Ofna Hyper 8
 

This is the 1st 1/8th scale buggy I have ever owned. This kit is frigging nice and I got a great deal on it!

Fresh outta the box
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Started Stripping
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Got the motor mount in
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Got the battery box installed
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I am going to be using a Mamba Max ESC, Medusa brushless motor, and a Hyperion 4S LiPo.

Very nice. My slash is for sale now and i want to buy exactly the same buggy. I have a deal for a used one for $120.00. Not as clean as your's but.....:whistle:

I'll put my 1512, 1.5d in it on 4 or 5s lipo.

Nice looking work area you have Joe. I like the double 2 and 2.5mm losi drivers. Best drivers out there, IMO.

You will love the handling on the hyper8. I really like mine, sold all of the other buggies I had.

Thanks - I spend a lot of time in my workshop :lol:
The buggy should be ready by this weekend. I hope to get the ESC and motor mounted up tomorrow. I'll keep you guys posted of my progress.

Done -

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Very nice...what batt. are you using?

hes using the hyperion 4s, he wrote that in a previous post, geez! jk man:tongue::na:

Think to use a UBEC, lot lighter than a 5cell pack:intello:

sorry to burst your bubble - ive got the h8.5... and those tyres last a shorter amount of time than it takes you uinscrew and mount them on your car LOL.

have fun - especially on the tarmac- 5 minutes until bald :P

btw looks great!

Looks great !

Ive watched the Hyper 8's on the track and they are downright awesome. Id like to upgrade to a 8 from my Hyper 7 someday...

I had it out for its maiden run yeserday and it performed great! I hope to get pics up soon.

how the tyres holding up :P

Coming along nice. Nice clean area to work on to.

Believe it or not the tires worked well. It rained the night before so the traction on the track was good. A lot of guys who were running pin tires were turning them into slicks with all the dirt that got caked up in them. The stock Ofna tires worked well but I can see that they wore out very quickly. I am going to pick up a pair of Crime Fighters for this weekend.

Here are some action pics from Sunday...

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C ya later 8IGHT-Es
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Joe, are you in North Jersey? what track is that?

Yep - Northern NJ
I work for a hobbyshop and we just built the track this past summer. The track is in West Paterson, NJ

Those pics are sweet, they look like they should be in a r/c calender or magazine center-fold for us gear heads to drool over.

Wow that is damn nice, I love the action shots!

One of my buddies just finished converting his Sportwerks Turmoil to brushless so there were some more buggies on the track this weekend..

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Joe, sweet ride!
i just picked up an Ofna 8 from ebay last week. waiting on battery tray and i will be up and running. your pics looks great. how do you like those blue springs? what are they called exactly? those came on mine and im not too sure about em yet only drove on asphalt so far. are they a stiffer or softer spring? any advice on other springs?