I had an 11" clutch and flywheel out a Corvette. I had to buy the Corvette
starter. The nose was different shaped. Also, the bell housing had an
obvious bulge to it. I guess for the larger flywheel. The vette parts were
off of a '69ish vette.
Claude
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----- Original Message -----
From: <kevin.s.brown@gm.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:20 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] '51 Chevy 305 V8 starter dilemma
> I need some advice on what starter to buy for the 305 V8 in my '51 3100
> since I do not have a starter with the engine. The engine is Chevy 305 HO
> from an '84 Camaro but I think it has a larger (probably from an truck)
> flywheel on it since the clutch disc measures 11 inches and the flywheel
> measures 13 or 13.5 inches (I forget which). Should I buy a starter for
> the Camaro ($80) which probably had a smaller flywheel in it (maybe like
> 158 tooth) or the truck ($49) which probably had the larger flywheel in it
> (163 tooth??). My local auto parts store offered to let me take one home
> and try it but I wanted to get some advice from some of the experts on the
> list. I could even bolt up an older style starter since I have an early
> bellhousing that has starter bolt holes in it but I don't want to mess
with
> that. Thanks.
>
> Kevin Brown '49 Chevy Wrecker '51 Chevy 3100 (305 V8 Saginaw 4-speed)
> Odessa, MO
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