quote Originally posted by GlennGdman: Do you have enough room there for the linkage arm? Looks tight but it may just be the angle of the photo

It's very tight, but yes I do have room. I have a couple of options on how to run the linkage bar, one way has lots of room but gets really close to the hood hinge, the other way stays clear of the hood hinge, but it'll be much more complicated to put together. My biggest problem i actually interference with the hood itself. I ended up dropping the driver's side support plate down a 1/4" and that seems to have helped...but still close.





The wipers aren't aligned in the pics, and aren't fully pushed down onto the posts, so there will actually be a little more room...but still tight. I would have been happier if I could put it an inch closer to the windshield, but there isn't room, especially once the linkage bar is considered.

The most important thing is to get the alignment correct with the windshield. Proper alignment will ensure even pressure through the full arc of travel....don't need the wiper lifting at any point.

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Today, having put the wiper system aside for now, I carried on with some sheet metal work. I had removed a lot of material from the Fiero, and this left lots of little openings and unfinished areas. The biggest area of concern is the area around the two new A-pillars. Without lots of work, the areas are completely open to water and air coming into the inside of the car. I have now sealed up the area of the wheel well underneath the windshield and A-pillar and closed it up such that when the fiberglass roof panel gets secured in place, the upper portion of the car will be sealed. Of course the forward part of the dash will be welded in to seal the area between the A-pillars (once the wipers and HVAC have been sorted out).

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Finished up the driver's side A-pillar. I added a full frame for the front quarter glass. Also made good progress on the passenger side...should be able to finish it up tomorrow. The downside with using flux core welding wire....lots of work to dress it up properly. All this stuff may be covered, but I just can't leave it looking a mess. I'll have to spend some time with the grinder to make it all pretty...

I also decided to do a strength test of my skull. I reached for a piece of metal stock and managed to bump a wooden crate off an upper shelf. Of course it landed on my head. ...no stitches, but lots of blood and a nice bruise. Ouch! Ok. Let's not do that again...

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A little fiberglass work today. This is the scuff plate that goes under the rocker panel. Once it cures, I'll trim the edges and cut a couple of openings; one for extra airflow to radiator and a second for drainage after the radiator.

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