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Originally Posted by Old65C10
That is not a bad idea, and I do have a lot of wood, some oak from pallets. However I am wanting to turn this into an Overlanding rig to camp and travel in. I am thinking the 8020 route may the best for my needs. It will give me unlimited options to mount anything I want and not have to drill holes everywhere. From what I am seeing it is going to cost me $500 for any decent rack, even used. I can build the 8020 rack for that much and have a lot more flexibility. So, unless I find a real bargain on a used rack, that is the way I will go. Just need to save up the cash.
I bought the Suburban and a 96 BMW R1100RT motorcycle this month and the registration fees alone have cost me $800. My current budget is in the negatives till I can either sell some stuff or something.
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Four through bolts is plenty, and a heck of a lot more secure than clamping to drip rails. But I can see why you might not want to take down and put back up your headliner.
I used the oak because I had it, and to not have metal on metal rubbing anywhere. The wood was a buffer between the roof and the aluminum canoe. The carriage bolt heads sucked down into the wood and I only had to tighten from the inside. After we traded off that Suburban for a 4x4 version, we saw the old one being driven around town still with the custom oak boat rack
The other thing is that whatever you make it out of, think about having a couple of permanent simple rails (either crosswise or lengthwise) and then clamping/bolting whatever basket or box to that so you can easily take it off, but still have a secure mounting.