Back at it again,
I have decided to give the the fan a dedicated motor same to the oil pump and I have went to a different location for the oil tank, as this will allow for a more efficient use of space on the frame, then I might be able to fit a battery in the space toward the rear of the engine.
I have to give credit to Don Giandomenico for all of the info he has posted on his site for all to see, you have probably noticed by now my engine may look somewhat similar to his GR-1 turbojet engine, but there are some variations on my engine that makes it an original design, the main reason I have used so much of his design is I have found his design to be one of the finest I have seen, I really like the way Don has put so much thought into his engine, I would like to thank him for all the time he has spent posting his work on the internet.
On the oil tank i have set up a new and better mount so I can mount it on the side of the engine thus saving space.
I am waiting for an oil cooler I got off of Ebay, the reason for the new oil cooler is that the original one was damaged from the exhaust nozzle falling onto it making a large bend in the top of the oil cooler causing it to leak it was all due to carelessness i have also acquired a barksdale pressure switch to keep tabs on the oil pressure and a solenoid valve to shut off the propane.
This is the oil tank after making the new mounts and painting it the shiny aluminum color.
One thing that is different about my design is that the flame holder is installed then held in place by the rear cover, the picture above shows the rear cover with the spark plug and injector i have also changed from a countersunk brass plug to a hose barb with four holes drilled in all directions to distribute the gas better as seen in the pictures.
 
Now I have decided to do a small amount of painting.
The black parts are the ones that will get hot while the engine is operating.
 
I have cleaned up a section of the engine for painting with the bright aluminum color (I was super anxious to see how the color looked:-).
 
The paint looks good, but is more sensitive to chemicals then all get out, so I'm thinking that I will ned to spray on a more hefty clear coat after the aluminum color. Hey look, my cat likes it! (my favorite pet)
I have just got my oil cooler, pyrometer, and pressure switch in the mail, now I'm getting really excited to start working on the engine, it is beginning to take shape i'm really "fired up" to get the engine running!
To start off, I'll talk a bit about the pyrometer, I have a picture below to show you the gauge.
It is an AutoMeter Ultra-Lite series gauge 1 1/16" Size.
I took a quick picture before I opened the package.
Below is the sensor before installation in the Exhaust pipe.
I have welded the fitting in place and installed the sensor, it turned out looking nice.
 
Now I'm going to show off the gauge mounted to the control panel and all the other gauges, the first picture show the gauge while hooking up the wiring.
 
Here is a picture of the backside of the panel.
The front of the panel just after a test installation :-) 
Ok, Now I am going to install the new oil cooler which will help my leak problem, this oil cooler is a Hayden TranSaver oil cooler and its sits is about 5" tall, 3/4" thick, and 12" wide, this oil cooler is compact and will do the trick. I also took a picture of the things that come with it when I bought it off Ebay.
Here it is after installing it with zip ties and the cooling fan before installation.  
Now I have to show you the Barksdale pressure switch that I will use for oil pressure sensing, It a Barksdale Dial-o-Matic 1.5-150 psi switch, with two switches that can be set at separate pressures from each other.
 
 
These pictures should give you an idea of what this switch looks like.
I have also built a more sturdy ignition system I have designed a custom driver circuit to run a Kohler coil, the new system works great!
 
Above, the new solid state driver circuit without the cover, below the inside scoop on how this great coil driver works.
Click the image for the original bitmap file.
Below, the coil alone and then with driver circuit connected.
The coil Installed in the engine. 
This is what the engine looks like to date.
 
Until next time, see ya later, Heath Jepson.
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