Just got back from the market scale and #3 is still 1415 and no more metal to remove
looks like its plan #2
get 4 more con rods and weigh them before sending off to get rebushed
I've got a few donor engines

Do you guys balance the rods seperate from the piston?
then weigh the pistons/rings/wrist pin/clips

Over all weight or big end on scale and small end supported on a jig?

I can see after weighing these rods and getting such a wide range of weight
I better shooting for all the same with in a gram

A big plus for air tools ripping the donors down

hank