Yes you are correct, I can get the Ofna Ultra MBX R2 80% built buggy or a Swift Pro for 180.00 US and have all of the necessary parts to do the conversion or a really nice buggy, or just get rid of the MT2 and get something that doesn't require any work, but that really isn't the point.
I like the truck and enjoy working on it. Out of all of my RC trucks this one is by far the favorite of the group and will never be replaced and is the first one I grab when I go to the track or out to bash.

As far as total cost involved I really have no idea. I usually by my parts from my LHS with cash and I deliberately through out the receipts. The reason that I do this is so I don't have an idea. The CVJ's are the most expensive part at around 50.00 US a pair but the stock replacements for the MT2's are around 40.00 a pair, diff cups are about the same price as the CEN ones as well as the knuckles. So I am not really above what it costs to replace the stock parts, and I will have to replace them less often.


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