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Sat Apr 12, 2014 8:17 pm

Just finished a roof rack for my son's Baja Bug.

I also built the front bumper and rear engine cage. I'll be posting in the classified section soon.

Sat Apr 12, 2014 10:49 pm

Realy nice. Im building this rack for my baja too.

Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:17 am

Nice! I've been thinking about making one with the same style of mounts! Do you have any pictures closer up to where it's mounted on the body? Did you make the actual clamps or buy them?

Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:42 pm

Pics of mounts?

Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:38 pm

Hi. I copy this claps from This forums

Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:18 pm

Those pictures of the clamps are from my rack. There's more in My Gallery.

Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:09 pm

Notime wrote: Pics of mounts?

Sorry it took so long to reply. I was away for the weekend. I made my own clamps. They're like the ones jorge8amz posted.

Jorge8amz,
Nice rack. Why did you decide to go with the upward slant at the front and rear?

Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:11 pm

Thanks man!

Mon Apr 21, 2014 2:31 pm

I built this rack out of .090 wall 1" diameter tubing. What did you guys use?

Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:46 pm

Hi I used this tube from home depot.

:o http://www.homedepot.com/p/Allied-Tube-Conduit-1-i.../100400409

Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:24 pm

chvyhs wrote: I built this rack out of .090 wall 1" diameter tubing. What did you guys use?

I used 1.25" x .065 tubing. Just about 30lbs, I think.

Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:03 pm

sxuxrxf wrote: chvyhs wrote: I built this rack out of .090 wall 1" diameter tubing. What did you guys use?

I used 1.25" x .065 tubing. Just about 30lbs, I think.

nice bug

Tue Apr 22, 2014 9:36 am

svs wrote: sxuxrxf wrote: chvyhs wrote: I built this rack out of .090 wall 1" diameter tubing. What did you guys use?

I used 1.25" x .065 tubing. Just about 30lbs, I think.

nice bug

Definitely one of my favorites!

Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:12 pm

Thanks guys. I had baja5's rack in mind when I built mine. His car was soo clean.

Tue Jun 17, 2014 12:20 pm

How are you guys running the wires to your headlights? Can someone post pictures on how those are ran?

Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:17 pm

here's the one i made, did the same idea on the mounting clips. I had to drill and tap a screw through my gutter rail though. i didn't put them at enough of an angle and they kept popping off.

Sun Dec 27, 2015 2:08 pm

Hey for the clamps that go into the rain gutters will that build up water and rust?