check out my new roof rack

jez95xj · Oct 27, 2004

I just finished this last weekend and a few people have asked me what I would charge if I was to make more. what do you think a good price is? I used 1 5/8 tube and surrco feet that I coped to the tube.
go here to check out the picsI have no clue how to post pics.

http://ericwilhelm.homeip.net/joey/roofrack/index.html

witt · Oct 27, 2004

i like the wood roof rack better..

lol j/k.. nice RACK man....
you got a NICE RACK

alrite.. ill stop....

Gridikal · Oct 27, 2004

lol I like the above shot- nice use of the roof...not a bad lookin rack either

RichP · Oct 27, 2004

dothedew24_7 said:
lol I like the above shot- nice use of the roof...not a bad lookin rack either

Oh man, I agree LOL, super way to get those 12 pieces of sheetrock home from the lumber store. I might just have to get some kind of brush guard on my new front bumper so I can attach some 2x4's to it and my surco roof rack just for that purpose...

copperhead · Oct 27, 2004

and with the sheetrock up there, you know you will always be parked in the shade.

As for the other roof rack, looks good. I'm not in the market for one at this time, and don't knwo what you should charge to make them for others.

-Copperhead

Beej · Oct 27, 2004

How much does it weigh? And what are the actual dimensions? Height, width, length.
B.

ChuckD · Oct 27, 2004

I like the look but those Surco gutter mounts are really weak.

Since it's on the small side, they should be able to handle a small spare like a 31, and some light camping euipment. I wouldn't count on carrying spare parts up there.

MaXJohnson · Oct 27, 2004

Beej said:
How much does it weigh?

and another thing, how much does it weigh?

That size tube looks like way overkill for a roof rack.

How much does it weigh?

jez95xj · Oct 27, 2004

the mounts do seem week but I have my 33 inch spare up there. A buddy and I were both up there right after I finished it and nothing moved at all.

Its like 43 x 60. and 4 inches tall. it only sits 1/4 inch off of the roof at the highest point.

jez95xj · Oct 27, 2004

the tube is really thin walled. it weighs around 60 pounds maybe.

Gridikal · Oct 27, 2004

RichP said:
Oh man, I agree LOL, super way to get those 12 pieces of sheetrock home from the lumber store. I might just have to get some kind of brush guard on my new front bumper so I can attach some 2x4's to it and my surco roof rack just for that purpose...

i was refering to the pics in his gallery when he got up on the roof of the garage to take the pics- he posted the pic after i already posted

crystalship1 · Oct 27, 2004

Very nice looking rack!!!!

jez95xj said:
I just finished this last weekend and a few people have asked me what I would charge if I was to make more. what do you think a good price is? I used 1 5/8 tube and surrco feet that I coped to the tube.
go here to check out the picsI have no clue how to post pics.

http://ericwilhelm.homeip.net/joey/roofrack/index.html

pbureau · Oct 27, 2004

Now that is a sexy thing... but you need to powder coat it the same color of the truck or something or get a nice coat of urethane.... (grin)

jez95xj · Oct 27, 2004

thats what I was thinking. I may just use it for a parade float. no matter how silly it is it did the job that it needed to do.

Joe · Oct 28, 2004

witt said:

I think maybe you should have used 4X4 studs so they can hold more weight

ChuckD · Oct 28, 2004

jez95xj said:
the mounts do seem week but I have my 33 inch spare up there. A buddy and I were both up there right after I finished it and nothing moved at all.

Its like 43 x 60. and 4 inches tall. it only sits 1/4 inch off of the roof at the highest point.

Well, it's not really about how much static weight they can hold. I knwo the trails I ride, I can really get my Xj rocking. That constant side to side motion really works those gutter mounts, the gutter itself can flex a lot. With that, my Surco rack and mounts didn't last long on a trip to the Rubicon.

Ludakris · Oct 28, 2004

WOW, I have never thought of using pressure treated for an exocage... and I was thinking DOM tubing.... Off to HD I go....
the other Rack is nice too...

FrankNBrew · Oct 29, 2004

witt said:
i like the wood roof rack better..

lol j/k.. nice RACK man....
you got a NICE RACK

alrite.. ill stop....

Run some 5/4 x 6 Trex decking diagonally, add a cedar railing, and you got yourself a nice mobile party deck. Git er' done.

Roxtar · Oct 29, 2004

Very nice. I really like the look of the large diameter tubing. The mounts should be fine. The actual load bearing is done by the bent steel bar you have welded to the rack which looks like serious overkill (which makes it perfect in my book) The plates that bolt to it merely keep it from flying off.

Matt S. · Oct 29, 2004

I am agree completly with Chuck. Gutter mounts have NO stability to them. great for luggage, bad for EVERYTHING else. Think about it like this. Your rack, is a STRONGER structure than your JEEP. PERIOD. As your Jeep flexes and twists the body much more than most people think, your rack doesnt. In a relativly short time, with wheeling of course, those mounts will be done. Finito. Worthless.

Dont get me wrong about the rack, i like the looks for sure. But with all the time you have into the rack itself, you should consider mounting it better. JMO.

Matt

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