bww3588

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ohh and to add to your edited post, formulas did not only come in HT. they also had t-tops. quit whoring if you dont know what you are talking about.

bww3588

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Oh btw, T/A's came in HT also, they are just very rare. the majority of HT T/A's were 93-97 cars.

bww3588

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Formula=Ultimate Sleeper

JD_AMG

I hope this is a joke.

bjamick

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oh well every formula ive seen was a hard top my bad
and almost every ta was a t-top

LT1_Hawk

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when my vin doesnt come up "pontiac firehawk" i dont care...mine comes up "1993 PONTIAC FIREBIRD FORM/TRANS AM/GT" but i dont care. remember, its all in the rpo codes. r6v is the code for 93 hawks and i just happen to have that code, not to mention slp's alteration sticker. forget what it comes up as on carfax..just look at the rpo codes....and about it havin a "firebird" manual. well mine does. mine is a formula firehawk. but really a formula is a v8 firebird. and then i have the firehawk option on the formula...your ta is really a firebird that has been altered to a formula, that has been altered into a t/a (spoiler, body kit, hood ect)....

KameleonTransAm

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Ok I don't understand why no one has answered your question properly yet but an easy and CORRECT way to tell if it was a Trans Am from the factory is to look at your driverside door. The RPO code WS4 makes it an official Trans Am

LT1_Hawk

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^ i believe i said "its all in the rpo codes"

Nickstock98t/a

i looked at the stickers on the door. i saw a bund of letters w/ numbers. i saw no ws4. closest thing to that i saw was ws9.

Nickstock98t/a

there was a pro driver who drove both the 98 t/a and 98 formula. he put it on record that the 98 t/a was quicker by .2 secs 0 to 60 wise. thats 5.1 secs for the t/a and 5.3 secs for the formula

Nickstock98t/a

so did the 98 formulas ever come with a t top or no?

Nickstock98t/a

bw3588!! hey bw3588. you said the formula was owned by a member of this board?? what? i dont get it? i saw the pictures of the link u sent me and the formula is a 1999. clearly not mine. and the t/a has chrome rims and some sticker on the hood. clearly not mine. or is it? help me out bro. please give me some details. i'd really owe ya one man.

bww3588

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i was just showing you the difference between a T/A and a Formula.
yes Formula's came in both T-top and Hardtop.

ChocoTaco369

ahhhh! a formula is just a V6 body with an LS1 swap (and suspension and stuff). that means WHATEVER is available on V6's are also available on formulas. i believe the only option on the formula that wasn't offered was the SLP Y2Y package...but they weren't available on V6's either i have a formula. it's the same car as a TA minus the wing and body kit. this makes my car in fact theoretically faster than an equally equipped TA since it's lighter. there is nothing wrong with having a formula and there are no disadvantages performance-wise. i love the sleeper look...well i did, but the cutout and big corsa premium tips give me away now i love the noise more than the sleeper look i guess.

yes, formulas came with t-tops. so did the V6's. i owned a 1995 V6 f-body with t-tops and my 2001 formula has t-tops also. i'd be very upset if they didn't come with t-tops because i'd have 2 factory flukes that would be worth millions otherwise. i traded my million dollar V6 for $3,900?

i'm not trying to be a jerk here, honestly, i know i sound like it, but what's up with all the formula bashing? they're a rare car compared to TA's and WS6's and can be the biggest sleeper ever made. they're awesome, i wouldn't trade my car for any other. i love everything about it minus the common f-body rattles and creaks.

Nickstock98t/a

im just a trans am fan. im stock. i love trans ams. i wanted one, i was shopping for one between 1979-2002. i wanted a trans am period. now i feel somewhat crushed and decieved to discovering my car has no proof its a trans am. so i really need some sort of proof.

'Trust'

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You didnt find the WS4? That is the Trans Am conversion code. Do you have any pics of your car, what options does it have? It must have AT LEAST leather AND T-tops to be a TA, at least. You may have one of the 3 that had a hardtop, but I doubt that.

Nickstock98t/a

i found ws9. it has leather seats and a t top. power windows. power driver seat.

Nickstock98t/a

so this wsy code thing is it the very top sticker on the driver door? u know how there are 3 stickers? its the top one right? listed with a bunch of letters and numbers. i have pics. what do u wanna see exactly? i could email u some. just cause i cant post pics here cause the size is bigger than the limit. thanks for the help

jd783

i had the same feeling when i carfaxed my 93 t/a thought someone changed the vin# which btw was a hardtop with cloth int.




i have the factory service manual in front of me and thats how it says to remove and install the roof panel in a little more words. look at your car when the dew is setting if its a HT and you will see the outline of the ttops in it. they were all made the same just a different piece of SMC were used between the two. you would also have to buy the headliner,glass and molding ect. for the new roof.

Nickstock98t/a

mine has alloy rims.