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@niggle
Caution was and will be applied in spades, I am fairly light (though not as light as I should be...) and this will be road use only, with around 10kg max on the rack. For loaded touring I have my CB Dalesman which is super tough if not that light at 14.4kg. I have also seen pics of Inbreds with similar damage and the common theme was serious off road use, plus in my opinion a weak point where the chainstays are heavily dimpled.
Anyway the main advice regarding re-spacing is do it gradually in steps so you do not over correct and have to bring it back the other way, and only do it once.
BTW I weighed the bare frame (size medium) and uncut fork at 2210g and 950g respectively.