My homemade rack

[Knocka_stk]

Do you have an estimate of total weight? I like the minimalistic approach

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[Chandonnet]

do you have a source for those awesome bent brackets to the existing inside rail system? Did you buy blanks then clamp and drill? Here is my plan once my truck arrives. https://m.facebook.com/MavRack-101177019308692/

Made them from scratch. I work in a shop.

 

[Chandonnet]

Awesome rack... Since you bought the materials in the past, can you provide the name of the company which makes the rack materials? I'd like to price out the current costs to build a rack for myself. Thanks!!

https://8020.net/shop?utm_source=go...e0vVMsC3EzMyYkhg4br5sho_1T476MtYaAiN0EALw_wcB

 

[Chandonnet]

Do you have an estimate of total weight? I like the minimalistic approach

Maybe 75lbs if that

 

[uh50]

Finished up my homemade rack recently. Built from 1.5” square 80/20 anodized aluminum extrusion and 1/4” aluminum for the brackets. Built it mainly for when I need to haul my kayaks around but will be good for just about anything I need to carry.

Very Impressive and the anchor points on the bed rails are ingenious. Thanks for posting.

 

[Maverickman74]

Nice. Me too. I build the bumpers for my Bronco out of 2in square tube 1/4in thick. Just 10 minutes ago I pulled into a tight shade spot. One of those solar shade structures with nice thick girders for posts. I nicked it enough to stop the truck. All it did was scratch the paint! On both bumper and girders lol.

Looks great.

Oh I’ve already had plenty of weight on it and plenty of shake tests. The rack is completely rigid. I tend to over engineer just about everything that I build.

 

[Pickles]

Finished up my homemade rack recently. Built from 1.5” square 80/20 anodized aluminum extrusion and 1/4” aluminum for the brackets. Built it mainly for when I need to haul my kayaks around but will be good for just about anything I need to carry.

Nice work. We use this product frequently for work. If you replace some of the button heads with the hand twistable fasteners you could have a tool free removable rack theyre more money… but if you made a bed rack outa this stuff you clearly dont care about that part nice project

 

[Chandonnet]

Nice work. We use this product frequently for work. If you replace some of the button heads with the hand twistable fasteners you could have a tool free removable rack theyre more money… but if you made a bed rack outa this stuff you clearly dont care about that part nice project

Ya they have crossed my mind, McMaster Carr has some T-handle bolts for $3-$4 each.

 

[gwalton1234]

Finished up my homemade rack recently. Built from 1.5” square 80/20 anodized aluminum extrusion and 1/4” aluminum for the brackets. Built it mainly for when I need to haul my kayaks around but will be good for just about anything I need to carry.

That is slick. Nice work.

 

[wyouger]

Great job. Very well executed.

 

[buyacar]

pretty nice. How much is the total cost?

 

[totallynotchris]

Could you share the angles of the joints (if you have them). The intersection from the crossbar to the upright specifically. Is it 100°? 108°?, or did you just eyeball it?

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

Could you share the angles of the joints (if you have them). The intersection from the crossbar to the upright specifically. Is it 100°? 108°?, or did you just eyeball it?

Chris,
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Good luck.

 

[Toronto_Maverick]

Wow this looks awesome! Wonder if it would be possible to make something similar but to work with a hard tri-fold, and Elevate rails as the connecting piece.

 

[Hot Runr Guy]

Wow this looks awesome! Wonder if it would be possible to make something similar but to work with a hard tri-fold, and Elevate rails as the connecting piece.

I think that would be a no-brainer. Look at a site like 80/20.net for all the corner and connector options.

https://8020.net/

HRG

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