Quoting 14u2nV:
didn't say I was gonna do it, just curious. What about filling it with a weld?
Where do you get the stubby that cheap? JNZ want's $60 for the kit, all I need is that piece.
MD098626 from JNZ = $13.23.
The kit includes the front shaft plug, stub shaft, spacer (replaces the sprocket that drives the front b-shaft), and two b-shaft bearings to block off the oil ports if you remove the front shaft. If you leave the front shaft in, all you need is the stub shaft, and the spacer is optional.
Also, cutting the shaft and welding it could either A)Dimensionally warp it or B)Remove heat treatment. I don't know if the factory shaft is heat treated or not. Either way a potential disaster.
So basically for $13+shipping it isn't worth the risk or hassle.