Not an insult at all, but why would me having only 7 posts make my comment funny? I've been tinkering with VWs for more than 15 years (some air, some water). Could I get some honorary posts to account for those years?
Anyway, a tube chassis was really the next logical step. Trying to come up with a coilover setup up front and the possibility of the upper shock mounts being a weak point for coilovers, working with mating that rear end to a stock chassis... You made the right call and I just figured that was where you were gonna end up going once you purchased the rearend assy. I only mentioned it as a form of conversation... Not meant to be an insult at all, I always look for your posts to see where your project is going. I'm building a Megasquirted Subaru powered 1303... not to the extent of your car, but it's nice to see someone else going the Subaru route that is also highly concerned with handling.