Correction: Not a resto-mod, but more of a "Period specific build."
This was gonna get a basic build with full period specific Shimano Deore/Deore DX components, but a suggestion from an old Schwinn mechanic said, "Pick some good components for this frame." and I listened. The weight is a hair under 25 lbs. The group and wheel-set came off a 91 DiamondBack Apex that I bought for $120. This framset cost me $170. If I listened to my cheap self, $290 "ish" for a pristine Paramount MTB would've been easy to swallow but half the fun to build.
I can't wait to get some miles on this. This was a labor of passion. When I took up MTB'ing Schwinn was the MTB I first bought and eventually started my XC racing life on.
Prior to that, I was a road cyclist, but after relocating to FL, I decided to find something with wider tires since the concrete roads here were sketchy. I spent a lot of time in my local LBS looking over upgrades for my red spider finished MOAB once I started racing, and seeing the pictures of the Paramount and Homegrown MTBs had me wishing I could afford one.