@JD2035RR posted:John - The shell does go on with the new motor...although you had me sweating because I hadn't tried it until this morning.
You can probably guess why I bring this up. Been there, done that, kicked myself after mounting boards and smoke units and finding out not all the clearances are what they looked like! Now I do a mount of any parts, then drop the shell on to check clearances, and then proceed.