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I think I must have gotten pretty lucky with my 1250. I had to remove the motor to replace the stator then found out about the iso bushings and then the cradle mod and etc, etc. After fixing everything I could mechanically with the 1250 including welding and fixing the trunion and bushings and springs I got it all put back together with very little issue. The motor went right in and the drive shaft had no problem. The only thing that was hard to get in was one front engine mount bolt. A new bolt just would not go in, so I found an old bolt in my bolt bin that screwed just as smoothly as it could right up into the mount and all was well. I had even tapped all the threads and installed all new grade 8 bolts everywhere. I bet if I were to do another it might drive me to drinking tho, LOL, one never knows how bad a piece of machinery is going to fight you till you get in there and try it. I hope you get it whipped and going good.