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Old 07-08-2011 | 04:42 PM
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Welded some flat plates from the rack they go to the back side of the drip rail,i welded some small angle iron to another flat piece of steel and bolted the two together.rack comes off in a couple of mins and its wiked light.
Old 07-08-2011 | 04:48 PM
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Ah nice i have the same rack made out of the same stuff but it's just u-bolted down to the stock cross bars. I wanted to make a better fastening system and yours looks pretty cool!
Old 07-08-2011 | 05:00 PM
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This weekend ill take a closer pic of the mount for you
Old 07-08-2011 | 05:05 PM
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Oh sweet thanks!!
Old 07-08-2011 | 05:08 PM
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No Problem
Old 07-08-2011 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Cujo
Thanks bro. Were u out of?
I'm in SE Washington state. Here's a couple pics of my rig. I'm thinking about doing vents like yours and been tossing around ideas to make a rack on my cage but not sure yet how I will do it.
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Old 07-08-2011 | 05:40 PM
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Nice! I love the cage. You bend all the pipe?
Old 07-15-2011 | 12:04 PM
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Posting for Cujo

I LOVE that paint color.
Old 08-05-2011 | 02:31 AM
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You said you only spent 40 bucks on the roof rack? How did you manage that because when I went to price the stuff out it came up to 100 bucks. What all did you use
Old 08-05-2011 | 01:33 PM
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You said you only spent 40 bucks on the roof rack? How did you manage that because when I went to price the stuff out it came up to 100 bucks. What all did you use
x2, please share details, plans and closer up pics. If you have a an Itouch or iPhone or iPad there is a CF app that allows to post pics right from device to the forums.
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