Ft. myers is about as far from clearwater as gainesville is... probably gonna want to ship it. Break it down into two pieces (or better yet, he really only needs the front half to convert to manual). Shipping really shouldn't run more than $20. Shipping for mine from Atlanta to Tampa was like $18.

But if you want to be anal, like this guy seems to be (not that that's a bad thing! some people like doing things by the book) when you do split it into two pieces, make sure you mark both pieces, so he can reassemble it the same way it came from the factory. It's SUPPOSED to be balanced as an assembly from Nissan, but I've had no issue mixing and matching driveshaft halves. But like I said, if you follow all the rules, it should be used as an assembly.