Not sure how I missed his reply, but you're right - I had a blonde moment! I saw an old 17" Craftsman about a fortnight ago and picked it up for $20. The chassis was in terrible shape, but I picked up a fairly decent reel (in my opinion) out of it and figured I could use it for parts.
I think I'll be using the reel (black) out of the Craftsman instead of the original (red). The picture doesn't show that much but there is definitely far more material on it.
I also noticed that one of the key holes in the clutch shaft was damaged so I'll be swapping that out too. Hoping to get parts out for sandblasting in the next fortnight or so.
I have also found a gentleman in Brisbane who fabricates stands specifically to work on Scott Bonnar's, so I'm going to get one of those to save my back and perhaps even save some room in the garage!
