NS F355 Project (Page 35/73)
Yarmouth Fiero NOV 19, 06:29 PM
Oh that? Yes, there is a large unused space behind the seats. Not sure what to use it for.

[This message has been edited by Yarmouth Fiero (edited 11-19-2013).]

Yarmouth Fiero NOV 21, 07:53 PM
I have been giving lots of thought to the question regarding a suitable wiper arm and blade combination for the extended windshield and modified wiper arm positions. The stock Fiero wiper blade is 18" and mocking up the arms based on the new pivot locations, it appeared a 24" blade would certainly fit. Just for curiousity sake, I ran over to Canadian Tire and bought a 24" economy wiper blade. Here are the results using the stock wiper arms with the upgraded 24" blades. I swept both arms while tracing the blade tips with a Sharpie. Considering that my car will probably see very little rain and in Yarmouth, you're more likely to get hit with Seagull splatter, I think the blade upgrade might just do the trick.
fieroguru NOV 21, 08:06 PM
Looks like it will work!
The trick will be keeping the two blades from hitting each other!
Yarmouth Fiero NOV 21, 08:10 PM
I agree Fieroguru, that is still untested as of yet. I just got my animation upgrade for Rhino, so as soon as I get time to learn it, I'll hopefully be able to add the animation to my designs.
Yarmouth Fiero DEC 15, 08:15 PM
Well the year is almost over and I figured I better get a new post entered before the holidays. I'm still fabricating components for the new wiper arrangement and its been a slow process. I made the new mounting plates for the wiper pivots using 316 SS plate but I was not happy with the quality so they found a home in the scrap bucket. I made a second set out of aluminum plates and I am happy with how they turned out. Here are a couple pics. I used nylock nuts but I think I'll swap them for acorn nuts.... just for cosmetic reasons. I'll add lock washers as well.







With the pivots mounted, I can now finalize the linkage lengths and get the whole thing installed and tested. Fingers crossed that it doesn't bind or vibrate.
Bloozberry JAN 04, 04:05 PM
Yarmouth Fiero JAN 08, 08:59 AM
I know... I know......... I have not been fulfilling my duties to keep things progressing and my followers up to date. Anyone else find the month of December went by way to fast?

On a good note, work is very busy and bidding a project that would keep us going to 2018. Unfortunately, it has the same effect on the project car.

The wiper mods are proving to be a little more challenging since the passenger side cowl doesn't have near the room for my linkages as the drivers side so I'm working to " open things up". The wiper mechanism is complete and the mounting plates are out for powdercoating.

I also have material on hand to build the lower mounting flange for the extended windshield. I'm going to use 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/8" angle, with one flange almost removed so that when I roll it into the desired arc, it will lay back to match the slope of the windshield glass. Also, since most of the original hvac cowl openings are now going to be inside the extended windshield, I'll be fabricating covering plates to seal things up.

Once it warms up enough for the fluorescent lights to come on in my garage, I'll get some updated photos.

Thanks for standing by and I hope everyone has a prosperous and healthy 2014.
Bloozberry JAN 20, 12:55 PM
OK, OK... what are your excuses this month? You could make any of those South of the border believe that it was too cold to work in the shop, except I know better. It's been above freezing for two straight weeks now. So where's the progress? Hmmm? Poke poke...
Yarmouth Fiero JAN 25, 12:47 PM
Finally, the first weekend in months that we aren't traveling the province for high school hockey tournements or working. Sorry for the slow progress.

The wiper pivot plates are powdercoated and I test fitted them to the front cowl. Unfortunately, there are alot of stainless steel fasteners visible but using the carriage bolts made it look a little less cluttered. Now I can cut the linkages to their final length and test the new wiper configuration for interference.







I have started on the fabrication of the new lower windshield support for the extended windshield. Most of the existing openings in the stock cowl will have to be covered as they will lie inside the extended windshield. With the slope of the new glass approximately 25 degrees, my plan was to cut down a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 1/8" angle to 1 1/2" x 3/4" x 1/8" and then roll it to the shape of the lower edge of the glass. I wasn't happy with the results of the first attempt so I have decided to cut the two parts from 1/8" plate and weld them together for the desired angle and curvature. Here is a drawing of how I would like it to fit to the glass.





Btw... today it's 2 degree C in the garage Blooz so you are right.... no excuses there.
Yarmouth Fiero JAN 26, 04:39 PM
Today I made a cardboard template of the plate that will cover all the stock holes and openings in the lower windshield cowl. I have a nice sheet of stainless steel that I might make the covering plate out of since it will be hard to paint the underside once it's welded in place. I also laid out the curved plate that will form the lower edge of the windshield flange for the extended windshield. It certainly reaches forward a long way, almost to the front compartment.