RE: Question about a used plane.
Well, I'm at work now and my girlfriend took some pics last night. I'll post them when I get home. Let me explain my engine thrust problem and lets see if you folks agree with my solution. I'll do my best to describe it.
The engine mount is a piece of 1/4" plywood, obviously mounted horizontically and level. There is a rectangle cut into it to take the engine. The hole is cut at a 2 degree angle to the left , with T nuts inserted in the bottom of the mount. My first thought was to just cut the hole larger at an opposite angle but it occurred to me that the hole would be too large and there wouldn't be any wood for the mounting holes. Sooooooo, I think the best way is to epoxy a piece of plywood on the bottom side of the existing mount which will close up the existing hole. I will then cut a small piece of plywood and patch the resulting gap, or hole, created. I'll sand that smooth and then cut a new mount out of 1/8" plywood. Cut an engine hole in the new plywood to take the engine, glue it on top of the existing mount and cut a new hole in the existing mount. Reach underneath and insert T nuts and screw the engine down. I apologize if my description isn't clear, but what do you think?