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OK, well your welder buddy can clean up that freeze crack. The driveshaft/bushing show little damage, if any, from rubbing, so no problem there. I’m sure you can find a machine shop that will press that driveshaft back down to the original height for little cost. Just be sure to have a look inside afterwards to make sure the shock spring isn’t actually broken….
Before you go too far with this project, I’m hoping you have evaluated the rest of the engine…Compression, ignition, fuel system. You surely don’t want to get the thing back together only to discover the engine has pitched a connecting rod or has low compression in one or both cylinders….
I will ask Gary if the 2020 meet schedule is out yet… There will be an on water meet later in the spring in the Hartford area, and the major on water meet will be held in Shelton in early September…Don