Youve done well to bend that plate on the chassis!!
I think i'd consider welding a bit of 4mm plate to the part on the chassis, to strenghten the whole bracket, or maybe weld a bit of box to the bottom of it, to stiffen it up.
Adding the plate will also lift the engine ever so slightly on that bracket, which may be to your advantage.
You certianly could add a collar to the driveshaft without a problem, iirc theres plenty of thread left on the shaft for you to get away with it.
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