Just a update. Going really slow, but almost finished the tailgate and lift. Have some gas struts ordered for the lift gate, so should be here next week. After reading here about ways to do the AC, I bought a 5000 window unit and going to make a trap door on the drivers side rear low corner to fold down and just pull the window unit out to sit on the shelf. Just did a 50 mile shake down to see if the tailgate held together and was fine. Still lots to do with grandiose ideas on a little heavy trailer.