How To Build A Roof Rack Without Welding

Diy roof rack for car without rails ideas it is bare as it rests on the roof and is clamped on the door openings and very effective in carrying kayaks.

How to build a roof rack without welding.

I ve always wanted a roof rack for my land cruiser but the commercially available options didn t fit my needs so i made a custom one come see how. It is as easy as. Over on make build modify justin has a video showing how he built a rack to hold all of his shop hammers. Feb 15 2017 my attempt at a homemade roof rack.

Our diy trailer rack and load bar system makes it easy for diyers to convert their trailer into a multi tier camping or multi sport machine with a sturdy trailer rack tailored to their needs. This rack is not meant for suction cups. With a bracket set you purchase your tubing locally cut pieces to length drill holes paint and bolt together. We can also provide tubing cut to length or kits ready to paint and bolt together.

In this video i ll show you my new roof rack for the zombie jeep and then i ll show you how i used the tubing bender and tube notcher to make it. The rack is made from several sizes of angle iron stock assembled with common shop tools and fastened together using the hand hammered rivets method. Customers have flexibility in how they purchase their no weld trailer rack. We offer bracket sets through complete kits.

If you don t have one get one as your base. A way to stop flexing would be to look at some weld mesh to fit on the bottom of the rack. There wasn t any welding involved. Made it out of emt conduit and some sheet metal.

I wanted a rack that would bolt to my existing roof rack. It is rugged and well refined for carrying some older accessories. It s a dodge accessory and just 2 horizontal bars that run in a track bolted to the roof so it s a good strong base to start with.