new spin on homebrew roof rack
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new spin on homebrew roof rack
i think im going to try a new look as far as roof racks go... bear with me on this......
Right now i have my kayak rack on the drivers side and id like to have a roof rack for the extra space for tackle, coolers, camping gear, another kayak, shovels, etc. and im thinking a 2' wide rack running about 5 1/2' long on the passengers side. It would be square the whole way around, but have the dips at the front and back running lengthwise, kind of like an M. I think with the dips at the front and back i could put longer things in it, like a kayak. Anybody ever seen anything like this?? any other ideas or insight would be greatly appreciated. I have pretty good custom fab skills and access to pretty much any tools, so the sky is the limit on this one!
Right now i have my kayak rack on the drivers side and id like to have a roof rack for the extra space for tackle, coolers, camping gear, another kayak, shovels, etc. and im thinking a 2' wide rack running about 5 1/2' long on the passengers side. It would be square the whole way around, but have the dips at the front and back running lengthwise, kind of like an M. I think with the dips at the front and back i could put longer things in it, like a kayak. Anybody ever seen anything like this?? any other ideas or insight would be greatly appreciated. I have pretty good custom fab skills and access to pretty much any tools, so the sky is the limit on this one!
Last edited by War Eagle; 05-25-2011 at 09:28 PM.
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this is a visualization thread until i get it built...use ur imagination since i have no cad skills....
===.............===
|| \ \ ......... / /. || (front / rear) 2' wide at base,M shaped front and rear if u can make it out
|| . \ \ ___ / /.. ||
============
(pretend the ...'s arent there, need them for spacing purposes lol)
....or if your imagination is lacking enjoy my keyboard art lol
=====================
|......... | ..............|.........|.......|
===================== (Side) 5 1/2' long
so its a 1/2 roof rack, but lengthwise
feel free to praise my handiwork...please tell me if it looks like **** so i dont waste my time on it...looking for originallity/functionallity on this one!
===.............===
|| \ \ ......... / /. || (front / rear) 2' wide at base,M shaped front and rear if u can make it out
|| . \ \ ___ / /.. ||
============
(pretend the ...'s arent there, need them for spacing purposes lol)
....or if your imagination is lacking enjoy my keyboard art lol
=====================
|......... | ..............|.........|.......|
===================== (Side) 5 1/2' long
so its a 1/2 roof rack, but lengthwise
feel free to praise my handiwork...please tell me if it looks like **** so i dont waste my time on it...looking for originallity/functionallity on this one!
Last edited by War Eagle; 05-25-2011 at 09:29 PM.
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this is a visualization thread until i get it built...use ur imagination since i have no cad skills....
===.............===
|| \ \ ......... / /. || (front / rear) 2' wide at base,M shaped front and rear if u can make it out
|| . \ \ ___ / /.. ||
============
(pretend the ...'s arent there, need them for spacing purposes lol)
....or if your imagination is lacking enjoy my keyboard art lol
=====================
|......... | ..............|.........|.......|
===================== (Side) 5 1/2' long
so its a 1/2 roof rack, but lengthwise
feel free to praise my handiwork...please tell me if it looks like **** so i dont waste my time on it...looking for originallity/functionallity on this one!
===.............===
|| \ \ ......... / /. || (front / rear) 2' wide at base,M shaped front and rear if u can make it out
|| . \ \ ___ / /.. ||
============
(pretend the ...'s arent there, need them for spacing purposes lol)
....or if your imagination is lacking enjoy my keyboard art lol
=====================
|......... | ..............|.........|.......|
===================== (Side) 5 1/2' long
so its a 1/2 roof rack, but lengthwise
feel free to praise my handiwork...please tell me if it looks like **** so i dont waste my time on it...looking for originallity/functionallity on this one!
I just want to know how long it took you to get all those dashes and slashes just right
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5 minutes...it took me forever to find the front slash key lol...playoff hockey slowed me too
thats my boat sinking just like my validity on this site haha
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i've got a question about roof racks..... my '91 came stock without the rack rails so i cant mount one which sucks. so im thinking of fabricating one. my thought is to drill two holes on each side, above the rear window, below the rain gutter and attaching the roof rack to bolts screwed through the frame. any comments or advice are welcome. thanks
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i've got a question about roof racks..... my '91 came stock without the rack rails so i cant mount one which sucks. so im thinking of fabricating one. my thought is to drill two holes on each side, above the rear window, below the rain gutter and attaching the roof rack to bolts screwed through the frame. any comments or advice are welcome. thanks
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