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Old 10-22-2018, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by 330deadpool
the forums need to nominate the OP as member of the decade. just picked up a set of these van racks at pep boys. i also have a smittybilt roof rack for a jeep jk sitting in my yard for 2 years. now its gonna be McGuyver mode as soon as my turd comes back from the shop!
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Old 10-23-2018, 11:10 AM
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Hello, replying to Sub-Arctic Rover: Now that I think back, I actually used the stock bolts it came with for the first year but after a winter of rain and snow they were pretty rusty. Thats why I upgraded to a stainless steel bolt that was a bit thicker.

Also someone had asked about the basket in front of the tent. That was a cheapo eBay purchase that costs me around $100. It was awesome. I ended chopping it up and creating a new flat rack that I still use today.
you can view more photos on my store website. This rack has been working great for years. I did scale down and only use 3 cross bars now.

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Old 10-24-2018, 09:08 PM
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Originally Posted by toofaroffroad
Hello, replying to Sub-Arctic Rover: Now that I think back, I actually used the stock bolts it came with for the first year but after a winter of rain and snow they were pretty rusty. Thats why I upgraded to a stainless steel bolt that was a bit thicker.

Also someone had asked about the basket in front of the tent. That was a cheapo eBay purchase that costs me around $100. It was awesome. I ended chopping it up and creating a new flat rack that I still use today.
you can view more photos on my store website. This rack has been working great for years. I did scale down and only use 3 cross bars now.

https://overlandrec.com
quick fix to rusty bolts would be some automotive grease at the local parts store. But OP how did the basket fit between the gaps of the rack?
 
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Old 10-25-2018, 05:54 PM
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Started working on operation "I'd rather spend $1200 on repairs than a roof rack" this evening. Got a little ahead of myself with painting a bracket even though I know I shouldve waited.

 

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Old 04-15-2019, 01:55 PM
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Man I love this idea. Thanks for sharing.

Any more details on the flat piece on top? Did you weld to the original crossbars? Also the light mounts look cool. Details?

Thanks!
 
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Old 12-23-2019, 10:57 AM
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hi, i have found the junk yard to be a great resource for ladder racks, all i needed were the brackets so that i could modify the racks i bought at lowes
 
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