NJ Steves Pit Viper Revival

[Too Many Projects]

Very nice job, it looks original. Then you covered it all up with the intake plenums..

The shop I used to work at had one of those evac tools and I used it there and HAD to have one. Mine is an Airlift that I've had for 6-7 years and only used a handful of times, but what a time, and frustration, saver.

[njsteve]

Yeah, I have never even had an air compressor. I'm an unfrozen caveman mechanic from the neolithic era. So I decided to go to Harbor Freight and get a small compressor to power up the purge contraption. Worked amazingly well although the coolant intake hose had a filter on the end that was too large to fit into an anti-freeze jug! DOH! So I dumped the four gallons that I had drained from the car, into a big bucket and clamped a vice grip on the end of the filter to weight it down to the bottom, and it worked out fine.

All that is left is getting the A/C system recharged. It was a little low anyway after 31 years.

[Too Many Projects]

And here I thought I was behind the times as a Neanderthal mechanic...LOL A mid size compressor was the first purchase when I had my previous shop built to park my Pete at home.

You were better off getting all the coolant in 1 container anyway. I did the jug by jug the first time and the system loses a little vacuum with each change and I was left with some coolant to add after a full run cycle.

[njsteve]

Took the old monster out for a cars and coffee and she ran great. No leaks or drips. It's hard to believe I've officially had this car for over half my lifetime now: 31 years! (Try to do that algebraic computation!)

It was well-received. There were three other early Vipers there, a red 1993, a green 1994, and a red, Gen 2 1996. I had to laugh when I was talking to the various owners and they all said how they always had a poster of the Gen 1 Viper on their walls when they were kids and wanted a real one when they grew up!

Boy do I feel old! The car feels old too but enjoys the exercise.