Windshield wiper motor mounting

Blue85 · Feb 8, 2021

Ok my chassis is a 1985. Recently I purchased a replacement cowl since the hood blew open and crushed the old one. But now I am reassembling the car and my windshield wiper motor don’t fit. I am assuming the replacement cowl is 87 or newer. Anybody know where I can get the plate that the motor mounts too?

Mustang5L5 · Feb 8, 2021

Not sold separately. You'll need to source a cheapo used 87+ wiper motor to rub the plate from.

FortySix&2 · Feb 8, 2021

This is not the first time I heard about hoods blowing up wrecking the cowls. Is this a common problem?

General karthief · Feb 8, 2021

Ever since they started making hoods that open from the front

Mustang5L5 · Feb 8, 2021

FortySix&2 said:
This is not the first time I heard about hoods blowing up wrecking the cowls. Is this a common problem?

yup. Happens quite often with aftermarket hoods. Lots of crushed cowls.

aftermarket really needs to make a reproduction cowl. They will sell a lot

Blue85 · Feb 8, 2021

The hood was really my fault. I had the hood struts installed and thought it was cool that when I pulled the hood latch it would open all the way by itself. Sooo therefore I didn’t install the secondary safety latch. Got on it hard one good time rolling about 20 and poof there it went. Guess the car flexed enough or something.

mikestang63 · Feb 8, 2021

been there done that 4 years ago

Blue85 · Feb 8, 2021

Yep looked just like that. Didn’t take long before I was the guy with the “flyberglass” hood

Blue85 · Feb 8, 2021

Mustang5L5 said:
Not sold separately. You'll need to source a cheapo used 87+ wiper motor to rub the plate from.

Found one on eBay for 30.00 shipped. Tried prestige first but the guy was not listening and refused to reason that they could be different. Guess he knows everything. Wish I did

$wine · Feb 8, 2021

Seem like a lot of hoods flying off. Is there any third-ary safety mechanism available?
ive never had one fly off on me, so I really want to be certain it never happens.

Blue85 · Feb 8, 2021

You could always use hood pins. Personally I don’t like them.

$wine · Feb 8, 2021

Blue85 said:
You could always use hood pins. Personally I don’t like them.

When I bought my coupe it had hood pins I assume installed after hood flew up. Cowl and roof was gently damaged. I replaced the hood and fixed the latch, cowl and roof.

FortySix&2 · Feb 9, 2021

General karthief said:
Ever since they started making hoods that open from the front

Ha, But if Ford didnt get the hoods tight enough from the factory I feel we would have seen some sort of recall or something?

Mustang5L5 said:
yup. Happens quite often with aftermarket hoods. Lots of crushed cowls.

aftermarket really needs to make a reproduction cowl. They will sell a lot

So just aftermarket then? Or do I need to start worrying about my stock hood flying up?

LILCBRA · Feb 9, 2021

Way back in the early nineties my brother had an 84 GT that the hood flew open on me while I was flying down the freeway. There didn't seem to be anything wrong with the latch or anything, so we weren't sure what the problem was. I bought him a used hood, he had it painted, and he was on his way. I later heard of a lot of other people with Fox Mustangs who had the same problem. I'm not sure what the problem is, but I would recommend making sure your secondary latch is in good shape and definitely catches your hood every time. I can attest to how bad it sucks trying to peer through the sliver of space you can see under the hood while driving at a high speed - it's not fun.

90sickfox · Feb 9, 2021

Hood bumpers are also important. They keep the hood from wobbling at speed. The actual latch only holds a small amount of the catch. The hood hinges have a lot of side to side play. Leads to a bad recipe.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 9, 2021

FortySix&2 said:
So just aftermarket then? Or do I need to start worrying about my stock hood flying up?

Vast majority of hood-fly-ups that I've seen on the forums, or FB have been with an aftermarket hood. I'd say 99% or so. I actually do not recall seeing anyone with an OEM hood and OEM hood latch and safety catch in place ever comment on their hood flying up. I'm sure it has happened, which is why I left 1% our of my tally, but I don't recall seeing it much.

Anytime i close my hood, i grab it with both hands and lift the car up with all my might. It's a habit at this point, even when I walk around the car to check the hood. My hood setup is all stock though, and avoiding a fly-up is one reason why i've never changed it.

LILCBRA · Feb 9, 2021

Mustang5L5 said:
Vast majority of hood-fly-ups that I've seen on the forums, or FB have been with an aftermarket hood. I'd say 99% or so. I actually do not recall seeing anyone with an OEM hood and OEM hood latch and safety catch in place ever comment on their hood flying up. I'm sure it has happened, which is why I left 1% our of my tally, but I don't recall seeing it much.

Anytime i close my hood, i grab it with both hands and lift the car up with all my might. It's a habit at this point, even when I walk around the car to check the hood. My hood setup is all stock though, and avoiding a fly-up is one reason why i've never changed it.

My brother's 84 would fit that 1% - his car was bone stock. That car might have been hexed or something too though. The hatch window shattered on him while he was driving on a highway one day, too. He ended up getting rid of it soon after.

General karthief · Feb 9, 2021

Ha, But if Ford didnt get the hoods tight enough from the factory I feel we would have seen some sort of recall or something
@FortySix&2, You're not serious?

Blue85 · Feb 9, 2021

General karthief said:
Ha, But if Ford didnt get the hoods tight enough from the factory I feel we would have seen some sort of recall or something
@FortySix&2, You're not serious?

Yea no recalls here. Just gotta own it. Like I said mine was 100% my fault. I agree with the 99% statement,I would suspect very few of these issues were all factory set ups

Blue85 · Feb 9, 2021

mikestang63 said:
been there done that 4 years ago

I see you had the hood struts too....

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