Please not: I rolled the truck literally days after finishing this. I have rebuilt it. Pics and info and the next page.
Hey all, just thought id post up my first every fabrication project. First time welder as well.
Id really like to thank my dad tho for helping me learn and put this together.
i decided i wanted a bed rack and RTT about last august after seeing how nice RTTs were. Then i caught a glimpse of Allpros Baja build and their bed/roof rack set up. I loved it. so i thought id just buy it untill i was told they didn't sell the roof top part.
so then i started doing searching on here, TW and Expo. Saw many many great racks but nothing like the roof rack from Allpro. So i said screw it, downloaded sketchup(great little program btw) and make up my own design!
i came up with this initially.
after i was pretty happy with the design i set about making it happen. took a while to find the time and space to do it. But i now have access to an amazing shop so it was time to get it done!
here is how its going thus far!
Lower frame..
Front supports
other supports..
cross bars..
main beams!
and here it is so far off the truck for final welding!
And here are some of my welds..not bad for my first time :welder:
I am really enjoying it so far! Have to cap off the tubes, do a big more final welds and grinding then ill knock out the roof part!
Hey all, just thought id post up my first every fabrication project. First time welder as well.
Id really like to thank my dad tho for helping me learn and put this together.
i decided i wanted a bed rack and RTT about last august after seeing how nice RTTs were. Then i caught a glimpse of Allpros Baja build and their bed/roof rack set up. I loved it. so i thought id just buy it untill i was told they didn't sell the roof top part.
so then i started doing searching on here, TW and Expo. Saw many many great racks but nothing like the roof rack from Allpro. So i said screw it, downloaded sketchup(great little program btw) and make up my own design!
i came up with this initially.
after i was pretty happy with the design i set about making it happen. took a while to find the time and space to do it. But i now have access to an amazing shop so it was time to get it done!
here is how its going thus far!
Lower frame..
Front supports
other supports..
cross bars..
main beams!
and here it is so far off the truck for final welding!
And here are some of my welds..not bad for my first time :welder:
I am really enjoying it so far! Have to cap off the tubes, do a big more final welds and grinding then ill knock out the roof part!