What MinerAl said!
History:
TAKKY era segues into Taco experimental era.
There was very little in the way of "purist retrocomputing" ten or more years ago, especially on the CC scene. The TAKKY mod brought the CC up from its woefully obsolete status to G3 accelerator powered
almost usable obsolescence at the turn of the century and just after.
Remember; Macs of all types were being "Liberated" from curbside abandonment, dumpster contents and recycling pickup. This was the way of things at the very beginnings of the 68kMLA and 'fritter. Hacking was check the archives.
Case modding, board transplants, upgrades and customization were the order of the day. Someone downgrading found Macs to original spec for historical purposes would have been as out of place back then as a hard core hacker of that day would be now that restoration and conservation has become the new deal.