OkieTrucker,
I did the exact same thing with my first ARF an LT40. I cut the wing apart using a hack saw. I then peeled back the covering and used epoxy to glue the wing back together. Then used 3" fiberglass and epoxy to re-inforce the wing with no dihedral brace. Flew the heck out of that plane. It trained three people before it meant its demise.
John