were cruisin' the Black Hills this past week with a guy from Laramie, & his girl friend from Cheyenne!)

Congrats, its one of the nicest colors on the Firehawk and with the perfect interior combo to go with it. :D

Nice Firehawk! :D

Very nice , looks like you need a drivers side tail that one is dark . But sweet looking car , and btw if you dont like that spoiler ill take it off your hands.

hhmmm Sunset Orange Metallic Firehawk... DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOLL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL DROOL....

Nice looking firehawk! congrats on your new ride.

Very nice , looks like you need a drivers side tail that one is dark . But sweet looking car , and btw if you dont like that spoiler ill take it off your hands.

Is this something common that a tail is dark? I had one of the bulbs on the most outboard burnt out. I replaced all the bulbs in the whole tail except for the reverse light and it is not near as bright as the passenger side. There is also a little condensation in the drivers side reverse white light, is that common either? It looks like I need a new tail light because you are right that it is dark. Thanks for the help.

James

Thanks for all the comments guys. I just got confirmation today that my new custom plate order went through and I got my 1st choice. In Wyoming you can only do 4 letters/numbers or mixed. Since it was only 4 characters I tried for "Hawk" and noone had it yet in Wyoming so I'll have that for my custom plate. I am entering it in my first car show this weekend in Cheyenne, WY on Sunday for the "Rib Fest" weekend.

nice ride! were pretty close!!! im only about an hour and a half from you!

pontiacfan- i might try for octoberfest...that'd be fun!

nice ride! were pretty close!!! im only about an hour and a half from you!

pontiacfan- i might try for octoberfest...that'd be fun!

If I am off I will try to go to Octoberfest too. Where are you at exactly?

scottsbluff, nebraska

Is this something common that a tail is dark? I had one of the bulbs on the most outboard burnt out. I replaced all the bulbs in the whole tail except for the reverse light and it is not near as bright as the passenger side. There is also a little condensation in the drivers side reverse white light, is that common either? It looks like I need a new tail light because you are right that it is dark. Thanks for the help.

James

yeah its a common problem , its bs of a bad seal around the bulb so the light darkens , nothing can be done once its dark , you could get another dark one or another good one . Wanna sell the spoiler , 6le was trying to get that made . Do you know how many had that spolier in 2002 . What a great combo you have with that car

som , firehawk, 6 speed , 02 , rare spolier , low miles

yeah its a common problem , its bs of a bad seal around the bulb so the light darkens , nothing can be done once its dark , you could get another dark one or another good one . Wanna sell the spoiler , 6le was trying to get that made . Do you know how many had that spolier in 2002 . What a great combo you have with that car

som , firehawk, 6 speed , 02 , rare spolier , low miles

I have to agree with you about the combo, I especially love the camel interior too. I however am keeping my spoiler. I really like it too. That is usually one of the first comments I get is wow, that spoiler is awesome or something along those lines. Thanks for all the information on the tail lights. I looked at some new ones on ebay and they seem pretty pricey. Maybe I can find another dark one for cheap, we will see.

Sick HawK!! I hate you! J/K very nice :thumb:

Awsome car. The only thing I would change is the wheels for chrome. But, beautiful none the less. Congrats bro! and welcome aboard.

I will trade you my red hawk for that sunset orange:D

Your bucket seats don't look like mine and I have an 01. Can you or anyone shed some light on that?

Camel interior is super rare 82 cars in 2002

Your bucket seats don't look like mine and I have an 01. Can you or anyone shed some light on that?

I am not sure how they would be different except for the color of the leather.

A few pictures after a car show in Cheyenne, WY

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Getting my new drivers side tail light in the mail today from Ebay to replace the "dark" one.

I got my new custom "Hawk" plates in this past week, and I installed a new UMI performance short stick shifter.

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I am not sure how they would be different except for the color of the leather.

If your seats dont have lumbar support they will look different the backs wont have the accordian look to them. My 98 WS6 was like that,

They ordered the car with the spoiler but not chrome wheels? lol Nice car!!!

They ordered the car with the spoiler but not chrome wheels? lol Nice car!!!

I am planning on getting some chrome c6 z06 deep dish riveted wheels from OE wheels llc probably after winter since it will be sitting the whole time :(

I'll just store my hawk wheels and keep them, I was wondering the same thing wish they had ordered the chrome wheels with it.

Very nice. How's the sail/door panels?

Nice score, how is a Firehawk different than a WS6, I know I am new and all. Just want to learn Pontiac.

Very nice. How's the sail/door panels?


Everything is perfect, no cracks.. Yet... :judge:

Nice score, how is a Firehawk different than a WS6, I know I am new and all. Just want to learn Pontiac.

A WS6 is basically your trans am with the WS6 ram air package on it. The Firehawk is modified by SLP engineering just like the Camaro SS's were. You could order your Firehawks with different options. The late 2002 models came with the LS6 intake and black wing air lid producing 345 HP. The options mine came with were the IROC spoiler, custom rear deck mat, car cover, firehawk floor mats, and the commemorative portfolio. Other options available for 2002 were the 1LE suspension, bilstein suspension, Auburn differential, and the chrome wheels.

More info can be found on this page
http://firebird-firehawk.home.comcast.net/~firebird-firehawk/

All 2001-2002 LS1's came with the LS6 intake.

Everything is perfect, no cracks.. Yet... :judge:
Excellent. Do the door panel mod ASAP. Remove the staples so they never crack.

Excellent. Do the door panel mod ASAP. Remove the staples so they never crack.

I am not familiar with the door panel mod, I will have to do a search on that. I usually just don't roll the windows down all the way, I heard that keeps them from not cracking.

Here's a write up on the process. I used some thin 22 gauge picture frame wire to tie the two together instead of the nuts and bolts. Worked great. I don't see how the nuts/bolts would act much different than the staples.

http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/images/hppp_0711_firebird_door_panel_crack_repair/index.html

Here's a write up on the process. I used some thin 22 gauge picture frame wire to tie the two together instead of the nuts and bolts. Worked great. I don't see how the nuts/bolts would act much different than the staples.

http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/images/hppp_0711_firebird_door_panel_crack_repair/index.html

Thanks for the link!

Awesome looking hawk dude. Get some nice wheels and it will look even better.

great looking car. always loved SOM birds