The plan is to build as much of it from my parts/junk boxes as possible. Of what you see here, the transmission ($40 parts trans)and rear control arms are the only things purchased specifically for it. There are some new pieces here but none of them were bought for this, they are either leftover from other builds/experiments or stuff that I bought in bulk.
I could have build a complete buggy from parts but that sounded boring (I already have seven).
The chassis was from one of my ebay truck rebuilds. In addition to the holes, it was bent and covered in glue and other gunk. The hacked up nose plate was from a parts lot that i bought about 10 years ago.
The transmission was a $40 gamble and it was exactly what you'd expect. It needed several pieces from the parts bin to be functional.
The shocks are Tamiya CVA's, mostly. They are pieced together from Tamiya, Traxxas, Associated, and Losi parts. I have some so-so bottom loaders but these are smoother and allow more suspension travel.
Now, I've just got to get the rest of the conversion parts. I'll probably use an Andy's front body mount and rear wheel adapters and either JG or CRP front axles. I'm thinking that Monster Beetle wheels and Traxxas Sledgehammer tires should fill it out. And JConcepts has an 80's Ford Ranger body that has the right look.
like how big is that bin? 
