The problem thats lasted two years!!!

[ragtop5point8]

ok fellas here we go. you think youve had problems listen to this.i have been having this problem with my starter, and flywheel for the last 2 years. 2 years ago, out of the blue, my starter just started missing my flywheel. when i turned the key it was like it was just missing the teeth on the flywheel. i thought the flywheel teeth were bad so i had it reringed.NO LUCK. that was my only car at the time and i was getting tired of pop starting it and always parking on hills.i bought another car, and left it sit for about 6 months. just as my luck would have it the plow guy smashes into it that winter. the boday had taken a beating anyway from my frustrations so i wasnt that mad. that summer i bought a 4 banger and decided to swap the motors. i took the motor out with the bad starter, rebuilt the whole thing inside and out, and added a few mods. get the motor in the new body, turn the key...power..great. crank it over it spins fine for about 3 seconds then starts grinding the flywheel again. AHHH. then i thought that i had the wrong starter so i bought a starter for a 5 speed..NO LUCK AGAIN. I have tried EVERYTHING!! from trying to shim the starter, shim the flywheel and even screw the starter in at an angle. The starter just keeps grinding the flywheel, and the motor wont turn over.I have asked everybody around here, but nobody has any idea. they never heard of anything like that.the car started fine for 2 years, so it wasn't something that was always a probelm. any ideas PLEASE HELP>>>i am giving it one last go around and then its getting a gasoline bath.THANX GUYS!!