yeahm its not soft yet, but was cracked when i got it and I just epoxied enough of it to run safely, got the orange on tonigt, will apply a second coat before bed(now) and then do the black tomorrow so maybe later tomorrow ill have pics, also like i mentioned an airplane style tank will work nicely, most raceboats use them(a small one about the size of the original)...I'd avoid aluminum wherever possible, these boats already have to fight alot of wieght so any more is only gonna hurt performance more, stock i think they only make 20mph or so, mine is cruising in between 25-30 somwhere right now, Id like to get a solid 30 out of it, I also may look into removing the stock turn fin and addingm twin aftermarket ones, cuz I have spun mine out and it scares the crap outta ya when it does(i think it will roll every time it does it) so go easy on the steering when your getting used to it do to the steerable outdrive...hopefully mine will be done totally very soon...should have teverything but the repair work done tomorrow...