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Roof basket

  • bigoffroader
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11 Feb 2013 21:41 #62198 by bigoffroader
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JerseyJimny wrote: A guy at work brought up something ihadnt really thought off.... Anyone had any experience of it being really unstable due to it being top heavy??

Not really. I've got 4" spring lift 2" body lift and 31" tyres and a whole load of steel bumpers, winches and armour on the truck so I never noticed it when I fitted it even with the high lift farm jack and spade mounted and spot lights on it

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12 Feb 2013 12:48 #62235 by trextr7monkey
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Only in Scotland, for obvious reasons :D- a bloke in Jago Club cunningly adapted an ..erm shallow supermarket trolley that he found in his front garden. Stainless strong, not too heavy..........:D

I think he sprayed it black for cosmetic and..... er legal reasons, would be spot on for the off roading job
hth
Mike

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22 Feb 2013 18:13 #63637 by markyp2000
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markyp2000 wrote: Ill be making one when my roll cage comes off the materials will cost about £120 and my time to cut and weld it up
All the plans are in my head and build i as i go and if i remember i may make some plans as i go


Picked up 16m of 20x20x2mm box for 21.95 inc vat i have it all cut awaiting for monday to weld it up my only consern is the bolts on the roof are at an angle and once i tac weld the frame to the up rights i wont get it off to fully weld and powder coat it

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22 Feb 2013 19:42 #63656 by vitara_mad
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drill the holes a bit bigger on the feet of your rack & it will go on & off ok

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