yeah, it was cool chattin' about these nutty professor schemes.
From what I see, look into those (4) hoodpins and hardware. I've made mine out of Aluminum like 8 years back and now found a pair for sale at a upstate Sprint car shop. They have to be of 6061 or 7075. some pressure there from the head draft. A little hard to thread but doable. shaved 1-1/2 pounds.