89BlueRSCamaro

Ok here is the problem and i am posting it on this forum cuz i think its the Tranny, or somewhere along there.....k when i try and crank the engine all i hear is a grinding noise and the damn thing wont start....hell i think the thing aint even turning...so my guess is that the starter and flywheel aint connecting or if they are then they are just grinding each other to bits....slipping me thinks but aint sure.....also is the flywheel also called a flexplate or is that something else thanks and please help since i need to get the car going.....driving a motorcycle every day to work gets tiring and i miss my car....oo yeah its a 1989 IROC-Z with a 350 TPI of course