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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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50x50x6 used 1 inch tubing, for the frame and 1/2 inch for the bottom rails hope it helps !!

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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 07:07 PM
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looks good!!!!!!
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 07:27 PM
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Where are the mounted pictures? Looks good.
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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i just have it sitting on top of the jeep right now, Waiting on the USPS to deliver my Thule gutter mounts

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Old Apr 18, 2010 | 10:08 PM
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Mounted the tire and the Mounts will me here tomorrow, Excited as hell


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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 12:28 AM
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Very nice. Clean and simple. Is that a DOD sticker i see on your windshield?
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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Yeah it is, Havent got around to removing it, more hassel then its worth
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 01:07 AM
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Sweet!

Rack looks good i cant wait to fab mine up, seeing all these nice looking racks is killing me lol.

Right now I just have 4 of the stack rack bars and it looks like crap compared to a nice rack.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 03:33 PM
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Lookin good man. Lets see the finished picture.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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I would leave the DOD sticker, someone would have to be crazy to mess with your Jeep.
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 04:01 PM
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looks good! why dont you weld it to the thule bars themselves? that is what i did.

Since the bars are thin and only meant to support 50lbs in the center of the bar when you weld it to the rack it strengthens the entire bar making them alot stronger. i have put 600lbs in my rack with no issues(mine are welded to the bars)
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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My thule bars arent metal, they are plastic so i u-bolted it


and Finally!!!!!!!

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they are 3mm galvanized steel with a plastic coating.

I do like the way it came out tho Good looking set up
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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I like it. I need to just make one already. lol
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Old Apr 19, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Family xj you should, it cost me about 70 bucks in metal and then just time and slot of measuring haha.

Good luck and hope my post help in future designs
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