Has Anyone Documented The Viper Assembly Process?

[Ron]

<FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I strongly recommend that anyone that has an interest in seeing how your car was built take advantage of the opportunity to tour the Conner Ave Plant before it's too late. How often can you personally see a classic car being built? By the end of 2001 it's all be over, CAAP will be moving on to GEN III and you'll lose the opportunity to see how "your" car was built.

In that same vein, I feel the National VCA needs to encourage, support or even commission someone to document the assembly process of our GEN II's now. I personally took 4 rolls of film and I just scratched the surface. What a resource to have, both from a practical perspective (repair) and from a general curiosity about how they did it. I for one would contribute cash up front to get a program like that off the ground.

One other thought regarding the upcoming end of GEN II production. Is there someone documenting the sources of the various bits and pieces that make up a Viper? As someone that restores old cars, I know how quickly parts dry up once production ends. It would be great to have the Viper vendor list as a resource someday when key components are no longer available directly from DC. We as a group, need to encourage ($) suppliers not to destroy the tooling once DC stops ordering the part.

Food for thought....</FONT f>

 

[Ron]

<FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I hope no one minds, but I'm recycling this post as I can't believe there isn't an interest in documenting the GEN II assembly process. Am I alone in wanting to see this documented? I know I can go back to CAAP and take more pictures, but I was hoping someone with more experience and access could do a more professional job.

I'm guessing that if there was enough interest something could be done, but if not I guess I'll be on my way back up...</FONT f>

 

[C O D Y]

Not sure what I can do for you, but I would love to see something done. If you are going back to the plant, LMK and I'll try to meet you there.

 

[JonB]

I share your concern.

1) I have a video of the build of my GTS. It is about 30 minutes log, and is NOT a detail-by-detail view.

2) I have a roll of film of same.

3) EVERY GT-2 owner received an Assembly Cam (*** -CAM) of the build of their GT2.

4) I also have some short video of 1992 RT/10 #1 as it rolls off MACK assembly...

I know you seek a detailed, step-by-step buildout. I'll go to work on that !

JonB

 

[FrankBarba]

your concerns are valid. it will most likely be like any vehicle. if you want to know about the build you will have to fully document your vehicle (pictures, video), knowing exactly where to place those pesky labels that fall off, ect. I would also like to have a vendors list.
What is going to be wild about these cars is that there is a depleating supply of older parts already. Down the road when owners are ready to sell their rides they will be passed off as origionals and we all know that only a handfull will be origional.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

I'd purchase anything that had a detailed documented process, a book or video. It might be fun and somewhat profitable to put something together. Would DC allow someone to stay at CAAP and interview the team for a week or so? I'll volunteer.

 

[Jay Herbert]

I would guess I'm the person who has looked at it from the historical perspective the closest. Every time I go to CAAP I take at least three or so rolls of film, and take pics of things most would not consider of interest, paperwork on the cars going down the line, pictures of parts bins, part numbers, manufacturers stickers on the sides of boxes, adhesives, sealers, etc. Of Course Dodge has all this info right in their MRP and Documentation systems (CAAP was just awarded ISO 9002 status, so you know they have great documentation systems), and maybe once production of the Chapter two cars stops, they can make much of this available to us (hint

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). Rich H. is working with Team V to pull together some judging rules.... (I'll work to make sure all the cars don't end up all the same, as each leaves the factory "just a little different"). I've started to talk to the folks at Chyrsler Historic as well...So I would say we are not in awful shape... A good (Digital) Video of each assembly operation would be a good next step.