Roof Basket info??

[angib]

...or have opinions on this type of side mount with a roof rack on a teardrop.

Fixing the roof rack to the sidewalls is the only way to do it, as they are the only part with vertical strength. If you were thinking of putting a roof rack on the top, don't - it'll be trying to punch its way through.

Andrew

[chorizon]

That's a sweet deal, Grant has some cool stuff. I'll definitely have to patronize (the good meaning)...

[Micro469]

It takes a real light touch to weld that stuff, and you need to grind the galvanizing off if you can. After I was done welding, I cheated and smeared JB Weld on the joints to make them look nicer.


On the bright side, I used a hole saw in the drill press to get a nice fit where the conduit butts up, and a regular conduit bender for the curve pieces. Everything was just eyeballed.

That would make the pieces fit nice, and if you can't weld, another way to fasten them is to drill holes in the sidebars and run threaded rod through them, and fasten acorn nuts on the end to tighten it all together. A little Loctite should keep it from coming apart........

[PanelDeland]

Keep in mind the galvanizing puts off toxic fumes when welded.I have worked around the process of welding galvanized before and was told it would make you sick but to drink milk at the end of the day and you would be OK.I had the "FLU" the first time but always drank milk after that and was fine.I don't know the long term health effects but you can probably search them.

[Ageless]

When in the Navy; we could not weld galvanized without an airline respirator


Heavy metal toxicity can result in damaged or reduced mental and central nervous function, lower energy levels, and damage to blood composition, lungs, kidneys, liver, and other vital organs. Long-term exposure may result in slowly progressing physical, muscular, and neurological degenerative processes that mimic Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy, and multiple sclerosis. Allergies are not uncommon and repeated long-term contact with some metals or their compounds may even cause cancer (International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre 1999).

[Spotman]

Dang Ageless... now I just want to buy a "Store Bought" one!

I grew up in the 60's also, there was a lot you could get away with, until the Govt. stepped in!!


Bob

[kennyrayandersen]

Dang Ageless... now I just want to buy a "Store Bought" one!

I grew up in the 60's also, there was a lot you could get away with, until the Govt. stepped in!!


Bob

Though I’m of a Libertarian bent, I can say that there are good reasons why they stepped in and this is one of them. Be safe, it ain’t worth trading years of your life, or ever getting sick over.