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THE CAT ROD LIVES!!!!!!!! But not without complications. The rebuilt starter arrived today but the mounting flange ears were not counter bored to accept the tubular dowel pins on the bell housing. We could have just removed the dowels but that was too easy, the trick was how to hold the starter in the mill. As you can see we used an angle plate, two vee blocks and a ratchet strap attached to eye bolts in the tee slots and two hold downs pressing the bottom into the vee blocks. I picked up the holes using a 5/16 drill and counter bored with a 1/2 " end mill. The starter fits and works perfectly, and the engine fired right up, a little tweaking on the carbs and it was idling. Those Weber carbs have adjustments than a Chiropractor. All systems were go Bill took her around the block. It might bee a little lean as the stainless steel headers discolored right away. We'l look at the plugs in the morning after it's cooled off.
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