Wow, I didn't realize it had been almost a month since I updated this thread!
Since the last post, I decided to stop wrestling with myself and trying to kill two birds with the same stone. I split the production needs from my personal needs and desires, so this car will be free to go where I want to go.
The first thing is the roof had to go, and the had to get down out of the stratosphere. So, from here on, it's like taking a production car (the kits we're developing) and building a customized hot rod with it. The new plan:
Now to catch the thread up. We cut the sixteen brackets and they're welded on. Worked perfectly.
We're in process of machining the front knuckles.

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And working out the rest of the chassis and suspension.