Thanks for the suggestion. I think not though. This area was glued with epoxy, then a nice smooth fillet of epoxy was placed around the wing/fuse joint. The Saito just shakes the entire front of the fuse and the needle valve can become a blurr at just the correct throttle setting.

I already have the motor off and the doublers made for the front. Just a matter of stripping off the covering, grinding off the epoxy and glueing the new doublers in place.

Also found that an empty butane container will make a great expansion chamber for the exhaust system. This should collect the oils and deposit them out the bottom of the plane where they will do less damage. I will post pictures of my progress.

Thanks again for the suggestion