Hey everyone. I have been around the forum a bunch and figured it was time for my first thread. I have a 95 FZJ that I love to death. It was passed down from the parents and now its time for a transformation from your average looking daily driver. It has a lift and tires and now it needs its own roof rack.
The screen shots are a general idea of what im thinking of doing. Right now as it stands it is 4'x5' so it would come just short of the sunroof. I want to have plenty of space to put stuff and some lighting on the front as well and maybe a few little ones on the side. I want to make it out of aluminum but I dont know how to how to TIG weld so I think I might be stuck with steel for now.
I had a few questions and was hoping yall might have a few suggestions.
1) Does anyone have a rack that either goes over the sunroof or stops short and how do you like it? I like having the sunroof open but I feel like most of the time im wheeling I have it shut to keep trees out.
2) Since I think im stuck with steel does anyone have suggestions on tube size? In the CAD model the base structure is 1" and the vertical uprights are 1" as well but im going to take them down to 1/2".
Any other suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated. Also im gonna CAD the mounts to attach to the rain gutters. Ill also attach pics of my ride as well.
The screen shots are a general idea of what im thinking of doing. Right now as it stands it is 4'x5' so it would come just short of the sunroof. I want to have plenty of space to put stuff and some lighting on the front as well and maybe a few little ones on the side. I want to make it out of aluminum but I dont know how to how to TIG weld so I think I might be stuck with steel for now.
I had a few questions and was hoping yall might have a few suggestions.
1) Does anyone have a rack that either goes over the sunroof or stops short and how do you like it? I like having the sunroof open but I feel like most of the time im wheeling I have it shut to keep trees out.
2) Since I think im stuck with steel does anyone have suggestions on tube size? In the CAD model the base structure is 1" and the vertical uprights are 1" as well but im going to take them down to 1/2".
Any other suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated. Also im gonna CAD the mounts to attach to the rain gutters. Ill also attach pics of my ride as well.