Making A Roof Rack

Avoid drilling too deep into the roof of the car.

Making a roof rack.

Wood can be the least expensive option to go if you re on a budget. After checking through my supply of junk i found some brackets that are used to mount satellite dishes to roofs or walls. I decided to make a saddle type kayak roof rack. An important decision can be choosing between steel aluminum and wood.

There are a variety of kayak roof racks on the market everything from j cradles stackers and saddle racks. Using a flat head screw driver assemble the roof rails to the top of the car by sxrewing the side rails and the cross bars together. You ll need to do some welding and metal cutting for a homemade roof rack as well. If you have factory roof racks that run from front to back you can build your own steel crossmembers using one inch square tubing cut to size and secured to the factory racks using carriage bolts.