Chuck,

I appreciate the guidance...

but, I'm gonna build the Mustang anyway :P I've read through the assembly instructions several times, have all the tools and adhesives and want to finally have a nice Mustang to look at every day.

I've waited nearly 20 years to have one of these, just to have the model itself. I can wait a few more months, or years until which time I'm skilled enough to actually fly it. The plane doesn't have to fly right now to make me happy.

As for the trainer, I'm reviewing several to pick one or, once I get a chance, I'm gonna head out to the loacl flying field and talk to some people to see what they recommend and have experience with. So, if I do buy one and fly it, people around here aren't trying to figure out some alien trainer I went and bought.

Assembly doesn't intimidate me, well..except for painting and maybe monokote. I've never really been good at detail painting whethers its models or real cars and things. Never used monokote before..that's kinda why I went after the ARF Mustang, its precovered.

I'm very capable, from using a TIG welder to weld up and fabricate performance automotive parts, to various pliers and jeweler's screw-drivers for diassassembling and fixing laptops.

Regaurding the engine, I've been told the Saito 80 has the same dimensions as the 70, but obviously with more power. So.. why not stick it in there? I'm into hot rodding, don't you guys/gals hot rod these things at all? lol I'm already thinking of how I could fabricate a custom scale looking stainless exhaust to poke out the cowl maybe made out of some stainless automotive brake lines .. just an idea