Restoring a Trans Am WS6 In 15 Minutes 

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I'm am so glad that I have one😎

I paint mine Friday😎

I'm looking to do the same, beautiful car... though I going see about sticking an LS3 in it for that 525hp then upgrading the suspension system and breaks...

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Thank you it took a lot of time and long hours to get it where it’s at for sure.

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Thank you if your any where in the Kansas City area look me up.

Thank you for the compliments. It was more work then I initially intended. But sometimes it’s hard to find a good stoping point.

Thank you and the color is Sunset Orange Metallic.

Thank you and I have some other plans for this car or maybe another trans am in the future. I’ve never done a full clip cut like what your describing but I’ve seen lots of people do it. One of the guys that I learned from was going to help me do that when I was kid but it never worked out. Anyways Thanks again for the kind words and for subscribing.

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Haha it felt like it was never going to end. Fortunately it only took a year and a half. But that felt like forever.

Thank you for the compliment and it took me a long time to get the car and even longer to get it to this point. You will get there.

Ya that poor parts got hit hard. The sad part is that car was very well taken care of. It made a perfect parts car to make a car really nice.

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Thanks that’s awesome. Anyone can do this stuff with enough motivation and time.

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Thank you for the compliment. Well initially I wanted to swap the drivetrain and the front clip but after I got into the job I couldn’t just stop there. But you are right I could have easily bought a car in better shape for the money I spent fixing this one. Although it did have sentimental value and I had several project cars in the past I was never able to finish so I really wanted to finish this one. I also am a body man by trade so it was nice to have a chance to make my own car look nice.

@@eyecandycreations7463 It's well beyond nice! Excellent choice in color too! Thanks for sharing!!!

@@bjperez9076 thank you

@@eyecandycreations7463 Amazing, Thats a tribute to your skill and to the one of the most popular sports cars! I like the front bumper and rear bumper retrofits, trying to perform that to my 2000 firebird to T/A front & rear bumpers.

@@ikeknight-r7001 Thank you for the compliment and that’s awesome I hope your project comes out awesome I love these cars.

I do plan to do more videos with the car soon.

Thank you for the kind words and I will gladly share any information that will help anyone with there own vehicle. I bought the hood from VFN it’s called the smoothie que so far that’s the only real aftermarket part I can think of right away, but feel free to ask any questions about any part of these F-body cars. I’ve now been through almost every nut and bolt on them a few times so I’m happy to help make it easier for someone else.

How hard would a auto to manual transmission swap be?

@@stormlossing3345 I’ve never done one on one of these cars. Although this is my best guess to guide you there. Looking up some other threads of people that have would help as well. But I believe you would need the wiring harness for the transmission/ might be the engine harness. But I’m not sure about that. But that’s probably the worst part. I would guess you need the trans crossmember, pedal assembly, hydraulic slave cylinder with master, center console, maybe the Ecm. But I think everything will bolt right up on the car. Your best bet is to find a parts car or some junk yard exploring to collect all those parts. But it all depends on how much money and time a person wants to spend.

Thank you I really appreciate that. I’ve been striving to get better at filming and editing however I’m limited on my time and resources currently because I have a body shop I started just after the trans am project. I’m just doing my best to keep going and have big goels for the channel in the future. It’s just taking some time to get everything sorted out. I greatly appreciate your comment though cause sometimes it is very tiring to keep going. Have a great rest of your weekend.

Thank you and I will pass that along to my wife she is my biggest supporter/helper. She does anything to she can to help.

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Thank you and also thank you for subscribing

Thank you and the hood is made by VPN it’s called smoothie Q. It took a lot of time and patience to make it fit as good as it does. But I really like the look and design of it.

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Thank you and yes it is sunset orange metallic. I actually now own and operate a body shop and the work done on this would be very expensive if it was done in a shop for sure.

Thank you for the complement I also have a 3rd gen car at one point. Maybe at some point I will do a build on one of those cars as well.

Thank you for the tip. I definitely plan to do more of that in future videos. I have big plans for the channel. This was some of the first stuff I filmed and edited so I plan to do more and more I continue to learn how to do better. But I definitely need feed back just like yours to make the channel better so again thank you.

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Haha that would be sweet. It would be nice if someone even just started making more parts for them. Like a solid dash pad replacement for instance.

I did the dashpad overlay on mine about 3 years ago. If you really take your time and are meticulous with detail (which obviously you are) it comes out awesome.....still very happy with the result

Thank you and it took me about a year and a half to get it to this point. Just so you know on the VFN smoothie Q hood. It took a lot of effort to make it fit as well as it does. I love the look of it I just wish it would have fit easier. I’m a body Man by trade and this was the hardest hood I have ever made fit. But it may be different on your car. Sometimes they fit better on other cars. I wish you well and if you want any tips or tricks in the future let me know and I’m happy to share them.

@@eyecandycreations7463 Wow!!! Awesome job.......wish I had the know how, tools, an above all, the patience to do this!! lol.....funny, just ordered the VFN WSQ hood for my '98 TA, to replace the damaged Firehawk hood I had on it.....

@@spawnedin71 Thank you for the compliment. It took a long time to acquire the knowledge, tools and definitely the patience. I hope you enjoy the WSQ hood. I would be curious how much work it takes you to get it to fit properly. I had a hard time getting mine to fit the way it does.

@@eyecandycreations7463 Well, I'll find out when the body/paint shop calls me, lol......had it shipped directly there to save on freight. Supposedly it has all the instructions and also a number they can call if there are any issues.....but I have heard the same thing for a lot of aftermarket hoods in general.....

@@spawnedin71 ya that’s kinda the story with most aftermarket parts. You can still make them look nice but it takes work. Also some are just not useable but ya never know till you fit it all up. But that will look sweet on your car I’m sure.

Thank you I definitely plan too I’m working on some fun builds for the future.

Thank you this build was a childhood dream of mine.

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Thank you and the original white 1996 car is a WS6 car but it is a clone of a 1998-02 model. So yes it is a clone but the VIN attached to car is a wS6 car. But yes it’s a Frankenstein of sorts. I also kept all the WS6 suspension on the car as well. That is a good question though.

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Thank you and I agree the suspension needs some attention.

Thank you it’s been a long road to get this far but I’m happy to finally have the car to this point.

I did a similar build but kept the LT nose / front end and built a turbo LS with A/C - like you I live in FL

@@burntclutches That’s awesome! I would love to do a turbo build. Might very well being coming in the future. I plan to keep my ac as well. I don’t live in Florida but Kansas. Still has some super hot summers.

My bad I misunderstood a comment and thought you were in Miami lol. Meant to tell you the paint work was absolutely perfect man Loved watching the steps of it being done.

@@burntclutches no worries I figured that’s what happened. I wish I lived in Florida I don’t like the cold weather. Also thanks for the compliments on the paint work. I hope to share more content related to custom painting and body work in general. I opened a body shop this year of my own. So here soon there will be more collision related videos eventually followed by more trans am videos.

Thank you for the compliment and that’s awesome you have three man. This was a childhood dream of mine so it was nice to finally get the opportunity to build it.

Thank you and I wish it was a fire hawk hood. The hoods is made by VFN and the model is called smoothie Q. I’ve always likes these cars as well.

If you could email me some pictures I could give you some more detailed advice. My email is eyecandycustomsandcollision@gmail.com

Thank you and my first trans am was a 1987 formula I always wanted to do big things with it but never had the opportunity. I really like the 88 GTA cars as well.

@@eyecandycreations7463 yeah they're all very fun cars you got a new subscriber and I will keep watching your videos thanks for the reply guys have a good one

@@kevinbryant6459 thank you for subscribing

the 3rd and 4th gens are really going up on value and price. You best be getting a 4th gen soon while they are still barely affordable. I have had 2 '85 T/A's and a '86 IROC and my '98 T/A is WAYYY better car than those . The differences are night and day. To me the seats and seating position is way better and easier on the back. The ride is smoother and it handles better. The power is so much more as there is really no comparison

That’s terrible I’ve been terrified of having something similar happen.

Thank you and I agree. I like the 79’s as well.

I don’t think I do. I could give tips on how to do it but I avoided it by just leaving it on there when I painted my car. It didn’t have the bubbling problems. Maybe I will go find one in a junk yard and make video for ya.

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Thank you for the compliment. I’m in the Kansas City area.

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Thank you for the compliment. I like the look of the hood but I wasn’t happy with the quality of the hood and how much work was needed to make it fit as good as it does. Once again though thank you for the compliment and I appreciate your opinion as well. I may decide to go with a different hood later. But honestly I might save that for the next trans am build.

Thank you i enjoy it as well. I was debating about some candy colors but I’m more than satisfied with this color.

Well if your anywhere near or willing to travel to the Kansas City area I’m happy to give you a estimate. Parts is the hardest part.

Thanks for all the compliments and for subscribing. It really helps. I also agree I do think it is very unlikely that these cars will come back and just like all the old muscle cars they will most likely become more and more valuable. It’s also nice to chat with other painter to bounce stuff off of. I want to take on another trans am project but I think my next one will start with a v6 since they are easier to come by. I have huge build plans although at this point it’s a dream until all the funds present themselves. But that build will be performance based.

@@eyecandycreations7463 you are very welcome, brotha. Yea, I'm thinking about trying to buy up a few. I wish that I had already did it before the prices went up. There are still some good deals if a person looks around. I want to get one just to modify prolly with a supercharger. I thought about doing a hood and airbrush an insane looking pteradactyl breathing fire as he is coming out of a volcano LOL I wanna build another truck. I had 3 show trucks- '82 Red Silverado short wide- 76 white 4x4 stepside Chevy with ice blue, medium brite blue and silver stripes with gold pinstripe between each color. It was barely street legal and I also use to mud race it. I could outrun new Vettes at the time for about a block LOL the last truck I had was a '97 Silverado stepside all blacked out with saw blade billets. It got stolen here in Vegas right after I moved here and I didn't have my aftermarket alarm hooked up/ It was stolen at a casino in broad daylight on a Sunday I went down for an hour to watch the Broncos play and boom when I went to the 2nd floor it was gone. The cops arrested the guy the next Tuesday. The wiring was all messed up and I was afraid of some internal motor or tranny damage plus the salvage title.He was at a store trying to pop the locking gas cap he didn't know it had. The dude panicked and they called the cops. LOL he only got a 4yr probation suspended sentence and the freakn judge gave him 4yrs to pay me back my insurance deductible and I still only got $200 instead of $250. I got quite a bit from insurance and bought my low mileage T/A I only paid $5100 from a one owner lady. I think I will build another blacked out Chevy stepside. I loved that truck. I would prolly put either a Ls1 or Ls3 as the Vortec 5.7 were known for faulty intake gaskets (I had to replace mine)

@@SKRooU2 that’s too bad about the truck being stolen but it sounds like you’ve had some sweet rides for sure. I’ve got a step side Chevy that I will most likely be restoring for a customer soon. I agree that a ls based engine will be more reliable and enjoyable over the vortex motors.

Thank you that means a lot. I also had a 87 trans am but that was when I was in high school and I never got to finish it so this was my first car I got to do for myself.

@@eyecandycreations7463 There's just something about those cars. I was never a Camaro fan of the late models, but tge older late 60s are nice. I don't like that Catfish look. lmao. I know it's not easy with a family. I have a few kids and between them and the wife it's hard to find time to do any wrenching. You did a great job. Please keep doing that and making videos showing it done. Alot of kids now days are to wrapped up in screens or video games. Every time I see a younger kid in a car that was made decades before their birth it makes me smile knowing they got some gas in their veins and grease under their nails. Newer vehicles are boring and quite ugly. From the beginning of the 20th century to about mid 70s cars had style, u could tell what it was by its design, now they all look blah. Yes the Demon, Vette, Camaro, Stang have serious power and some style, but every car had it then. Those guys like Earle and Shelby are gone but u can see their taste in the GM and Shelbys. Keep it up bud. Have a great weekend. Thank you.

@@jasonchristopher2977 thanks for the encouragement it really does help I have hope to do some more major builds once the funds and time present themselves.

Thank you for the compliment and sorry to hear for your misfortune. I hope you are able to pick one of these up again some day.

@@eyecandycreations7463 thank you! I really appreciate that :)

@@eyecandycreations7463 and again yes! Absolutely amazing what you can do with your talent!

They are getting harder and harder to come by for sure here too

Thank you for the compliment. Depending on where the dents are in the quarter panel I would take out the trim panels in the hatch and see if I could push them out from the back side first. Anything I could push out I would use a glue pull system or a weld on dent tool but after that you must come back on the back side with corrosion protection so it doesn’t start rusting. That’s where I would start. The doors are SMC fiberglass so they will require sanding and maybe some some glaze putty to smooth out the sanded area for a perfect finish. I hope that’s helpful. Sorry to hear about your wife that is tough stuff. I hope you are able to get the car where you want and enjoy it for many years to come. I’m happy to help with tips tricks or pointers along the way or even work on the car if you can bring it to me. Anyway I hope you have a great day.

@@eyecandycreations7463 Thanks I appreciate your help and advice. Yeah losing my wife was very difficult after 25 years I only have my son now it's tough. If you were in my State or near me I'd try to bring it over it runs great. Thanks

@@jhill108 I’m located near the Kansas City area.

Thank you and yes everything came out of the car. Which was challenging to say the least in a small two car garage. I’m so happy to finally have a shop to work in now.

How long did it take you to complete this project?

@@007smoove In total about a year and a half. I still have lots of little things to do but I feel like a project like this never truly ends. But the first year I worked on it after work and in the weekends. Then when Covid hit I got laid off of six months so I worked on the car full time for 6 months. Once last January came around instead of going back to work at another body shop I started my own body shop. With that being said I haven’t had a ton of time to spend on the trans am for the moment but I have lots of plans to continue the build.

Yes that is very true. This build was not the most cost effective option. Although it’s what I wanted to do. I always wanted to finish a project like this.

@@eyecandycreations7463 well the work looks great. If it makes you feel better it looks like a brand new WS6 sitting on the showroom floor. I bet that's one you don't part with easy you put a lot of work into that

@@robertstone9988 thank you and I definitely don’t want to sell it I got a lot of plans for the car. Projects like these are never done.