Ed, I've owned six T3 Dokas & one T25 Sinka. All had those wooden strips riveted by the factory. I'm fact the two or more Dokas I've had a pleasure of meeting, all had the same deal. Since my mid-80's and late-80's Syncro Dokas still sport their factory 'wood', it would seem to suggest those rivets do a halfway business of holding down their jobs.;-) I'm not even counting the T1 & T2 trucks that I've owned. Those had wood strips too but my memory of the details are fuzzy at best. Without seeing photos of the rivet holes on your Doka, I can only venture a guess.
Regards, BenT sent from my electronic leash On Jul 15, 2011, at 4:13 AM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > THANX all for the replies- I doubt the factory would try to hold wood down > with rivets, that won't last long. And these rivets aare in a straight > line, in my 71 single cab they weren't in line. >> Doug: You could countersink the holes in the bed and use the flat head > sealing > rivet to maintain a flush finish. btw. > > now THAT sounds like an idea to try > THANX > ed |
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