I thought about it too but from my past experiences building cars and upgrading them, takign them to the track etc, II find it's better to do the thing right, once, rather than going 2-3 intermediate steps, especially for the wallet ahah.
As I managed to measure and confirm the length, I've had one made by Dynotech in Clawson MI with 1350 joints, 30 spline yoke and 3" diameter. picking it up tomorrow morning :)
