UPDATE:
i went and hauled the bed home last night. The bodywork was suposed to be finished out (minus paint) but since the guy working on it already had it 3 months, i decided to finish it myself. Here are some pics of it in natural light and some pics of the bottom side and the bracing involved.
(ignore the chain and straps... still on the trailer.. lol)
i'll be addressing the underside and front end this evening/tomorrow with some POR and some more paint. THEN i'll set the bed on the truck and start on the inside of the bed... need some primer on it for a show this weekend, then i'll take the bed off after the show and start mounting the air management stuff.