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    100_0527.jpg What I start with-1/8" alum. tube for the body & reservoir, 5/32" alum. tube for the coil spring retainers, Evergreen 3/32" plastic tube for the end mounts.The .080 rod was too small,the .100-too big, small paper clips. image by BigEd0601
  • I use the ...

    100_0542.jpg I use the longest side of the paper clip... image by BigEd0601
  • Take your ...

    100_0547.jpg Take your flat file and flatten one side of the plastic tube, but not all the way thru... image by BigEd0601
  • Use a penc...

    100_0550.jpg Use a pencil if you have to to mark around the tube & flatten the other side... image by BigEd0601
  • Sand the o...

    100_0565-3.jpg Sand the opposite edges (ones you didn't flatten) round to form a half-circle...sorry about the pic focus... image by BigEd0601
  • Cut your s...

    100_0577.jpg Cut your shock end about 1/16" from bottom of flattened area (second pencil line down). These are approximate...size it to your liking... image by BigEd0601
  • Top shock ...

    100_0580-5.jpg Top shock end, shock body >> image by BigEd0601
  • with shaft...

    100_0582-1.jpg with shaft (again, sorry for the bad focus)... image by BigEd0601
  • Cut a smal...

    100_0583.jpg Cut a small piece of the plastic tube like at the top of shaft. Then cut another piece twice as long...glue the small one to the top of the shaft. Let it sit for a few.. image by BigEd0601
  • I call the...

    100_0587.jpg I call the small one the slider (that's what it does), the large one the "stop" (that's what IT does)... image by BigEd0601
  • Push slide...

    100_0590.jpg Push slider insde body...do not glue. The plastic stop you can glue flush with the bottom of the body if it's not a snug fit. image by BigEd0601
  • Same as ne...

    100_0594-1.jpg Same as next pic, just a different angle. image by BigEd0601
  • Shock with...

    100_0595.jpg Shock with plastic slider & stop installed in the body... image by BigEd0601
  • Make anoth...

    100_0602.jpg Make another shock end only cut it 1/8" from the bottom of the flattened area (similar to the earlier end, only longer)... image by BigEd0601
  • Under the ...

    100_0607.jpg Under the body are the 3 pieces that make up the bottom shock mount. The smaller but longer tube (same as body) is about 1/8" long. The wide collar is about 1/16" (approx. sizes)... image by BigEd0601
  • This is th...

    100_0613-1.jpg This is the 3 pieces assembled... image by BigEd0601
  • Glue the b...

    100_0614-1.jpg Glue the bottom shock end to the shock shaft but not past the small hole you drilled in it earlier (stick a pin in the hole so the shaft stops there. image by BigEd0601
  • Basic shoc...

    100_0534-1.jpg Basic shock assembly minus the top collar... image by BigEd0601
  • Shock has ...

    100_0623-1.jpg Shock has the plastic coil retainer (collar) at the top. You can use aluminum also. image by BigEd0601
  • You'll see...

    100_0628.jpg You'll see the alum. collar is slightly adjustable-about 2 1/2 scale inches...> image by BigEd0601
  • Set the ri...

    100_0629.jpg Set the ride height before gluing collar. image by BigEd0601
 

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