Roof rack and skid plates design , who's in ?

[polo451]

Hi guys , i'm new to this forum but i think some people could be interested

i'm in car design , i do all sorts of stuff but since i bought my yukon 2016 , i've been trying to make it more "capable" off road , light off road i'm talking ..
so since there is nothing on the market i designed a roof rack , sleek and low , aluminum , the prototype is nearly finished , easy to install
i'll post pictures soon , if guys are interested i can make a small batch .

then skid plates , i already have the stock z71 aluminum plates , found on ebay , but for the fuel tank nothing , so i'll make one , same if you are interested , let me know ..

and of course if anybody wants something really custom , like wide fenders to accommodate 37's i'll be happy to design them , but expensive !

anyway let me know !

Paul

 

[B-train]

Sounds cool! Post up the pics and approximate pricing if you wouldn't mind.

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum and yes, pics.

 

[tuckerrnr1]

Welcome and yes very interested in roof rack.

 

[duke90]

Definitely interested. Fuel tank skid and fender flares! Thank you

 

[polo451]

cool!
the rack is going to powder coat soon , then it'll be ready , pictures this weekend hopefully
gotta scan the bottom to make the skids then

 

[Kekle]

I'd love to see what you came up with!

 

[PatDTN]

I dreamed of mounting some hard points to the tops of the A pillars to be able to connect a full length roof rack to. I and my tailgate have learned a hard lesson about the height of my garage door vs an open tailgate. Any rack needs to be no higher than the stock but able to be raised and support weight to clear the open tailgate. I thought about going to a junkyard to examine the tops of the A pillars destructively to see it that part is feasible. Never needed that much rack on a regular basis so I settled for a large chunk of foam from a sofa cushion to support a long load in front of my sunroof.

 

[polo451]

Hey Guys , sorry for the wait so here it is on my car !
super strong and easy to install on the 6 stock rail bolt holes

of course this is the first i made so i had to do some adjustments , but overall i'm happy with it .
i made some 3dprinted spacers for the rails as they were a bit short, the final won't have those .and the spoiler will change a bit for an even better aero.
i drove 500 miles with it , up to 85mph , no noise !
and for those who want to keep a low profile you can see it sticks out only a few inches up , like 3"

i have some hardware for the rails , to bolt accessories.

this one is the short version as i have a suroof , i would have to see if a longer version is possible as the rails have a bend.

what do you think ?

if some of you want one i can make some , and i can do custom colors , logos whatever you want !

 

[whymeintrouble]

That's looks good! Wish i had a newer truck too or that on. What is the weight limit on that?

 

[polo451]

That's looks good! Wish i had a newer truck too or that on. What is the weight limit on that?

well that's a good question , guess i'll climb and jump on it and hope for the best !

 

[blackelky]

If anything it would be worth getting skid plates just to protect the catalytic converter.

 

[duke90]

Any update on this?

 

[GeroniMoe]

I've been banging my head against the question of how to connect the flush-rail mounting points to a rack assembled from extrusion rails - but this looks great!

I'd love to see what the cost would be for one of your racks! I have a 2020 Tahoe - no sunroof, but the flush rails look like they might be the same anyway...

 

[Oh Kee Pah]

@Polo

Hey Guys , sorry for the wait so here it is on my car !
super strong and easy to install on the 6 stock rail bolt holes

of course this is the first i made so i had to do some adjustments , but overall i'm happy with it ...

Job well done! Looks great, IMO.

Have you done anything in terms of underside armor/protection? I would certainly be interested in those too.
Wider fender flares, absolutely! What kind of $ amounts are you talking when you say, "expensive?"..

 

[BacDoc]

The roof racks look great! If you can get them to fit my 2024 Tahoe I would like to buy that. Please update with the price!

 

[Kekle]

Hey Guys , sorry for the wait so here it is on my car !
super strong and easy to install on the 6 stock rail bolt holes

of course this is the first i made so i had to do some adjustments , but overall i'm happy with it .
i made some 3dprinted spacers for the rails as they were a bit short, the final won't have those .and the spoiler will change a bit for an even better aero.
i drove 500 miles with it , up to 85mph , no noise !
and for those who want to keep a low profile you can see it sticks out only a few inches up , like 3"

i have some hardware for the rails , to bolt accessories.

this one is the short version as i have a suroof , i would have to see if a longer version is possible as the rails have a bend.

what do you think ?

if some of you want one i can make some , and i can do custom colors , logos whatever you want !




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Hey Guys , sorry for the wait so here it is on my car !
super strong and easy to install on the 6 stock rail bolt holes

of course this is the first i made so i had to do some adjustments , but overall i'm happy with it .
i made some 3dprinted spacers for the rails as they were a bit short, the final won't have those .and the spoiler will change a bit for an even better aero.
i drove 500 miles with it , up to 85mph , no noise !
and for those who want to keep a low profile you can see it sticks out only a few inches up , like 3"

i have some hardware for the rails , to bolt accessories.

this one is the short version as i have a suroof , i would have to see if a longer version is possible as the rails have a bend.

what do you think ?

if some of you want one i can make some , and i can do custom colors , logos whatever you want !




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How wide is the rack? Will it fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood?

 

[Fless]

How wide is the rack? Will it fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood?

That member hasn't been on here since before Thanksgiving 2023.

 

[Kekle]

That member hasn't been on here since before Thanksgiving 2023.

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