Ok, that sounds about right. I suspected it might not be possible without taking the head off but thought I'd check first. I may not go as far as dropping the engine out, it definately looks like there's room to get the head off with it still in the frame, but I'll make that decision when I get round to starting the job.
The suspension swap looks to fairly straight forward. One slight problem is the mounting for the remote reservoir on the rear shock. The re doesn't have one, and so there is no mounting bracket on the frame to hold it. I suppose I could cut the one off the belgarda and weld it to the frame on the re, but that will involve a total strip down to get to it, and then probably have to get the frame powder coated after it is done. That's a lot more work than I was hoping to do. I think I will try to find somone who can make me a bracket that I can securely attach with jubilee clips. As long as its done properly it should be fine, its not a heavy item to hold in place.
It's going to be a week or 2 before I get the time to start on this, but I'll try and take some pictures as l go and stick them on here for those that are interested.
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