Looking to do a Buggy conversion, need advise.

In the past I've owned a Stampede, a converted warhead (Takedown), and a converted Raze buggy (bennyhill016). They were both great, but I would like to do my own conversion. I've decided it will be a buggy. I don't race, I only mess around on the track. I want something easy to convert. I want to buy a roller, slap in a pre-made motor mount, put in a MMM, and a 8xl or something. I want something simple that I can call my own. Parts support is important to me and I was looking at the 8ight, rc8, lightning, Hyper, etc. The thing is, I want the buggy to be indestructible. I have a $600 Stampede that is pretty tough and I want something that I wont have to worry about. Everytime my pede takes a spill I have to worry about the body breaking, the motor temps, etc. I just want something i plug in, beat the hell out of or just mess around on the street, and then unplug, clean and be done. I really like the 8ight, but it looks like a complete racer. Looking for some advise. Not looking for any crazy expensive buggy, just a fun one to convert.