Yeah, I'm in Anchorage.
I have a little hatchback that I commute back and forth to work in to save gas so I don't need to drive my 65 anyways. It has a few problems that need to be fixed before I'd feel safe driving it and I'm not big on the longbed mostly because I won't be using it as a work truck. I'd rather have a truck with a shorter wheelbase and they look better on the old trucks IMO.
The frame I got from a friend doesn't have springs in the front though. It has torsion bars which I'm trying to replace. Is it possible to just drop the torsion bars out along with the crossmember and replace the old front A arms with new ones and coil springs?