Driveshaft shortening

I just came in to warm my hands; was out taking the starter out of a 52 Studebaker truck...I'm 71. Gonna go put it back in before midnight...just for fun...

I have a friend who passed away recently who owned one of those......as well as a few other classic cars and trucks and a PILE of really valuable die cast.......now his family is fighting over his whole estate like a bunch of vultures. Really sad. He loved his old "Stude Dude" as he called it. It's red. Still sportin the original paint and looks pretty good too. Poor Chuck. :(