i don't think there are many, if any, other tapers using these mics. i had them for about two months in 2000, recorded four shows (3 complete tapes) then had to sell when i got laid off. they went to ebay... i think daryan had some for a little while too, i'm not sure what all he ran with them. i used the sabra-som mounts and had them very close together - like 1" apart or less.
never ran them outdoors, never had windscreens for them. i have similar problems with the oktavas which are only about an inch longer.. my solution is to only put the winscreen over about an inch of the mic, with it sorta hanging off the end.
your plan sounds good, or you might be able to just put the base of the clips in a smaller shock like the superlux or the schoeps, run vertically (see the ghetto oktavas in a schoeps mount pics in the rig pictures section for an idea)