Idea For... Roof Rack/Homemade Roof Basket

[Reddawg]

Looks Good.

Looks good Brian. I cant wait to see what it looks like when you get it on the truck. Post some pictures. Good job.

 

[Wills05xlt4x4]

I must say I thought it would look cheesy but that really looks nice you've got me thinking about cutting sides on the lathe or my old work has a huge laser cutter..

 

[Kazer]

now that looks awesome! is it going to sit ontop of your crossbars or are you going to somehow sink it in between the outer roof rack rails? i like the added touch of the wooden style front facing lights

 

[Jwigs7]

Brian that looks really good! cant wait to see it mounted!

 

[HiImBrian]

I'm 23 and will be bald by the time I get these lights wired up....

 

[HiImBrian]

 

[Ronin8002]

Looks amazing Brian! very clean job!

 

[HiImBrian]

Got it installed today =] It looks really tall in the photos but it doesn't seem like it in person...

My two 100w reverse lights:

All the wiring is 100% waterproof. Not to mention really clean looking. =]

I've got waterproof quick disconnects just inside my rear hatch just in case I want to take it off. I did have to adjust my rear hatch a little bit to fit the black tube of wires in comfortably. Now I have to FIRMLY close my rear hatch or it doesn't close all the way; but my rear panel cracked again last week so oh well....

I used the sliding mounts for the stock crossbars an just replaced all the screws with stainless steel bolts.

I don't have time to get power to it until next weekend, but I'll post more pictures when I do.

What do you guys think???

 

[Kazer]

that thing is f**kin awesome brian, nice work!

 

[lounge lizard]

I would love that rack on my truck!

awesome build!

would go great with my center console and rear view mirror.

 

[muzzymaniac]

Very nice. Any idea what that weighs?

 

[HiImBrian]

Very nice. Any idea what that weighs?

It's really not heavy at all. I would say no more than 35-40lbs. My 2 year old daughter can pull it across my living room floor....

 

[MarkOPKS]

It's beautiful! Almost makes me want to cry!
Not really, but almost. That thing looks great!

 

[lounge lizard]

I also see a Farmboy Fabrication decal on your truck.

you know Jesse?

 

[HiImBrian]

I also see a Farmboy Fabrication decal on your truck.

you know Jesse?

You mean the "F" on my back hatch? It's a 'Famous Stars and Straps' "F". I have NO idea who Jesse is but I DO know Travis Barker, the founder of Famous SAS...

 

[lounge lizard]

oh!
sorry!

quick glance it looked like this symbol

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/27519_8225374227_4275_n.jpg

 

[HiImBrian]

oh!
sorry!

quick glance it looked like this symbol

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/27519_8225374227_4275_n.jpg

No big deal. From the looks of some of their stuff I probably should know Jesse....

Back to the rack... I am wiring up the lights today so I SHOULD have pics of them on up tonight, as long as I can find a fuse....

 

[Turdle]

Ok at first I was thinking hmm, um, yeah.

But now that I see it , well, I have to say that looks pretty dog gone cool up there.

I hope you can keep it sealed well, Teak might have been a better choice but cedar should hold up well also. It has a decay rate of 1/8" per 20 years or so. Sealing it well often should delay that.

 

[HiImBrian]

Ok at first I was thinking hmm, um, yeah.

But now that I see it , well, I have to say that looks pretty dog gone cool up there.

I hope you can keep it sealed well, Teak might have been a better choice but cedar should hold up well also. It has a decay rate of 1/8" per 20 years or so. Sealing it well often should delay that.

Teak would have been fantastic, actually I work with it quite often.. The only problem with teak is that pieces of wood in the sizes I needed to work with would have cost a fortune. So cedar is what it is. I used polyurethane instead of Thompson's Waterseal, so it should take a beating a little better.

 

[lounge lizard]

I would love to have one of them on the top of my truck!

but here in PA it would more likely wear faster with the seasonal weather we get.

I love the look though!