The new toy

[Moparjim]

Shooting my wad a bit prematurely here, but as you may have noticed I've had my Viper and Charger up for sale. Here's what I have a deposit down on, its not this exact car, but Underground Racing in NC is building me a Blue/White 1996 Viper GTS pretty much just like it as we speak. Should have it in a few months. 1500plus RWHP...

http://www.turbomagazine.com/features/0612turp_2002_dodge_viper_gts_twin_turbocharged/photo_11.html

www.undergroundracing.com check out the videos section

Coming soon to a Culvers parking lot near you!

[JohnnyT]

HOLY $HIT Jim!!!!!!

What about the Hemi E-body? Is that on the chopping block too?

[UnderPSI]

That should be fun, is the parachute included or is that extra? :thumbsup

[Breecher_7]

Why did you sell the viper if you were just going to buy another one?

[Feature Pony]

nice I want one, I'll trade you my 69 hemi bee for it? j/k I don't think I could part with that car.

[Prince Valiant]

Combine your charger and the viper in this new one....and paint it like the general lee!

[Moparjim]

I sold mine since mine was "only" 740 RWHP and supercharged, the new twin turbo setup will be over double that, and much "nicer" as far as drivability as well.

The hemi Challenger is still in the works, its currently still at OTE should be getting paint soon. I'm still planning on completing that, this Viper should be turnkey pretty much so I am thinning the herd as far as projects and the Challenger will be the only thing I will be wrenching on regularly with any luck.

Somewhere down the road I will likely try to replace my Charger with something more stock and numbers matching as a more drivable "collector" car rather than the street/strip car that I have now.

[BAD LS1]

Wow that thing is really fukkin cool!!!! Congrats!

[jbiscuit]

OMG, I just creamed.

[Teufelhunden]

Can you confirm or deny the rumors you currently have "open" parking spaces at your residence? If true, this maybe a first since you were sixteen.... :goof :rolf



What the hell is A.D.D.?
My friends say I should act my age
What's my age again?
What's my age again?

[hrsp]

yeah its ok to be envious now right? congrats1!!!!!!!!

[nismodave]

Well if your silver one was fast, what does that make this new one???:stare:eek:

[PureSound15]

Nice choice! I love that body style, and that engine bay looks clean enough to eat off of:drool:

[Flicktitty]

sounds like it should be pretty badass! can't wait to see it!

so this is like a complete replica of Garth's car then? the one he is afraid to drive and his wife won't let him?

[BlownMe]

Good god!! Very nice!

[HRSEPLA]

That is a cool ass car!

[Moparjim]

It will be virtually identical to Garth's powerplant wise. He has a bunch more really high dollar suspension and rear end and other stuff that is overkill IMO. He spared no expense basically. I dunno how much he drove his but someone cracked off those 7 second times! His is for sale on Ebay right now, which is kinda interesting.

[Flight_740]

Is your job hiring?

[Teufelhunden]

Jim is getting a hell of a deal. I thought these numbers were interesting...

UR Twin Turbo Viper GTS
1,100 rwhp on 93 pump
+1,500 rwhp race gas
Top Speed: Unknown (170+ mph in the 1/4)
Cost: Way less than half of what a Hennessey Venom costs.
Delivery: ON TIME

From Hennessey's website:

Hennessey Venom Twin Turbo SRT Coupe
1000 hp
Top Speed: 255 mph
2006 Production: 24 units
Cost: $225,000
Delivery: Delayed

Bugatti Veyron
1001 hp
Top Speed: 253 mph
World-wide Production: 300 units
Cost: $1.7M

Ferrari Enzo
660 hp
Top Speed: 225 mph
World-wide Production: 349 units
Cost: $1M

Porsche Carrera GT
605 hp
Top Speed: 205 mph
World-wide Production: 1200 units
Cost: $484,000

Mercedes McLaren SLR
617 hp
Top Speed: 208 mph
World-wide Production: 800 units
Cost: $570,000

[flyin_blue_egg]

Is your job hiring?

that's exactly what i was thinking


by the way...kick ass car!

[JC70SS]

Congrats!! How does $20 sound for a 10 min ride?

[flyin_blue_egg]

^^^i'll make it $50 if you let me drive...lol

[Brandon W.]

wow that car is nice. ill give you $20 for a ride once you get it.

[Moparjim]

Its not so much the job or that I have cash falling out of my ass, but the culmination of like 10-15 years of upgrading. I spent the last 12 or so years slowly building and playing with what was originally an $1800 primered Charger shell to the point where I should be getting decent money out of that. I spent some time dabbling in the Stealths and Talons and GVR4s before selling all of that to put towards my current Viper so I could afford it, then after 4 years of making payments and doing mods to my current Viper I have some very nice equity built up in that. Add all that together and its a good chunk towards this new Viper.

[flyin_blue_egg]

^^^so basically you started out with a bunch of cars that you sold all at once?

[JohnnyT]

^^^so basically you started out with a bunch of cars that you sold all at once?


I can attest to that... I owned a few of Jim's cars. I like to think I was part of making this new Viper dream come true. So does that mean I get a ride in it for free???? :)

[Flicktitty]

wow that car is nice. ill give you $20 for a ride once you get it.

X2! :headbang

[forcefedss]

25 for a ride...ive always wanted a viper!!!!

[The_Greg]

Hey Jim you work with my dad, Gary Mutchler. I just wanted to say hi, and say that i would love to see either of your vipers in person someday!

[Slow Joe]

Its not so much the job or that I have cash falling out of my ass, but the culmination of like 10-15 years of upgrading. I spent the last 12 or so years slowly building and playing with what was originally an $1800 primered Charger shell to the point where I should be getting decent money out of that. I spent some time dabbling in the Stealths and Talons and GVR4s before selling all of that to put towards my current Viper so I could afford it, then after 4 years of making payments and doing mods to my current Viper I have some very nice equity built up in that. Add all that together and its a good chunk towards this new Viper.

What year was that charger, and when did you buy it?? My dad sold his blue w/white mock top '70 Charger about 15 years ago for around that same price... Might just be a coincidence though...

Oh and on your new viper... I'm not much of a fan of Vipers, but that thing's BAD ASS!!! Congrats!! :thumbsup

[Moparjim]

My Charger is a 70, but it was a grey primed shell pretty much when I bought it originally.

Hey Greg, that must have been your SRT I saw at your dad's house, I was over there recently looking at one of his Javelins he was selling. I am sure I will bump into you at some point.

[The_Greg]

My Charger is a 70, but it was a grey primed shell pretty much when I bought it originally.

Hey Greg, that must have been your SRT I saw at your dad's house, I was over there recently looking at one of his Javelins he was selling. I am sure I will bump into you at some point.


yup, thats mine. It has gotten new rims since then. Isnt going from looking at a Javelin to looking at a TT Viper kinda opposites?

[Teufelhunden]

Flippage?

[scaleracer]

Congrats I love the car can't wait to see it in person!!!:wow and it's just my opinion I would have went with a black viper with silver metallic stripes but I also think it would look good in almost any color!!

[Moparjim]

Yeah I was looking at the Javelin as a project I could maybe put some work into putting together then resell somewhere down the road, since it was a nice clean body. I was still mulling it over and another guy here at work was much more into it so I passed and let him snag it.