Custom bed rack

Finally got around to cutting out and bending my bed rack! Stoked with how it came out! I just need to finish welding and then get it bedlined, I'll post the final pictures when it's done

 

Beautiful

Will you be selling them

What’s the weight

 

It all depends right now, im going to see how well this does and if there is anything I can change before I know for sure also if there's a lot of interest...And it's heavy, but not as bad as I thought it was going to be! More awkward than anything to move around

 

Looks great!

This is not criticism, but just an honest question; Is there any reason to why you didn't make the rack go the full bed length? Any design constraints/function?

 

It goes just about as far as it can go, it's the whole bed rail which is what it will mount to, I have to wait for the bedliner to cure and my t nuts to come in then it will be finished

 

Also it gets to a funky bend and I didint feel like messing with all that haha we will see how it works out and then I might make some more if I get interest

 

Ah, I see. I also wasn't accounting for the tailgate width... again, great work.

 

Thanks!

 

WOW, that looks great!! I wish I had these types of skills. I'll just have to resort to forking money over

 

that's alotta t-nuts...lol, nice job...

 

It shouldn't take that many! I'm going to start with 4, and If I need to I might do 6. I accidentally ordered 10..so I might just use them all haha

 

Helluva good job.
One question, though - why not make it a few inches taller so it would line up with a cab rack if someone wanted to carry ladders, longer kayaks, a canoe, whatever. Seems like it would be multifunctional and kill a couple of birds with one stone.
Looks great - I'm envious of anyone with mechanical/design/build skills.

 

What is that steel you used?

 

My thought was an Overland rack, my dad said the same thing about the ladders, kayaks and things like that. The plan for this one is a roof top tent and eventually a prinsu cab rack on the cab so I was trying to make it look a little better with the tent without it going way over the cab. It wouldn't be hard to make something for a ladder or kayak though, I might do it if I need one

 

10ga carbon steel

 

I'm not even talking about your bed rack extending out over the cab - I mean just making yours as it is now, except a few inches taller. Then, if someone does add an OEM roof rack, the popular Prinsu, or whatever, this existing bed rack lines up with it.
Just thinking out loud should you ever decide to make and sell these, as someone asked earlier in the thread. Again, great job.

 

I see what you're saying now! I'll see if I can come up with something Like that!

 

custom bent into a C channel it take it. Anyways, looks grreat

 

Yeah, the only difference between what you have now and what I'm suggesting is if you roll out of your RTT in the middle of the night, you'll fall a few extra inches. haha