[losthope]

i think you should build it the way you intended in the first place but look into buying a stock rear bumper and bumper brackets(not a thin cheap re-pop)....might have not dented your tailgate!If you worry about "what if happens" might as well keep it in the garage all the time.....but "what if" garage catches fire while trucks in there?? ...build it for your enjoyment or weld a gaint roll cage around it and drive the thing! A truck can always be replaced,take my 65 for example ,life moves on!