I have not personally used them but when I was at Mar-K we sold a lot of beds to folks who used the Art Morrison frames. Their frames come in 2 or 3 varieties, will safely hold as much horsepower as you want, and handle great from what I was told. All the engineering is done and body and bed basically bolt on. It is worth considering especially with your ambitious time schedule. If I build another vehicle I will seriously check into it.
This company
www.iconthriftmaster.com uses Morrison frames in their Thriftmaster. Not a bad recommendation
Mark
