Anyone ever try to Frankenstein a Ryobi Miter Saw?

[Mr. Breeze]

     New to forum in the real remote chance someone may have already tried my crazy idea and could tell me how it went...  Several months back I caught site of a Craftsman C3 powered tool I didn't know existed.  When I looked into buying used, the prices were insane.  New tools from other lines were actually cheaper tha used C3 tools?!  That's nuts!  So I finally made the decision to move away from C3 to another DIY line and hemmed and hawed over Ryobi and Craftsman V20.  I reacted quickly to a C.M. V20 sale on their 7 1/4 sliding miter saw and loved it.  I then bough a couple used V20 drivers.  This whole time questioning my decision and looking longingly at the wide range of Ryobi tools.  And in every other case, Ryobi is better priced and there's more of 'em on the used market.  Finally decided to abandone the V20s and started collecting Ryobi.  I was even able to sell the used V20 drivers for about what I paid, so no regrets.

 

     The only thing is that darn miter saw.  The smaller 7 1/4" blade really benefits from the slide function on the V20 tool.  I can't imagine living with the limitation of a 7 1/4 blade w/out being able to slide the head for wider boards.  I looked into battery adapters and any Ryobi owner probably already knows what I learned, can't easily adapt a Ryobi battery to another tool.  Easy enough to go the other way though.  I looked at Ryobi miter saws and the don't have a version of the 18V, sliding 7 1/4" saw.  They have 18V 7 1/4" that doesn't slide and they have a sliding 7 1/4" that's corded.  The only option for an 18V sliding miter is to jump up to the 10" blade for $300+.  Too much saw and too much money for my needs.  I even reached out to Ryobi to tell their designers to drop everything and try to get a new 18V miter saw to market as quick as possible.  Surprisingly that got me no where!

 

     So that's why I'm asking.  Has anyone been foolish enough to try my idea and attach a Ryobi 18V miter saw handle / motor assembly over to one of their corded tools?  What are the odds the mounting screws would line up?  Anyone have any thought of other things that might get in the way either physically or electrically?  Any other possible solutions?  I even looked for an old blue Ryobi 18V sliding miter and couldn't find any.  Anyone try to Frankenstein the Ryobi battery to fit other tools?  It would certainly be a lot bigger due to the attachment method, but it's less of a concern on the compact miter saw.  Would love any thoughts or ideas...