Been working on the 1650 as time and weather permits. Lots of progress, although it seems like little steps at times. I got all of the little stuff I needed for the tractor last week. Small stuff like another taillight, another lens to replace the cracked one off the left rear, a speed control knob, side panel spring, cast oil pan, fuel cap/gauge, and a driveshaft with all of the couplings. I rebuilt the driveshaft tonight with 4 new flex discs and a new plastic fan. Everything looks good, but I need a picture of the motor end of the driveshaft coupling to make sure I get everything right on mine. It was apart when I got it and I don't have anything to reference by. If anyone has a file pic, please post it. I put the cast oil pan on and the internals looked great on this motor. I have the rails stripped where the flat bar will be welded tomorrow and the old pan will be used to hold the rails in place for the cradle mod. I'll also have the welder tack a piece of keystock on the trunnion where it's worn grooves in the outer edge. I also aligned the front wheels today and tightened up the tie rod ends. All four castle nuts were finger loose after the cotter pins were removed. This caused most of the excessive play in the steering. The 50A deck got a new grease zerk where one was missing on the left spindle, but I still need to remove and sharpen the blades before it goes back under the tractor. Oh, and I also did the lift handle flip. It's so easy; every Quiet Line should have this mod done to it. So much easier when plowing or using a snowthrower.
As for the ISO mounts, I've decided to reuse my uppers and use 4 of the 8 that came in the ePay kit. My uppers are in excellent shape, so I'll move them to the bottom and put new uppers in from the kit. Plus then I'll have 4 mounts on standby incase I should somehow wind up with another Quiet Line
I'll start with a thread and a half showing and go from there. After the cradle mod is done tomorrow and it gets a quick coat of CC Yellow, I'll be just about ready to start putting everything back together.