1 Clean WS6....5 year later...

1 Clean WS6

Detailing Rottweiler
Hey all!!



I always post pics of the muscle cars I am fortunate enough to detail so it is about time I posted some of my own girl (yes she is a female and her name is Lola :cool: ). I have owned her 5 years almost to the day this month. My wife affectionately calls her "the other woman".



The car is a 2000 model Pontiac Trans Am WS6 that I purchased new off of the dealer lot on 11/29/99. She was built in October of 1999 and sports an ASC conversion number of 1,575 (ASC is the company that performed the WS6 modifications for GM). I drove this car everyday for 2 years before starting my own business in 2002. Since then she has been a garage queen and comes out for show duty and an occasional weekend blast now and again. She sports about 21,900 miles on the odometer and honestly looks better (and is a HELL of a lot faster) than the day I drove her home. If it is possible to become attached to sheet metal and plastic...well...this car is an of example of that for me. We've been through a lot in the past 5 years and she still makes me smile every time I stick the key in the ignition and fire her up. Below are pics of her and some description of the mods you can see (I can't list all the mods here because she has just waaaaay too many). Unless you are an f-bod person you may not grasp some of the mods but as an Autopian I hope you can grasp just how many hours I have put in on the paint over the years! She is by no means the fastest 4th gen out there...but I'll be damned if she isn't one of the cleanest!!



Current combo:



Wash with Meg's NXT shampoo



Clay with Mother's clay bar using Meg's #34 as a lube



Polish with Meg's #80 using a Meg's 8006 pad and my PC set at 5.



Polish with Poorboy's PwC using a Meg's 8006 pad and my PC set at 5.



Seal with Poorboys EX-P x3 by hand with a foam applicator. In each application the EX-P set on the paint for 60 minutes before removal and there was at least 24 hours time between each coat.



Enjoy,

Mike :cool:



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Custom GM orange peel...a no cost option... :D



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Tail lamp filler panel and carbon fiber WS6 badge from a 2002 Collector Edition Trans Am along with custom black painted lower fascia...



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17x9.5" Borbet Type T's (sporting Meg's #20) fitted with 275/40/17 BFG KDW's (sporting Meg's Endurance High Gloss)...powder coated brake calipers....PowerSlot rotors...After Thoughts Auto clear corners and chrome look grills....



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Please excuse the dirty floor mat...I have another one I use for show duty that is not in the car. White face gauges, billet pedals, door sills and shift knob. Shift light in the defroster vent...



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406 rwhp and 392 rwtrq with STOCK tune!! Stock bottom end with heads/cam/LS6 intake/ full exhaust and every bolt-on you can imagine...



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Mike,



That is one SWEET WS6! :bow :bow :bow



Dripping wet silver - I just love well detailed silver! I too have had great success with EX-P on both our Titanium Silver Bimmers.



Again, that is one SWEET ride Mike! :xyxthumbs



Cheers,
 
Wow!!!



Looks amazing...Literally looks like your paint booth was in the garage and you just drove it out.



I like the mods too...Very subtle, but still catch your eye...



406 rwhp :cool: ...must go like STINK ;)
 
I love it :) Great car :) I can't wait till I can afford to purchase one. Well I can already, I'm just 15 so I can't afford it. Stupid Medical School will cost me a fortune.
 
THANK YOU all for the very kind words!! :D



Sean she'll get up and go if you slap her right!! ;) My best time was a 12.5 @114 on BFG drag radials. With a set of sticky stickies out back and a more aggressive driver she should break into the 11's with that trap speed. I just can't bring myself to "drive it like I stole it" so that time will have to do.



MongooseGA no F/I for me...I'm gonna stay all throttle and no bottle. The heads and cam package on her is going on 3+ years old now and will probably get replaced soon. The cam I have is a tiny one compared to the bumpsticks they have out now (it was considered a "big" cam in 2001). I will most likely add ported LS6 heads and finally get it tuned as well. That should get me in the 430-440 rwhp range.



Thanks again all.
 
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