No it is not possible to build a mini bike with a starter motor hanging down underneath.
The starter motor is on the front side of the engine underneath/behind the intake manifold.
on the E16i motor the starter is underneath the fuel injection throttle body on the driver's side on top of transmission on the E16i motor the starter is underneath the fuel injection throttle body on the driver's side on top of transmission
disconnect battery. from underneath disconnect solenoid wire and battery cable from starter solenoid. remove starter motor bolts. remove starter motor. installation is the reverse but be sure to place the starter shim between the starter motor and the engine or you will get noise during starts.
It is located underneath your intake manifold (so if you look at it from the front it will be behind the back of the motor underneath the fuel intake manifold)
Disconnect the battery. Remove the H.D cable and starter solenoid wire from the starter motor, remove the bolts from underneath, remove the starter. BigBronco351
Starter is on passenger side of motor underneath intake bolted to trans bellhousing.
Back side (firewall side)underneath near the bottom of the motor.
underneath engine, bolted on passenger side of engine,
underneath the intake manifold not hard just takes time
On the diesel 1.9 it`s below the exhaust manifold. Best seeing it from underneath.
This is how to remove it..... fitting is same but in reverse. First, remove the battery, taking off the negative connection first. Remove the 4 bolts holding the battery tray in place (13mm socket) Underneath the car, at the back of the engine, remove the pozi drive screw holding the LT lead to the back of the solenoid, remove the top nut connecting the thick cable to the back of solenoid (I found this easier to do once the starter was hanging loose) Back above the engine, loosen the 19mm bolt that holds the starter motor to the gearbox (it's a tight squeeze to get access to it) Then back underneath, loosen the bottom starter motor bolt (14mm) Back above, remove the 19mm bolt, underneath again and while supporting the starter, remove the 14mm bolt. The starter can then be jiggled about to remove it completely.
The starter on a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer is located on the passenger side of the engine. It is down low, almost underneath the motor.