Got to pick up the starter for the '52 today. It's been a bit over a month since I took it to the little repair shop. The old guy rebuilding it called this morning. He had it rebuilt. I went and picked it up- it looks like a new part. The old man sandblasted and painted the housing, and didn't let so much as a scratch on it. I felt a tad guilty installing it on my old, slightly oily but good condition 235.
Of course, after all this wait, I carried it right over to my buddy's shop where the truck is. We put it on right away, even though we were both short of time tonight. Then the moment of truth- and the flippin' battery was dead as a doornail, and no amount of charging could get it to power up quickly, and my spare battery was an hour away. So the battery is on a nice deep cycle charge, and I'm back on impatiently waiting status until Thursday when I have time to go back over. Seems like sometimes, these old guys fight any kind of improvement tooth and nail. All I wanna do is see how the 235/SM420/3.08 combo actually works. I've been waiting somewhat patiently since MAY! LOL

1952 Chevrolet 3100 1/2-Ton
1946 Chevy Pickup Truck on an S10 frame (It IS Finished!)