OldCracker29
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I think the repair looks good. Good to see you post on the build again.
IH 54 R-100 4X4
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Jesse S
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Thanks, once the fender is on the repaired panel is just a memory ...
OldCracker29
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This beast is going to be sharp once you get it finished.
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Back to engine work, I'm keeping the old huge GM direct drive starter.
Worked super well on the mouse motor ..
Had the thought of freshening up since it's got a few years on it ..
That endeavor went well with finding a cast iron housing that GM made for Hi-Performance big blocks in the late 60's and early 70's ...
Direct replacement for the aluminum nose ..
Had to hunt down the bendix fork cause the aluminum nose fork is different ...
Found a fork from a starter that was used on a 58 283 ci Impala ..
It was worn some as you can see in the above photo ..
Got a Nos fork coming from eBay ..
Replace the brushes, bushings and got a new solenoid ..
Cleaned up the armature and did all the checks to it ..
Starter worked good as new, but .....
The rubber grommet was about done ..
Since my hands are into it I hunted a new one down ..
Being the starter is over 50 years old, no part store had it ..
They said it was a vintage part ..
Made a trip 10 miles up the road to a old starter/alt. rebuild shop and that was a adventure ...
After all that fuss was done & over netted a Hi-Po old school GM starter ..
Waiting for the eBay fork to show up..
Starter will be done, done, done !
Got enough leftover parts to build another one ..
Worked super well on the mouse motor ..
Had the thought of freshening up since it's got a few years on it ..
That endeavor went well with finding a cast iron housing that GM made for Hi-Performance big blocks in the late 60's and early 70's ...
Direct replacement for the aluminum nose ..
Had to hunt down the bendix fork cause the aluminum nose fork is different ...
Found a fork from a starter that was used on a 58 283 ci Impala ..
It was worn some as you can see in the above photo ..
Got a Nos fork coming from eBay ..
Replace the brushes, bushings and got a new solenoid ..
Cleaned up the armature and did all the checks to it ..
Starter worked good as new, but .....
The rubber grommet was about done ..
Since my hands are into it I hunted a new one down ..
Being the starter is over 50 years old, no part store had it ..
They said it was a vintage part ..
Made a trip 10 miles up the road to a old starter/alt. rebuild shop and that was a adventure ...
After all that fuss was done & over netted a Hi-Po old school GM starter ..
Waiting for the eBay fork to show up..
Starter will be done, done, done !
Got enough leftover parts to build another one ..
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OldCracker29
I've been knocked down drug out and left for dead
Awesome! I loved it back in the day when parts would inter change on just about everything from a 283 up to a 350. Those old starters were a bit on the heavy side.
Jesse S
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Yeah, good thing it's four wheel drive and 500 cubic inches ...
It'll help to pack around all that weight .. Lol
About the interchangeable parts ...
Close but like the solenoid fork, some difference in design makes for swapping around parts most difficult ..
Shoot, the starter bolts are even different between the cast iron and the aluminum noses ...
These are ARP's ..
Got a set for the aluminum nose starter, now that a new ballgame is in town, gotta get another set that fits the cast iron nose ..
It'll help to pack around all that weight .. Lol
About the interchangeable parts ...
Close but like the solenoid fork, some difference in design makes for swapping around parts most difficult ..
Shoot, the starter bolts are even different between the cast iron and the aluminum noses ...
These are ARP's ..
Got a set for the aluminum nose starter, now that a new ballgame is in town, gotta get another set that fits the cast iron nose ..
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Jesse S
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That shouldn't give me any problems for a long, long time ...
OldCracker29
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OldCracker29
I've been knocked down drug out and left for dead
Did you ever get the run stand finished? 
