Thanks for the write up and pictures Foxy, as you know electric is not my thing but I do like pictures.
I know how angry I would be if I had paid out for an Xray kit and found those tight-wad problems, so I can only imagine how you (as an Xray fan) could feel.
Oh...and I can think of a use for that electric motor on there....fit a chuck on the shaft to drill some mounting points in the chassis for that Ninja.28 you have tucked away.