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sj70zuki

Joined: Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:01 am
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Location: Childers QLD
Vehicle: sierra sj70 1993

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 9:39 am

Has anyone on has ever made a roof rack for a soft top sierra before or has anyone got one for sale?

sideways

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Location: Northcliffe, W.A.
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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:17 am

I've got one, not for sale. I believe it was made by parkside towbars. I'm guessing it's from the 80s.

Fatzook (TSOR) made an AWESOME looking one for a red SWB, there's pics of it somewhere on the forum. I'd suggest getting into contact with him and seeing what he can make up for you.

Blkfxx

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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:26 am

Fatzook wrote:

Not quite the same as an exocage, but here is a roof rack I completed last week. Its pretty strong, and would resist a light layover quite well. The design brief was to keep it light, and obviously it is primarily a roof rack. Total weight is around 20kg's.

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sideways

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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 11:49 am

Thanks Blkfxx.

Heideisadog

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Joined: Fri Jun 21, 2013 1:27 pm
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Location: Canberra, ACT
Vehicle: 1996 Leaf Sierra - Soft Top

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 3:39 pm

I was actually coming onto the forum to ask this exact question...

Have a look on LROR too, they are just very expensive and plus shipping!

I saw this picture of a roof top tent on a soft top Sierra and have been hooked on getting a roof rack so I can pop a tent on top!

Fatzook seems to be the man!

azzas15

Joined: Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:43 pm
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Vehicle: 89 Sierra Widetrack

Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:38 pm

Found this photo a while ago.. Cannot remember where

azzas15

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Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 7:41 pm

Fatzook

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Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 3:59 pm

I've made a few now. Some roof racks, and some roof cages...

The rack in azzas' post is a Calmini unit. I like the design, but it is modular ( comes in lots of slip together pieces ) and the fixing method is very poor IMO.

I think the important thing is to keep it light.

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henno

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Posted: Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:11 pm

^^ That exo looks the business. I would never have expected a soft-top exo to look quite that good.

Vince

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Joined: Mon Jun 26, 2017 11:06 am
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Vehicle: Sierra SJ80

Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:04 am

I realise this is an old thread, but does anyone know if Fatzook is still doing this sort of fabrication in the Brisbane area? I'm looking for a roof rack for a soft top 97 Sierra SJ80 similar to his post November 30, 2013. Otherwise, does anyone know where you can purchase a similar rack in Australia? I've found something similar at calmini.com but between the US$ conversion and international shipping, it's an expensive option. Any advice would be appreciated.

henno

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Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 1:35 pm

Fatzook stopped doing zook fab a while back, sadly.

alien

Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm
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Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.

Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 5:11 pm

Parkside towbars here in WA are able to custom make this sort of thing. There should be someone similar in your area that builds racks for Hilux etc. If its purely to be use as a roof rack, aluminium might be a better answer. Given it's a sierra you want to avoid anything heavy up there anyway.

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