Ok, been talking with Adywan, and it seems that the edit I have in mind is going to be exceedingly simple to acheive....problem is, I was hoping to be able to use the DVD menus and extras that he has created as well and he is of the opinion that this will be impossible. So in the spirit of opening up the floor to other ideas and opinions....is there anyone out there who might have an idea of how to maybe re-work or redo the menus and extras so that they fit on a new edit?

Basically the problem is the re-edit would have a different running time and therefore the chapter menus would no longer work.

The little bits of footage for all the menus exist on the DVD-9....is there anyone who could rework a new menu with the existing material?

Edit: PM from Adywan:

Just been chatting to someone i know and they said there may be a way to keep everything but you would need to accurately change the chapter timestamps in order to do it.