got a Ws6 hood for my Formula
10-07-2016, 02:26 PM
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got a Ws6 hood for my Formula found a local guy selling an original paint OEM WS6 hood from his T/A so he could put a bigger cowl hood on..had to jump on it, paint is near flawless also, thought it might have been a repaint, but when I was shining my phone light on it at night I noticed the faint outline of the "ram air" script that he said he removed...soo I think I came out on top here.
stock flat hood
got home and swapped it on in about 30 minutes, took a little patience to get it to line up just right.
stock flat hood
got home and swapped it on in about 30 minutes, took a little patience to get it to line up just right.
10-07-2016, 02:35 PM
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Looks good! I always liked the WS6 Formula appearance. 
10-07-2016, 02:43 PM
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yeah, I really wanted a formula WS6 when I was looking to buy so this was a give in lol. The guy I bought the hood from was actually in your neck of the woods, he lived in Rogers Park off of Pratt a few blocks east of Kedzie. Has a pretty wicked T/A.
10-07-2016, 03:12 PM
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I really wish I had bought a WS6 Formula for their last production year back in 2000, rather than the TA I bought instead. It was already July though, and all 232 WS6 Formulas built that year were already long gone - and too late to order one.
10-07-2016, 03:17 PM
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Wow, I could walk there from home. Don't think I know the car though.
I really wish I had bought a WS6 Formula for their last production year back in 2000, rather than the TA I bought instead. It was already July though, and all 232 WS6 Formulas built that year were already long gone - and too late to order one.
I really wish I had bought a WS6 Formula for their last production year back in 2000, rather than the TA I bought instead. It was already July though, and all 232 WS6 Formulas built that year were already long gone - and too late to order one.
I kick myself for not buying a true WS6 formula from a member here a few years back, was a 2000 NBM M6 WS6 formula with 40k miles and basically all stock, wanted 13k for it, but just wasnt ready to buy at the time. Theres actually a pretty cool WS6 formula clone for sale right now on chicago craigslist, its the rare red orange color 98 hard top, looks really clean too and only wants like $6k for it.
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10-07-2016, 03:27 PM
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this is the one i was talking about..i like it, i like the price even better.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/5791434377.html
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/5791434377.html
10-07-2016, 03:30 PM
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I kick myself for not buying a true WS6 formula from a member here a few years back, was a 2000 NBM M6 WS6 formula with 40k miles and basically all stock, wanted 13k for it, but just wasnt ready to buy at the time. Theres actually a pretty cool WS6 formula clone for sale right now on chicago craigslist, its the rare red orange color 98 hard top, looks really clean too and only wants like $6k for it.
There seems to have been an unusually high concentration of WS6 Formulas here in Chicago. 1999 was the rarest year, but I've known of at least three different '99s around here in the last decade. All black, two M6, one A4. My friend Mike sold one of them about 2-3 years ago, it also had ~40k miles and was an M6. Kooks, ORY, LS6 intake, Blackwing, SLP dual/dual, Bilsteins, and a dyno tune. I think the new owner lives somewhere by Rockford/McHenry and has done a cam now as well. Another local one is owned by site moderator wssix99, but he brought that one here with him from VA I think. There also used to be a white one that roamed around Lincolnwood/Skokie several years ago.
10-07-2016, 04:09 PM
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I saw that one for sale on CL too, actually I just saw the ad again last night. Would likely be a good buy for someone if they don't mind a car that's already modded.
There seems to have been an unusually high concentration of WS6 Formulas here in Chicago. 1999 was the rarest year, but I've known of at least three different '99s around here in the last decade. All black, two M6, one A4. My friend Mike sold one of them about 2-3 years ago, it also had ~40k miles and was an M6. Kooks, ORY, LS6 intake, Blackwing, SLP dual/dual, Bilsteins, and a dyno tune. I think the new owner lives somewhere by Rockford/McHenry and has done a cam now as well. Another local one is owned by site moderator wssix99, but he brought that one here with him from VA I think. There also used to be a white one that roamed around Lincolnwood/Skokie several years ago.
There seems to have been an unusually high concentration of WS6 Formulas here in Chicago. 1999 was the rarest year, but I've known of at least three different '99s around here in the last decade. All black, two M6, one A4. My friend Mike sold one of them about 2-3 years ago, it also had ~40k miles and was an M6. Kooks, ORY, LS6 intake, Blackwing, SLP dual/dual, Bilsteins, and a dyno tune. I think the new owner lives somewhere by Rockford/McHenry and has done a cam now as well. Another local one is owned by site moderator wssix99, but he brought that one here with him from VA I think. There also used to be a white one that roamed around Lincolnwood/Skokie several years ago.
10-07-2016, 04:41 PM
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^ That is definitely Touhy and Central. East bound on Touhy specifically.
SGM was already a super rare color and not offered after '98, I can't imagine there would be more than 1 or 2 of those in existence if it's a real WS6 Formula.
SGM was already a super rare color and not offered after '98, I can't imagine there would be more than 1 or 2 of those in existence if it's a real WS6 Formula.
10-07-2016, 04:54 PM
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10-08-2016, 09:58 AM
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... you are baiting me in to this thread...
Yes. We are all a part of a secret private justice organization that requires special capabilities and agility that only the Formula possesses.
My Formula was indeed originally delivered to VA, but came with me when I was recruited from the Feds.
Looks nice. If you add the WS6 wheels and an ejector seat, we'll teach you the secret hand shake. 
That's a really great find - I've looked for original hoods and they are rare and/or very expensive. A rock or something chipped my hood and between all the seal removal, composite repair, painting, decal re-application, etc. (I'm keeping mine stock.) it's going to cost close to a grand at the body shop. (I think I will probably end up doing a lot of the disassembly and reassembly to save some coin on this one.)
That's a really great find - I've looked for original hoods and they are rare and/or very expensive. A rock or something chipped my hood and between all the seal removal, composite repair, painting, decal re-application, etc. (I'm keeping mine stock.) it's going to cost close to a grand at the body shop. (I think I will probably end up doing a lot of the disassembly and reassembly to save some coin on this one.)
10-08-2016, 12:22 PM
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AND, since it's a NHRA edition, it already came stock with an ejector seat. So basically, you're going to have to teach him the hand shake.
A rock or something chipped my hood and between all the seal removal, composite repair, painting, decal re-application, etc. (I'm keeping mine stock.) it's going to cost close to a grand at the body shop. (I think I will probably end up doing a lot of the disassembly and reassembly to save some coin on this one.)
10-09-2016, 11:08 PM
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Well, he already has WS6 wheels, just not the ones that would have been issued during model years where the WS6 Formula was a factory option. But since it's a 2002, those Speedlines are actually the correct model-year wheel and what the car would have come with had there been a factory '02 WS6 Formula.
AND, since it's a NHRA edition, it already came stock with an ejector seat. So basically, you're going to have to teach him the hand shake.
AND, since it's a NHRA edition, it already came stock with an ejector seat. So basically, you're going to have to teach him the hand shake.
Lots of distress... The owner has eyes for the car and wants a ride, though. Maybe I'll give him one the next time I go in so he can rally the troops? (He regularly gets in exotics, etc. so I'm not sure why he's so fond of the Firebird - but friends are great to have!)
10-10-2016, 04:00 AM
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The Speedlines that were issued to most '01+ WS6 cars were actually a revival of the old 1995 Firehawk and Comp T/A wheels (the rim portion and finish is different, but otherwise the design was reused.) Those are the wheels currently on BFK86's car. The reason I said "most" '01+ WS6 cars is because some of the very early '01 WS6s still received the same wheels as your '99, and the CETA '02 WS6s also received the same wheels as your '99 except with a black center/polished lip. To add further information (or confusion), in model year 2000 there was a one year only WS6 wheel issued under RPO N66 - commonly called the "3-spoke/swirly wheels" (looked slightly like an old salad shooter LT1 wheel.) Interestingly, this was actually the standard wheel for 2000 WS6 cars, but few of them were ever released with it. The optional QF6 wheels (what's on your car) were still available and issued to the vast majority of WS6 units. Of course the '99 30th Anniversary WS6s had the special blue anodized finish on what were otherwise the same QF6 wheels as your Formula. And then Firehawks had their own wheel style offered in three different finishes (silver painted, chrome, and gold for the 10th Anniversary cars.)
Probably because your car has an exhaust note that puts the exotics to shame. I have a few of those high dollar Italian cars in my neighborhood - they really don't sound good IMO.
10-10-2016, 11:33 AM
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There were a couple of different 16x8 wheels for the base Formulas and Trans Ams. The ones you're thinking of, that look like your polished '99 WS6 wheels but just 1" smaller, were available all the way through 2002 as an optional chrome wheel for V8s or a silver painted wheel for the V6 cars. The base V8 cars without the chrome option got a "twisted spoke" silver painted 16x8 that has a thinner, twisted spoke.
The Speedlines that were issued to most '01+ WS6 cars were actually a revival of the old 1995 Firehawk and Comp T/A wheels (the rim portion and finish is different, but otherwise the design was reused.) Those are the wheels currently on BFK86's car. The reason I said "most" '01+ WS6 cars is because some of the very early '01 WS6s still received the same wheels as your '99, and the CETA '02 WS6s also received the same wheels as your '99 except with a black center/polished lip. To add further information (or confusion), in model year 2000 there was a one year only WS6 wheel issued under RPO N66 - commonly called the "3-spoke/swirly wheels" (looked slightly like an old salad shooter LT1 wheel.) Interestingly, this was actually the standard wheel for 2000 WS6 cars, but few of them were ever released with it. The optional QF6 wheels (what's on your car) were still available and issued to the vast majority of WS6 units. Of course the '99 30th Anniversary WS6s had the special blue anodized finish on what were otherwise the same QF6 wheels as your Formula. And then Firehawks had their own wheel style offered in three different finishes (silver painted, chrome, and gold for the 10th Anniversary cars.)
The Speedlines that were issued to most '01+ WS6 cars were actually a revival of the old 1995 Firehawk and Comp T/A wheels (the rim portion and finish is different, but otherwise the design was reused.) Those are the wheels currently on BFK86's car. The reason I said "most" '01+ WS6 cars is because some of the very early '01 WS6s still received the same wheels as your '99, and the CETA '02 WS6s also received the same wheels as your '99 except with a black center/polished lip. To add further information (or confusion), in model year 2000 there was a one year only WS6 wheel issued under RPO N66 - commonly called the "3-spoke/swirly wheels" (looked slightly like an old salad shooter LT1 wheel.) Interestingly, this was actually the standard wheel for 2000 WS6 cars, but few of them were ever released with it. The optional QF6 wheels (what's on your car) were still available and issued to the vast majority of WS6 units. Of course the '99 30th Anniversary WS6s had the special blue anodized finish on what were otherwise the same QF6 wheels as your Formula. And then Firehawks had their own wheel style offered in three different finishes (silver painted, chrome, and gold for the 10th Anniversary cars.)
All this change in wheels probably helps explain the value of these things! No kidding - If you take the hood and wheels off of my car, they far exceed the blue book value of the rest of the car. (I know how we all feel about the Blue Book, but for illustrative purposes - but I I think it works for this simple point.)
10-10-2016, 11:36 AM
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There were a couple of different 16x8 wheels for the base Formulas and Trans Ams. The ones you're thinking of, that look like your polished '99 WS6 wheels but just 1" smaller, were available all the way through 2002 as an optional chrome wheel for V8s or a silver painted wheel for the V6 cars. The base V8 cars without the chrome option got a "twisted spoke" silver painted 16x8 that has a thinner, twisted spoke.
The Speedlines that were issued to most '01+ WS6 cars were actually a revival of the old 1995 Firehawk and Comp T/A wheels (the rim portion and finish is different, but otherwise the design was reused.) Those are the wheels currently on BFK86's car. The reason I said "most" '01+ WS6 cars is because some of the very early '01 WS6s still received the same wheels as your '99, and the CETA '02 WS6s also received the same wheels as your '99 except with a black center/polished lip. To add further information (or confusion), in model year 2000 there was a one year only WS6 wheel issued under RPO N66 - commonly called the "3-spoke/swirly wheels" (looked slightly like an old salad shooter LT1 wheel.) Interestingly, this was actually the standard wheel for 2000 WS6 cars, but few of them were ever released with it. The optional QF6 wheels (what's on your car) were still available and issued to the vast majority of WS6 units. Of course the '99 30th Anniversary WS6s had the special blue anodized finish on what were otherwise the same QF6 wheels as your Formula. And then Firehawks had their own wheel style offered in three different finishes (silver painted, chrome, and gold for the 10th Anniversary cars.)
Probably because your car has an exhaust note that puts the exotics to shame. I have a few of those high dollar Italian cars in my neighborhood - they really don't sound good IMO.
The Speedlines that were issued to most '01+ WS6 cars were actually a revival of the old 1995 Firehawk and Comp T/A wheels (the rim portion and finish is different, but otherwise the design was reused.) Those are the wheels currently on BFK86's car. The reason I said "most" '01+ WS6 cars is because some of the very early '01 WS6s still received the same wheels as your '99, and the CETA '02 WS6s also received the same wheels as your '99 except with a black center/polished lip. To add further information (or confusion), in model year 2000 there was a one year only WS6 wheel issued under RPO N66 - commonly called the "3-spoke/swirly wheels" (looked slightly like an old salad shooter LT1 wheel.) Interestingly, this was actually the standard wheel for 2000 WS6 cars, but few of them were ever released with it. The optional QF6 wheels (what's on your car) were still available and issued to the vast majority of WS6 units. Of course the '99 30th Anniversary WS6s had the special blue anodized finish on what were otherwise the same QF6 wheels as your Formula. And then Firehawks had their own wheel style offered in three different finishes (silver painted, chrome, and gold for the 10th Anniversary cars.)
Probably because your car has an exhaust note that puts the exotics to shame. I have a few of those high dollar Italian cars in my neighborhood - they really don't sound good IMO.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/5791434377.html.
On a side note do you know or have you heard of any NHRA WS6 cars ever built? Because there have been a few people who claimed to have owned an NHRA package WS6 car..in fact there was a guy who used to come around the Rolling Meadows show that had a low mile SOM WS6 TA with NHRA badges on it, havent seen the car in a while though. The reason I ask is because everything Ive read about the NHRA package mentioned you COULD NOT order both the 1SH and WS6 package together, it was either or.
10-10-2016, 02:49 PM
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haha there was actually a guy in my neighborhood with a 2002 black formula that rolled around with those rare 3 spoke 17s but had the inserts painted black..actually looked "ok". Interestingly enough he traded it in on a new car and some dealer in Barrington has it for sale right now
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/5791434377.html.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/5791434377.html.
On a side note do you know or have you heard of any NHRA WS6 cars ever built? Because there have been a few people who claimed to have owned an NHRA package WS6 car..in fact there was a guy who used to come around the Rolling Meadows show that had a low mile SOM WS6 TA with NHRA badges on it, havent seen the car in a while though. The reason I ask is because everything Ive read about the NHRA package mentioned you COULD NOT order both the 1SH and WS6 package together, it was either or.
And don't worry about going overboard with cleaning. Most people think they are bad about this until they meet me. I spend 3-4 hours just doing a "quick dusting" on mine after a single car show or 30-40 mile cruise.
