Ranger ARE DCU barn door shell mod for 1st GEN

Ok, Im finally getting around to posting the modifications I made to my Ranger ARE DCU double barn door shell. There is a 2" length difference between the Ranger and Tacoma box. Tacoma being longer.
These are the 2 pieces I removed. The 1x1.5 thin aluminum was the old lower rear door frame and the 1x1 black angle was on the front of the cap.

Rear lower door frame removed.

New 1x1 1/8 thick aluminum bar welded in place. Drilled a new hole for the lock rod. Rear of cap is done.

The new 1/8 thick 1x2 for the front.
Installed, sealed and much sturdier than before. The rear of the bed floor were in rolls down above the bumper got pushed forward with a 2x4 to gain the extra 1/2".


Getting ready for the weather seal and some aluminum checker plate to cover a burn hole in the outer skin. Whoops!

Nice solid seal up front. Still have enough room to clean the windows too. I also found some soft rubber seal I used between the cap and taillight gap. Sorry no pics of that right now.

I paid $300 for the cap, $55 for the aluminum, afternoon spent with my cousin doing the mod and of course dinner at the pub afterwards. Couldn't even put a deposit on a new cap for that price. So I say buy the Ranger cap and make it fit.