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Old 04-09-2022, 11:22 PM
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Thanks Pugsy.

I opened up one of the wiper shaft openings thinking I would have to use a modern stye, before I found some original transmissions. I found repro grommets in Australia so I needed to resize the hole.

I sanded a piece of graphite block to fit through the double inner panel and match the convex shape of the cowl with a dimple to locate the grasshopper nib. Then I welded it up, filed it back , and re bored the opening with a step bit.

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And the grommet in place.

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Very elegant weld-assist, Eugene.
(love those step bits. )
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