What year Dakota starter will work on my 318 - UPDATE & New Pic

[BIGSHCLUNK]

Sorry... and SORRY ! Geeeez John, thing ring gear is a PITA and a head banger for sure. But the frame rails thing...       

[JS29]

  Sorry to hear that!

[Jay Bee]

Okay, @blown motor  @Chryco Psycho @BIGSHCLUNK  @JS29   I haven't seen it in person yet. Another friend just called and said the diagnosis might be over exaggerated. Maybe it looks worse because of the bent up torque boxes from past trolley jack lifts and weak springs causing it to bottom out under torque. I'll be there in the morning to look at it myself. Thanks for your thoughts though gentlemen.

John

[Jay Bee]

Here's the torque converter. Saw the car, worse than I thought.