Yard sale

The original date-correct starter that was restored years ago never worked well, so a rebuilt original starter was purchased with the idea that the internals could be swapped into the original body to make a working starter. Nothing could be easier, right?

Ugh.

These things are put together with some sort of thread locker that is nearly impossible to break. It was a day's worth of work before these two were broken down to their elements.

With some paint and patience, this mess should eventually yield a working starter in a correct housing and with a correct solenoid that looks as good as it works.