LanceVance Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Before anyone makes any association with the 90's Honda/Ricer Fad, please read the ENTIRE post! When I first picked up my Z the cowl panel was off, and the pocket that holds the wiper arm linkage was pretty much full of dried up leaves, brush and crud that had flown in over the years. This being the desert, I was fortunate enough to find that there was only minimal rust in the area, but the wiper linkages and motor were in pretty poor condition. After taking them out for cleaning I decided I would be better off just ditching the dated and neglected stock setup for something a little more... new. That being said, this car will literally NEVER be driven in the rain, and so I'm really only interested in having something that will allow me to pass state inspections. One wiper is all you need to pass inspection here, so any aesthetic/aerodynamic/weight savings advantages or 'JDM Tyteness' are purely incidental . I do think that shaving the vents and the passenger side wiper hole might clean up and modernize the front end a little, but that's another thread! My original plan was to use a junkyard arm-on-motor unit from the rear windscreen of whatever suitable donor vehicle I could find. I quickly realized that was problematic as many vehicle's rear wipers will rest in a vertical position, or cover more than a 45° arc. I've yet to find a vehicle that has a rear wiper that rests horizontally to the ground, only covers a 45° arc and is oriented in the correct direction as to be mounted in the stock driver's side location. I've found THIS company that sells arm-on-motor units for marine applications, which looks like it pretty much fits the bill, but I figured I would ask if anyone in the Z community has done anything similar before I start spending. If anyone knows of a junkyard donor that will work for me, or has any other ideas/advice to give I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks in Advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi303 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Look at bus/motohome motors, unbolt the big bus arm and bolt on a smaller car arm, and many of them are 90 degree sweeps from vertical to horizonal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 www.millsupply.com has all parts for step vans. They will have a unit that will work for you. But a really cool solution would be to use a mono-arm wiper system from a junk yard Mercedes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I stumbled upon this when I was searching for cowl intake mods. thought it might interest you http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2213380/1972-datsun-240z/page-7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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