Rear hatch / tail swap
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Rear hatch / tail swap Ok so I haven't seen anything when searching around and maybe I just haven't been around enough WS6's. But how tough do you guys think it'd be to swap the hatch, tail lights, and bumper from a WS6 to a 2002 camaro. Obviously there would be some fabrication and cutting into the rear quarter panels. But besides that, and possibly a little body filler. How tough would a project like that be? Just a fun thought.
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From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Just to be clear, there is no such thing as a "WS6" hatch/tail lights/bumper - none of these items are WS6 specific. In fact, nothing on the rear of a WS6 car is specific to a WS6 other than the emblem and factory tail pipes.
This is important to consider because a WS6 can be a Formula (1996-2000) or a Trans Am, and that's where the difference lies in terms of bumper and hatch (spoiler). So you would have to decide whether your interest lies in grafting on a Trans Am rear or a Formula/Firebird rear...whether or not it was a WS6 is irrelevant for this purpose. Personally, I think the Firebird/Formula style bumper would be a better match to the Camaro body lines, unless you have a Camaro with the SAP ground effects. Either way, there would be a lot of fabrication regarding the rear quarters and such. Nothing is impossible, but it's probably something that would look sloppy and terrible unless done by a very skilled fabricator, and even if the quality of work is objectively good the look of the end result will still be very subjective.
This is important to consider because a WS6 can be a Formula (1996-2000) or a Trans Am, and that's where the difference lies in terms of bumper and hatch (spoiler). So you would have to decide whether your interest lies in grafting on a Trans Am rear or a Formula/Firebird rear...whether or not it was a WS6 is irrelevant for this purpose. Personally, I think the Firebird/Formula style bumper would be a better match to the Camaro body lines, unless you have a Camaro with the SAP ground effects. Either way, there would be a lot of fabrication regarding the rear quarters and such. Nothing is impossible, but it's probably something that would look sloppy and terrible unless done by a very skilled fabricator, and even if the quality of work is objectively good the look of the end result will still be very subjective.
