My new BajaRack: Installed! (pic intensive)
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My new BajaRack: Installed! (pic intensive)
So, Monday was a big day for my Disco. I was expecting my order from BajaRack. The shipping company told me that they would be in my part of town around 3:00, so I made sure I was home for it. They showed up at 2:58 (gotta love efficiency!) and we wheeled my rack into the garage. I took a good, hard look at it and signed for it when I was satisfied that there was nothing wrong with it. I wasted no time in calling my buddy Dan to help me lift it onto the truck. Then I installed the four lights I got for it.
I also bolted on the Hi-Lift mounts, and the mounts for the shovel/axe.
Then we hoisted the rack in the air and walked it onto the truck.
I lined it up while Dan pushed.
Then came the clamps/brackets. This took a little thinking at first, but it was pretty easy.
Then it was on there.
After a bit of adjusting to get the Hi-Lift in the right position so it wouldn't rattle, and the addition of an axe, I was done. I really like how it turned out.
Here's the Hi-Lift:
And the shovel and axe:
I love the way it looks. Makes it look much more like an expedition-ready or overland Land Rover. Which is the point. The BajaRack seems really well made. The welding is solid and the powder coating looks pretty good. I really like that the flooring has much tighter spacing than other racks. I don't even need to install any kind of flooring to use it. And at just 100lbs, it's not heavy either. And I have to admit, I do like that it is different from the normal Safety Devices type rack. Not that those look bad or anything, but I like that mine is a bit different.
As another buddy put it: I've gone a long way to ensure that my Disco is easily spotted in a parking lot!
I also bolted on the Hi-Lift mounts, and the mounts for the shovel/axe.
Then we hoisted the rack in the air and walked it onto the truck.
I lined it up while Dan pushed.
Then came the clamps/brackets. This took a little thinking at first, but it was pretty easy.
Then it was on there.
After a bit of adjusting to get the Hi-Lift in the right position so it wouldn't rattle, and the addition of an axe, I was done. I really like how it turned out.
Here's the Hi-Lift:
And the shovel and axe:
I love the way it looks. Makes it look much more like an expedition-ready or overland Land Rover. Which is the point. The BajaRack seems really well made. The welding is solid and the powder coating looks pretty good. I really like that the flooring has much tighter spacing than other racks. I don't even need to install any kind of flooring to use it. And at just 100lbs, it's not heavy either. And I have to admit, I do like that it is different from the normal Safety Devices type rack. Not that those look bad or anything, but I like that mine is a bit different.
As another buddy put it: I've gone a long way to ensure that my Disco is easily spotted in a parking lot!
Last edited by wreckdiver1321; 01-23-2013 at 11:39 PM.
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#3
Thanks keoni!
Just the rack would be $1135 shipped. With the Hi-Lift and Axe/Shovel mounts, the total was $1289. Which isn't bad at all considering that I don't even need to put a floor in it like I would had I gotten a SD or Voyager rack. You'd have to pay at least that without shipping for a Voyager rack with those mounts and a floor.
I'm happy with it, it's very well made and the coating is really nice.
Just the rack would be $1135 shipped. With the Hi-Lift and Axe/Shovel mounts, the total was $1289. Which isn't bad at all considering that I don't even need to put a floor in it like I would had I gotten a SD or Voyager rack. You'd have to pay at least that without shipping for a Voyager rack with those mounts and a floor.
I'm happy with it, it's very well made and the coating is really nice.
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nice rack.
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How was it? And how did your Disco fare during that trip?
Right now I'm planning an epic month-long overland trip from my hometown in Billings, through the Beartooth Mountains in southern MT/northern WY, the Rockies in western MT, the Lolo Motor Way in the Idaho panhandle, through Washington to the Columbia. From there I'll go to Portland, with a quick trip to Astoria, then up the whole length of the WABDR, over to Glacier NP, then home again. I'm hoping it'll be a great adventure.
Right now I'm planning an epic month-long overland trip from my hometown in Billings, through the Beartooth Mountains in southern MT/northern WY, the Rockies in western MT, the Lolo Motor Way in the Idaho panhandle, through Washington to the Columbia. From there I'll go to Portland, with a quick trip to Astoria, then up the whole length of the WABDR, over to Glacier NP, then home again. I'm hoping it'll be a great adventure.
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How was it? And how did your Disco fare during that trip?
Right now I'm planning an epic month-long overland trip from my hometown in Billings, through the Beartooth Mountains in southern MT/northern WY, the Rockies in western MT, the Lolo Motor Way in the Idaho panhandle, through Washington to the Columbia. From there I'll go to Portland, with a quick trip to Astoria, then up the whole length of the WABDR, over to Glacier NP, then home again. I'm hoping it'll be a great adventure.
Right now I'm planning an epic month-long overland trip from my hometown in Billings, through the Beartooth Mountains in southern MT/northern WY, the Rockies in western MT, the Lolo Motor Way in the Idaho panhandle, through Washington to the Columbia. From there I'll go to Portland, with a quick trip to Astoria, then up the whole length of the WABDR, over to Glacier NP, then home again. I'm hoping it'll be a great adventure.
I ran the first couple of legs of the WABDR (up to Ellensburg) over 5 days of leisurely driving and camping. Most of the roads are non-technical and maybe just a little rutted in those sections. You gain and lose elevation a few times.
The most difficult part I encountered was the section pictured here.
This was the uphill side which wasn't too bad. A lot of big rocks, so pretty bumpy and slow going. The downhill part was the same and was one of the only times I needed to use low 4 to assist braking the engine.
My Rover performed very well. One of my buddies who drove it for a couple stretches commented on how he felt the Rover did better off road than on the the highway.
There are some more technical parts of the WABDR, but overall I believe it is pretty easy and your truck will likely do fine.
I took two jerry cans with me for piece of mind, but we never needed them.