Well i know it's been awhile but my son has been on me about getting this project going again. 

I got the new piston and had it bored.

I'll be putting the motor back together soon.

Think i'm going to paint instead of powder.

The guy i bought it from said that the cdi was dead but i dont think it is.  The spark plug wire was mostly broken at the cdi.  Only about 2 were connected and after pulling the boot off the wire i saw massive corrosion.  My guess it was just a poor connection.

All the a-arm bushings need to be pressed out and replaced.  They are basically welded to the arms at this point.  Going to gusset the frame in a few spots based on lt80's suggestions.

Lt80,  I had some ideas about modding the foot pegs so they can be taken off without pulling the motor.  have you done this?  how did you do it?