Spooner/Geof,
Sounds like the safe thing is to fabricate bolt-on body mounts, but that doesn't exactly appeal to my lazy side. Would appreciate your input so I'll see if I can post a couple of pictures this weekend.
I should've explained that this box is unlike normal van bodies in that it's 100% aluminum construction -- imagine a huge ambulance body. The front-to-rear strength members are 2" x 3" C channel and are 48" on center which necessitates the body mounts unless you have a better suggestion. The company that built the box apparently had no problem welding body mounts to the stretched (welded seam) C65 frame that I salvaged the box from. This led me to believe that it might be OK to weld with certain manufacturers.
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