Nothing in the front of the plane seems to be lining up correctly, including the nosegear, etc. I wonder if my engine mount or something is misaligned.

I understand there is supposed to be some correction for the fact that the spinning engine wants to pull the plane to one side, but my engine mount is 5/8" clear on the passenger side and 1/8" clear on the drivers side (to the beveled corner of the firewall)...does that seem right?

I was able to drop the engine in fine, with the removal of one of the screws holding in the remote needle, but I would need a decent sized muffler extension to get the muffler to clear the side of the plane.

I'd have to remove a lot of wood if I was going to start cutting to get it to fit. Also, I could try to move the whole thing forward 1/4", which would get the engine to fit, but probably cause more misaligning of steering rod, throttle arm, etc.