I purchased two SKS carbines (One Yugoslavian and one Norinco) at the end of last year after it occurred to me that the situation for the economy, military surplus, and firearms as a whole made a circumstance that might make this a better time to get these guns rather than later. I received them, I ordered an additional stock and other parts for one of them (the Norinco). Though it took a while, the new stock eventually came in. At the same time, the weather began to warm up and allow working outside and thus I started the work of bringing these guns up into working order. I'm still in the middle in the process though. Both carbines had cosmoline all over and inside them. On the Yugoslavian SKS, the main work is restoring the stock which is well on its way. On the other SKS (the Norinco), I decided to replace the stock with a Lucky Shot Wood Stock (a Monte Carlo style one of walnut) and some of the trigger group parts. After getting the new stock, I realized it didn't come with a cross bolt. So now I'm waiting for a brand new cross bolt to come in, for the trigger jobs for the trigger groups from both carbines to return from Texas, and for the completion of the restoration of the Yugo SKS stock.
Once these guns are complete, I make sure to post pictures of them on here. I also think I write up the whole process I went through to get these completed. I hope such a writeup can help someone else in a situation similar to me.