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Diy roof rack 2 fleetside?????
With the success of DWC'S sweet roof rack on his burb it got my wheels turning. Roof rack on a fleetside???? I was familiar with i.o.racks on VW singlecabs so why not a fleetside??? I quickly found a sweet deal on Craigslist for the same brackets as DWC'S for 25 bucks. Here is the mock up stay tuned off to Lowe's to pick up some wood. Open to ideas before it is too late.
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Re: Diy roof rack 2 fleetside?????
Cool. Since the truck rack is going to be much shorter than the burb rack, the same length load would have less support and create greater stress on the cross rails (in my mind, I picture a surfboard). I would beef up those rails a bit to be safe, and use some good strong wood like oak or ash. Have fun.
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Can't wait to see the finished project.
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Re: Diy roof rack 2 fleetside?????
cool idea. My 66 step had a roof/ladder rack on it at some point. I never saw it, but the holes in the bedside and dimples on the roof tell the story lol.
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Nice and Good score on the brackets too!
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Re: Diy roof rack 2 fleetside?????
OK I'm stuck and not sure where to go. I have 1x3's going across which seems OK. Not sure for the top. The 1x 2's seem kinda wimpy showing on the Dr's side not sure if I should do the 1 x 3's showing on the passenger side. Thinking possibly 2 x 2's to give it some meat see picture of 2 1 x 's together. What you think?
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The 1x's front to back are fine. where you need girth is in the two cross rails that have the brackets attached. Those two pieces hold the whole load.
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I think what I will try is to put rails along the sides of the cross rails. Do you prefer the wider 1 x 3's or the skinner 1 x 2's? I don't plan to put much weight up there but I do see what you are talking about supporting anything.
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Play around a little to see what looks right. BTW I really like your truck. The color, wheel and cap choice, stance, everything. Have fun. |
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Re: Diy roof rack 2 fleetside?????
It might make noise as the wind goes through and across the wood. Try to radius the face of the boards to break the wind noise. I like the way it looks. If you use hardwood you might be able to have a xylophone up there. Looks great.
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I like the combo of wood and tube like on the old Westy' roof racks.
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Update on DIY roof RACK. Worked on putting on the T for the cross supports. Much sturdier and looks better. There was too much space between the roof and the bars. Used glue and screws. Thinking of using copper piping for the side rails for something different, what you think? ????
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Re: Diy roof rack 2 fleetside?????
[QUOTE=66clow;5534483]Update on DIY roof RACK. Worked on putting on the T for the cross supports. Much sturdier and looks better. There was too much space between the roof and the bars. Used glue and screws. Thinking of using copper piping for the side rails for something different, what you think? ????
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The racks looking good bro!! I love the way that truck sits.
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Re: Diy roof rack 2 fleetside?????
Yep, I think you are on the right track. Now it's onto the details like the number and spacing of slats, maybe throw in some light radiuses on corners and ends, and the copper pipe idea has potential too.
Seldom a design/build project goes from start to finish without several changes along the way, but that's the fun part, right? Keep us posted. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Slats mounted, came out pretty good. Errors made but OK. Need to add rails and stain. Will do a final redo in oak. Has been fun playing around with it. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Could use two more slats at each extremity, radius them at the front and back to follow the roof line.
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Good idea, I'll try that. I know it needs some type of different lines somewhere. I just couldn't picture it. After fooling with all the straight line slats that's all you see after a while. Still open to other ideas . Glad I'm using the really cheap wood so the final deal should be error free with the oak wood. So far I probably have about $60 in it including the cost of the C.L. brackets. Not bad for a trial run. |
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Made some cuts, hope this was what you where referring to. Plan for rails and probably a oak stain??. Will for back and use real oak wood for final rack. ![]() ![]() Posted via Mobile Device |
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I like tha look it & tha whole truck in general..you going to leave it raw or stain it?..
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