Did you ever to getting her back up into the air? The kit for one showed up on my doorstep a couple days ago..
Yes - and since the rebuild I haven't had any more cartwheel issues too - not sure if that's just better piloting or pure luck. Last time I had her out it was great fun to pull this screamer out and have something just fly where I pointed it after fighting the maiden problems with the big Quaker.
I think you're going to be really happy with the Cuda - she will scream across the sky like nothing else I've flown, and will certainly scratch that speed itch for you!
Are you going to start up a new build thread, or do you want to just share the build here in this thread?