Critique my homemade roof rack please *NEW PICS 3/27/06*

Joe Jeep Owner · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:04 pm

That's a great price (without the light bar/lights), I would just have to see what shipping would be to CT. Or I could make a road trip, although I wouldnt be able to do that for at least a month or two

What's the aprox weight?

VTNomad · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 2:45 pm

I'd be interested in one and I'm close enough to come pick it up. If you could tweak the design a little bit, eliminating the lightbar and making it wider so that it either rested on the stock rails (or better yet, replaced the stock rails). I'd be all over that like a fat kid on a cupcake. Let me know what you can do.

AZ_Overdrive · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:56 pm

Excellent Job! Looks great.

I am guessing that "EMT conduit" is the metal electrical conduit you can get at home depot... If so, isn't it galvenized? I thought welding galvenized tubing was a big no-no (toxic fumes). Or are we talking about the black pipe stuff.

Anyway, looks great!

rocketjocky · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:26 pm

I love the rack. I might be intrested in the cross rails. any thoughts about selling just the rails?

Kugellager · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:43 pm

Looks very nice and clean..Great Job.

I noticed you have a set of pencil beams and a set of the fog lights for the lightbar. Does it make a wide pattern. I have 4 of the pencil beams on mine and think the pattern is a bit narrow...but lights far ahead.

John
];')

libby · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:35 pm

Joe Jeep Owner wrote:

That's a great price (without the light bar/lights), I would just have to see what shipping would be to CT. Or I could make a road trip, although I wouldnt be able to do that for at least a month or two

What's the aprox weight?

The weight w/ packaging material would be close to 40lbs.
FedEx was about $20 and UPS was almost $30

libby · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:36 pm

VTNomad wrote:

I'd be interested in one and I'm close enough to come pick it up. If you could tweak the design a little bit, eliminating the lightbar and making it wider so that it either rested on the stock rails (or better yet, replaced the stock rails). I'd be all over that like a fat kid on a cupcake. Let me know what you can do.

Yes I will consider variations of this rack. But, that may take a little longer. If you want just cross rails thats easy.

libby · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:40 pm

Kugellager wrote:

Looks very nice and clean..Great Job.

I noticed you have a set of pencil beams and a set of the fog lights for the lightbar. Does it make a wide pattern. I have 4 of the pencil beams on mine and think the pattern is a bit narrow...but lights far ahead.

John
];')

Yes, the fog pattern illuminates almost 90 deg. to each side. The down side is that the pattern is narrow in height.

libby · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:43 pm

Please excuse the wiring on the lights, I'm not done. :oops:

dirtykj · **Posted:** Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:35 pm

Silly idea ... considering it's already EMT, why don't you use it for what it was meant for in the first place?

You shouldn't need to use the plastic shroud thing.

OBX KJ · **Posted:** Sat Feb 11, 2006 12:49 pm

VTNomad wrote:

I'd be interested in one and I'm close enough to come pick it up. If you could tweak the design a little bit, eliminating the lightbar and making it wider so that it either rested on the stock rails (or better yet, replaced the stock rails). I'd be all over that like a fat kid on a cupcake. Let me know what you can do.

I agree, a direct bolt up in the stock rail mounting positions would be great! Keep us posted

libby · **Posted:** Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:17 pm

I've been thinking about a rack that mounts to the factory locations and I think it's gonna be awesome. but, of course it will take time.. I'll start on it tonight. I just hope some one is serious about buying one of these or else I'll have two racks and one liberty.

OBX KJ · **Posted:** Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:32 pm

I'm thinking you stretch the width of the rack a little bit to match the width of the OE rails. Make the mounts to fit the stock positions, keep it low... and of course just behind the sunroof. I'm in line for one

Calvin56 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:59 am **Posts:** 345

Nice!

libby · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:16 pm

How about something like this. Its not anywhere close to being finished but you sort of get the idea. This one is a direct bolt on and the megastructure is made of 1" tubing. For reference, the tire in the pic is 32". Let me know if you like.

libby · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:17 pm

Sorry, forgot the pics.

uvalax236 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:41 pm

How much would it cost for you to fab up just the rack mounts? Same pipe diameter but use square tubing? I want to fab my own rack up but I cant find the right measurements to fab it up. I love how level yours is so if you could fab a set up for me that is great. PM me and let me know how much it would cost for it all and shipping. Thanks!

VTNomad · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:11 pm

Wow, that was quick, you do nice work. I was a little worried about how a flat rack would look with the roof line without the sideraile, but it looks good to me.

OBX KJ · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:56 am

Looking great !!!

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:01 pm

Wow, thats awsome. I will be buying one of these come this summer. I do not have the money right now. I want one just like yours libby. Would you still be doing that in the summer. $250 is a great price! I want the light bar and everything. Does it hit the roof when you put heavy things in it?

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