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I don't know about in-line/straight thru. All the ones I have seen were off-set one way or the other unless you are looking at a weber smokey mountain style. So here are a few ideas for you:
Yes you can cut a hole where the firebox ends and pit starts cut a c shape on top slide a square plate thru the slot you cut at the desired hole size you want ...weld in place ..