Danny........Yeah, your right about my unfounded comment about R & P steering being commonplace . It isn't, it's probably because I'm excited that Greg is pretty confident that I will have it in my Spyder, so it had been sloughed off, in my mind, as another... "obstacle removed" thus allowing myself to be......a little cavalier in my comments!!
On your other comments you forgot to mention that if it's Subaru equipped, a radiator is required as well. It almost looks like a real close review of gas tank configuration and shape should be done. Perhaps no useable trunk at all ! How about determining a closer clearance between the tank and the steering column?.
It seems as though there is more spatial review to be done up front before deciding to totally redesign everything. I don't work there and maybe I'm totally talking with my head unscrewed, but these are my thoughts and I enjoy reading others........Bruce