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That’s a very nice comp TA
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Thanks, interesting side note, I owned car #82 (35k miles) and it was a T-top 6-speed car and the coupe handles much better than the T-top car. The difference was night and day.
I'm also open to reasonable offers. Mike |
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My 95 Firehawk is a hardtop and I agree 100%. My 02 Firehawk felt sloppy until I put subframe connectors on it.
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That is a really, really nice Comp and would totally fit the bill. The potential $3k+ shipping coast to coast sure adds a premium though.
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PM sent.
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There is a really nice '97 for sale in Oshkosh, WI. It is a black 6 s[eed with very few miles. The body is straight and chrome rims are completely free of pitting. I think the price is around $12,500.
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Get an LS
I’ve had my 94 TA GT since new, November 1993. Shoulda sold it in 2001 and got a new one with the LS. So much cheaper to make MORE POWER, the aftermarket is frozen for LT parts, no development for years.
Spend the premium on the 98+ My $0.02
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I'm currently working with mmarx to pick up his Comp T/A
I know the LS cars are probably the better bet all around, but I just can't get over my soft spot for the LT cars and this one is just so nice! I looked at this '00 over the weekend and it was not as advertised which steered me back towards the Comp. https://www.ebay.com/itm/38503860499...kAAOSwmf1i6Hte Broken dash, cracked door panels, broken a/c and radio. Not to mention the goofy AutoMeter tach. New rear tires and shorty headers were a clue that the 12k miles were hard ones. We were pretty far apart on what I was willing to give and what they wanted ($25k).
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Ken '68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) Last edited by Verdoro 68; 08-03-2022 at 03:21 PM. |
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I would buy the Comp TA as well. Very rare and fantastic looking.
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Having owned a few of the 4th Gen cars, I recommend programing the ECU to turn the cooling fans on earlier on the LT cars.
They are wholly reliant on the lower air dam ( under the car) to get air to the radiator, so that has to be 100% there and working.
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That's a unique color for the Formula - and a convert! Can't be too many of those.
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That is a very unique color- is it a 94?
We have a 97 Formula WS6 convertible as well. It’s amazingly fast for what it is. I bought it from a used bmw dealer where it was traded in. It had faded paint and the top had been replaced in black instead of tan. I had my buddy paint it and put a set of 94 Firehawk wheels on it to replace the 16”s the convertibles got. Just a fantastic car to drive- and pretty rare. |
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Based on the taillights, I'm going to guess that's a 98-02. Quote:
There's '97 T/A convert 6 speed on eBay that I took a hard look at. It has ram air, but doesn't have WS6 badging and has 16" wheels. Were converts treated differently? https://www.ebay.com/itm/17536989332...YAAOSwrqJilAWl
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Ken '68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) |
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Yes, 16" wheels only and I don't think the WS6 option was available for convertibles. With Firehawks, the optional "level II suspension" wasn't available either.
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My green convertible is a factory WS6 car. One of 42 convertible Formulas with the option.
I believe all convertibles came with 16” wheels- at least on the LT cars The 98+ taillights look so much better- I have them on my 94 and 95 |
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My 2002 WS6 convertible came with 17” wheels.
By that time the WS6 package was really nothing more than Ram Air induction, upgraded exhaust (2-3/4” single instead of standard 2-1/2”) and the 17X9” wheels. No actual suspension upgrades like the earlier WS6 cars.
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Did it come with the suspension upgrades? BTW, very nice car love the color.
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14k mile ‘97 WS6 6-speed in Nebraska. I should stop looking at these things now that I’ve got one on the way.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/304587825480 My friends are giving me crap about buying an LT1 car, but the more I read about them more interesting I find them. I came across this old HPP article about the development of the Comp T/A that traces it from a Tirebird concept car Jim Mattison put together. I love this kind of trivia even if it comes with the optispark. https://www.motortrend.com/features/...rototypes/amp/
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Ken '68 GTO - 464 - Ram Air II heads - 236/242 roller - 9.5” TSP converter - Moser 3.55 Truetrac (build thread | walk around) '95 Comp T/A #6 M6 - bone stock (pics) |
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