RoofRack Without Welding?

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02-26-2010 | 12:41 AM

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x91j

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this is what ill be working on soon

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02-26-2010 | 12:53 AM

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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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02-26-2010 | 12:55 AM

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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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02-26-2010 | 08:28 AM

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From: Keesler AFB, MS

Year: 1998 XJ

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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?

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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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02-26-2010 | 12:42 PM

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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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02-28-2010 | 12:22 AM

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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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02-28-2010 | 04:27 PM

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i did mine!!!

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02-28-2010 | 08:29 PM

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i did mine!!!

Looks great

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02-28-2010 | 08:33 PM

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That does look good. Post some more pics when its all painted and put on

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02-28-2010 | 09:16 PM

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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f59/my...of-rack-39115/

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02-28-2010 | 10:43 PM

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just wondering what was the length on floor bars that go across the middle

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02-28-2010 | 11:45 PM

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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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03-01-2010 | 09:49 AM

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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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