[FHA57]

hey all ive got a 94 wide track sierra 1.6efi in it i just ordered a austrack campers roof top tent with full annex and awning.

i have a 6 point roll cage currently and am thinking of extending the cage a little and making a sort of box section at the back, it has a removable flexiglass roof so the plan is to have a 5mm plate with sum sort of foam/rubber to sit under the fibreglass roof.

and also plate it to the floor it will all be removable anyways just bolt in bolt out then have a plate on top of the flexiglass roof drill 4 holes in in for the bolts and the plate on top will have a small vertical piece of box steel welded to it, then another peice of box steel running across the top of the roof so that it is then in fact a roof style rack enabling me to take the roof off and still have roof racks or have the roof with them on or off also ill still be able to run rear seats if i wish as it wont affect the entry or exit of the vehicle.

the tent should be quite sturdy held in by the cage as no way in hell a flexiglass roof would hold it lol.

if any body has any different ideas that may help please ide like to hear comments never really seen a sierra with a tent on top only on trailers i will put up pics of the build as i go just awaitng on the tent to arrive hopefully the outcome is great.

[sierra35]

I'm interested to see how this pans out..pls do remember to post up the build

[scrubby]

im looking st doing the same put a roof top camper on my tin top if you dont mind asking how much you buy your tent for? an what size? the ones i have seen are bout $900 1200x1400x300 folded?

[FHA57]

go to www.austrackcampers.com.au i bought the deluxe roof top tent deal it comes with the annex and awing for $1549 or u can get the tent and annexe for $1299 all the measurements are on their site they are located in hervey bay and i rang them the guy has over 100 in stock very helpful and great service they are made in the same factory as ironman and arb they are all made in china but austrack get them made to their specs.

[FHA57]

sierra35 wrote:

I'm interested to see how this pans out..pls do remember to post up the build

im just waiting for the tent to arrive and then ill get busy on measuring the best place for it to go ect such a great idea for a zook and they only weigh like 60kgs so not too heavy neways.

[matfan]

hmmmm keep us posted

[FHA57]

found a pic on google hope it works

[FHA57]

anyways thats the idea but ill be running a flexiglass roof and my tent is more decked out with the annex and a retractable awning.

[sierra35]

Looks good... I'll hv to come check it out once ur done!

[FHA57]

hell yeah even come on a trip with us only auszookers ive met are fatzook and saam haha

[sierra35]

Ha..yeh I've only met afew of us too. I'll have my zook registered within the next couple of weeks. I need to get out & test her out!

[sierra35]

Any updates mate?

[FHA57]

updates

[FHA57]

sorry bout the quality only had my phone but extended the cage and plated it so i could put a bolt through the glass roof

[FHA57]

ended up getting a full box frame ontop

[FHA57]

another angle

[FHA57]

tent with annex walls attached

[FHA57]

another shot

[fatz]

awesome!

[FHA57]

awning

[FHA57]

finally all packed up on top i can also have it on with the fibreglass roof off

[FHA57]

good for cooking too

[honks]

Good work looks good. How does it drive with the extra weight up top.

[FHA57]

to tell you the truth its a hell of a lot less bumpy and i cant even notice much of a difference maybe if i got it on a decent angle ide notice but cornering and driving around its actually better the tent only weighs 60kg and its all mounted off the roll cage which would make a massive difference.

[steak_knife]

But once camp's set up you can't go for a wheel....

[atari4x4]

steak_knife wrote:

But once camp's set up you can't go for a wheel....

yeah, no random night wheeling adventures =

how much extra wind resistance is there, i notice it massively when i use my roof top bag?

[FHA57]

only takes 5mins or so to pack it up 2 pegs take spring things that hold windows open out then fold it over put the bag on and zip it up max 10mins then go wherever u want lol i drove it up the motorway at 100kms and was a little windy on the weekend went up to boolooumba creek didnt have any dramas drove home to mooloolaba through maleny couldnt even notice it on top.