I will say to anyone who tries to get your dimension right I made a a jig from 2x4's and some 3" nails. So I could make sure the rack was the same distance side to side and front to back before i tighened the couplers down.

I thought about making a full size jig from 2x4's and would could really make more easilly.

 

shipping will be 21.71 for ups 3 day ground so let me know how much you would charge

 

after i repaint my trim i am so buying some steel conduit and makin one of them!

 

ok i will think about it. I have a lot going on right now with the family. I will pm you later

 

ok man thanks

 

Rack looks awesome!! My dad is an electrician so I asked him to order some emt and rigid so I can build my own. Yours looks awesome though. Is that with the Rust Oleum bed liner? May have missed it while reading if it is.

 

pretty easy to do, thats how i made mine.

 

Thanks,
Its rust-oleum undercoating, you can pick it up at walmart

 

You should just weld it! It will be much stronger.
You can cut everything to size and find a friend with a welder and pay them a few bucks for electricity and wire and your set.

 

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Once all the pieces come together. It is extremly strong. You shouldn't need it any stronger than it would be with the scews

 

but seriously i am torn between welding and screws....

 

I will say I used the screw couplers but once its all together I will most likely weld them in place but the couplers give you a bit of wiggle room on your cuts to square everything up.

 

It's better to be Really strong than not strong enough!
It all depends on what you plan to carry up theie.
When i make mine i plan to have a spare tire up their and whatever else i might want to carry!
I want to Know for a fact that my rack will carry whatever i put up their.
No matter what you guys say a roof rack that is made with screws will never be Really strong. It's going to squeak. The joints are going to be weak when under a heavy load. It's not going to look very clean.

 

Thats why im using rivets to hold everything until its complete then I will weld critical points. Then again there are better option then 1/2" EMT if you really plan on loading it down....

 

That actually sounds like a good plan.
I do understand some people do not have a welder and its a pain to take it all to a friends to do it but in the end it's worth it.