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Old 04-24-2011 | 10:59 PM
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so your matching your front bumper?
Old 04-26-2011 | 07:11 PM
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Yeah, its bright. I wanted something a bit different than black.

I plan on making the rear bumper (when I finally build it) match the front bumper, roof rack, and light bar. Just have to juggle time between work, my daughter, and anything else that gets in the way.
Old 04-26-2011 | 07:25 PM
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Looks good! Is there a lot of drag from the wind when at driving speeds?
Old 04-26-2011 | 08:41 PM
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Don't know yet about drag. Probably be some due to it sticking up off the roof 8 to 9 inches. I haven't had time to get it mounted.
Old 04-26-2011 | 09:38 PM
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SHELTIE! TWO DOOR! AND MAKING A ROOF RACK. OMG YOUR ME.

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Old 04-27-2011 | 09:53 PM
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Prancer(the sheltie) belongs to my mom. He likes me because I play with him waaaaaayyy too much and don't get anything done. As for the 2 door, this is the second one I've owned. My ex wife rolled the first one. I'm trying to make it as trail and camping ready as I can without breaking the bank(yeah right!!). Hopefully I'll have some pics of the rack mounted here over the weekend.
Old 04-27-2011 | 09:59 PM
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well good luck to ya bud. check out my build. im also trying not to break the bank.
Old 04-28-2011 | 05:24 AM
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She'd be my ex wife too if she rolled my jeep! Lol. Nice looking rack man but Idk why you need lights, its bright already! Good job
Old 04-28-2011 | 10:16 AM
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WOOT WOOT 2 doors FTMFW!
Old 04-28-2011 | 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by mcoughlin
She'd be my ex wife too if she rolled my jeep! Lol. Nice looking rack man but Idk why you need lights, its bright already! Good job
LOL. That's not the reason she's my ex. We won't get into that here. The light bar is because the places I wheel, headlights just aren't enough at times. We call the one spot the backside of Hell if you get my point.
Old 05-04-2011 | 07:52 PM
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Finally got it mounted. What a pain! Had to pull the headliner because I mounted it in the old rail holes. Sat it on 3/4" oak blocks to keep it level and not vibrate so much.
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