Looks good that sucks about the tranny and cvd. I have had no problems so far with my drive shafts. These are them:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Traxxas-E-Maxx-C...742.m153.l1262
And they are only $49.49 (with shipping) shipped for center and outer. I have done a backflip and landed at full throttle and nothing broke. Try them you won't be disappointed.