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Old 06-26-2013 | 10:07 AM
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After a long 2 years of searching for the right combo of colors, price, and mileage I finally came across a car that fit the bill. I got her all washed up last night and unfortunately the previous owners neglected the paint so it does need some help. Most of the damage can be corrected with some compounding and polishing. the side body moldings will also be getting removed. Others are going to need to be wet sanded to see if they will come out. As the car sits it has 4.10 gears and a SLP catback. Plans for the exhaust will be headers, cutouts after collectors, and dual 4 inch oval tips. The car will get lowered with new springs and struts. It will be getting retinted because the current tint doesnt look to hot. I will also be getting RPM 505 rims down the road. I will be doing a SLP lip air intake or Volant havent decided yet. Maybe a cam down the road. Expect pics after I get it all corrected which may be a month from now with how busy I am detailing. I am already really enjoying being back in a V8 and this car is a head turner as it sits. Enjoy!








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She is pretty! That is a great find, and I bet you cannot wait to hear it with headers!
Old 06-26-2013 | 11:59 AM
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Beautiful color! Have you ever been to the Pontaic Nationals in Norwalk? Sounds like you live pretty close to it.
Old 06-26-2013 | 12:20 PM
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Thats a great color, nice find!
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Nice find! You better get 19" RPM's but remember they don't go very wide...
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That's a dang purty ride you got there.
Old 06-26-2013 | 03:39 PM
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Looks nice just as it sits. Enjoy your ride!
Old 06-26-2013 | 04:26 PM
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Can't go wrong with SOM...
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Thanks everyone. The car is a '02 with 73,000 miles on it. Only paid $8200 for it so I think I got a pretty good deal.
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Beautiful T/A! I love the SOM.
Old 06-27-2013 | 08:22 AM
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Great color, it's not often seen. Every thing seems black or silver. Enjoy
Old 06-27-2013 | 09:27 PM
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Beautifull Bird! Very rare.
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Originally Posted by Blackpanther99
Beautifull Bird! Very rare.
They made 784 Sunset Orange WS6s... it's not THAT rare. Still a really sweet ride.
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Originally Posted by Nathan C
Beautiful color! Have you ever been to the Pontaic Nationals in Norwalk? Sounds like you live pretty close to it.
I went a few years ago but havent been back. I may be soon with this ride though as long as I am off.
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Dat ORANGE.
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I have only seen one of those in that color.I have seen alot of them on line. That's a really
cool car. Great deal.
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Very nice car OP! before buying my ws6 i was really close to buying a SOM SS, but someone had beaten me to it.
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8500 for an 02 som with under 100k is a steal. Great pickup
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Originally Posted by DrEvyl
They made 784 Sunset Orange WS6s... it's not THAT rare. Still a really sweet ride.
Rarest color other than purple and gold. Compare it to the other colors...its pretty rare.

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Like most posters here, I love the SOM. Congratulations.


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