Absolutely give it a try. It would be very interesting to see how strong and durable the part was when it came out. Would it by paintable? I used to work with a guy that was a quality enineer for Ford a while back. They had a vendor what could metal plate plasitc parts. It was a bit of a process, but you could get chrome on a plastic part. If the durability and finishability are there, it could be a gold mine for hard to find small replacement parts.

Do it and then do some quality control testing. Post some pictures and a full report when you're done!!

Thanks

Larry