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Just another roof rack
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Author:  candpliberty [ Thu May 20, 2010 11:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Just another roof rack
I started with RRO roof rails. Then I started looking around the garage for things I could possibly use in making this thing.
I found some HD Simpson steel ties, some king kong 3/8 thick angle that I "found" years ago. This is what I ended up with. A total of 12 pieces, one for every end of 6 cross members(5 for cargo, 1 to support the spoiler. I wanted plenty of tie points
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I didn't have any stock for the cross bars so I got 3 ten foot lengths of IMC conduit from Home Depot. Its thicker than EMT. It's thick enough to have threads on both ends but not as thick as RMC.
Author:  candpliberty [ Thu May 20, 2010 11:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
I was wondering why I kept pieces of the front bumper that I chopped up. Shaped them with a heat gun and a piece of round pipe for a pad between the brackets and roof rails.
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Author:  KJWildman [ Fri May 21, 2010 12:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
Cool, Sometimes that's how the best projects start! :lol: "let's see... I'll take one of those and weld it to one of those.... then cut some off here" 8) That's actually how my rack started. Keep it up :BANANA:
Author:  candpliberty [ Fri May 21, 2010 2:23 am ]
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It's nice to be able to join pieces of metal together. Though I got chunks of finger meat missing from the last couple of days! :shock:
Author:  candpliberty [ Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:54 am ]
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Well, I'm back at it. IMC conduit is tacked in. I had a towel to pad the step ladder to weld. The towel caught fire and burned my arm! Because I had the welding helmet on I didn't know. Not bad but cooked a couple of inches of skin!
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Each bracket will have 1 horizontal and 1 vertical hole for bungees or tiedowns.
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Author:  candpliberty [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:19 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
All done! :BANANA: :pepper:
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Author:  cgass [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 7:53 pm ]
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Looks great. Are they removable?
Author:  candpliberty [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:30 pm ]
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Removeable and moveable. One bolt on each end of each cross .
Author:  cgass [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:47 pm ]
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I might make something similar to this for use with my skyslider. Great design candpliberty
Author:  candpliberty [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:55 pm ]
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Thank you for the compliment
Author:  arengant [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:11 pm ]
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Are the RRO rails parallel, or do them taper like OEM?
Author:  candpliberty [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 3:13 pm ]
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they are tapered. The rails use the oem mount holes. I can adjust the cross rails a inch or so.
Author:  arengant [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 5:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
Looks good!

If you ever have a chance, can you measure the minimum and max INSIDE distance between the rails?
Author:  candpliberty [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
arengant wrote:
Looks good!

If you ever have a chance, can you measure the minimum and max INSIDE distance between the rails?


42 1/2 inside to inside at the front bend

39 7/8 inside to inside at the rear bend
Author:  blackwidowkj06 [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
Looking good. 8)

I'd like to place my order now :ROTFL:
Author:  candpliberty [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:18 pm ]
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blackwidowkj06 wrote:
Looking good. 8)

I'd like to place my order now :ROTFL:


:ROTFL: :ROTFL: :ROTFL: :shock: :shock: :roll:
Author:  blackwidowkj06 [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
candpliberty wrote:
blackwidowkj06 wrote:
Looking good. 8)

I'd like to place my order now :ROTFL:


:ROTFL: :ROTFL: :ROTFL: :shock: :shock: :roll:

I'm 9 days from getting a new titanium engine management device. Also known as a Implanted Cardiac Devise. My old one decided to :dead: . I'm working my butt off to get the rock rails done before then. Sorry,man!


I was just kidding...
Author:  candpliberty [ Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
LOL, I didn't mean to freak you out. It's cool. I sort of blurted it out. Sorry, man.
Author:  candpliberty [ Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack
Bought a 48" cast/stamped HiLift from Amazon. 2- 1/2" x 3 bolts, 6- flat washers, 2- nuts, 2- wingnuts and a reenforced rubber exhaust hanger is what it took to mount the jack to my roof rack, using the holes in the end brackets.
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Author:  candpliberty [ Fri May 25, 2012 7:52 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Just another roof rack plus other stuff.
More junk on the roof.
What the heck is it?
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A couple of springs, a couple of furniture leg rubber thingies with a 3/4 pinched in it, a couple of master locks keyed alike with the gas can locks.
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front and back mount:
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Da shovels:
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Up on the Roof... :rockon:
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Tada! :D
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No rattles, no knobs, padlock works as pin.
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