Wow, a lift. You lucky rascal. Yeah, it's a bear working by yourself. I may have to get a girlfriend back in my life to hand me tools when I need them. Second thought, nah.

The frame siderails are pretty straight, so maybe with a little Z in the front and a little bigger one in the rear you could drop this baby down pretty easily. It would also shorten up your wheelbase a little in case you wanted a short bed behind, rather than the long factory one.

Probably don't have to tell you, but watch using the garage beams as engine lifts. Friend of mine pulled the whole attic down on himself doing that. He had doubled up on the 2 x 8's or whatever is up there, but it still didn't hold.

Glad to see you are getting started. Now the questions begin. There are so many ways to approach a project like this .

Have fun.

Don