Vorteks Vorteks revival -Newbie needs help

[justinfowler21]

Hey guys, to make a long story short, I had this vorteks when I was younger and now that I’m done with college / am an adult I’ve had a renewed interest into the hobby.
With that being said I am trying to repair my car but I cannot figure out what parts I need. Every exploded view I read seems to be a completely different set up almost as if Arrma made technical changes throughout the life of the vorteks. The piece that attaches the top of the shock tower and the front body posts are what I need to change. Any help would be appreciated. Or if anyone has any ideas / tips for a more reliable upgrade I’d also love to look into it. Pictures attached

 

[Ghast]

Welcome back to the hobby! Excellent timing, lots of exciting things are happening in the Arrma world.

How do these look?

 

[BudUMfan]

 

[King blitz]

 

[justinfowler21]

Hello all, and thanks for the help and well wishes so far. I've been doing some digging and found the old part #'s of what I need. Specifically I need AR330303 and AR320073. My question before I order this is: are there any recommended parts that I can get / would be compatible for replacement or upgrading. Mainly without modifying the chassis or whole front geometry (since I am new and would like to slowly work my way into this) Since these parts seem more and more scarce due to the age of my model and the changes in the chassis since, I'm very worried about trying to go on another wild goose chase the next time something else breaks. I think I found the exact manual for my car which mean it's an early AR102655.

One more thing realistically for the headache I'd have to put up with trying to find parts, would it just be more effective / efficient to drop this and just buy the new model? I'm seeing them listed at $180.
Thanks all!