Oldmanmopar,
If you were in Florida, I'd be on the phone to you right now. To the best of my knowledge, the torsion bar cross member is solid and actually, the passenger side frame rail seems solid as well, I poked around on it with a screw driver after I saw the driver's side. I'd prefer to do the whole front clip for sure but I don't have the greatest work space and definitely don't have access to a lift. If I found a complete front clip with nice inner fenders and a K-member, I'd probably consider going that route.
