Hello, just an update. Thanks for all your help... I don't feel quite so in the dark now.

I'm more confused now tho because my very good friend has given me his old Ford Focus WRC 2000 Tamiya RC it's fairly fast and, well, free lol... I'm just wondering whether that chassis - found here :

[link]http://www.etamiya.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=6282[/link]

Would fit this body...?

[link]http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXN214&P=7[/link]