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Old 03-21-2010, 02:59 AM   #1
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Cool Do they make roof racks for 73-87 single cab trucks????
i was thinking if anybody has ever seen or made or bought a roof rack for thier single cab. i was thinking a roof rack might look good and be very useful on my truck.

anybody have pictures of roof racks?



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Old 03-21-2010, 04:09 AM   #2
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i was thinking if anybody has ever seen or made or bought a roof rack for thier single cab. i was thinking a roof rack might look good and be very useful on my truck.

anybody have pictures of roof racks?



Google TracRac. These usually come in a pair of 2 and are made to slide but my bodyshop installed one when i got my truck painted. Its aluminum and really heavy duty.






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Old 03-21-2010, 07:52 AM   #3
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Re: Do they make roof racks for 73-87 single cab trucks????
Headace racks?
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Re: Do they make roof racks for 73-87 single cab trucks????
you could probably get one from a 'burb and modify it. I don't believe there were ever any made for a single cab.
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Old 03-21-2010, 11:21 AM   #5
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Re: Do they make roof racks for 73-87 single cab trucks????
hey 2badgn i like that but what i want is a basket type rack on the roof.

heres a picture of the type of rack i want on a jeep cherokee.

https://www.independent4x.com/mercha.../SurcoRack.jpg



obviously that one is too big, but it dosent look like it would be too hard to fabricate one for my truck. should i just shorten some suburban roof rack rails to fit on it?
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nobody has ever made one of these!?!?!?!?!?
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nobody has ever made one of these!?!?!?!?!?
they wouldnt exactly be "attractive" TO me anyways... whats the purpose anyway. you have a 8 foot bed for stuff and stuff on the cab would KILL fuel economy even worse than these trucks already are..
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Make you one, then send it to me and I'll powdercoat it for ya.
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they wouldnt exactly be "attractive" TO me anyways... whats the purpose anyway. you have a 8 foot bed for stuff and stuff on the cab would KILL fuel economy even worse than these trucks already are..
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Make you one, then send it to me and I'll powdercoat it for ya.
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Hell yea, how much would that run?
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$75,and that's with a clear coat (powder clear),and phoscoat to eliminate rust before spraying.

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okay coater ill call you if i end up building this thing




for everybody else

check out these roof racks:


http://image.automotive.com/f/featur..._left_view.jpg




http://lh6.ggpht.com/_8dDblIstaE8/Sm...400/img129.jpg
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