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Old May 2, 2013 | 01:11 AM
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Cool Roof Rack Build

Its been a while since ive been on here. Thought i should post my roof rack build. Still need ideas on how im going to mount it. I went off DannyRoark89 ,build plans but made some other tweaks when building.



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Old May 6, 2013 | 12:42 PM
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Needs uprights in the corners. Looks like it's missing something.
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Old May 6, 2013 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
Needs uprights in the corners. Looks like it's missing something.
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Its a little tall for my liking but looks functional. How thick wall tubing did you use?
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Old May 6, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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real tall but it looks good. nice work! how heavy is it?
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Old May 6, 2013 | 07:42 PM
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JCR Weld on mounts should work.

JCR Offroad Rack Mounts



They are very similar to the mounts on my Wilderness rack, which I haul 500lbs plus on several time a month.
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Old May 21, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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I just decided to make my own mounts. The tubing i used was .065, 1"x1". Its not heavy at all, i can pick it up on my own without any help.
heres a few more pics how it turned out


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Old May 21, 2013 | 09:59 PM
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Is there any deals right now for cheapy lights that i can slap on and still be bright?
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Old May 22, 2013 | 12:46 PM
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I hear harbor frieghts got some good ones, 15 for a pair I believe.
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Old May 23, 2013 | 07:34 PM
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looks pretty nice i must say
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