Sorry for the small picture size, actually from a old photo of my X77 in 1975 (notice it was reversed when it was enlarged). I added the sport mirrors to my Z, fortunately one of the only mods I made to the car (and easily supplanted with the original Guide mirrors). I always thought they looked better than the originals.
Holes in the door are correct. Left side controls slip right through, right side was manual (and stated "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear").
Regards,
Steve
Thanks Steve & Dave...
So OK, the holes are the original factory ones. Now I have to figure out how to mount the driver's side because the mounting bracket for the bullets are longer... and, the holes do _not_ line up.
The logical solution is drill a new rear hole exactly matched to the factory '69 holes. Something along these lines.
That would seem to put me in the ball park, and I would grind a slight relief for the cable, maybe less than indicated based on the bracket relief area in the '70 bracket. Alternatively I could slot the forward hole 1/8" and slide the bracket backwards that 1/8" and drill the exact rear hole so that its 1/8" forward (not slotted). If need be, I guess I could drop some beads of weld wire on the arc, then grind it smooth so the rear hole would have enough metal behind it. Something like this:
The first solution is probably the best because following the same logic on the PS would be straightforward and I'd know the brackets would locate the PS mirror fairly easily. Of course I could do the same weld/fill mod to the PS and move both mirrors back 1/8".
The _other_ issue is the gasket/pad. The 2nd Gen fender contour is totally different. BulletMirror.com has asked me to experiment with a couple of 3D printed gasket/pads based on my trial and error work. They sent me a reverse angle set and a flat set. They have the cable pass thru in the wrong spot because the pad is based on the 2nd Gen screw and cable holes so they have to correct that. I'm gonna try the reverse angle today, and give them a 2nd critique to see if they can modify the 3D file. I'll post up pictures as I progress.-Mike
