DUAL ARB AWNINGS

I’ve had two ARB 2500x2000mm awnings in the shop for over a year. I had planned on putting one on my wife’s Jeep and one on the truck. Well plans change and now it’s two on the taco. I can use one for a sleeping area and the other for shade. For day to day stuff I plan on running just one awning.

My goals were to make a low profile rust free rack. Second I wanted to be able to quickly remove and store the awnings when not need. Third the rack had to be able to hold up to ten foot pieces of lumber, or a small amount of dom tubing.

The awnings easily detach with two 5/16th bolts.

All parts are 304 stainless steel.

I installed Yakima tracks to the snug top. I would have bolted the new bars directly to the snug top but I might sell it later for a go fast camper.

I will be mounting a solar panel to the bars later.



I made base plates and used 4 nuts per mount.


Here are all the parts, cut, grinded, drilled and cleaned.


The bars are 304 stainless 1/2 inch pipe. I used a green 3 inch pad to buff/shine all parts.


Parts set up for welding. I used the Lincoln 256 with tri mix gas and 308l wire.


The truck wrapped in three rolls of tape and paper.


The awnings set up and ready to be tacked to base plates.


Using square to make baseplate parralell to each other. Fat City off road tought me a long time ago that coors light boxes work the best for weld protection.



Finished. Now is time to go enjoy some shade.



Low profile to snug top roof. About 5/8 of an inch off top.


I vaporized my finger tip doing a tack weld, holy ...,,, yeah it is super small and hurt like hell.


Edited text and added picture.

 

nice job! nice write up!

 

Thanks

 

Fun day in the forest. Two awnings provide a lot of shade



Coastal fog over Ventura and Ojai.