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looking for image or info on mounting wooden blocks and truck box to 29 , thanks, i know buy a book.

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Below are some pictures of the heavy wood sills that the bed sits on.
Rusty Nelson

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thanks Rusty, yes i have purchased new blocks, i have never seen my truck together before so i was wondering do these wooden blocks attach to frame first or to extension on lower edge of box sides, none of the holes on new blocks align with anything that i have , these blocks were non existent in pile of crap i acquired , thanks again

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thats exactly what info i needed, so that little Z bracket ? how many and can i buy them ?

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All the vendors carry them, Bert's, Bratton's, etc. The repros are about $25 each. They are made very close to the originals. I am attaching a picture showing an original bracket riveted to the bed.
Rusty Nelson

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I don't believe you can bolt the wood to the frame,and then the bed on top.I think there's a couple of bolts that go through the bed,and bolt to the wood,with the nuts recessed up into the wood.At least two of them are over the joint of the rear crossmember/frame.I'm thinking I found this out in the 70's on my own truck,by doing just what you are doing.If you hold the new bed sill up in place,it will be clear.That skived out spot in the sill is to clear the joint and rivets where the rear crossmember mounts.

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When I took my bed off the wood rails stayed with the bed......Three bolts on each side and off it came....

Here is a picture of a truck that is in a local museum..

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Thanks very good information!! Bob

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Info like this has never been published in any of the Model A repair manuals and there has never been a good book printed on restoring CC Pick-uo trucks. Perhaps someone would be interested in that endeavor ?

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Good idea on a CC pickup restoration book. Today, here in the Pacific Northwest, the model A Ford CC pickup is the most often restored Model A Ford body style. I would guess it is because we had a lot of Model A pickups to start with? I think that the number of restored model A pickups here in the Northwest probably exceeds the present number the usually the more common model A Tudor sedans here in the Northwest.

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without the expertise on the Barn here i would be lost, and to make matters more complicated i took a 29 Fordor and using rear panel from it and purchased a box from under a cows nose in a farmers field now have a pickup.if i could figure out the picture posting i am sure i would give you all grin.

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Because I've only owned my 30/31 truck for just over a year and I want to enjoy driving it first I may be the one that will actually do a book on complete breakdown and repair and restoration with line by line instructions and clear photographs..THAT'S PIC'S to the young folks..


I'm No Authority but I'm very detailed

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Picture posting procedure:
1. Click on "Go Advanced"
2. Click on "Manage Attachments"
3. Click on "Browse"
4. Find the picture in "My Pictures"
5. Click on the picture, then click on "Open"
6. Click on "Upload" and wait for it to upload
7. Come back to your message and finish it or click on "Submit Reply"

BTW, go to Google and enter: Sissel Shenandoah to hear this beautiful lady sing a great song.
Here's the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2LLxZ4nJZM

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It's just not right! How can one person be lucky enough to look like that and have the gift to sing like that. Did anybody hear a peep from the audience?

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EAT YOUR HEART OUT, she looks jist like my Home Help Gal:D
Bill Flirt

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Yep, Sissel has to be Norway's National Treasure.:)

With a voice like that I'm surprised I never heard of her until just 6 weeks ago when one of our Model A club members forwarded Sissel singing Auld Lang Syne. What an incredible voice. I need to record several of her songs off You Tube to have some traveling music.

Here's a link to another of her great songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK3_Kr2nLtA

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Great idea! I've just installed a shelf above the windscreen in my 30 CCPU. I plan on putting the CB there but before I do that, I've put a radio in - not thatthe radio is any good. Distances are too great to get reception in most of the outback but it is able to play from a memory stick or via bluetooth from either the phone or ipad.
How did we get here from talking about mounting a P/U box??:confused:

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Hey, it's all about the journey! :)

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hey fellas just getting around to mounting box on truck, so i am little confused should the wood be bolted to frame first or box rails , the recessed bolt holes have me confused. thanks all.