If anyone would be so kind as to list any tips or mod's to make my first one go better. I did a search and did not see a Shockflyer build thread. I'd like to not make the mistakes most people make on their first one. I always read that someone will do the 2nd one much better or it will take much less time on the 2nd one.

I've used RCU for build tips before and they are right on.

thanks for any tips you can give me. Just brief pointers would be great too.

This is what I bought:
Shockflyer 330S kit
AXI 2208-34
Jeti 8 amp motor controller
Apogee 2 cell, 830mah
CF firewall
Electron 6 rx
HS-55 servos