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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 04:33 PM
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Default homemade gutter mounts for a homemade roof rack

hey guys i want to make roof rack but i want to mount it to the rain gutters and not the factory roof bars this will be my first welding project so if anyone has any tips for me or ideas it would be aprecated
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 04:47 PM
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the way the surco gutter mounts work is like this.

roof line & gutter in red, gutter mount in black, bolt in blue.
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Old Feb 11, 2012 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sportrider
the way the surco gutter mounts work is like this.

roof line & gutter in red, gutter mount in black, bolt in blue.
i like that probaly goin with that setup thank you
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 01:20 AM
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Its not gutter mounts but I made mine out of 3" channel and mounted my rack with the factory mounts
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by EVILXJ
Its not gutter mounts but I made mine out of 3" channel and mounted my rack with the factory mounts
more pics of ^^^^ this rack! and info
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by jonjon99xj
more pics of ^^^^ this rack! and info
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/em...evilxj-117635/
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