Another bit of info. is that the bell housing was resurfaced, thus possibly bringing the starter in closer to the flywheel. Debating whether to place two(2) dust covers between the starter and bell housing. What are your opinions on this? Is a standard re-man. starter good enough to handle a tight,high compression engine?
If the bell was resurfaced the starter is still on the same plane as where it is bolted to the block. The starters relationship should be near the same. At the back of the starter where it sets into the hole would be a little closer to the back of the block.
Sounds more to me like maybe you need to look into a set of offset dowels and align the bell off of the flywheel hub...
(starter too tight against the ring gear on the flywheel)
