Alright PJ.. I have survived all 12 million pages of this. First off, hope your health and aches are getting better. I know the military has done a number on me and I feel like I am 90 years old.. (but only 28 haha). Second, hope your bike turns up soon and isn't gone forever. Third, I would like to pick your brain on the oiling issues of the 360. I will link your pictures where applicable to help the class follow along. I really hope this isn't going to turn into a book. ;D
I have seen the oil flow screen shot you posted up (pic below paragraph). I like the idea of bypassing the internal oil filter (seems a little hokey to me) and the oil pressure regulator (?) built into the clutch cover. I did modify it, as you have (pic below), just in case I don't change it. I like the idea of a spin on, easy to change filter better. Do you think a pressure regulator is necessary to prevent too much oil pressure? Is it even possible to have too much oil pressure in this motor with so many 'lack of oil' issues?
Next, have you completed an external oil line setup on a motor yet? I have seen your picture on the gun drilled cam, the hole drilled and recessed in the cam cover as well as the hole drilled and tapped in the clutch cover.
What I am unsure about is how the hole in the cam cover feeds the holes in the cam? Drilling the center cam bearing for oil in the head is pretty self explanatory. Are these angle holes drilled to line up with the holes drilled in the cam and keep the oil baths full?
And finally, if you are bypassing the internal oil filter and valve, do you think you need the external oil line? You wouldn't risk 'dumping' oil back into crankcase at high rpm because the valve that would do that is obsolete. Also, if the holes in the case that feed the head are drilled bigger (and you used those holes in the head to feed oil to the cam holes you drilled) wouldn't that also take care of the problem?
I need to spend some more time with my motor to try and better understand the oil delivery, I think. I love your 'outside the box' problem solving skills that only come from years and years of just putting hard work in. Hopefully this post just stirs the pot and doesn't mess up the mojo..