Newly Discovered Roof Rack System

Rush345 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:25 pm

If I'm posting in the wrong section , forgive me and move to the proper location.
While out and about today I saw a Big Chevy Suburnan with this incredible Roof Rack it was all Aluminum sides and front with an open back. But on the lower part of the rear rack cross rail there were Rollers installed :shock:

. So I stopped the guy and it turned out we knew each other, He said it was originally made for a Vans top but he had a buddy who does aluminum work and helped mod it to fit. Addditionlly he said the size he had it set at a sheet of Dry Wall fit perfectly and the rollers help for that and when I he goes fishing putting hie small boat up there the rollers made it all worth while

So I wrote down the info I figured some imaginative soul might just try this design to create a roof Rack for KJ's and KK's. The Rollers are what I beleive makes it so trick plus the bottom plate allows solid integrity to the product.
Check out: http://www.americanvan.com/catalog/stan ... milyID=308
or http://www.americanvan.com/catalog/stan ... milyID=205

These are listed at $500.+ :cry:

but as I said I'm just trying to get the idea's design out to our artistic LOST Family in the hopes somebody see's the part of this design that caught my eye :wink:

It is truly heavy duty, But you could dance on itwith now worries. :twisted:

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:39 pm

I can see why it cost so much. But it could be toned town for the average Liberty owner for a lot less. If we had a member that could get the aluminum at wholesale price it would be doable.

Terry

Rush345 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:22 pm

Fulltimer wrote:

I can see why it cost so much. But it could be toned town for the average Liberty owner for a lot less. If we had a member that could get the aluminum at wholesale price it would be doable.

Terry

Thank-You Terry for once I was at a loss for words to prprerly articulate what you have just stated. We have enough creativity in the L.O.S.T. family also I didn't mention and you don't see in the links the owner of the rack I saw had 2 flat plates about 6"-8" wide on each side just inside the outside rails strengthening the entire base as I tryed to say it is very impressive and has definite fabrication possibilitys.

David

Newly Discovered Roof Rack System

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