Your kit does not sand blast or paint the truck frame. It does not replace the body mounts. The steering and brakes (on the kit) are extra cost items, and are modified MMII parts, not truck parts, and they have to come from the kit supplier.

I don't know if you have actually ever done any of the stuff you speak of, but I have. The rolling down the street money spent and the time invested may well be nearly equal, but the rolling truck has much more done then just the front clip laying on the shop floor.

If a guy has to pay someone to assemble the truck, the clip is probably a good deal. If I'm doing my work on my truck, the time I invest is paid for by the reward of being able to drive something I have built. My time working on my project does indeed not cost me anything, in fact, it probably has saved me a ton of money in health expenses and lawyer fees over the years. Gene