The New, Newer Project: Part Tres...

[69biscayne]

1971 V8 - 455 H.O. 1108436

Possible they used 71 455 HO starters?

[njsteve]

Yes, the 1108436 was the high torque application used in the 455HO and the SD455. It may very well be that they had a stockpile of them made in a certain batch and then just used them up as time went on.

[njsteve]

I sent my starter research to Steve (Paceme) and they checked their records on the Charlie's 1700 mile SD they judged back in 2011...wait for the drum roll...SAME PART NUMBER, SAME DATE! So he is recalculating the score. Stay tuned for further episodes. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Here is that car: https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...391#Post439391

[njsteve]

And now my search starts for the correct 1973 Delco X C89 battery in case anyone has one in the corner of their garage. It doesn't have to work to get partial points. This car had the $26 optional maintenance free battery better known as the Delco Freedom battery. I believe it looks like this:

[njsteve]

I believe the early style was called the Delco Freedom and the later 1970's was the Delco Freedom II. They both had the white case and blue top. Same cases, just a slight alteration in the stickers they placed on top.

This guy cloned his own modern batteries into replicas of the originals for the later 1970's Trans Ams

http://www.78ta.com/HTAF/index.php?topic=42751.0

[napa68]

That's pretty clever!

[njsteve]

And another vote for the 1B11 date code on survivor car SD455 starters. This one is from the 11,000 mile, red, four speed that was at MCACN a year or two ago. It was the one with the flames painted on it in the for sale area. (The current owner successfully hand-sanded off the flames and brought it back the its orignal paint.