8 Freight restoration and advice needed please.

[Steelfan13]

I mentioned this on a previous thread but was advised to start my own.
I've acquired three 8 freights from a charity I work for.
They all need some work and I've replaced the rear hub bearings on one of them and a few other little jobs.
The stands on all of them are missing parts so if anyone has an idea what's needed I would be greatly appreciated.
The lever on the handle bar for the stand is missing plus what attaches to the stand and frame.

 

[Steelfan13]

After looking at the older thread I think it's just missing a gas strut and gets kicked down.
It looks like it bolts to the frame and a little lever on the stand marked in red.
Any Ideas?

 

[Joe_Rides]

Yeah, mine had a gas strut. And the lever was just a cheapo thumb shifter on the handlebars, running friction. So both easy fixes

 

[Steelfan13]

Yeah, mine had a gas strut. And the lever was just a cheapo thumb shifter on the handlebars, running friction. So both easy fixes

Yes I had a look at your thread.
The gas strut on mine seems to mount to the side of the main frame and a little lever on the stand.
There doesn't seem to be any indication there was anything mounted underneath that was operated by a lever on the bars.
Does your stand sit completely vertical when down or slightly forward because I'm trying to work out what length strut to get?
280mm would mean it's vertical but wondering if it needs to be a bit longer say 290 or 300mm to allow the stand to sit further forward when down so it doesn't fold back on its own.