Jeff Lemke
Enthusiast
Mods.
Most Viper guys seem to love them. Others are quite nervous about changing anything on what is already a great car. This 2005 SRT Viper is an excellent example of a car under a constant veil of improvement. It has countless custom touches that make it unique, and better, than the way it left the assembly line.
The forge line wheels will make you drool. The complete Venzano leather interior hugs you. The precision click of the Hurst/Mopar shifter, sound of the Bellanger headers, ride of the adjustable Motons, and stopping power of the drilled rotors are only the start of performance enhancements. The list goes on and on.
This yelloh Viper is about to venture into another major modification. I thought it would be fun to show the entire process online with progressive updates and details about the transformation from SRT Viper body, to Street Serpent Aero Body.
For those who do not know already, the Street Serpent body is based off the more aggressive, exotic look of the Viper Competition Coupe race car. It also shares the 2” wider body work and wider track dimension. The improvement in fit and finish is also part of the SS package. In addition to exotic looks, we’ll strive for exotic quality. Because we can take advantage of a very slow build of the body, great care is taken to make tighter body gaps and a more consistant shade in the yellow, glassy paint. A Ferrari is a great example of what I call a10 out of 10 for fit and finish on a production car. A new Corvette seems to end up around a 6 and I place a viper in the 7.5 range. The goal with a Street Serpent Car is to hit a 10, but will more realistically land on a 9.
There a very few Street Serpent cars planned to roam the streets, and this version is #5. It, too, will be unique from the other Serpents. The plan is to use an actual Comp Coupe front splitter complete with cables, a tow hook and possible hood to get it even closer to the race appearance. The hood decision has still not been made.
Here are some shots of what we’re starting with. We start tomorrow with the disassembly and I’ll update this topic with photos as we move along. I’m pretty excited about this car and, combined with all of the other mods, expect it to be one of the coolest Vipers ever built.
Most Viper guys seem to love them. Others are quite nervous about changing anything on what is already a great car. This 2005 SRT Viper is an excellent example of a car under a constant veil of improvement. It has countless custom touches that make it unique, and better, than the way it left the assembly line.
The forge line wheels will make you drool. The complete Venzano leather interior hugs you. The precision click of the Hurst/Mopar shifter, sound of the Bellanger headers, ride of the adjustable Motons, and stopping power of the drilled rotors are only the start of performance enhancements. The list goes on and on.
This yelloh Viper is about to venture into another major modification. I thought it would be fun to show the entire process online with progressive updates and details about the transformation from SRT Viper body, to Street Serpent Aero Body.
For those who do not know already, the Street Serpent body is based off the more aggressive, exotic look of the Viper Competition Coupe race car. It also shares the 2” wider body work and wider track dimension. The improvement in fit and finish is also part of the SS package. In addition to exotic looks, we’ll strive for exotic quality. Because we can take advantage of a very slow build of the body, great care is taken to make tighter body gaps and a more consistant shade in the yellow, glassy paint. A Ferrari is a great example of what I call a10 out of 10 for fit and finish on a production car. A new Corvette seems to end up around a 6 and I place a viper in the 7.5 range. The goal with a Street Serpent Car is to hit a 10, but will more realistically land on a 9.
There a very few Street Serpent cars planned to roam the streets, and this version is #5. It, too, will be unique from the other Serpents. The plan is to use an actual Comp Coupe front splitter complete with cables, a tow hook and possible hood to get it even closer to the race appearance. The hood decision has still not been made.
Here are some shots of what we’re starting with. We start tomorrow with the disassembly and I’ll update this topic with photos as we move along. I’m pretty excited about this car and, combined with all of the other mods, expect it to be one of the coolest Vipers ever built.
It is definately going to look hot, already does!
