i know what you mean about spending tons of time , only to have to re-do something to make it work like it was supposed to ! as to the OP wiper deal, in the past on 35-to about 40 mopars, i have used vw bug wiper assemblys by lengthening the mounting pad and pivot arm. it worked pretty good, and was simple to do. the bad thing now is early bugs are not very plentyfull in bone yards. at the time, it was a cheap alternitive that worked.