I also have a cetme kit i took on trade years ago that i never finished.
I got stuck on the headspacing part...
And i actually bought a serialized reciever, and all of the required compliance parts that was missing from the kit i took on...
I have a welder that has done many odd jobs for me, he said at one time he would help me with the project, however the creating/welding of a receiver I'm not comfortable with asking him to do.
Once the receiver has been completed, i think he would be ok to weld it to the trunion...
Eta: the guy is really good, his hobby is rock crawling...
If you want welds that are like a "stack of dimes", he is my go to!
He also welds aluminum, he saved a very large aluminum boat project i had a few years ago...
Also saved my S10 when my front control arm mounts started ripping off of the frame...