Almost ready for the scrap heap

[StrokerAce]

About to hit10k miles.

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[Mikey]

About to hit10k miles.

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Idk how you guys can resist driving it all the time. Mine is borderline a daily

[StrokerAce]

Idk how you guys can resist driving it all the time. Mine is borderline a daily

Been 7 months waiting on a regulator and a switch.

[Mikey]

Been 7 months waiting on a regulator and a switch.

That's right! My fault

[Lawineer]

Idk how you guys can resist driving it all the time. Mine is borderline a daily

My office is 2 miles from my house. Grocery store is 500ft. lol. If I drove to work and the grocery store every day, I'd still struggle to do 2k/yr.

[Mikey]

My office is 2 miles from my house. Grocery store is 500ft. lol. If I drove to work and the grocery store every day, I'd still struggle to do 2k/yr.

I wish. I'm 30-45 mins to do anything

[Lawineer]

I wish. I'm 30-45 mins to do anything

Stop living in Forney You know, they sell homes in Dallas too lol.

[StrokerAce]

Stop living in Forney You know, they sell homes in Dallas too lol.

He could hang out at Billy Bob's. lol

[Mikey]

Stop living in Forney You know, they sell homes in Dallas too lol.

Lol, this was the only place I qualified for 0 down for something I liked 😔

[Hamrhead]

Just drove mine last weekend. I knew the hurricane would be coming up the east coast, so I seized the opportunity to burn up the remaining 1/2 tank of gas I put in it 13 months ago.

I then went to the gas station and put almost 14 gallons in it. Brought it home, washed it, and put it in the back garage.

Now it's been raining for two days and probably will continue for two more.

A little over 2,600 miles on the odometer now.
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[Voice of Reason]

I put on 18k miles in the first three years. Lots of trips to the track without a trailer, cruises with the club, and NVE2 will do that. But in the 5 years since I’ve added 5k miles and even those are heavily weighted towards earlier years. I think 2020 and 2021 saw maybe 500 miles each, between Covid and house/garage construction where it was stored offsite it didn’t get driven.

[Lawineer]

He could hang out at Billy Bob's. lol

Wrong way. That’s further from Forney than dallas.

[Martin]

Probably a dumb question, and I don't want to hijack the thread, but a concern of mine these days is getting a flat and having to flatbed the ACR-E back home. I live in a canyon, and with the recent unexpected rains we got, the road is constantly pelted by jagged rocks. They're horrible - they can take out serious off road tires if you hit them just right (they're generally pointy and triangular). How in the heck does someone get an ACR-E onto a flatbed? I don't see any safe jack points, and the typical flatbed has too steep of an incline to move the car without causing catastrophic damage.

[ViperGeorge]

Probably a dumb question, and I don't want to hijack the thread, but a concern of mine these days is getting a flat and having to flatbed the ACR-E back home. I live in a canyon, and with the recent unexpected rains we got, the road is constantly pelted by jagged rocks. They're horrible - they can take out serious off road tires if you hit them just right (they're generally pointy and triangular). How in the heck does someone get an ACR-E onto a flatbed? I don't see any safe jack points, and the typical flatbed has too steep of an incline to move the car without causing catastrophic damage.

You have to ask for a flatbed driver that carries pieces of wood in order to ease the transition. I had to have an RT 10 towed once and the driver came with a bunch of different size boards. He was able to create a sort of ramp to ease the transition. He told me if I ever needed a tow again make sure to specify that the driver had to have boards or something as the car is very low. Of course my ACR at track height is lower than my old RT 10 but I am able to get it on my Aluma tilt bed trailer without rubbing. I just use a couple of 2x10 boards as ramps.

[Martin]

You have to ask for a flatbed driver that carries pieces of wood in order to ease the transition. I had to have an RT 10 towed once and the driver came with a bunch of different size boards. He was able to create a sort of ramp to ease the transition. He told me if I ever needed a tow again make sure to specify that the driver had to have boards or something as the car is very low. Of course my ACR at track height is lower than my old RT 10 but I am able to get it on my Aluma tilt bed trailer without rubbing. I just use a couple of 2x10 boards as ramps.

Thanks - that's good advice, and that's how I get the car up on Race Ramps to do oil changes. A big question in my mind is how to connect tow hooks... If the car still drives, it's no big deal, but if the car won't start, I'm baffled at how to hook it up. Other Vipers have tow hook points, but I can't find any information in the manual that shows where a safe hook location is in the ACR. The closest thing I can find are the lower A-arms, but there's no way I'd allow anyone to hook to those. The only other option I've looked at are tow hooks on the car, but I'm a bit leery of installing those for a "real" tow job. They just don't look sturdy enough to pull the car up an incline. Maybe I'm wrong on that.

[Lawineer]

Probably a dumb question, and I don't want to hijack the thread, but a concern of mine these days is getting a flat and having to flatbed the ACR-E back home. I live in a canyon, and with the recent unexpected rains we got, the road is constantly pelted by jagged rocks. They're horrible - they can take out serious off road tires if you hit them just right (they're generally pointy and triangular). How in the heck does someone get an ACR-E onto a flatbed? I don't see any safe jack points, and the typical flatbed has too steep of an incline to move the car without causing catastrophic damage.

I carry some boards my car can drive up on. I assume that I’m taking an Uber home and grabbing my low profile Jack if I get a flat.

[13COBRA]

Thanks - that's good advice, and that's how I get the car up on Race Ramps to do oil changes. A big question in my mind is how to connect tow hooks... If the car still drives, it's no big deal, but if the car won't start, I'm baffled at how to hook it up. Other Vipers have tow hook points, but I can't find any information in the manual that shows where a safe hook location is in the ACR. The closest thing I can find are the lower A-arms, but there's no way I'd allow anyone to hook to those. The only other option I've looked at are tow hooks on the car, but I'm a bit leery of installing those for a "real" tow job. They just don't look sturdy enough to pull the car up an incline. Maybe I'm wrong on that.

The front and rear tow hooks that you can install are definitely strong enough.

Doesn't the Gen V ACR have the same slots in the frame as previous generations?

[ViperGeorge]

Thanks - that's good advice, and that's how I get the car up on Race Ramps to do oil changes. A big question in my mind is how to connect tow hooks... If the car still drives, it's no big deal, but if the car won't start, I'm baffled at how to hook it up. Other Vipers have tow hook points, but I can't find any information in the manual that shows where a safe hook location is in the ACR. The closest thing I can find are the lower A-arms, but there's no way I'd allow anyone to hook to those. The only other option I've looked at are tow hooks on the car, but I'm a bit leery of installing those for a "real" tow job. They just don't look sturdy enough to pull the car up an incline. Maybe I'm wrong on that.

IPSCO.ORG sells front and rear tow hooks for the Viper. Plenty strong.

[Martin]

IPSCO.ORG sells front and rear tow hooks for the Viper. Plenty strong.

Cool - I'll consider them for peace of mind. I did see one car at the shop that looked like either the radiator support, or some other seemingly stout piece of frame was bent. The tech said "these tow rings are good for pulling on smooth level flat surfaces, but not for extracting a car from an off-track excursion...". I never trusted them from that point on. I'm not planning on having an OTE any time soon, so probably not a big issue.

[Martin]

The front and rear tow hooks that you can install are definitely strong enough.

Doesn't the Gen V ACR have the same slots in the frame as previous generations?

From what I can see, all the tow hook spots are covered by the aero stuff and body pan. Also, to get a cable under there, even if it did have a solid place to connect to, would likely screw up the front splitter unless the driver could get the cable perfectly situated to not press against the splitter.

[ViperJon]

IPSCO Gen 5 bolts directly to front frame member. It's a necessity unless you want your front suspension wrecked.

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[SilveRT8]

Tow Hooks work fine, I know !

[Lawineer]

I think the issue is with the ACR splitter and being at the track ride height. It makes a huge difference on approach angle, especially if you lose an inch of height on one side due to a flat tire.