Hmm, ok this could be something I could look into. I think what I am tentative about is any customizations / quirks that may cause issues that would make it a bit of an unsatisfying time sink. So far I am not so interested in digging deep into android development, I prefer working in x86 linux land a lot more 
Honestly I would love to use pure linux mobile, but years after the pinephone and UT we still don’t have a reasonable option. VoLTE, MMS, creep of android app needs for transport, etc. make it hard. Furi Labs are certainly the ones I think are giving the best option right now.
Anyway, I should follow up on github raising an issue there if I am stuck or don’t know where to go next. Thanks for the reply, look for me over there after I sort out what machine I can put to work for this (probably a lenovo t470).