11,000 smiles - My baby turned 1 today

[Malu59RT]

Since I'm obviously not married, I'm talking about my Viper of course. I figured the best way to show you how much fun I've had, and growing the Viper has been through, would be through pictures so here we go:

I purchased her sight unseen and received this photo taken with my salesman:

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Here is when I first saw it, picking it up last February:

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Visiting a Friend that same day to go for a cruise and show it off:

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Making it self at home (in a sea of blue):

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After it's first shower:

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First time on the dyno, making me proud:

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Taking care of something CAAP should have done (wet sanding the fenders):

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All better now:

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Squaring off with a local bully:

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Attending the 2008 Texas Viper Round-Up and meeting some good folks, amd making some new friendships:

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There was a lot of this stuff going on that weekend:

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As well as this stuff

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First track excursion:

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My Viper trying to drop a subtle hint:

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[Malu59RT]

Everyone knows you have to keep the Viper happy so here are the first round of mods (White Stripes, Spring Caps, No Muffler's, MGW Shifter and Shift Knob) :

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But life isn't always a bed of roses:

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Thankfully these cars don't melt in the rain :

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Every now and then you get to hang with some celebrities:

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My Viper's best friend. Together, they have most of Dallas covered:

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And at the tender young age of 26, this pretty much sums it up:

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It was long, but hope you enjoyed it. I'd like to thank Bill (Smog Dog) for his help with the stripes, Mark Jorgensen and JonB for help with my questions, as well as all the other VCA guys that take time out to answer questions (sorry I can't name you all out one by one, this thread is long enough as is )

Can't wait to see what 2009 holds for me and the Viper

 

[BlknBlu]

great pics, thanks for sharing. My 1 year will be in April. Same color car but with black stripes.

Bruce

 

[TexasSnake]

Well done! Great pics and story to go along with them. So does the 11,000 smiles mean you put 11,000 miles on it in the first year? Also did I read that right...you have no mufflers at all? I wonder how that sounds if that's the case...jeese, I thought mine was loud!!!

 

[Malu59RT]

Well done! Great pics and story to go along with them. So does the 11,000 smiles mean you put 11,000 miles on it in the first year? Also did I read that right...you have no mufflers at all? I wonder how that sounds if that's the case...jeese, I thought mine was loud!!!

Yeah, it's 11,300 or something like it. I'm going to Houston for Tx2k9 next month, and the Texas Viper Round-Up in April. It will probably have 13-14k when it's all said and done.

Without muffler's, it's marginally louder at idle when cold, otherwise it's pretty close to stock. It does drone, but I've still got cats, so it's not too too loud.

BTW, I don't have your number still. Just hit me up if you are ever back in Dallas, or if you are going to be at the Round-Up.

 

[Venomiss]

Very nice pictures and hopefully we can get you to renew with the VCA.

Sounds like you might be very interested in this months February giveaway of $200 for HelmetCity.

 

[2snakes4us]

very nice job

 

[mike & juli]

VERY nice write-up and pics~! LOVE the 'squaring off with a bully' and visiting with friends (the FGT and darkened Vette with your Viper)...excellent job with descriptions and pictures!!! You could write all this into the Viper Magazine! THX! ~juli

 

[Malu59RT]

Very nice pictures and hopefully we can get you to renew with the VCA.

Sounds like you might be very interested in this months February giveaway of $200 for HelmetCity.

Venomiss, I've contacted VCA headquarters a few times trying to square up my membership. I kept getting told to check in a few weeks. It was getting a little annoying, so I've been lax in checking again.

 

[eucharistos]

nice pics

congrats on the mileage

 

[Sellshomesdrivesviper]

That was real cool, thanks for sharing it with us.
Steve

 

[Leslie]

awsome pictures!

you have a beautiful Viper, and it looks like you have some good friends to cruise with too.

love the stripe

 

[Smog Dog]

Hey Jason...Great pics and a great read! Of course, the Viper is beautiful---I may be a little biased...Thanks again for the for the thanks on the stripe measurements. We have a little over 9600 on the GTS Blue one, but have not been able to drive it since mid December. I envy all you guys who live far enough south to enjoy these cars pretty much year round! Thanks for posting!

Bill

 

[Chrissss]

Great color, nice pics. Glad to see you are enjoying it so much.

 

[Mopar Boy]

Looks like it has been a good year!!

Love the pic on the highway showing all of the other cars on the roundup.

Robert

 

[Socrates]

Great pics!

 

[RobZilla]

I enjoyed this thread. Thanks for sharing your past year with us. Keep the rubber side down and give 'em hell.

 

[dragon rider]

It's good to see people putting their snakes on the road.

 

[SRT BEE]

Great pictures I loved it!

 

[cagleman]

Ahhh, they grow up so fast....

 

[HI-NOS-Viper]

Wow great pics. Happy 1st birthday Viper.

 

[DodgeViper01]

Love the story. Enjoy another 11K!!

 

[rcl4668]

Happy anniversary Malu.

/Rich

 

[sween]

nice pictures!

 

[wallbanger]

so how many tickets?... dallas is full of red light cameras

 

[Malu59RT]

so how many tickets?... dallas is full of red light cameras

by God's grace, I haven't been pulled over once. I guess knowing when and where to speed is a good thing.

 

[gb66gth]

your salesman looks like a *********, but your car ROCKS!

 

[Tiago]

looking good

 

[dans69ss]

This is a man who owns and enjoys his car! Congratulations Jason!