installed new starter and now I have a short?

Word. That mini style starter spun my 451 faster than the old gear reduction starter hands down, although i kept a points distributor in the trunk after i made the jump to the E-dizzy. About a 10 minute swap if it ever failed.

I build and sell the GM style HEI kits and that is what I have been running for two years now (flawlessly, not a problem one)
I was driving down the road one day and saw a Duster pulled over and a young guy looking under the hood so I pulled over.
His ballast was dead so I went to the trunk and gave him the one that came off my car when I switched.
Next day he came to my house and bought one of my HEI kits and I offered to install it for him, and I readjusted his timing and carb while he was here.
After he left he came back about 20 min later and I thought "Uh oh, whats up?"
He said he just had to come back and tell me thank you (again) and that his car had never run so nice. :D

That was a good feeling not just to help him out, but also to show the youngster how much better these cars can run with a few of the right details.