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Hdesign
03-24-2006, 09:47 AM
Has anyone tried to relocate their stock wiper motor to below the upper surface of the driver's side fender on a Gen 1 Camaro or 68-72 Nova?

I'm trying to figure out how to smooth that portion of the firewall without buying an expensive underdash relocation kit. I'm already buying a Vintage Air kit that will take up much of that volume under the dash.

What I've come up with so far is cutting out that patch of sheet metal, mounting features included, and welding it in the concealed area inside the fender (The spot that has that stamped "X".) Then I would have to extend the actuating arm that connects the motor to the wiper linkage. Anyone taken a different route?

Ben

Hdesign
03-27-2006, 10:51 AM
Anyone????? Now, don't all answer at once! :) [que crickets]

XcYZ
03-27-2006, 12:07 PM
Or you could just use Rain-X and skip the wipers. :D

Hdesign
03-27-2006, 01:12 PM
I was thinking that but I would rather have them just incase. RainX works pretty well but I don't want to take the chance of depending on half a nanometer of fluid to have a clear view of the road out on the Power Tour. :D

69MyWay
03-27-2006, 01:59 PM
You can get a 1985 style VW Rabbit wiper motor. You will need to fabricate a bracket to hold it from the upper cowl and you will weld the end of your nova/camaro arm to the VW arm.

You can position it in the cowl and smooth it over. There is a simple re-wire needed to make it work and you are off and running.

You can also obtain a later model column mounted wiper switch and use it instead of the dash mount. This gives you more room on the dash for another gauge. In my case I put a fuel pressure gauge where the wiper switch was.

http://www.mcspeed.homestead.com/files/VW_wiper_motor.JPG

http://www.mcspeed.homestead.com/files/Wiper_motor_mounted.JPG

http://www.mcspeed.homestead.com/files/8camaro.jpg

http://www.mcspeed.homestead.com/files/9camaro.jpg

Hdesign
03-27-2006, 02:22 PM
Thanks for the info. That's a pretty cool way to do it too.

I'm assuming that thick block is the bracket you're talking about, is there a specific thickness it needs to be for clearance? Do the wipers have the correct amount of travel?

69MyWay
03-27-2006, 04:43 PM
Thanks for the info. That's a pretty cool way to do it too.

I'm assuming that thick block is the bracket you're talking about, is there a specific thickness it needs to be for clearance? Do the wipers have the correct amount of travel?

That block is 1/2" thick plus a 3/16" plate that makes the L bracket holding it on. Believe it or not there is no clearance issues as all. I drilled and tapped threads into that block so that I could just bolt it in from the top.

You have to play with it holding it in place by hand and moving it in and out while some jumper wires are running the wiper motor to make sure it is sitting in the sweet spot. Then, clamp and drill the pilot holes for the mounting bolts.

Hdesign
03-27-2006, 04:48 PM
Thanks, I'll look into that. Great idea!

hiwayman
03-28-2006, 02:16 AM
hey iv got the wiper under the dash i think its the stock one 69camaro i did not do the install can shoot a pic or two if you want

Hdesign
03-28-2006, 08:43 AM
Cool, I'd love to see the pix!

smittys69
03-30-2006, 08:30 AM
I did this same modification and it worked out great and really cleans up the firewall. Just cut out the existing mounting location with a plasma and moved it over under the fender. Make sure that you have fender clearance before mounting. Also, we just welded an extension on the wiper arm and had to tweak it a little to ensure it cleared everything thru the full swing. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to attach pics here but you can check out several pics of my build (in progress) which shows what we did.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/756272

Hdesign
03-30-2006, 08:55 AM
That's exactly what I was thinking of doing. Thanks for the pix!

hiwayman
03-31-2006, 01:58 AM
heres ashot of the wiper install

10Seconds
03-04-2008, 10:59 PM
I did this mod too: http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=9225&page=2

Here it is all done.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u184/2slowTA/IMG_0580.jpg

bigtyme1
04-01-2008, 07:41 PM
Ben, Frank does it this way as well. Mike was telling me how to do it when he came up.

Garage Dog 65
04-02-2008, 10:38 AM
Hey Ben,

Marty relocated his to the pax kick panel. Not sure you want to go through his 600 page build here at Lat-G. :lol: Check his site for some pics for the install.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/gallery/Build

Jim

syborg tt
04-02-2008, 11:44 AM
Hey Ben,

Marty relocated his to the pax kick panel. Not sure you want to go through his 600 page build here at Lat-G. :lol: Check his site for some pics for the install.

http://www.syborgtwinturbo.com/gallery/Build

Jim

Thanks Jim i searched my hard drive for pics so i could post them to this thread.

comp-spec
04-03-2008, 10:07 AM
Ben the 67 camaro has the wipers under the drivers fender... smooth firerwall. We can hook you up no problem. Right in your back yard