Starter install help!

[fixkick]

this is not that hard, try doing cam belts on FWD cars.
at least you can get to it by removing simple parts, egr, brace is nothing, with intake off you lose the coolant.much harder that.
whats wrong with the alternator? are the bolts seized>?

the reason its so hard, is that cool "cross flow head". exh, on one sides and intake the other, blocking lots of things.
that intake is the problem. see? and not just this car,
on some cars it takes magic to get the oil filter off...
some front wheel drive cars, the starter or the filter is on rear side, and very hard go work on.
better the starter hard than the filter..... seems to me.
mine comes out alternator pulled. not so hard that, 3 bolts, wire and its out.
http://www.fixkick.com/engine/ALT-adj1.jpg

here is chev 6
see how easy it is : I had a 1960
http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/5...NE_SIX.jpg
but the head cant breath and is gutless.
the cross flow heads block things, but boy can it make power....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossflow_cylinder_head

check out how big your intake valves are.... all for this nice head.

I take it the starter fails the hot wire tests.?
cheers !
and happy holiday's

one more view, this is TRANS out, new clutch day


ignoring 4wd axle.
that top rear right side, curve is where the starter plate goes. and you can see it , will not go to the rear. ever. ,, and shows the mess of cables and hoses in the way, too. lots in the way. and that intake brace #28

I did pull the manifold brace (part #28) as well as the EGR which opened up some space and makes a topside installation seem possible. It appears I still need to pull the battery and the bracket holding the hoses going to the charcoal canister to have enough room to slide in the new starter. Geesh, are all starters this complicated to install? I think I'll make it with just a few more parts removed. Thanks a lot for your advice so far. I think I'm finally on the right track.