My new surfboard rack for the S2k!
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My new surfboard rack for the S2k!
So i've lived out here on the beach now for a little while, and summer is coming around, so i want to get a surfboard... but the big issue, was how to carry it with the S2k?
I didn't want to screw anything into my car, and i didn't want to hurt the top. Also, i HAD to have a way to drive with the top down, and still carry a board..
So, i invented the Panducky Motorsports Surfboard Rack!
When i got my video camera mount not too long ago for filming autocross, it had a suction cup on it that i fell in love with.. this thing was so strong, and you could bolt anything to it, and it would hold it.... so, with that in mind, i contacted the company, and ordered a bunch of the smaller ones for use with this rack... i figured that they would be more than sugfficient for moutning a rack to the car, and i could mount it directly to the windshield and decklid without drilling holes, or otherwise damaging my car.
So, with the idea in mind, i got to work... first thing to do was to make the base. Now, most of this stuff is all scrap aluminum that i had laying around, except for the big lower base piece... i had to cut that out of a sheet of aluminum by hand, sand the edges, and shape it nicely so that it looked good... and, since i only had the suction cup from my camera mount, i only had one cut to measure with, and make sure things would fit.
So, i had the base shape done... now was time to build the tower. I had some cool scrap aluminum left over from a race car project, so i decided to use that... it was a bit short, so it would have to be a 2-piece design, but i didn't car, i knew it'd look cool... if i was to do this from scratch, without using scrap, the rear mount would be all one piece.
This shows the start of the bolt-block i had to make... bunch of holes drilled and tapped into it... it looks a bit overkill, but hey, it looks cool to... haha! Not bad for scraps though.
Once the block was done, i built the actual stand portion that the board would rest on... i used a large diameter aluminum tube. On the tube, i'll eventually mount some rollbar padding, so the baord has a soft base on it.
Then, i test-fit the rear mount to the decklid... of course i only have one suction cup, so i can't do much, but it still looks like it'll be awesome! Disregard the tiewraps... they are only ojn there to help the adhesive set that is holding the rollbar padding down.
And then finally, here she is... all painted up, and the front mount done... i didn't get many pics of the front mount being made, because it really is quite simple... just some tabs welded to the tube bar.
Here is a pic that shows a bit better the actual angle that the board will be at... should provide it some slight downforce when going down the road...
Now all thats left to do, is install the strap bases, so that i can strap a board down to it, and it'll be all done! yAy! Now i can go buy a surfboard!
As for the next project? Bicycle rack using the same philosophy of damage-free, and ease of use.
I didn't want to screw anything into my car, and i didn't want to hurt the top. Also, i HAD to have a way to drive with the top down, and still carry a board..
So, i invented the Panducky Motorsports Surfboard Rack!
When i got my video camera mount not too long ago for filming autocross, it had a suction cup on it that i fell in love with.. this thing was so strong, and you could bolt anything to it, and it would hold it.... so, with that in mind, i contacted the company, and ordered a bunch of the smaller ones for use with this rack... i figured that they would be more than sugfficient for moutning a rack to the car, and i could mount it directly to the windshield and decklid without drilling holes, or otherwise damaging my car.
So, with the idea in mind, i got to work... first thing to do was to make the base. Now, most of this stuff is all scrap aluminum that i had laying around, except for the big lower base piece... i had to cut that out of a sheet of aluminum by hand, sand the edges, and shape it nicely so that it looked good... and, since i only had the suction cup from my camera mount, i only had one cut to measure with, and make sure things would fit.
So, i had the base shape done... now was time to build the tower. I had some cool scrap aluminum left over from a race car project, so i decided to use that... it was a bit short, so it would have to be a 2-piece design, but i didn't car, i knew it'd look cool... if i was to do this from scratch, without using scrap, the rear mount would be all one piece.
This shows the start of the bolt-block i had to make... bunch of holes drilled and tapped into it... it looks a bit overkill, but hey, it looks cool to... haha! Not bad for scraps though.
Once the block was done, i built the actual stand portion that the board would rest on... i used a large diameter aluminum tube. On the tube, i'll eventually mount some rollbar padding, so the baord has a soft base on it.
Then, i test-fit the rear mount to the decklid... of course i only have one suction cup, so i can't do much, but it still looks like it'll be awesome! Disregard the tiewraps... they are only ojn there to help the adhesive set that is holding the rollbar padding down.
And then finally, here she is... all painted up, and the front mount done... i didn't get many pics of the front mount being made, because it really is quite simple... just some tabs welded to the tube bar.
Here is a pic that shows a bit better the actual angle that the board will be at... should provide it some slight downforce when going down the road...
Now all thats left to do, is install the strap bases, so that i can strap a board down to it, and it'll be all done! yAy! Now i can go buy a surfboard!
As for the next project? Bicycle rack using the same philosophy of damage-free, and ease of use.
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