Is there any reason for the size of the starter motor bulge on the Pinto bellhousing?

Reason I ask is that a couple of trouble makers have suggested I drop the engine a little more. The problem is that the back of the starter bulge will come rather rapidly into contact with the tunnel rails with nothing to shield it other than the fuel pipe!

Was wondering at the possibilities of cutting off the 'corner' of this piece and then welding a 3mm plate over the newly exposed hole.

Cheers,

James

it just keep dirt off the bendix so shouldnt be a prob,btw did you get the u2u?

Except the starter motor is solenoid actuated and not an inertia bendix system..

TT

but it still has a bendix and they can get stuck with dirt

Pre-engaged startes don't have a bendix do they?

Not to my knowledge..

But the shaft the gear slides on can still get gummed up..

TT

the bendix is the gear that engages with the ring gear