Ok, so I decided to actually convert this turd. After fooling with it a bit I got all of the belts to run smoothly and it actually feels good when rolling. Maybe not as bad as I thought...
So I took an old rcm revo mount and modded it to fit the chassis. Had to drill 1 hole in the chassis, but it is a bit scratched so I really do not care. The previous owner had already cut down the upper deck and side mounts, so I cleaned them up a bit and put it back together. By the looks of it I will have enough room to run a 6s 2100 maxamps lipo. I can cut and mod it a bit more to get addl clearance for the lipo.
Here are a few pics, lighting was weird, so some of the pics are dark.