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We overlooked the metal strip that attaches to the bottom of the windshield regulator board since it was still attached to the original. Does anyone know what the function of this metal strip is?

I believe it is for the cloth cover on the board. Cloth is tacked to the board, the strip nailed on and the cloth overlaps the strip to the front od the board and cloth is tacked at the top of the board.

Somewhere up there is a metal strip that hold a rubber seal, kind of a wiper when the w/s is lowered & raised...Joe

nhinchas is correct, the fabric is tacked upside down onto the lower edge of the board and then the strip tacked in place with the lip facing the windshield. The fabric is then wrapped over the strip. The fabric needs to be long enough to also allow it to be carefully folded around ends of board.
There was not a "wiping" rubber seal in this area as far as I have been able to determine. The fabric comes very close to glass, but does not wipe it. The regulator board also had a thin (1/32") cardboard on side facing seats, with holes cut out to allow for the hardware such as the crank. This cardboard protects the fabric from the nail heads holding the hardware cover plates in place. TMI?

the wiper part of the windshield is on the upper glass rail.lift rail?Mine was crimped into place just, got the new rubber from the f/s.

I will be doing the windshield regulator board in the near future. Can anyone supply pictures of the strip and cloth? It will greatly help my restoration.

When you say "wiper" part of the windshield I think you mean the "rubber seal", which is intended to minimize drafts by sealing the space between the top of the windshield and the steel header when the windshield is in the full down position. It does not do any "wiping".

Yep. That's what I was trying to say...Joe

Yep me to.

Still looking for someone who can show me what the strip looks like. I might have something in my box of stuff from when I got the car but I don't know what I'm looking for.

See photo on left in members area showing a scrap of material installed on an old windshield regulator board I have ('30 or '31?). As seen, the material is first tacked to the bottom edge of the board upside down, then the steel strip is nailed in place. The material is folded around the strip, up over the front of board (there should be a thin cardboard protector on front face of board), then over top of board and tacked to back side of board (or top of board if you wish). enough material is left at ends (a couple of inches) so it can be neatly folded over ends of board and tacked to back side. I have a couple of spare steel strips as shown if you need one, they are just short of board length and about 1" wide.

Thanks for the picture Gunsmoke. To ship the strip will probably be prohibitive. Can you take a couple pictures of the strip. I'm guessing it is wider than the board and the "lip" you talk about sticks off the regulator board towards the windshield just to close the gap up more between the board and glass. Just a guess but my board is about 5/8" and you say it's about 1" so that's where I got my theory. I can make one up easy enough most likely as I have access to a sheet metal brake.
Thanks, Ted

First off, I'd be willing to donate a strip for the cost of shipping in a tube, if you want one. they have surface rust but are solid, straight and would easily clean up. As you know they are never seen again once upholstered.

This is likely not an easy piece to make as the return lip is very tight and the material quite heavy stock. Since you are being very conscientious about accuracy with your restoration, I will give you the specs as best I can!

You can see another view of this piece in my photo, a second strip is lying in background, and shows the lip/return. The piece is 40.5" x 7/8". The lip/return has outside dimensions of 1/4"x1/4". Material is 3/64" steel, or .045 stock. The 7/8" flatish area has a very slight convex shape to allow it to cover the fabric (which is put on short of front of wood) and the slight curve allows metal to lay tight to wood near front edge (piece finishes just slightly back from front edge).

The piece has 1/16" pre-drilled holes in a precise pattern, spaced 2&5/8" apart. However the end holes are 2&7/8" apart, and in the center, the 2&5/8" spacing spans the center and then has 2" spacing on either side of that before continuing with the 2&5/8" pattern. You may want to avoid the old holes in your wood board by adjusting the new hole locations. The hole pattern does not appear to matter much as there is no interference with anything. The larger holes are 1&1/4" from each end and are 7/32" dia, do not appear to have any purpose except perhaps to enable the pieces to be hung from a hook for painting/dipping etc (mine was originally dipped in the basic "japan black")? Finally the ends are cut off at an angle as shown, sides of this angle are 7/8" by 1/2".

Hope this helps, I'm not going to charge for my time!! Good luck.

Sent a PM, Thanks