Thrustline Arapahoe C, Part 5, Engine Mount and Hook Relief

The engine mount tube has got to be longer than the kit supplied tube. I was trying to do this kitbash using only parts from the two Monarch kits.
I used part of the second kit engine mount tube. To joint them together, a strip of card stock was glued around the two tubes.
Both centering rings were sandwiched together.
The Kevlar loop was fed through the engine hook notch.

The original Arapahoe kit had a friction fit engine. I decided to add an engine hook.

A notch will have to be cut into the tail cone to allow the engine hook to move. A sharp knife and small diamond files were used to keep the notch sharp and square.