just bought one on e bay, really didnt want to win the bid, but i won. so what do i need to do to this thing to make it competition ready. i am going to use the electronics off of my crawler.

Sounds good m8 just dont use that crawler motor tho lol )

its a 27 turn, should be ok to play with, right

Yeh no probs m8 on 27turn when u get used to drifting you can get alower turn motor like a 19turn for a bit of speed drifting but pratice on the 27t first it helps alot with control thats the way i started out [)]
Have fun and post some video up when you get the hang of it m8 [8D]