I was going back through some of my old threads and realized I never finished this one.
So here it is -
closure.
After much thought I finally came to the realization that this long bed was not what I really wanted. It needed a LOT of body work to get it into good shape. So I made the decision to strip the parts I had put into it and scrap the hull. I found a local guy that sort of specializes in parts for these truck to come haul off the carcass. Here are the final pics.
Rest in peace, '77 Silverado.
I have since picked up an '86 Scottsdale short bed. It will receive most of the parts that were originally inteneded for this truck.