New Roof Rack Build

[R1cho]

well i won a small roof rack on ebay for £10 and collected it today, the plan is to incorperate it with the one a m8 gave me

This is the one he gave me

now some pics of the much smaller roof rack that i collected, the pics aint much as dark so will get some better ones tomoz

the front

the middle

the back

as you can see it overhangs a touch :lol so will need to be adjusted but only slightly :lol

 

[makeitfit]

Looks to me like a transit has been robbed :lol

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Looks to me like a transit has been robbed :lol

or a tin tent is missing its chassis?

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

neat touch having a bus stop on your roof rails.

 

[96terrano]

It's wide for a T2 is it not?

 

[R1cho]

It's wide for a T2 is it not?

irs going to be erm...operated on so its a better fit :lol

 

[R1cho]

as promised some day light piccies

tis a bit big lol

 

[96terrano]

irs going to be erm...operated on so its a better fit :lol

Ahh, I see:lol

 

[R1cho]

well took some measurements

everything left of the black marker needs chopping off for a better fit width ways on the roof this will makea nice fit with it then having a slight overhang on the roof bars

the rust bars will be cut off there is one at each end of the rack

and these hooks will be relocated the bar u can see to the right of the hooks will sit inside the roof bars as a way to help keep it in place

still not sure what to do about the length yet, if i make it the same length as the truck i'll have to chop off everything above the black marker, but i may leave it the length it is and have an overhang at the back.

 

[96terrano]

you should put LED marker lights on it like i did, looks awesome at night:thumbs

 

[kitchenman]

Bargain at a tenner, that roller is around £50 new

 

[mjpetersen]

irs going to be erm...operated on so its a better fit :lol

If your "operation involves welding, then do be careful as galvanized makes for poor welds and creates noxious fumes.

A very nice find!:thumb2

Mike

 

[makeitfit]

Having seen it in the daylihgt
Sell it and do one made for for the job so you can integrate it with your roof rails already there. It'll just be a massive tree trimmer otherweise , even with cutting and shutting.
Van roof racks usually get good money :naughty

 

[spiderpig37]

i would cut the width down from the middle and weld the bars back together leaving the sides intact i cut a disco full length rack down and fitted it to my roof rails by attaching cross members slung under the rails instead of on top so the rack sits nice and low to the roof
as said grind the galv off to get a good weld and dont sniff the fumes as its arsenic

 

[spiderpig37]

re arsenic scrub that meant to say cyanide:doh

 

[R1cho]

well managed to get some more done to the roof rack project today

chopped the top off so now its right length for the truck

then made its waist thinner so its the right width

then put it on truck to see the size and what it looked like, looking good even if i do say so myself

its deffo gettin there, got some more chopping to do tomoz and then its onto welding it all together

 

[briggie]

is the mug on the bonnet a secret mod ? :augie:lol

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

is the mug on the bonnet a secret mod ? :augie:lol

It's really a chimney to let all the smoke out of the crank case...:lol:lol

 

[spinna]

Its an exhaust chimney like the ones on the merc SLR to release the heat created by the ferrocious power that the terrano makes :lol:lol:lol

 

[R1cho]

erm, its just a mug, at that point an empty mug at that :nenau