New Viper owner here!!!

[97GTS]

Congrats and welcome to the best car club on earth


Now wipe that grin off of your face!





Ron

 

[Somewhere in Time]

Thank you for the warm welcome all. I'll post pictures as soon as the car arrives. The wait is KILLING ME!!!
Alex

 

[PDCjonny]

Welcome to the best club around and welcome to the owners circle of the best car around.

BTW am I the only one who actually LIKES the stock gen 2 wheels??? lol

I like them too.
Never been a fan of putting SUV size wheels on a car designed to be low and road hugging.

 

[agentf1]

Welcome to the best club around and welcome to the owners circle of the best car around.

BTW am I the only one who actually LIKES the stock gen 2 wheels??? lol

Nope, I love them too.

Make sure you get the usual mandatory mods, Random Tech Cats to keep the heat down, Corsa Exhaust for that awesome sound (no ups truck sound) and of course some MGW goodies such as Shift knob to make it about 6" shorter, AC knobs and ash tray replacement. I also replaced the Storage Comparment Door between the seats, looks awesome with the Sneaky Pete logo on it.

 

[JonB]

Come on Jon...Everyone loves pizza! .....

Pizza Dish True Trivia.....

You may have noticed the 99-02 OE wheels are shaped as a shallow parabolic reflector, {similiar to a Pizza Dish!} Fact is, they ARE a parabolic reflector, that can focus the sun in an intense beam that can get your attention !

I have seen 1, and heard of 2 anecdotes where the car is clean, wheels waxed, parked in the low-angled sun. Spectator at car show wearing shorts, coincidently-inadvertantly stands in the reflected beam off the wheels, at the shortest focal distance, about 2.5 feet back.

OUCH !!! The pizza-dish has acted like a kid with a magnifying glass, focusing the sun on his bare leg and giving his calf a hot-spot. Do try this at home!

Another weird-but-true rare sun-burn involves the rear hatch of the GTS. Chrysler even tested this at AZ Proving grounds, trying to re-create the actual customer events, where the just-right sun can focus thru the steeply curved area of hatch glass, and MELT THE Polyester PARCEL SHELF CARPET behind the drivers seat!

The End of my 'focused trivia' chapter for today... JonB~~~~~:<~

 

[mattdillon]

Welcome to the best club around and welcome to the owners circle of the best car around.

BTW am I the only one who actually LIKES the stock gen 2 wheels??? lol

I liked mine also, if they would have made them in 19 inch I would have just put them on the rear. I wanted to go with a taller tire on the rear.

 

[Somewhere in Time]

Pizza Dish True Trivia.....

You may have noticed the 99-02 OE wheels are shaped as a shallow parabolic reflector, {similiar to a Pizza Dish!} Fact is, they ARE a parabolic reflector, that can focus the sun in an intense beam that can get your attention !

I have seen 1, and heard of 2 anecdotes where the car is clean, wheels waxed, parked in the low-angled sun. Spectator at car show wearing shorts, coincidently-inadvertantly stands in the reflected beam off the wheels, at the shortest focal distance, about 2.5 feet back.

OUCH !!! The pizza-dish has acted like a kid with a magnifying glass, focusing the sun on his bare leg and giving his calf a hot-spot. Do try this at home!

Another weird-but-true rare sun-burn involves the rear hatch of the GTS. Chrysler even tested this at AZ Proving grounds, trying to re-create the actual customer events, where the just-right sun can focus thru the steeply curved area of hatch glass, and MELT THE Polyester PARCEL SHELF CARPET behind the drivers seat!

The End of my 'focused trivia' chapter for today... JonB~~~~~:<~

Good stuff right there!!!

 

[Somewhere in Time]

The modding has begun. I just ordered a set of Gen III 5 spoke wheels and Nitto tires. Next, lower the 4x4. Pics to come....

 

[Fatboy 18]

Oh god NOT ANOTHER YELLOW CAR OWNER

Just kidding

Welcome, sounds like your having fun with mods already!

You will get used to the Red / Yellow comments

enjoy your new ride



RED'S FASTEST

 

[AV108U]

Welcome to the REVOLUTION !!!!red is faster though!!!

 

[Viper Grenade]

Welcome!


Let the mods start, that is half the fun of a Viper!

 

[Slithr]

Oh god NOT ANOTHER YELLOW CAR OWNER

Just kidding

Welcome, sounds like your having fun with mods already!

You will get used to the Red / Yellow comments

enjoy your new ride



RED'S FASTEST

If we keep reminding him of this....maybe his second mod will be a RED paint job Instant 50 bhp The Viper grin can cause your cheeks to hurt....be careful, and welcome to the Club

 

[Somewhere in Time]

Thanks guys. Awesome forum, glad to be a part of it.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

BTW am I the only one who actually LIKES the stock gen 2 wheels??? lol

I really like the GenII 17s. Not crazy about the 18s but swapping them wouldn't be high on my list.

 

[HHI VIPER]

Pizza Dish True Trivia.....

You may have noticed the 99-02 OE wheels are shaped as a shallow parabolic reflector, {similiar to a Pizza Dish!} Fact is, they ARE a parabolic reflector, that can focus the sun in an intense beam that can get your attention !

I have seen 1, and heard of 2 anecdotes where the car is clean, wheels waxed, parked in the low-angled sun. Spectator at car show wearing shorts, coincidently-inadvertantly stands in the reflected beam off the wheels, at the shortest focal distance, about 2.5 feet back.

OUCH !!! The pizza-dish has acted like a kid with a magnifying glass, focusing the sun on his bare leg and giving his calf a hot-spot. Do try this at home!

Another weird-but-true rare sun-burn involves the rear hatch of the GTS. Chrysler even tested this at AZ Proving grounds, trying to re-create the actual customer events, where the just-right sun can focus thru the steeply curved area of hatch glass, and MELT THE Polyester PARCEL SHELF CARPET behind the drivers seat!

The End of my 'focused trivia' chapter for today... JonB~~~~~:<~

Damn...Just when I thought I was well edumacated

 

[DrumrBoy]

Pizza Dish True Trivia.....

You may have noticed the 99-02 OE wheels are shaped as a shallow parabolic reflector, {similiar to a Pizza Dish!} Fact is, they ARE a parabolic reflector, that can focus the sun in an intense beam that can get your attention !

I have seen 1, and heard of 2 anecdotes where the car is clean, wheels waxed, parked in the low-angled sun. Spectator at car show wearing shorts, coincidently-inadvertantly stands in the reflected beam off the wheels, at the shortest focal distance, about 2.5 feet back.

OUCH !!! The pizza-dish has acted like a kid with a magnifying glass, focusing the sun on his bare leg and giving his calf a hot-spot. Do try this at home!



Another weird-but-true rare sun-burn involves the rear hatch of the GTS. Chrysler even tested this at AZ Proving grounds, trying to re-create the actual customer events, where the just-right sun can focus thru the steeply curved area of hatch glass, and MELT THE Polyester PARCEL SHELF CARPET behind the drivers seat!

The End of my 'focused trivia' chapter for today... JonB~~~~~:<~

Bond....James Bond.