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  1. 3rd January 2012, 12:10 AM #1
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    Lightbulb Custom roof rack on a shoestring

    So I wanted a roof rack for my disco, cant justify the $1,200 for one shaped to the roof and not very keen on a high roofrack on my vehicle that already is 15cm higher than factory....

    so I thought, why not make one?

    first, buy a rack ..I won this one on evilbay for a little over $200, originally it came off a 60 series land cruiser. ...first thing I did was to cut off the gutter mounts.



    I then measured the difference in hight from the lower front to the higher back of the roof and cut the whole rack into 2 pieces. once this was done I removed the high retaining wall piece from the part of the rack that would be sitting higher, stepped it up and welded it back together. ...lengthen the gutter stands and give it a coat of paint

    1 roof rack!

    ...the pics describe it better than I can.













    pretty happy with it. its as solid as a brick, nice and strong and came out of it for under $300 which included beer.
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  2. 3rd January 2012, 12:16 AM #2
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  3. 3rd January 2012, 06:48 AM #3
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    Nice job!
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  4. 3rd January 2012, 06:56 AM #4
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    Interesting solution - well done
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  5. 3rd January 2012, 07:16 AM #5
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    Nice work. I like your design too.
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  6. 3rd January 2012, 08:04 PM #6
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    Looks good, nice fabrication work.
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  7. 3rd January 2012, 08:33 PM #7
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    Very nice wanna make me one

    I too want a rack and a shaped one but can not justify the expense.
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  8. 4th January 2012, 05:16 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by dullbird View Post
    Very nice wanna make me one

    I too want a rack and a shaped one but can not justify the expense.
    If (like me) you can't make one or afford a new one, find one you like & make the owner an offer! I got this alloy one - including a genuine LR ladder for the rear door, for $400!!
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  9. 5th January 2012, 12:35 PM #9
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    I was looking at exactly the same conversion just before the Melbourne Cup weekend but ran out of time, might just start looking for that rack to mod now .
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  10. 15th January 2012, 02:55 PM #10
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    Nice Job, especialy like the step down..
    Now on to evilbay and to get out the welder
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