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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,328
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,328
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Hey buddy, so assuming that you don't want like a full legit roof rack, I think that you could basically use a simplified version of something I designed a few months ago.
I think it's Baja, or some other current roof rack vendor who also sells these universal brackets for 3rd gens. Basically you can get some of these brackets, then you can build yourself a frame out of 80/20 aluminum. I'll have to see if I can find the pictures, but you could just take the design I had and just simplify it.
Mine was more of a basket, but it sounds like you just need a platform. So depending on how strong you want it to be... You could do like four or five or six cross bars, do either four or six Mount brackets, and then just have some simple side rails. I would do the 1x2 bars for the crossbars. Then a 1x1 for the side rails or the "smooth end cap rails" for the side rails.
So say you do five crossbars and four mounts, your second and fourth crossbar would be mounted to the brackets. The rest of the crossbars would be supported by the side rails. Then, you can get accessories like rubber stripping that you could put down and fit into the top gap on the crossbars. That way when you put wood or something up there it's sitting on rubber which will give it a little bit of grip and also save the aluminum from getting scratched too much. I would just buy extra of this rubber stripping so as it wears out over time you can simply replace it.
I'll post a picture of my design if I can find it later.
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