I did actually try to get a fork made by Marino in Peru, I specified 135mm OLD with front disc spacing so I could use the wheels from my Jones, they botched it and put rear disc spacing on it, so its mostly useless. Also they managed to make it weigh 3kg, proper boat anchor! I gave up after that and I’m leaning towards a frame and fork with some modern standards like boost thru axles etc…
I have considered exactly that, I like the way the truss fork rides and had one made for a different bike in the past. Not sure if having the truss and a front rack would mean the weight is set too far forward, in my mind the best spot for handling is close to the headtube but perhaps it should be centered over the axle, I think thats how one of the 44Bikes Ute was setup.
That was good reading, thanks.