The transport trucks idea was a good one. Saw some welding sites that showed how to stretch 'em. Looks like the Fish Plates are exactly what I need. I might end up using part of the new box frame I ordered and part of the original piece of the frame that is coming off the donor car set-up.
But just in case someone else was wondering: Apparently, it's way more important to run the fish plates on the top and bottom sections of the frame rail than it is on the sides. And it's also fairly important that the welds not be straight lines, hence the curves and such of a fish plate.
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