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Author Topic: Joe's Xterra  (Read 114855 times)

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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #60 on: May 23, 2015, 06:34:56 AM »
Nice Joe!
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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #61 on: May 23, 2015, 07:47:14 AM »
Sweet ,Buddy
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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #62 on: May 23, 2015, 08:04:13 AM »
Sweet Buddy
I think you might want a comma in there.  LOL
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« Reply #63 on: May 23, 2015, 10:39:29 AM »
Awesome

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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #64 on: May 23, 2015, 10:52:47 AM »
I.....I guess I'll just be that guy.....


NICE RACK JOE!!!!   :o :o :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D :D :D ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #65 on: May 25, 2015, 10:43:03 PM »
Thanks everyone.  ;D

Spent some time on it this weekend in between family obligations. It turned out to be as big of a project as expected, complete with issues with the factory rivnuts. With pulling my OEM rack off several times, a few of them were cross threaded and one was already free spinning. Fortunately, the new rack doesn't use all of them, but that didn't stop me from having a bunch of problems to work though. The very front driver-side one came completely out of the roof, and I replaced it with a bolt that goes all the way through and some heavy silicone to seal the hole.

The rack is built really great, very stout and unbelievably light weight! I did have to enlarge two of the holes in order to compensate for some very slight misalignment, but I think that is due more to my messed up rivnuts than anything else.

Out with the old:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2003.jpg
Joe's Xterra


http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2002.jpg
Joe's Xterra


And with some help from the family:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2004.jpg
Joe's Xterra


http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2005.jpg
Joe's Xterra


In with the new:
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2006.jpg
Joe's Xterra


http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2007.jpg
Joe's Xterra


http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2008.jpg
Joe's Xterra


I am not happy with the wind faring. It's clear that it was an afterthought in the design process and sits at a terrible angle. Plus, it's way too tall. I removed it this evening and trimmed it down. I would love to run without it entirely, but I need it to hide some wiring for all of my lights that will be resintalled on the new rack. It looks much nicer trimmed down, and I'll get a pic of it up soon.

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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #66 on: May 25, 2015, 11:31:23 PM »
Looks great Joe ....does this mean you will be carrying all my stuff for me on the next run?


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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #67 on: May 26, 2015, 08:38:36 AM »
haha, I seem to remember you having a nice rack yourself Scott. :)

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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #68 on: May 26, 2015, 09:01:21 AM »
Looks great Joe...wind fairing didn't look that bad.


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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #69 on: May 26, 2015, 09:12:51 AM »
Lol ... I don't know if I should thank you or slap you. 😳
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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #70 on: May 26, 2015, 09:57:37 AM »
I like the picture with Mini Joe in it
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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #71 on: May 26, 2015, 10:40:07 AM »
Some shots this morning of the newly trimmed wind faring (sorry for the gas station shots, it was too dark to take a few in my driveway before I left the house this morning). I like the look much better now:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2004_1.jpg
Joe's Xterra


http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2005_1.jpg
Joe's Xterra


http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/Roof%20Rack%2006_1.jpg
Joe's Xterra

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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #72 on: May 26, 2015, 07:08:46 PM »
Yup...mo bettah. :)


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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #73 on: June 10, 2015, 04:32:26 PM »
I finally figured out the light bar situation, and made an adjustment to the wind faring one more time.

I moved the faring down so that the top of it sits below the lower front bar of the rack. It serves more of a visual role in this configuration, which is fine. I really just want it in place to hide the wiring for the lights. I ran a piece of weather stripping along the top where it meets the lower bar of the rack and it's actually very quiet. Makes no more noise than the rack does without the faring.

I also finally figured out the light bar situation. I was having a tough time mounting up my 40" bar, because it's actually 41.5" wide and the space between the roof rack sides is about 40.25". I originally fabricated some brackets using 3/8" thick aluminum angle bar (2" x 3"), which attached to the tabs that are already welded onto the Insain rack and held the bar out in front of the rack, above the faring. While I liked the light in this location, the weight hanging that far out from the rack made the light bar bounce (even though the mounts were STOUT) while driving, and I was also getting a weird high pitched hum noise while driving at highway speeds.

I finally found some PIAA clamps that allowed me to fabricate some new brackets that suspend the light bar down from the upper bars on the top of the rack. The light bar sits directly behind the front bars on the rack, which is fine with me. It looks a little funny at first, but has it's benefits - it'll keep the bar protected from branches and other damage, similar to the way a light cage does. I also utilizes a small amount of space that would otherwise be wasted, as the very front of the rack is angled and wouldn't really hold anything anyway. I also had to cut the ends of the light bar down by about 1/2" on each side using a hacksaw. Hard to explain this without photos (sorry, didn't take any) but I basically removed some of the mounting surface and shortened the overall length of the light bar by an inch in order to fit between the clamps. I also had to shave down the clamps in a couple of spots, and fabricate some small "L" shaped pieces to hold the light bar exactly between the upper and lower bars on the roof rack. This is because there is BARELY enough space for the 40" bar to fit in there, with about 1/8" of clearance on both the top and bottom. If I had a single-row 40" LED bar, this wouldn't have been an issue. I ALMOST ordered a new one, but couldn't find one that met the proper width requirements.

Next up - I'm finishing a new rear mounting bar that will hold my 20" LED light bar and amber strobe lights. Should be in place by the end of the weekend. I also ordered an ARB awning that I will attach to this new rack, and am waiting to install that before I'll tackle the side-facing lights.

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/mms_img-2130718252.jpg
Joe's Xterra


http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee234/jfanaselle/mms_img1638240902.jpg
Joe's Xterra


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Joe's Xterra


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Joe's Xterra
« Last Edit: June 10, 2015, 04:38:01 PM by JFanaselle »

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Re: JFanaselle's Xterra - updated 8/14 w/ lift, tires and more...
« Reply #74 on: June 10, 2015, 06:05:08 PM »
Joe that looks to be one of the best places to mount the light bar; the few metal bars around the light bar won't make a real difference in the light pattern, and it'll really help with protecting it.
All these light bars everyone has makes me want to get my own. ;D
« Last Edit: June 10, 2015, 09:27:56 PM by Alex »

 


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