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Is it not enough to weld a piece of metal to the crankshaft to sling oil, plug the oil dipstick hole and add a new hole? Also is it hard to add a new hole for oil? I saw a guy do it with just some hose pipe and jb weld.

Thanks. Yeah this is my first time doing anything like this. I have a lawn mower just lying around so would prefer to use that and have a go making it work for now. Might buy a different engine later down the line though. Appreciate the advice.

Great thanks

Hi I have been interested in building a go kart for cheap at home using a vertical shaft lawnmower engine that I have. I have seen many people online making the necessary modifications to the engine for it to run horizontally but was wondering how to mount the engine to the frame as I have not...