That's pretty much where I'm coming from. I have cars that never even HAD oil filters from the factory... yes filtering oil is a great thing but come on, it isn't the kind of thing where one filter media will destroy your engine while another will allow it to go 7,000,000 miles.
I DON'T CARE if the case is thin or some piece of it is cardboard. I've never had one fall apart. And from what I can tell, none of mine have ever failed internally either i.e. oil passing through unfiltered. That means they did the job right? Right.
Stick just about any filter in there, even a cheap*** Fram, and if it has the right features i.e. valving and such it will do the job. I have a Tempo that was fed cheap filters and regular dino oil from new... it's now 25 years old with almost 300,000 miles... the body is rotting away but the engine still runs great... there ya have it.