Initially i was going to use two Zenoah G-38's. I purchased two used engines over the web. After talking with several other guys, particularly Arnold Marcus from Orlando, Florida who has built a number of P-38's I decided to use 3.2 cubic inch gas engines. I selected Taurus http://www.taurus-engines.net/Default.htm because they were lightweight, had electronic ignition and the price included the muffler. I got to know Bill Oberdieck as a result of this and he is a fine person to deal with. I am very happy with the engines.

This was my test stand where I ran a tank of fuel through each engine prior to mounting.

The firewall is being glued into place behind the lip of the fiberglass fuselage.  The firewall is 1/4" aircraft plywood.

Other formers are tacked in place, then Hysol is used along the entire former fuselage joint.

Aluminum angle iron motor block brackets are attached to the firewall. The fuel tank floor has been put in at this point also.

Here the motor box has been placed and bolted to the metal brackets.

The engine is mounted upside down. Note the oak cowl mount blocks glued to the fuselage.

Here you can see the muffler, the on/off switch and charge jack for the ignition battery and the fuel overflow tube (blue)

The 5" spinner needs the prop holes cut out and the mounting holes drilled and tapped to the spinner back plate. This was a lot of work - more than it looks like!  This is an old Bolly prop that I had - I actually used Meljzek 22-12 three-bladed carbon fiber props. I purchased them from Desert Aircraft. They are works of art!

The cowls and spinners look just fine on the finished model.