if you canabalize the SOTA, you should keep everything but the the cabinet. The platter, bearing, motor, subchassis, springs, etc, just make tge box that sits in bigger. the subchassis will need a whisker of modification to support the back arm.
DIY TT
I am looking at the Denon DP-3000, which appears like it might be able to slide out and mount into a homemade base?
Basically I am looking for a dual arm setup.
Also my existing TT only takes 1 arm, and it is limited in which arms lengths it can support.
Or are there other drive units which might be better suited to such a scheme?