I don't know...to me the Deuce rails are what really makes the car a Deuce. With such a narrow front on the car, takes some serious widening as you go back to get a frame wide enough to work right with the car. Maybe it's possible to cut back on the budget elsewhere and get the rails??? Not saying a home built frame won't work, just wondering if all the time and effort to make some 2X4 tubing to "work" right on the car might not offset the price of the deuce rails???? I did build a round tube chassis for a Deuce a bunch of years ago, but it was a down in the weeds drag car with widened rear fenders, full front fenders, and boards so you couldn't see anything of the frame.... JMO, it's your build so of course do what works best for you....