Thanks bonnar_bloke for your advice RE the Honda conversion. I measured the ID of the clutch and can confirm it is a 5/8 inch bore. Do you know where I can get a 3/4 clutch half from? Will this half bolt on to the original other half?

I've pulled the mower down, given the frame a bit of a sand and the rails look pretty good to me. There aren't any cracks in the areas which I've sanded.

CyberJack and others, what are your thoughts? Is this a sufficient inspection?

I put a straight edge across the rails and they are fine.

At the bottom of this post is a few pics of the frame.

In relation to the reel and the bent blade, I'm guessing this should be straightened before powder coating, and after these two steps, the reel and bed knife should be sharpened??

Are you able to make suggestions in this forum for a good sharpening service in Melbourne's west-northern suburbs? If not, no problems.

Only early days on getting this SB45 into working order, but quite enjoyable so far.

The Scott Bonnar videos on YouTube have also been very helpful. I'd hazard a guess and say the star of these videos is also on this forum, so thanks.

Here are the pics:

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