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I come from a car resto background too(vw), and there's a pretty even spread of hack merchants along with the purists. Dead meat is fair game but hacking something that's perfectly good as it is gets way more flame than anyone gives out on this forum. My van required one to be completely discected to give parts for mine to be rebuilt. Every time you reduce the pool of 'virgin' material for no reason other than vanity/stubborness it's just kinda rubbish.
I'll say no more on this bike, I hope it gets rebuilt and ridden but I'd be surprised if it looks/rides better than it did before.
The puppy is dead. It might come back from the grave but it won't look pretty.
Let's move on and never speak of it again.