The AD trucks came from the factory with sheet metal stops welded in part way down the stake pocket. My bed also had thru holes front to back just above the bottom of the stop. But the stops in mine had been beaten out by whatever they put in the pockets and there were holes in the aprons below the stake pockets. All that is getting fixed, including new stops that I had fabricated.
The first pic shows one of the stops sitting above where it goes in the stake pocket, and the holes thru both the stake pocket and the stop for a thru-bolt. The second pic shows my dimension sketch for fabbing new stops. An ex-employee worked for a company that has a 30 ton press brake, and offered to bend them up for me. Pic #3 is the new stops painted and ready to go in.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
