>>2947196
I bought a used galvanized steel car port (allegedly from 1998 or so) from an estate sale. It had every piece except one, a piece of telescoping square tubing that connects the roof brace to the bottom frame. It's a 2.25" piece of galvanized square steel tubing (presumably).

I'm not sure what the technical name for this is, and I'm having a lot of trouble finding a replacement for the part. Anyone know where I should be shopping for this, or what an equivilent replacement part would be. Local hardware store has nothing like this, and the big boxstore a city away also claims it has nothing like this.

before i try to jerry rig this with a block of wood or random connecting bits of metal, i was hoping the wise anons would be able to help. Thanks in advance.