H3 Roof Rack Attachment Bolt Fix

November 15, 2010

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Description:
6mm nuts pulled through sheet metal on Death Valley Road

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Reinforcing plate ready to be epoxy bonded, fastened with (50) 5/32 stainless blind pop rivets, then welded to 6mm roof rack rail nuts (12) places. This sucker is never going to fail again!

Reinforcing plate ready to be epoxy bonded, fastened with (50) 5/32 stainless blind pop rivets, then welded to 6mm roof rack rail nuts (12) places. This sucker is never going to fail again!

0 2010/11/15 22:20:20 jamesdz1

Old nut with steel washer ready to weld

Old nut with steel washer ready to weld

0 2010/11/15 22:17:00 jamesdz1

Surface prep, notice the spider cracks.

Surface prep, notice the spider cracks.

1 2010/11/15 22:17:00 jamesdz1

1/8"x3"x 6 foot roof reinforcing plate

1/8"x3"x 6 foot roof reinforcing plate

0 2010/11/15 22:17:00 jamesdz1

Then the rack rails pulled out of the roof...

Then the rack rails pulled out of the roof...

0 2010/11/15 22:10:43 jamesdz1

Weld repair to .030 thick sheet metal roof

Weld repair to .030 thick sheet metal roof

0 2010/11/15 22:10:43 jamesdz1

First the Bilstein shocks melted

First the Bilstein shocks melted

0 2010/11/15 22:10:43 jamesdz1