Can I cut here? (QA1 upper control arm issue)

Usually, I agree with this. I go to pretty great lengths to only modify my car in ways that could be put back to stock if I decide to go that way 20 years from now. In this case, it was a tiny piece of sheet metal to trim. There’s no way to safely modify the control arm itself...

Oh yeah there is. But like I said, you got her done man. It's all good now!