Yes sir it can! Actually, looking at his pics, his is a spool. Mine has the mout pads, and is solid across the bottom.
I just remembered something. The K that is in my Dart Sport is the one from the early stages of 76orangewagons build, it is reinforced as well. The Dart Sport is sitting right in my driveway...doh!
You thinking of doing an a-body K-member? If you want, when I make my templates, I will hang on to them and send them your way.