Building a H3T roof rack

[RamRod]

So with the success of this roof rack build I decided that I am going to make a rack for over the bed of the truck now as the new place to mount the RTT.

I expect when it's done I will be half the weight of the current steel cage setup.

7 more 80/20 bars have been ordered, new side rails have been designed and have been sent off to the water jet shop to be cut out, a big bag of stainless steel bolts and washers arrived yesterday.

I will post up more pictures in about 2 weeks time when it all comes in and is ready to be assembled!

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[Burtor]

This looks pretty awesome, and I think it's a great use for those 80/20 extrusions.

I just wanted to add that you can also look into getting the metric equivalent extrusions from Misumi, and sometimes they have been less expensive.
Misumi will also be able to ship them to you already cut, and possibly even with tapped ends, to the lengths you want. You just have to wrestle with their online configuration tool.

Oh! Look into "post-installation" nuts as well. That way you can add T nuts to the bars without disassembling the ends. Super convenient.

Can't wait to see it all together!

 

[RamRod]

This looks pretty awesome, and I think it's a great use for those 80/20 extrusions.

I just wanted to add that you can also look into getting the metric equivalent extrusions from Misumi, and sometimes they have been less expensive.
Misumi will also be able to ship them to you already cut, and possibly even with tapped ends, to the lengths you want. You just have to wrestle with their online configuration tool.

Oh! Look into "post-installation" nuts as well. That way you can add T nuts to the bars without disassembling the ends. Super convenient.

Can't wait to see it all together!

Thanks for the tip, based on their website pricing it is actually more expensive, I will try and see if there are other retailers with better pricing.

Cheers!

 

[Alpha X]

This is a cool project.

 

[Death-from-above]

Looks great and may need to steal your idea. I may have missed it but where did you get the cross braces at?