Roof Rack for Buggy

dune orange · Post by **dune orange** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:12 am

Does anyone have photos of completed roof rack projects for the buggy, i need to put something together for the future buggy runs.thanks......

Coolrydes · Post by **Coolrydes** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:01 am

dune orange;14420 wrote:Does anyone have photos of completed roof rack projects for the buggy, i need to put something together for the future buggy runs.thanks......

Arne @ Desert Craft makes our rack and does a sweet job....

NOTE: As of mid 2015 Desert Craft is not in business anymore, and there is no further information available. js

TMc2548 · Post by **TMc2548** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:44 am

You might want to check out the Garage section of the Manx Club web site. There's a "How-to" on building a roof rack among the other good articles. link...

tim morgan · Post by **tim morgan** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:27 am

http://www.desert-craft.com[QUOTE=Coolrydes;14522]Arne @ Desert Craft makes our rack and does a sweet job....[/QUOTE] $900 buck's,,,,WOW,,,Or maybe I'm just cheep,,,LOL

theManiac · Post by **theManiac** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:43 pm

I used the roof-rack design in the Manx sites garage, but use plywood for the base! I weigh 200+ & have stood on it! The upper roof-rack is an aluminum one that normally straps to the roof/rain gutters of a car. I also have an enclosed pod that I can install after removing the aluminum rack. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/359 ... 4e81_m.jpg

zancat · Post by **zancat** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:40 am

[QUOTE="tim morgan;14537"]http://www.desert-craft.com $900 buck's,,,,WOW,,,Or maybe I'm just cheep,,,LOL[/QUOTE] I know it's a spendy item.... It just takes a long time to build. You know how curvey those Manxters are!

dune orange · Post by **dune orange** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:12 pm

Just wanted to thank everyone for your great comments, see you see in the hills............Frank

5150bossman · Post by **5150bossman** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:26 pm

I modified an aluminium trailer hitch rack from Harbor Frieght to bolt on top of our cage. It's not a big rack, but does offer enough room to get quite a few items out of the passenger compartment. It ran about $100 including the parts to clamp on to the roll bars.

Dan B. · Post by **Dan B.** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:05 pm

Bossman, Any chance of a photo or two of your modified Harbor Freight rack? I'm also in the same boat of looking to buy, fab up or modify something to work for me. Tom, The plan for the roof rack in the Manx club garage looks like it may work also. Thanks, Dan

5150bossman · Post by **5150bossman** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:08 pm

Here is a photo of the rack just sitting on top of the cage. I ordered some 1.5" diameter roll cage mounts and attached them to the rack. Now it bolts on/off with little effort. Now all I have to do is paint it black.

Dan B. · Post by **Dan B.** » Mon Sep 28, 2009 1:36 am

Mike, Thanks for the photo. It helps to visualize what the item & setup looks like. Thanks, Dan

Scott-Drolet · Post by **Scott-Drolet** » Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:47 am

I'm using this Black Widow basket mounted on Thule 450 Crossroad rack feet. If you have a roll cage, the Thule rack feet work great. (I already had the Thule load bars, so I just had to buy the feet. But, the load bars are inexpensive) The basket is $110.00 from Discount Ramps, and the Thule feet are $153.00 at Rack Attack, a little steep but they come with free replacement for life. So, for around $300.00 with shipping I have a rack that's rock solid and looks great. Here's a picture of the rack installed:

Heres the link to the basket and fairing: http://www.discountramps.com/roof-rack-basket.htm Here's the link to the Thule feet: http://www.thuleracks.com/product.asp?dept_id=2&sku=450

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Roof Rack for Buggy

Roof Rack for Buggy

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