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http://www.salisburypost.com/2016/09/25/gerry-wood-dealership-orders-135-dodge-vipers-2017-last-year-for-the-iconic-model/

http://www.gerrywood-dodge.com/viper-central.html

What's the consensus on total 2017 Viper production#s?  I've read 600-800?  And how many are Tomball, Woodhouse and Roanoke picking up?



 

Uh oh, this event may need to be relabeled Uber, Vineyards and Vistas.

anthony and wanda are in.  anyone else??

Yo Eddie,

Where's Brian gonna be with the 2017 Chrysler Pacificas 

Not all '97 rims are forged.  They switched around 1/3rd of the year or so into the 1997 production run.  You'll know by checking behind your spokes and looking for the weld bead if you have the cast wheels.

For easier maintenance on the BBS wheels, apply Ceramic Pro.  Or just leave them dirty, because race car...

Not sure on the price, but before you sell your originals check out just hard it is to clean all those nooks and crannies on the beautiful and strong BBS.


97 stock wheels were stronger than the ones on the 96 (forged instead of cast) that were prone to cracking if used at the track with sticky tires. Someone who wants to track their 96 might want to switch over to yours if they track their cars.

Enjoy!  https://vimeo.com/147203759

Special thanks to Raj and Paul for the onboard GoPro footage.  Get well soon Raj!

Mike

[https://goo.gl/610ECT]

Thanks to everyone who made it out, new faces as well as old friends.  Hope to see everyone again soon at the Members' Holiday Party.

My co-worker Daniel came out to the event with his drone to capture some overhead shots.  Now he's hooked on Vipers!  Here is a brief teaser for everyone: https://goo.gl/610ECT

We noticed several other members had GoPro cameras attached to their cars - what we're hoping for is that those individuals can send us/ upload their footage.  That way, Daniel will have more material to edit, and add to final video.

If you know anyone that made recordings, please let them know we're looking, and put them in touch with me.  You can PM (private message) me via this forum or email me at [email protected] and I can get in touch with them directly.

Mike

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a27047/the-viper-is-the-last-great-american-car/

Damn, congrats.  That's alot of horsepower right thurr.

So Mark, which green is fastest 

Thank you guys for the comments. I'm looking forward to a lot of fun viper events in it. Like Glenn said Green is the fastest!

Par for the course for most dealerships.  Sorry to hear it Dan.  Let me know how the next place goes.

I'm emailing you the Daimler Chrysler dealer service instructions for the safety recall.  If anyone else needs it, send me a message.  Also, the part numbers for the recall are CAAM9981 (steering reinforcement package) and CAAP9982 (differential reinforcement package).

Does anyone know how long Dodge has to technically stock recall parts for?  I recall a service manager saying "forever" before, but never researched the claim myself.  I should have asked someone at Connor Avenue last summer but was too googly-eyed to think.

Mike 

After many phone calls with Dependable Dodge assuring me they could do the recall, I dropped my car off there to be told they can't do the recall.  Seems like Dependable Dodge has no idea what they are talking about.  Trying Glendale Dodge next..  They told me they could do it.

Fish out of water 

Maddog, I'm in half your boat.  The original owner of my car took it in for the recall and HB Dodge only performed the steering gear crossmember (front) portion of the recall.  They completely skipped the differential support bracket (rear) portion entirely!  I've been putting it off ever since I bought the car in 2007 because I've read the entire process.  If a tech managed to overlook half the recall, umm...  It's crazy, there are tons of horror stories of dealers/techs screwing the recall up, including riveting the triangular gussets backwards, effectively blocking off access to the oil filter!

Not sure how technical you are (I am not, but I can read!), I have the Daimler Chrysler dealer service instructions in .PDF, 112 pages, about 5MB if you want it.  I never got a good feeling from any of the dealers I spoke with.

A few years ago, Dan Cragin said he could do it as he and his team were familiar with the recall, but he could no longer do recall work as an extension of Chrysler (sad for all SoCal members).  I forgot what he quoted me if I chose him to do it, but he encouraged me to check with dealers and to get Dodge to do it for free as the recall period extend indefinitely.  Closest I ever got to getting it done was with Tuttle-Click in Irvine, only because they outsourced it to a fabrication shop that, per the head service manager, had done the recalls successfully in the past.  The head service manager never followed up with me, even after I left several voicemails, so I gave up.  I'm not sure if Dan can do it nowadays, I haven't checked recently.

That said, if you don't track your car, or if your car has low miles w/plans to preserve it, you probably don't want to do anything.

Years ago at a DC Performance dyno day, Dan recommended I not dyno the car due to the lack of the differential frame repair.

Lastly, the 999 recall is for Vipers manufactured from March 1, 1999 through October 2, 2000 (MDH 030111 through MDH 1002XX) only.  Those cars didn't have the differential frame issue. 

I will eventually prioritize this, but life keeps getting in the way.  Please let me know if you decide on a solution. 

Hey,  anybody know of a dodge dealer around LA that can do the frame recall 998/999?  I've been calling dodge dealers, and they all say they can't...

Haha in one of the pics, there is an admirer on the balcony too.

JRDN... I knew that patio dining area looked familiar!

Ga@aahhhH!!!  So awesome.  Let's go catch some golf balls!

Congrats SoCal!

And jeez, who threw down that blistering time in the #7 vette?  What gen car and what was it wearing?

And this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgKMGwfo5sg