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I have just rebuilt the engine in my 1967 big block and the only accessory that is not numbers matched to the engine is the starter. I am shopping around for a #1107365 which is correct for my car (it has a Pontiac starter on it now - Go figure), but I am not sure about the date needed. My car was built 16 November 1966 and the engine is stamped 10-31-66. Should the starter date be more closely related to the car build date or the engine assembly date? What I am asking is: Was the starter bolted to the engine when it was built or after it was installed in the frame on the assembly line?
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Re: 67 Big Block Starter
Terry----
Starter motors were installed at the vehicle assembly plant in St. Louis. My original owner 69 has a starter which was manufactured on August 6, 1969 and my car's body build date was September 14, 1969. That should give you a ROUGH idea of time lapse between starter assembly and car build for the general late 60s period. Of course, this could vary significantly, but I think that mine was quite typical.
It's easy to figure how your car might have ended up with a Pontiac starter. Pontiac starters, at least the main frame section thereof, are interchangeable with Chevrolet starters. Commercial rebuilders care very little about "matching numbers" when they rebuild and assemble starters----functionality in a broad number of car applications is the main thing that they're concerned with. At some point in your car's life, the original starter failed and the then owner went down to the local auto supply store and exchanged the starter for a rebuilt one. The rebuilt one's original home happened to be a Pontiac. Who knows where your car's original starter lives now?In Appreciation of John Hinckley -
Re: 67 Big Block Starter
Terry----
Starter motors were installed at the vehicle assembly plant in St. Louis. My original owner 69 has a starter which was manufactured on August 6, 1969 and my car's body build date was September 14, 1969. That should give you a ROUGH idea of time lapse between starter assembly and car build for the general late 60s period. Of course, this could vary significantly, but I think that mine was quite typical.
It's easy to figure how your car might have ended up with a Pontiac starter. Pontiac starters, at least the main frame section thereof, are interchangeable with Chevrolet starters. Commercial rebuilders care very little about "matching numbers" when they rebuild and assemble starters----functionality in a broad number of car applications is the main thing that they're concerned with. At some point in your car's life, the original starter failed and the then owner went down to the local auto supply store and exchanged the starter for a rebuilt one. The rebuilt one's original home happened to be a Pontiac. Who knows where your car's original starter lives now?In Appreciation of John HinckleyComment
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