I'll be shopping online and offline for the pieces starting Monday. Hopefully the LHS have the Tamiya pinion hop up so I don't have to wait for it in the mail. I will still think about getting one of the VDF depending on how serious I want to take the hobby of drift though. I have some feeling I am eventually going to try to buy one because they are just so sexy!

A: I did not lock the diff yet, but since you mentioned it I might as well do it. I will use the JB weld method since its permanent. I'll be sure to let it cure on the outdrive on a flat surface to make sure it dries in a balanced way. I think I should have everything done in a week.