CrackerJack Check these out...

[Midnight Smoker]

This is kinda what I was talking about, mainly more like the bottom pic...
http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h400/Midnight_Smoker59/photo-15.jpg

[crackerjack]

you could def do that if you can find a welder and a cuttin torch. it's pretty easy to twist rod. to make sure it stays straight ya just gotta go nice and slow and move the clamp as you go