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**Capt Sensible** · 02-13-2011, 07:03 AM

Cool. How strong was it? Could you stand on it?

**Capt Sensible** · 02-13-2011, 07:06 AM

Also did you have to put any type of sealer on the all thread where it entered and exited the roof rack? What about rust, any issues with the all thread rusting?

**FJ-OLLIE** · 02-15-2011, 03:02 AM

I knelt on it a few time but didn't want to push it. I did use RTV to seal the holes. No rust was evident.

**FJ-OLLIE** · 02-15-2011, 03:02 AM

One of the things I needed to come up with for this new rack was how to mount the side lights(s) because I don't want to drill holes in the tube frame of the rack. I had them temporarily zip tied on. Well this morning I had an idea pop into my head and I ran over to Home Depot at lunch and picked up some U-bolts. After some shaving of the U-bolt's I.D. and cutting off some excess threads I added a little black paint and whalla. Now my lights are securely mounted to the rack.

After starting to wire up my lights on my rack I had a vision. On my old rack I had one Hella pointing out off of each side of the rack. That provided me with sufficient lighting to the sides...... oh wait a minute.... there is no such thing as sufficient lighting (right Larry?). So I decided to take the Hell's I had on the back of my rack and put those on the side too. Now I'll have one light toward the front and one light toward the rear like so.

I have two lights in my garage to add to the rear so now I just need to find a way to mount those and finish up my wiring and the rack illumination will be complete (for now).

I am now drawing up plans for two modules that can be attached to the rack that will hold three Jerry cans each. I'm putting plans together to make everything modular for the rack so things can be added or removed based on the trip I go on then strip it clean for day to day stuff since my FJ is my daily driver.

**Capt Sensible** · 02-15-2011, 03:46 AM

Thanks for the info.

Looking good. When they came out, I scoped out that rack online. I think if I ever go aftermarket, I'll be getting that one.

**FJ-OLLIE** · 02-17-2011, 03:01 AM

I needed a place to mount my Hi-Lift on my new rack so I found some scrap Super-Strut and Super-Strut clamps and fabricated one.

**Capt Sensible** · 02-17-2011, 07:52 AM

Nice.

So I found myself in homedepot today, I had to get some things for work, and since I had a couple of minutes to kill, I was looking at items for your OEM rack mod. You used 1/2" all thread, why not 1/2" steel pipe? It isn't that much heavier, but it does feel more stout. Only problem I see with it, is once cut to length you'll need to "die" the ends of it.

**BIRDMAN** · 02-17-2011, 06:38 PM

looks great Ollie much lower profile than the stock one too which I hated.

**FJ-OLLIE** · 02-17-2011, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Sensible

Nice.

So I found myself in homedepot today, I had to get some things for work, and since I had a couple of minutes to kill, I was looking at items for your OEM rack mod. You used 1/2" all thread, why not 1/2" steel pipe? It isn't that much heavier, but it does feel more stout. Only problem I see with it, is once cut to length you'll need to "die" the ends of it.

You pretty much hit the issue on the head. You need to thread the pipe. If I did it again I'd try to find pipe that the 1/2" all-thread fit fairly closely into then run the allthread through that. You'd have a reinforced steel bar then.

**Capt Sensible** · 02-17-2011, 07:52 PM

Interesting idea. With it being a reinforced steel bar, would you need as many bars then? I believe you had 7, think you could do it then with say 4 or 5?

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