Cummins Drift Truck a la Dum-Dum

[Dum-Dum]

have you sorted out a replacement rear?

Rear axle no, lack of money and they have started climbing in price and I'm not paying a grand for the axle I want.
Rear bed/tub also no. I'm not replacing it like for like, I'm gonna do something different, Possibly a plain wooden flat bed (with steel frame obvs).

there it goes! how many bolts actually hold the bed to the chassis?

8 bolts total plus rear light wiring and the fuel filler.

The front 6 bolts (3 each side) sit just outboard of the chassis legs and are really easy to find and come undone unexpectedly easily (half turn with the breaker then the rest on the ratchet) The rear pair are inside the chassis legs and access is obstructed by the tow bar which no doubt you won't be able to remove because the bolts will be rusted to f*ck.

That's why I cut the rear section out. Just cut around the bar that rests on the chassis and has the bolts in.