Thanks for that comparison photo, yeah seems that it is indeed an older model starter and its mated to a BJ42 Engine that is newer than the car...weird pairing.
Need to figure something out so i can get the car running. It being my daily driver makes for a bit of a rush to get it working.
Did find this, wonder if it applies to the starter i have as it is the 74-77 year starter(someone might have used an older BJ as a "spare parts car" for this one before the engine was swapped):
http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_E_197...L-KC_1904.html