[DeTomaso] Wiper arm

[Dave]

Very nice! (as always, first class)
IndyDave

-----Original Message-----
From: gow2 at rc-tech.net [mailto:gow2 at rc-tech.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 10:59 AM
To: Boyd Casey
Cc: mike Drew; detomaso at poca.com; Richard Greenblum
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wiper arm

I was not following this thread too much but I did put an aftermarket wipper system in my car. I did so because modern motors are simply better then older motor designs and the systems are readyly available through most hot rod venders.

The kit I used was from this company:

http://www.specialtypowerwindows.com/products.php?c=2&t=13

I used the same kit in the MGB.

Ironically, the Pantera and MG wippers use the same spline for the wipper as does the Pantera so they are all interchaingable.

Here are some install photos.

I mounted the unit using an aluminum plate to use the existing holes:
http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/Wiper/Photo%2012.jpg

Used a pully to bend the tubing:
http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/Wiper/Photo%2014.jpg

Unit greased up for operation:
http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/Wiper/Wiper2.jpg

Assembled with good access to the internals:
http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/Wiper/Wiper1.jpg

Bezzel setup:
http://www.rc-tech.net/cars2/panttransam/Wiper/Wiper3.jpg

Gary





> I don't know if it has any bearing on the wiper arms , but he wiper 
> motors are made by Lucas. I was looking for a replacement and prices 
> for a Panterawiper motor  were in the $200 range. I found  a 
> replacement from a Triumph on Ebay for $15.00, ( I needed to use my 
> own old drive cable ), the Triumph cable was shorter. Then  two weeks 
> ago I was at a very large antique car show (400 - 500 hundred cars ) 
> and I saw an absolutely beautiful Lamborghini Muria stuck on the side 
> of the road near the entrance to the show. The car needed a jump so I 
> offered to help  and I was very surprised when the owner tilted the 
> front shell up to access the battery and there was the exact wiper 
> motor we had in the Pantera ( and Triumph ) and who knows how many 
> other cars.  So From a $2,000,000 Muria to a $3,000 triumph and who 
> knows what in between we share allot of parts with other cars ( no 
> news flash here) but I suppose my point is to start searching  for 
> wiper arms at junk yards , swap meets etc. If you can discover a 
> substitute source you will have struck gold.
> Boyd
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 11:55 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 7/3/13 20 22 1, cengles at cox.net writes:
>>
>>
>> > Dear Richard,
>> >
>> >               Dumb idea: I am told that the Pantera uses Jaguar 
>> > wiper motors.  Is it possible that the wiper arms might also be 
>> > sourced from Jaguar or another British source, which might provide 
>> > some wiper arms
>> for
>> > the Pantera??
>> >
>>
>> >>>I have seen some models of Jaguar whose wiper arms looked
>> suspiciously
>> like those on the Pantera.   But they were LH park models, I believe.
>> The
>> RH park Pantera wiper arm is very oddly shaped and, as far as I know, 
>> unique to the Pantera, and that's what has Freddy and Richard 
>> scrambling.
>>
>> Most XJ6 models use wiper arms that are secured with a nut; I think 
>> it's the 1960s and early 1970s models that use a Pantera-style arm, 
>> but can't confirm that.
>>
>> Mike
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