Thank you enc, your build threads were quite an inspiration to me before i started this project.
I found a thin grease and lubed the shocks and reassembled. One of the top caps got a bit mangled on reassembly. I wish they wernt plastic.

Today i had some free time, i needed a stand, so i managed to weld one up out of scrap. The clamp is a pipe split down the middle, welded to a door hinge, and the bold goes through the hinge to a captured nut.
It is an abomination, but will do for now, and after using it will give me ideas one day if i build a good one.

I went out to find a cheap headset and a used seat, but one place was closed today and one only had a 75$ headset and lectured me on why only they should install it. I did pickup a new chain. Dug through my parts bin, but cannot peice together a headset, i may order one online. Looking at the fsa hammer...any reviews?