It is probably a long shot, but I will present my question in the hope that someone might have crossed this bridge before. I discovered that apparently the wiper transmission/linkage and therefore the mounting bracket of my Panel track windshield wiper motor is different from the 1/2 ton trucks. It looks like they delineate between the LD (light duty?) and HD (heavy duty?) trucks in this regard. I have posted a pic of the assembly manual and the pic on the left is the LD bracket that is mounted on the centerline of the cab and the pic on the right is the HD bracket that is mounted to the left of centerline and is canted. Surprisingly, the pic on the right is what I have on my panel truck instead of the one commonly encountered.
I was hoping to just buy an electric conversion (via New Port per the comments that I have read on the forum) and move on. Now that appears to not be an option. Luckily I do have the transmission/linkage and it looks to be in workable condition after clean-up but my question is simple....does anyone know of an aftermarket electric wiper motor kit that fits my configuration or is this another unexpected custom design task? Before I set off investigating various wiper motors and coming up with a solution I thought I might ask. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
1949 Chevy Panel Truck A Project Journal I'm old but I make up for it by being immature.
