1949 Ford Starter

Well I did it. Got the new starter in and busted my butt. Laying under the car on a creeper trying to install a 20 lb starter. The new starter with that Bendix drive is a challenge to line up. Going to get the original starter rebuilt and probably put it on eBay. Thanks for all your help.
 
A good way to go is to convert it 12v. There is a lot of information here on the Barn on which 12v starters are good donors for the case.
 
Rayfry said:
I did convert to 12 volt. I removed the 6 volt starter and installed a 12 volt.
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LOL, not the same thing. I was referring to covering your original 6v starter to a 12v starter. You can get a later Ford 12v starter out of the late 50s and 60 and merge the pieces together with your existing 6v one and end up with a nice setup. If you are interested in that approach I'll look up some post/articles on it.
 
Sorry I miss understood what you meant. Its in and working for now so I'm happy to be back on the road. Next project is a leaking transmission.
 
Rayfry, keep us updated on how well your stater performs. It's possible it will work great for years! :)
 
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