Vertical To Horizontal Conversion

[rushking19]

The Start Of My New Motor Build, A Vertical To Horizontal Shaft Conversion. It's A Toro Briggs And Stratton 190cc 6.75hp With Electric Start, I Don't Plan On Spending Much On This Motor Plan On Using Most Of The Parts I Already Have Like My Old Tecumseh Motor, Oh Yeah And I Got This Engine For Free From The Technical Center I Go To For Automotive Technology At My School. I Saw It Was Electric Start So I Didn't Want To Leave It There So I Asked My Teacher For It So He Gave It To Me, So I Plan On Using This 150cc keihin Carburetor I Have Laying Around And I'm Not Sure On What Muffler To Put On It Yet, But I Removed The Governor And Have To Plug Up The Hole I'm Pointing To, And I'm Going To Use The Oil Flicker From My Old Tecumseh Motor,And I Plan On Shaving The Head Down A little For Higher Compression

 

[rushking19]

More pics and anyone know what that thing I'm holding in my hand is that looks like a switch not the the picture with the governor in my hands the other one

 

[Poboy kartman]

GO FOR IT!!!!!

The thing is.....I've seen this attempted several times....but never concluded.....I sincerely would like to see this done successfully....and have the person doing so....say it was worth it....as vertical shaft engines are as common as mice and rats around here.....

 

[firemanjim]

GO FOR IT!!!!!

The thing is.....I've seen this attempted several times....but never concluded.....I sincerely would like to see this done successfully....and have the person doing so....say it was worth it....as vertical shaft engines are as common as mice and rats around here.....

Yeah, but it's ONLY a 190cc engine..... Just buy a predator......

 

[rushking19]

The point of this build is to be cheap 50 dollars or so for fun it's not replacing my Briggs and Stratton, it just for fun, and it should not be expensive at all

 

[landuse]

I am not too sure what that thing is in your hands. Sorry

I am also interested to see this work

 

[rushking19]

I think it is a safety switch so you can't electric start it without holding the lever down

 

[landuse]

I think it is a safety switch so you can't electric start it without holding the lever down

I think you are right

 

[rushking19]

But I'm not going to set the motor in a complete 90 degree angle, its going to be in like a 120 degree angle like ohv engine like clone motors or predator motors,for better lubercation on the piston

 

[rushking19]

An at that angle With a oil flicker I don't have to do so much internal work on the engine

 

[Russ2251]

The thing is.....I've seen this attempted several times....but never concluded.....I sincerely would like to see this done successfully....

Vertical to horizontal powered gokart

 

[rushking19]

I saw That video, but my motor is going to be at a sligh angle, and here's a thread of one that successfully worked.
http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18581

 

[rushking19]

This about the angle I Want The Engine To Sit At, So The Cam Bearing Can Easily Get Oil And So The Piston And Everything Else Can Also Get Oil Easyly With Minor Modifications

 

[rushking19]

Today I'm Cleaning Up The Block And Removing The Old Crank Case Gasket I Also Plugged Up The Hole Were The Governor Arm Used To Be