Cheers mate! Great advice all round! In the end I ended up ditching the transplant idea. Risky, pricey and a helluvalottafkinaround!!!
I rang Aussie customs etc and they actually said it would be OK and that the VIN only mattered and I could change the engine number with the appropriate forms once I return back into the country. So now I've moved the engine over completely into my original frame with a YELLOW repaint (shitty paint though, wish I had access to better stuff!) Looks not too bad! Should post pics somewhere.
So all in all, the bike runs well and I now have changed out the stock Mikuni BST-40 carb with a Keihin FCR-39 carb with nice results, not sure on mileage yet though. New engine only has 7000km on it so hopefully will make a nice 70000 without anymore troubles! Implemented some new air/oil filters/magnets etc now for extra care.
Happy riding.
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