Ratt - Nobody Rides For Free
I bought this car October 24th, 2001 after seeing it across the street sitting on a used car lot when I was with a friend who was buying a car. It was almost closing time but I wanted to go and look at the car anyway. As I pulled into the lot I saw the lower spoiler and hoped it wasnt a V6 which I didnt want. Thankfully it was a Formula but an M6. I'd taken a "lesson" in a 98 Camaro SS earlier that summer so I went ahead and bought the Formula with 25k miles on it. Sadly I couldnt drive it home and just had to sit in the passenger seat while my friend drove it home. That weekend though I practiced and by Monday morning I was driving it to work. The car has gone through quite a few transformations which I will post pictures showing soon.
*Featured in the book "Pontiac Firebird the Auto-Biography" by Marc Cranswick*
Nov 19
I have a nice shiny blank center tail filler from my car for sale. I sanded and buffed it so it's all black. Looking to get $85 for it shipped.
Nov 10
Tim and I are making a 24 month 2010/2011 Calendar with '10 Camaros. It will feature all pics we've taken such as these on our website. Send me a message if you're interested in one. It's $23 + $3 shipping.
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Oct 09
T-Tops
3:42 Gears
Cloth Interior
Power Seats
Custom Painted Flame job done by Campbells Customs, Manassas VA ( but he did a lousy job on the hood) in 2002
New WS9 Hood Sept 2007/painted July 2008 by Unlimited AutoBody, Warrenton
Matching painted birds on side Pillars,
Wings West GFX
Trans Am Hatch
Trans Am Front Bumper
Torque Thrust M's Wheels 17 x 9 (F) 17 x 10.5 (R) in Athracid
Painted calipers/brackets with Trans Am decals
Custom painted/modded (no key hole) tail filler
Painted Rear RKSport Pontiac fill-in letters,
Painted door badges
Billet door sills
McEwen Silver Gauge overlays
Autometer 3-pod A-pillar w/ Oil pressure, Oil temp and Water temp.
Aeroforce Interceptor Gauge
Custom Center console
Raised flame door inserts/vinyl wrapped
Si5 (Speed Inc) Cam 231/237 .589 .595 112 lsa
Patriot Gold Extreme springs
Futural Pushrods
Ported LS6 Oil Pump
LS2 Timing chain
SLP UD Pulley
SLP Long Tube Headers
Loud Mouth Catback
LS6 intake
Free Air Mod
SLP 160° Thermostat
Gutted Cats
Whisper Lid
!Cags
K&N Filter
B&M Power Steering Cooler
SLP CAI
!Air
A/C delete
Dyno Tune by Khaotic Kreations 3-20-08
405 rwhp
388 rwtq
BMR Lower Control Arms powder-coated Hugger Orange
Hotchkis Panhard Rod painted purple
Spohn Lower control arm relocation brackets
Energy Suspension Tranny mount
BMR Strut Tower Brace
SLP 3-point Subframe connectors
LS6 Clutch
Lou's Short Stick
Alpine CDA-9884
Kicker SSMB6 Mid Bass speakers (sail panels)
LS7 clutch, 4:10's & 12 bolt
217 Comments on Flaminbird's Firebird Formula
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Love the paint
thats off the hook
Thanks! Sadly there is one old polaroid of my mom's Mach 1 and my brother had it last. It wasnt that great of a pic either....just of it coming up the driveway. Sucks they didnt have digital back then.
Keep up the hard work. Do you have any pictures of you Mom's Mach 1 that you can scan?? would be ineresting to see your insperation from back then. See you DC in FLA.
Thanks
. Yeah I used to be on the hideout.
Spectacular looking car. I've seen it before on f-bodyhideout. Outstanding. Congrats on the recent recognition for a job well done.
CONGRATS ON YOUR CAR IN THE MAGAZINE. THATS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!!!!!
Thanks! I forgot about the tech calendar :p. We've been busy with our photography business we just started up. We've been taking pics of 5th Gens like crazy! We're also putting out a 2010 '10 Camaro calendar.
Michelle, congrats on the GMHTP article, and being the November car in the LS1tech calendar, your car is definitely worth it.
Congrats on the GMHTP shot - I just saw it this afternoon, I said "I know that car - looking good as always!
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