Questions about 1-piece hopup

[spleen]

I bought a used Guarder metal body (with no instructions) and it came of course with the one-piece hop-up. When I removed the hopup (the hopup was still on a barrel) there was a small brass ring somewhere between it and the barrel. When I'm reassembling it, where does this piece go?

Also, how am I intended to attach the small round metal plugs that fill some of the mock pin holes in the body? Do I just use super glue? loctite?

Sorry if these are dumb questions - after 5 years of Armalites, it's my first ever metal body, lol.

[MadMax]

Tap the metal plugs in with the butt end of a plastic screwdriver. Apply superglue to the inside of the body to avoid getting visible glue haze on the outside. It may even help to apply a blob of grease to the outside so it keeps the glue from seeping to the outside and hazing the exterior or leaving drip marks.

[spleen]

Originally Posted by Groombug

The small brass ring should go either before or after the C-shaped clip that holds the barrel in place (the two notches). It's a crude barrel stabilizer.

If you are using KM RHx5 hop rubber and bucking kits, you should not need the brass ring as KM gives you a bigger and more substantive barrel stabilizer thingie.

The metal plugs can be super-glued.

Contact Manchovie if you have any problems. He's teh Guarder expert.

Either before or after the C-shaped piece as in it doesn't matter or as in you don't remember/know for this particular brand of one-piece hopup?

Thanks for the replies guys, I really appreciate the help and the suggestions. I really wouldn't want to get glue haze on my nice new metal body...

Anyone else have any tips for a first time metal bodier?