Recent content by CruiserStuff

Almost had me a "car-be-cue" - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/almost-had-me-a-car-be-cue.354030/post-5227085

Love the spare tire cover, amigo! Nothin' better than Con-ferr!!

@jbee - Nice, classic Con-ferr rack! Looks like you're attaching it to your raingutters with the Bulldog 2.0 clamps that I designed for DiamondRax! And, you're right, I need to find a market with higher density (J**ps, 4Runners, Tacos, etc) to fund my true passions!

Hey Jeff - Great to hear from you and glad the rack is still in service. Yes, hopefully, we can get a new rack system out to the market with some improvements (including the coatings used). Thanks for reaching out...

Roger that....thanks!

Sweet! I may try to swing in to the Cars and Coffee event. Hope to meet you soon and will look for your PM. Thanks!

Awesome....thanks! If you don't post much here, where do you frequent?

Great! Whereabouts are you located? I'm in Rocky Top...back door to Windrock...

I'm new(er) to the Knoxville area and am looking for some fellow Cruiserheads. Are you guys still meeting together on a regular or semi-regular basis? Give me the scoop on what's going on! Thanks very much.

Since the last post in this thread was over four years ago, I'm taking that to mean you guys are not having meetings anymore.... Does this club even exist anymore? I'm new(er) to the Knoxville area and am looking for some fellow Cruiserheads. Please let me know if anyone's out there....

Hey squeezer - Thanks so much for your thoughtful and detailed input....very valuable. I like a lot of what you've said and agree with many of your points. It would be interesting, though, to see what happens once you start factoring cost back into the equation. I've not worked with...

jembourbe - Thank you for your thoughts and observations. I agree that an era-correct appearance would be advantageous. In fact, that's why, with DiamondRax we had used the sheet metal wrapped around the corners of the rack, just like the old Con-ferr units - no other racks had that. I...

All good points. Yes, with a traditional basket-style roof rack, garage access is definitely a consideration. Gamiviti makes a quality rack, for sure. Thanks very much!

Well, thus far, responses and feedback have been positive. Switching gears now....here are a few questions: 1) What are some other roof racks for the FJ40's that are currently on the market and what do you see as their pros and cons? 2) If you were going to design a roof rack for your 40...

Yes, you're absolutely right, Smurf....vans are a hot ticket. They tend to be BIG racks too (read expensive). Shipping was tough on the long racks....sometimes we built them in two sections, so they could be bolted together in the middle. Otherwise, trying to make them in one piece was a...