frame rail
The frame rail is a metal bar along the side of a car’s frame where parts can be attached.
Structural components of a vehicle’s chassis that run along the sides, providing mounting points for accessories.
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"You're like, ah, man, that one hits my frame rail, but I need to go, you know, let's say straight down."
Walt Sipp from ProCharger talks about Corvette C8 and Gen 1 Ford Lightning superchargers, OBS Ford Truck superchargers and more. CarCast
"...the one that was dripping into the frame rail and the frame rail captured the small amount of coolant over time until you drove it down the road..."
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"Or leaving enough room in your pocketed door sill for the door panel and the door to come in, you know, and you start and then you're like, oh, shit, there's a frame rail there."
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