Anything you can do to add metal to the unibody would help. A roll bar type reinforcement where you've got triangulation fore and aft would really help. Also welding the rear doors. If you welded inner panels to the outer body panels in the bed it would create a kind of holow "beam" structure that would help too.

Good luck with the project.

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