[MDPotter]

It sounds like you and I are in about the same spot on our builds. If I were you, I would buy a whole new bed floor if you can't find a shortbed (bed only) for sale. It's rare enough to find a factory shortbed, so it's even harder to find a SWB bed for sale.

I think the orientation of the pictures has to do with the way you hold your phone when you take the picture. With my iPhone, I have to hold it sideways (power button on top, volume buttons on bottom) when I take the picture. If I take a picture in any other orientation, it ends up sideways or flipped when I attach.