i made a reinforcement plate for the strut mount out of the old ones by cutting off the dome and grinding the centers until they fit down on top of the strut towers, then sanded them smooth and painted them:
im surprised how good they turned out considering all i was using was a bulky 4" angle grinder and a file...
once installed they cleaned up the look quite a bit:
steering linkage & subframe... you can just see the NOS steering damper in red...
next: wheel bearings/hubs, sway bar, etc.
