Thanks, Bruce. I'd like to line it out, but as bad as my hands were shaking I decided to sleep on that. I was also contemplating a logo transfer of some sort on the tank...but for now it is a bit more to my liking. The longer lower base seemed to make it a bit more stable on the table as well- and I added rubber feet to help it stay in place. All in all, it is a fairly straightforward and easy engine to work on. No real special tools or anything needed. If somebody likes tinkering I'd say go for it.
I wondered if anyone has done an exhaust-maybe with a rain cap- on one of these? Would the longer pipe lead to to much backpressure for that tiny carb?