Throwing this out to the Dixieland Brain Trust: I contacted Landcruiser Phil about purchasing one of his attic racks for my 100 and he told me they stopped selling them because the shipping was a killer. See 100 Series Attic Racks available for the holiday *limited supply for pictures and description. So I figured I would make a home-brew solution, but still want it to look clean and be sturdy. I ordered and received this grid for $25 shipped which looks exactly like what Phil was using: Wire Mesh Deck 48"Wx18"D *. It's stout.
Now I'm looking for a source for brackets to either be welded to the ends of the grid or drilled out and attached with small u-bolts. I figured some of you folks with 100s or 80s might be interested in brainstorming this with me since it's a fairly small investment for more interior storage space. There are several posts in both the 100 and 80 forums re: attic racks. The prevailing thought is that a 48"x 18" grid is best for a 100 and a 48" x 24" grid is best for an 80. There's a company called Delta that makes the brackets for the 80, but they're not showing the 100 any love: FJ80 Ceiling Storage Brackets. Also, different year 100s have different rear handle setups for connecting the brackets. I believe the pictures in the 100 forum link above are of 2003+ 100s (which is what I have).
Any thoughts for a clean solution welcome!
*Edited to try to fix link for $25 grid. You have to copy and paste link or it's item # WQ933CP25 on the site.
Now I'm looking for a source for brackets to either be welded to the ends of the grid or drilled out and attached with small u-bolts. I figured some of you folks with 100s or 80s might be interested in brainstorming this with me since it's a fairly small investment for more interior storage space. There are several posts in both the 100 and 80 forums re: attic racks. The prevailing thought is that a 48"x 18" grid is best for a 100 and a 48" x 24" grid is best for an 80. There's a company called Delta that makes the brackets for the 80, but they're not showing the 100 any love: FJ80 Ceiling Storage Brackets. Also, different year 100s have different rear handle setups for connecting the brackets. I believe the pictures in the 100 forum link above are of 2003+ 100s (which is what I have).
Any thoughts for a clean solution welcome!
*Edited to try to fix link for $25 grid. You have to copy and paste link or it's item # WQ933CP25 on the site.
Last edited: