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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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Grizzleypaugh, that is a STOUT looking roof rack!!!!!! How heavy is it? How much to make me one?
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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thanks man, uh it weighed around 30-50 i didnt weigh it but its pretty light i just carry like 300lbs in coolers on it never budged, and i might be able to make another for like $200. thats including paint.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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How do you have that mounted to the roof ???? Looks like pop rivits or sheet metal screws.... I would suggest adding two more one on each side....With a heavy load on top & if you need to do a panic stop
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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yea just sheet metal screws, and well the only thing i would be afraid of would be my roof giving out before any of the screws metal binding lol cause with 300lbs of coolers up there i had to do i couple of panic stops on the road.
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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Looks great man and freakin stout
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 09:53 AM
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thanks man, makes the jeep look awesome!
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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tahts damn nice man im thinkin im gonna do mine like that once i get my welder if i ever do, the only thing i might do different is instead of just those two legs im gonna use a plate that goes the whole length of the rack
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 12:12 AM
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that would be cool.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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i like it looks good did you just use 1x1 tubing to build it or bigger like 1.5 x 1.5
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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cool cool power tool.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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sheetmetal screws? I'd bolt that down. Btw looks good.
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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I'm with everyone else looks good but needs to be bolted on!
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Old Jun 26, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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i used 1x1, and pretty much impossible to bolt down, cause when i pulled down my headliner there is a piece of metal then a gap then the roof metal.
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