74 Pantera Windshield Wipers

Doug,

I think they changed to parking the wipers on the passenger side because of a federal regulation.

The Ford Pantera parts catalog shows 3 different types of cowl grills.

Maybe the old Ford wipers mounted to the top of the winshield and the shafts going through the glass would be better?

Kirk Evens what are you doing for the wipers? I thought of keeping a midget in the back seat and having him, maybe a she, hum...run out and wipe the glass at every stop but of course no back seat?

When I restored the MGB I did not want to mess with the MG wipper system. It was always weak. I chose aftermarket wippers from the Hot Rod industry. Not only are the motors and windings up to date with the way things are buil;t today but parts are available here through the local companies which is a plus too.

http://www.spwkits.com/powerwiperkits.htm

The wippers are mounted very similar to the way to the Pantera wipper assembly. The motor and gear box can be angled and mounted off too the side. This is what I plan on using for my Pantera. They can be parked either left or right.

My thinking is simply that if one was to employ the use of the Pantera wipers, the '74 parking location would be better for me as a driver as far as less obstructed view.

The 73 and the 74 grills are different and the 73's can't be modified into the '74 configuration.

The gear boxes look the same. The cables from the motor and from gearbox to gearbox must be a different length.

The mounting of the gearboxes are likey just mounting bracket issues.

Since I'm going to be stripping down for paint soon, I'm trying to get all these miscellanious mechanical details finalized.

While there seem to be quite a few pre-L parts cars around, the L parts cars are rare and the '74 is well, next thing to impossible to find, reasonably price that is.

So the answer is I need '74 grills and cables. Anyone have those parts for sale?