so a while ago i was lookin into gettin a roof rack only one i really liked was the 4x4 defender... 400 bucks!! also didnt quite fit. so i thought what the hell ill make my own... 50 bucks later here it is...
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the start
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very effective paint drying system
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wasnt workin fast enough hahah
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the finished product :)
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...oh also got sum 35"bfg allterrains :) lovin life

 

Holy.

 

try this again...so a while ago i was lookin into gettin a roof rack only one i really liked was the 4x4 defender... 400 bucks!! also didnt quite fit. so i thought what the hell ill make my own... 50 bucks later here it is..

the start



very effective paint drying system

wesnt workin fast enough hahah

the finished product



... oh and got sum 35" bgf all terrians :) luvin life

 

there we go sorry about that

 

Looks pretty good. Fix that bumper gap though!

 

i kno i keep putin that off

 

I like it a lot!

 

Nice job, looks well built! What guage metal was the tubing?
I wonder how you don't burn yourself without gloves or long sleeves. I one and only time I welded with short sleeves, I got a nice sunburn on my forearms. It was very noticable the next day.
...Terry

 

looks good man, i've been toying around with ideas for mine i want to make, hard to find a good sized one for my stepside topper.

 

nice rig. i like it....pics of how u mounted it?

 

Nice fab work!!!!

 

very nice!

 

I second this. More pics.

 

x2

 

Haha well which is it? Make one or find one?? If you make one for the topper make me one too!

 

self tapping screws ill post pics tonight

 

i dont know for some reason it doesnt bother me haha

 

looks good x2 on how you mounted it

 

more pics



one self tapping screw per tab cealed with silicone... i like silicone hehe


some flexin :)

 

looking good.! the mount is similar to how i mounted my roof rack though i did screw to the horizontal tab thats there. but nice job like it alot!

 

that looks awesome, good job

 

looks awesome, been wanting to put a rack on my truck for a while now

 

Man, that looks great.

 

What's the weight of it?

 

Looks very good. I like the lights setup.