I reach a major milestone last night in the frozen winter... The only part of the conversion I had concerns about was the drive shafts because the inter and outer ends were from 2 different cars and I do not yet have a lathe. Here's what I was faced with when I stepped outside yesterday"
After digging it out want getting the front half into my crowded garage, I took a final look at the engine layout. Once the shafts are welded, that is that. The question was, could I move the passenger engine mount forward and inch ?
Nope, I see for certain that will move the in/out gear shifter cable into contact with the steering column. OK, on to welding.
I followed the advice of 914turboford and used a dial indicator to get the run-out as close to zero as possible. It was 0.039" and would not budge with many blows from my 2 pound hammer. The 2 shafts are very tightly telescoped. If I get vibration, I'll remove it and have a pro shop spin balance it.
I decided to TIG weld them for max strength.
Here is the passenger side after welding and paint. It was harder to weld as I had to be laying on my side to weld it, and it is too close to the boot to be welded all at once. I could only weld about 1/2" at a time, and that was with a wet towel rapped around the shaft at the boot - with the boot compressed as much as possible.
Passenger side with paint - Job done !!
The real up shot is I now no longer need a 2x4 under the wheels to keep it from rolling into my garage door !! Next, the anti-torq engine mount completion.