I finally got the arf telemaster project finished. I am very impressed on how well the plane performs. here is what I did to the plane
pull-pull rudder
enlarged the rudder by 50%
dual elevator servos
replaced all hindges with good dubros
bombay door.
5 inch tires
new tail wheel assembly
moved elevator servos and rudder servo and also battery as far back as possible to compensate for gas engine.
reinforced firewall for gas engine reglued and epoxyed as much as possible without tearing off covering.
Scrapped the rubber band idea and made a wing joiner setup. worked out great.
If I do another telemaster It will be a kit build and most likely the 12ft tele.
I do want to tell everyone that is planning a gas conversion on a tele to be carefull of the factory covering. I don't know what it is but it bubbles almost instantly when it comes in contact with mixed gas. I will recover this winter. also I am in the process of building a set of skis for it. should be fun in the snow. here is a video enjoy, I know I am.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8xrVwqklWE