[CWizard]

Dean - Most excellent thread. Thanks for starting it. Some comments on your mods:
1. From your pictures, it looks like your set up would constrain the shaft more from side to side, but it can move more top to bottom than with the original hoop. Am I seeing this correctly?
2. With regard to the clearance problem, how about turning the bolts around so the heads are on the outside? In the pics, it looks like there's enough clearance for that to work. That way, you don't risk reducing the strength of the fastener by cutting down on thread engagement length (by cutting off the ends of the bolts).
Again, very good show.
Jerry