Thank you Guys. Oneeye, the Ranger frame stayed quite narrow so was a treat to work with. I did have some issues overguessing how light the back end of the pickup would be, so with my modifications, I have not enough suspension travel. That's not the fault of the frame, though. Your unit will be heavier at the back than mine. You might have to add a spring leaf to each side. Good luck.
30sx, you are the victim of an illusion created by my superb photo skills,---or a lucky shot. This truck did live in a shed most of its life so that's good, very little rust holes. That's the good news. The old fellow that had the truck hauled rocks off of his fields with this truck and loaded it with his tractor front end loader, so there's 3/8" to 1/2" deep dents all over from the middle of the doors to the endgate. Both doors have obviously swung open on the road quite a few times, as the hinges and the tin all around them are bent, broken and ripped. Also, if he couldn't fix a breakdown with haywire he didn't fix it, so the brakes stayed dead for many, many years. He ran into trees and sheds to stop so the front is not good.
