The most helpful vehicle I've never met

While we strive to maintain the highest levels of accuracy in the information we provide, human error makes it inevitable that mistakes will be made at some point or another.  With this in mind, I'd like to issue the following correction: the driveshaft length between ujoint centers is 38-1/4", not 38" as previously reported, and there's not a single goddamned driveshaft I can get ahold of on this planet or its moon of the correct length.

So does that mean that the Gremlin is dead in the water?  Not a chance.  After having used the transmission that came out of a Hornet Sportabout when it was discovered that the Gremlin's transmission might not be the best candidate for a rebuild, that noble wagon has again stepped up to offer its body in service to a cause for others whom it has never even met.

See, the spare parts pile contains the driveshaft that accompanied that same transmission.  While it will have to be shortened from it's current center-to-center length of 50-5/8" to step into its new role, it's looking to be as though it should work out okay. 

I'm going to try to continue using the Gremlin's propeller shaft, though, since this one's seen better days.  It may have been a long-ass time ago, but days were seen.

There are also weights at each end, so it'd been balanced at some point; I'm guessing from the factory? 

At any rate, instead of being SOL when the old driveshaft got fucked up, I ended up with the opportunity to ruin TWO of them!  I mean, I'd rather not have to cut down a Sportabout driveline that appears to be in decent shape, but abuse what you can use, right?