that sounds like a good plan, be able to take your time with it while still being able to run the truck.
btw the HPI purple does look awesome on those. orange from the newer stuff looks good, but whenever i think HPI, i think purple lol or when i see purple rc i think HPI.
awesome score man!!! looks so nice now! definitely gonna need to check back here often to see the updates :) you end up selling that 71CC or gonna try mounting it to this thing?