The sale of the car did not happen; prospective buyer found a road-ready one closer to home. And apparently did see the post because he re-assured me...
I have, as I may have mentioned in another thread, been dealing with some crippling pain evidently from a pinched nerve in my neck continually since...
There is a way to make that combo work (97 arm on a 94), but I wouldn't recommend doing that, and I'm not sure if it might create a geometry problem...