Wow, thanks for all the tips and suggestions guys! I recently found a hobby store in Torrence CA that is an authorized Team Losi dealer so i'll head up there again soon - it's about 30 mins drive from where I stay at and i've been there a few times before. I might get a few stuff from them but for the aftermarket alloy parts and other stuff I might try my luck on Flea-bay - i'm a cheap son-of-a-gun so i'm always looking for deals to save a few pennies here and there.