A new chapter in my automotive journey...

[Geronimo]

[wildthing]

Nice...

Go easy on the throttle and you'll be fine.

[LWJ]

1. Super cool
2. My buddy’s neighbor just offed himself in a viper. We think it was simply too much throttle at the wrong time. Be careful!

[pwd72s]

With a fossil fuel burner like that, you'll never get a date with AOC!

Yes, do take your time on the learning curve with that much under the hood...

[Steve Carlton]

Congrats! That looks like a LOT of fun!

[HobieMarty]

Very cool, my favorite Viper body style!!!

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[Heel n Toe]

You coulda had a V-8.

[sc_rufctr]

"So this happened" - Good God man... Well done!

[MMARSH]

Very cool. My favorite style as well. Years ago, I got to drive one at one of our local tracks. Pretty fun.

[KNS]

I thought it was pretty cool when Chrysler brought the Viper to Le Mans under a factory effort (same generation as yours) and they won their class. They were popular with the spectators as well.

[sugarwood]

Geronimo, I still remember your SC ownership experience where you got tranny AND head stud bills in the 1st year and wanted a Corvette.
Glad you finally ended that trainwreck, Can you share a summary of that SC chapter of ownership?

This was my advice 4 years ago:

Originally Posted by sugarwood

Geronimo,

Ok, reality check for you.

Seriously, sell the car. You got a **** sandwich. Gearbox rebuild for $12k and head studs will cost you god knows what. List it for $40k and see what offers you get.

Parking it for a year is the single worst option. That's just kicking the can and sticking your head in the sand and going into denial. The car will be parked until the day you die.

You've tied up $40k in capital for a paper weight. The pain of dropping another $20k+ into this car will never get better. And if there is a recession, values will drop, and it will be even worse for you. Get out. There is nothing positive. Sell it, and get a car that does not have these massive high dollar catastrophes.

Literally any other car out there will never give you a $20k repair bill. Game over. Start making the ad. And if you don't list it for sale, then it's best to fork over the $20k today and suck it up and stop complaining. It's time to **** or get off the pot. Pony up another $20k or get whatever you can back and move on. Parking it will almost certainly guarantee you a dead end. Cut your losses. The car was a mistake. Now, it's time to fix that mistake and not make it an even worse mistake.

Get the 'vette. There is literally not one reason to keep it. You don't have twisties. It's too slow for you. Modding it will be like lighting money on fire, as the car value goes down, the more you spend. You don't like the yuppie snob association of the brand. It's going to cost $20k to repair. Game over. I feel really bad for you. There are tons of incredible cars you get for $15k, and you will sleep much better at night. A hobby car should bring joy, not a year of negative stress and hassle.

https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/1034365-915-rebuild-starting-hate-car.html

[JackDidley]

Originally Posted by HobieMarty

Very cool, my favorite Viper body style!!!

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^^^^+1. Great looking car. Always thought IŽd like to own one.

[masraum]

Beautiful car! Enjoy!

Probably a great commuter car!

[Dixie]

I owned a '96 viper. It was a great handling car. Docile when piddle-buttin' around, and a dragon on a leash at full throttle. Best part, I felt like a fashion model given all the attention it drew.

The only mod to mine was deleting the rear muffler. That made it sound perfect! A gentleman I knew twin-turboed his Viper It made by well over 1,000 hp.

[Zeke]

You don't see those anymore. That is a good pic. IIRC, I didn't take to them a lot in looks. No argument about it being a beast.

Looks good as it sits but I'd wonder myself what wheel options might be had. I mean something outrages. No, not rubber bands for tires. I mean something beyond 5 spokes.

Probably wouldn't hold the power but I really like wire wheels. That is wire wheels with AL barrels. Deep. There are no pics on Google of what I'm thinking.

Regardless of wire or not, definitely centerlock.

[KevinTodd]

Enjoy the beast!

[Steve Carlton]

Just one more thing needed to round out the collection...

[pavulon]

Terrific! Hope to read all about your driving and ownership experience!

[1990C4S]

Superfastmatt is making his Viper into an offroad vehicle, you might want to go to YouTube and make the same mods...

[Tobra]

Most American Car Ever

That thing will pass anything but a gas station