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  1. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    I updated the 5th post with a clip of me filming inside the differential housing with an inspection camera to find out if I have a gen3 or gen4 differential. The dealer told me that the car had a gen4 diff but could not provide any documents to prove it. Turns out he was correct!
  2. Fredrik Eriksson

    Updating my twin turbo Gen 3, have some questions

    Great project! Will be following this with pleasure :1up:
  3. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Good advice :2tu: However the connection was heavily oxidated/corroded and I'm quite convinced that it failed because of that. I had to carefully grind and sand the connecting surfaces to ensure a good soldering. The Viper is the easiest car to work on that I have ever experienced. A true...
  4. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Many lovely hours with hard rock blaring from the speakers and cold beers in hand :headbang: I updated the first post with approximate costs. Not too bad in my opinion :) Maintenance and DIY: ~2363 $ Modifications: ~3187 $ Total cost: ~5550 $
  5. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Enjoy the post and hopefully someone will find it useful. If someone have any questions or insults please post here below ;);)
  6. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Tightened up steering rack (~1/8 turn) Old rear tire. Production year 2007 :wow: Old front tire (cracked). Production year 2007 :wow: New rear tire compared with my daily drive Suzuki :nana:
  7. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Lovely access with 10mm socket Plugged access hole Rubber plugs Plugged access hole Very old brake fluid
  8. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Belanger midpipes that fit the stock exhaust. I bought these to reduce heat in the foot wells and to give the car a bit more sound. Painted chassi holes. I removed as much rust as I could with a rotating steel brush before painting. Drilling access holes Drilling access holes 16mm access...
  9. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Engine bay with all new hoses, lines, belt and tensioner Stock midpipes and rusty chassis Broken exhaust mounts Stock midpipes that turned out to have been cracked at some point and "fixed" Welds made by a lower primate
  10. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Leaking oil line connections to the engine. To my surprise, I never saw a single drop of oil on the garage floor. New oil lines. I ended up with a spacer on the foremost line connection to make sure that the line cleared the belt tensioner. New oil lines New PS lines New PS lines...
  11. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Let's clean this up! I started with flushing the system with radiator cleaner fluid and then flushing twice with water. Leaking power steering line connection at the pump New fitting on PS pump New fitting in steering rack New radiator hose and PS line
  12. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Engine bay with all stock hoses and lines Nasty underside of leaking top radiator hose and leaking power steering. Small cracks on top of top radiator hose. Ticking time bomb! :eek2: Draining coolant. Okey color and no dirt or debris to my pleasure. Disgusting :dead:
  13. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Cracked stabilizer bar end links All links removed New link mounted Cracked transmission mount https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9oBGqdaTPw According to the dealer a previous owner swapped the stock Hydra-Lok for the much better GKN Visco-Lok. No receipts or documentation was provided...
  14. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Threaded rivet nuts installed New boot installed Console back in place Dirty suspension Cleaned suspension
  15. Fredrik Eriksson

    Overhauled 2005 Viper in Sweden

    Both seats lowered Stock roll bar hoops installed 1 inch gear stick lowering Lowered stick with the broken boot underneath Boot removed
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