GreenHornet
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Excellent - Cant wait to see it on with lights and luggage whilst traversing a deep gorge (oh er missus) lol
Building my own Expedition Roof Rack
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JonnyP
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Looks awesome mate.. 
GreenHornet
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Well at least your welding skills will be useful if you require them.
Good luck on Monday.
Good luck on Monday.
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In my experience I have learnt that there is nothing that cannot be repaired on a discovery. It's a simple beast.
Well, after the joyous news of the re-test pass thought I would get back to something fun, and have started again on my rack....just trying to work out the best way to make up some brackets to clamp onto the gutter rail - have got a few types already made up now, so will get it sorted out tomorrow and hopefully all finished ready for the last job of painting...
Not the best of pics....but something to give you an idea....
It will look a lot better once the Light Bar has come off and the lights mounted onto the rack
Not the best of pics....but something to give you an idea....
It will look a lot better once the Light Bar has come off and the lights mounted onto the rack
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Give yourself a pat on the back mate , very nice. another credit to the forum , theres some handy people on here...
heggars
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Blimey Mate, craftsmanship an half!! looks good and bet it's as strong as an ox.
Good on ya.
Good on ya.
Thanks for the good comments guys
Well I am done - (well almost - just have to put on the final coat of paint) I have sorted out the brackets, and they work well...and here it is in all its glory.....
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Looks a little odd with still having the light bar fitted, but I have incorporated a front light bar on the rack so that can come off
Just over 32 metres of Steel in the end Quite scary really the amount it needed to make it - but to say its strong is an understatement
To say I am chuffed is again an understatement, given I haven't done this type of stuff before - only just bought my mig and a pipe bender....now what's next......
Well I am done - (well almost - just have to put on the final coat of paint) I have sorted out the brackets, and they work well...and here it is in all its glory.....
Looks a little odd with still having the light bar fitted, but I have incorporated a front light bar on the rack so that can come off
Just over 32 metres of Steel in the end
Quite scary really the amount it needed to make it - but to say its strong is an understatement To say I am chuffed is again an understatement, given I haven't done this type of stuff before - only just bought my mig and a pipe bender....now what's next......
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GreenHornet
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That's really good man. Say if you need to get rid of the light bar I may be interested.
So what's next?
So what's next?
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That autobot decal on the bonnet is awesome. Much better than just painting the bonnet matt black to stop the glare from the roof lights.
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Cheers mate, initially I wondered what I could put on the bonnet to hide the scratches, then came up with this idea.
Got a load of mat black vinyl for under a tenner and then got to work with a knife and scissors and made up my autobot head
Have translated the alphabet into the Transformer writing too, as I had the idea of putting it along the sides instead of the tyre decals you see.....but still thinking on that idea
Got a load of mat black vinyl for under a tenner and then got to work with a knife and scissors and made up my autobot head
Have translated the alphabet into the Transformer writing too, as I had the idea of putting it along the sides instead of the tyre decals you see.....but still thinking on that idea
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Ha ha! imagine if they had a Disco transformer, it would always be breaking down and going rusty, it would go anywhere mind...
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Nice idea, I like the sticker too and agree that it would be a robot similar to WAL-E lol.
Just in the process of making another style of rack based similar to the American 'Bajarack' rack's so it will sit as low as possible with the roof rails
Baja Rack
Finished a jig at the weekend, and hopefully will have it finished in a week or so, and have decided on getting this powder coated so it will stand the test of time on my roof.
Thing is I don't want to have that many runners along the base of the rack as the pic above, as it will just add too much weight, but still want something that will hold boxes - like wine boxes for example - as I think a booze run over the pond is imminent according to the mrs
So I was thinking along the lines of wire/chicken mesh etc but still need something tough enough to take a bit of weight without just giving up the ghost - anyone got any ideas of what to use and where to get some from?
Baja Rack
Finished a jig at the weekend, and hopefully will have it finished in a week or so, and have decided on getting this powder coated so it will stand the test of time on my roof.
Thing is I don't want to have that many runners along the base of the rack as the pic above, as it will just add too much weight, but still want something that will hold boxes - like wine boxes for example - as I think a booze run over the pond is imminent according to the mrs
So I was thinking along the lines of wire/chicken mesh etc but still need something tough enough to take a bit of weight without just giving up the ghost - anyone got any ideas of what to use and where to get some from?
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Just in the process of making another style of rack based similar to the American 'Bajarack' rack's so it will sit as low as possible with the roof rails
Finished a jig at the weekend, and hopefully will have it finished in a week or so, and have decided on getting this powder coated so it will stand the test of time on my roof.
Thing is I don't want to have that many runners along the base of the rack as the pic above, as it will just add too much weight, but still want something that will hold boxes - like wine boxes for example - as I think a booze run over the pond is imminent according to the mrs
So I was thinking along the lines of wire/chicken mesh etc but still need something tough enough to take a bit of weight without just giving up the ghost - anyone got any ideas of what to use and where to get some from?
Now that's a nice rack ...
don't worry - pics will be posted once its build.
So far I have done the gutter rail frame, with the light bar incorporated at the front, have even curved this one more than the last one I did (getting better with my pipe bender the more I use it), and got the bottom frame made up last night that follows the roof line. So just got to make an identical top frame, wind deflector and piece it all together.
So far I have done the gutter rail frame, with the light bar incorporated at the front, have even curved this one more than the last one I did (getting better with my pipe bender the more I use it
), and got the bottom frame made up last night that follows the roof line. So just got to make an identical top frame, wind deflector and piece it all together.
