Found a project 97 viper A.R.T. for sale, tell me what you think....

[estelius]

50k miles on it.

[99 R/T 10]

How much? Likely has a salvaged title, but could make a good weekend racer.

[estelius]

Its An Auction, Will Probably Sell For 20k

[C O D Y]

Fixed up it's a 35K car. Can you put it back together and paint it for 15K?

Part it out.

Buy a non wrecked GTS for $38K to $42K and be WAY ahead.

[usaf0016]

Originally Posted by C O D Y

Fixed up it's a 35K car. Can you put it back together and paint it for 15K?

Part it out.

Buy a non wrecked GTS for $38K to $42K and be WAY ahead.

Coming from his title of the thread, i would say funds dont matter, buying a nice untouched car doesnt make much for a project in the way of fixin one up

[PHATASP97]

hey guys, that was my car. Anyone need any info on it? Its wsa babied before the accident and is one bad ride with around 900HP at the motor. Just ask if there is anything you would like to know. PHATASP97

[PHATASP97]

this car ran a 10.5 at 133+ attaching video
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/6...f3000090be.htm

[Viperviking]

20K might be a little steep, you probably end up wayyy over your head before you are finished with this project..but it looks like you are getting a sweet engine on the deal

[estelius]

Any Info Will Be Highly Apreciate It Bro, I Need To Know As Much As I Can Since I Will Probably Buy It.

[PHATASP97]

The car has $40k in mods in the engine and rear end alone and was only driven once a month and never in the rain. ART has a list of all mods and they are in Buda Texas. The car has 355 gears and from what I can tell the engine compartment was fine its just the frame horn in the front that was bent.

[PHATASP97]

here is the dyno sheet and the best number that day was 762 rwhp and 740 trqe- with that gear the car is a beast, never lost a race around my neck of the woods

[estelius]

Thanks Brother, You Being A Lot Of Help On My Desition.

[AFL in NJ]

Estelius,

Keep us posted on acquiring your project and feel free to post about parts...there are lots of us who have acquired spares.

Regards,
Aaron

[big-n-italian]

look it over carefully. see if the doors close, look at all the gaps. look for any frame damage. you may be getting a good deal now, but viper parts and repairs arent cheap. be prepared for the worse.

[AFL in NJ]

As Big said, frame damage is a big one, however that hood is $18600.00 MSRP from the dealer plus a repaint, if it's not cracked, split or damaged you're in better shape. The front fascia's aren't cheap, but there are few out there with good used ones (if you choose to use used parts).

Regards,
Aaron

[estelius]

May I Ask You How Did The Accident Happend?

[PHATASP97]

the doors are fine and close perfectly but the hood is bent so that will need to be replaced. [/IMG]

[PHATASP97]

there is a picture of how the car looked before the accident and as you can see it was quite nice. Good luck man!

[PHATASP97]

I had drag radials on and hit a damp patch on the road and just slid off to the side at around 45-50 mph and hit a culvert/ditch head on. No other vehicles invloved and no injuries. I do have a pair of Michelin Pilot sports for sale 335/30/18 with 80% tread life on them for $575 total price so let me know if anyone is interested. They were not on the car at the time of the accident are posted in the classifieds with photos. thanks

[Viperviking]

I have a red hood and front facia for the car if you are going to buy it..let me know if interested.

[dansauto]

I have already sent someone to look at this. Frame is kinked in the front airbags are blown, the impact even blew out the rear window. That being said this will do well over $25K with the supercharged motor. Last week a 96 B/w with 20K miles did close to $30K.

[BullRider]

I'm in the middle of repairing a salvaged '01 RT/10 with similar damage. ViperLarry was a great help, as was Sharf's Auto. A decent used hood will set you back about 6500, the fascia another 1200. Rad, condenser, oil cooler, front reinforcement bar, etc are all I needed to put into mine. I used a lightly damaged hood and just repaired it myself. I'll be into the car for about 30K after a full repaint.

If I'd have found this one before mine, I'd be all over it. Go for it!

[hemibeep]

This is right up my alley. Mine was worse. The real question should be what your intentions are. If you really picky and want the car to appear undamaged, get ready to spend $$. The obvious parts needed are not the ones that add up, it is the hidden things that add up.

If you are doing a casual weekend warrior, it will not be too bad.
Mine was worse, but ended costing more than if I had bought a low miles stocker. Of course, the fun was in the (re)build!!!

[Venomiss]

Estelius,
Are you a dealer? From reading this I thought you were just interested in Vipers for resale?

[estelius]

www.myspace.com/monchys13 yes im a dealer in san diego ca. i import and export high end cars.

[RevHeat]

I see the car was original insured by USAA. Too bad you do not have photos of the engine as is now.

Rev

[Viperviking]

Estelius,
From what countries do you import and export??

[99 R/T 10]

JD is selling a perfect Gen II hood for $5000 I think. PM if you need a Gen II hood.

[estelius]

Originally Posted by Viperviking

Estelius,
From what countries do you import and export??

I DO A LOT TO THE U.K. AND CANADA, BUT I HAVE SOLD CARS TO CHINA, PUERTO RICO, SPAIN, AUSTRALIA, GERMANY, MEXICO.

[dansauto]

car is up over $20K and the auction date is not even determined yet...