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Like many other Mitsu's that had a FWD & AWD in the same lineup they are completely different. The floor pans and all are different.
But... 2G DSMs is an exception to this "rule of thumb" (people, myself included, often perform AWD conversions!) and since these vans are a mixture of 1G and 2G features, I wouldn't be shocked if you COULD perform such swap!
I never looked under the FWD van, does have a driveshaft tunnel?
One positive of such swap would be the carrier bearing attachments, vans have two piece driveshaft, so there is only one carrier bearing
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If its an AWD you're after, hold out for a factory equipped AWD.
Generally, I agree with you, but these AWD vans are SO freaking rare! So, if you find a nice, rust free FWD van, it might worth it!