Something I plan to do eventually, is replace the vacuum canisters
with small electric solenoid rams. An adjustable mounting bracket
should be a simple affair and the rod would work same as original.
GM
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>I haven't installed it yet, but have planned it out using drawings
from
>one of the service manuals. I have a suitable gear-motor that
>terminates in a keyed 1/4 inch shaft. The plan is to mount a
single
>shaft with two bell cranks to actuate both of the headlight
housings
>simutaneously. I have a local machine shop that can fabricate the
>mounting brackets for the shaft bearings and motor. Then I will
add
>gears to the shaft and motor that are fixed in place with set
screws. I
>happen to have these items on hand, so the design will accommodate
the
>parts I have. Gears, shafts and bearings are easy to obtain. A
good
>source of standard parts is Small Parts Inc.in Florida (
>www.smallparts.com). Besides that you just need to fabricate the
>mounting brackets and bell-cranks. If the motor I have doesn't put
out
>enought torque, there are several suppliers of similar units. I'll
>report to the group once the change has been implemented. Right
now,
>I'm just waiting for the weather to warm up.
>
>George Schiro
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