The Yard Dart, a Reclamation. '64 Dart GT Ragtop

Well, sometimes the best idea is to talk to the expert. I called RMS, and Mr. Reilly himself took the call.
VERY HELPFUL, friendly guy, lots of info. I explained a bit about the history of the Yard Dart and the AlterKtion from ten years ago. He mentioned the "old style" vs "new style" arms and asked several questions. For photo reference I told him about this thread; he went there and said "HAH! A friend of mine sent me pictures of the online sale post of this car!" he said his friend observed that 'you know you've made it when your suspension has been on the market long enough to make to the junkyard!'. I couldn't agree more! Hopefully, the wrecking yard has been forestalled for a while longer!
He went on to say that yes, these are the 'early style' arms and that no, they are not installed on the wrong side. He said they changed the design of these specifically to address the wheel issue that I am having. He agreed with my plan to cut and re-fit the hoop as described above. He added that if I used a truck style oil pan on a late Hemi that I could simply relocate the steering rack mount to the rear a few inches to fix the tie rod issue(!) Man, it just gets better!
I mentioned the obviously-not-Wilwood brakes; He told me that the brake calipers are GM pieces and the rotors are for a Granada. I'm assuming this was an economy brake package.
I love this community.