Canadian Tire store had this base cabinet on sale last week. I think it is a strong sturdy item so will see if it withstands an engine build.
This motor is from my blue 77 (matching numbers fwiw). The first repair is to replace the kick start return spring anchor before going any further.
There is a thread here about doing it so that is my first read.
A piddling little early winter project, with big shoutout to Willis, whose avatar inspired me to try ventilating a generator cover like he did. Still a work in process - openings were done with drill and Dremel, then hand-filed to final size and edges radiused. My wife's stainless steel colander is nicely perforated with holes of suitable small diameter and just about the right diameter curve near its top edge to fit with only a little flattening. This is starting to come together! I'll get this piece polished and re-paint the letters before JB'ing the perforated stock on the backside. She doesn't use that colander much, anyway LOL.
Next installment: cover polished up by Gordon Duda of Rochester Hills, MI, while I waited maybe 10 minutes at most, notwithstanding several shelves full of jobs ahead of my little one. Gordon, a motorcycle guy in earlier years, is a very skilled restorer of all manner of aluminum and stainless trim in our area of SE Michigan, much of it vehicular in origin. Upon further reflection, I'm getting a piece of stainless mesh for the "grill" pieces - it'll look better than perforated stock and not endanger my marriage - should be here in a couple days.Very nice! We want to see the finished product!
Finished with stainless steel meshView attachment 132878