I think I'm getting interested in building one of these as well now. Camping and wheeling season is yesterday here in AZ! I would start one without the bed as well. Probably have the springs re-ached and SOA, new bushings / bolts in the shackles and of course new U bolts. I'd ditch the axle and just buy a normal trailer axle at www.etrailerpart.com . A simple square tube cargo box, 16 ga, sheet metal, fenders and a deck for cargo cover / tent base... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, about $1500.00 to build exactly what I want, seems pretty reasonable.

I'm going to head to the ghetto boneyards Saturday and start measuring, I will post measurements after I get back. Dang, south PHX, better take the arsenal... LOL.

Mike