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"The off-road Viper is on the road": mission failed successfully.
"I've been off-roading before, but never *on* a road" - SFM
Fission Mailed!
@@Petrospect well that's just the same energy as Beff Jezos
@@baoquoc3710iykyk!
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now you've achieved the plateau section of the project timeline
the good old 90/10 - 10/90 game. Shiiiiiiit my garage is full of those.
@@bennyb.1742 Almost immutable a fact as taxes and gray hair.
Pareto is a cruel mistress
the plateau section is always the worst...
Right, On to the NEXT project!
Quite a few years ago, I used a coat hanger to hold up one of my exhaust pipes, just "to get it home", and it worked so well that I never actually "fixed" it. Nothing is as permanent as a temporary fix. Love the car!
Tell us you live in a dry state without telling us...wait. A 300 series stainless pipe clamp can rust out before the warranty up north. Even a brass coat hanger didn't last much, the steel one didn't last through a summer.
Towed my lifted 76 Squarebody home one time with parachute cord and a 70' 3 door suburban!
Yeah I did the same thing except with plumbing strap and some pop rivets. It's not getting fixed properly until it falls off.
@@starlitstreet Plumber tape is legit exhaust hangar for life bro! Did that to my 383 Stroker FireBird onetime, no cats, side dump turnouts
It says a lot about your character, you make do.
you were parked on the wrong side of the road, and the cop pulled up, talked to you for 10 minutes about how cool it was, and that he was subscribed to you and then fucked off.. Chill as shit cop, knows whats up, love him.
You know what this means: The project is basically done, and it is time for another big one
buy Aging Wheels' bus and complete that project. perfect for visiting the salt flats!
@@RoamingAdhocrat the collab we all need but no one expects.
@@RoamingAdhocratI suggested to Robert today that he might want to sell that to another KZheadr... Matt might need more than a 3 car garage for this one though haha!
@@andrewbailey7999 yeah i said something similar the other day too. if there's somebody else to finish the project that's the best thing for everybody. He doesn't have to do it and we still get to see it.
The T-bussa from the bracket was my vote before and it's my vote again.
I never thought we'd see the day a project is more than 75% finished.
Its not - no project ever gets past 80% finished. Finishing a project is like achieving the speed of light - the closer you get you need exponentially more energy
SFM's process is to never have anything 100%. I mean, it COULD be 100%, except then he adds a feature or changes a detail or backs up and starts over or builds a trailer for it or or or 100% implies there was ever a completely specific, clearly defined goal spelled out. I'm quite certain this was never the case.
@@piccalillipit9211 besided energy more like the willing of finishing it. A.k.a lazyness. Hahahaha
@@leifhietala8074we're all here for the ride that is SFM 😂
@@Splarkszter- its still energy - E=MC2 M is Motivation
The "complete disregard for these people" got me interested and made me respect this project immediately 😊
Iconic. I cant wait for the actual hotwheels car that they are going to have to manufacture now. Good job Matt!!
SFM, YOU need to approach Hot Wheels and get that made. Start with an exclusive numbered and signed edition through your channel. Then, eventually mass produced for the public.
Only you could get stopped by a subscriber... 🤣😂🤣
If only i had not seen that from other automotive youtubers several times already..
but did the subscriber become a cop just to pull him over and tell him that hes subscriber and thats an awesome car?
@@hermanni1989 gotta watch out for those irl stream snipers
😂 The cop being a subscriber is HILARIOUS 😂
You know he did a double take on seeing that car on the road lmao.
Usually not a fan of this generation Viper, but man does it look cool! It really wakes up the inner child
I have one of those power bleeders now. Done everything from a 59' GMC to a modern volvo. They are worth their absolute weight in gold. I will never bleed brakes manually again.
The essence of hot rodding is taking a car you like and making it into a rediculous over-the-top neverending project that only a mother could love.
Father, not mother.
You've nailed it. It's the spirit of hot rod moving in him.
@@normdyer94 my mom would take offense to that, she taught me how to pinstripe when I was old enough to hold a brush and had me bleeding brakes or swapping an alternator by the time I was 10.
I must be the mom because I'm in love
@@normdyer94 my boy here got that loveless relationship mindset 💪
People will say you've ruined the viper, but I feel like this is exactly what they made the viper for.
It's very much aligned with the spirit of the original Viper.
@@SynchronizorVideos 💯💯💯💯 this!
It definitely has a little bit of off-road batmobile vibes that I really dig
I like offroad viper taste as much as street viper
I think this build is amazing, but could you explain what you mean? What was the ethos of the viper? I vaguely remember hearing how the viper was supposed to be a supercar beater with no driver assistance, just a pure, if you fuck up it will bite you like a viper, experience
I watch a lot of car content on KZhead, but this thing is my absolute favorite project on the entire platform, hands down. I need one. I can't afford to even look at vipers, but I definitely need one.
Easy thing to mitigate further leg burning on the sliders is to do similar to the heat shield on semi stacks - Could make a nice pattern to match the build cut into them, and stand them off ⅛-¼" from the sliders. Powder coat or paint red to bring back some of the 10ft OEM look. Grindhard plumbing uses hexagons all the time, but this is a parts bin chrysler. Use a pentagon pattern.
The build is looking so cool and I am glad you are happy with the shift knob!
This is a very nice made shift knob, looking very good.
Looks great, and the fact that it appears most of the knobs with shift markings are flattened at the top and Matt's looks completely rounded with gear markings makes it look even better. Awesome work. (Now I just need to get a cool car deserving of such a Gear Knob :-)
Fantastic work on the shift knob!
@Omsip123 thanks man!
@earld1403 cheers man it is a tiny bit distorted as you get away from the center but barely noticeable. I'm here when you get that car 😄
I applaud your restraint of not immediately heading out and doing some off roading.
First he needs to figure out an onboard welder. You know, for the return trip.
@@MrSaemichlausOh yeah - something's going to break on that first off road test. Loss of brakes on a steep hill, rolls backwards and slams the diff into a rock which shoves the driveshaft into the trans.
@@MrSaemichlausThey're $1,300 and made by Premier Power Welder.
The smile on matts face in this video makes all the build worth it.
I'm surprised to see people hating on this build. As a gen 1 Viper owner, I love this build, even though I winced every time you cut into it. And did you effectively destroy a rare car? Kinda, but it's awesome as hell. You can love Vipers, and love this build.
You have to respect the rare combination of childlike wonder required to dream up such an abomination and the technical skill and engineering ability required to see it through.
massive respects
No you don't. Just because something can be done, does not mean it should be done. This build was assinine.
_fart noises_
dood bro you didnt follow the crowd and thats childish bro doood i have broccoli hair and like my cars to get stuck on the mcdonalds speed hump.
@@TommTooTone😂
Certified: good enough.
He could sell millions of those!
Great job on the video Matt! Thanks for making it. I'm so excited for your obvious joy with this project.
I love it. Been waiting for this day myself for some time. Congratulations.
The fact that this is moving under it's own power and with a minimal amount of bailing wire and chewing gum is far more than I expected to see in my life time. Truly a momentous occasion. I salute you, sir. o7
I like the way you cut the frame next to the headers without plugging them with anything to stop the metal shavings getting into the cylinders. That's precisely what I would have done. I now feel like I have a tiny degree of the competence and mechanical skill that you possess.
hey,, he has eight, not so bad if one or two are a little "marked";))
@@breakshot7451surely ten, this is a Viper…
What a hero cop.
@@leslieaustin151 it's a dodge, 2 are spares
@@GTAmaniac1 🤣🤣🤣✔️
Thank you for building this. It is amazing!
This is looking so good Matt!! Cannot wait to see this thing finished and off-road, it looks freaking awesome!!
This Viper is not ruined it has acended. 😂
Literally.
I'm amazed at how much it looks like that is *exactly* how it is meant to be... I've never seen a car changed that much in character that looks so... Right.
wow. Pumped for you mate. This is huge. It's been awhile so having this on the road must feel great!
turn out a lot better than I thought ! ! ! Sorry for doubting your vision ! ! ! Great Job ! ! !
0:15 those people were WRONG!! The finished car looks amazing, can't wait to see you taking this thing off-road and breaking it :P
At a few points in this project questioned if this project was a remotely good idea versus just rebuilding a Viper. No more... you are a man of vision.
Dude! So AWESOME!!! Congrats!
Matt, well done on very nearly completing the Viper! You are an inspiration to "project procrastinators" everyw....(I'll finish this comment later)
"All hail the algorithm" in your voice constantly runs through my head when I'm on KZhead. So, I both liked and commented to make it stop. You make the best videos, an absolute pleasure to watch.
the "he was a subscriber" part about the policeman got me smiling a lot mate
Amazing! Well done 👏
Congrats and well done!
They filmed that tv show "The defender" with the viper in my hometown of Vancouver. Was always in awe of that viper in off road mode and this is the closest ill get to seeing a real life viper in off road mode 😂
I don't recall a name change ever being listed for the show but it was just "Viper" in the US. I agree, it's bringing back memories of the the Defender in off road mode.
In Germany the show was called "Viper" as well (one of the few occasions (others being Knight Rider, Airwolf, Street Hawk and Highwayman, for example) they didn't try to invent a German name for it). The offroad Defender was my favorite conversion as well. I wonder what happened to the modified car they used for filming. From what I read somewhere on the net it was a modified truck chassis (probably the easier way to build an offroad Viper, albeit it only having a V8 going that route).
okay good, for a moment there i was afraid nobody else remembered that show.
i had a toy viper as a kid. i lost it's targa top often. it had a front wheel drive friction motor, i liked that, made it unique.
prove it. There are no viper toys that come with a Targa top and ive seen them all.
@@pickle4034 i doubt my family has it still. i remember using a hot knife to open up the nose scoop.
a year ago, when you did the video about what project you should do next, i was personally disappointed about you choosing this one because of how absurd some of the other ones were, though i forget what i voted for. it is beautiful. striking. unparalleled. and no matter how large of an engine, it'll take you forever to get anywhere in it because everyone's going to stop you to talk to you. well done. it's been fun being along for the ride, even up here in Anchorage.
You are such a legend! So informative and fun videos! I always get riled up when I see there’s a fresh upload from you! Keep going🔥 And can’t wait to see the viper finished!!🙌🏽
When I was at auto tech school, we had a prototype Dodge V10 there from the early Viper days. It was when they were still doing testing on stuff, hence the prototype in "punch dots" on the heads. Pretty sure they were aluminum Viper heads on the old truck V10 block. Or they were aluminum versions of the truck heads. Don't remember which. I'd have to find my pics and see what they were. It was back in 2010 so the engine was quite old at that point. Still in great condition, though, as they only used it to take apart and put back together. It was my project for "engine - mechanical" part of the course. It had to spin perfectly when you put it back together so you had to measure clearances, bearing shells, Pistons, rings, etc... It was quite fun.
So cool!!! congratulations on your maiden voyage, I'm looking forward to the first off-road voyage!
That is awesome!! Great result.
Sooooo sick... Im very happy that this project are moving forward ❤️
Man, I have been absolutely loving following this project. So awesome!
I think this project is a lot more than good enough. Thank you for taking us along for the ride.
GG my dude! You're practically there!
Congrats man
Congrats! 🎉
Stoked. Good enough to start, run stop. Sounds great. Like the sunset view. Great shifter knob. A traffic stop by a subscriber. What a wrap! Some unfinished business.
Absolutely fantastic. Have you considered having the metal side skirt/ rock sliders ceramic coated? Nice durable finish and the thermal barrier properties are so good you could even go without that glass fibre wrap and still avoid burnt calves when disembarking in shorts...
Well done !
Finally, a useful vipr
Hey come on they were very good at getting wrapped around a tree lol
ford v the crowd dodge v trees n common sense
More crashes means more exotic.
So cool man… Viper looks amazing!!! Wel done!!! 🎉
I'm so happy for you! The sweet part of a sweet project is a great place to be
This looks rad. Well done sir.
Pulled over by a subscriber. Brilliant!
Man, I always love sports cars made into offroad cars!
Rally mod Porsches come to mind
Adventure Capitalist. book not game
@@foobar201real
I’m so happy for you dude!
Stoked for you!
Wow!!! Success!!! Your sense of humor is only surpassed by your sense of common and craftsmanship
Wow congratulations
Awesome work! In some videos you just think, there is so much work to do, and so much hurdles to take. And now you've got this thing on the road in a year, which I think is great.
It looks amazing! Love it!
Seeing it near completion made one thing very clear. This needs an external roll cage. Not for roll cagey stuff, but because it would look amazing. Silly but amazing.
Brilliant! What a great milestone. Shared - algorithm hailed... 🎉🥳
Is there a genuflection emoji?
Amazing job, well done.
Favorite build so far Matt! A true spectacle
Phenomenal. That moment when all strangers are subscribers who love your car. :D
it is a thing of beauty. I did show my wife and she shook her head, which is the sign that you did something amazing, cybertruck style.
Idk. i think it’s a crime to compare the looks of this beauty with the Cybertruck! 😝 But, yea they did both start as seemingly impossible to execute concepts, that we never really expected would/could be brought to life as envisioned. It’s incredible and inspiring that this was achieved by one person on his own in his garage. While it’s cool the Cybertruck actually got produced as is, it had the world’s richest man with deepest pockets, an entire company behind it, and many years to make happen.
Keep it up Matt! You've made something truly awesome and quality!! It's amazing!
Can't wait to see all the trim on place!
I’m only here to hail the algorithm.
*AS A EUROPEAN* it is the best looking Doge Viper that has ever existed...!!! Every other one looks like a kids drawing of a fast car, specifically an Am3ric4n kids drawing of a fast car.
I love your deadpan delivery and dry humor. Also your out-in-left-field ideas and mad skills. Recently subscribed!
The chuckle factor on this is perfect. Well done!
Love it a great build, your commentary always brings a smile thanks
I'm stoked about your car too man! Keep us up to date!
As a kid, I had a little model kit of an RT-10 just like yours, but something happened so it never had the chassis, so it was just like a floating body shell I'd play with. It's really cool seeing yours kinda like that!
Man ! thats genius. Awesome craftsmanship.
This is the coolest offroad build I have ever seen on this platform
Congrats Matt! Beautiful projects and the videos are true gems of youtube.
Holy cow man, that thing looks AMAZING. The Viper was my childhood dream car, I used to draw it starting in like 3rd grade. Now, at 35 with 3 kids, I own a Lexus GX460, lifted with 33" tires for off-roading, which I love. I feel like you've combined the two, and it's the best thing I've ever seen. ❤
Love the video, keep up the awesome work!
This thing looks amazing I love it
Hell yeah dude glad to see this finally on the road!
Love that shift knob, that's sweet!
This is so cool! Cant wait to see the next episode!
Congrats Matt!
This thing is AWESOME!! I think this is one of your best projects, and I am looking forward to seeing it done. Or, kind of done.
Wow so impressive Matt! Very inspiring!
Nice to see builders that still have balls to do whatever they damn please! Keep it up👍🏻
I love it too. Can't wait to see how it does off road.
Love it man!
Congratulations. You are rightfully proud.
This is an insane amount of work and I love it