windshield wiper motor

What are you using for a wiper motor
i have a 40 ford pickup with va***e wipers--want to change to electric

 

New Port Engineering makes a kit for this. I ***ume you have 12 volts.

 

RainX

 

Drake has a kit that looks factory, not a cobbled up add on. Check it out.

 

i used one of theirs in my 51 chevy pickup mounted pretty easy.
make sure you mount it before you mount anything under the dash.

 

I've had bad luck with New Ports stuff.

 

speciality power windows kit. Its a ***** to install but works like a charm. Even has a delay function.

 

this is a hot rod --NOT A KIT CAR---doesnt anyone adapt junk yard parts anymore (yes it has 3 pedals too)--im looking for a small motor in size to adapt to my 40---not a kit-----i do appreciate the people that answered & do want to thank them ---im old school so its too late for me to change--this is a low bucker not a jay leno endless pocket mobile

 

No problem, Good luck

 

Hot rodder, I have a 41 that I want to do the same thing as your doing. I don't have any specifics yet, but I found an old VW bug wind shield wiper motor that is pretty compact looking that Imay try to use.
Doc

 

dual wiper set up from early toyota land cruiser.......... .

 

I dont recall what year it was from but i used a VW motor and wiper tranmission on a 50 F-1 had to move the shaft holes about half inch closer together and do away with cowel vent bur wipers worked fine.

 

I used one i had lying around from a boat

 

i,m using mighty wiper single speed, in my 40 cost u about 100 bucks a side.

not as fanacy as newport and others and not junk yard swap but they are compact and not 300 plus dollars either.

 

the body shop up the street has a bunch of cowls left over from noses he bought --gonna look to see if i can find one that will work---will let you know if i find one that works---many body shops will let you have something out of their junk pile for free---i got a camero 5 speed that way too

 

arctic cat snowmobile kit. $15

 

Just fitted a 6volt electric wiper motor to my wife,s 54 Chevy, took off the vacuum motor and made a bracket to hold the electric one also made up a little adaptor and welded it to the shaft on the electric motor ,works great.

 

Mine are out of a 57 Chevy that was in a junk yard in California with the back end cut off. Rags

 

Had a Specialty unit on a 46 Ford and it was worthless. Had to use RainX anyway. Keep your vacuum unit, save $$$$$ and use RainX. Spend your money on something worthwhile.

 

I DON'T SEE WHY IT WOULD MAKE IT A "KIT CAR" BY PUTTING SOMETHING "NEW" ON IT

IF IT IS A SAFETY ITEMS SUCH AS BRAKES, STEERING, AND WIPERS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT WOULD BE WORTH WILD TO HAVE PARTS THAT WILL WORK. NOT OLD JUNK. PUTTING ON A NEW PART HERE OR THERE DOESN'T MAKE IT A "KIT CAR"

USE WHAT YOU WANT. I DON'T HAVE ALL KINDS OF MONEY TO DUMP INTO NEW PARTS BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WILL WORK WHEN I NEED THEM.....PEACE OF MIND IS WORTH A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY IN MY BOOK

 

try one of the many headlight wiper unit's out there.small,comp.and many out there..saab.volvo,bmw,vw you name it.

 

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i run a new wiper motor i pick up at a surplus store here called princess auto, it was about $19, has 2 speeds and park, i only run one switch on low speed and time my shut off so the wiper ends up where i want it to stop, i made my linkage out of old carb linkage and then welded an arm to the wiper shaft.works great, one day i`m going to run 2 wiper and hide my motor under the header panel.

 

I really want to thank all that responded to my windshield wiper question--you all gave me some great ideas & i really appreciate it---the hardest part of being an old rodder is most of the parts you would have used before are either not around anymore and besides --who keeps up with the new car ****--the best part of hotrodding is to find a part & make it work--the pleasure you get outta building a car the old way is tremendous--& when it does what you want it to---thats heaven---nothing better than cruising around in something you built--again --thank you----long live the hamb