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Well, the engine is removed from the chassis and cases split and man I can't believe how heavy that crank is....first time working this far into a 30+ year old machine. I'm sending it along with the head and block to APE for some love, I'm buying a piston set from them so the entire lower end can be balanced after they whittle on the crank. I'm faced with a little side stand issue that needs to be addressed prior to powdercoating the chassis. The bolt hole in the mounting tab is ovaled causing the whole assembly to ride up resulting in a excessive lean while on the side stand. I'm considering a few methods like drilling and bushing it back to spec or maybe welding it closed and re-drilling. Any ideas or experience with this would be appreciated. thanks, Matt