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Re: Wiper mtr placement

To: Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk, otte@cats.ucsc.edu, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Wiper mtr placement
From: "shawn tobin" <suhs2@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 16:42:38 CDT
Reply-to: "shawn tobin" <suhs2@hotmail.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
But, Guy,.....
That would make too much sense.  Besides, the factory wouldn't do it that 
way.

>From: "Guy" <Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
>Reply-To: "Guy" <Guy@weller-lakes.freeserve.co.uk>
>To: "Ric Otte" <otte@cats.ucsc.edu>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Wiper mtr placement
>Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 20:50:43 +0100
>
>My UK spec, right hand drive 1500 has the pedal box on the right hand
>footwell and the wiper motor on the left hand footwell top.
>If your left hand drive car has the brake master cylinder on the left side,
>why cannot you reverse the whole wiper motor assembly and position it on 
>the
>empty right hand footwell top ?
>Guy
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ric Otte <otte@cats.ucsc.edu>
>To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Sent: 20 August 1999 17:29
>Subject: Wiper mtr placement
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a sprite Mk II, and put in a later dual line brake system.  I
>placed
> > the new master cyls so that the pedals would be in the same position as
>the
> > old pedals were.  But in order to do that, I had to take out the wiper
> > motor.  Because the new master cyls are wider than the old ones, the 
>wiper
> > motor can't mount where it used to.  I see no way to put it back in that
> > area because the brake lines are there.  I recall looking at a later
>sprite
> > and the wiper motor was placed in a different place, up by the left 
>front
> > wheel.
> >
> > So what do I need to do to get working windshield wipers?  I found a 
>motor
> > off of a later car, and could get a bracket to mount it near the front
> > wheel somewhere.  But I'd still need to get a longer wire and tube to 
>run
> > to the wipers.  Is this the way to go?  And does anybody know what tube
>and
> > wire to get to run to the wipers?  I'm not sure what to even ask for,
>since
> > later cars had 3 windshield wipers, and mine has two.  And does anybody
> > have a good way to describe the best place to mount the motor?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.  I've been thinking about this for a long
> > time, and don't quite know what to do and what parts to get.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ric Otte
> >
> >
> >
> >
>



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