Starter HELP!!!

[Clarmo]

Does anyone make a staggered pattern starter for a 153 tooth flywheel???

I'm working on a customers 1969 Camaro LT1 4 speed car and the it needs a starter. No big deal right? What could be easier than a GM starter???!!!

It has a 153 tooth Flywheel so it needs the straight bolt pattern starter. The block only has the staggered bolt pattern drilled into the block from the factory. Some butcher drilled the third hole but it's not right. The old starter I took of was modified with a die grinder to make it fit.

Any Ideas?

Thanks,
Jamie

 

[pontiacgp]

you can't drill that 3rd hole and use a helicoil to fix it?

 

[Clarmo]

you can't drill that 3rd hole and use a helicoil to fix it?

Someone has tried that and fu@ked it up. To fix it right I'd need to take the engine out.
I could put a larger flywheel on it and larger starter too.
I was thinking it would be easy if someone made a starter with a staggered pattern for a small 153 tooth flywheel.

 

[pontiacgp]

You have probably tried to google it so you've seen the forums asking about a 153 tooth staggered starter motor, that starter doesn't seem to exist.

 

[Clarmo]

I got something to work. Lots of grinding on a new MSD starter!!! 🙁