Just thought I'd post pics of my finished roof rack

[99YukonJS]

So I finally finished my roof rack project, here's the progress pics.

What it started as...

The finished "floor"...

Three-dimensional finally...

A few pictures of the last leg of the build.

Found this technique just in time for the last piece.

How it fits around the lights.

Finished and primed.

A few little additions... the little hook is for attaching a tarp to the side of the truck like an awning.

Finished and actually painted...

And on the truck ! (notice the threaded rod for the spare tire)

I'm so relieved that it's completed, now I can move on to other things.

Thanks for watching.

 

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

That looks sweet man! You have a lot of talent there!


Where's the lights at?

 

[99YukonJS]

That looks sweet man! You have a lot of talent there!


Where's the lights at?

Thanks a lot !!!

Well, I took the lights off for painting, but they'll go back on sometimes this week or next week.

 

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

Oh I see! You could probably sell that for a pretty penny, how much did it cost you to build it?

 

[99YukonJS]

Haha ! Well, I wanna enjoy it for a while first.

But I think it cost me around 160-180$ for materials. I started in February though and finished two days ago. Very time consuming, just to make sure it's square and flat.

 

[Spencer2009]

Looks really good man

 

[99YukonJS]

Thanks man, I appreciate it !

 

[JKmotorsports]

Good job man! Looks great.

 

[baron]

Looks great!

 

[drowndindreams]

that's beautiful!

 

[99YukonJS]

Thanks for the kind words everybody.

 

[thumper_ehhhhh]

Looks good. Bet it will look alot better with the lights and tire mounted.

 

[99YukonJS]

Looks good. Bet it will look alot better with the lights and tire mounted.

Hehe I think so too. It kinda looks naked right now.

 

[bluebear15]

looks awesome man!

how did u mount it to the factory roof rack set up?? i was looking into building my own rack and havent quite figured out how i'd mount it to the factory rails yet. pics of the mounting would be great too

 

[99YukonJS]

looks awesome man!

how did u mount it to the factory roof rack set up?? i was looking into building my own rack and havent quite figured out how i'd mount it to the factory rails yet. pics of the mounting would be great too

Thanks !

Here it is, I simply made some "feet" that are bolted thru the bars. It's not exactly the way I wanted to do it at first, but it should be ok for now.

So there's two bolts on each corner plus one bolt in the center of each bar. (10 bolts altogether) Hope this helps !

sorry that's the best pic I have...

 

[01TX_Tahoe]

that rack looks sick!! nice work!!!

 

[xX Mavr1ck Xx]

Hehe I think so too. It kinda looks naked right now.

Gotta love a naked rack

 

[99YukonJS]

that rack looks sick!! nice work!!!

Thank you !

Gotta love a naked rack

Wise words... nuff said. lol

 

[roadrageror]

looks great! can't wait to see a pic with the lights!

 

[yukondoit]

Thats looks good man. Good design, it looks good and it has function.. Good job.