what year gts?

[albinonile]

I found these pics on the wheel page--what year gts are these cars?

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http://i9.tinypic.com/48oxpvt.jpg

http://gallery.viperclub.org/data/500/8075DSC01834s-med.JPG

http://gallery.viperclub.org/data/500/7784DSC01159-med.JPG

 

[jasontiff]

I think they made red GTSs 1997 through 2002, but those are aftermarket stripes. The silver would be 1998+...I'm not sure what years they made them but I know 1992-1997 they didn't.

 

[albinonile]

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what body style changes if any happened from 1996 to 2002---so many of the pics I see of them look so different--could just be the angles of the shots--some of the rear quarter panels on some of the pics I see look so wide in comparison to others.



what year are these 2 gts in this pic?

 

[agentf1]

Silver is 98 only. 288 made 267 solid and 21 with blue stripes.

Red could be any year.

 

[albinonile]

I seem to remember seeing some 99 silvers as well

 

[Lee00blacksilverGTS]

Colors may differ from year to year but there are no differences in body panels from 96 to 02 on a GTS.

 

[bluesrt]

beautiful little nasty monsters..

 

[SHELBYVIPER]

I seem to remember seeing some 99 silvers as well

You are correct. Silver was available in 99 as well in 98.

 

[kcobean]

You are correct. Silver was available in 99 as well in 98.

Yup, there are Silver ACRs, and the ACR started in 99.

 

[albinonile]

any year preferable on the gts in regards to reliability?---also is there a breakdown chart for year and number of colors produced?----no body changes at all on the gen 2 coupes from 96-02? what years was the frame recall issue ?

 

[kcobean]

any year preferable on the gts in regards to reliability?---also is there a breakdown chart for year and number of colors produced?----no body changes at all on the gen 2 coupes from 96-02? what years was the frame recall issue ?

There is a color chart on the International Viper Registry website, along with lots of other good info. There are a few errors here and there, but it's pretty comprehensive. There were no body changes on the GTS from 96-02 as Lee stated.

Frame recall:

Recall 998 -- 1996-1999 1/2 Steering Rack Mounts and Differential Mounts

Recall 999 -- 1999 1/2 (post March 1 build date) through 2000 JUST the STEERING RACK MOUNTS

 

[kcobean]

As for preferrable year, the basic breakdown is this:

96-99: forged pistons, no ABS
2000: cast pistons, no ABS
2001-2002: cast pistons, ABS
1999-2002: ACR available

Color plays a huge role in personal preference in these cars.

 

[albinonile]

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I am noticing on a few that I am looking at such as this 02 that they have some pretty unsightly gaps in the front hood?--is the just misaligned or has the car been wrecked?

 

[kcobean]

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I am noticing on a few that I am looking at such as this 02 that they have some pretty unsightly gaps in the front hood?--is the just misaligned or has the car been wrecked?

It could be either, but hood alignment on these cars is a bit of an art, so it's not uncommon to see one that needs some tuning but is an otherwise clean car.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Fog light lens covers were eliminated in 1999.

 

[PDCjonny]

Hood alignment is not indicative of anything, I've seen perfect ones and terrible ones on the same year cars. Hand built don't forget.

 

[albinonile]

can incorrectly alligned hoods be adjusted?---

 

[Mopar Boy]

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what year are these 2 gts in this pic?

Yellow GTS's were only made in 01 and 02 so.....

Also, may I reccomend the book the Vipers Buyers Guide by none other than Mr. VCA himself, Maurice Liang!

Viper Buyers Guide

Best book I have ever purchased! Answered most of my questions about Vipers.

Robert

 

[jasontiff]

can incorrectly alligned hoods be adjusted?---

Yup...but like they said, it's an art. Unless you have some experience or a lot of patience (or money for a $14k hood), I'd try and hunt down a high-end body shop with Viper experience or a Viper tech.