I've gotten a fare number of pm's requesting plans for my roof rack design.
I've decided to just post everything you'll need here on mud.
Edit: Ok, you can click on this link and download the file.
Download PDF here
And here are some added details that might be missing on the plans.
The tube is 3/4" OD x 1/16" wall. There may be some details missing on the drawing but with the pictures everything will come together.
I used plasti dip on the bottom of the side tab that rest in the rain gutter. I let the plasti dip cure for a 24 hours and that gives a soft material to cover the steel so it doesn't scratch into the truck and cause rust.
SS bolts would be nice also but they are of course more $$$
Once your done, you'll want to paint it with tremclad or some type of rust proof paint.
When you are mounting the rack, the plans say that the two middle mounting slats (or arms) need some bending out to suit the curve in the rain gutters. Also when I first built the rack I had to shorten the two middle mounting slats by about 3/8" to make it fit, BUT when I got my new truck and mounted the rack I had to suck the middle two arms down.
So, you may have some minor adjusting to make to the mounting slats but if you've managed to build the rack this shouldn't be an issue.
And here are the pictures, just save these to your computer as well. With the plan and the pictures you should have no problems. You can always ask questions and there may be some folks who come up with some other ideas which are better than mine.
Just wanted to give back to mud in some way. I've gotten some great help here so this is the start of my "pay it forward"
I've decided to just post everything you'll need here on mud.
Edit: Ok, you can click on this link and download the file.
Download PDF here
And here are some added details that might be missing on the plans.
The tube is 3/4" OD x 1/16" wall. There may be some details missing on the drawing but with the pictures everything will come together.
I used plasti dip on the bottom of the side tab that rest in the rain gutter. I let the plasti dip cure for a 24 hours and that gives a soft material to cover the steel so it doesn't scratch into the truck and cause rust.
SS bolts would be nice also but they are of course more $$$
Once your done, you'll want to paint it with tremclad or some type of rust proof paint.
When you are mounting the rack, the plans say that the two middle mounting slats (or arms) need some bending out to suit the curve in the rain gutters. Also when I first built the rack I had to shorten the two middle mounting slats by about 3/8" to make it fit, BUT when I got my new truck and mounted the rack I had to suck the middle two arms down.
So, you may have some minor adjusting to make to the mounting slats but if you've managed to build the rack this shouldn't be an issue.
And here are the pictures, just save these to your computer as well. With the plan and the pictures you should have no problems. You can always ask questions and there may be some folks who come up with some other ideas which are better than mine.
Just wanted to give back to mud in some way. I've gotten some great help here so this is the start of my "pay it forward"
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