My vinyl cutter came in handy for this one.
I sat there for a week trying to figure it out. My wife told me not to over think it and go simple. After I told her thats what I did when I asked her to marry me, I got the stink eye and followed her directions.
Needless to say, Yes, it has a full set of bearing in it. It has more bearings in it after upgrading the transmission then any other RC I have ever seem. I also upgraded the screws to use allan heads. That was a b**ch as well to find them all. After I was done I found that there is a screw kit available .
I drive it about 2-3 times a month its a joy. I primarily race 5th scale so its an entire different animal.