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Old 10-23-2011, 11:08 PM   #1
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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.



















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


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.
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Old 10-24-2011, 12:07 AM   #2
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Needs some hello kitty stickers
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Are you going to weld on some caps to the ends of the bars so you dont get moisture inside?
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Old 10-25-2011, 02:51 PM   #5
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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.
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Old 10-30-2011, 01:01 PM   #6
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I want to build something like that for my Explorer. Where did you pick up the square tubing?
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Old 10-30-2011, 01:22 PM   #7
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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
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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...
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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?

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Yes, yes it does.
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