Custom Bed Rack Build

Good idea

 

nice rack OP

 

Interesting mount idea. Mine was much more simple...

 

And finished product, wanted something low profile and allows me to use my roll cover.

 

Interesting idea! Looks good!

 

Thanks. I like how you mounted yours though. Does it have rubber isolators? I bet that would help with vibration.

 

It has bushings so yeah. No vibes at all.

 

+1 on the jd2 benders.
I run a model 32. Have yet to add hyd but I bet it makes a world of difference with repeatability.
Beautiful rack @DrWeld
Do you know how much it weighs? Also what Diam tubing? 1.750 is my guess.

@90yota got any more info on that canvass cover and it’s frame you’d care to share?

 

I haven’t weighed it yet but my guess would be just over 100lbs. It’s made with 1-1/2”

 

My eyes deceive me!!
Looks really good man.

 

Yeah it's made by softopper. Check them out! I love mine. The frame around it I built with 1.75 .120 dom. It's really heavy but strong. The weakest link is the bed rails

 

Nice thanks

 

That is Sick!

 

Wow, talking about a heavy duty rack. If the rails were strong enough you could put a couple Tacoma's on that rack!

 

What type of pipe did you use? Schedule 40?

 

I didn’t use pipe I used 1/12” x .125 tubing.

 

I am thinking about a roof rack with solar panels mounted in a rack on the roof rack. Set it up with a hinge at the front and pivoting legs at the back so I can prop it up to form a wind deflector when traveling.

 

This is almost exactly what I want to do when we get our softtopper. I may hit you up for advice. I am just learning to weld with a cheapo harbor freight Flux core wire welder. I will probably need a better welder to do something like this but it is good for just messing around on..

 

Can someone in this thread help me out, friend of mine is building me bed bars from afar and I'm at work.

Just trying to see if anyone knows this measurement for a 3RD GEN!!! Builder has a 2ND GEN, not sure if the two would have same measurement.

"I'm needing from the center of the C channel on drivers side to center of C channel on passenger. Should be somewhere in the neighborhood of 57 inches" - @Jerneyman

 

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