Weight…

What self respecting OCD lunatic would not weigh his buggy before a project like this.

It was really important to get a benchmark prior to starting all this madness. Shortly after flying it back from CA I got it up on the scales. She was actually 81lbs heavier than the 30 year paper WB (no surprise.)

The one thing I did before weighing her was install the baby bush and 8.5x10s. I flew it a bit that way before I started the tear down and in that config she was 2303 (this includes 79gal full fuel and full oil.)

So the real question will be what will the magic number be as there was a lot of shedding that went on. 20-30lbs in battery, 30lbs in avionics, 55lbs of interior, 35lbs in back seats, 10-25 lbs of paint, etc etc etc… I guess in the end it really wont matter a hill of beans, but If I can keep her under 1800lbs with bush tires I will be tickled.