1952-59 Ford Ok Fellers.... I need a bit of help here.

I really need to replace the fricken vacuum wiper motor. I'm sick of them not working even after completely cleaning and re-lubing them.
Who makes a good electric conversion for them? Something that is a bolt -in without fabbing anything up. My vintage air takes a lot of room under the dash and I have 'just' enough room for the stock vacuum motor. Any of you guys do a conversion?
Thanks

 

Several guys in the 1954ford club used these and give them high praise,click on this: www.newportwipers.com/products.php?year=1952-54&make_id=4 the electric motor is actually smaller than the OEM vacuumn motor,so no clearance problem.

 

Thanks, i'll check it out!

 

I got Newport wiper in three cars, 54, 48, 56 Bird. No problems with them, went in pretty easy

 

Thanks, I'll call them on Friday.

 

I adapted in a toyota (sorry- not hamb friendly word I know!) wiper motor when I did wifeys '55 ranchwagon. Happy to post pics/instructions etc if you are looking for another option.

 

Go ahead and post it,a lot of us like to save a buck where ever we can,'cause we don't get bail outs!

 

Post,post, post. I wouldnt mine seeing the pics please.
My 52 still has the vac one in but i use rainX and big chrome bullets.
I wasnt sure when the stopped working but when the flattie was rebuilt they were working fine and as the years rolled by they
stopped every time i took of at the lights.
Could some please tell me when electric wipers were optioned?.
I have a 59 ranch (60 model in oz) and they had vac wipers.
Thanks tony.

 

I recently bought the newport wipers as well. Luckily my install should be pretty easy, I have the dash completely removed to be painted in my 56. I already pulled the vacuum motor out, and held the newport in place, just ran out of time. Looks like it should be easy though.

 

I put the Newport setup in my '51 about 12 years ago. I'm a ****py mechanic and it went fairly smoothly; they've been working since then without missing a beat. Now I need to do it again on my '56.

 

Ok , I used a wiper motor and arm/pivot out of the tailgate (rear door ) of a mid 90's Toyota Surf (possibly called 4runner in the usa ?) the model code is LN130 .
I took the swing arm from the old vac*** motor and fitted it to the japanese pivot which I mounted on a bracket and bolted up where the va*** motor had mounted originally.
Then I made a bracket to mount the japanese motor to the inside of the firewall (Guys with LHD may need to hang it across the other side) .
The relay arm from the motor to the pivot (now in the centre of the original ford wiper rack) can be shortened or lengthened to suit .
Doing the conversion this way gives 2 speeds and also keeps the factory "clap hands" motion for the stock wiper arms /blades etc.
Hopefully these photos will load ( I'm better at fixin old cars than driving a computor!)
Anyone who needs more info or a better pic of something is welcome to pm me and I'll email more. Rod.

 

I must be a little stupid? I can't get photos into my post here so I've added them to my Album (Michelle's ranchwagon project) Like I said above if anyone wants more info or pics send a pm with an email addy for better pics.