crazy plan for a roofrack - any thoughts welcome

Tem · January 27, 2005, 09:10

Quote from: "j80rjo"What do you guys think.

Quote from: "Tem"I know it sounds bad, but from what I've tried, I'd say it's ok for about 30mph. And personally I wouldn't go faster even if the board was level.

Just think of it has a big spoiler, it's not really much more. And air isn't forced to go through the whole board, cause it can escape from the sides the moment there is some pressure on it.

Anonymous · January 27, 2005, 09:17

OK cool, that made me feel better.

After I converted the EUROS its about £350 all in.

I could get a 2nd hand van for that working for a CV company. But then I got the cost of another vehicle.

mmmm, what to do

heathstimpson · January 27, 2005, 09:48

Quote from: "j80rjo"I could get a 2nd hand van for that working for a CV company. But then I got the cost of another vehicle.

mmmm, what to do

I would get the second vehicle as it would have more than one advantage. I personally think that the rack spoils the 2's looks and with a 2nd cheap car/van you would have a runaround for other eventualities s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Anonymous · January 27, 2005, 10:16

Quote from: "da monkey"

You should have some triangulation in the forward direction to stabilize it, but otherwise it looks cool. Can even be used to carry hanggliders, ladders, lumber, furniture, flag poles and whatnot so when you're done with it, you can sell it and probably make a profit s;)

s;)

Cheers,

Lars J

SimonC_Here · January 27, 2005, 10:52

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Lars, can you change your Avatar pic to a website rather than the FTP site it is on at the mo. It pops up a security login screen every time I view a thread!

People at work are starting to notice! s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
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Thanks

Simon

Anonymous · January 27, 2005, 10:57

I still cant make up my mind.

Anonymous · May 14, 2007, 13:23

Quote from: "da monkey"

I have another idea, but will have to think about it some more. I wish I had welding equipment. s:cry: :cry: s:cry:

DannyN · May 14, 2007, 16:23

Could you not fashion some way to strap it underneath the car, so the point of the surfboard sticks out under the the front bumper like a tongue ??

You would have to take the fins off therear end tho in case of speed bumps.

You could make a sort of tray to bolt underneath and then just slide the surfoard in, bit like a holster

what do people think ??

Anonymous · May 14, 2007, 16:40

I think the surfboard would get all dinged up at the very least and it surely wouldn't work for a kayak. s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

I'm thinking of using something that latches where the soft- and hardtops latch instead of the front tie-down. The top would have to be down, but if you are going surfing or kayaking, it probably isn't going to be raining. It could be combined with the idea above, as in having an optional front section that goes to the tiedown or a different optional front section that latches to the top of the A pillar. Attaching the whole thing with the front mounting point way up at the bumper would be hard to do without dinging the paint, wouldn't it? The A pillar mounting idea would be easier in that regard. The configuration would be incompatible with the hardtop, but then you always have the other configuration for traveling in inclement weather. Heck, maybe the front section could be carried on the rack just in case? I don't know... just throwing some ideas out there.

The drawing looks OK, functionally (could use some triangulation as someone said), but I'd rather have something that is more attractive... just putting some more angles in there so it isn't so rectangular would be an improvement. It could come straight up from the back mounting points just far enough to clear the bumper, then curve forward as it goes up. Same idea at the front. It would look a lot better and be stronger to boot.

It would be expensive. Darn it.

kanujunkie · May 14, 2007, 18:05

good god this has been dragged out of the depths s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

i gave up in the end and just shoved the kayak in the pax seat and put a seatbelt around it, would have been knackered if it had rained though s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

broudie · May 14, 2007, 18:11

Quote from: "kanujunkie"good god this has been dragged out of the depths s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

i gave up in the end and just shoved the kayak in the pax seat and put a seatbelt around it, would have been knackered if it had rained though s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

That works.

kanujunkie · May 14, 2007, 18:27

Quote from: "broudie"
Quote from: "kanujunkie"good god this has been dragged out of the depths s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

i gave up in the end and just shoved the kayak in the pax seat and put a seatbelt around it, would have been knackered if it had rained though s:roll: :roll: s:roll:
That works.

yep when you paddle something along the lines of this

Anonymous · May 14, 2007, 18:29

Tem posted a link to it because I started a new topic. Oh, and I did a search first, but did not find this one. Wasn't sure if you even call the roof a roof and I don't think searching for roof and rack yeilded much results. Anyway, I've got a better idea. The heck with the idea of mounting something to the A pillar. Add another mounting point up front... opposite side of the one that's there. The existing one is a tad high and you have to pop out the little plastic piece to see the entire nut (heavy duty, lots of thread depth, welded in place). I think one could be added to the other side without too much drama, placed just a fraction lower perhaps. Then there would be four nice and solid mounting points. Imagine this. Symetrical tubes follow the curves of the car pretty much, even allowing the engine lid to be opened enough to check the oil and possibly fill it (if not, add a remote oil filler in the decklid, which would be ubercool anyway). They'd be pretty wide all the way over the car, narrowing some of course at the topmost part. Crossed bars connecting them at the top. It would look like kind of like an external roll cage and I don't see why it couldn't be bolted into an internal one if the top was down. I'll do a artist's conception when I get a chance.

EDIT:
Oh bloody hell, the top won't fold with an exoskelton looking design. s:cry: :cry: s:cry:

glenonoka · May 14, 2007, 21:33

Keep it parallel, and drop the front a few inches lower than the back and you should be fine. Gas milage may drop a bit, but the wind force will be pushing the car down and not around. A good side wind could still cause lift though. Be careful when you drive, the car is pretty light.