14-04-2021, 08:53 AM
John,
I made mine 30 years ago when I had no money and very little skill. Still do in fact!
For the hinge tube I used a piece of discarded electrical trunking (3/4" diameter) and fabricated the upstand ends from 1/8" x 3/4" steel flat bar (I did have a mig welder). The glass channel was bought from Woolies or similar and was probably the most expensive bit. The hinge pivots were fabricated from steel bar. The hood brackets were my design and don't work very well - worth looking at a production car to see how they should be put together.
I have since moved the wiper to the bottom where it works much better.
If you have (or could borrow) a welder I'm sure you could fashion something suitable. I can take better photos at the weekend if it helps?
I made mine 30 years ago when I had no money and very little skill. Still do in fact!
For the hinge tube I used a piece of discarded electrical trunking (3/4" diameter) and fabricated the upstand ends from 1/8" x 3/4" steel flat bar (I did have a mig welder). The glass channel was bought from Woolies or similar and was probably the most expensive bit. The hinge pivots were fabricated from steel bar. The hood brackets were my design and don't work very well - worth looking at a production car to see how they should be put together.
I have since moved the wiper to the bottom where it works much better.
If you have (or could borrow) a welder I'm sure you could fashion something suitable. I can take better photos at the weekend if it helps?