Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

Ok so I decided to build a Roof rack from Aluminium. Connect ti connectors was used to build it. Yes it is not designed for a Roof top tent, but will serve well for Jerrycans, extra wheel, ammo cases and kids bicycles and wood etc. It is extremely light, and I used Alu plate to cover the sides so its not open, and it adds to the strength. I used NS5 Aluminum undercoat to paint it, and spray painted it. I hope the paint last.

Cheers

I had fitted already on the roof bars, Front runner Roof bars, and the RR is bolted to them, can be removed easily

That roof rack is looking good, love those connect-it's!!!

Wow, that is brilliant. Would you consider building and selling one to a SWB owner without engineering skills?

Haha, Gordon its so easy its scary! got to "Connect it"'s website, there's videos as well.

I will be glad to help you. You need hacksaw, drill and pop rivet gun. Then build it like a puzzle.

Deciding on the size is the important thing.

Gordon, send me you email adres

Bostokkelos wrote: I will be glad to help you. You need hacksaw, drill and pop rivet gun. Then build it like a puzzle.

Even easier if you have a compound mitre saw

I built my packing system with connect it's but have my doubts about their durability for something like a roof rack. Will be interesting to see how long it lasts.

I would also like to know how long it will last, I was also thinking of building a roof rack with the "connect-it"

It looks very neat by the way!

Remember this RR is not for a RRT or heavy stuff, its purely for the "Bulky" things that takes up space.To make it stronger I fitted the Alu plates I added around the sides, it helps keeping it in tact and strong. I would like to put on top a spare wheel, and Jerry can and kids bikes and maybe some wood etc., The main purpose is to attach my Awning, and for the extra wheel. I tied 3 trailer wheels onto it Saturday and drove on gravel and through Donga's to test it, I will never load it that heavy and it held together perfectly. I am also going to add a Alu plate on the floor, and that should also be more peace of mind. I had the cutting done by the place I bought it, to make sure its perfect

Hi,

It looks great. I did mine the same way and I can tell you it works well. I loaded mine with a spare wheel, 2 x jerry cans and 3 bags of hardwood and then did the Namakwa Eco Trail. We covered a total of 683km on very bad dirt roads as well as a 9km extreme rock drive section along the Orange River. Not a squeak or a rattle and it is still as firm as when I left. Very happy with it.

To further test it, I left it empty on the roof as I travel a 89km dirt road from Garies to Hondeklip Bay on a 2 weekly basis. After almost 1400km on this dirt road it is still as sturdy as the day it was fitted.