n e 1 have a cobra for sale or trade

bentvalve · #1 (**permalink**) 07-15-2005, 08:39 PM

i am looking for a cobra in ohio,i have a turbo mustang that i will trade i have over 35k in.let me know thanks don russell

bentvalve · #2 (**permalink**) 07-16-2005, 07:17 PM

i have added a few pics to my gallery.don

bentvalve · #3 (**permalink**) 08-01-2005, 08:48 PM

this is not a scam i will trade this car for a kit ,almost done project,dont need paint?whatever?? don

ffindling · #4 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 02:59 AM

Why don't you simply finish your Mustang build, get it sorted, and sell it
outright? Then you can approach the
cobra market with cash in hand. Not that
cobra people have anything against Fox
body Mustangs, but I think you'll have to
wait quite a while before someone comes
along willing to do a trade. Most people
selling cobras are selling them because
they either want or need the money for
something like renovating the house or
paying college tuition for the kids or they
want to build or acquire another cobra.
Bear in mind that regardless of what
you invest in a car, it is only worth what
someone is willing is to pay for it. So if
you have $35K invested in the Mustang,
you will probably not realize anywhere
near that amount when trying to sell it.
By offering a finished, sorted car, you'll
probably be able to sell it faster, a
turnkey driver with a transferable
registration is far more attractive to
potential buyers than a semi-complete
car that the buyer has to finish out and
then go through the attendant registration and emission control hassles.

....Fred

bentvalve · #5 (**permalink**) 08-02-2005, 05:10 PM

well the only things left to do are being done at this time i figured i would have plenty of time, to complete before someone would come off a cobra.it has a clean title(although not street legal) but if you know someone that has the balls to drive a 1400hp drag car on the street send them my way i have a car to sell them.thanks for your thoughts don

jeff priest · #6 (**permalink**) 04-05-2006, 01:34 PM

Don, did you ever find a Cobra?

bentvalve · #7 (**permalink**) 04-05-2006, 08:27 PM

nope i never found one..i just got it wired up and changed some things around.got a new turbo kit made(i should be getting that soon)bought a new boost controller. so after i get turbo kit i need to mount a alt and get this thing tuned make a few blasts down the track im hoping by the end of this month for it to be complete. don

d_ford · #8 (**permalink**) 04-05-2006, 08:55 PM

Hey Don,
I'm just down the road from you. I've got a 77 mustang cobra II that I usd to drag race in street trim but have been changing to a rear sub-frame drag car over the past couple of years. I used to run at National Trail, Kanawha Valley, and KD before I tore it down. If you ever find a cobra it would be great to see you at a cruise-in around here and until you do maybe I'll see you at the strip sometime.

bentvalve · #9 (**permalink**) 04-05-2006, 09:22 PM

yeah i have several mII's 2 king cobra's and a 76 mpg that some one stole the rear bumper off of down at my dads shop in athens..those are going to be my next project(king cobra). im sure i will need help setting the suspension do you know anyone around?..my cousin in nelsonville is taking his black buick up this weekend (trails) later don russell

d_ford · #10 (**permalink**) 04-05-2006, 09:26 PM

I'm going to have the guys at Autotech in Athens help me dial my suspension in when I get to that point. Your dads shop in Athens.....is it Russells Riverside?

bentvalve · #11 (**permalink**) 04-05-2006, 09:35 PM

yep thats it. yeah my dad was down to autotech not to long ago and was talking to that guy about doing the alignment to it.i think its going to be a challenge to set the sus up with out driving down the track cause everything is adjustable and double adjustable. what times you running with the II? don

d_ford · #12 (**permalink**) 04-06-2006, 02:21 PM

I used to run in the low 12's at the 1/4 mi. track when it was still streetable, I have no idea what it will do when I get it finished. I just hope it goes straight!

bentvalve · #13 (**permalink**) 04-06-2006, 04:40 PM

we'll half to get together and go to the track sometime. im waiting on a few more things but i really hope its done by the end of this month or the first week of next month. my turbo kit has been ordered for 8 going on 9 weeks, i really hate paying for something before i get it..... i hate waiting.don

d_ford · #14 (**permalink**) 04-06-2006, 05:52 PM

I've been waiting to finish my car for several years now. Divorce and other priorities keep it on the back burner but hopefully as soon as I get my 68 fastback finished the drag car will be next on the list. I doubt I'll be racing again this year but hopefully by next year I'll have it back together.

bentvalve · #15 (**permalink**) 06-11-2006, 05:39 PM

im getting closer to finishing this.i still want to get rid of it. the car is all wired up,has winshield,the turbo kit is on its way. still looking for a cobra.don

bentvalve · #16 (**permalink**) 09-30-2006, 10:50 AM

well once again i get the turbo kit here after waiting 5 months and it does not fit..well i just saved a little more cash and took it to b&g turbo in st. clairsville ohio.dropped the big dime and this is the progress thus far..

bentvalve · #17 (**permalink**) 09-30-2006, 10:57 AM

double post..

bentvalve · #18 (**permalink**) 10-05-2006, 03:18 PM

comon this has to give someone wood!don

jeff priest · #19 (**permalink**) 10-18-2006, 06:35 PM

Someone trade him your Cobra! Any luck on finding one yet Don?

bentvalve · #20 (**permalink**) 10-19-2006, 11:00 AM

well jeff i just got it back from bellmont put another $3000 in the new custom set-up.i just ordered my custom radiator today

i think this guy did an amsome job on this turbo set up. i will see if i can get the pics to shrink. well i can not get them to post.well the set up is really sweet. i would tell anyone that wants to have a custom kit done to a cobra this guy can do it! don