April 3, 20197 yr Made this roof rack out of galvanized steel and oak. Im quite proud of it! I copied the jeep stile drip rail mounts. Any questions, comments, or suggestions are welcome! Note that welding galvanized metal is harmful to your lungs, so please take proper precautions!
April 3, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, Jes1991 said: Note that welding galvanized metal is harmful to your lungs, so please take proper precautions! oops... very cool rack for being homemade! i love it! i've seen alot of homemade roof racks, but this one looks amazing! never would have thought those combinations would make it look nice.
April 4, 20196 yr I reckon that’ll serve you well! I’d probably look at adding some supports to the mounting brackets to reduce flex or future metal fatigue. On my L I’ve run with some roof rack that my dad got from a tip in the ‘70s. Fits perfectly and does the job, it’s a bit ratrod - and I’ve just picked up a tradies roof rack from a van, it’s almost double the size! So that’ll be cut down before long and fitted. I couldn’t go past it for $50! Cheers Bennie
April 4, 20196 yr Author 7 hours ago, el_freddo said: I reckon that’ll serve you well! I’d probably look at adding some supports to the mounting brackets to reduce flex or future metal fatigue. Thanks! I plan on making the brackets out of stronger steel possibly this weekend and maybe adding a 3rd set to where the C pillars are. All the galvanized metal came from a scrap pile outside of a construction sight. But as it is, it can hold a 230 pound man no problems lol.
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