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Old 09-08-2012, 06:26 PM
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i built this roof rack with free materials i was given

i used approximately 40 feet of unistrut, i believe its called... and a 4x8 sheet of expanded metal

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it is all put together with nuts and bolts....
i still have to put a couple more bolts on the expanded metal and paint it, but its nearly finished

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i may change how its mounted in the future but for now it works well and is pretty stout

plus by using the unistrut i have multiple strapping points
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cool. is that steel or alluminum? looks like it weighs a ton if its steel.
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Aluminum would have been nice but its not...its not bad I can get it on an off by myself without any problems
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Thats pretty cool man. I like when people use thier brain once in a while! LOL. Great build!
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If you want to clean up the corners you could weld some sheet metal on to close the ends of the tubes.
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You got some rubber inserts for the ends at jobs depot for a couple bucks
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I meant home depot
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Damn, unislut is kind of heavy man, and not real cheap you scores big time getting all that fo free.
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Thats pretty cool man. I like when people use thier brain once in a while! LOL. Great build!
Thanks!!
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If you want to clean up the corners you could weld some sheet metal on to close the ends of the tubes.
Yeah but the whole point was to do it without welding....not to worried about capping off the ends thou
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Damn, unislut is kind of heavy man, and not real cheap you scores big time getting all that fo free.
Yeah the place I got it hooked me ...i eveb got some self leveler for my basement for free
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Damn, unislut is kind of heavy man, and not real cheap you scores big time getting all that fo free.
Never heard of a unislut before, but I guess you pay for her by the pound.
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Originally Posted by Northwoods Snowman

Never heard of a unislut before, but I guess you pay for her by the pound.
ThAts what this old crack head I've been working with calls it, I think it's pretty funny.
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