nevets Pebble Pounder

Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 112





I brazed this together with silver wire and an oxy/mapp torch.



This is the basic bottom structure for which the rest of the rack gets built off of. The 1:1 is constructed in the same way. It is one single tube, bent, welded in front center.











Here, you can see the the bends to the front. This is where I will later weld light tabs.











This is the floor of the basket. It will have legs coming down connecting to the bottom structure. Here you can see the distinct Land Rover roof line.











Nearly complete! I just need to do the light tabs and rack feet.















I have made roof rack flooring out of an Office Max metal mesh letter tray. Works great. I have temporarily zip tied this down to see if I like it attached that way. I use heavy duty zip ties to secure the flooring onto my 1:1 rack, so thought maybe I could do it on the scaler... Not sure about it though.













Here is the inspiration again. I am pretty pleased with the outcome of my scale version.











A quick mock up on the body.



Now is a good time to start some fabricating. Might as well get the hardest thing out of the way first... the roof rack. I am using solid stock (steel) for it and it came together pretty nicely. I did my best to replicate all the right curves and aesthetics of the rack as I could on such a small scale.I brazed this together with silver wire and an oxy/mapp torch.This is the basic bottom structure for which the rest of the rack gets built off of. The 1:1 is constructed in the same way. It is one single tube, bent, welded in front center.Here, you can see the the bends to the front. This is where I will later weld light tabs.This is the floor of the basket. It will have legs coming down connecting to the bottom structure. Here you can see the distinct Land Rover roof line.Nearly complete! I just need to do the light tabs and rack feet.I have made roof rack flooring out of an Office Max metal mesh letter tray. Works great. I have temporarily zip tied this down to see if I like it attached that way. I use heavy duty zip ties to secure the flooring onto my 1:1 rack, so thought maybe I could do it on the scaler... Not sure about it though.Here is the inspiration again. I am pretty pleased with the outcome of my scale version.A quick mock up on the body.