/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2813105
for surface stuff I normally go for RTR, keeps it simple and I change shit later when I break things or feel the need for an upgrade. I did put together a TT02 kit and bought some drift tires, but it's not a proper drift setup.
bunch of companies make full chassis kits you put together for drift/road cars, redcat RDS comes to mind for a drift chassis (not shilling but it is $50 off today), then get your own body + electronics.
even if you want to build up a short course truck from scratch, pretty much everything is going to be focused around the big brands' vehicles, tekin, arrma, traxxas, associated, etc. and at that point you could have bought a RTR, roller, or kit, or a used bare chassis for less money. a used 2wd slash chassis, as an example, goes for like $80-130 on ebay everyday. I've even seen used ones on faceberg marketplace with all their electronics go for $150.