Roof Rack Inspiration.

[Preen59]

I'm sure you could take it to a place that works with metal, and get them do knock it up. perhaps and engineering work shop or something. i'm sure if you search yellow pages or something, under roof racks, there should be a few places that come up. the only reason i didn't look at doing this is, I'm broke and therefore very much a DIY kinda person. So if it's something I can do myself, I see no reason why I should do it myself. i've already accepted it won't be perfect, but I don't mind. I don't have the time or money to be a perfectionist unforunately.

If you know any electricians, you could use steel electrical conduit and get an electrical conduit bender. That would give you nice even radii and no kinks without having to worry about heating it up. Its gal pipe though. But if you got cold drawn mild steel pipe of the same diameter, you could use that in a conduit bender no worries.

Making a roof rack won't be as easy as it sounds, especially welding it up if you have limited experience. By all means go for it but just don't spend too much money and get in over your head and figure out you can't do it right.

I might have a hack at one, one day too.

[rayray086]

Here's some inspiration for you. Just pics, no info on each setup:

[rayray086]

[rayray086]

If you could find a more modern rack for your Mk1 like the above, you could possibly go for a more modern cargo rack setup, though I don't know if that would be the style you're going for - I'm thinking either a basket or a standard Thule cargo carrier:





I'm actually going for the latter setup for my Mk3 for when I make the trip down to Melbourne later this year

[WABIT]

hey jarred, if you want some insparation ON your roofracks, i have an ond paint stripped dragstar frame and a few other bits for you to tie down for te nats trip

wabit

[Jarred]

hey jarred, if you want some insparation ON your roofracks, i have an ond paint stripped dragstar frame and a few other bits for you to tie down for te nats trip

wabit

sweet.

I'll have to come over one weeekend once my golf is running again, see what I can use! hahahha

and Ray.

Damn man. nice collection there. I think that orange one with the wire wheels will be similar for what I'll go for. although it all depends on difficulty. If it's too hard to do the bends, I might just go for a "flat" roof rack. We'll see. I'll have to pop down to bunnings and see what's what with the pipes first.

[Peter Jones]

Judging the pics, for the quality you're after I'd try looking up council websites to see when hard rubbish collections are on.

For ratty accessories if you really must have 'em my local tip runs a shop selling stuff they've pulled off the scrap heap.

http://www.knox.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=698&h=0#BM3761

Scroll to bottom of page for the shop details, it's amazing the stuff people throw out. Roof racks turn up pretty often.


Pete

[Water Boy]

Have u been there Peter? Is it any good?

BTW any more ideas on roof racks

[Peter Jones]

Yeah, been there a few times when I've been doing tip runs with SEAT interiors!

It's actually pretty good, there's heaps of bits and pieces.

I bought a retro 1960s coffee table for $5 last time I was there (to go in my retro 1960's house) really good condition I just had to revarnish the legs. A pretty classic piece from the Parker / Eames era for those of you that are in the know.

I've also seen stainless rice pipes, wheels, conduit, bikes, tool boxes, electrical stuff, gates doors, tow bars, just about anything really...


Pete

[Peter Jones]

BTW any more ideas on roof racks

Yeah Brian Davis makes'em for Kgs and beetles. You've probably seen his looooow tubbed type 3 at VW events for about the last 10 years.

He tend's to run with the DSK crowd , one of those guys could track him down.

Other favourite shopping venues.
Wantirna trash and treasure.
Dandenong Trash and treasure.
Trading post
e-bay
Garage sales.
Grandma's shed.
etc etc

Pete

[Jarred]

I'l keep my eyes open for various things on ebay, and I might pop down to a trash n treasure, but chances are it'll be a custom jobbie made from various bits of stuff Dad's got lying around in the garage.

[Preen59]

I'l keep my eyes open for various things on ebay, and I might pop down to a trash n treasure, but chances are it'll be a custom jobbie made from various bits of stuff Dad's got lying around in the garage.

Make it out of 20x20 RHS and paint it with a brush with red oxide primer.

Actually, do it. Seriously.

[Jarred]

Make it out of 20x20 RHS

huh?? RHS?

[Preen59]

huh?? RHS?

Rectangular Hollow Section.

Or as some less educated (in this area, not saying they're idiots) people call it, "box tubing".

You know, the square mild steel section you see EVERYWHERE, used as structural section for frame work, they mate ute tray bodies out of it, benches, pretty much anything... If you go into a manufacturing plant it will be used for everything from stools, tables to machine guards.

Aren't you studying to become a mechanical gingerbeer? I thought you would have learn't about RHS...

[Peter Jones]

Rectangular Hollow Section.

Aren't you studying to become a mechanical gingerbeer? I thought you would have learn't about RHS...

They don't teach engineers much at all these days! I would have assumed all year one engineers would learn about basic raw materials and fasteners. But I find myself having to explain terms like M8x1.25x20 10.9 all the time.


Pete