You beat me to it Greg1 Very good advice. I'll have to look, but there is an old circle track trick for one wire alternators. You can hook up a switch to manually "excite" the alternator to charge. However, when the switch is off, the alternator does NOT charge. This was so while racing, you could turn it off and not rob power. During caution or pace laps, you could turn it on and add some juice. It was very simple if I recall. Maybe someone can chime in before I dig for it.
Using the correct bolts is also a very good call. I ASSumed just like Greg that the starters came with the correct bolts.
You can buy shim material From McMaster Carr or MSC. It may take time, but if you buy like .010", you can trace your shim that was provided and cut it with an X-acto knife. Be careful, but it can be done. Then just cut as many as you need and stack them up. Worth a shot to try the mini starter.
Good Luck!
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