Sorry to pop this back up to the top of the page again but I wanted to provide an update on my motor.
The original starter is an Autolite MAK-4033M and for the life of me I couldn’t get it to work so I finally gave in and bought an Autolite MDH-4001M off of ebay that was supposedly working and it came off of a RDE-18. I was told all of the 6 volt starters would just bolt up so I figured that this was the way to go instead of rebuilding the one I had (it was cheaper). As soon as I received the new starter I noticed that something was wrong, it is WAY smaller in size compared to the 4033 which meant that it couldn’t just bolt up even though they are both 6 volt starters. Luckily however the 4001 came with the bracket (part #376507) which just happens to have the same bolt hole locations as the original so it would bolt up. The bendix needed rebuilt on it so I did that and put it on there and wouldn’t you know it cranked it right over, so finally past that problem I just now have red bracket on a green motor.
I also was able to get the rear cowl bumper post fixed. I got this motor without a cowl and was able to purchase one for it from another member on here (thanks Scott) but one of the rear bumper posts was completely gone. I drilled and tapped the spot for the new post and then threaded in a new 5/16" bolt with some lock tight on it. Once it was in I cut the head of the bolt off to the same height as the original post and filled it down to smooth it out. Now it works just as good as the original.
Now all I have left is to finish the lower unit and water pump and put that back on and it is good to go for some sea trials to make sure there isn’t anything majorly wrong with it before I tear it down for paint. I also need to make a wiring harness now that I know everything electrically is working.
As always thank you to everyone who has helped me through this project I have learned a ton.