Today I made some more progress. Unfortunately I didnt get any progress shots but I've now finished the rear shock and also re-plated the footpeg assemblies.
The rear shock seemed in good mechanical condition. The hardest part was color matching the pink spring. In the end I had a friend mix up the correct colour for me - matched by eye. Came out spot on.
Footpegs and their springs were cleaned up, repaired and then zinc plated.
Here are some pics of the restored bits installed:
And for good measure, I temporarily held up the sidecover and bolted on the rear guard to see it more completed. Happy so far!