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    my new project!

    Building them from scrap muffler tubing, or electrical conduit, will be cheaper, especially if you have a muffler or electrical contractor shop nearby that will let you take the scraps that you need. You might need to toss the manager a cold one, but that's gotta be cheaper than buying...
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    Cool Desert Nights....Richland Wa.

    Camel Towing.....! Best name EVER!!!!!! LOFL!!!!!!!!
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    Source for frame material?

    That's the first thing I did. Unfortunately, the shops around here that I asked don't have enough of what I needed. They have plenty of 2 x 4 x 1/8 wall. But I wanted 3/16, which they said was not a standard stocked item for them. If I wanted 1/8" wall, I could have plenty and cheap. Anyone use...
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    MAIDEN Build. 46' IH Rat Truck

    Yes....to make sure the tires will fit within the fenders, etc.
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    Source for frame material?

    $60 for 20 feet sounds REAL cheap! Nice score!
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    Source for frame material?

    $60 for a 20-inch piece of 2x3? Or did you mean 20 feet?
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    can residual valves "go bad"?

    Most underfloor MC's have the residual valves built into them. You sure you need the external ones?
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    MAIDEN Build. 46' IH Rat Truck

    Look for a donor with a similar track width. S10, early Camaro, Nova II, etc. ? Do some homework and save yourself some aggravation and $. Junk yards should be happy to help you find something.
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    Source for frame material?

    The last place I checked (2 miles from my house, DUH!!!!) will get me 2x4x3/16" tubing for $8/foot. I ordered 40 feet. Will be here in about a week. WoOhoO!
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    Source for frame material?

    I'm in New York. The local places want just as much as the on-line places, even when factoring in shipping, about $12/ft. There's 1 more place I need to try, they might have cut-offs that I can get cheaper.
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    Source for frame material?

    Where do you folks obtain your steel tubing materials to build your frames? Local steel supply house? On line? If on line, who do you recommend? Thanks in advance.
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    1st build, 1933 olds rat

    The other option is to lengthen your axle tubes, and have new axles made up.
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    Black Rat 55

    Holy smokes, simply beautiful. You have mad skills! [cl
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    Need some suspension advice.

    Corvette IFS is pricey. If you don't need it to handle like a sports car, again, I'd look for a Camaro or Nova, etc clip. Fenderless is whole other aesthetic issue.
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    body, axle, wheel clearance problem

    Ahh, I see it now. Yeah, a wider rear, or wheel spacers might be the solution.
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