No worries  It's been a while since i spoke to him so I hope he works out for you. Regards, Martyn

You could try
Brian Brady
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Last time I talked to him he was based at Thirroul but travelled to Shellharbour to look at my car and give advice and didn't charge because he already had another job down this way and it was on his way. Not sure whether he does work in Sydney but it'd only be a phone call to find out. I found he's very good to talk to, and gave me lots of helpful advice. Martyn

Rotation direction of the Commodore motor I'm using is stamped on the cover plate of the motor. It's anticlockwise when viewed from the front of the car.

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Those photos were there last night, now appears they're not. Will repost tonight.  Martyn

Hi FCR, here are pics of my modified arm. The Commodore arm bent quite easily and left room for the original nut. I cut the Commodore linkage end off and tacked on the end of the EK arm. It had already been chopped about by the previous owner. Now I know it works I'll weld it fully.
Unsure about rotation direction. Will rewire the motor tomorrow night and report back if no-one else can reply before then. Regards, Martyn

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PS The bog on the firewall is not my doing!

Oops, not NES!  Nice work too.

I'll have a look tonight NES. I'll also post a pic of the arm I'm using. It's a combination of the Commodore arm where it fits to the motor, plus the end of the arm that was on the existing wiper motor when I got the car.

Hi NES304, good point. The photo doesn't show it well but there's a gap between the round housing and the firewall. In addition I'll be putting a rubber gasket betweem the mounting block and the firewall. Even now without that and without any firewall insulation it's pretty quiet.

Hi all, thought I'd better post something substantial after all the help (and laughs) I've had from other posts. I have an FC Standard Sedan, purchased 18 years ago, and stored for 13 of that. I've had it in my current garage for 5 years, and that's gone so quick it hasn't been funny. Hopefully things will speed up now. I bought it from a friend when he needed to sell off all his assets in a hurry. He'd bought it as a modified vehicle 12 months prior and not touched it. It's been very badly modified but not to the point of being beyond help. It had a 186, Trimatic, HR front, EH column and EH rear. I've swapped the EH for an HR rear end and will be putting in an Aussie 4 speed, along with mod cons such as air, power windows and central locking. I suspect it's been pranged front left corner as it had FE guards and grille and the firewall is pretty badly split in quite a few spots. I had it for 15 years before I checked closely enough to see it's really an FC. It'll be getting put back to FC metal and grille, but at least I've had a foot in both camps Body will be kept stock, with white steel wheels and no hubcaps for an old stocky look.
I thought I'd show some pics of the wiper setup (poached with many thanks to Brett). I wanted a clean look without the baseplate but didn't want to modify the firewall. I found a section of 12mm polyethylene chopping board did the job. No doubt someone with a waterjet cutter could knock up something pretty similar and much neater. (Yeah, FCRB26, you'll be hearing from me for some future jobs!) Wires feed through the firewall behind the motor. I used the original Commodore arm, but welded the end of the EK arm to it and changed the angle of attack to clear the firewall. Sweep and synchronisation are perfect. Will be interesting to see how they go with a strong airflow over them but at least in the garage they're spot on. The original oval opening will be filled and just the mounting , central shaft and wiring openings will be left. Although I can only just flex the firewall if I try hard, I'll still be putting a bracing plate behind to compensate for the relatively small fixing area. The last shot is looking straight up the firewall to show the clearance achieved by using the mounting block.
Many thanks to all who post such great info, and to RET for the info on posting photos. Hope I got it right. Regards, Martyn.
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Hi Fink, I have what I believe are 3 caps for Tasmans. PM me with your email address and I'll email some pics to see if they could be what you'd need for a full set. They're all the same cap but have different stickers on them. Martyn

Hi Martyn,

Hope you are feeling better.

John

Yeah mate, all good now thanks! No excuse for not working on the car now...
Have a bit more tidying up to do and will post  some pics of my Commodore wiper conversion (after learning how to post pics). Will also then put some on members build forum.

Hi Martyn,

Have you just recently received them?

John

Hi John, no, was sick for a while and only got to the post office on the weekend. They would have been there for a while.

Regards, Martyn

Hi John, inserts received, stoked with the product. Thanks very much.

TTV6,  Thanks for your previous post. 

Martyn

Hi John, Thought I replied via PM but can't see a record of it after pressing send. If not received let me know and I'll have another go. Thanks, Martyn

Hi Martyn,

I have some sets available, I can send you a PM with my bank details if you wish to purchase a set or two.

Yes you did everything right, I hope we see a lot more of you on the forum.

Cheers
John

Hi John, I'd appreciate that, thank you.
I'll start sticking up a few posts on an FC I'm building. I did a VP wiper installation based on Brett's that I think some would find handy. Have been blown away with how much useful info is available in the forum. Time i gave something back I reckon...
Regards, Martyn
Regards, Martyn

Hi Maco, Do you still have any of these available? Regards, Martyn

PS Long time viewer, first time poster. Hope I did everything right.