Anybody weld up their own Bed Racks?

I am planning on making a couple basic cross bars to mount my mountain bike on.

 

This what mine ended up looking like not too bad considering it was my first welding project. Looks were eh but sturdy as hell and it was easy to make. I like how it was parallel to the roof rack cross bars and I could take it on and off myself, if I were to make it again defenitly would tweak the design a lot of bit. Lol

 

Not taco anymore but @Ttaco15 made his for his Chevy

 

It was originally for the tacoma but never got made for it.
Made a little jig of wood as the bed rails so I didn’t have to weld much on the actual truck.

Everybody should buy a welder and learn to weld, my little $500 hobart has paid for itself numerous times over.
About $300 spent on the rack. The stuff hanging off it costs more than the rack now..

 

I'll be getting my welding license eventually. Pays to have with my work. Just opens up the possiblity for better jobs to get on.

 

I'm just gunna close my eyes and pretend this is on a taco . In all seriousness though, it Looks good! Good tip for mocking it up on the 2x4s. Thanks for the post.

 

I'm trying to locate those aluminum clamps and not having any luck. I've Googled and even emailed Summit Racing. Any chance gator2764 you have a part number or know the part name I could use to search for?

Thanks!

 

I was just at summit today. Not far from me, if I remember I will go by there and see what it is called. Can’t remember

 

I replaced the bolts with stainless steel

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