Took the topper of to paint it and mount the rack.
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Sanded the topper down. Figured I'd paint it to match the truck.
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And a little white.
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Now time for the rack. Since it isn't really going to hold anything more than an awning and maybe a solar panel occasionally. I decided to make it out of 3/4 inch black pipe and the mounts from 3/16 inch plate.
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Apparently I forgot to grab more pictures of the rack as I built it. Here it is painted and mounted on the topper.
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I have reinforcement plates on the inside that are slightly larger than the mounts to help distribute the load and stress on the topper.
View attachment 201946
Sanded the topper down. Figured I'd paint it to match the truck.
View attachment 201947
And a little white.
View attachment 201948
Now time for the rack. Since it isn't really going to hold anything more than an awning and maybe a solar panel occasionally. I decided to make it out of 3/4 inch black pipe and the mounts from 3/16 inch plate.
View attachment 201949
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Apparently I forgot to grab more pictures of the rack as I built it. Here it is painted and mounted on the topper.
View attachment 201952
View attachment 201953
I have reinforcement plates on the inside that are slightly larger than the mounts to help distribute the load and stress on the topper.