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First we will start on the motor Mount/
fire wall installation
#1 Cut out a 82mm diameter disk 1 to
1.5 mm thick to make a spacer for
hanging the engine from the nose ring.
Hold the fuselage vertical.
Insert the engine in the fuse, and install
the spacer disk /spinner on the engine
and hang it centered on the nose of the
airframe.
#2 From the rear, insert the motor
mount up to the motor and screw it to
the motor
#3 Slide the firewall to the motor mount,
making sure the alignment of the engine
is still true. Realign if required and then
tack glue the firewall to the fuse with
cyanoacrylate glue (C/A), so it can be
handled a little without becoming dis-
lodged easily.
#4 VERY IMPORTANT, turn the engine
off centered, looking at the nose, 6mm
to the left and tack glue the motor mount
to the firewall. This will give a little extra
room for engine backfires
#5 Remove the motor, but leave the
motor mount tack glued to the firewall.
#6 Mix some 2-hour epoxy, along with
carbon/graphite powder for a thickening
agent. Dam the front side of the motor
mount with tape so the epoxy won't seep
through. Turn the fuse on its nose and,
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Instruction Manual "Valiant" (Draft Version)
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