Windscreen, washer jet and stay

Initially I applied masking tape to the scuttle and marked the centre lines for the washer jet and wiper spindles. The spindle centres were marked at 415 mm from the outside of the stanchions. With the washer jets I had decided, like most, to only fit one double jet even though two were in the kit. This was marked up on the centre of the car.

Spindle and washer jet centres marked

Washer jet

The centre of the washer jet hole was marked 45 mm from the screen rubber and 20 mm back from the bonnet recess on to some masking tape. An 8 mm hole was drilled through the scuttle. The jet was fed through the hole and the supplied nut was used to secure it from underneath. The angle of the jets will need adjusting once power can be applied to the pump.

Washer jet fitted

The clear plastic water tube was then cut and fixed to the jet and to the washer bottle pump. This was simply pushed over the tails (you may need to warm the end to do this).

Windscreen centre stay

This should have been an easy job, but like many this didn't turn out to be the case! The stay consisted of three parts plus two screws. The stay was put to one side. The lower part of the bracket was bent a little more to reflect the angle of the screen. The two brackets were made up in to one bracket and fitted to the bottom of the screen in to the two pre-tapped holes using the screws supplied (at this stage the screen was off the car). The screen was then offered up to the body.

Two brackets made in to one and attached to screen

With the screen in place, it was clear that the bracket was about 3 mm above the scuttle. Problem! A quick call to Andy helped solve the issue.

Each screen is handmade and this means that the tolerance is quite wide. The answer was to elongate the stanchion holes and drop the windscreen to close the gap and put a little more compression on the rubber strip.

So screen off again. Stanchion legs and cross braces removed. The fixing holes were then elongated to allow the screen to drop a few millimeters.

Stanchion hole elongated a little

After a few attempts, the holes were opened out the right amount. I needed patience here and so did Carol, who was roped in to help put the screen on and take it off .... quite a few times. The stanchions and cross braces were loosely fitted to the car. Then the windscreen fitted and measurements checked again. Now the stay bracket fitted flat to the scuttle. Phew!

Stay bracket in place

The screen screws and bolts were tightened up to stop the screen moving and measurements taken. After a little bit of adjustment, the measurements were spot on.

The next step was to fix the windscreen stay. In theory a simple job, but due to the size and angle of the bracket it took an age. To tighten the button heads, I had to grind down an Allen key a little. I expected this to be the worse part, but no. The bracket was fixed to the scuttle using nyloc nuts and washers. Next the stay was fitted. This involved hooking one end over the top of the screen and the tightening two nuts at the bottom around the bracket. What a job! I definitely needed patience here.

Screen stay in place

So now it is done. Just need to remember to apply silicone around the stanchion legs and escutcheons, to keep the water out.