New guy - MT82 transmission/starter

[belltownbikes]

Hello guys, I'm brand new here - the tech at Steeda recommended I ask you guys. My name is Finn and I'm 16. My Dad and I have been working on a restomod of a 1958 Ford F100. We built a 302 for it, and mated it to a 2016 MT82 transmission. We also built the chassis and used a 2016 mustang IRS. So, it's really like a mustang in a truck body. Anyway - we have a problem with the starter. The one we got from Napa - for a 2016 mustang - bolts up to the bellhousing perfectly. But the starter pinion is about 3/4" from the flywheel. The flywheel is the same diameter and tooth count as the coyote flywheel. We are confused! We cannot find an alternate starter - there seems only to be one for the 2011-2021 mustangs with the manual tranny. We can make an adapter to make this work, but it seems like there really should be something that bolts up. Any info would be greatly appreciated!!!

Some pics of our project:

Thanks in advance! Finn

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[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Have you tried using a standard small block ford starter? Also what size flywheel did you use? The old school small blocks had a 157 tooth and a 164 tooth flywheel and the 164 was larger in diameter. And try contacting one of the companies that make swap kits to put modern transmissions into older vehicles, they have a lot of specialty parts and may have already run into this issue. One of those companies is https://americanpowertrain.com/

 

[Lads1719]

While I can offer no help to your situation. I do gotta say….that looks like it’s gonna be a hellof a good looking truck when you’re finished!!

 

[gadgtfreek]

Awesome!

 

[ice445]

Someone else has run into this problem, I think it was PaddyPrix? Basically there are actually two versions of starters for these cars depending on what trans you have. But I'm not sure if that applies to the 15-17 cars as well.

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