Ghostwalker's wreck hits me (and probably many of us) close to home, as my 6 year old daughter would have been in her car seat where the rear seat of the truck used to be. Even more so since I drive a Gen I 2 door.

I had already been thinking of putting a crash cage in the truck, but this drives it home.

To that end, I'd like to pick apart the wreck in hopes of making a stronger truck.

The photo shows that the rear frame seems to be fairly intact, indicating that the bumper was torn off and pushed up over the top. The whole rear of the vehicle was crushed forward 12-18", but without the frame.

The roof folded as it should (the force has to go somewhere) and other than being cut off, the B pillar seems to have fared well.

The front did excellently, all things considered.

The real failure, it seems to me, is that the rear sheetmetal tore free from the frame and crumpled forward.

Suggestions?