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sethzilla

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After having my bullsh!t rack fall over and rip the flimsy P.O.S. gutter clamps off my drip rail while running the Rubicon, i decided it was time for something a little beefier. Here is the given-to-me-hunk-of-crap-rack as it was on my 80;
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It was too small for what i wanted, not built with tube(it was black pipe!:doh:) had mismatched corners/bends, extra bits welded on by a caveman, you get the idea.

Decided on a couple of different things i wanted my new rack to have;
-Full length/width of roof ( it will be used for a elevated platform in addition to carrying extra stuff that won't fit in the rear cargo area ie; folding camp table, chairs, EZ-up, chainsaw, ect, see pic above)
- full array of LED lights; 42" lightbar across front, 4" LED flood on corners, 3"LED camp lights.
- basket about 5" tall with cool dimple die holes for gusseting/places to tie down equipment
-Mounting tabs for limb risers
-ladder up 1 side from the rear bumper wing
-wire rack floor for securing more equipment/place to stand on
-Tabs and plates for radio/cb antennas and flag mounts for the dunes
-heavy duty gutter clamps ( no more flimsy sheetmetal ones :mad:)
-built from 1.25" .120 wall (Thick enough to be able to slide the rack against trees/rocks if the need arises while keeping the glass windows and sheet metal off them) Here is one of those places on the Rubicon Trail - rock on right pitches your DS into tree on left.
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So i figured i'd get my friend with a tubing bender to bend up some corners and let me fab the rest. Then the wife got wind of the whole thing and said, "we need to save $$ for the house projects!"
:bang:
I guess this will have to wait a while.








In the meantime, i remember that when we bought our new house they previous owners had left some dog run panels, livestock pen and corral pieces, and gates on the property. . . . :idea:
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I found a horse corral section that was 50" wide by 98" long. Problem was that 2 of the bars look like a donkey/horse/steer had decided to try and bust through:eek:
So i pulled it out of the pile, placed it on my driveway with the bends up and drove over it a few times:D it's kinda straight-ish now just has a twist from end-to-end;) Sorry no pics of MY tubing bender.

I had recently bought some heavy duty roof rack gutter clamps from a fellow Mudder when i saw his build thread i knew these would be the ones for me!
 
I bolted them up and threw the section of corral on top!
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(i had to use a ratcheting strap to get the bent corral to make contact with the clamps)

Here is what it looked like from the sides
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I threw some wire shelving racks i had kicking around on top and welded it all up. Quick shot of black paint and she's done!
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Just in time for Pismo Beach Huckfest 2013! I run the traffic light safety system so the competitors know it's safe to come up the face of the jump. Having the rack to stand on gives me a much better view of the approach and landing zone.
Last years Huckfest video
Here it is in main camp before we hit the competition area.
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And here is a shot of one of the competitors taking off as he passes my 80. The side of my rig has some sponsors banners on it, but you can see 3 adults sitting on my livestock rack. At one point there were 5 video/cameramen up there!:grinpimp: I guess that will work for now.
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It's still a little too narrow, and a little too long. I'll fix that when i have the $$ and the :princess: okays it!
 
Looks like you have a fence gate on the top of your truck.
 
Looks like you have a fence gate on the top of your truck.

Not sure if you caught the name of this thread. . . . .:rolleyes:

It's a temporary fix for a much better built rack in the future. The cross bars need to be from side to side. That being said; 5 adults standing on it at one time showed it bending a little in the middle but not permanently. :D

This will do for now.
 
Pretty HD man. Way to improvise!

If you need good gutter clamps the DiamondRax ones are pretty stout. Welded steel box design with a load spreading plate and heavy SS bolts.




















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I do like DiamondRax but these are what i went with - sonsabitches are 1/4" thick!!!
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fellow Mudder by the name WorkingClass. i linked to his thread using these in a post above. (On the bottom of post#1) Send him a PM about gutter clamps if you want some.
 
Thanks for the link. Will look into these. Thanks.
 

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