Roof rack, was it hardest part of the build for anyone else?

[NitroDarwin]

I don't know why but it was a major pain to get screws started when it involved the roof rack. I had to run screws thru backwards on the little strips o--o--o clean the end then fight to run them in the right way

 

[Xtacy33]

Yeh it was a pain for me too. I ended up putting them through while out of the shell then the fight was a little easier when actually putting it on but still tough.

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[gigacrawl]

Yeah I pre-screwed them outside the shell first, it made it much easier to start. Also using a power screwdriver helps.

 

[Wes S.]

Five of six screws went in fine. For some reason the middle-right screw wouldn't seat to save its life.

 

[novaris]

the hardest part for it is the 4 links. it's difficult to get the lengths identical.

 

[Wes S.]

the hardest part for it is the 4 links. it's difficult to get the lengths identical.

Those took me forever to set correctly. I probably spent a full hour getting the measurements close to correct for two stubborn links.

 

[yellowdatsun]

Hardest to get the danged screws to line up properly.

 

[natroneus]

I thought I was the only one ;-)! I ditched the underside braces and went with small lock-nuts instead."thumbsup"

 

[HARDRIVE]

Try to screw it in first then assemble right after much easier

 

[mrsleep]

Buy a reamer.
Singles best investment for body work.

 

[Wes S.]

Buy a reamer.
Singles best investment for body work.

You said it. Works wonders on a body like this.

 

[powder4breakfast]

Just installed the JCR rack on my RTR last night. I was careful to pre-drill holes in the right spot and pre-thread the screws into the 0---0---0. I still had issues. In the end, I only have 4 of the 6 in properly. I ended up dabbing crazy glue gel around the screw ends on the the inside.

 

[txbart]

I did the pre-thread from the back/flat side of the inside piece to get the threads in the correct orientation. It pushed some plastic out of the hole, but I cleaned that up with the ex-acto after I backed the screws out. The threads being there beforehand & in the right orientation meant smooth struggle free assembly on the body.

 

[Ricochet]

Anybody come up with a way to get the sagginess out of the 0--0--0 part ?

 

[sharkattack99]

yeah it was a pain, i eventually on one side i ended up using lock nuts cause i couldn't get the strip that was suppose to be there to work.

 

[nate94gt]

The big front piece of the roof rack on my build didn't have screw holes started, so I had to drill my own first. That really sucked

 

[Ricochet]

The big front piece of the roof rack on my build didn't have screw holes started, so I had to drill my own first. That really sucked

One side of mine had a dimple and that was it. Still trying to figure out how to get rid of the sagginess of the interior mounts.

 

[frontedge]

One side of mine had a dimple and that was it. Still trying to figure out how to get rid of the sagginess of the interior mounts.

One side on mine too.
On the mounts I used a body reamer also no problems after that.