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FE Technical Forum / Starter Alignment
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:08:15 PM »
I have a Cobra replica with a 427 Shelby aluminum block. It has a bellhousing (Lakewood I think) and a 184 tooth flywheel. The bellhousing was doweled and fixed in position by a prior owner. I have went through two ring gears and two starters. The cause is that the starters do not engage enough laterally. All the aftermarket starters have the same issue. The block plate is aligned to the same place the bellhousing is. I have attached a couple of pics. Any ideas on the cause? Is the bellhousing aligned improperly? Any thoughts on how to solve this problem? I am thinking it may be easiest to have a machine shop make a starter frame that fits properly. I am relatively confident the bellhousing is properly aligned.

Phil

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FE Technical Forum / 427 FE Big Block Starter
« on: May 04, 2015, 05:00:34 PM »
Ok, so I am new here. I have an ERA Cobra replica with a Shelby 427 FE Aluminum block pushed out to 468 CID. I have had starter problems. It started with a CVR that was only engaging about 25% onto the flywheel. It chewed up a ring gear. I replaced that and went with a Robb MC starter that worked for a year. I now fear that the Robb MC starter did not have enough torque to last, even though it did for a year. I have a Lakewood Bellhousing.

I need some solid advice as to why the standard starters aren't engaging the flywheel far enough. I do have a block plate. Any advice of what starters you folks run and how they engage would be greatly appreciated. I attached a pic of the car for what its worth. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Phil

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