Thank y'all for your replies and advice. Y'all sure have nice looking trucks. I went ahead and pulled the trigger. I pick the truck up Wednesday!!! I'll try and post better pics when I get it.
I still haven't decided which route to go on the frame and running gear. While I can make two pieces of metal stick together I sure wouldn't call it welding!!! Luckily I have few buddies who are pretty handy at welding and fabricating. So that shouldn't be a issue. I'm sure once I get going on this I'll have a ton of questions.
Thanks again, mike