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A few of us are meeting for breakfast at Olo restaurant in Malibu on Sunday morning at 8 am. If your interested for some food and Viper talk see you at 8 am. Maybe a cruise after breakfast.

I have this it's been in my garage for over two years! Any one interested? First come first serve it's free!, Just want it gone.

For you track rats that are in the habit of wearing out your disc brake rotors. I am now a dealer for this item and can offer them at a reasonable price. Let me know if you have any questions. We can drop ship these directly from Stop Tech or I can hand deliver them if your local.
Scott
http://speedtactics.com/dodge_viper_rotor_0310.php

Hey SoCal members. Speedtactics is now a dealer for Lucas detailing products. If you have not used Slick mist it's amazing, that is why I'm a dealer now, I love it. You can use it on a wet or dry car.
We have Slick mist exterior wax, Slick mist interior and Slick mist tire shine.
SoCal members if you want me to bring any to an event They are $11.00 each or a detailing kit with all three plus a microfiber cloth and tire sponge for $30.00 Email me if you want me to bring any to the next event. No tax and no shipping. Buy local and support a club member and small business.
You can also buy direct from me here:
http://speedtactics.com/lucas_slickmist.php

Guys I have these in stock get them while they last. They are aluminum anodized and laser etched with your choice of logos. These fit 2003-2015 Generation 3-4-5 Vipers. More photos and details,
Here is the direct link. http://speedtactics.com/dodge_viper_sp0315.php

I have a rear trunk carpet for verts. Fits 3-4 gen cars. It's only the part for the wall. Email me if interested, here is the ebay auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/251908118030?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Now's your chance to own a part of my car 8)! It's almost like a part of history. I can testify this part has gone around some of the best CA race tracks at break neck speeds. Now you can own it . You can Share it with your friends, make a coffee table, use it as a door stop, put pictures of it on instagram or just make a boat anchor out of it. Your choice, oh you can also use it for it's intended use, a Gen 3 oil pan. Just incase yours fell off your car, or was stollen for scrap.You can put two of these on your car and hold extra oil just incase of emergency. Attention SoCal Members if you buy this I will personally sign it and hand deliver this to you. (Members must live no farther than a 25 mile radius of zip code 91320 for hand delivery )
This was removed to be replaced with a racing swing arm oil pan. Nothing wrong with it, your loss is my gain. Email me if interested Here is the auction on ebay:http://www.ebay.com/itm/251959959135?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I have a pair of Eibach 800lb springs to fit Gen 4 vipers 0800.225.0800 they will give a much softer ride for the street. email if interested here is the ebay auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/251959931715?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I have a set of front OEM front suspension for Gen 3-4. email me if interested. Here is the ebay auction link:http://www.ebay.com/itm/251959919837?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I have a set of rear Gen 3-4 OEM Viper rear shocks for sale. here is the link on Ebay. email me if interested.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251959916333?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

As you may know by now The first VOA national event is in Detriot this July 18-20.
Hopefully we will have a good SoCal showing there. Some people may want to travel together and make aranements to stay with each other. Respond to this post if your going so we know who's in and we can discuss plans and etc.  8)
As of this posting there is six tickets left out of five hundred.
http://driveviper.com/nve/index.php

Back in October, the So Cal officers set out to seat a Board of Directors to help with the corporate governance of the Southern California Viper Club.  With all the turmoil happening at the national level, we felt it was important to have a proper BoD to help the officers with some of the decision-making that pertained to our regional and national matters.

On October 27th, the officers voted independently and selected the following 6 So Cal members to take director positions on our BoD.  Please welcome Bruce Conklin, Andy Weiss, Michael Buckingham, Mike Bell, Ron Burke and Eddie Reinsma.  Each comes to us with a different background and they have committed their expertise and time to serve the best interests of the entire membership.   Together they form a great team and we are excited to be working with them as we move forward.

The first task for the BoD was to address the national club affiliation and membership status.   A letter was drafted by the BoD and was sent out to every current member via email.  The BoD wanted to share some of the details that we had and answer any questions that the membership may have.

In early November, the officers and BoD held a conference call to discuss the So Cal by-laws and feedback from the members that was received in response to the BoD letter that was sent out.   We discussed various positions that the So Cal Region could take and what the ramifications of each would be.   In addition, we discussed the VCA's renewal letter and the contents of it.   It was at that time that we decided that the So Cal Club would invoke the plan to follow our by-laws and process 2014 membership renewals internally.    Membership renewals and the BoD's letter were printed and hard mailed to every current member.

The second week in November, the BoD split up the membership and individually emailed the members in their geographic areas in an effort to personally reach out to every single member and address any questions or concerns regarding membership renewals.

Due diligence has been an ongoing affair and the So Cal BoD was directing their efforts towards communicating with the VCA.  We assembled 14 different questions that sent them off to the VCA.    On December 4th, the VCA officers and the So Cal officers and BoD held a conference call in which the VCA was able to address each and every question.  The 2 hour conference call was constructive and gave us some of the perspectives needed to make an informed decision.

We are now turning our focus to the Viper Owners Association and will be assembling questions for their officers to address.  We are hoping to schedule a conference call with them sometime next week.

We want our entire membership to know that the current officers and BoD are continuing on a weekly basis to gather information and will be assessing all angles to ensure that our club membership's best interests are first and foremost.

SoCal Viper Club

To:   All Members
   Viper Club of Southern California
From:   Board of Directors
CC:   SoCal Officers
Subject:   VCA Affiliation and Membership Status

In September, Lance Kouchi, President of VCA Southern California sent out an email to our members advising of political and financial issues involving the Viper Club of America. Several emails and web postings have also been made by officers and former offers of VCA in which they advise of issues between club officials and SRT and Chrysler Corporation. Unfortunately very few specifics have been made available making this a very confusing situation for SoCal club officers and directors to assess.
It is becoming clear that soon a decision must be made by the Viper Club of Southern California and our individual members about how to navigate these political issues and how to move ahead.
The main decision that must be made relates to a new organization being formed by a number of former VCA Officers and whether the SoCal club should remain affiliated with VCA or associate with this new club; the Viper Owners Association.
We think a little historical background might be helpful to put this situation into perspective for some of our newer members. We started the Viper Club of Southern California with a small group of owners back in 1994 as an independent car club. As we grew and other clubs developed across the country, the Viper Club of America was started to coordinate the local clubs and focus the relationship we had with Chrysler and Dodge. This gave the club an advantage of having a larger voice and gave the Corporation the opportunity to work with one organization for two-way communication. The owners have benefited tremendously over the years by virtue of this relationship and so has the company. Dodge/Chrysler/SRT has had access to real world owner experience that has been channeled directly into future Viper development and they have also had an amazing marketing group at the grassroots level praising the virtues of the Viper. Viper Owners have had input into the development of the Viper and have had exposure to the executives and facilities of Dodge and enjoyed events and activities never before sponsored by any other auto manufacturer.
Over the years we went from working with marketing executives to having a direct working relationship with Senior Corporate executives like Bob Lutz, Tom Sidlik, Dieter Zetsche, Wolfgang Bernard and most recently Ralph Gilles. These personal relationships were the direct basis for the Viper Club of America having a truly unique standing amongst car clubs in the WORLD. No other club benefitted from the direct relationship we enjoyed with our manufacturer.
Unfortunately, and for reasons that are not particularly necessary to discuss, the goodwill that the VCA has built over the last 20 years has eroded to the point that certain corporate executives will no longer work with the VCA and the club has been relegated to working with Chrysler and SRT on a "business to business" basis. This will not allow the VCA to continue to function in the same way that we have enjoyed during the past 20 years.
As a direct result, many former VCA officials determined that the relationship with Chrysler, SRT and the executives is irreparable and that a new club must be started to maximize the Viper owner experience. This will require the development of an entirely new infrastructure to duplicate what was built over 20 years by members of the VCA.
Up to this point the SoCal club has tried to remain neutral but as the time for membership renewal rapidly approaches we must determine how to move forward. There are advantages and disadvantages of affiliating with each organization and there remain many unknowns that will not be determined except with the passage of time. Nevertheless we must make some decisions for the club and we need feedback from you, the membership, so we can make informed decisions.
Maintaining the Viper Club of Southern California Intact
First and most important, we want to remain true to the premise upon which SoCal was founded; we wish to remain united as a Southern California Viper Owners Club no matter what. This allows us to continue to participate in local events and remain together as a group. We are currently one of the largest chapters of VCA and, as such, we have a pretty loud voice. We hope that our members remain loyal to SoCal and that we can decide, as a club, which group we will affiliate with.
Issues and Questions
If we decide to remain with the VCA, there is no guarantee that enough local chapters will remain with them for the national club to remain financially viable. There are already issues with VCA that have caused delays with the Viper Magazine and raised questions about the administrative fees paid to operate the club. Further there are concerns about Viper Parts of America which remain unanswered. Finally, it may not be possible for the VCA to repair the relationship with SRT and Chrysler so going forward we may not enjoy the same benefits we have had in the past.
Joining with the Viper Owners Association also poses concerns. Will we get a magazine? Will there be the insurance coverage we have for our events as with VCA? Will they be able to establish relationships with SRT/Chrysler or has that permanently changed regardless of which club serves as the national representative? There are many others like websites etc. that will only be answered with time.
Membership Renewal
Soon, the VCA as well as the new VOA, will be sending out requests for membership renewal.  We are suggesting that you do not automatically renew with either national club until we can conduct additional due diligence and seek member input in order to properly decide which national organization we will support.  We ask you to continue your support for the Viper Club of Southern California and join with us to work as one united club for So Cal.  We are currently developing a process that will allow you to renew directly with the Viper Club of Southern California.  When this process is complete we will notify our members and ask for renewals and payment. At that time we will collect the full dues and will place the fees due to the national club in a separate escrow account.  Once a decision has been made as to which national club we will support, we will forward those funds to that organization and we will join as a group. 

We are interested in your feedback. The Board of Directors has designated Andy Weiss as the contact person regarding any questions or concerns regarding this specific matter. Please send your thoughts to Andy Weiss  ( [email protected] ) not later than November 30, 2013, we will incorporate your comments into the decision we will make about affiliation for 2014. We know this is complicated but if you have questions please let us know so we can clarify the process.
Sincerely,
So Cal Viper Club   -  Board of Directors
Bruce Conklin, Eddie Reinsma, Mike Buckingham, Mike Bell, Andy Weiss, Ron Burke

For sale a 2003-2006 Gen III hood for SRT10 Viper. Viper red, hood has no cracks or breaks. It does have some paint damage shown in pictures. Damage is mostly from moving around in the garage so much. To be perfect it will need paint. Local pickup is requested, can possibly work out delivery for locals. will ship at buyers expense. PM with questions. $395.00 or best offer

Up for sale a set of 10 spokes from a 2006 SRT10 and caps. No TPSM. These have been professionally painted by wheels of america. The color is Basalt black metallic. It's hard to photograph but when the sun hits them they look great. there is no curb rash or dents and the wheels are nice and straight. I few very small nicks on them because I did run these on my Viper for a few years. Nothing you can see without getting on top of them real close. Photos don't really show them. Just want to mention them so you don't think they are perfect. Great upgrade for Gen II vipers and they look bad ass mounted (last photo). PM with questions, local pick up welcomed. $1200.00 OBO Trades??

Looking for a seat lowering kit for STR10 2006 LMK

Dodge Viper GTS 1994-2002 Throttle Body made by Accufab. This includes all you need to do a direct bolt on. Throttle bodies,Roe smooth tubes, enlarged rear air box, and the needed mounting clamps for the tubes. This is a direct increase of 12-15hp on standard un modified GTS motor, more if you have heads!
Here is what accufab says:Replace your Viper GTS restrictive stock throttle body with an Accufab 70mm top of the line unit and get your V10 the air it's lacking. The Dodge Viper is unique because it was designed with twin throttle bodies to allow more air into the engine. We manufacture throttle body sets for the RT-10 and GTS Vipers.

Better Air Flow for More Power. This upgrade will greatly improve your Vipers throttle response and horsepower. It's the perfect starting point for future modifications.

Exceptional Quality. Accufab's quality is second to none! This throttle body is CNC machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum and the exterior is polished to an eye-catching finish. The shafts are also CNC machined from stainless for durability and quality, with brass blades and the highest quality bushings, bearings and screws. Only the best components are used for unparalleled reliability and performance. Manufactured in the USA.

Application. These throttle bodies are specifically designed as a direct bolt on for use on the 1994-2002 Dodge Viper Gen 2.
New the throttle bodies alone sell for $600 plus you still need to buy the rest of the hardware and find an airbox. Good luck with that. You need to only bolt all this on and you wont need to go get anything else. PM me for offers. $500 OBO

A great set of Pilot sport cup tires. Plenty of tread left here for a few track or autox trips or just use them on street. These were primary street tires with zero track days on them. 18/19 for gen 3 and 4 cars. Photos show the condition and tread depth. PM for offers and questions Local pick up appreciated. If your close I will deliver.
$500 obo for SoCal members, or trades?? more images if you want email me. Open to fair offers.
Hirk [email protected]

July doesn't have much going on so if anyone wants to meet up this weekend and check out the cars have some coffee and hang out. This weekend is Hot Rods.
http://www.supercarsunday.com/

2000 dodge viper sales brochure, great for the collection. $20