Project Anchor (68 Firebird Coupe)

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Got the wiper motor installed. I did a poor man's version of the raingear system. The wiper motor is from a '97 Jeep TJ and a Cole Hersee 75600-04-BX intermittent wiper switch with washer control. The motor is mounted behind the firewall under the cowl.

I created a simple L-bracket with side support for the wiper motor and spot welded it onto the firewall. I used the original wiper arm but modified by twisting it 90 degrees so now it mounts to the wiper motor horizontally instead of vertically. I also had to re-key the hole so that the park position was in the right place.


I made a wire harness that connects the switch to the motor. I forgot to take a picture of the finished product but you get the idea.



The only thing I don't like is that the wiper switch does not fit properly into the firebird because the box of the switch is too wide to fit into the recessed area of the sheet metal of the dash. The switch angles down so I will need to make a spacer on the shaft to correct this problem. I see Raingear has an extended threaded mount to deal with this problem. I wonder if I could just buy their switch???


Here's the wiring diagram showing how the wiring harness connects the switch to the motor. Note that I added the correct colors for the switch and motor that I used.