I'm wondering if it will be possible to up-right mount the engine on this plane.
When I built my Bridi wood kit, I remember trying to stuff my NovaRossi 60 in the nose up-right. The case was too wide to fit the NovaRossi, Rossi, OS 61FSR or SF I had on hand. Of course, the wood kit has balsa cheeks and you can only remove so much material before it becomes too thin. This ARF has a composite cowl, so one may have a better chance of getting an engine to fit up-right. I have a Bridi Glass/Foam kit that is essentially in ARP form. I never got around to mounting the engine, so I don't know how a big block .60 will fit in the nose of the fiberglass fuse. I'd sell it if someone is interested - with no bias based on intended powerplant.