Published On Oct 29, 2019
After this, be sure to watch Part 2 with all part numbers and improved designs: • Build Your Own (Better) Roof Rack - I...
Roof racks are too expensive. In this video, I show you how to build a full-length roof rack with Aluminum T-slot framing for 1/3rd the price of similar racks.
It can act as a basket, support a rooftop tent, hold plywood for a platform, and is as modular as you want it to be.
Good place for extruded aluminum cross-bars: https://www.tnutz.com/product/ex-1020...
For fasteners, go to McMaster.com and get two packs of 97763A267 (black stainless bolts) and one of 96765A140 (washers). I got the aluminum side aluminum from a local hardware store, but you can also buy them from places like onlinemetals.com
At the very front, I added two rubber bumpers, similar to these (https://www.mcmaster.com/93115K122/). They just rest on the roof to support the front and keep it from wiggling around. They are not attached to the roof.
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