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Ditto Jack's thoughts - put a lock washer assembly under those and skip cutting a lot of bolts....
On the starter - can't you index it around to different locations in that adapter? I could on mine, as I recall.
#7 pipe on those headers will have problems as I recall on that rear clip. But the bigger problem was the cross brace between the suspenion mounts. The headers need to go right through it! So, I took my cross member to a welding shop and had it modified which worked well.
Another thing that can help #7 problem is the transmission mounts. Take the RF stuff and throw it away, then, make your own (Hershal idea) out of solid plastic, about 1" thick. Use those to bolt the ears of the transaxle side mounts to the frame and you'll be good to go. What it does is lowers the ass end of the transaxle, and motor, so it gets closer to level. The stock mounts for the RF tilt the front of the motor down at like 15 degrees. It looks funny, and is unnecessary with a little work.
Ron |