Rack
 

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



















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.

Needs some hello kitty stickers

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.

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

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?

Yes, yes it does.