picking up a 96 WS6

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08-07-2010, 10:35 AM
krese

picking up a 96 WS6

welp, i have been waiting for a few years and i am now ready to strike. i have been looking for a car to KEEP for a LONG time and i think i found it. i know a lot of people hate on the LT1 but she is a gem. i found a 32k mile 96 WS6 T/A that is in perfect shape. will be picking her up monday!!! i don't think i will do much with her other than putting on a borla. i had the borla on my 95 formy and was in heaven. sold my 95 formy 7 years ago this month and i guess the circle will be complete :D

will be nice to have a toy on the garage that i only drive on nice days and can take the wife out at night like we used to do when we were dating :rockon:

i just wanted to post because i feel like a little kid before xmas!! thanks!
08-07-2010, 10:42 AM
SSwt00SS

love the lt1 styled TA ws6. best looking 4th gen TA period, imo, outside the ls1 styled firehawk. congrats on the new toy!!!
08-07-2010, 10:42 AM
Lunatikgixxer

sounds like a good deal.. 32k miles is great. Try to get some pics up we want to see er!!
08-07-2010, 01:55 PM
dav-02ws6-m6

congrats on the t/a

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Originally Posted by Lunatikgixxer

sounds like a good deal.. 32k miles is great. Try to get some pics up we want to see er!!

:iagree::gotpics:
08-07-2010, 07:02 PM
TmaxicanA

white....i friggin love white TA's
nice find. how much did you give for her?
08-08-2010, 03:00 AM
krese

Quote:

Originally Posted by TmaxicanA

white....i friggin love white TA's
nice find. how much did you give for her?

naw, if you are talking about the white one in my pic that was my 2002 WS6 that i sold a few years back... the 96 i'm getting monday is silver (not my fav color but with 32k i will take it!)

$7k is what i'm paying for the car.
08-08-2010, 03:32 AM
pajeff02

Congrats! Great looking cars -- please post up some pics when you get a chance.
08-08-2010, 03:25 PM
krese

here are a few pics that the owner posted in the add.. i WILL be taking many pics on tuesday if the weather is nice.

http://images.craigslist.org/3k43o13...8b027e160a.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/3ne3k93...a173d41c15.jpg
08-08-2010, 03:30 PM
cammed goat

I saw a WS6 JUST LIKE that one at a local car show last week and fell in love as I haven't seen an LT1 WS6 in years. :love:
08-08-2010, 03:43 PM
TmaxicanA

well my second favorite color is silver.

kinda bias though, seeing as mine is silver. nice looking car and a good price for a low milage LT1
08-08-2010, 04:52 PM
dav-02ws6-m6

nice very very nice. i really like the way the LT1 ws6's look.:hyper:
08-09-2010, 06:07 AM
krese

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Originally Posted by cammed goat

I saw a WS6 JUST LIKE that one at a local car show last week and fell in love as I haven't seen an LT1 WS6 in years. :love:

yeah, i can't remember the last time i saw a LT1 T/A in my area much less an LT1 WS6 T/A. i'm not sure why but i hardly see any 4th gens at all anymore. mostly see V6s or camaros.

i'm freaking out here at work... going to leave in about an hour... it's a 6 hour round trip to get the car... grrrrr, why can't time go faster!?!?!?!?:villagers:
08-09-2010, 07:30 AM
jiveass

so is there differences in the lt1 ws6 rear compared to the ls1 ws6 rear? (besides the tail lights) that one looks more aggressive than the ls1 cars.
08-09-2010, 02:26 PM
Zinergy

Looks great, i would def check all the fluids. A 96 with 32kmiles does ALOT of sitting. My buddy picked up a 95 formula with 35kmiles on it and 2 days later the tranny was toast. Hopefully you have better luck :D
08-09-2010, 04:42 PM
Transamws6

Quote:

Originally Posted by krese

here are a few pics that the owner posted in the add.. i WILL be taking many pics on tuesday if the weather is nice.

Man, that thing looks sick as hell, congratulations on your new ride.

You get a decent drop for that, clean it up real good and add in a nice tint, you will be completley set in the look's department. Those car's look pretty much perfect IMHO from the factory but those few thing's I just mentioned would just really make it look astonishing, IMO.
08-09-2010, 06:37 PM
krese

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Originally Posted by needls1again

so is there differences in the lt1 ws6 rear compared to the ls1 ws6 rear? (besides the tail lights) that one looks more aggressive than the ls1 cars.

naw, it is pretty much just the front end that stands out.

well just got home from my 6+ hour round trip picking her up... was well worth it even though it rained HARD the whole way home it was still fun getting to know her. it isn't perfect but in damn nice shape for a 14 year old car. got her home and had to peel off the tint the dude had on the side windows.. not only was it starting to go all barney but it was scratched in some spots... the back window tint is dark and looks great so that will stay.... i also had to take off the K&N stickers on the airbox and a few other silly stuff.. he also had an aftermarket sony in there that was bugging out the whole way home... i barely had any tunes.... i yanked that bastard out as soon as i got home and put the factory TAPE player back in :faint: just for now anyway...

i'm going to be looking at lowering it but i think the factory shocks will need to be replaced at 14+ years old.

here are a few pics the wife took on her phone before we started the 3+ hour trip home (more to follow tomorrow):

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...809101705b.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...809101705a.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...0809101705.jpg
08-09-2010, 06:56 PM
goof4080

congrats, looks beautiful. And i'm jealous, i wish i still had a factory radio to throw back in mine. even it if it is just a tape player lol
08-09-2010, 07:14 PM
95camaroZNC

Def a nice looking car you have there!
08-10-2010, 10:14 AM
speedyWS6

very nice looking car and a great colour too :hi:

Tell me..... All of the "made for the european market" cars have the rear lights you have, so how is it that some of your cars have them also, as i went out of my way to make sure the one i imported had honeycomb lights?

Just curious as to how the builds went???:thinkin:

Trev :o)
08-10-2010, 10:44 AM
TLS_Addict

Got that thing is sick looking! Congrats on the car man. :) I had an LT1 Corvette up till a few weeks ago. Is the car auto or 6-speed? Watch out for the opti if it has been sitting. Seriously, I would yank the plugs, wires, fuel filter, check the ohms on the injectors and the fuel pressure just to make sure everything is in order.

I was going to get a 33k miles 96 formula 6-speed a few years ago from the original owner. It was a great car but got a new GTO instead, you have quite find on your hands! Where abouts in NY are you located?

Congrats again man and that is one mean looking T/A!
08-10-2010, 07:32 PM
Ant71130

Hey man, congrats on the TA. I just picked mine up two saturdays ago, granted an '02 =) Where in NY are ya?

It's funny that you told your little story because I too had to take stickers off my lid, (said camaro ss on it...lol), had to remove the tint on the windows (got pulled over as soon as I entered town), had to drive 12 hours to pick it up, and it poured the whole way home. And to top it off, had one blown speaker I replaced as soon as I got home. So, identical experiences haha. I had 10k more miles than you though =(

Sorry, just wanted to share, enjoy the car!

P.S And it's lowered. =P
08-11-2010, 06:35 AM
krese

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Originally Posted by Ant71130

Hey man, congrats on the TA. I just picked mine up two saturdays ago, granted an '02 =) Where in NY are ya?

It's funny that you told your little story because I too had to take stickers off my lid, (said camaro ss on it...lol), had to remove the tint on the windows (got pulled over as soon as I entered town), had to drive 12 hours to pick it up, and it poured the whole way home. And to top it off, had one blown speaker I replaced as soon as I got home. So, identical experiences haha. I had 10k more miles than you though =(

Sorry, just wanted to share, enjoy the car!

P.S And it's lowered. =P

hey, congrats on the T/A!!! you are close to me, i live in brewerton.

very interesting how we both went through the same stuff getting our birds!

i was dead tired yesterday and i didn't even get a chance to clean up the T/A or take pics... hope to be able and give her a bath tonight so i can begin the claybar/wax process....
08-11-2010, 01:49 PM
jagfan93

+1 on the distance and rain all the way back, got mine a while ago but I too drove about 6 hours roundtrip and the rain poured for all 3 hours back, but I had the bonus of a leaky convertible top keeping me very moist the whole way. :hide:
08-11-2010, 05:03 PM
krese

ok, so here are some more pics....

her home:
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1142.jpg

getting ready to wash:
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1146.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1145.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1144.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1148.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1149.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1155.jpg

the fleet:
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1156.jpg

don't know why the plastic is warped like this???? 100% sure it was not hit(going to make a post about this in one of the help sections):

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1147.jpg

all washed in her new home... i like the color the lights in the garage made bouncing off the silver:

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1165.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1158.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/u...h/IMG_1161.jpg

feh, 14 years old... does not look it...
08-11-2010, 06:00 PM
Ant71130

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Originally Posted by krese

hey, congrats on the T/A!!! you are close to me, i live in brewerton.

very interesting how we both went through the same stuff getting our birds!

i was dead tired yesterday and i didn't even get a chance to clean up the T/A or take pics... hope to be able and give her a bath tonight so i can begin the claybar/wax process....

Thank you! Oh wow, you are really close, 25 min or so. She looks beautiful though, take good care of her =). I haven't seen an LT WS6 in quite some time. But the situation thing is pretty funny, 24 hour round trip for me.. lol sucked. Was fun getting back in the swing of stick though :p