1970 camaro "hide away" windshield wipers

JHS · #1 07-15-2013, 05:19 PM

Trying to find some info on the elusive hide away windshield wiper arms and tramsmission assembly for my 1970 ss/rs L78 project. I have yet to see these in person and am beginning to wonder if I should just substitute regular arms and transmission (I can only assume it is different). Suggestions? Also, know anyone who can rebuild the wiper motor??

Joe

**Mulsanne Blue** · #2 07-15-2013, 06:32 PM

Compared to the standard wiper set up, everything is completely different, nothing interchanges from the dash switch to the blades . Also, note that the hide-away motor takes a special mounting plate to the firewall. Further, if you find a transmission linkage, make sure that the small pivot clip is included. Those are hard to come by.

**njsteve** · #3 07-15-2013, 06:50 PM

Just about every Firebird had the retracting wiper setup standard, unless it was an ultra base model. So you may want to look at later Trans Ams 1970-81. The wiper motor itself changed in appearance after 74 or 75, I think. The early ones had the washer pump mounted on the wiper motor. The later ones had the pump mounted to the washer reservoir, itself, and as a result the wiper motor had a big flat section on its cover.