Doors
The rolled reinforcements look like they were arranged to fit around the depression in the door, I agree that makes it look more factory than owner modified. On the other hand, there is nothing inside a normal CMP door that needs access (except the latch that is accessed through a small plate at the top of the door. Is there any chance that the "access covers" are actually the lubrication and wiring diagrams painted over enough times that any profile has been lost?
The pads to mount the standard side screens are still there so I think the window setup is probably an owner modification.
With regard to the frame length, there were 2 lengths of rear overhand made. The shorter version had just enough frame behind the spring hangers to mount the tow hook mountings, the longer was 12 to 14 inched longer. The people fitting the dump bed would likely have have cut the frame just behind the last crossmember (which is in line with the spring hangers) to reduce the overhang, help dump angle and coincidentally reduce stresses in the frame.
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