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Maxwell Smart
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
nugat - 3/21/2008 9:55 PM
...actually owning an old, funny rhomboid of a vehicle and writing about it into the void of cyberspace is mighty juvenile by itself, the rest is just the consequence...
No, that's not juvenile. It's just sad.... bit like trainspotting really. |
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nugat
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Jan 2007
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Vehicle(s): 280GE, 290GD, c303
Posts: 876
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
...alas where to roof racks took us...
...Gelandewagen weltschmerz...
...the land vehicle of world pain... |
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Boy G
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Date registered: Feb 2007
Location: Bushveld, South Africa
Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602
Posts: 1683
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
^^^^ Gelaendeschmerzen??
Not sure about roofracks and camp gear, our politics, currency, beer, morality and languages but I really don't think there is too much competition to the ICV's , APC's and MPV's that we make in SA.
Enough of us died to learn how to do them right.
Incidentally Nugat/ Maxwell during the years of isolation from the rest of the world SA was forced to develop all sorts of parallel technologies in isolation, (nuclear, aviation, weapons systems, avionics, military etc) some of which were eagerly sought by the rest of the world after '94. But there's not much of it left. (A friend of mine for eg. designed and builds a heads up laser rangefinder and sight for the US M16 rifle and the 40mm grenade launcher, featured on Discovery as an AMERICAN invention)
And our biggest current customer for ICV / MPV type vehicles is the USA. So far about 2000 vehicles with a new licence satellite plant to be built in USA.
But I don't think Mr Thule is ex South African!
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Skyline
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
My Rack 
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Initium
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Date registered: Dec 2007
Location: Oslo, Norway
Vehicle(s): 300 GD LWB
Posts: 195
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
ez rhino - 3/18/2008 2:35 PM
Maxwell, do you have a link for the heavy duty Thule basket (third picture)? I looked all over the Thule website but could not find it.
I have spoken with import agency for Thule here in Norway, and they told me that the whole project with Thule Heavy Duty baskets was TERMINATED.
Due to high costs and low interess in the market, Thule had deciced one or two weeks before easter to stop the whole product series ( Thule heavy duty baskets )
Since Thule also have stoppet the Thule Titan production, this means that offroaders that need a LARGE roofrack, have to look elsewhere.
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Wolf
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Date registered: Jan 2007
Location: Victoria, Australia
Vehicle(s): W461 300GD, Range Rover III, BMW 735i, BMW R1200GS
Posts: 71
| RE: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
This 461 also carries a lot of weight on four gutter mounts:
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Fjellgeita
Member
Date registered: Aug 2007
Location: West coast, Norway
Vehicle(s): 1998 MB 290GDT , 1989 MB 300GDN
Posts: 6
| RE: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
The roofrack system on these ambulances (461's) are NOT mounted with 4 legs to the gutter. As the picture will tell, all weight from the rack will be along the gutter in all its length. The spare wheel is very heavy (235/17,5 tire), and it's mounted to the roof rack on a sliding bracket. You can draw the sliding bracket out, and tilt it down towards the passengers door.
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TWODOGS
Extreme Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: UK
Vehicle(s): Norwegian Army 240GD
Posts: 584
| RE: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
I am a big fan of that roof rack shame I cant fit it on a soft top .. 
Twodogs
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
Skyline has the best rack ever built on his G.
No accident that some of the military G have adopted some of that concept (full length gutter mount) |
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ez rhino
Date registered: Aug 2006
Location: Charlotte, NC
Vehicle(s): 2010 Rubicon Unlimited; 2009 Mini Clubman JCW
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
Harald, got a link? |
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DesertStar
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500
Posts: 2156
| RE: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
I am bringing back this thread to somewhat provide a bit of closure to the solution I came up with that fits MY needs. While at the Oregon G-treffen, Steve Smith was flaunting his mounting clamps to me, which are known as "Quick-N-Easy", and of which he uses for mounting his rooftop house/cave/tent.
I decided that this should make a good solid mount (clamps have big feet) and with some medium duty crossbars should do what I want. The crossbars are 2"x1"x .120 rectangle tubing.
My goal was to make something sturdy,small,inexpensive and easy to mount/dismount. The result is what I have photos below. I now do not have to leave my rack on all the time and can quickly "throw on" when headed to the outback. I will still need to give it the washboard road test, however. I also predrilled holes on the other side of crossbars to add water cans or more fuel cans if the need arises in the future. I also made a third crossbar section for use when the need arises to carry something long or large which naturally could be placed anywhere along the rail to fit my needs. Although this is not really a rack, per se, with basket etc, it fits the bill for my use of primarily carrying spare fuel for travels where fuel is limited...and for the 280ge that is a lot.
The paintwork is somewhat low budget, I may have to take rattle can painting lessons some time. I thank you all for your great suggestions and ideas and anyone looking for ideas should find this thread very helpful in the future. Here are some photos. Mike
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Allister779
Date registered: Sep 2007
Location: Alberta
Vehicle(s): 1990 300GD
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
Where did you get the gutter mounts? |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Roof Rack - Another Option
The attached photo shows what I did with Quik-N-Easy gutter mounts. I made two of these cross bars of oak and put a special high corrosion resistant coating on the fasteners. I used to carry up to three canoes (two down and one on top between the two down) on my 1984 280GE. The total of eight (8) mounts spread the 300 or so pounds very well across the gutters. FWIW, these also fit the 2000 G500 perfectly with no adjustment required. Sadly, they just sit in the corner of my garage gathering dust and cobwebs.
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
Allister779 - 6/25/2008 10:47 AM
Where did you get the gutter mounts?
Do a Google on "Quik-N-Easy". |
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ez rhino
Date registered: Aug 2006
Location: Charlotte, NC
Vehicle(s): 2010 Rubicon Unlimited; 2009 Mini Clubman JCW
| RE: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
Just saw this on another thread. Does anybody know who makes the rack on those Army G's in the photos, or where to get one?
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Maxwell Smart
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
The feet on that one look an awful lot like Thule feet.
There was a proper military G rack like the Canadians have for sale on ebay recently. But very expensive at about £1,200 ($2,400 USD) or so if I remember correctly.
I don't know who makes it but do know that the factory is either in or near Graz.
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DesertStar
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: San Diego, CA USA
Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500
Posts: 2156
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
Allister779 - 6/25/2008 7:47 AM Where did you get the gutter mounts? I got them here at some whitewater rafting supply store: http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product_list.asp?deptid=1379 Dutch, how did your Quick-N-Easy hold up on rough roads ? Mike
Edited by DesertStar 6/25/2008 1:30 PM
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
DesertStar - 6/25/2008 1:29 PM
Allister779 - 6/25/2008 7:47 AM Where did you get the gutter mounts? I got them here at some whitewater rafting supply store: http://www.nrsweb.com/shop/product_list.asp?deptid=1379 Dutch, how did your Quick-N-Easy hold up on rough roads ? Mike
No problem, but the canoes were tied to the bumpers; so the downward pull of the tie-down ropes kept firm pressure on the Q-N-E's to stay firmly in the gutters. |
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Allister779
Date registered: Sep 2007
Location: Alberta
Vehicle(s): 1990 300GD
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
Thanks Mike! |
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DUTCH
Administrator Doppelgänger
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: US, GA, Atlanta
Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter
Posts: 9963
| Re: Simple roof rack ideas suggestions
Allister779 - 6/25/2008 10:47 AM
Where did you get the gutter mounts?
Here's the flyer.
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