Rack

[blackax]

Well I'm headed to Death Valley next month and I need to do a few things to get my truck up to spec.

Project number one is a roof rack. I'll need it large enough to hold sleeping supply's, lights, gas, water that kind of stuff.

I can just buy one but a good one would run me a few hundred bucks. So i'll just build it. :D

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I have wires run in the rack for 12 lights, 5 in the front, 2 on each side, and 3 in the back.
I still need to finish up the wiring in the little back area but it's all mounted on :D


So far I have 80 bucks in metal, paint, plugs, wires and what not. and about 2 weeks of after work time spent in it.

[Shaolin Crane]

Needs some hello kitty stickers

[enkeivette]

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Nice%20Rack_adeba7_322652.jpg

[Shaolin Crane]

Are you going to weld on some caps to the ends of the bars so you dont get moisture inside?

[blackax]

Are you going to weld on some caps to the ends of the bars so you dont get moisture inside?

I didn't weld on the cap's but I did silicon some plastic ones on the end.

[94cobra69ss396]

I want to build something like that for my Explorer. Where did you pick up the square tubing?

[blackax]

I want to build something like that for my Explorer. Where did you pick up the square tubing?

I had a few choices all about half a mile from my house.

I got it from K&H on main st. in riverside. I also have IMS also on main st. In riverside.
I got all the hardware from Rainbow bolt also on main st. In riverside.

I think I like living so close to all this stuff :P


If i remember correct is was .63 cents a foot for 3/4 .068 wall

[Small White Car]

Totally disappointed in thread content.


Not because I thought its not an awesome job, it is for sure, it's just that when I read 'Rack' well naturally I thought...

[blackax]

Totally disappointed in thread content.


Not because I thought its not an awesome job, it is for sure, it's just that when I read 'Rack' well naturally I thought...

Does this help?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X5EqA2S8LG8/TJBkqAhjaXI/AAAAAAAAAq0/cuWpDxMW5g4/s1600/boobies.jpg

[enkeivette]

Does this help?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X5EqA2S8LG8/TJBkqAhjaXI/AAAAAAAAAq0/cuWpDxMW5g4/s1600/boobies.jpg

Yes, yes it does.