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

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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