I just passed the design plans along to one of the guys who does drop plates on vw.. here was his response:

yes Im interested in making this custom plate for you. I just got another batch of steel from my supplier and I havn't started machining them yet. If you have an extra spindle, please send it to me. I'll use if for my 2D CAD drawing. when the plates are finished I'll ship the spindle back with them. How many people do you figure are interested? Also please send me a picture of the spindle so I can have a better look before starting. I would cut you a deal on your set if you can get me a few more people to buy them. Like I'd only charge you say $50 total to cover the shipping and materials if thers more people needing them. A one time custom set would run about $150 shipped if you only wanted one set.
let me know what you think, my address is:
Jeremy

initially have the drawings and such saved and lined up. But I wanted the machinist to take first hand measurements.

So.. Group buy?