$30 roof rack
06-05-2010, 09:03 PM
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$30 roof rack
Found this beauty on Craigslist and talked the guy down to 30 bucks
Here are some of the photos when i brought it home, I plan on cleaning it up a bit and most likely coating it with bed liner. I'm going to mount it to my stock rails with U-bolts, I hear that can be a pain in the butt so if anyone has any tips that would be greatly appreciated.
Here are some of the photos when i brought it home, I plan on cleaning it up a bit and most likely coating it with bed liner. I'm going to mount it to my stock rails with U-bolts, I hear that can be a pain in the butt so if anyone has any tips that would be greatly appreciated.
06-05-2010, 09:14 PM
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I drilled a hole throught the roof rack and the stock rack thing and bolted it down. I unfortunatly have no gooda advice on the U bolts. Are you gonna put something down as to not allow stuff to fall through onto your roof? Post some pics of the final product! I'd have got it for 30$ haha nice find
06-05-2010, 09:20 PM
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i would have gotten it to ive been searching craigs list and local classifieds for about two weeks now for a rook rack with no success 
. definitely a nice find. make sure to post pics of the finished product
. definitely a nice find. make sure to post pics of the finished product
06-06-2010, 03:53 PM
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Today i'm working on getting it cleaned up and ready for paint. but I want to test mounting it and make sure it fits good. if anyone has advise for mounting with U-blots please let me know!
06-06-2010, 06:05 PM
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Well I figured out my mounting problem. The vertical bar that runs the base of the basket prevents the basket from sitting flat on the stock rails. So i flipped it over and it sat perfectly.
So now I think i will have to cut out the bars on the bottom, then add my own type of support for the bottom.
Any good ideas to add a bottom to it without welding?
So now I think i will have to cut out the bars on the bottom, then add my own type of support for the bottom.
Any good ideas to add a bottom to it without welding?
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06-06-2010, 06:35 PM
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I'm just now planning how to mount my roof rack (it's unfinished). Which stock rack do you have? I have a 93 XJ with the steel rails. They have a slight arch, but flatten with some weight on them. I'm planning on using the muffler U clamps and I'm pretty sure the rack will sit flat on top when clamped down. Do your rails not have any give to them?
06-06-2010, 07:29 PM
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Sweet Deal!!
My suggestion: Go to the junk yard and pick up 4 more of the inserts that are used on the factory cross bars. Install 2 each in your rails. Make 4 C or Z shaped brackets to connect your rack to the rails. Bolt the brackets to the rails (probably metric) and to the roof rack 1/4" or 6mm (nylon lock nuts prefered). I have put 200 lbs on lumber on mine with no wiggle or wobble.
My suggestion: Go to the junk yard and pick up 4 more of the inserts that are used on the factory cross bars. Install 2 each in your rails. Make 4 C or Z shaped brackets to connect your rack to the rails. Bolt the brackets to the rails (probably metric) and to the roof rack 1/4" or 6mm (nylon lock nuts prefered). I have put 200 lbs on lumber on mine with no wiggle or wobble.
Can't wait to see it mounted.
06-11-2010, 12:39 AM
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The past few days I have been cleaning it up and getting it ready to paint, I now have all the masking tape that was stuck on off.
Next I am grinding off all the rust on the metal and getting down to a nice shinny silver!!
The next step after it has been all stripped off is to remove the vertical and cross bars on the bottom and add a heavy duty wire floor and add wire in between the gaps on the side walls.
Then I will either add some rust proof paint or coat it in bed liner, not exactly sure yet.
This is a photo with a coat of just normal black spray paint to see how the color looks
Next I am grinding off all the rust on the metal and getting down to a nice shinny silver!!
The next step after it has been all stripped off is to remove the vertical and cross bars on the bottom and add a heavy duty wire floor and add wire in between the gaps on the side walls.
Then I will either add some rust proof paint or coat it in bed liner, not exactly sure yet.
This is a photo with a coat of just normal black spray paint to see how the color looks
06-11-2010, 09:42 AM
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thats sweet!!!
its taken me a minute but im finally getting around to posting how i mounted mine..w/stock rails,and u-bolts...very,very easy...and by the way,thats gonna be one sick rack when ur done...