I have a built up fuselage Flite Streak.  I got it from someone's stash who was getting out of control line.   The front end is messed up.  I'm getting ready to redo it.  As I looked at the tank, I was wondering if I should change it.   So I cut it out.  It's a Perfect standard wedge tank.  It appears to have been soldered on the overflow.  My brother saw the plane  fly with a McCoy 35 and said it stunted well.   I have a Brodak 4 oz deep wedge tank.  It appears to me that I would have to mount it with the fuel feed line coming out of the side but more or less on the under side of the tank.  The other one which was not a deep wedge had the fuel feed coming out of the top.  Now I have several questions.

1.     Could I use the Brodak tank?
2.     Would it affect engine performance with the fuel line coming out lower?
3.     It appeared the old one was glued in with epoxy and it had some black cloth like stuff                                                                                      glued to it.   Does anyone know what the black stuff might be. 
4.      When I put a tank back into it,  how should I fasten it.  Should I glue it with epoxy?
5.      How do I get it right as far as the relation of the flow of fuel to the spray bar?
6.      I will probably use a McCoy 35 or a Fox 35.

I have never mounted a tank in a built up fuselage.   

Is there a way to make an in fuselage tank adjustable up and down?

I have a green box Nobler that I think could benefit from a new tank.  How does one cut
and where to get it out.  If it's oily in there what do I do?

Well that's a lot of questions.

Thanks for your kind replies.

Allen Eshleman

  Ty,
 Hope you recover soon, the "horizontal aerobics" can be deadly you know!
 Cheers, Rob.

Well,  I was able to visit the people at Virginia HobbySport in Washington, D.C.  They have many of the available control line kits from various suppliers.   It was a nice dream time.  I found a Brodak tank just like the Perfect that I removed.   

I am not putting it in until I do some other work on the plane.  I am planning to remove the old dope and paper and cover (at least the wing) with film. 

At the hobby store I was shone a plane under reconstruction in which all the covering was removed with paint remover.   Is that a good choice?  It would make the job a lot easier than just using sand paper and elbow grease.    Thanks again all.

I have found out that a flyer by the name of Ken Reber used this plane for pattern practice and it stunted very well.  He used some other plane for competition.   He moved away from here and dispensed with his control line stuff to my brother.   Does anyone know him and where he is?

Allen Eshleman