Pelican 100 vs 0rvis 100. Big differences

[Fishgolfman]

I was and others that Pelican 100 was simply a rebadged Orvis 100 or vice versa. Had to get a bunch of Zangi parts out and thought why not rebuild the Pelican 100 as body broken at stem and seat chipped.
Well side plates exchange easily as well as spools. Differences are in internals. Pelican body accommodates a longer shaft that goes into body. The pelican shaft is also thinner overall and shafts cannot exchange for each other. I have extra Orvis bodies but makes me think whether I should try exchanging given differences and the worm drive in the body has a differnt diameter