How do you remove a rear lift bed?

Pest007, I would love to see pictures of your bed modification as I plan to modify my bed as well. My plan is to move the angle iron piece, that the gas struts attach to, down 10 inches on the platform by attaching a 2"x4" piece of oak down the length of the bed platform for it to sit on top of the angle iron piece. The other thing I'll have to do is move the bed forward 4" from it's original position to allow for a change in pivot point of the platform when it raises to the ceiling, as well as raising the blinds for the windows above the bed. The benefit to doing it this way (I hope) is that I can leave the bed where it sits and raise it onto 2x4 supports when I'm ready to install the oak runner where the angle iron will sit. I've done enough modifications to know that they rarely go as smooth as assumed. Good luck finishing your bed mod.