IS ANYONE AWARE THAT EARLY W/WIPER HOLES IN THE COWL ARE OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS THAN THAT OF LATER CARS ? THIS I DISCOVERED DURING THE IMPOSIBILE RUBBER GROMMET INSTALL... THE RUBBER GROMMETS ? FROM ROGERS Tii AND MAXIMILLIAN, THE CAR ? A VERY EARLY '68 '02. SOOO, I MEASURED THE OFFENDING HOLES IN MY CAR...12mm, ONLY SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE SPINDLE. I THEN MEASURED THE HOLES IN MY FRIENDS '75 PROJECT... 22mm ! HMMMMM, NO WONDER, THE GROMMETS FIT PERFECTLY IN HIS CAR !
MY QUESTION IS, SINCE THERE IS NO ROOM FOR A RUBBER GROMMET, WHAT IS THE CORRECT ASSEMBLY CONSIST OF ? I HAVE AN ASORTMENT OF HEAVY SS WASHERS, FLAT CHROME WASHERS, THE CHROME NUTS, BUT NO RUBBER COMPONENTS, OTHER THAN THE IMPOSIBLE ONES.
THANKS FOR ANY ENLIGHTMENT YOU CAN PROVIDE.