98intrigue's long overdue journal

98intrigue · 10-20-2014, 02:30 PM

I've been checking into this forum more often lately and figured I'd post pictures of my newer (to me) Viper. I sold my black '06 coupe and picked up an '03 vert in July. I sold my black car for 2 reasons: it made 100whp less than I expected it to and I bought a house. I was able to put some money into my house AND lower my car payment. Win/Win. This is the first time I've ever bought a car already modified, but I've done some things to make it my own.

When I bought the car, it had an APR carbon fiber rear wing installed. I removed it a week after buying the car...just not the look for me. I also touched up the scrapes at the bottom of the front bumper and shaved the rear bumper emblems. Oh yeah, I removed the tow hook too.

During the same week, I replaced every light in the car with white LEDs (gauges/map/footwell/license plate/reverse lights) and also put in 6K bulbs for the DRLs, fogs, and projectors. At the same time, I painted the gauge rings to match the color of the car and replaced the shift knob. I did the same mods to my previous Viper and it made a huge difference with updating the interior.

About a month ago, I sold the 19"/20" iForged Aeros that came on the car and put on the 18"/19" Forgelines with drag radials so I can finally get traction. While the wheels were off, I painted the e-brake calipers black and paint matched the calipers and applied the black Viper lettering (calipers were previously red with no lettering). Since then, I've been adjusting the coilovers to get the ride height to my liking. The front tires are now tucking and the rears are maxed out. I also added a front bumper emblem to try to take away a bit of the Jay Leno chin look the car has with the Hennessey bumper. I think I finally have the car where I want it to be.

The car has an extensive mod list:

HOK Tangelo paint job
Hennessey front bumper
Coupe rear end conversion
Custom Gen 3 to Gen 4 hood
Penske coilovers
18"x11" & 19"x13" Forgeline ZX3 wheels
295/35/18 Nitto NT05 and 345/30/19 Nitto NT05R tires
Polished Paxton supercharger
Polished strut bar and timing cover
PC'ed valve covers
Built heads
American Racing headers
Mopar exhaust
MGW short shifter and knob
LED lighting conversion
Inner gauge rings and calipers paint matched

A picture of when I bought the car with the wing compared to after removing it

This was taken at the dealer before the previous owner installed the wing

Updated gauge lighting and paint match gauge rings

This picture shows off the pearl in certain lighting

From it's first Cars and Coffee

Showing off the pearl in the paint and paint matched calipers

From FL2K where I took 2nd place Best Domestic (my black Viper took 1st place last year)

I made 1 pass at FL2K and went 11.6 @ 122mph, which confirmed my feeling of being low on power (car was misfiring). The car should trap in the mid 130s.

I took off the airbox/filter this weekend and polished things.

Final ride height taken this weekend

670whp/640wtq

Bluebatmobile · 10-21-2014, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 98intrigue

I've been checking into this forum more often lately and figured I'd post pictures of my newer (to me) Viper. I sold my black '06 coupe and picked up an '03 vert in July. I sold my black car for 2 reasons: it made 100whp less than I expected it to and I bought a house. I was able to put some money into my house AND lower my car payment. Win/Win. This is the first time I've ever bought a car already modified, but I've done some things to make it my own.

When I bought the car, it had an APR carbon fiber rear wing installed. I removed it a week after buying the car...just not the look for me. I also touched up the scrapes at the bottom of the front bumper and shaved the rear bumper emblems. Oh yeah, I removed the tow hook too.

During the same week, I replaced every light in the car with white LEDs (gauges/map/footwell/license plate/reverse lights) and also put in 6K bulbs for the DRLs, fogs, and projectors. At the same time, I painted the gauge rings to match the color of the car and replaced the shift knob. I did the same mods to my previous Viper and it made a huge difference with updating the interior.

About a month ago, I sold the 19"/20" iForged Aeros that came on the car and put on the 18"/19" Forgelines with drag radials so I can finally get traction. While the wheels were off, I painted the e-brake calipers black and paint matched the calipers and applied the black Viper lettering (calipers were previously red with no lettering). Since then, I've been adjusting the coilovers to get the ride height to my liking. The front tires are now tucking and the rears are maxed out. I also added a front bumper emblem to try to take away a bit of the Jay Leno chin look the car has with the Hennessey bumper. I think I finally have the car where I want it to be.

The car has an extensive mod list:

HOK Tangelo paint job
Hennessey front bumper
Coupe rear end conversion
Custom Gen 3 to Gen 4 hood
Penske coilovers
18"x11" & 19"x13" Forgeline ZX3 wheels
295/35/18 Nitto NT05 and 345/30/19 Nitto NT05R tires
Polished Paxton supercharger
Polished strut bar and timing cover
PC'ed valve covers
Built heads
American Racing headers
Mopar exhaust
MGW short shifter and knob
LED lighting conversion
Inner gauge rings and calipers paint matched

A picture of when I bought the car with the wing compared to after removing it

This was taken at the dealer before the previous owner installed the wing

Updated gauge lighting and paint match gauge rings

This picture shows off the pearl in certain lighting

From it's first Cars and Coffee

Showing off the pearl in the paint and paint matched calipers

From FL2K where I took 2nd place Best Domestic (my black Viper took 1st place last year)

I made 1 pass at FL2K and went 11.6 @ 122mph, which confirmed my feeling of being low on power (car was misfiring). The car should trap in the mid 130s.

I took off the airbox/filter this weekend and polished things.

Final ride height taken this weekend

670whp/640wtq

Love it!

B@t™

98intrigue · 10-21-2014, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaun66

What a Beast. How do you like the convertible in comparison?

It sure is. Before replacing the wheels/tires, the car would spin all through 1st and 2nd and partially in 3rd gear. I LOVE the lines of the coupe and find the rear of the vert somewhat bland. The coupe rear end conversion, among other things, is what sold me on this car. Plus, this time of year in Florida is perfect convertible weather in my opinion.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty

NICEEEEE!!!!!!

The wing was too much. Glad you took it off. The Viper looks good! How do you like the Forgelines? I have them on my Nismo.

ZX3R in 19x9.5 with 275/35-19 and 19x12 with 345/30-19 PSS.

Thanks! I wish I had a scale to measure the wheels, but the Forgelines are a lot lighter than the iForgeds were.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boost_lee

Slick Ryan. That's a real nice vert

Appreciate it! I figured my car would look like too much of a pumpkin if I did Snakeskin Green accents again, haha.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaleForce

Nice. I like the personal touches you did.

The wheels have gotten a few mixed emotions, but everyone else seems to appreciate the changes I've made. I changed the wheels out for more function, but also thought the chrome/black with the orange clashed.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluebatmobile

Love it!

B@t™

Thanks, Andrew. Plan on getting into a Gen 5 anytime soon?

10-20-2014, 02:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
98intrigue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Clearwater, FL Age: 39 Posts: 4,855 Drives: 2014 Viper Rep Power: 430	I've been checking into this forum more often lately and figured I'd post pictures of my newer (to me) Viper. I sold my black '06 coupe and picked up an '03 vert in July. I sold my black car for 2 reasons: it made 100whp less than I expected it to and I bought a house. I was able to put some money into my house AND lower my car payment. Win/Win. This is the first time I've ever bought a car already modified, but I've done some things to make it my own. When I bought the car, it had an APR carbon fiber rear wing installed. I removed it a week after buying the car...just not the look for me. I also touched up the scrapes at the bottom of the front bumper and shaved the rear bumper emblems. Oh yeah, I removed the tow hook too. During the same week, I replaced every light in the car with white LEDs (gauges/map/footwell/license plate/reverse lights) and also put in 6K bulbs for the DRLs, fogs, and projectors. At the same time, I painted the gauge rings to match the color of the car and replaced the shift knob. I did the same mods to my previous Viper and it made a huge difference with updating the interior. About a month ago, I sold the 19"/20" iForged Aeros that came on the car and put on the 18"/19" Forgelines with drag radials so I can finally get traction. While the wheels were off, I painted the e-brake calipers black and paint matched the calipers and applied the black Viper lettering (calipers were previously red with no lettering). Since then, I've been adjusting the coilovers to get the ride height to my liking. The front tires are now tucking and the rears are maxed out. I also added a front bumper emblem to try to take away a bit of the Jay Leno chin look the car has with the Hennessey bumper. I think I finally have the car where I want it to be. The car has an extensive mod list: HOK Tangelo paint job Hennessey front bumper Coupe rear end conversion Custom Gen 3 to Gen 4 hood Penske coilovers 18"x11" & 19"x13" Forgeline ZX3 wheels 295/35/18 Nitto NT05 and 345/30/19 Nitto NT05R tires Polished Paxton supercharger Polished strut bar and timing cover PC'ed valve covers Built heads American Racing headers Mopar exhaust MGW short shifter and knob LED lighting conversion Inner gauge rings and calipers paint matched A picture of when I bought the car with the wing compared to after removing it This was taken at the dealer before the previous owner installed the wing Updated gauge lighting and paint match gauge rings This picture shows off the pearl in certain lighting From it's first Cars and Coffee Showing off the pearl in the paint and paint matched calipers From FL2K where I took 2nd place Best Domestic (my black Viper took 1st place last year) I made 1 pass at FL2K and went 11.6 @ 122mph, which confirmed my feeling of being low on power (car was misfiring). The car should trap in the mid 130s. I took off the airbox/filter this weekend and polished things. Final ride height taken this weekend 670whp/640wtq Bluebatmobile and GaleForce like this. __________________ Ryan - 2014 Stryker Green Viper Gone - a few Vipers and a couple turbo VQs Last edited by 98intrigue; 10-20-2014 at 02:32 PM.

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