Pontiac Firebird 1967-2002 - WS6 clone missong something.....the V8

ugh... 1996 Firebird turned T/A WS6... i figured it was an LT1 clone of a late model WS6 until i looked at the engine photo :barf:

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01687.jpg

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01689.jpg

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01686.jpg

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01676.jpg

it's also only got a 120mph speedo :eyes:

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01706.jpg

and isnt that a camaro shifter? :wtf:

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01657.jpg


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pontiac-Firebird-02-TRANS-AM-98-02-TRANS-AM-CUSTOM-FIREBIRD-RAM-AIR-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6420QQihZ012QQi temZ220233512953QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Pretty shitty how he badged it as a Trans Am, let alone a WS.6

Wouldn't be a big deal to me if he badged it as a Firebird, or just left it debadged.

Shit, must have cost a few bucks to do that- why not just invest in the real deal?

Whatever floats their boat. Other than it being a V6 the car looks pretty nice on the outside. Sure the WS6 Emblem on a V6 is a total no-no. It's gonna be hilarious when the WS6 emblem police get in on this thread! lol.

you know what would be cool though???

keep it a V6, but swap it for one of these

http://www.turbohoses.com/September2003BuickPhotos014.jpg

Cheap way for someone to get into a nice looking car, ..., if nothing else, ...

Yea Turbo 6 from a GN or 89 Firebird would be killer :D

thats exactly what i want as a DD. minus the badges. too bad funds are low right now or i would offer him $3k

nice starting point for a future project. just drop a nice powerplant in it

Maybe he thought WS"6"...stood for 6 cylinder?

Where can I get a WS8 emblem? :D

Fakers. :argh:

This was one of my plans
Get a 3.8 firebird and dress it like a WS6 (no badges)
then have the real deal looking carbon copy (-engine and small interior keys)
and ask to race someone in your "Trans AM" and show how its a clone and then show up in the BEAST lol
good for a laugh and to piss people off

lol yeah some of the things ppl waste thier time and money always seems to keep amazing me he should def drop that engine and put in a ls7

I would buy that as a daily driver, take off the emblems, and that way I have body parts for my real WS6 if anything ever happend. Although at 4500 it's a little high for a 96 V6 that's rebadged. I've seen 98+V6's go for that much.

anybody also notice the rear drum brakes............otherwise the car looks greeat good point to start and just drop sumthn strong in there and presto kool car...

anybody also notice the rear drum brakes............otherwise the car looks greeat good point to start and just drop sumthn strong in there and presto kool car...

are you sure you're seeing that right? even the base model V6 birds had ABS and 4 wheel disk from 93 up didnt they?

*edit* yeah those are definately drums... hmmm i wonder if it ended up with a 3rd gen rear end?

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01647.jpg

are you sure you're seeing that right? even the base model V6 birds had ABS and 4 wheel disk from 93 up didnt they?

*edit* yeah those are definately drums... hmmm i wonder if it ended up with a 3rd gen rear end?

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01647.jpg

nope nope my 97 v6 has rear drums
might be only v8s had the 4 disc

looks clean for a fake !

The base model firebirds had rear drum brakes and disc in the front. ABS in the front only as well. With the addition on the Y87 option on the firebird you would get 4 wheel disc, posi rear, and dual turn down tip exhaust. That option was first offered in 96.

On a side not it is a very nice lookin car, but I wouldnt have invest so much time and money in to it myself.

I bet conversions like this are why some ricers think they can run with a TRANS AM WS6!!

^ I wouldn't doubt it, then they just assume that the stock real WS6s that own them probably have 1000hp.
-Joel

well damnit...yea, that's pretty dishonorable, putting the damn WS.6 badges on a L36

ws6, always wondered what it stood for! They forget the A it should be WAS-6 cyclinder hahahahaha

I have a 00 V6 Firebird car with a WS6 replica hood... I'm keeping the firebird badges, hatch, and ground effects... I dropped the LS1 in it though.. :devil:

It looks good...now slap a turbo on it.....

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn244/tuanis08/DSC01686.jpg



Wow, that's horrible. The "Ram Air" callout on the hood is f'n HUGE too. I've never see one that big.

rebuilt title, lol

hey since were on the subject, I found a WS6 clone convertible
it was a v6 they put the front and rear bumpers covers on and the hood off a wrecked
ws6 best part is they put the LS1 and the ram air induction system on it.
The title is clean on the car, the funny thing is the guy said he save a ton on car insurance.

the car looks pretty good to me fake or not i can appreciate the work. a good turbo 6 and a good diet and its a fun car that turns alot of heads.

That car looks sick! And that is comming from a true WS6 owner here. Looks very clean and very well done. But he should deff. ditch those Trans-Am badges and WS6 badge, thats like putting a Type R sticker on a Civic Ex. Keep it badgeless or just Firebird badges....this kid must of wanted a WS6 bad! Even the license plate frame reads "Trans-Am" All that $$ he put into it would of gotten him the real deal