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After thinking, chewing, reading, sleeping for a loooooong time, I finally dived into the bed latch mechanism. I used the bear claw universal latch assembly, enlarged the front bed bolt hole a bit, then took the latch apart and cut the top centering cone off. I believe it is really going to work perfect. I plan to weld the centering cone onto the frame so there are no bolt heads / fastener hardware to look unsightly. I’m not sure how I will re-assemble the latch under the frame rail yet, but it is going really well. The little things will work out now that the big things have been figured out. I purchased 2 universal door solenoids from Speedway, and they will mount inside the frame rail to actuate the latch with a button under the seat or dash. I hope to get back out later and get more done.