home made roof racks? (6 Viewers)

[Butch1979]

Nice!

Need to finish weld and powder coat but other than that it's good to go and just what I had pictured in my head. Oh and need to add the lights, they're on the way.

Rack looks good! Looking forward to seeing RTT and lights on this bad boy.

Butch

 

[itsstellerbluepearl]

Like they standing.first converter then galvanizing ,last black epoxi.Covered the underside of my truck also and holding up great but I did clean it with Metal Blast from Rust Bullet first

Cool, I'll keep that in mind!

 

[Workingclass]

Need to finish weld and powder coat but other than that it's good to go and just what I had pictured in my head. Oh and need to add the lights, they're on the way.

So backwards order, here are a couple of the early stage shots before final fit and final welding. Turned out great, sits nice & low and runs full length. Brackets for lights and paint or powdercoat are all thats left to be completely done.

 

[Rubiconcruiser]

The cables are branch and limb deflectors,

 

[Workingclass]

So backwards order, here are a couple of the early stage shots before final fit and final welding. Turned out great, sits nice & low and runs full length. Brackets for lights and paint or powdercoat are all thats left to be completely done.

Light brackets finished! Now on to paint and it's done...for now.

 

[The Jade Bean]

Some sweet racks on here!

Anyone know where to get a thin sheet of white cutting board material for the floor of my ARB roof rack? Thx!

-Daniel

Sent from deep in the mountains of Honduras using only sticks and rocks.

 

[merbesfield]

Some sweet racks on here!

Anyone know where to get a thin sheet of white cutting board material for the floor of my ARB roof rack? Thx!

-Daniel

Sent from deep in the mountains of Honduras using only sticks and rocks.

McMaster Carr. McMaster-Carr

They have almost everything you could want.

 

[Bogo]

FarmTek has PolyMax Board. Main issue is shipping... Find a plastic reseller in your area and ask for HDPE (High Density PolyEthylene) or tell them your use and ask what they have. HDPE is often used in the plastic cutting boards. Look for UV stabilization. Note, the thinner sheets of PolyMax can be rolled up, but still are UPS oversized.

Another option would be to take a sheet of plywood and coat it in something that will soak in and be waterproof. Years ago I used fiberglass resin to waterproof plywood to use for the back, sides, and bottom of a large fish tank. It lasted for well over a decade and never leaked.

 

[The Jade Bean]

Thanks guys! I'll look into those options.

-Daniel

EDIT: That poly max board seems perfect!

Sent from deep in the mountains of Honduras using only sticks and rocks.

 

[Enigma]

You also need to ask what type of AL too. Some AL alloys are over twice as strong as others and have other varying properties too. Some are weldable and others aren't. All AL looses allot of strength when welded and needs proper heat treatment after welding to be able to use the minimal amount possible.

The other problem with AL is cost.

huh???

X2.
the crack pipe is a bad thing.

Welding
6061 is highly weldable, for example using tungsten inert gas welding (TIG) or metal inert gas welding (MIG). Typically, after welding, the properties near the weld are those of 6061-O, a loss of strength of around 80%. The material can be re-heat-treated to restore -T4 or -T6 temper for the whole piece. After welding, the material can naturally age and restore some of its strength as well. Nevertheless, the Alcoa Structural Handbook recommends the design strength of the material adjacent to the weld to be taken as 11,000 psi without proper heat treatment after the weld. Typical filler material is 4043 or 5356.

6061 aluminium alloy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[SHREDwagon]

Great info!

 

[wayawaya]

My roof rack in progress

 

[wayawaya]

Another with tent on

 

[asutherland]

Updates... my buddy is a rock star and had the rack ready to go before our Summer Adventure Trip #6. The rack worked excellent. It's VERY low profile... too low in fact. I need to make a small alteration to raise it up just a tad. I'll post some pics of it on the Cruiser once I have them.

Thanks again Paul! And thanks Workingclass for the excellent feet.

 

[marius]

I add this ,make it easier to hold on ,or get on the rack

 

[justbecause]

I add this ,make it easier to hold on ,or get on the rack

That is a great idea!!

Sent usin the "new" app.

 

[Workingclass]

Updates... my buddy is a rock star and had the rack ready to go before our Summer Adventure Trip #6. The rack worked excellent. It's VERY low profile... too low in fact. I need to make a small alteration to raise it up just a tad. I'll post some pics of it on the Cruiser once I have them.

Thanks again Paul! And thanks Workingclass for the excellent feet.

Rack looks great!! Glad it all worked out.

 

[jdeitch]

Did a test fit of the gutter mounts and trying to figure the crossbar length I want. I'll be going with a 48" crossbar with 1" tube outside of that to make up the basket portion. So far so good. Waiting on materials to arrive so I can finish this thing up.

Work of art! I MUST have these. PM'd a request for 6 mounts.

 

[skywalk26]

Made this a couple months ago. Used 1" tubing and for the frame and crossbars. Had a piece of 18ga sheet perforated at work. After the tubing was welded together, I plug welded the sheet metal to the frame. Rack measures 48" x 80" x 4" high.

 

[jdeitch]

Rack looks good! Looking forward to seeing RTT and lights on this bad boy.

Butch

x2!