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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Rate Thread pictures of safari roof rack anyone? #787922 02/09/07 02:25 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 245 canada rodeoredd OP Wheeler building a safari rack basket for the truck, gonna be 40"x55" hopefully with 4 hellas up front - maybe with a fairing behind them for the wind. not sure how to work the front with a fairing for the wind and have lights in front. can you do both? anyone have pictures of safari rack with either a fairing or light bar? i have searched around, not too much to be found. i'd like to see homemade full size ones vs westin or thule half roof ones.. '99 Rodeo V6 4x4 w/ 8" lift, 33" TrXus MT 4.77, Aussie Locked rear, 8500lb winch, custom rack, custom winch bumper, ProComp lights, 230,000km http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2231794 Re: pictures of safari roof rack anyone? [Re: rodeoredd] #787923 02/09/07 06:50 PM Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,950 Hamburg MI cmonty72 Trail Leader I've seen lights mounted above the fairing. That the way I'll do it when I get that far. 96 Montero LS 24V DOHC 3.0L. 98 Montero 24v SOHC 3.5L, factory rear locker, Winter/tow package. 63 Jaguar XKE 3.8L FHC 2000 Mercedes-Benz e430 07 fj cruiser Re: pictures of safari roof rack anyone? [Re: cmonty72] #787924 02/09/07 09:58 PM Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 7,892 Ohio - Northeast/Centralish stony-man Web Wheeler I'll never DO it, but I always thought it might look cool to cut holes in my fairing and fit the lights flush with it..or maybe a little recessed with some of those wire covers. Re: pictures of safari roof rack anyone? [Re: rodeoredd] #787925 02/10/07 07:36 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,568 Grass Valley, CA Snowtoy Roll Me Over Here is one I made out of 1/2" conduit. IIRC, the total weight with lights and mounts for a shovel was about 30lbs. I like to use galvanized so when it gets scratched you don't have to worry about it rusting. Of course you do have to watch the fumes, I use a large fan on high to keep from breathing the fumes when welding. If you don't have a tube bender, you can either buy prebent corners, or for a little more than the cost of the corners, buy a conduit bender(about $25) and bend your own. More than tread lightly. Leave it like you were never there, nor anyone else. '90 X-cab 4.88's 33 BFG AT's, rr ARB, Headers, Ignition upgrade, cold air induction. '91 X-cab 5.29's 315's BFG MT's, rr ARB, custom bumper and flatbed Re: pictures of safari roof rack anyone? [Re: Snowtoy] #787926 02/10/07 10:25 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 232 Mexicali, Baja California, Mex... monty90 Wheeler no fairing here, nothing could help with the aerodynamic of my Montero <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" /> four hella's (500 & 550) a lid to use the moonroof, 8 rain gutters supports and backup/fog light Mitsubishi Montero 1990 LWB, Rear Air locker, SAS D44, superwinch hubs, bouncy seat, moonroof, custom brushguard, custom rack, GPS Meridian Magellan, dual Red Optima Red, Bilstein 7100 shocks, Hellas, 35x12.50 R15 Muds, 10,000 winch Re: pictures of safari roof rack anyone? [Re: monty90] #787927 02/10/07 04:55 PM Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 245 canada rodeoredd OP Wheeler i like the cage for the lights on the front of yours, looks good. and i never thought about flush mounting the lights IN the fairing. is that possible? that would look cherry... '99 Rodeo V6 4x4 w/ 8" lift, 33" TrXus MT 4.77, Aussie Locked rear, 8500lb winch, custom rack, custom winch bumper, ProComp lights, 230,000km http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2231794 Re: pictures of safari roof rack anyone? [Re: rodeoredd] #787928 02/10/07 05:34 PM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 718 Wind River Mountains, WY Creeper Rock Warrior From another board, some dude's homemade rack project - "The dimensions are 7inches deep in the basket, from the top rail to the top of the bottom rail (about12 inches over all height at the top of the light hoop, no more parking garages for me!), 60 inches long overall (on the bottom, including the light shelf) 52 inches in length inside the basket, and 46 inches wide. I used 1 inch square tubing, .090 thou. wall. The light protection hoop is 1/2 inch round bar, I made it a little high, incase I wanted to eventually go with larger lights." 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