pma4x4
AKA Yankeeroad
You don't have to be crazy to drill 32 holes in a perfectly good roof... but it helps!
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Another Roof Rack thread for a Suburban
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You don't have to be crazy to drill 32 holes in a perfectly good roof... but it helps!
pma4x4
AKA Yankeeroad
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COCHEV
1/2 ton status
Pretty damn awesome, man! Nice work. Nice burb as well
does anyone have any insight as to the floors of roof racks being solid plate vs expanded sheet metal or parallel tubes? ive seen racks with flat plate on the floor of the first foot or two at the front and some with a full plated floor and most without anything.
pma4x4
AKA Yankeeroad
I can tell you we just tried a full sheet of 14ga Aluminum. it was screw down on every cross bar 5 screws in each cross bar. at 50 and above it got a reed valve effect going on and it started snapping screw heads off. We dumped that idea.
Next rack I am thinking of expanded metal and welded on.
Next rack I am thinking of expanded metal and welded on.
COCHEV
1/2 ton status
So are you through bolting those mounting plates? There are two layers of sheet metal in the roof, correct? Did you use sleeves so as no to pinch the two layers together.
pma4x4
AKA Yankeeroad
The roof is a single layer. I just used very large sheet metal bolts and used a slightly smaller hole. They bite down good n tight.
Gunnar1971
1/2 ton status
I love the rack, had thought of something similar after seeing a 6x10 utility trailer with rack that had solar panels incorporated into it.
Great job!!!!!
Great job!!!!!
pma4x4
AKA Yankeeroad
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I'm not sure, but there might be a veeeeery slight amount of overkill going on in this design 
Also, it's hard to tell from the pic, but does it clear the garage door by like a 1/4"?
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Also, it's hard to tell from the pic, but does it clear the garage door by like a 1/4"?
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pma4x4
AKA Yankeeroad
I'm not sure, but there might be a veeeeery slight amount of overkill going on in this design
Also, it's hard to tell from the pic, but does it clear the garage door by like a 1/4"?
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Its not overkill if you use it
and it's probably closer to OCD then overkill!actually 1/2" if i back it in but more if i go in forwards. this is because the front slab is at an angle.
pma4x4
AKA Yankeeroad
2018-12-11 Pics fixed
So are you taking orders yet? I need one of those for my 76. 
