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Hope everyone had a great weekend?

So I am finally trying to install my stock roof rack (yes I am going to drill on my virgin no hole roof). That did not sound right did it?


Anyway ............................... So I looked and looked on the main site for measurements, or some sort of info on where the factory roof rack holes were and could no find a dog gone thing! ~x(

I did find Tads measurements on the different year racks, but that was not a lot of help. I even pulled the rack off of MR. Peanut, but soon saw that all of the holes were not drilled in the sam spots. So that was not a whole lot of help either.
So any of you aces know where the holes should be drilled?

In the mean time I did start cutting up the L Track that I bought last Friday. I will be installing it kinda where the rub rails on the roof normally go. I kinda have this grandiose idea that I will use it to install a safari rack above the factory rack. That way I can take it off when I am not camping, or hitting the trails.
So these are the components I bought last Friday.



Then this is kinda where I think it will go?



There are left over pieces, and they fit perfectly bellow the rear windows, so I think I just found a cool tiedown spot for stuff in the back? I am not sure yet though.


http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc19 ... G_0770.jpg

Sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures, but what do you guys think?

I like those internal rails.

I did find Tads measurements on the different year racks, but that was not a lot of help. I even pulled the rack off of MR. Peanut, but soon saw that all of the holes were not drilled in the sam spots. So that was not a whole lot of help either.
So any of you aces know where the holes should be drilled?

That's one of the files I have been trying to locate since my ISP changed policy and took out all my doc's/files.
It's archived on CD someplace.
79-91 FSJ racks were all in the same position with the 77-78 years being a mix of both the later years and some placements that did not jive with the data collected.

I don't have anything with a rack here but if Bob can get the numbers of off P2 those will work, we installed a rack on that rig about a 4-6 weeks back.

Dusty,I'll get you some #'s off the 78 today.

Those rails are bueno Dusty!

rstep wrote:Dusty,I'll get you some #'s off the 78 today.

WOW Thanks Bob that would be soooooo great!
I am also installing the trail dust deflector, but that I found the OEM instructions from Jaber on the other forum.

Dan and I are going camping this weekend, so we will see how the tie downs work out?

I used to have a little S-10 and when I went grocery shopping I would use a bungie cord between the two tie down points in the back. I would then just take the bungie cord through the bag handles and it would keep all my groceries from spilling out all over the bed of my truck. I would love to be able to do this with my waggy too.

I think the next thing I am doing to the inside of the truck is to build some storage cabinets that are equal to the wheel wells?
MeninBlack posted some pictures of a waggy limo that did that.

I really want an Expidition type waggy. I would love to roll up in Uray in a camping waggy some day soon.
Besides, since our little turkey trot last November, Dan is starting to warm up to going out on the trails. I am trying to take the city out of him a bit.

OH and my reworked dash should be done in the next week! So more changes coming soon.

Just let Dan know that there will be another City kid on the trail when he gets out there too. Great idea by the way.

Dusty,these measurements are front to back.
32" 35", 60 1/2" 63 1/2", 88 1/2" 92 " Any questions let me know.

rstep wrote:Dusty,these measurements are front to back.
32" 35", 60 1/2" 63 1/2", 88 1/2" 92 " Any questions let me know.

Thank you so much Bob!

Now to drill more holes in the poor old duck!

Glad to help.

Dusty wrote:

rstep wrote:...Now to drill more holes in the poor old duck!

Don't feel bad Dusty, by the time the roof rack thing was worked out I had 36 holes in my roof, all but 12 had to be welded up.

Dusty did you get your rack done? let's see?

rstep wrote:Dusty,these measurements are front to back.
32" 35", 60 1/2" 63 1/2", 88 1/2" 92 " Any questions let me know.

Bob,
I just looked at this again while answering a bracket question for another member.



I think that hole spacing you have listed (32-35) should be 3.5" on center not 3".
I don't feel like driving to the shop to measure the roof there so:
How far is it from the rear edge of the body to the most rearward hole?
(measure from the edge of the trim please)