Mark, this is looking like one heck of a conversion! Can't wait to see how the slip-ring setup works out. I've spoken to Jamie a few times about his setup, I think his is the most evolved out there. Good luck!
How much did you have to re-rake the fork to arrive at 35mm trail? I'm just curious how much it lowered the crown? And is that drop something that can be compensated for with a headset that has extra bottom stack? I'm asking because I went through the math to rerake my Shogun fork but it would result in too much crown drop.