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Old 02-25-2010, 11:41 PM
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this is what ill be working on soon
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Why not spend the 300 on a cheep welder. Then imagine what you could make. After all you can't rivet or zip screw a bumper. And ARB and woren have been screwing people for years.
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Originally Posted by brutalxj
Why not spend the 300 on a cheep welder. Then imagine what you could make. After all you can't rivet or zip screw a bumper. And ARB and woren have been screwing people for years.
i know i just dont have the cash for a welder nor do i have the space or experiance
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Originally Posted by 84wagoneer
Warthog i actually finished a rack out of 1" pipe and its very similar to yours, kind of copied you, hope you dont mind

i used all number 10 self tappers, 196 to be exact

i bend conduit for a living (some call me an electrician), so i made sure everything was perfect, no kinks in the 90's and if you take your time and know how to properly set a self tapping screw, it will be rock solid.

i considered welding the joints once i was all done, but when it was assembled i realized how solid it was.
I don't mind at all, just post pics when you can, i would like to see. And yes it is extremly strong. What did you do for the corners? Did you put thin aluminum diamond plate like me?

Originally Posted by semperfi96
well heres a questions to warthog or anyone else, what would you guys charge to build it up, tear it back down and send it out in a smaller box. since theres no welding required. and if there is some welding I can do that too.

Any takers.
I have a lot going on family wise right now to build another one but the problem is the way i build mine, the shipping size would still be pretty big, 21" x 58" which would put the shipping cost around 100 bucks or so.
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Well mine might not get finished, a con-ferr rack with gutter mounts just came up on the market locally going to pick it up tonight hopefully.
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Old 02-27-2010, 11:22 PM
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Well my roof rack project is on the back burner as I picked up a con-ferr 4ft x 7ft rack the other day for dirt cheap. I may finish my EMT rack and put it up for sale.
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i did mine!!!
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i did mine!!!
Looks great
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That does look good. Post some more pics when its all painted and put on
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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/my...of-rack-39115/
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just wondering what was the length on floor bars that go across the middle
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Originally Posted by warthog
I don't mind at all, just post pics when you can, i would like to see. And yes it is extremly strong. What did you do for the corners? Did you put thin aluminum diamond plate like me?

yeah i wrapped it in 14 ga aluminum plate. im going to post up a thread tomorrow night of my build of my light rack, roof rack, and my onboard air system.

i would do it tonite but its too dark to take finish pictures.
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Originally Posted by x91j
i did mine!!!
Does it feel sturdy using the pre bent 90*s and the couplers? I considered doing it this way but thought it might have too much wiggle because those couplers aint very snug. It look great but was wondering how strong it felt before I do it myself.
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Does it feel sturdy using the pre bent 90*s and the couplers? I considered doing it this way but thought it might have too much wiggle because those couplers aint very snug. It look great but was wondering how strong it felt before I do it myself.
i used self tappers on the couplers. yes everything is sturdy
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heres my finished rack. it has four supports besides the stock cross beams. its solid.

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