You may be closer to the truth then I'd care to admit Upnorth180 !!! I've been slowly trying to tackle some of the smaller "upgrades" since acquiring my 170B last Spring. I've had the baggage door and extended baggage area installed so far. Next on the list is flooring, seats and headliner. The longer term plan, 2 - 5 years is instrument panel and engine !!

Curious about your baggage door install.
My 53 C180 doesn't have one.
With the folding rear seats, reaching the standard baggage area is no sweat.
But accessing the extended hold is a crawl-in show, which gets old quick.
Did you do the installation yourself?
How long did it take (or if it was farmed out, how many billable hours)?
Also, where did you get the door assembly and what was the price?

My pleasure ride is a 1952 170B, Cessna didn't spec them with a baggage door either however it shares a fuselage with the early model 172's that did. A "donor" 172 was liberated of its's baggage door, frame, liner and all associated hardware, that totaled $500. The AMO install labor added another $1K with painting a bit extra. I run on floats and this is what I would call an "essential" component of the air frame float kit.

Mapleflt wrote:My pleasure ride is a 1952 170B, Cessna didn't spec them with a baggage door either however it shares a fuselage with the early model 172's that did. A "donor" 172 was liberated of its's baggage door, frame, liner and all associated hardware, that totaled $500. The AMO install labor added another $1K with painting a bit extra. I run on floats and this is what I would call an "essential" component of the air frame float kit.

Are you still certified? I didn't realize the Catto prop was approved, and thought there'd be more paperwork for the baggage door install...

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Here’s one vote for the very heavy, “fully articulating” seats. (Identified by two cranks in the front, infinitely adjustable in height and recline angle).

If you are tall, these seats will adjust to the lowest level of any (unmodifed)Cessna seat. They will sit a couple of inches lower than the next best, the partially articulating seat (identified by one crank for vertical, and small handle with 3 or 4 “ notches” for recline, back at the hinge area).

Several of our family are 6’4 and up, these seats allow us to see out the side windows with no leaning. Very comfortable, too! Let me add a vote for 206 seats in the second row, love em.