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Just seeing this thread, and I'm local and might be able to help...
I work in a machine shop, we do custom one-off fabrication and have full CNC capability. If you can produce a CAD drawing for the part you need (you mentiond your nameless friend doing so), we could build the peice fairly easily. Let me know if you are interested, I'd be glad to help if I can.
If I can't get a decent bracket done here I'll get in touch with you. I'm in Orlando but I am in Ft Laud area often.