Great idea and why not, they do it with E types, mgb’s etc now with late running gear electric windows, power steering etc
as you say the key is plenty of sound deadening and stopping all those bangs and crashes, standard bushes and not poly ones
I’m trying to get the Mexico to drive nice again and going back to standard height, with original springs, removing the 5 speed as it’s to tight on the tunnel imo and going to get some sound deadening back in it, I’ll post up how I get on