I decided I was going to try a new fabrication method so I went to the hardware store/car parts:
Sheet metal, 3/16 and 1/4 steel brake lines, propane torch, and accessories.
that will be a firts for me, I never even had a torch before.
I will be be actually soldering, not brazing, difference being I will use led/tin with flux core solder, instead of brass or silver like in brazing. Here is a thread discussing this:
http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=74367
Fred