Right on. My everyday machine is a 94 XP. It was a basket case when I had it given to me. New pistons, crank, cylinder bore and hone, pump rebuild, carb rebuilds. It is ugly as anything, but it runs great. It's sort of turned into my "trick" machine now that I upgraded to a 98 XP. I have done some tweaks on the 94, more nozzle trim range, reworked the gas pickup in the tank, blocked all the regular air intakes and draw all air in through the dash, I'm running it with just the seat base (no foam) to save weight and make it easier to move around on.
I had Crankworks rebuild the crank last year, the oil pump cable failed. The turn around was a couple of weeks, nothing terrible, but the communication and finished product was great.
I had to get my RV cover machined, brought the pop off pressure from 18 up to 28ish and changed the impeller to a lower finish pitch. With the fresh motor and carbs it was very sluggish in the low end. Reworking those three elements woke the machine up on the low end.
If I can help shoot me a message. Everyone on here brings a lot of practical knowledge, I have learned tons over the years from these guys.
BTW - Sitting at $1500 when I stopped counting........ 3 years ago........