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While you're quite right; I'm ordering steel tubing. When I get home I'll be bending and flaring it to fit. At around $11/foot for stainless, though, I'd like to know if I can get by with 3, 5 or need more feet. Since I'll only have a few days at home, I'd sort of like to order it and have it waiting when I get there. I really want to get the engine running when I'm home this time.
As for the driveshaft, since I'm told you can't easily swap the rear half of the late driveshaft to the front of the early; nor can you swap the whole assembly, it means I'll just drop off the driveshaft at my local specialist with a flange to match the new rear axle.
So I agree with you, I can't build a car while blindfolded (so to speak) I'm handicapped by having to make plans based on a few photographs I take before I go, and when I'm home, if I have to order parts, they don't arrive until after I've left again. That's one of the other major reasons I've been building the car to take parts off of more commonly stocked shelves. While the Volvo aftermarket is quite good, I'm a moving target.
Meaning I'm going about this the wrong way, but I accept that it's better than doing nothing. I sure don't recommend this path for anyone else, it's been 2 years since I've driven the car (and my Mercury has been waiting on an engine since 2003!...but that's yet another completely oddball build...at least the Volvo parts I don't have to have imported from Australia!).
Ben
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