Homemade Roofracks.
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HARDTRAILZ
Certified
Nice Rack!
For those unfamiliar with tubing types here's a decent summary of common mechanical tubing that might be used building a rack or other projects, taken from Pirate 4x4 and off road forum.
link to thread info is taken from: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/general-4x4-discussion/57088-dom-vs-hrew-vs-erw-vs-******.html
4130(more commonly used than the other alloys mentioned, at least for projects most of us would tackle) is stronger than 1020 given the same OD and wall thickness; you'd use have to use thicker walled(and therefore heavier) 1020 to get equal strength. Downside of 4130 is the $$ compared to 1020.
Brian
link to thread info is taken from: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/general-4x4-discussion/57088-dom-vs-hrew-vs-erw-vs-******.html
4130(more commonly used than the other alloys mentioned, at least for projects most of us would tackle) is stronger than 1020 given the same OD and wall thickness; you'd use have to use thicker walled(and therefore heavier) 1020 to get equal strength. Downside of 4130 is the $$ compared to 1020.
Brian
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KryptoRoxx
New member
I wouldn't waste the cash on 4130 to do a roof rack unless it was part of an exoskeleton. By the time the 4130 bent....your roof would have caved. I used .090 wall on mine with a mixing of .060 for bracing. I think my entire rack weighs 65lbs with the expanded metal on top.
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Sabre
Overlanding Nurse
I think it weighs about 70 lbs. The factory rails that I removed were 25-30 lbs easy, so it's not too much added up top.
Krypto, that's a very purposeful looking rack. Nice work!
Caleb Long
Go for the adventure!
Hey, I have a few questions if you don't mind. What kind of hardware did you use to attach it to your roof? What type of concerns do you have about water/moisture intrusion and did you do anything to prevent rust? I am planning a roof rack to mount a tent and was planning on drilling through the roof.
KryptoRoxx
New member
I used stainless steel for the hardware. Use a silicone in the threads and I went ahead and added silicone on top of the bolt.
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Caleb Long
Go for the adventure!
Thanks Sabre and KryptoRoxx for the responses.
Caleb Long
Go for the adventure!
F-250 campershell rack
I started building a custom rack for my baja rig. It is made out of 1x1" 1/8" wall square tube aluminum, radius edges. Fully MIG welded and strengthened with extra plating at the joints. I have more work to do like brackets to mount my awning, adding some pad eyes for tie down point for the surfboard and add additional stringers to the top of the rack before I put on some sort of decking material. (undecided). Happy with how it has come out so far, I was intimidated to undertake such a project out of aluminum but my welds started improving as I progressed. Also can someone please tell me why my photos post upside down. Very frustrating and I cannot figure it out
I started building a custom rack for my baja rig. It is made out of 1x1" 1/8" wall square tube aluminum, radius edges. Fully MIG welded and strengthened with extra plating at the joints. I have more work to do like brackets to mount my awning, adding some pad eyes for tie down point for the surfboard and add additional stringers to the top of the rack before I put on some sort of decking material. (undecided). Happy with how it has come out so far, I was intimidated to undertake such a project out of aluminum but my welds started improving as I progressed. Also can someone please tell me why my photos post upside down. Very frustrating and I cannot figure it out
Australia? (;-)
jeep-N-montero
Expedition Leader
His location states San Diego.
Yeah Holger, Thats why his pictures look upside down to you!............They look fine to us! :sombrero: