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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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yea, last ta year with a hardtop, ive seen, is 95. only ls1 ive seen is on that poster above
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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theres a 2000 for sale here in nor cal, pewter, WS6 Hardtop-havent seen it in person but its in the classifieds...
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 12:36 PM
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you should check it out. ill look for build numbers just to make sure....
i should make my formula a ta, so i can confuse people
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by my_rocz
theres a 2000 for sale here in nor cal, pewter, WS6 Hardtop-havent seen it in person but its in the classifieds...
is it a Formula WS6?, cause they had hardtops
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 01:12 PM
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yea, forgot to specify that. formulas came in hardtops (i have one) but ta's did not.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 02:09 AM
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http://www.craigslist.org/eby/car/56067761.html
this is the ad, i emailed the guy but no response yet, hes about 30miles away.
hes callin it a firebird ws6, if it was a formula you would think they would brag about it.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 12:05 PM
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he said
"formula, base model so no power seats and no leather I have not seen one myself like mine"
So i didnt find anything new,
so is this what they call a stripper?? like stripped down, light wieght for racing??
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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its a no option formula from what i gather
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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my formula came with no power seats, no tcs, hardtop, 6 spd. i do have a cd player though
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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I'd like to know what this guy did to his Camaro. This was posted on Car domain.





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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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can you imagine the loss of strength... would need some serious work to keep rigid if you had any power. mabey its a v6
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 12:04 AM
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you guys and your damn T-tops. I would sell my soul for a hard top. I wish my car was a hard top, i think it would look 100x's better with a glossy black top.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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whistler has a targa top. he took the ttops and custom made a carbon fiber piece to hold them together, and cut out the center brace . it looks good. do a search on camaroz28.com, theres alot of pics. he does awesome custom stuff.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 12:13 PM
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i kinda like the look of a hardtop, but love my T-tops, even with them in, i keep the shades out to let the light in.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 99FormulaM6
whistler has a targa top. he took the ttops and custom made a carbon fiber piece to hold them together, and cut out the center brace . it looks good. do a search on camaroz28.com, theres alot of pics. he does awesome custom stuff.
I may one day convert mt t-tops to a targa when i have enuogh money and done with mods. Thanks for the info

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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 03:46 PM
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i was going to convert my hardtop into a targa, but i dont have the skills or money to mold a cf piece, and if you dont use cf, you need to used .125 steel. i was hoping to reuse the roof, but its not strong enough and will blow off on the highway
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 04:25 PM
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Mike, just do it. Should look pretty cool. I'd leave the rubber trimming black, and paint the glass. Would definately be different.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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would you need to rough the glass, spread some body filler or somting?? wouldn't it peel and crack with the heat?? i have rattle canned glass before and it always spiderwebbed.
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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i love my t-tops but i did put limo tint ontop of the stock tint to ease the california sun on top of my head
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