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Well done.
Since the struts are just pressed steel, you could put them in a vise and compress exactly where you want the axle hole to be, then drill in the new location. If you straighten the top hangers you not only lower the rack, you'll also bring it in towards the head tube making it a little less self steering when you're carrying loads.
withered_preacher
Installed a rack on my beater which I built as a commuter for the time i'm in the netherlands. Unfortunately I can't get it any lower since the rack was made for an omafiets and I had to come up with a creative way to install it... Not perfect but it's pretty stable.
So far I haven't spent a single € on this thing. It's entirely built out of parts from the bike graveyard of my student house except for the wheels which I got from a friend.
Pls excuse the shitty iphone photos...