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| Author: | dave07 [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Roof rack for soft top vitara |
I was just wondering if anyone has made roof racks for their soft top or fibre glass top vitara. You can buy the calmini one but has any one made their own? |
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| Author: | Fatzook [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
dave07 wrote: I was just wondering if anyone has made roof racks for their soft top or fibre glass top vitara. You can buy the calmini one but has any one made their own?
CJ had one made. Its a bit low rent IMO ( finish and structure) but he says its pretty strong. |
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| Author: | HarryHoudini [ Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
I stopped a Sierra on the Gold Coast a few Months ago to enquire on his roof rack,he had a Glass top and a Holden VN/VP Wagon factory black rack just bolted on. Ok for light loads apparently so i got one off a wrecker for $50 and just working up the courage to bore holes in the Fibreglass canopy to fit it. |
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| Author: | Poita [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
I looked at getting one made, but it was going to work out more expensive than the Calmini one, so i just bought that. It's strong and well made. I am welding some mesh to the floor of the basket this week hopefully so that will make it even stronger again. Bunnings has galvanised reinforcing mesh in the garden section, 75x50mm squares at 4mm diameter for $44. It's 2x1.2m so plenty big enough. Will get the lot re-powder coated once it's all welded up. Only annoying thing was as it's American all the nuts/bots were imperial and I only have metric tools! |
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| Author: | Marked [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
like this one? outdoors
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| Author: | Fatzook [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
Marked wrote:
Thats the one. It looks to be made by the same 'fabricator' as the-ninja-kid's barwork on his SV420. For $450 its not bad value, but most of the welds have been ground back smooth. A poor welder makes a great grinder 
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
^^^ i've seen hills hoists with lower profiles than that. 
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| Author: | Fatzook [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
atari4x4 wrote: ^^^ i've seen hills hoists with lower profiles than that.
Yeah it could have been a little lower. But spending the time doing that would drive the price up. |
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| Author: | Poita [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
Cheaper than the Calmini, but from what I could see the Calmini seemed a bit better built, sat lower and included a basket with 4 spotlight mounts. |
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| Author: | Fatzook [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
Poita wrote: Cheaper than the Calmini, but from what I could see the Calmini seemed a bit better built, sat lower and included a basket with 4 spotlight mounts.
Bingo
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| Author: | skyman [ Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
Quote: A poor welder makes a great grinder
Ain't that the fruggin truth. (As Sky wipes the grinder dust from his face, and shakes metal out of his hair and ears) armsup Looking at the options, couldn't one be adapted from another vehicle, or a generic one be used? If I could not weld, I think I would rather fabricate one from materials I could rivet or screw than use the one pictured above. |
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| Author: | Microwire [ Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Roof rack for soft top vitara |
Disclaimer: Not the best idea and I wouldn't do it but.... If you just made a short one that you could bolt to the top of the windscreen and then above the B pillar that could work but you couldn't carry much more than a body, 2 at the absolute most.
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