Heavy...Duty

[NovasScootYa]

This build is based on an original finish 1977 Fender Hardtail Body weighing 7.2 lbs. stripped and 10.5 lbs. fully assembled. Weight is a non-issue providing an instrument plays exceptionally well and thankfully this one does that beyond expectations.
The neck is a 21 Fret Warmoth Pro Construction CBS Fatback Birdseye Maple with an Indian Rosewood board, 6105 SS frets, Tusq nut, vintage tuners, the neck was finished with a light nitro amber and clear. The Pro Construction neck is attached to the 3-Bolt body with a ProAttach Kit. Inserts and 8-32 stainless machine screws were used to replace the neck's 1 3/4" wood screws (inserts are highly recommended).
Pickguard is a Fender Engine Turned Aluminum, pickups are Van Zandt blues wound neck, middle and rock bridge, 5 way switch, CTS pots, cloth wiring, .047 cap, Guenther jack plate, strings are GHS Nickel Rockers and a  Fender USA 57/62 vintage bridge.
The squared neck pocket found after 1975 1/2 underwent tightening improvements which did not alter Fender inspection stampings. And a battery opening in the body was filled, leveled and routed to accept the sticker serial numbered horn section taken from the original pickguard (pickguard had a battery access cut and was beyond repair). Photos below show neck pocket, battery route/gouge and repair progress. A custom neck plate with the serial number completed the project.

[Jet-Jaguar]

Wow, there's extra hollows in it, yet it still weighs that much?  Still, it looks sweet.

[NovasScootYa]

Yes some of the '70s bodies are notoriously heavy and this is the heaviest one I've encountered. One fellow reported on an 8 pounder which made me feel 14 ounces better.

[Cagey]

Wow, there's extra hollows in it, yet it still weighs that much?  Still, it looks sweet.

That looks like swamp ash, and the weight says it's from too far up the trunk. Only the lower section (below 8' or so) are really light. One of my brothers has some swamp ash G&Ls that are heavy like that. In the 70s is when Fender switched to alder to save money, because the reduced supply of premium swamp ash made it too expensive for the production levels they were at. Alder is a good compromise for weight and tone, is much more plentiful and therefore much less expensive. Poplar is popular in Asian countries for the same reasons.