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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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Thumbs up Formula Pics (silver vs black)

Whew, busy day of horse trading

Here are the photos I snapped last night of my Silver racecar Formula in the sunlight, and the photos today of the black Formula I traded it for. With the cash I received on top of the trade, I picked up the 18" chrome iForged Aeros (used) from another member (Shane) on the way home.

both Formulas are 1998 models, the black one is an actual WS6, the silver one is a clone. The silver car is purely a heads/cam drag car, the black one is a street car with heads/cam and 12-bolt. The nice thing about the black one is that it only has 9,740 miles on it and is spotless. I was tired of having a drag-only car that I couldn't drive, and don't have time to race much anymore. Now I have one I can race occasionally and drive daily.

The previous toy:









The new toy:







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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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That's hot Tony. Shinier than my black.

Mmm, and those are my favorite rims.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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Nice Did you say Shiner Bock? j/k
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Old May 20, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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Old May 20, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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Very awesome, I like the hardtop better though.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 11:07 PM
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black one > silver one

nice choice.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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That is beeeeeeeeeautiful man. Nice black formy. I got to post some nice pics of my 1997 black T/A. I just waxed it for the first time...cus I just bought it not so long ago. Well congratz.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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while the silver one is nice, it just isn't daily drivable. Nice black formy!
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Old May 20, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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Exactly. If I were to build another racecar, it would probably end up looking exactly like the silver one I already had. That car looked killer to me. But, I couldn't enjoy it since I don't race on a weekly basis like I used to. I figured it was time to replace it before I spent another $20K on it
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Old May 20, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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Nice, but that car looks to damn mean to call it a "formy"... Good looking Formula!
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Old May 20, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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As usual Tony.......... yet another bitchen ride!
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Old May 21, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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Very cool, I love that sig pic !!
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Old May 21, 2006 | 12:51 AM
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Holy **** man that black car is incredibly clean
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Old May 21, 2006 | 12:52 AM
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Old May 21, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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holy **** that is like my DREAM CAR!

no joke a black ws.6 formula...haha if you ever sell that car...look me up!

OMG i am speechless it's georgeous...rims are A+++ too! gez...beautiful man B E A UTIFUL!
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Old May 21, 2006 | 01:18 AM
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I've always had a soft spot for Formulas and that one takes the cake!

Good Lord! What are all the mods on the new one? What springs, exhaust, etc?
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Old May 21, 2006 | 06:54 AM
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Mods on the black Formula:

Futral heads/cam (older solid roller cam setup, 233/233)
FLP headers with cats
ASP crank pulley
airbox lid and larger SLP MAF, LS6 intake manifold
Borla catback
Moser 12-bolt w/ 4.10 gears
BMR adj torque arm
LG Motorsports LCA's and panhard
weld-on subframe connectors
QA1 12-way coil overs up front, QA1 12-way shocks rear. Not sure which springs on rear.
Pro 5.0 shifter
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Old May 21, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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Both are nice, but the black one is .
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Old May 21, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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What do you do for a living and how can I get started in that career?? lol, sick car as usual Tony. You always seem to do them up how all of us wish we could. Keep up the amazing work and I cant wait to see what you have next month.
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Old May 21, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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people always ask what I do for a living. I just drive my savings accounts around instead of leaving them in a bank. Usually the type of cars I buy go up in value more than a simple interest savings account

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