Build Your Own (Better) Roof Rack - Improvements On The $300 DIY Roof Rack 

I’m so glad you mentioned the landscaping, I was getting really nervous that you would overlook it and all your viewers would build their roof racks and redo their garage floor and driveway but not know about the landscaping trick. Thank you

Dude, you're freaking hilarious.

You impress me. People like you make me take on bigger projects than I would have before watching your videos

This is, bar none, one of the very best videos I have ever seen on this stuff. And thanks for the Carol Burnett recommendation.

"Durability testing" is the best kind of testing!

I love your sarcasm, you are not only very talented, you explain things very well and you a hilarious! Love your videos.

This was so interesting, and...hysterical! At the beginning of the video I thought it was great that you had a chance to again use the tools you bought last time with all the money you saved. 😄 But then, I got to the end and realized you'd taken the tool list to a whole new level! 👏🏻👍🏻🤣

Love the build and the easy steps. Looking more like $500 when I add everything to my cart. Still cheaper than off the shelf.

Just found this channel and I love it. It's like This Old Tony but someone allowed you to get a driver's license

Inflation has really killed this “budget” option. 😭

I've been looking for a DIY camper shell solution and this is awesome! Thank you all who contributed, really appreciate it!

This is one of my all time favorite videos 😆

If you build this out of angle get 3/16 and make sure its squared on the inside corner. Most or all 1/4 inch has a rounded inside. Great video!

OMG - I absolutely love your commentary - and your delivery. I hope you keep it up! Oh - and the details are truly appreciated too.

You have provided me with an incredible amount of entertainment and calmness. Thank you for your work, here’s a little something to say thank you

I had this exact idea of using angled aluminum side rails and 80/20 extruded aluminum struts for roof platform. You got everything covered. I'll just copy your design and make mine :) great! thank you.

Thank you very much for the update. For the front bumper support things, you could also consider cabinet floor leveler inserts. They're basically the same as your design but pre-made, sort of. They also come with Ikea cabinets so lots of folks may already have some extras in a drawer somewhere. Or you can just buy them cheap, I think usually in sets of 4...in which case you'd have two leftovers laying in a drawer somewhere for the next roof rack.

Great video. I originally wanted to make my Tacoma roof rack with the same design, but I decided to make an aluminum style Gobi rack. The entire “floor” portion will be removable too, so super light weight and will look aggressive.

Great sharing, pal. Thanks for all the magnanimity - both the videos - AND the PDFs. Bro you're too kind, thanks one helluva lot. All this helps me oh-so-greatly.

OMG, getting to the end of this video was the best thing I seen in weeks! I was laughing here and there, but I f@#$ing lost it at the jackhammer and driveway!

Driveway looks good man. Love the video, keep it up

The second moment of area bit was classic. Also thanks for the improvement suggestions.

Your BOM is the bomb! What a time saver, thank you.

Really love the wad of all-red-wire-loom in the engine compartment. Somehow I’ve got behind in watching your content. Looking forward to some well deserved SuperfastMatt binge watching today 🎉

love the format, content and ending!😂😂😂😂

HAHAHAHA!!! I love it! You did a great job of making all the technicals interesting! Thanks!

I love your video. Just subscribed. You've provided some amazing links I've never used. (but certainly heard of somewhere) Thanks so much for parts lists and info!

Man, I really appreciated and ENJOYED your video! Thanks! I'm def gonna do this.

the roof mounted guns is what got me, subscribed lol

I'm very confident i can build my roof rack for my tacoma and 4runner. Great video

Thanks really appreciate your time to make the videos!!

Love your channel man. Keep it up!

Man you are thorough. Thanks a lot. Good video

love the dry!

This is the first vid I’ve seen from you and I’m dying. 😂 My new garage floor is in day 2 of drying. Thanks for the tip.

The bumper and jam nut graphic was well done.

You are awesome. Thanks for taking the time.

If only the US was metric, then I would understand what 7/16ths of an inch and a half means. Love the content. Not only is it hilarious, but it's also educational.

Man oh man, I clicked on the video to see the rack build but stayed for the humor. When your significant other thinks you’re in the bathroom (longer than usual) contemplating if you’re talking with another girl, when simply, you’re watching roof rack and home improvement builds. 😂😂😂

If I hadn't already subscribed to you a couple months ago, that tool list would have sealed the deal...

Cardboard aided design killed me an earned an insta sub. Love your content!

That ending was perfect.

Nice work, looks great

This is me but I wear contacts most of the time. I subbed at CAD. Thanks for the info! I am building one of these!

Hold a large piece of cardboard centered on top of the roof over the windshield. A paint stir stick with a sharpie stuck to one end makes a quick tool to drag along the roof line witch can then transfer the profile to the cardboard via the sharpie. You now have your correct profile. Cut the arc, then cut the overall height of the template to create the final shape.

good thinking with the edge trim on the front of the wind guard thingy, but- if it touches the paint and moves a little, then it'll rub off the clearcoat and eventually paint

This is exactly what i needed. Including the battery isolator

Very cool! I’m gonna build one

Great Video! Thanks for adding all the detail. Will starting my own soon. 8020 is a great idea~ What did you use as weatherproofing for the factory main bolt mounts?

Dude I love this !

Fastenal has the 80/20 for really good pricing if you can do your own cutting, 145" long pieces of 2"x1" for under $100

I cheap LED light bar mount for above the windshield would work great on the front portion of the rack. If you don't mind drilling.

So helpful, thank you so much!!!!

Thanks for the updated video! For the Multipurpose 6061 Aluminum 90 Degree Angle (8982K61): - Do you know how Carl Koerner cut the aluminum at the front end of the rack in order to place the Aero Shield at that angle? - Did he cut it himself, or can you buy the 6061 Aluminum piece with that angle cut into it?

Now I just gotta add a $60k 4 runner to that parts list... Orrr could I adapt it to fit my Mercedes roadster? 🤔

I need to do this to my 3rd gen 4runner.

Doin' this for my kei van. XD Thanks for the entertaining and informative (funny as hell) video!

Nice video! 🔥🔥🔥

Love your Videos Dude!, + love the Fkd up nerdery & sarcasm. Keep up the great work!

Excellent.

I don't know you very well but I think I love you. Also I'm suing you for all the money I spend on projects inspired by this channel.

I had a Taco, got 13mpg couldn't tow, and an'88 ext cab R22Ew/ a/c, got 18mpg, an '85 R22w/ a/c got 17mpg. In 2002 got an 01 Cummins, get 18mpgs, still got it.

I would have your love child… awesome project, professional presentation, and smarmy wit… love it!

Awe man I love, your witty videos. Always 🤣🤣🤣

Men this guy makes me laugh every time. Thanks for all the neat info, I guess I just created myself some new needs for my van.

so good! Thank you.

The dry humor here is the true trademark of an engineer.

I love 80/20. Made a truck bed rack with it

Well I did it. It took me a few days but I followed your general idea with the aluminum angle and your google docs parts list. I ran into a few issues and had to order some different parts and improvise. First off, the 1.25 inch aluminum spacer needs to be 1.75 inches instead (the crossbars were sitting on the roof) which then needs to increase the m8x1.25 bolts by .5 inches. I didn't even use the rubber washers as I used Butyl tape instead. I used rattle can as I tried the truck bed liner and it chipped way too easy. Rattle can allows me to touch up as necessary (so far it has held up well.) Also when it was all said and done, I noticed the shark fin would stick up over the rack, which then made me think of the one day in the distant future where I would throw a piece of plywood or sheetrock up there and not think twice before breaking the shark fin. Luckily, I have a IMS here locally and had to make a few trips. I bought the wind shield (maybe 1/4 inch) for like $6 and then I got some 1/2 inch aluminum bars to provide a shield for the shark fin. If you need pics, just let me know.

Bloody brilliant! 🤣

Nice dirty Witt! Good video.

Love it!

Subscribing for the comedy relief. And good info.

scribing the roof contour might be another option - there are videos of how to do this, usually for woodworking/finish carpentry (like installing baseboard trim on an uneven floor)

Bro!!!! The first vid was great then this one 🤯 thanks for all the info

I love the recommended tools list at the end🤣ROFL I have the same sense of humor. #becauseengineer

Love the "While we're here we might as well..." section at the end. LOL

Any recommendations on mounting my 33” spare tire up there ??? Thanks for the video! Super info👍🏼 also don’t see the option for thread tapping on McMaster site ??

The parts list got me... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks this is exactly the style I was looking for, with the flat bar on the sides. No way I'm spending 1000 for my xj

You can simply use a sheet of cardboard to meet the roofline and run a compass from the roof to the cardboard to achieve the desired curvature without any guessing or multipoint measurements. I too found out too late.

just did a quick run of all these parts cost if you do the angle side bar, it comes down to just under $800 ($795.74). The most costing part is these two side angle bars for $114 a piece at least (McMaster even more expensive at $163 a piece). Just from cost perspective you might just buy one instead of diy, of course it's another story if you enjoy the diy process and don't care the time spending.

Matt, Thank you for the update. i've always been a fan of this project because buying new is crazy spendy, when the design is pretty straight forward. I get it a little but more with welded tube, but still. Question for you, I understand that steel adds weight and rusts, but would you find any benefit to the performance of the rack if you did your sides in steel? For example on a similar flat bar design someone attached a hammock to one of the main side bars, which caused the bar to bend out. obviously this isn't the intended load, but making something more robust isn't a bad thing. I would imagine your idea about the angle profiles would counter act this and still benefit from not rusting, and being light weight.

Thanks!

Hahaha priceless 🤣 But seriously, great video and thanks for the update! 👍

@SuperfastMatt, thanks for the update. I was wondering if you knew what the person who made the extruded aluminum rack used to attach it? At around 6:40, it kind of looks like bent flat bar.

OMG the parts list ;:0

thank you

Hahah your hilarious bro and thanks for this update it is awesome I will build one but for my Tacoma thanks again

😂 the ending… my brain works the same way

The extrusion that Tnutz uses is AA 6063-T6. FYI

Thank you.

T-nuts sounds like kind of a risky web search

Best video ever!🤣

Most roof rack companies sell their aero shield separately usually in the $100 range...prob worth it if there is one you really like.

The infinitely expandable project scope.

Should have been "Make sure to also get season 7 of the Carrol Burnet show." That show is classic.

Wow u got bounce ✊🏼

Make a hood rack using 8020s

Tnutz has a sale on prinsu sized aluminum pre tapped.