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===Starter brace=== {| |[[File:Sbc starter brace.jpg|thumb|330px|left|SBC starter brace]] |[[File:Starter brace install.jpg|thumb|330px|left|Brace attaches to studded through bolt on starter and is bolted to the block]] |} In addition to the interrupter switch, a starter brace should be used to help prevent broken starter noses or damage to the mounting ear of the block. On the SBC and BBC, a brace like was originally used by the factory is still available to prevent the starter from flexing in use. The brace connects to the end of the starter opposite of the nose, using the studded through bolt to attach the slotted end of the brace to the starter. The other end of the brace attaches directly to a threaded boss on the engine block, just below where the block deck and head meet.
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