Tag Archives: roof rack
Only One More Day, Maybe
I reached a major milestone today on the aluminum roof rack for our Land Cruiser. I bolted it in place, climbed up and did a little dance.
Custom Land Cruiser Roof Rack Build (Part 4)
This aluminum roof rack project is taking much longer than I thought it would….
Custom Land Cruiser Roof Rack Build (Part 3)
It rained most of the day today to I didn’t get much done on the aluminum roof rack for the Landcruiser. The bottom tray is tack welded together now. I’m still not very good with welding aluminum. I was able … Continue reading
Custom Land Cruiser Roof Rack Build (Part 2)
A few hours after the arc flash eye pain subsided I got back into building the Landcruiser aluminum roof rack. It was going pretty well up until the point where I realized it needed to be six inches wider! I … Continue reading
MIG Welding Aluminum Ain’t Easy
I spent some time practicing MIG welding aluminum today. It’s a difficult skill to master. I spent a lot of time reading articles and tutorials all over the web about MIG welding aluminum. Some of the articles helped, some simply … Continue reading
Custom Land Cruiser Roof Rack Build (Part 1)
I’m finally getting started on building the roof rack for the Land Cruiser. It’s a huge relief to finally be working on this. It’s the last major project on the BJ42 before our big trip. As you can see in … Continue reading