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carnut14
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hello and a question

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first let me say you guys are a absolue gold mine of information. I've owned my 29AA nearly a two weeks and have been searching this forum for at least one of them. Great stuff thanks for taking the time to write it all down.

Question. One thing I have not been able to find in the forum archives is information on the stake right behind the cab. First my title says 1929 which I believe is correct, just in case there are differences. But on the front of the flatbed there are only two pockets. These pockets are placed so that a standard stake will not fit. All the rivets/welds look origional, but the available slot in the pocket is approx 1/4 x 3. these two pockets are placed on either side of the cab.

A fellow has told me the "stakes" were realy flat metal bars and the wooden horizontal slats are attached to the bars. Could this be true? Does anyone have a picture of this?

Thanks again

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gunmetal
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gunmetal wrote:
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gunmetal
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This comes out of the book How to Restore Your Model A volume 7. my e-mail address is terry_rose2002@yahoo.com for pics,drawings,information. my avator is my truck I took it total apart to restore it. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
spdway1

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Hello Carnut,
Welcome to the forum.
Please check out AND join the Ford Model AA Truck Club - membership form at http://www.fmaatc.org if you have not already! It only gets better!!
Keep on trucking! :)
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spectria
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carnut14 wrote:first let me say you guys are a absolue gold mine of information. I've owned my 29AA nearly a two weeks and have been searching this forum for at least one of them. Great stuff thanks for taking the time to write it all down.

Question. One thing I have not been able to find in the forum archives is information on the stake right behind the cab. First my title says 1929 which I believe is correct, just in case there are differences. But on the front of the flatbed there are only two pockets. These pockets are placed so that a standard stake will not fit. All the rivets/welds look origional, but the available slot in the pocket is approx 1/4 x 3. these two pockets are placed on either side of the cab.
A fellow has told me the "stakes" were realy flat metal bars and the wooden horizontal slats are attached to the bars. C
000000ould this be true? Does anyone have a picture of this?
Thanks again carnut14
Are these the bed pockets you are referring to?
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Are these the bed pockets you are referring to?
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carnut14
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Terry, Don, Dave THANKS!

ok a flat bar, I can make a couple of those.

Yes the picture showing the "narrow" pockets appears to be the same size as mine.

As to the remaining pockets I now recognize my bed has be altered quite a bit, there are welds and cuts everywhere.

I will get some pictures today.
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Post by Neil Wilson »

The pictures posted by Dave are the 185-A which is for the 1930 AA157. A 1929 AA would have the 88-A platform. The front pockets are as shown in the picture below. The drawings posted by gunmetal are for the 88-A.
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carnut14
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well that looks familiar, attached is a picture of my bed sans flooring.

perhaps it is not as cut up as I first thought.
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