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Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 11:50 am
by USA-1
I bought this back in the early nineties when I was racing the Stinger MKII. The 1st 1/10 3 diff GP buggy, came with plastic diff gears! I upgraded to harden steel, currently rebuilding has Stingers A-arms, Lazer ZXR universal axles, and wheels. I found a tuned pipe to run down the right side ,to get rid of that weird duratrax tune pipe.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/ofna001.jpg)
Using mock up shocks for now.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/ofna003.jpg)
Found some 72mm dogbones coming from the U.K for the center drive. Duratrax slide carb.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/ofna002.jpg)
I'm thinking about powder coating the chassis parts, blue candy.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/ofna004.jpg)
Re: Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 1:12 pm
by Coelacanth
Nice polishing job.
![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
Re: Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 1:44 pm
by USA-1
Thanks, Just getting it ready for powder coating. I thought the shock towers were rather weak looking but I tried to see if I could bend them easily but their pretty strong, I figure some quality alloy aluminum being used here and then they polished up nicely to almost mirror like finish.
Re: Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:29 pm
by USA-1
Decided to go back to stock as much as possible, reconfigured place battery where tank was, waiting for tank from ebay to finish. As far as I remember Ofna 1st came out with this and I believe it was bought out by Hobby Lobby back in 94.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/cobra003.jpg)
Got a new pipe for $20. Had to cut the header for a better fit.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/cobra005.jpg)
Be running 18 toothbell.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/cobra004.jpg)
Modern Lazer 2.2 wheels.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/cobra002.jpg)
Maybe the last Cobra to survive that era I never seen another.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/cobra001.jpg)
Re: Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:48 pm
by Charlie don't surf
Very cool!!! What type of shell did it use?
Re: Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:32 pm
by USA-1
Thanks! It was the ugliest buggy body you'll ever see like a fat over weight buggy. I'm thinking maybe find a truck body or something I don't know yet.
Re: Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:42 am
by USA-1
Did some more Powder coating, soon to be blue cobra.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Powder%20coating/Blueday001.jpg)
Re: Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 5:08 pm
by USA-1
Re: Vintage GP Ofna Cobra
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 3:30 pm
by USA-1
Shock towers had these 10mm holes decided to add some LED lighting.
![Image](http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg38/Jim9298/Ofna%20Cobra/ledlights003.jpg)