Hmmmm... some tamper resistant button head would really fit the bill and look even cleaner from ground level.
Pretty sure I'll be going a route similar to this with my bolts regardless of which installation method I go with
Hmmmm... some tamper resistant button head would really fit the bill and look even cleaner from ground level.
Pretty sure I'll be going a route similar to this with my bolts regardless of which installation method I go with
Here's the direction im going with the load bar mounts.
I really like the double bolt clamp setup. Im working on some ideas to make the bolts hidden, but without killing myself with the machining. If only I could use the CNC's at work!!! Then i'd make a nice "top" section that would be curved and have the bolts countersunk completely out of view... (still might go for something like that, just have to figure out how it'll go together within my home-workshop machine capabilities and without taking a day per mount).
SIDE NOTE: Not bad work considering i did these 1 handed (got a passed out infant on my left shoulder).
The new deck that I have on my Commander bolted directly too the legs attached to the rails, I do not have cross bars anymore.
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Wooot... put the kids to bed nice and early and was able to get some work done.
I think i'm getting close to a workable design
Note that I offset the bolts a bit to the exterior of the vehicle. That's to clear a 48" wide rack at the rear-most mounts. The rack will almost touch the top clamping plate.
Why don't you quit screwing around and build the darn thing already! I honestly don't have plans for anything I build except a couple bumpers that are production items. I just start making it, then if I like it I reverse engineer it.
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Because I don't have a building full of material stock to play around with.
One of the benefits of 3D modeling. I change the design hundreds of times and not spend a penny
That's what I would miss most if I sold my shop ... all the "drop" I have to play with
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matt, where did you find your U bolts and tri groove nuts? is that something fasten-all would carry?
there is a fasten-all place not far from me.
Last edited by cico7; 08-12-2011 at 02:26 AM.
Yeah, fastenall would have them. I ordered from mcmaster
Just made the lower clamp prototype... worked like a charm!
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