I ordered a bafang m600 motor for the frame and a 600wh btf04 battery. They're going to take some time getting here  though so I have a couple months to gather the rest of the parts.

Did you order through Aliexpress/Alibaba ?

Frame came in today. Looks really good

This is serious machinery.
What motor will you put in ?

Thank you for trying this!

A bit of bike p*rn.

Build is ready at 99%, waiting on shock hardware lol… always the little things.

Some of the things on that picture will change soon , still waiting on them to arrive like new cockpit and new dropper but not urgent for now

Maybe some brakes and shifter too
Have fun for your build !

This is a tank ready for everything !
I look forward for your test ride on trails.
Can you get a full compression of the shock ?

Are you designing/sewing the bags yourself ?
What sewing machine do you have for that ?

...I 3D printed my own bracket...

That is a well designed option. Thanks !!
What material did you use to 3D print it ?
I started to use Fusion360(a great software) to do these kind of things 

Is Chinatown offensive?
Although I don't really know what "Chiner" is supposed to mean in this context though..

It comes from 29er I think.

Headsets(bottom) and BB bearings tend to die whatever their quality, as I ride in the wet.
The cheap ones from Aliexpress are fine for that. And I change them when dead.

All other bearings for wheels, pedals and pivots, either SKF or Enduro depending on the online price and availability.

If you live in Benelux you may look at https://www.kogellager-express.nl/
EDIT: I just saw the £... but it may help others

Same thing happened when I asked about a specific color.  Just their stock ones in glossy or matte or the chameleon color.

Alas... few years ago they were coming with their limited colors, but were ok to paint it in any color.
Other builders still do.