Hi there!
I wish I didn't have to go 4x4 but I live off a road that requires it unfortunately. That's interesting on the steel bottom bed - mine still has the old wood underneath it. I thought all of them had wood bottoms.
Yep, she runs .. I'm having my mechanic bleed the brakes so I can drive her home before the road becomes impassable. After that I'll start disassembly ...