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I'm totally facinated by this thread. I know next-to-nothing about the engine in question (other than what is in this thread), but let me humbly offer this:
Maybe a dry-sump system? Plenty of off-the-shelf belt-driven pumps out there complete with air separators and multi-stage pump...
This is a very interesting thread...I loved the re-babbeting process outlined on that site...very cool stuff. Real craftsmen.
As far as the oil filter, I think your only hope is a bypass filter...not the best of options, but at least it's something. Maybe plumbed in with an electric pump to...