The rod have to be assembled. On big tube, the threaded rod end is riveted on. I drilled using my drill press, and as the picture shows it went well.



For the smaller tube, I had a problem on one end as I deteriorated the thread. I had to cut off 1/8 of the length, not knowing if it was still OK to use the part, I asked Vans and decided to wait till tomorrow to rivet it.
I riveted the other parts and it did not go that well as you have to use very long rivets wich tend to buckle while squeezing. My solution was to use some shorter rivets and to block the tube in a vise.