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So stage 1 of my DIY rack is almost done! M.O.R.F.E.A.S., pronounced “Morpheus” or “Morphy-Ass” however you want I don’t mind, is my Modular Overland Rack For Equipment And Stuff (trademark. Is that how it works? I don’t know, but you read it here first).
I bought about 30’ of shallow strut, about 20 3/8” spring nuts (or channel lock nuts, strut nuts), 8 2” long 3/8” bolts, and either 8 or 10 1” long 3/8” bolts, and about 20 3/8” lock nuts.
I cut down my long pieces to about 74”, and those will run the length of my roof so I can attach my Auxbeam 42” light bar and provide a mounting surface for the 56” top cross beams. Those top cross beams are cut to be wider than the body of Marge (my Outback) to give me enough room to attach my Yakima Loadwarrior rack and kayak racks. Then I cut two 46” pieces that will go beneath my factory cross bars and serve as anchor points for everything above. If it sounds a little convoluted, it’s cool, I’m just making it up as I go.
But I got everything cut down and mostly painted. Mainly I wanted to get the name out there. MORFEAS. Anyways, I’ll post more when I get it mounted up.
Test fitting! I swapped out the bottom support beams for smaller bars so that it’s not resting on my roof. The bars leading to the front will support my Auxbeam LED light bar and trail/camping extras, like a shovel and emergency tracks. I can also fit any other shallow strut beams I want along it, hence the “modular” in the name. What do y’all think?
Nice! DIY is always fun because you can make it what you want, not what someone else thinks you need. 😎
@debaru and thanks to the ease of customization from using strut I can add in cross beams or mounts where I need them. I’m really proud of it.
Granted it’s a simple design, but there is beauty in simplicity.
@matthew-blair heck yeah! This is awesome and you totally just trademarked your roof rack. Nice work my friend 👍 👍
Wow! Look at that thing! Love the color. We need to do a video on this!! A TON of people would want to do this. WHEN you come down this summer to visit, let's shoot a vid. Keep the photos handy too so I can use them for B-roll overlays.
@4x_admin I finally was able to add my 42” curved AUXBEAM LED light bar and get it wired. Here’s a very bad picture but I will post more since we’re going camping this weekend. I’ll have my Yakima Loadwarrior basket and the awning. I also think I’ll be getting my traction treads today so those will be mounted too.