Me thinks you've been told wrong
The starter ring gear is a lot further away from the back of the block than the 1962 and later cars are with all aluminum 727 and stick shift flywheels
A lot of info floating around on various sites, but nothing concrete regarding the bell housing/starter bolt configuration/tooth count/etc/etc adapting a mini, I can get a custom built reduction starter for the poly to replace the direct drive boat anchor, but I'd prefer a mini, I've run across a few threads of guys modifying minis to fit, but only on the 1st gen HEMIs and 361-413... the 318 poly seems left out, plus a lot of one year changes in late 50's/60/61 on the polys.... the Forward Look forum is a little baffled on modern upgrades, and besides those guys are kinda locked into "originality", if there's a post over there on 61 318 Polys running minis, I can't find it, hoping someone here has done an actual fitment?....
Mike
