Roof Rack Built
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Roof Rack Built
Hey Everybody,
Not one to spend money when I have the skills to do something myself, I made a roof rack this last week. I used 16 gauge, 1" square tubing. I made the cross bars and mounts just like I made ones for my old Tahoe, so it was pretty easy... just time consuming. Whole thing cost $170 in materials and welding consumables (and flap disks).
Here are some pics:
Hope it looks okay. I like it. Now to make the AR-15 Rack for the area that the spare used to be in!
James
Not one to spend money when I have the skills to do something myself, I made a roof rack this last week. I used 16 gauge, 1" square tubing. I made the cross bars and mounts just like I made ones for my old Tahoe, so it was pretty easy... just time consuming. Whole thing cost $170 in materials and welding consumables (and flap disks).
Here are some pics:
Hope it looks okay. I like it. Now to make the AR-15 Rack for the area that the spare used to be in!
James
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Thanks guys!
kornfanjoe: you are right. It is not about the money really. I have made exactly what I want and it is very stout. The spare tire mount is positioned so that I can mount up to a 35" tire if/when I ever lift the Ex. Satisfaction from creating your own stuff is what it is about.
James
kornfanjoe: you are right. It is not about the money really. I have made exactly what I want and it is very stout. The spare tire mount is positioned so that I can mount up to a 35" tire if/when I ever lift the Ex. Satisfaction from creating your own stuff is what it is about.
James
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Bookmarking this. You did an awesome job! I could only pray that the one I build looks like that.
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Thank you! I'm not sure how the reps thing works, but it is sure nice to get them! I just went to my User Control Page and found that others have given me reps in the past and I didn't even know it happened.... I guess I should look at that page more often so I can make sure I thank people in the future.
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I just used my small Lincoln Flux-Core welder for this project. I have what I call "the Bad Boy" that I used to use when I was making heavy duty winch bumpers and swing out tire carriers and such for vehicles as a kind of side-job. It is an old but trusty MillerMatic. It is in storage at the moment and I didn't feel I needed to drag it out for this.
When we moved from Missouri down here to Florida, I had to sell a bunch of my fabrication tools... NOT happy about it, but such is life. I have enough toys left around to make little things like this rack.
James
When we moved from Missouri down here to Florida, I had to sell a bunch of my fabrication tools... NOT happy about it, but such is life. I have enough toys left around to make little things like this rack.
James
