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Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 11:11 am: | 
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Has anyone extended the rear of a DI roofrack by welding in extensions? Just curious of how hard this would be to do, and what the material is that the rack is made of.
It looks like it would involve 7 extensions of about 7" each to make this work.
Any body tried it?
Thanks,
Greg |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 11:13 am: |
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Also, do the DI roof rack brackets fit the DII gutters? |
Greg Davis
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 12:58 pm: |
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Greg, I've never heard of anyone going through the trouble. Visually it's almost impossible to tell unless you really know what you're looking for. If you really want to match the length up, just mount your hi-lift across the back and that will make up for the length. Just seems like alot of trouble and expense (welding, material, painting or powder-coating, etc.) for a minor cosmetic improvement. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 01:09 pm: |
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It just looks a bit odd on a DII without modification. I'm not sure how much trouble it would/will be to modify one, which is why I was curious if anyone else had. The main reason I'm considering it is cost and availability.
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Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 01:21 pm: |
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A Hooter's girl would know the difference in Length 
Sorry, I couldn't resist....... |
Greg Davis
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 02:37 pm: |
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Could be me, but it just doesn't look that bad. Without someone mentioning that it was from a DSI, I wouldn't have given it a second look. Unless you're getting a REALLY good deal on a DSI rack, I would think the extra $$ and effort would make it more expensive than the DSII rack. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2002 - 02:42 pm: |
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Greg D.
I just sent you an email.
Greg P. |
Dave
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 08:45 am: |
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I really don't think it sounds like it's worth it. The headache involved and the fact that it may not stand up to the original quality of the rack.
However, I see what you mean. If I were you, I would weld extensions on that would just fit jerry cans, or similar. It seems like you have just the righ amount of roof surface area left. |
Greg Davis
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 09:09 am: |
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Greg P., never got your message. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 01:38 pm: |
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That's strange. Well, I was just pointing out that they were asking $600 for the rack with a mesh floor already attached. Considering I can't seem to find a DII rack, it sounds like a possibility for a rack. |
Greg Davis
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 02:28 pm: |
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Man, that sounds like a great deal. I'd go for it, and not worry about extending it. Put a hi-lift across the back and you're ready. It'll look really sweet. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 03:19 pm: |
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There is a fracture on one of the mounts, but other than that it is only cosmetic. I haven't gone to look at it yet, but will probably try to get something set up for next week. I talked to my Dad and he only has electrode welders, and doesn't think we can successfully extend the hollow tubing without damage or a tig/wire welder. At any rate, I do think you could attach a highlift of series of boxes for jerry cans in that space. Other than the curved bar crossing the window, it should be okay. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 03:19 pm: |
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Does Land Rover sell replacement mounting brackets? Maybe I could just replace the fractured one. |
chrisvonc
| | Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2002 - 07:10 pm: |
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Greg... Call me since I dont have any email tonight again.
Chris von C |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 07:59 am: |
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Got the roof rack last night. It is short, just as in the picture above, but it is not that noticable. It leaves just enough space that I think I can make some box mounts for Jerry Cans back there. I just took some pics that I'll post in a few minutes. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 09:15 am: |
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Here are some pics
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Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 09:15 am: |
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Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 09:16 am: |
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Greg Davis
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 10:24 am: |
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Good score, Greg. I think it looks fine. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 12:12 pm: |
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Thanks, Greg. I've been doodling out a design for a jerry can storage that compliments the rack and fills the space remaining. Maybe, if I can get comfortable with my design, I can get someone with a bender and correct welder to put it together for me and attach it to the rack. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 02:14 pm: |
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What do you think about adding on an extension sort of like this: (red=Original, black=extension)
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Greg Davis
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 03:37 pm: |
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Nice looking. Just keep in mind that you'll be climbing over whatever you mount on the rear each time you load your rack. With that said, could you lay the cans flat? Would make loading alot easier. Where is your hi-lift going? The reason I ask is you could put your cans up front where the CG would be lower and put your jack, shovel, axe, etc. across the back. That way they're not in the way of loading/unloading. Just thinking out loud. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 04:08 pm: |
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Thats not a bad idea at all, Greg. The cans would probably do better up front anyway. I couldn't get them on their flat sides in the extension as it will only be about 7 inches. I could lean them on the narrow side though. I think the wedco's measure about 6.5 inches.
I currently have my jack all on the front bumper tabs. My shovel and axe have been inside, at the bottom of my stack of stuff, but now that I have the rack, I'll have to reconsider their mounting. I wouldn't mind having a mount on the spare tire for the axe and shovel, but who knows where they will go. Probably up top eventually.
I'm not sure how many cans I can get up there safely. If you figure 5 gallon cans, the contents alone will weigh around 40 lbs. I'm thinking I could maybe get one water and one fuel can to start with, but who knows what I'll end up with. |
Neal Glessner (Nealg)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 25, 2002 - 07:54 pm: |
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Post a message asking someone to trade. You could probably live with that look until you find a match. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2002 - 12:03 pm: |
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Anyone have an old trashed DI rack? If I could get my hands on one that was only good for salvage, I could cut off the rear 12" worth of the rack and weld it onto the back of mine..... That would be an easy extension.
Anyone have any clue of such a rack or where I might find one? It would only be worth it dollar wise if the rack was non-usable and could be purchased dirt cheap. |
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