Hey all, new to this forum!
I'm gonna be building my own bed rack for my 08 Canyon over the next couple weeks, and I figured this is the right place to share and get feedback. I just ordered the steel tubing from Midwest Steel and Aluminum. here's a picture of the model i made for it. I'm building it myself so I can put a rooftop tent on it, and buying a bed rack is super expensive! I'm also trying to find a used tent, so LMK if youre selling in the midwest or Mississippi area! :)
the main bars are gonna be 4"x2" 14ga rectangular steel tubing, with the longitudinal connecting bars being some angle iron I can find around the farm. This fall, I plan on cutting some slotted plate aluminum to add on the sides to mount things like a jack and traction boards. For the mounting, I plan on welding a 3/4" bolt through a 2"x4" plate, then welding that onto the bottom of each leg of the rack. Then, i will drill a 3/4" hole through the top of my bedside and drop the rack's studs right in those. Lockwasher, nut, done. Yes, i know drilling holes in your pickup is SCARY, but the top of the bedsides are already LINEX, and with this method I will be able to keep and use my roll-up tonneau cover. I'm also trying to decide If i want to get the rack powdercoated, or do a DIY bedliner spray.
Steel should be here by the end of the week, and ill keep yall updated!
I'm gonna be building my own bed rack for my 08 Canyon over the next couple weeks, and I figured this is the right place to share and get feedback. I just ordered the steel tubing from Midwest Steel and Aluminum. here's a picture of the model i made for it. I'm building it myself so I can put a rooftop tent on it, and buying a bed rack is super expensive! I'm also trying to find a used tent, so LMK if youre selling in the midwest or Mississippi area! :)
the main bars are gonna be 4"x2" 14ga rectangular steel tubing, with the longitudinal connecting bars being some angle iron I can find around the farm. This fall, I plan on cutting some slotted plate aluminum to add on the sides to mount things like a jack and traction boards. For the mounting, I plan on welding a 3/4" bolt through a 2"x4" plate, then welding that onto the bottom of each leg of the rack. Then, i will drill a 3/4" hole through the top of my bedside and drop the rack's studs right in those. Lockwasher, nut, done. Yes, i know drilling holes in your pickup is SCARY, but the top of the bedsides are already LINEX, and with this method I will be able to keep and use my roll-up tonneau cover. I'm also trying to decide If i want to get the rack powdercoated, or do a DIY bedliner spray.
Steel should be here by the end of the week, and ill keep yall updated!
