I may be not understanding correctly here, but ... if your snorkel is
touching the wiper motor, (mine was, when I got my car) before you put any
stilts on the wiper motor, you may have the stock air cleaner covers on
upside down?
Robert D.
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>Tony,
>
>I just went out and looked at my car, but doubt this would work. The wiper
>motor hits the stock air cleaner intake tube, and so it can't go high
>enough. I suspect you're using a different air cleaner? But also, the way
>I put the new master cyls in, they cover up two of the mounting holes. The
>holes are stil there, just under the metal of the master cyl box. Did you
>drill through the master cyl box, or did you mount the master cyl more to
>the left than I did? Great idea, but don't think it will work on my car.
>
>Ric
>
>
>>Ric,
>>I just had the same problem when I converted by bugeye to dual circuit
>>brakes. I think you can retain the orginal wiper motor and mounting
>>position. What you want to do is just space the motor straight up so that
>>it clears the new brake cylinder mounting. Make three spacers from some
>>tubing (approximately 2" ea.), buy some longer 10-32 bolts and put the
>>spacer between the the wiper motor and the original mount. Use the longer
>>screws in place of the orginal mounting screws. I'm still piecing my
>>bugeye back together, but the motor seems to operate just fine on the new
>>"stilts". Hope it works for you!
>>
>>Tony
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