Overland Roof Rack Build for Roof Top Tents. Ultimate Land Rover Discovery Build Episode 2.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มี.ค. 2020
- Today on Dirt Lifestyle, I'm building an Overland roof rack! I'm building this specifically to mount my roof top tent on my Land rover Discovery 2.
This video isn't necessary a full diy but I intended it to be helpful for those of you that are new to fabrication or looking for inspiration.
I know the overlanding world is full of do it yourselfers that want to start building projects like this. I hope this video can help some of you get going in the right direction! These are very expensive. Building a roof rack yourself is rewarding and can save you money.
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Only thing that bugs the hell out of me are the TH-cam trolls that give the thumbs down to every awesome video I’ve ever watched. They must be really sorry ass individuals.
I couldn't agree more. I've never given a thumbs down on a video. If I don't like the video I just keep it to myself and move along lol.
This has got to be the most underrated channel on TH-cam...I hope that the success catches up to what you deserve Nate!
Thanks man! That's a big ass compliment 👊
@@DirtLifestyle Of course! I know to some extent the hours upon hours of work behind the scenes you do for planning, editing etc. Plus the amazing videography, content, skills and personality you display. Then you invested in yourself to build a legacy for your family and it seems like it's starting to pay off. This is just the tip of the iceberg for you man. Keep doing your thing and you're gonna be unstoppable! Congratulations, you earned it and I'm just happy to watch and learn!
While I don't agree with 100% of Nate's @dirt lifestyle ideas, this channel IS certainly underrated. I think the main places I disagree on most points are PURELY more along the artistic side of things, but that doesn't mean he wrong, it just means we have different methods or like different looks... Nothing wrong with that either. I personally love this channel!
Joe, I agree 100%. Nate has sooo much talent and he’s really great at making these videos. Very fun to watch and great design ideas. I just can’t get enough of Nates videos.
Your Chanel has grown to be my favorite thing to watch. I’ve learned so much from you as a beginner fabricator
Thank you!
Please do a build/assembly video of your pipe bender explaining parts and a how-to
Bro, I love your work. Your "okay" is 1000% better than what I normally get from 'experts'. And you have a great eye for design. Keep up the great work.
Thank you for making Land Rover content that isn't a repair video. The D2 is so under appreciated. Started watching because of the Disco but now enjoy all your work👍🏻
Thank you! I'm suprised more people don't build these!
Not gonna lie. I've never even given a second glance at Land Rovers. But you've got me thinking about it. Love the content.
I never considered them either but my family has fallen in love with this thing 👍
I welded and fabricated for 10 years on other people's dime but when it comes to doing my own stuff I find it very difficult. Every time I watch your videosIt makes me want to run outside and start fabing on my own Jeep. You also make me feel silly for just wanting to buy something. Lol. And your work is better than 90% of the "Professionals" I have worked with. No joke, and that includes me.
Damn thanks man! This is a huge compliment and really appreciate it 👍
I would add some type of gusset to those light tabs. The vibration with the weight of the lights on them is going to guarantee a fatigue failure. Any small amount of vertical reinforcement will make a significant difference.
The rack is gorgeous, btw. Love the design, and BD lights are the best. I'd just hate to see all your hard work come crashing down into the windshield as you're getting your overlander on.
Looks like something to be following dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, Super cool
Lol yes it does
Something to consider, if you haven't got a name for the discovery I think you should name it the "Disco rhino". Lil cheesy but it fits so well. Love the channel, keep on with the dream.
Lol thanks brother
Good evening, Sir
I definitely was sceptical about this, as I believe you were, in the beginning.
It turned out fabulous! Keep up the good work! :)
I love it. Cut it and snug that bar next to the lights, if you do it give yourself room to pull the lights out. Either way it looks Awesome
Best looking DIY rack on TH-cam. Seriously great work. Roof racks can get ugly real quick and this is a piece of art.
Thank you!
Your Chanel is one of my favorite ones. That rack came out great. I wish I was as talented. That rack would look good on my Cherokee.
Really workin them REDs into the video. 🤣 I dig it man. You gonna get up that boat ramp hell or high water. 🤘
Damn right I will!
Hell yeah man 👊
The way you put things makes a lot of projects less intimidating. Well done and thank you for the great content and info.
13 mins in im like hes not gonna dimple anything? whaaaaat? and then 15 seconds later i laughed haha thanks in these hard times. nate you da man.
Lol thanks man
great video.. put your amps high enough to cause a puddle quickly.. 2-3 seconds or so to start puddeling. Keep your torch as strait as you can, to your material that you are working on. and hold your welding rod closer .you will get better control of the rod when you are closer to the material, just dont toast your hand by getting too close. 1/8 inch or so each dab and keep your material clean clean clean, and as close together as you can get it.. tig does not like gaps,
Ah man that came out great. I just finished binge watching Ian Johnson on Extreme Off Road via a streaming service on my TV and I was about burned out of watching tubing get bent and welded. Nope. I was wrong. I found this very interesting and entertaining. 30 minutes flew by.
Lol thanks man!
Just got me a bunch of scrap steel about to start making me my new full size roof rack on my 3rd gen 4Runner
I just got done building 2 for the wife and I's runners, came out pretty heavy at 120lbs each but expanded steel at the bottom, 1.5" pipe at the bottom with 1" pipe for the top basket, if you want photos of what they look like done for ideas lemme know
U can’t show big sticky tires on a off road channel and not tell us what’s going on with em !!! Lol awesome video sir !! Amazing work
Lol these will be the reason I upgrade the axles on my TJ!😂
4 LP6 is gonna be baller!!! Nice.
Theres a gentleman in Tigard Oregon that specializes in racks for roof top tents. Look into rack attack and they should be able to set you up with a roof top tent that will go nicely on that build
You were the beat on bleepin Jeep and your still the best now. Love your huge shop btw
Thank you!
Couple of points I want to draw out of your videos.
1. The music you pick is awesome. I’m sure many younger viewers like myself will enjoy this
2. Your “voice-over commentary” is done in the shop, which might be a small detail but it shows you really wanna nail these videos and not have to record a sound clip from your computer and add it in during editing
You’re doing great man
Thanks for the high praise! Good catch on the voice over 👍
Great video, i love all the extra attention to detail. The difference between a cowboy and a true craftsman. Good job
Thank you!
In the bagining of the video you said you liked the double layer of tubing I agree and think if you fallow the same angle and line of the bottom light holder tube and and add a second layer to the back top portion it will come out looking pretty darn nice but like the project anyways thanks for sharing it with us
Bad ass! The lights look great on the front.
You can tell you've worked a job that required you to troubleshoot problems and solve them. When you have to change your plans, I can almost see the wheels turning.
Keep the videos coming!
Thank you! 15 years of being a plumber taught me alot!
holy crap, i'm doing a cargo rack integrated into an exocage on my wifes 4 door tracker, when you flipped your rack over upside down it gave me an idea of how i want to build it! i need to buy a tube roller now!
Scribed. Looks great and I think the style fits the age of the truck. I'm just now into the Taco World cluster and I'm insulted how expensive this crap is to buy. $700 for a roof rack in insane. You fabricate like I do. Practical and inexpensive. I'm a fan dude, keep at it.
Thank you! Welcome aboard!
Your videos just get better and better. Keep them coming, your one of the few channels I look forward to watching when new videos come out!!!
Thanks man! I really appreciate it!
I appreciate your attention to detail, and the music was extra good this time.
Sweet project it turned out way better that I saw in my head. Those lights are going to be like cannons.
Those new lights look sweet
Thanks!
I like the high bar front of the rack on the Discovery, it’s like a crown for the British off-roader. Slap some fake jewelry and finials on it. I really enjoy these fabrication videos, even though I doubt I will ever get a chance to do anything like your projects.
Lol thanks man! Your right, it is like a crown 😂
Good job! I like it. The added height on the upper bar is a good thing IMO, just in case something really big whacks the top. Granted, it'd have to be tree sized, but since it's there, it's good to go.
Thanks brother 👍
Looks great! Only one small thing I would have done differently. I would have ovaled the tube at the end where you attached the bar stock. It would have given it more symetry and made the attachment stronger. Of course this would have necessitated reworking the clamps.....Just my opinion.
Hi from Canada, nice job, very nice job friend ,a true masterpiece
Thank you!
Brother get you a battery powered leaf blower just for dust, open the garage door and blow the dust out! Not for bigger projects tho.
This roof rack looks amazing , man you are so talented.
I really appreciate it brother 🤘
Gonna use these ideas for a bull bar on my Frontier
That's the best roof rack iv seen in a long time ,not just a mass production piece crap, perfect fit. Great video thanks for sharing new subscriber 👍🇬🇧
Thank you very much! Welcome aboard 👍
Great guy, very skilled fabricator!
Thanks buddy 👍
That's a work of art. Good job. Thumbs up
Thanks!
I have a Discovery 2, live in the UK and started to watch your videos. Really cool stuff and absolutely 💯 love it!!! The roof rack is exactly my type. One thing I would done was to weld the bend top bar with the brackets to look like one piece 😉
You have excellent presentations. Your projects are explained and are actually things people can do with a little work, some basic tools and a few of your videos. I like all of your videos. You seem to have not lost yourself in the TH-cam personality meld where all the things we like about people with new channels is lost to the endless pushing of products..I understand that is something that has to be done. Please remember to keep your formula and your personality, and keep making videos.
Yes more Overlanding please.
What...another great video? So spoiled here, thanks for sharing this.
Thanks!
You videos are the best produced and info packed how to I have seen. Storing info for when I have time and materials some day.
Thank you!
Nate, you read my mind, I’m gearing up to start my roof rack build 👊🏻😎 your work is just beautiful.
Nice! That will be a fun project on the yota 👍
Baja design has a badass warranty, a guy lost his Jeep in a avalanche it was found 14 miles away in a river, you know what got replaced for free? His Baja design lights. And they’re great too
Ah hell yea, I've been wanting to build one of those for my suburban!!
As a fellow fabricator and tube bender, it looks great
great idea on the rack fastener too, and I agree, it will make a huge difference on the appearance of the rack. No matter how the rest of it looks, you're right, one little thing like that can take a lot away from it!
Love it man! Looks awesome
Can't believe you have to have a disclaimer for your videos. People should know when they're in over their heads. Anyway, hey I need a pair of rock sliders for my FJ80, you wanna make 'em? Great video Nate keep them coming.
Thanks! There is alot of legal stuff we have to go through now lol. Unfortunately I don't do side work. I don't have the right insurance or the right business license. One day I'd like a commercial space and then I'll be willing to take on work. I'm just not there yet. 👍
As expected, another great video!
Nate your skills are amazing. Can’t wait to see more TJ build.
Thanks!
I love it. Beautiful work. I agree with you however, that the top bar over the lights needs to be adjusted. If your gaps weren't so tight and beautiful everywhere else, it wouldn't be bad, but it's kinda sticking up there with a larger gap than anywhere else on the rack. Might as well do it before paint so that you don't end up having to paint it again when it eventually bugs you.
Nice rack Nate!!! Lol!!! I’m surprised your mailman did not say the pipe bender was to heavy....🤣😂 like last time you ordered from swag!!
Lol thanks! They sent it through a different courier this time 😂
Such a badass! Such a big brain! Thanks for your effort.
I love your filming and narration style. Also how humble you are about your projects. You show the trial and error whether you are building or wheeling. Keep it up, you have caught a lot of people's attention!
Thank you! That is high praise!
Looks awesome!
Love this build. Going to do this for my JKU!!! Thank for sharing
Nice finished product Nate 👍
You've inspired me for a rack for my early Bronco. Been working on it the past several days. Wish I could post a pic. Great video!
You're a tube notcher! Haha, dude I really dig the channel, solid production value and informative. I'm a carpenter but I live vicariously through the metal fabricators. Maybe some day buddy. Keep up the great work. 👍🤙
Awesome work! Love the channel, keep up the good work!
Nice work!
Thank you for the lesson... you're a huge inspiration...
Thank you very much 👊
Love the channel 👏🏼. Love the craftsmanship
Your work is simply dope! WOW!
thanks for the inspiration. I have been wanting to build a rack for my jeep JL and you gave me some good ideas to start working on it
Good job as always, can`t wait for the paint video!!
That is one good looking roof rack.
You are an incredibly skilled metal worker. So jealous of your skills the rack looks way better than the old one. On,y thing I’d say is drop the front lights and bars around them. I like the idea of a flat back rack for the tent and a basket in the front but having the height all the same level along.
That design is awesome! Can't wait to see it all painted up with a tent on it.
Awesome work!
Turned out good! I would like to see bull horns on the ends of that upper bar though! 😜
Such amazing work
That looks great man keep up the great work
Nate, you continue to make great videos thank you.😎👍
Amazing content always on point!!
Awesome job. Love your fabrication style.
Loved it, brother! great job! I'll try to build one for my wrangler tj.
Looks gnarly 👍🏼
One word only - AWESOME!
I love this channel. Iv been slowly collecting tools for make better projects the part few years. I really need my tubing bender set up with and air ram. Next step for sure
Watching you just take an idea from your head and execute it perfectly is always amazing to watch! You have a true talent and do incredible work. So glad you committed full time to this channel.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Love the discovery videos. Gives me a lot of ideas for mine. I actually have an 03 Jetta TDI big turbo so I like the motor swap idea.
I have to say after watching hundreds of hours of "other" channels on youtube, some informative, and some downright ridiculous, Nate goes into the details very well, and answers my questions before I think of asking, my 99 XJ build has been a long journey, as it is (almost done) I have learned things I would have done differently now! Thanks for alll the great content!
Thanks! I'm glad you found my channel! The Internet is a big place so it's hard to get noticed 👍
Outstanding build Nate. Your fab skills are out of sight. I could watch your videos 24/7. Every time I watch I learn something.
Thanks!
Awesome work man, as always. great looking rack, great editing, and great explanations.
Looks mega!
Thanks for this video Nate, last thing I need is a rover, but seeing you mess with this one thinks it would make a good family rig once I start going overboard with my TJ.
Awesome fab work 👌
I like it. Looks cool
Nate, I recently found this channel and love the content.
I noticed a couple of times that you complain about drilling holes, and I don't blame you.
For someone like you, I'm actually surprised that you don't have a CNC plasma/laser cutting table yet.
I know that you like to design on the fly, but that will actually assist you with your dimples and other components like gussets.
Beautiful work. 👍