{"id":903,"date":"2009-11-03T11:23:34","date_gmt":"2009-11-03T17:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=903"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:42:40","slug":"viper-powered-off-road-buggy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=903","title":{"rendered":"Viper Powered Off-Road Buggy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEMA has begun and we wanted start off the engine swap goodness with this baby, an off road buggy that appears to be built by Speed Technologies and is powered by a Viper V10 engine.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cardomain.com\/2009\/11\/01\/guess-what-motor\/\">CarDomain Blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEMA has begun and we wanted start off the engine swap goodness with this baby, an off road buggy that appears to be built by Speed Technologies and is powered by a Viper V10 engine. 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