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OhMy OhMy
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 03/12
Posted: 03/27/12
01:30 PM

Howdy, first post here. Having trouble sourcing a starter
for my resto '65 302 GT350. Don't want a mini hi-torque.
Any help greatly appreciated.  

 
waynep7122 waynep7122
Guru | Posts: 774 | Joined: 01/10
Posted: 03/27/12
05:25 PM

first.. you have a 65 body style..   but those came with 289 not 302 motors..   if you installed a later 302/5.0 into that it might require a different starter ... so some more info is needed.

are you looking for a starter restored to concourse condition????

is yours an automatic or a manual transmission???? different starters..

the automatic cars use a 3124 and the manual transmission cars use a 3132..


there might be some NOS autolite starters still kicking around..   caveat emptor.. if i got it right..  

 
bryan67stang bryan67stang
New User | Posts: 3 | Joined: 03/12
Posted: 03/30/12
09:10 AM

I might have the starter you are looking for. If you can answer the questions in the previous post i can check for you. I have some original starters kicking around.  

 
cushman350 cushman350
Enthusiast | Posts: 594 | Joined: 07/06
Posted: 03/30/12
10:18 AM

I have owned my '66 early GT350 for 43 years. It came with a 4 speed. The first time I replaced the starter I purchased one for a manual trans and it would not fit into the hole of the stock aluminum bellhousing and compared to the failed starter, it was bigger in circumference. I don't know what the deal is but it's been the same in different towns and auto parts stores. It has always taken a starter for an automatic trans, according to the part #s. I built a '68 302/347 stroker in 1998 and in 2006 put in T5 with a late model bellhousing and modified it for the early style pivot fork and used the same starter I was running in the original 289 HiPo engine and Borg Warner 4 spd MT-10 trans. I don't know why this is true but it's just my experience.