Very Nice!! Congrats!!

The Homelite is a touch heavy compared to more recent engine offerings, but makes good power and is bulletproof. In most all of the planes I have used the engine in, I would have had to add nose weight with a lighter engine anyway. Treated nicely with proper mixtures, oil, etc.; you would never be able to wear out or break that engine.

Nice plane and nice accomplishment. Glad you didn't need the shovel!

AV8TOR