Pontiac (and, apparently most or all GM) starters bolt to the block. I am doing a non-traditional engine swap into an FGF requiring a bell-housing mounted starter, as my block has no provisions for starter mounting. The bell-housing and flywheel are custom pieces which can be adapted to the starter.

Which Mopar or Ford starters mount to the bell housing?

Why not Pontiac? 1962 Pontiacs have bell housing mounted starters. Get a starter for a 1962 Pontiac Catalina/Bonneville/GP.

What non-traditional drive train are you using? Are you using both the engine and trans, or are you trying a different engine to a Pontiac trans/clutch?

Thinking outside the box can get costly.

Might be easiest to use the starter that matches whatever ring gear/flywheel you're planning on using to ensure correct meshing, mech. advantage and current draw. The stock ones are not too expensive:

http://www2.partstrain.com/store/?N=11243+1668+4294965598+11921+5617

But that long driveshaft to the rear transaxle might make things interesting.

The non-traditional swap is a MB W120 DOHC Aluminium V-12. The trans will be T-56, either backing the block or from a C5. Hydraulic clutch (probably a Center force dual friction) will simplify linkage issues. Probably too much trouble to adapt the AMG 6-speed to the V-12.

I'm going to draw the line at chassis fab, so I doubt I'll go to the trouble to adapt the C5 3rd.

The bell-housing and the flywheel will both be custom made, but my preference is to use an existing ring gear for the flywheel. Plentiful options for ring gears are mostly US-made.

I would think TOHcan would have the most experience with various makes and models to be able to lead you to a Bell Housing Mount style starter...

Sounds like an interesting project to say the least. How did that come about? Or did you just happen to have one of each just waiting for a merger?

Keep us posted on the progress!

Brett! - 67 Drop Top 455!

Located a Mopar hi-torque mini-starter and a SFI-flywheel. These look to be fine for the job.

The motor was an accidental acquisition and the body was someone else's failed project. It came with the trans and a BOP pattern bell housing for the T-56. Oddly enough, it's a cast & machined bell housing, not an adapter. It's not much good for the MB block, but some of the dimensions are helpful. The hydraulic clutch linkage also looks useful.