Well, after much searching and reading of the forums I finally purchased my first tail dragger. I got it on RCUniverse, the plane was a hangar queen, never flown and the engine MAY have been run. Its an old GP FW-190, built, .46 engine (plane is in the mail so not sure which brand yet), mech. retracts, 6 channel futaba radio and all for $100.00 less than the Mustang PTS.
I have no idea what the CG of this bird is, what to look for to reinforce, I did a search on the forums here and only found a few threads that mention this plane but no details.
I have an instructor lined up (the same one who taught me to fly my H9 Alpha) to field check, and buddy box me while I learn to handle this plane. So, here are my questions:

How does this plane handle? I read that it is a good sport plane, and doesn't handle like a warbird (hence why I felt confident in purchasing it).

What kin of problems did it have? For example, was the landing gear weak?

The seller mentioned that the back of the ailerons(the facing that is not visible when the ailerons are in a neutral position) and where the landing meets the fusilage near the gear are bare wood and I should gas proof them, but he said that the plane is wood and foam and to be careful what I use to seal it. Any suggestions here?

Actually...any suggestions would be helpful since the plane has sat for 6 years.....

The plane is due to arrive in a few days, I'll post pics if necessary.

Should this be in the ARF Forum?

Thanks!!!