Very awesome video sir ! I just purchased my shorty Transit and want to install a rack for my 20’ sticks of Steel, this video showed me exactly how to start my project. I will do everything exactly like you said with the mounting and blocks , then I’ll weld my uprights to the rack and bam I have a rack that can be removed easily by the mounting screws and blocks , and I like how the racks extend passed the van for the latter , I’m only 5’4 so I’ll need to use a latter to close up and tie down my steel . Thanks again so much ! great video
These things are bullet proof. I just bought the rails and then installed recreational (Rhino) crossbars. Loading LED lights bars and a Yakima Megawarrior cargo basket on top of that. Can't even see the rails from the ground and i'm 6'1". Sweet, sturdy setup.
Great vid, and, well, what do you think about this? I too have a 130MR and I just removed the foremost support for additional headroom only needing the two rear most for solar rack. Well, there ain't no nut that I can see; got the black plastic plug covered by the white cap up top and no nut spot welded or otherwise to the support. In all your installs ever see this before? Merry Christmas.
========== Update See This Company Contact Info Below May 18, 2020 I recently purchased, installed and then removed a roof rack system from a company on Amazon called AA products. The roof rack was not bad, but it did not include appropriate weather sealing in it’s kit, and I installed it as is and the roof started leaking the next day when it rained. I thought I could salvage situation, by looking at this video and then making sure that I installed my own weather ceiling to the new kit that I bought. But when I was up there I noticed that the cross bar rails started to rust just one day after it rained. The rust was forming just inside the ends of the four hollow square 72” 1.5” steel rails that went across the top of the roof. Seeing this, and being left stranded with no weather sealing for this new rack, I decided to take it off the roof entirely and return it. As a result, I’m now totally getting into do it yourself mode, and revisiting this video for pointers, and or considering buying them. I haven’t really checked and see what the shipping is. The rail system is right on par at $245. The contact information as listed in the end credits of this video is as follows: FordVanWorld.com (732) 238-3110. Thay apparently operate under a number of similar websites out of south River, New Jersey (transitvanworld.com, cyclevan.com, sprinterworld.com, promasterworld.com, etc.) ---- The rack and rail systems (you can buy separately) are here. www.fordvanworld.com/ladderrack.html General contact info from website is: www.fordvanworld.com/contact.html PHONE: 732-238-3110 FAX: 732-238-8558 EMAIL: cyclevan@comcast.net ADDRESS: 6 William St. South River, NJ 08882 HOURS: MON-FRI 8:30am-5:30pm SAT 8:30am-12:00 noon =============== First Comment ==== May 2019 (or earlier) youtube just said “one year ago” from today. Well, the prefabricated roof racks at Aluminess are expensive at $2,700 (install or shipping extra). Therefore, I'll be designing a DIY version for now since the Solar Power Systems are going to be pricey as well. I'd rather do a custom DIY (good enough) rack now, get the Solar System in place, and then upgrade (if needed) later to an off the shelf solution (probably not). Thanks for showing the details of accessing the pre-drilled holes on the transit, that is where things will start.
wow yeah. better off just getting some aluminum and building /welding it yourself. Even these bed panels on sliding drawers are 2-4 thousand!! jesus holy
I had an 08 econoline as was able to get 2 sets (4 cross bars) with uprights on Amazon. I put redwood (I'm from CA) decking on it. I'm here trying to see if I will be able to the same to nut 2020 ordered transit :) ..... I need to know the total weight still (kayaks, great, sunrise/sunset lounge, etc).
what is the angle of the mounting point bases relative to the van? I assume that it's not completely level because your roof rack legs seem to be constructed at an angle
Not to complain about free content but please start with a photo of the entire van. Not having Ford numbers memorized I have no idea what vehicle you are working on.
That screwdriver tip was pretty sick Thanks
Very awesome video sir ! I just purchased my shorty Transit and want to install a rack for my 20’ sticks of Steel, this video showed me exactly how to start my project. I will do everything exactly like you said with the mounting and blocks , then I’ll weld my uprights to the rack and bam I have a rack that can be removed easily by the mounting screws and blocks , and I like how the racks extend passed the van for the latter , I’m only 5’4 so I’ll need to use a latter to close up and tie down my steel . Thanks again so much ! great video
This was very helpful! I’ll be installing a roof rack on a 2020 T350 148 Extended tomorrow.
Cheers
Awesome install video! Thanks!
Purchased the roof rack, very happy with product, fast shipping. Thank you !!
who makes this roof rack?
Great job, I will be applying some of your ideas when I install solar panels and an awning!
Well presented video ( Geoff Australia) thankyou
Good job chap, nice looking rack🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Great video, very thorough. Im thinking of using a similar setup on a chevy astro. Is the rail essentially a piece of unistrut?
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These things are bullet proof. I just bought the rails and then installed recreational (Rhino) crossbars. Loading LED lights bars and a Yakima Megawarrior cargo basket on top of that. Can't even see the rails from the ground and i'm 6'1". Sweet, sturdy setup.
Where can I get the 1/2" aluminum blocks he uses to raise the rails?
Great vid, and, well, what do you think about this? I too have a 130MR and I just removed the foremost support for
additional headroom only needing the two rear most for solar rack. Well, there ain't no nut that I can see; got the black
plastic plug covered by the white cap up top and no nut spot welded or otherwise to the support. In all your installs ever
see this before? Merry Christmas.
Come to Australia and do mine for me haha na well done 👍
Thank you so much for this!
Yes, the camera shaking is a bit much xp
========== Update See This Company Contact Info Below
May 18, 2020
I recently purchased, installed and then removed a roof rack system from a company on Amazon called AA products.
The roof rack was not bad, but it did not include appropriate weather sealing in it’s kit, and I installed it as is and the roof started leaking the next day when it rained.
I thought I could salvage situation, by looking at this video and then making sure that I installed my own weather ceiling to the new kit that I bought.
But when I was up there I noticed that the cross bar rails started to rust just one day after it rained.
The rust was forming just inside the ends of the four hollow square 72” 1.5” steel rails that went across the top of the roof.
Seeing this, and being left stranded with no weather sealing for this new rack, I decided to take it off the roof entirely and return it.
As a result, I’m now totally getting into do it yourself mode, and revisiting this video for pointers, and or considering buying them. I haven’t really checked and see what the shipping is. The rail system is right on par at $245. The contact information as listed in the end credits of this video is as follows:
FordVanWorld.com
(732) 238-3110.
Thay apparently operate under a number of similar websites out of south River, New Jersey (transitvanworld.com, cyclevan.com, sprinterworld.com, promasterworld.com, etc.)
----
The rack and rail systems (you can buy separately) are here.
www.fordvanworld.com/ladderrack.html
General contact info from website is:
www.fordvanworld.com/contact.html
PHONE: 732-238-3110
FAX: 732-238-8558
EMAIL: cyclevan@comcast.net
ADDRESS: 6 William St.
South River, NJ 08882
HOURS:
MON-FRI 8:30am-5:30pm
SAT 8:30am-12:00 noon
=============== First Comment ====
May 2019 (or earlier) youtube just said “one year ago” from today.
Well, the prefabricated roof racks at Aluminess are expensive at $2,700 (install or shipping extra). Therefore, I'll be designing a DIY version for now since the Solar Power Systems are going to be pricey as well. I'd rather do a custom DIY (good enough) rack now, get the Solar System in place, and then upgrade (if needed) later to an off the shelf solution (probably not). Thanks for showing the details of accessing the pre-drilled holes on the transit, that is where things will start.
wow yeah. better off just getting some aluminum and building /welding it yourself.
Even these bed panels on sliding drawers are 2-4 thousand!! jesus holy
I had an 08 econoline as was able to get 2 sets (4 cross bars) with uprights on Amazon. I put redwood (I'm from CA) decking on it. I'm here trying to see if I will be able to the same to nut 2020 ordered transit :) ..... I need to know the total weight still (kayaks, great, sunrise/sunset lounge, etc).
Can you please post links in the description to the item on your website? Thanks!
Where can we purchase this rack for solar panels? Are there different types of rack designs?
Aluminess is the company.
yes they have configurations
I would like to get some of the aluminum blocks you were using. Can they be purchased alone?
Did you happen to get an answer to this question?
I found a local source for them.
@@janprimus where can you find there blocks?
We have a local scrap yard that can make them from new bar stock.
Great video. What rail system is used in this video and what rack is used. I have a 130" also and this system looks great.
Where can I purchase the rubber block spacers from?
what is the angle of the mounting point bases relative to the van? I assume that it's not completely level because your roof rack legs seem to be constructed at an angle
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Where can i purchase those roof rubber blocks
Were you able to find them?
If you were able to find them or make them, could you drop a link or describe how you did so?
Why do you need all that clearance between the roof and rack? Looks like more than 4 inches.
where can i buy the spacer blocks??
Do these really hurt the fuel mileage
thank you
Where can you buy this roof rack?
Hi how are you ? Is there way you can tell me from where I can buy the blocks ?
It looks like the rack will keep a regular Transit that has a hatch in the back from going up. I think this wouldn't work for that. Darn.
You didn't say what Model Rack that you installed.
Can you share the bolt dimensions?
anyone find them!?
m8-1.25 x 50mm
@@vanlifecoder m8 0.5x2’ for americans. Lol
Couldn't find that product on your website
It's there now
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Can you give me the screws specs the ones that go in the van holes please
8mm x 1.25mm thread
What size bolts?
SaintTrinianz check your van, but my transit is M8.
8mm bolts attach the rails to the van. 5/16" bolts attach the rack to the rails, via the spring nuts.
That's a ford for you .
Hold the camera steady! Please!
Not to complain about free content but please start with a photo of the entire van. Not having Ford numbers memorized I have no idea what vehicle you are working on.
Really Ford? WTF!
Man, use a carpet for your tools on top. You’re scratching this poor top. Poor customer...
Might have been a gd video, couldn't watch more than a few mins, shake gave me headache