1988 Crew Cab shortbed overhaul

[lt1wrangler]

Hey guys, Im new to the board but lurked on here for years. I have wanted a crew cab for years and just never found the right truck to restore. I pulled the trigger a few weeks ago and bout this truck. Its a 1988 7.4L, turbo 400 truck with dana 60's. The structure of the truck is very solid and all the cab and bed mounts a re in really good shape. One rocker has some rust and it needs a little mechanical work but runs out ok. I think the truck was restored once before and someone put a later front clip on it. I gave $6200(hope that was a decent deal). I drove it back 4 hrs from middle ohio.

The plan is to short bed, 4l80e, and do a frame off in some fashion. I don't know the in's and out's of the square bodies so feel free to correct me if I post dumb info, its just because I don't know the difference. I have already asked carboncrew a ton of questions and I really appreciate his helpfulness.