BullRider
Enthusiast
A bit of background...
I picked this car up last summer after spotting it on Ebay. It's an '01 RT/10 with about 50K miles. Car was in pretty good shape overall, except for the obvious disagreement it had with a stop sign at high speed:
I got the car home a few weeks later and pulled out all the damaged parts. What I ended up replacing was as follows:
Front Fascia
Hood
fog lights
ABS module
coolant reservoir bottle
A/C Condenser
Radiator
Oil Cooler
Serpentine Belt
Water Pump Pulley
Front Sway Bar
Horn
Rad Mounting Framework
Front rebar piece (fiberglass)
Hood catches
Hood hinge
Hood release cables
Driver and Passenger airbags
Sun Visors (I have no idea why these were missing)
Hard top
VIPER emblems
Most parts were sourced used from Viper Parts Larry and Don Sharf's, two vendors that I would recommend to anyone.
I had the car professionally repainted by the local Dodge dealership. I don't know what gods were smiling on me the day they quoted the paint job, but I got the entire repaint, including full disassembly, prime, paint and clear for under $5K. Color is Dodge's Sunburst Orange. I would have been happy leaving it yellow, but my wife was insistent on picking the color. I'm quite happy she did. I love it!
All in all, I'm into this car for just a hair over $30K with the new parts and paint.
Long story short, the VIPER is just going through the last of the recertification to get it on the road and registered. I've driven it around (mechanics to paint shop, home, etc) under temporary tags, and it is an absolute blast. This is my first bona fide supercar, and I am not disappointed.
Anyhow, enough rambling... onto the pics:
I still need to find out why the heater isn't working (advice is appreciated) and replace a rattling passenger-side door speaker, but other than that, she's 100%.
Fortunately for me, Victoria BC winters are pretty mild, just rainy and dull, so there exists plenty of opportunities for driving this winter until the summer weather returns.
I picked this car up last summer after spotting it on Ebay. It's an '01 RT/10 with about 50K miles. Car was in pretty good shape overall, except for the obvious disagreement it had with a stop sign at high speed:
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I got the car home a few weeks later and pulled out all the damaged parts. What I ended up replacing was as follows:
Front Fascia
Hood
fog lights
ABS module
coolant reservoir bottle
A/C Condenser
Radiator
Oil Cooler
Serpentine Belt
Water Pump Pulley
Front Sway Bar
Horn
Rad Mounting Framework
Front rebar piece (fiberglass)
Hood catches
Hood hinge
Hood release cables
Driver and Passenger airbags
Sun Visors (I have no idea why these were missing)
Hard top
VIPER emblems
Most parts were sourced used from Viper Parts Larry and Don Sharf's, two vendors that I would recommend to anyone.
I had the car professionally repainted by the local Dodge dealership. I don't know what gods were smiling on me the day they quoted the paint job, but I got the entire repaint, including full disassembly, prime, paint and clear for under $5K. Color is Dodge's Sunburst Orange. I would have been happy leaving it yellow, but my wife was insistent on picking the color. I'm quite happy she did. I love it!
All in all, I'm into this car for just a hair over $30K with the new parts and paint.
Long story short, the VIPER is just going through the last of the recertification to get it on the road and registered. I've driven it around (mechanics to paint shop, home, etc) under temporary tags, and it is an absolute blast. This is my first bona fide supercar, and I am not disappointed.
Anyhow, enough rambling... onto the pics:
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You must be registered for see images
You must be registered for see images
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I still need to find out why the heater isn't working (advice is appreciated) and replace a rattling passenger-side door speaker, but other than that, she's 100%.
Fortunately for me, Victoria BC winters are pretty mild, just rainy and dull, so there exists plenty of opportunities for driving this winter until the summer weather returns.
