Here is a thread on mine and it includes most of the modifications that I did to mine. I would also do a search on RCU, there are tons of threads on the SE and many of them discuss the mods as well. Don't get put off on the time it took me to build the SE, it was more my fault than that of the kits'.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_19...tm.htm#1914644