Bending up a roof rack

[dvck]

I've got a vision now I gotta produce.

you're still high? :giggle:

[gone002]

the need to "conform" and "fit in " on this web site is worse than a bunch of 14yo bitchs trying to be down with high school musical!

i guess im just too punk for this site!

dog, if it dont work the first time ...hell you learned something
and if it did work... you know you got skills!

[bejbis]

How can a roof rack be "played out"? Are forks played out too? Is everyone switching to spoons? Cause I really need to know this shit so I can look cool to everyone on a internet forum.

That was probably the best laugh ive had all week about utensils.

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

alum can be tricky to bend in tight radius. i would go for conduit for low $ or thin wall chromo if you have the $. do you have access to a TIG welder?

i dont think it will look good either, but hey it will gain you experience.

what are you planning to bend it with? JD squared? mandrel bender?

Mndrel bender, yes I've got a welder to use. Thanks everybody I think I'm going to start in on the project now. I've got a vision now I gotta produce.

[george graves]

Thule racks are ugly and played out, not to mention they wouldn't look nearly as good as a tube rack on a eur

How can a roof rack be "played out"? Are forks played out too? Is everyone switching to spoons? Cause I really need to know this shit so I can look cool to everyone on a internet forum.



And furthermore, just because you found some picture of an awesome looking car, that happens to have some part on it, transferring that part to your e30 is not going to make it awesome. 99% of the time it's going to do the opposite. That car you pictured could have Rupaul strapped to the god damn trunk and it would still look amazing.

#retard_thread

[gone002]

make sure you get t-zero aluminium. t-6 wont bend w/o cracking

and if you sand pack you gotta weld the ends

[blunttech]

what the fuck is with the roof rack craze>>? ugly as shit. Just buy a fucking SUV and call it a day. and dont even try to convince me,. If your opinion was right I would agree with you but sadly it is not

[der affe]

alum can be tricky to bend in tight radius. i would go for conduit for low $ or thin wall chromo if you have the $. do you have access to a TIG welder?

i dont think it will look good either, but hey it will gain you experience.

what are you planning to bend it with? JD squared? mandrel bender?

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

I hear if you fill the tubes with sand before you bend them that they will not crimp/buckle. Use copper and start a new trend like the rusty hood when it patinas.

Yeah I heard about the sand too. Haha, that'd be something different.

[woodisgood]

I hear if you fill the tubes with sand before you bend them that they will not crimp/buckle. Use copper and start a new trend like the rusty hood when it patinas.

[newman]

This thread reeks of poor. But not in a good way like that ghettoed out prelude.

[maniacmatt]

A friend of mine did something like what you are talking aboubt for his old mini. He used electrical conduit.

It worked great as its easy to bend, dirt cheap and you can put it all together with conduit clamps. No welding required.

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

Lol I'm going to order some aluminum tomorrow hopefully.

[dannyg]

I'll save you the trouble...

[bimmerpirate]

I had a rack like that on the trunk of my car but some asshole hit and destroyed it one night while I was double parked getting something at a friend's house.

who's the bigger asshole? the one who hit a parked car or the one who was blocking the road to begin with?