MarkDeTriomphe

Not heard of either of the makes you mentioned.  However, I have fitted an electronic ignition kit from Simon BBC (http://www.simonbbc.com/electronic-ignitions)  and this works very well - seems very similar to more expensive kits but costs less than £25.   So, I would not be put off just by the price.

Oh ... and nearly forgot (4th time lucky) early Toyota Celica are OK too.

Take care ... Corolla starters can be too big for the standard conversion kit (mine was) - although I believe it is possible to get the larger parts machined - hopefully Dave could confirm. Also, note that starters from the likes of Suburu and Rover may look similar but will turn the wrong way and may have the wrong number of teeth. As stated above, you don't actually need to do any machining with the Isuzu Trooper motor and neither does it require a conversion kit - so if you can find one in a scrappy it's probably the best bet for 4 cyl cars.

That would explain it - with a saloon spacer, the pinion meshes almost all the way so there seemed little point in skimming. Unfortunately, it makes using one of these starters on a saloon a bit more difficult. BTW I'm hurt that you think I'd use any of my cars as donors 😉

Did you start with the 1500 spacer or a saloon version which is quite a bit thinner?

I fitted mine with no skimming at all.  Just used the mounting plate from a saloon - seems fine so far.