My DIY Roof Rack Picture with light

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George1571
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My DIY Roof Rack Picture with light

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My DIY Roof Rack picture for astro van 1988 CL 4.3.
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Paint, light, and custom stickers.
Paint, light, and custom stickers.
cut the support post.
cut the support post.
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Very nice! :supz:
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Nice rack. I was a little surprised to see it's bolted together. Definitely a lot easier than welding around all those pipes!
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hot damn that worked out well, I think I am going to see if I can use that trick for making a light bar for the bumper....
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The finished product looks great. Decals are cool, too.


Pics of it installed?
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How are the cross members attached to the outer frame?
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