Would it make sense to add enough flat area on the bottom (6 o'clock
position) to also allow a starter for pusher configurations or others with
width restrictions?  Perhaps this might allow one casting to handle all
configurations without adding too much weight.  Those using the lower
starter position could bolt up engine mounts in this location, and just

cut

off the unnecessary sides of the casting.

Scott Gettings

******Yes Scott, it makes a lot of sense.....I had started to work on this a
while back and did some preliminary L/O work on it. Attached is a capture of
the layer in the the Bellhousing folder named Starter Blister @ 270, turned
on. I was forced to put this on hold for lack of Starter outline info that
I'm hoping on receiving soon.
....But, to be honest Scott, I wasn't thinking of Pusher applications, as I
was ignorant of it being a problem. I'm doing it for the sake of the
subscribers who are using the 2 Evap Rads in the cheeks a la Tracy, and also
to make transitioning on existing installations to the Bellhousing as
painless as possible.

Thanks for enlightening me on this....The more people that can benefit from
this the better I feel......Stay tuned for the final outcome.

Butch

 
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