Thinking about Monstaliner on the roof of my F80. I want to take the existing rails off since they are more or less useless anyway but I am thinking about the holes. Since I am going to go through the trouble of rolling on a liner, I would rather not weld the holes shut. I was thinking about using a rivet or something. Any ideas? I have already welded the original rack mounts shut but I am already seeing rust pitting. They were a little rusted when I took them off. I sanded them down and TIG welded silicon bronze in the holes but they are still rusting through a little. I do not want to take the chance that could happen to the whole roof. One more reason I decided to Monstaliner the whole thing. I am also going to be abusing the roof since I use the truck to haul 20' steel stock on a regular basis.
Since I am doing this, I was thinking of building a rack with the Gamaviti towers based on a friends suggestion. Look like nice towers. But has anyone welded a rack on the gutters? Why do I feel like that is a bad idea?
Since I am doing this, I was thinking of building a rack with the Gamaviti towers based on a friends suggestion. Look like nice towers. But has anyone welded a rack on the gutters? Why do I feel like that is a bad idea?