Suggestions for custom roof rack

Here's the finished product.

 

Bump, I would really like some input/ ideas how to mount to the factory holes

 

you may want to look at Baja Racks. They use the factory holes to mount the rack. I actually have an extra set of mounts that I could sell you if you want to use them.

 

I started tonight. Fabrication takes a lot longer than I had anticipated. This is just the base.

 

Sub'd for this

 

I finished tacking the top on. new week i gotta figure how to mount it.

 

Good work. Are you using the factory roof channels? How about tabs for a Hi-Lift and lights?

 

I want to use all 6 of the factory mounting locations. I'm also going to put the 36" led bar from treklights in the front. But they don't have it in stock until February, so I have to way to make mounts for that. As for the the Hi-lift jack, I Bought some 1/2" bolts that I'm going to weld onto the back, and have it sit there.

 

I love the box tubing look

 

Looks good! Sub'd for future pictures.

 

test fitting, I should have it mounted by next week. I'm thinking about bed liner-ing it, to cover up some of my bad looking welds and fill in the small holes.

 

Looks good! Bed liner should work really well.

 

that thing is burly! nice job.

 

is it worth some bondo to fill holes?

Bedlinering it is a good idea. Check local shop, might be pretty cheap to have it sprayed.

 

Hey op, keep in mind the roof tilt toward the front. The mount from those factory holes needs the angle compensated for to allow bracket to sit parallel with the bottom of the rack. Looks great, hats off to ya for tackling this yourself. Very cool to be innovative and do it different with the square tube, gives it a very beefy look. Nice work

 

Heres an update.
This is the mounting system my genius brother-in-law concocted.


Here is the final test fit.


And them its on to primer.



All in all it turned out a lot better that I had hoped for. Friday its getting bedlinered and next month its getting some lights

 

Looks great Tyler!! ^^^ You def know how to work with metal.

 

First and last time i ever bedliner something. this stuff is nasty and takes forever to dry.

 

Looks good, I like the square tubing look but that had to take a long time