BJ,

I"front"mounted my scorpion as you can see in this picture. Ireally do not think that is the problem that you are having but Ithought Iwould share. Isimply created a "front" firewall and epoxied it in. Itapped the "X" mount provided by Scorpion and bolted thru the new firewall. Again, with the smooth running Scorpion, you do not need much structure. Iremoved almost all of the previous rear IC firewall to allow airflow and reduce weight.

It is good to see others experimenting with other ideas. Can you share some picutres of your plane?

Doug