Thanks vccomm, thats exactly what i meant. The post to hold the pulley should be there. Everything else should drop straight in and like you said, drill the hole for the rope to go through and if you want to get professional, put an eyelet in too so it doesnt chew out the housing everytime you pull the cord.
If that doesnt work, you can still use the fuel tank and the lower tank bracket and make up a top tank bracket that picks up from the back 2 starter bolts and goes around the filler neck to hold the tank in place.
Here, like this:
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