EP Savage X build

[Joey]

Ok, Im very new to conversion builds and Ive been thinking about doing a savage x conversion of some sorts. I recently did a little ebay "research" to scope out prices.
All I can say is I am THOROUGHLY SCHOCKED at how inexpensive it is to build your own GP savage roller. Ive tallied up some parts for
you and Ill show what Ive found so far. These are all from the "chop shop" guys on ebay.

Suspension arms: -------------------------Bought for $13 shipped.

Bulkheads + Diffs + Shock Towers: -----Bought both front and rear for $47.20 shipped.

Bumper + Skid assembly: ---------------Bought front and rear for $8 shipped.

X TVPs: ------------------------------------Bought for $15 shipped.

CVDs (dogbones + cups): ---------------~$35 for all shipped.

Center diff and mount: -------------------Bought for $27 shipped.

Bellcrank/Servo Saver assembly: ------Bought for $6.50 shipped.

Axle carriers + bearings: ----------------Bought for $13 shipped.

Suspension arm hinge pins: -------------Bought front and rear for $4 shipped.

Screw set + misc: ------------------------Bought for $12 shipped.

F/R Turnbuckles: --------------------------Bought for $6.70 shipped.


Total cost so far... ----------------- $152.40 (Still makes my tiny wallet cry!)

The rest of the items that I can think of are small little parts that wont amount to much more. So what I have here has a total price
of about $200. This comes as a big suprise to me... I always thought it would cost so much more to build a roller out of new parts.

I had originally planned on buying a whole slew of hopups for my e-savage (Im Joey on www.e-savage.com also)... Looks like I found a new project!! If anyone sees anything big
missing, PLEASE let me know. All updates will be in this thread. Parts list will be updated when new items are bought, though the major bits
have been bought already... just waiting on the last few to arrive.

Thanks for looking.