I live in PA where electric wipers are required so I'd like a wiper that can be removed by spinning off a couple wing bolts. I'd put it on for state inspections and long drives in heavy rain but rely on RainX most of the time, although I'm not much of a fan. When I'm driving 4 hours in heavy rain and p***ing a row of semis, I want a freakin' wiper! Plan A - use just the bottom half of the windshield on my 26 roadster and chop the top to match. Problem - looks great but even with the seat lowered, I need a bit more windshield. Plus there is no top tube on the bottom frame, so nowhere to mount the wiper. Plan B - cut up the top frame, use the sides to lengthen the sides if the bottom frame 1 1/2" and use the top tube as the top of the bottom frame, which then provides a place to mount the wiper. Problem - adding the top tube reduces visibility by about an inch, which means I'd need to add 2 1/2" total get back to the amount of gl*** I want, which means I'm losing a bit more of the hard chop look I'm after. Ideas? - Is there any way to mount the wiper to the gl***? Or to the wooden top header? The wiper is designed with the motor inside the car but could it be mounted outside and backwards (arm cut/reversed)? I presume the motor would need to be sealed up but that shouldn't be a big deal. Sure it would look like *** but who's gonna see it in a heavy rain? Those wiper units are cheap so yeah, I can buy one and play around with it but I'm just looking for ideas or experience. I've driven hard chopped cars a lotta miles and while an inch doesn't seem like much, it makes a difference to both my neck and to the car's profile, both of which are important to me.
Maybe the unit Project33 used (http://www.project33.com/article.cfm?ID=397) mounted to the top? Or mounted to the gl*** itself in an enclosure of some sort? Got a picture of the windshield area you want to mount it on?
Why couldn't it clamp to the gl***? Just use plenty of rubber? Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
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