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Im really confused, is the starter plate the ring gear of the flywheel or is it the plate that sits behind the flywheel in which the starter motor bolts through?! someone please help

Starter plate is the little thin plate that is sandwiched by the motor and transmission and alignes the starter nose, and allow for the starter to engage the ring gear on the flywheel.

http://www.lilevo.com/mirage/89%20Colt% ... Engine.pdf

Page 9-140 listed as the rear plate.

Also on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DSM-Eclipse-Tal ... 800wt_1163

Would it work if I got a mirage starter plate and cut the piece where the starter mounts to off and use it instead of the whole plate?

You need the whole plate for the exact transmission you're using. A fwd plate will not work with an awd plate, 6 bolt plates won't work with 7 bolt plates, etc. They're cheap and easily found, why bother trying to hack one to make it work?

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Had a:
1991 Eagle Summit ES Hatchback - 4g15 12v 5spd
1991 Dodge Colt -4g15 12v 4spd
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1978 Oldsmobile Cutlass - 468BBO TH350
Round 3:
1990 Dodge Colt-4G63T 5spd