[RallySnake]

Glyn,

I'm glad you brought this up. When I built my car, I used a lever system from a Fiat 850 Spyder. The lever system only gives a 90 degree sweep which is pathetic. I have collected all the parts to convert to the Lucas cable drive system. The modification above is excellent! I wanted a larger sweep to cover more of the windshield (than the stock Lucas system provides) and this shows how to do it. You need about 160 degree sweep.

Now, as far as the wiper reducing visablity, I don't get it. From my normal seating position with the wiper arm parked at the bottom of the windshield, it only blocks the view of the hood. The wiper arms should have a bend in them to park the blade parallel to the bottom of the frame. If they don't, put them in a vice and bend them (you may have to heat with a torch).

I am planning to convert the sweep to start on the driver's side instead of the passenger side for a very good reason. It will wipe my side of the glass earlier. If the wiper starts on the passenger side (as mine does), when you're suddenly hit with a splash of water, you are blind until the wiper gets all the way across the sweep. Believe me, with well over 100,000 miles driving my car through all kinds of weather, I've been there and done that.

Paul