Ooooh Ooooh...Photos please!!
I vote Retracts also!!
I don't have a beam mount Airframe yet...But I do have soft mounts on hand for the day that I build one...That is something you may consider...I'm a soft mount believer...Here is an example of Dave Brown's Soft Beam Mount:
http://www.dbproducts.com/store/vd4c.htm
I'm not sure how others feel about "Soft Mounts"..I haven't really seen that discussion abound here yet...But I personally soft mount/isolate all my engines on everything I build...
Good Luck with your re-build!! Please keep us posted!!
Have Fun...
Chuck