I am a fan of road trips of all kinds. Hot, cold, boring? Yep, I've done it too; It's not where you go but how you get there and who you hang with. This trip was great for meeting so many of the people on the forums. Gonna have to re-up my VCA membership....
Thanks for the positive comments. I had a blast this year and really enjoyed meeting and hanging out with you guys (and girls). Add another 2k mi. to the old gen 1 odometer!!
This was a 5 day trip for me. It RAINED the whole way back up I 40/81 this time.....and you kids know I drive a gen 1 right?..... Holy crap! That just sucked.
I picked up a set of those rims with tires for less than a set of new 17" PS2s last year (less than $1k). I kept my perfect, stock gen 1 rims. Your car will look fine with the 18s if you can find a good deal. Guys are dumping those rims for cheap... Keep looking.
First off, it's great to see another gen 1 fan.
As for cooling. I'd recommend swapping the radiator fan/shroud and going with the gen II style. (If yours has little plastic doors, you need to swap.) I swapped radiators and fan shroud in my '94 a few years ago.. good mod. I also wired the...
I met a guy at Katie's C&C today in NOVA who would love to see your 'new' '96!!..... He had the same year and color combo and it was DD!! (it almost hurts to say);.... Cool Collectable!! ... A great car covered with water splashes and dirt but a gem underneath!!
I've done four headgasket jobs in my 'shade tree' shop so far (mine, friends, local guys). Good catch on the crossover gasket leak. Believe it or not, the crossover casting on mine had a weep-thru leak! It took me three years to locate it. Drove me crazy for awhile...
Bought a '94 in '99 ... sold it and bought a POS
Bought a '95 in '03 ... sold it and bought a POS
Bought a '94 in '08 ... Finally learned my lesson (I think). It's a great old car and I drive the crap out of it often.
I love these old Gen 1 Vipers.
Cheers
What is it?......... Hummm, My gen 1s all have had a bit valve train noise, but it's usually a bit of start-up 'tick' that quiets down right away. Nothing to worry about.
It's fine! It just needs road time. I think you need to drive the $hit out of that car and see how you feel...
Wow, Just saw this. How ironic! A thread about putting a cupholder in a Viper!!! hahahahaha........
- Proud owner of a real, unmodified, gen 1 VIPER (no cup-holder included)..
'94 .. I do it every three years .... Easy swap. I do it along with my winter maintenance. I swap fluids, Break, Clutch, Coolant, tranny, Diff, Oil...... etc. need it or not.
After ten+ years of roastin' the local backstreets........in my gen 1. (waiting for some backlash), it finally happened. Got called-out on fb.....
Cheers!!
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