that is one sweet reel. your father is very lucky to have such a caring son. do you need a drill press to do the job? interested in divulging a little more of the process. i would love to try that on one of my old greenies.
I used a drill press and just spaced everything equal. It wasen't that hard. My drill press has the lasers lines and I used them to mark the holes on the top of the spool opposite each other. I made a template for the roter cup which I used on both sides to keep it the same.