If it all fits together with the correct clearances and press fits, and if making it do so doesn't involve cutting away material that's holding the frame together, then it will work. There are some big ifs in there, and you're likely still putting far more time and effort into the task than the butchered frame will justify at the end of the process.
If it all fits together with the correct clearances and press fits, and if making it do so doesn't involve cutting away material that's holding the frame together, then it will work. There are some big ifs in there, and you're likely still putting far more time and effort into the task than the butchered frame will justify at the end of the process.