E21 driveshaft lengths? Auto vs Manual

[Jesterkat]

So I have my 82 E21 5spd m10 1.8l that I've had stored at my parents for the last 10+ years. I can't seem to find the driveshaft for it, it's literally nowhere to be found even though I know I had it stored somewhere. I do however have a parts car which is a 1.8l automatic. My question is, can I use the automatic drive shaft for the manual transmission? Is it the same? If not what's the difference? And is there any way I can make it work??? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

[HappyE21]

I think that the automatic driveshaft is shorter than the manual, I may be wrong on that though.

[jaredmac11]

I could probably send you a 5 speed drive shaft. Where are you?

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[DavidF]

For the '82 model years, the driveshaft part numbers are different for an automatic and manual transmission.